["Lonely Hearts"] MELROSE MADNESS hosts Lisa & Wayne break down Melrose Place season 1 episode 8. Producers Ilana & Chris help explore the ins and outs of the latest issues episode. The issue of the week? Stalking. But the problem may be less with guest creep Paul, and more with the Melrosians who encourage him to pursue Sandy. (Or with the messages that society sent in the 90s and still sends today.) The Melrose Madness crew sorts through the rubble: the perils of cooking breakfast without pants, the psychology of poolside motorcycle repair, and whatever’s going on with Jane’s shirt. Come along! 0:00:00 Opening digression: Wayne and style 0:04:20 The attack on Sandy, and the inevitability thereof 0:06:23 Getting personal: Wayne and teenage bad ideas about romance 0:07:51 On the gender binary, gray areas, and what do after you know better 0:13:17 Dreaming a future for Paul 0:14:13 The Issues Episode: Stalking 0:18:45 The dilemma of being famous without being rich 0:19:50 Alison’s B-story: Treading water in a fetid swamp 0:20:46 Sandy & Paul’s meet cute: Never pick someone up on Melrose 0:22:24 Terrorize her with flowers 0:25:53 Suddenly making Alison’s storyline deep 0:26:42 The coyness trap 0:27:20 An aside about Captain Melrose 0:27:46 Paul’s proto-incel rant 0:28:34 Get out of town, Paul! 0:32:52 Jake’s own brand of toxic masculinity 0:34:31 The harsh contrast of Sandy’s and Jake’s door watching styles 0:35:45 Captain Melrose, not to the rescue 0:38:36 Our hero, Sandy 0:40:24 Bad friends/bad people 0:43:51 Jake’s poolside motorcycle repair 0:45:44 Lisa’s “Alive” tangent 0:47:29 The stasis of the Alison B-story (and looking forward to Amanda) 0:49:56 Fashion: Sandy’s Mancini original, possibly from the maternity wear line 0:53:50 Jake’s Seattle-style thermal summer wear 0:54:34 Jane’s terrible optical illusion shirt 0:58:22 Sandy wearing Jake’s shirt and no pants 1:06:34 Never take Billy car shopping 1:10:08 Food: Billy’s ice cream with M&M’s, and the relatability thereof 1:12:15 Extra of the week: Despondent Shooter’s waitress 1:13:44 The worst thing Alison did 1:16:03 Quotations