tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post67019923169824686..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 129 - Imagesrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-20826221206864876122017-11-02T19:25:39.037-04:002017-11-02T19:25:39.037-04:00I was wondering if the attitude that the cast disp...I was wondering if the attitude that the cast displays towards getting a tattoo in this episode came from the 1950's, when this show was set, or from the 1970's, when the show was filmed. Does anyone know?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323780088665006973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-54497323436003816032013-10-27T00:38:18.481-04:002013-10-27T00:38:18.481-04:00The talk about MacArthur refers to his meeting wit...The talk about MacArthur refers to his meeting with President Truman at Wake Island October 16, 1950, in the run-up to the midterm Congressional elections November 7 that year.<br /><br />Nurse Cooper at first appears not to be cut out for a M*A*S*H unit, or even for nursing at all. After giving back to Margaret as good as she got, Margaret backed off a bit. The one nurse who really deserved Margaret's chewing her out was Gail Harris in "Nurse Doctor" (Season 8).marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-64738713618062083652009-08-07T17:47:48.047-04:002009-08-07T17:47:48.047-04:00I always enjoyed the subplot with Margaret and Coo...I always enjoyed the subplot with Margaret and Cooper and the nurses more than the story about Radar's tattoo. Come on, you just know he isn't going to get one. But why Margaret is so tough, and how the other nurses (fine performances by all, Enid Kent and Judy Farrell as well as guest-nurse Susan Blanchard) react to/with her is always a pleasure to see. I'm a sucker for nurse stories, and I think it's a shame we didn't see more supporting characters more often. Anyway, we'll really get to see a changed Margaret later in the season when her friend visits from the 8063.Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-81881565993968844972009-08-07T03:09:21.962-04:002009-08-07T03:09:21.962-04:00rob- I agree with both your observations in the &q...rob- I agree with both your observations in the "Fun Facts" here. It almost seems as if this episode was designed to create some links of continuity (beyond the recent additions to the cast, of course) to earlier seasons. There <i>were </i> hints of a bubbling attraction between Margaret and Charles this season.<br /><br />Radar’s desire for a tattoo is amusing, but the idea feels like a leftover. Radar’s tattoo is in pen; should anyone be that surprised? (He seems like he was really looking for angles to score with the ladies this season. Thank heavens there wasn't a Very Special Episode in which Radar *ahem* loses it...)<br /><br />On the other hand, Margaret’s attachment to the stray dog conveys far more effectively the soft heart beating beneath her tough exterior than her earlier confrontation with “The Nurses” in the previous season. Swit’s sudden emotion when she realizes how much she misses the dog remains one of her very best moments in the series. Her subplot is far more meaty than the silliness (albeit <i>amusing</i> silliness) of Radar wanting a tattoo; Swit’s performance is peerless in this scene. Some disagree.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.com