[“A Promise Broken”] It’s a MELROSE MADNESS podcast spoiler bonus! With the first appearance of Marcia Cross as Kimberly in Melrose Place season 1 episode 11, there’s a lot to look forward to. Hosts Lisa & Wayne and producers Ilana & Chris glory in the schemes to come, and unearth some of the murkier notes of the series: Kimberly’s grand ambitions and mental manipulations. Matt’s hidden role as confidante to all and documenter of secrets. Sydney’s denial by her parents and dooming desire for love. And Alison’s competing attractions to crappy, powerful men and to the crappy, ineffectual boy we know as Billy Campbell. 0:00:00 Kimberly has entered the chat 0:04:55 Justifying Jane’s origins 0:08:05 Michael & Kimberly, soulmates 0:09:44 Obsessing over Matt’s journal (and facial hair situation) 0:15:52 The first beach 0:16:55 Kimberly’s force of will 0:17:47 Anticipating Sydney, the sister of an only child 0:21:29 Stream of conscious leads from Sydney to Brooke 0:24:25 Kimberly, the Queen of Schemes 0:29:20 The consistency of Alison’s backstory 0:31:18 Alison & Billy, soulmates

[“A Promise Broken”] The MELROSE MADNESS podcast plumbs the details of Melrose Place season 1 episode 11, a wild ride in which Michael’s schemey side emerges, Kimberly enters the chat, Jane loses a child, Sandy gives the worst gift, and Billy is just the worst. Hosts Lisa & Wayne and producers Ilana & Chris try not to lose their minds. Along the way, there’s musings on T-shirt humor, timey-wimey sci-fi tropes, and the influence of Melrose Place on Tommy Wiseau’s The Room. 0:00:00 Dr. Man-scheme-I, meet Dr. Shaw 0:07:30 Jane, the only child: Prepare for retroactive continuity 0:09:21 Kimberly, the sassy redhead 0:11:17 There will be no children 0:14:59 Matt’s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day 0:17:15 Memo to Sandy: Don’t give pets as a surprise gift 0:22:38 Jake & Billy: Breast friends 0:27:17 Billy is a monster 0:33:51 Alison’s avatar, the praying mantis 0:36:37 Fashion: Jake’s goofy laundry get-up; Sandy’s denim bra; Billy’s Zubaz windbreaker 0:37:59 Beach drama (early days) 0:39:36 Extra of the week: Billy’s mark 0:40:03 The worst thing Alison did 0:41:54 Quotations

[“Burned”] Boy oh boy, folks. What can be said about season 1 episode 10 of Melrose Place? This MELROSE MADNESS podcast episode sees hosts Lisa & Wayne and producers Ilana & Chris getting into the fine details (and conceptual resonance) of the emergence of Michael Man-scheme-i, the fraudulence of Billy, and the misplaced rage of Jake. Also, the tremendous Tennessee Williams-ness of Mama Hanson, the realities of auditioning in the 90s, and the Melrose Place’s appeal to ancient archetypes. (Anything, really, to avoid engaging with the race relations issues plotline.) We had fun. You’re invited to have fun along with us! 0:00:00 On laughing (and laugh fluffing) 0:03:17 Speaking of deception … Dr. Michael Man-scheme-i enters the chat 0:10:59 Billy gets into totally avoidable trouble, constantly commits tiny fraud #BillyCrimes 0:19:58 STELLA! (as in, Jake’s mom) 0:21:15 On the classical storytelling of Melrose Place 0:22:31 Back to STELLA!—the lamp trap, the Tennessee Williams thing 0:25:43 The Samuel French digression 0:27:43 Oedipus wrecks: the parallels between Mama Hanson and Sandy 0:35:48 Michael’s trajectory 0:37:48 Learning what a ball is 0:38:48 Fashion: STELLA!’s magical traveling wardrobe 0:39:45 Jake: sad boy grows up to be angry man 0:41:30 Fashion: STELLA!’s Reba look and Sandy’s fur-accented tank top 0:42:42 The worst thing Alison did 0:43:11 Extra of the week: The “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” lady at the police station 0:44:40 Quotations