That was a truly special memorial, like the ones we used to get in the 90’s. The BJ Angel with the original actress was a wonderful touch. I though Monica’s memorial was awful compared to that one, except for maybe a couple of scenes with Jason and Tracy.
I don’t want to take anything away from Norma because she was a grounded actor that did solid work for her entire run. But it wasn’t just the actor. Back then the hooker with the heart of gold was a common storytelling trope, as was the wrong side of the tracks stories. Soaps did them often. Off the top of my head there were several on AMC, DAYS, OLTL, etc.
They just didn’t write about the true ramifications of the life like they would now, especially with Bobbie, Luke, and Ruby. It would sometimes bubble up, but they played it like it was hard, it was awful, but Ruby had saved them. That’s hard to take at face value now, and the greater audience is also unwilling to allow for nuance. It’s black and white now and that’s not how it was played for decades.
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