The Game Season 5 Episode 4 Recap

Grand Opening Grand Closing

This episode opens with Jason and Chardonnay at the movies. They are acting extra ghetto by bringing in their own food and yelling at the screen. As they laugh to themselves about what’s happening Jason tells her that he likes her but then tries to clean it up right quick and say that he likes hanging out with her even he’s not used to saying her ridiculous name. He asks if they could keep seeing each other after the annulment but she tells him that she doesn’t think it’s a good idea. They both agreed that after the annulment was final that they would go their separate ways.

At the TV studio… First Malik showed then Derwin shows up. Jason tricked them both into coming down thinking that they were going to do an interview. They first think that it’s about their beef but it’s really because he wants to tell them that he’s married and that she’s black. When he first announces that he got married they both turn to leave but when he says that she is black they come back interested and shocked. He goes on to tell them the story about getting drunk and heading to Mexico to get married. He feels like she’s changing his life for the better but she doesn’t want to see him after the annulment. Derwin tells him to cancel the annulment. That won’t work because she’ll get half if they do decide to divorce later and they barely know each other. Malik tells him to set her free and she will come back if it’s meant to be. Then Derwin tells her that Jason should show her that there’s another side to him in the same way that she showed him things.

At the Davis house… Melanie and Derwin are getting dressed and making small talk after sex. Since they are trying to have a baby they need to have sex when she’s ovulating. Derwin is rushing them as they get dressed because he doesn’t want to be late for church. Melanie tells him it’s not a big deal and that she had the pastor hold up the service for them. Derwin is in disbelief because the old reverend would never do that. Apparently Melanie had him replaced. Since he made her become more involved in church (last season he laid down that law after she was doing some crazy stuff like lying all the time about everything and getting his son DNA tested without him or janay’s permission) she has gone all out by getting the clothes, learning the hymns, and adding John 3:16 to all her signatures.

At the church… Derwin and Melanie arrive at the church. It’s filled with an array of multi cultural folks (Reminds me of a nondenominational mega church type feel). Even the mayor is a member. They are escorted to their seats (in vip) that are right next to Deray Davis. Melanie asks him to say one of the lines from his movie but he refuses to do it in church so she says it all corny like. You can tell that DeRay is aggravated with her and that she must do it often. Come to find out she actually was holding service up because they were late. She gives the pastor a nod and then he begins service. Crazy. As service begins Derwin is visibly not happy with the way things are going. Melanie seems to be a mini celeb of sorts and is running the church but not in a good way.

Back at the Davis residence… Derwin is in the kitchen checking his phone when Melanie walks in. She asks Him what’s wrong since he hasn’t said a word since they left church. He goes on to tell her that he has to get used to the things like the usher giving him a scalp massage during the sermon or the auto detailing during service. She tells him that it may take some time to get used to but that they write big checks for that type of treatment. When Derwin asks how big the checks are she pulls out her checkbook to show him. In the memo of one of the checks she wrote “make me pregnant”. Derwin is flabbergasted! He tells her that God is not a genie! Apparently instead of praying she writes what she wants from God in the memo area on the checks. He tells her that she is tripping and VIP has her messed up. VIP has put her in the right circles outside of church. He gives her two options. They either go back to the old church or they continue going to the new church but sit in the back with the regular people. She flips out and asks him if he knows what VIP stands for in the church? Very Important Protection. The back of the church, according to her, is like the back of a plane where you fight for armrests, little Timmy won’t stop kicking your chair and the bathrooms might as well be in your mouth. She thinks that he has a game next sunday but it’s actually Monday night. I guess she’ll be in the back with the regular people.

At the bar… Jason and Chardonnay are watching his show “the Pitts stop” and he has a special message for her at the end. He just wants to start again from the beginning. She tells him that she cares about him but they are at two different places in their lives. If she were younger than she would have jumped at the chance but she is too old for that. She tells him that she wants and deserves it all, marriage, kids etc. She even asks if he wants kids, live with someone and all that. He is hurt and tells her fine because there are more catfish in the sea before leaving.

At a movie theatre… Jason is on a date with another black girl. Her name is Jennifer (spelled the normal way) but he can’t believe it and asks if it has a G or something instead. He starts acting the same way he did with Chardonnay like bringing in food and talking thoughout the film. She is embarrassed and tells him to put the food away or they will be kicked out and that he needs to be quiet because people are looking at them. After his last shout to the movie she gets up and leaves in disgust right before the usher comes to kick him out.

At Tasha’s penthouse… After the debacle at the movies Jason goes to see Tasha for some advice. He needs her to help him understand black women. She laughs hysterically. He’s trying to figure out why Chardonnay doesn’t want to be with him. She goes on to tell him the plight of a black woman. According to Tasha, the black woman is so desperate to be in a relationship with a good black man that she will wait around for him, pray for him, and the when they finally snag one they’ll just go ahead and let him act a fool. Now that he understands the plight he wants to know how he can get Chardonnay to want to be with him. She advises him to accept her on her terms and be honest. And she tells him to read Steve Harvey’s book ‘think like a man, act like a woman’. She tells him not to sleep on that book and that Chardonnay is probably getting her info from the book as well.

Next sunday at church… Derwin and Melanie arrive at the Back with the regular people. The first thing that happens is that one of the parishioners thinks that he’s lost and then asks him to sign a bible. As the service starts Derwin asks the guy next to him what page they are on and this dude has the nerve to say that he’s not paying attention because he has a lot on his mind, then asks Derwin if he can lend him some money. The pastor asks for a praise report (a testimonial for you heathens out there) and this nice older lady that was sitting next to Melanie stands. She begins to tell a story of how she has fallen on hard times and all she would like is a prayer. Melanie has a look on her face as though the woman’s testimony touched her and she wants to change but you never can tell with Melanie.

At the bar… Jason goes back to see Chardonnay armed with Tasha’s advice. He works up the nerve to tell her how he feels. Come to find out that he went out with three of her friends that week. In his defense he doesnt know any other black women and he was trying to replace her. That didn’t work out so well. He begins to tell her that he wants to take the next 4 weeks left that they have before the annulment and start over. He tries to tell her what Tasha told him about the plight of the black woman but gets it all mixed up so he just speaks from his heart. He tells her that he wants to be with her. He could stand there and tell her everything that she wants to hear but the reality is that she has to let him show her instead. He then asks her to take a leap of faith with him and give it a shot. After a deep breath she agrees to give it a shot before ending another week’s episode.