"Ballers" Recap: "Everything Is Everything"

8/1/2015

Written by Scotty

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Most people seem to be afraid of being their own person and the biggest reason for that is not because they stand out from the crowd, but they are pointed out by others. Other people’s opinions about us changes the way we act and live our life. It is scary, but it is true and so many people have to hide themselves from the world for fear of what others will think about them. If you have changed what you do and who you are to make other people like you, it can lead to worse things, especially when you let your true colors come out on occasion. Be your own person and the people that judge you for not fitting their mold will hold no part in your life and you will find that your daily activities become much easier and you become much happier as well.

Charles Greane is having a tough go of it right now. After walking out on his wife, he needs someone to talk to and turns to his buddy Ricky. Ricky has a little fun house where he likes to relax when away from the game and his girlfriend and even though he does not think this is the best move for Charles, he lets his good friend stay there for the time being. But when experiencing a little bit of freedom, Charles finds out that this is far from what he wanted. After getting word that Julie has found the fun house and was looking to find him, Charles tries to run and hide from his wife, but does not understand his own actions. Asking to come back home, Julie allows him the opportunity, but Charles will have to find out who and what he really wants to be when he is there.

Joe and his new favorite lawyer Max are spending their afternoon at the track. With drinking and negotiating being Joe’s strong suit, his real purpose is to drive the price down on the Vernon Littlefield pictures since there is no way five hundred grand will be possible, especially with the defensive lineman’s contract extension on hold. After a round of mojitos, the two are able to come to a new price of a hundred and fifty grand, but Max will still have to get approval from his client before a deal can be finalized.

Spencer has been putting on a good show with his ex-girlfriend Theresa, but she can still tell when he is lying about not getting his MRI. As Spencer comes clean about why he is afraid of what they may find when scanning him, the phone cuts out she misses his admission. Not wanting to repeat it, Spencer is caught up in another fiasco as Ricky’s MILF is starting to talk with TMZ about what the football player likes in bed. But Spencer has an ace in the hole that he is ready to pull out when the story hits that will put Ricky in a better light and might actually make him a hero instead of a sideshow mother-lover.

Ricky is deep in trouble again as his ex has taken their relationship to the press. Although he did not do anything wrong and has even befriended his former foe Alonzo, he is still in the crosshairs of the press. With the news of the locker room fight, along with Alonzo’s mother talking to TMZ about their past, Ricky is called in by the team and told that they will not have his back, he will need to take care of the issue on his own. When Spencer is able to get the slot receiver an interview with Jay Glazer, Ricky gets cold feet right before going on but his friend Spencer is able to calm him down. Just needing to be himself, Ricky lets out a side of himself to the media that he has never shown once before during his career. With the new side of Ricky now being in the public eye, everyone will start to look at him differently and maybe even get some extra respect shot his way, but there is one person that is done giving him second chances as his girlfriend has left the house and wants nothing to do with him.

Everything is starting to come around full circle. When the negative of Ricky’s actions are shown to the world, he is able to make a statement of his own to make it better, but keeping secrets from Bella has caught up with him and now he will have to fight his battles on his own. Charles is trying to figure out who he is once again when he questions his own motives of trying to run and hide from his wife. Not being in football anymore is playing tricks on the former offensive lineman and he needs to do everything within his power to make his marriage work. Although Spencer is trying to keep his clients out of trouble, he is starting to find out that taking care of himself should be on the top of his priority list and even though he is concerned about the results he will get back from his MRI, he knows that it is the right thing to do. It is hard to even think about what will happen in the next episode since so much just went down, but what I can see happening is that Vernon will not get back his pictures for the cheaper price, there might need to be something added to deal that is more than money. Bella is going to find out everything that Ricky has been doing outside of their relationship and I will hate to see what the blow back is on that because of how much Ricky has been able to utilize her family for help. Well that is all for last week, I cannot wait to see what will happen tonight when more of the storylines start to get tied up.

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