Written by Ryan Murphy And Liz Friedman
Directed by Steven Canals
Tristan: "Hi, I'm Tristan and I've recently realised I may have a drinking problem."
On paper, the idea of Tristan having a drinking problem would be a perfectly sound storyline but for a show that does like to zip through stories, would it have killed then to have had some build up here?
Not only in the previous twelve episodes did this show indicate that Tristan had any issues with alcohol consumption but now, he has a drinking problem. I'm sorry but it's poorly handled, despite Sean Teale trying his best to ground the story into reality.
The only point I can give this story was the inclusion of Rosie. With Rosie, I didn't feel her former drinking problem was badly handled. I did like her scenes with Tristan but aside from enjoying some shots with the guest characters of the week, this show isn't doing a great job with this plotline.
Getting to the guests of the week, you've got six characters somewhat broken into groups that converged. There's was the Vixens themselves - Vanessa (Paris Jackson), Veronica (Ava Philippe) and Victoria (Charlotte Lawrence). Those girls liked party favours but getting spiked by Fentanyl ended up putting Max in danger as well.
There was also friendship duo Connor (Anthony Turpel) and Steve (Noah Beck) with the latter having a problem with arriving at the worst time, if you catch my drift. Max was also involved in that story with Avery being involved in the more studious Hannah (Kathryn Newton) who needed her blood drained to solve her medical problem.
The characters were used decently enough with our main trio working well within the younger groups. There was also a nice moment between the trio with Tristan opening up about his own father's drinking but again, I wish there had been better build up for this.
- Steve Canals directed this episode. He's the creator of Pose (2018-2021).
- If you thought the first episode belaboured the point of Max being a DILF, wait until you see how the Vixens treat him.
- Sadly this show's very much on the bubble right about now with it being the only ABC show that hasn't been renewed.
- Chronology: Given the title of the episode, take a wild guess.
Spring Break was mostly entertaining but the lack of build up with a promising story for Tristan did sort of derail it's momentum. With five episodes left, I'm hoping for a reprieve but I fear it might be too late.
Rating: 6 out of 10
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