Mar 19, 2021Looking for a Comprehensive List of all of the Villains on The Golden Girls?Like any good fairy tale will demonstrate, heroes are nothing without villains. (For starters, if you have to ask who the heroes are in The Golden Girls, allow us to direct you to The Golden Girls Starter Kit.) But like with any good 80s sitcom, The Golden Girls made A…The Golden Girls3 min readThe Golden Girls3 min read
Feb 6, 2021Everyone’s Favorite Golden Girls Grandma, Sophia Petrillo, is a Mischievous TricksterAsk a casual Golden Girls fan who their favorite is, and there’s a safe bet that they’ll probably answer ‘Sophia.’ Hell, even a storied Golden Girls fan might answer ‘Sophia.’ And why not? Sophia is a fabulous character — she’s funny, quirky, charming, loveable, mischievous, and is one of the…The Golden Girls3 min readThe Golden Girls3 min read
Feb 5, 2021How Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls is the Ultimate Sucker for the American DreamPut down your bootstraps and brace yourself, we have some bad news. As Gen-X hypothesized, Millennials proved, and Gen-Z embraced, the American Dream is a myth. It’s not real, never has been. This is probably not a shock to you, reader, but imagine trying to convince everyone’s favorite Minnesota farm…The Golden Girls3 min readThe Golden Girls3 min read
Feb 4, 2021Blanche Devereaux of The Golden Girls, a Mother, is Incredibly Uncomfortable with MotherhoodAh, yes, child-rearing. Since the beginning of time (no, really) society has painted the picture of women as inherent nurtures. We are expected to not only seamlessly adjust to life as a mother, but to revel in it. To smile and smile as the baby cries and cries. That doesn’t…The Golden Girls4 min readThe Golden Girls4 min read
Feb 3, 2021Dorothy Zbornak Might Not Be Queer, but She’s an Amazing “Queering” Character on The Golden GirlsIt’s no secret that The Golden Girls is a fan favorite of the queer community. The show centers around ‘chosen family’, rather than blood relations, as a means of connection. It featured an episode in favor of gay marriage decades before it was ever signed into law. Drag shows in…The Golden Girls3 min readThe Golden Girls3 min read
Dec 22, 2020There’s a Full List of All of the Dark, Heavy Themes Covered in The Golden Girls2020 was something else. We laughed, we cried (mostly cried), and we watched hours upon hours of reruns of The Golden Girls. (As did everyone else: In April alone, Hulu viewers watched nearly 11 million hours of Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia.) One thing we observed — while watching this…Drama4 min readDrama4 min read
Oct 24, 2020What if Friendship Like The Golden Girls, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?In October, The Atlantic published an article by Rhaina Cohen called “What If Friendship, Not Marriage, Was at the Center of Life?” It highlighted individuals who place a friendship, rather than a sexual partnership, as the most important relationship in their lives — and it had The Golden Girls written…Golden Girls6 min readGolden Girls6 min read
