3 last things and then I won't comment on this thread any more.

1. I consider myself an evangelical conservative Christian, and the way (ostensibly, given the content of the show) Christianity was treated could have been bad, but IMO ended up being quite good in this show.

Fred Gwynne's character, a churchgoing man who seemed so kindly at show's beginning, turned out to be quite evil. However, his fellow parishioners played by Benson and Teitel, who led a prayer group, seemed portrayed as quite genuine and quite favorably.

I found myself hoping that THEY would give the girl the home she so desperately needed.

2. Speaking of Christ, who in my experience is The One who gives we males the power to truly grow up and become men (different thread, different board, but I'll be glad to share my testimony if anyone wants it)...

I don't want to get into a discussion of wars and why people get into them here.

That being said, look again at what I called "the clothing incident" within this "Star sapphire" RMT show. Look at Benson's character and his actions during that entire part of the show from start to finish.

What I've found in life, and what I think Ms. Eric perfectly epitomized through the actions of Benson's character, was this: Sometimes, things get to the point where words don't mean anything any more and where people will be killed (in one way or another) unless a man stands up and physically defends them and/or himself.

3. (my last point, I promise)

It's been awhile since I last heard "Star sapphire" so maybe my opinion will have changed. However, I complimented E.G. on his opening act "intro/outros".

By the "outros" of the third act, I found myself wondering why he was saying (IMO) such gobbledygook. It was as if the true meaning of the show seemed to fly over the head of he, Eric or whomever wrote those closing remarks.

So, were I to do the final statement to that third act, "piggybacking" on the first/second act outros, I'd say right as that great aforementioned "final music bed" was echoing through the speakers:

"Power.

If it's all that motivates a man he'll never get enough of it, and never find an end of his need to dominate another.

And where I think (Gwynne's character) is going, he's going to find out...forever...just what it's like to be dominated by such a person.