AuntiePam

I just discovered this show and am on the second episode. I'm only posting in case anyone has questions about earlier seasons/episodes that I might be able to answer as I watch. Easier than going back and re-watching, maybe. ?? Derek Jacobi says more with his eyes than most actors do with their mouths. I just love him. Looking forward to watching Alan and Celia develop their relationship. So far, I like everyone except John. What a twat.

It wasn't explained in the subtitles. At first I thought they were talking about a penile implant. My mind goes there sometimes. So yeah, testicular cancer, and testicle implants so he can appear "normal". They have those for neutered dogs -- they're called neuticles. As for Baptiste warning his wife, I wanted him to try to figure out how Stratton knew that Baptiste had found Natalie. If he'd spent a few minutes pondering that, maybe he'd figure out that his wife was being spied on.

I gotta say it -- Baptiste is hot. Interesting sub-plot with Neils (sp?). There's no chance he's Baptiste's son, is there? Have we met Martha's husband? I guess it doesn't matter and it would be kind of a soapy thing to do, make Neils Baptiste's son. I'm really curious about what was in the letter that the Tulip Dog Man read, and if it was so important, why didn't he read the letter sooner, rather than let it sit in a pile until he saw Natalie on the monitor. I liked that he was going to turn the money in to the authorities. An honest man, which means he's probably doomed. Why did Stratton save the head?

Yep. If they can't give us the whole story, then why not leave that segment out entirely? We probably could have done with a bit less pigeon stuff -- like Mr. Benson speaking to the group.

I watched Harold and Lillian too. What a special couple of people! Harold's greeting cards and poetry, so witty and smart, and Lillian's ability to paint a word picture -- it was a pleasure listening to both of them. I loved those drawings of Harold and Lillian's life and thought all the way through that they were Harold's work, but nope. And how generous of Danny DeVito to produce this film -- it's so rare to see celebrities (or anyone) give credit where credit is due. Something I thought was cute -- when Lillian talked about visiting Harold on the Bodega Bay location of The Birds, and said that she had to alert Harold that someone had sent up some prostitutes. I think Harold knew. The expression on Harold's face in the group photo at the conclusion of that segment was very much "cat that ate the canary". I'm not insinuating that he participated, but he certainly knew about the hookers. And maybe Lillian did too. There were times when she seemed a bit naive, ingenuous.

Like others, my favorite bit was the license plate names, and how pleased they were to have them as partial payment for the necro's mistake. They are so out of the loop in so many ways, it makes me feel better that I'm dumb about so much pop culture stuff. At least they have an excuse. Hope to see more of Ghost Nadja.

Well phooey. It's not in stores around here. Rural midwest -- seems we're the last to see new products. Same with fashion -- if it's at our mall, it's already out of style. But thanks, pepper, now that I know it works, we'll keep looking for it.

Definitely one of the dumber commercials. These people bust up their furniture and patio doors, fighting over a phone. But they can afford to replace the crap they break? I think phone plans have gotten cheap enough so that almost everyone can afford extra lines. It's the phones themselves that have gotten so pricey.

So is it a bad sign that we've only had comments on two episodes? I've seen just the first episode and I liked it. If the characters are interesting, I usually don't bother to think about possible twists, or to try and figure out who's doing what to who. So far, the characters are interesting, so I'm just going with the flow.

Has anyone tried that new Dawn? The ads show it being sprayed on dirty dishes, which are then cleaned using very little water. I'd like to give it a try.

Jimmy had given Lalo the actual distance from the drop site, which helped. Then Lalo saw the tire tracks. Lalo obviously didn't believe Kim's explanation for the bullet holes, but he didn't care. It was enough for him to know that someone spilled the beans about the money and the drop site. He'll figure it all out. He might think that Jimmy was being played too. Who knows? I sure can't keep up with all this backstabbing stuff. I like that Tuco has to sit in that wheelchair with that party hat and sit through Happy Birthday. I've been in a nursing home, and those phony celebrations are the worst part.

My daughter's a cashier and she's getting a $2 raise too. The raises should be permanent though. Anyone who has to deal with the public needs hazard pay, pandemic or not. My son works at a company that makes farm equipment. They're deemed essential. (I'm pretty sure farmers don't buy new equipment every year.) But if they're so essential, why can't the company score some hand sanitizer?

What's the significance to all those shots of shoes dangling on power lines? We see them in more than one city. People tied shoes together and tossed them on chain-link fences at a factory where I worked, when the factory closed down. But these shoes on power lines seem pretty random.

Me neither. I didn't for a minute think that we'd see it but I couldn't figure what QT would do to avoid it. I avoided reading about the movie until today -- when I finally saw it (also courtesy of free Showtime), so everything was a surprise. All I'd seen were the shots from the various award shows. I didn't know what the movie was about, which I'm thinking is the best way to go into any movie -- no expectations. Little Julia Butters was excellent. I'll be rewatching for her, mostly.

I was ready to love this for Jaime Camil but bailed when I saw that there's a live audience. The only time I want to hear audience laughter is on a talk show. Dramas aren't filmed before an audience -- why are comedies? There's just as much room for audience reaction in dramas -- moans and groans, catcalls, sighs, tears -- so why do we need audience reaction for comedies? Because we won't know what's funny? Baloney.

Was that the dead-eyed 16-year-old who also raped an 81-year-old woman? There was something seriously wrong with that kid. And after confessing to murder, rape, and robbery, he acts like they're going to just let him go. "Do I have to stay here?" We hear the term "sociopath" a lot. I think this kid truly is one. Hearts breaking for the four-year-old who witnessed her father kill her mother. What was it she said? "He better not come by my house any more." And then at the end, she's telling her grandma "Stop that cryin'!" I don't know child psychology, but I wonder if her age will make it easier for her to get through this. At four, you really don't understand. Do you?

Yes, Doris Roberts. I thought I recognized Georgia Engel from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but IMDB shows a Mary Engel for Honeymoon, with no credit for MTM. I thought maybe Georgia used a different name, but maybe Georgia and Mary were sisters. I liked the movie but fast-forwarded when it started to feel repetitive, Martha getting upset at Jose paying attention to his new wife/girlfriend of the moment. Tony Lo Bianco was appropriately creepy, almost nauseating at times, and Shirley -- so cold-blooded.

Well said. It's quite original, isn't it? They're handling the usual family dramedy situations, but they're bringing new insight. Or maybe it's just better writing.

I'll qualify. I don't like a lot of comedy. The premise has to be somewhat believable, realistic. Maybe that's why movies like Some Like It Hot leave me cold -- I can't buy it. Nobody's gonna believe that Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis are women. Tony Curtis was pretty, but he wasn't that pretty.

I may have made the wrong inference from the quote in Rinaldo's post from yesterday. (I don't know where the quote came from.) It sounded like Tony Curtis was making fun of Grant's mannerisms -- and then the quote about Grant not ever wanting to be in a Billy Wilder movie? Well, it got me all confused. Which isn't hard to do. [smile] So is imitation still the sincerest form of flattery, when the imitation results in what Curtis did to Grant in Some LIke It Hot? I'm not so sure. I thought the character was silly and unbelievable, but then I've never been a big fan of comedy.

Nouns as verbs -- how about "brain"? It's used as a noun in the ad for Neuriva. I forget the exact wording. Hmmm. Maybe I need this supplement.

But Tony Curtis says in a TCM interview/homage to Cary Grant that he always wanted to be like Cary Grant, and that he was channeling Grant in Some Like It Hot. He didn't give the impression that he was spoofing -- spoofing implies disrespect.

I agree. I don't know the technical terms, but Fallon's film has been kinda blurry, with a time delay. Trevor Noah -- not too bad. I like seeing where they live. Trevor's "library" needs a lot more books. That western room of Fallon's -- really interesting treatment on the walls -- looks like cowhide -- or like a cow exploded in there. Meyers' hallway is as expected -- I'll bet the whole apartment is neat and tidy, despite having two young'uns.

I think one reason JJ ruled against the overpaying-dad was that the amount he paid was so low. $180 a month for regular child support and $224 when mom had to pay for child care. She said a few times that you couldn't feed a hummingbird on $180 a month. I wonder if he had any kind of relationship with his daughter. I doubt it. I also wonder about his relationship with defendant. Was it a one-night stand or did they at least date for awhile? Not that it matters -- it's just sad. Everyone gets shortchanged. Dad has to pay for a child he didn't want/doesn't care about, mom struggles to provide, daughter has no father figure, and JJ and Byrd help foot the bill for the WIC and Section 8 and other assistance over the years. I waited for JJ to ask plaintiff the nature of his disability, but she didn't.

I don't. I worked in downtown Seattle for years, and more than once came back from lunch with seagull crap in my hair or on my clothes. That stuff dries like cement and is really hard to remove. I'm still liking the struggling actor though.