Based on the episode-naming convention, the thinking here on the board is that the Kings have some sort of "7 Total Seasons" plan.

I distinctly remember learning the actual definition of "assault" as my first "Huh…did NOT know that" moment in law school.

Not vengeance. Desperation. ChumHum was getting away so they needed to make a play for another big client. Bishop was the next "big fish" in terms of revenue, and that trumped the ethical concerns when their new firm was circling the drain before it could open.

Did Peter even know that Diane was being pushed out of L/G? How much real-time has passed between her interview and now, and would Alicia have had the time or opportunity to tell him?

I wasn't a big fan of the wedding-planner/assistant storyline for a lot of the reasons Joe expressed.

I think you're dead-on, but I don't dread the premise as much as you seem to.

Other than exterior shots on the grounds of the Carrington mansion, I seem to remember it was pretty interior heavy. I doubt they did any location work in Denver with the cast, just establishing shots. The show's Wikipedia page locates the mansion and grounds in California.

At this point, the most satisfactory possible ending for this show would have been as follows:

About halfway through reading this recap, it occurred to me that the description of the episode's goings-on would make just as much sense to someone who had never watched the show as it does to those of us who have watched it from the beginning.

Seconded.

*SPOILER*

It was. But it aged terribly, and rapidly.

I think one could mount a fairly persuasive argument that David is the main character of Seasons 4-5.

It was strongly implied that Hoyt killed Lisa in a fit of rage/passion when she told him she didn't want a deeper relationship (and/or that she didn't want to see him anymore…can't remember exactly).

@avclub-570e72724ec4b76760248ccdae0449f8:disqus: I'm not saying it disappears completely, just that the balance shifts away from comedy in the later years—to the point where it's a little jarring to watch a Season 1 or 2 episode while Season 5 is still fresh in your mind.

In retrospect, I agree about the foreshadowing. But I remember being shocked by his death (and by the AVM attack at Maggie's) the first time I watched the show.

Except for the always-reliable Margaret Chenowith, the show does lose a lot of its dark humor from Season 3 onward. That's probably why Seasons 1-2 are my favorites. But even when SFU is hard to watch, it still ranks right up there with my favorite things on TV.

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So did I! In my defense, I was sort of falling asleep out of sheer boredom. Plus, when I realized he was going to catch fire or something out there in the sun, I may have looked away for a couple of seconds.

Yes! And he almost ALWAYS had the silver-bullet clue for that $300 square at the top of the pyramid.