But regardless, Dylan is back, busting in on Thanksgiving dinner at the Walsh house in true Aaron Spelling-influenced style. Kelly Taylor was stunned. Fresh off a first kiss with her new lawyer friend and Dylan decides to return. Again, for those of
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Now Spelling and company made a little mistake by allowing Dylan to participate in an old-friend-reunion-like toast, because after all, Dylan is an alcoholic. But brushing aside that error, Bev 9er put Dylan and Kelly right back into the saddle.
And Kelly's face spoke to everyone who's ever had an ex-anything.
There will always be firsts: first kiss, first boyfriend, first girlfriend, first time and the ultimate first love (not necessarily in that order). But there doesn't seem to be a socially acceptable category deemed "first lust." That is what Dylan and Kelly represented, and that is why she was excited and confused to see him.
And I'm sure we can all relate too. Dylan and Kelly spent most of their waking hours, well, sleeping ... together. They were always touching, kissing and you know how the rest goes. It's an odd thing, first lust, because you can never tell if it's anything more than just that - lust.
I'm sure the majority of us have experienced it and I'm also sure that the majority of first lusts also fall under the label of boyfriend and/or girlfriend - first lusts usually mask themselves as such. I mean, who can openly carry on a purely physical relationship (well, at least more than six months)? So the boyfriend or girlfriend that unknowingly coincides with your first lust become Dylans and Kellys.
There's always the honeymoon stage when everything is perfect. But then emotions begin to exist and reality rears its ugly head. Eventually, all first lusts come to an end, as did Dylan and Kelly when Kelly's sorority lifestyle didn't coincide with the lifestyle of a socially dysfunctional millionaire. But Kelly still loved Dylan (as was apparent by her face last Wednesday).
But why? It's simple: We all still love our first lust. After a break up, we entertain ideas of mythical proportions, thoughts of "one day, he/she will come back into my life, profess his/her undying love and we will live happily ever after in mad ecstacy." We surround ourselves with members of the opposite sex hoping that just the right amount of jealousy will jolt them back into out lives. We have those random nights of post-relationship passion and pretend that it actually means something. We still call and we still go to lunch. We turn our exes of lust into "the ones who got away" and we're convinced they'll return. But why do we believe these ridiculous romantic ramblings? Because Bev 9er so cruelly shows us it can happen.
Hopefully, the next episode will try to sway a little more toward reality, as we all know Bev 9er is famous for, after all, the show has braved such controversial issues as abortion, inter-racial relationships, alcoholism and drug abuse (on numerous occasions). The preview shows Kelly telling Dylan that he can't expect too much from her, but Kelly should be telling Dylan to get lost. Come on, first lusts are never what they appear to be, and Dylan and Kelly shouldn't be any different. I mean, I've turned my ex-boyfriend into a perfect creature: sensitive, charming, witty and hotter than hell. In reality, he's a loser, which doesn't speak very highly of me, I know. So Kelly should feel the same way - Dylan is not all he's cracked up to be.
Our first lusts will never come to our door and profess their love. And we love them not for what they are but for what we pretend they are. But until we have a real first love, our first lust will have to do. And for that reason, I love Bev 9er for giving us all the experience of a return first lust, Dylan.
- Sarah Lockyer can be reached over e-mail at slockyer@umich.edu
Locked and Loaded
11-24-98
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