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* HollywoodHeartAttack: Discussed and subjected to a case of ScienceMarchesOn. Rose tries to comfort Dorothy that Sophia isn't having a heart attack by stating that "A heart attack's bigger... I've seen a heart attack," comparing it to the heart attack that killed Charlie. She's proven right in this case, but a very common warning from medical professionals in the years since is that not every heart attack looks the way people expect, in particular that heart attacks among women are often far more subtle and asymptomatic, meaning if Sophia ''did'' have a heart attack, it's depiction here would have been a good example of RealityIsUnrealistic.
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* JewishMother: On finding out that Dr. Harris is Jewish.
-->'''Sophia:''' Why are so many doctors Jewish?\\
'''Dr. Harris:''' Because their mothers are.
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* AdultFear: Dorothy faces the thought of her mother dying, commenting "When you lose a parent, you might as well be six." At this point, each of the women has seen at least one parent die, and all but Dorothy are widows, so the thought of another death makes them all pensive.

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* AdultFear: Dorothy faces the thought of her mother dying, commenting "When you lose a parent, you might as well be six." At this point, each of the women has seen at least one parent die, and all but Dorothy are widows, so the thought of another death makes them all pensive.



* OutWithABang: Rose reminds Dorothy of how her husband died: a heart attack after making love.

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* MoodWhiplash: Rose's monologue about Charlie having a heart attack while they were making love is initially hilarious, given the odd circumstances. It stays funny when she reveals that they had an argument because she tried to dress him in white pants, but it was after Labor Day, and he said he couldn't do that. But when Dorothy asks her what happened next, Rose quietly says "And he...told me he loved me...and then it was over." She ends the monologue describing how she dressed his ''corpse'' while waiting for the paramedics, tears forming in her eyes and her voice breaking with grief.
* OutWithABang: Rose reminds tells Dorothy that she has first-hand experience with a heart attack, as Charlie died of how her husband died: one...in the middle of making love to her.
* SkewedPriorities: When Dr. Harris finally arrives to check on Sophia, the first thing she does is insist that he eat something, telling Dorothy to "fix him
a plate." Keep in mind that she believes she's dying at this point.
** Rose comments that Charlie's major concern after the
heart attack that killed him was not wearing white after making love.Labor Day.
* SupremeChef: This is the first episode to establish Sophia as one of these: she spends three days straight preparing for a dinner party with the neighbors, cooking up a massive Italian feast. Blanche comments that the food she had in Italy itself doesn't compare to Sophia's amazing dishes.
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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia possibly suffering a heart attack.
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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia suffering a heart attack.
* BigEater: Sophia puts away a lot of Italian food, which contributed to her heart attack.
* DeathBySex: Rose reminds Dorothy of how her husband died: a heart attack after making love.

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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia possibly suffering a heart attack.
* BigEater: Sophia puts away a lot of Italian food, which contributed to her what everyone initially thought was a heart attack.
* DeathBySex: OutWithABang: Rose reminds Dorothy of how her husband died: a heart attack after making love.
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* BigEater: Sophia puts away a lot of Italian food, which contributed to her heart attack.
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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia suffering a heart attack.

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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia suffering a heart attack.attack.
* DeathBySex: Rose reminds Dorothy of how her husband died: a heart attack after making love.
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* AdultFear: Dorothy's mother Sophia suffering a heart attack.
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The women bring their separate views of death into focus after Sophia suffers the symptoms of a heart attack.
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