This episode is not as strong as the series opener. The director is still using those odd insert shots here and there. It starts off good but the block scene with Lucy in a fencing match seems like something the writers were just eager to shoehorn into an episode. A very young Vito Scotti plays the fencing coach but his role is more physical and he doesn't have a lot of dialog. He looks very young here.
The first season is the only one where the ladies seem to be actively dating or constantly seeking male companionship. After this, we only get the occasional throwaway line --- usually from Viv.
In the finale, where Lucy and Viv are besieged by dates, Robert Rockwell (OUR MISS BROOKS) appears as basically an extra. Lucy almost fired William Windom after several days of rehearsals where it seemed he could not find his character. Things finally clicked and afterwards she was as gracious as could be despite having ranted about him earlier in the week. But if she was having so much trouble in the beginning, she should have just brought Rockwell on as a replacement. He had already played a sitcom teacher for years in the '50s - so odd he would be cast in such a small, thankless part in this episode.
The first season is the only one where the ladies seem to be actively dating or constantly seeking male companionship. After this, we only get the occasional throwaway line --- usually from Viv.
In the finale, where Lucy and Viv are besieged by dates, Robert Rockwell (OUR MISS BROOKS) appears as basically an extra. Lucy almost fired William Windom after several days of rehearsals where it seemed he could not find his character. Things finally clicked and afterwards she was as gracious as could be despite having ranted about him earlier in the week. But if she was having so much trouble in the beginning, she should have just brought Rockwell on as a replacement. He had already played a sitcom teacher for years in the '50s - so odd he would be cast in such a small, thankless part in this episode.
