Videos 186-195 were uploaded. Today's treasure trove includes three period:
Summer of 1986: This seems to be the lead up to last set of June / July 1986 episodes. I saw some scenes with Kate talking to Jim about Ava's secret regarding baby Johnny. I don't think it ever dawned on me that it was the Johnny fiasco that caused Curtis and Ava to break up. Given how erratic Ava acted in the year leading up to the resolution, I almost wish they had rested the character by locking her in a mental health facility. And of course, her roommate would be none other than Lily Slater, on the verge of being released...
May 1990: More of Roya Megnot's return for you @DRW50 . This is all the lead up to the material that was posted earlier. It includes the scene where Isabelle sees Cabot for the first time since the Tattler picture. Remarkable work from the underused Dabney who cannot believe Cabot because of Shana's existence. I was shocked by how well done Alexis' heart issues was being handled. I think this is really a precursor, in some ways, to Taggart's 1993 story with Shana and Leo dealing with Patti's developmental delay. There is a very tender moment where Egypt recounts to Alex how she was unable to keep her class pet alive when she was a child alluding to her fears regarding little Alexis. It's also worth noting Mary Ellis Bunim is created in these episodes as EP so we have the turnover in May.
January 1991: Lots of little surprises for me in this. Some stellar work from Noelle Beck who really lays into Cabot upon learning that he was behind the plane crash and that he was completely willing to put Trucker out to dry because he wasn't a member of the family in Cabot's eyes. Beck can tend to overplay things, in my opinion, but the pain here seems incredibly real to me. I think Trisha's arc in 1991 is pretty divergent from a lot of the material she has before or after. There was also the return of Lucho Domeq, who I didn't realize had come back in 1991. Some of the dialogue was very layered in ways that weren't necessary, but appreciated. The set up for Christopher Cass' arrival as Jack places Jack in a San Felipe prison and Lucho talks about how Ramirez uses the prison to lock up political dissidents and intellectuals and it all feels a bit too close to home to the modern world. Rio is still worrying about his immigration status and working as a double agent basically by working for Paul but reporting back to Alex. The Ramirez / Paul connection is interesting and I believe Ramirez is also tied to plane parts plot. I don't usually love these throwaway villains, but a lot of the material surrounding is written well so I don't hate it as much as others might.
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