Up to February 9th, 1993
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"Viki Buchanina on the loose."
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After a brief pause (in order to finish a book I was reading) I'm back in Llanview! And as you know from my previous posts, I'm not the only one back - Cord is here too. 🤭
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So, let's begin with Cordero. In short - he has revealed himself to Idiotina, who of course chose to lie and hide her actions from the past year and pretend she is still his wife and "Who's Cain Rogan?". I couldn't help but roll my eyes during some of these scenes, they felt so disconnected from reality and verge on the absurd, yet there's still a hint of Malone in it that makes it engaging. Watching Cain being sidelined almost evokes some sympathy for him. Cord... wasted no time in getting back to his usual condescending and controlling attitude towards Tina, leading me to believe that Cain isn't entirely out of the picture. Tina won't fall back into that trap of a marriage so far after experiencing freedom with the conman. I just wish we could move past this ridiculous resurrection phase faster. One aspect I appreciated was how the writers maintained Asa's character through all this - his only line to Tina was - I will kill you if you do anything to upset Cord. That was such a quintessential Asa line, and I'm pleased to even use the term "quintessential" after watching this show since autumn 1991. Nevertheless, I value when they truly understand their characters and occasionally revisit their iconic lines.
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Jason and Leanne's staged breakup is becoming tedious... I can't help but feel that the characters are losing their spark. There's a feeling of monotony, and the writing seems uncertain about their direction, which is unfortunate. The introduction of Marty into the storyline was an odd decision. I fail to see the reasoning behind her constant inclusion in everyone's storylines and lives (why do people keep talking to her after they saw what a swine she is is beyond me), seemingly just to provide her with material. Now, we see Marty and Jason fake-kissing in front of Leanne (could turn to real kissing soon I'm sure), supposedly to make her hate him. But Leanne is not that smart, guys. She's a simple and naive soul. So the result of this kiss fiasco was quite the opposite and surprisingly touching. Leanne returned home, rushed to Jason, and embraced him tightly. It brought a tear to my eye, as it captured her foolish, but somewhat innocent nature. It was raw and real. This is precisely how someone behaves when they love someone and refuse to let anything come between them. I've seen it in real life.
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The conflict between Hank and Rachel, as father and daughter, has entered a new stage. We witnessed a rather disturbing... yet important moment where a new staff member at the Buchanan Palace restaurant refused to seat Hank, Sheila, and Rachel. It was heavily implied that he was exhibiting racism, which he indeed was. At that moment, Kevin showed up and with just one sentence... stating that they were with him... the despicable racist instantly changed his stance, further exposing his true motives. Naturally, Hank couldn't contain his frustration and anger, directing it towards Kevin. Sheila, however, managed to diffuse the situation, acting as the ideal woman (I've always believed that women often rescue men from their own character, and to me, this is one of the most important traits a woman, wife, or girlfriend can have - not tits or ass... but knowing when to take her man aside before he kills someone or beats him up) by taking Hank aside... allowing Rachel and Kevin to be together. Yet, the tension persisted in the following scenes. I can't shake the feeling that Rachel might eventually align with her father's views. We'll see. I commend the show for addressing such an important issue. They continue to provoke dialogue and shed light on very difficult social issues.
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When discussing social issues, one thing that isn't particularly challenging is to... CHEAT on your husband. Once you decide to go through with it - you're going to do it. LOL. That's precisely what Viki Buchanina did. She tormented Clint for almost a year... never giving him a chance... she prolonged the inevitable reality of her upcoming infidelity... dragging it out until Clint could no longer endure it. And now... she portrays herself as the victim, can you believe it? I felt like shouting at the TV - You are such a ho, Viki! HOW DARE YOU blame Clint for this. Naturally, she had to play the role of the wounded deer in front of her family, once again subtly placing blame on Clint. But beneath all of this was her undeniable desire - she packed that suitcase in no time! I hope she remembered to take her sexy lingerie, if she has any. And I hope she picked up some condoms, because we all know what that call to Sloan from her hotel room was really about. And even if the granny side of me judges her... the part of me that adores Anna Karenina tells her - GO FOR IT, girl! And that's what makes this such a guilty pleasure storyline. Viki is finally stepping into her Justify My Love phase. Hotel rooms... suitcases, phone calls... do you want to kiss him in Paris, Viki?😁
Overall - 8/10 - Some amazing moments, some mediocre, some very important. GREAT.
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Clip of the day
Viki VS Clint! Erika Slezak is fire!
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