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re: Maria's Crisis (of Wardrobe)

Posted by:	allineedisthegirl 01:10 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	Maria's Crisis (of Wardrobe) - mamaleh 01:01 pm EST 12/06/13

It's a running gag (which was handled ineptly this time around). The dress is supposed to be hideous, obviously so. Maria didn't choose it. It was surrendered by the most recent recruit on her way into the abbey and given to Maria to wear to her new job. Later on, when she runs away (back to the abbey), she enters the Mother Supperior's office just as another new postulant (who should be wearing another distinctive(ly bad) dress), is being welcomed. Sure enough when Maria goes back to the Captain, she's wearing the new postulant's dress (the one that's so bad "even the poor didn't want this one." Also connected (and mis-handled last night) is the costume gag when Maria's discarded curtains show up as "play clothing" for the children. db

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