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The latest season of "7th Heaven", now their
6th is highlighting the Camden children growing up and learning,
as in previous seasons, some tough lessons on the way. Oldest
son Matt (Barry Watson) is now working in a medical clinic
this season while having conflicting feelings about going
to med school. Next comes oldest daughter Mary (Jessica
Biel) who has her own set of conflicting emotions and has
returned home to train as a fire fighter. Simon (David Gallagher),
all he wants is a drivers permit! Lucy (Beverly Mitchell)
has left divinity school to come back home. Finally Ruthie
(Mackenzie Rosman) is growning and maturing to a point where
at times she seems more "with it" than her older brothers
and sisters. Let's not forget the twins. Family problems
take lead in season 6 based on love, careers, abandonment
and raging hormones. All episodes are done always in a family
theme reminiscent of the 70's Walton's (all those kids!)
or possible even Family Ties or Growing Pains from the 80's.
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This season, in each episode the writers has taken
to a particular character and put them in some kind of confusing,
life altering or similar theme as in previous episodes.
Stephen Collins does a fine job of comedy and drama in trying
to attend to and ultimately trying to teach his children.
Catherine Hicks’ Annie is going through menopause this season
during some early episodes so as the season finishes we
see her characters mood change from one episode to another.
The rest of the characters usually take turns with their
performing, meaning each will over act a bit if the episode
is about them in general. I think even so, the final minutes
of each episode proves to be more interesting that the whole
episode itself. You keep waiting on the the big epiphany.
But in the end something is learned whether it be good or
bad and the choice is always up to the one with the problem
to choose the difference. It contains the usual soap opera
elements whereas some aspects keep you waiting, but each
episode has a plot that finishes with each episode. And
don't forget about the moralizing life lessons.
Guest stars who make appearances during the sixth season
include Peter Graves, Morgan Fairchild, Ed Begley, Jr.,
Richard Lewis, Laraine Newman, Ernest Borgnine
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Final Words:
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To me this show has always been
a wholesome family comedy-drama from Aaron Spelling, the man
who brought us "90210" and "The Love Boat".
"7th Heaven" is a safe bet to watch if you are looking
for something reminiscent of the 1970's family "lesson learned"
type of show. This is one talky show about living life honestly,
which today is really not that bad, especially if you have
young children of your own.This is a show that can be watched
with your kids, no matter what the age, without worry of what
they might see. It was one of the last of its kind and as
far as I'm concerned, the last of a dying breed of wholesome
family dramas. If you want a show that you can watch together
that just might teach them about right and wrong, good and
bad and love of family then this is something that you will
most certainly enjoy. |
