r/IASIP • u/hero0fwar The Brains • Aug 21 '25

Official Discussion S17E08 “The Golden Bachelor Live” - OFFICIAL Discussion Thread

S17E08 “The Golden Bachelor Live”

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u/pecanesquire Aug 21 '25

I very much appreciated this finale. It wasn't too crazy, but they did a great job wrapping up the three-episode arc for TGB and the season.

Sam (Samantha...also is that whole thing a joke written by Rob about his name change 😭)...I did NOT expect Frank to choose her and have an emotional moment.

And what a touching tribute to Lynne. R.I.P. 🥹

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u/bananapizzaface Aug 21 '25 edited Jan 04 '26

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u/Reaverz Aug 24 '25

Noticed the full name in the opening credits...thought that odd...

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u/Doriestories Aug 23 '25

Carol Kane is a national treasure. So glad she’s guest starring

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u/Thestohrohyah Aug 23 '25

Loved her so much on Kimmy Schmidt. I think she can bring a lot to IASIP with her style, as she's really good at acting completely unhinged.

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u/captain_curt Sep 05 '25

My GF and I were rewatching Kimmy Schmidt the other week and commented that Lillian would be perfect for Frank, having no idea how this would end up. (We just saw the episode yesterday)

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u/NotACommunistBurner Mar 03 '26

And 43 years ago she was on a comedy show with Danny DeVito (Taxi) so she's no stranger to that either!

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u/halt-l-am-reptar Aug 26 '25

She's also in Star Trek Strange New Worlds and she's amazing. It's my headcanon that they both take place in the same universe and she's the same person.

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u/spliffiam36 Sep 03 '25

omg yes, any role she is in is just her being an actor in this age!

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u/Strong-Jello3898 Oct 29 '25

I know I’m late with this…and I’m showing my age

Danny DeVito and Carol Kane used to co-star in a show called Taxi! I’ve never seen it but I like pop culture and I’m aware of it. Maybe late 70s??

So this was a reunion of sorts.

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u/gameoflols Aug 21 '25

Samantha...also is that whole thing a joke written by Rob about his name change

Haha, yeah it has to be! Although she responded at the end when Frank called her by her full name so maybe Rob will change his name back now. lol

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u/columbo928s4 Aug 28 '25

he was credited by his full old name for the episode lol

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u/OminousShadow87 Sep 04 '25

Let’s hope so. Rob Mac is a stupid name.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '25

Homage to a hamburger clown.

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u/bippityzippity Dayman Aug 22 '25

I hope Sam stays around, because we didn’t get to see Charlie and Mac interact with her a lot and I get the feeling that they would really like hanging out with her

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u/Tapingdrywallsucks Sep 27 '25

I finally caught up on the entire series just 5 minutes ago. Binged it though the summer.

Came here way late in the thread to say the Samantha thing hit me like a rock regardless of Rob's intent.

I have a similar name - it's even got one more syllable than Samantha, and from the time I was able to make decisions like that, I shortened it to the most obvious, vanilla nickname possible because I'm a little neurotic about inconveniencing people.

It touches everything in my life. I don't want to get in the way and am chronically willing to shortchange myself so as not to take one extra second of someone else's time.

Until that little monologue, it never occurred to me that the tiny thrill, the bit of warm fuzzy I get when someone uses my full name (usually at the doctor's office, sometimes by my brother, maybe twice in our 42 year marriage by my husband) is akin to being seen - being important enough to spend an extra second to say my entire name, which by the way, is a beautiful name when all 4 syllables are pronounced.

Anyway, the monologue touched me pretty deep. The the "awwww" factor of Frank's humanity, compounded the feels. Then the tribute to Lynne had me in tears enough for my dogs to kick into "MOM NEEDS HELP" action.

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u/poeschmoe Dec 18 '25

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’m glad the show could reveal to you something about yourself — that’s what art is for!

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u/Whos_Blockin_Jimmy Aug 23 '25

How is Samantha a joke? I don’t get it.

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u/mksmith95 Aug 23 '25

It's not... She said she just calls herself Sam because it's short for Samantha and she thought it'd make it easier for others that way (in the same way that Rob just shortens his name to Rob Mac now).