Flipping Out, with Jeff Lewis-Episode 1-part2

Jeff has a few pets. I seriously doubt they have ever seen a can of pet food, or kibble in their lives. According to Jenni, he holds his pets in a much higher regard than his employees. Later in the episode, Jeff himself, verifies this, as fact.

If anyone is "golden", it's Jenni. Yes, Jeff gets irritated at her too. She is not immune to his rants. He goes off on her for not answering the phone using a the scripted greeting, that Jeff has written out for her as a phone greeting when Jenni answers it.

Jeff is running around town, on his cell, talking to the camera and in general, expounding on his philosophy, his rants, and rationalizing everything he does.

We arrive at a new property that Jeff is trying to buy. He thinks it is a steal. He wants it. He is going to get it. He makes his calls and now he has to have this "fixer upper."

Jeff sends in his crew of sub-contractors to do a quick, once over; make the house look better than it is. It's smoke and mirrors to divert the appraiser the bank is sending over for an appraisal, so Jeff can get the money.

It is illegal, it is not Jeff's property, but this is Jeff, being who he is and what he does.

The appraiser walks through the house, after Jeff scooted out his contractors. He is nervous that the appraiser is being so thorough. So, what's new?

Back at the ranch, Jeff is pissed that Brandt is unhappy about working for him. They had a talk, confrontation earlier, that went nowhere near where Jeff was trying to take it.

Jeff whines to Jenni, he is unhappy with Brandt. He doesn't work any more. Brandt is on his cell phone too much, etc.

We can see this building.

Jeff informs Jenni, he was considered firing all of them. Jenni tells Jeff, It wouldn't work out for him.

Jeff tells Jenni, she is his "moral compass."

I can't even get into Mr. Lewis' ethics, or morals right now.

He's off and running again. Jeff Lewis is a lot of things, but he isn't a person who can stand in one place for more than five minutes.

Jeff gets together with his personal psychic, Tori, for a consultation about the new property and the current state of affairs.

Hmmmmm....... Tori says,....hmmm....the deal will work out.....hmmm.......staff changes.... but Jenni will stay. This news puts a smile on Jeff's face.

Of course this isn't a literal, quote, but you get the gist.

Right on cue, Jeff pulls up next to Brandt, jumps all over him about being on his cell phone, then fires him. They go at it, but it is written in the wind. Brandt is gone, he is history. Now Jeff can bash Brandt all he wants, well... he did anyway.

I call this, self fulfilling prophesy. I think Jeff and Tori deserve each other. Personally if I was Jeff's psychic, I would have spiced it up some.

Hmmmm...........Jeff, I see you being despised by millions of TV viewers.......hmmmm..........I see you running off to New Zealand, where Bravo isn't shown.........hmmmm.

Jeff needs constant hand holding throughout his day. I hope he pays these people well, because he verbally abuses everyone on his tab.

Jeff had gone back to the new property, earlier. It is his wreck, now. His contractors found some major repairs that need immediate attention. A lot more money to sink into it than was expected.

Jeff is worried a lot about no cash-flow, woes. Maybe he'll end up working for Brandt.

Jeff is off and running to his spiritual healer's house.

David, the spiritual healer, has Jeff lay down on a table, then sticks a towel into Jeff's mouth, telling him to scream. Afterward, Jeff is momentarily, healed.

Personally, I would have stuck my sock in his mouth for free.

Later, back at the office, Jeff and company form a circle and say a healing prayer over the business.

Jeff is afraid he might end up having to let all of his employees go, if his money woes don't mend. His staff all count on him. They don't deserve him, yet he is there for them. I mean, no one does anything right, anyway. It's always up to Jeff to do it correctly. You get the impression, if it wasn't for Jeff, these people would be on welfare.

You have to wonder, how many times this same scene will play itself out in the episodes to come?

It's a burning question, only time will tell.

Stay tuned for Tuesday night. A brand new episode of "Flipping Out", on Bravo.