This is the first of a series of 5 episodes with continuity with each other. While all these episodes are great they were also the end of the series. Many blame the debacle of this show on the fact of having consummated the love relationship between Maddie and David. But commenting on this specific episode, we see a Maddie who is noticing changes in her own personality, she is about to make a major change in her routine and stuffy life. David senses it and is desperate to prevent Maddie from making a mistake on a rainy night and chases her throughout the city, the problem is that there is a confusion and David begins to follow the wrong person in the middle of the story and ends up mixed up in a crime of passion. The rhythm is very well managed, the music is excellent and the performances of the entire cast are excellent. Separate paragraph for Cibyll and Bruce who are outstanding and cross the screen in each of their dialogues.
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The best episodes to come (five parts, part 1)
FlorianLaur24 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
This is the first of five episodes that are connected with each other to create one overarching storyline.
As Maddie wakes up to yet another "normal" day, we see the scenes of her getting up and out of bed (and in and out of her clothes) being mixed with scenes of another pretty blonde (Donna Dixon) arriving in LA, apparently being followed by one or more men (and we see her murder one).
David is worried when Maddie (who called in sick on a fluke) suddenly bursts in as the staff is on "lice control"(David's euphemism for strip poker) and doesn't react at all. He wants to know why she doesn't freak out, but Maddie doesn't want to tell him.
Yet David keeps asking and reminds them of their friendship until Maddie tells him that she's basically looking for a one night stand. This isn't what David expected or wants to hear however.
As Maddie leaves the office, David, now clearly jealous/worried pushes Bert to join him "on a case" as they follow Maddie. They see her going into a supermarket, but leaving her purchase in some other woman's shopping cart outside and continue to follow her to an infamous night club (that Bert seems to know better than he first admits to).
To me, this episode, but also the 5 episodes and arc it's a part of is probably the best that Moonlighting ever did. We now have all the major characters established and they're all used well here.
It's beautiful to see Bert and David together! Bert delivers as the comical relief, but is also a good male perspective that David didn't have before on the show.
I especially love how they follow Maddie through LA at night, the beautiful mundane, but romantic scene of her at the supermarket and the amazingly atmospheric scenes inside the club.
This is coincidentally also where the other Blonde from the beginning of the episode reappears. Maddie runs into her in the ladies room after "some clot" spilled his drink on her dress to lure her back to his place ( Sam McMurray who played Andy on Married...with Children in season 4). The other Blonde steals Maddie's coat and hat to sneak out as she again is being followed by someone and uses Maddie's clothes to escape.
Since David doesn't know this however, he follows her, thinking it's Maddie. We're treated to more beautiful shots of LA at night (am I the only one who loves how beautifully romantic this ugly city seems at night?).
Finally, he catches up with her at a hotel but interrupts her in yet another murder which eventually lands both him and her in jail.
This is the set up for one of the most beautiful scenes in Moonlighting as she asks David if Maddie knows that he loves her. David tries to deny it, but almost like a mother, she won't hear of it and encourages David to "Tell her".
As David finally arrives at Maddie's house, he is dirty, wet and confused, but also seems full of happiness and energy to finally tell Maddie what everyone else had guessed before. But when he frantically knocks at the door and it opens, it's not Maddie who opens...
As Maddie wakes up to yet another "normal" day, we see the scenes of her getting up and out of bed (and in and out of her clothes) being mixed with scenes of another pretty blonde (Donna Dixon) arriving in LA, apparently being followed by one or more men (and we see her murder one).
David is worried when Maddie (who called in sick on a fluke) suddenly bursts in as the staff is on "lice control"(David's euphemism for strip poker) and doesn't react at all. He wants to know why she doesn't freak out, but Maddie doesn't want to tell him.
Yet David keeps asking and reminds them of their friendship until Maddie tells him that she's basically looking for a one night stand. This isn't what David expected or wants to hear however.
As Maddie leaves the office, David, now clearly jealous/worried pushes Bert to join him "on a case" as they follow Maddie. They see her going into a supermarket, but leaving her purchase in some other woman's shopping cart outside and continue to follow her to an infamous night club (that Bert seems to know better than he first admits to).
To me, this episode, but also the 5 episodes and arc it's a part of is probably the best that Moonlighting ever did. We now have all the major characters established and they're all used well here.
It's beautiful to see Bert and David together! Bert delivers as the comical relief, but is also a good male perspective that David didn't have before on the show.
I especially love how they follow Maddie through LA at night, the beautiful mundane, but romantic scene of her at the supermarket and the amazingly atmospheric scenes inside the club.
This is coincidentally also where the other Blonde from the beginning of the episode reappears. Maddie runs into her in the ladies room after "some clot" spilled his drink on her dress to lure her back to his place ( Sam McMurray who played Andy on Married...with Children in season 4). The other Blonde steals Maddie's coat and hat to sneak out as she again is being followed by someone and uses Maddie's clothes to escape.
Since David doesn't know this however, he follows her, thinking it's Maddie. We're treated to more beautiful shots of LA at night (am I the only one who loves how beautifully romantic this ugly city seems at night?).
Finally, he catches up with her at a hotel but interrupts her in yet another murder which eventually lands both him and her in jail.
This is the set up for one of the most beautiful scenes in Moonlighting as she asks David if Maddie knows that he loves her. David tries to deny it, but almost like a mother, she won't hear of it and encourages David to "Tell her".
As David finally arrives at Maddie's house, he is dirty, wet and confused, but also seems full of happiness and energy to finally tell Maddie what everyone else had guessed before. But when he frantically knocks at the door and it opens, it's not Maddie who opens...
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