Diane and Carla get into it to the point of Sam threatening to fire them both. They need to settle thing or they are out. This leads to a meeting after hours and Carla seizing control. What ensues is a story that rocks the bar, but, let's face it, there are some serious problems with it.
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Truce or Consequences (#1.8)
ComedyFan20102 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Diane tries to become friends with Carla so the two stay after hours at a bar and have a nice drink. Carla also tells Diane a juicy lie about herself and Sam, basically that Sam is the father of her youngest son, she is sure that Diane will not be able to keep a secret. And it is true, next day it is all out.
Once again it is a pretty good episode with an original and fun plot line. I really wonder what it was about Clara's kid that made them all laugh so hard. Is it a joke I didn't get or will we all find it out later? Well, I guess we'll see.
But once again great sitcom quality. I wonder if I will ever like Diane.
Once again it is a pretty good episode with an original and fun plot line. I really wonder what it was about Clara's kid that made them all laugh so hard. Is it a joke I didn't get or will we all find it out later? Well, I guess we'll see.
But once again great sitcom quality. I wonder if I will ever like Diane.
Diane leaps into an Open Grave
dgplatt-6012115 January 2024
This is the only episode in the entire series to focus entirely on Diane and Carla, and it sums up their relationship in spades. The two will never be friends during the series, and the closest they get is this tentative detente.
The writers do something daring here: until Carla lets Sam (and the audience) in on the joke, we're meant to believe that Sam really did father Carla's son Gino. It may seem ridiculous now, but remember, this is only the eighth episode.
Rhea Perlman does a solid job showing Carla's deviousness, but Shelley Long steals the show. All the aspects of her character - her pretentiousness, her condescending altruism, and her hypersensitivity - are on display here, and she gets to play both drunk and hungover. Danson is comfortable in a supporting role, and Coach gets a few good lines (check his reaction when Diane says Sam called Carla "an employee.")
The writers do something daring here: until Carla lets Sam (and the audience) in on the joke, we're meant to believe that Sam really did father Carla's son Gino. It may seem ridiculous now, but remember, this is only the eighth episode.
Rhea Perlman does a solid job showing Carla's deviousness, but Shelley Long steals the show. All the aspects of her character - her pretentiousness, her condescending altruism, and her hypersensitivity - are on display here, and she gets to play both drunk and hungover. Danson is comfortable in a supporting role, and Coach gets a few good lines (check his reaction when Diane says Sam called Carla "an employee.")
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