tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post4916894094634855615..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: AfterM*A*S*H Episode 24 - Trialsrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-45418776874403062652010-03-24T00:02:45.629-04:002010-03-24T00:02:45.629-04:00Butch-
The commenter known as What The Parrot Saw...Butch-<br /><br />The commenter known as What The Parrot Saw generously sent me the entire series (minus 1 episode) on some...er, bootleg DVDs. We have them to thank for these episode recaps!rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-65627734785415196302010-03-23T07:30:56.338-04:002010-03-23T07:30:56.338-04:00I wish I had seen this episode. I as much as I ha...I wish I had seen this episode. I as much as I hated the character of Flagg (who appeared in a few RPG's I ran in later years), I think Winter did a great job with it. <br />BTW Rob, a question, where are you watching these episodes from? I didn't think AfterMASH had been released on DVD (though I could be wrong).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436072451281843290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-2397834996157833312010-03-23T04:13:02.125-04:002010-03-23T04:13:02.125-04:00The Flagg character was admittedly no Hamlet, and ...The Flagg character was admittedly no Hamlet, and cynics might well say "Winter reprises his role? So?"<br /><br />This is one of the highlights of this series, nonetheless.<br /><br />Winter hits all the right notes- but its not <i>M*A*S*H</i> nostalgia solely at work here. His final scene, delivered solo when even the judge has left in disdain shames McCarthy himself in its self-righteous, blind near-anger.<br />It's the soliloquy the parent series never allowed, and its decidedly chilling <br /><br />(can totally imagine a now greyish Flagg as one of Nixon's 'plumbers' ranting that while Nixon went to China, the goods on the chairman are located in Daniel Ellsberg's files).<br /><br />I wouldn't suggest that <i>AFTERM*A*S*H</i> is alone justified by Flagg's presence here. The series had many fine moments for fans. It showed signs of promise, even if it was rather lightweight. But Winter delivers one of his best ever appearances as Flagg here- precisely because he was stateside, where perhaps he could do real damage as McCarthy's understudy. He's truly malevolent. Perhaps Winter didn't want to reprise this role on cue longterm. <br /><br />Klinger finally gets his 'Section 8.' This could have been an interesting idea to pursue (even if overly ironic- hell, he decided to <i>stay</i> in Korea in G,F&A!) if it didn't seem like a touch too familiar.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.com