The Game: SUDDEN DEATH

Dear Readers,

We need to gather round, hold hands, and say a prayer for The Game. I have been sorely disappointed in the past few episodes, heck, this entire season (excluding the season premiere).

I hate what they've done to Melanie's character. She's even more insecure than she was before and is so caught up in Derwin's baby mama drama, she's just not acting like herself. I literally want to just reach through the TV and shake her to wake up and grow up.

I feel like I need so call the police and file a missing person report for Tasha Mack. IMO, she's always been the heart of this show, yet now she's been sidelined with a dead end storyline. Tasha is at her best when she's offering advice, often unsolicited, and drawing upon her wisdom to school Med School and Kelly. We finally caught a brief glimpse of that during last week's episode, thank goodness.

Malik is a joke. 'Nuff said. And Mara Brock Akil must owe Robin Givens money to allow to her run up and through this show. She's an unnecessary and unwanted distraction.

Jason and Kelly...big sigh. A part of me is glad they're getting a divorce, but another, sentimental, part of me is sad to see them break up. I've liked them as a couple from the very beginning. Their marriage seemed real - it wasn't always picture perfect and there were plenty of universal issues they faced, namely money and in-laws. I feel like the way the producers are handling this divorce is almost making a mockery of their marriage. Perhaps that's the point, but I'm not happy with it.

Here are a few of my suggestions on how to make things better...
Melanie needs to focus her energies on herself, her studies, and her career. Let Derwin and Janay deal with their baby situation, while she plays it cool in the background. Otherwise, she's just going to continue to set herself up for heartbreak.

Robin Givens has to go ASAP - I never want to see her on The Game ever again!

More, more, more Tasha Mack, please (and without Rick Fox standing in the way, taking up all the space in the camera frame).

And let's try to get Jason and Kelly back together. I think their marriage can be saved! Just the way I hope this show can be saved...stay tuned.