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Watching and reviewing these out of order can be very interesting, because this is another episode about Jonathan having a stalker – only it's not another one, it's the original one. I was wary at first, but the fact is that this is a very different episode than season 5's "Hartstruck," and I really loved it. The extremely recognizable and very talented Kathleen Lloyd plays a Hart Industries employee who falls in love with Jonathan and goes to great lengths to emulate Jennifer in an effort to get his attention. A work party J&J throw (OMG, the '70's goodness at this party – "Come on, it's called the Boogie!" hahaha!) makes for one incredibly interesting block of compelling eye candy. I don't mean hotness, I mean dialogue and direction that can't really be explained, it just sucks you in. Extras get some lip action, beautiful camera shots from above show the depth of this beautiful set, an understanding of the upstairs layout between stairwells, detailed set dressing whether it made sense of not (a set of legal books?), and Stanley being Mr. Strikeout. Kind of mixed feelings on that, actually, because as pointed out to me by babsfan8816 in a message board thread, the continuity here is off, and that's disappointing. The introduction of Stanley in "Jonathan Hart, Jr." has the character married with kids, and not quite as goofy. The episode basically ends up going where you think it will, but it was still kind of riveting, really. You know the minute Jennifer says she'll kill herself if she spills anything on her dress that she, indeed, will be doing so, and that will set up a whole suspenseful series of cat and mouse stalking that definitely got my blood pumping (No one notices the crazy girl upstairs?). It also allowed for a more intimate look at the very best closet in the history of the world that would, without a doubt, rival that of Carrie Bradshaw. Of course, Jonathan's knight in shining armor routine – whenever we get to see it – is always a win. I also loved J&J's detailed dialogue trying to figure out who the stalker was; they didn't need those lines, but they provided a lot of good context for their relationship. Hands down my favorite part of the episode were the scenes with Deanne, which I know sounds boring, but I love when good B-characters are used so well, and she was. She had some fantastic screen time, and she delivered her performance really well. In one line, she explains the bottom line of who Jonathan Hart is and why someone would end up going cuckoo for cocoa puffs over him like this. A characterization that would hold up so well that believing it a second time for "Hartstruck" is not that hard to accept: Jonathan is nice to everyone, treats them all with true kindness, and someone who isn't quite all there might take that the wrong way. Yep, sums it up. Deanne's a smart cookie. Maybe that's why she disappears by the end of the series, cuz she's been promoted. One would hope. That said some nitpicks: A) I'd like to know where Deanne stores her stuff, B) Mata Hari rhymes with Gotta- Sorry, not Hat-uh-carry – do your homework! C) Poor Tony the travel agent is gonna have a really hard time pulling those bandages off, D) the cop is a bit of a jerk for no real reason. But those are just nits, it's the Stanley continuity that made me knock it down a point. Otherwise a very good ep with great direction and, if nothing else, an impressive Robert Wagner shrine.

I like this episode mostly because I like obsessed-girl-stalker episodes. It flew by and suddenly it was 4 a.m. oh my! I don't remember this eppy from the first season and though it was directed by the legendary (?) Leo Penn there were a couple scenes that gave me pause.

I don't think I was supposed to burst out laughing when Peggy drags Jennifer out of the dressing closet but I did. That was just bad sitcom awkward that didn't' belong in a cool action drama show. And also I was a little peeved that Jonathan was so openly irritated at clumsy nerdy Stanley who is a loyal servant and who Jonathan may need to help perform important tasks at the workplace.

Nevertheless I'd watch this one again if nothing but to see the kind of kitschy classic cool Peggy apartment that reminds me so much of that time in LA late 70s early 80s.

Kathleen Lloyd is really effective in the role of a young woman who works at Hart Industries and becomes obsessed with her boss, Jonathan - so obsessed that she turns murderous and intends to mimic Jennifer's appearance to replace her. This is quite an intense and creepy episode, especially in the scenes with Kathleen who comes across too real in her role. Most tense scene is the party at Jonathan's house where she hits Jennifer and drags her to kitchen to get her gassed. Definitely a standout episode; I actually prefer this over season four's Hartstruck, a similar "woman obsessed with Jonathan" episode.

After viewing a few other episodes, I was surprised at the shallow plotting here. We know Jonathan is being stalked by an employee from the accounting department with a love crush on him, but we don't know why. Who are her friends, relatives, or enemies that might frustrate her into doing something like this? Absent also is a more powerful group or person who orders the scheme to be carried out. It was shown a week before Halloween so it seemed rushed together just to come up with a scary show for that time of year. It was quite nail biting, even though I could spot some clichés from horror movies made that were something like it.

What woman in her right mind would have a wall filled with pix to Robert Wagner?? He's bland, boring and a dullard. All the pix are bad. He's no model, even if some find him good looking, other than being somewhat symmetric, I don't get why. He has 0 charisma and when he acts, he has this punchable face that tells you he's always up to no good, hiding that he's probably cheating on his lady.

But never mind that. I remember the woman playing Peggy from a Fantasy Island episode. She played crazed alright. But Stephanie Powers acting was atrocious, between her keeping her arm tensed up in the air when Jennifer is supposed to be unconscious (when Jonathan picks her up from the floor) to her holding on to Peggy's arm with the knife, trying to kill her. Why didn't the director say anything? Indeed, those are more directorial faults than the actress, perhaps.

Also Jennifer is wearing a green foliage dress that doesn't look half bad, until she is knocked unconscious, revealing black pants underneath. The heck?! Also the travel agency guy doesn't mind having a woman obviously in incognito in his office? (Big sunglasses and huge hat with her hair concealed inside.) Well, like I said, this is a dullard show. I can't imagine why anyone would like it, but it takes all kinds. Jennifer's hair is dreadful, why would Peggy want that botched up Farrah Fawcett do for herself?!

I turned to this channel, waiting for the show that comes after and when I read some woman was going to off Jennifer, I got all happy, waiting to see the show turn into a gore horror movie. Alas, no such luck: it's no spoiler to you, if I tell you they let her live at the end. One can dream, can't they!? ;-)