Thanks so much @dc11786 for finding those rare episodes and @Franko for the dates. I can barely log into here anymore or I would have said this yesterday.

Babbin made even more changes than I realized. I don't think a number of them worked, but the show was so moribund and lacking in any identity (admittedly the show never really had an identity until its last few years), I can see why she did what she did.

19 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Thanks so much @dc11786 for finding those rare episodes and @Franko for the dates. I can barely log into here anymore or I would have said this yesterday.

Babbin made even more changes than I realized. I don't think a number of them worked, but the show was so moribund and lacking in any identity (admittedly the show never really had an identity until its last few years), I can see why she did what she did.

Oh dear! Hopefully that can be fixed. To shamelessly crib from Loving and still somewhat keep things on topic, SON without DRW50 would be like Ava trying to live in Corinth without "Jeremy, alive, at the studio with a smile on his face, putting up with my nonsense and not passing judgement on me. ..."