I love the evolution of this show. Few understand that "Moonlighting" is a comic tragedy. The story of a lonely and vulnerable woman, Maddie Hayes, who is a victim of embezzlement forced to go into business with a complete, but likeable, loser, David Addison. After succumbing to his adolescent charms, she stupidly sleeps with him, becomes pregnant, ultimately freaks out, marries and divorces another man in a panic and then loses the baby. This final season of the show deals with the aftermath of this whirlwind relationship that ultimately leads to an affectionate business relationship much to the displeasure of David. This episode brilliantly puts the final nail in the coffin shutting the door forever on David and Maddie's romantic possibilities via a romance between David and Maddie's cousin, Annie.
No other show on TV, before or since, has had the courage to present a realistic outcome defying fan pressure for a romantic and sappy ending.
From the get go, the character of Maddie Hayes was slumming by getting involved with David Addison and I am so glad that the producers stayed true to life by ensuring that it would never work out.
The final season, often derided by superficial romantics, contains some of the strongest episodes of the series. Not to be missed.
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