This is a unique situation for us - a main-stay character is coming aboard with just enough background for Mary and I to speculate while simultaneously being someone we know nothing about.

So while Sydney and Kimberly both had some guest appearances before becoming a season regular, we both knew what to expect.

Sam? No clue.

So Mary and I are guessing - with our rival and threat to our podcast kingdom, Christopher, is here to tell us how close we are.

What could make season three more explosive than a boat bombing and a building bombing?

HR forms in triplicate dealing with the decisions our lovely characters are making along the way.

Well, mercifully, it's over for Jo Beth Reynolds. She came in as a dark, mysterious, sophisticated photographer from New York City, and left, we think, as Dominick O'Malley's plus one for an uplifting tour of war-torn Bosnia.

But was Jo's entire story line high art for the generations worthy of literary praise, or was it just giving trashy soap opera, and that's fine?

To join us in this important discussion, we have our evergreen rival, Christopher, from Melrose Sheltering in Place Podcast fame.

Let's finish Jo's character off right.

As you've heard by now, it has infuriated Teege that the actress who played Linda on Models, Inc. was brought into Melrose Place as the character Claire, instead of bringing Linda back to Melrose Place.

Nothing had to change. Linda would have worked just well with the storyline. Why did they do this?

Just to hurt Teege?

Probably.

So join us, as Teege manipulates artificial intelligence to remix this up with a little bit of a rewrite.

What a stunning end to a long, long season.

Jane and Sydney kill a man (Richard) who is crawling out of the ground, presumably unhappy with his current situation.

Jo and O'Malley have their long goodbye, and now it seems like Jo is going to be back next season but IMDB says no, no, no.

Kimberly goes on a redemption arc only to flatline right when Peter needs her to testify. What does she need to testify to again? Oh, right, Bobby Parezi's death.

Amanda is now married to Dr. Peter Burns so she doesn't have to testify - but it turns out that Dr. Peter Burns is a fake identity, so who knows who Amanda is actually married to.

Alison and Jake are getting together, leaving Billy stood up on a rooftop restaurant with a live musician.

Anything else?

This episode has everything you could ever want in Melrose Place. Amanda and Michael are gumshoe capers trying to crack the case like they're on a special episode of Melrose Place 'Cast Investigates.

Meanwhile, the heartthrob and organrob that is Peter Burns seduces Priscila Presley, only to be busted as two genuine patients of Willowbrook follow him out.

Peter is going to get a full lobotomy, while Michael and Amanda dick around and hang out by the dumpsters outside the building.

Billy and Alison go on one last date and the fire is gone. But wow, does Jake keep eyeing up Alison as she walks away.

Also, Sydney is being recruited/blackmailed as an accomplice and alibi for Jane Mancini to commit her first murder.

#Sisters

Oh, and Jo continues her slow walk to the exit with Dr. O'Malley.

The court-ordered intervention of human resources continues. Let's find out what this global powerhouse of HR-ness has to say about what happened in the second season of Melrose Place.

To be clear - he is not pleased and thinks there may be some policy work needed by the good people at Dungeons and Dragons Advertising.

Well this was a wild ride. We are joined by our expert millenial guest, Gail, who voted well this week.

Things we discussed: are we still doing shock therapy? Is karma a bitch, or is that just Monday's? How much did we all enjoy Jake putting Billy in his place? Does it matter that Alison and Jake are going to hook up? How do we address Jane's story line? Is Dr. O'Malley interesting or generic?

All this and more, as we wind down season four!

Whatever happened to Carrie from Models, Inc.? The last we saw her, she was somewhere in Central America, trapped in "hell, baby. Hooker hell."

Well, Hillary Michaels gets a note from Carrie, which sends her off on a mission to rescue her last, missing model.

And now the stage is set for the mad dash to the season finale.

What do you do with a problem like Bobby? Kill him off.

What do you do with a problem like Alycia? Kill her off.

What do you do with a problem like Jo? Send her off.

Peter and Amanda are now goofy in love? And everything Peter ever did, apparently even attempting to murder Amanda, was because, ::sheepishly:: helovesher.

Billy is now back to nice Billy but no one cares.

Jane told Alison a secret about the sexual assault, so of course Jake found out in minutes. He is going to kill Richard, which Jane supports.

Don't get me started on Dr. O'Malley, who offered Matt a teaching job if only he tricked Jo into dating him - who agreed to date him if only she could trick him into confronting Lori at a park. How is Jo not being prosecuted for stalking?