When I previously reviewed the pilot episode of "Swingtown", I forgot to mention it took place in my childhood hometown of Chicago, Ill. This episode had some good exterior scenes of the downtown area there as we see Bruce at his job as a trader. As enjoyable as this episode was, however, I have to once again mention some anachronisms concerning music used in the summer of '76 setting: 1977's "Best of My Love" by the Emotions and '78's "Love Will Find a Way" by Pablo Cruise. Unlike last week, both the adult couples' and the teens' stories provided equal interest especially the one concerning that teen boy and the runaway girl who provided some background about the ring she wore around her neck that belonged to her father who fought in Vietnam. I'm not sure I liked that all-female production of "Waiting for Godot" as much as that other teen girl did but it certainly was an interesting presentation as it was briefly played here. The way various couples were interacting and/or avoiding each other was of high interest to me as was the way certain objects stayed still while the rest of the scenes were dissolving. What I've seen of "Swingtown" looks good so far. Can't wait to see what the next episode provides...P.S. I also loved Janet's dream sequence involving she and her husband and the swinging couple they encountered previously...
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