1.   After all, the WB drama remains a sweaty, hormonal playground.

2.   But the result is a skillfully drawn panorama in which the drama remains muted, characters are vague, and no song is especially memorable.

3.   But the personal drama remained for Lukas and his entourage of owners.

4.   Dramas of infidelity remain a staple, but minus the four-hankie sentiment of a Terrence Rattigan.

5.   The drama remained.

6.   Therefore, the only playoff drama remains in the National League East, where the Mets and the Braves have a few meaningful games to play.

7.   When that happened, whatever potential drama remained seemed to drain right out of the proceedings.

8.   Yet the drama remains fascinating, and it would be a shame to consign it to the shelves of unplayable plays.

9.   Yet unless the director can find a decisive, coherent style for it, the drama remains distant and unnecessarily archaic.