Re: OT: My review of "Normal Again"

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Thanks for the good words, Alex! And now,

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>I knew he looked familiar

Benefits of digital storage--I can easily replay and double-check the
guest star credits.

Speaking of which, does Kristen Nelson (Laraine the DMP manager) have
the best agent, or what? She had two lines in the ep and got a guest
credit. By contrast, Ryan Raddatz, who was Todd the annoying co-worker
in "As You Were", didn't. And that was a bigger part.

Likewise, she got the credit in "Doublemeat Palace" whereas the guy who
played Gary (his name escapes me) didn't, despite having a larger role.
I wonder why Nelson keeps getting the guest credit? Maybe this means
they have plans for her--heck, maybe Laraine is the Big Bad, LOL.

(Others who didn't get a guest credit they deserved include Dean Butler
for playing Hank in "NIghtmares", and Jack Plotnick's first two
appearances as Allan Finch, in "Homecoming" and "Lovers Walk". OTOH,
Plotnick got the guest billing for "Consequences", despite the fact that
Allan was dead and only made a dialogue-less dream appearance.
Hollywood is strange.)

Another thing I might as well cover here from the review, is that since
I liked the ep, IMO, the ugly black cap's streak is alive. "The Pack",
"Becoming, Part 2", "Revelations", "Checkpoint", and now "Normal
Again"--apparently the secret to good eps is to put Buffy in an ugly
black stocking cap. Who knew?

And congratulations on the birthday, and the present. Boy, the
birthdays are coming fast and furious around here. Which is to be
expected on a list with almost a thousand members (that's almost 3 per
day), but only a fraction of them post, so it's still a pretty good run.

And Stef, I guess you got your present 5 years ago, when Buffy premiered
on your birthday--it just took a little while to realize how good a
gift that was. And retroactive congrats to you to, on the big 4-0.

Dan

(looking for candles)