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I know there is a scene where Opal is giving Brooke a massage at the Glamourama, and trying to make Brooke jealous.

Donna and Tom were romantically paired at one point for certain, but not sure how serious they were.

Barbara and Tom weren't married when little Laura died.

Well, the Chandlers didn't get a montage, but I understand that it was a little hard to fit it into the landscape that was the Chandlers storyline. Adam had Stuart back, but still estranged from JR. Brooke brought back the Chandler Mansion, and Adam and Brooke became engaged, but those details didn't unravel until the last episode, and it would have taken away from the rest of the cast to try and insert a Chandler montage at that point.

It seems that over the years, the rape was mentioned more than the subsequent abortion.

Brooke's rape was drudged up over the years in relation to other women raped on the show, which was many (Natalie, Gloria, Julia and Kit). When Ross was on trial for Natalie's rape, Brooke revealed to her new husband Adam that she had been raped by an acquaintance. This was around the time that acquaintance rape was becoming a more talked about matter.

When Julia was considering an abortion after her rape, Brooke was brought into the picture, and it was one of the few times her own abortion was brought up.

With Kit, Brooke was one of her few supporters.

And yes, when Brooke was told she must have an abortion to save her life, her previous abortion was alluded to at that time.

What is worse, I know the scene on the screen in the Oprah segment... Brooke has just learned that Aunt Phoebe has died, and Brooke is angry with Adam, who suffered another TIA (mini-stroke), and is refusing medical treatment.

Opal pulling down Adam's shirt while quickly giving his torso a once-over, and Tad quickly stepping in between the two - cracks me up.

I've wanted to see Erica sing that song for a while, it was pre-empted in my area. La Lucci is good, but the song felt too recorded.

I think the lack of Jenny and Greg is their era combined with VHS machines not quite yet being a household item.

I wanted to share some cast photos from an issue of SOD I have.

The first, 1973:

Karen Gorney (ex-Tara) was missing. This was the time when so many of the leading ladies had the same darker complextion (Tara, Erica, and Kitty)

1976, also known as the end of the small repertory company feeling as the canvas would expand to accommodate the 1/2 hour to hour long expansion (characters from this expansion include Brooke, Myrtle, Benny, Donna, and Edna... all beloved long running characters):

Actors who prominently bailed in response to the expansion were Judith Barcroft (ex-Anne) and the Franks (ex-Jeff, ex-Mary).

Here is 1982:

I have a version of this where Kathleen Noone (ex-Ellen) was edited back in. Also, Hugh Franklin is noticeably missing from this photo. You can see how inflated the cast became in the early 80's.

Here is what is allegedly 1999:

I am have a feeling that is actually 2001. Eden would not have been around for the 1999 Crystal Ball since she joined in the summer and the ball happens in New Years. For the 2000 ball, Mary Fickett was present as Ruth and Hayley had the famed "water fountain" hair-do. Great cast photo either way. I miss that Wildwind set greatly.

Thanks for sharing the SOD article.

I think this is 99/2000 for Crystal Ball Celebration, I remember being in love with Brooke's dress.

The next set of Crystal Ball Photos (with FH in red velvet dress) was 2000 into 2001.

.. and thanks to the latest SOD, I have a picture of them from that time (though the quality was sub-par):

I remember it was Brooke who had spotted Dimitri in London in 1999. Everyone thought he was at Vadzel, but Brooke insisted she spotted him jumping into a a cab. Of course, Brooke's placing Dimitri in London helped to corroborate Alex Marick's claim to be the latest Countess Andrassy.

Is this picture in a current SOD? If so, what is the caption and/or article that goes along with the photo?

Brooke and Dimitri would have been interesting, but ultimately McTavish used "fan outcry" as the reason the duo was dumped before truly exploring their relationship. I wouldn't have seen them as a long-term couple - just a jump to reuniting Brooke/Edmund and Erica/Dimitri.

True that. In a way, Erica was like Grand Central Station: sooner or later, every train passes through.

Except Tad and Edmund - of course, Brooke shared them with others, but not Erica.