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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 the couple forges ahead with a wedding that may just be the one Kelly's been planning since it all comes together in a matter of days. Why isn't Kelly using it? Well, now that Matt's biological child is about to grow up without a father, Matt thinks he should step in to perform this function, which provides Kelly with a good reason to let him go. Will Matt agree to withdraw from their engagement without a fight? Janet's career continues to rise as Charles names her the new Editor-in-Chief of Nouveau, though she's not so sure she wants the job. And Noah and Ellen have their 500th discussion about where their relationship is going, right before Noah leaves us forever. We take you through the two-part series finale -- "The Penultimate"/"Ode To Joy" in our latest podcast!

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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 when she's going to get around to giving him, her building manager, a copy of the new one. Billy's trying to conceal from Alison the fact that he's dropping by with impromptu unchilled Champagne. But Jake is the most curious of all. Why would Jo claim to be going on a job interview only to hit up a jewellery store instead? Why doesn't she have any photo ID to facilitate the sale of a diamond bracelet engraved with the name 'Beth'? And who is this Beth, anyway? (Billy, meanwhile, gives up his attempts to hit on Jo, and when he gets very high on painkillers following a dental procedure, his subconscious serves up a dream about the woman he'd actually like to nurse him back to health.) Jane finds out the store where she works has been sold to Kay Beacon, a designer whose work she knows, and talks her way into a job at Kay's studio. But is it worth signing on with an ascendant brand when Kay is an extremely abrasive manager, and pursuing the opportunity will keep Jane from getting pregnant again right away like she and Michael agreed they were going to try to do? Judith Hoag, Esq. presents Matt with a settlement offer from the halfway house, but he must decide whether it's more important for him to resume the work he loves, or push for more damages to reallymake his point. We discuss 'The Whole Truth' (and nothing but 'The Whole Truth') in our latest podcast!

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Visual Aids S01.E16

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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. To prove she doesn't take it seriously, she even tells Matt about it, which somehow isn't much comfort to him. They're on their way to yet another wedding-related appointment when she hears a news report on the radio about a surfer getting killed at Point Dume -- the very beach where Donna had told her Dylan was going to surf that day! Kelly desperately tries to determine whether the surfer is Dylan, and the utterly whipped Matt drives her all over the county to yell at various functionaries until Dylan himself calls; he decided to ride the rails (yes, like a hobo) to Salinas instead. Thinking Dylan was dead brings Kelly's feelings for him into focus, and it seems like she may have actually made a decision when Matt comes home to tell her something so shocking that anything she may have to say will have to wait. Speaking of reunions: David and Donna. Their shmoopiness is witnessed by a pissy Noah, but his pouting is nothing compared to Camille's reaction when she comes back to town. David has to deal with Camille's emotional outbursts, in the process convincing Donna that he doesn't actually want to date her, and sees her as more of a sister now. Steve and Janet are still trying out what their life will be like if they accept Charles's offer to buy the Beat (which, given all the personnel he's installed in the office, doesn't seem like it's a trial for anyone other than Janet and Steve). But then Steve decides he doesn't want to sell...and Janet says she wants to take Charles's offer to edit a new magazine he's starting. Impasse! Noah and Ellen are also still present, and we still don't know why. Hear us discuss it all in our podcast on "I'm Happy For You...Really"!

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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 know -- Michael is also getting pally with Liz's husband Scott, a star pediatrician. Jane finds nothing amiss in the elaborate story Liz offers for how she got a shiner on her right eye, but is less able to explain away finger-shaped bruises on both of Liz's arms. Michael, however, refuses to entertain the idea that his new buddy is a domestic abuser, particularly since Michael is less popular than he is and unwilling to slow his own ascent at the hospital by making accusations he thinks are unfounded. The complex gets a new resident -- Jo Reynolds, an aspiring photographer who's just arrived from New York. While she's slightly vague about what has brought her to town, depending on who asks, Jo and Alison bond over a temperamental dryer in the laundry room, and Jo and Jake have an instant attraction, even before he shows up at her door in nothing but a towel. We take you all the way through "House Of God" in our latest podcast! 

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Visual Aids S01.E15

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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 focused on Dylan, particularly after he gives Matt and Kelly their wedding gift a bit early: plane tickets for a trip around the world. Kelly is disgusted that he's trying this gambit again, and refuses to accept them, but that's not enough for Matt: even though he totally did not get the job (because, duh, of course he didn't, he almost got permanently disbarred THIS SEASON), he still thinks they should move away -- and if Kelly doesn't agree to do it, he's going to assume it's because she's still in love with Dylan. An apparently successful publishing mogul improbably wants to buy the Beat, but if the deal goes through, it will mean Janet remains to run the publication for a year while Steve is relieved of...whatever his duties currently are. Will Janet like being the family's sole breadwinner while Steve becomes a full-time parent? Let's see how they feel after a trial run! Cue the "jokes" about aprons and castration! David and Donna are now fully single, and actually manage to tell each other that their recent romantic misfires have been due to their resurgent feelings for each other. But Donna, despite all the episodes of yearning we've had to endure, doesn't want to risk her friendship with David -- particularly not when she needs to lean on him because Felice wants to sell the Martin Manse. And Noah and Ellen continue pretty much just treading narrative water; introducing Noah to Ellen's mother and daughter doesn't really move anything anywhere. We look deeply into "Love Is Blind" in our latest podcast!

VISUAL AIDS

Visual Aids S10.E24

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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 focused on Dylan, particularly after he gives Matt and Kelly their wedding gift a bit early: plane tickets for a trip around the world. Kelly is disgusted that he's trying this gambit again, and refuses to accept them, but that's not enough for Matt: even though he totally did not get the job (because, duh, of course he didn't, he almost got permanently disbarred THIS SEASON), he still thinks they should move away -- and if Kelly doesn't agree to do it, he's going to assume it's because she's still in love with Dylan. An apparently successful publishing mogul improbably wants to buy the Beat, but if the deal goes through, it will mean Janet remains to run the publication for a year while Steve is relieved of...whatever his duties currently are. Will Janet like being the family's sole breadwinner while Steve becomes a full-time parent? Let's see how they feel after a trial run! Cue the "jokes" about aprons and castration! David and Donna are now fully single, and actually manage to tell each other that their recent romantic misfires have been due to their resurgent feelings for each other. But Donna, despite all the episodes of yearning we've had to endure, doesn't want to risk her friendship with David -- particularly not when she needs to lean on him because Felice wants to sell the Martin Manse. And Noah and Ellen continue pretty much just treading narrative water; introducing Noah to Ellen's mother and daughter doesn't really move anything anywhere. We look deeply into "Love Is Blind" in our latest podcast!

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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 with him. Her defiance starts to crumble, however, when he admits that Lily, his wife, has come to town from San Diego to implore him not to end their marriage; when Alison sneaks a look at his wallet and sees a photo of Keith and Lily in happier days (and in leis), her resolve to stay with him grows weaker still. But will Keith's magic penis overcome her doubts again? Matt finds a lawyer willing to take his wrongful-termination case, but struggles to come up with the $5000 retainer she requires. No one he knows has that kind of money except his pretty homophobic dad, who might prefer that Matt just endure whatever indignities come with the "lifestyle" Matt has "chosen." Rhonda finds someone to rent Sandy's old room -- Carrie, played by Rae Dawn Chong! -- only to discover that sharing a household with a professional organizer involves a lot more fights about cookware cleanliness than she probably ever had with Carrie's predecessor. We discuss "Drawing The Line" in our latest podcast!

VISUAL AIDS

Visual Aids S01.E14

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