Soap: Episode 79

"I'd like to announce that this entire season has been a dream."

Soap: Episode 79
ABC
January 21, 1981
Dramedy
DVD
C

Although it's nice to see Mary and Chuck & Bob with more to do than lately, I just feel like the show continues to spin its wheels.  Other than the interesting tidbit that Mary at 20 told Johnny he'd have to wait till marriage for sex (which will look ironic in retrospect with Mary's upcoming revelation), the main thing is Jessica throws a dinner party for El, with the following:

1. El's men pat down the guests for weapons, Eunice taking extra turns;
2. Various characters announce the changes in their romantic status, and Burt is of course thrilled that Jodie and Maggie are an item;
3. Leslie, dressed as a French maid, makes one last attempt of "This time I'm really gonna do it";
4. Someone shoots Danny from an open window.  (So much for the security measures.)

The Major is absent, although he would've fit into the party scene just fine.