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And you don’t stop! Today’s episode is yet another crucial one in that the raw nerve that is Zack’s strained relationship with his father is exposed for all the world to see. And the writers just love jabbing it with a fork. Ouch! We’ll also discuss the feminist bent the writers take when dealing with Slater. Slater, as stated many times over, was meant to be gay in this series. Because of narrow-mindedness on the part of NBC, Slater was instead cast as the a-typical jock. So the writers, refusing to let rules and regulations stand in the way of their art, developed multiple workarounds to use Slater as a conduit for their viewpoints on certain issues without pissing off the top brass too much. Slater is a martyr for numerous causes and issues throughout the series and it’s a testament to the acting abilities of Mario Lopez that he suffered all this shit with a smile and, in many cases, took the writers ideas to whole new levels with his over the top performances. Without further ado, Episode #23 ‘Rent A Pop.’ The episode begins at The Max with Zack telling us (the fourth wall doesn’t mean shit to preppy) that Bayside’s ski trip is coming up. The only snag, there’s no money in the budget for it. I think that’s what he means? Bayside telling their students there’s a fun ski trip planned though there’s no money for it in the budget seems pretty cruel. Though it’s clearly the first example of anyone using The Secret, it’s still a pretty fucked up way to run things. The other theory is that maybe it’s the gang that doesn’t have the money to go on the ski trip? However, as the episode reveals, the first scenario is much more likely unless the school allows students to hold carnivals for their own benefit which, using the lines of thought that Bayside may be a Montessori school, is not totally implausible. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. And we’re getting off track. The point of whatever this is is not to punch holes in the wafer-thin...

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