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Just watching some of these episodes on SoapNet and am kind of shocked at some of the decisions that are made by some of the characters, particularly in later seasons. Case in point: Donna taking her activist stance against Steve's father's sweatshop. While nobody finds sweatshops defensible, how many of you would take the same actions Donna did if one of your friends' fathers was engaged in something like this?

Also, when Brandon discovers that David's music career is taking off because his record label rep is paying deejays to play his song...what kind of friend would rain on your parade like that? And also, how does David, who was working in a CAR WASH, decide to throw it all away because...he didn't come by his success honestly?!?

I understand this stuff less and less the more I see it. That, of course, says nothing of Kelly snatching Dylan away from Brenda while she was overseas.

The thing that irritates me the most on this show is how the women have no spines. For example, Donna continuously caved in and forgave her boyfriends for all sorts of indiscretions; Kelly did the same thing. The women are portrayed as either virgins or sluts. The women don't seem to go after the men who hurt them, but instead go after the women. The Brenda/Kelly/Dylan triangle is just one example. Kelly and Brenda argued with one another while nobody accused Dylan of being a bad boyfriend having gone after Kelly.

Another point, the men seem to sleep with a number of women and are seen as studs; the women are sluts. Look at Val; raped by her father, leading her to a life of backstabbing. Andrea gets pregnant after having sex with only two guys; Kelly miscarries, thinks she might develop HIV (so does Val), Carly, a single mom, is said by Steve to have a "hellish" existence, while Steve, Brandon, Dylan, et al, sleep around and never have to worry about the consequences. Noah is accused of rape, as Val was drugged, and nobody believes Val...she's the slut?!!!

And while some will say that Donna maintained her virgin status while it cost her relationships, she gave into the abusive treatment by the men in her life. David constantly pointed out the fact that they weren't intimate...Ray, well that's self explanatory...Noah, please. WTF!!!

Then, Janet, only wants to sleep around, while Steve, wants something more...the men are the saints and the women are the sinners, who must be made to pay for their sins.

Time and time again, the women are steamrolled by the men in their lives, and they just accept it, as their lives are somehow incomplete without the wonderful men of BH90210.

Doesn't this bother anybody else? It really makes me angry how spineless the women are.

I just watched the episodes from the beginning of season 10, and even though I've seen them several times prior, this time, it took like every ounce of strength I had to not hurl something at my television set.

Why in the heck is Noah making Donna feel so guilty for sleeping with Wayne? Donna apologizes to him and basically grovels...I'm sorry but doesn't Donna recall season 8 when he slept with Val?! Oh, but Noah was drunk and upset so its fine. Come on, Donna, smack him right across his smug holier than thou face. Eesh.

The whole Janet pregnancy story line irritates me as well. Perhaps she should have told Steve, but making her feel guilty about wanting to keep the child is rediculous. Plus, how pathetic is the whole Steve believing Janet got a boob job anyway...eesh. It makes me want to just hurl.

And, and, and...the whole let's forgive all the guys of their discrestions, but Gina cannot be forgiven?! The "others", anyone who is not of Hills caliber is immediately singled out and never meant to fit in...Val, Gina, Matt....

Seasons nine and ten were just bad; badly written and badly acted, and what's up with the wierd hairdo's? I won't even bother commenting on the lame attempts at comedy...the practical joke war?! yuk! The camping trip...ew! So much lameness.

During these two seasons the actors just seemed like they were going through the motions. The acting actually got worse. I now remember very clearly why I hated these two seasons, they are horrible...so far from what the show used to be.