Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 2 Episode 14, “The Next 50 Years” So, his gun’s placement defies logic.īut one of the elements of this episode’s framework that truly makes it work is that Scott’s emotional state isn’t in question here. The moral of the story there is: don’t leave your loaded gun in a desk, even if you live alone. He randomly picks up the gun to twirl it for fun or to show off to David. But, he’s good-natured even if immature and uncool. He doesn’t fit in with the group and hasn’t even tried to find his way in like David. He and David’s relationship, at this point, has deteriorated because Scott is an oddball. It’s important to point out that Scott isn’t depressed. In 1991, Beverly Hills, 90210 gets both of these stories right. But television mishandles stories about both subjects all of the time in 2019. They aren’t even a nod to the issues covered on the episode. Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 2 Episode 14, “The Next 50 Years”īut the five stars aren’t earned because the character of Scott matters to me or because he’s dead.
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Of course, fans know this is the episode that Scott Scanlon dies playing with a loaded gun in his father’s office during his birthday party. This re-watch wouldn’t be credible without a review of Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 2 Episode 14, “The Next Fifty Years.” It’s the first episode so far to earn a five-star rating, and hopefully, the reasons why make you appreciate the story even more.