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Hey y’all! We’re Nikki and Salina - two Southerners exploring and celebrating Southern culture on TV and in entertainment. In the first couple of seasons, we’re diving into Designing Women - join us!
Designing Women S7 E4 Extra Sugar: We’re Gonna Get Zen If It’s The Last Thing We Do
Sweet Tea & TV
48 minutes 50 seconds
8 months ago
Designing Women S7 E4 Extra Sugar: We’re Gonna Get Zen If It’s The Last Thing We Do
All the way back in season 4, in “Bernice’s Sanity Hearing” (which we called “Some LIke Dolls, Some Like Revenge”), Julia said: "I'm saying this is the South, and we're proud of our crazy people. We don't hide them up in the attic. We bring 'em right down to the living room and show 'em off. See, Phyllis, no one in the South ever asks if you have crazy people in your family. They just ask what side they're on.”
Which leads us to the thesis of this “Extra Sugar”. We’ll poke around in that concept a little bit - what does Bernice’s character show us about mental health and “crazy" in the South? Is there anything in our collective experience that plays out through Bernice’s story?
And, since we’re a culture in crisis, we’ll end by sharing our own tips for preserving your sanity.
Sweet Tea & TV
Hey y’all! We’re Nikki and Salina - two Southerners exploring and celebrating Southern culture on TV and in entertainment. In the first couple of seasons, we’re diving into Designing Women - join us!
