The high-class comedy and drama of Lipstick Jungle return for the show's scintillating second season tonight on NBC.  Following the lives of three powerful women in New York, the series comes back with “Chapter Eight: Pandora's Box.”  Once again, viewers will be drawn to step into the classy shoes of characters Wendy Healy, Nico Reilly and Victory Ford. 

“Chapter Eight: Pandora's Box” features Nico (Kim Raver) being overwhelmed by guilt because of her affair with Kirby (Robert Buckley).  We last saw her facing the heart attack of her husband, Charles (Christopher Cousins), a harsh reality that she had to deal with.  Strongly affected by her emotions, Nico thinks about coming clean and telling Charles about her betrayal.  She is further haunted by her infidelity when Charles shows her a photograph that Kirby took of her during their romantic liaison.  She later considers undertaking extreme measures just to save their marriage. 

Meanwhile, Wendy (Brooke Shields) decides that it would be best to spend more time at home with her family.  After catching her underage daughter trying to sneak into a club, she tries to form a closer bond with her.  However, things don't go as planned when Wendy's mother, Joyce (Mary Tyler Moore), comes for a visit. 

On the other hand, fashion designer Victory (Lindsay Price) has been having trouble keeping her distance from her boyfriend, Joe (Andrew McCarthy).  Trying to come to terms with his betrayal, she just can't seem to avoid him since he wants to win her back. 

Emmy Award-winning actress, Mary Tyler Moore, joins the cast for a multi-episode guest role, portraying the idealistic mother of Wendy.  Another new appearance on the series will be that of Rosie Perez, who will be playing a feisty publicist hired by Victory. 

Based on the novel by Sex and the City's Candace Bushnell, Lipstick Jungle premiered on February 2008.  After its mildly successful DVD release of season 1 last May, the series returns for season 2 tonight, September 24, at 10pm on NBC.  Following “Pandora's Box” is “Chapter Nine: Help!” which airs next week.


-Maria Gonzalez, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: NBC, TV.com, TVGuide.com
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