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the-eclectic-wonderer · 3 months

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I don't watch Henny Penny that often but it's just because other episodes are my comfort episodes, I had no idea people didn't actually like it?! When the creeptastic Mr Terrific is right there too.... HennyPenny is cute! At worst it's a weird season finale but all the Golden Girls finales are weird like that for some reason (like none of them feel like season closers just random episodes, but it's nice too, there's never anything too major going on).

I know, anon, right?? It’s such a good episode!! I saw somebody on Instagram quote it as one of the worst in the series and I was *shocked*!! Mr Terrific is definitely more worthy of the title, by virtue of its male lead alone 😅 Although I have to say — the only episode I find bad is Empty Nests. That one is just unsalvageable. There’s others I’m not fond of, for one reason or another, but that’s the only one that I really couldn’t stomach rewatching.

Henny Penny is a bit strange as a season finale, even by Golden Girls standards! With the notable exception of the S7 finale, season finales tend to have a simple underlying plot and lots of flashbacks (either newly acted or cut from previous episodes), which is a fun way to end a season of a sitcom, I think. If you disregard Empty Nests, then Henny Penny is the only other exception to this rule, and that makes it just a pinch more special to me :)

#i just think it’s neat! it warms my heart! i love watching the girls do silly stuff #i love the emotionally heavy episodes too ofc! but it’s nice to have a silly funny time every once in a while :)#mr terrific is pretty low on my scale lmao I definitely agree. i wanted to strangle mr terrific the whole way through #another one I’ve seen greatly criticised is ‘brother can you spare a jacket?’ and I also don’t get the dislike for that one?#i mean it’s a bit on the nose #and mj’s bodyguard is… dicey as a character #but it’s funny and it’s got a good message!#idk idk. maybe people really do just hate joy and whimsy and sincerity after all idk #couldn’t be me #also: Henny Penny is especially strange as a season finale when you consider the previous episode #which is ‘never yell fire in a crowded retirement home’#and fits the season finale format to a T #not sure why they placed Henny Penny *after* that but you know. I’m not complaining!#the golden girls #ask

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