tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post7411824665075420854..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 204 - Operation Friendshiprob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-59430599959412279622013-11-22T00:23:35.039-05:002013-11-22T00:23:35.039-05:00Klinger's lording it over Charles could be pay...Klinger's lording it over Charles could be payback for Charles doing the reverse in "Tell It To The Marines", only 2 episodes earlier.marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-60094189112748763692009-12-16T05:14:27.396-05:002009-12-16T05:14:27.396-05:00The B-plot is a little too reminiscent of an old &...The B-plot is a little too reminiscent of an old "Brady Bunch" episode (literally!) for my taste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-74053027162370611842009-11-11T04:13:31.515-05:002009-11-11T04:13:31.515-05:00In the 'old days,' Hawk and BJ would have ...In the 'old days,' Hawk and BJ would have conspired to get one up on Traeger, and its noteworthy that this arrogant doctor gets away without any sort of comeuppance here- seems to suggest that the series had begun to avoid stratagems like this. <br /><br />Potter's "directing" the consultation in the Swamp is a great bit of dialogue- the man had gravitas! <br /><br />The B-plot is interesting--for a while--to see Charles in such a subservient role to Klinger, but I don't think even Klinger (the consummate scam artist) would have realistically dared to push his luck so far here. In fact, it is one of the few instances in which Klinger comes off as a jerk! <br /><br />Where was the respect between the two so evident at the Xmas party several episodes back?What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.com