In this very special Golden Grades, we breakdown recurring themes that have surfaced in our second set of graded episodes from grades 14 through 20. Aspects of the girls' lives, character tropes, jokes, plot structures and more! We talk about a lot of different episodes, so keep a watchful eye!

Themes include (in no particular order, we did not rank them inside the episode, only numbered them to keep track):

Cheating
Rose Goodness
Standing Up For Yourself
Loneliness*
What To Do With Sophia
Age / What Do You Want For Yourself
Men Taking Advantage
Family Can Still Suck

*Yes I am aware it is spelled wrong in the video. Oh well.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Cheating
2:53 - Health and Aging
5:35 - What To Do With Sophia
6:56 - Sticking Up For Yourself
9:02 - Rose Goodness
10:31 - Men Taking Advantage
11:42 - Loneliness
13:13 - Family Can Suck
14:50 - Outro


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Welcome to Stay Golden!
We launched in 2015. Stay Golden is the only Golden Girls inspired channel out there. The Golden Girls continues to bring joy, comfort, acceptance, life lessons, laughter, and representation to its fans and audiences. We take those elements of the Girls and mix it with our favorite pop culture politics, reviews, essays, mashups, DIY and more! You can be a mega fan stooped in St. Olaf stories or a gal enjoying Dorothy’s comebacks, all are welcome here! (and we showcase our other loves here too!)

Courtney Antonioli
In 2017 her solo-show, “18 days. 48 girls.” earned NYC’s Off-Broadway Frigid Festival Audience Choice Award for best show and she performs all around New York City. Her storytelling has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and Podcast and one of Conde Nests stories of the year 2018. She hosts a sold out Golden Girls Bingo at Housing Works Bookstore & Café- the only interactive game of its kind. Her writing can be found in Grok Nation, Gold Comedy, Nerdist and The A.V. Club and more.

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