People in glass houses.... Ray expresses unforgiving outrage at what Edgar did to Barbara, perhaps self-incriminating himself over his own illicit (and unwittingly incestuous) love affair with the underage high-schooler Lucy in the series' first season.
The offshore tract auction brought to a close the Edgar Randolph subplot, but actor Martin E. Brooks will return one more time as Edgar at the opening of the eighth season.
The secret origin of Punk and Mavis Anderson is revealed. They were coming off divorces and Miss Ellie played behind-the-scenes matchmaker in collusion with Jock. Miss Ellie says Mavis was (and presumably still is) her best friend.
The title is taken from the presenter's phrase at the annual Oscars event for the best movies, actors, and directors of the past year. Beginning in 1989 the phrase was changed to "and the Oscar goes to...," but reverted to the original phrase in 2010.