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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 209205" data-attributes="member: 22">Blast from the Past (DALLAS, 16 May 86) v Blind Side (KNOTS, 20 Sep 90)Blast from the Past mostly consists of characters smiling and telling each other how happy they are. The few moments of intrigue and pathos stem from an on-the-lam Angelica plotting JR’s demise in a variety of ridiculous outfits, Ben Stivers acting all mysterious in front of Miss Ellie and Mark Graison wondering how much longer his remission will last (about twenty screen minutes as it turns out). His and Pam’s wedding is pleasant enough but nowhere near as enjoyable as Pam and Bobby’s will be in nine episodes time when everyone’s back to giving each other filthy looks. It’s not that I necessarily begrudge the DALLAS gang a bit of happiness, but the happiness we see in this ep (save for Pam and Mark’s) lacks nuance, subtext or wit. It’s the kind of generic TV happiness where everyone says exactly what they’re thinking and feeling, and occasionally someone makes a corny joke. Still, the final few minutes — Angelica being led away by the police (“It’s too late, JR, it’s too late!”), a couple of bombs going off and Pam waking up to Bobby’s morning resurrection — make the whole thing worthwhile.Blind Side Paige is kind of Blast from the Past Pam in reverse. Whereas everyone looks on with dewy-eyed affection as Pam marries Mark, Paige's work colleagues bombard her with unwanted commiserations following the wedding that didn't happen. Her deadpan response is just great. (“No wonder he left her at the altar,” mutters Mort under his breath.) Whereas Pam assures Mark serenely that however long he has left, they’ll live each day to the fullest, Paige is taken aback when Greg tells her the rumours are true, that he too is dying. She agrees to join him on a six-month cruise but then abruptly changes her mind when she discovers it was he who sabotaged her and Tom’s wedding: “This is perverse ... Am I supposed to be flattered that you went to so much trouble?”While Angelica points a gun at JR in DALLAS, Tom Ryan keeps one trained on Greg in KNOTS. Angelica wants $2,000,000 while Tom is after written confirmation that the trumped-up charges against him have been dropped. “What does that gun weigh? Doesn’t your arm get tired holding it up?” Greg asks him. But it’s Danny Waleska wielding a baseball bat in the Barn of Death that you really wanna watch out for.And the winner is ... Blind SideBONUS BEATS:[MEDIA=youtube]O2XzkxJYCcM[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

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