I have said it before on these boards, and I'll say it again...you simply can't work with, or even be around for that matter, someone for nearly 3 decades, and not develop a close friendship. It is my firm belief that they did become like sisters, and that the Lucy and Viv/Ethel characters weren't simply 2 actresses who came together week after week for years, put on a show, and then forgot each other existed...you can't! I am sure there were lots of times you had to be serious and have your mind on the work at hand, but I can also definitely see them chatting and laughing around the set, doing lunch together, etc...and stuff like that. I always disagree with people that say it was strictly employer/employee...that's ridiculous!
Anyway, I could go on forever about this, but, if you want my opinion...Lucy & Viv were best friends, and Lucille & Vivian were best friends.
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