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11-09-2012, 08:34 AM
Did You Ever Wonder...?
by Rebekah
Did you ever wonder why seasons 3 and 4 of Caroline in the City were so different than the first two seasons? Did you ever wonder why the characters changed so much practically overnight? Did you ever wonder why Annie never confronted Richard about his feelings for Caroline after he announced his 'marriage' or why Richard's love letter was never mentioned again? Or why that 'divorce' seemed so unrealistic?
What happened to this laid-back gently humored show that changed to a silly, hyper and soapy show. Gentle, sweet and insecure Richard changed overnight to a self-confident man who could make a life altering decision at the drop of a hat. Easy going Caroline with a sense of humor suddenly transformed into a character that changed in turn from emotional to angry to happy to sad, sometimes in the same episode. Most fans were left very confused. Want an explanation? Stay tuned and I'll fill you in. Keep in mind that this is my opinion after watching for four seasons and going to two tapings.
The last two seasons were Caroline's hallucination, a different twist to the old dream sequence idea. I think most fanssuspected something like this.
It all started in Caroline and the Bad Trip, part one of the season two ender episode. Caroline is exposed to LSD in the cab ride onthe way to a taping of Jay Leno's television show. The cabbie remarksthat 'that stuff brings back memories.' Remember this line because it explains the rest of the show. All the story lines that follow really consist of her memories of her past, as in most dreams that we all have. And as most dreams are, things are out of proportion, nonsensicaland strange. This 'past' is what we know of her life from the first two seasons which means that the plotlines were actually shown TWICE during the run of the show. I'll list the episodes in order and comment on each. When you rewatch the episodes, keep a lookout for the clues. Remember, don't expect a literal connection between the episodes of the first half of the show and those in the second half. The plotlines were different for obvious reasons. Look for similarities.
There were certain commonalities running through the last 50 episodes. Each episode had a message for Caroline in it or in other words, a moral to the story. Each episode would begin in a normal way but as the show progressed, the plot became more absurd and ludicrous.
Then there were the numerous inconsistencies and questions the fans noticed and complained about for two years.
Who could ever believe that the 'marriage' between Julia and Richard was real? Why would Richard, who is most definitely not a spontaneous kind of guy, run off and marry someone who had hurt him and that he hadn't seen in years? Why would his chosen 'sincere amore' be such a self-centered bitch when he was basically a sweet guy? Why were both Caroline and Richard lacking in affection towards each other during the fourth season? It might be easy to explain Richard's hesitancy but Caroline too? Watch the first two seasons and her playfulness/aggressiveness with Del and Joe. Except for brief kisses, she still treated Richard as a friend.
Also, there is the fact that sitcoms do not marry off 'intendeds' to someone else, keep them together for a year and then throw in a divorce scenario. That has a tendency to push viewers away, which judging by the ratings plunge, is exactly what happened. In my opinion, there is only one scenario that explains all the questions, b*tches and complaints of those last two seasons. There is certainly more than enough evidence to support my belief.
So... Caroline's hallucinations of past memories or just a huge coincidence?
Now you be the judge.
http://www.sincereamore.net/index.php?a=caroline-in-the-city-trivia&b=everwonder
i saw this essay posted a long time ago and though i disagree with some parts of it, i thought it was well written and brings up a lot of questions that need answering
by Rebekah
Did you ever wonder why seasons 3 and 4 of Caroline in the City were so different than the first two seasons? Did you ever wonder why the characters changed so much practically overnight? Did you ever wonder why Annie never confronted Richard about his feelings for Caroline after he announced his 'marriage' or why Richard's love letter was never mentioned again? Or why that 'divorce' seemed so unrealistic?
What happened to this laid-back gently humored show that changed to a silly, hyper and soapy show. Gentle, sweet and insecure Richard changed overnight to a self-confident man who could make a life altering decision at the drop of a hat. Easy going Caroline with a sense of humor suddenly transformed into a character that changed in turn from emotional to angry to happy to sad, sometimes in the same episode. Most fans were left very confused. Want an explanation? Stay tuned and I'll fill you in. Keep in mind that this is my opinion after watching for four seasons and going to two tapings.
The last two seasons were Caroline's hallucination, a different twist to the old dream sequence idea. I think most fanssuspected something like this.
It all started in Caroline and the Bad Trip, part one of the season two ender episode. Caroline is exposed to LSD in the cab ride onthe way to a taping of Jay Leno's television show. The cabbie remarksthat 'that stuff brings back memories.' Remember this line because it explains the rest of the show. All the story lines that follow really consist of her memories of her past, as in most dreams that we all have. And as most dreams are, things are out of proportion, nonsensicaland strange. This 'past' is what we know of her life from the first two seasons which means that the plotlines were actually shown TWICE during the run of the show. I'll list the episodes in order and comment on each. When you rewatch the episodes, keep a lookout for the clues. Remember, don't expect a literal connection between the episodes of the first half of the show and those in the second half. The plotlines were different for obvious reasons. Look for similarities.
There were certain commonalities running through the last 50 episodes. Each episode had a message for Caroline in it or in other words, a moral to the story. Each episode would begin in a normal way but as the show progressed, the plot became more absurd and ludicrous.
Then there were the numerous inconsistencies and questions the fans noticed and complained about for two years.
Who could ever believe that the 'marriage' between Julia and Richard was real? Why would Richard, who is most definitely not a spontaneous kind of guy, run off and marry someone who had hurt him and that he hadn't seen in years? Why would his chosen 'sincere amore' be such a self-centered bitch when he was basically a sweet guy? Why were both Caroline and Richard lacking in affection towards each other during the fourth season? It might be easy to explain Richard's hesitancy but Caroline too? Watch the first two seasons and her playfulness/aggressiveness with Del and Joe. Except for brief kisses, she still treated Richard as a friend.
Also, there is the fact that sitcoms do not marry off 'intendeds' to someone else, keep them together for a year and then throw in a divorce scenario. That has a tendency to push viewers away, which judging by the ratings plunge, is exactly what happened. In my opinion, there is only one scenario that explains all the questions, b*tches and complaints of those last two seasons. There is certainly more than enough evidence to support my belief.
So... Caroline's hallucinations of past memories or just a huge coincidence?
Now you be the judge.
http://www.sincereamore.net/index.php?a=caroline-in-the-city-trivia&b=everwonder
i saw this essay posted a long time ago and though i disagree with some parts of it, i thought it was well written and brings up a lot of questions that need answering