The Game: 3.02 ‘Mel-odrama’ Recap
October 12, 2008 by Chandra
Original Air Date: October 10, 2008
Everything comes out in the open during this episode of The Game as the three main characters gather for an afternoon swim. As a result, they all learn that Kelly is divorcing Jason, Melanie’s man Derwin has a baby on the way with Janay, and Tasha is sleeping with Rick Fox (couldn’t they have given him a fictional name? — I feel weird writing that).
In fact, it’s Tasha who speaks up and refuses to go along with Melanie’s immature plan to sabotage Janay by dragging her name through the mud. A single black …read more
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 …read more
The Game: 2.17 ‘Before the Parade Passes By’ Recap
April 29, 2008 by Chandra
Original Air Date: April 27, 2008
DERWIN, still on crutches, drops by MELANIE’s waitress job to give her some mail and also tell her that after what happened the last time they were together, he wants to make sure they can get past it and still be friends.
Melanie agrees they should try, before asking Derwin why he’s not at the Sabers’ championship victory parade. Derwin doesn’t plan to go because he feels he messed up getting injured and doesn’t deserve to. Melanie convinces him he’ll regret not going for the rest of his life, especially since he has every …read more
The Game: 2.16 ‘Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee’ Recap
Original Air Date: April 20, 2008
DERWIN gets hurt during the game leading to the championships when a competitor slams into his knee, and he can’t get out of his funk in order to attend the championship meet in Miami. The trip is all that’s on his girlfriend JANAY’s (Guest Star Gabrielle Dennis) mind, though, to the extent that Derwin ends up telling her to just go without him.
Meanwhile, MELANIE learns of the news as she and JEROME (Guest Star Mehcad Brooks) watch the Sabers game on TV. Jerome seems sympathetic and understanding of why she would/should be worried, …read more


