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On 4/7/2019 at 4:08 PM, Ria said:
I think making Rose’s mother, sisters and daughters so normal, if not necessarily nice, makes Rose seem somewhat psychotic with her St. Olaf stories. Either she happened to be adopted into one of the few normal families and most of the town is as she describes (there’s some evidence of that), or she’s living in a make believe world of kooky and idiotic St. Olafians. But it would have been so much funnier if her family lived up to her stories. Instead of kooky, we mostly got bitchy (except for her mom who could as easily been Blanche’s mom).
This has always puzzled me, and somewhat irritated me. Not only does it make Rose just look insane it's a missed trick. Her daughter was going to Oxford? Really? I don't buy that. Well I choose not to.
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The episode with the housekeeper whose love potion is Chanel no. 5; Rose says she doesn't buy it because Dorothy uses it and never gets men. But surely they'd have recognised it when they smelled it if Dorothy uses it...
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G is the 1st letter (and also other positions) of many St Olaf words. So: G for Scandinavia's most popular letter.
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We're watching the episode where Blanche rear-ends guys in fancy cars to make their acquaintance, but damages Rose's car. She will really stab her friends in the back for a date.
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@Blakeston exactly, too much interest in a local City Councillor candidate. Not to mention that she was a part of his campaign.
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Gil's wife was out of town. At the beginning the other girls seem to believe Blanche's version but when Gil the liar says it's true, they turn against her, and so nastily it's hard to watch. First of all it takes 2 to tango and the *married* man should be held accountable. If my best friend slept with a politician or celebrity I'd want to know the details and gossip, not turn on him. The fact that Gil's popularity grows after sleeping with Blanche also contradicts the girls' anger as they blamed Blanche of costing him the election cos she can't help herself. But she would have won him the election, so what's their problem?!
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In the episode where Blanche hires a Mercedes to attract men, one of the guys is actually going to take Dorothy out *later* that evening, and pick her up at 8. Blanche offers her the Mercedes as a gesture, and then calls the police to report it stolen. But - he's picking Dorothy up and driving his car and Dorothy is still at home for hours still, so Blanche reported her to the police much too early for her revenge scheme.
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W is for the will that really really upset Kirsten.
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In the episode when Rose is stressed about work, she's testing 2 light bulbs and she closes her eyes for a few seconds and both bulbs 💡 💡 go out within seconds of each other and when Rose opens her eyes they're both out and she doesn't know which went out first. She's upset, but surely she realises they essentially went out at the same time and are both of the same quality for the consumers.
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U is for no underwear
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On 3/12/2019 at 3:59 PM, MaggieG said:
I know Uncle Angelo wasn't everyone's favorite but he did have a few good lines.
I like the time Sophia disappears and Blanche calls Angelo to say She needs him - Sophia isn't home... And he turns up ready for a date...
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N is for Non c'e pensare. Dorothy's attempt at Italian.
It's also for Natural manure, which is the topic Blanche steered the conversation towards the 1st time Miles came over to the girls for dinner.
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4 hours ago, Ailianna said:
The idea of confession is that the person is getting right with God, not with secular authority. And I think most priests do encourage penitants to go to the police, but they can't force someone.
A confession to a priest may have no corroboration, which is required to convict
Likewise, the obstruction threats on the show are often unrealistic and done for plot purposes, rather than because that's the way the law actually works.
Absolutely
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On 3/2/2019 at 2:24 PM, Scarlett45 said:
I think I’ve seen almost every episode of the mothership but I do not recognize episode titles like you guys! I don’t know what episode you’re talking about until I get the plot. I’ll pay more attention so I can contribute to this thread.
Same here, I've seen them all more than once, but no good with the names. Can we also get the episode number if you know it, or a brief brief reminder of the plot? Thanks so much.
My most memorable Ben moment is "Collateral estoppel", I love it when the good guys win...
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On 2/27/2019 at 1:46 PM, GHScorpiosRule said:
But he was reprimanded. He had to appear before the ethics committee; was taken off from prosecuting a case when he refused to obey Schiff. For all his bombastic and cutting corners, it wasn’t just about winning, he did those things because he believed the defendant was guilty. He didn’t suborn perjury; or try cases that would fall under prosecutorial misconduct.
I loved how he went after Haas. And the Navy Pilot. The Russians and Radford in ”Refuge”
But, potato/potahto.
The law isn't black and white and Jack was extremely good at bending it to get a trial and ideally a conviction. That's his job. He messed it up with the Colombian stewardess but he paid for it, and in later years advised someone else against such shenanigans, so he learned the lesson. Besides he's only human, and humans get carried away, emotional and make mistakes, but I think that winning was his job. That's what the people of New York pay him for. I thought he was just the right amount of pushy.
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On 2/23/2019 at 6:56 PM, andromeda331 said:
it drives me crazy if you commit a crime or sin and you are a Christian you are not suppose to get out of the crime. Yes, you repent but you still have to accept the consequences and any punishment that comes from what you did, then your forgiven. Anything short of that then you didn't really repent. Its actually a pretty big part of the faith. But of course all of those types Christians conveniently forget.
There are numerous episodes in the various L&Os when the perp confesses to a priest and the priest can't/won't tell the authorities. If accepting the consequences is crucial to forgiveness, the priest is derelict in his duty by not making sure the perp is tried (and could be found not guilty). If the priest is complicit in the holding of evidence and that means the perp avoids the consequences, the priest is also to blame for the perp not being fully forgiven. I am not a Christian but I am familiar with the privilege of confession in both the church and the civil law in the USA, so the law allows religious ministers to obstruct justice, which as a rule is a crime, which is the threat the police/DA use in almost every episode to get people to talk.
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On 2/21/2019 at 6:44 PM, andromeda331 said:
One episode that drives me is Bad Girl everyone's reaction that the murderer may have changed. I have no problem with criminals changing even if its not that common and hers seems quick. She finds Jesus and all that. But would any of them be jumping through the hoops if she found Alla and was ready to accept her fate? If she was Jewish? Or Hindu? Or any other religion? Would anyone be leaping to save the poor repented Muslim or Jewish girl if she found those religions, confessed and was going to be executed? Would anyone in the DA's office be troubled about still executing her? And why the hell is finding Jesus means then you shouldn't be executed for your crimes? You still committed them. If you were a real Christian you are suppose to confess your crimes and face the consequences for them. That is a big part of being Christian. It is not a get out of jail or consequences free card.
I wonder if it is because prison sentence for a crime is also an attempt at rehabilitation, that's why they have parole hearings etc. If you are immediately rehabilitated and will not commit crimes again then you are kind of on the express lane to parole. But prison is also punishment and I agree that that component still needs to be a consequence of the crime. Otherwise everyone pretty much will find jesus or other acceptable deities to get out of prison. Personally am very sceptical about such revelations in any religion and since there's no proof she truly found jesus (unlike evidence used to prove her guilt) I'd be reluctant to let her off. As for the death penalty, as an opponent of it, I have a general issue with it regardless of the crime or finding jesus. But if one supports the death penalty, maybe it should really be kept for the unrepentant and unredeemable, which this girl is not. Or is she just fooling everyone? Perhaps that's where they were coming from?
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J is for (New) Jersey; Dorothy can't even get thru to Jersey with MCI.
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I think they decided on a change to 5 years as it makes sense, married at 18 for 32 years is 50. The 15 years was rubbish and they realised it after the fact.
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4 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:
Huh? I don't recall anything being said about him being HIV+??!!?
I'm sure there are a number of other diseases that can be transfused and didn't or still don't have useful treatment or a cure. But I too thought hiv in this scene.
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30 minutes ago, Ria said:
I got the impression Lily was older since Rose talked about how Lily always cared for all the other kids. But it could also mean she was just smarter and more responsible than Rose. So I guess we really don’t know.
I had the same feeling. She cottoned on to their father driving just behind the barn and pretending they're in the wilderness. And maybe since she's blind she is off the hook.
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D is for Dan and Morathy
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35 minutes ago, Snow Apple said:
That story was a bit weird. It's tradition for the oldest niece to give the eulogy? Huh? Why? It's such a random relative. Maybe it's a St. Olaf thing.
Definitely a St Olaf think called Genöksenloken. This means Rose was older than her sisters. We know Holly is younger, but do we know about any other sisters?
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On 9/12/2017 at 2:52 PM, xander874 said:
Sorry, I meant Bridget when I wrote this. There was no Gretchen.
Her aunt's name was Gretchen, the one Rose was supposed to give the eulogy for but couldn't get to the Bahamas because of the storm.
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Worst of Golden Girls: Your Least Favorite Moments
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I hate the Phil and Rose moving out eps. Skip them!
The pills - I have sympathy for Rose and quite like the episode. Even though the story is a bit far fetched as in 30 years getting pills from the Dr in Minnesota, addiction (like Dorothy's gambling addiction) is tough and unpredictable, considered nowadays as an illness, and Rose got angry/irratic when she was feeling ill (flu, hiv scare) - and I think this is the same, so I am ok with her behaviour in these circumstances.