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So no funeral?

posted 8 years ago by buddey125
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Why was there no funeral for poor Rhonda? It's like she never existed. Wasted opportunity for drama.

[–] TheMociety 8 years ago

Maybe it was done off-screen or it'll happen in another episode.

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[–] wrightinchicago 8 years ago

I wondered too. I hope they do bring her back in flashbacks and maybe a funeral, because it made no sense not to show a funeral. They showed a wedding.

[–] westen1223 8 years ago

She's been upgraded to a "special guest cast", meaning she'll likely be in andre's hallucinations, like in the first episode. I miss her too much.. how will andrew cope with this...

[–] lavenderspirit2005 8 years ago

I am REALLY hoping there'll be a funeral for Rhonda in the next episode. Otherwise, that's just flat out WEIRD. A funeral for Bunkie, a cousin, but none for Andre's wife? Plus, it's annoying to show the family rolling on just mere moments after her death into the next drama.

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[–] iheartentertainment 8 years ago

@bu: Maybe they will do it during the next episodes.

[–] IveGotASecret 8 years ago

Token white characters on black dominated shows don't get a funeral anymore than token black characters on white dominated shows get one.

[–] vabrown81 8 years ago

I figured they would feel slightly something. I thought they were building Rhonda up to play a bigger role. It seemed Lucious and Cookie were starting to gain some respect for her. There were times they'd talk slick to her and Rhonda wouldn't bite her tongue.

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[–] LiteraryLegend 8 years ago

I'm pretty sure it was done off screen. There is limited time for all the storylines. A funeral would have taken too much of that time.

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[–] mycalangelo 8 years ago

I really hope they at least show a scene from the funeral. That would be so jacked up. Rhonda at least deserves that. She loses a baby then dies not too long after. And she really stood by Andre.