Interested in syndicating one of our comics? Mark. Apple Mary embodied a certain feminine ideal: devoted to her family, industrious, and capable of fighting like a lioness for her cub on the rare occasion that was called for. Susan ends up falling for a handsome theater critic named Sidney Bancroft. Instead, the titular widows power is an ability to analyze mundane relationship issues and dole out advice. (Oh god, what if he comes back as a ghost?? Congratulations To Our 2017 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Nominees The GoComics Team. Growing short of breath, her grandson Dennie arrives to rescue her in time, having been unconvinced by a telegram from his grandmother that she had left town without seeing him. Mary finally discovers no such person as Angie Omen exists and her name is actually Angie Anders, a teen-ager falsely found guilty of vehicular homicide. One Big Happy Overboard Peanuts Pearls Before Swine Pickles Prickly City Real Live Adventures Red and Rover Reply All Rex Morgan, M.D. In early 2010, Wilbur struggles with the possibility that Kurt Evans, the son of his college sweetheart, might actually be his child as well. He appears briefly in 2014, having lunch with Mary. Dennie is finally reunited with his neer do well father in 1961. Mary Worth is an American newspaper comic strip that has had an eight-decade run from 1938. 12/1/55-3/56, 9/56, 11/59-12/59, 5/5/61-9/61, 11/62-1/63, 6/64, 9/64. Jenny is a slender whisp of a girl with short black hair. Disabled Ricki Zanda sings beautifully. Enter Hildy and Pandora Worth. You Might Also Like Annie Jay Maeder and . Zak is first seen as a fellow college student of Iris Beedie, who at first puts a stop to Zaks romantic interests. Kayleigh: For me, Mary Worths lasting cultural legacy is Bart Simpsons Mary Worth telephone, the one with the stern but sensible face that sits on his desk and impassively observes Barts many atrocities. 1971 Enter untrustworthy bearded teacher Van Douglas. 2008 A chastened Drew goes to SE Asia to further his fathers work there. Well done. 1959 Dennie rescues Mary from Angie Omen. About; Contact; Careers; Permissions; Newsroom Staff; COMMUNITY. Another high school flame, his first love named Donna Fiske returns, posing as a fundraiser, and cheats him out of $25,000. Iris reminds him of how the Bible helped him before and Tommy is successfully sober by 2017. The comic strip, called Apple Mary debuted on October 29th, 1934, written and drawn by a female cartoonist named Martha Orr. Karen Cooper. Far from being a handsome, silver-haired businessman, the conman is a slovenly, overweight criminal who becomes verbally abusive when Estelle refuses to send him any more money. Woody calls Mary for help in 1971 when Jennifer becomes pregnant and is seeking her Moms support. One suspects with some regret, just as with Brick Bricker, Saunders also retired Dennie and Slim Worth as players in Marys ongoing saga. Strong willed and opinionated, Gert is romancing physician Carlton Madison, a decidedly younger man who turns out to be scheming behind her back regarding college business. February 16, 2022. 1/42-3/42. By 2021, Saul and a therapist are helping her get over her PTSD related to this trauma. The two begin a romance-tinged friendship that draws criticism from Dawns fellow students. When first in the narrative, Brick works as a radio writer for Herb Ashley, the station program director. Penwhistle dies of a heart attack waiting for a plane to Havana. Ella appears to have a near psychic sense about people and urges Mary to heed her troubled dreams about Jeff Cory who is then overseas. Rose Morris. Looking far, far younger than her age due to the special age defying treatments of Dr. Karen Ward, Lisa DeLeon must choose between a young suitor, injured veteran Michael Jones, and a far older man from her past. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique The precise nature of Marys downfall has never been completely revealed, but the broad strokes are known. The next harvest will not fail! 1982 Unmarried Karen Cooper visits Mary with a young son and falls in love (again). Douglas uses some school fundraising funds to pay off some debts. Typically, a story would revolve around the troubles of someone who was somehow in Mary's orbit. Finally, in 1963, with a stable love named Muriel, a stable job with Muriels father and a redeemed and tested character, Mary releases his inheritance to him. Determined to better herself and her social position, Theresa initially is judgmental that her uncle doesnt even own a car. 2017 With Wilbur away, Iris Beedie falls for Zak. But if youre interested in following the old girls present, theres no better place to do it than Wanders website! Wilburs daughter, a college student. When he first appears, Woody is a graduate student in psychology who pretends to be interested in Liz Hoag at the behest of Dawn Weston to prevent her from making Dawns father a fourth husband. This article is about the comic strip. Jeff hopes (perhaps in vain) to become Marys significant other on a permanent basis. KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC. 2023 | All rights reserved worldwide. Whats more, Tommy injures his back moving some boxes when he and his mother move into a larger apartment. Moy has sought to reverse that "glacial" pace[10] and to show Worth as not only a "figure of common sense and compassion" but also as "human" in her own flaws and experiencing "jealousy, self-doubt, fear, and anger".[13]. I vaguely recall the All My Children plot, I was always predominantly a Y and R and One Life to Live viewer. Lake City Way is blocked south of 145th Street due to fire . Toddler Sunny is left on Marys doorstep. Originally a writing student of Camerons, Iris is invited by her professor to attend a party at Charterstone and she moves into apartment 2-A shortly thereafter. Most everyone has come across the Mary Worth of today in the newspaper comics section. Saunders (or the syndicate) steered away from African American characters, but the author did introduce a series of Latino/a characters facing the challenges of racism: Anita Gomez (1969) and Tomas Rodrigo (1972). 1977 Karen returns, in love. Romantic Picture Novelettes 1 (Magazine Enterprises). And no worries, I want corrections. Today's Comic from Non Sequitur Read Now. Initially a rather frumpy looking gray-haired woman, Mary becomes more up-to-date in her clothing and hairstyle choices. 2011 Adrian and Scott are married, prompting Drew Corys return from Vietnam. The comic strip is the first to feature stories of romance and drama in a realistic style, with the possible exception of Dixie Dugan,. Cancel Anytime. The Whitlocks live on the estate of Minerva Monroe. 1990 Carlos Aloras haughty niece, Theresa, visits. As scripted by Saunders, each story (and its cast) was largely independent, though some popular characters would reappear. [citation needed], An issue of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers features a Mary Worth strip with a comatose Mary. Reprinted in Love Stories of Mary Worth 4 (Harvey). Hildy Worth Brent becomes a mother. By 1948, Brick has married and had a son by Mike, but has also been left by and then widowed by him. While Estelle loses a significant amount of money, she is still open to romance. I took a few classes taught by June Brigman, the artist of Mary Worth, in undergrad, but she did not talk about her Mary Worth job much. Occasionally Mary ghost writes Wilbur Westons Ask Wendy advice column, a natural development after decades of offering often solicited, but just as often unsolicited, advice. In an Over the Hedge Sunday strip, Verne ends with "Maybe Mary Worth needs a pet turtle" (signifying his frustration with his co-characters' disconnection from reality) after RJ and Hammy discusses rather surrealistically around the life of missing socks, as if the socks were individual life forms on their own. All rights reserved (About Us). 1957 Mary learns new details about long lost Slim Worth. Meg Chester. While he recovers his memory, he suffers from a perennial lack of character. Eating one bad apple isnt all that happened in that garden. Well done indeed. Arrogant graduate student who moves into Charterstone but then needs to have a roommate to make ends meet. ", to which the group remains silent, and the guide says: "Let's move on.". John Dill. His fiance, Claire is none too pleased when the Bill he writes about turns out to be Billy Willow Saxman, a female student. Is there anything Im missing besides your other comments which I plan on incorporating when I get the chance. In 1959, Hildy gives birth to their first child. 1954 Mary befriends the Dancing Devores and lovelorn columnist, Holiday Hart. It has been a real effort over the last few years. 1992 Toni Dulac plays on Ians fears about being so much older than Toby. Slim Worth had disappeared shortly thereafter, leaving Marystripped of all means of supportto care for herself and her six-year old crippled grandson, Dennie. And then Judge Parker. John Saunders (foreword); More reprints followed in Argo Publications' single-issue Mary Worth (March 1956), and in the late 1990s in American Publishing's Storyline Strips. Neither do we. Kayleigh: WILBURS DEAD! Mary begins to share details from her impoverished childhood in March 2008 and speaks of her late husband Jack for the first time in decades in August 2013. 2/95-10/95, 1/97-7/97, 11/98-12/98. They too are soon engaged, but given Clarks meager finances, she continues modelling. Spanish immigrant who works on the groundskeeping crew at Charterstone but is secretly homeless. Interested in syndicating one of our comics? Bill Biff and Dennie are still around but they are no longer the central focus of stories as told by Allen Saunders and Dale Conner. She appeared as she is today: a well-spoken gentlewoman with a knack for quoting proverbs and surrounding herself with interesting people whose lives reflect the daily concerns of society. Thanks for doing this. The Capp-Saunders "feud" fooled both editors and readers, generating plenty of free publicity for both stripsand Capp and Saunders had a good laugh when all was revealed.[18]. 1999 Meg Chester romances, then cons Jeffs son, Drew Cory. Old Man Craftee provided most of the obstacles to Mary getting back on her feet in 1935. She is ultimately reconciled with her brother, Von, with whom she had struggled for their fathers affections before he died. Program director of WBIX Radio and fianc of Cheri Deane. They are about a continuing parade of people who enter Mary's life. His mild-mannered and sometimes befuddled ways belie a thoughtful and loyal persona. Celebrating diversity in culture, myth and history, Baron von Steuben, Washingtons Gay General and Friend. But todays roundtable is focused on its current villain: Wilbur Weston. comic strip by cartoonists Woody Wilson & Graham Nolan. Each of us is the main character of our own life. He ultimately moves to New York City to pursue his dream of opening a bakery. His body is never found, but among his surviving effects were a large number of lottery receipts. Her ultimate rejection of Drew for a new beau sends the handsome physician into a crisis of confidence and conscience. Victoria Toby Cameron. 1967 Reef and an alcoholic Connie Martin return. Spoiled Angel Varden takes the stage. Wilbur is Comic Twitters Wicker Man. Learn more about our offerings here: An Antarctic explorer watched his ship sink. Elizabeth Liz Hoag. Get the comics you want, your way. No relationship with Jefferson Cory has been indicated. Saunders had already created a mildly successful humor strip named Big Chief Wahoo that evolved into Steve Roper. Cass flees the country rather than drag Wynne down. *Krusty the Clown laugh*. Mary sets him up on a blind date with a financial planner named Jenna Thomas, a new friend living at the Charterstone complex. According to distributor King Features, Mary Worth is not a continuation of Apple Maryit just happened to be the replacement for Orrs strip when she left comics. He moved into the Charterstone complex in May 1993, quickly becoming a Platonic friend to his neighbor, Mary. Sgt. Pandora Worth Clark. Stan, who is a paraplegic, is initially put off by Karens disclosure of her history but ultimately proposes. A married dance act, their faltering romance is rescued by Mary, whom Marcia comes to consider a surrogate mother. 2013 Mary resolves her friendship with John Dill and meets Ken Kensington. Golden Globes red carpet: Who wore black the best and worst [20], The strip was spoofed as "Mary Worthless" on a 1975 episode of The Carol Burnett Show.[21]. In 2012, Dawn goes on an ill-fated cruise with her father and later attracts the attention of one-armed man who is drawn to her due to her resemblance to his late sister. The reader is asked to remember that Mary Worth stories are not about Mary. It looks like something may have been lost in this comment. The couple just gradually fade from the narrative thereafter. 1994 Mary helps Bill and Sonia Corey. It was created by writer Allen Saunders and artist Dale Connor, initially appeared under the pseudonym "Dale Allen". Both, however, treat a Latina named Lisa de Leon! Cassius Cass Conrad. While Karen administered mysterious youth restoring treatments, Rachels method is rather more mundane. Keep scrolling down, if interested. In the process, Dawn Weston becomes infatuated with his confidence and muscular physique, but is disillusioned when he beats up her boyfriend, Sammy.The war-hating son of a brigadier general, Ford boasts he will never see jail time because he did the military a service by exposing its weaknesses and he will plea bargain in exchange for explaining to them how he did it. Beginning with befriending an attractive showgirl named Leona Stockpool in 1939, Mary is increasingly drawn into the orbit of showgirls, actresses, aspiring writers, selfless nurses and other professional women. Saul Wynter. "Mary Worth" is a newspaper "continuity" comic; the stories continue for weeks or even months. Angie Omen. Tommy Beedie. No! Thanks for the feedback. *Edit* (if I could) I see the Judge Parker one has already been up for a while! Even her former friendship with the mayor is not enough to save her. When Jim and Louise reconcile, they take Sunny back but soon enough are killed in an accident. 7/21/41-3/42. In 1980 he asks Mary to extend every consideration to a friend, Ian Cameron, who was moving into the complex on his advice. Wilbur is seduced by Toby Camerons manipulative sister, Elizabeth Hoag in 2001. Mary Worth Thursday, March 02, 2023 Thursday, March 02, 2023 You've reached your monthly max of free comics. Others include plot lines regarding Internet addiction, Mary's refusal to trade in her beloved PC for an iPad, and a lengthy story line where Mary must confront an old flame, whose meddling with his daughter's love life led to her ex-boyfriend dying months later, alone and unloved. 1972 Greenhouse worker Tomas Rodrigo finds love (and trouble) with the boss daughter. In late 2018 and early 2019, Ians blindspot regarding a manipulative female student creates doubts in their relationship. Bill Biff. 1975 Marys cousin, Rose Morris, finds love. I hope Libby [Estelles cat] gets to piss on his empty grave too. Holiday Holly Hart. A newly moved in senior resident of Charterstone, Eve bonds with Saul Wynter over their mutual love of dogs. 2014 Released from prison, Tommy Beedie returns. They come back into Marys life in 1997 when the two are in an auto accident and are brought to the hospital where Mary is volunteering. Dawn and Drew Cory have an ill-fated romance. 1961 Hildy feels pressured by her husband to adopt a status-oriented lifestyle. Like the character Mary Worth, Karen lives in an apartment complex, enjoys quoting aphorisms and occasionally dispenses advice. The following summer, visiting Dawn in New York, the two decide to end their long distance romance. Drinking before the dinner date, Wilbur embarrasses himself with childish verbal jabs at Zak. Mary Worth fans used to the characters glacially-paced interventions were taken aback to see the character in a far more dramatic scenario in 2006. And It might be worth mentioning that in 1986, Blackthorne Press released one volume (more were planned) of Mary Worth from the early Ernst/Saunders era1943 specifically71 pages. 2021 Saul and Eve Lourd bond over dogs. A pattern is now set with Jeff periodically proposing and Mary demurring, with neither a firm yes or an actual rejection. Sunny Biff. The Mary Worth bits with Wilbur and Libby the winking cat were the nice happy change of pace from that trainwreck. Now I wish I had. In 2019, Ian is temporally flattered by the admiration of an attractive female student until he realizes that she is only interested in an A without any work. Soon enough, the two have fallen in love and it is a case of amnesia that ultimately thwarts an upcoming marriage. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. 1985 While in NYC, Mary and Hamilton Hull try to help astrology fanatic Jenny Troon. Imagine that Naomi Wolf No! Special prosecutor, then governor and finally senator with presidential aspirations, Blackston is on the fast track. Esme. Mary gives Estelle a one-eyed cat named Libby after she discovers Jeff is badly allergic to cats. Her genius at knowing what children will want to play with has made Angus Archibold a leader in the toy trade. A rival toy manufacturer, Angus van Dorf, puts his nephew, Jay Brent, up to infiltrate Archibald Toys and woo Hildy over to his company. Tomas Rodrigo. 1970 Reef buys a castle for Connie. The writer solved that problem with the introduction of Frank and Anne Crawford and their lovely if somewhat difficult daughter, Jennifer, in 1965. He is tall and slender, distinguished looking with a fetching mustache. 2/89-8/89. Currently drawn by Power Pack co-creator June Brigman (since 2016) and written by Karen Moy (since 2004), the modern Mary Worth is a consummate busybody and life-ruiner who sometimes steps in when Wilbur needs a guest writer for his advice column. That take is understandable, but looking at her long life in the comics (over eighty years, believe it or not), lends some interesting insights into her evolution and the treatment of women along the way. 4/93-10/93, 10/94-1/95, 8/96-9/96, 7/98-11/98, 5/01-6/02, 5/03-6/03, 10/03, 2/04, 7/04-11/04, 9/06, 7/07-10/07, 11/09-3/10, 1/11-3/11, 5/12-8/12, 9/13-10/13, 2/14-5/14, 6/16, 10/25-11/20/16, 3/10-3/12/17, 3/12-6/14/18, 6/10-6/17/19, 9/30/19-2/14/20, 5/15-5/24/20. [8], By 1976, Mary Worth was being distributed by the Field Newspaper Syndicate to more than 300 newspapers worldwide. Is it the facial hair? Mary deals with a stalker, Aldo Kelrast. Sunny turns out to be the daughter of Bills brother Jim and his daughter-in-law Louise, who feels unable to care for her due to their separation. No longer destitute, she no longer has to sell apples and is henceforth only known as Mary Worth. But at least then his personality would be better. Her lack of experience in romance leads her to be cheated out of money by a handsome conman who shows interest in her. Ive been really enjoying both the Comics Curmudgeon and David Williss commentary on this recent arc, but I think this is the most invested Ive ever been in a Mary Worth storyline. Mary comes to stay with Hildy and Pandora after the death of their father. Meets Patti Parker. 9/94-2/95. Cruel landlady who arranges for Apple Mary to lose her street corner so she is unable to pay her rent and Hardie can evict her and keep her furniture. With her silver, bunned hair and mature features, Mary Worth has perennially been a woman in her 60s Though not demonstrably vain, some of her lines and crows feet were erased in 1991 by artist Joe Giella. ", the tour of the Springfield Shopper leads them to the comic department which is headed by the author of Mary Worth. While in New York, Mary shares a cab with Heloise, the Phantoms daughter. 3/16-6/16, 1/17/17-1/22/17, 4/25/18, 5/27/18. The solution to their marital woes is presented as Pan giving up her career to raise a family and Kippy taking a construction job so as to make a living wage. A corrupt businessman, Craftee tricks Mary out of her land, which had a richreserve of oil in it. Rex Morgan M.D. One thing that fascinates me about the soap opera strips is their shared ancestry, for lack of a better word. GoComics.com - Search Form Search. Beautiful nightclub performer whom Mary befriends. Later, the feud was revealed to be a collaborative hoax that Capp and his longtime pal Saunders had cooked up together. Throughout 1938 custody struggles abound with Bill finally being awarded guardianship. She's a millennial, Latina, exhausted, and can often be spotted casually cosplaying America Chavez and complaining. When Zak returns in 2017, a successful businessman having created a wildly popular game, the two declare their love for each other. Locating so many of these stories in a mid-sized Midwestern town generally meant the stories took on a less glamorous slant. Dr. Ian Cameron. 2019 Dawn falls for Hugo. Tom Kane. The narrative never condemns the relationship and the two are seen dancing together at a club in 2017 and going on an academic excursion abroad in 2018. When a handsome prisoner-of-war returns to America, Hollywood takes notice and Brick Bricker is hired to write the screenplay. The Crawfords are never seen or heard from again. Later, in 1977 and a freshman in college, Karen has a romance with a young man named Stan Szymkowski. I particularly appreciate that now I can place where those Harvey comics stories came from, as well as the Argo one (interesting that they used a story from nearly 10 years before their short lived series of newspaper reprints). At the end of the narrative, Bills father, a man with a mustache and a money earning scheme appears. This is awesome! Early on, Toby had to struggle with Ians alcoholism. Jason comments: "I loved Mary Worth's line about sand traps." 1981 Ash Jackson wants to marry Mary. 1991 Martha Williams, the daughter of Marys dour suitor Chad Bryan, arrives. Van Douglas. Still living in Charterstone, Terry advises neighbor Estelle on the risks of internet scammers who, posing as never seen romantic interests, solicit money and then disappear. The New York City club helped launch the careers of Billy Crystal, Richard Lewis, Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Richard Belzer and others. Rebellious young woman who only attends art school to escape the watchful eye of her father. Mary Worth herself, though always a presence in each story, was almost never the central character. Mary's friend, Bill Biff, is featured in stories appearing between 1935 and 1944.[7]. Connie Harms. Grant Inwood. Caleb Gribble. Superintendent of schools in Jennings, Ohio, and husband to Anne. Electronic version of these comic books can be found at the Digital Comics Museumby entering the name of the comic book in the search box at the top of the home page or under the publisher that Ive listed in parentheses. Mary would visit her friends, Frank and Anne Crawford in Jennings, Ohio roughly once a year between 1965 and 1979. Mildly snarky commentary on Marys daily adventures: maryworthandme.blogspot.com, The Comics Curmudgeon on comics, including Mary: https://joshreads.com. Iris is shocked when her son is arrested for dealing meth and nearly causing a fatal overdose in a fellow student. Corrupt city councilman Looter took over the mustache twirling the following year. Advertising Marys husband and daughter-in-law were killed in the same accident. A business associate of her husband, Old Man Craftee, likely had something to do with the accident. Wilbur fucking sucks!) Maggie Millis. Mrs. Hardie. 7/45-10/45, 4/46. Enjoy these subscriber benefits: Access 250,000+ comics Favorites daily email Ad-free reading 100 Days Free Terms Apply. 1984 Ian risks losing his new daughter by trying to interfere in her impending marriage. 1966 Jennifer Crawfords impending marriage to Gatewood Cobb is complicated. Hildy Worth Brent. A college student at the local university, Dawn lives with her father Wilbur at Charterstone. Id forgotten some of the 70s and 80s stuff. Converts to Continuous Service Subscription. Reprinted in Comic Hits 55: Love Stories of Mary Worth (Harvey). 1947 Brick, still working for Herb Ashley, gets Broadway bound Pixie Gaye a job. When Jeff falls seriously ill, Mary travels to Vietnam to in January 2007 to take care of him and accompany Jeff back to the states. 1965 Mary reconnects with old friends, Frank and Anne Crawford. Karen ultimately gives up her child for adoption. 3/40-11/40, 3/42-6/42, 4/48-7/48. And when asked by the mayor of Boomville, she readily sells her farm to make way for new living units, because as she says something must be done about better housing conditions for defense workers in town. (6/10/41). Very funny! Much as *most* of the major TV soaps came from Irna Phillips and her lineage of protoges going back to her radio daysnamely Agnes Nixon and Bill Bell Mary Worth, if we call it the first major soap strip (as you point out with your fascinating piece on Dixie Dugen, that point can be argued), was mostly created into what it would become by Allen Saunders. Mildy arrogant French foreign exchange art student who engages in a summer romance with Dawn Weston. 1958 Mary competes with her cousin Constance for the heart of admiral Reef Martin. His subsequent fledgling romance with Iris Beedie in 2004 is strained by her drug-addicted son, Tommy. 5/60-7/60, 10/60-2/61. x/47-x/47. Ham gives a similar call to Mary in 1981 to see that a former high level employee of his, Kate Berdan gets a nice place. Cancel Anytime. When Link gets a promotion to run his companys office in Paris, the young family move to France. Her complicated relationship with her son, who returned in 1936, and once again up to no good, became something of a recurring theme. Cori: Honestly, because with their reach both Cheryl and David have really made this a fun storyline to follow the past several months. 1940 Leona and politico John Blackston begin their romance. She also meets and begins her long and rather chaste romance with Dr. Jeff Cory in 1996. James Gunn announced a new DC Studios slate, including Batman, Superman and Supergirl projects. Amazing compilation. 2001 Elizabeth Liz Hoag, Toby Camerons older sister, seduces Wilbur Weston. 7/46-Herb Ashley. American con woman from Kansas who poses as a French countess to seduce principal Hal Winston away from school teacher and secret fiance Sue Carrol and gain access to his wedding nest egg. Marys close friend and neighbor at Charterstone. Past stories have confronted social issues, such as juvenile delinquency, unwed motherhood, drug addiction, spouse abuse, alcoholism, infidelity, concerns of the elderly and the generation gap. One *tiny* nitpick. 9/11-9/21/20, 12/28/20-4/21+. In 2017, the two women take a Caribbean cruise together. She falls in love with an artist named Jeremy Goddard who is impressed with her inner strength and declares himself ready to be a father to Chad. School board members are skeptical and, it turns out, with good reason. Mary Worth Born "about 60-something years ago" in Jennings, OH, Mary is a graduate of Denison University, a former teacher and the widow of John "Jack" Worth, a Wall Street wizard who left a sensible portfolio providing her with a comfortable if not generous income. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique You are now leaving The Seattle Times. The years 1955 through 1963 see Mary reunited with both her son and grandson after a decades absence and also sees them achieve successful romances of their own.