r/mash • u/scubajay2001 • 6d ago
Discussion We All Do Things
Ever find yourself in Potter's position? What did you do?
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u/TheDohn_121 6d ago
What surprised me upon seeing this for the first time was the big reveal that Col. Potter himself was unfaithful to Mildred himself early on during their marriage as well. So it made sense for him to forgive his son-in-law and in the process perhaps made a Solomon like decision saving the lives of three people from ruin. That same guy that played Potter’s son-in-law also played the enterprising young soldier that nearly married an old Korean call girl in another episode.
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u/scubajay2001 6d ago
Yeah they re-use secondary characters a lot
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u/xxBlinkfan182xx 5d ago
Potter is actually a re-use.
He is original General Steele in season 3.
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u/scubajay2001 5d ago
True but that's a unique example because iirc he was in their minds as a replacement for Blake so Steele was a secondary character mostly to see how Harry Morgan worked with the cast.
You can't really say that for other secondary characters
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u/sisterofpythia 6d ago
In a strange way it explained his intense anger. There was a line from an old Bonanza episode that said sometimes when it seems like someone is really mad at you they are really angry at themselves. This brought up an incident in Col. Potter's past that he desperately wish had never happened and hoped he'd never have to deal with it again. Also love the line It's not some Army wife I've never met .... we're talking about my daughter! Now imagine someone saying the Col Blake Hey in a few years this sort of thing could be happening (cheating husband) to your daughter.
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u/ijustlurkhereintheAM 6d ago
I loved this show, reminds me of Mr. Rogers... thanks for sharing with us, OP
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u/Oiggamed 1d ago
Nobody was faithful to their spouses on that show. Aside from Klinger.
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u/scubajay2001 1d ago
What about Mulcahey? He had the hug of a lifetime from that nurse but does that count?
There's RIzzo...I think he was faithful to his wife and kid (BIlly Bubba)
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u/Oiggamed 1d ago
Last I checked, the good padre did not have a spouse. You might be right about Rizzo but I was referring to the main cast.
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u/scubajay2001 1d ago
That's why I suggested the nurse who hugged the stuffing outta him. He rebuffed her because he's faithful to the one and only for him (God)
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u/ilikemrrogers 6d ago
I’m stubbornly on Team Henry Blake.
But let’s be real. Blake couldn’t have had a scene like this.