Upon joining the cast of M*A*S*H, David Ogden Stiers said, “I knew I was accepted by the others the first time somebody threw something at me in the operating room. “We’d just finished an intense scene. I heard the director say ‘cut’ and I looked up waiting for him to say ‘print.’ That’s when I was hit by three pieces of gauze. I had become part of the practical jokes.” It was a heartwarming moment that was indicative that Stiers was truly immersed as a member of the group.
I am eagerly anticipating the next chapter of And Their Sons! 😊 But I understand if you’re busy and stuff.
I did post the new chapter (the penultimate chapter), and am midway through the final chapter. I have been so swamped and feel so bad that my audience is mostly gone due to my delay. I hope you’ll still be around for my final chapter, which should be out in the next couple of days.
if they didnt want me to be insane about Hawkeye and Charles then they shouldn't have allowed Alan Alda to make giant heart eyes at DOS in literally every scene theyre in together
I do think it's kind of unfortunate that they really regressed on Radar's character as M*A*S*H went on. Like in the first season he was shown drinking with Hawk and Trap and smoking Henry's cigars and even scoring with one of the nurses during "The Army-Navy Game" but then even in season 2 they're starting to making him more innocent and he makes a face when Trapper gives him a sip of gin at the end of "Kim" - even though just one season earlier he was shown drinking in the Swamp almost as much as Trap and Hawk
Like honestly I think it added to his character a lot, those little moments of him engaging in vices, because it really added to the air of a kid who was forced to grow up too soon, which is kind of the point of Radar. He joined the Army after dropping out of high school (based on the GED test that Henry gives him), and now his role models are Henry, Trap, and Hawkeye. Of course he's going to lean into the drinking and smoking. He can still have other innocent qualities (fumbling around the nurses, his teddy, even being a little clueless about reproduction), but it honestly makes more sense for him to be indulging like the others then not.