Rose's daughter
Kirsten and granddaughter visit to go over Rose’s will; Blanche becomes obsessed with the local Duncan-Osgood
murder trial.
St. Olaf Vocab
Maple Syrup Honey
Brown Sugar Molasses Rice Krispies Log – An abundantly sweet St.
Olaf dessert, that according to Dorothy, you can “panel your den
with.”
That’s What She
Said
Blanche, referring
to the Duncan-Osgood murder: “His wife was found at the bottom of
their private lake clutching his dickey in her hand.”
Lewd Ladies
Dorothy: “Blanche,
you caught me one night sneaking out of the kitchen naked with an
Oreo in my mouth. We have no secrets.”
Zbornak Zingers
Dorothy: “What are
you and your daughter planning on doing this week?”
Rose: “My
granddaughter's never been to Florida before, so I thought I'd take
them to Sea World and Gatorworld and Reptile World. And Parrot
Village.”
Dorothy: “What?
The parrots don't get a world!? This is outrageous!”
Insult Watch
Rose: “We're in
the middle of a makeup lesson.”
Sophia: “I hope
the kid can help you. You wear more rouge than Miss Piggy!”
Tales from the Old
South
Blanche tells a
story about how when she was younger she convinced her sister
Charmaine that she was left on their doorstep by gypsies. And never
told her truth.
Product Placement
Rose: “Where's
Charley?”
Dorothy: “On the
lanai. My mother is trying to help her put Barbie's hair back on with
Poligrip.”
Sassy Sophia
Blanche: “I have
no secrets from you, my whole life is an open book.”
Sophia: “Your
whole life is an open blouse.”
Best of B.E.D.
Blanche: “You
know, I don't believe George ever requested anything special from me.
At least not in the kitchen. No, that's not entirely true. Once on
our anniversary or was it on payday? Anyway, I remember a butcher
block table was involved...”
Golden Quotes
Blanche, referring
to her Rice Krispies log: “Thank you for these lovely gifts! What
are you gonna do with yours?”
Dorothy: “It's a
log. I'm going to burn it.”
Critique: This
has never been one of my favorite episodes and it still isn't but
I've appreciated it more as time has
gone by. It's probably
because when I was younger the entire story about the will was
uninteresting (and still is rather boring). Speaking of which, does anyone find it odd that
Charlie died what seems like at least a year or more prior and she's just
going over the will with her daughter now?* I watched “Manchester by the
Sea” and Casey
Affleck's character reads his late brother's will the day after he
dies. But I digress. And
Kirsten is kind of a bitch, huh? At
least this episode gave us the
infamous Maple Syrup Honey
Brown Sugar Molasses Rice Krispies Log! GRADE: B-
*For some reason I thought they were going over Charlie’s will in this boring episode. It’s Rose’s will. Still a crappy episode either way.
*For some reason I thought they were going over Charlie’s will in this boring episode. It’s Rose’s will. Still a crappy episode either way.
I mentioned this on another post, but it wasn't Charlie's will they were discussing. They were discussing Rose's will for things she was going to leave her children
ReplyDeleteWell turn me upside and paint me blue
DeleteThis episode had 'formula' written all over and it just fell flat for me. I always want to skip to the next episode on the DVD. Part of my disgust is I just don't like to watch insufferably selfish people like Kirsten as it totally turns off my funny bone. And the only good line was about burning the log (it shows Dorothy's delightful edginess). It's a 'C' at best.
ReplyDeleteyea =I cant remember the story off by heart but it never bothered me that she did charlies will after a year but i didnt like kirstin, actually i think she had 5 kids and i didnt like any of them. kinda bitchy all of them....I love rose, dorothy and sophia, not crazy about blanch, too slutty for me, but nobody can do blanches role she was spectactular! i just found a blog its new, called : the diana/rose st.olaf cook off project. doing roses appetizers and cheesecakes challenge cook off! she bakes the experience and tastes it and blogs it, even the herring stuff blah! check it out
ReplyDeleteQuick edit - I think for the "Product Placement" quote, it was Kirstin who asked where Charley was (not Rose). It makes more sense that she'd refer to Sophia as "My mother" to her than to Rose, plus I think I actually remember the exchange.
ReplyDeleteAlso, while I won't argue with the will A plot - you have to admit the Duncan Osgood murder trial B plot allowed for some incredibly funny lines and setups. A napkin fortune...I love it! So obvious but also like makes you realize you don't have to invent something no one's ever heard of to strike it rich/famous in America...
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