#lhotp dr

[grabbyfr]

niche DRs i don’t think anyone else has (if you do can we PLEASE talk omg)

- fried green tomatoes (my favorite movie my favorite book my favorite characters <3333 shifting to the movie but most of the events from the book happen, i work at the cafe with ruth and idgie in it’s prime <3 they’re like my moms and i also babysit stump for them )

- little house on the prairie (this is my ultimate comfort show ever omfg, i watched it all the time as a kid and i just. I NEED TO BE THERE. not sure how or what my place would be, but i gotta be there agh.)

- family ties (i’m in love with alex p. keaton, that’s literally it.)

- back to the future (i’m also in love with marty mcfly, yall don’t understand. also weeee time travel)

- malory towers (i feel like this is so niche lmao, but my family and i would watch this show and it looks so fun omg, like all girl school in the english countryside ??? hello ????!!)

[hazelcephalopod]

The more I watch this show (Dr Quinn) the more I’m realizing a large part of my problem with it is the same issue I have with a lot of these pioneer family shows. I think they should go home. Like, they don’t need to be there, go home.

Like the whole thing is setting up the struggles of the pioneer but ultimately I don’t think they should be there at all. Even the shows that sympathize with indigenous people and such, it’s still thru the lens of the colonizer. The main characters are actively choosing to colonize even as they recognize that them being there is causing suffering.

[greetingsdr]

| Doctor’s Lady |

Aka my favorite episode of Little House on the Prairie.

[lemacd123]

Fandom Questions

I was tagged by @awesomegreentie... I’m doing this for you and so anyone that bothers to read can have a great laugh at how freakin’ square I am.

Rules: choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions, then tag some friends

I choose:

Little House on the Prairie 

The Sound of Music

Downton Abbey

The First Character You Loved:

Um, loved?  Ma Ingalls, I guess.

Maria

John Bates

The Character You Never Expected To Love So Much:

Dr. Baker

Elsa Shrader.  And Sr. Berthe.

Lady Mary

The Character You Relate To The Most:

Mary 

Liesl, I think.

Mrs. Drewe

The Character You’d Slap:

Mrs. Oleson.  

Rolf

Lady Edith.  Twice on Sunday.

Three Favourite Characters (In Order Of Preference):

Dr. Baker, Miss Beadle, Ma Ingalls

Cpt. von Trapp, Maria, Elsa

Bates, Anna, Robert

A Character You Liked At First But Don’t Anymore:

Albert

SOM don’t work that way...

Daisy

A Character You Did Not Like At First But Now Do:

Willie

Elsa

Molesley, I guess.  

Three OTPs:

Dr. Baker/ Miss Beadle... I’m the only one on the planet that ships them, I’m convinced.

Capt. vT/Maria

Bates/Anna

if you want to do this, consider yourself tagged.

[omayga]

I’ve been watching Little House on the Prairie with my siblings, and it’s been bringing back wonderful memories of growing up with the show. So naturally, I wrote a college length analysis of the premier episode! Lol, I’ll post it here if anyone’s interested. I’ll also probably write more in the future, and I’ll be posting Little House memes, on the LHOTP amino, so if anyone wants to hop on the fandom train with me, feel free! (Seriously, it’s a REALLY good show)

http://aminoapps.com/invite/AEPQ6W134A

I grew up watching the first two seasons of Little House, in DVD box sets we owned, and Harvest of Friends was the episode we watched multiple times. When I watched it again years later, I realized what a good episode it is. It might even be one of the best series premiers out there, as it sets up the characters and the overall theme of the show perfectly.

The episode begins with narration from eight year Laura Ingalls. This is a fitting opening, since the real life Laura was the author of the original book series. Her narration gives a childlike perspective of what’s happening, which is also a simple explanation for the audience’s benefit. Not that they’re talking down to the audience, but they can set up the overall story without it coming off as pointless or unnatural exposition. The episode has the perfect amount of narration, not enough to be distracting, but enough for it to feel like a story Laura is telling about her childhood, which is exactly what it is.

The Ingalls family shines in this episode. Mary and Laura talk like realistic sisters and have a good relationship. The parents, Charles and Caroline, are also just a joy to watch. Their relationship is full of love and mutual support. I’ll probably bring this up a lot, but their relationship is definitely one of the best in media as far as couples go. They are also great characters on their own as well.

Caroline is a mother who cares and provides for her children. One may initially see her as a stereotypical woman for that time period, cooking, cleaning, sewing, and parenting, but she’s actually much more than that. Caroline isn’t afraid to speak her mind when necessary, but she’s not arrogant or rude about it when she does. When she sees her husband working too hard in the episode, she is quick to take control of the situation, and the mutual support and respect she and Charles have, allows for this conflict to be resolved without too much anger. This is because of Charles respecting his wife, which unfortunately wasn’t too common at the time, and Caroline willing to be the anchor that Charles needed.

Charles is hardworking and seems to be the very definition of a good man, working hard to provide for his family and eager to help people when needed. There’s a scene where he’s late for work, and he sees Dr. Baker with a broken wheel. He stops and helps him get it back on, not expecting anything in return. Dr. Baker mentions that Charles has gotten this reputation with other townspeople, which does come back later in the episode. He’s not perfect of course, with his biggest flaw being shown early on. He bites off more than he can chew when trying to get the things he needs to provide, and when he’s worked too hard, he becomes irritable. We see that he is humble and not afraid to admit when he’s wrong, when he quickly realizes his mistake, and apologizes to his family. He also has his family to support him, and they quickly forgive and help Charles, showing the connection they have as a family.

The story of the episode is that Charles is trying to make a home for his family in Walnut Grove. He builds a house and starts working at the mill, but he still needs a plow for a crop. So he makes a deal with someone in town, he will repair the man’s roof and put away sacks of grain, in exchange for plow and seed. If he doesn’t finish it in three weeks, the man takes Charles’ oxen. We see Charles work himself to the bone. Once he finishes repairing the roof, his family takes him on a picnic to celebrate and to let him relax. But then, everything falls apart. Charles is injured and bedridden, and the grain still needs to be taken in. This is when the family pulls together. Caroline goes out and works the plow so they won’t lose any progress, and Laura and Mary take care of Charles. The man he made a deal with comes to take the oxen, showing no sympathy. In desperation, Charles makes his way to finish the job by the end of the day, injured. Mary and Laura follow, and this is where we get one of the most powerful scenes in the show, one that has stuck with me all these years.

Charles tries to get the grain unloaded, but he falls. His children, Mary and Laura, lift the heavy grain together, trying to help their Pa, but everything seems lost, as there’s so much more grain. Then, Dr. Baker comes to help, seeing the man who helped him in need. Then more people start arriving. The citizens of Walnut Grove pass the grain and load it all into the barn, as Charles and his children watch with awe, and tears in their eyes. Afterwards, some of the people offer to help Charles plow his land while he recovers. This solidifies the main theme of the series, community. We see everyone come together to help one man who helped them. Throughout the show, we see this theme over and over from the Ingalls family and the other townspeople. It’s also worth noting that in the scene where the townspeople are helping him load the grain, the theme song music is playing, showing that this is quiet literally the theme of the show.

And the episode closes with Laura’s narration, as she reflects on their arrival to Walnut Grove, and their future with this community. “That was our happiest homecoming ever. Pa said he was glad we had come to live on the banks of Plum Creek. Because here... he harvested a crop he didn’t know he’d planted... a harvest of friends.”

The entire series is available on Amazon Prime right now, so definitely go watch it! There will be more analysis to come.