"Ballers" Recap: "Flamingos"

Written by Scotty

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There are times when you are forced to make a decision that could change your life.  Although we are faced with these decisions on a daily basis, should I quit or should I stay at my job for example, you need to remember to try and look forward and view the consequences.  So many of us make our decisions based on our emotions at that moment in time and while there is nothing wrong with that, you just need to make sure that it is something that you have thought about for longer than a day before jumping the gun.  With the unknown being exactly that, you never know what will happen next when you take that leap and for many us, we are afraid of it.  You never know what else is out there unless you look and that is part of living and might just make things for you a little bit better if you jump out of your comfort zone.

Walking into work, Spencer sees that his office has been cleaned out and wants to know what is going on.  Hearing from his co-workers that Hurricane Joe had finally struck, Spencer sees what his friend is capable of doing.  Being escorted upstairs to his new office, Spencer is approached by the big guns of Mr. Anderson and has been put in charge of the new sports division of the office.  With the keys of the kingdom being handed to him, Spencer does not know what to do and he wants to find out Joe’s side of the story. 

Meeting up with Joe, Spencer finds out that Mr. Anderson had lied to him about why the freak out in the office actually happened.  Finding out that Joe was fired and did not resign, Spencer wants to humor his friend and find out what is on the table for him.  As Joe pulls out his big guns as well, he shows his friend exactly what a boutique agency will look like and putting Spencer down as the head of the company seems like the only thing that he can do to convince the big man to come along with him.  Spencer has to find a way to make the best decision for himself as he does not want to loose face with Mr. Anderson along with losing a good friend in Joe.

Ricky has made a name for himself with his FU Dad statement and everyone around Miami loves it, except one person, his father.  Meeting for coffee, Dennis is not ashamed for what he had done to his son and wants nothing from him except for Ricky to stop bad mouthing him to the press.  As Dennis tells him that he owes him more than he could ever know by putting that chip on his shoulder, Ricky starts to understand what their relationship really is. Being an eye opening experience for Ricky, he relinquishes his jersey number back to Alonzo and is ready to start a new season as the great player that he is and not caring about a number that he knows means very little to him going forward.

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Charles and Julie Greane are out shopping for baby goods when Charles gets a phone call from the Miami Dolphins GM Mr. Seifert.  Knowing that his tryout was less than stellar, Charles tries to explain himself, but he has no need to.  Knowing what the old offensive lineman can bring to the team, Mr. Seifert offers him a job.  Charles is beside himself and when arriving at training camp he lets his emotions soar.  Beating down a rookie on the field that has no respect, the Black Swan is back!

Vernon Littlefield has decided to check in, but does not want to talk about anything football related until he can clear his head.  When Jason and Spencer are able to track him down when taking pictures of flamingos, the talk of friendship comes into play.  Spencer knows that the breakup between Vernon and Reggie has messed with his friend, but when Jason reveals that the latest contract offer from the Cowboys came through even higher than they wanted, Vernon has nothing to say other than yes.  All of his problems although being short lived start to fade away when Vernon decides that there is nothing more important to him than family and will make sure that his family understands that.

Spencer has a decision to make between staying with Mr. Anderson or leaving the firm with his friend Joe.  Knowing that either move will hurt him, Spencer listens to both pitches and gives each equal thought.  But when he tries to sell both of the foes on his idea, he may not have the wrong idea.  Trying to convince Mr. Anderson that the sports division would not run properly without Joe at his side, Spencer has one more hurdle to get over.  Being given the ok, Spencer has to convince Joe as well that this is the right move for them both and they need to stay together to keep their streak rolling.  After a couple of shots of tequila, Joe decides that it is the right idea and Anderson 2.0 will be the place he wants to be, not only for the perks that are being thrown his way, but for the friendship he and Spencer have formed over the past year.

This is a great season finale because it has tied up all of the loose ends.  Even though you do not get a resolution in the Ricky and Bella saga, you do not feel cheated by is as Ricky is learning much more about himself and why his father did what he did.  I wish there was a little bit more in the Charles Greane storyline, but he has gotten his wish and will be playing football once again since his life as a car salesman was not leaving him fulfilled.  The Vernon story was fun as he has gone through so much with his friends and family and even with the blow out that took place, he accepts that he is nothing without them and cannot stay mad forever.  Spencer is able to get everything that he wanted and with his all of his friends surrounding him, there will be nothing that can keep the ex-linebacker down. Until next season, blue 45, blue 45, Omaha, set, hut, hut, HIKE!

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