`db/recaps/s1.json`

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{
  "_note": "ORIGINAL spoiler-safe recaps in our own editorial voice, grounded in factual episode events (not copied/closely paraphrased). AI-drafted starters — human review before publish.",
  "1": "The series opens as the Wilson family trades small-town Kansas for the 90210 ZIP code after Harry takes the principal's chair at West Beverly Hills High. Siblings Annie and Dixon get a same-day crash course in Beverly Hills social politics while the family settles in near a sharp-tongued grandmother.",
  "2": "Dixon works to win over territorial new teammates while a long-distance breakup leaves Annie unexpectedly open to a first spark in her adopted city — the back half of a two-part premiere that sets the ensemble in motion.",
  "3": "A well-meaning family bowling night goes sideways once the kids' new friends turn up uninvited, and Annie finds herself pulled between two very different love interests as the group's dynamics start to harden.",
  "4": "West Beverly's musical loses its director at the worst possible moment, and talking a familiar alum into stepping in reopens old rivalries over the school's drama scene.",
  "5": "With opening night of the school production closing in, Annie's whirlwind romance with an older guy has her friends worried it's all moving far too fast.",
  "6": "A magazine fashion shoot doubles as a stage for family drama: Annie spins it into a school project while a well-intentioned scheme to patch up a marriage quietly backfires.",
  "7": "A parenting-class assignment forces Annie and Ethan into close quarters and shifts how they see each other, while a half-birthday party stirs up fresh dynamics across the group.",
  "8": "As homecoming nears, Adrianna returns and tries to repair a fractured friendship that her ex-best-friend isn't ready to forgive — and an unexpected new connection quietly takes root.",
  "9": "A long-buried family secret finally surfaces for Annie and Dixon, while what starts as an easygoing girls' night takes a sharply tense turn.",
  "10": "Jealousy boils over around Annie's sweet-sixteen as old rivalries sharpen, and campus gossip swirls around a classmate's sudden change of fortune.",
  "11": "A newly-surfaced Wilson relative settles into the house, Naomi drifts toward a faster crowd, and Silver's jealousy flares when a cheerleader sets her sights on Dixon — all as a longtime friendship quietly curdles.",
  "12": "Life-changing news lands for one of the show's veterans as budding romances and buried secrets threaten to upend everyone's plans.",
  "13": "An extravagant gift sparks a clash between the Wilson women, long-held secrets inch toward the surface, and a day at the beach brings two friends closer.",
  "14": "Adrianna leans on Naomi and Kelly through a wrenching personal decision, while Ethan coaches a nervous Annie through the school-play auditions.",
  "15": "Adrianna finally says the hard words out loud to the people who need to hear them, while Annie bristles at how close Ethan is getting with a new friend, Rhonda.",
  "16": "A chance encounter intrigues Naomi, a Valentine's plan falls apart, and simmering jealousy starts to spill into the open.",
  "17": "Naomi is drawn to a magnetic, volatile newcomer even as an established relationship hits a fresh and painful snag.",
  "18": "When one couple tries to slow things down, a solo road trip to Kansas becomes an emotionally fraught detour.",
  "19": "A familiar face arrives in Beverly Hills as road trips, spring-break commitments, and old ties pull the group in very different directions.",
  "20": "The Wilsons close the door on Kansas with a Beverly Hills-style yard sale, while old friends navigate the start of new chapters.",
  "21": "The unexpected return of Naomi's older sister upends her world just as a double date and a big reveal come to a head.",
  "22": "Navid and Adrianna's engagement means dueling send-offs — her warm bachelorette at the Wilsons', his boys' bachelor night that veers well off the rails.",
  "23": "Prom prep glams up the girls, and a decidedly mismatched pairing sets the stage for an eventful night.",
  "24": "The season builds to a prom night where long-held secrets, tangled feelings, and a dramatic turn all collide as summer arrives."
}