r/theGoldenGirls

What do you all find most unrealistic about The Golden Girls?

For me, it’s the endless visits from random people out of the women’s pasts. Dorothy had a visit from her old high school teacher after not seeing him for like 40 years. Who stays in touch with a teacher after graduation, let alone four decades later? Come on.

As much as I love the show, the writers definitely weren’t that creative and reused that formula a little too often. Every other episode is basically the same plotline: some random person visits one of the women. This definitely felt unrealistic to me, because in real life, having some acquaintance from decades ago suddenly show up for a visit would most likely never happen.

I've been thinking a lot about Shady Pines lately. It's referenced in other media and pops up frequently within the show, but I kinda noticed something and wanted to get your takes:

At the beginning of the series, we find out Sophia was in Shady Pines because she was recovering from a stroke. She wasn't put there because she was just old or nobody wanted her. But as the series goes on, it seems like the accepted idea is that Sophia was just stuck there for the heck of it. Shady Pines gets used as a threat and we get varied accounts of what the place was actually like (oh really, Ma? Shady Pines had filet mignon?).

So I just kinda wondered at what point did the writers decide to start using Shady Pines as a point of contention for Dorothy and Sophia rather than having a legitimate reason for Sophia to have been there? Probably just an inconsistency due to the show ultimately being a sitcom, but I was curious on other's opinions.

And lastly, which do you prefer? For me, I always liked it better when Shady Pines was a place Sophia had to be to recover. Although I admit, I do enjoy Dorothy's iconic "Shady Pines, Ma" throughout the later seasons.

In s2 e1, Dorothy says to blanched she better get out her book and find out what would did that week. What is the book concept? Did they all have notebooks where they write what they do like a planner or something?

I just completed my first continuous rewatch of all 7 seasons of the golden girls. It was great, of course. I can see why its still popular today. I was sad to see that they didnt sit and eat a cheesecake over any of the dilemmas in season 7. As small as that sounds. But i think it would have been good to see them problem solve over a cheesecake one last time. Like when blanche got robbed or Dorothy deciding on whether or not to marry Lucas. Something. Lol.

another thing i came to appreciate in my rewatch is just how beautiful blanche's wardrobe was, she got to wear some gorgeous outfits. rue was so smart in negotiating in her contract that she got to keep blanche's wardrobe after the show ended!

not only were the outfits on the show stunning but her earrings and accessories were so pretty too, though most of the time she was always asking to borrow those from rose and dorothy 😂

does anyone have any favourite outfits of hers?

sidenote: has anyone seen maude the sitcom bea was in? after finishing GP i was thinking about maybe starting that i don't really know much about it just that she and rue starred on it together which is why i want to see it to be honest.

is it in the same vein as golden girls or completely different? by that i know the premise will be different but is maude like dorothy at all?