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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 97023" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>From a dramatic standpoint, I assume this episode (Birds Do It) was something of a palate cleanser.&nbsp; After all the heavy drama of the &quot;Jill&#039;s death&quot; mystery, it would be difficult to segue directly into other plotlines, so they took something of a break with a change-of-pace, self-contained episode.&nbsp; Going from high-stakes drama to farce/comedy--and using the same characters--is a risky operation, which might be why it&#039;s so jarring to see the cast switch gears this way.&nbsp; But the switch, even for just one episode, helps the writers begin a new era of storytelling in the next episode (back to the drama!) without the events of Jill&#039;s exit story having to be referred to any more.&nbsp; They did something similar with the farcical/comical &quot;Love In&quot; that was dropped into the period right after Laura announced her departure/impending death.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 97023, member: 27"] From a dramatic standpoint, I assume this episode (Birds Do It) was something of a palate cleanser. After all the heavy drama of the "Jill's death" mystery, it would be difficult to segue directly into other plotlines, so they took something of a break with a change-of-pace, self-contained episode. Going from high-stakes drama to farce/comedy--and using the same characters--is a risky operation, which might be why it's so jarring to see the cast switch gears this way. But the switch, even for just one episode, helps the writers begin a new era of storytelling in the next episode (back to the drama!) without the events of Jill's exit story having to be referred to any more. They did something similar with the farcical/comical "Love In" that was dropped into the period right after Laura announced her departure/impending death. [/QUOTE]

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