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7/10
frank burns and that Cleopatera hore.
mikeholmes-4801212 December 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I kinda enjoyed this one. no sinisterness or anything evil which i prefer so that said it was okay.

So Joan Collins who i want to say is a 800 year old actress that i looked up and saw was on Dynasty (which i never watched) was a lady who wanted to be Cleopatera. So she goes to Egypt and is made a slave and goes to this real nice room with a spa like bath and hot chicks all over and is upset . But the king guy noticed she looks like Cleopatera who is in a prison cell for war reasons and uses her to be a replacement for CLeopatera. So Marc Anthony shows up. I was trying to think about what he did and realized i had him mixed up with Alexander the Great. I have no idea what Marc Anthony does nad don't feel like looking it up. Cleopatera get killed by an Asp ( remember that if you do crossword puzzles, it comes up a lot) and anyhow this episode, this fake Cleopatra goes through a lot of crap , ecspecailly when she is a dumb ass and tell s Marc Anthony what is up with her story. but in the end, the Marc Anthony is some dude with a fantasy to be Marc Anthony. Way to rewrite history Mr Rourke. interesting things of this segment were the really bad footage of a Egyptian war that must have come from the Ten commandments or some old 60's movie, and Marc Anthony's completely fake looking , like my childhood viking toy armor, plastic armor. there was no mention of what Cleopatera is famous for, her royal blow...oh and member that band "letters to Cleo" i got that song stuck in my head. the singer was real hot in 1995 and i had a fantasy she would like me but realized she's probably rather be with her husband.

other arc was Frank Burns from Mash wanting Telekinetic powers. But he came to island with a female interest and i was like "ok, this will be the real lame one". so hes got a chic but has a fantasy away from being a mommy's boy i guess, or along those lines. but he found a way to get a chic. He beat that mommies boy syndrome. but with his new powers he meets that blond actress chic i mentioned a few reviews ago who seems to be on this show a lot. that real hot blond but see her now in 2015 she is a wrinkled mess (ahhh life) .so she tries to use his talents after seeing him play pool and break twice with all the balls really awkwardly and with no reason rolling into the holes. My Grandmas brother is famous for Two no hitters in a row in major league baseball (Johnny Vandermeer. look it up) and that is pretty amazing. Two breaks in a row, one letting that hot blond hold the cue, unpossible. so she kidnaps his girlfriend which had me saying "Can you die on fantasy island if your stupid significant other makes a decision that affects you?" so then there is this big fight after he doesn't help the hot blond cheat, they go to the secret room to kill frank burns girlfriend but he realizes he can use his power to thwart them and ruins them with a fish net. which raised more questions for me, mostly fish net wise.

the ending had it be revealed the Marc Anthony was a island guest too. now the Cleopatra wanna be can fly home with the Marc Anthony wanna bee. they can hope they live nearby or will move in instantly with each other and be happy
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decent enough
stones786 August 2014
I wouldn't say this episode was particularly strong or memorable, but both stories had good writing with some decent performances as well. Some of the faces include Larry Linville, Carol Lynley(her evil role is a welcome change), Joan Collins, Ron Ely, Michael Ansara, and Julie Sommars. Since I wasn't crazy about either story, I won't give too much detail, but I'll mention a few things that were interesting, even though there wasn't too much to mention. Fred Webster(Linville)wishes to obtain telekinesis(say what?)to impress Laura(Sommars), who loves him anyway; if that's the best he can come up with for a fantasy, then he must be a total bore. A few moments that bordered on the sublime had Webster's eyes turning a silly green when he moved things, especially the painful scene with the pool table; the same scene also starred Lynley, whom I normally can't stand, but her character was evil, and she plans to use Fred's "gift" for her own benefit. The other story has Lucy Atwell(Collins)wanting to be Cleopatra, and even though it's not a favorite of mine, it was still a decent segment with solid writing.
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