Started the series over
This show started when I was 9 and so I never really related to any of the storylines or understood what was going on. I decided to try re-watching the series from the beginning and I guess I still don’t understand what is going on lol
A few things I’ve noticed:
Carol seems to be annoyed A LOT. She always ends up being the voice of reason by the end of the episodes. She even stayed up all night worrying that her son was porking his gf in the next room (which he was). It’s like no one can even live. Jim and Carol are supposed to be a more modest, working class family living in BH. What does Jim do? Is he a lawyer? Their house is pretty nice. Does Carol work or just sit around and bitch about everything when she isn’t cooking dinner? How do they afford living in BH on one income? I guess the Walshes are just your average, homey family that are navigating around BH and trying to figure out every one else’s glamorous lifestyle while they clip coupons and struggle to pay for designer jeans. That being said, Jim and Carol let the kids pretty much live the lives of a couple of 30 year olds. When Brandon crashed the Mondale and ended up in jail, Jim and Carol said they’d discuss it in the morning after they got home. Seriously??
Ahhhhdrea comes off as creepy towards Brandon. I’m currently on S1E8 and thus far, she obviously has it bad for him. She gets jealous whenever Brandon gets a new girl (which he seems to every other episode) She isn’t very subtle about it either. It’s starting to get annoying because she barely even knows him. Does she act like this to every new guy she likes?
Brenda’s teeth are scary. What is with the huge gaps between her teeth? I’ve noticed this since I was 9. I used to think she smoked or something and it was cigarette stains. It’s grossing me out.
Brandon has a new love interest all the time. He’s the slut of the show. It’s like a revolving door of women. He even screwed one with his parents in the next room. Does he end up getting HIV? Or is he a responsible and wholesome player that always wears a condom?
Does Donna get bigger parts later on? So far she’s just comedic relief and will say something ditzy and that’s really it. In two different episodes, she wore a dumb dress that was hard to maneuver around in and spent a majority of that episode looking like an airhead (prom and Halloween episodes) The same goes for David and his friend Scott. Their parts are usually of them in the halls, plotting a way to get close to Kelly or try to crash a senior party.
They always show the same exterior shots of BH during the day and they look way older than that of early 90s. The cars are noticeably older. They also use the outside shot of Tower Records store a lot.
It seems like the Walsh kids have it better being just average and working class. All the rich kids (Kelly, Steve, Dylan) have deep problems with their families. While a man-whore, Brandon is an extremely good person and friend to everyone, especially Steve.