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* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and got nervous and forgot, but they just decided to roll with it).
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* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and but got nervous and forgot, but and they just decided to roll with it).
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!!Fff, not the time for canned laughter
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* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and got nervous and forgot, but they just decided to roll with it.
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* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and got nervous and forgot, but they just decided to roll with it.it).
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** Because it's still a sitcom, tense and horrifying as it might be, and also ''because'' it's tense and horrifying, and laughter is one way of releasing tension.
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** Because it's still a sitcom, tense and horrifying as it might be, and also ''because'' it's tense and horrifying, and laughter is one way of releasing tension.tension.
!!Stephanie not thanking Archie for the gift of the necklace in "Stephanie's Conversion"
* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and got nervous and forgot, but they just decided to roll with it.
!!Stephanie not thanking Archie for the gift of the necklace in "Stephanie's Conversion"
* It's still a touching scene and all, and a huge character moment for Archie, but it's always bugged me that Stephanie never actually THANKS him for the gift. It's a little thing, but noticeable and easily resolved. And yet, the writers chose not to have her show gratitude (unless the actress was SUPPOSED to say "thank you" and got nervous and forgot, but they just decided to roll with it.
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*** Because for many the alternative, that absolutely no one is safe, is simply too horrifying for many to consider.
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*** Because for many the alternative, that absolutely no one is safe, is simply too horrifying for many to consider.consider.
** Because it's still a sitcom, tense and horrifying as it might be, and also ''because'' it's tense and horrifying, and laughter is one way of releasing tension.
** Because it's still a sitcom, tense and horrifying as it might be, and also ''because'' it's tense and horrifying, and laughter is one way of releasing tension.
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!!Archie vs Mike in terms of mistakes
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** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
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*** Note that Edith's rambling on (in her usual way) was a way of trying to get Lambert to back off, or to buy her time.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of afifty-year-old 50-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson Lambert pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a
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*** They still had a passionate kiss, and Mike didn't back out right away. They made out for a few seconds and then Mike pulled out of the situation...which is exactly what Archie did.
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*** Calling the rape of an older woman absurd carries UnfortunateImplications, implying that younger women are the only ones deemed attractive and "rapable" to rapists.
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*** Calling the rape of an older woman absurd carries UnfortunateImplications, implying that younger women are the only ones deemed attractive and "rapable" to rapists.rapists.
**** Because for many the alternative, that absolutely no one is safe, is simply too horrifying for many to consider.
**** Because for many the alternative, that absolutely no one is safe, is simply too horrifying for many to consider.
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** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
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** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.inevitable.
***Calling the rape of an older woman absurd carries UnfortunateImplications, implying that younger women are the only ones deemed attractive and "rapable" to rapists.
***Calling the rape of an older woman absurd carries UnfortunateImplications, implying that younger women are the only ones deemed attractive and "rapable" to rapists.
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** That's because he ''didn't'' cheat on her. As Linda came on to him, he was tempted but resisted and ultimately ran from the house. In the next scene Archie gets him drunk hoping he'll speak the truth; and he does, but Archie has passed out by that time.
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** Two words, comic relief. All in the Family is a sitcom, not a thriller, and the script was clearly written with comedy in mind, excepting the most serious tension-building moments. Why do you think Archie was coming back into the house for something as ridiculous as a punchbowl? Or that Edith as going on and on about dumb things while the rapist goes from befuddled to blank to annoyed? They laughed because that's what the writers intended, but I think the most important audience reaction to the whole scene was the utter screaming, foot-pounding ovation that Edith saving herself earned.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
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** Two words, comic relief. All in the Family is a sitcom, not a thriller, and the script was clearly written with comedy in mind, excepting the most serious tension-building moments. Why do you think Archie was coming back into the house for something as ridiculous as a punchbowl? Or that Edith as was going on and on about dumb things while the rapist goes from befuddled to blank to annoyed? They laughed because that's what the writers intended, but I think the most important audience reaction to the whole scene was the utter screaming, foot-pounding ovation that Edith saving herself earned.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
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** Two words, comic relief. All in the Family is a sit com, not a thriller, and the script was clearly written with comedy in mind excepting the most serious tension building moments. Why do you think Archie was coming back into the house for something as ridiculous as a punchbowl? Or that Edith as going on and on about dumb things while the rapist goes from befuddled to blank to annoyed? They laughed cause that's what the writers indented, but I think the most important audience reaction to the whole scene was the utter screaming foot pounding ovation that Edith saving herself earned.
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** Two words, comic relief. All in the Family is a sit com, sitcom, not a thriller, and the script was clearly written with comedy in mind mind, excepting the most serious tension building tension-building moments. Why do you think Archie was coming back into the house for something as ridiculous as a punchbowl? Or that Edith as going on and on about dumb things while the rapist goes from befuddled to blank to annoyed? They laughed cause because that's what the writers indented, intended, but I think the most important audience reaction to the whole scene was the utter screaming foot pounding screaming, foot-pounding ovation that Edith saving herself earned.earned.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
** Also, it might be a case of nervous laughter. There's something ludicrous about the idea of a fifty-year-old woman being sexually assaulted--not ''funny'', mind you, but absurd. The audience could be laughing because they don't expect anything really serious to happen. Notice that the laughter stops when Larson pulls out the gun and begins to threaten Edith and Archie's lives--all of the sudden, it's not funny anymore, because it seems inevitable.
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** Two words, comic relief. All in the Family is a sit com, not a thriller, and the script was clearly written with comedy in mind excepting the most serious tension building moments. Why do you think Archie was coming back into the house for something as ridiculous as a punchbowl? Or that Edith as going on and on about dumb things while the rapist goes from befuddled to blank to annoyed? They laughed cause that's what the writers indented, but I think the most important audience reaction to the whole scene was the utter screaming foot pounding ovation that Edith saving herself earned.
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* Does it annoy anybody else that Mike cheated on Gloria in "Gloria Suspects Mike" and got a complete whitewash on it, whereas Archie was totally crucified for his similar lapse in judgment and reminded of it numerous times?
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* Does it annoy anybody else that Mike cheated on Gloria in "Gloria Suspects Mike" and got a complete whitewash on it, whereas Archie was totally crucified for his similar lapse in judgment and reminded of it numerous times?times?
* Why is there any laughter in the scene where the rapist was attacking Edith? This is quite possibly the darkest, scariest, and saddest moment in sitcom history, and the audience is cracking up at every other line like it was a completely normal episode. Granted, the audience DID shut up for the most disturbing parts of the scene, but I always felt that from the minute Larson revealed himself, there should have been complete silence.
* Why is there any laughter in the scene where the rapist was attacking Edith? This is quite possibly the darkest, scariest, and saddest moment in sitcom history, and the audience is cracking up at every other line like it was a completely normal episode. Granted, the audience DID shut up for the most disturbing parts of the scene, but I always felt that from the minute Larson revealed himself, there should have been complete silence.
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Does it annoy anybody else that Mike cheated on Gloria in "Gloria Suspects Mike" and got a complete whitewash on it, whereas Archie was totally crucified for his similar lapse in judgment and reminded of it numerous times?
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* Does it annoy anybody else that Mike cheated on Gloria in "Gloria Suspects Mike" and got a complete whitewash on it, whereas Archie was totally crucified for his similar lapse in judgment and reminded of it numerous times?
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