We have discussed Season 7 before, but here’s some additional background details that were shared in a FC FB group:
Regarding original storyline plans, the Nicole Sauguet storyline was indeed intended to last longer.
Chase, presumed drowned, was to show up at Falcon Crest in disguised via plastic surgery, to start a romance with Nicole Sauguet to divert her schemes while plotting revenge against Richard & Angela. Also he would be making moves to reunite with an unsuspecting Maggie and Kevin.
The outline for the first twelve episodes was done quite hastily and — for the first eleven episodes — mostly without the input of supervising producer Howard Lamont who was out of production suffering from a back injury. Due to these circumstances, the early episodes of the season (some of which written by non-staff writers) are much more inconsistent and less specific as usual. There are a number of contradictions in the shorter storylines in particular, e.g. the vague hints about what Chase put up as collateral for Nicole Sauguet's loan and — even more obvious — the Carlton Travis storyline, which lacks a reasonable explanation why Carlton blames Richard for his own pathologic guilt complex caused by his brother's death although Carlton apparently is not insane at all. After the filming hiatus, which enabled the writing staff to finish the bible for the rest of the season, the plot will become much more complex and less inconsistent.
Despite many continuing threads, many storylines were tied up more quickly this season. Although "Falcon Crest" keeps up its serialized mode of storytelling, it developed a slight tendency towards episodic television this year by creating episodes with a beginning, middle and end to move even more rapidly than in the previous season. Freilich & Co. had hoped to make it easier for new viewers to pick up the story. Meanwhile Freilich had implemented a new special guest star policy will contribute to that aim as well. The producers decided to have at least one new celeb guest per month this season. Therefore, season 7 is the year with the largest number of rotating guests in the Tuscany Valley. However, on the downside, due to budget constraints, main cast members Ladd, Chi, Cullen, Sparks, and Callahan do not appear in multiple episodes.
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