Dawn Lyn — a former child star on the TV show “My Three Sons” — is fighting for her life after undergoing brain surgery and falling into a coma … this according to her former costars.
Word of Lyn’s condition first cropped up on social media through posts from people like Stanley Livingstonand Tina Cole … who starred opposite her back in the ’60s and ’70s when their sitcom was on the air.
Livingston wrote, “Just found out my little TV Sis’, DAWN LYN (Dodie), is in a COMA and fighting for her life. She had surgery recently to remove a brain tumor. Please pray for her to have a swift and full recovery. I took Dawn out to lunch a couple of months ago. We had a great time reminiscing about our MTS days. Dawn is one of the nicest human beings I have ever known. Thoughts and prayers also go out to her husband, John, at this time. This is devastating news!” Stanley played Dawn’s TV brother, “Chip” Douglas.
Cole addressed it as well, saying … “My heartfelt prayers go out to my “My Three Sons” sweet “lil’ sis”, Dawn Lyn (Dodie) and her husband John. Dawn is fighting for her life after undergoing brain surgery.”
She adds, “I’m in touch with John and I will keep you all updated. Please keep her in your prayers as well.”
Lyn’s real-life blood brother, Leif Garrett tells TMZ … “My sister, Dawn, never wanted anyone to know about the surgery. Since it has been leaked on social media, I would really appreciate everyone’s understanding that it has already been a difficult time having lost both of our parents and a cousin recently.”
Leif also says, “Please just keep my sister in your thoughts and prayers and respect our family’s privacy. Thank you.”
While Dawn is certainly most famous for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last 3 seasons of ‘MTS,’ she went on to do more … including voice acting work, additional TV roles and even some films here and there.
It feels like we’ve been hearing that for years at this stage, but the series is going out with a 24-episode 11th season.
With three more spinoffs (The Walking Dead: Dead City, an untitled Daryl Dixon series, and an untitled Rick & Michonne series) confirmed, we’ve lost some of the most significant stakes that should be present for such a big final arc for the main series.
The Commonwealth arc in the source material was cutthroat, changing the characters’ lives forever, leaving them in a place that felt like they were all on the cusp of something different.
Unfortunately, what’s happening on-screen isn’t landing as well as it should for various reasons.
The Commonwealth is supposed to have a population of around 50,000 people, meaning that we should be able to see the scale on-screen to hit home that this is a different location from, say, Woodbury.
Despite visiting a bustling hospital, and the show’s best attempt at shots of the settlement from a distance, we still see the same sets within the community.
As a result, it doesn’t feel like the scale of a location that’s 50,000 people strong.
From a production standpoint, we should be seeing more than one or two exterior locations within this compound because it feels like a bit of an empty shell.
Either the budget has been stretched too thin due to cast salaries, or the series is phoning it in as we approach the finish line.
Another big flaw is the placement of the storylines. Some of the characters have had a lot of time on-screen, which has been great.
But when you realize that we have a handful of episodes left and only around three characters destined for spinoffs, it makes it a little bit surreal to think about how we will get a satisfying conclusion.
Another glaring issue is the Commonwealth soldiers.
We’ve been told how grueling their training is, yet the survivors constantly outwit them.
It’s hard to be invested in a story when the stakes are so few and far between. Yes, we’ve lost characters like Sebastian and Lance, but did anyone actually think they would make it out of this arc alive?
Furthermore, their deaths probably didn’t resonate with many viewers because they’re both newer cast members.
The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 21 elected to kill off three randoms without names as a means to show how devastating things could be for our imprisoned survivors as they’re forced to work on a train line.
Once upon a time, The Walking Dead would off characters without a second thought. Granted, there has been plenty of backlash to big deaths.
So, my theory is that AMC has a big say in the show’s creative direction and doesn’t want to kill any key players off to avoid what could be perceived as bad press leading into the next phase of The Walking Dead universe.
It would be a complete and utter disservice to the fans if variant walkers were introduced, only for no one to be killed by one of them.
The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 19 would have been a great opportunity to kill someone off because there’s no better way to scare everyone than by having a new form of zombie kill someone. That would send ripple effects throughout the narrative.
Given how plenty of characters disappear off-screen and are never seen again, the series shouldn’t be shying away from big deaths.
It was also stupid to have the Commonwealth arc heating up while the Reapers were still in play.
The Reapers could have been formidable foes, but with so much other stuff going on, they were cartoon villains that felt more reminiscent of a group from Fear the Walking Dead.
When introducing a villain group on a show like The Walking Dead, you must give them enough screen time to get invested.
The Commonwealth doesn’t seem like a big enough group of villains because of how incompetent the soldiers are.
Mercer is great, but we really should be more familiar with some of the soldiers to connect with them and understand why they blindly follow the Miltons.
These soldiers have been trained in wartime tactics and should have a stronger grasp on survival than our survivors because it’s their job.
There have been little hints the Commonwealth could be working with the CRM, but it’s hard to believe that after seeing how stupid most of the soldiers are.
Laila Robins has been delightful as Pamela Milton, but the trajectory of this governor’s arc hasn’t been handled very well at all.
She’s turned into a merciless leader over the course of a few episodes, something that didn’t seem possible earlier.
Maybe some story had been cut earlier in the season to bring the Reaper arc to a close, but we should have more meat in the narrative by now.
As we head into the final three episodes, the stakes are low, and the Commonwealth is incompetent, giving the sense that our survivors will prevail without much of a fight.
Hopefully, I’m wrong.
Announcing all the spinoffs in advance has choked the tension out of the narrative completely, which is a shame.
What are your thoughts on the handling of the Commonwealth arc?
UPDATED with SEC filing about board of directors.Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has gotten rid of the entire board of directors for the company, designating himself as “sole director.”
The action was not unexpected, as Musk immediately ejected several top-level execs on Thursday after closing his $44 billion acquisition of the struggling social media concern. A changing of the guard is not a major surprise any time a company changes hands, but the turnover comes amid the latest round of questions about content moderation. Musk is also determined to roll out subscription-oriented offerings, including potentially a $20-a-month fee for Twitter Blue, in order to lessen dependence on advertising.
Over the weekend, Musk tweeted (and eventually deleted, without explanation) a conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He indicated in a tweet last Friday that an independent board will be formed to address questions about content, but also appeared in his latest tweet to relish speculation about a potential reversal of a longtime ban against an infamous user who ran afoul of policy under the company’s prior regime. “If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if Trump is coming back on this platform, Twitter would be minting money!” Musk wrote. The exec pledged last May to welcome the former president back onto the platform.
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Twitter is strongly considering charging verified users $19.99 per month to use Twitter Blue, according to reports in The Verge and Platformer, as Elon Musk seeks alternative ways of picking up revenue.
According to the reports, which broke Sunday, Musk, who is expected to set out more layoffs this week, has tasked staff with updating Twitter Blue and quadrupling the subscription price from its current level of $4.99 per month. If staff fail to update by November 7, they could lose their roles, according to the reports.
Twitter Blue is a feature for verified users, those with a blue tick, that unlocks additional features. Under Musk’s plan, these thousands of verified users would have 90 days to subscribe to the new version or lose their blue tick — seen as a badge of honor in many professions.
One of Musk’s major moves since his botched acquisition of Twitter first started gaining traction has been to focus on verified accounts and bots.
The deal nearly collapsed after he claimed the company was failing to provide the number of spam bots on the service. He was eventually forced into buying Twitter as the transaction was too far gone but yesterday tweeted: “The whole verification process is being revamped right now.”
Musk’s chaotic reign in charge of Twitter has included rumors of multiple layoffs — many in middle management — hoax layoffs, the forging of a planned “content moderation council” and, most recently, Musk censoring himself by tweeting then deleting a post about the attack on Paul Pelosi. Other changes include alterations to the homepage for logged-out users, with much more expected this week.
