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<blockquote data-quote="JROG" data-source="post: 2989" data-attributes="member: 43"><p><u>EPISODE 9: THE LETTER</u></p><p></p><p>Uh-oh. It’s usually bad news when there’s a letter involved and, in this case, there’s three!</p><p></p><p>"Miles, that’s crazy!" exclaims Fallon, in perhaps her least self-aware moment ever. Miles turns rapey there for a second but Fallon… yep, you guessed it, runs off. At least, this time, it’s justified.</p><p></p><p>Neil and Monica flirt and argue over dinner. This feels sudden, as if we’ve skipped a couple of beats. All they’ve ever done is yell and scream at each other every time they’re together. There’s been attraction underneath, yes, but it doesn’t justify why now they are in a romantic, dimly-lit restaurant, leaning close and openly flirtatious with each other. Neil is so impossibly handsome, however, that it doesn’t matter. Monica doesn’t seem to care either, as she lets him kiss her, before going ahead and signing Wayne the blind cowboy singer to Titania. I never thought I’d say ‘blind cowboy singer,’ but here we are!</p><p></p><p>Guess what? Roger proposes! There’s been so little time devoted to him, that this serves exclusively as an obstacle to Jason and Frankie's great love. Sable is definitely relieved to hear of her sister’s engagement, since Miles all but told her that Jason went to LONDON to find Frankie. When Jason returns to L.A., he takes a chopper from the airport (I love this detail) to the office, because why not, and learns Captain Livadas has returned to Athens. The mystery continues: Will Jason ever pronounce Livadas’ name the same way twice?</p><p></p><p>Things get seriously good in NEW YORK, where Sable is trying to acquire a Matisse in hopes of fixing her relationship with Jason. To no one’s surprise, it is Zach who buys, and their penthouse late-night supper scene is as beautifully directed and visually stunning as it gets on the show. From Sable and Zach holding champagne flutes and staring at each other, to Sable in front of the fireplace or leaving with her fur dragging behind her, it invokes a strong sense of old-Hollywood glamor, in a way that, ahem, other shows never manage to capture. Watching Stephanie Beacham act her ass out, often with far lesser scene partners, is fascinating. Her instinct for soapy melodrama never fails.</p><p></p><p>Fucking Barbara Stanwyck spends the episode scrunching up letters, one after the other. It’s like she has an agenda. First, it’s the letter to Hutch that she viciously attacks. Then, when Adam delivers the letter that will literally save Connie's life, Connie crumples it up with no care in the world. To say nothing of the letter that reveals (Gasp! Shocker! Wtf?) that Jeff is not Phillip's child (I don’t believe you, Show).</p><p></p><p>The last few moments are brilliant. Connie, suspecting that Sable has something to do with the sudden parentage reveal, runs after Sable and gets herself run over by Sable’s car. Sable cries as she wishes that Connie survives (whether this is because she truly regrets running her over or because she fears that this will make her lose Jason forever, we don’t know) and then discovers the third letter, which Connie tries to burn forever but failed. She reads it and freezes. It’s an exciting, unexpected turn of events.</p><p></p><p>Miles Body Count: 0. </p><p></p><p>DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JROG, post: 2989, member: 43"] [u]EPISODE 9: THE LETTER[/u] Uh-oh. It’s usually bad news when there’s a letter involved and, in this case, there’s three! "Miles, that’s crazy!" exclaims Fallon, in perhaps her least self-aware moment ever. Miles turns rapey there for a second but Fallon… yep, you guessed it, runs off. At least, this time, it’s justified. Neil and Monica flirt and argue over dinner. This feels sudden, as if we’ve skipped a couple of beats. All they’ve ever done is yell and scream at each other every time they’re together. There’s been attraction underneath, yes, but it doesn’t justify why now they are in a romantic, dimly-lit restaurant, leaning close and openly flirtatious with each other. Neil is so impossibly handsome, however, that it doesn’t matter. Monica doesn’t seem to care either, as she lets him kiss her, before going ahead and signing Wayne the blind cowboy singer to Titania. I never thought I’d say ‘blind cowboy singer,’ but here we are! Guess what? Roger proposes! There’s been so little time devoted to him, that this serves exclusively as an obstacle to Jason and Frankie's great love. Sable is definitely relieved to hear of her sister’s engagement, since Miles all but told her that Jason went to LONDON to find Frankie. When Jason returns to L.A., he takes a chopper from the airport (I love this detail) to the office, because why not, and learns Captain Livadas has returned to Athens. The mystery continues: Will Jason ever pronounce Livadas’ name the same way twice? Things get seriously good in NEW YORK, where Sable is trying to acquire a Matisse in hopes of fixing her relationship with Jason. To no one’s surprise, it is Zach who buys, and their penthouse late-night supper scene is as beautifully directed and visually stunning as it gets on the show. From Sable and Zach holding champagne flutes and staring at each other, to Sable in front of the fireplace or leaving with her fur dragging behind her, it invokes a strong sense of old-Hollywood glamor, in a way that, ahem, other shows never manage to capture. Watching Stephanie Beacham act her ass out, often with far lesser scene partners, is fascinating. Her instinct for soapy melodrama never fails. Fucking Barbara Stanwyck spends the episode scrunching up letters, one after the other. It’s like she has an agenda. First, it’s the letter to Hutch that she viciously attacks. Then, when Adam delivers the letter that will literally save Connie's life, Connie crumples it up with no care in the world. To say nothing of the letter that reveals (Gasp! Shocker! Wtf?) that Jeff is not Phillip's child (I don’t believe you, Show). The last few moments are brilliant. Connie, suspecting that Sable has something to do with the sudden parentage reveal, runs after Sable and gets herself run over by Sable’s car. Sable cries as she wishes that Connie survives (whether this is because she truly regrets running her over or because she fears that this will make her lose Jason forever, we don’t know) and then discovers the third letter, which Connie tries to burn forever but failed. She reads it and freezes. It’s an exciting, unexpected turn of events. Miles Body Count: 0. DDD [/QUOTE]
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