Twisted Premiere!!

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Twisted Premiere!!
Tiffany M. Rock

I am so excited about ABC Family's new series Twisted!  If it lives up to Pretty Little Liars we can expect twists and turns around every corner.  Twisted features Danny Desai a sixteen year old who has just returned to his hometown after spending five years in juvenile detention for the murder of his Aunt Tara when he was eleven.  Danny refuses to give the reason for the murder of his Aunt and insists he can never tell why he did it.  He even tells his friend Jo that he is "protecting her" by not telling her his reasons.  He insists that he may have killed someone but he has never lied to her.  Danny faces many hardships returning to his hometown, he is rejected by his two former best friends and has been nic-named Socio by everyone in the school.  Socio was actually the slated name for the show but it was changed to Twisted before the premiere aired.  During a psychology class it is pointed out that Danny is nic-named Socio and they discuss the psychological traits of a sociopath.  I think this is an important part of the show.  This teachers guidance will give us more understanding into the mind of a true sociopath.  The teacher points out that most sociopaths don't kill, they have no conscience, and they have no ability to feel for others.  So how can you tell if someone is a true sociopath?  It's not as easy as it sounds because sociopaths also have an uncanny ability to mimic human emotion.  Danny seems protective of his friends Jo and Lacey, he seems like he had reasons (undisclosed) for killing his Aunt, but are those protective, caring feelings he displays just mimicry or genuine.  That will be the point of the show.

Danny's former friends have grown apart and now reside in completely different social groups.  Jo is an awkward, nerdy girl who's only friend seems to be Rico an equally awkward teenage boy.  Jo blames Danny for her loss of a childhood and PTSD.  Lacey on the other hand took her trauma and turned it into social triumph; she rejected Jo and any connection to Danny Desai eventually working her way up to the top of the social ladder.  She runs with the Queen Bees of the school, her best friend being Regina.  When Danny returns to campus Regina doesn't seem to mind his Twisted past and is set on sleeping with him.  (And who could blame her because Danny is hot!!)  Regina invites Danny to a party at her house that evening which he chooses to attend with Jo.  When Jo ends up very intoxicated at the party Danny saves the day by intervening when a guy is trying to get her shirt off.  The guy calls Danny "Rope Boy" which seems to incite some rage in Danny's eyes.  There is a chilling moment when Danny whispers something into the guys ear and the big jock backs down and walks away.  It is later revealed that Danny said "If you don't back off I will kill you and I will enjoy it like I did last time."  This could be inaccurate or fabricated gossip, it could be what he said to diffuse the situation, or it could be that Danny is truly a sociopath.  But remember sociopaths don't usually kill people.  Danny leaves with Jo and the two are picked up by Lacey who after dropping Jo off ends up staying the night at Danny's house.  This she will keep to herself even when it could offer and alibi for Danny who finds himself under accusation of another murder.  My guess is within the next few episodes she will have to admit she was with him and this will be a crushing blow to her social status.

Danny receives a text from Regina after Lacey has fallen asleep asking him to come back and have sex with her.  He declines more than once and asks her how she got his number.  Then he receives a text that says "I KNOW WHY YOU KILLED YOUR AUNT."  We don't know if Danny left to see Regina about the message and he claims he shut off his phone after that last text and went to bed.
Danny was very interested in Regina's necklace which turns out to be the same necklace his aunt wore.  When Regina turns up dead at the end of the episode the necklace is missing and Danny is questioned about it by the police chief (who happens to be Jo's father).  He claims to know nothing of the necklace but we are left with Danny in his room alone going though pictures; one of his aunt with the necklace on and then Danny pulls out the necklace from the box.  We could believe that Danny did kill Regina, that he went over to confront her about the text, killed her and took the necklace but that would be too simple wouldn't it.  We can't build a new series off of the obvious.  Clearly Danny did not kill Regina but he will be the one in town everyone will target and blame.  To have the necklace in his possession is only going to increase suspicion.  If this guy isn't a sociopath now, he might be before this town is through with him.

This is the start of a truly great story with all of the mystery and twists of Pretty Little Liars and all of the hottness of Avan Jogia.  One thing I would watch for in this story is Danny's Mom who is played by Denise Richards.  The story tells us his father (who was wealthy) died a year before by drowning by falling off his yacht.  She tells Danny that the Dad had lost all of their fortune before he died in risky business ventures; claiming that is why they returned to the home town as no one will buy the house and they are broke.  A likely story, I am betting the Mama killed him.   I would even venture to say that the Mother had something to do with the Aunts death as well and Danny took the fall.  Can't wait to see how this plays out.  I will continue my Twisted and Pretty Little Liars blog through our the season.

STAY TUNED BITCHES - T