Another Disaster for Kelly?

Sadly, I did not have cable in the early 90s. This was for several reasons: first, it took so long for my town to get cable, by the time it came around my parents were able to make the argument that we had already proven we could live without it. Naturally they also wanted us to avoid rotting our brains and it didn't hurt that they saved money at the same time. Being deprived of my entertainment like this may have contributed to my current television mania, but it also meant that I didn't get to see 90210 when it originally aired. See, not only did we not have cable, we didn't even have good enough reception to get Fox. We lived so far in the sticks that we really only got NBC. On a clear day we also got ABC and a fuzzy CBS. People nowadays feel they need high definition, but I'm still amazed by clear reception.

Anyway, I digress. Now that I do have cable, I have been able to catch up on the years of 90210 that I missed thanks to the magic of SoapNet. One thing that has amazed me is the incredible number of tragedies that Kelly Taylor has had to endure. Now, I knew about the fire, the cult near-miss, various sexual abuse, and that she killed an attacker in the store she shared with friend Donna Martin. This week, however, I learned of another tragedy - Kelly was shot in a drive-by in the airport parking lot and now she has amnesia! Poor Kelly! Poor Brandon!

Now, I appreciate that 90210 is a soap opera, but I think they need to spread the drama around a little bit. Maybe Val could've gotten amnesia and the gang could've made her think that she was a nice girl, then she could remember how evil she was, pretend to still have amnesia and exact revenge on foe Kelly. Or, Donna could have had amnesia (really, the only thing that ever happened to Donna was that she almost got raped) and David could have told her that they live together and have sex all the time.

Of course, it doesn't matter what happens - I love 90210 and will continue to watch two episodes a day. I'm really looking forward to seeing how in the heck Donna ends up with Noah and I'm dreading that Brandon is leaving soon.