Just Wait Until Mean Brenda Reconnect Again
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- I loved you more than I e'er thought I could love everyone
- —Dylan[src]
Brenda & Dylan is a romance on Beverly Hills, 90210, portrayed past Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry.
About
The story of Brenda and Dylan is an intense, passionate, cyclone dear – a deep and powerful connection betwixt 2 young romantics. Their honey inspired them and saved Dylan's life in his struggle with alcohol and parental abandonment. Eventually, they grew into a Romeo & Juliet story every bit Brenda'southward parents started a war against Dylan. This abandonment by his surrogate parents broke Dylan's heart and he drifted abroad from the Walshes towards something more simple, and bankrupt Brenda'southward heart by cheating with her supposed best friend. Brenda somewhen forgave them both, but she never stopped loving Dylan – and he never stopped loving her. Slowly, during their freshman year in college, they found their way back to each other and reconciled a week before Brenda moved to London. Dylan's loss of his money and Brenda combined broke him and his addiction resurfaced tenfold, but the back up of his friends helped him get clean. Subsequently Toni died tragically, Dylan left Beverly Hills for good and went to the only home he had ever truly known – Brenda.
Story
Ancestry
Brenda and Dylan first run into briefly at the Walshes', when Brandon's old girlfriend Sheryl's in boondocks and Brenda'south heading to her teacher'due south business firm to babysit. They don't really talk, but Dylan has his middle on Brenda.[1] He later flirts with Brenda at school and she decides to dye her hair blonde as she thinks Dylan prefers blondes. Her hair comes out looking orangish and, embarrassingly, she happens upon Dylan while out for a run in the neighbourhood, where he assures her that the hair color doesn't matter to him. This is the first fourth dimension the two are seen flirting.[2]
They don't really reconnect until Brenda tags forth on a hangout with Brandon and Dylan, and when Brandon gets sick, Brenda and Dylan hang out alone. This is the episode where they actually end upwards kissing and embarking on possibly the nigh iconic relationship of the series. The same episode besides sees the commencement divide of the Walsh household where Dylan is concerned, notably Jim's prejudices that Dylan is similar his imprisoned father.[three]
Brenda learns that Dylan is a recovering aficionado when Dylan helps Brandon, after the latter gets into a car accident while intoxicated[4]. This does not seem to faze Brenda as she and Dylan continue their human relationship throughout the residuum of the season. Aside from the common teen relationship hurdles, such as whether both Dylan and Brenda become attracted to other people while together and how they handle that[5], they also experience some true difficulties, like when Brenda fears she has a malignant tumor[six].
A pivotal moment in their relationship occurs at the 1991 Spring Fling, when they sleep together for the first time.[vii] When Jim gets offered double the fees and a promotion dorsum in Minnesota, he takes it and Dylan and Brenda are faced with separation. At the last moment, Jim decides confronting moving, later on seeing the touch on the presence of the Walsh family has had on their customs.[8]
Intensity and family
Brenda feels overwhelmed by the maturity of her relationship with Dylan[nine] later on a pregnancy scare and decides to end things with him.[10] Dylan is devastated and has a tough time following the break-upwardly, just briefly reconciles with Brenda when he's injured and offered hospitality at the Walsh firm. Brenda is adamant about her determination, though, and the couple does not get dorsum together.[11]
Dylan is tempted to potable again and does so on a group camping trip where he is very mean to Brenda as he feels rejected by her, while she tries to reassure him that they can be friends and that she is there for him. Brenda doesn't know Dylan is drinking again, only Brandon helps out his friend and Dylan's drinking is abated.[12] Once the grouping starts up school once again and enter their junior year, Dylan's attracted to a biker girl, who but transferred and they go on a date. Brenda is furious and lashes out at the girl for dating more than than one guy. This provides a goad for Brenda to realise that she is notwithstanding in love with Dylan and they get back together.[xiii]
The couple are happily reunited, just striking a snag when Dylan begins drinking upon his estranged female parent'south inflow in town, and Brandon reluctantly admits to Brenda that Dylan was drinking on their camping trip.[xiv] Brenda is frustrated and hurt that Dylan didn't confide in her, but adamant that she support and stand by him. Brenda likewise gives Iris McKay a talking to regarding her abandonment of her wayward son, and the two women eventually find mutual ground.
Together
Brenda and Dylan continue their romance, with Dylan doing ameliorate and handling being a recovering alcoholic, with the back up of Brenda and her family unit. They spend time hanging out with their friends and going to parties, like when Brenda's cousin visits[xv] and even clothes upwards together for Halloween, which is unusual for Dylan, who otherwise isn't much for grouping activities.[xvi] They support each other through Scott dying, when Brandon is drugged by Emily[17] and, worried, Dylan watches as Brenda is able to reach out to Emily and relieve Emily from herself when she is going through something.[18]
Brenda suggests the ii try to imbue their human relationship with cultural exploits as she finds things are a niggling as well focused on "one area" of their relationship and they nourish classical violin concerts, as they share an interest in arts. Brenda supports Dylan when he decides to visit his father in prison house at Christmas fourth dimension, and Dylan'due south Dad encourages him to spend the holidays with Brenda, sensing that Dylan finally has someone who cares near him in his life.[19]
Dylan supports Brenda when she gets in a minor accident with what turns out to be a con-woman.[xx] At the same time he is somewhat flustered by her sudden salesperson enthusiasm[21] when Brenda starts working at a loftier end boutique. Although Brenda and Dylan share a deep, soulful connection it'southward much older than they, which comes to low-cal in some of their conflicts. Brenda, being brave and open up, wants to share the experience of her first fourth dimension when sexual education is censored at Due west Beverly, just she doesn't ask Dylan, who feels his privacy would be invaded by the publication of such a personal account.[22] Dylan plans an incredibly romantic first Valentine's Twenty-four hour period celebration for he and Brenda. They go to come across a play just as the main issue donate blood, which has Dylan open up up and share why he got his scar.[23]
The return of alcoholic Sarah, who needs a friend and more than emotional support than a teen is able to provide, has Dylan and Brenda temporarily feeling distanced from one another and drawn to other people, as Brenda flirts with a guy she meets in aerobics class. However uncertain it makes them feel virtually their futurity together[24], they stay close every bit Brenda faces PTSD after being held at gunpoint alone at the Peach Pit.[25] Brenda starts to spend a lot of time at Dylan's business firm late, on school nights besides, which her parents are concerned most.
They don't want Brenda to become likewise focused on Dylan and neglect her school work. This mounts to a situation when Brenda comes home late after promising not to and is denied a trip to Baja with Dylan. After she sneaks out and goes afterwards all, her parents find out and are livid.[26] They want to cease Brenda's human relationship with Dylan, which likewise hurts Dylan who relies on the Walshes as a surrogate family. Although Brenda tries to mend fences with her begetter, he and Dylan get into a fight equally Jim metaphorically rejects Dylan equally his surrogate son and something is permanently severed for Dylan.[27]
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- My fault alright. I just got likewise close to all of you — I won't make that mistake over again
- —Dylan to Brenda
Dylan's nonchalance
The destruction of Dylan'southward feeling of home with the Walsh family unit hurts his potent bond with both Brenda and Brandon, and he begins to pull abroad and closer to a superficial way of life. This cements itself in his willingness to trick Brenda into going to Paris by making a deal with Jim behind her dorsum[28], and Dylan carelessly taking advice from Kelly to lie near his father's ineptitude as a parent.[29] Brenda, while the ordeal with her parents has been very harsh for her, remains somewhat unaware that Dylan is substantially pulling away from her family, and, by extension, her, and continues to fight for their relationship. Afterwards she leaves for Paris, Dylan starts flirting with Kelly and spending time with her at the beach, Kelly chop-chop reciprocating the amour.[thirty]
Meanwhile, Brenda, possibly feeling this distance and weary following the issues with her parents, finds herself swept up by the charm, wonder and freedom of Paris, and she meets an American college student, who thinks she's French. To have a bit of fun, Brenda pretends to be French, just the random amour turns into more as she gets to know Rick and develops feelings for him. Brenda feels defenseless off guard, as Paris is a sort of dreamscape and she seems to not take been expecting to feel anything real — and for another guy. Dylan squashes all of Kelly's qualms about betraying her friendship with Brenda, furthering the notion that he's done with those ties, possibly even subconsciously wishing to hurt Brenda and her family.[31] Rick asks Brenda to go away with him and she decides to, but misses him by seconds every bit he leaves Paris. Nevertheless, Brenda returns refreshed by Paris and when she sees Dylan, she'southward happy and he seems to be conflicted as he still loves her. Brenda now senses this in him, possibly due to her own experience.[32]
Globe-trotting
As they get back to schoolhouse, they are in the same class every bit Kelly, which Brenda'due south thrilled virtually in a fell twist, while Dylan is bemused. Dylan hosts a back-to-schoolhouse barbecue at his firm where he and Brenda are having fun and are happy together.[33] They have a bit of conflict over Brenda'south smoking habit, just information technology's chop-chop resolved as she decides to quit.[34] When the topic of college rolls effectually, Brenda and Brandon fight over who gets to study out of state with Dylan trying to calm the twins down. Dylan's not specially invested in the idea of college and finally tells Brenda he's non going. Brenda's in atheism at this and Dylan tells her not to plan her life around whether they're together. She feels them starting to walk downwardly separate paths and, when talking with her parents, Brenda calls her Dad out on being happy about this. He assures her that he isn't, simply that it's realistic that they're very unlike and states that Dylan isn't ambitious on his own behalf. This seems to take Brenda considering their relationship from a new perspective.[35]
Brenda delves into school spirit while Dylan remains apathetic virtually his hereafter. Although he'due south unenthusiastic, Dylan attends the dance Brenda organises with her.[36] They celebrate Dylan's 18th altogether at the Peach Pit with cake and their friends, but Dylan gets sick afterwards surfing in polluted h2o and gets into environmental activism.[37] Brenda runs into Rick at the video store with Donna and Kelly, and is thrown for a loop. Between her growing more distant from Dylan and her time with Rick in Paris, she finds herself drawn towards him. Keeping upward the fake emphasis, they get on a date until Brenda can't lie any longer and apologises. Rick isn't mad, but interested to get to know Brenda Walsh. In spite of herself, Brenda sees Rick and they kiss. She makes the determination to break up with Dylan, who seems hurt, only not surprised and somewhat indifferently hostile to Brenda and their relationship. Immediately subsequently Brenda leaves, Dylan goes to meet Kelly and makes out with her.[38]
Triangle
While Kelly feels uncertain starting to appointment because of Brenda, Dylan keeps pursuing it until she agrees to go on a date with him. Brenda goes on a real engagement with Rick and is livid when they happen upon Dylan and Kelly on a date, interrupting them as they programme to go to Dylan'southward to have sex. Rick, as the outsider, tries to call for decorum and maturity to no avail. Brenda implicitly calls Kelly a slut and Dylan gets aroused with Brenda, maxim that she dumped him, which Kelly notices. Back at Dylan's firm, Kelly rejects being with him and Dylan leaves town. Brenda sees the similarities between Rick and her father and maybe feels like they're not a match, or at least that it'south likewise shortly to beginning something serious once again.[39] Dylan meets an older woman and has a fling with her, trying to put his real life on agree for a bit. Brenda's not certain of anything other than she wants to talk with him, and that she's cold to and feels betrayed by Kelly. Afterward his sojourn with someone who simply cares nearly money, Dylan sobers to his life dorsum home and returns.[xl]
Dylan and Brenda spend Thanksgiving 1992 apart as Dylan'due south hosting his father on a visit from prison and Brenda spends the holidays with her family unit.[41] As the holidays roll around, Brenda agrees to an organization with Kelly where they both tell Dylan that they want him and should thus remain only friends. It quickly falls apart as Brenda and Dylan kiss, and Brenda later catches him kissing Kelly at his house. The 3 of them get into a fight and cease talking as they're going to hand out presents to kids in a poor school district. Donna manages to get everyone to make upwards by pointing out this issue is about something real and the three brand up. Brenda and Kelly decide to ask Dylan to choose who he will spend New Yr's Eve with.[42]
Dylan has a hard time making his choice and tells Brandon that he feels trapped, while Brenda and Kelly have reconciled their friendship and spend a lot of time hanging out. The girls become increasingly weary with Dylan as he'south yet to make his determination and Brenda agrees when her mother offers them a bullheaded double date with Princeton guys. They turn out to be from the Princeton School and 14 years old. Cindy makes Brenda and Kelly become on the dates then equally to non be rude to the boys, while Dylan tries to make up one's mind and is distracted by Brandon and Steve'south drag racing, where he saves Steve'south life. They hang out at the Peach Pit after as Brenda and Kelly enter with their dates.[43] While Dylan continues trying to determine whom he wants to be with, Brenda and Kelly spend a spa weekend with their mothers and the other girls. They relish themselves despite the circumstances with Dylan, while he has daydreams of what his life would exist like with either girls.[44]
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- I hate you lot both, never talk to me again!
- —Brenda, to Dylan and Kelly[45]
When Dylan'southward father is released from prison house, Jack McKay decides to host a render party and Dylan invites his friends, out of whom but Kelly shows up. Brenda wants to become at starting time, but agrees not to when Jim tells her that McKay senior has mob connections. Although she blames it on her father, Brenda confides in Brandon that she was relieved she wasn't allowed to go, a relief Brandon echoes every bit he had to work. Brenda tries to talk to Dylan the post-obit twenty-four hours, just Dylan's indifferent. After Brenda tries to make plans to see a picture with Dylan and gets the brush-off over again, Dylan and Kelly evidence up at Brenda's door, asking to go for a walk. Dylan tells Brenda that he chooses Kelly and Brenda wants to get abode, but they tell her that Kelly was the i Dylan cheated with over the summer. Brenda'southward heartbroken and starts crying, saying she trusted them and thought they were her friends. She also asks if they slept together, which they deny but Brenda'due south in disbelief, not trusting their word. Pained, Brenda tells them to stay away from her and walks away.[45]
Interruption-up
Brenda stays home and listens to the vocal that was playing on the radio when she bankrupt up with Dylan in summer 1991. None of her friends talk to her or comfort her, merely her parents check in with her and she says she's fine. She keeps having daymares of confronting the two of them, or just Kelly, while throwing abroad memories of her relationship with Dylan and her friendship with Kelly. Dylan, meanwhile, just spends his time making out with Kelly, which is interrupted when Iris surprises them by showing up at his Dylan's house unannounced. Iris is shocked that Dylan's not with Brenda anymore and actually talks nearly Brenda in front of Kelly, when the two are introduced by Dylan. Brandon brings home news that the gang was request nigh her, including Kelly, but Brenda'south uninterested in the latter and Brandon asks her if she's okay. Iris later on drops past the Walshes to see Cindy and visits with Brenda. Iris assures Brenda that her story with Dylan is far from over, and gives her a crystal for positive energy and strength to guide her through the heartache.[46] After a neighbour'due south mugged, Brenda channels some of her heartbreak into a self-defence form she attends with her mother and Donna. Dylan has meetings with Jim Walsh, trying to speed upward the procedure of having his trust fund released to him. When Brenda learns from her father that Dylan got his trust fund, she and Brandon talk well-nigh how rich Dylan is at present and whether money changes people. Dylan spends time with his father and wonders whether Kelly likes him for him or his money.[47]
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- Dylan – Expect, Bren, I wanna cheers for letting me stay-
- Brenda – Dylan, y'all don't take to say anything. In fact, I wanna apologise to you lot: I'm deplorable it took me a whole twenty-four hours to swallow my pride and do the right matter[48]
Post-obit the murder of Dylan's father, he's hounded by paparazzi at his firm. He doesn't know what to do with himself amidst the chaos and is not feeling well. Jim comes over to bank check upwards on Dylan and to offering that he can stay with the Walshes. Dylan doesn't think Brenda would want to see him, but Jim assures him of the contrary, revealing that Brenda was the ane who insisted Jim bring Dylan home. When they arrive at the Walsh house, a grief-struck Dylan goes to stand and look at the backyard. Brandon goes to run across him and offers his condolences, while Dylan implicitly talks most the Walsh home equally the simply identify he knows he tin always count on. Brenda comes outside and talks to Dylan for the first fourth dimension since he bankrupt her heart. In the evening, Brandon sets upwardly Dylan'south bed while Brenda tries to comfort him. Dylan lashes out at first, but Brenda continues to try and exist there for him. Brenda apologises to Dylan for waiting 24 hours to take him stay with them and Brandon excuses himself then they can be alone. Brenda takes Dylan's mitt and comforts him and Dylan finally lets his guard downward and lets himself exist vulnerable with Brenda. Dylan can't sleep and has a drinkable, unbeknownst to the Walshes. The next morning time he'due south dishevelled and has a moment with Brenda before they're supposed to leave for the funeral. He talks virtually how much Brenda ways to him and hugs her, which Brenda, pained, receives, before patting him on the back to be cordial again and saying they should go. At the funeral, Dylan sits with Brenda and Brandon in the church. When Dylan returns from his talk with the FBI, Brenda offers him ice cream, feeding him a sense of taste.[48]
Backwash
The death of Dylan's father seems to have mended the rift between Brenda and Dylan, although she'south withal heartbroken. Although she'due south not feeling it, she lets herself be talked into attending Kelly's surprise altogether political party at the Peach Pit, where she spends most of the time at the counter, feeling blue. When Kelly is hospitalised, Brenda passes Dylan in the hallway outside Kelly'southward room and he thanks her for helping Kelly and kisses Brenda on the forehead. Achingly, Brenda looks over her shoulder after him, and then leaves.[49] Everyone around Brenda just continues on as if cypher happened and she feels more and more detached from the 'gang', which is only perpetuated when she doesn't win superlatives in the senior polls. Dylan, meanwhile, is still grieving and trying to channel that, while eventually focusing on an ailing Kelly and their relationship.[l]
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- Brenda – You know, I'm most over you lot
- Dylan – Yeah... me too[51]
Brenda's not sure if she'll nourish senior prom, both because of her heartbreak, increasingly feeling distanced from her friends and because she doesn't take a date. She agrees to go with Tony Miller and once they get in at the festivities, she looks at Dylan dancing with Kelly, unable to stop herself from thinking of them attending the Spring Fling together two years earlier, and how she had always imagined them going to senior prom together as well. Later in the evening, Dylan asks Brenda to trip the light fantastic toe and she agrees. They slow dance and Brenda tells Dylan she hopes the best for him after what he's been through. She also lets on a flake her feelings of the dissolution of their friend grouping, although Dylan merely philosophises on information technology, non sensing her pain. Brenda finally admits to Dylan that she'due south non over him and he replies that he's non over her either.[51]
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- I loved you more than than I always thought I could dearest anybody
- —Dylan[src]
Brenda decides to leave Beverly Hills behind and nourish University of Minnesota. Dylan, meanwhile, has gotten some direction from Andrea's friendship and is hoping to nourish Berkeley College. At their senior breakfast effect, Brenda wonders if she and Dylan would've stayed together if she hadn't gone to Paris. Although she's pain, Brenda participates in the group activity Steve has planned for the gang.[52] She visits Dylan to tell him about Minnesota and to say goodbye, just the two of them. Dylan tells her how he feels about her as they retrieve back on their relationship, both agreeing information technology was very intense for their age even though they love each other deeply. They share a moment where it seems similar they might kiss, but the doorbell rings. It's Iris at the door, who is thrilled to see Brenda there and greets Brenda warmly. Brenda graduates with honors along with Andrea and Brandon and camps out with the gang nether the stars, as they celebrate their graduation by altering the Hollywood sign.[53]
College
Afterwards graduation, Dylan goes to Europe for the summertime while Brenda works at the Beverly Hills Beach Club. Equally the stop of summertime nears, Brenda gets ready to leave early for Minnesota, while Dylan is nevertheless in Europe. She gets a goodbye party from Brandon at the Fleming Malibu Firm where her friends give her a warm send-off. Withal in France, by himself, Dylan calls Brenda in Minnesota just she's not in that location when the phone rings.[54]
Songs
- bedspring kiss | JELLYFISH
- the start
- losing my religion | R.E.Thou.
- Plays on the radio in Dylan's auto when Brenda breaks up with him
- wicked game | CHRIS ISAAK
- Brenda and Dylan get back together
- besides many ways to fall | ARC ANGELS
- brenda tries to reconnect with dylan
- moments of love | CATHY DENNIS
- brenda and dylan trip the light fantastic toe at their senior prom
- this i swear | THE SKYLINERS
- brenda and dylan at the peach pit
- earth angel | THE PENGUINS
- brenda and dylan go out for adventure
Quotes
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- I like your barrel... I mean your bicycle
- —Brenda to Dylan[src]
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- Brenda, I love it that you retrieve. Non a lot of people practise
- —Dylan to Brenda[src]
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- Brenda – Do you know how lucky I feel that I met someone like you?
- Dylan – I feel lucky too[ten]
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- Brenda – What nosotros've got is much more than simply physical
- Dylan – Bren, I'thousand non here because of that. I never was. I'm here because I love yous[13]
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- Your relationship with Dylan isn't over. This is only one moment in a very long lifetime
- —Iris to Brenda[src]
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- Brenda – [takes his hand] You know, it'due south gonna be okay
- Dylan – [voice great] only keep telling me that, will you?[48]
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- I know you better than anybody
- —Dylan[src]
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- Dylan – I guess you just gotta find the right guy
- Brenda – Well I had the right guy. And I lost him[55]
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- I've never really gotten over you, Dylan. How can I autumn in love with someone else when I'k withal in love with you lot?[55]
Trivia
- Post-obit Perry'southward decease in March 2019, an amusement reporter thanked Perry and Doherty for their work together on the show[56]
BEHIND THE SCENES
- Afterward Luke Perry's stroke in late February 2019, Shannen Doherty was asked about him and said:
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- I tin can't talk about it crusade I volition literally offset crying, only I beloved him and he knows I love him and I'm in contact. It's Luke and he's my Dylan
- —March 2019
- Luke Perry's favourite couple on the serial is Brenda and Dylan[57]
- Ian Ziering is team Brenda/Dylan[58]
- Christine Elise (Emily Valentine) is #TeamBrenda[59]
- And then is Emma Caulfield (Susan Keats): "Ever, always Brenda"[sixty]
PRODUCTION
- Brenda and Dylan were supposed to get dorsum together in The Child Is Begetter To The Homo, only considering Doherty's attendance was inconsistent at the fourth dimension, it was not viable logistically.
- Showrunner for 4 seasons and Executive Producer Charles Rosin would, had he and the original writing team done the serial finale, take had Brenda and Dylan cease upwards together[61]
- Executive Producer Charles Rosin said this in a 2010 interview regarding Brenda and Dylan's Season two break-up:
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- "90210 was a show that non simply celebrated daughter-empowerment only had this wonderful grapheme named Brenda Walsh [Shannen Doherty] who represented the notion that a teenager could exist sexually agile and not be careless, but actually a part model. Unfortunately, my first set of network executives did not see the world as I did. Someday I will write a long article about the censorship that occurred after Brenda lost her virginity at the Jump Trip the light fantastic to her swain (who had been AIDS tested) because she was happy and not total of remorse." [9]
- In a 2012 interview with Glamour, Doherty had this to say nigh the love triangle:
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- "I actually remember getting that storyline and beingness incredibly upset virtually it. And information technology wasn't because Brenda was losing Dylan. I thought that it was actually wrong that we were putting that out in that location, that nosotros were saying, 'Yes, it'southward okay for a best friend to fall in love with her best friend's boyfriend and cheat with him.' Where's loyalty, where'south friendship?" [62]
ACCOLADES
- Their starting time time made Entertainment Weekly'southward list of 15 Best High School Dance Moments[63]
Photos
- Brenda and Dylan/Gallery
Videos
Clips
Backstage
Spoofs
Media
- Shannen Doherty Appeared in Riverdale'south Luke Perry Tribute Episode, and Fans Are Emotional (GLAMOUR • OCTOBER 2019)
Notes and references
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