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3-4 “A Friend Indeed”
It seems to be an average Saturday morning in the cafeteria, where everyone mocks Jo because she’s been mopping the same spot on the floor for fifteen minutes. She has a job interview…
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4-8 “Daddy’s Girl”
“There’s a Facts of Life episode about that.” That’s a phrase I say a lot, because there always is. This week, the news broke that the president’s fortune was in fact not self-made but rather…
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2-10 “Breaking Point”
Queen’s “Don’t Try Suicide” came out in 1980, and eight years later Heathers gave us Big Fun’s “Teenage Suicide (Don’t Do It)” It’s nearly 30 years later and teenage suicide is still a…
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3-10 “Cousin Geri Returns” AKA “Geri’s Romance”
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you already know that I pretty much worship this show for its quiet progressiveness. It is certainly sometimes a product of its time, and I…
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Lisa Whelchel’s Book and Thoughts on Religion and Friendship
The particular characteristics of a friendship - and the role each friend plays in other friends' lives - are as unique as the friendship itself. When the circumstances surrounding the friendship change, it's…
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The Facts of Sexual Harassment in Hollywood: #NotThisShow
The floodgates have opened and women and children in Hollywood have finally been coming forward and being believed about the abuse they suffered at the hands of powerful grown men. Notably, Facts alumna Molly…
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2-13 “Bought and Sold” (Featuring Zsa Zsa Gabor)
Zsa Zsa Gabor was a woman known for her beauty and glamour. She wore loads of makeup and diamonds and furs and all sorts of things of which I heartily disapprove. Yet there…
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2-3 “Double Standard”
One of the best things that ever happened to me at law school was when I found out that one of my classmates reads this blog. It was his birthday last week, so,…
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9-14 “Peekskill Law”
Really, though, folks, Blair Warner went to law school. We shouldn’t be so shocked; she was always bright and independent; her whole character development was talented yet coddled rich girl becomes a real…
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9-3 “Rumor Has It”
I’ve already recapped the bizarre episode in which Blair takes the LSAT after studying for one night and somehow doesn’t completely blow it. I keep forgetting, though, that Blair actually went to law school. Presumably she…
