Thirty And Counting

Thirty is at least the number of times I have seen this episode of The Golden Girls, in which Dorothy’s younger brother Phil (a cross-dresser) dies. Brenda Vaccaro is aces as Phil’s widow. While the entire episode is funny and touching, it is this last scene that gets me every time. Great direction and expert comic timing by all five women are hallmarks of this installation. I see no end to this ever being able to make me well up.