The necessity to cleanse the palate

Because the thought of linking or implying that there's a link between Delta Burke and Diane Dimond seems profoundly wrong.

Delta Burke is a professional; Diane Dimond... not so much.

Mind you, there were those years in the late 80s when she allowed herself to feel too sorry for herself about the scrutiny involving her weight gain, it doesn't detract from the fact that she was a fantastic comic actress. Sure, it was annoying that the writers decided to bring out Suzanne Sugarbaker funny just after Delta Burke put on some weight, but frankly, it was better late than never.

I still haven't decided whether Burke made the right choice opting for more dramatic roles after leaving Designing Women. While Suzanne Sugarbaker is a tough act to follow, I think that Burke had some other tricks up her sleeve, unlike, say, Jennifer Aniston. And unlike Aniston, her pity party lasted much less than 5 years.

So here's some Suzanne Sugarbaker/Delta Burke amazingness... basically, it's an apology to the universe for aligning comedic divinity with bitter, yet strangely undetected hackiness.