The Game backdrop
The Game S5E9 — Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer
7.8
The Game•Season 5•Episode 9

Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer

7.8/10 · 17 votesMar 6, 201230 min

Ranked #8 of 22 in Season 5•+0.4 vs season avg

Discussion

Melanie tries to connect with Janay by pushing Derwin closer to her fiancé. Elsewhere, Tasha forges ahead in her newfound relationship with a male escort.

Previous episodeE8 · Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business!Next episodeE10 · Catfight on the Catwalk
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons9

All123456789

Season 5 Episodes22

Skeletons stillE1 8.9

Skeletons

The Truth Pact stillE2 8.3

The Truth Pact

No Money, Mo Problems stillE3 8.2

No Money, Mo Problems

The Black People Episode stillE4 6.4

The Black People Episode

Grand Opening, Grand Closing stillE5 7.5

Grand Opening, Grand Closing

Drink, Pray, Love stillE6 6.3

Drink, Pray, Love

The Tricks Episode stillE7 6.9

The Tricks Episode

Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business! stillE8 6.7

Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business!

Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer stillE9 7.8Now viewing

Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer

Catfight on the Catwalk stillE10 8.1

Catfight on the Catwalk

A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human stillE11 6.0

A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human

Higher ground stillE12 7.4

Higher ground

There's No Place Like Home stillE13 6.6

There's No Place Like Home

Derwin's About to go H.A.M stillE14 8.2

Derwin's About to go H.A.M

Party in a Box stillE15 6.8

Party in a Box

Fits and Starts stillE16 7.7

Fits and Starts

A Woman's Right to Choose Herself stillE17 6.1

A Woman's Right to Choose Herself

Breakthrough, Breakdown? Break- Through stillE18 7.0

Breakthrough, Breakdown? Break- Through

Let Them Eat (Cup) cake! stillE19 7.8

Let Them Eat (Cup) cake!

Cold Swine Sucks...And So Does Falling in Love stillE20 7.1

Cold Swine Sucks...And So Does Falling in Love

Move Trick, Get out of the Way stillE21 8.0

Move Trick, Get out of the Way

The Championship Game Episode stillE22 8.7

The Championship Game Episode

Cast4

Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry

Melanie Barnett

Pooch Hall

Pooch Hall

Derwin Davis

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Wendy Raquel Robinson

Tasha Mack

Hosea Chanchez

Hosea Chanchez

Malik Wright

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer" is episode 9 of The Game season 5. It scored 7.8/10 from 17 votes, ranking #8 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on March 6, 2012.

Next: E10 · Catfight on the CatwalkBest of Season 5