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Shannen Doherty’s Most Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 Episodes
The late actor’s Brenda Walsh turned out to be the charismatic heart of the beloved ’90s series.
And it was Shannen Doherty’s Brenda Walsh who would turn out to be the charismatic heart of the show, an innocent Every Girl who evolves into the kind of unruly heroine who is equal parts charming and self-destructive. When Brenda hears that her twin brother Brandon’s cute, brooding friend, Dylan (a character who was only supposed to be a guest star), might prefer blondes to brunettes, she dyes her lustrous brown hair to disastrous results. She’s dedicated to the bit, with cat-eye glasses and a hairnet and loud gum chewing, taking orders and flirting with the customers in a voice that sounds as though Betty Boop inhaled helium.
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