It’s Christmas, which means it’s Donna’s birthday, but no one pays attention to that. Noah isn’t a Christmas kind of guy, and Zach learns that Santa isn’t real to Steve and Carly’s dismay. David steps in again with Ben and his parents. Kelly tries to stand up for herself with Dr Monaghan, but the foundation wants her to talk him up at the Christmas fundraiser. And Brandon keeps spending time with Emma, much to our dismay. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcas...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 14
Val and David have decided to consummate their fake relationship. Donna finds out and kicks David out, but he’s busy working at a car wash with another semi-homeless guy Ben. The PPAD is running a comedy night, and Steve manages to book the opening spot. Except he’s not funny at all so he does the only thing he knows how to deal - steals someone else’s IP and gets away with it. Kelly has a very busy week - modeling for Donna, being harassed at work, and accidentally encouraging her boyfriend to ...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 13
Noah tries to run the PPAD but realizes he needs help. He asks David, who is too busy hating him and working at Khaki Nation to consider his offer, and Val Malones her way back into her job. Kelly realizes that the clinic, and Dr Monahan, are not what she thought. And Brandon meets with Emma Bennett, a prominent writer that Kelly admires, and who very much admires Brandon.
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 12
It’s the first week of high school football for West Texas’s Dillon High School. New year, new head coach, and Coach Taylor is under a lot of pressure. Thankfully he has his wife Tammy Taylor, his star quarterback, and the rest of the team to support him in his career . We meet Riggs, Sarasen, Smash, Street, Lyla, and Tyra, who are all about to take us on the emotional journey under the Friday Night Lights Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leav...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Brandon still refuses to give up his source, so the ADA arrests him. Kelly calls for a lawyer, Rush’s lawyer, and Rush comes to bail out Brandon and talk to Steve about potentially being a young father. Brandon uses his bail to set up a sting with Erica for Riggs. Steve uses this opportunity to accept being a father, again, as long as the baby is his. David has to deal with the fallout of losing Donna, losing his place to stay, and losing his landlord all in the same week. And Noah hates his mon...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 8Ep. 11
Carly and Steve and Jodi talk about young parenthood and the options therein. Under pressure, and with support, Steve decides to take a paternity test to find the truth. David finally comes clean to everyone about at least some of his problems. Mel suggests he file for bankruptcy, and Noah breaks a bottle of liquor against a wall. Brandon and Kelly continue to work with Erica to get her back off the streets, and Val has nothing to do this week so she Malones for a bit. Follow us on Twitter and I...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 8Ep. 10
Steve and Carly are still developing their relationship, despite frequent unforeseen road blocks. And speaking of relationship developments, David misses another date and Donna’s suspicions are confirmed. Meanwhile, we find out today is the one year anniversary of Noah’s fiancé’s death and he doesn’t handle it well (Val definitely doesn’t help but who’s surprised). And Brandon and Kelly run into an old acquaintance from another life. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at ...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 8Ep. 9
David is still having money troubles, and he’s doing everything he can to hide it from Donna, much to the detriment of their relationship. Meanwhile, Brandon and Kelly need to spice up their lives. Now that she has her memory back they’re bored with their relationship. Steve and Carly continue to bond, and Val’s hot rich guy and hot secretly rich guy find out about it each other and she ends up alone. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us ...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 8
David works towards getting Cain was Able a record deal, until he finally hears their racist lyrics and comes to his senses. Donna worries about her career going down the drain, but Noah accidentally blows up Val’s spot and Donna realizes she’s been Malone’d. Steve continues to pursue Carly, and Kelly and Brandon get closure when the detective calls to say they found her shooter (for real this time). Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 8Ep. 7
Donna and Brandon are full investigative journalism and uncover a terrible surprise. And speaking of terrible, we have a few weird triangle/not triangles going on and a very overprotective Brandon upsetting Kelly. And Kelly finally has to go to her lineup, and she and Brandon have to deal with their post traumatic stress from the shooting once again. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the en...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Kelly goes home! But not to Casa Walsh, to the Beach Apartment. Also at the Beach Apartment is David’s new butt rock band (don’t worry, Mary will tell you all about it), his new business venture. Donna also has a new business venture, but she soon learns that her prospective partner/boss has some undesirable business practices. And she and Val throw a party for a rich young man named Cooper Hargrove. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Kelly still has amnesia so her doctor and Brandon want to bombard her with memories but the gang is too busy to help. Steve gets a defunct newspaper from his father, Donna has to find a dog, David has to find a band, and all of that leaves a window of opportunity for Val and Noah to step in. Val tells Kelly not to believe everything she hears about her relationship, and Noah brings her a duffel bag of CDs and her favorite childhood teddy bear. So much for helping Kelly remember her friends and f...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 8Ep. 4
This week we’re picking up right where we left off and Kelly is in the hospital recovering from the drive by shooting. The gang tries to get back to their lives in Beverly Hills while Kelly is recovering - Steve sees Carly again and brings her into the show, and tries to make up a career for himself, Donna tells her mom about her and David, and Noah forgets that he can’t sleep with Val. Kelly’s recovery doesn’t go well though when she has emergency surgery and forgets everyone and everything. Fo...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 3
The gang’s moving on to another phase in their lives so we get a two-parter with a trip to Hawaii! Donna gets a new job and everyone but Kelly wants to go with her. Donna has a terrible first week(?) of work, we meet Noah Hunter, and Steve gets a sunburn. However, when Brandon runs into Tracy in Hawaii, Kelly races there to confront the two of them. Everything works out in the end, up until it really doesn’t. This isn’t your mom’s Beverly Hills 90210. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopo...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 8Ep. 1
It's the end of an era, the gang is graduating from CU! Kelly and Brandon want to move in together, which means Val has to move out. Steve and Clare are at a crossroads, and Donna and David are making big decisions about the future of their relationship. And Kelly's family really wants her to connect with her father, who insists on throwing her a secret/not secret roaring 20s grad party. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iT...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 7Ep. 31
Episode 203 - Senior Week The gang is taking their last finals of college before we graduate to the real world, so it’s time to talk about adulthood. Rush tells Steve he’s cut off and he can’t just have a job at Rush’s office. David wants Donna to move in with him and gets upset when she still needs to graduate college. Arnold’s admin tells Clare he’s moving to Paris, and she’s invited. Kelly learns that she may have fertility issues and doesn’t know how that will affect her relationship with Br...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 30
It’s Mother’s Day, and Clare is having a difficult time. So is Kelly, for a completely different mom reason. And Donna, because her teacher totally sucks. Thankfully, they have Steve (I know, we hear it too), Brandon, and David. Meanwhile, Val is being Val. She’s come up with 75% of a scheme to get David to buy her share of the club. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 29
Donna and David are going on an overnight trip. To New Orleans. The night before Donna has a big project due. And David brought condoms that he and Donna may or may not have talked about, we're actually very unclear. Val and Kelly have a 24 hour flu and are stuck in Casa Walsh together. Brandon escapes for a night out and the two are left alone to fight it out. He’s at an awards dinner with the Arnolds and the Sanders that ends in tragedy. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 28
Kelly throws an apology dinner for bailing on all of her friends to hang out with Brandon, but the friends bail on her after Val READS HER JOURNAL and tells them everything she writes (turns out she also says them out loud so we know they’re true). The guys go to a car museum where they are temporarily accused of stealing a car. Very temporarily. And Brandon goes on the hunt for a special toy that Kelly always wanted as a child. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backt...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 7Ep. 27
It finally happened. Brandon broke up with Tracy. But it's okay because Val decided to Malone the situation. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is in the KEG/Alpha talent show and well... they're in it. And Donna wants Felice to take a night off from taking care of Dr Dad and invites her to come see the show, where she reconnects with old friends. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of t...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 26
This week is a lot of bad behavior: David abuses his past with Donna to do something special with her. Clare loses a huge term paper when her computer crashes and takes her frustrations out on Steve. Rob’s movie doesn’t do well and Val threatens to sue him to keep him from quitting Hollywood. And last by certainly not least, Mariah, the girl Brandon met in Texas, comes to visit. Despite being here to talk about angels, all hell breaks loose in Brandon’s life. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 25
Brenda has mono, so Cindy is with her, but Brandon and Tracy are with Jim in Hong Kong. Literally everyone but Brandon can see that he and Tracy are not destined for each other but he keeps fighting it. Kelly is in LA pretending the Hong Kong trip doesn’t bother her, she tries to avoid her problems through rocking chairs and alcohol. Val fails upwards in a way that honestly we kind of saw coming. And St Donna makes her annual appearance to force people to do what she wants. Follow us on Twitter ...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 24
David can’t get Donna’s grandmother’s story out of his head. Unfortunately, when he goes to see Dr Dad to get his advice a medical emergency gets in the way of the conversation. Brandon has two tickets to Hong Kong and needs to stop telling everyone but Tracy about the second one. Val still has her boyfriend and now an extra $10k. And Steve asks the gang to help him sandbag his dad’s house while Clare plays a very funny not funny prank on him. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Em...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 23
Val meets a new guy during a party at the PPAD. Steve is back to normal after the events of last week and is enlisting his friends to help him fail his marketing project, but Brandon and Tracy are in a rut and need to have adventurous sex on campus instead. And David and Donna visit Donna’s grandmother who tells her the story of how she and grandpa fell in love. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-o...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 22
CW: Drug Use, Overdose, and Death Brandon, Dick, and Steve are participating in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament through the school, Kelly and Clare are going to Palm Springs for the weekend, and Donna and David can’t stop miscommunicating. All normal right? Throw in heroin, Ukranian folk dancers, and boat brunch with Felice and you’ve got this week’s 90210 episode. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 21
CW: Sexual abuse and Child Abuse. Val confronts her mother about her childhood and her relationship to her father. Abby doesn’t react well at first but thankfully believes her daughter and they can finally move on from the past. Meanwhile, Fireman Cliff is still around getting in the way of David and Donna, and Chloe and her zip up top really aren’t helping either. And Brandon is avoiding talking to Tracy or Kelly about the ring. No one will acknowledge Brelly is the endgame here and Brandon has...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 20
It’s been a week since Donna was held at gunpoint by her stalker and no one understands why she’s not fine. Thankfully, firefighter Cliff shows up and provides psychological safety to Donna, much to David’s dismay. Steve and Dick are friends now, which doesn’t bother Clare, but Steve not getting Clare flowers she said she didn’t want does bother her. And so does Dick giving Steve pot, for golf reasons. Val’s mom is coming to town this week, which doesn’t go well. And Tracy finds a gift from Bran...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 19
CW: Violence, Gun Violence, Hostage Situations, Etc. Steve and Clare and Samantha and Arnold go on a trip together where everyone realizes it’s weird that Samarnold is a thing, but that doesn’t stop them from doing it. David is busy with Chloe all episode and it’s going to come back to haunt him later. Kelly and Val and Tom go through a moment of jealousy and Tom ends up quitting his job and ruffling some feathers (hair). And finally, Donna thinks her life is finally getting back to normal but t...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 18
Garrett Slan is stalking Donna, but he’s not the current stalker just the last stalker so it’s totally legal for him to follow her around. David takes offense to this (rightly) and starts harassing Slan (wrongly). Steve and Clare housesit for a professor and decide that living together isn’t in the cards for them right now. Tom and Brandon participate in a charity hockey game, and Tracy accidentally reveals something to Brandon. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backt...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Tracy and Brandon go to a weekend away at her parent’s ranch, where Tracy’s ex boyfriend is horse sitting. Sam won’t stop getting in the way but thankfully it means Tracy and Brandon finally DTR. Meanwhile, Steve learns that the world doesn’t recognize American football as the supreme football and he ends up with a ton of French World Cup shirts. Don’t worry, he’s an expert at embroidery and turns them into Super Bowl shirts. Which he’ll sell at the PPAD, where Val, Tom, and David throw a footba...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 16
