The Truth Will Out

This is one of those episodes that has a lot of great one-liners so keep an ear out for them as you watch!

All the girls with Rose's daughter (Kirsten) and granddaughter (Charlie)

Rose's daughter (Kirsten) and granddaughter (Charlie) come for a visit! Kirsten is the daughter whom the audience hears about the most frequently of all of Rose's children. Kirsten is played by more than one actress as the seasons progress, but that sort of thing happens a lot on this show in terms of casting. Rose has great relationships with her children. I'd say that compared to the other 3 girls, Rose seems to have the best relationships with her children. However, it's difficult to be certain about that because it's undetermined how many children she really has! That is, you hear a few names over the course of the show, but not all of them are spoken of consistently. Blanche discusses a lot of children, too. While it's uncertain how many children Rose and Blanche have, Sophia and Dorothy definitely have 3 and 2 respectively (Sophia has Dorothy, Phil and Gloria. Dorothy has Michael and Kate). 

A bit of tension arises between Rose and her daughter when Rose reveals the family will to Kirsten. Rose had always told her children how wealthy and hard-working their father was when in fact he was not a good businessman at all! When Kirsten saw that there was not a lot of money in the family will, she was surprised. Rose lied to Kirsten again by telling her daughter that she had squandered the money away on get-rich-quick schemes. Kirsten was very upset, of course. Rose finally realizes that she has to tell Kirsten the truth--that her father was a wonderful, kind man, but a terrible businessman and not a wealthy man at all. 

Late night kitchen table chats! I love it! :)

Even though I am not a fan of lying (in fact, I detest it), I think it was very sweet and selfless of Rose to make herself look like the bad guy in order to make her late husband (Charlie) look like a successful man. She only confesses the truth once she decides that his memory is better honored by being honest about his character. I think she would have gone on letting her daughter hate her forever if she would have believed that to be the best way to honor his memory. That's a real testament to the selflessness of her character! I really think the love that Rose, Blanche and Sophia still carry for their deceased husbands is very beautiful. They always speak so fondly of each of their men and it's heartwarming to me! :)

I feel that Kirsten was a bit too hard on Rose on hearing the news of the family's will. Actually, I was surprised that Kirsten didn't find unfitting when Rose told her that she had squandered away the family fortune. You'd think that Kirsten would know her mother well enough to know that she's not an extravagant woman. However, Rose is also generally an honest woman, so perhaps Kirsten was taking Rose at her word? Things are always trickier when an honest man lies, I guess!

Closing observations:

-Sequin socks? Wow! I mean...not just with sequin frills but totally sequined from top to bottom! This isn't "A Journey Through Sequins and Shoulder Pads" for nothing!

-I agree 100% with Sophia when she says that insurance is a racket!!!

-I love watching the girls share their problems and secrets around the kitchen table late at night! This time they share the biggest lies they've ever told! Blanche's lie is my favorite! ;)

-Rose's granddaughter looks a little old to be having imaginary dates with imaginary princes...

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Cheesecake count:1

St. Olaf vs. Sicily: 0 to 1

References: Frank Sinatra and Miss Piggy

Quote of the day:

Rose: A lie is like a snowball. You start out with one little harmless lie, and then you have to tell another one to cover up the first. And then another and another...and then before long you've got an entire snowman built out of lies.

As an additional treat for this week, I've linked a clip from the episode if you didn't see it yet! I am thinking about trying to make this dessert as an experiment and posting my experience to the blog as a supplement post! ;)

Maple syrup honey brown sugar molasses rice krispies log!