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I don't know. I can never classify first 4 seasons by quality, but only by enjoyment, and I actually really enjoy S1. There is a fair number of filler episodes, but I somehow don't mind. I rewatched some stuff recently and it is actually better than I remember. Second half of the season is definitely better.
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This is exactly how I feel about season 1. I do enjoy season 1, I just don't think it's as consistent as 2-4.
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It is interesting that Brenda and Andrea had so many moments when they connected and one would think they became friends, yet whenever Brandon brought Andrea into conversation, Brenda was like "Andrea Zuckerman?!", like she was shocked Andrea would do something humane  Then she would immediately add something nice about her, but it seemed as she was estranged from Andrea as in the beginning. |
Yes, that was odd. I really think the writers just dropped the ball with Andrea/Brenda. But, then again, to be fair, Shannen and Garbielle did have better chemistry with others over each other. But there was potential there for a bit of depth because their adversarial story over the drama teacher really was one of the better acted stories of the early seasons.
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Well I think they did not try to connect him with anyone except David, and that was the problem. I also don't see how they would. I still don't understand purpose of his character, except to be David's reality check. Maybe in the beginning show was aiming at two different groups of teenagers, and David and Scott were like comedic duo aiming at younger teens. IDK. This way, it feels like David was already secondary or even tertiary character, and Scott was his sidekick. The sidekick of a second or tertiary character. Weird.
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Originally Scott and David were two grades behind the others. I wonder if, even then, Aaron was planting seeds just in case they wanted to keep the focus high school related. Like he would do 2 seasons later with the influx of 9th graders who were suppose to be spun off.
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You think they really aimed to explore them further romantically? I am more inclined to think it was just a filler/plot device to amuse us briefly in one episode. Otherwise they would have given us more hints, at least that season  But fandom will regret missed opportunity forever, because they would have have been amazing. |
I do, looking back. I actually think Steve/Andrea would probably have definitely ended up together if she'd stayed. The actors were close in age, had chemistry and Steve was developed in the direction of Andrea types. I think the season 1 episode was a seed that they COULD water if they wanted to.