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« on: September 15, 2014, 03:47:52 AM »
I loved all the "present day" storylines. The final one, Summer of 1970, had mythic status for many years in fandom because Worldvision had not released the final year episodes into syndication so everything that happened immediately after the moment when the regular cast were about to return to complete the PT 1970 storyline was known only through the notes and diary entries that fans had saved from the original broadcast in 1970-71.
The plotting in Summer of 1970 is very jerky but I still think there are some wonderful moments. To enumerate these would involve SPOILERS but perhaps, if I think of it, I will start a "Summer of 1970" thread to list some favorite scenes.
One of my favorite moments of all from the period is when Julia confronts Sebastian at the Old House and realizes [spoiler]that he's in love with Maggie. Grayson plays it all so perfectly, has some great dialogue, and it's a lot of fun to watch Pennock playing off her in the scene.[/spoiler]
Sam Hall's TV guide article suggests one possible plotline that could have been explored had the series done at least one final sequence in 1971.
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