Welcome to Season Seven! Rebecca is still heartbroken over the loss of Evan Drake, and desperate enough to actually agree to a date with Sam. Producers weren't sure how much longer the show was going to continue, so they used this Season Premiere to put Sam back in charge of the bar, a move they would probably regret if they knew at the time that there would be four more seasons after this.
In this episode Rebecca officially goes from screw-up to Tragic Wreck, as she shows up in the bar filthy, weeping and disheveled. She also gets about five times funnier... there's something about her being absolutely helpless and doomed that just gives me the giggles. She's the perfect 80's corporate cautionary tale.
If they had the Season Seven premiere to do over again I believe the writers and producers would stick to a simpler, more lighthearted storyline, because the ending of this episode handicaps the show's premise and as a result would shortly be reversed: Rebecca ends up a waitress and co-manager of the bar with Sam. This episode marks the first appearance of Melville's, the seafood restaurant above Cheers which was frequently referenced but never before seen. A very funny episode but there would be better ones to come.
GRADE: B+
In this episode Rebecca officially goes from screw-up to Tragic Wreck, as she shows up in the bar filthy, weeping and disheveled. She also gets about five times funnier... there's something about her being absolutely helpless and doomed that just gives me the giggles. She's the perfect 80's corporate cautionary tale.
If they had the Season Seven premiere to do over again I believe the writers and producers would stick to a simpler, more lighthearted storyline, because the ending of this episode handicaps the show's premise and as a result would shortly be reversed: Rebecca ends up a waitress and co-manager of the bar with Sam. This episode marks the first appearance of Melville's, the seafood restaurant above Cheers which was frequently referenced but never before seen. A very funny episode but there would be better ones to come.
GRADE: B+