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<blockquote data-quote="JROG" data-source="post: 2987" data-attributes="member: 43"><p><u>EPISODE 7: THE REUNION</u></p><p></p><p>The reunion of the title refers to Fallon finally getting together with L.B. and Blake – which, of course, she has done before, but now her incest-fueled amnesia has been cured, so it’s for realz. Too bad that a recast and insipid writing make what otherwise could have been a great moment between Blake and Fallon feel completely empty, especially because Fallon says things like "you used to stroke my hair on the big, friendly bed." Like, wtf is that even supposed to mean? None of the drama around Fallon is ever going to work because Fallon is a non-entity. She complains that having Jeff and Miles both in love with her is too tough – wait, the woman who used to handle a whole football team (and who knows who else?) can’t deal with <em>this</em>? Later, Jeff utters the biggest lie told on the show so far: "Fallon hasn’t changed that much! She’s still an independent woman!" <em>Fallon</em>? The one who faints every time someone breathes? It’s a cosmic joke! Other than a brief part where Fallon talks to Alexis on the phone, the only one who gets it right is Connie, who during an altogether brief but lovely scene with Fallon gives her good advice and then tells her, "And don’t ever run away again!" Thank GOD somebody finally told her!</p><p></p><p>Blake crosses over and starts shaking and forgetting things. Last we saw of Blake on DYNASTY, he had just started getting poisoned by Rita, which would explain all this only if the audience was watching both shows. Considering the Rita storyline has never factored into the Colbys, and we haven’t even seen the effects of the poisoning on DYNASTY at all, why is this happening here?</p><p></p><p>One has to love the ridiculous exaggeration the show is prone to: Garrett (finally!) brings Dominique a different kind of flowers than she expected and she proclaims him to be “outrageous”!</p><p></p><p>At least both Colby daughters are involved with really handsome men. Sean's beauty is especially blinding. Miles stops by Monica's to have pizza and champagne (thus leading to Hutch and Connie imploding when Monica confronts Hutch and accuses him of being a dirty cowboy) and then something interesting happens to Miles (which is a rather shocking thing to say): While he is pushing Sable away and asserting his independence from his mommy, he gets caught up in Jason and Frankie's love affair, thus pulling him into Sable’s world even more than ever before. Too bad that Caulfield, who is elevated when in scenes with his mum, really can’t deliver any of that. </p><p></p><p>Miles Body Count: 1.5</p><p></p><p>DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JROG, post: 2987, member: 43"] [u]EPISODE 7: THE REUNION[/u] The reunion of the title refers to Fallon finally getting together with L.B. and Blake – which, of course, she has done before, but now her incest-fueled amnesia has been cured, so it’s for realz. Too bad that a recast and insipid writing make what otherwise could have been a great moment between Blake and Fallon feel completely empty, especially because Fallon says things like "you used to stroke my hair on the big, friendly bed." Like, wtf is that even supposed to mean? None of the drama around Fallon is ever going to work because Fallon is a non-entity. She complains that having Jeff and Miles both in love with her is too tough – wait, the woman who used to handle a whole football team (and who knows who else?) can’t deal with [i]this[/i]? Later, Jeff utters the biggest lie told on the show so far: "Fallon hasn’t changed that much! She’s still an independent woman!" [i]Fallon[/i]? The one who faints every time someone breathes? It’s a cosmic joke! Other than a brief part where Fallon talks to Alexis on the phone, the only one who gets it right is Connie, who during an altogether brief but lovely scene with Fallon gives her good advice and then tells her, "And don’t ever run away again!" Thank GOD somebody finally told her! Blake crosses over and starts shaking and forgetting things. Last we saw of Blake on DYNASTY, he had just started getting poisoned by Rita, which would explain all this only if the audience was watching both shows. Considering the Rita storyline has never factored into the Colbys, and we haven’t even seen the effects of the poisoning on DYNASTY at all, why is this happening here? One has to love the ridiculous exaggeration the show is prone to: Garrett (finally!) brings Dominique a different kind of flowers than she expected and she proclaims him to be “outrageous”! At least both Colby daughters are involved with really handsome men. Sean's beauty is especially blinding. Miles stops by Monica's to have pizza and champagne (thus leading to Hutch and Connie imploding when Monica confronts Hutch and accuses him of being a dirty cowboy) and then something interesting happens to Miles (which is a rather shocking thing to say): While he is pushing Sable away and asserting his independence from his mommy, he gets caught up in Jason and Frankie's love affair, thus pulling him into Sable’s world even more than ever before. Too bad that Caulfield, who is elevated when in scenes with his mum, really can’t deliver any of that. Miles Body Count: 1.5 DDD [/QUOTE]
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