MY ELLEN - RECAP!

Podcast: Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Podcast · Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-04-30

This week, we dive into one of the most quietly devastating episodes of the series: “My Ellen” — and honestly, may have emotionally wrecked an entire generation of children who were just expecting, you know… a nice pond day. Can we say TRAUMA ON THE PRAIRIE?! What starts as a classic Walnut Grove hang—Laura, Mary, Carrie, and their friend Ellen Taylor heading out for a carefree swim—takes a sudden and deeply upsetting turn when Ellen accidentally drowns. Trauma #1 ! From there, the episode shifts into something even more haunting. Ellen’s mother, Eloise, spirals into grief that manifests as bla...