The popular television series, “The Game,” has returned for its

second season on the BET network.

The popular television series, “The Game,” has returned for its second season on the BET network.

The series left us last season with the big cliffhangers of Derwin finding out Melanie had an abortion, Malik’s career being on its last leg, and his girlfriend relapsing on alcohol.

With the show making its debut on the BET network last season, many changes had occurred with things that were happening on the show.

The show definitely took a turn for the worse. But it still brought in record number of viewers, and that continued throughout the season, bringing a strong promise for a season two on the network.

The season premiere debuted last week, once again with strong numbers. The show had many eyebrow raising moments, and a few unexpected changes. Kelly Pitts’ role was removed, and there has not been a real reason given as to why her character was let go or if the actress left on her own.

To fill her spot a character played by singer Brandy Norwood was added; she is Jason Pitts’ new love interest.

In the first episode the two meet and show a strong disdain for each other, but by the end of the show Brandy’s character has drugged Jason and forced him into marriage, to “teach him a lesson.”

This lesson was stemmed from Brandy’s character thinking Jason would not date a black girl. How forcing him into marriage makes sense with this situation, I do not know, but this is how the writers chose to introduce her to the viewers.

Also, in the first episode viewers see Malik’s girlfriend pass out from an alcohol overdose and he is trying to save her life. Of course Tasha Mack does not like this, because she is more focused on Malik’s struggling career. Lastly, the big story of Derwin and Melanie is filled with nothing but ups and down.

We learn that Melanie aborted her baby that was fathered by ex fling Trey Wiggs.

While the couple is trying to move on from the huge situation, it is Derwin’s son, DJ’s birthday and Melanie is trying to be a supportive step-mom and help host the party.

While the party is going on, Derwin goes to his car to get the gifts he bought for his son, and up drives Trey, before any words could be said, Derwin punches him in the face, and leaves him lying on the ground. That is how the episode ends.

This season will be nothing but drama, drama, and more drama. Like last season, it was established the show is not the same as it was on the CW network.

The humor on the show is saved by Jason Pitts’ character, but everyone else is going through nothing but the most exhausting, crazy situations.

I do not expect to see all the loving, realistic moments we saw on the show prior to it being on the BET network. Instead of the show being a great black television series that everyone loved, now it has equated itself to a dramatized soap opera.

I expect nothing but twists and turns in every episode, instead of a steady consistent story line.

The drama will continue to get bigger and bigger, making sure people continue to watch to see the drama unfold into a big mess.

“The Game” is just that, a game to see how long they can get this show to last on television.

Everyone will continue to watch, because it is like a train wreck that gets worse the longer it is on its tracks.

This season should be no surprise, it will be just a continuance of where it left off last season; a big mess of crazy drama. Continue to watch this show, and remember what it used to be.

Grade- B-

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• Ashley Vaughn, Scene Editor