Farrah's second return is a bit anti-climactic, as the writers gave it an "oh, she happened to be in the neighborhood" feel. The episode starts slowly, but picks up nicely. Samantha is a precocious, troubled child whose parents died. A fascinating character played by Olivia Barash. She witnesses her Aunt's ex commit murder, but no one believes her. The Angels are finally on the case though, with Jill as Sam's personal (sigh) bodyguard. Jill and Kris have a nice scene, but one starts to wonder whether the lack of any one-on-one Farrah scenes with either Jaclyn or Kate is entirely coincidence. Gary Collins and Robert Davi are satisfying baddies. Sabrina and Kelly making cross-eyes at each other while undercover, is thoroughly charming.
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Little Orphan Farrah
adamcshelby15 August 2021
This is the first episode I can think of where one of the lead guest characters was a child. The young character of Sam is played excellently by Olivia Barash.
Farrah Fawcett returns as Jill Munroe, who's a sort of aunt/godmother to the girl. Jill spends most of the episode being the girl's bodyguard after she witnesses a murder.
Jill does have a scene or two with her sister Kris, and there's the usual office gathering at Charlie's agency with Kelly and Sabrina, but for some reason there aren't really a lot of impactful scenes between the original three.
The guest cast is pretty solid in this one with both Gary Collins and Robert Davi playing villains. Collins did a lot of game show work during the '70s and '80s and was married to Mary Ann Mobley, and Robert Davi is best known for being a Bond villain opposite Timothy Dalton.
Collins is the more heartless of the two, as even Davi's raw character refuses to kill the child. They do kidnap her and hold her on a boat where Jill acts as her protector.
For the second consecutive episode Sabrina uses a foreign accent in her undercover role, a maid for Collins' character. The accent is Irish and I definitely rate it ahead of her French and English versions.
There's an amusing scene where Sabrina greets Kelly at the apartment door, who's posing as a woman interested in flower gardens, as Collins' character has an interest in horticulture. Kelly and Sabrina play act with each other, with Kelly making a funny cross-eyed face to Sabrina, who returns something similar.
The episode ends with a showdown at a marina, and Farrah as Jill Munroe showcases her athletic skills, jumping from boats and just being her slinky self. The only disappointing aspect of this show was the small story compared to her car racing episode. And there weren't as many personal moments between the original three as most viewers would have liked. I'll say that Jill and Kris have a good chemistry, but Farrah's best moments were shared with the young actress Olivia Barash as Sam, as her mentor/protector.
Farrah Fawcett returns as Jill Munroe, who's a sort of aunt/godmother to the girl. Jill spends most of the episode being the girl's bodyguard after she witnesses a murder.
Jill does have a scene or two with her sister Kris, and there's the usual office gathering at Charlie's agency with Kelly and Sabrina, but for some reason there aren't really a lot of impactful scenes between the original three.
The guest cast is pretty solid in this one with both Gary Collins and Robert Davi playing villains. Collins did a lot of game show work during the '70s and '80s and was married to Mary Ann Mobley, and Robert Davi is best known for being a Bond villain opposite Timothy Dalton.
Collins is the more heartless of the two, as even Davi's raw character refuses to kill the child. They do kidnap her and hold her on a boat where Jill acts as her protector.
For the second consecutive episode Sabrina uses a foreign accent in her undercover role, a maid for Collins' character. The accent is Irish and I definitely rate it ahead of her French and English versions.
There's an amusing scene where Sabrina greets Kelly at the apartment door, who's posing as a woman interested in flower gardens, as Collins' character has an interest in horticulture. Kelly and Sabrina play act with each other, with Kelly making a funny cross-eyed face to Sabrina, who returns something similar.
The episode ends with a showdown at a marina, and Farrah as Jill Munroe showcases her athletic skills, jumping from boats and just being her slinky self. The only disappointing aspect of this show was the small story compared to her car racing episode. And there weren't as many personal moments between the original three as most viewers would have liked. I'll say that Jill and Kris have a good chemistry, but Farrah's best moments were shared with the young actress Olivia Barash as Sam, as her mentor/protector.
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