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![]() From Maddie's Dream in "Big Man on Mulberry Street" |
Dreamland, A Study of the Use of Dream/Fantasy in "Moonlighting" In several episodes scattered throughout the five seasons of Moonlighting, we are treated to peeks into the subconscious of a character through the use of a dream or fantasy sequence. In many cases these plot diversions are used to tell us the person's deepest needs or desires. Other times they are used to inspire or incite the character to take action in a situation that they have been having difficulty with. At other times, the dream/fantasy acted out before us represents something that the character is thinking about, although they never express it verbally. Those thoughts can be about another character and show us their fears or hopes for this other character or they can be about the dreamer him/herself. And on a few occasions, the dream/fantasy sequence is the story itself, a surreal reality that begs for comparison to what might be the truth and the actual reality over what the character(s) puts on as an image or disguise. So what is more real--the reality or the dream? You be the judge.
The use of a dream/fantasy technique in Moonlighting began small in an early episode of the second season, "Money Talks...Maddie Walks" where Maddie has a brief dream on her flight to Buenos Aires to seek out her crooked accountant that has stolen all her money. Maddie dreams that she confronts the accountant and because of her class, style and strength of character, the man is intimidated and returns all her money. This is a very short dream sequence consisting of one scene lasting about 3 minutes. But this does set up Maddie's situation and disappointment when she gets to Sawyer's casino in Buenos Aires. We are now able to anticipate her big letdown.
Please click on the episode title below to investigate each dream/fantasy sequence in detail. Dream Studies are under construction and are coming soon. Check back soon for more info.
Money Talks...Maddie Walks The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice The Man Who Cried Wife Big Man on Mulberry Street Atomic Shakespeare It's A Wonderful Job A Trip to the Moon Come Back Little Shiksa Cool Hand Dave II Tracks of My Tears Here's Living with You, Kid A Womb with a View I See England, I See France, I See Maddie's Netherworld In 'n Outlaws Back to Dreamland | DavidandMaddie.com Home Page E-Mail: webmaster@DavidandMaddie.com
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