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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 411770" data-attributes="member: 23">Something that&#039;s struck me (but which I mention hesitantly with all the upcoming election brouhaha) is that Ted&#039;s mannerisms and facial expressions frequently remind me of Donald Trump. It seems <a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/27/1531574/-WHO-SAID-IT-TED-BAXTER-OR-DONALD-TRUMP">I&#039;m not the only person to have observed this</a>. It&#039;s good to see the passion for the series and character from someone who identifies as a peer of Mary. To make it worse, in one of the handful of S6 scenes to occur at the old apartment, Mary told Sue Ann quite definitively that she had bought all the furniture herself This was in response to a critical comment Sue Ann had made about said furniture, so if we were entering fanfic territory it could be mooted that Mary was so affected by the comments that she decided to replace all the furniture. That would be a huge stretch, though, since Sue Ann can offer barbs for everything Mary buys, wears, eats, dates or does. Oh, that&#039;s interesting. I did enjoy the scenes between the two of them in that episode, and I&#039;ve noticed that Flo will appear in another MTM before too long as well. Regarding Lou Grant, I&#039;m definitely up for watching the whole series, but I&#039;m currently thinking I&#039;ll take a prolonged break after MTM/Rhoda/Phyllis to catch up on some other box-sets, and will come back to Lou&#039;s series in months or years to come. While watching I didn&#039;t really think about this but now you&#039;ve highlighted it I can see how much that changed the history of the character. Here&#039;s hoping. Phyllis had her moments on MTM, but I wouldn&#039;t say she was a favourite of mine in the way Rhoda was. I&#039;m certainly curious to see what this series is, and I&#039;m sure it will help that expectations are low.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 411770, member: 23"] Something that's struck me (but which I mention hesitantly with all the upcoming election brouhaha) is that Ted's mannerisms and facial expressions frequently remind me of Donald Trump. It seems [url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/27/1531574/-WHO-SAID-IT-TED-BAXTER-OR-DONALD-TRUMP]I'm not the only person to have observed this[/url]. It's good to see the passion for the series and character from someone who identifies as a peer of Mary. To make it worse, in one of the handful of S6 scenes to occur at the old apartment, Mary told Sue Ann quite definitively that she had bought all the furniture herself [SIZE=3]This was in response to a critical comment Sue Ann had made about said furniture, so if we were entering fanfic territory it could be mooted that Mary was so affected by the comments that she decided to replace all the furniture. That would be a huge stretch, though, since Sue Ann can offer barbs for everything Mary buys, wears, eats, dates or does. [/SIZE] Oh, that's interesting. I did enjoy the scenes between the two of them in that episode, and I've noticed that Flo will appear in another [I]MTM[/I] before too long as well. Regarding [I]Lou Grant,[/I] I'm definitely up for watching the whole series, but I'm currently thinking I'll take a prolonged break after[I] MTM/Rhoda/Phyllis [/I]to catch up on some other box-sets, and will come back to Lou's series in months or years to come. While watching I didn't really think about this but now you've highlighted it I can see how much that changed the history of the character. Here's hoping. Phyllis had her moments on [I]MTM[/I], but I wouldn't say she was a favourite of mine in the way Rhoda was. I'm certainly curious to see what this series is, and I'm sure it will help that expectations are low. [/QUOTE]

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