Trends Reviews and Recaps

Program: “The Golden Girls”

The Scene: Blanche Devereaux (played by Rue McClanahan) is having difficulty writing her first novel. Blanche, having holed up in her bedroom for most of the day, greets her three roommates, including 80-something Sophia Petrillo (played by Estelle Getty), who are barbequing on the linai in the early evening.

The Dialogue:

Blanche: “Oh, girls! I have writer’s block! It’s the worst feeling in the world!”

Sophia: “Try going ten days without a bowel movement some time.”

Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo

Blanche: “It’s the worst feeling in the world. You just sit there and sit there, and nothing comes.”

Sophia: “Tell me about it!”