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Melrose Place S3E29 - Framing of the Shrews

Matt and Sydney have a lot of mousse in their hair, Amanda gets a sick paint job, Alison gets a new office, Jake is in the hospital, Jo is still defending Jess, Billy reads a letter, and Michael goes for a jog.

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Duration:: 1h 10m
Broadcast on:: 20 Aug 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

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Get a $0 delivery fee with your first three orders while supplies last. Minimum $10 in order. Additional terms apply. Hi, welcome to Bitch Slap. This is Rachel Fisher. This is Desi Jadakan. And this is Melrose Place Season 3, Episode 29, Framing of the Shrews. Great episode. A lot going on. A lot going on. Let's get into it. So everyone's at the hospital because last episode, Jake got shot. I love a hospital episode where the whole gang shows up. They're all gathered in the waiting room. Somebody has like their arms wrapped around them, like they're cold. Someone's pacing. Yeah, Billy, usually. Someone's pacing and they're like, God damn it. Why won't they tell us anything? Was Jane even there? Because she wasn't in this episode at all. You're right. I do love it though when someone's not in the whole episode, but they're in that one all cast scene. It's like they had to give them a day rate. So Matt is in charge of all of this because he works at the hospital. I guess Michael's not there. Matt's always the one because it's like he doesn't ever get a day off from the hospital. He's literally always there. I don't think he does get a day off. Whenever there's a scene in the hospital, they're talking to Matt. Whoever's there, he's walking down the hallway. Someone comes to talk to him. What is his job in tail? Talking to the cast. I think he's supposed to be like a social work, something or other, but he has a lot of free time for sure. But he's like busy doing things for free. Yes. Because sometimes I'm like, he's just there. He's not even on call or on the job. He's helping people. He's just there. Yeah. Fucking Jess is there. Jess is in the hospital. He's inserting himself and Joe is like to Matt, I need to see him. And Matt's like, sorry, Joe. You can't see him. He didn't ask for you. I love the way Matt framed this. And then he was like, Amanda, can you come in? He did ask for you. No, it was kind of like everyone was waiting. And then you're like low-key. It's like, oh shit. He asked for Amanda. Yeah. And Joe was like buttered. This was very pointed and I appreciated it. I especially like that he's like, icing out Joe. Well, what is she thinking? She's being an asshole too. Yeah. It's like, of course he doesn't want to see you right now. So he, Amanda goes to Jake as he's being wheeled in for surgery and he's like, I want you to know Jess did this. And if anything happens to me, I want you to prove he tried to kill me. I love that he's like, I can trust Amanda with this job. Not Matt. I just think it's funny because it's like, yeah, you nailed it. Because that is the person you want when you're doing like a little revenge, vengeance, like anything like that and you need to get like the law involved or some underhanded shit, like both of them, right? Yeah. At D&D, Brooke reads Allison's letter to Billy. She's like, uncrumpled it from the floor of her car. That was really funny to me because I thought she had trashed it. Yeah, but she wanted to read it to make fun of it in her head. No, she's, she's so real for this. And it was red. We hear it in Allison's voice and it's like, Oh, Billy, I love you. And I just want to let you know if like you say you love me too, I'll just like leave Hong Kong. I loved hearing it in Allison's voice because it's almost like Allison had to read the letter mocking herself in a mocking. What? Because it was kind of read like how Brooke interpreted it or something. Yeah, it was really funny. Yeah, Allison says in the letter, if you feel the same, I'll be on the next flight home. And Brooke's like, I don't think so. And she puts the letter through the shredder. Then she's like, and she said, sound she's like, I'm typing at my own letter for Billy. Yeah. And it starts with like long distance relationships rarely work out. Here's the other funny thing. I mean, I know Allison doesn't know this, but Billy and Brooke are together. So she's like, there was like a moment where I was like, I guess Allison just completely doesn't know this. No, she doesn't know it. Yeah. She doesn't know it at all. That's why she still thinks Brooke is on her side. Yeah. No, it's just, it's funny because it's been so long now, I think that they've been fucking around. Right. At the hospital, Amanda is at Jake's bedside when Sydney walks in and she looks so cute. She's wearing a baby pink dress and a pink choker. Her hair looks great. And she's like, Hey, Jake, I brought you motorcycle magazines. I like how all I could see was a huge American flag. And Amanda looks at them with like disgust. And she's like, Sydney, get out of here. Yeah, she gets kicked out again. At D&D, Brooke gives Billy an envelope. She's like, Allison wanted me to give you this letter. And he reads the letter and we again hear him read it in Allison's voice. But this time it's like, Hey, Billy, long distance relationships don't work. So I guess it's over between us. If you, if you want to call me, whatever, but I guess like we don't have to see each other ever again. Bye. Yeah. Allison and Billy's like, that's cold. Yeah. And he, he basically like storms out and his jeans. Yeah. He's jeans and sports coat. He's like, that was cold, Allison. Yeah, classical. He's been there before. Yeah. And he, he has to leave work. He has to take a breather. He's so angry. We go to the hospital gym where Matt confronts Paul while he's bench pressing. Now you mentioned Sydney's hair before. It was very most. Yeah. And I feel like the hairdresser on set that week was like, I have extra for Matt. What was going on with Matt's hair this episode? I swear that the hairdresser was like into moose. Sydney's was very moose. And then the next or two scenes later, I was like, what's going on with Matt's hair? He's got the moose too. It was moose specific because it was like a little, it wasn't blended well. So it was a little crunchy. Dude, there was like this one crunchy strand of Matt's that was like out of place and it was driving me crazy the whole episode. I just never I've seen his hair this way. It was volume eyes. No, it was wild. They really tried something new this episode and I don't know how I feel about it. I thought Sydney's hair looked good. I mean, it looked very 90s, but I enjoyed it. Right. Cause Sydney always has looks like. Yeah, it was like part of a whole look. And I do, I do think it's funny that we both clocked that it was specifically moose. It was just, I know it well. I don't. Okay. I feel like there was a time getting your haircut in the early 10 mid 90s and obviously in the 80s, this was the case to where no matter what your hair texture was, the hairstylist would just put moose in your hair. Look, I very specifically remember when most came. I don't know. I remember where it was like a thing and it was like literally the greatest invention ever. I know. Where it was like moose. And it was like, what's that Aussie brand? Yeah. You know, the Aussie hair is called Aussie. Was that what it was called? Yes. They had like, that was like one of the moose brands where it was like in that purplish tin, whatever container. Yeah. I just remember moose coming out and be like, what? Like moose. Here's why I loved moose is because you would squirt it out and then it would expand in your hand. Oh, it was like shaving cream. It was like gadget. And you always got too much because it would expand more. You put like a little squirt and not realizing it would expand more. But and you would, I would still put it in my hair no matter how much it was. I had no lack of volume in my hair. In fact, my hair is too voluminous. And every time I went to get my fucking haircut as a kid, they put moose in it. No, it's crazy. I didn't need moose in my hair. But that was like, I understand it because if I was a hairdresser and I had like an arsenal of moose, I would want to use it every minute of the day. No, it was the hot hair product you had you know, it's so satisfying. No, when it goes out. Yeah, I, I just have some moose still. It's not that kind though. It's like a pump. What? It's a Veda. That's not moose. It is. It comes out its foam. But is it this like thick? Yeah, it's exactly like moose, but it's not in that aerosol can. It's like a different thing. Have you ever had like a face wash that's a foaming face wash? It's like similar thing to that. But it's thick like moose. Yes. It might be a little lighter because moose definitely had like a little tacky. It had a heft. Yeah. So I think it's a little more foamy than moosey, but it's the same purpose. It felt like that huge glove. I remember just slapping my head and then brushing it there and then my hair would be wet and then crunchy. I know what that I was doing at all. I do. I do think about moose from time to time because I wish I could use it in my hair. Like I wish it had a purpose. Does it have a purpose? Okay, it's allegedly for volume. Yeah. And like definition maybe. I guess maybe I probably just don't know how to use it. And I think like in the 80s, no matter what kind of hair you had, everyone used it because it was like perfect for crunching and scrunching. Yeah. No. And using a diffuser. It's just very satisfying. Yeah. So Matt was moose. Sydney was moose. This was like the beginning of their IRL romance. Yes. They were sitting next to each other getting moosey. They bonded. And then like before they got married in the late 90s, what's his name? What's this? Why am I Doug Savant? Doug Savant was sitting next to Laura Layton and he's like, remember when we got moose? Yeah. That's when we first, that's when I first knew. Yeah. Paul is not moose. Paul is not moose. His hair looks like a little lifeless this episode. But Matt is like pissed. He's like, your wife came in in a sickening white pantsuit and threatened to kill me. Yeah. And Paul's like, ugh, you know, she's not a bad person. He's like, I just panicked. I had to tell her because she's my wife. And Matt's like, you know what? We meet like just, I can't deal with this. And Paul's like, don't leave me, Matt. We can make it work. And Matt's like, no, you have issues. You have to work out with your wife. And then of course, he gives the most Matt ultimatum ever. So no more fucking, I can just be there to listen. It's like, no, cut ties, Matt. What the fuck is wrong with you? Just to listen. Yeah. I wrote, imagine being at the gym and overhearing this conversation. I would be eavesdropping so hard. This would be the best day of my life. Oh my God. I had to remember every word. I would take notes. I would follow these two around the hospital every day to find out like the saga of like, what's going on with this guy's wife? Did she threaten to kill his lover? This is such a juicy conversation. I would be pretending to like pump iron. Yeah. They're just doing something really quiet. They were not being discreet enough about this. And the way they were looking at each other was like only two people who have been fucking, you don't see two strings stuck in this way in the gym. It was clearly dramatic and like, yeah, something was going on. It was incredible. At shooters, Sydney walks in to find Jess working behind the bar. He's got a stupid mop. And there's all this police tape up. And Sydney's like, what the hell are you doing here? And he's like, I just rehired myself. Yeah. He's trying to act like he's helping Jake. Right. And she's like, you need to get out of here. Jake doesn't want you here. He kicked you. He even kicked you out of the hospital. She's like, that didn't happen to me. Amanda kicked me out, not Jake. And she's like, you need to get out of here. And Jess is like, he's just mad at me. He'll get over it. And then he's like, stay out of my way. No, they're such a funny. I like scenes with them. I hate Jess. He sucks. I gas because our next location is Hong Kong. This set was insane. Okay. Okay, we're going to talk about it. Okay, I need a moment. We get an exterior shot of what is supposedly Hong Kong. But then we cut to interior Alison Parker's new office. And she is being escorted in there by her new assistant, Lynn. And this office was like the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life. First of all, there is like antique shinwazery everywhere. Who designed who designed this on set? There was like, they were like, we need to make this place like Chinese. Right? Because they also put bright red carpet. There was in the whole wall of wall carp, bright red carpet. It was obscene to the China red. This was so elaborate. And they really milked the hell out of this set. It was also, she looked like a little fly because it was so massive. It was huge. This office is huge. And I had that weird, like really dramatic cool wooden cutout that you walk through. Yes. Like, I don't even know how to describe it. No, the office was like, it was not a business office. Dude, it looked like a room in like an old house or do you know what I mean? When you're touring a mansion. It was like terrible. Yeah, I don't know what it was, but it wasn't an office. I look, I've never been to Hong Kong. But I have to believe that they have offices just like we have here in the West. And they're not like Asia's Bloitation office. It's also, remember that you'd mentioned the shot they showed of Hong Kong, like the whatever, the stock footage? Yeah. Didn't it look like from like 1971? Yes. Like, fuller watch on it was like not modern. This footage totally was giving 1971. It was like, it was crazy. It was like pale. The color was a completely different saturation. It was so different. It was like, it didn't look like a financial or business district at all. It was like a riverboat. No, it was, I don't know what they were, they were like, just put something together and give a shit. We need to thank Hong Kong. I need to know everything about who designed and why they designed this office to look like this. And it's great because every time we see Alison, she's at that huge ornate desk. Like this, like mahogany, like dark black. It's the antique Shinwazeri decor, the ebony wood. The ebony, yeah. And the giant like, person-sized vase with the flowers coming out of it. I just can't believe sometimes they'll go and it's like a full shot and Alison is so small in the middle. So dark in there. And everything is dark, so she's just, you can see her right away. This is very dark for an office. The whole room is dark wood, like black ebony wood. And then everything. Everything. And then, but then the red carpet. Yes, the red carpet. It was like, why? And then the huge Ming vases. I just would love to know the planning session for this. And there's like, food dog statues that probably cost like half a million dollars. Oh my god. This place was crazy. And we learned that it was, we learned that it was Hayley Armstrong's old office. And Lynn Alison's assistant is like, wow, he must really like you to give you his old office. He gave you this insane office. He must love you. I need to know everything about this. Well, here's what's extra weird, because remember Hayley's office on the boat was like a grandma Victorian room. It's like, does he just have insane design taste? You know what? It would be so funny if we saw some of the other offices in this building, and they were just like normal standard, any like major city. Yeah, has an office like this. And then Hayley Armstrong is like this weird, like white westerner who's like, by golly, if I'm in Hong Kong, if I'm going to have an office in Hong Kong. Or what if every one of his offices, even in a regular office building and you walk into his, and it's like, chintz curtains. Just like they're always decorated to a tea. I think that's what he does is he's like, takes his decorating very seriously. Oh my god. So like when you go to his offices in Milan. Yeah, it looks like known as kitchen or something, or like there's a statue of David. Yeah, there's a Caesar's palace. It's Husken. It's like all these different Italian decor cliches in his lawn. And the walls look like the stones or the faffinage. They're both finished, the walls. There's columns. Yeah, he likes this like what he says is a very authentic feel. Yes. Please correct me. If you're from Hong Kong or your families from Hong Kong, where you've worked in an office in Hong Kong, I'd be very curious. Like, have you ever seen an office like this? Yeah, I'd be curious. Because I feel like you took a lot of creative liberties here. I do too, but you know, I'm glad they went for it. They definitely cut Jane out to spend the money on this office decor. I'm telling you, Desi, I gasped. No, I was like, what? I didn't even know how to take it. Um, so back at D&D, Billie gets a call from Hong Kong, but Brooke intercepts the call and she's like, "Billie, we have dinner reservations." And then Billie's like, tells his assistant, "Tell Elle if I left for the day." Yeah, and Brooke's like, "Don't let her ruin your night." Yeah. That's like, it's true. Alison is on the other end of the phone in her huge office, and she looks really sad. I know the office makes everything even sadder. Yeah. Just being in that big office. How do you do business in there? I'd be so distracted. I don't think I could work in there. I'm kind of scared. If I walked into that, if someone's like, meet me in my office to like, drop these contracts or whatever the fuck she's doing, she's like, she's doing like, marketing for a firm, a factory. I guess she's like the VP of marketing for like, some kind of industry. Yeah. Metals, was it metals? I think it was like, I remember something stupid, where I'm like, Alison knows about that. Yeah. So if I walked in, if I was like a client of hers, I'd be like, "Excuse me. Did you decorate this office?" I don't think I could walk in there and not say something. Even if it was like, "Whoa." Just like, I'd have to, I would inadvertently, something would come out of my mouth that indicated my feelings. Because it's too crazy. I would be like, I would feel like I had entered another realm. I mean, it was so cool looking. It definitely was cool. It just doesn't read office. It's not office. It's like really, it's like really fancy restaurant. Or something like that. It's like the waiting room to a really fancy restaurant. Or like a chain restaurant that's a little over the door when it's decor. Right. But it looked nice enough that it looked like fancy Hong Kong dining hall, maybe, but not dining hall. It looked expensive. Yes. Um. So where are we? We're at the hospital. Kimberly opens her locker to find a wig with a note written in fake blood that says, "You forgot something." And she, and all these other doctors are in the locker room. And the mannequin, it's on a mannequin head. Yeah. And it also has a knife stabbed into the eyeball. Right. It's so dumb. And Kimberly screams, "Oh my God, it's Michael." Michael did this. And Michael walks in so casual. He's all the other doctors or whoever are standing there horrified. And he's like, "What's going on?" And then she's like, "Oh, Michael, stay away from me." And he goes, "You think I did this?" Please. And she's like, "Oh, whining in front of all the other doctors." And Michael owns her ass so hard. He's like, "Leave you alone. I've been trying to." Everyone leaves the locker room. And Kimberly calls Amanda. And she's like, "Amanda, oh, he's threatening me. And he's trying to make me look crazy. Can you meet me for dinner tonight at Sheenwah?" They were really on the Sheenwah theme. They were Sheenwah theme. Sheenwah moose. Sheenwah. Can we go to Sheenwah together? Does that still exist? Yeah, it's on main. Sheenwahka. Sheenwahka. That's literally the name. Yeah, it's on main. It's in Santa Monica. Oh my God. I mean, that's why I've never been. I had to pause this episode to look at the menu. And I'm like, "We need to go here." This is like a little fucking clock. And do you know that the decor is still the same in there? Really? It's so like, modern '90s Chinese restaurant. Oh my God. No, I laughed when they went there later in the episode. Yeah, the decor is out of control. Right. So Sheenwah, and they're going to join forces. Right. Now these two. Back in Hong Kong, Brooke calls. And Brooke tells Alison, she thinks Billy just wants to start his life over. And Alison's like, "But I told him I loved him." And Brooke's like, "You're a rising star. Maybe he's just jealous." Yeah, she tries to act like Billy can't handle Alison's success. Yeah. It's kind of like, okay. And Alison's like, he said he was proud of me. And she's like distraught. And then Billy strolls into D&D. And Brooke gets off the phone with Alison. He's like, "Who are you talking to?" She's like, "No one." Yeah. That night Amanda is leaving the office. And she's walking alone through the parking garage. And we see she's being followed by a pair of man's legs. We just see from like the knee down. Yeah. It's like a pants. What appears to be men's legs and like business pants. Business pants and dress shoes. Like black loafers. Clip, clip, clip, clip. It's one of those things. And every time she stops, they stop. This made no sense because why bother with the men's shoes and pants? Wait. Yours with me, Mila. The reveal that she only did it from the waist. Take out what I was like, "What? Why would you do the pants?" Like, maybe I could buy the shoes. Yeah. But why do you need the pants at all? Because if she turns around and sees you and you don't hide in time, she'll just get that glimpse of the foot. Wait. Like you think she's just going to look down at the ground and see, "Oh, those are men's shoes. It's Michael." I was dying laughing because I very quickly knew what was happening. So it made me laugh even more. Because I was like, "Why is the shoes and the pants?" Well, I thought Kimberly would at least have like a trench coat on and like a mask or something. No. It was literally Kimberly from the waist. She had like an oversized tweed coat. No, the coat was like 10 sizes too. But it was like, no hat, just like her hair. Like not even hair pulled back. No, and just like whatever she was wearing underneath. Yeah, it was like a blouse. No, it was so fucking stupid. So Allison's like being followed in the parking lot. Amanda. And every time Amanda turns around, Kimberly hides behind a pole and we just see her shoes beep. The shoes. But she could have been busted so easily. No, this is like wild, because she could have just done the vandalism and that's it. Like why all of this? Yeah, the vandalism was so obvious to just do that. Amanda thinks Michael is following her and she's like, "Come out and show yourself you spineless coward." And she starts running to her car. And when she gets to her red Porsche, it says die bitch in all caps in white spray paint. And she has to go to the Shinwa Ballet. Just on her car. I was like laughing so hard, thinking of driving around LA. And I was like, honestly, it's kind of cool. It's custom. It's a custom paint job. I was thinking that exact same thing about like, how I would have to cancel dinner, but I can't try her out with this. I have to go straight up. She just drove straight to Shinwa, went to the ballet. And that is a long drive from where she is. I can't believe she took that car out. And then drove back to Melrose Place. I know it would be the best day of my life if I was driving down the street. You saw that and then you'd have to put together a whole like, what's going on in there? What happened there? Who was husband and she fucked? What did that bitch do? I need to know. Why does she need to die? Can you imagine pulling up to them at the light where you get to like look over? I would ask. They'd be like staring straight. I'd be like, I'm so sorry. I'm sure this is really embarrassing for you. Like doing the world on the window. I'd be like, can you please just like tell me what happened? I can't live if I don't know. If you don't cry, give me the TLDR. Please tell me who could possibly want you to die bitch. It was like, it was huge. Across the whole car, the letters were the whole length of the car. No, and they were as tall as the car. It literally filled the whole side. You can't even put tape on that. No, it was so funny. You know sometimes people with the car board? Yeah, they can just kind of like, no. No, that was... It was so funny. Seen it on a red Porsche too, for some reason, it's like extra funny. No, it was amazing. So she goes to sheen wa. And of course, we get the reveal that it was Kimberly. She like pops out from behind the cement, yeah. Like we didn't all know. Back at the hospital, Jess visits Jake and Jake's like, get out of here. Jake's angry. And Jake's like, if you want to kill me now, and if you want to kill me now, it'll be a good time. And then Jake's like, where were you when I got shot? And then Joe steps into the room and she goes, he was with me. It's like, oh God, I'll make it worse. And Jake isn't buying it. He's like, oh, you're gonna have your girlfriend, be your alibi? And Jess is like, here's the cash from last night. I've been holding your bar together, paying your employees, your bar will be closed. I think he just brings him an envelope of money. And Jake's like, get out and stay out of my bar. And then Jess turns around and he goes, listen you ungrateful jerk. I'm gonna make sure your business stays afloat. He's out of control. All Jake had to do was hire literally anyone besides Sydney from his bar to run things while he was gone. Yeah, doesn't he already have a, shouldn't he have a manager? Or just hire fucking Sydney. It's better than Jess. Well, it's obviously better than Jess, but I wouldn't trust her. No, because she's stupid and she would like, Jake, a guy came by. He was the bank. I gave him all the money from the cash register. That's exactly what would happen. Let's take a quick break here. We'll be right back. This summer, Instacart presents famous summer flavors coming to your front door, or pool, or hotel. Your grocery delivery has arrived, sir. That was faster than room service. No violence in the lobby. Seriously? 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And she's like, "Sorry, I was late. I was in surgery." And Amanda's already pounding a martini. Yeah, she's stressed out. And we get a great shot of the decor in this place. The lighting. It has like a neon. There's like a neon bar. What I loved about it was like there was neon, but there was also floral arrangements that were very, you know, not modern. They weren't like birds of paradise. It was like huge, but like a tiered rose. Yeah. Kind of like a fancy restaurant. And there was like that bamboo bar. Yeah, it was all over the place. It was all over the place. And I was looking at some pictures today. I'm like, "Oh, I'm glad they didn't change much." I'm looking at the menu. This place is so expensive. Is it? Well, like for instance, some of these appetizers are like $25. A chicken salad. Sheenwah chicken salad, which is a famous salad. It's $31. You can get that salad at Gelsons for like $10. Then they have an entree, Shanghai lobster with curry, $95. It's $95 dollars. I just think these prices are outrageous. And what if we got the whole sizzling catfish? I want to get the Cantonese duck. Every dish is like, this is what's crazy about some restaurants in LA, like this type of restaurant. A dish, like just Sajuan beef is $67. Like that is a crazy. That is outrageous. Even paying $30 for a main dish, that's like expensive restaurant price. $30 to $40. That is expensive. But this is $67? Come on. And also the thing that's annoying about those main dishes is like, you have to buy rice extra probably. Oh, you do. It's right here. Just regular brown rice, $17. Oh my god. That's like a dollar at the Chinese restaurant. It's just a $17. Listen to this steam-disordered vegetables, $15. Why is brown rice $17? How is it that expensive? Is there stuff in it? Because it doesn't say anything. No, because then they have fried rice, which is inexplicably a $0.50 cheaper. These Sajuan pancakes sound good. I know. That's only $27.50. See, now I'm so like, pilled by how expensive it is. I'm like, oh, it's only $27, probably like two pancakes. Yeah, it's like the amount you get is so small. What about tiny dumplings for $15? You probably get two tiny dumplings. Yeah, and they're tiny. That's like, oh, you weren't lying when you said tiny. This restaurant's insane. And I bet you it's not super good. Yeah, it's like, it's like Mr. Chow on in Santa Monica, it sounds like. If you work here, get us in for free. We can try the menu. I just want to go as like a historical site. It just makes me mad to pay that much and not have the best meal of my life. Do you know what I mean? Right. And I know exactly what this meal will be like. And I'm going to get mad when I'm like, oh, that was $150. Like it might be underwhelming. And if I'm going to spend that much, I want it to be like spectacular. I just feel like this is a no-brainer if the average cost per person is $50. Right. But we're going to spend $100 each at least. Because that's crazy to me. Because here's the other problem. I'm hungry. I agree. And these are the kinds of restaurants where I'm in danger of like leaving hungry because it was too expensive for me to order enough food. I like going to restaurants where it's expensive, but I can afford getting as much as I want. Right. Do you know what I mean? Like, OK, let's get one more appetizer. Because it's like whatever. Or at least the portions are generous. Yeah. That's why I'm on the fence about this. When I agree, though, historically, maybe we just go to the bar and get like some appetizers. And if it's really good, then we can like start ordering some mains. I'd be curious to look into like, if people still think it's good. Right. I just feel like Wolfgang Pot, come on. That guy's still like a name that pulls him in. Because sometimes he doesn't even like work or own at these places anymore. It just has his name on it still. Because it's like the Wolfgang Pot restaurant group. Right. And it has all his 10 restaurants in LA or whatever. I mean, this is like one of his original restaurants in LA. Oh, I agree. I mean, he was such a big chef. He was huge, but he hasn't been like a hot chef in 40 years. He really hasn't. But he has so much like he sells food at the airport. I know. That's where I'm kind of like, okay. I could buy your sandwich at the airport or I could go spend 150 dollars on your restaurant. Something's not adding up. I mean, the other thing that makes this a risky endeavor is having to go all the way to Santa Monica for media. Yes. That's what I'm saying. All of it. It's like, come on. We need to do a business deal and have them take us to Shinwong. Yeah, I agree. For a business dinner and they pay for it. I'm not paying for it. Okay. So they're talking now at the bar and Kimberly is basically like the purpose of this dinner is just to like rile Amanda up about how bad Michael is. And Amanda's like, why would a doctor do this? Do you really like because he's not a good doctor? That that was such an insane interaction. We love that Amanda's like, it was Amanda's like the person. He's like, he's a police officer. Right. They would never do anything wrong. They're all about the life. It's like, you think doctors can't be pieces of shit? Right. Come on. Amanda says she's scared and Kimberly's like, we have to get him before he gets us. Back at Shooters, striker shows back up. And he looks even more 80s than he did before. And he looks more gaunt. No, the lighting on him, his hair is so big. He has like a hepatitis C. What? I'm sorry. He looks so, so strong. I'm sorry. I'll leave that in. I'm sorry. He looks really ill. There's something. I was like, Jesus. No, I agree. I was shocked because they do a real close-up on him where his whole head and hair fill the screen. Yes, it was alarming. And his hair is like, is that real? Because it is so thick and helmet-like. He goes to the Heather from Rock of Love School of Heather. He's hairstyle. Heather from Rock of Love would have this hairstyle. She'd brush the bangs to the side. He's got full bangs. But as we said last week, this man is rocking a face and a hairdo and an outfit that no one on this planet has witnessed in person since 1983. Yeah, no. He's a relic. Even in this age where he's on Melrose Place, it's already dated. Yeah, that's why it's alarming when his face fills up the screen, because it feels like you're looking at a ghost. No, it's frightening. And the way the lighting is, he looks ill. No, I don't like it. Desperate for cash. He's desperate. And Jess is like, he didn't die. And I have to pay you. I was like, damn, he really wanted Jake dead. Yeah, that's crazy. No, we get confirmed in this moment that Jess's plan was to murder Jake for whatever reason. To take shooters over, is that why? I'm just like, you hate your brother that. It doesn't seem like he did anything worth being burned. Like, that is sick. I really think Jess was trying to single white female Jake and take his life. I agree. Because that's like crazy to me. Like, that is what? Like, what is his legal recourse to take? Would he just be able to take shooters? Like, wouldn't a bank take it back or something? He probably thinks he could just keep it low key and not tell him Jake died. Just keep running it. Or say that he's Jake Hansen. Oh, yeah. That could be. Who knows? No, it's sick. So, yeah, Jess is talking in the alley to Stryker and his one goon. He doesn't even have goons. He has goon. He has goon. And Stryker's like, I need the rest of my money. And Jake's like, he's still alive. So I don't have to pay you anything. You didn't keep up your end of the deal. You said you were going to kill him. Jess is like, get out of here. And Stryker's like, we're going to kill you if you don't give us the money. You'll be hearing from us. He walks off his hair. So, the next day Michael, this was also, what was Michael wearing? Michael's outfit. The year is 1995, but for some reason he was giving 1991. I can't explain it. But when he's running up with a white sweatshirt. No, that's later. This is when he comes home with groceries and he's wearing like a red windbreaker. And like really light washed jeans that are like kind of bunched around the ankles. I also love that he's just still in the beach house alone. Paying for it? Now I guess. Alone. He rolls up to his house with groceries and Amanda is there waiting for him on the deck. And she's like, you're going to have to pay for my Porsche. I know you'd vandalized it. Does she drive there? Honestly, it would have been so great if we got a scene of her life. Let me show you what you did. This is what you did. You know you did this. And he's like, someone was mad at you. Yeah. No, I want to see her driving around Melrose, around the round town. He denies stalking and vandalizing. And he's like, I was in surgery. And then she's like, you didn't. I know you didn't. And he's like, yeah, yeah. Jump on the blame Michael bandwagon. He's really not having any luck lately. Yeah. And he's like, no, why don't you get out of my house before I take a restraining order on you? At the hospital, Paul is like, guess what? Matt, I'm legally separated. And this is important that is doing paperwork. And he has the longest pencil I've ever seen. I just hear. Did you see that pencil? It's not the show, stop the show. Okay, does he that is? That's incredible. The pencil is talked behind Matt's ear. And one thing that's very funny about it is like, he has like, like the last inch of it or like the last half inch of the pencil, like at his ear. And then the rest of it is just like perfectly aligned with his haircut. Yeah, because usually if you put a pencil, but you like put it in the middle. Yeah, it's like, this is all floor word. So for like the last inch, it's so crazy. I took a picture and I'll post it on our Instagram page for anyone who wants to see this pencil. Because I am glad I took a second look. So Paul's like a Matt, I'm getting divorced. And Matt's like, oh my God. And he's happy and they hug. Paul needs help moving his shit out of his house because he wants to like move some things into a hotel. And he's like, I'm going to pack a few things tonight. Can you pick me up at my house and take me to the hotel? And Matt's like, sure. He's like, okay, we'll just wait outside my house for me. And I'll meet you out front. Like wait out there. Yeah, very sus. And Matt's like, okay. That made it Melrose just up by Joe's and they kiss. And she's like, Jess, is our relationship based on sex? This is a wild question. And he's like, what's your point? And then he's like, I got you something. And he gives her a little velvet jewelry box and it's a broach. And this is a very old fashioned looking broach. Like the cream and pink cameo, but it's like, it's not like the oval. It's like a longer one. It's like a rod with a cameo in the middle or something. Yeah, it looks like, honestly, it looks like a piece of junk. It probably is, right? Because this mom was like, well, I remember they talked about her jewelry and they're like, who gives a shit? It's all cheap junk or something when they were like debating the estate or something. Right. So, Jess is like, it was my mom's. And Joe's like, immediately like, oh my god, is she so impressed by this? Yeah. And she like, puts it on immediately. And then she starts wearing it everywhere. Yeah, she starts wearing it everywhere. Michael is going for a nighttime beach jog and he's wearing an incredible sweat suit outfit. He's like in cream colored sweats. And the great thing about this outfit is when we're watching the scene, we see him approaching in the night. Yeah. So bright. It's so bright. And then we also see that Kimberly is like hiding. And she sneaks into the beach house and she destroys the place. She has like, she's like, let the games begin and she starts destroying everything. And she takes that huge, ugly painting that we all see every episode. We're in the beach house. Yeah. And lifts the whole thing. This painting is like five by four. Yeah. Five is huge. Beat. But yeah, she takes it down and starts to destroy it. And she also does a high kick. Yeah, she does a high kick into it. She goes, hi, yeah. And she like lifts her foot up and like, slams it down. No, it was like a crazy kick. Oh, yeah. And she like puts it on the couch or the ottoman. And she's like, she's like, she puts her whole pussy at it. She's like, I'm destroying this painting. Yeah. And then she grabs like a bottle of wine. She takes a swig and she throws it against the wall. I have to say, I've never gotten to that point. But it does look kind of fun to just fucking get so mad and destroy something. That's why they have those rooms. Yeah. The smash room. That's true. So she's breaking all the shit in this house. And then we see her rip her dress. So we know where this is going. Yeah, she's not just doing this for funsies. No, she's got a plan. Meanwhile, we see Matt waiting outside of Paul's house. He's like standing outside of his Jeep, like leaned up against it. This is a devastating scene. I cannot believe what happened. Matt does not deserve it. Paul is disgusting for this. I hope Matt never found out what happened. I know. I couldn't believe how evil this was. This is so evil. So Matt is standing, leaned up against his Jeep outside of Paul's house. Was he standing? Yeah, he's standing with his arms crossed, just leaning up waiting for Paul, right? And we cut to Paul looking out his window onto like at Matt. Yeah. And then his wife approaches and says, is he still out there? Paul says, I don't know what he's doing. And she's like, he gives me the creeps. He's just out there watching the house. And they're like laughing. They're like, what's wrong with him? Should we call the police? And Paul's like, I'm sorry, this guy, you know, he's just obsessed with me. I'll deal with it at work. And while they're dragging him, we keep cutting back to Matt, just instantly standing there. As Paul instructed him to do, this is diabolical. Like I cannot, I felt so bad for Matt, but I was part of me. It's like, this is what you get. You need to drop this guy. He's evil. Yeah. And Paul's like, I'm so sorry that I hurt you. Carol dragged you into this, this gay man. And she's like, Paul, that homosexual is standing outside of our house again. Can you tell him to leave? Oh my God. And eventually Matt does leave. Like he realizes Paul isn't coming out, he like kind of sighs. We seem like just look very deflated. He's like, again, he gets in his car and leaves. Back at the beach house, Michael returns from his jog. And as he's returning, Kimberly calls the police and pretends that she's being attacked by her ex-husband. And she, by now she's like giving herself a scratch on her cheek, which looks like she got attacked by a cougar. Yeah. Because it's like four slices along her cheek. It's like a claw mark. It's like a claw mark. She, and so Kimberly's called the police by the time Michael arrives home and he's like, whoa, whoa, what'd you do to my house? And Kimberly starts attacking Michael. And basically she gets on the ground and she's like grabbing at him. So he can't go away. He's like trying to get up and she pulls him back down. So it looks like he's like pinning her down. She's like, I gotta just keep him here until the cops come. And the cops walk into this very unfortunate looking scene. And she's like, oh, he's attacking me. And they arrest Michael. And Michael's like, I didn't even touch her when we were married. And the cops like tell it to the judge. And then I liked that Michael is, he's like, she set me up. And then I started leaving. He's like, I'm going to get you. That's like not too smart to say that. That is it. I'll be case buddy. Oh my god. Brooke and Billy are in Billy's bed. And he's got some funky ass wack ass sheets. He's like, and Brooke, this was great like little detail. Like I would love to know, I would have loved to see this scene. But she's like, I'm sorry. I pushed you into going to dinner with my dad and his girlfriend. I know. Girlfriend. Like what is that? Yeah. What does that mean? And she's like, I was worried you would just sit here and worry about Alison. And Billy's like, I'm tired of running from relationship to relationship. Yeah. He's tired of Alison. Well, she's not tired of him. And then the phone rings. And he's like, must be Alison. It's 2 a.m. It's 2 a.m. And only Alison would not think about the time change in Hong Kong. And Brooke's like, just take the call, Billy. And he picks up the phone and Alison's like, oh, Billy. Oh, I'm so excited to talk to you. And she's like, I just left so much unfinished business. And he's like, oh, yeah, I read your letter. She's like, you did? And he's like, yeah, you told me I could cut off all communication if I wanted. And here's where Brooke was absolutely brilliant. Because in her note, she used the same language that Alison used. I think it was like, gave me the option to cut off communication. If you want to, if you want to. Right. And she used that exact phrase in the note she wrote to Billy. But twisted it. Well, she didn't add the first part. I love you or whatever. And so I'll be poem right away. If you say you love me back, she just used. So then when Billy said you gave me the option, it seemed like he was taking that option rather than it being what Alison said. Damn. What she wanted to say. Yeah. So it was such a good, it was such a smart way to do it. I agree. Yeah. I agree. Because imagine if you were Alison in that situation and someone said that to you after when you're thinking they're referring to your letter saying, I love you. I'm professing my love for you. But I understand like I'm just putting my heart out there. But if you don't want to talk to me anymore, you have that option. That's fine. So if like you heard someone that you'd profess your love to, say I'm choosing like you, you know, whatever you said, no communication was okay. I would be so mortified. I like there's no way you'd bring up the rest of the letter. Right. Because you're almost adding that thinking they won't choose it. Yeah. Because you're pretty sure they're going to go along with you. Yeah. Like no, she was smart for that for sure. The next day Matt talks to Paul outside the hospital and he's pissed. Yeah. And he doesn't even know the half of it. He just thinks that like Paul was too much of a pussy to like leave. And he's like, what was that fiasco last night? And Paul's like, I'm sorry, my wife is crazy. But I still want to be with you Matt. And Matt's like pissed off. Yeah. At the hospital, Joe stops by to see Jake and she's like, go to flowers for you. It's a peace offering. Jake is pissed. Yeah. And she's wearing that stupid brooch. I know. Like why would she do that if it was Jake's mom's dumb ass? It's so fucking weird. I really have enjoyed seeing Jake go off on Joe. Me too. She deserves it. So she's like, just really cares about you. He's trying to make your life better. And she's like, you don't even know him as an adult. You just knew him when he was a kid. And Jake is like, wow, you really got snowed. And then they go back and forth. And that's when he sees the brooch that was his mother's. And he's like, wait, what are you doing with that? He's like, I bought that for my mother. And I looked for it for two days after she died. That made me sad. I know. Because I was like, that is like what a kid would buy their mom. Yeah. Right? Yeah. It's fancy. And he's like, get out of here, Joe. I love too when he says anyone who cares about just gets screwed one way or another. Yeah. That was such a good dig. It was good. At the courthouse, we see Michael in shackles in a jumpsuit. He's in there right away. He is in an orange jumpsuit. They've wasted no time. And Amanda's there at his hearing. And Michael sees her and is like, oh, thank God, Amanda. She knows Kimberly's a fruitcake. But Amanda is like, go to hell, Michael. Like she's not on his side. He doesn't know they're in cahoots. Yeah. And then Michael goes, you're on her. I didn't do it. I also like under his breath, he's like, why did she just kill me the first time? And bail is set at $200,000. And Michael goes, I got another kind of money. Wait a minute. You can't, I'm a doctor. No, he can't believe he's getting busted. We are at the Santa Monica Pier where Billy and Brook are playing air hockey. And Brook is like, if I win this game, we get married. And Billy's like, okay, I'm going to beat you though. Game on. Game on. And then Brook wins. And she goes, don't worry. I won't hold you to it. And Billy's like a best bet. This is wild. Then they go outside and he says, he like professes his love to Brook. He's like, nothing's wrong. I'm so happy. And she's like, living for this. And he's like tired of Alice in creeping into everything. And then he's like, you believe in me. And then he proposes marriage to Brook. And she's like, yes. This is like a month, right? This is very fast. But I did get excited because I do remember like their wedding. They're like leading up to their wedding. Like she gets really crazy. No, I'm happy for Billy. Yeah, I'm happy for this storyline. Kimberly is at her motel room and she takes off her fake cast that she wore at the hearing and her bandage. And that's when Kimberly's evil imaginary friend shows up. I forgot about this. Is this his first appearance or was he in an previous? I think it's the first visual. Maybe there was a voice. I don't remember. I can't remember if this guy was in like earlier in the season or not. I feel like this is the first because I was like, who the hell's that? But this is like truly off the rails. Well, like imagine if you were going crazy and that's your alter ego. Right. This really old gross guy. I'd be mad. Where is this guy even from? This guy is like Stryker's dad. That's what I was thinking because he's really unattractive. He looks like from another era. He's like gaunt. He looks like, yeah, it's like, well, usually like you think, oh, it's someone we've seen before that she has in her head now. Right. But where did this guy come from? He's like, um, he's like a hobo in a 70s movie. I just like, usually like the alter ego like in a soap opera would be the actress in a black wig. Yes. Or something like, and this is just a weird gold guy. Like it's not even like someone who assaulted her before or like. No, this never made any sense to me because as far as I can remember, we don't like, I don't remember an explanation of like why this guy is her alter ego. No, there's no explanation. Like why? Why is it this guy? I mean, it's a very artistic choice. It's so specific. You're right. It's like there's nothing like, oh, this is the teacher that sexually assaulted Kimberly in college. Yes. I want a connection where it's some trauma trigger. Right. Who now is like, she's taken it and made this persona. Or it's her dad. Because even when you've seen like, you know, old movies or TV shows where they try to do a disassociative or like a multiple personality storyline. Yeah. There's always like, the little child was you as a kid. Then there's the mean, like they always have a reason for the personality. Because that protects them from this or whatever. Yeah. And I don't get where they were going with this. Because it's also just this guy. It's this guy. And it's so the opposite of anyone Kimberly would associate with. That makes it extra weird. No, it doesn't look like someone who would be in her life. But it's like, why not give us a little explanation? Yeah. Are we supposed to just be like, yeah, that's what happens when you start going crazy. Like some random person comes in your head. It's like, was this the guy that bit her on the subway when she was a kid? That's what I want to know. Doesn't he look like a binder? Yeah. He looks like he would bite you. Is it the guy who pulled her out of the wreckage? Like, who is this guy? Was it the orderly at the hospital in Cleveland? Like, I need to know where did he come from? I need to research this. I need an oral history on like the decision-making process for like the decisions they made for Kimberly's mental decline. Because it, baby, this is just the beginning. I agree. And what trigger, I mean, I guess the breakup with Michael is like the thing that started really unraveling her officially. It was the crash. Well, the crash, yes. But this final snap was the breakup. Right. Yeah. Because she hadn't done, we hadn't seen this guy before. Like, she's not talking to this guy in the mirror before this. No. So it's like there's these things, these moments that are breaking her down further, right? Yeah. I just would like to know why they cast this guy. They're like, we need to get a gross old guy. It's almost like they had no knowledge of any kind of mental illness. And they're like, I think I saw this once. But do you know what I mean? Like, how did they come up with this? It just doesn't, it's such an interesting choice. I never have under, I don't know. Like, I don't remember at all. It's been a long time since both of us had last watched the show. I don't remember if there's any explanation about it. But I, even the last time I watched the show, I do remember thinking like it's still so weird. Right. Well, I know he's like in the thumbnail for the next show. Yes. So I'm assuming he's in it way more. I do remember him in multiple episodes. Yeah. Right. So I'm curious, maybe we will get an explanation, but you remember not having that. I need to know. I just remember him being like the devil on her shoulder. Yes. I mean, I get, I get what they're going for. I just don't know why it's this guy and not like her. In an alternate outfit. Or whatever, in a different version of BlackWig. Or someone who, like I said, has some meaningful connection to her, whatever. And she's, yeah. And she's also scared of this guy at this point. Yes. Like, she's like, I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy. So at some point, we're definitely going to get her where she's like listening to him more. Yeah. Obviously, like, that's the whole trajectory. Like a classic trajectory. You're scared. And then you're like, wait a minute. He's got some good ideas. Because there was noia in your ear, right? And I, even though it's like wildly inaccurate depiction of mental illness, I do very much enjoy Kimberly's mental illness saga across the whole series. Yeah, we're not on Melrose for accuracy. No. And I say this as a mentally ill person. I enjoy the insane off the rails depiction. Oh, yeah. We're just not based in any sort of reality at all. And it's like written by people who are like, yeah, let's do this. And I love it. And I do love the trajectory of it. Because I don't know if we mentioned it last week, we might have where it's so fun to watch Kimberly's journey because she does start out like, yes, she enters into an affair with Michael, who's married and her co-worker. Right. In the first season. But she's a very together woman. And she's very smart and she's very, she doesn't like, she's together, right? No, she's like a woman who's put together who makes this mistake. It's a very like human mistake that she makes. And she has guilt about it. She has like all the real emotions about it. And she knows it's wrong, but she's caught up in it. And then the accident happens and everything changes. Right. And then she's also with someone who's awful. Right. And like doesn't help her. And manipulative. Yeah. And like emotionally abusive. Well, and definitely triggers more, you know, of those feelings for her. I'm just saying her character journey is like so good. I agree. I agree. And she has the pretense of being put together still kind of for certain people. It's still a mask that she wears, but it doesn't exist anymore. Like that person's gone. No, she's she's out. We've lost her. We lost her. We lost her when she woke up from that coma. I agree. Maybe maybe she would have done better if she never came back to LA. Yeah, Michael like triggered her too much. I think so. 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