Up to December 17th, 1992
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"Tchaikovsky in Llanview."
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Let the Christmas shopping from hell... begin! Ho! Ho! Ho!
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As I anticipated... Sloan attempted to catch Viki off guard while she was out shopping. He eavesdropped on her plans the previous day and followed her there. A bit stalkerish, won't you say? She loved the attention, even if she pretended not to. Sloan is an incredibly persistent man. He understands that once the Bo situation is settled, the family's bond will eventually weaken... and he'll be waiting around the corner, ready to pounce at the first sign of trouble. He's always ten steps ahead, and it's not like Viki doesn't know it either. She's a smart girl. They're in a game with one another, making the whole affair situation more and more exciting. We are now in the 6th or 7th month since their attraction began... and we have yet to see them sleeping together. The writers are milking this as much as possible and I appreciate that there's no rush.
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And then... like a ghost from a Christmas themed horror movie, that one woman who's pathologically single and bitter - yes, you guessed it, Dorian Lord... emerged from the shadows... catching them red-handed at the scene of the crime. Oh my! What are you two lovebirds doing here? Dorian's gloat set Viki off so much... she resorted to her classic - "I'M SO ABOVE YOU" routine, trying to smother her with PITY. She attempted to change the focus from her own inappropriate relationship, a pure gaslight technique.. To me... at that moment, Viki was the villain. Because... Dorian merely observed the truth - she didn't imagine it... that somehow... Viki is still seeing Sloan. It doesn't matter if it's by chance or they are having secret rendezvous... they are still TOGETHER. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker playing softly in the background was chef's kiss.
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Moving on... we finally had THE showdown between Renee and Blair. This was one of the most catty scenes I've seen so far. Renee absolutely obliterated Blair with words, threatening to expose her lies to Asa. But that was nothing compared to what happened when Blair visited Dorian searching for her mother. The Wicked Witch of Llanview announced that Addie is GONE... off to a place where Blair will never find her! And that's not all - Dorian now allegedly has full custody of Agatha. And Blair has only one person to thank for this - good old Asa Buchanan. Incredible performance by Mia Korf.
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Last, but not least... Bo went home with a tramp he picked up from the bar. But then when the tramp noticed Sarah's creepy picture watching them from the distance, he flipped out and threw the trash out. As the episode was ending, we saw him burning Sarah's things in the fire and saying disturbing things... that I don't even want to mention. Are they going there? Is Bo going to try and take his own life? It's heartbreaking to watch, but I still think if this was about someone else other than Sarah... it would have hit harder.
Overall - 10/10
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Clip of the day
Dorian clashes with Viki and Blair.
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