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World Cup of 80s Soap Cliffhangers - Round 2, Week 8
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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 329575" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>Yes, I kind of felt that too. Sending Melissa mad for no particular reason and then having her play the whole thing for laughs was truly painful to watch, and caused long-term damage to both her character and FC's overall credibility. However, the impact of the Season 6 finale on the start of the <em>next</em> season -- the shifts in the family dynamic caused by Chase's death and the discovery that Richard is Angela's son -- are really, really fascinating. The first few eps of Season 7 are among FC's best.</p><p></p><p>I feel kind of the opposite about the Season 4 finale. Whereas the build-up to the "Who blew up Richard?" cliffhanger was really good soap, the aftermath was a bit anti-climactic. </p><p></p><p>But if for no other reason than I hate the screeching mess they turned Melissa into in Season 6, my vote goes to ... <strong>SEASON 4!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes!</p><p></p><p>Yes!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, absolutely! This KNOTS cliffhanger is as character-driven as soap gets. Without needing it explained, we totally get why Gary revels in his guilt-free affair with Abby but then completely crumbles when Val finds them together and begs her not to leave him. Meanwhile on DALLAS, to get Sue Ellen to go from divorcing JR to falling back in love with him to sleeping with Cliff out of revenge to dumping Cliff when he asks her for money to accepting JR's marriage proposal to getting second-thoughts at Cliff's bedside, all within the space of about fifteen episodes, requires the season to turn her into a bit of a plot-driven moron, which she hadn't really been up to this point.</p><p></p><p>As comparatively low-key as it was, I do think the end of this season sets things up perfectly for the start of the <em>next </em>season, which is then classic DALLAS all the way.</p><p></p><p>But anyway ... <strong>KNOTS!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 329575, member: 22"] Yes, I kind of felt that too. Sending Melissa mad for no particular reason and then having her play the whole thing for laughs was truly painful to watch, and caused long-term damage to both her character and FC's overall credibility. However, the impact of the Season 6 finale on the start of the [I]next[/I] season -- the shifts in the family dynamic caused by Chase's death and the discovery that Richard is Angela's son -- are really, really fascinating. The first few eps of Season 7 are among FC's best. I feel kind of the opposite about the Season 4 finale. Whereas the build-up to the "Who blew up Richard?" cliffhanger was really good soap, the aftermath was a bit anti-climactic. But if for no other reason than I hate the screeching mess they turned Melissa into in Season 6, my vote goes to ... [B]SEASON 4![/B] Yes! Yes! Yes, absolutely! This KNOTS cliffhanger is as character-driven as soap gets. Without needing it explained, we totally get why Gary revels in his guilt-free affair with Abby but then completely crumbles when Val finds them together and begs her not to leave him. Meanwhile on DALLAS, to get Sue Ellen to go from divorcing JR to falling back in love with him to sleeping with Cliff out of revenge to dumping Cliff when he asks her for money to accepting JR's marriage proposal to getting second-thoughts at Cliff's bedside, all within the space of about fifteen episodes, requires the season to turn her into a bit of a plot-driven moron, which she hadn't really been up to this point. As comparatively low-key as it was, I do think the end of this season sets things up perfectly for the start of the [I]next [/I]season, which is then classic DALLAS all the way. But anyway ... [B]KNOTS![/B] [/QUOTE]
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