This episode was a bit of harmless fun. A prince from one of those faux European countries instantly falls for Jill Munroe in an L. A. store. Farrah Fawcett seems more relaxed compared to her earlier returns, and her performance compliments the light atmosphere, despite the fact that someone's trying to kill the prince she's hanging out with.
Leonard Mann plays Prince Eric, and he pretty much hits all the right notes, being slightly awkward yet at the same time a little debonair and handsome enough. Farrah flashes her megawatt smile more than usual and you don't mind seeing these two spending time together.
Most of the assassination attempts are horribly staged, as they often are in Edward J Lasko scripts. As a writer he simply does not know how to craft realistic suspense. It's the same thing every time, an assassin shoots at a human target from afar using a pistol (never a sniper). All it ever accomplishes is to announce "Hey, someone's trying to kill you and they're not very good at it!"
There are some lovely scenes between Jill and her sister Kris, as well as Kelly, something that's been missing in Farrah's previous returns. But the low-key nature of this episode allows for the characters to have breathing room. Kelly and Farrah had planned a lunch date that is cancelled when Farrah meets Eric. And Kris is ever protective of her big sister, like in previous episodes where Jill finds trouble.
There's an interesting 'high speed' chase through a rich neighborhood while Eric clumsily drives an expensive convertible with Farrah as a his passenger. He probably should have let the professional race car driver take the wheel to escape their pursuer, it would have been a nice character moment for Jill to show off her road skills. And later the two share a yacht cruise in the harbor, then afterwards a horse ride in the country. It's not exactly high octane stuff but it's still nice to watch Farrah be her charming self no matter what she's doing.
The episode is framed around Charlie's birthday celebration. The Angels hope to see him in person and are disappointed when he grabs his presents and a slice of birthday cake before the Angels can return to the office. They should have known better. Regardless, it's nice to see the Angels laugh and have a good time.
