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Rick goes spectacularly bat shit crazy once in awhile so I have confidence that he can pull back from this current bout. Hershel tried to talk to Rick, Michonne clunks him on the back of the skull. Her method is the proper choice.

On behalf of my ears, Deanna's husband, thank you for having the music turned off. Okay, onto business: * Rick was acting so twitchy at the Jesse/Pete residence, that you'd think Jesse, who doesn't know Rick, should be as scared of him as she would of Pete. We know Rick isn't a stalker, woman beating, rapey guy, but she doesn't know that. Jesse would just see a guy who is emotionally off kilter like Pete. At least Pete is the devil she knows unlike Rick. * I got nervous when Michonne went outside without the katana. Rosita pointing out that she was without her katana only made it worse for me. * Sasha picking off zombies was a reasonably productive way of dealing with grief. Problem is that by taking on the herd, she was taking too big a chance. Seemed like she had a death wish of sorts going on - something else that had me nervous for all three of those women. * By Daryl standards, he was downright chatty with Aaron. Amazing how a plate of spaghetti and a motorcyle DIY kit will soften up Daryl so completely towards someone. * Glen is terrific with people 1:1. When Nicholas, I speculate, ends up a mess o' entrails, Glen can at least tell himself he tried. * I took Carol's semi-smile during the fight to be about supporting Rick in doing the right thing in her mind. Didn't take it as being the smile of the manipulative puppet master or that of someone getting off on the violence. Frankly, if I were Sam, hiding behind Carol (so long as she is not out to get you) is some smart defense strategy right there. * Not interested enough in Enid/Carl to comment. * Time for ASZ residents to elect Michonne "boss of us."

Eugene did good getting Tara out of there, but being slung over his shoulder could not have helped the head injury any.

I don't think the FPP nickname is too harsh anymore.

She still has to learn how to mumble unintelligibly ; )

Francine takes a hard fall and then throws a wicked right. Awesome character intro. Hideous mix tape - play that for Gabriel; then he'll know what evil is. Good gravy, Carol is quick to hit the 'must die' button on someone. In this episode it was Pete, but you never know...these seemingly doomed children who are drawn to Carol must be warned.

The episode in a handful of lines: Maggie (chipper): I'm a political intern. Michonne: The katana is mantle piece decoration. That's right. Decoration. Abe: Heeeeey baaaaby. I'm buzzzzed. Rick: That's the first clean cheek I've kissed in two years. Aaron/Eric: Check out the new rough trade! Yep, he wiped his mouth on a sleeve. Daryl: They feed me spaghetti. I trust them. Buttons: One of Rick's people found me. I'm dead for sure. Assorted ASZ people: Applesauce...Pasta maker...Book Club...Chocolate...Drink up...Come to the party or else... Sam: Scary lady said I'd be eating cookies in the forest. No, wait...it was something like that. Sasha: Clock tower (twitch); must go to clock tower (twitch). Deanna's son at party (of Sasha): Check out the new rough trade! Yep, she lost her s - at the party. Rick: Pete - I'll shoot him in the back later. And, in a few episodes: Deanna: "Rick, you and your people are like a plague!"

The father should have been Rupert.

Um, WTF was that?

Liked Gene's story the best. Usually I don't enjoy funny songs because I rarely hear the words well enough. Yet here, the lyrics were audible, clever and well delivered. Tina's story was pretty good but I'm tiring of Tina's butt fetish. Tina's story was good too; but the best part was how everyone in the restaurant gasped when she uttered her story's name.

This is true. There is at least one major difference. Homer actually has affection for his family. The Simpsons/Family Guy cross over episode highlighted the remarkably different experience daughters have in their respectively families. That's only one example. Another is that that affection means that Homer sometimes feels the tug of family responsibility. Homer sometimes gets that he has a family to support.

How Rick responds to Aaron will be a character test for him. Will he be rational or irrational? Even though Rick is working the boxcar hopping hobo look, he actually seems more emotionally together than he has been in a long time.

Maybe Alan will get the beach house in the divorce. Spousal support pays the property tax. Hard to imagine the series ending with such wins for Alan, though.

I would love to see Daryl in pretty barrettes. I can picture it now. Daryl talking about scoring metallic pink barrettes; Michone complimenting them and then pointing out the cute scrunchie she found to pull back her dreads. In the background, Carol is washing her fresh buzz cut in a stream of running mud run off.

"Don't Bring Scissors to a Gun Fight" is inspired but I like the current title. Whether we miss Beth is clearly a hot discussion on this thread. Edited to delete my possibly and accidental provocative next comment.

At the beginning of the show, Eddie the narrator spoke of his parents in past tense. Since the show is set in 1995, that weirded me out since it is only 20 years later assuming he is speaking from 2015. Was he telling us his parents are deceased now or was he simply saying that this is how his parents were back in 1995? What do you want to bet that the failing steakhouse will morph into a successful Chinese restaurant? As a pilot, the show was okay. The parents are interesting and mostly endearing. Eddie imitating, taking inspiration from what he perceives to be African American culture (regardless of whether he simply sees it as being 'mainstream' American culture) rang true. For part of the 90's I lived in the Arctic and I'd frequently see Aboriginal youth, in the middle of eye ball freezing winters, decked out in running shoes, baggy pants, reversed ball caps, in thin basketball jackets, looking frost bit and ridiculous. It was sad to see him reject his mother's lunches for the cardboard garbage lunchables. I want his mom to make me delicious homemade lunches.

The Ropers were more entertaining but Mr. Furley was a much snappier dresser!

Photography and me do not get along. Took a passport photo this weekend. I'm a law abiding citizen but the photo makes me look like a horror movie axe murderer. Well, the Super Bowl is on tonight. I have zero interest in it. Guess I'll have to find something productive to do.

Was glad for that too, especially from a cartoon show that, at it's best, is a cultural satire.

Axel was the most cheerful realist on the show. He was a newly liberated prisoner in the middle of the ZA. Beth, the local cutie, was heavily protected (re: Carol's touch her or else speech). He knew his dating opportunities were slight so he whittled his standards down to a female who is "not lesbian." Quite practical. If Axel had lived long enough he may well have had a shot with Carol. I agree that Bob had an especially rough end, although he was kind of pollyanna about it with his talk of having loved ones around him.

Yes. This is the couple in which both Peter and Lois separately had sex with President Clinton.

Fortunately, I don't care if the owner stories are faked. It's all about the real estate porn, not whether the owners love or list. Sometimes I hope it's faked. Today I saw the Toronto episode where a male couple was trying to decide whether to leave their gorgeous century home that actually didn't need any renovations. Their reno list was nonsense BS items anyone could live without. One of the men looked a fair bit older than the other and that older man was grumpy with ridiculously high expectations. The couple treated Hillary and David poorly, as in Hillary and David would probably fire them as clients in real life. This left me hoping that this episode long old man tantrum was an act to whip up drama for the cameras.

Stop making me hungry. The idea that city squirrels are being fattened up on pizza crusts only makes me more curious about squirrel meat. I assume that this would be a good time of year to dine on one since they would still be chubby from autumn feasting. I haven't tried squirrel but the Missouri Dept of Conservation has squirrel recipes on its website.

Season 1 has the episode where Venus admits to being a Vietnam War deserter from eight years earlier. The show tried to soften the controversy by saying he deserted during his last three weeks of military service, after having already been transferred back to the U.S. Andy had no issue with Venus deserting. Mr. Carlson, the WWII vet, was initially disapproving but came around by the end of the episode. Good newsworthy, time capsule stuff in that episode. That and Venus' mirror pant jumpsuits.

The umbrella thing is cute. I get caught between admiring squirrel cuteness and wondering how they would cook up in a ZA. Makes me think of this short video I saw about a mostly subsistence rice growing village somewhere in South East Asia. A rat herd got into the village rice storage and devoured the harvest. Villagers were grief stricken. Then they came up with a brilliant idea. Villagers captured the rice grain fattened rats and sold them as meat by the roadside and in other communities. They raised money to buy rice. Can't remember where or when I saw it (You Tube?) but it was an inspiring story of making the most of a situation.