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<blockquote data-quote="Monzo" data-source="post: 443675" data-attributes="member: 19949">In addition to the characters already mentioned, Lilimae really should have visited more than once—whether to meet her new son-in-law Danny, to be there when he died, when Valene passed away, or when Valene returned for the series finale.It would have been in character for Laura to try to mediate between Richard and his daughter; consequently, a visit from Mary Francis would have made sense. Furthermore, Laura could have made one last attempt by inviting Mary Francis to her memorial service, giving her a chance to reconcile with Greg. All of that could have happened, though there wasn&#039;t strictly a narrative necessity for it.One character there was absolutely no need to bring back—though I would have liked to see it happen just as Gary and Jill’s relationship began to crumble—is Judy Trent. Gary could have run into Judy at Alcoholics Anonymous and told Jill about it. Viewing Judy as a threat to her relationship with Gary, Jill could have planted drugs on her and had her arrested, putting her behind bars. That way, the audience would have seen what the once-decent Jill was now capable of, foreshadowing what would eventually happen to Valene.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Monzo, post: 443675, member: 19949"] In addition to the characters already mentioned, Lilimae really should have visited more than once—whether to meet her new son-in-law Danny, to be there when he died, when Valene passed away, or when Valene returned for the series finale. It would have been in character for Laura to try to mediate between Richard and his daughter; consequently, a visit from Mary Francis would have made sense. Furthermore, Laura could have made one last attempt by inviting Mary Francis to her memorial service, giving her a chance to reconcile with Greg. All of that could have happened, though there wasn't strictly a narrative necessity for it. One character there was absolutely no need to bring back—though I would have liked to see it happen just as Gary and Jill’s relationship began to crumble—is Judy Trent. Gary could have run into Judy at Alcoholics Anonymous and told Jill about it. Viewing Judy as a threat to her relationship with Gary, Jill could have planted drugs on her and had her arrested, putting her behind bars. That way, the audience would have seen what the once-decent Jill was now capable of, foreshadowing what would eventually happen to Valene. [/QUOTE]

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