Post by jasong on Oct 28, 2017 4:58:58 GMT
Can you name an episode of the Golden Girls , where you felt like hugging a family member? I do. I really do remember, and I can tell you that episode is great for second viewing, so please if you get the chance please watch that episode....
That episode?
Old Friends.
No one can say caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's is easy. In fact when a person forgets who you are it is devastating and it is hard for anyone who knows a family who is around someone who is losing who they are. And this episode pulls the heart strings because Sophia befriends a man named Alvin, whom she doesn't know is suffering from the disease.
This episode puts in perspective that life is something the is precious and to make sure that you live every moment like it's your last, because one moment they are there and the next they are gone.
This quote puts life into perspective;
"You know, Dorothy, people think if you live to be my age, you should be grateful just to be alive. Well, that's not how it works. You need a reason to get up in the morning. And sometimes even after you find one, life can turn right around and spit in your face."
The script for emotional episodes in Golden Girls was one of a kind. You don't have scripts like that anymore, unless you have a dedicated writing staff. Because golden girls was known for their scripts for the acting and for how well the girls gelled and how they got their lines across.
Other episodes known for doing this?
Season 1 "The Heart Attack" Rose breaking down when she was remembering how her husband Charlie died, and Dorothy talking to Blanche about how she would consider herself an orphan if Sophia dies.
Season (5?) Sophia's Choice, that episode as well. It can put into perspective. Sophia's friend in "Sunny Pastures" doesn't work and the end quote of "What Happens when there's only one of us left." and the next one of "I can look after myself." Really puts in perspective how much a friend can be to another person. And that is seems like the world is ending for most people, but that episode had great writing and great emotional acting.
Golden Girls emotional acting was always top notch and that is was respectful in everyway possible.
They had taboo topics such as menopause, dealing with the possibility of HIV/AIDS, pill dependency, and emotional abuse, etc. They did this and that's why it is and always will be a classic TV show.
-jasong
That episode?
Old Friends.
No one can say caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's is easy. In fact when a person forgets who you are it is devastating and it is hard for anyone who knows a family who is around someone who is losing who they are. And this episode pulls the heart strings because Sophia befriends a man named Alvin, whom she doesn't know is suffering from the disease.
This episode puts in perspective that life is something the is precious and to make sure that you live every moment like it's your last, because one moment they are there and the next they are gone.
This quote puts life into perspective;
"You know, Dorothy, people think if you live to be my age, you should be grateful just to be alive. Well, that's not how it works. You need a reason to get up in the morning. And sometimes even after you find one, life can turn right around and spit in your face."
The script for emotional episodes in Golden Girls was one of a kind. You don't have scripts like that anymore, unless you have a dedicated writing staff. Because golden girls was known for their scripts for the acting and for how well the girls gelled and how they got their lines across.
Other episodes known for doing this?
Season 1 "The Heart Attack" Rose breaking down when she was remembering how her husband Charlie died, and Dorothy talking to Blanche about how she would consider herself an orphan if Sophia dies.
Season (5?) Sophia's Choice, that episode as well. It can put into perspective. Sophia's friend in "Sunny Pastures" doesn't work and the end quote of "What Happens when there's only one of us left." and the next one of "I can look after myself." Really puts in perspective how much a friend can be to another person. And that is seems like the world is ending for most people, but that episode had great writing and great emotional acting.
Golden Girls emotional acting was always top notch and that is was respectful in everyway possible.
They had taboo topics such as menopause, dealing with the possibility of HIV/AIDS, pill dependency, and emotional abuse, etc. They did this and that's why it is and always will be a classic TV show.
-jasong