Airdate: 5/14/81
Stanley has just gotten a promotion at his newspaper job,
and sees this as the perfect opportunity to try his hand at marriage once again
with Rose. Seems like it’s going fine, until her “heartburn” is officially
diagnosed as chest pains, potentially leading to a heart attack. Not wanting to
drag a husband down to a life of watching by the sidelines, she calls off the
wedding, but tells no one, especially Stanley, the reasons for change of heart
(pun intended). Gradually everyone finds out (it is the Waltons after all), Stanley
tries to change her mind one last time before leaving. He does, and they both
“do,” as conjugal bliss awaits them both.
The Waltons most
charming romance ends with this show, as both characters exit the series now,
ostensibly leaving a family with no authority figures. Schallert is once again
engaging here, although to be sure this episode drags, even by Waltons standards – I think it’s
essentially a non-problem here, protracted to fill out a hour’s worth of drama.
Subplot, involving Cindy entering the workplace at a boutique and unreluctant
to leave her daughter during her most formative years, is borrowed from other
storylines, particularly the one involving Olivia in the same predicament.
Home stretch now – only 3 episodes to go!!!
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