Airdate: 4/27/89
Susan Howe, Rebecca’s sister, is in town, ready and willing
to make peace with her estranged sibling. Sam sees himself as the peace maker, and is all too aware of the
emotional vulnerability he can exploit in the process. Learning that the cause
of their enmity was that Susan always stole his sister’s beaus, he passes
himself off as Rebecca’s love, hoping history will repeat itself. It does, but
eager for more, he thinks he can “ping-pong” back to Rebecca, who’s sure to
seek revenge. Planning two dates with each sister for one night, he runs into
trouble when Susan arrives early, full of lust and ready for action, followed
shortly by Rebecca, who murders Susan in cold blood. Sam is mortified – and
hurt – when he finds out he’s the victim of a practical joke, in which everyone
has participated. But the silver lining: the sisters’ mutual thirst to see Sam
hoist on his own petard has brought them together.
Clever variation on the classic Cheers trope of who’s zooming who is noteworthy mainly for the
appearance of a pre-Melrose and Desperate Housewives Marcia Cross. She works quite well as a scream-queen actress ready for
some familial reconciliation, and she bears more than a faint resemblance to
Kirstie Allie – kudos to the casting. Subplot involves Frasier none-too-eager
anticipation of seeing his mother-in-law again – he gets busted by his wife
when the bar cronies recite all the jokes he had made at her expense.
Second episode to feature Rebecca aiming a handgun. Should we be worried?
BTW: I could be wrong, but I believe this to be the first
episode to feature the interior of the upstairs restaurant Melville’s. Anyone
want to check on that for me?
Cold open: Rebecca wants to institute a new designated
driver policy. She may have second thoughts after her first job: driving a
drunk to Philadelphia.
No comments:
Post a Comment