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“The Bloom is Off the Rose” is on right now and I’m reminded that I really hate this episode. Rex’s abuse was OTT. Theatrical. It would have been much more effective if it was subtly done with small criticisms and moments of anger. I’m no fan of Miles, but Rose constantly comparing him to Charlie was pretty mean-spirited for such a “nice” lady. To the point she made him jump out of an airplane. He could have been killed. Miles should have told her to shove it.

Hated Miles too. So many horrible and annoying qualities. I liked Officer Al but I also like John Neretti for Dorothy. She had good chemistry with quite a few actors over the seasons. I guess the one I didn't like was Leslie Nielsen just because it seemed so contrived for the finale. It was like they just threw Dorothy a bone and the pairing of them made no sense.

Those triplets weren't good. Like at all. Talk about noise pollution. Everything about that episode was ridiculous.

Anyone hate the episode “Three Rode Together”? Just hate everything about it. Ma was insufferable. Dorothy had no spine. And Dorothy’s boyfriend was a jerk. I get that he was sick of Sophia. Anyone would be. But I saw nothing about him that was special and his constant eye rolling was rude to Dorothy.

Miles was truly the worst. Nothing endearing about him at all.

In “Ladies of the Evening”, Blanche says she woke up the night of the presidential inauguration in the arms of the 1972 election winner to which Dorothy says “you and Nixon?” And Blanche delivers the punchline that it was the President of the Chamber of Commerce. But in 1972, George would still have been alive. George didn’t die when Blanche was in her early 40’s surely. And we know Blanche never cheated on George. So it was just some dumb story the writers came up with to get in a Nixon zinger.

Worst hairstyle on the show? Kate 2.0’s hideous mullet. What the hell was her hairdresser thinking.

Bea looked really drab and worn out in Season 5. I’m watching the Dick Van Dyke episode. That hairstyle and color is godawful! It looks like she got caught in a downpour.

In “Who’s Face is This Anyway?” Blanche wants to get Cheryl Tiegs’ nose. Why? Blanche (Rue) has literally the smallest nose in the world. If she got a nose job, she would look like Voldemort.

Oh yeah how could I forget George Grizzard? He was in one of my favorite eps “The Chaser”.

There were a couple other Twilight Zone actors in the GG: Anne Francis (Trudy), Lois Nettleton (Jean). Who am I missing?

Things that make no sense: Uncle Angelo has supposedly been a “priest” since 1914. Did no one in his family, over the course of 60+ years, ever want to hear him say Mass or have him perform any sacraments?? (Whereby they would figure out he was lying.) Sophia’s family was just as insipid as Rose’s.

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this but in Season 1 Big Daddy sells Twin Oaks to fund his music career, but then when he dies they show Blanche back at Twin Oaks for the funeral.

I agree that Rose’s sex-every-night storyline was stupid. Beyond being completely implausible from a physical standpoint, we know a Charlie was a traveling salesman. It was just a stupid joke/plot device by the writers to make Rose one-up Blanche. Same when Rose says she had 56 boyfriends before marrying Charlie. It’s just so Blanche could say “I’m the biggest slut”. The writers were idiots.

Yeah I’m sure the actresses didn’t want to show varicose veins and crepey skin. Thus the layers of clothes. It doesn’t bother me because A/C is usually too cold for me. The only time the writers were stupid is when supposedly theirs a “cold snap” in Miami and they all have to sleep in bed together. How cold could it gas possibly been? 45 degrees?