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Ty's pills looked like M&Ms. No wonder they are in high demand. Also, loved the person telling Riley how good she was at medicine because Riley was dabbing a boo boo with gauze. Um....yeah, put that right on your med school app, Riley. Now if she had figured out to cure Ty's cancer using the dab technique, mad respect.

This exactly. They're always going on and on about how THEY have to get home and doesn't James care about their precious family and it apparently never even crosses these twits' minds that there are lots of other people stuck in 10KBC and they might like a bit of consideration? I knew Greazy would come back to life, but while he was dead, he was awesome. Apparently the portal can be tuned to hourly time frames? Oh, the conveniences of this place. Looks like Eve got sucked into either the TV from Poltergeist or the Everything Bagel from Everything Everywhere All At Once. Bye, Eve. Maybe Greazy and family will follow you (Izzy will need to say her line through gritted teeth for the umpteeth time: I'm. Coming. With. You. We. Need. To. Help.) and you'll end up on the Titanic. Gavin! I'm flying!

Totally thought the Cologuard sketch was real. So real that I whacked my better half and yelled, "OMG, they used a BALL in the cartoon colon! WTH is WITH Madison Ave.'s obsession with scat? I know sex sells, but graphic and gross poop commercials? God help us all." Then my better half pointed out the logo. Oh. Well, that was the one sketch that brought a smile to my face, so well done, show. Like others have pointed out, I couldn't understand what the sailors were yelling, so that sketch may have been funny, but I'll never know. Just lurve opening my SNL viewing with an anti vaxxer whose monologue is basically repeated exclamations of how much he loves pot. Maybe if I were at the party and drunk or something, I might have tolerated him, but at home and sober? Nope. Never been a fan of PDD, but they sometimes are mildly amusing and have a lot of energy. This one, though...cringed so hard my back hurt. And, to top it off, the show insisted on bringing back yet ANOTHER renamed, recycled version of Angel on WU. Show, please stop trying to make this happen. It's so awful and grating. Gardner is never going to be able to replace Strong's OTT, loud and goofy characters, no matter how much she bellows or affects a vague Joisey accent. Really just makes me want to shut the show off and go find Kathy Anne and Jeannine Pirro on YouTube. I try to have low or no expectations when I watch SNL because I know it's gone very vanilla and safe and I mainly just hope for a few smiles, but when an ep is so bad I'm either dozing off or getting p*ssed well....I'm just glad to have this board as an outlet for my armchair critic, Monday morning quarterbacking b*tching and moaning. ;)

Ohhhh, so SuperSoaker is deliberate. Did it fall down from the 1988 portal as an ironic culture statement? I don't know whether SuperSoakers are still a big thing in 2022. I remember them as a big 80s or maybe early 90s toy. Anyway, good to know that a plastic toy can be filled with radiator fluid AND used as a flamethrower. This show has got to be the easiest writing gig in town. No need to fuss about whether any of the details are actually plausible or possible...

Oh, come now, where would the emotional gravitas of this show come from if not for Bitter Wolf Snack's pouting? All that Jagged Little Pill boi needs to do is pick up a guitar and start strummin' the emo croons of how the ladies always betray his trust and he'll never, ever be the same and, oh, bring me more distilled corn moonshine now for my behind the scenes outtake. I think you were, but if it's true, I'm so cheering for James to pull through. I, for one, wouldn't miss them at all. I was really happy when Levi came back and was clearly (or so I was led to believe) over Princess Eve. Clearly, he can do better. Much, much better. When GreazyGavin told him to Stay.Away.From.My.Family I so hoped Levi would just shrug and say, "cool, ya'll really suck anyway. Peace out." How many freaking books and pages and journals and whatnot am I supposed to be keeping track of? There's the Aaron journal, the Blue Moon journal, pages from someone else's diary, I think? Should probably at least have used one of those old school diaries that came with a lock if these things were so important. Then Eve could aim her Katniss Everdeen arrow and break it open. The worst problem, though? Not only is this confusing, it is boring AF. I don't care about a bunch of people screaming "DON'T TRUST SO AND SO!!!!" That's not the kind of dramatic tension that distracts me enough from pleading with someone, anyone, to get Jack GreazyGavin some freaking shampoo. Um....so, Veronica decides to walk RIGHT OVER the cracks of buzzy doom? There isn't a back or side route to get to her sister? Also really liked the wasps hovering all over the EpiPen. Didn't realize those were enticing to insects. Must be the kid-friendly strawberry flavored? Flamethrower looks like a SuperSoaker water gun. Ohhhh, goody, more winsome dialogue from Mary Sue Eve - lady, you're talking to a demented evil genius. You think telling him that he's trading your family for his will make him say, "aw, shucks, you're right. I'm sorry. I was just feeling badly about myself. Want to go get a Good Humor bar?" And now...she's picking up a...candlestick?...is this Clue?...well, assorted head whacks later, James just leaves without completing Blue Moon while Princess is passed out on the floor? Go Levi, go! I am liking evil Levi. Oh, for crying out loud, of course here comes Greazy to save the day. And, even better, Izzy shows up as Little Mary Sue. With one little teary eyed plea, she turns evil Levi back to boring Levi who lives for little scraps of wholesome family time tossed his way. Bleeeeeeechhhh. Whoopsy. Bomb gonna go boom because in the 90s apparently all bombs were made with a fail safe. Brilliant. Maybe Izzy could make herself useful and let out the poor animals trapped inside. And just maybe grab some food from the cafeteria? Well, wait, I hear wasps are nice fried up crisp and an excellent source of protein. Season finale already? Can't say I'm sorry to see that.

"MasterChef" as well - we noticed that now both shows are freely included in the contestants' list of wins/competitions. I would love to hear the agent/producer chitchat around these negotiations. OK, I'll trade you one Graham Elliot appearance for another season of Blais on Next Level Chef. At my table for one, I am cheering the lack of "B-dubs" and the Volts. Whew. This is a season with lots of contestants I can root for and the few I don't like are just annoyances, not the show spoiling level of dislike. I don't mind Guy in general. He's paid a ginormous salary to be a carnival barker - and sometimes he makes me laugh. We always get a kick out of watching any show of his where he drags his son Ryder into things - poor kid really seems, ah, not into the cooking entertainment business. This is a welcome Sunday night diversion as we ride out the last of winter here.

Those are some huge arse immunity pins. Like, Hunger Games style. Next, contestants from the basement level will get to shoot arrows to poach ingredients from the top level? Cakes made from grits? Um, not even a stretch in my mind, even if they're not official a "thing" in teevee chef world yet. Imitation crab (aka, "krab"), though? Not something that really needs to exist, IMO, let alone used as a main ingredient in a cooking contest. But blonde, younger, comely Southern cooks are still definitely a thing in teevee chef shows, so no way was she going home.

Soooo...this is a medical drama, but apparently only with medical cases that have happy endings. I'm late to the show; started watching after the surgery that left Lim paralyzed (and, wow, talk about magic wanding a happy ending...geez Louise, show!). So far this seems more like a nice, mildly dramatic fairy tale with medical jargon thrown in. Just wish there was more for the characters to do to earn that happy ending. The actors, I bet, are more than capable, but the writing doesn't give them much of a chance to deepen their characters. btw, a beta test of a brand new EMR software would be a huuuuuuge project and not something done with a few extra hours put in. I work in more of an IT-adjacent position, but I do work with EHR software and no, no, a change in software is a Very Big Deal. Most providers freak right the eff out at the mere mention of a minor upgrade. Just couldn't let that little detail slide. ;)

Agreed that this show can't quite fit the material it wants to treat into an hour episode. Either use American Crime as a model and expand a single crisis over several eps OR use Twilight Zone or other short form as a model for how to fit an ethical dilemma into 30 minutes. This is kind of a mishmash in between and it's coming off pretty ineffective. That said, I think Danny was both insane (or perhaps the insanity was starting after his mom's death) and the caregiver was a killer.

Richard Simmons with 10KBC appropriate Deal a Meal cards? One serving of caveman boar = one card? No, this show takes itself (I'm afraid) way too seriously for that. Maybe it'll be 1988's geology nerd, but it'll probably be (yawn) Levi to rev up that lurve triangle. Which, um...didn't Eve tell Izzy that she loved Levi? And then Gavin grabbed her arm in the slave cave and gave her that Piercing. Stare. of Passion and then was she like "oh, k, I pick Gav, thx for the stare that knocked some sense into me, bye." And now she's....confused? And we're supposed to be on the edge of our seats wondering who's getting the final rose? Excuse me, the final 10KBC flower of doom? I watch the B and B'ette series for that nonsense, but OK, show....

I've only caught up to about halfway through season 2, but I'll speculate anyway: this whole thing is Gavin's hallucination/delusion and he's going to wake up in a pool of puke, committed to a rehab center as Eve and Levi wave at him through a tiny window to his cell. I started watching out of a mild interest in the mysteries and some of the supporting characters were interesting, but because the dumb writers insist that I am clearly supposed to think that Gavin is the bestest, most spe-shull superhero evah and because he makes my freaking skin crawl....I've decided he's just the type of greasy, d-bag meglomaniac to pickle his feefees of not belonging in vodka and create a delusion of himself as this savior of humanity by being this super cool time traveler on a quest to save his twue wuv. These other poor saps are just collateral damage. And I'm not sure how much longer I can watch this basic manbun bro's fantasy.... ETA: I am badly embittered toward greasy haired average dudes who get built up to be such saints/heroes that the entire show becomes about how special they are (see This Is Us, which I had to stop watching because of the incessant St. Jack worship) and how every freaking character has to admit how wrong they are in the face of such goodness. I'm waiting for the wolves and tigers and other ferocious creatures to worshipfully approach Gabe-a-Vision with flowers and apologies for taking healthy chomps out of his family.

I have never found any of Gardner's WU characters appealing and Aunt Pat was no exception. I'm starting to dread her appearances on WU the same way I used to dread the appearance of Kyle Mooney in any WU character. Gardner's characters not only aren't funny to me, they have zero chemistry with either Jost or Che. It's too bad because I think Gardner has moments of greatness (I think she has more talent as a "straight" foil, like Vanessa Bayer, than a zanier, over the top, offbeat comic). I agree with the poster above who said Jost seemed really affected/down this ep. Strong leaving is a sad moment for me, a casual viewer; I can imagine losing a long-time colleague, especially after getting through COVID together and losing other key cast members, really sucks. Freaking loved the second Lizzo song, too. Did not love the rampage of Mylar balloons that wardrobe stuck to her and called a dress. I wished I could have heard her sing a bit of "Blue Christmas," but otherwise, she's been a bright spot on this show every time I've seen her and she's one of the musical guests that does not mean automatic bathroom break.

I already miss Moffat and Redd so much. "Apparently Sarah Sherman is peeking into the sketch." That and Yang's sassy lantern fly were highlights. The rest was a nice bowl of lukewarm meh. Whoever mentioned doing Stuart impressions upthread....darn you for making me nostalgic for MadTV and In Living Color! "Look what I can do!" I also thought the cold open was both a bad idea and, except for the Manning impression, was also not funny at all. Yeah, the show's gonna suck without endless, tired Kate McKinnon impressions. Ha ha ha ha! Lots of potential and talent in this cast....hope it doesn't go to waste.

Sorry to say that this show is kinda boring enough that I end up yakking with my wife for over half of it - not a good sign when a discussion about grocery shopping and gas prices is more engaging than the teevee. Add me to the chorus of WTF were they thinking not having everyone cook the same thing so there might be a hint of objectivity in the judging? Did anyone miss how knowledgeable Leah is about every kind of cuisine in the world? I hope nobody missed her pro tips on what to add to a Thai dish or how SHE likes to do Italian food, because I know for sure I would trust a smarmy know it all who spent a few years cooking in a country over, say, an Italian or Asian chef who grew up eating the cuisine. Shut up, Leah. You still need a shower from your grimy and foul affair you had on Top Chef. Tiffany Derry can do much better.

Exactly! Not to mention that every time Cheese (or Tyler) said something about how good their homemade mac and cheese was, I kept screaming (inwardly, mostly), "Well, it's Tyler's recipe so...." I mean, good plug for Tyler's recipe, but come the eff on.

I would definitely have preferred an equal playing field and everyone try to work with the same two cuisines. It would have been really interesting to see what everyone came up with. I was annoyed that I didn't see everyone's fusion dish - Greece/Southern had me really curious. That would have stumped me more than Ethiopia in terms of "what the eff do I even put together?" And the countries that really would have been difficult (IMHO), such as Finland or Russia (northern countries with completely different flavor profiles), weren't even choices, so, no, I didn't feel terrible for anyone. I mean...lingonberry bbq? Catfish borscht? Yikes. * I think the hardest aspect of blending two cuisines with a pseudo-similar spice profile would be not creating something that just tastes murky and like you dumped an entire spice drawer into the dish. India and Ethiopia, I think, would have been really tough fusions for which to create a spice blend that maintained clean flavors. I also just started watching MasterChef Canada so when I got back to American style, I'm always put off all over again by how much I detest watching "characters" mugging for the camera versus actual home cooks. And I haven't gotten to the Australia version yet, which I hear is even better. *unless, of course, you've studied Marcus Samuelsson, who figured out Scandanavian/Ethiopian fusion just leeeetle bit....

🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 🤮 "I never would have though to put mustard on chili! That's really innovative." Says someone who is either paid to look like an idiot or has never had a chili dog from a concession stand and added a bit of onion or relish or....mustard....and really does need to get out more, pandemic notwithstanding. Finale is going to be a game of "would you rather." Would you rather someone who chases people down shrieking "I've got mac and cheeeeeeese" and "I'm gonna make you holla!" win $10,000 so they won't be poor any longer or would you rather someone with a dead parent sob story serving a side of hairball with every dish win $10,000 because plant based and LA love? So, yeah. Sigh. At least Senoreatas make an original sauce or two to go on top of their prepackaged me(a)t and cheez. And at least their recipe isn't a direct copy of a celebrity chef's. Though who knows, maybe they just crack open a bottle of El Paso, add garlic, and call it homemade. Seems to be what constitutes "cooking" on this show. Really hope ESO makes it outside of the competition. If they were in my state, I'd stalk them immediately.

I wondered whether the association was deliberate. But then, this gives me great pause in considering how capable Sugar is in this business. I mean, I don't normally think of mascara or lipstick and then follow up with a mac and cheese craving and I don't think I'm alone in that. Or am I supposed to insert drag queen in there somewhere? Make up! Oh, drag queen! Oh, wow, mac and cheese! What a very....unsuccessful concept. If I'm going to get all dolled up to eat, it's not gonna be mac and cheese. It's going to be....artisanal pasta, mayhaps, with not a shaking tower of shimmy or exposed bra to be found.

Every time I hear "maybe cheese born with it," I reply "Maybe it's Maybelline." Commercials are really, really bad for young brains. The jingles go in and they don't ever leave. Sugar and head Senoreata are just so freaking tiresome. I don't normally comment on women's attire or what they bare, because you do you, but I wouldn't go near a food truck where the women had their jumpsuits open so far they were spoiling Victoria's Secret. Just gross. Rooting hard for ESO now.

Are the Lime dudes seriously singsonging "Taste LE truck" and not "Taste THE truck?" Great, I needed a millionth thing about them to loathe. We just sang "punch my faaaaaaace" whenever we were subjected to their supremely toxic and punchable dudeness. "Have you ever mac and cheese from a drag queen?" Well, no, Sugar, but....checks bucketlist....nope, not an experience I've been missing in my life, sorry. Now a really good mac and cheese? THAT is something I really would like. Bland mac and cheese, even with lobster, hurts my soul. I'd be happy with an Amawele's or a pasta people or a Southern Pride win, so definitely won't happen. I was really curious about the spices needed for Amawele's dishes. Was the stuff at the grocery store too bland or was a specific spice needed? Interesting that they found their spices at an Indian store - hadn't made a connection between the two cuisines.

Same. I normally don't have the patience or appetite for pure silliness and stupidity, but this season seems like a balanced mix of silly and serious. Maybe the celebrities are faking it (they are actors after all), but they seem genuinely into the contest and I also like the quick demos of dishes. I have really liked the celebrity version of WC far better than the "regular" contestants who are just so OTT stupid and ridiculous they make the show unwatchable. The celebrities sometimes surprise me with how likable they are. Couldn't stand Vanilla Ice when he was the thang back in the 90s, but on WC he was pretty awesome. This season, I'm actually kinda liking Jodi Sweetin and I could.not.stand her on Full House. And Tracey Gold just seems super sweet. I hope it's her and Jodi in the final. But there's also nobody I'm actively rooting against, so that also makes it more enjoyable.

I stand in awe of the composers/writers who can mimic any music style so well that I start to wonder whether the song is actually real. I still have the "I like-a pizza pizza....I like a pizza pie..." and "space pants" jingles in my head. The 80s style from the Chuck E. Cheese sketch last night wasn't an earworm, but still was really well done. BC and BY sold that and AM's dancing cracked me up. CF's impressions will never fail to amaze me. I loved the moment where EW said "PASS" and CF replied "And I thank you for that." Also, SS, "Do I sound like a Jewish parrot?" Bwah. Toilet was awesome. I actually kind of want one in a bidet model. In the cold open, I thought KM just came across as tired or flat or resigned somehow, which was unfortunate because I think she was supposed to kind of uplift or end the sketch on a more powerful note. I was hoping for something more along the lines of CS's WU "clown abortion" character - at the time, that struck me as more uncomfortably dark than humorous, but last night I really wanted to see something stronger. I know SS is not the most popular cast member, but she strikes me as someone who could do really sharp political humor well if her energy is channeled in the right script. Punkie still underused. :(

Lucky! We've just gotten fast Mediterranean food here within the last two years. I wonder if the quibble was established corporate fast food vs. street food? I associate kebobs with street food more than fast food, but it wasn't THAT hard for me to make the leap, even if I cringed a little at ground swordfish, which I associate more with steaks. *wipes monitor free of water I spit out laughing* I like that Malarkey isn't mean, but I can't take his cooking seriously with all of his antics. It's like he's trying to be another OTT Guy, but with a Richard Blais or Marcel V. fussy kind of cuisine. Not a Volt fan, but I did like Michael V. much more after seeing a more relaxed version who was able to laugh at himself instead of how he was portrayed on TC.

The Amazon Go sketch was one of the funniest and best overall sketches I've seen in a long time. Please show, don't give up on Punkie "Oh, I pay!" Johnson. I think she's such a good, nuanced straightman comedienne - she can get a lot of humor out of a single expression. Kyle Mooney on WU is so freaking awful and I always groan when he appears as yet another stupid, nails-on-chalkboard character. There's nothing he does that Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes or Alex Moffat couldn't improve a thousandfold. Thought the first song was stupid and second was overwrought. Should have just let the musical guest stay asleep under that comforter instead of letting her drag it onstage with her. Decent one overall, I thought, though.

Was that the croquembouche she insisted on making for a wedding challenge while the bride begged and pleaded for, you know, a cake? Totally the defining EF moment for me, too, and not a good one. I think I remember the Sanchez/Consentino show, too. It involved a lot of shots of both of them running around in a panic. And yeah, Psilakis? It's OK to come down off the mountain now and be among people. I am hoping for a Maneet/Jet final, but there are a number of others I like and others I like to root against and they could do way worse than Guy for a host, so I'm really happy this show stuck around.