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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 404152" data-attributes="member: 23">This makes sense. Thanks for the context. The arc so far has reminded me of Arthur and Vivian over on Maude in that it gives a bit of grounding and purpose to an existing character who might long-term have become aimless, repetitive or predictable (even though Ted&#039;s predictability has been perfectly enjoyable for me up to this point, even before Georgette).After watching one of her episodes I looked for more information on the actress and found a couple of photos of her taken in the Fifties where the resemblance really jumped out.I was taken aback to discover I&#039;d already seen the last of Mary&#039;s parents when really they&#039;ve just arrived and it felt as though it was setting up some long-term recurring cast members.Since I&#039;d be unlikely to shell out for the overpriced DVDs, this knowledge helps cushion the blow.Since I&#039;ve been just letting the series wash over me, this fact hadn&#039;t actually crystallised with me. But as soon as I read this I realised how true this is.I think it was the beginning of the Third Season (shortly after the Some Of My Best Friends... episode) where I feared it might be heading in this direction by getting heavy-handed with the feminism. Two or three of the early episodes this season had Mary treated differently or turned down for something she wanted or singled out in some way on the basis of her gender. It was a relief that they didn&#039;t really delve too deeply.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 404152, member: 23"] This makes sense. Thanks for the context. The arc so far has reminded me of Arthur and Vivian over on [I]Maude[/I] in that it gives a bit of grounding and purpose to an existing character who might long-term have become aimless, repetitive or predictable (even though Ted's predictability has been perfectly enjoyable for me up to this point, even before Georgette). After watching one of her episodes I looked for more information on the actress and found a couple of photos of her taken in the Fifties where the resemblance really jumped out. I was taken aback to discover I'd already seen the last of Mary's parents when really they've just arrived and it felt as though it was setting up some long-term recurring cast members. Since I'd be unlikely to shell out for the overpriced DVDs, this knowledge helps cushion the blow. Since I've been just letting the series wash over me, this fact hadn't actually crystallised with me. But as soon as I read this I realised how true this is. I think it was the beginning of the Third Season (shortly after the [I]Some Of My Best Friends...[/I] episode) where I feared it might be heading in this direction by getting heavy-handed with the feminism. Two or three of the early episodes this season had Mary treated differently or turned down for something she wanted or singled out in some way on the basis of her gender. It was a relief that they didn't really delve too deeply. [/QUOTE]

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