S01.E05: Presents and Clear Danger

[AnimeMania]

While Julie uses a lavish gift as bait, Charles tries to connect with Gladys. Virginia encourages Florence to splurge on something she's always wanted.

Premiere Date: November 21, 2024   Netflix   

[ItCouldBeWorse]

Elliott's cigar kept getting longer and shorter in the balcony scene.

[Raja]

I felt for Charles when he diagnosed Gladys

[Bastet]

I love the friendship between Flo Jo and Ginny.  My friend has that massage chair, and it's great.

I binged this entire show, so it's hard for me to remember what happened in each episode.  I'll just have to re-watch.

[Harvey]

I wish it was that easy to be popular in a new community as it is for Charles here. He worked his way up to being a beloved member of the home really fast.

[Ilovepie]

This show is funny, but this episode really got me. I lost one of my grandfathers to Alzheimers, one of my grandmothers died with dementia, and one of my aunts has just been moved into a care home this summer because she has beginning stages of dementia. This disease is so cruel and this episode just brought out all the feelings of sadness for the people I have lost to it, sometimes even when they are still living. I loved seeing Charles deal so kindly with Gladys and good on the show for showing there are moments to connect along with the hard moments.

[auntiemel]

Wow, this was an emotional episode! 💔😪

[chediavolo]

On 12/11/2024 at 4:10 AM, Harvey said:

I wish it was that easy to be popular in a new community as it is for Charles here. He worked his way up to being a beloved member of the home really fast.

Yep. For sure. But some people are able to make friends fast. Not me. 

[OlderThanDirt]

I liked that the caregiver gave Charles a reality check on his plan to spring Guys and Dolls on Gladys. I'm glad the writers didn't go for the easy magic solution. 

I usher for a local theater and met a 90 yo lady who came to a performance of Brigadoon with her daughter who brought her because the mom had directed the play many years ago. They both said it brought her back to her life.

[Sandman]

On 12/5/2024 at 6:27 PM, Bastet said:

I love the friendship between Flo Jo and Ginny. 

"Flo Jo, the Wordle is "CLAMP." Let's get going!" Something about Struthers' delivery here just made me howl.

ETA: I really like this cast. Everybody's bringing their A game, I think. I also liked that the caregiver offered Charles a dose of reality without demeaning him or failing to recognize both his empathy and his pain. I thought Susan Ruttan in particular did a lovely job -- she's underrated both as a comic and a dramatic actress.

Edited February 17 by Sandman