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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 19, 2012 20:03:50 GMT -5
Cherry:
Season 2, Episode 8.
Well done follow-up to the death of Cherry in the previous episode Tet' 68 as the personnel reflects on their loss of her.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 20, 2012 19:30:35 GMT -5
Crossing the Great Water:
Season 2, Episode 9.
Quite good the frustration displayed by Dr Richard especially in light of what happened to the orphan girl.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 21, 2012 19:20:52 GMT -5
Psywars:
Season 2, Episode 10.
Very good in how McMurphy had to deal with a certain ghost from her very recent past and that dialogue between her and KC at the water tower. If only I was there with her in that scene.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 23, 2012 21:10:35 GMT -5
Where The Boys Are:
Season 2, Episode 11.
Interesting set pieces regarding the boys of the title and nice gesture from Boonie for hosting prom night for soldiers who missed theirs back home.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 25, 2012 20:53:51 GMT -5
Vets:
Season 2, Episode 12.
In a break from proceedings, real-life veterans of Vietnam War give their own account of their service in Vietnam as it intercuts with scenes from previous episodes.
Quite good in its presentation but I much prefer seeing new material of Dana.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 26, 2012 18:30:40 GMT -5
Twilight:
Season 2, Episode 13.
Dana as McMurphy did well with what little material she was given here.
Quite a surprise the visiting Congressman turned out to be Wayloo's father.
Quite a good episode for Wayloo as she found out what really happened on a certain mission.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 27, 2012 17:12:46 GMT -5
Afterburner:
Season 2, Episode 14.
McMurphy received an unexpected surprise but this leads to a lot of soul searching for her on what eventually transpired.
A true inspiring performance from Dana on how McMurphy handled the situation she was in.
Quite a good final scene between McMurphy and K.C. by the fire as they were making resolutions.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 28, 2012 17:44:27 GMT -5
Promised Land:
Season 2, Episode 15.
The camp has learn of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Very tense episode and it is disgusting how some white soldiers celebrated the assassination.
The viewing of this episode was difficult to swallow.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jun 29, 2012 22:22:01 GMT -5
The World Part 1:
Penultimate episode of season 2.
McMurphy and Wayloo go back to the US but for different reasons. For Wayloo it was to get a new job leaving China Beach behind but for Colleen McMurphy it is to see her father who has suffered a heart attack.
Dad McMurphy is played by Donald Moffat and he feels somewhat akin to him playing years later as CJ’s father in The West Wing.
Quite a special moment between Colleen and Wayloo in the restroom and at the end of the episode between Colleen and her father.
Of the regular cast, Dana appears for most of it and it is very beautiful performance for her just as she herself is beautiful.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 2, 2012 18:43:04 GMT -5
The World Part 2:
Season 2 finale.
Even though he was very ill in the previous episode I still did not expect Dad McMurphy to die shortly before the beginning of this conclusing episode of The World.
Apart from the final scene, Dana is the only regular cast member to appear here.
Guest stars Kathy Bates and Megan Mullally and quite remarkable how much younger the latter looked.
Like the singing of the Bad Sisters.
Quite delicately done on how this story was concluded as Colleen was uncertain on whether to return to China Beach and when she did it showed that although the situation there is not perfect, her return make it a little more bearable. After all she alone is worth everything.
Coincidentally hours after finishing The World saw an episode of Dana's current series Body of Proof called Cold Blooded which reunited her with Robert Picardo who guested here.
Funnily enough just as The World finished off China Beach's second season, the Body of Proof episode is an episode from Body of Proof's own second season.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 3, 2012 0:07:14 GMT -5
The Unquiet Earth:
Season 3 opener.
Similar in name to the Doctor Who episode The Unquiet Dead.
McMurphy and KC are captured by the Vietcong and forcing the former in operating on their seriously injured leader.
An extremely powerful episode showing the struggle of the two women to survive together even though KC did try unsuccessfully to escape on her own without McMurphy.
The final scene is worth noting of seeing the now two escaped women walking by at sunrise. Just by seeing this final scene makes the saying "To live to figt another day" all the more prescious.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 3, 2012 22:37:35 GMT -5
Skin Deep:
Season 3, Episode 2.
When a visit from Miss America got cancelled, the camp hold their own beauty pageant and McMurphy is among the contestants. The pageant was very fun and I definitely made McMurphy the winner.
Quite intense situation between KC and a patient.
Quite like Frankie’s singing.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 5, 2012 18:43:41 GMT -5
Dear China Beach:
Season 3, Episode 3.
Even when she looked extremely ill, Dana still looks extremely beautiful.
McMurphy gets awarded the Golden Toilet and that is probably a reference to the fact that Dana’s grandfather John J Delany invented the Delany valve, a component still used in today's flush toilets.
Heartwarming listening to the letters written by schoolchildren and Dodger warming up to the baby boy that could be his son.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 5, 2012 23:09:33 GMT -5
Who’s Happy Now:
Season 3, Episode 4.
A colonel dies in KC’s company leading to an amusing Weekend At Bernie’s type situation.
Moving Dr Richard’s treatment of a craniotomy patient.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Jul 6, 2012 19:41:45 GMT -5
Skin Deep: Season 3, Episode 2. When a visit from Miss America got cancelled, the camp hold their own beauty pageant and McMurphy is among the contestants. The pageant was very fun and I definitely made McMurphy the winner. Coincidentally saw the similarly named Ballykissangel episode Only Skin Deep and that too is also about a beauty pageant. |
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