The Game: 3.01 ‘Baby on Board’ Recap
October 5, 2008 by Chandra
Original Air Date: October 3, 2008
Yes, there is definitely a baby in the oven during the third-season premiere of The Game. Unfortunately for Melanie, who decided at the end of last season that she still loves Derwin, that baby belongs to her former fiancé and his former girlfriend Janay (Gabrielle Dennis).
As the episode opens and Derwin delivers the shocking news to Melanie, neither can believe it. In fact, Melanie is so suspicious, she makes Derwin suspicious that Janay might be fooling with him to get her hands on some of his money. Never mind that Janay is independently wealthy, thanks to her father’s successful coffee-cup lid business (who chose that?!).
The doubts get to Derwin eventually, and he visits Janay at her job to have her pee on another one of those sticks. Actually, he brings a whole bag of sticks, just to make sure.
Of course, the results confirm that Janay isn’t lying, and Derwin won’t even bother with Melanie’s follow-up protests that maybe he’s not the father. Janay doesn’t have any reason to lie about that either. Forced to put on her happy face for Derwin, Melanie breaks down the second she leaves his apartment, giving the episode one of those familiar dramatic closing moments that make The Game so much better than a mere sitcom.