tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post8491280790900794175..comments2023-11-03T08:13:12.122-04:00Comments on AfterM*A*S*H: Episode 147 - Lilrob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-8933331713731252682009-09-01T01:45:46.562-04:002009-09-01T01:45:46.562-04:00What's funny is that I thought that BJ had sti...What's funny is that I thought that BJ had still dodged the issue re: his name... until the DVD came out with subtitles! <br /><br />Maybe he's <i>still </i> lying! Ha ha...What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-61116660643249105752009-08-31T19:38:54.842-04:002009-08-31T19:38:54.842-04:00FINALLY a 7th season episode that is not all about...FINALLY a 7th season episode that is not all about Hawkeye. This is a great episode, for all the reasons Rob and Parrot mention. <br /><br />My favorite scene is when BJ explains his name. It makes perfect sense, and I always wonder if Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds were thinking that when they named him.Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2242198036084484844.post-45475643296103777952009-08-31T04:08:11.454-04:002009-08-31T04:08:11.454-04:00"Lil" is a wonderful episode, yet again ..."Lil" is a wonderful episode, yet again taking an idea which could have been mawkish or melodramatic and making it pay off in spades. Radar's reaction is exactly what we would expect; interestingly, while he misses the subtle emotions that Harry Morgan plays so well throughout (remember him telling Clete Roberts that he wished he had someone has own age to talk to?), Radar's instincts <i>do </i> prove correct insofar as Lil's attentions.<br /><br />Lil herself is a terrific character- warm, and seasoned in a way that makes her interest in Sherm understandable and engaging.<br />Her scene with Margaret is evidence enough of this<br /><br />Reading these commentaries and thinking about the series, I have come to realize that one of <i>M*A*S*H's</i> secret weapons had to have been the fully-formed characters who would appear in a single episode. More than a few you could imagine as semi-regular or even regular characters- which is after all how the series got Kilnger.<br /><br />To be sure, most such characters were written simply as bit parts to forward the plot or were otherwise forgettable, but the batting average here was much higher than in a typical show. Consider characters such as Tommy ("Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"), Carlye ("The More I See You") or Steve Nussbuam ("Heal Thyself") among others... the actors and actresses were given enough screen time to establish themselves on their own terms. The characters were written with histories apart from 4077th that we could relate to, and with quirks that the actors or actresses could explore. Quite a feat.What the Parrot Sawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039363570921658045noreply@blogger.com