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From Robert Bianco in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/columns/lrous.htm
ABC's Once and Again (10 p.m. ET/PT) begins its run in its new Wednesday slot with an episode that returns the focus to Rick and Lily. When Lily tells
Rick she may be pregnant, she's dismayed by his reaction - a disappointment reflected in Grace's discovery that "sometimes, people aren't who you need
them to be at a certain moment." While it's not one of the show's strongest episodes, it has great moments and a great ending.
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From Mike Duffy in The Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/index/tv.htm
Holy maternity crisis! Lily Manning (Sela Ward) worries she might be pregnant as "Once and Again" moves to Wednesday nights. But, while Lily's all wrapped
up in her own problems, teen daughter Grace (Julia Whelan) is suffering an emotional meltdown.
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From Yahoo:
http://tv.yahoo.com/picks/103.html
Rick (Billy Campbell) and Lily's (Sela Ward) relationship faces a new hurdle: the possibility that she may be pregnant. The situation leads each of them
to confront painful truths about their respective failed marriages - which both seemed to fall apart around the time that each of their second children was
born. Rick's reaction to the prospect of being a father again upsets Lily and drives a momentary wedge between them. Meanwhile, Grace is disappointed when
her friend Carla (Audrey Anderson) makes a successful play for Eli's attention.
-Art Smith
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From Chicago Tribune:
But the sense of real lives carefully observed is what predominates here. In Wednesday's eps. Lily, the woman, is LATE, and the reaction of Rick the man,
sets her worrying. Meanwhile, his son Eli starts to move out of his jock world, while her daughter Grace discovers a new friend may have more
complicated motives. It has also proven to be, as the show has progressed, a touching exploration of the lives of their teenage children.
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From Wanda:
http://www.eonline.com/Community/Wanda/Trans/Archive2001/010108b.html
What's the latest on Once and Again? Will we see more of Lily and Rick together?
Very much so. After Lily's pregnancy scare (she's NOT, by the way), they celebrate their newfound freedom with a romantic shag session on top of
the washing machine.
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From Judy at the ABC Message Board:
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=57111
Once and Again
The series continues on a new night, as Lily (Sela Ward) and Rick (Billy Campbell) face a potential threshold in their relationship. Lily believes
that she may be pregnant, forcing both her and Rick to do some serious thinking about a future that may arrive sooner for them then they thought.
Meanwhile, Eli (Shane West) considers romance with Grace's (Julia Whelan) friend (Audrey Anderson).
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From Tooncer at the ABC Message Board:
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=56830
The laundry scene is, indeed, supposed to be quite hot. Also .... There is another lovemaking scene between another couple on this episode!
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From Wanda:
http://www.eonline.com/Features/Features/Midseasontv/index4.html
Is Lily really pregnant on Once and Again?
Let's just say Lily (Sela Ward) does take a pregnancy test, and the whole ordeal puts a major strain on her relationship with Rick (Billy Campbell).
However, the real drama revolves around Lily's daughter Grace, who becomes so jealous over one of her friends boinking Rick's son, Eli, that she frames
the unassuming gal-pal with her own sticky fingers.
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From Gail Pennington at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
This week's remarkable episode is no exception, as Lily confronts Rick with a possible turning point in their relationship. Another turning point comes
for Rick's teen-age son, Eli (Shane West).
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From clowny12 (ABC Message Board):
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=56812
. . .[In] TV Guide, there is a picture of R&L with a caption that says something like "There are events in life that can shake a relationship to
its core, for Rick and Lily, that event hits tonight"
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From TVGuide.com:
Life Out of Balance
ABC moves the series to Wednesday night, where the first episode on its new day plays to the show's strong suits: sensitivity, honesty and
believability.
In the primary plot, Lily (Sela Ward) tells Rick (Billy Campbell) that she might be pregnant. His reaction---confusion and alarm tinged with
dismay---gives her pause and causes their ardor to chill. As Lily confides to her sister Judy (Marin Hinkle), "I'm not sure [Rick's] who I thought he
was."
In another storyline, Rick's recalcitrant son, Eli (Shane West), begins to fall for Grace's rebellious friend, Carla (Audrey Anderson). And their ardor
intensifies.
Zoe: Meredith Deane. Coach Herchow: Pat Skipper
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From ClickTV.com:
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Once and Again - Life Out of Balance
Lily and Rick (Sela Ward, Billy Campbell) deal with her possible pregnancy; Grace's (Julia Whelan) best friend catches Eli's (Shane West) eye. (In
Stereo)
Performers: Billy Campbell, Meredith Deane, Marin Hinkle, Jeffrey Nordling, Susanna Thompson, Sela Ward, Shane West, Julia Whelan, Evan Rachel Wood
Parental Rating: TV-PG
Airing:Wed 1/10/01
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From TV Times:
Lily and Rick prepare for a possible pregnancy.
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From ABC Message Board:
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=55179
"Life Out of Balance" - Lily struggles with the changes in her life and body that come with aging. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Eli and Grace's
rebellious best friend, Carla.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET)
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From ABC Message Board:
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=55187
Hmmm. Could be misleading.
"Sparks fly" between Eli and Carla at some point leads to them making out in the car in front of Karen's house after Carla bums a ride from Eli.
You may be right on the mid life thing, but Lily buys an EPT, which Grace later spots in the trash.
We'll also see Eli with his psychedelic hair which was glimpsed briefly during the previews after WULS, and Eli will get suspended from school.
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From KU_Arch at the ABC Message Board:
http://boards.go.com/cgi/abc/request.dll?MESSAGE&room=a_Once_and_Again&id=53458
I don't know if I mentioned that Audrey Anderson (Carla) is also in "Life Out of Balance." I lost track of Eli's girlfriend's names. Would it be a
spoiler if I said . . . Eli and Carla make out in "Life Out of Balance"?
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From Watch with Wanda:
http://www.eonline.com/Community/Wanda/Trans/Archive2000/001113b.html
Lily and Rick have a few major head aches ahead. Lily has a pregnancy scare and loses her job.
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