L.A. Sizzle

I have been to Beverly Hills and Melrose (both drive-bys) and they are certainly worlds apart.  But last night on the CW they combined for an incendiary two hours of tv watching.  The first week of December is the end of putative fall tv season and all the shows have a quasi-cliffhanger until they return in January or later.  On 90210, the cliffhanger was not that great, but all that came before it was.  Old couples reigniting; new ones fading; a drug dealer exposed; one addiction ending; a new one beginning.  I was not satisfied with one plot development which left me with a sour taste, but leave it to Melrose to sweeten things up.  After weeks of snail-like development, the floodgates are opened – engagement ended; passion ignited; murderer uncovered and then taken for a dip; and an unexpected twist.  2010 should be a huge year for both shows – it brings back memories of the heyday of the original shows (when they were back-to-back).