AboutMel Expertise Can Dylan solve quadratic equations? What makes up a "mega-burger"? Believe me, if an
answer exists, I probably know it. Whether your question is general, begging the context
of all 10 seasons, or completely inane, feel free to drop me a line either way. I will provide
episode reference numbers for each response, and plan to have some fun with
this. Trivia quizzes often need correction, and publications will get their plotlines/characters/relationships mixed up too. I accept dialogue/scene requests, but please limit your inquiry to 1-2 per question. Note: I will not know the names of any replacement songs used on the DVDs or on YouTube, only those from the original broadcast episodes. Been a fan since 1990, the very beginning. Don't let show forums warp your brain.
Experience Well, I began watching "Beverly Hills, 90210" at the tender age of 9 and a half, during its original run. By 11, I was a huge fan; 13, obsessed; 14, growing bitter. I don't like the later seasons as much. But, technically, I still watch all of them in some way. Do this for 19-plus years and you'll remember the darndest things. Well, I began watching "Beverly Hills, 90210" at the tender age of 9 and a half, during its original run. By 11, I was a huge fan; 13, obsessed; 14, growing bitter. I don't like the later seasons as much. But, technically, I still watch all of them in some way. Do this for 19-plus years and you'll remember the darndest things.
Education/Credentials I'd like to say I've earned a "degree" on the life and times of the original eight, with specific concentration on Seasons 1 thru 5, any Jack McKay drama, Dylan/Kelly together or apart, and the guest stars of 1992-1994. Season 4, I think, was the best and strikingly different from any other. My only real weakness might be later-season 'stand-in' characters like Matt and Noah, and the ever-changing ownerships of The AfterDark.
Education/Credentials I'd like to say I've earned a "degree" on the life and times of the original eight, with specific concentration on Seasons 1 thru 5, any Jack McKay drama, Dylan/Kelly together or apart, and the guest stars of 1992-1994. Season 4, I think, was the best and strikingly different from any other. My only real weakness might be later-season 'stand-in' characters like Matt and Noah, and the ever-changing ownerships of The AfterDark.
Question Hi .. this is a question about Dylan and Kelly! you see in Season 5, Episode 10: The Dreams of Dylan McKay ... when Kelly is in the hospital and she goes to Dylan's room to see him, as soon as she walks into the room, she sits on the bed and tells him: -"YOU BASTARD" ( in the mean time Dylan is still dreaming )
so tell me .. considering their story up to season five and the whole situation about Dylan leaving rehab and taking drugs... why do you think she tells him You Bastard?? I still don't understand it
hope you can help me!
xoxo
andi
Answer Hi Andrea,
Well, the simplest way to explain why Kelly calls Dylan a bastard while she watches over him in his hospital bed is that she's angry that he's allowed himself to fall into such self-abuse (ie, drugs/alcohol, pushing people away). The reason: she cares about what happens to him. It's more like, 'How could you dare do this to yourself when I still love you? When you had moved so far beyond this?' His actions are seen as selfish. Moreover, it's a reference to the fact that he's been acting like a jerk, insulting her and others in "Under the Influence" (5.02) and showing that he has little faith in the ability of his friends to have faith in him. Dylan basically writes everyone off at the beginning of S5, and understandably so, given the exploitation he suffered at the hands of Suzanne/Kevin and then the surprise that Kelly was now dating his best friend. The sadness with which she says the phrase, "You bastard", and the way the camera then pans down to reveal that she's holding his hand in support tells us everything. In no way is the statement supposed to be taken so literally, like, 'She calls him a bastard, thus she must think he is one and hate him, that's it'. Why would she even be at the hospital, then?
The overriding message is that the phrase/hand-hold together is supposed to be a sign that her anger doesn't mean she cares any less. The moment is also a good way to illustrate for us that she may say things which, to the outside, suggest she doesn’t have love for Dylan, but it's not the truth. The hand-hold reveal is secret, and silent, like the torch she carries for him. In fact, before Kelly walks in, Valerie poses the question of whether she's still in love with him, her concern going beyond friendship. The answer is a complicated 'yes', as we see further hints of in "Up In Flames", "Sweating It Out", and basically the whole house fire/cult/end proposal segments of S5 to follow, but their relationship is at a very difficult point. Often, the more Kelly DOES care about someone, the more apt she is to get angry with them. This is how we were introduced to her character, when she was sparring with Steve, someone very dear to her. The Peach Pit scene between Dylan and Kelly in "Rave On" a few episodes back is also a perfect mix of expressed concern and hardness/self-protection.
There's another angle to the hospital scene which a fan of Dylan/Kelly might find interesting. As in "Intervention", Kelly calling him out as behaving like a jerk can hark back to his prior false image, so it stings a little greater coming from her (more dramatic potential, aside from her being his ex). Not only is she the woman he still loves but they had both defied reputation together in S3. Now, he was living up to his. This is what makes him a "bastard". It's how Kelly is sure he sees himself now, too, which is upsetting to her. And because he's in a coma and can't hear her, the statement is, in a way, her 'having her say' with him, feebly (like she doesn't really care to hurt him; she's too saddened by it all), in reaction to how he's treated her thus far that year.
