Hello wow here's an intro

I started this blog because I've been a lifelong fan of The Golden Girls. I've seen every episode of every season more times than I can count and it is truly one of my favorite shows. That being said, it has one of the most inconsistent storylines of all time and I honestly think the writers didn't care to look back on other episodes to see if they were even remotely close to what had been established.  I realized most of the time my sister and I spent texting was to tell each other yet another piece of information that had slipped the writers' minds when they prepared an episode. So this blog is basically everything my sister and I have compiled while watching this series over and over again. I'll be doing an episode a week and I think this intro post will be a nice place to also introduce you to our Golden Girls.

Dorothy Zbornak (née Patrillo), a substitute teacher within the Miami school system. She is cynical, sarcastic and can be generally unpleasant at times. She was married for 38 years to Stanley Zbornak (which she will repeatedly remind everyone of) before he left her for a young stewardess.

Rose Nylund (née Lindstrum), a cheerful midwestern woman working at a grief counseling center. She is naïve and the brunt of most jokes. At the start of the show she has been a widow for 15 years, having lost her husband Charlie after he had a heart attack. She is always saying things that are vaguely Scandinavian without really explaining what language or country she's alluding to.

Blanche Devereaux (née Hollingsworth), an aging southern belle in denial with a list of male suitors as thick as a phone book. She is the owner of the home on 6151 Richmond St, as it was the one she shared with her deceased husband George. She's selfish most of the time and doesn't hesitate to let Dorothy and Rose know they are hideous trolls being graced with her presence.

Sophia Petrillo (née who the hell knows), Dorothy's 80 something mother. She suffered a stroke and in the first episode she comes to live with the girls. She emigrated from Sicily between the ages of 18 and 25 despite knowing very little Sicilian (what she attempts to speak is badly pronounced Italian) and speaking with no accent. She says anything that comes to mind and we are very often reminded that it's because the stroke destroyed the part of her brain that censors what she says.

Their beautiful home, 6151 Richmond St. Literally nothing about what the outside looks like implies the layout of the inside (but that goes for most TV shows so we'll let that slide). It's a wicker paradise and the only reason why I know what the word "lanai" means.

So there you have it. We have our cast of characters and every week we'll see what wacky situations they'll get themselves into.