Jayne had been in her mid-twenties when Beauty and the Beast first aired on television. She had watched it from start to finish and was immediately captivated by the story of the "star crossed lovers" who were destined, it seemed, never to be together. After the series ended, love, marriage then divorce had put the show to the back of her mind … until recently that is.
She had been looking at DVDs to add to her collection and found herself typing 'Beauty and the Beast' in the search bar. It was still one of her favourite TV shows. Up came a long list of versions, including the recent remake – which she hadn't been able to bring herself to watch, just in case it had been better than the 1987 series, but thankfully, from the few images and clips she had seen, there had been nothing to worry about!
She scrolled down and down and was about to give up when she saw it … an image of Catherine and Vincent. "OMG" she thought to herself and could barely hit the keys quick enough to place the item into the basket and checkout!
Settling down one Friday evening, she placed the recently purchased DVD into the player. "Aah" she thought to herself. "How I've missed that music" as the main theme tune from Beauty and the Beast filled the lounge. It brought back memories of sitting in her old flat on a Friday evening, watching the show.
Episode by episode, she was drawn back into Vincent and Catherine's world and all the tender moments that they shared. Season Two had all of her favourite episodes including Orphans (the kiss) and a Kingdom by the Sea (the rose bush scene)! Then there was Catherine's heart wrenching death scene at the beginning of Season Three. "Totally unsatisfactory" she thought to herself. "If they knew Linda Hamilton was leaving, why couldn't they have just ended the show with the 'happy ever after' the fans would have wanted!" Those last scenes with Catherine were so disappointing, what had the Writers/Producers been thinking? "Yes, I'm talking about you GRRM!" she thought.
She was not a fan of Season Three, but felt she should see it through to the end, just for the small saving grace that Vincent eventually got his and Catherine's son back. She was not totally enamoured with the character of Diana Bennett either, but to be fair, she had been a big help to Vincent. Although intimating that there was a romance blossoming between them! Uh-uh, no way José! "It should have been Vincent and Catherine God damnit"! She realised she'd said that out loud after the final episode of Season 3 ended.
So, after 56 episodes and numerous cups of coffee, she emerged bleary eyed from the lounge with an idea!
