Eps MASH took itself too seriously

[ficlopri 2]

1)The ep where the dead soldier's ghost walked around camp (title?)

2)Most of the last season eps

Any others?

[TJL]

Originally posted by ficlopri 2
1)The ep where the dead soldier's ghost walked around camp (title?)

Yeah, that episode was on Hallmark yesterday; "Follies Of The Living-Concerns Of The Dead."

There were a few episodes that were a little heavy handed, particularly "Dreams."

[hawaii five-o]

The one where Hot Lips' old friend is an alcoholic and Klinger sees her drinking in the supply tent. Later, she gets the DTs and thinks that ants are crawling all over her.

The last episode where Hawkeye goes crazy because the Korean lady killed her baby.

[AKA]

Originally posted by ficlopri 2
1)The ep where the dead soldier's ghost walked around camp (title?)

I'm weird - I love that episode!

[ficlopri 2]

Originally posted by AKA
I'm weird - I love that episode!

Aka, it had certainly mystery. Did Klinger imagine Westin as both a ghost and a living man.or just as a ghost? But it was too eavy handed. It needed a little humor.

[Oriole Adams]

"Point of View." Everybody, but everybody, on the staff stopped by to schmooze with the wounded soldier, and Klinger took him for a ride around the camp. Since when did any one patient get that much attention? It was an episode that just tried too hard to show how wonderful everyone at the 4077 was.

[Doo Dah 16]

Aka, it had certainly mystery. Did Klinger imagine Westin as both a ghost and a living man.or just as a ghost? But it was too eavy handed. It needed a little humor.

Good episode.
1. There were parts where Klinger wasn't around to imagine stuff and forgot about him.
2. I thought that the part Charles and Hawkeye were arguing about the "NAIL!" was funny.




Dreams was too serious and weird, but the last one, G,F&A, takes the cake for lack of humor and heavy seriousness in a long amount of time. It even made the end of the war seem really sad.

[treky]

Originally posted by Doo Dah 16
Good episode.
1. There were parts where Klinger wasn't around to imagine stuff and forgot about him.
2. I thought that the part Charles and Hawkeye were arguing about the "NAIL!" was funny.




Dreams was too serious and weird, but the last one, G,F&A, takes the cake for lack of humor and heavy seriousness in a long amount of time. It even made the end of the war seem really sad.

[treky]

"Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead"-too weird and dramatic

"Dreams"-too surreal and weird

"Yes Sir, That's our Baby"-too dramatic

99.9% of "Goodbye, Farewell & Amen"-also too dramatic

[Dr. Thong]

The one where Hawkeye eulogizes the nurse that nobody got a chance to know before she died. By MASH standards, it's way too serious and maudlin. I think it was a last or second-to-last season episode.

[Doo Dah 16]

But it's so sweet! Also, the show takes place during a war, so it needs some super-seriousness such as that every once in awhile to stay realistic. It did have some good lines though, and it's one of my favorites(though I don't know why,-I usually prefer lots of laughs).
~Jillian

[Dr. Thong]

Originally posted by Doo Dah 16
But it's so sweet! Also, the show takes place during a war, so it needs some super-seriousness such as that every once in awhile to stay realistic. It did have some good lines though, and it's one of my favorites(though I don't know why,-I usually prefer lots of laughs).
~Jillian

True, but the first three seasons provided a good balance between biting satire and serious dramatic moments. There were too many serious moments in the later years. I think when you have a good balance, the show is better all around. Just my opinion...

[Sterling Holobyte]

Originally posted by Oriole Adams
"Point of View." Everybody, but everybody, on the staff stopped by to schmooze with the wounded soldier, and Klinger took him for a ride around the camp. Since when did any one patient get that much attention?

They do when the patient has a camera strapped to his face.