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We saw it today. I’d say I liked it about 67%. Actually I told the person I was with I’d give it about a 7.5/10. I do think Tom Holland is wonderful as Spider-Man. I actually thought all the actors fit the roles well. Some of the illusion stuff started to drag for me, especially the beat up Peter crap. I know the elementals were illusions but they wore on me after awhile too. And, for me personally, I alternated between feeling sorry for Peter with all the Tony talk and being tired of it all. That’s probably because I can only take Tony in small doses. I strongly disliked the Peter Parker/Spider-Man reveal. And I hated the use of the word blip for the missed years. Hated! It reminded me, as the “five years later” chyron did in Endgame, that referencing the time skip just makes me want to know more about that five years.

Farscape + PKW Fringe Leverage Psych (I’m debating Eureka, Warehouse 13 and Parks & Rec for future purchases.) Purchased by me, or family members as gifts, mainly for my kiddos. You can sort of see them maturing through some of what’s listed which I found interesting as I typed the list. Bonanza Everybody Loves Raymond Get Smart Gilligan’s Island Green Acres Gunsmoke Happy Days Hogan’s Heroes I Dream of Jeannie I Love Lucy Little House on the Prairie Macgyver (original version) Mission: Impossible Perry Mason Petticoat Junction Quantum Leap The Beverly Hillbillies The Cosby Show The Waltons I’m probably forgetting some of theirs. Sets were a fall back for gifts from family members for many years. We probably have complete sets of Barbie movies and Veggie Tales up until 3 or 4 years ago. I forgot, someone bought them the complete M*A*S*H set when they were very young (!) but that got put up until they were older. And a family member gave us the entire set (minus this season) of The Big Bang Theory and Home Improvement because they watched them and were done with them.

Good grief just when I think Abby can’t be any worse she proves me wrong. I get not wanting someone you love to die but to sanction another person’s death to save them is just so... so... Abby. I hope nuKane shames her and leaves her. The murder happy Primes bore me to the point of fast forwarding. Murdery Madi bores me. Honestly everything about Sanctum bores me Having to see visions of Josephine on the way to the anomaly was not fair. I was interested in the Octavia, Diyoza and Xavier/Gabriel story and then the bad acting blonde psycho kept popping up. Ugh.

That makes me think of the gadget where you punch in the food you want, whatever it may be, open the magic door and it’s there. I remember first seeing it on Star Trek, but I think it’s used in various sci-fi shows. That would be amazing.

If we’re talking wardrobes I want Cam’s from Bones. Sometimes I’ll watch reruns just to catch what she’s wearing.

I’m extremely reluctant to eat lettuce after two friends got food poisoning in the past year from different varieties from different stores. I’ve had severe food poisoning before that took more than a month to recover from. Lettuce isn’t worth the risk for me so it’s on the list of foods I avoid.

I can’t help it if it’s crazy I really enjoy this show! I like the positive vibe and just, I don’t know, it’s just easy for me to watch. I also like the people. The family actually seems to love and like each other and that’s refreshing. I understand Courtney struggling to let a baby spend the night away. While it may seem silly I get it. I struggled with infertility for 10 years and once I had my kiddos it was a long while before I was interested in having them sleep over at my parents. I also totally understand Courtney’s penchant for crying. I’m a crier - happy or sad. I’m also a social crier so if I watch a championship game I cry with the winners and the losers. I cry along with Courtney too. It’s just how I’m made so I don’t begrudge an exhausted, obviously openly emotionally mama of nine that. I still find the names eye-roll worthy but in the scheme of things that’s not too bad. The older boys seem to have good hearts and that is just a joy to see after having worked with a varying lot of kids and knowing kindness or generosity is not always encouraged by some parents.

I wonder if she’ll try that brilliant nickname trick she has of putting an e sound at the end of the name. So Psalm will become Psalme, or what most people will hear, Salami.

It’s been awhile since I’ve felt so completely all in with an episode of this show. Fits Simmons are far and away my favorite characters. I don’t have s lot of clever thoughts other then I loved it. Lots. It made me happy.

Well this was a slog. The 100 seems determined to push me off the viewing couch. The one bright spot was seeing Monty. I found the whole thing bland. So not only are the primes carelessly murdery and dismissive of the lesser people that serve them they also sacrifice babies. In case you didn’t know they were evil. Ugh.

Every time I hear/remember that name I giggle to myself. If her first name was something like Glitter or Butterscotch I’d say she should be in the stripper names hall of fame. Maybe Igotta Goodhand would be better.

He still has the same weaselly face. I am pretty surprised they didn’t break up.

Oh good grief! I will never get why anyone chooses to share such intimate details about themselves and their sex life. First of all, you have kids and they could read this at some point. Second, you end up sounding like a liar or desperate or both. I don’t believe they both lust after each other constantly. Even heathy, well-balanced relationships don’t walk around ready to hit it at any given moment. You can desire each other without needing to discuss how hot and heavy you are. That’s part of having a mature relationship, the ability to feel secure that you desire each other without having to tell everyone. Oh I need yo just shut up. These crazy folks will do anything to stay even D level relevant.

Ugh. This season is sliding downhill to boring town quickly. The body snatchers storyline doesn’t hold my interest at all. It’s just another Clarke central story that will probably eventually provide redemption for someone. Yawn. Even evil Josephine/Clarke feels like a retread. I’m much more interested in the new Grounders and how they survive the death trap of a planet/moon. I don’t understand the “anomaly.” Is it just a shape? Is it the killer king of the killer crap that seems to be everywhere? Is it alive? An alien? A former commander? Alie? Clarke’s dad reincarnated as a weirdo space thing?

Why didn’t Greg get that tiny tuft of chin hair shaved off at the barbershop? It’s all I could see when looking at him. I don’t get the ten year gap relationship wise for Deonna. Does that mean no dating at all, or no relationships? I don’t know how I feel about that The less said about the red head and the bald head the better. She seems to enjoy being purposefully annoying. I’m so interesting and funny! Hee hee hee, yea for me! His list of wants was exhaustive and his leering at the booblicious card dealer was gross. I can’t imagine they’ll be into each other but I can imagine them trying to play for the cameras. The dad/daughter codependency of creepy closeness is concerning. I don’t know if that or dad’s comment regarding the size of his future’s SIL’s penis is more concerning. Both are just skeevy. Matt seems sweet yet a bit sad from his parents drama. Did they ever say if he has a job other than former basketball player? Amber seems very enthusiastic and into him but I wonder about her last relationship being so recent. Let me echo the poster that said it was kind of her to allow her mom to be involved after having left her and her sister as young children. I hope, if they stand a chance, her family hugs him up into their Sunday dinners and gives him some love, because I like him (at the moment). I’m waiting to hear more about Iris than “Virgin!” I hope that’s not all we get to know about her. I wonder if Keith will be freaked out by that. While they may make lovely babies I don’t like imagining the mix of Elizabeth and Jamie thrust upon a poor child. Let me add my vote to Matt’s grey fox friend being a hottie. Thanks for including him big guy!

When I read this earlier I wanted so badly to believe it but was scared to get my hopes all the way up. I’m choosing to believe it 100% now and am unreasonably happy and excited! We’ve had some duds lately so I’m hoping Chris brings it! Stir up all the crazy you grown ass man! He’s always reminded me of an ex-boyfriend of mine. Previously I kind of hated that I was attracted to him in any way since the ex wasn’t the best decision I ever made. However, with some time having passed, I have more of a nostalgic feeling towards the ex and don’t feel badly at all for a fondness for Chris Buk. One of the twins? Nooooooooooo! I had hoped never to see either of them again. Next thing you know Ashley I.’s annoying sister will show up. Although she does have a boyfriend. And how do I know this? I’ve been watching the horrible crap that is Ashley, Jared, Jade and Tanner’s YouTube show. I would hang my head in shame at the admission, but apparently I have no shame. Sigh.

Better side. Ugh. It’s like watching a Ariana Grande video.

More meh. Sigh. I actively dislike the two new judges and it’s a strong, solid dislike. I get the feeling the really good dancers were in the montage of dancers who made it through and the televised auditions were the pretty okay/decently good ones. The freeze frame jump cam feels like a colossal waste of time. It’s like a new electronic toy that I wish the batteries would die in.

This makes me crazy stupid happy! I hope he really does un-retire, show up and stir the pot in his own grown ass man way. My reality trash tv just got one level trashier. I’m excited!

His middle name isn't actually Ye is it? Not that it’s that odd in comparison to everything else but still...

I just saw this trailer on the big screen and I was left screaming “No, no, heck no!” in my head. I have a complete and total lack of interest in seeing this. The trailer itself I found boring and stupid. I’m over Actors, with a capital A, being over the top in their performance. The trailer alone made me feel like it was “staring Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker!” not a movie about the Joker, or as @millennium said celebrity cosplay. Just no.

I was entertained by this but even as I watched it I knew it wasn’t great. The chemistry that McAvoy and Fassbender have is so much better than other duos that were showcased. Jean and Scott felt awkward and forced while Raven and Hank were just meh. I was disappointed that Quicksilver didn’t get to reveal himself to Magneto. I did like seeing Eric’s mutant haven but my kiddo thought it looked like a cult encampment. Eric and Hank’s emotional moment over Raven’s death had more of an impact for me than her death itself. Jlaw often has such a flat affect to her that even her supposed emotional moments don’t resonate with me. As for Sophie T. as Jean I thought she was mildly okay. I don’t watch GOT and have no real opinion on her acting ability. However, this movie, which rested so heavily on her shoulders, seemed to fit uneasily. I sometimes felt like she was stating sentences rather than saying things in character, if that makes sense. In my opinion she seemed more on it as an actor with Jessica Chastain than her fellow mutants. Overall it wasn’t a bad way to spend a couple of hours on a hot summer afternoon, but it isn’t something I’ll actively seek out again.

Ugh. Yuck. Blech. I don’t like either one of them, and if I recall, she was the worse of the two. I’d say I won’t watch but that would make me as big of a liar as Evan was when he got in that ambulance to win Carly’s lurve. I may skip the Bach/B’ette sometimes but BIP is one of my reality show weaknesses.

The kiddo wanted to see this again so I went. Second time around and I’m a bit meh about it still. For three hours it felt rushed at points and draggy in others. I was able to apprentice Tony’s death slightly more. Appreciate may not be the word, but I can only take Tony in small doses and since I expected him to die, initially I was pretty unmoved by it. This time, knowing when he would get self-righteous, or otherwise annoying to me, I could block some of it out and therefore feel more when he died. His “I’m Iron Man” at the end worked a lot more for me on second viewing with that knowledge. I liked Scarlet Witch taking on Thanos even more on second viewing. The lady team-up still seemed inorganic to me, and on second viewing Nat’s absence felt even more wrong and made that scene feel somewhat off balance. Fat Thor, knowing he would stay that way the whole time, didn’t bother me as much, but the casual edge of alcoholism bothered me more. I do think Hemsworth did a good job of portraying vengeful to defeated Thor well. I’ve realized that Spiderman seems to be the one who can make me cry the easiest. His young, earnest portrayal works. I was truly interested to see if Steve’s ending would be more acceptable to me on a second go round. I thought, since I’ve always liked Peggy and the Steve/Peggy pairing, that now, knowing what happened, it might be better. Nope. Not at all. I can’t let the idea of Bucky being tortured while Cap gets his lifelong dance go. Not to mention Hydra growing inside Shield, the agency Peggy helped found. It goes against everything that the movies have shown Cap to be. Additionally, while I love Sam and his friendship with Steve, having him be the more prominent friend during the movie didn’t work for me at all. I realize we may be supposed to infer Bucky knew about Cap’s decision by a look and a comment, but I find that weak and insulting to their friendship. Frankly Steve’s ending really messed up this movie for me Overall, this may have been a fitting end to a years-long arc, but for me personally, it didn’t fit too comfortably.

Good grief gravy that was ridiculous. The first girl did not change the world of hip hop or whatever the frack the words the judges tongue bathed her with. Did the judges all do some drugs together before the show? Everything was so Fantastic! and Amazing! and Best! Ever! It’s exhausting to see how over the top their over the top is. None of those handful of auditions were tear worthy and definitely not worthy of the word genius. Good grief. And the love for the 360° freeze frame is already old. And now I feel old. Who knew I would miss the old audition style and old judges. Bah humbug!