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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 417493" data-attributes="member: 23">Back when I started Rhoda&#039;s first season, I remember us agreeing that Ida was best in small doses, and I got the impression from what you said that Ida could end up a little overused in the series, with familiarity breeding contempt.I&#039;m delighted that your memory around this was a little different from what we actually got, because Ida has mostly kept her scene-stealing ability. Season Four is the one in which she&#039;s most heavily appeared, and even that was 14 of the 24 episodes (Seasons One and Two were 9 a pop).Martin is the character who always leaves me wanting more. He&#039;s classed as a regular for Season Four (at least, he is according to Wikipedia), but he only appeared in two episodes. The series does a nice job of his absences not being glaring, but I still wish we&#039;d seen him a little more.This season is actually pretty forgettable, so your background noise theory is still quite probable.Of the thirteen seasons I&#039;ve watched in the Maryverse so far, I&#039;d say Rhoda S4&nbsp; is the worst. It&#039;s certainly the one that feels the most like a generic American sitcom. The fact that Johnny Venture appeared in almost half the episodes sums it up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 417493, member: 23"] Back when I started [I]Rhoda's[/I] first season, I remember us agreeing that Ida was best in small doses, and I got the impression from what you said that Ida could end up a little overused in the series, with familiarity breeding contempt. I'm delighted that your memory around this was a little different from what we actually got, because Ida has mostly kept her scene-stealing ability. Season Four is the one in which she's most heavily appeared, and even that was 14 of the 24 episodes (Seasons One and Two were 9 a pop). Martin is the character who always leaves me wanting more. He's classed as a regular for Season Four (at least, he is according to Wikipedia), but he only appeared in two episodes. The series does a nice job of his absences not being glaring, but I still wish we'd seen him a little more. This season is actually pretty forgettable, so your background noise theory is still quite probable. Of the thirteen seasons I've watched in the Maryverse so far, I'd say [I]Rhoda[/I] S4 is the worst. It's certainly the one that feels the most like a generic American sitcom. The fact that Johnny Venture appeared in almost half the episodes sums it up. [/QUOTE]

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