The Game 10.3.08: Monday Morning Quarterback

Friday night's season premiere of The Game picked up right where we left off, with Melanie knocking on Derwin's door to tell him that she wants them to get back together.

Melanie literally walks into a firestorm, as Derwin is still grappling with Janay's stunning announcement that she's pregnant. But Melanie is determined to not let anything come between her and Derwin, baby or no baby, and stands by his side. That's my girl!

Melanie is convinced that Janay's lying about her pregnancy, which is plausible. Women lie about being pregnant every day, especially to snag a rich professional football player, so the right (and smart) thing to do is get confirmation.

Derwin shows up at Janay's job, where she's already spread the word about her bundle in the oven, demanding she pee on three sticks. Apparently, the results are positive. She's preggo. But my question is, by whom? Let's recall that while she and Derwin were on the outs toward the end of last season, Janay did go to the Super Bowl in Miami. Who the heck knows what went down while she was there?

Meanwhile, Kelly and Jason are still on the outs. Kelly has kicked her husband out of the house and moved her "trailer-park-trash" parents in. My one and only complaint about this episode is that waaay too much time was devoted to Kelly's parents, leaving poor Tasha Mack only a few seconds to make a cameo on her own show!

Speaking of Tasha, Malik is still hiding out, afraid of her reaction to his impulsive elopement with Robin Givens. Since I haven't heard that Ms. Givens will be appearing on any new episodes, I can almost guarantee that their quickie marriage will be quickly annulled.

The night's best lines:

"Hola Awkwardo!" -- Melanie, to Jerome, addressing the "Spanish" elephant in the room after she finds him and Dionne apparently getting cozy! (Honestly, I wouldn't mind those two hooking up because it would mean more screen time for Mechad Brooks for my personal enjoyment.)

"Something in the milk ain't clean." -- Tasha, to TeeTee, regarding Malik's whereabouts.

"First I am going to make dinner, and by make I mean buy, and by buy, I need your money." -- Melanie, to Derwin, before he hands over his wallet. Loves it!