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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 200690" data-attributes="member: 22"><p><u><em>And Teddy Makes Three</em> (KNOTS, 13 Jan 83) v <em>And the Walls Came Tumbling Down</em> (KNOTS, 02 Jan 92)</u></p><p></p><p>Both episodes feature a clingy ex stirring up trouble. In ’83, it's Karen’s first boyfriend Teddy Becker declaring his love for her just as Mack is about to propose. In ’92, Pierce’s old flame Victoria Broyard sashays around town, telling everyone who'll listen about his shady past. </p><p></p><p><em>And Teddy ...</em> has a large seam of humour running through it, mostly stemming from Karen’s underwhelming response when Mack asks her to marry him (“Probably,” she shrugs) and his subsequent antagonism towards Teddy. The humour in <em>And the Walls ...</em> is relegated to one charming scene where Kate asks Greg for sex advice and he squirms with embarrassment. (Elsewhere in the same ep, Mack once again accuses Greg of something he hasn’t done — in this case, snatching Meg.)</p><p></p><p>These eps feature KNOTS’ first and last psycho boyfriends — Chip Roberts and Pierce Lawton. While Chip will eventually murder his pregnant girlfriend and dump her body in the ocean (Ciji timidly refuses to have an abortion in this ep), Paige is disturbed to hear that Pierce drowned <em>his</em> pregnant girlfriend in the ocean ten years earlier. </p><p></p><p>In ’83, eager-to-impress hustler Chip insists on carrying Karen’s shopping. Nine years later, another eager-to-impress hustler, Alex Barth, insists on doing the same thing. And just as Richard and Laura argue in front of Ciji, Gary and Val fight in front of Kate.</p><p></p><p>Both eps also feature a business venture that started off in good faith but has now descended into arguments and charges of betrayal. In ’83, Kenny accuses Gary of pushing him out of their record deal with Ciji. In ’92, Gary is the one left behind when Joseph bails out of Tidal Energy just as it’s about to go under. Kenny ends up without a job and it looks like Gary will end up without a ranch. In each case, there is a ruthless puppet master secretly pulling the strings: Abby in '83, Greg in '92. </p><p></p><p>And the winner is … they're both great, but ... <em>And the Walls Came Tumbling Down.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>BONUS BEATS:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]pbuBGTVEjQo[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 200690, member: 22"] [U][I]And Teddy Makes Three[/I] (KNOTS, 13 Jan 83) v [I]And the Walls Came Tumbling Down[/I] (KNOTS, 02 Jan 92)[/U] Both episodes feature a clingy ex stirring up trouble. In ’83, it's Karen’s first boyfriend Teddy Becker declaring his love for her just as Mack is about to propose. In ’92, Pierce’s old flame Victoria Broyard sashays around town, telling everyone who'll listen about his shady past. [I]And Teddy ...[/I] has a large seam of humour running through it, mostly stemming from Karen’s underwhelming response when Mack asks her to marry him (“Probably,” she shrugs) and his subsequent antagonism towards Teddy. The humour in [I]And the Walls ...[/I] is relegated to one charming scene where Kate asks Greg for sex advice and he squirms with embarrassment. (Elsewhere in the same ep, Mack once again accuses Greg of something he hasn’t done — in this case, snatching Meg.) These eps feature KNOTS’ first and last psycho boyfriends — Chip Roberts and Pierce Lawton. While Chip will eventually murder his pregnant girlfriend and dump her body in the ocean (Ciji timidly refuses to have an abortion in this ep), Paige is disturbed to hear that Pierce drowned [I]his[/I] pregnant girlfriend in the ocean ten years earlier. In ’83, eager-to-impress hustler Chip insists on carrying Karen’s shopping. Nine years later, another eager-to-impress hustler, Alex Barth, insists on doing the same thing. And just as Richard and Laura argue in front of Ciji, Gary and Val fight in front of Kate. Both eps also feature a business venture that started off in good faith but has now descended into arguments and charges of betrayal. In ’83, Kenny accuses Gary of pushing him out of their record deal with Ciji. In ’92, Gary is the one left behind when Joseph bails out of Tidal Energy just as it’s about to go under. Kenny ends up without a job and it looks like Gary will end up without a ranch. In each case, there is a ruthless puppet master secretly pulling the strings: Abby in '83, Greg in '92. And the winner is … they're both great, but ... [I]And the Walls Came Tumbling Down. [/I] BONUS BEATS: [MEDIA=youtube]pbuBGTVEjQo[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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