Hard to find a scene much more sensual yet innocent, and romantic that this one. Great writing and delivery. Blair Brown's face could make a man's heart melt.
What a shame; they put so much crap on DVD, but this TV series is still locked away. I dated a girl who looked like Molly, lived like her and... left me with a broken heart.
A perfect description of a perfect scene. It was moments like this one that made the memory of this show lodge somewhere in your heart long after the details of particular episodes or storylines had faded from memory. Here's hoping we'll see it on Netflix or Hulu some day.
Brilliant scene, wonderfully constructed & acted. The "reveal" (so to speak) at the end of Moss's Bergman anecdote, coming out of nowhere & completely taking Molly's breath away is a sheer pleasure... Nice touch in the reprise of "I have to get some bagels", which starts out as a frustrating, typically Moss, deflective banality & comes back, in the afterglow that his unexpected lyrical evocation leaves with Molly, as a welcomed way of rounding off an intensely romantic moment.
For those who have forgotten or never watched, let me fill you in: Molly's dad had
died of a heart attack suddenly and she had gone to see a lawyer with her
sister and brother and mother. Her sister, Mimi was getting a divorce and
her brother Dwight was living in a tepee in a indian reservation.
Always watched this show, despite the fact the BBC tucked it away late on Sunday nights .So clever, so funny and at times, so sad. After all these years, this is the only place I've seen it since it was originally broadcast in the UK. What a shame.
Moss clearly has Asperger's. The awkwardness and inability to look people in the eye. Interesting to go back and see the personalities of the people from a new perspective. Molly too. It would be great ot see the whole series, Lots new to discover.
Thanks. I was inspired! Who can resist Molly's smouldering eyes and disarming smile, Moss's awkward, quiet but sincere charm.. this set against a backdrop of books... ;)
Here's hoping along with you. Not sure why they can't show re-runs on TV; surely that is not legally fraught in the way of a strictly commercial enterprise like that of the distribution and sale of DVDs...?
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd - The Ingrid Bergman Incident
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'The Essential Moss,' or 'Maybe I should get some bagels'