Season 8 · Episode 18

Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (Part 2)

Season
Season 8
Episode
18 (175 overall)
First aired
February 22, 1982
Network
NBC
TearjerkerTwo-part story

Who’s in it: LauraAlmanzo

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What happens

Laura gives birth to their daughter, Rose, but even the new baby can't pull Almanzo out of his depression. He refuses to do the exercises that might help him recover.

When a tornado tears the Wilders' house apart, Laura's fury and grief finally break through to him, and Almanzo begins to fight his way back. A moving story about resilience and marriage.

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