MAS*H
Summary
The only episode ofMASHto characteristic an out - and - out ghost sport one of the show ’s most tragic endings . While the CBS aesculapian dramedy was about as far from a horror show as it ’s potential to get , it occasionally douse its toe into the genre . For instance , MASH’sdivisive " Dreams"explored the fractured and sometimes creepy-crawly dreams of the overworked 4077th . This included some haunting imagery , like an armless Hawkeye ( Alan Alda ) stick with down a river of prosthetic limbs .
Other episode like " Trick or Treatment " comprise genre elements , but of course , the serial was ultimately about the horrors of warfare itself . That ’s why CBS agreedto letMASHdrop the sitcom laugh trackfrom the surgery scenes , as sequences ask doctors stitching up wounded patients should n’t induce many laughs . Over the track ofMASH'‘s11 seasons , therewere more observational episodes that broke from expression , including the veridical metre out " Life Time " or season 10 ’s " foolishness of the Living - Concerns of the Dead . "
Alan Alda ’s least favorite episode of MASH come from time of year 1 , and its quality underline why the classic situation comedy descend so nigh to being canceled .
“Follies” is one of MASH’s most melancholy stories
EveryMASHMovie & TV Series
Release class
MASH(Movie )
1970
MASH(TV Series )
1972 - 1983
MASH is a drama-comedy series set during the Korean War, centering on the lives of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they navigate the challenges of wartime medical service with humor and resilience.*
Trapper John , M.D.
1979 - 1986
AfterMASH
1983 - 1985
WALTE*R(TV Pilot )
1984
What setsMASH’s"Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead " asunder is that the main story involves a ghost named Private Weston ( Kario Salem ) . The episode opens with Weston ’s corpse being driven into inner circle , with his spirit soon emerge from the body . Klinger ( Jamie Farr ) is the only one who can see him , as he ’s delirious with a fever . The episode details Weston ’s journey from deny his own demise to his slow acceptanceof his fate .
Weston actor Kario Salem became a screenwriter later in his career , working on movies like the Robert De Niro / Marlon Brando thrillerThe ScoreorThe Fast and the angered : Tokyo Drift .
In the meanwhile , poor Weston take in the little arguments between surgeons - including Hawkeye and Winchester ( David Ogden Stiers ) bickering over a coat draw - or the modest concern of the bread and butter . MASHalso highlights that the surgeon are so overwhelmed with hurt soldier they basically blank out about Westonmere minutes after his death . He and Klinger interact a few times , but the poor soldier is left to meditate his fate alone , and this is only made more touching by all the punch-drunk problem he hears the living complain about .
The Ending Of “Follies of the Living-Concerns of the Dead” Is One Of MASH’s Most Devastating
Weston is just one in an endless sea of ghosts for the 4077th
MASH ’s " foolishness of the Living - Concerns of the Dead " definitely incline more towards dramatic play than comedyand even the normally quippy Hawkeye is in a fouled climate for most of it . There ’s a coldness to this episode that ’s unusual for the series , and this only underline the catastrophe of Weston ’s predicament . He also observes affair like the staff looking through his billfold or his best friend penning a letter of the alphabet to Weston ’s parent following his passing .
MASH is n’t suggesting that the 4077th do n’t care , it ’s just that they ’re so deluge by patients or snuff it soldier that Weston ’s fate has become routine .
In " foolishness of the Living - Concerns of the Dead " final moments , Weston wanders across a line of descent of ghosts that includes Korean soldier and civilian . Another American soldier invite him to unite and they walk off together , diffident of where the line conduct . What cause thisMASHouting so quietly devastating is the epilog , which reckon Klinger snatch out of his fever and straight off asking what became of Weston . alas , Hawkeye and the others are so busy indicate over who has post- Op duty next they dismiss Klinger ’s concerns .
More than that , nobody even remembers Weston ’s name , with the last shot tarry on Klinger mull if he just imagined the whole thing . With this finish , MASHisn’t suggest that the 4077th do n’t care , it ’s just that they ’re so swamp by patient role or dying soldiers that Weston ’s fate has become routine . There will be raft of more soldier and civilians rationalize down by the war , and to operate , the 4077th have numb themselves to the horrors surrounding them .
" foolishness of the Living - Concerns of the Dead " was directed by Alan Alda , who helm 32MASHepisodes in total and drop a line 19 .
MASH’s “Follies of the Living-Concerns of the Dead” Makes Weston’s Appearance Ambiguous
Did Klinger just imagine Weston’s ghostly adventure?
" Follies of the Living - Concerns of the Dead " was one of the rare instances whereMASHwadedinto supernatural terrorityor material . It also gives itself an out , since the entire episode could have been Klinger hallucinating Weston ’s ghostly walk through the pack . The episode opens with Klinger in bed , and he later wanders outside in meter to see Weston ’s ghost rising slope from his body . It ’s true that he ’s not present for most of Weston ’s other scenes , but these could have also been feverish nightmares on Klinger ’s part .
This is a interrogative left for audiences to decide for themselves . If individual Weston was all in Klinger ’s head , then the soldier should move into screenwriting after the war , since he render his ghost a fleshed - out backstory and an emotional arc . For all its barmy drollery , MASHwas a grounded serial publication , so for those who might abound at the notion of a supernatural episode , the Klinger element gives the Weston story enough ambiguity to pretend it was all a pipe dream .
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MAS*H is a dramatic play - funniness series sic during the Korean War , concentrate on on the sprightliness of the staff at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital as they sail the challenges of wartime medical avail with wittiness and resilience .
