So, November 25, 2010, would have been JFK, Jr.'s 50th birthday. Which means that, since Oprah is obviously not taping a real show any time around Thanksgiving, the audience was treated to a clip show. And, let me tell you, that is a blast to recap. Which is why I'm not really going to do much here.
The show opened with Oprah in the control room, talking about JFK, Jr., and the interview they did together way back in 1996, to kick off Oprah's eleventh season. And then we got to watch pretty much all of that interview, interrupted a few times so that Oprah could repeat what the past her had already said in the 1996 interview, or talk about how nervous she was and tell us that, as a result of those nerves, she hated herself in this interview. She was not wrong in this impression of herself. She really was annoying. You could hear in her voice how nervous she was, and she was even more interrupty than normal. Her interviewee didn't really seem to say a whole lot, which is odd, considering everyone (or at least those obsessed with "Camelot") cared about what the dude had to say.
Seriously, there wasn't any information in this episode. JFK, Jr. doesn't remember much about his father, his mother didn't grant a single interview to the press, and it was pretty tragic when he died. He seemed like a nice enough guy, even though he was clearly uncomfortable being in the spotlight in that way.
Oh, and Oprah was wearing a sleeveless top, which is a terrible idea for someone with her arms. She was in a skinny phase at that point, except for those arms. The idea to go sleeveless becomes even worse when the wearer keeps raising and/or waving her arms. Accentuate the positive, Opes. Don't wave all that negative in our faces.
Next: Another clip show. Apparently Oprah invented the "National Thank You Day." Because she'd never heard of a little thing called "Thanksgiving," I guess. Anyway, the episode was full of "updates" on previous shows. So, just another clip show. Yay!
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