tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post4120985624489236170..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 137 - Tea and Empathyrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-32266921516888915372014-03-09T13:11:40.218-04:002014-03-09T13:11:40.218-04:00I'm inclined to think that Margaret and and Wi...I'm inclined to think that Margaret and and Winchester are not interested in each other romantically in the same way as Margaret and Frank. Winchester sees her as the only one in the camp approaching his cultural/intellectual level, but she repeatedly falls short of this (e.g. her Ethel Merman comment). He seems to regard the suggestion of the two of them getting together as silly. Winchester might be tempted to hook up with Margaret out of loneliness, but I don't think he'd be interested in a long-term relationship. He'd certainly drop her the instant he could get out of there, unlike Frank who hoped to continue their affair after the war ended. Margaret is the one who is very conscious of the potential for romance, probably because she recognizes that Winchester is exactly the kind of person she tends to be attracted to. And I think she's very flattered by the fact that he prefers spending time with her than with anyone else. But I think she'd be hesitant to actually get involved with him, even if she wasn't married, given everything that happened with Frank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-23418858203750134862014-02-22T22:40:02.068-05:002014-02-22T22:40:02.068-05:00A bit of trivia: Bernard Fox played the RAF office...A bit of trivia: Bernard Fox played the RAF officer Colonel Crittenden in several episodes of Hogan's Heroes. And he's just as nutty here as he is in the older show. Matt Wiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849512258519428584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-90656973532861522342014-02-15T05:44:26.133-05:002014-02-15T05:44:26.133-05:00Don't agree, Robert. Margaret always had a tas...Don't agree, Robert. Margaret always had a taste for a grander life. Her marriage to Donald - shown to be from a family the "upper crust" Winchester made clear he saw as equals in one scene with Margaret - was but one example of this. She saw herself both as a serious soldier and well worthy of mixing it with senior officers in a past before Frank often alluded to. Winchester saw her in this context as " any port in a storm". Its failure to go further showed the shallowness of both characters in the area of snobbery. That has logic. Throw in the element of confinement and it worked - I think had there been any higher level of success in the relationship and your point would be well made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-19389599642520615462013-07-04T16:35:39.441-04:002013-07-04T16:35:39.441-04:00The Winchester/Margaret stuff was completely force...The Winchester/Margaret stuff was completely forced. It had no more logic than "Winchester is Frank's replacement, and so he should be interested in Margaret." Dumb.Robert Grossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-30935892621185702402009-08-17T02:50:24.944-04:002009-08-17T02:50:24.944-04:00I agree with Russell above. It seems that with the...I agree with Russell above. It seems that with the 'serious character development' episodes out of the way, the series is finally settling down to the mix of humor and seriousness it so often excelled in. While it has been noted the sequence of events was not intended at the time to be studied in a strictly chronological fashion (after all, it was presumed the most folks would see the episodes in re-runs after the initial airing), perhaps if the more serious episodes which opened the season were mixed throughout S6, it seem more balanced??<br /><br />Hawkeye and Charles' jabs at each other in the OR are (as Hawk notes of Charles) "sharp." Charles' sneering dig at Hawk's likely working at a "free clinic" after the war is pretty harsh. Hawkeye shoots Charles a truly disgusted glance- if looks could kill!<br /><br />At this point in the series, we can really sense that there is no love lost between these two surgeons... but the tension works well. <br /><br />Favorite line: <br /><br />Klinger describes his perfume (cologne?)<br />K: 'asian musk- it creeps out of the night to weave its magic spell'<br />Potter: so does a skunkWhat the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-78259903920358393832009-08-15T13:36:12.265-04:002009-08-15T13:36:12.265-04:00I think season six is finally running on all cylin...I think season six is finally running on all cylinders. This is another funny but also emotional issue, and each member of the cast has something fun to do. <br /><br />My favorite line is when Father Mulcahy tries to discuss his problem with Col Potter but doesn't feel like he can divulge too much information. Col Potter says, "Let's talk again sometime, so I can maybe figure out what we've been talking about." Harry Morgan and William Christopher play it just right.Russellnoreply@blogger.com