By mid-May, it is plain that a new set of plotlines are about to set forth: there's a new reverend in town, and while he's intro'd marrying Connie and Elliot, this episode indicates he's a potential new love interest for Betty (who has been in a bit of storyline limbo since she divorced Rod); the new family moving into the former Harrington mansion...
But, as this episode indicates, the previous 8 months have helped build a good strong foundation for the Peyton Place citizenry, as indicated by one of my favorite bits of soap opera rhetoric: multiple looks darting across the room conveying the tangled web of relationships. In this case, during the wedding reception we get a well-orchestrated symphony of glances: Alison looks askance at her mother the bride and her new father; Rod sees Alison looking and asks her to dance; Betty watches her ex-husband Rod dance with Alison; Dr. Rossi sees Betty standing alone watching them dance, and goes over to ask her to dance; Claire seems bothered seeing Dr. Rossi do so...and then there's Rod's brother Norman watching it all with disdain, bringing the episode to a climax, shouting "You're all a bunch of LIARS!" before storming out.
Sidenote: I love that the small band playing at the reception seem to only know how to play songs that were written for movies made at 20th Century-Fox (who produced this show), such as "A Certain Smile," "You Make Me Feel So Young," and "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"...
But, as this episode indicates, the previous 8 months have helped build a good strong foundation for the Peyton Place citizenry, as indicated by one of my favorite bits of soap opera rhetoric: multiple looks darting across the room conveying the tangled web of relationships. In this case, during the wedding reception we get a well-orchestrated symphony of glances: Alison looks askance at her mother the bride and her new father; Rod sees Alison looking and asks her to dance; Betty watches her ex-husband Rod dance with Alison; Dr. Rossi sees Betty standing alone watching them dance, and goes over to ask her to dance; Claire seems bothered seeing Dr. Rossi do so...and then there's Rod's brother Norman watching it all with disdain, bringing the episode to a climax, shouting "You're all a bunch of LIARS!" before storming out.
Sidenote: I love that the small band playing at the reception seem to only know how to play songs that were written for movies made at 20th Century-Fox (who produced this show), such as "A Certain Smile," "You Make Me Feel So Young," and "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"...
