Ken was shown in a previous episode at Cielo Drive during or after the murders. In last night's episode, Ken stayed at the ranch on August 8th and then was killed by Charlie. The writers probably knowing it was not going to be renewed, got a little sloppy.
shareI wondered about that, too. I couldn't recall if that had been in a previews segment or if it was from an actual episode. Do you remember?
Susan, "but I was thinking..." Leo, "STOP! Thinking is for losers!" - Scandal's satirical message.
That sounds like an editing error instead of a writing error.
shareI believe you're thinking of a scene from an earlier episode, but it is on the night of the Tate murders (in this series.). He walks inside the doors of the ranch house saloon and tells Charlie that he "has to stop," once he realizes that Manson is sending his minions on a killing spree. Ken wasn't shown at the Tate house, as far as I can remember.
His character turned out to be the most fascinating creation, for me, in this series. It almost seemed to me that NBC was actually poking a bit of fun at their own network for having changed so little, within the last 40 years. The stereotyping, the topics the media remains hung in repeat mode about... Even Walt's conversation with Sam about "the night the actual moon la ding took place, and now I'm sitting here watching it with you." All fascinating and subliminal suggestions made in an Ollie Stone sort of way... The hang up with the female characters? All objects of male observation. If Grace had finally had a lesbian affair, then the dawning of Aquarius might have actually seen the light of day.
I enjoyed the show. Please don't misunderstand me. Something this good fires the imaginations and memories many of us have, many of us share. Somehow, we've just "let it ride."