Melrose Place
The Tangled Web
TV Flash files “The Tangled Web” as hour 42 of 226 in the TV Flash guide — Melrose Place (1992–1999) on Fox, season 2, episode 10, aired 1993-11-10, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E10: listed hour 42 of 226 in the Melrose Place guide, hour 10 of 32 in season 2. It aired 1993-11-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Married to It” (S02E09). Next is “Collision Course” (S02E11).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jo, Alison and Billy go to Steve's ranch for the weekend. Billy is unhappy about Steve's attraction to Alison. Jo declines to sleep with Steve because she realizes that she hasn't gotten over Jake.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Tangled Web sit in the Melrose Place guide?
S02E10 is listed hour 42 of 226 — hour 10 of 32 in season 2, season 2 episode 10.
When did Melrose Place S02E10 air?
The Tangled Web aired 1993-11-10 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is it related to 90210?
Yes — same Darren Star/Spelling orbit, a more adult spinoff-adjacent soap sharing the universe's glossy DNA.
In the series
Why this series still plays
West Hollywood courtyard as a contact sport: affairs, schemes, and the occasional explosion once Heather Locklear's Amanda Woodward takes the complex by the throat. Darren Star's 90210-adjacent adult soap mutates into pure primetime villainy under the Spelling banner. Trust no neighbor. Glitz without prestige homework.
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Filed against
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- Thomas Calabro as Michael Mancini
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- Laura Leighton as Sydney Andrews
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- Daphne Zuniga as Jo Reynolds
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- Grant Show as Jake Hanson
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- Courtney Thorne-Smith as Alison Parker
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