The Golden Girls (TV Series) Blind Ambitions (1986) User Reviews

Blind Ambitions (#1.23)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 11 January 2014]

Rose's sister who recently lost her eye sight comes for a visit. At first she refuses any help, but then when she sets the stove on fire she refuses to do anything on her own. Rose has to talk sense into her and it works out for the best. Besides this they have a garage sale but can't part with the things.

I really liked the blind sister story. What was great about it is that they didn't make it too simple but showed the independence being as what it is: with different levels. When blind one can't just go on s if nothing happened without adjusting one's life and get help, but that doesn't mean one has to give up it altogether. Good story.

What is Blanche doing with all that rent money?

[LaverneandShirleysucks · 8/10 · 1 January 2022]

Others have reviewed the main story about Rose's blind sister which was a great story, so i'm going to review the B story where the Girls hold a garage sale in order to purchase a new TV.

Dorothy mentions that they can't buy the new TV with the "household money" because that needs to go to repaving the driveway and getting a new roof.

Blanche owns the house and she's renting out rooms to Dorothy and Rose, so the rent money she's bringing in from that should be going towards her home upgrades, not as extra funds from her renters. Why are Dorothy and Rose paying "household money" on top of their rent?!

I'm not sure if Sophia is paying for her room or if Blanche is just allowing her to stay as a guest, but to make paying renters Dorothy and Rose chip in to upgrade her home over their regular rent seems pretty selfish.

In a previous episode Blanche even mentions how she had the foresight to marry money, so you have to wonder why she's even renting out 2 bedrooms in her home in the first place if she's well off. Maybe she's just greedy and loves other people's money?

Sweet and meaningful.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 26 November 2022]

Rose's sister Lily arrives to stay, having gone blind six months back, she's struggling to adjust, and refused to accept any help.

Another cracking episode, that shows the great variety this show had, sure it's funny, but there's a serious side to it, a very serious one. The acting from all is tremendous. Definitely am episode of two halves, the first half was quite serious, the second was funny.

The humour comes from Blanche, Rue was hilarious here, especially when dolled up in the old fashioned gear. The Garage sale was very funny too.

Polly Holliday was terrific I thought here as Lily, what a powerful performance, she made Lily very believable and very sincere.

8/10.

again learning show.talk about your feelings

[kathi758 · 9/10 · 5 June 2020]

This show was about dealing with how you really feel about a disability not how you thing everyone wants you to feel. There is a difference between being independent and denying how your disability changes your life and others close to you.

I don't get it.

[patrickkeown · 5/10 · 17 July 2018]

I've never understood this episode. What's the message? First they tell Rose's sister, Lily, to accept being blind and admit to needing assistance. Then, halfway through the episode, they turn right around and want her to be more independent! Which is it? Seems like lazy writing.

Rose's sisters were Florence Jean Kasselberry and Gretchen Kraus?

[mark.waltz · 5/10 · 22 January 2020]

While they never appear together, scene stealers Polly Holliday and Inga Swenson indeed played Rose's sisters, as different as night and day, and each needy in one way or another. In this episode, Polly Holiday is Lily, basically a nice lady, but much in need of attention and help because she has recently lost her sight. Unlike Swenson's Holly, Lily doesn't get an entrance. She's just there as the episode begins which is a bit awkward. Lily goes out of her way to show that she has mapped out the house in her mind, but literally, the women are removing things out of her way so she doesn't trip. Later on, Lily nearly causes a fire while cooking, and ultimately begs Rose to move home to help her. The show was a mixed bag when it came to introducing each of the girl's relatives, and while this one has a decent plot and reveals much about the situations regarding blind people, actually seems to go in several different directions while making its point. You will never confuse Holliday here from her role of Flo, and she is one of the most memorable guest star, at least performance wise. The script is just too contrived to be one of the show's better episodes.