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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 283896" data-attributes="member: 27">Live blogging the reunion special, part one:Present: Tika Sumpter, Tyler Lepley, Crystal Fox, Aaron O&#039;Connell, Angela Robinson, Gavin Houston, Peter Parros, and Renee Lawless.Absent: John Schneider&#039;s absence is mentioned, but of course several supporting players worthy of being invited are missing.&nbsp; I guess having any more actors onstage would have been unmanageable.&nbsp;Holy crap!&nbsp; It&#039;s been two whole YEARS since they filmed the finale material.&nbsp; They&#039;ve apparently filmed this special the night of the finale, since the audience reacts to the discussions of the events as if they know what happened.&nbsp; Or perhaps they screened the finale episode for them before it aired on OWN?&nbsp; No one in the audience acts especially upset about the events so far---mostly laughing/tickled over how Hanna ran over Jim.&nbsp; All Hail The Conquering Hero(ine)!&nbsp; On second thought, if they had just screened that episode for this audience, they&#039;d all be sitting there with their jaws on the floor the way I did, so I have no idea of the timeline.The actors are seated in a quasi-socially-distant way, but the audience is sitting closely together like a pre-Covid Oprah audience.&nbsp; Hmmm...They have a host in the studio (Egypt Sherrod), but Oprah is sort of hanging over the proceedings (on a giant screen over the stage) and introducing clip packages for the characters.&nbsp; There is a pretty good selection of clips from throughout the series , even some from the finale episode, included.Renee (to Aaron): &quot;So there you are, walking down the stairs half-naked...and I have to play his mother, right?&nbsp; But I&#039;m there just.....&quot; [looking with wide eyes, head tilting]&nbsp; She seems like a fun lady to hang out with.Jim: &quot;Why would you have pain medication in this house?&quot;Katheryn: &quot;Because I&#039;m married to a pain in the ass.&quot;&nbsp; Renee apparently has a &quot;Katheryn voice,&quot; much deeper and deliberate than Renee&#039;s usual voice.&nbsp; Which is actually a good choice for the actress.The role of Benny Young was Tyler Lepley&#039;s first-ever acting job. They seem to have a tightly-planned event here---very little spontaneity in the discussions, and unless an actor is being spoken to/about, he/she doesn&#039;t say anything.&nbsp; They&#039;re sitting and listening politely as others talk about Candace, Wyatt, Jeffrey, etc. in each segment, not interjecting comments to make it feel more like a round-table discussion.&nbsp; Peter Parros/David didn&#039;t even say much when his character was being talked about.When David tried to drown Veronica in the pool, Angela Robinson actually thought she was being written out.&nbsp; TP saw her crying and asked why.&nbsp; She thought she was a &quot;goner&quot;.&nbsp; TP said &quot;I&#039;ll tell you when you can cry.&quot;&nbsp; So only then did Robinson know Veronica would survive.They had segments/short discussions on all the main characters except Jim---which you&#039;d think he would merit discussion even if Schneider could not make it.&nbsp; So that&#039;s kind of odd.&nbsp; Jim featured in many of the clips, so it&#039;s not like JS refused to appear and vetoed the use of his image.In the sneak peek for next week:---everyone seems to be crying.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 283896, member: 27"] Live blogging the reunion special, part one: Present: Tika Sumpter, Tyler Lepley, Crystal Fox, Aaron O'Connell, Angela Robinson, Gavin Houston, Peter Parros, and Renee Lawless. Absent: John Schneider's absence is mentioned, but of course several supporting players worthy of being invited are missing. I guess having any more actors onstage would have been unmanageable. Holy crap! It's been two whole YEARS since they filmed the finale material. They've apparently filmed this special the night of the finale, since the audience reacts to the discussions of the events as if they know what happened. Or perhaps they screened the finale episode for them before it aired on OWN? No one in the audience acts especially upset about the events so far---mostly laughing/tickled over how Hanna ran over Jim. All Hail The Conquering Hero(ine)! On second thought, if they had just screened that episode for this audience, they'd all be sitting there with their jaws on the floor the way I did, so I have no idea of the timeline. The actors are seated in a quasi-socially-distant way, but the audience is sitting closely together like a pre-Covid Oprah audience. Hmmm... They have a host in the studio (Egypt Sherrod), but Oprah is sort of hanging over the proceedings (on a giant screen over the stage) and introducing clip packages for the characters. There is a pretty good selection of clips from throughout the series , even some from the finale episode, included. Renee (to Aaron): "So there you are, walking down the stairs half-naked...and I have to play his [B]mother, [/B]right? But I'm there just....." [looking with wide eyes, head tilting] She seems like a fun lady to hang out with. Jim: "Why would you have pain medication[I] in this house[/I]?" Katheryn: "Because I'm married to [I]a pain in the ass.[/I]" Renee apparently has a "Katheryn voice," much deeper and deliberate than Renee's usual voice. Which is actually a good choice for the actress. The role of Benny Young was Tyler Lepley's first-ever acting job. They seem to have a tightly-planned event here---very little spontaneity in the discussions, and unless an actor is being spoken to/about, he/she doesn't say anything. They're sitting and listening politely as others talk about Candace, Wyatt, Jeffrey, etc. in each segment, not interjecting comments to make it feel more like a round-table discussion. Peter Parros/David didn't even say much when his character was being talked about. When David tried to drown Veronica in the pool, Angela Robinson actually thought she was being written out. TP saw her crying and asked why. She thought she was a "goner". TP said "I'll tell you when you can cry." So only then did Robinson know Veronica would survive. They had segments/short discussions on all the main characters except Jim---which you'd think he would merit discussion even if Schneider could not make it. So that's kind of odd. Jim featured in many of the clips, so it's not like JS refused to appear and vetoed the use of his image. In the sneak peek for next week: ---everyone seems to be crying. :) [/QUOTE]

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