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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 417819" data-attributes="member: 23">RhodaSeason FiveThe Total Brenda / Earl’s Helping Hand / Brenda Runs AwayAnd it’s over. Rhoda has fizzled out with an unremarkable, if watchable, run of episodes. There’s little to say about these final ones really. The final episode ended with Brenda newly determined to marry Benny while Rhoda and Ida share a loving moment in their cinema seats. According to air date order, and based on Tommie’s findings, The Total Brenda may have been the final episode to be seen during its original run, and the sad thing about that is that barely twelve hours later I cannot even remember how it ended. Of course, I now find myself wondering what we might have been given had the ending been telegraphed enough to wrap things up in the style of MTM. Given the season’s trajectory, I imagine it would have ended with Brenda’s wedding giving the opportunity to see some returnees gathering together.As it was, I wasn’t so much left wanting more as fully accepting it was past time to say goodbye. There was certainly enough good stuff in Rhoda for me to feel it was worth a view, and there were phases where I felt very invested in the series and the story. All in all, not bad, considering I had to be talked into watching the first couple of episodes. It pains me a little to admit this, but for me the instant association with his name is Jack Geller on Friends. That series was - and continues to be - so popular and oft-repeated here that it&#039;s kind of hard to get away from.&nbsp; He was still as reliable as ever there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 417819, member: 23"] [B][I][SIZE=5]Rhoda[/SIZE][/I][/B] [SIZE=5][U]Season Five[/U] The Total Brenda / Earl’s Helping Hand / Brenda Runs Away[/SIZE] And it’s over. [I]Rhoda[/I] has fizzled out with an unremarkable, if watchable, run of episodes. There’s little to say about these final ones really. The final episode ended with Brenda newly determined to marry Benny while Rhoda and Ida share a loving moment in their cinema seats. According to air date order, and based on Tommie’s findings, [I]The Total Brenda[/I] may have been the final episode to be seen during its original run, and the sad thing about that is that barely twelve hours later I cannot even remember how it ended. Of course, I now find myself wondering what we might have been given had the ending been telegraphed enough to wrap things up in the style of [I]MTM[/I]. Given the season’s trajectory, I imagine it would have ended with Brenda’s wedding giving the opportunity to see some returnees gathering together. As it was, I wasn’t so much left wanting more as fully accepting it was past time to say goodbye. There was certainly enough good stuff in [I]Rhoda[/I] for me to feel it was worth a view, and there were phases where I felt very invested in the series and the story. All in all, not bad, considering I had to be talked into watching the first couple of episodes. It pains me a little to admit this, but for me the instant association with his name is Jack Geller on [I]Friends[/I]. That series was - and continues to be - so popular and oft-repeated here that it's kind of hard to get away from. He was still as reliable as ever there. [/QUOTE]

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