Your Past Never Goes Away

This episode was mediocre for me. I usually really look forward to some revenge, but I have to say it was served lukewarm. Let's dig right in.

Real Amanda and fake Amanda are driving in a car down some dark road. We get a glimpse into the past back at lock down central. We see that these Amanda's were not always besties. They actually got into a full fight cafeteria style with bloody noses and all. They are headed over to Nolan's where new and pretty rich Emily (for confusion sake) is going to drop off slutty Amanda so Nolan can babysit her for a while. She is somehow going to get her a new identity and new passport so she can leave town and inhabit Emily's Paris apartment.

Back at Grayson manner, we find that once Lydia came out of her coma her memory is not all there or selective. She hardly knows who Emily is, but does remember dear old friend Victoria, but not how she wanted to take her down at the benefit. Victoria has Lydia move in with them into the spare room. She wants to make amends for her now dead bf Frank the Tank almost killing her. Charlotte is tramping it up walking out in yesterday's clothes from the Stowaway, but all they did was "sleep" says Declan in his accent. Ashley is also doing the walk of shame after spending the night with conniving Ty Ty. I thought he was gay - didn't you? Lydia begins to tell Victoria she thinks that Emily is not who she seems to be, which connects with the last words of dying Frank as the same. She swears there is a photo to be seen with Emily in it and Victoria must find it (I love her sorting through boxes of photos labeled by year - hello where are your fancy albums?)

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Back at Nolan's pad, Amanda is taking a dip in a borrowed "house" bikini as of course Jack Porter comes by. He is instantly drawn to slutty Amanda and they flirt over some house made drinks and her fancy French words (did she pick that up around the pole?) Nolan is onto Amanda as he spots blood on her jacket and dead Frank's wallet in her bags. He wants the truth and he gets it.

Victoria sicks the cops on Emily as they go to question her. Daniel is there and fully 100% supporting Emily saying he was with her all night except for 6am when she was at the fish market. "Check my fridge" she says, as the time stamp on Nova Scotia Salmon is 5:56am. Nice alibi Ems.

There is some side plot where Tyler gets ambushed by the "prodigal" son coming to work for daddy Grayson and he is unhappy. He takes the shredded Lydia speech and begins to piece it together again. He also lets Ashley know that people like Daniel and Emily is why this world is wrong. Is this a side revenge plot brewing?

We have another flashback to the past where we see Emily in the warden's office getting gems of wisdom from her. She tells her to befriend this Amanda and make her "work for you". She takes that advice and there is a ton of hugging and then she offers her half a mil to take her name and make the trade. More hugging. She then sends Amanda off to Paris and goes back to her life with Daniel.

Back at Grayson manner, they find the now photoshopped photo (thanks Nolan) and they decide that Emily is not a threat. Daniel tells Queen mom that he is done defending her and you think that her icy stance breaks for just a moment. Conrad goes to open his own door, the locks are changed of course, and they begin to shout about Frank and him trying to kill Lydia. Of course Lydia hears the whole thing, even a coma couldn't keep her out of this conversation as her door is cracked.

Daniel leaves Grayson mansion and moves in with Em. How is she going to be able to get revenge with him living there? All is right in the world of the Hamptons? Of course not. Last scene ends with Amanda coming to the Stowaway to become the new house bartender. Things are about to get interesting in this joint as Emily's real love interest has finally found his long lost Amanda.