As far as Savannah is concerned, it was for trying to compete with other prime time soaps, when it should've stayed a family drama, that borders on trashy soap. The first season was the perfect example of that, it remained « innocent » while disseminating juicy storylines, here and there. Season two had a good start, then it went downhill, after adding new cast members and more sleeping arounds and betrayals, by the sadly stereotypical Peyton character. They even tried to revive her character, through Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place, so I can see why it got ruined at one point. I guess the actress was just too good at playing those backstabbing itch roles... The only genuinely good thing about this show, was channeling Spelling's magic and being the first of many WB dramas, that inspired shows like Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. Or even Charmed, to some extent. Other than that, it was a below average soap opera, that got stale after its first season. And even Spelling himself knew that, so he decided to tank what remained of it, to push his new finding of the time, 7th Heaven, in the foreground instead. It's my second time re-watching the series, and I was struggling at the same exact part as before. So maybe viewers did too... The series finale, was a nice last second improvement, though.
