Podcasts by Again With This: Beverly Hills, 90210

Need someone to share the joy, pain, and shoulder pads of your Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place rewatches? Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting, co-founders of Television Without Pity, are here for you!

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MP S07.E24: Saving Ryan's Privates from 2023-12-11T10:00

The good news is that after seeing his worst qualities reflected in his awful father, Kyle has realized that he does, finally, have to tell Amanda what's driven him to drink and pills. The bad...

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MP S07.E23: The Younger Son Also Rises from 2023-12-04T10:00

McBride patriarch Mack comes to town to ruin everyone's lives.

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MP S07.E22: A Fist Full Of Secrets from 2023-11-27T10:00

Having been assaulted, at the end of the previous episode, with Kyle's version of Eve's scandalous history, Peter kind of...acts like a grownup? He tells her what he's heard, then goes to Oakh...

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MP S07.E21: I Married A Jock Murderer from 2023-11-20T10:00

Kyle's reaction to Amanda kicking him out? Putting down his duffel bag and opening up his bag of pills. He's not trying to hear advice from Peter or Ryan, so Eve takes her shot -- then probabl...

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MP S07.E20: The Kyle High Club from 2023-11-13T10:00

Kyle still hasn't figured out how to tell Amanda the news about his infertility, and has gone so far past the point of self-medication that he...gets on a plane and goes all the way to the oth...

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MP S07.E19: The Usual Santas from 2023-11-06T10:00

It's the winter holiday season on Melrose Place, and Santa's sleigh is about to get totaled. Dr. V has the charitable instinct of enlisting Michael, Peter, and their male neighbors from the co...

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MP S07.E18: Suddenly Sperm from 2023-10-30T09:00

Amanda and Kyle having decided they want to have a baby, Amanda's gotten herself medically cleared for action, and asks Kyle to do the same. But since he knows some of his Gulf War veteran bud...

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MP S07.E17: When Cheerleaders Attack from 2023-10-23T09:00

We found out in the last episode that Eve served 15 years in prison, and this week, we find out why; thus, all of us are one-up on Peter, since Amanda and Eve convince Kyle (to whom they spill...

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MP S07.E16: Lethal Wedding 4 from 2023-10-16T09:00

The sex-driven roof collapse of the previous episode has thrown everyone into chaos. Jane is going ahead with divorce proceedings immediately! Ryan is done with Lexi for good! Megan is also do...

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MP S07.E15: Fiddling On The Roof from 2023-10-09T09:00

It's Jane and Michael's wedding day: take 2! Bad start: Michael is reunited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, who all soon realize none of them knows where Jane is. Amanda does, once Jan...

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MP S07.E14: Suspicion from 2023-10-02T09:00

In some ways, things for Eve and Peter seem to be going great: he's giving her his credit card for a shopping spree, broadly hinting that he'd love her to move in, and so on. Buuuuuuuut, there...

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MP S07.E13: The Night The Lights Went Out At Melrose from 2023-09-25T09:00

Eve is about as eager to get things going with Peter as a person can be. And she knows he and Amanda were formerly married. And she recognizes that her instincts about relationships m...

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MP S07.E12: The Rumor Whisperer from 2023-09-18T09:00

After being drawn to Eve's (a) medical level of neediness and (b) siren song, Peter asks her out. And Amanda is all about it, giving Eve tips on how to land him and even lending her an outfit....

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MP S07.E11: Not Quite All About Eve from 2023-09-11T09:00

When Peter makes a whole scene at the not-jazz club keeping Lexi from telling Amanda what she knows about Peter, Kyle figures out that he might be able to confirm his vague suspicions about Pe...

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Special: Let’s Watch Grant Show In True Blue And Dina Meyer On Friends! from 2023-09-04T09:00

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MP S07.E10: Dr. Jealousy from 2023-08-28T09:00

Kyle is still morbidly focused on Amanda, Peter, and the missing diary page, which is such a waste of energy since Peter is probably going to trip himself up soon enough: LEXI has winkled out ...
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MP S07.E09: Where The Hookers Grow from 2023-08-21T09:00

Having convinced himself that Megan is suicidal, Michael leaves town to follow her to the trailer park he's been given to understand she grew up in. Except whoops, it's a stately manor with ho...
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MP S07.E08: The World According To Matt from 2023-08-14T09:00

It's been a hot second since we got a single-storyline episode, and all it took was Matt getting killed (offscreen) in a car crash! Everyone absorbs the news in their own ways, but only Amanda...
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MP S07.E07: Buona Sera, Mr. Campbell, Part 2 from 2023-08-07T09:00

Taylor having inconveniently gone into labor in the middle of a pounding rainstorm, the ambulance can't get to the beach house in time and Michael Jr. is delivered at home, to his two biologic...
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MP S07.E06: Buona Sera, Mr. Campbell, Part 1 from 2023-07-31T09:00

After Peter failed to call off Mr. Beck's hired goons in the last episode, his plan starts to come into focus: she's kidnapped, and Peter's going to be the hero who saves her, in the process w...
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MP S07.E05: As Bad As It Gets from 2023-07-24T09:00

Mr. Beck from the last episode is about to go out of town, but first he makes sure Peter knows he's already started making arrangements for a deal the two of them discussed offscreen. It seems...
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MP S07.E04: Ball n' Jane from 2023-07-17T09:00

Peter's more committed than ever to his scheme to get Amanda back, even though Dr. Visconti does not agree with him that a recurring sex dream -- in which she starts by resisting Peter's advan...
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MP S07.E03: A Match Made In Hell from 2023-07-10T09:00

It's not enough for Megan to spend her waking hours stressed out about Lexi's legal troubles and how easy it would be for Coop to solve them: she has to have extremely dramatic nightmares abou...
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MP S07.E02: A Long Way To Tip-A-Rory from 2023-07-03T09:00

Can Kyle stop Rory before he straight-up murders Amanda?!
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MP S07.E01: Divorce Dominican Style from 2023-06-26T09:00

Returning to the Dominican Republic to expedite her divorce from Kyle only reminds Amanda of how romantic her last trip there was, when she and Kyle were falling in love. Meanwhile, w...
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Special: We Take Your Calls IV from 2023-06-19T09:00

Just one more season of Melrose Place remains, but the podcast will live on. The question is: what show will we go through episode by episode after Melrose Place's Season 7 f...
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MP S06.E25&26: M.P. Confidential&The Nasty Minded Professor from 2023-06-12T09:00

Coop brings Megan to Philadelphia for the last phase of his job interview. Will she elude Larner's clutches? Michael can't keep the secret of Taylor's pregnancy, and neither can Jennifer. Once...
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MP S06.E24: Four Affairs And A Pregnancy from 2023-06-05T09:00

Coop is still boring us all with talk of his big job in Philadelphia, and while Megan is still strongly considering joining him if he gets it, there's a problem: the head of the search committ...
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MP S06.E23: Too Romantic For Words from 2023-05-29T09:00

Christine is still dead. Nick is still gone. And yet we're still hearing a lot about both of them. Amanda is so racked with guilt that she's taking it out on Kyle, whose attempts to bridge the...
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MP S06.E22: A Christine Runs Through It from 2023-05-22T09:00

Having accidentally killed Christine in the last episode, Nick springs into action with a cunning plan, and drags Taylor along: they're going to call a suicide note in to Amanda at the hotel w...
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MP S06.E21: Blunt Drama from 2023-05-15T09:00

Christine -- or should we say "Christine"? -- is ready to pull the plug on Operation Reset Kyle's Life, but Taylor and Nick have invested too much in it and simply will not allow that to happe...
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Special: Let's Watch Housewife Rinna And Jump Street Estes! from 2023-05-08T09:00

From AWAWT 089: Let’s Watch Rob Estes In 21 Jump Stree...
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MP S06.E20: A Swing And A Mrs. from 2023-05-01T09:00

So the last episode showed us that Christine was definitely alive; definitely wrote that letter years ago that Taylor apparently forgot about and had to go to Dallas to have Nick explain; and ...
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MP S06.E19: Last Train To Baghdad from 2023-04-24T09:00

The time has come for a midseason two-parter, and new characters are popping off. Having mooched some extra ER shifts from Peter, Michael meets a shady gentleman (how shady? His name is Spider...
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MP S06.E18: Mama Mia from 2023-04-17T09:00

We join Jennifer just as she's absorbing horrifying news: Mia Mancini, mother to Jennifer and Michael, is coming for a visit -- just as her children's lives are falling apart! Michael has to d...
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MP S06.E17: Coop De Grace from 2023-04-10T09:00

Once again, the medical practice is a flashpoint for drama. Peter can plainly tell that Lexi's father Thomas has no respect for him, because Thomas is not even pretending to hide it. (It's not...
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Special: We Take Your Calls III from 2023-04-03T09:00

We knew you had more on your mind, and you proved us right with an all-new round of calls. Questions! Comments! Texts! Declarations of love! Intentional manglings of our names! You brought it ...
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MP S06.E16: Kyle Of The Desert from 2023-03-27T09:00

Our A plot is a good old doctor roundup! Michael is using all his romantic tricks to lock down Amber; when she resists, he (rudely) assumes it's because she's embarrassed about her job and wha...
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MP S06.E15: Amanda's Back from 2023-03-20T09:00

Amanda and Sam's crash site still hasn't been found, and Kyle is DETERMINED to locate it NO MATTER WHAT and REGARDLESS of whose actually experienced toes he steps on!!! (Billy is also there, k...
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MP S06.E14: To Kill A Whirlybird from 2023-03-13T09:00

The GloveCo lawsuit is behind us...sort of: Michael is so bitter about having been cut out of the business for the obvious reasons that he uses his Chief of Staff position to forbid the glove'...
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MP S06.E13: A Tree Talks In Melrose from 2023-03-06T10:00

Having learned in the last episode that Lexi (a) has a problem with pills and (b) ran a guy over, Jennifer wastes no time putting her intel to use on Michael's behalf: she tells Coop she can g...
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MP S06.E12: A Bump In The Night from 2023-02-27T10:00

We've said a lot of hurtful things about Coop, because he is a bad character and we have assessed him accurately. But one of the smartest things we've ever seen him do is try to get Craig on h...
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MP S06.E11: Everybody Comes To Kyle's from 2023-02-20T10:00

Peter confronts Lexi about the pills he found in her purse, which he went ahead and asked Coop about behind her back, and guess what: she feels betrayed! Fortunately, she's easily distracted b...
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MP S06.E10: My Little Coma Girl from 2023-02-13T10:00

After the previous episode's cliffhanger gets resolved, Amanda must do damage control, trying her very best to convince Kyle that she did NOT accept Eric's offer even though, yes, when Kyle ki...
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MP S06.E09: Attack Of The Scalpel Woman from 2023-02-06T10:00

Once again, the doctors are in disarray! When Peter bails Coop out of jail, Michael turns on both of them, convinced that even if Coop didn't physically pull the trigger at the beach house, he...
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Let's Watch Melrosians In L&O and Fantasy Island! from 2023-01-30T10:00

Sarah will be back next week (yay!) so this week in lieu of a void of nothingness we're unlocking two episodes from the Again With This Club Listen

MP S06.E08: A Shot In The Dark from 2023-01-23T10:00

While Amanda keeps the secret of Eric's designs against Kyle's entire hospitality empire, Eric completes his purchase of the KYLE'S/jazz club property, giving Kyle 30 days to exit. And that's ...
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MP S06.E07: Secrets And Wives from 2023-01-16T10:00

The main drama swirls around the doctors this time: Michael's already had a prototype cauterizing glove made and is ready to start making money off it immediately by selling it to a medical co...
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MP S06.E06: The Light At The End Of The Tumble from 2023-01-09T10:00

Michael is the pivot point for virtually everyone in the A plot. He helps Taylor cover up her non-pregnancy after a fortuitous fall down the jazz club's eponymous stairs. He hassles Megan so m...
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MP S06.E05: Desperately Seeking Samantha from 2023-01-02T10:00

Still reeling from Sam’s shock departure at the end of the last episode, Billy takes time off from The AWA at the worst possible time to follow a hunch and locate her in Maryland, working at h...
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Special: We Take Your Calls II from 2022-12-26T10:00

As we take a little time off for the holidays, we're opening up our voicemail box and playing some of your latest calls. In addition to learning about the Jackie Taylor-esque luxury one listen...
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Special: Darren Star Of Wonder, Darren Star Of Light from 2022-12-19T04:00

There's one special gift that almost every Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place star has loved to give us over the years: appearing in a holiday-themed TV movie! In this spec...
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MP S06.E04: The Doctor Is In…Deep from 2022-12-05T10:00

The organizers of a medical conference in Santa Barbara had NO IDEA their event was going to be a flashpoint for so much drama! First, Coop tries to get Michael to go and gets turned down flat. ...
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MP S06.E03: No Time For Sperm Banks from 2022-11-28T10:00

Coop has not only taken Michael up on his invitation to join the medical practice -- he brings in a contractor to start talking about knocking down walls before he's even met Peter! Who by the...
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MP S06.E02: The Trojan Stork from 2022-11-21T10:00

For obvious reasons, Amanda is trying to void the lease that Taylor signed with Matt; for equally obvious reasons, she's annoyed that Kyle doesn't seem to care where Taylor lives or what she d...
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MP S06.E01: A Brand New Day from 2022-11-14T10:00

Wilshire Memorial has always been a flashpoint for drama, and that has never been more true than in our Season 6 premiere. Peter is still in Carmel, sorting out his feelings about Taylor's pregnanc...
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MP S05.E32: Who’s Afraid Of Amanda Woodward? from 2022-11-07T10:00

Though being a bitch queen has generally worked out for Amanda, her run may be at an end: Craig and Sydney are conspiring to bring down D&D from within, and her desperate attempt to get back...
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MP S05.E31: Secrets And Lies And More Lies from 2022-10-31T09:00

Amanda returns from the DR divorced and in a great mood...until she learns that Sydney's employment was a condition of her settling her lawsuit. Sydney is suspicious about why Amanda is putting ...
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MP S05.E30: Going Places from 2022-10-24T09:00

Megan snitches to Kyle about Jennifer's new strip club job, from which he extricates her just before she's about to accept a promotion from server to performer, setting her up in his ...
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MP S05.E29: Ultimatums And The Single Guy from 2022-10-17T09:00

If you worried that we might not hear about the jazz club this time, don't! Amanda has decided she needs to formalize her partnership with Kyle, and he eventually agrees -- as long as there's ...
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MP S05.E28: All Beths Are Off from 2022-10-10T09:00

Our A plot is basically a thicket of bad decisions: Amanda and Kyle going into the JAZZ CLUB business together! Jennifer impulsively outing her five-month affair with Kyle -- because yes, she wa...
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MP S05.E27: Deja Vu, All Over Again from 2022-10-03T09:00

Sydney's not thrilled that the grift she and Harry ran on D&D has resulted in actual injury for her. She is thrilled that he thinks they can take the agency for $5 million. Amanda...
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MP S05.E26: The Dead Wives Club from 2022-09-26T09:00

Having lost everything thanks to Hilda's scam lawsuit, Sydney still doesn't want to accept Hilda's lawyer's offer to become his new partner in financial crime, but it's hard to deny t...
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MP S05.E25: Last Exit To Ohio from 2022-09-19T09:00

The last episode having left both Alison and Kimberly in possibly mortal danger from their own bodies (and not fire, or Michael, as is usually the case), it makes sense that they share the A p...
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MP S05.E24: From Here To Maternity from 2022-09-12T09:00

Alison continues to go stir-crazy on cervix-related bed rest, so when Amanda announces that she's taking over one of Alison's big clients, Alison decides the money is too important, and sneaks...
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MP S05.E23: 101 Damnations from 2022-09-05T09:00

With so many people's drama suddenly exploding into chaos, how is SYDNEY the pivot point? Well: she lets it slip in conversation with Peter that she slept with Kyle at the restaurant. Taylor w...
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MP S05.E22: Screams From A Marriage from 2022-08-29T09:00

Amanda immediately regrets revenge-boning Craig, but honestly, she gets off easiest in this episode! Taylor takes her bruised face to Peter's, and is horrified to learn that Peter totally knew...
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MP S05.E21: Frames ‘R’ Us from 2022-08-22T09:00

Taylor and Peter know that Nick is on to them since, you know, he told them -- and he's also toying with Taylor by suggesting that he actually MIGHT eventually show Kyle the photos. So Taylor ...
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MP S05.E20: Men Are From Melrose from 2022-08-15T09:00

It truly takes no time at all for Nick to follow Peter and Taylor to a public place and snap a bunch of photos of the two of them having sex, so whatever Craig is paying him for surveillance...it's...
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MP S05.E19: Catch Her In The Lie from 2022-08-08T09:00

The reconciliation with Peter that Amanda had hoped for is not going to happen quite yet: partly due to Peter's having run into a shirtless Craig at Amanda's, and (not that he's telling Amanda<...
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MP S05.E18: Great Sexpectations from 2022-08-01T09:00

In another classic midseason Melrose Place two-parter, Amanda and Peter each notch a big career win through underhanded schemes against their enemies. OBVIOUSLY THESE TWO ARE MADE FOR EACH...
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Special: We Take Your Calls from 2022-07-25T09:00

Off-model July wraps up in the best possible way: with you! We set up a hotline (210.920.4699) you can use to leave us a voicemail day or night, and we were thrilled to hear from so many of you....
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Special: Beyond The Stars from 2022-07-18T09:00

How do you make a game about the shows of the Darren Star Universe when one combatant literally wrote a book about his first show, and the other has barely watched it or its spinoff? Tara went b...
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Special: Melrose Place Secondary Character Thunderdome from 2022-07-11T09:00

We did it for the secondary characters of Beverly Hills, 90210, and now it's Melrose Place's turn. Eighteen recurring characters enter the Thunderdome for a FIGHT TO THE DEATH....
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MP S05.E17: Better Homes And Condos from 2022-06-27T09:00

The less said about a completely nonsensical fight between Sam and Sydney over Jane's former apartment, the better: the upshot is that Billy recommends that Sam explore her rights by talking to a l...
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MP S05.E16: The Eyes Of The Storm from 2022-06-20T09:00

Getting shoved through a glass table turns out to have been the last straw for Matt, who has an infuriatingly offscreen conversation with Peter about Dan; Peter then confronts Dan about it, and Dan...
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MP S05.E15: Escape From L.A. from 2022-06-13T09:00

Pretty much everyone crowds into the overstuffed A plot: Peter, with his regained doctorly confidence, attempts to reconcile with Amanda, but right now she's laser-focused on getting Craig to tell ...
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MP S05.E14: The Accidental Doctor from 2022-06-06T09:00

Sherry's holiday stay with Jane has now stretched into January, fraying the patience of everyone but an oblivious Jane. Sherry returns to her own place, and her local bar, worn down by the stress o...
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MP S05.E13: Crazy Love from 2022-05-30T09:00

The holidays have come again to Melrose Place, but they're generally not going to be very happy. Peter agrees to Amanda's request that he visit a therapist, but then gets angry and jealous when her...
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MP S05.E12: Quest For Mother from 2022-05-23T09:00

When, as predicted, Peter learns he's out of contention for the Wilshire Memorial chief of staff job, he ponders a change of career. Amanda thinks transitioning into medical research would be fine,...
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MP S05.E11: Sole Sister from 2022-05-16T09:00

Work continues to be a trial for both Peter and Amanda, although given their natural temperaments, he's having a harder time with it than she is. After choking in surgery at the end of the previous...
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MP S05.E10: Nice Work If You Can Get It from 2022-05-09T09:00

The promise of regaining Wilshire Memorial's Chief of Staff job has Peter re-energized about his career. He's even going back into the OR! Sadly, his good mood sours quickly, and when Amanda's not ...
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MP S05.E09: Farewell, Mike’s Concubine from 2022-05-02T09:00

Peter's got a lot on his mind this week: Michael's confidently claiming that he's about to be Wilshire Memorial's next Chief of Staff; Amanda's found out about the time he's secretly been spending ...
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MP S05.E08: Mission: Interpersonal from 2022-04-25T09:00

Michael is more obsessed than ever with figuring out what Megan's trying so hard to hide from him, eventually memorizing her license plate number and finding out where she actually lives. She manag...
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MP S05.E07: Young Doctors In Heat from 2022-04-18T09:00:10

So Michael and Kimberly still aren't having sex, and her psychiatrist thinks there may be a physical cause. Will a complete workup reveal what the issue is, or is Kimberly perfectly content bein...
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MP S05.E06: Jane's Addiction from 2022-04-11T09:00:14

The problems Amanda is facing in this episode are hardly the worst Melrose Place has ever thrown at her, but there are LOTS of them, and they're coming at her from all sides. D&D ...
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MP S05.E05: Un-Janed Melody from 2022-04-04T09:00:10

Amanda and Peter's decision to take a quick honeymoon in Santa Barbara causes a LOT of unexpected ripples! Taylor, overhearing Kimberly and Michael talking about it at the practice, rooks Kyle i...
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MP S05.E04: Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love from 2022-03-28T09:00:53

Who's having problems with their living situation? Who isn't! Peter assumes that, now that they're married, Amanda will move into his nice big house; he has no interest in even discussing the id...
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MP S05.E03: Moving Violations from 2022-03-21T09:00:08

Things are looking bleak for Peter's defense: Kimberly still hasn't recovered her memory, and when she gets coerced into testifying anyway, her sketchy story only makes his case look worse. You ...
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Special: Let's Watch Shannon And Luke Elsewhere On TV! from 2022-03-14T09:00:21

041: Let's Watch Luke Perry In His Début Episode Of What I Like About You!

Jennie Garth's Val is reunited with Luke Perry's Todd, a high school-era one-night-...
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MP S05.E02: Over Dick's Dead Body from 2022-03-07T10:00:34

Peter tells Amanda it doesn't matter what the cops think about Beth's demise, or what her diary said: he definitely did euthanize her. Amanda's not bothered, nor is Det. Wylie when she confronts...
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MP S05.E01: Living With Disaster from 2022-02-28T10:00:24

Amanda doesn't want to believe that her brand-new husband Peter has been living under an assumed identity literally the whole time she's known him, but she also can't help fin...
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Special: Beverly Hills, 90210 Secondary Character Thunderdome from 2022-02-21T10:00:56

Before launching into Season 5 of Melrose Place, we're taking a quick break for something very silly: Thunderdome! You all know Thunderdome from the feature film Mad Max: ...
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MP S04.E32: Dead Sisters Walking from 2022-02-14T10:00:46

Obviously, Sydney knows her bargaining position is weak, but she really attempts many different arguments to convince Jane not to follow through on her whole Richard-killing plan. None of them w...
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MP S04.E31: Full Metal Betsy from 2022-02-07T10:00:38

Peter is down bad at Willowbridge, but not out: he decides to try to work his magic on the soft-hearted, lonely, apparently horny Nurse Benson (Priscilla Presley!), offering to "make [her] happy...
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MP S04.E30: Peter's Excellent Adventure from 2022-01-31T10:00:58

Peter gets a lot of bad news right away: Alycia's dead, Kimberly's in the wind, and all evidence points to him as Bobby's murderer. At least he convinces Amanda that he didn't kill her ex, even ...
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MP S04.E29: Melrose Unglued from 2022-01-24T10:00:24

How do you follow up an episode that closed with one partner in a medical practice getting arrested for sexual misconduct while the other -- who was actually guilty of the crime -- was left unco...
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MP S04.E28: True Fibs from 2022-01-17T10:00:40

Teri has decided to sidestep charges and just sue Peter over the Brandi affair. Almost everyone is telling him to settle -- like Michael, who offers to pitch in, and Alycia, who...is representin...
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MP S04.E27: What Comes Up, Must Come Down from 2022-01-10T10:00:47

Though we might find it impossible to imagine D&D without Amanda, it seems that her jerk boss Arthur Field doesn't think she's so integral: he still has...
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MP S04.E26: Triumph Of The Bill from 2022-01-03T10:00:03

It's time for the social event of the year: the Coastal Advertising Conference! And Billy has been preparing by going being Amanda's back to her boss, Arthur Field ("...Who?" exactly) and lobbying ...
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MP S04.E25: The Burning Couch from 2021-12-27T10:00:44

Now that Alycia has succeeded in pushing Bobby out of the company, Peter (whose injuries from that four-foot fall over the railing in the previous episode were not serious) is ready to part ways wi...
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Special: ShanDo's Seventeen Cover & Dear Christmas from 2021-12-20T10:00:30

053: Let’s Read About Shannen Doherty In Her December 1991 Seventeen Cover Story!
We dig into a ShanDo cover story from late '91, plus whether BAG is funny, which of us trie...
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MP S04.E24: Ruthless People from 2021-12-13T10:00:57

It's not only that Billy continues to be the absolute worst -- which he absolutely does. It's that Amanda keeps coming right up to the edge of shutting him down and then doesn't, because even thoug...
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MP S04.E23: Run, Billy, Run from 2021-12-06T10:00:16

This plot to bring down Bobby's cable company is turning out to be a real drag for everyone behind it! First Alycia has an attack of conscience about making Bobby look like a mobster when what h...
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MP S04.E22: The Circle Of Strife from 2021-11-29T10:00:45

You know how when you have one ex-wife working for you and then pick back up with the ex-wife you actually haven't divorced yet and this one lets you know she wants you to fire the other one? Well,...
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Special: Midwest Obsession & Left For Dead from 2021-11-22T10:00:34

057: Let's Watch Jennie Garth In Left For Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story!

Jennie Garth is one of the famous faces in Lifetime's "Summer Of Secrets," playing the long-suffering ...
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MP S04.E21: Devil In A Wet Dress from 2021-11-15T10:00:12

As we probably all assumed after the last episode, Brooke is not coming back from her fall into the pool. Billy does his best not to let his estranged wife's sudden passing affect his life at all -...
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MP S04.E20: No Lifeguard On Duty from 2021-11-08T10:00:28

While Sarah takes one more week away, we are thrilled that Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan of GoFugYourself.com can join us once again....
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MP S04.E19: The Bobby Trap from 2021-11-01T09:00:34

Sarah is out this week spending time with family, so we welcome Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan -- authors, fashion bloggers, and longtime Melrose Place fans -- as our guest ...
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MP S04.E18: Sydney, Bothered & Bewildered from 2021-10-25T09:00:16

Jane's ongoing paralysis storyline basically embroils everyone this week, so let's run down the list. Peter, because Michael has made good on his threat to move out of the beach house as long as...
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MP S04.E17: The Brooke Stops Here from 2021-10-18T09:00:18

In the aftermath of Brooke's suicide attempt, a guilt-ridden Billy does everything he can think of to fulfill what he thinks are her wishes: he tells her he loves her; he gets rid of Alison; he ...
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MP S04.E16: Holy Strokes from 2021-10-11T09:00:01

It's about to be New Year's Eve, but not everyone's in a celebratory mood -- like Peter, who's getting sued for malpractice by some patient we don't know. Bobby invites Amanda and Peter to his hous...
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MP S04.E15: Oy! To The World from 2021-10-04T09:00:49

Just in time for Jane to decide she should try to mend fences with her antagonists at work, Jo goes soft and asks Richard not to go through with his plans to push her out of the business -- at leas...
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MP S04.E14: Two Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest from 2021-09-27T09:00

Look, at this point is it even worth trying to figure out what's going on with Kimberly's whole legal situation? Apparently the administration at Wilshire Memorial has given up, because they've agr...
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MP S04.E13: Hook, Line And Hayley from 2021-09-20T09:00

Once Amanda recovers from the shock of (a) seeing Bobby after seven years and (b) seeing the gun in his waistband, she agrees to let him explain himself: he still truly loves her, does not intend t...
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Special: Let's Watch Marcia Cross on CSI and Doug Savant in Masquerade! from 2021-09-13T09:00

We had to take the week off due to Life Issues for everyone but we present you with two selections from the Again With Again With This library. Back in full force next week.

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MP S04.E12: Kimberly Does L.A. from 2021-09-06T09:00

Between her great new radio gig and the removal of her wrist monitor, Kimberly is really feeling herself. And it turns out she'd like men to feel her too -- as many as she can get! She's so busy...
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MP S04.E11: Free Kimmy from 2021-08-30T09:00

Remember when the Jo/Jane/Richard/Jake/Shelly situation was merely a love pentagon? WELL. Jane tries a power play on Jo upon her return, with Richard, to the studio after their Haw...
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MP S04.E10: El Syd from 2021-08-23T09:00

After Jack kicks off in the cold open, everyone who knew anything about the circumstances surrounding his death braces for possible consequences. Michael thinks he can delay the autopsy results ...
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MP S04.E09: Amanda Unplugged from 2021-08-16T09:00

Inconveniently, Jack continues to live. Amanda is still keeping vigil at his bedside while also strategizing with Peter on how to get them both out of this, but when she tries to self-medicate w...
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MP S04.E08: Dial M For Melrose from 2021-08-09T09:00

We pick back up where we left off with the last episode: Amanda and Jack, tussling at his house. In the process, Jack ends up flying off a third-story balcony onto the hard floor of the foyer, a...
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MP S04.E07: Let The Games Begin from 2021-08-02T09:00

Psychological torture is the order of the day: Brooke harasses Amanda by taking on Jack's new cable company as her latest client, and Jack lets Amanda know that if she tries to take too hard a l...
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MP S04.E06: The Jane Mutiny from 2021-07-26T09:00

Now that Jack's told Amanda he tracked her down so they could officially get divorced, she's eager to get the process completed so that he can leave town; she doesn't even want any of his assets...
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MP S04.E05: Drawing Henry from 2021-07-19T09:00

Once Peter brings in a sketch artist to draw a portrait of Henry (fka Schmob) from Kimberly's description, he is determined to find out who he is -- a real person? a stand-in for someone else sh...
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MP S04.E04: Simply Shocking from 2021-07-12T09:00

Since discovering Amanda PAREZI's Florida driver's license, Brooke evidently hasn't stopped thinking about what it could mean and how to use it to her advantage. So when she heads off to Miami t...
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MP S04.E03: Blind Ambition from 2021-07-05T09:00

Remember the last episode when Matt punched Paul at the hospital and his lawyer Alicia was like "Please don't" and he was like "Cool, cool," and we thought he understood why such actions would N...
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MP S04.E02: Melrose Is Like A Box Of Chocolates from 2021-06-28T09:00

Things are starting to get back to normal-ish at the complex: with the place under construction, Amanda has arranged for the tenants in the intact apartments to billet the ones whose apartments ...
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MP S04.E01: Postmortem Madness from 2021-06-21T09:00

The Season 4 premiere picks up where the Season 3 finale left off: with Kimberly setting off an explosion at the Melrose Place apartment complex!!! In the immediate aftermath, we kind of just ha...
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MP S03.E30: The Big Bang, Parts 1 & 2 from 2021-06-14T09:00

Incarcerated at the county jail, Michael gets help from an unexpected visitor: DR. PETER BURNS. Apparently the whole time he's been gone he was just lying low on the advice of his excellent atto...
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MP S03.E29: Framing Of The Shrews from 2021-06-07T09:00

Just in case Amanda wasn't fully convinced in the last episode that Michael was stalking her at home, Kimberly ALSO shows up in the parking garage at D&D to creep Amanda out by following her...
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MP S03.E28: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from 2021-05-28T09:00

Jake is still not okay with Jess and Jo's burgeoning relationship, so much so that he kicks Jess out and fires him from Shooters -- and, when Jo tries importuning him on Jess's behalf, lets her ...
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MP S03.E27: Hose By Any Other Name from 2021-05-24T09:00

Sydney's gotten approached with a business deal from a couple of guys who just want to use the label to import and sell their pantyhose from China, and who know she used to work for Lauren. What...
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MP S03.E26: Melrose Impossible from 2021-05-17T09:00

Brooke and Amanda's plot to depose Alison gets a convenient boost when a rep for D&D's latest very important client happens to have a connection to Brooke's father: she's able to leverage wh...
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MP S03.E25: All About Brooke from 2021-05-10T09:00:26

Michael's having a perfectly pleasant evening at home waiting for his wife to hurry up and die already when Sydney unexpectedly shows up and foils his plan. He's so distracted pretending to try ...
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MP S03.E24: To Live & Die In Malibu from 2021-05-03T09:00

As Amanda battles back to consciousness, Michael's got his own fights: Kimberly reveals that she's returned early from Minnesota, she doesn't buy his stories about why Amanda's lingerie is all o...
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MP S03.E23: Love And Death 101 from 2021-04-26T09:00

The members of D&D's board of directors have taken notice of Amanda's increasing number of absences, and they've decided on a course of action: canning her and installing Alison in her place...
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MP S03.E22: And The Winner Is... from 2021-04-19T09:00

Amanda and Michael are back from New York and navigating their new circumstances. Kimberly tells Michael she knows he and Amanda shared a room. Amanda doesn't think their dalliance should get in...
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MP S03.E21: Breakfast At Tiffany's, Dinner At Eight from 2021-04-12T09:00

Amanda having entrusted her treatment to Michael, the two of them head to New York so that they can doorstop the famous Dr. Steele and convince him to admit Amanda into his cancer study. But it'...
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MP S03.E20: St. Valentine's Day Massacre from 2021-04-05T08:00

Once Sydney gets to see daylight again, she assesses her options and decides to stay at the compound. Martin takes this as proof that he's broken her, apparently, because he shows her where they...
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Special: Let's Watch Grosse Pointe & Models Inc! from 2021-03-29T09:00

We're off this week but we're setting you up with back-to-back selections from our Patreon supporter show Again With Again With This.

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MP S03.E19: Boxing Sydney from 2021-03-22T09:00

Though Amanda has apparently spent the entire time since we saw her last trying to ignore what Michael told her about the lump in her neck, he is refusing to let up, and another doctor at the ho...
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MP S03.E18: Another Perfect Day In Hell from 2021-03-15T09:00

Someone puts sugar in Jo's gas tank. Someone slashes all the samples on the rack at Jane's studio. Someone breaks in at Jo's and steals all her cameras and gear. Jane points the finger at Sydney...
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MP S03.E17: They Shoot Mothers, Don't They? from 2021-03-08T10:00

You thought a standard Season 3 episode of Melrose Place crammed in a lot of drama? STRAP IN, because here comes a for-no-reason midseason doubleepisode, and it ...
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MP S03.E16: Bye, Bye Baby from 2021-03-01T10:00

Amanda suddenly has some competition for Head Bitch In Charge at D&D when she walks into her office and sees JASMINE GUY sitting at her desk. Guy plays Caitlin Mills, an efficiency expert Pe...
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MP S03.E15: Holiday On Ice from 2021-02-22T10:00

Already in a rage about Peter's controlling behavior, Amanda adopts a bah humbug attitude she takes out on everyone around her. And we all know the remedy: Bruce's unquiet spirit comes back to w...
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MP S03.E14: Sex, Drugs And Rockin' The Cradle from 2021-02-15T10:00

Alison tries to commit to treatment at Twin Oaks, but keeps getting static from Terry, an NFL star in her group who thinks she's being resistant to the process. After she confronts him about his...
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MP S03.E13: Just Say No from 2021-02-08T10:00

Having canned Amanda for her leaking at the end of the last episode, Bruce is pretty sure he's righted D&D's ship and is ready to set sail with a bigger role for Alison (which...is maybe pro...
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MP S03.E12: The Doctor Who Rocks The Cradle from 2021-02-01T10:00

After being lucky (oof) enough to have found a mother at the hospital who's about to deliver a baby she knows is stillborn, Kimberly tells Jo it's time to set their plan in motion. Jo has concer...
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MP S03.E11: The Days Of Wine And Vodka from 2021-01-25T10:00:50

Zack encourages Alison to worry less about what her friends are saying about her recent behavior -- and her drinking, in particular -- and think more about what shereally wants. Li...
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MP S03.E10: And Justice For None from 2021-01-18T10:00

It's finally time for the custody hearing in which Jo will face off against the Carters. Apparently Jo's lawyer has just trusted that the character witnesses she's rounded up from the complex wi...
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MP S03.E09: Dr. Jekyll Saves His Hide from 2021-01-11T10:00

Instead of trying to figure out what the post-medical phase of his career is going to be, Michael is determined to return to his residency at Wilshire Memorial. The only problem is that he still...
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MP S03.E08: Love Reeks from 2021-01-04T10:00

After her assault by Chris, Sydney staggers back to Jake's to tell him what happened. This time he's ready to report the news directly to Jane instead of telling it to Jo and hoping it gets back...
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MP S03.E07: The Cook, The Creep, His Lover And Her Sister from 2020-12-28T10:00

Sydney is still trying to tell Jane what's been going on between her and Chris and Jane is still steadfastly refusing to hear her. When Jake stops by the studio delivering papers from Amanda and...
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MP S03.E06: No Strings Attached from 2020-12-21T10:00

While Jo and Amanda fret about where he could have gone, Jake turns up at the door of one Vince Connors (total Hey! It's That Guy! Raymond J. Barry). They've never met, but they know each other:...
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MP S03.E05: Non-Sexual Healing from 2020-12-14T10:00

Now that Kimberly and Michael have gotten past the times each of them almost killed the other and are now fully committed to marriage, he's going to need to finalize his divorce from Sydney, as ...
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MP S03.E04: Grand Delusions from 2020-12-07T10:00

Amanda is none too pleased to have her fugitive dad couch-surfing with her, particularly given that she was once at risk of catching a charge when he went on the lam in the first place. (Brittan...
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MP S03.E03: In-Laws And Outlaws from 2020-11-30T10:00

While doing her best, by day, to convince officials at the mental hospital that she isn't insane and that her claims about Kimberly's guilt in Michael's attempted murder should be taken seriousl...
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MP S03.E02: It's A Bad World After All from 2020-11-23T10:00

With a new detective working on Michael's case, it would probably behoove Sydney to have legal representation other than a public defender, which is why it's a good thing Mr. Andrews (Ken Howard...
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MP S03.E01: I Am Curious, Melrose from 2020-11-16T10:00

When Meredith goes out to pick up dinner and also take a break from Alison haranguing her to process her abusive childhood the way Alison (who only became fully conscious of her own about three ...
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MP S02.E31: Till Death Do Us Part from 2020-11-09T10:00

After Sydney gets roughed up by some sex workers for horning in on their turf and ends up in the ER, Kimberly decides that she should also get the chance to take revenge on Michael and enlists h...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S07.E19: My Funny Valentine from 2020-11-05T10:00

In our final "lost episode" from A Very Special 90210 Book, David and Donna might be headed for their 500th breakup; Steve, a college senior, finally hears tell of weed; and as Tra...
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MP S02.E30: Devil With The G-String On from 2020-11-02T10:00

Kimberly is basically the perfect fiancée to Michael -- not just reviewing the paperwork from Jane's company and determining that it's sketchy as hell, but also volunteering to go over there and...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S07.E12: Judgment Day from 2020-10-29T09:00

After Steve gets caught turning in one of Brandon's old papers, Cory Randall -- of "getting cucked by Brandon and Lucinda" fame -- comes back to take them both to a disciplinary hearing over it....
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MP S02.E29: Imperfect Strangers from 2020-10-26T09:00

Now that Models Inc. has been un-blackballed at D&D, Jo can work with her all the time! And Sarah really seems to want to befriend Jo, too -- so much so that she makes up a reason to pop by ...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S07.E11: If I Had A Hammer from 2020-10-22T09:00

Mark and Kelly take a Doing It getaway that ends in food poisoning; Nat hosts Gangsgiving with a (free, but still) raw-looking turkey that, uh, probably also ends in food poisoning; Steve takes ...
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MP S02.E28: The Bitch Is Back from 2020-10-19T09:00

After a minimal amount of lurking about just far enough away to make Michael doubt what he's actually seeing, Kimberly enters the beach house and gets close enough to let Michael touch her and k...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S06.E14: Fortunate Son from 2020-10-15T09:00

While an Alpha Omega charity casino night is reawakening Brandon's dormant gambling addiction, Donna helps out Rose Queen Lisa by handling her shift at a South Central L.A. store, where she cros...
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MP S02.E27: Psycho-Therapy from 2020-10-12T09:00

With Sydney settling into her work managing Lauren's call girl business, Michael can't help getting curious about her little black book, and very quickly finds useful information in it: it seems...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S05.E11: Hate Is Just A Four Letter Word from 2020-10-09T00:15:38

CU's Black Students Union has invited Roland Turner -- a controversial speaker who is NOT Louis Farrakhan but is definitely supposed to remind you of him -- to come speak at the school. The Jewi...
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MP S02.E26: In Bed With The Enemy from 2020-10-05T09:00

Jane is pretty much screwed, financially -- so much so that she tries going to Amanda for a loan. Amanda doesn't even pretend to consider it, instead offering to introduce Jane to someone who mi...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S02.E25: Meeting Mr. Pony from 2020-10-01T09:00

It's the second of seven entries we had to cut from our book (buy it now!), in which Sarah compliments ShanDo's acting but is baffled by the show's version of therapy.

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MP S02.E25: The Two Mrs. Mancinis from 2020-09-28T09:00

When Jane and Sydney's grandmother dies and Sydney claims not to care because she always loved Jane more, Jane feels appalled. Then Jane finds out their grandmother is leaving her a six-figure b...
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A Very Special 90210 Book Deleted Entry S02.E19: Fire And Ice from 2020-09-24T09:00

In the first of seven entries cut from our book (buy it now!), Tara shares her thoughts on figure skater Tricia and a short con Cindy runs on Brenda's jerk boss Deidre.

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MP S02.E24: Love, Mancini Style from 2020-09-21T09:00

After Michael's ominous parting line to him at the end of the last episode, Matt is pretty sure Michael is taking Sydney up north to murder her, and as we know, he's not actually wrong. He's jus...
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MP S02.E23: Otherwise Engaged from 2020-09-14T09:00

After informing Michael that she's going to use her knowledge of his part in Kimberly's death to force him into marrying her, no one is happy about it -- not Jane; not Sydney and Jane's mother, ...
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Special: Unwed Father and Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Unlocked! from 2020-09-07T09:00

Originally behind a paywall for our Patreon supporters, we've unlocked our discussions of Unwed Father (starring Brian Austin Green) and Girls Just Want To Have Fun Listen

MP S02.E22: With This Ball And Chain from 2020-08-31T09:00

After ending up in jail following her arrest on Reed's boat (or was it?), Jo's next challenge is convincing her public defender that she killed Reed in self-defense and had no involvement in his...
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MP S02.E21: Swept Away from 2020-08-24T09:00

Reed understands why Jo is frustrated, having been stuck in the hold of his stupid boat for the better part of a day without food, water, much air, or a toilet. But she's just going to have to s...
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MP S02.E20: Parting Glances from 2020-08-17T09:00

The merry partners are all ready to get down to some seafaring except, whoops, Reed announces that he had to cancel the one charter they had booked without giving anyone any notice, and he doesn...
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MP S02.E19: The Young Men And The Sea from 2020-08-10T09:00

Remember how Amanda thought Reed was a creep and Jake thought he was a con artist? Apparently they don't, because Jake has no problem fixing the engine of a boat Reed totally does not own, for f...
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MP S02.E18: Arousing Suspicions from 2020-08-03T09:00

Things are going so well at Jane's -- and at the hospital, where Michael has returned to work -- that when Sydney shows up to ask him to support her at her upcoming court date, he laughs her off...
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MP S02.E17: Michael's Game from 2020-07-27T09:00

As teased in the previous episode, Michael has given Sydney cash to arrange for one of Lauren's ladies to go to San Diego and videotape herself seducing her. Sydney's not so sure that Robert -- ...
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MP S02.E16: Reunion Blues from 2020-07-20T09:00

Though Palmer has been offscreen since his arrest -- working on his defense, presumably! -- Amanda has continued to attack the person she thinks is to blame for it, and is now trying to evict Ja...
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MP S02.E15: Under The Mistletoe from 2020-07-13T09:00

Christmas has come once again to Melrose Place, and with Nikki visiting, and to make sure she she has a magical holiday, everyone is willing to put aside their differences -- at least while she'...
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MP S02.E14: Strange Bedfellows from 2020-07-06T09:00

Now that Alison has been forced to accept that Billy really actually did mean it when he moved out on her and in with Jake, she's free to go ahead and lock down Steve, as she had threatened to d...
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MP S02.E13: Duet For One from 2020-06-29T09:00

Sydney was already wavering in her personal ethics when she decided to blow off Jane's invitation and have Thanksgiving with Lauren and the rest of her escorts. But now the rent is due, so Sydne...
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MP S02.E12: Cold Turkey from 2020-06-22T09:00

An offhand conversation with another mechanic about how much their boss can reasonably charge for his reproduction Avantis leads Jake to do a little snooping in Mr. Woodward's desk, and what do ...
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MP S02.E11: Collision Course from 2020-06-15T09:00

Apparently sex with Michael is better than any of us could possibly imagine, because despite EVERYTHING, he convinces Kimberly, over a champagne-soaked dinner, to give him another chance. He's s...
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MP S02.E10: The Tangled Web from 2020-06-08T09:00

After clashing with Amanda over Alison's vision for the MICROCOMP campaign (and, apparently, not really comprehending when she tells him that if it flops, Alison's going to be out on her ass), S...
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MP S02.E09: Married To It from 2020-06-01T09:00

Everything's coming up Sydney! She's got a job! (At Shooters, where else.) She's somehow figured out how to check Kimberly's hospital schedule, so she knows when to go by the beach house and coz...
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MP S02.E08: No Bed Of Roses from 2020-05-25T09:00

Alison's running her first solo account with Microcomp! It's a big deal and very exciting, so naturally Billy understands why work is eating up all her time, including weekends. Ha ha, just kidd...
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MP S02.E07: Flirting With Disaster from 2020-05-18T09:00

Jane is happy in her new relationship with Robert, but not so happy she declines to make good on her threat to Sydney: now that she knows Sydney's continued spending time with Michael behind Jan...
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MP S02.E06: Hot And Bothered from 2020-05-11T09:00

The Mancinis are finalizing their divorce, and everyone is having a lot of feelings about it: Michael, furious about the alimony he has to pay, decides to try to punish Jane b...
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MP S02.E05: Of Bikes And Men from 2020-05-04T09:00

Jane barely has time to get mad at Sydney for snitching on her and Sam to Michael before it's time for depositions to start in the case of Mancini v. Mancini! Jane is horrified whe...
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MP S02.E04: Fire Power from 2020-04-27T09:00

Still in denial about the connection between her drinking and her trauma, Alison is continuing to disappoint Amanda in her new position. Amanda is so disgusted by Alison's numerous screw-up...
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MP S02.E03: Revenge from 2020-04-20T09:00

When we left Billy last time, he was booking a flight to Seattle, and sure enough, when we rejoin him here, he's...there, with nothing but a return address on a purloined piece of Alison's mail ...
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MP S02.E02: A Long Night's Journey from 2020-04-13T09:00

Billy and Alison can't wait for Keith to go back to Seattle and leave them to resume their very happy relationship. Alison's just going to go out with him for one last dinner and drive him to th...
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MP S02.E01: Much Ado About Everything from 2020-04-06T09:00

Rhonda has exited! Offscreen! Uh, bye! So Amanda has moved in (to Rhonda's old unit, which we know was a studio?) and is busily making friends with her female neighbours. Jo seems to enjoy hangi...
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MP S01.E32: Suspicious Minds from 2020-03-30T09:00

Where to begin with this actually pretty plot-filled two-part season finale? Well: the mysterious Mr. K. is selling the complex. Also: let's just say Amanda's pregnancy's not going to be a probl...
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MP S01.E31: State Of Need from 2020-03-23T09:00

Now that they've MADE LOVE, everything is going so great for Billy and Alison -- other than her need to talk their relationship to death, that is. It's just terrible, awful timing that the coupl...
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MP S01.E30: Carpe Diem from 2020-03-16T09:00

Alison and Billy may have both felt extremely awkward after their first kiss, but after each suffers a night of restless sleep, they agree that what they're mostly feeling now is horny. Billy's ...
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MP S01.E29: Pas de Trois from 2020-03-09T09:00

Since Amanda still hasn't figured out that Billy is not worth the effort she's putting into acquiring him, she's fighting a battle on two fronts: continuing to contact him via phone, and shoehor...
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MP S01.E28: Pushing Boundaries from 2020-03-02T10:00

Amanda, against all reason, has continued trying to reach out to Billy and, rightly suspecting the reason he's not answering her messages is because Alison isn't giving them to him, forces the i...
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MP S01.E27: The Test from 2020-02-24T10:00

Things are going great for Jake and Jo, which means it's time for his past to come back to haunt them again. Specifically, Jake's ex Perry -- the cocaine user who, when we last saw her, was scam...
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MP S01.E26: End Game from 2020-02-17T10:00

Billy is just starting to get used to the idea of life without Alison -- and even entertaining the idea of renting her old room out to Kimberly, particularly if it means she'll move all her furn...
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MP S01.E25: Irreconcilable Similarities from 2020-02-10T10:00

While Billy settles into life with Amanda -- which, since she's doing his laundry and boning him all the time, is pretty easy -- an unsettled Alison makes an impetuous decision: she WILL move to...
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MP S01.E24: Bye Bye Billy from 2020-02-03T10:00

Billy blows off a play with Alison to have dinner with Amanda and her father on such short notice that Alison can't find anyone else to take the ticket, and since Betsy's in the shop again, Keit...
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MP S01.E23: My New Partner from 2020-01-27T10:00

Since Billy and Amanda are refusing to ignore their own happiness and quit dating so that Alison won't be uncomfortable around them, Alison is challenged to search her feelings about the matter ...
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MP S01.E22: Three's A Crowd from 2020-01-20T10:00

Amanda asks Alison to join her for a weekend away at her parents' vacation home, which in our day would be the prelude to Alison's sexual awakening as at least a bisexual (particularly given tha...
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MP S01.E21: Picture Imperfect from 2020-01-13T10:00

When one of Alison's never-seen co-workers gets bounced for dating a client (and losing the agency the business when the relationship went sour), Alison gets a promotion to assistant account exe...
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MP S01.E20: Peanut Butter And Jealousy from 2020-01-06T11:00

Jake finally tells Jo that he ran into Charles, her ex, and while he think he's solved her problems by telling him that Jo doesn't live at Melrose Place, Jo knows better, and goes to see him. Ch...
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MP S01.E19: Single White Sister from 2019-12-30T11:00

Jane thinks nothing of it when she's awakened by a phone call from her sister Sydney, who's come to L.A. without letting anybody know. She just needed a break from college -- no big deal! But it...
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MP S01.E18: A Melrose Place Christmas from 2019-12-23T11:00

It's Christmas! But for a lot of people, that can be awkward! Like, for instance, for Matt, who has decided to cook a traditional Christmas dinner for the orphans at the complex instead of spend...
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MP S01.E17: Jake vs. Jake from 2019-12-16T11:00

Alison hasn't been feeling quite right lately, lady parts-wise: turns out she has a benign fibroid tumor, which will require surgery. This is inconvenient because despite the fact that she works...
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BH S10.E26: The Penultimate & S10.E27: Ode To Joy from 2019-12-09T11:00

Kelly returns from Matt's brother's funeral to the shocking news that David has proposed marriage to Donna, and that Donna's not sure what to do. Don't worry: her reticence is short-lived, and t...
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MP S01.E16: The Whole Truth from 2019-12-02T11:00

All the Melrose Place dudes who aren't currently involved in legal proceedings are still verrrrrrry interested in Jo. Michael wants to know why she's changing her lock if it wasn't broken, and w...
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BH S10.E25: I'm Happy For You...Really from 2019-11-25T11:00

After Dylan's declaration of love (or codependence, or obsession, or whatever) in the last episode, Kelly is trying to pretend nothing is wrong even as he openly gives her the silent treatment. ...
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MP S01.E15: House Of God from 2019-11-18T11:00

When Michael volunteers Jane to the decorating committee for an upcoming mixer for the hospital interns, she's relieved to meet and make friends with fellow doctor's wife Liz. And what do you kn...
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BH S10.E24: Love Is Blind from 2019-11-11T11:00

Matt is excited about a job opportunity in Seattle and Kelly is trying to be excited for him, and for the possibility of moving there with him if he gets it, but of course she's still mostly foc...
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MP S01.E14: Drawing The Line from 2019-11-04T11:00

Alison is so sure Keith is the right man for her -- that a love she never dared to hope for is actually real -- that she's fighting with her friends and neighbors about the advisability of being...
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BH S10.E23: And Don't Forget To Give Me Back My Black T-Shirt from 2019-10-28T10:00

Apparently what everyone was toasting in the last episode was Donna agreeing to let Dylan pay Mitch to build her an online store, because now it's actually getting close to launching, and everyo...
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MP S01.E13: Dreams Come True from 2019-10-21T10:00

Having decided at the end of the last episode that she is fine fooling around with a married man, Alison figures there's no reason she shouldn't let her friends, neighbors, an...
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BH S10.E22: The Easter Bunny from 2019-10-14T10:00

Donna is saving tons of money on sales tax by buying fabric and other materials online, but has she ever thought about opening her own website to sell her designs online?! She's hesitant about t...
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MP S01.E12: Polluted Affairs from 2019-10-07T10:00:34

A chance encounter with Keith, a guy tabling on Melrose about marine ecology, leads Alison to an environmental lecture...then drinks.....then dinner.........and then some pretty polished seducti...
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BH S10.E21: Spring Fever from 2019-09-30T11:00

Lonely Donna is increasingly frustrated by how much sex everyone around her is having: not only must she listen to Kelly's sex squeals, but when she tries to drown them out with the radio, she h...
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MP S01.E11: A Promise Broken from 2019-09-23T11:00

Can it possibly be time again for another roommate spat between Alison and Billy? Already?! It is. This time, Alison gets snippy about Billy violating her privacy, and given t...
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BH S10.E20: Ever Heard The One About The Exploding Father? from 2019-09-16T11:00

Dylan doesn't kick Jack out of the hotel before finding out that he's there because Kelly got in touch with him; he's in Los Angeles to try to see what kind of relationship he and Dylan can have...
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BH9 S01.E06: The Long Wait from 2019-09-12T02:00

Production on the pilot is over, so now the cast must wait to see if the network is going to pick it up. A lot goes on during their forced idleness: Shay tells Brian that, thanks to the DNA test...
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BH9 S01.E05: Picture's Up from 2019-09-05T02:00

The sets burned down! No company will insure the production! Fox has opened an HR investigation and LAPD is looking into who might have a vendetta against the cast! When she's not accusing one o...
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BH9 S01.E04: The Table Read from 2019-08-29T02:00

Anna's pilot script lands with a wet thud at the table read, even though she's watched every episode of the original series twice! (Amateur.) The members of her cast disrespec...
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BH9 S01.E03: The Photo Shoot from 2019-08-22T02:00:13

Tori's wish to pay homage to the iconic "cuddle puddle" promo pic from the original show's second season runs into problems -- like a feud between Jason and the show's head writer, and a literal...
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BH9 S01.E02: The Pitch from 2019-08-15T03:00:10

Following her brilliant idea at the end of "The Pitch," Tori brings Jennie to pitch Fox on a Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot. They're ready to buy it in the roo...
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BH9 S01.E01: The Reunion from 2019-08-08T02:00:20

All your (extant) old friends from the original cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 are back...to play heightened, "comic" versions of themselves. In some cases, the comedy derives f...
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MP S01.E10: Burned from 2019-08-05T12:00

Billy has the bad luck to take a wrong turn in south central Los Angeles, get blocked in a dead end by a Cadillac full of toughs, and gets his cab beaten with baseball bats. He refuses to accept...
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BH S10.E19: I Will Be Your Father Figure from 2019-07-29T12:00

Dylan and Steve haven't gotten anywhere trying to get information about "Eddie Waitkus" from his fellow airline passengers, so Dylan, unemployed Kelly, and client-cold-calling wash-out Matt all ...
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MP S01.E09: Responsibly Yours from 2019-07-22T12:00

Billy is drawn to the butt of a woman trying to fix her busted car. Her name is Dawn, and has more to recommend her than just her butt; Billy likes her even more when he finds out she's a standu...
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BH S10.E18: Eddie Waitkus from 2019-07-15T12:00

A news report Dylan might never have even registered if he wasn't kicking Steve's ass at Rock And Roll Jeopardy so bad that Steve had to start flipping channels reveals someth...
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MP S01.E08: Lonely Hearts from 2019-07-08T12:00

Sandy and Rhonda are goofing around trying on hats when Jackie Harris's boyfriend Fisher (where my Roseanne-heads at) happens by and finds her instantly irresistible. He doesn't se...
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BH S10.E17: Doc Martin from 2019-07-01T12:00

When we last saw Dr. Martin, he was lying on the floor at his house...and he never got up, because he was dead. Everyone is upset about it, though only Kelly and David manage to fight through th...
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MP S01.E07: My Way from 2019-06-24T12:00:37

Sandy does her mentor Charles Nelson Reilly proud by nailing her audition for a horror movie and booking the part. Naturally, her friends and neighbours are thrilled for her, but when she has to...
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BH S10.E16: The Final Proof from 2019-06-17T12:00

Since no one would have noticed otherwise, Josie has to come tell Dylan that Shane kidnapped Noah. And since Dylan is an idiot, he decides not to involve the police at all in delivering the full...
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MP S01.E06: Second Chances from 2019-06-10T12:00

When Alison literally ends a poker party by boring everyone with tales of her college cramming techniques, Jake is the only one intrigued...because it turns out he's about to take the GED exam a...
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BH S10.E15: Fertile Ground from 2019-06-03T12:00

A visit from Matt's brother Patrick and sister-in-law Juliane couldn't come at a better time, what with both him and Kelly suddenly having so much time on their hands. But Matt's not exactly exc...
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MP S01.E05: Leap Of Faith from 2019-05-27T12:00

Remember that super-hot chili dog seduction Michael pulled off a couple of episodes ago? Well, it turns out that ...
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BH S10.E14: I'm Using You 'Cause I Like You from 2019-05-20T12:00

Donna and David, sick of being single, decide to try their luck at getting set up with people in Matt's Rolodex -- though Donna ends up passing when a random guy wanders into the store and asks ...
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MP S01.E04: For Love Or Money from 2019-05-13T12:00

Alison is getting into a flirtation with Rick (Gremlins's Zach Galligan!), the kid from the mailroom with the excellent taste in breakfast carbs. Except, he's not just&nbs...
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BH S10.E13: Tainted Love from 2019-05-06T12:00

Matt and Kelly are joyously affianced for about five minutes before a crisis strikes: Matt's rich client, Mr. Behr, decides to settle his lawsuit, meaning he'll no longer need Matt on retainer. ...
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MP S01.E03: Lost & Found from 2019-04-29T12:00

After weeks of vacillation between pushing Kelly away and letting her hook him again with her youthful feminine wiles, Jake finally decides to cut things off with her definitively. Because it's ...
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BH S10.E12: Nine Yolks Whipped Lightly from 2019-04-22T12:00

Dr. and Mrs. Martin are, under some pressure from Donna, trying to integrate Gina into their lives -- which, in the immediate future, means their Christmas festivities. Of course she's invited t...
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MP S01.E02: Friends & Lovers from 2019-04-15T12:00

We're so early in the run of Melrose Place that the Mancinis are having the kind of banal problems that any married couple might have: are they past the romance phase of their...
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BH S10.E11: Sibling Revelry from 2019-04-08T12:00

Donna has managed to avoid telling Gina the truth about her biological parentage for days -- weeks longer than any dumb baby should be expected to -- and finally finds a quiet moment to get Gina...
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MP S01.E01: Pilot from 2019-04-01T12:00

NOTE: The first version of this episode had echo-y audio artifacts which were corrected.

Beverly Hills, 90210's back door opens onto Melrose Place, a hip apartment complex occ...
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BH S10.E09: Family Tree & S10.E10: What's In A Name? from 2019-03-25T12:00

Jackie and Mel's relationship seems to be over for realsies this time, and even though our main cast are all well into their twenties, almost all of them are affected. Matt is representing Jacki...
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BH S10.E08: Baby, You Can Drive My Car from 2019-03-18T12:00

Everyone's in...kind of a bad mood. Kelly's pissed off that Mel's interest in exotic dancers has broken up his relationship with her mother, again, and blames Noah for putting strange breasts in...
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BH S10.E07: Laying Pipe from 2019-03-11T12:00

Faith has been part of Janet's upbringing, and she wants to continue the tradition with her own future child. A laudable notion, except that she and Steve have decided their child's godparents s...
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BH S10.E06: 80's Night from 2019-03-04T13:00

A convicted murderer is on his last appeal -- and apparently his legal fund is down to its last dollar, because he's hired Matt to represent him and get his death sentence overturned. Kelly is v...
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BH S10.E05: The Loo-Ouch from 2019-02-25T13:00

Now that Janet's finally accepted Steve's proposal, it's time for them to tackle the matter they've been putting off: telling their parents all their news. The Sosnas are even less thrilled abou...
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BH S10.E04: A Fine Mess from 2019-02-18T13:00

Janet's "no" on Steve's shotgun marriage proposal apparently was not the last word on the matter. The guys (minus Matt) rally around Steve to try to workshop a proposal Janet will accept, while ...
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BH S10.E03: You Better Work from 2019-02-11T13:00

Since Now Wear This has been closed ever since that homicide Kelly inconsiderately committed in it, the time has come for a big, splashy grand reopening -- which, due to reasons we never learn, ...
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BH S10.E02: Let's Eat Cake from 2019-02-04T13:01

Steve has noticed that Janet's busting out of her bodices while also spending less time with him, and jumps to the conclusion that she's acquired some breast implants in anticipation of dumping ...
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BH S10.E01: The Phantom Menace from 2019-01-28T13:00

Time for the payoff of the Season 9 finale cliffhanger: yes, some of the bullets Kelly shot actually ended up in Joe, and he is dead. Everyone springs into action: Matt starts defending Kelly ag...
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S09.E26: That's The Guy from 2019-01-21T13:00

Kelly continues pushing down her anger and fear following her sexual assault, though it apparently helps her cope to keep the gun Dylan gave her in her purse. (And let's face it: if a mishap too...
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S09.E25: Agony from 2019-01-14T13:00

A remarkable photo in the Beat draws the attention of the Chronicle's art critic. And since Steve is the photographer in question, he leans into his new status a...
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S09.E24: Dog's Best Friend from 2019-01-07T19:16:34

As the Beverly Beat's mandate strays further and further from journalism, it seems Steve has stumbled upon a lucrative revenue stream: The Love Fisher, a computer program that matc...
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S09.E23: The End Of The World As We Know It from 2018-12-31T13:00

It's April 1999, so Steve has finally gotten around to knowing what the Y2K bug and spectacularly overreacting with his doomsday prepping. Is this a healthy response to a possible technological ...
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S09.E22: Local Hero from 2018-12-24T13:00

One of the most convoluted plotlines of the season encompasses the following: a legitimate chance encounter between Dylan and Kelly; the idiotic decision by Kelly, on the phone with Matt when Dy...
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S09.E21: I Want to Reach Right Out & Grab Ya from 2018-12-17T13:00:17

A routine visit to her parents' house leaves Donna on the receiving end of a shocking announcement that, now that she's firmly in her mid-twenties, they feel certain she is strong enough to hear...
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S09.E20: Fortune Cookie from 2018-12-10T13:00

Last time, Noah's inability to fill the club was pushing him toward financial ruination, but now everything's fine, and he and Dylan are working together amicably to promote an upcoming show by ...
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S09.E19: The Leprechaun from 2018-12-03T13:00:14

Since Kelly's extremely awkward relationship with Matt isn't taking up much of her time, she can seek fulfillment in other areas of her life -- like the store! Suddenly remembering that she's su...
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S09.E18: Bobby Dearest from 2018-11-26T14:00

Gina having learned that Felice is legally responsible for the theft of all her trust fund money, she takes the completely reasonable next step of pursuing legal action to recover the lost ...
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S09.E17: Slipping Away from 2018-11-19T13:00

The Durnings having decided they'd prefer Lauren to be schizophrenia symptom-free in the short term than alive in the long term, they're going to ill-conceived lengths to try to track down cloza...
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S09.E16: Survival Skills from 2018-11-12T13:00

You may thing that "Beheading St. Valentine" will save you from any further angst in your relationship. Not in the zip! All the established couples start out cozy with a brunch at the Walsh hous...
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S09.E15: Beheading St. Valentine from 2018-11-05T13:00

Steve's latest brilliant idea for the Beverly Beat is less about attracting readers and more about attracting gawkers, with "attracting" being the operative word: he wants to co...
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S09.E14: I'm Married from 2018-10-28T12:00

A scandalous round of strip poker touches off a prank war among three of the gang's least clever members: Noah, Steve, and Donna. (David also gets swept up in it, briefly, but only incidentally;...
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S09.E13: Withdrawl from 2018-10-22T12:00

Having -- through sheer luck -- not killed Donna, Dylan decides he is ready to accept his friends' help in getting help for his heroin addiction. Unfortunately, he's not actually on Intervention...
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S09.E12: Trials and Tribulations from 2018-10-15T12:00

Dylan's junkie logic leads him to decide his roommate's order that he get his illegally purchased gun out of the home they share just means he can wait until dark, put it in his pants, drive it ...
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S09.E11: How to Be the Jerk Women Love from 2018-10-08T12:00

We may not have previously understood how committed Gina is to the project of messing with Donna until this episode, in which she reinvents herself as a personal trainer and starts working out w...
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S09.E10: Marathon Man from 2018-10-01T12:00

The approaching yuletide holidays haven't given Dylan any more concern for either her busy schedule as the co-proprietress of a retail clothing store, nor for her relationship with a dude who is...
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S09.E09: The Following Options from 2018-09-25T00:00

Kelly spent all of "I'm Back Because" -- well, all except when she was making eyes at Dylan -- getting between her mother and her grandfather, to make sure her grandfather's legally documented w...
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S09.E08: I'm Back Because from 2018-09-17T12:00

Since Gina doesn't have a job -- or an agent, even, despite what she's told Donna -- she's got nothing but time to devote to the new project she's pursuing post-Cabaret On Ice: Donna And Noah On...
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S09.E07: You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello from 2018-09-10T12:00

With Noah continuing his downward spiral of regret and self-recrimination following his father's suicide, it turns out not to have been a great idea for him to buy a bar: he's drinking a lot, an...
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S09.E06: Confession from 2018-09-03T12:00

It's time for Leah to have her day in court, and a custody settlement allowing Lenny basically unfettered access to their baby -- and, therefore, to Leah herself -- is obviously not the result she ...
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S09.E05: Brandon Leaves from 2018-08-27T12:00

Sophie's multifarious strategy to take over the entertainment industry leads her to consider working in adult films, despite all the great advice David's giving her about being patient and waiting ...
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S09.E04: Don't Ask, Don't Tell from 2018-08-20T12:00

We kind of respected Sophie for having some skill as a con artist, but she really loses a lot of her prestige with her latest scheme: getting Steve to let her write for the Beat. Over Janet'...
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S09.E03: Dealer's Choice from 2018-08-13T12:00

Noah's father having killed himself, a significant portion of the episo...
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S09.E02: Budget Cuts from 2018-08-06T12:00

What's worse than surviving childhood sexual abuse from a parent who goes on to kill himself? When the primetime soap you're on is running out of ideas in its ninth season and makes you keep relivi...
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S09.E01: The Morning After from 2018-07-30T12:00

Brandon and Kelly mutually and amicably agreed to leave one another at th...
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S08.E31 & S08.E32: The Wedding from 2018-07-23T12:00

It's the week of Brandon and Kelly's wedding, and preparations are underway: Steve is getting excited for Sarah to meet all his friends at the reception, but she might not be ready to keep seeing h...
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S08.E30: The Fundamental Things Apply from 2018-07-16T12:00

Since Kelly and Brandon have decided they really are definitely going through with their engagement and will absolutely get married, for sure, they've divided up the list of tasks required t...
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S08.E29: Ricochet from 2018-07-09T12:00

It's been a while since the show gave David something he could really be stressed out, so: time for him to get robbed at (possible) gunpoint while taking money out at an ATM. Noah's got the ...
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S08.E28: Skin Deep from 2018-07-02T12:00

Kelly's notions of feminism have, over the years, perplexed us in their inconsistency; "Skin Deep" compresses all her worst instincts and muddiest thinking in a single episode. Brandon has decided ...
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S08.E27: Reunion from 2018-06-25T12:00

It's been five years since the gang graduated from West Beverly High, and since someone at th...
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S08.E26: All That Glitters from 2018-06-18T12:00

Somehow, a real journalist (named Peter Raitt) has become aware of Brandon's work in the Beverly Beat, and somehow, it's convinced him to partner with Brandon on a story about a proposed foo...
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S08.E25: Aunt Bea's Pickles from 2018-06-11T12:00

We all know that Brandon considers his job at the Beverly Beat a waste of his prodigious talents -- so much so that even after publicly reaffirming his commitment to it in Listen

S08.E24: The Nature Of Nurture from 2018-06-04T12:00

So Kelly was all about getting that ...
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S08.E23: Making Amends from 2018-05-28T12:00

Brandon already took a giant dump all over journalistic ethics the last time the Beverly Beatchronicled David's music career, but that was when it was on the rise: perhaps Brandon's n...
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S08.E22: Law & Disorder from 2018-05-21T12:00

In show time, Noah raped Valerie less than a week ago, so of course, now they're in court as Val pursues her civil case against him. Val's lawyer is confident that the facts make Noah a poor defend...
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S08.E21: The Girl Who Cried Wolf from 2018-05-14T12:00

When Val makes a charge of rape against Noah, how do her friends react? Well, inasmuch as they are generally terrible friends to her, they're pretty much all awful. Kelly is sure Val's only in it f...
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S08.E20: Cupid's Arrow from 2018-04-30T12:00

It's Valentine's Day, and you know what that means: romance-related STUFF! Everyone wants to throw their single friends at Steve and Brandon! In fact, Steve ends up with too many bebs! Brandon's no...
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S08.E19: Crimes & Misdemeanors from 2018-04-23T12:00

As if there weren't already enough reasons to be appalled by both the American health care system and the American carceral state: "Crimes And Misdemeanors" introduces us to Andrew, a recently rele...
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S08.E18: Rebound from 2018-04-16T12:00

The premise of our latest A-plot seems to be that Kelly, Brandon, and Steve are having trouble getting through their current romantic woes because they just can't get any perspective on them. Never...
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Special: The Minis Archive from 2018-04-12T13:00

The spirit of the Minis will live on in the main episodes but, alas, will no longer be released as individual episodes. Here are the last two Minis followed by an archive of all past Mini episodes....
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S08.E17: The Elephant's Father from 2018-04-09T12:00

Kelly having FINALLY been forced to confront the extremely obvious truth about Brandon and Emma's "affair" and dumped him hard, the parting of Mr. and Mrs. The Gang has ripple effects on their frie...
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S08.E16: Illegal Tender from 2018-04-02T12:00

After Emma lets it be known that she has tape-recorded evidence implicating Brandon in...her pants, Brandon finds himself in a quandary about how to proceed. Will he follow his own counsel and conf...
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S08.E15: Ready Or Not from 2018-03-26T12:00

After the Christmas party massacre, Kelly continues dealing with Dr. Monahan's retaliation against her -- which is lucky for Brandon, because now that he's finally had sex with Emma, she's decided ...
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S08.E14: Santa Knows from 2018-03-19T12:00

Marvel at the fidelity of Brandon Walsh: it's taken him two and a half episodes of flirting with Emma to lower his defenses...and pants: yes, Emma finally succeeds in seducing Brandon -- although, ...
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S08.E13: Comic Relief from 2018-03-12T12:00

Kelly has so much going on, you guys! She's still 50% of the workforce at the Clinic Clinic, still fending off advances and innuendoes from Dr. Creep -- and now, on top of all that, she's al...
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S08.E12: Friends in Deed from 2018-03-05T13:00

David having stomped out of the club in a fit of pique and left Noah to deal with it, Noah gives himself a one-night trial run and decides that he sucks and hates it and that despite his difference...
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S08.E11: Deadline from 2018-02-26T13:00

David's mood dramatically improves as soon as he decides that his mysterious loan shark angel must be Donna...and predictably darkens when Val returns from her low-cut sweater-clad recon mission to...
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S08.E10: Child of the Night from 2018-02-19T13:00

Donna having kicked his ass out of the beach apartment over his cheque fraud, David decides he might as well also confess his financial idiocy to his father. Or, rather, to confess most of i...
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S08.E09: Friends, Lovers & Children from 2018-02-12T13:00

The show that not only can't get back the opening-credits cast members for very occasional cameos but can barely even remember the characters they played ever existed is, in its eighth season, r...
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S08.E08: Toil and Trouble from 2018-02-05T13:00

You know how David's been having money issues all season? Well, it turns out solutions like closing down the club for a week and trying to make a racist band happen haven't actually helped, and now...
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S08.E07: Pride and Prejudice from 2018-01-29T13:00

As Kelly heads out to start her job at the Foundation Foundation instead of taking several more weeks off to think about how she betrayed Brandon by failing to corroborate his pick at the police li...
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S08.E06: The Right Thing from 2018-01-22T13:00

When Brandon, the august editor of the Beverly Beat, finds out that his developing story on sweatshop labour at a local apparel company implicates the former owner of his publication and its...
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S08.E05: Coming Home from 2018-01-15T13:00

Donna's publicist David will be the first to tell you that Donna graduated at the top of her class at CU with a degree in Fashion Marketing. And yet at no point in her four years of college did it ...
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S08.E04: The Way We Weren't from 2018-01-08T13:00

As Kelly starts the slow and agonizing process of trying to recover her memory after suddenly developing amnesia, Brandon does his part by being extremely territorial about a woman who remembers ze...
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S08.E03: Forgive & Forget from 2018-01-01T13:00

Kelly got shot, which you think would consume all her very best friends' time, energy, and focus, and yet: when he's not picking Kelly's shooter out of a lineup with extreme (misplaced?) confidence...
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S08.E01 & S08.E02: Aloha Beverly Hills from 2017-12-25T10:00

Our remaining characters have all graduated CU. Now what? Well: everyone needs a job except for David (running the Peach Pit After Dark into the ground) and Kelly (somehow: she's going to be workin...
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S07.E31 & S07.E32: Graduation Day from 2017-12-18T13:00

It's time for the gang to graduate from CU, but of course the path out of post-secondary education can't be smooth -- and the fact that half their parents aren't even bothering to attend (we wish w...
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S07.E30: Senior Week from 2017-12-11T13:00

In Season 7's penultimate episode, Donna finally sits her exam for the dreaded Prof. Langely, promptly chokes, and then does a piss-poor job of asking for another chance; Steve is shocked to learn ...
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S07.E29: Mother's Day from 2017-12-04T13:00

Clare has the dead mom blues when Mother's Day rolls around; Val, David, and Donna love-triangulate again -- this time at the direction of Val's new financial advisor who is definitely totally not ...
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S07.E28: All That Jazz from 2017-11-27T13:00

When Samantha and the Chancellor run into relationship trouble, Clare blames Steve, because that's reasonable; Val and Kelly get the Hawaiian flu, a side effect of which is apparently explosive ret...
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S07.E27: I Only Have Eyes for You from 2017-11-20T13:00

While Kelly tries to mend fences with her re-boyfriend's roommate, said roommate Val is at the beach reading her journal, and there's also something about a kids' entertainer with a magic wand, and...
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S07.E26: The Long Goodbye from 2017-11-13T13:00

A KEG/Alpha talent show (yes, really) is the location both for Clare's triumph over stage fright, and for Felice to set herself up for more of Donna's disapproval; and Brandon dumps Tracy to reunit...
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S07.E25: Heaven Scent from 2017-11-06T13:00

David plays on his history of mental illness to manipulate Donna throw Donna a memorable date on a heretofore nonexistent anniversary; Rob's movie is so bad he's prepared to move to another time zo...
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S07.E24: Spring Breakdown from 2017-10-30T12:00

Alan and Val's Cold War escalates when the former hires a starlet to replace the latter as Rob's date for an industry party; Donna battles her mother over the location of Dr. Martin's post-stroke r...
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S07.E23: Storm Warnings from 2017-10-23T12:00

As Val gets closer to Rob, his agent Alan gets territorial; Brandon and Steve both suffer through the hassle of their girlfriends expecting their respect; and while Kelly continues trying to reunit...
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S07.E22: A Ripe Young Age from 2017-10-16T12:00

Steve half-asses a school assignment that at least has the sole benefit of making Tracy horny; Kelly meets and almost immediately betrays a runaway; Val has a meet-VERY-cute with an up-and-coming a...
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S07.E21: Straight Shooter from 2017-10-09T04:00

Kelly and Clare try on bad Slavic accents to mess with a couple of Chads; Donna continues juggling two dudes, to both dudes' controlling dismay; and Dick gets thrown off his Horse...permanently. Listen

S07.E20: With This Ring from 2017-10-02T12:00

Ryan tests all our patience with a sex story; David and Donna's love quadrangle gets ever pointier; the wrangling over Kelly's engagement ring leads into unexpectedly putty-faced, badly-accented pl...
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S07.E19: My Funny Valentine from 2017-09-25T12:00

David and Donna might be headed for their 500th breakup; Steve, a college senior, finally hears tell of weed; and as Tracy careens toward a gigantic Valentine's Day disappointment courtesy of Brand...
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S07.E18: We Interrupt This Program from 2017-09-18T14:00

Whatever Val and Tom are doing, Tom's not interested in doing it anymore; Clare goes to childish lengths to keep Steve's mom from stealing the Chancellor from her; and Garrett Slan is finally vindi...
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S07.E17: Face Off from 2017-09-11T13:00

Steve and Clare ponder cohabitation; Donna tries taking legal action against Garrett Slan, which David undermines with his ineffectual macho bullshit; and when Kelly takes up with Tom to spite Val,...
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S06.E16: Unnecessary Roughness from 2017-09-04T13:00

Tom and David bro out over the Peach Pit After Dark's Super Bowl party while Steve and Dick develop a football-based fundraising scheme because 1997 was the first year Fox ever got to air the BIG G...
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S07.E15: Phantom of CU from 2017-08-28T13:00

Tom tries to prove himself by bringing #1 artist Donna Lewis to the Peach Pit After Dark, though David has his doubts; Donna Martin embarks upon a new career as a fashion-focused meteorologist, imm...
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S07.E14: Jobbed from 2017-08-21T13:00

Steve and Donna both learn the pitfalls of entering the workforce, from sexual harassment to preventing some old bag's death; Val's 'first' arrives from Buffalo and revives some of her worst memori...
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S07.E13: Gift Wrapped from 2017-08-14T13:00

As Christmas comes again to Beverly Hills, Tracy and Brandon are still boring; Steve and Clare introduce his mom to her dad and almost instantly regret it; the Martins and the Silvers get together ...
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S07.E12: Judgement Day from 2017-08-07T13:00

Kelly tries to make her friends (and us) care about Mark's birthday; Donna and David's reunion keeps running into obstacles; and Brandon is One Angry Man at the CU honour tribunal.
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S07.E11: If I Had a Hammer from 2017-07-31T13:00

Mark and Kelly's attempt at a sexy getaway is ruined by a lot of diarrhea; Steve confesses to Brandon that he got him in trouble with Professor Randall...again; and David's butterfingers at the Goo...
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S07.E10: Lost in Las Vegas from 2017-07-24T13:00

Brandon picks up a stray redhead, who makes him realize he's still not over his old blonde; and the rest of the gang heads to Vegas to ignore the plentiful signs that David is in a mental health cr...
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S07.E09: Loser Take All from 2017-07-17T13:00

Kelly fails to drive Mark away by telling him about her past; Steve is still pulling (get it) for Clare to ditch Dick; and while Kelly dimes out Val to Brandon, David's impulsiveness continues to w...
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S07.E08: The Things We Do for Love from 2017-07-10T13:00

Steve stalks Clare, but like, romantically?; Brandon resists Tracy's come-ons because he plans to take his pants off for the whole newsroom; Mel is concerned that his recovered drug addict son may ...
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S07.E07: Fearless from 2017-07-03T13:00

Val continues trying to get Kenny to participate in her extremely real, definitely not fake pregnancy, while the rest of the gang get up to their old tricks at and around the After Dark's Hallowe'e...
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S07.E06: Housewarming from 2017-06-26T13:00

While Val is busy using the nuclear option on Kenny, the rest of the gang are at Mark and David's housewarming party, trying not to get burned alive and/or save wildlife from getting roasted.
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S07.E05: Pledging My Love from 2017-06-19T13:00

David shows up to facilitate an Olympian's cameo; Kenny continues jerking Val around -- or, if you believe him, continues joking "Mom" around; Kelly tries reconnecting Jimmy with his faith, because...
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S07.E04: Disappearing Act from 2017-06-15T13:00

Poor Val continues getting jerked around by Kenny and his 'strings'; David's loserdom gets leaked to his dad (good job, Donna -- seriously!); Brandon meets an aspiring female TV anchor and immediat...
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S07.E03: A Mate for Life from 2017-06-12T13:00

Amazingly, getting dropped by MZA doesn't improve David's attitude toward Donna; Val discovers Kenny may not be as 'separated' as he gave her to believe; Kelly gives a person with AIDS the gift of ...
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S07.E02: Here We Go Again from 2017-06-08T13:00

While Val and Kenny get close enough to share confidences -- and for him to give her a personal cheque -- everyone's getting bummed out at the Beach Club reunion for a serious injury Steve committe...
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S07.E01: Remember the Alamo from 2017-06-05T13:00

Steve and Clare are consigned to a nonsense plot about airport STUFF; Val starts working with a finance guy to get the Peach Pit After Dark Bar Rescued; Donna and David's collaborations ALL start t...
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S06.E31: You Say It's Your Birthday, Part 1 & S06.E32: You Say It's Your Birthday, Part 2 from 2017-06-01T13:00

Erik the management company dude sleazes around all the gang girls; Susan dares to have more sense about her career than Brandon, and gets brayed in the face by guess who; and Prince Carl takes adv...
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S06.E30: Ray Of Hope from 2017-05-29T13:00

While Steve continues convalescing with his broken jaw, Prince Carl continues putting the moves on Clare; Colin proves he's the world's worst fugitive; and Ray comes back to town to put strain on D...
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S06.E29: Ticket To Ride from 2017-05-25T13:00

Brandon and Susan get involved in lottery STUFF (and don't worry: she ends up apologizing); Prince Carl continues hanging around Los Angeles and sniffing around Clare; Joe wonders what more there i...
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S06.E28: The Big Hurt from 2017-05-22T13:00

Steve is thirsty for the attention of a literal prince Clare knew as a kid; Colin finds out he can't actually take his lawyer's plea deal STRAIGHT to the bank; PowerMan 5000 ruins yet another relat...
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S06.E27: Strike The Match from 2017-05-18T13:00

Steve and Clare's plot gulag forces them both to get exercised about a scarf; Brandon gets his most improbable job offer yet; and while Donna and David strike a match, Tara's crazy gets a makeover!...
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S06.E26: Flirting With Disaster from 2017-05-15T13:00

The gang couples' SPRING BREAK camping trip finds the guys tempted by a trio of trampy Canadians; Colin's dad comes to town to terrorize him, while Colin's dad's guide dog Heidi is just there to be...
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S06.E25: Smashed from 2017-05-11T13:00

Steve's terrible decision to throw a KEG party at the Walsh house has Kelly flirting with two exes and a future prospect; Tara creepily spying; Colin spending a few of his remaining precious hours ...
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S06.E24: Coming Out, Getting Out, Going Out from 2017-05-08T13:00

Joe actually has his heart surgery, not that anyone cares anymore (including Joe himself?); Clare and (mostly) Susan unleash an unbearably twee plan to rekindle Joan and Nat's love affair; Kelly ge...
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S06.E23: Leap Of Faith from 2017-05-04T13:00

Steve's latest STUFF involves a motorcycle for some reason; Joe's heart now involves his brother Hank; Kelly finds out that Colin and Val are an item (though Colin's about to moot that, spoiler ale...
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S06.E22: All This And Mary Too from 2017-05-01T13:00

Joe's heart has Donna seeking cures she saw on television; a ski slope tries to kill Brandon (and Susan is, unfortunately, also along for the ride); and after Kelly goes to rehab and dumps him, Col...
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S06.E21: Bleeding Hearts from 2017-04-24T13:00

Joe's heart gets him some special attention from his coach; Steve and Clare make a game of Sex Out 1996; Val has to come clean to David about Ginger's short con; and Kelly breaks in a new coke deal...
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S06.E20: Flying from 2017-04-17T13:00

Ginger returns to the zip to run a new scam on Val; Joe's heart continues failing; and Kelly's erratic behaviour and reckless stash storage draw more attention to her drug mania.
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S06.E19: Nancy's Choice from 2017-04-13T13:00

Elle returns to be problematic AND hit on Chancellor Arnold; Colin and Kelly try sobriety; and Susan has mixed feelings about an award nomination for a very personal essay about abortion. Listen

S06.E18: Snowbound from 2017-04-10T13:00

Steve and Clare join the other bozos in comedy traffic school; Joe's heart is the cause of a fight between Susan, Brandon, and journalistic ethics; and Val figures out before anyone else that Kelly...
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S06.E17: Fade In, Fade Out from 2017-04-06T13:00

Joe finds out there might be more wrong with him than an old ankle injury; Steve (and Roger Corman) play Cupid for Nat; Brandon is still a bad boyfriend; and Kelly's dad is still a bad dad.
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S06.E16: Turn Back The Clock from 2017-04-03T13:00

Having fled the gang for San Diego, Clare 'gets' the pleasure of hearing exactly how her friends' New Year's Eves all got ruined -- and so do we!
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S06.E15: Angels We Have Heard On High from 2017-03-30T13:00

Colin gives himself a white, powdery Christmas gift; Steve's relationship with Rush undergoes a major evolution; and Cindy questions whether she wants to stay married through the 1990s.
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S06.E14: Fortunate Son from 2017-03-27T13:00

Steve tries working for a living after Rush gets him a job working for a hard-charging lady talent agent; a charity casino night reignites Brandon's issues with gambling; and Donna, after meeting a...
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S06.E13: Courting from 2017-03-23T13:00

Everyone puts on their most serious outfits to watch Joe and Ray (but really mostly Donna) battle it out in court, while Val's gossipmongering causes trouble for Brandon, Kelly, and...Erin?!
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S06.E12: Breast Side Up from 2017-03-20T13:00

The gang's latest Thanksgiving involves a stultifying cocktail party at Chancellor Arnold's, some depositions in Joe's assault case, and a willful misreading of Kelly and Brandon's...mostly ...
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S06.E11: Offensive Interference from 2017-03-17T13:00

Brandon tries to work through his heartache over Dylan's departure through writing, because Susan isn't right about everything; Steve and Val engage in parallel capers, but only one involves a ward...
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S06.E10: One Wedding And A Funeral from 2017-03-13T13:00

Dylan and Toni make it to the altar, and their wedding night, and their first brunch as a couple. After that, things get a little less rote?
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S06.E09: Earthquake Weather from 2017-03-06T14:00

While Donna tries to help Ray by joining him at therapy and learning more about his own abusive childhood, an earthquake shakes disaster fears out of Colin and Val, a baby out of some lady in a hot...
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S06.E08: Gypsies, Cramps And Fleas from 2017-02-27T14:00

It's Hallowe'en again, which means that Toni and Dylan are discussing her father's possible murder of his and Ray is a creep, except now there are also costumes and creepy decorations.
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S06.E07: Violated from 2017-02-22T14:00

Steve and Clare's First Time goes awry; Donna quontinues her quest to be Rose Queen; Claudia and Kelly face off for access to Colin's wang; and Val struggles to stick up for herself with a sexual p...
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S06.E06: Speechless from 2017-02-20T14:00

Dylan works Toni enough to get a sit-down with Tony; Steve finds a new sideline for Brandon to make some fast, filthy cash; and a road trip that was already bad thanks to Val's inviting herself alo...
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S06.E05: Lover's Leap from 2017-02-16T14:00

Toni tries getting closer by having all his friends she barely knows over for a weird dinner party, while David and Val deal with their feelings about Sheila's attempted suicide -- or, really, kind...
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S06.E04: Everything's Coming Up Roses from 2017-02-13T14:00

While Dylan continues romancing Toni Marchette away from the rest of the gang (good move), everyone else gets swept up in the flurry of excitement surrounding the Tournament Of Roses, from tryouts ...
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S06.E03: Must Be A Guy Thing from 2017-02-09T14:00

Steve and Clare's relationship reaches a new level -- pupil and tutor; Dylan finds out Tony Marchette's child is actually a GIRL with exceptionally good skin; Brandon meets a [gasp] feminist and im...
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S06.E02: Buffalo Gals from 2017-02-06T14:00

Dylan takes a big step forward in his campaign to take down Tony Marchette while everyone else worries about making sure Queen Kelly has the Dave Koz-iest birthday any twenty-one-year-old ever had!...
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S06.E01: Home Is Where The Tart Is from 2017-02-02T14:00

Dylan enlists Kelly into his crusade to avenge Jack, which is complicated by the fact that she's got a new boyfriend; elsewhere, everyone's throwing parties that get very badly fouled.
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S05.E31 & S05.E32: P.S. I Love You from 2017-01-30T14:00

Season 5 ends with the gang in Palm Springs, where Steve dabbles in transphobia, Kelly and Brandon don't really settle anything, Brandon ponders boning Val, and Ray's abusive tendencies...escalate....
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S05.E30: Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills from 2017-01-26T14:00

Andrea and Jesse prepare to head east and out of our lives forever; Donna starts to wonder whether her relationship with Ray is healthy; and both Kelly's dudes start giving her the hard sell, forci...
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S05.E29: The Real McCoy from 2017-01-23T14:00

Clare and David refuse to let Val forget they know Her Secret, while Brandon gets cocky about his CU re-election campaign, and Dylan takes a journey to his past life as an Old West outlaw, yes real...
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S05.E28: Girls On The Side from 2017-01-19T14:00

Andrea and Jesse ponder an actual job offer in Idaho; Charlie fails to arrange a devil's threesome with Dylan and Val; Ray returns to L.A., where LuAnn gets drunk and WAY too chatty; and when Kelly...
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S05.E27: Squash It from 2017-01-16T14:00

Dylan ventures further into his past (lives); Brandon gets faced by a teen genius; and the Peach Pit After Dark tries to come back from the brink of failure by throwing a hip hop night, and bringin...
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S05.E26: A Song For My Mother from 2017-01-12T14:00

Val ventures way outside the mainstream by contemplating a tattoo; Dylan takes his first tentative steps into past life regression via hypnotherapy; and David finds out that he really should have k...
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S05.E25: Double Jeopardy from 2017-01-09T14:00

As his father gets back together with Kelly's mother, David dreams that he has a chance of reuniting with Donna; Andrea's love life ends up back in the ditch; and every nerd's favourite game show i...
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S05.E24: Unreal World from 2017-01-02T14:00

Before Andrea can make any big confessions to Jesse, he hits her with one of his own; Dylan learns more about Charley's screenplay project and tries to resist the appeal of Val in her business suit...
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S05.E23: Love Hurts from 2016-12-26T14:00

Jackie and Mel may be up for a reunion tour; Andrea GRAVELY misreads the progress she and Peter are making as a couple; and CU's campus rapist is revealed! It's...not who you didn't think it was. Listen

S05.E22: Alone At The Top from 2016-12-22T14:00

Andrea flirts hard with Peter, and even harder with getting caught; Val's pursuit of Ray takes her into Amanda Woodward territory; and when someone starts stealing bikes and raping women on the CU ...
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S05.E21: Stormy Weather from 2016-12-19T14:00

Andrea steps up her adultery by getting a job at Peter's hospital (though what choice did she have; it's the only one in town); Val embarrasses herself and the rest of us by clinging to Ray of all ...
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S05.E20: You Gotta Have Heart from 2016-12-16T14:00

Steve goes on a Stuff-y pursuit of long-forgotten musical trio Jade (?); Andrea and Peter nearly touch fingertips right in front of their spouses; Val uses her recent windfall to move out of the Wa...
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S05.E19: Little Monsters from 2016-12-12T14:00

Andrea inches ever closer to playing doctor with Peter; Ariel returns to court a musician Donna likes; Val talks her way into a post-Punta Brava payday; and Kelly ponders closing her circle to Bran...
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S05.E18: Hazardous To Your Health from 2016-12-05T14:00

While Kelly grows ever more suspicious of her extern boyfriend, Dylan reunites with Jonesy for the last phase of Operation Get Back McKay Cash.
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S05.E17: Sweating It Out from 2016-11-28T14:00

Tensions run high as the Peach Pit After Dark prepares for its grand opening, while Kelly is the easiest mark ever to stumble into a cult meeting, and Dylan and Brandon face consequences for carele...
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S05.E16: Sentenced To Life from 2016-11-21T14:00

Andrea reunites with her laundromat lothario; Donna keeps trying to make Ray's music career happen; Dylan has his offscreen day in court; Kelly ends up in Valerie's debt; and Steve...meets an old p...
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S05.E15: Christmas Comes This Time Each Year from 2016-11-14T14:00

Christmas comes to Beverly Hills, and it's a grim one: shady international treasure hunting plans are hatched, a bribe is attempted, Kelly still can't shut up about her four square inches of slight...
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S05.E14: Injustice For All from 2016-11-07T14:00

Donna gets exposed again to Ray's scary Rayges, and Jesse represents an impoverished client on child endangerment charges, but does anyone have it worse off than negligent party promoter Steve or v...
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S05.E13: Up In Flames from 2016-10-31T13:00

Brandon skips Steve's latest rave for a reunion with Emily, which is probably just as well since everyone there is about to catch fire.
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S05.E12: Rock Of Ages from 2016-10-24T13:00

Dylan makes a salty new frenemy in rehab, while the ongoing challenge to Brandon's presidency might actually keep him from attending a Rolling Stones show!!!
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S05.E09: Intervention from 2016-10-03T13:00

Dylan submits to an intervention from all his closest friends except the ones who weren't invited, after which Donna takes Ray to the Martin manse to meet the parents, and Kelly embarks upon her ca...
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S05.E08: Things That Go Bang In The Night from 2016-09-29T13:00

It's Hallowe'en! Donna's forced to choose between Plane Boy and Pumpkin Boy; Clare and David chase aliens; and Brandon tries to help Dylan out of his downward spiral -- though not especially hard.<...
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S05.E07: Who's Zoomin' Who? from 2016-09-26T13:00

Donna continues juggling her two goons; David breaks Clare's bed (and in a very unsexy way); Kelly clashes with Jackie over Erin's modeling career, believe it or not; and Val puts Dylan's financial...
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S05.E06: Homecoming from 2016-09-23T13:00

While Andrea has a laundromat meet-barf with Howdy Derpy, Donna starts to have misgivings about Ray and his giant knife (not a euphemism), and Brandon has to decide who's right about a controversia...
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S05.E05: Rave On from 2016-09-19T13:00

Steve gets the idea of throwing raves after hours at the Peach Pit (yes, really), while his quasi-girlfriend really needs to watch her pot smoke and shoe choices around Kelly; Andrea gets a hemorrh...
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S05.E04: Life After Death from 2016-09-12T13:00

As Brandon mopes around following the death of his former nemesis, David and Donna work on replacing one another, and Val sinks her talons a little deeper into Dylan (and his hard-boiled eggs) (not...
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S05.E03: A Clean Slate from 2016-09-06T13:00

Brandon is a pisspot in a run for student government he seems to think he's doing under duress; Val hooks Dylan by showing off how good she is at both pool and sex; and Clare...snores.
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S05.E02: Under The Influence from 2016-09-01T13:00

Felice's fancy fundraiser is ground zero for Dylan learning about Kelly and Brandon's new couplehood, while Val continues figuring out which guy to pursue and Donna messes with Texas.
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S05.E01: What I Did On My Summer Vacation And Other Stories from 2016-08-29T13:00

Brenda's replacement arrives from upstate New York while Brandon and Kelly slowly start telling everyone about their relationship, Dylan mopes around Mexico, and Andrea bores everyone with her now-...
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S04.E31 & S04.E32: Mr. Walsh Goes To Washington from 2016-08-25T13:00

Andrea gives birth to a babylet; Ariel gets a mouthful of David's hot dog; Kelly and Brandon get together; Dylan and his money are wrenched apart; and BRENDA LEAVES US ALL FOREVER NOOOOOOO IT'S TOO...
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S04.E30: Vital Signs from 2016-08-22T13:00

Andrea's baby-related agita is no competition for the drama on stage at the CU auditorium, or between Dylan and Kelly.
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S04.E29: Truth And Consequences from 2016-08-19T14:00

Andrea gets some bad news about the last three months of her pregnancy, tee hee hee, but the worse news is for Brenda: the whole school thinks she boned Roy Randolph to get the lead in the play. Listen

S04.E28: Acting Out from 2016-08-15T14:00

While Clare embroils Brandon in her teenaged shenanigans, Brenda gets bitchier than usual in pursuit of the role she thinks is hers.
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S04.E27: Divas from 2016-08-12T13:00

CU's production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof has catfights breaking out all over, while Clare tries to take down Brandon (sexually) with every weapon in her (sexual) arsenal.
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S04.E24: Cuffs And Links from 2016-08-01T13:00

Brenda deals with the legal consequences of her impetuous decisions; Brandon and Josh continue battling over the longest-gestating student newspaper profile of a total nobody the world has ever kno...
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S04.E23: A Pig Is A Boy Is A Dog from 2016-07-29T14:00

While the Kelly/Dylan/Brandon/Lucinda situation resolves itself -- though not before people come to blows (and not the fun kind) -- Brenda becomes a voice for animals, with disastrous results.
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S04.E22: Change Partners from 2016-07-25T13:30

Two couples turn into a love quadrangle -- thanks a lot, TASK FORCE -- while Donna and Brenda are exposed to the animal rights movement through a lovable mutt with a really dumb name.
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S04.E21: Addicted To Love from 2016-07-22T13:00

Steve takes over Andrea's dorm room; David keeps his drug-addict hands busy with a rented piano; Stuart and Brenda realize it was maybe okay that they spent three months apart; and Brandon finds so...
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S04.E20: Scared Very Straight from 2016-07-20T13:00

Things progress between Brandon and Lucinda; Andrea gets a whole new Grandma Rose just in time for her wedding; David's drug life goes down the toilet; and for no reason STUART'S BACK?!
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S04.E19: The Labors Of Love from 2016-07-18T13:00

David's need for drugs leads him to creativity we've never seen in his music; Andrea struggles with what to do with her giant baby; and Brandon tries to convince everyone he's totally find with Dyl...
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S04.E18: Heartbreaker from 2016-06-27T13:00

David stops dabbling in meth to dabble in sobriety; Andrea dithers over whether to tell her fetus's father it...exists; and Nat keels over, forcing Brandon to tell everyone what to do.
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S04.E17: Thicker Than Water from 2016-06-20T13:00

David's shitty behaviour drives Donna into the arms of a Big Bear ski bum, while Dylan once again has to weigh some pros and cons. (Suzanne is the con.)
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S04.E15: Somewhere In The World It's Christmas from 2016-06-09T13:00

Christmas brings a near-death experience for the Walshes (not near enough for some of them), Andrea's first experience of Catholic mass, David's festive decision to end a two-year relationship, and...
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S04.E14: Windstruck from 2016-06-06T13:00

Brandon returns from Pinkoville full of rage about Hypocrisy U, while David is just young, dumb, and full of...expectations as to how far Donna will go to celebrate their second date-iversary.
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S04.E13: Emily from 2016-06-02T13:30

When Andrea turns on Dan, Dan turns racist, while elsewhere Brenda contemplates disrobing For Art; the Greek geeks deal with Hell Week; and Brandon and Emily figure out how to say goodbye 'for now'...
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S04.E12: Radar Love from 2016-05-31T13:30

Thanksgiving is the setting for fights and epiphanies all over both southern AND northern California, but you still might nap through this one.
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S04.E11: Take Back The Night from 2016-05-27T13:00

Brenda has a hard time re-integrating into the classes she claimed she was totally on top of the whole time she was dating Stuart; D'Shawn extorts Brandon thanks to a keen awareness of Brandon's re...
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S04.E10: And Did It...My Way from 2016-05-23T13:00

Brenda can't think of a single reason why she and Stuart shouldn't avoid their parents' involvement in their wedding by eloping to Vegas, but her brother and all her friends sure can!
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S04.E09: Otherwise Engaged from 2016-05-19T13:00

Taylors battle Silvers over Erin, of all things; Steve gets peer-pressured into infidelity; Brandon brays at a free-spirited anthropologist; and Brenda is confronted by a whole new thing to get mad...
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S04.E08: Twenty Years Ago Today from 2016-05-16T13:00

As the Walshes prepare to celebrate their anniversary with all their loved ones, Dylan almost ruins the kids' gift by splattering Brandon's brains all over it.
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S04.E06: Strangers In The Night from 2016-05-09T13:00

Love is in bloom all over Los Angeles as Brenda consents to be set up with Jim's client's son and Andrea finally finds someone who'll accept her offer of the person ON her horse.
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S04.E05: Radio Daze from 2016-05-05T13:00

Andrea needs to loosen up her prose, Steve needs to quit listening to 'Mr. Green Jeans,' and Kelly needs a copy of The Gift Of Fear. Now.
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S04.E04: Greek To Me from 2016-05-02T13:00

Sororities and fraternities divide the gang like never before. But at least there's lots of beer.
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S04.E01: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye from 2016-04-21T13:00

Brenda's return to the Midwest isn't met with much Minnesota Nice, while back home, her brother makes like he's going to punch a lady, and Kelly reveals that her great relationship didn't survive a...
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S03.E29 & S03.E30: Commencement from 2016-04-18T13:00

Fans of flashback clip shows will love this double-length commencement episode. Everyone else will find it as dull and ponderous as valedictorian Andrea's speech.
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S03.E27: A Night To Remember from 2016-04-11T13:00

It's prom night for the gang (and...others), and everyone's gearing up for a great time. Only one of them has SUCH a great time that she puts her future in jeopardy with all her Stuff.
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S03.E26: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window from 2016-04-04T13:00

As Donna single-handedly apprehends a Magic Mountain mugger, Brandon, Steve, and Dylan get embroiled in the misadventures of the unluckiest charter tour company assistant that ever there was!
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S03.E25: Senior Poll from 2016-03-28T13:00

While Brenda ponders getting back at California by fleeing back to the midwest for college and Kelly creates drama so that she and Dylan have something to talk about, Steve quietly steals the episo...
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S03.E24: Perfectly Perfect from 2016-03-25T13:00

Brandon and Steve try their hands (and other parts) at a dating show that is definitely not Studs, while Kelly's starvation-induced short temper threatens to ruin her birthday.
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David's hip hop career gets a little too Precious, Dylan tries out life as an ink-stained wretch, and Brandon has to find a second guy to handle all his action.
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S03.E18: Midlife...Now What? from 2016-03-03T14:00

While the girls get their spa on in Montecito, Dylan fantasizes about his unappealing possible futures with Brenda and Kelly, and Jim thinks his math skillz might actually earn him a shot with Dott...
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S03.E17: The Game Is Chicken from 2016-02-29T14:00

Kelly and Brenda embark on a doomed attempt to make Dylan jealous; David stresses about his legacy as a broadcaster; and Steve gets his motor running in a very illegal way.
from 2016-02-19T14:00
What happens when Beverly Hills, 90210 does its take on It's A Wonderful Life? There are angels. But everyone else is a bitch, so it's pretty much the usual.
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S03.E13: Rebel With A Cause from 2016-02-08T14:00

Jim gets a tiny boner for his new secretary, Steve tries to cover his "hacking" tracks lest he face criminal charges, and the points of West Beverly's infamous triangle poke everyone else in the ey...
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S03.E12: Destiny Rides Again from 2016-02-04T14:00

In a busier episode than most, Andrea gets run over by a car, Steve and Herbert break into the school's grade banks, Donna pretends she's considering premarital sex, and: le retour de Reek!
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S03.E11: A Presumption Of Innocence from 2016-02-01T14:00

Dylan's pollution emphysema and Brandon's terpsichoreal slut-shaming are nowhere near as dramatic as Sue Scanlon's claim that Gil molested her.
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S03.E10: Home And Away from 2016-01-28T14:00

Two shooting deaths at a rival school sets off a firestorm about football, and dancing, and a bunch of other shit Brandon knows nothing about but feels perfectly comfortable pontificating about. Th...
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S03.E09: Highwire from 2016-01-25T14:00

While the gang weighs/stresses about their options with regard to college applications, David stresses about whether he'll ever get the sight of a naked Kelly out of his head.
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S03.E07: Song Of Myself from 2016-01-18T14:00

A lot of parents who read the Blaze are going to be horrified to learn that new advisor Gil Meyers is a male chauvinist pig. Elsewhere, seniors meet their freshman buddies, who really run the gamut...
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S03.E06: Castles In The Sand from 2016-01-14T14:00

Dylan and Kelly have very different reactions to Brenda's return from France, and they're both far less honest about how they spent their summers than she is. Also: David inflicts his music on us s...
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S03.E05: Shooting Star / American In Paris from 2016-01-11T14:00

Steve gets his David Geffen on; Kelly and Dylan can't stop kissing; Brandon meets a homeless guy with frosted tips; and Brenda meets Rique!
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S03.E04: Sex, Lies And Volleyball / Photo Fini from 2016-01-04T14:00

Brandon and Steve compete over a girl even mumsier than Andrea, while David finds a fan for his music, Dylan and Kelly get ready to start Deceptioning, and Donna...models.
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S03.E01: Misery Loves Company from 2015-12-14T14:30

Two months have passed since the Season 2 finale. Apparently no one spoke to each other in that whole time, because it sure feels like we're picking up EXACTLY where we left off.
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S02.E28: Wedding Bell Blues from 2015-12-11T14:00

Kelly's seemingly doomed romance with Jake can't compete with the drama of Brenda's rage over Jim's ban on Dylan in the Season 2 finale.
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S02.E27: Mexican Standoff from 2015-12-07T14:00

Jim and Cindy actually let Brenda go to Mexico for an overnight trip with Dylan?! Yes...and no.
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S02.E25: Meeting Mr. Pony from 2015-11-23T14:00

Brenda does her best to bear up like a staunch little Walsh when she gets held up at gunpoint, but human emotions intrude.
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S02.E23: Cardio-Funk from 2015-11-16T14:00

Jim's attempt to bring the Japanese sensation karaoke (ARE WE SPELLING THAT RIGHT???) to the Peach Pit is overshadowed by Brenda and Dylan's somewhat innocent, somewhat sketchy 'friendships' with m...
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S02.E22: Baby Makes Five from 2015-11-12T14:00

When Valentine's Day dawns in Beverly Hills, Cupid's arrows are flying everywhere -- the dentist's office, the track, even the blood bank!
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S02.E21: Everybody's Talking 'Bout It from 2015-11-09T14:00

Prudes on the school board try to act like teens won't have sex if you just tell them not to; Andrea begs to differ, and the issue threatens to tear the gang apart!
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S02.E19: Fire And Ice from 2015-11-02T14:00

Brenda discovers that the world of retail is more cutthroat than she could have possibly imagined, Brandon discovers that figure skating is a real sport, and Tricia discovers burritos. (Not a euphe...
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S02.E18: A Walsh Family Christmas from 2015-10-29T13:00

While Mel and Jackie spar over David's depressed mom, Dylan visits Jack in prison, Emily gets a very special midwestern gift, and Steve answers the question of where he came from, biologically spea...
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S02.E17: Chuckie's Back from 2015-10-26T13:00

Steve's world is rocked when his Hartley House counterpart shows up at West Beverly to date Kelly, kiss up to Samantha Sanders, and generally try to replace Steve in every possible way. Steve's not...
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S02.E16: My Desperate Valentine from 2015-10-23T13:00

Getting dumped by Brandon doesn't bring out the best in Emily, which is a polite way of saying she goes full Fatal Attraction on him. An innocent Homecoming float never saw her coming.
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S02.E15: U4EA from 2015-10-19T13:00

When she convinces the gang to go to a rave at Egg and then doses Brandon's drink with U4EA, Emily Valentine starts the process of sealing her fate.
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S02.E12: Down And Out Of District In Beverly Hills from 2015-10-08T13:00

While Steve busies himself fulfilling a gold-digger's every material desire, Andrea deals with the consequences of Brandon's having entered her in a journalism contest -- specifically, whether her ...
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S02.E11: Leading From The Heart from 2015-10-06T13:00

Kelly falls for Brenda's cousin Bobby based on a photo, but soon learns the 3D version is a lot more complicated....
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Special: The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story from 2015-10-04T02:00

What was going on behind the scenes in the early/awesome days of Beverly Hills, 90210? Lifetime's latest 'unauthorized story' dramatizes all the drama with the help of many Canadian characte...
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S02.E10: Necessity Is A Mother from 2015-10-01T13:00

Can Dylan learn to live with his mother? And if not, will he be consoled by the improvement in his pool skills?
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S02.E09: Ashes To Ashes from 2015-09-28T13:00

When the Ashe family moves from South Central to the Walshes' street, Brandon tries to be 'very hip,' but ends up at 'condescending jackwagon.'
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S02.E08: Wildfire from 2015-09-25T13:00

Scott returns from Oklahoma with a new country attitude that doesn't mesh with David's new 'Fred Cool' identity, while a new girl named Emily Valentine causes ripples through the gang, if not throu...
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S02.E07: Camping Trip from 2015-09-21T13:00

Because these high-school kids' summer vacation wasn't restful enough, apparently, the gang decides to cap it with a trip to Yosemite. Along the way, they learn about life, love, meteorology, and m...
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S02.E06: Pass, Not Pass from 2015-09-18T13:00

All of Brandon's beachside towel distribution 'pays off' by allowing him to purchase a car that seems too good to be true, and (spoiler alert) is; back at school, Andrea and Brenda scrap over the b...
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S02.E05: Play It Again, David from 2015-09-14T13:00

Kelly thinks she has problems when her mom starts seeing David Silver's dad, but they're really nothing compared to what Brandon's new 'little brother' Felix is dealing with. (For starters? He live...
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S02.E04: Anaconda from 2015-09-11T13:00

John Ramos joins Sarah and Tara once again for a discussion of 'Anaconda,' in which there are almost as many errors in the portrayal of poker games as there are instances of Brandon being shitty to...
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S02.E03: Summer Storm from 2015-09-08T13:00

John Ramos joins Sarah and Tara to discuss 'Summer Storm,' in which Brenda and Dylan's friend-truce is tested during his convalescence at the Walsh house, Kelly meets a boy who's impressed by her '...
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S02.E02: The Party Fish from 2015-09-03T13:00

Yet another cute girl lets Brandon down as his Beach Club job gets underway. He's so brave.
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S01.E20: Spring Training from 2015-08-21T13:00

While Donna gets her first big storyline (about whether she's dumb/how dumb she is), Brandon profiles a senior who seems to have it all -- including the desire to kill his father and his choice of ...
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S01.E19: April Is The Cruelest Month from 2015-08-17T13:00

While Donna gets her first big storyline (about whether she's dumb/how dumb she is), Brandon profiles a senior who seems to have it all -- including the desire to kill his father and his choice of ...
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S01.E18: It's Only A Test from 2015-08-14T13:00

It's SAT time at West Beverly, but while everyone else gets hysterical about knowing what 'masticate' means, Brenda's focused on her mammary glands.
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S01.E16: Fame Is Where You Find It from 2015-08-07T13:30

Brandon gets groomed as a possible breakout star on Brenda's favourite TV show -- for real -- while Brenda covers for him at the Peach Pit until passing the job on to her friend Lavoine. Yes, it's ...
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S01.E15: Palm Springs Weekend from 2015-08-03T13:00

It's President's Day weekend, so obviously everyone's going to Palm Springs -- including David, since he has his grandparents' empty house to offer, OR DOES HE? Meanwhile, Brandon's stuck at the Pe...
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S01.E14: East Side Story from 2015-07-30T13:30

The Walshes' decision to let Ana's niece use their address to register at West Beverly somehow leads to Brandon screaming at Jim's new client in the middle of a nice party. Classic Brandon!
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S01.E13: Slumber Party from 2015-07-27T13:00

Brandon and Steve's tiny boners lead them into trouble with a couple of cute girl con artists, while Brenda meets one of Kelly's old friends and has to challenge her for bitch supremacy.
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S01.E12: One Man And A Baby from 2015-07-23T13:30

While Brenda secretly learns how to jump out of a plane, Brandon also makes a big leap: dating a girl who has a son!
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S01.E11: B.Y.O.B. from 2015-07-20T13:30

Think Brandon would never get drunk at a party ever since that time he threw up at Foster's Lake? THINK AGAIN.
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Just in time for Brenda's health class to get up to Sex Ed, she starts dating Dylan. Will she get pinned to her mattress before he crushes her foot with a plant?
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S01.E07: Perfect Mom from 2015-07-02T18:00

A mother-daughter fashion show is the flashpoint for mother-daughter feelings-hurt. Way to go, BRENDA.
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S01.E06: Higher Education from 2015-06-30T16:00

As things heat up with Brenda and Dylan (in the sense that he acknowledges she's Brandon's sister) and she decides she needs a bold new look to get his attention, Brandon brays at Steve, Andrea, an...
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S01.E05: One On One from 2015-06-25T16:00

While Brenda tries, for the fourth time, to pass Driver's Ed, Brandon lets Jim convince him to try out for the basketball team even though that is, clearly, an idiotic idea. But at least it reveals...
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S01.E04: The First Time from 2015-06-18T16:00

While Brenda tries to curry favour with her 'hot' Algebra teacher by babysitting his kids, Brandon Does Sex for his first time, apparently fulfilling all of Jim's dreams for him.
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S01.E03: Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag) from 2015-06-11T16:00

It's more scenes from the class struggle in Beverly Hills as Cindy tries to get used to having a maid, Brandon learns that undocumented workers are exploited by employers, and Brenda can't afford a...
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S01.E02: The Green Room from 2015-06-04T16:00

Beverly Hills, 90210 may have started without Dylan, but he wasn't absent for long! Sarah and Tara discuss his début appearance in The Green Room in the latest episode of the podcast -- as well as ...
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S01.E01: Class Of Beverly Hills from 2015-05-29T04:15

In the premiere episode of Again With This, hosts Tara Ariano and Sarah D. Bunting go deep on "Class Of Beverly Hills," the series premiere of Beverly Hills, 90210. Ohhhhndrea's blazers, Brandon...
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