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"Everybody one, everybody two, everybody three!" And away we go with the Party Of Five update: Julia's back from Paris with short hair and a general malaise. Not to worry. Like everyone else on TV, she and her husband live in a place that costs way more than what their characters could reasonably afford. If times get tough, she and Griffin can always go to New York and move in with some Friends. There's room aplenty in their Manhattan apartments. |
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Claudia entered high school wanting to be popular and a cheerleader. Disappointed to find out that each of those required bigger breasts, she settled for being the school mascot. Bailey got arrested for impersonating a minor. The State of California apparently does not look kindly upon 30 year old men pretending to be underage alcoholics. Preschooler Owen is dressing up like a woman and loving it. Really. The toddler has flair but can't accessorize worth a damn. Consider yourself up to date on Party Of Five. |
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So the youngest member of the Salinger family is now old enough to have a plot line of his own. For awhile, the writers had just shipped him off instead of trying to work him into the episodes. It's a common trick among hacks, though usually employed by shows that are floundering. Recent examples include: |
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Mad About You---Main character Selby vanishes after the first season. The prayers of TV viewers everywhere go unanswered however, as Paul Reiser returns. Wings---Buzz replaces Lowell as the goofball mechanic but disappears several episodes later, leaving Sandpiper about as airworthy as ValuJet. And the all-time greatest contrived plot device ever: |
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The Prince Of Bel Air---An entire season is devoted to the pregnancy and eventual birth of a baby. After the summer, the kid is SEVEN YEARS OLD. No explanations, no nothing. Oh, and the mother seemed to be a different person as well. |
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Yo homes, smell ya later. |