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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 260966" data-attributes="member: 22"><p><em><u>The Emperor's Clothes </u></em><u>(KNOTS, 21 Feb 85) v</u><em><u> En Passant </u></em><u>(DALLAS, 06 Dec 85)</u></p><p></p><p>It’s a “Written by Joel J Feigenbaum” double bill!</p><p></p><p>Unusually, KNOTS is all about the men: While Val hovers quietly in the background nursing a scratched finger and post-Verna amnesia, Ben interviews the residents of Wesphall about the chemical poisoning Galveston Industries accidentally-on-purpose inflicted on them. While Abby and Karen are surprised to find themselves in agreement over what kind of views the Lotus Point cabins should have, Mack wrings a murder confession out of a Galveston hitman and Gary threatens to halt construction on Empire Valley unless Paul Galveston himself returns from wherever he’s disappeared to. Where he’s actually disappeared to is a private hospital room where he’s hooked up to one of those bleepy machines. His only visitor is a facially obscured mystery woman who marries him on his deathbed. Elsewhere, Laura contemplates marriage to a man who gets involved with shadowy organisations that threaten her children on an annual basis.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, DALLAS, is mostly about the women. Jack goes to Pam for business advice, Angelica Nero accuses her male underling of behaving hysterically and the show takes Sue Ellen’s resolution to put her newly sober life to good use seriously. Over at the Krebbs house, instead of Ray being the depressed one slobbing round the house during a time of crisis, it’s Donna, following her miscarriage. Although the Dream Season has yet to lose its lustre at this point, a slight feeling of preciousness is starting creeping in. “You never loved him … not the way I did,” Ray told JR back in <em>Adoption</em> when he was grieving over Jock. Whereas that felt very touching, Donna similar's insistence that Ray’s pain over the loss of their baby cannot possibly equal hers feels somehow grating and self-righteous. Likewise, Sue Ellen’s response to her mother’s concerns about her social standing as a newly separated woman borders on the pious: “Would you believe, Mother, that I haven’t given any of that a moment’s thought?” It kind of makes you miss the Sue Ellen who thought of nothing <em>but</em> her social standing.</p><p></p><p>And the winner is ... <em>The Emperor's Clothes</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>BONUS BEATS: </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>[MEDIA=youtube]8GXXZav4s6U[/MEDIA]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 260966, member: 22"] [I][U]The Emperor's Clothes [/U][/I][U](KNOTS, 21 Feb 85) v[/U][I][U] En Passant [/U][/I][U](DALLAS, 06 Dec 85)[/U] It’s a “Written by Joel J Feigenbaum” double bill! Unusually, KNOTS is all about the men: While Val hovers quietly in the background nursing a scratched finger and post-Verna amnesia, Ben interviews the residents of Wesphall about the chemical poisoning Galveston Industries accidentally-on-purpose inflicted on them. While Abby and Karen are surprised to find themselves in agreement over what kind of views the Lotus Point cabins should have, Mack wrings a murder confession out of a Galveston hitman and Gary threatens to halt construction on Empire Valley unless Paul Galveston himself returns from wherever he’s disappeared to. Where he’s actually disappeared to is a private hospital room where he’s hooked up to one of those bleepy machines. His only visitor is a facially obscured mystery woman who marries him on his deathbed. Elsewhere, Laura contemplates marriage to a man who gets involved with shadowy organisations that threaten her children on an annual basis. Meanwhile, DALLAS, is mostly about the women. Jack goes to Pam for business advice, Angelica Nero accuses her male underling of behaving hysterically and the show takes Sue Ellen’s resolution to put her newly sober life to good use seriously. Over at the Krebbs house, instead of Ray being the depressed one slobbing round the house during a time of crisis, it’s Donna, following her miscarriage. Although the Dream Season has yet to lose its lustre at this point, a slight feeling of preciousness is starting creeping in. “You never loved him … not the way I did,” Ray told JR back in [I]Adoption[/I] when he was grieving over Jock. Whereas that felt very touching, Donna similar's insistence that Ray’s pain over the loss of their baby cannot possibly equal hers feels somehow grating and self-righteous. Likewise, Sue Ellen’s response to her mother’s concerns about her social standing as a newly separated woman borders on the pious: “Would you believe, Mother, that I haven’t given any of that a moment’s thought?” It kind of makes you miss the Sue Ellen who thought of nothing [I]but[/I] her social standing. And the winner is ... [I]The Emperor's Clothes BONUS BEATS: [MEDIA=youtube]8GXXZav4s6U[/MEDIA][/I] [/QUOTE]
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