5. Beverly Hills 90210 - One Wedding And A Funeral
November 8th, 1995. Dylan McKay & Antonia "Toni" Marchette Always one to push the envelope, Aaron Spelling returns to this list with this classic, pre-mid season break episode. This little sugar rush of a gem is a pivotal installment in the adventures of obnoxiously wealthy teenagers living in a paradise ruined by ego's, angst and tortured souls. As mid season finale's go, this is a true test of the enduring spirit of man. One Wedding and a Funeral sees Luke Perry's Dylan McKay and Rebecca Gayheart's Toni Marchette in a 90's clad tale of star crossed lovers. The Irish Mick and the Itallian Bella Regazza form a bond despite the fact that her father murdered his father. By the end of the episode gelled hair is unquaffed, perms are straightened and all hope is lost. In an effort to exact revenge on God knows who, Tony Marchette (the aforementioned Italian mob dad) organizes a hit on Dylan. The drive-by shooting, despite the methods tried and true accuracy rate, somehow misfires. Toni (the daughter) is struck dead. By episode's end Dylan cradles Toni's limp corpse in his arms, shedding a few last tears for his lost true love. Yes, that was a spoiler... sorry about that, I just assumed if you didn't know, you weren't likely to get around to it, also, it's very much hinted at in the episodes title, also, I don't like you... A more than honorable mention must go out to David "Dave" Silver (Brian Austen Green) and Donna Martin (Tori Spelling). Their relationship began in season 1 when they were both in high school and Donna remained a virgin up until season 7, when they graduated from college. And if that's not a stretch, let's add the fact that they actually dated for much of that time and even lived together. After breaking up once again, the two reunite in the tail end of season 10 and get married about 3 episodes later, bringing the entire original cast back to celebrate the nuptials and end this series off with something original for once...
Unpublished author, unproduced screenwriter, un-enacted playwright & director for higher (currently waiting by the phone), Guillaume Parisien sometimes writes puff pieces for the pop-culture indulgent in order to support his vices; of which there are many.
