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7th Heaven: The Fifth Season DVD Release Date: 4th December 2007

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7th Heaven: The Fifth Season DVD Review:

Since 1996 when 7th Heaven first aired, I hadn’t watched the award-winning television show, and I was surely missing out. This drama addresses core issues of family problems, but with a different twist than most television shows. Usually dysfunctional families don’t solve their problems and teach that a rude attitude and bad behavior is something to be praised and projected. In 7th Heaven, the Camden family isn’t exactly dysfunctional, but their family isn’t perfect, so the audience can still relate. Although some of the solutions to the problems are a little unrealistic, each episode ends with a moral, and the show teaches good lessons that families should learn from and emulate.

As usual, each member of the family undergoes a change and grows throughout and by the end of the season. The fifth season begins as Annie decides to go back to school and take a couple of classes at the community college, changing the family routine for the first few episodes as the Reverend has to manage the household. Simon enters his first year of high school, and is concerned about popularity, reputation, and of course, girls. Lucy is in her last year of high school, determined to make her senior year amazing, complete with a steady date and college applications. Ruthie transfers to a private school to adjust to her maturity and intelligence. Matt breaks up with his girlfriend Heather, and has to move back home when his roommate enters a new relationship. Mary has decided to forgo college until she can figure out what to do with her life. She can’t hold on to a job, and constantly gets into trouble, causing stress in her family’s life. As Eric and Mary try to fix the messes in their children’s lives, they always manage to do the right thing, teaching lessons and proper forms of communication.

Throughout the season, several guest stars make an appearance, such as Andrea Ferrell, Matt’s ex-girlfriend, Peter Graves as Eric’s father “The Colonel,” Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as rebellious twins that Simon tries to impress, Jeremy Lelliot as Lucy’s boyfriend, and Adam LaVorgna as Mary’s ex-boyfriend who moves in with the Camden family.

My favorite part of the show is the amazing communication that the family shares. As with any relationship, communication with one’s family is essential to a healthy growing environment. Whenever a member of the Camden family has a problem, the issue is resolved through talking about the situation with the other members involved. However hokey the talks sound, however unrealistic the confessions are, however easily the problems are solved by one or two conversations, 7th Heaven teaches the right things for the audience. Instead of having their target audiences imitate a dysfunctional family, this series teaches that communication is key to learning and becoming a mature and responsible person. And of course, as Annie says, “You’re never too old or too cool to do what your mother says.” No wonder 7th Heaven is the longest running family drama television show.

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7th Heaven: The Fifth Season DVD review written by: Eh-Eh Plotkin