I always wondered what the whole 'Brenda is a bitch' thing was about. I couldn't have an opinion on it before because I hadn't actually seen any episodes of Beverly Hills. I've seen a lil' bit of Season 3 and all of Season 4 now, and I really can't see Brenda as a bitch. As far as I could tell (bearing in mind I haven't seen any episodes from seasons 1/2...some of season 3) Brenda got hurt by her best friend and love of her life betraying her. I don't know what her character was like in previous seasons so I don't know if or how much she changed, but she WASN'T a bitch. She loved Dylan and although there was more than one occasion she could have gotten revenge and gotten back with Dylan she didn't - how can that make someone a bitch? There are many occasions in Season 3 and 4 where it looked like Dylan and Brenda would kiss when Dylan was going out with Kelly, but Brenda always pulled away. Dylan was always the one initiating it though - not Brenda!!!! Fair enough, Brenda never made a secret of the fact she loved Dylan, that doesn't make her a bitch, it just means the girl has feelings and can't just 'switch them off' (and I know how that feels from personal experience lol).
As far as anything else goes, Shannen played a
nice, friendly, caring character. I'm not being biased but she did, where all the 'I Hate Brenda crap came from i'll never know.
Shannen is a great actress and maybe some critics didn't like it...I dunno...but god I wish that BH was on dvd officially. I was 3 when the show began, so by the time Shay left I was 7...so I never saw it.
And lastly...about Kelly. I don't really have an opinion on her, she had insecurities and problems with her family, but that was no excuse for betraying her best friend, if one of my best friends did what she did I could never forgive her...but Brenda did - and that speaks volumes about Shannen's character.
I'm not surprised ratings declined when Shannen left BH, fans know what a good actress is and when someone as talented as Shannen leaves a show nothing is the same. It's the same situation with Charmed. I still watch it, but I
really miss Shannen, she made the show what it is and without her there's a big gap that no-one could ever fill.
I'm hoping like hell that Shannen will be on television again soon, I'm still waiting for Fox to mail me about NS....boy do I miss seeing Shannen on tv.
I know it's pathetic being 18 and missing seeing Shay on television, i've never met her but i've seen her act and she is truly amazing, if only more people would realise that. Sorry for going a bit O/T.....it just sorta linked together for me lol.