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Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 10, Episodes 26 & 27

11/26/2017

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"I take thee, David, as my lawfully wedded dork."
"Penultimate (Part 1)" + "Ode to Joy (Part 2)"
Original airdate: 5/17/2000

Episode summary: Kelly dumps Matt and resumes her shitty relationship with Dylan. Janet and Steve decide to launch their own publication in order to spend more time together. David and Donna tie the knot in a lavish ceremony.

Recap: Kelly returns from Matt's brother's funeral in New York and tells Donna that, yep, she's still committed to sticking it out with Matt, then tries not to look too dismayed when she adds, "It's right. For now." Donna clucks sympathetically for a few seconds, then flashes her engagement ring in Kelly's face and squeals, "David proposed!" and Kelly shrieks, "OMG!" and rushes Donna over to the couch and demands to hear all the details...then is all, "Wuh?" when Donna tells her that her response to David's proposal was, "I dunno." LOL. Kelly reminds her how terrific David is, and Donna concurs and says she knows he's the one (then accept his proposal, dimwit) and the two BFFs share a happy hug.

Beneath the beach house, Dylan is helping David shovel the message I love you Donna in the sand. Dylan mentions that he's graduating from CU tomorrow - but doesn't want any of his cast mates to be at the ceremony. Not sure why he's telling David then. Steve arrives and congratulates David for finally proposing to Donna, but David says the deal isn't yet sealed 'cause Donna hasn't said yes. Steve reminds him that Janet declined his initial proposal, then breezily assures him, "Eventually they come around."

The Walsh house. Steve and Janet are bickering about the Beat situation again when a grieving Matt enters the room and awkwardly stands in the doorway. Janet expresses her condolences about his brother's untimely demise, then heads off to work. Matt mumbles to Steve that his sister-in-law is pregnant, and Steve puts his concerned face on and says it's going to be tough on that baby, not having a father. Matt ponders the father-less fate of his bio fetus while staring contemplatively into space.

Kelly has rented small office digs in the same mall as Now Wear This for her little PR company and is putting the final touches on the decor when Dylan drops by. She proudly tells him she has three clients and that she staunchly believes in each of them, and Dylan praises her for following her heart, then asks her if she ever got around to talking to Matt about whatever she was babbling about in his hotel room at the end of the previous episode. She tells him she hasn't had a chance yet. Dylan tells her that earlier, David grumbled to him about how perplexed he is that two people - meaning himself and Donna - are so clearly meant for each other, but can't quite get it together as a couple. Dylan then shoots Kelly an intense stare and adds, "Neither can I" and slouches out.

Beach house. David finds Donna on the patio, staring out at the sand message he left her...which, for some reason has been shortened and now reads I love Don. Donna assumes that a girl wrote it for her boyfriend Don, so David tells her that it's his message to her, and that someone must have wiped out the last two letters of her name sometime during the night. 

The Beverly Beat. Janet tells Yoffe that she has lots of clever ideas for Nouveau, the new magazine he's planning to launch, and that she's honored by his confidence in her. A few seconds later, a short woman named Ada bursts into the newsroom and barks at Yoffe, "I want to talk Nouveau!" so Yoffe hastily explains to Janet that - surprise! - he expects her and Ada to compete with each other for the editor-in-chief job by detailing what each of them believes should be the focus for Nouveau. What a dick. Janet follows him out to the elevator and is all, "Say what? I thought you wanted me to run the new magazine" so Yoffe nonchalantly tells her that Ada works out of his New York office and helps him out with all of his acquisitions. He tells Janet to submit her ideas by the end of the week, and she just stares after him looking visibly deflated.

Ellen's apartment. Ellen gabbles at Noah about how happy she is that she finally regained custody of Caitlin. She tells him that Caitlin asked her if Noah is her boyfriend, and that she didn't know how to answer. She says she knows it's too soon to talk about a commitment considering they barely know each other [and have absolutely zero chemistry on screen], but she doesn't want Caitlin to start getting attached to him if he's not willing to stick around. Noah mulls over the idea of shackling himself to a moody sourpuss drunkard and doesn't look overly enthused by the prospect.

The Walsh house. Donna drops by to bring Janet her bridesmaid dress for Kelly's soon-to-be-cancelled wedding and finds Ryan hanging in the kitchen with Steve. How adorbs! Both Spelling kids in the same scene. Steve grumbles about the boredom of being a stay-at-home dad, then says eventually he'll have to get a job once the money starts running out. Janet arrives home from work and gripes about what a disaster her day was. She and Donna go upstairs, where Janet vents at her about how mad at herself she is for thinking she wanted a challenging journalism career, but now realizes that she hates all the long hours she has to put in at the office - time that she's not spending with Steve and Maddy. Donna asks her if it bothers her that her marriage isn't perfect, and Janet tells her it's totes unrealistic to expect any relationship to be perfect...or, in her case, anything more than a barely tolerable existence while being married to a bonehead like Steve.

Beach house. Kelly arrives home and finds Matt sitting on the patio. He glumly tells her he's been thinking about his deceased brother, his sister-in-law, and her unborn baby who no longer has a father. He wails, "Things are sooooo complicated now!" 

Donna joins David as he shovels more sand to complete the I love Donna message. She gabbles to him about her image of perfection, which Janet convinced her isn't actually possible. The two reminisce about when they first met and how they've grown up together over the last ten seasons, blah blah. He tells her that his love for her hasn't changed in all the years they've known each other, and she smugly says, "I know" and declares that she wants to be totally devoted to him...then finally gives him a yes to his marriage proposal. Yippee! Let the hasty wedding planning begin!

The Walsh house. Steve tells Maddy that while he loves hanging out with her, he also misses having a career. Maddy gurgles, then mumbles, "Dada.." and Steve perks up and gives his little daughter a happy squeeze for uttering her very first word.

Casa David. Donna and David are lounging in bed together, kissing and canoodling. Kelly calls David to tell him that his sand message is the sweetest thing ever, and that it made her smile when she saw it. He tells her he's available if she ever wants to talk about what ails her...then informs her that Dylan is graduating from CU today. She mulls that over and thanks him for letting her know.

The Walsh house. A chipper Steve wakes Janet, who looks like she spent the night sleeping on the couch in her work clothes. He tells her that Maddy said dada, and that he suddenly realized how lucky he is to have gobs of money, a wife, and cute baby.

Kelly drops by Dylan's hotel room as he's getting dressed for his graduation ceremony. She asks him if she can attend, but he tells her it's a private occasion...even though, as she points out, a graduation ceremony is the least private type of occasion there is. She invites him to a celebratory dinner afterwards, he accepts, and she marvels that for once in his aimless life he actually followed through with something. She coos, "I'm soooo proud of you!"

The Beverly Beat. Janet catches Ada bantering to Yoffe about her ideas for Nouveau and irritably reminds Yoffe that their ideas reports aren't due until the end of the week. Yoffe dismissively says that he and Ada were just shootin' the shit and just happened to start talking about the magazine. A few minutes later, Janet gets a call from Steve, who's spending the day at the amusement park with Maddy and Ryan. He emails her some cute photos of the three of them, and Janet stares in wistful sadness at her computer screen.

Pier. Matt meets up with Kelly and brings her a brown bag lunch. He gabbles about his pregnant sister-in-law and says he'd like to arrange for her favorite restaurant in New York to deliver food to her apartment a couple of times a week so she doesn't have to worry about cooking. Kelly remarks that he's always taking care of the people who need him, then cites his sister-in-law and schizophrenic Lauren. Matt says he'd really love to be a father figure for the baby, since his sperm did help create the tot, but knows that she (Kelly) wouldn't dig that very much. Kelly tells him she can't ask him to limit what he wants to do in his life, and he mulls that over and says he needs to have some alone time so he can fully ponder the notion of co-parenting his bio fetus.

​Casa David. David orders in a pizza and brings it to the bed, where it looks like he and Donna have been spending the entire day. They talk about their future children, blah blah, and then David says he's glad he played the field for the last three years 'cause now he realizes how lucky he is to settle for her as the one. They soon abandon the pizza and start going at it again.

Kelly arrives at Dylan's hotel all fancied up for his celebratory CU graduation dinner. She snaps, "We have a problem!" and reminds him about what a thoughtless assbag he generally is and worries that he's going to let her down. Dylan promises her that things will be different this time, and that he'll do his best to not disappoint her. Kelly stares back at him in quiet contemplation.

Kelly and Dylan spend the entire night talking...and as the sun rises, she mournfully reminds him what a decent guy Matt is. Dylan says that decency isn't a reason to marry someone, and Kelly sighs deeply and declares that she wants peace more than anything...and somehow thinks it's possible for her to find lasting peace hooking up with an addiction-prone, self-centered rogue like Slouchy.

Kelly drops by Matt's office to tell him that she thinks he should go ahead and co-parent his bio fetus, and he's all, "Wuh? What about our wedding?" and she tears up and says, "I can't marry you" and wanks him by saying she's dumping him 'cause she knows he deserves better than a bitchy floozy like herself who can't stop mooning over her ex-boyfriend. Matt asks her if Dylan put her up to this, then bitches about how he just knew that Dylan would rat him out for doinking Amy in the desert during the Spring Fever episode. Kelly kind of perks up at this perfect excuse to finally extract herself from this dull-as-fuck relationship and is all, "Wuh?" so Matt rails about how Dylan finally found a way to break them up. Kelly tells him that Dylan didn't tell her anything, then looks faux stricken and backs away from him. Matt accuses her of being unfaithful to him in her own way - but Kelly denies that, says that breaking off their engagement is the right thing to do, and gives him back his teeny tiny engagement ring.

Ellen bursts into her apartment and apologizes for being late 'cause she wasn't able to get off work any earlier. Noah is there, coloring with Caitlin, and he assures her it was no problem to pick her up from school. Caitlin happily chirps to Ellen about how much she looooves Noah, then toddles off to her room. Ellen is overwhelmed by how happy her daughter is...but Noah makes a face and says that everything is happening too quickly and that he doesn't really want to commit to her right now. Ellen takes the news surprisingly well and thanks him for being upfront with her.
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Beach house. Dylan slouches onto the patio, where Kelly is glaring out at the ocean. She asks him why he didn't tell her about Matt doinking Amy during their desert weekend, and Dylan mumbles that it was none of his business. Kelly rails that he lied to her...so he points out that if he had told her, she would have broken off her engagement and been with him purely out of anger at Matt...and he didn't want that. She cries, "You kept important information from meeeee!" but Dylan insists he acted like a friend, and that she'll realize that if she thinks about it hard enough.

The Peach Pit. David thanks Dylan for agreeing to be his best man and says he'd like him and Kelly to do special readings during the wedding ceremony. Oh joy.

Beach house. Donna, Kelly, and Felice are going over the plans for the wedding. Somehow they've managed to book the church, Beverly Hilton ballroom, and put in an order for flowers and a caterer. Felice is dismayed by the quickie-ness of the wedding and asks Donna if she's preggers. Hee! When Donna assures her that she has no bun in her oven, Felice asks what she's going to do about getting a wedding gown on such short notice, and Donna says that since she's been planning for her wedding her entire life [ugh - she's probably one of those obnoxious 'I want to be a princess for a day!' brides], she has a fancy boob-baring dress all custom sewn, tailored, and ready to go. 

After Dark. Donna asks Nat if he would please do her the honor of walking her down the aisle, given that Papa Martin keeled over in The Final Proof episode. Nat looks touched and says it's the nicest favor anyone has ever asked of him.

The Beverly Beat. Yoffe offers Janet the editor-in-chief job for Nouveau and praises her proposal and says he chose it 'cause it had lots of heart. Steve, who has just dropped by, hugs Janet and tells her how proud of her he is...but Janet starts crying and says that running Nouveau means she's going to have to implement her many ideas, which means years of working long hours that will keep her too busy to spend any quality time with him and Maddy. Steve stares at her blankly and says, "I thought this was what you wanted" and she sniffles, "So did I."

Casa David. Donna and David are going through the guest list for the wedding. Donna remarks that Gina and Brandon (and Brenda!) won't be able to make it...and the two decide, "Screw the no-shows, this wedding needs to happen sometime during the series finale!" and start smooching.

Beach house. Steve and Kelly reminisce about the far-longer-than-necessary duration of Beverly Hills, 90210 and marvel about how they've managed to remain friends all these years. When Dylan slouches over a few minutes later, Steve beats a hasty retreat and says he's going to drop in on Janet to give her a secret surprise. Dylan gives Kelly a canoodle and asks her if she's still mad at him, and she chides him for keeping secrets from her and says that the breaking off of her engagement to Matt is going to hurt for quite some time...and by quite some time, she means she'll be totes over it in a day or so. She says that until she's ready to start things up with him again, he's going to have to be patient with her. He promises he will be and gallantly kisses her hand.

Steve brings Janet to a decrepit looking building and tells her he's been thinking very hard about everything she's been bellyaching about for the past two episodes...and that since she has too much work and he has none, they're going to need to find some balance. He opens a door and steers her inside what looks like a huge warehouse and calls it their next publishing adventure. He excitedly tells her they can work together and bring Maddy along...and Janet thinks it over, swiftly goes over all the pros and cons in her head, and agrees to give it a shot.

Beach house. The gals are gathered together for the obligatory bachelorette party, and for some reason Mrs. Teasley (what?) and Ahn-drea (blech) are in attendance. Brandon has a brief cameo appearance via videotape, and he gabbles about what a perfect couple Donna and David make and wishes them all the best. Kelly remarks that he still looks disgustingly cute, and then everyone pigs out on popcorn and ice cream, just like the gals did in Season 1's Slumber Party episode, aka the very first time Ahn-drea felt like she had friends among the A-listers. Felice rolls her eyes disinterestedly at all the reminiscing and barks at everyone to gather 'round for the toilet paper wedding dress contest...and Donna grumbles to Kelly that this party really blows. Valerie (yay!) arrives a few seconds later carrying a big box of condoms for Donna, sees Mrs. Teasley wrapping herself in toilet paper, and wryly says, "Looks like I got here just in time." Haha!

Over at the Walsh house, the guys are over-drinking and watching Brandon's best wishes videotape and his wistful declaration about how much he misses everyone. Steve (and the rest of the guys) read aloud a poem that Steve wrote called Ode to Silver about all the women David has doinked over the years...but that in the end "it was always Donna". Blech.

Beach house. Valerie tapes a Pin the Macho on the David poster on the wall, which is a large doctored photo of a naked David with a bullseye on his crotch. She explains that the objective of the game is to shoot a toy dart gun in the direction of the poster while blindfolded and aim for the bullseye. For some reason, Janet and Kelly take this opportunity to discuss their shared intimate knowledge of Steve...and Valerie also gets in on that action. A tipsy Felice, meanwhile, shoots a toy dart right at naked Davey's bullseye...and I found her glee at that accomplishment strangely disturbing.

The Walsh house. Ryan ushers a stripper into the house, and it turns out that the she is really a he...and even though all the guys gasp and shriek, "Wha-a-a-a??!", it wasn't much of a surprise to me 'cause I could spot that Adam's apple a mile away. It's too bad they didn't get Monika Schnarre to reprise her he-she role to more effectively insult the transgender community.

Church. Felice asks for a pre-wedding moment alone with her daughter so they can light a candle for Papa Martin. Donna says it feels like he's here, watching over her. Felice gushes about how proud she is to have such an amazing, cherubic, stunningly beautiful daughter.

The Walsh house. Valerie is hanging with the men and helping David put on his cufflinks. She tells everyone she has a great job in Buffalo and is seeing a guy she's pretty sure is a keeper.

Wedding time! Erin litters the church with flower petals as she walks up the aisle, and she's followed by bridesmaids Kelly and Janet before Donna makes her grand entrance with Nat. In hindsight, I wonder if Mel would have made a more sensible choice to fill in for Papa Martin. When Donna reaches the front of the church and stands beside David, Dylan and Kelly take turns with their poetry readings. Kelly chooses the lovely poem, How do I love thee...and while she's reading, Matt ambles into the back of the church, sees Kelly flashing periodic lovey gazes at Dylan, then looks dismayed and leaves. After that, David and Donna exchange custom vows...and they get tearily emotional, blah blah, and it seems to go on for a really looooong time. When they're finally pronounced husband and wife, everyone enthusiastically claps so they can move on to the fancy wedding reception at the Beverly Hilton.

David and Donna are summoned to the dance floor to press up against each other while singers Eric Benet and Tamia sing a pretty duet. Valerie tells Kelly that Matt is outside the ballroom and wants to talk to her, and Dylan scowls in irritation at the intrusion.

Kelly finds Matt standing by the gift table and tells him she figured he'd be in New York by now. He says he was on his way to the airport, but stopped himself 'cause he thinks they gave up on their relationship too easily. He then ponders whether or not their breakup was really about his desert doink with Amy, or - more likely - her unhealthy connection to Dylan. But when he lurked around the back of the church during the ceremony and saw the longing way she eyed Dylan during her poetry reading, he realized that maybe their connection wasn't so unhealthy after all. He tells her that deep down he knows that she never loved him as completely as she loves Dylan...then applauds her for making the right choice and wishes her much happiness. The two hug, and Kelly tells him that his sister-in-law's fetus is lucky to have a bio dad like him. Bye Matt!

Noah is dancing with Donna, gabbling about how Ellen wants a commitment, and that he now thinks it might be something he's willing to do. Ugh. Seems like a big mistake. Donna urges him to go for it, and he's like, "I think I will!" and rushes out. Kelly, meanwhile, returns to the ballroom and stares across the room at Dylan...and when he stares back at her, the two grin stupidly at each other.

Later, Donna and David cut the cake and feed pieces of it to each other. Kelly makes a speech about what a great brother David turned out to be, and also how grateful she is that he turned her BFF into her sister. When Donna tosses her bouquet a few minutes later, Kelly makes the lucky catch. Dylan slouches over to admire her bouquet and ask her if she'd like to dance, then hastily says it's not a one time offer and that he can wait as long as it takes. Kelly blurts out, "I don't wanna wait!" and the two share a long smooch.

As everyone hits the dance floor, we get a slo-mo montage of the cast mates laughing and gaily frolicking together...and then a slowed down version of the Beverly Hills, 90210 theme music starts playing as everyone clumps together for one last massive group hug.

And that's a wrap for the series! Thanks to all the readers out there for hanging in there to the bitter end.
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59 Comments
sean
12/1/2017 03:09:57 pm

and then a few years later 90210 destroyed most of the original cast. Donna and David separated and she moved back to Bevery Hills, Jackie Taylor became a miserable drunk again and then died of cancer. Dylan became an absentee father. and Brenda became baron and still pinning for Dylan. and Nat moved the peach-pit into a much smaller place.

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Isabel K. French
12/1/2017 04:54:37 pm

What? Seriously? After so much buildup on the original, Donna and David and Kelly and Dylan separate? Makes you wonder what the point of them sticking with each other for so long was. It's a sad thing that Brenda still pined for Dylan after all this time...but am happy to hear that Nat moved the Peach Pit, and hopefully himself along with it.

The spin-off sounds a bit wretched. I never watched that series.

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sean
12/7/2017 06:57:24 am

it's good you didn't. Unlike the original, most (if not all) of these kids were at least in their late 20's and were supposed to be in high school. I know in the original Andrea was really like 29, but i believe Kelly, Donna and maybe Steve were "of age" and the others looked young for their age. not this new group. After the first season, i dropped it. i'm surprised it lasted five seasons.

yea with the peach pit, they filmed inside a real diner so instead of the "sound stage" of the original peach pit, it was in a real restaurant. But it was very small. i didn't like it. Dylan kind of turned into his parents who went off to live their own lives while he lived at the hotel in that first season. Now he was off helping people in another country while Kelly raised their son.

Sharon
12/10/2017 10:23:38 am

Old producers slammed the reboot and the writers of seasons 9 and 10 of the original. Mollins said the new show completely destroyed the old characters, like Dylan as the absentee father.

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Sharon
12/10/2017 10:24:17 am

https://www.google.com/amp/s/teendramawhore.com/2010/01/17/beverly-hills-90210-producer-talks-college-years-slams-new-90210/amp/

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Isabel K. French
12/10/2017 07:36:26 pm

What an interesting interview! It also explained a lot that never made sense from a viewer's point of view. The show seemed like a meat grinder, and I can understand that the actors started hating the show. The show went on way too long and had too many episodes in each season. The writers ran out of ideas after Season 4 and wrote a lot of pointless filler. I'm glad to see that television has changed so much since the '90s...higher quality, shorter seasons, less seasons.

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fanfan
9/30/2021 04:11:07 pm

thank you for the link !

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Lara
12/2/2018 03:01:20 pm

As I finally (finally!) reach the end of this series, a question lingers...

Where did all these wedding guests come from? David and Donna appear to know like ten people each.

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Stephanie
2/18/2019 03:25:26 pm

Items of note about this last hurrah:

I noticed that Felice Martin had mellowed out considerably by this episode. She was much more relaxed and fun loving. Perhaps losing her husband made her appreciate the people in her life a bit more.

Randy Spelling(Tori's brother) as Steve's half brother, was in this last episode as well the latter half of the final season. He was originally a minor character, along with the other half brother with the pony tail (what happened to him?), to become a semi regular.

I really wish that they could have had Jason Priestly appear in more than just a video cameo, as well as possibly Brenda showing back up for the wedding (instead of Andrea). The two main characters, whom the show was the focus of to begin with...were absent. I suppose that they made up for it by bringing Val back, who was a connection to the Walsh family.



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Jenny B
4/1/2019 12:31:13 pm

Thank you so much! I watched season 1-7 as a teen and then again as an adult. Then after recently watching season 8 where the writing just got worse and worse I couldn't face the last 2 seasons. But desperate to know what happens so your recaps were perfect and more fun than watching :)

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Isabel K. French
4/1/2019 12:34:13 pm

You are most welcome! The writing in the later seasons was not to be believed...but I was determined to offer detailed recaps as a public service to those who couldn't bring themselves to watch the actual episodes. Cheers!

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Laura
4/24/2019 08:06:08 pm

Thank you so much for recapping the whole series!! We watched from season 1 on Hulu and quickly realized there are a bunch of episodes missing! Your recaps perfectly made up for the ones we couldn’t watch!

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Maria link
5/16/2019 08:21:44 pm

Oh, also Rest In Peace Slouchy xoxo

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Maria link
5/16/2019 07:58:26 pm

Isabel, So many times I thought to comment on how incredibly written you made these episodes - making all the “yawn” scenes super funny and a blast to read! I watched this series from episode one when it originally aired and have rewatched over the years but once I came across your recaps, I started from the beginning and read every one and I thoroughly enjoyed every one. It was what I did every evening and I kinda have anxiety now that it’s done! Lol You are ridiculously talented and I’m positive there are many readers just like me who share the same feeling. Even tho I’m a couple years late commenting, I want to sincerely thank you for your talent and time in these.

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Isabel K. French
5/16/2019 08:38:56 pm

Thank you so much for the kind words. Recapping this silly show was a real pleasure. I’m glad to hear it gave you so much joy.

You can always tune in to Dynasty, Bionic Woman...or some of the other classics I’m working my way through. 😘

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Maria link
5/17/2019 06:33:40 am

Bionic Woman! Ha that’s awesome. On it!

Lily
5/17/2019 10:37:54 pm

Hi Isabel, I want to ask you what your favorite season of Beverly Hills 90210 is? I think i can count seasons 8-10 out.since i have read some of your other comments and you say the show went downhill after season 5.

Cecelia
5/24/2019 09:06:30 pm

Hi Isabel, in your opinion what are some of the best episodes or episodes you like the most in this show?

Isabel K. French
5/18/2019 02:27:31 am

Season 3 was the best, hands down. When the Brenda/Kelly/Dylan love triangle was at its finest.

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Lily
5/18/2019 07:45:08 pm

Hey thanks for answering. Yes that does seem to be one of the most memorable story lines of this show.
I have noticed you write a lot of negative comments towards Brenda and Andrea. I remember in your season 8 episode 1 recap you say Aaron Spelling should have cancelled the show after season 4 and it was never the same after Shannen Doherty left. I am curious as to why you say that when you hated the bitchy Brenda character and was waiting and counting down the episodes when she would leave the show forever.

One more question please - which was your favorite couple and which was your worst couple on this show for the entire 10 seasons?

Good on you for hanging on and actually finishing recapping the entire series no matter how boring and repetitive this show had become.

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Isabel K. French
5/19/2019 03:03:48 pm

Brenda and AHNdrea were characters I loved to hate, but I think the show’s writing and storyline ideas went downhill starting in Season 5.

I liked Steve and Janet the best, but mostly because of Janet. The worst couple had to be David and Clare, mostly because of Clare.

Lily
5/19/2019 09:23:41 pm

I only started and finished watching Beverly Hills this year since i was too young to watch when it first aired on screens. I read many comments that the final three seasons were the worst and after watching there was no doubt that was true.
Though hate her or not Brenda was a big part of seasons 1-4, through the bad and good. When she left I thought the show would be better without her but it actually got worse. Brenda's got the worst storyline's in season 4. I think the shows writers and producers hated Shannen by then since she was so unreliable and punished her with crappy stories.
There are a lot of people who agree the high school year of the show were the golden years. When it came to characters, I disliked Andrea more than Brenda though. But then all characters annoyed me at some point in this long series. I didn't hate Brenda as much as you did but the times when was a over the top drama queen she could really piss me off. The only time i felt her anger was justified was when she found about Dylan/Kelly summer of deception.

Who did you think was the best actress and best actor of the cast?

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Lily
5/20/2019 07:07:39 pm

What are some your all time favorite episodes on this show?
Sorry if i am bothering you with these questions.

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M
1/9/2020 01:59:35 pm

Yes Isabel, I agree! Hands down S3 was the BEST!!

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Brittany
6/2/2019 03:56:17 pm

Out of everything that has happened - my only question remaining is - why did they dye Nat’s hair?

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Steph
6/23/2020 08:06:20 am

Ha, I wondered about that too! Poor Nat. And they did some funky stuff with David's hair too. I even wondered if it was a hair piece, LOL!

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scstamby
7/30/2019 06:33:19 am

Thank you for these recaps, I am going to miss them!! (I will not miss the terrible storylines).

I agree, it would have been nice if the real life drama had been put aside and Brandon and Brenda could have returned for the wedding to make a nice full circle to end the series.

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Leah
12/16/2019 06:06:12 pm

First of all, thank you so much for recapping all of the episodes. HULU sucks and skips so many. I can’t believe they skipped the second part of the show’s finale. Your recaps are amazing and better than the actual show. I’ve had a lot of laughs reading your commentary.
I really wish brenda and brandon would’ve made an appearance in the finale. I feel like the writers really dropped the ball on the finale and the last few seasons. It was like they didnt even care anymore. I feel like it started to really suck seasons 8-10. At that point I was sucked in and had to finish watching it. Lol I will definitely check out the other shows you recapped.

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Isabel K. French
12/16/2019 06:12:11 pm

Thank you so much for the kind words. I had no idea that Hulu doesn’t even offer the series finale! Sounds like they really skimped with this show. I hope you do also enjoy some the other shows that are recapped on this site. I plan to add more titles in 2010. Stay tuned..

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Isabel
12/16/2019 06:13:01 pm

I mean 2020, of course.

Beckie
1/5/2020 08:16:39 pm

How do I find the reboot episodes were they show the characters new lives. Not the mockumentary that just came out this year but the other reboot they did several years ago?

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M
1/9/2020 02:13:01 pm

Well, now that it's all over, I want to first and foremost thank you for recapping the entire series. I watches the original series when it first aired up until the end of S4. Once S5 came around I think I would catch an episode here or there and then gradually became less interested in watching but still followed up on the new characters I think probably from TV Guide . LOL.

So, when it was announced they were doing the Meta Reboot 🙄 I said ah why not and I started to binge from the very first episode of S1. I must say the first 3 Seasons have been and always will be iconic 90210 for me (as probably for many others). S4 was meh but I assume loyal fans stuck it out because of being loyal. It all went downhill from there.

I think S5 and S6 were numbing and painful at times but it was kinda like us fans hanging on to a thread of hope. 🤦🏻
S7-S10 was painfully boring and insulting. But then it's like well, I just want to get through the pain and finish the darn thing.

Thanks for making it enjoyable seeing as how Hulu basically omitted half of the entire series. Ugh.
Now, I'm on to rewatch BH reboot. Because I saw it when it originally came out last summer but I wasn't aware of your recaps. So now I am going to watch and read together for an entertaining experience like no other! 😂 Thanks!!!

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Isabel K. French
1/9/2020 02:52:46 pm

You’re most welcome. Be warned that watching the 90210 reboot will be a painful endeavour.. 😳

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Rachel
6/2/2020 07:06:23 pm

Thank you for these thorough and hilarious recaps! Those vows legit were never ending, and what was up with Kelly’s smirk as she walked down the aisle? So annoying.

Sad to know that after all this, David and Donna split up, Dylan bailed on Kelly, and Brandon and Brenda whom they show was based on never appeared in person on the finale, ended up alone, and were never mentioned again (until the reboot), but we got Ahn-drea. Blech!

Anyway, thanks again!

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Stephanie
4/29/2021 06:35:34 pm

I think Brenda mentioned Brandon in the first episode of the 90210 reboot on the CW network, that he was living happily with a wife and two kids in Belize or Somewhere in South America, I think. But that was the only update that we got on his life.

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Chris
6/13/2020 03:16:59 pm

Pop network on cable is re-airing the whole series, every episode included. They air late at night, or early morning 3-5am, 2 episodes per night, M-F. I suggest recording the missing episodes. Yes, it takes patience scheduling the recordings, but is worth it if you want to see ALL of the episodes. Currently they just started re-airing the series and are in the middle of the first season, as of June 13, 2020.

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Jodie
6/28/2020 06:52:20 pm

I discovered that when I was around season 5! I did end up recording the missing episodes too and switching between my DVR and Hulu. Pop cut scenes from several episodes, so I would read the recaps as I went to fill in the holes. This site is awesome and I read the recaps even if I was able to see the episode on Hulu. It was fun to see Isabel's reactions and read everyone's comments. It made me feel I was watching them someone. Thank you for writing these Isabel! I am excited to start another show you recapped so I can read more of your work!

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Stephanie
6/23/2020 08:15:48 am

Isabel, I want to thank you so much for your talent and dedication in giving us these amazing reviews! Girl, you had to suffer through some brutal episodes!! I started at the top during lockdown, determined to finish the entire series and I'm so glad I discovered your blog! There were SO many missing episodes on Hulu, but you not only filled in all the gaps, but you made it so much fun! Like a lot of people are saying, reading your reviews is as good or even better than watching the show! I made it to the end and am sorry it's over, mostly because of your reviews. It was a fun ride, thank you for helping me get through this stressful time. Steph

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Isabel K. French
6/23/2020 10:56:07 am

You are most welcome, and I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed the recaps so much - especially during these difficult times.

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Cheryl
7/21/2020 08:15:49 pm

UMMMMM how can Hulu skip the FINALE???

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Liss
11/12/2020 06:02:43 pm

Omg. This is me. Tonight. I spent months rewatching all that Hulu had to offer (annoyed by the skipped episodes) and FINALLY make it to the end - with no episode to watch :( Thankful for this blog!

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Diana Kamp Birkjær
8/28/2020 10:25:06 am

So, I really appreciated the recaps you made, which allowed me to get the whole story, eventhough several episodes werent avalible to watch. But, I could really have gone without your extremly negative commentary through it All. If you didnt like the series or characters, why did you make the recaps? I found it to be really dumb and pointless.

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Danielle
11/7/2022 05:29:58 pm

It’s her writing style and it’s very funny. You can go to recapguide for boring recaps.

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Yvonne
9/6/2020 02:51:54 pm

Isabel,
Thank you!! Your recaps were better than watching the individual episodes!!! Looking forward to reading your other recaps!!

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Helena
10/6/2020 11:09:40 am

I thank you for the recaps, and over the past year, i've managed to read all of them, even when i watched the show and just wanted to read your funny entertaining excerpts on the characters. I must say, that being a person who is very into appearances, that I just didn't like the way Andrea looked. I thought that she had nice hair, but her face wasn't really attractive, and she had a stumpy body. As far as her characcter goes, yes she was annoying at times, but at other times she had good storylines to redeem her, but not much. Isabel can you tell me if you agree if she's unattractive? Just curious. Even other posters can chime in. I loved Dylan,no matter how slouchy and moody he was ..lol. Brandon was a beauty. Brenda was really pretty, in an irish way, Gina and Val were ultimate beauties, and kelly was cute in a girlie girl way, and finally Donna was just plain ginormas head, and a face like an elephant.lol

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Danielle
11/7/2022 05:32:31 pm

It’s heartbreaking to me that someone can be so blatantly judgmental about people’s appearances. (These are *real* people we’re talking about.) I hope that you never have to experience judgement like this.

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Laila Boulasri
11/17/2020 06:43:29 pm

Thank you SO much for these recaps! You are incredibly talented and it must have been a real pain for you to write the last few seasons. It was brutal watching the last 3 seasons but especially that one. I have to say I've been very impressed by the maturity Steve character developed this season and as funny as it sounds it is now my fav character with Janet. I've been totally annoyed by all the other members of the group and how bitchy and judgemental Kelly and Donna became. It's crazy how all the glam of Beverly Hills disappeared to make room for useless characters not knowing what to do with their lives. I still can't believe how long that show went on so that Aaron Spelling could preserve his daughter acting career LOL

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Danielle
11/7/2022 05:34:49 pm

I actually don’t really see Donna and Kelly as judgmental, though I know that’s a recurring thread here. I think they react fairly reasonably to the shitty behaviours presented to them by both the male and other female characters. (Also, just a note that Jenni Garth is by FAR the best actor on this show.)

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Ary
3/27/2021 03:47:29 pm

Well geeze that was the most dreadful season to watch 😭 I have FINALLY finished all 10 seasons, thanks to you! I unfortunately was watching from Hulu and I would not have held on this long if it wasn’t for your recaps!!! Your humor made me push through, I appreciate your dedication to details and more so your dedication to recap EVERY SINGLE episode! I was sad to not watch the season 10 finale, for 2 seconds I missed Val then knew I had to chill 😆 in the end i know I would’ve been yawning 🥱 As much as I have had a love hate relationship with this show, it will definitely be missed! On to the reboot 🤧

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Fanfan
9/30/2021 02:55:44 pm

Isabel, thank you so much for your work!!
I'm french and sometimes I don't understand very well some situations or just some parts of dialogues (no subtitles for all episodes and the french version is horrible... ) and it helps me a lot.
It made me laugh a lot too.
With a special mention for the slouchy, slouchster, slouch in, slouch over, slouch into... terms . Give me a big smile each time !

I'm binge watching 90210 for the 2nd time now. And I think I'm gonna go for a third... not sure why... ;)
I remembered that the show was at its highest point (for me) during the pool scene between Dylan and Kelly.
So I began to watch that scene and then I just got glued to the entire show.
As a big fan of Dylan/Kelly, I even watched the new generation to see what happens between them! and opposite to what was said above : Brenda put an end on her relationship with dylan by erasing his phone number and even if Dylan and Kelly are separated , they share custody of young Sammy : in fact, it mirrors exactly what Dylan proposed to Kelly twice : do you wanna dance ? dance "dans le tourbillon de la vie" (="in the whirl of life ?" as we say in france)

Yet, the show was for sure too long and the story arcs too repetitive. But, despite of everything, it's a model of its kind, so much endearing and addictive.
A cult show ! love it.
Thanks again.

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Isabel K. French
9/30/2021 03:51:14 pm

You are very welcome! Glad to hear you enjoyed the process of watching the series, and reading the commentary. I imagine you were particularly amused by the fake Paris scenes from Season 3, and Brenda’s terrible French accent. Take care! Happy re-watching, if you decide to go through it all over again.

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fanfan
10/1/2021 12:51:34 pm

Oh God, on the 2nd watching, I did mute Brenda speaking french : it made my ears bleed :)
I never quite understand why fake Paris would be like a fake little village in Italy in many Hollywood films... but we are used to it :)

aria
10/12/2021 11:32:35 am

"Matt says he'd really love to be a father figure for the baby, since his sperm did help create the tot, but knows that she (Kelly) wouldn't dig that very much. Kelly tells him she can't ask him to limit what he wants to do in his life, and he mulls that over and says he needs to have some alone time so he can fully ponder the notion of co-parenting his bio fetus."

Ok, this always drove me crazy...did his sister-in-law ASK him to be involved? Because I don't ever remember a scene where she invited him to actively parent the child [vs. just being Uncle Matt]. Seems a little bit intrusive of him to make that decision without her.


Also- small correction:
" Matt accuses her of being unfaithful to him in her own way - but Kelly denies that, says that breaking off their engagement is the right thing to do, and gives him back his teeny tiny engagement ring."

She actually admits it. She says that "No, I can't deny it, that's why I know this is right thing to do." i.e., she can't deny that she has been equally unfaithful and thus, shouldn't marry him regardless of him/Amy. I HATED their entire, boring relationship but I was glad that she fessed up.

And I pretend that the sequel or whatever does not exist.

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Angel
12/8/2021 06:04:44 am

“Nat” has Alzheimer’s 😢
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kelly-be-with-her-dad

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Sahar
2/22/2022 06:29:11 pm

This whole time that I was dreading for season 10 to end I thought Brandon will return for donnas wedding and get back with Kelly and Dylan would go to Brenda. So I’m all like wuh?? lol
I actually saw the finale but had to visit one last time and read the amazingly hilarious and true recaps which elevates this boring show to a whole new level!!
Anytime I was down I would read your recaps and just laugh out loud for a bit and that was a gift!
So thank you and thank you lord this show is over!!! Lol

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Isabel K. French
2/22/2022 07:40:25 pm

Sahar: I am more than happy to give you a laugh (through these recaps) when you needed it. That makes all the work of enduring these ‘90s shows well worth it for me.

Take care, and keep tuning in! This site is a constant work in progress.

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Dave
4/29/2022 10:41:00 am

Watching the reboot will be a painful endeavor. 🤣 Yes it was. I want to also thank you Isabel for your fantastic recaps. At first I was disappointed that Hulu left out so many episodes, but I realized that reading your recaps probably saved me some pain. I watched the series during its' original run and always thought it was a good show. However, rewatching the series and reading the recaps, I no longer think that.

The series went way too long and definitely should have ended after season 6,if not 5. They should have done a shortened season 6 and sped up the characters' outcomes. Many of the later characters are easily forgotten or terrible like Matt, Noah, Carly, Ellen, and Gina. Dylan was always my guy, but I had forgotten how useless he was upon returning to the show. I wonder if they should have tried a Brenda in Minnesota spinoff,though I never watched Melrose Place.

I watched the first season of 90210. Terrible. BH90210. Ridiculous. Thanks for the recaps, Isabel

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Isabel K. French
4/29/2022 04:03:25 pm

Congratulations to making it through the series. The show should have ended after Season 4, once everyone had dated each other in every possible combination of couples. And 10 wretched seasons didn’t need a reboot!

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Danielle
11/7/2022 04:41:12 pm

Wait, did Dylan earn a degree in ONE year?? LOL!! And how can Kelly even think of being with him if he considers even his graduation ‘private’? How can you have a good relationship with someone so closed off? Still. Sigh. I like them together. Too bad all the fkng streamers only have half the last damn episode 😠 Anyway, thanks for the detailed recaps and all the laughs. (Wish I’d thought of this first…)

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