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Post by dayton3 on Apr 29, 2022 21:01:27 GMT -5
I was watching the recent episode where Corabeth's alcoholism is discovered and it occurred to me, when Corabeth first appeared on the show it was apparent that no one in the Walton family liked her. Has it ever been made clear just why that was the case beyond the obvious (her personality).
I mean it means quite a bit when Grandma wants her gone almost from the first.
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Post by Easton on Apr 29, 2022 21:35:37 GMT -5
You must remember that Corabeth in her first appearance was completely different from the Corabeth in later episodes when her 'snooty' personality began developing.
In her first appearance, we learnt that she had spent many, many years alone taking care of her ageing parents. She really had no social life outside the home. She was quiet, shy, introverted, desperately needy, and surprisingly imposing. Grandma and Olivia knew that, if they allowed her to stay the night, John-Boy would be spending the rest of his time on the mountain sleeping in the loft in the barn and Corabeth would become a permanent fixture of the family and they would be catering to Corabeth's every need and want.
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Post by patriciaanne on Apr 30, 2022 6:16:57 GMT -5
^^^ Exactly. It wasn't that they didn't like her so much as they feared they would be taking care of her the rest of their lives. Can you imagine a relative showing up on your doorstep -- a person with no prospects -- expecting to move into your home indefinitely?  The person who shows up on the doorstep is the one who should be staying in the barn -- not John-Boy. I always love Grandma in these types of episodes because she says everything that everyone is thinking. Go Grandma! |
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Post by Easton on Apr 30, 2022 8:20:35 GMT -5
^ Indeed. And John-Boy (and the viewers) knew it when John-Boy visited his room to get some books and she had redecorated it with her personal things.
She was there for the long haul.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2022 11:09:44 GMT -5
it was apparent that no one in the Walton family liked her. I thought it was another bad writing. How can they like or dislike her, when they don't even know her? It seemed that they had not seen her in a long time if they had ever met her. They all started speculating as to how her staying was going to go. Were they right? Yes, on some things they were, on others, no they were not. If you were Cora and taught family was everything and was supposed to be there for you, would you want the Waltons as your family with the way they treated her from the start? Heck no, me either |
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Post by Easton on Apr 30, 2022 12:22:06 GMT -5
it was apparent that no one in the Walton family liked her. I thought it was another bad writing. How can they like or dislike her, when they don't even know her? They were cousins. They knew her very well. |
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Apr 30, 2022 18:23:35 GMT -5
I have family members I wouldn't want just showing up and moving in.
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Post by patriciaanne on May 2, 2022 10:46:38 GMT -5
I have family members I wouldn't want just showing up and moving in. And I sure wouldn't expect any distant family members to just take me in either. Things were quite a bit different back then, though. Families did feel a sense of responsibility for one another -- even distant relatives. But I think they were entitled to grumble about it -- at least in private among themselves. 😉 |
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Post by Kyle on May 2, 2022 11:37:55 GMT -5
It’s similar to what happened with the Dust Bowl Cousins.
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Post by patriciaanne on May 2, 2022 11:39:38 GMT -5
It’s similar to what happened with the Dust Bowl Cousins. Well Corabeth was far more benign than Ham and Job, that's for sure! |
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Post by pinkbaker07 on May 2, 2022 22:21:46 GMT -5
It’s similar to what happened with the Dust Bowl Cousins. Well Corabeth was far more benign than Ham and Job, that's for sure! True. I can't imagine feeling that entitled to expect family to take care of me for the rest of my life. Rose and her brats did the same thing. |
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The person who shows up on the doorstep is the one who should be staying in the barn -- not John-Boy. I always love Grandma in these types of episodes because she says everything that everyone is thinking. Go Grandma!
