YMMV / Beauty and the Beast (1987)

• Awesome Music: Sumptuous work by Lee Holdridge and Don Davis (nominated for five Emmys, and won three of them).
• Fanon Discontinuity: Season Three often receives this from fans due to Catherine's death.
• Hollywood Homely: Vincent's appearance is actually very striking, everything in proportion and his fur looks soft, not at all anything that would trigger disgust or fear instincts, and his voice is like silk. Unusual yes, ugly no. As Charles, a man disfigured by Proteus Syndrome, points out in "Brothers".
• Replacement Scrappy: While it was hardly her fault, there was little chance of the show continuing on with Jo Anderson as the new Beauty after Catherine's death, and the ending of the all-important romance between her and Vincent, and Linda Hamilton's highly publicized exit, due to her contractual obligation towards Terminator 2: Judgment Day. That said, it's very difficult to find anyone who thoroughly enjoyed the character of Diane Bennett.
• Seasonal Rot: Season Three, in which Catherine dies, is deeply unpopular with a lot of the fanbase.
• Signature Scene: Vincent hearing a call for help, and riding to the rescue on the roof of a subway train.

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