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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 5, 2012 19:48:54 GMT -5
F.N.G.: Antepenultimate episode of season 3. The episode title stands for Fairly New Guys as this is a flashback episode to when McMurphy first came on China Beach hence her being a new guy. Fascinating look at her early days at China Beach and how different her attitude to it was back then. I however do not like her very short hair cut.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 6, 2012 21:21:41 GMT -5
The Gift: Penultimate episode of season 3. Same name of a Sarah Jane Adventures story, its own third season in fact which was also its closer and coincidentally I currently watching it on DVD. In this episode Dr Richard (Robert Picardo) introduced himself to guest star Gerrit Graham as Dr Richard, Space Explorer. Quite prophetic to the fact that Picardo some years after this episode would be in Star Trek: Voyager. While Graham wasn't a patient of Dr Richard in this China Beach episode, Graham would become a patient of the Holographic Doctor also played by Picardo when Graham appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode Death Wish. Really understand Lila on how it feels on how one' s life could have been different if certain events had occurred differently. McMurphy was interrogated when she was investigated on why a dead soldier made her a beneficiary on his life insurance. It was during this interrogation that she recounts what a typical night is for her and Dana really delivered that beautifully.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 6, 2012 23:39:01 GMT -5
Strange Brew: Season 3 finale. Season 3 ends on a strange note with McMurphy and KC go through a dreamscape in which both have to deal with old psychic wounds. While this experience seems to have settled unresolved issues for Colleen, it was tragic to hear KC’s experience with her father. Surreal but not bad way to end the third season.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 8, 2012 17:06:18 GMT -5
History Part 1 – The Big Bang: Season 4 opener. The aforementioned episode title is stated as such in episode lists but only its subtitle The Big Bang is shown on-screen. The Big Bang is also the name of the Doctor Who season 35 finale. Guest star Scott Jaeck has his first China Beach credit with this episode even though he first appeared in F.N.G. Jaeck will later be reunited with Robert Picardo when he was a guest star in the Star Trek: Voyager pilot Caretaker featuring Picardo as a regular. Quite surprised that begins with a reunion in 1985 with Dr Richard and Boonie before going back to 1966 shortly after F.N.G. rather than the period immediately after the season 3 finale Strange Brew. Not bad in execution and quite a shock on how this episode ends.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 9, 2012 20:53:44 GMT -5
History Part 2 – She Sells More Than Sea Shells: Season 4, Episode 2. Like the first episode, only the subtitle of the episode title was shown on-screen. Intriguing story about KC’s daughter, played in the 1985 sequence by Christine Elise, who was adopted by Boonie. Surprising that KC had her sometime before the beginning of the series.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 10, 2012 19:29:47 GMT -5
You, Babe: Season 4, Episode 3. Continuing on in the timeline between F.N.G. and the pilot, K.C. gives birth to Karen but before that there was jolly good fun between McMurphy and K.C. This fun included K.C. taking McMurphy ensuing hilarity, McMurphy and K.C. handcuffed including them being in church while the song Ave Maria was playing. It easy to understand from these events why McMurphy and K.C. would become friends.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 13, 2012 2:12:56 GMT -5
Escape: Season 4, Episode 4. It is now Beckett’s turn in 1985 looking back at his beginnings on China Beach. Overall the episode is quite depressing with it showing Beckett having a devil may care attitude before becoming serious when he took charge of the Graves Registration Unit.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 14, 2012 21:01:24 GMT -5
Fever: Season 4, Episode 5. Directed by Diane Keaton. Very surprised by that. Appropriately enough the Fever song is played here. Unlike the previous season 4 episodes, none of Fever took place in 1985. Instead it intercuts between 1967 and 1970 the latter in which McMurphy is back home but can’t seems to settle back into life there. Very adequate and very emotional in showing what McMurphy had to face being back home.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 15, 2012 19:31:52 GMT -5
Juice: Season 4, Episode 6. Much of this episode takes place in 1972, the other parts in 1969. Dr Richard accidentally bumps into McMurphy in Florida in 1972 where she works in a juice factory hence the episode title. As reunions go this is really really depressing and not one that I care to remember.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 16, 2012 18:19:04 GMT -5
One Giant Leap: Season 4, Episode 7. The first episode of season 4 that takes place completely in one period in China Beach. The year here is 1969 with the episode title referring to the first moon landing which served as the real world background for this episode. As a Doctor Who joke, the personnel on seeing the transmission of the moon landing saw the Silence and of course forgot about them. The moon landing only served as a sideshow to the tragedy that is about to befall on Boonie a condition of which was already seen in 1985 in History at the beginning of this season. It is probably a very brave decision that McMurphy made to help a young soldier to return home.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 19, 2012 20:42:09 GMT -5
One Small Step – Season 4, Episode 8. Unlike the previous episode One Giant Leap, One Small Step is not about the 1969 moon landing in which the title alluded to. Instead it focuses on Boonie beginning his recovery following his accident in One Giant Leap and it was beautifully done. Apart from the title sequence and the reprise from One Giant Leap there was no Dana here.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 20, 2012 20:48:44 GMT -5
The Call – Season 4, Episode 9. This episode all takes place in 1969 but in two places in Vietnam as McMurphy and Dodger who has come back there helping some tribespeople to evacuate and in Chicago with Frankie back home as she is in the midst of the real-life Chicago Seven. Both plots are not bad.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 21, 2012 7:25:03 GMT -5
I Could Have Danced All Night….But Didn’t- Season 4, Episode 10. Apart from the last two words, the episode title refers to a song from My Fair Lady. This is the story of how Colleen and Dr Richard’s friendship ended and it was quite sad seeing it.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 21, 2012 23:51:32 GMT -5
A 100 Klicks Out- Season 4, Episode 11. Three different situations in 1975. Nothing much to say about McMurphy and Dodger’s plotlines so the main focus is really with K.C. as she is reunited with her daughter. With K.C. and her daughter it was quite sad seeing how the daughter eventually ended up with Boonie.
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Post by Dana Delany's Chinese Husband on Aug 23, 2012 18:33:57 GMT -5
The Always Goodbye – Season 4, Episode 12. Directed by Gary Sinise and that is a surprise. Some parts of this episode takes place after K.C. saw her daughter off in A 100 Klicks Out while the a lot of this episode is about her goodbye to McMurphy in 1969. Very sad seeing this goodbye.
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