Too Rich for Her Blood
In the episode, Vivian is in the hospital after giving birth. She’s not exactly happy about being a mum, so she heads over to see Anna. After reading Vivian’s article, Anna isn’t impressed. She shrugs and calls her a bad journalist. “Hundreds of hours and you still don’t know a thing about me” she says, as their allotted time is up and Anna heads back to her cell.
Anna packs up her things and prepares to leave. Vivian is still moping about the house. Despite setting the internet on fire, Vivian believes she’s missed the real point of the article. So naturally she ends up diving back into the story again. In fact, she leaves and goes to Germany, laving her two month old at home without her mother. She’s even done all of this under the pretense of her “responsibility as a journalist.” But hey, maybe a real journalist would have actually dived into the history and upbringing of their subject BEFORE launching a big article? Anyway, Anna packs up her things and prepares to leave.
Anna is on the run from her creditors. She’s been drinking and taking Xanax pills, and she’s passed out when she gets in the hospital. Her creditors are trying to find her, but she’s gone too far.
Meanwhile, Vivian heads to Germany and she meets her translator, Mira. Mira fangirls over Vivian for a while before the two get down to brass tacks. Vadim is Anna’s father and he apparently runs a Trucking and Cooling House. She believes this stems from the end of the Soviet Union where gangsters managed to make a lucrative amount of money and stash it in these little businesses.
In Anna’s childhood, she and her brother Vadim speak English which is a bit disappointing. However, Vivian deduces that Anna was working for her father smuggling money. According to locals, Anna soon became the bonafide “fashion police” and began belittling the other students for what they’re wearing. Rumours were abound about her father being a gangster… but what’s the real story?
Anna’s father lost everything when he started drinking, and as a result, Anna started reading magazines and learning about American culture. She wanted to get away from her father, who was angry and small.
Rachel and Anna finally bury the hatchet, but when Amma shows up to visit her, she’s immediately arrested as officers are waiting for her. She’s taken back to New York and arrested; a sweet big of revenge for Anna who can hardly hide her smirks while she’s talking to KAcy and Neff about this.
In Germany, Vivian interviews Vadim who corroborates some of Anna’s earlier story. However, the real truth here is that there’s nothing really to the story or history. Anna has just always been this way and her ambition has been underpinned with a tinge of icy cold anger and resentment. Off the back of this, Vivian decides to go back home again.
When Vivian arrives at the prison, she is given records from her time in hospital in Los Angeles. With this information, Vivian realizes that Anna was just buying time but Vivian promises she’s still rooting for her. She tells her to stop the con and to ask for a plea deal so she can go back to Germany. Anna refuses though and heads back into her cell again. ..
The Episode Review
Why didn’t Vivian go to Anna’s hometown and look into her upbringing and past? It’s not like she has a lot of time to waste, especially since her baby is due in a few weeks. Vivian could have sent someone else to do it or at least made some calls to Germany prior to the penultimate episode of the season!
This episode does not show us much about Anna’s past. The whole 70 minutes is one big goose chase. It seems like we’re onto a breakthrough… and then we find out Anna is just an ordinary girl and she’s always had a mean spirit to her. ..
The episode felt like it was dragged out and didn’t really add anything to the story. Hopefully the finale will wrap up the story with a bang.
