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The arc in itself was pointless, just like Maggie being adopted on Falcon Crest. Ultimately, the only thing that would've made it matter is if it changed her relationship with Sydney since she put up a lot of crap with her because they were sisters. So being adopted would've given Jane leverage in theory the next time Sydney started pulling her bullshit again. Same thing with Maggie and Terry on Falcon Crest. 

But Jane left soon after, and no it was never acknowledged again. 

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The Sherry Larson story was a waste of time. Donna had next to nothing to do and no fire in the part. I would never have known what a force she was had I not watched KL (and some of her GH work was good, at least her performance). It also was a very strange and abrupt pivot in story, where Jane had begun turning unhinged over Jake and Alison and suddenly was embroiled with her alcoholic mom. Her deranged antics were swept under the rug (though in the end that was probably for the best for Jane).

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It was a classic case of season 5's issue with attempting to be grounded but it had gone too far at that point to properly be so. See also Kimberly's brain cancer and the endless will-she-or-won't-she-die. Or Jake and Alison's boring relationship from hell. 

Someone once described season 5 as being at a "break-neck speed and daytime slow" at the same time, which is somewhat impressive I guess. But it's stuck with me because it's so oddly accurate.

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I don't think I've shared this, but more than a decade ago... I learned English while watching Melrose place from beginning to end multiple times. I would watch it while studying the language... and that helped me improve my vocabulary. I was just a kid back then. But now... instantly after hearing the promo I'm back to me in my room writing words I don't know down... and looking them up later on google. Such a nice memory. It's so sad that so many years later there isn't a true HD version of it. I want to see it again, but the quality they offer is just... the same it used to be decades ago. 

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Reading that interview with Donna Mills just makes me wish even more that there was more LIAMST floating around.  It says a lot that the network trusted two, young, relatively inexperienced actresses like Mills and Leslie Charleson to carry an entire show.

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I think the Sherry story was cooked up last minute because Josie Bissett opted to leave the show for personal reasons.  It would explain why the Jane stalking Jake/Allison story was dropped and ended so badly.

I think Donna did as much as she could with the role, and it was a shame there wasn't other adult oriented dramas that could have cast her in a recurring basis (she had opted to pull back on acting somewhat because she had adopted and was focusing on being a mother).

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Thomas Calabro coming to Heather saying "So you're the soap person" and her replying with "... and now you are" 

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 We've sort of gotten hints over the years that he took himself way too seriously as an ac-tor at the beginning of the show. I'm a bit peeved they're releasing this in two parts though, but I can't wait for the next episode. 

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How did I not know of these? I'm enjoying listening to Doug's episode. Matt was my favorite character for obvious reasons because he represented me. Matt was so sweet and adorable. I was so disappointed that the kiss was so hyped and never shown. Of course, this was the early 90s.

Who is the actor that was uncomfortable playing gay with Doug? I need to go back and watch the episodes again.

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I think we're at a good moment finally, in terms of which episodes they're covering. Once Heather joins, the Alison/Billy/Amanda storyline goes full steam ahead. Episode 22 through the end is when the pace ramps up and the tension builds and it becomes a full-fledged continuing soapy drama. 

It's nice to know that in hindsight, Grant wishes he hadn't taken himself so seriously. Thomas seems to be the one that isn't into the whole nostalgic, walk-down-memory-lane kinda guy. 

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Chuck Pratt is coming onto the show - I'm not sure if they're going to resume recaps for a bit though. 

 

ETA: sounded on them like they're going to resume recaps a bit and bring in Chuck a bit later. 

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