Steve’s mother tells him that some people are not meant to be rich and that he should not be trying to become one. She worries for him and how he has become successful without his father.
In California, Nick worries he won’t be able to top his latest routine. Irene encourages him and they go out with Denise later to celebrate what he’s accomplished.
Denise and Nick brainstorm a show idea together. They come up with an incredible idea.
Irene tells Steve about her night out with friends Ray Colon and Tom. She doesn’t tell Steve about the part where they all snorted cocaine, but Ray and Tom do. Steve doesn’t like how everyone has done so much without him.
When he finds everyone rehearsing “Hunkenstein,” Nick and Denise’s three-part rock opera (with a new dancer, no less), he puts a halt to it. When Nick refuses, Steve yells at him and everyone that they should remember they are his employees.
Nick and Denise think they and Steve should quit the show and start their own place. It’s not just about “Hunkenstein.” Steve is constantly undermining them and setting spending caps. He doesn’t care about the show like they do. Still, Denise doesn’t think it’s a good idea.
Steve thinks Irene is against him because she’s been partying with the others and liking their ideas. He yells at her too, and won’t tell her what happened in Bombay.
Ray is Steve’s trusted confidante, and he agrees to take pictures of the dancers at Steve’s house without notifying either Nick or Denise. This could be seen as a conflict of interest, and raises questions about Steve’s judgement. ..
When they find out, the dancers show up at his house. He tells them he’s making a calendar, but Nick doesn’t care. Steve pulled his dancers from rehearsal, and didn’t realize that a calendar involves artistic choices he should have been in charge of. ..
Steve tells Nick to step aside, which makes Nick so angry that he leaves for the airport to purchase a ticket for New York. Steve then tells Nick that he will take care of everything and that Nick should just relax. This makes Nick even more angry, so he goes to the airport to purchase a ticket himself. ..
The Episode Review
It seems that we’ve skipped quite an amount of time to get here, with Steve and Irene married and Denise and Nick friendlier than ever. I can’t really see how writers justified the decision. There’s been no relational developments, and yet we’re expected to care suddenly about Steve and Irene as a married couple struggling to relate to one another.
The tension between Steve and Nick is at an all-time high, but the heart of their conflict has been passed over; we simply have to accept that they don’t like each other. This lack of development could hurt the show’s conflict. ..
This episode of “The Steve Harvey Show” grapples with Steve’s background and how it has shaped his identity and work in Los Angeles.
