MOST MEMORABLE EPISODES - Eden as St. George

Airdate: October 17, 1985

Season: 2

Episode: 311

Written by:
Bridget and Jerome Dobson, Charles Pratt jr, Mary Dobson and         Patrick Mulcahey

Synopsis:

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Mason goes to Mary's private hospital to get treatment for his black eye that he suffered after the blow carried out by Dylan. Dylan follows Kelly outside the State Street bistro and tries to entice her. When he sees both men who are on his chase arriving, he jumps on Kelly to kiss her and to avoid their view. Kelly defends herself from the advances by releasing some tear gas. Dylan becomes established in Kelly's old flat, where he is joined by Janice. Brick begins accepting that Glenn isn't his father. Nick accompanies him in the Lockridge residence, to search Minx's room for indications. Brick finds a piece of paper there with the telephone number of his father. Suddenly, a car arrives and both men escape by the window of the room. Ted comes back from Lake Tahoe where he didn't manage to find Laken. Gina succeeds in making Eden drink some champagne that has been doped. A last will signed by C.C. is left at the Capwell place. Eden reads the will of her father which says not to keep him living artificially. Mason admits to Mary that he doesn't want his father to die. The drug begins having effects on Eden, which surprises Sophia, and puts on a show in front of Kelly, Mason and Ted. Gina, delighted with her party, puts photos in chains. At the end of her nerves, and armed with a sword found in Amanda Lockridge, Eden ends up collapsing...

Why this is a memorable episode

Well, because here it happens the first meeting between Kelly and (the future psychopath) Dylan, because Robin Wright is lighter than ever, because the most fragile side of Mason is as attractive as the evil one, because Eden shows us the first signs of imbalance that years later will lead her to develop a double, triple, quadruple personality and especially because a turkey can die twice.

Best Line

Kelly asks Mason if he is ok, after Dylan punched him. Mason answers: “Sure. I have another eye.”

The coolest

Dylan Hurtley was crazy. Without a doubt. But how many men would be able to wear a tight pink T-shirt like him?

Greatest improbability

Really some of you would take a drink provided by Gina?

Worst dressed

Well, Eden wore better dresses than this. Was this her first communion’s day? (This is just for practicing Catholics).

Dumbest Line

Eden would win, but she is under the influence of drugs for 90% of the time, so I have to exclude her. I loved her, but I have to say that the winner is Kelly: scared by Dylan boldness, she hurts him with pepper spray. Immediately she asks him, “Are you okay?”

The most evil

CC is in a coma and Gina wants him dead. What to do? She leverages Eden’s love and sense of guilt, by writing a fake letter in which CC would ask to leave him die. Treacherous!

The biggest Mouth of Truth

Definitely Eden. After (apparently) forgiving her mother for having fake death, for having killed her brother, for having betrayed her father with his worst enemy, Eden decides to declare her love to Sophia as follows:

The most sudden fainting

Eden, again. One moment she is overactive, she calls her mother a sluth, she threatens Mason with a sword, she stabs a roast turkey. A second later she sags and faints. Gina, who is your pusher?

And now Ladies and Gentlemen, the episode.

Most Memorable Episodes - Episode 1

Airdate: 30 July, 1984

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Written by: 

Bridget and Jerome Dobson

Why this is a memorable episode:

well, because this is the first episode. This is the beginning of our beloved saga. Drama, mystery, thriller, humor all together into a throw of dice. A great cast, good writing, excellent directing.

Weak points:

the show is still far from its golden age: the 1985-86 season. Mason, for example, does not have its typical bite. CC is one-dimensional. Augusta does not want Perkins return to the city. We never figured out why. Joe Perkins looks like a beaten dog, he does not raise the empathy the character needs.

Strong points:

the golden boy is murdered after two minutes from the beginning of the show. The alleged murderess is his the boyfriend of the golden boy’s sister. He returns to town to discover the identity of the real killer and win back his love. A real bomb.

Strongest character:

Minx Lockridge (Dame Judith Anderson). All the other actors are a bit stiff. She shines, stubborn and disrespectful. A legend.

Most unnecessary character:

Danny Andrade has little more than a token role. Augusta’s henchmen have more lines than him.

Rosa Andrade: her major line is “Santaaana”.

Best choice directing:

the parallelism between Channing Jr. and Mason emerges as a rivalry thanks to a series of images. Note the synchronized movement of the extras hiding Channing jr until he and Santana look at each other for the last time.

Worst Ensemble / Least Chemistry:

Santana/Mason – Santana/Channing jr. Her best line is: “Shhhhh”. Excellent, Ms. Andrade!

Greatest improbability:

July 30, 1984. After five years Joe Perkins is released from prison for good behaviour. American law is quite bizarre: just five years of good behavior are enough for a man sentenced for murder to be released? In fact, when it was revealed that Sophia killed him by accident, she was sentenced to a few hours of community service. Perhaps the murderess of Channing Jr. was not to be punished, but rewarded. So Mason was right.

 

Worst dressed:

Absolutely Santana. During Kelly and Peter's engagement party, she has taken away the maid's uniform to show off the evening dress. And what a dress! Was that perhaps an homage to the NBC peacock's tail?

Worst hairstyle:

Do you think that Robin Wright is too beautiful? No problem: in place of her hair put a big boiled onion and the game is done. Now she seems to be the nephew of Grandma Duck.

The biggest absent:

Eden Capwell. Someone kills her brother and she is not present. Her sister is officially engaged to a future serial killer and she is not present. In fact Marcy Walker was still under contract with All My Children.

The faster rising:

Santana Andrade. July 30, 1979: Santana is a waitress at the Capwell Mansion. July 30, 1984: In just five years Santana has become a popular interior designer, one of the guest stars at the Capwell party. In Italy she probably would have become Prime Minister.

Dumbest line:

“It’s like it’s yesterday”… CC says this remembering Channing’s death. CC please, next time, when your daughter Kelly decides to get engaged, maybe you may not set the party on the same day in which five years ago your beloved son was murdered. A really questionable choice. Jed Allan would never have done that. While time does not pass for CC, instead for Marisa Perkins seems like a lifetime ago. Watch, please

That said, reminding you that this is a game, let's watch the first episode of Santa Barbara. Are you agree with my thoughts? Which categories would you add?