1. When Dorothy had absolutely no issue hurting Blanche’s huge-yet-fragile ego:
Season 5, Episode 11, “Ebbtide”
2. On more than one occasion:
Season 4, Episode 23, “Rites of Spring”
3. When Sophia had no filter and Dorothy had to shut her down:
Season 7, Episode 2, “The Case of the Libertine Belle”
4. And when her patience wore thin, she didn’t bother with excuses:
Season 6, Episode 14, “Sisters of the Bride”
5. When she sought revenge on Rose for giving her the flu:
Season 1, Episode 21, “The Flu”
6. When Rose asked Dorothy a pressing question:
Season 3, Episode 23, “Mixed Blessing”
7. When she didn’t take well to being told what to do:
Season 1, Episode 20, “Adult Education”
8. When Dorothy and Sophia were constantly going back and forth:
And she was never afraid to threaten to send Sophia back to her old retirement home, Shady Pines.
Season 6, Episode 8, “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Sophia?”
9. When Blanche wanted to keep the housekeeper who helped her with her sexual endeavors:
And a frustrated Dorothy gave her a more common alternative.
Season 3, Episode 4, “The Housekeeper”
10. When Dorothy’s ex-husband, Stan, and his charming brother came to visit, and he expected a similar, happy greeting from Dorothy:
Season 3, Episode 8, “Brotherly Love”
11. And she had no problem telling her ex how she really felt when he came around:
Season 3, Episode 17, “My Brother, My Father”
12. Even when he was seeking compassion, she always made sure she got a few punches in:
Season 2, Episode 3, “Take Him, He’s Mine”
13. When it came to passive-aggressive insults, Dorothy had no problem delivering a sarcastic comeback:
Season 3, Episode 12, “Charlie’s Buddy”
14. And the majority of insults were based on her taller, broader figure:
Season 3, Episode 20, “And Ma Makes Three”
15. However whenever the girls found themselves in a tight spot, Dorothy felt no shame in utilizing her stronger physique to save them from trouble:
Season 2, Episode 2, “Ladies of the Evening”
16. But honestly, no part of her body was ever shown mercy:
Season 4, Episode 14, “Love Me Tender”
17. When Dorothy found things all too coincidental:
Season 7, Episode 1, “Hey, Look Me Over”
18. And of course, when their house was broken into and Dorothy was in no mood to deal with Rose’s imagination:
Season 1, Episode 8, “The Break-In”
19. But let’s not deny that all Dorothy really needed to do was give a “look” that said more than any comeback could to convey her impatience:
20. Or her frustration:
21. Or just how absolutely done she was with the idiocy:
22. But at the end of the day, the girls just wouldn’t be the same without each other, and in this case, Dorothy’s level-headed personality hilariously conveyed to balance out the group.
23. What else can we say except, “Thank you, thank you, thank you for being a friend.”
