Amethyst

I liked it, but I need to watch it from the beginning. I liked the reveal of the little girl being Vida, watching over Eddy. I knew that asshole from the bar would jump Eddy, either in the bathroom, or once she left the bar. Although Emma is right about the financial woes of the bar, it's clear that the bar is a safe haven for Eddy and her friends, not just a hangout spot. Glad that Lyn broke it off with the asshole once she was cleansed, so to speak. She needed to see what was going on with his fiancee, too.

Not sure what trails are, but it sounded like Tess was better when it came to the social aspects of waitressing (talking to the customers, personable attitude, etc) and was only OK at the technical aspects, like working her way around a kitchen, handling food properly, and how she did on her test. If she didn't do those correctly, I can see why Will said she didn't pass. But to be fair, he also said that Tess would benefit from more training, meaning she could pass her trails when given the chance. I would watch for s2, but the plot with the douchey bartender does nothing for me. They have no chemistry and he's as deep as a puddle. I'm more interesting in the dynamic between him and Simone. At least Simone is interesting. They need to flesh Tess out, too. She can't be the innocent baby forever.

I kept seeing the promo for the trailer and finally decided to check it out. For a reboot that I had no interest in watching, I think they really nailed this one. I haven't seen the original, though. Looking forward to season 2. I don't have a favorite because each guy brings something different to the table. Their personalities mesh well and they're so sweetly supportive of each other on Instagram. Jonathan is everything, and I don't mind his hair. Actually, I got jerky hipster vibes from his appearance and thought I wouldn't like him. But he's awesome. He toes the line between being annoying and endearing, but his actions are genuine and I don't get an unkind vibe from him at all. I can see why people find Antoni boring, but I like him. And it's not just because he's hot. I do think they need to give him better cooking segments because I'm assuming he does more than guacamole. Apparently they cut some stuff out, so maybe they'll work that in for s2. But I think Antoni's subdued nature works for the show. In AJ's episode, he seemed to gravitate more to Antoni than Tan (when they were choosing clothes) because Antoni is more conservative in how he dresses, not just his behavior. And that was when Antoni told AJ that he had experimented with trying brighter colors because that's how he originally thought gay men were supposed to dress. But he realized that didn't work for him, so he stuck to what he did like; jeans and logo tees. I liked that, it gave Antoni a little more depth. Keramo may be the culture guide, but he's really more of a therapist/counselor, which is fine. He's able to get more into the psyche of the people around him, moreso than just learning about what cultural things work for them. Bobby is kind of the unsung hero of the Fab 5, imo. He doesn't have as much of social network presence, but he has a real talent for home design. That takes a lot of work, and Bobby makes a real effort to incorporate the guy's interests and past into the new design. I also loved his discussion about religion. I like Tan, but his concern about dressing for your partner is kind of dispiriting. I like bucking the double standard of women dressing for their man, but I hope Tan takes more concern for the person dressing for their own brand, rather than their partner. Because people break up and relationships end for one reason or another.

Not a doctor, but I worked in Dermatology for a year as a CMA, and I was surprised at all the hands-on stuff they did. Major surgeries, excisions, cosmetics, wart removals, Botox. No way could Romano have been doing all that one handed. Or at least not until he had a lot of practice doing it that way.

IA. Tess is clearly new and unaware, and Hector put her in a tough situation. Still, that was the only time I really felt bad for Tess tonight. I get being upset about Jake, but Tess really just said "fuck it "to any kind of sense. I did laugh at her dumbly asking what Ari gave her, after she took the pill. And during a work shift, no less. I figured that Sasha would "fall", but I thought that scene would be a lot worse. He's lucky he ended up on the balcony, rather than the pavement.

Just saw it again, with my mom. She absolutely loved it and has watched it twice since I rented it for her. Definitely getting this one on blu-ray. It's just as good the second time around. Erik burning the garden with all the herbs felt incredibly short-sighted, because what if he has a child one day who wants to become the next Black Panther? But Klaue (sp?) mentioned that there was a ton of Vibranium in the mountain, so much that the Wakandans hadn't even scratched the surface yet. So I guess they can take some Vibranium and start a new garden. I don't know if I need to spoiler cut Infinity War, but just to be safe:

Mixed feelings on the Pittsburgh to Thailand episode. I really commend the mother for wanting to keep her kids more grounded and away from TV, but how long could that work? Was the house free of internet as well as TV? If so, I thought that seemed pretty extreme. She could have just set limits (for example, 30 minutes of TV a day, one hour of internet) instead of just cutting it off cold turkey. These kids aren't always going to do yoga and read books during their free time, and if there's anyone they want to catch up with at home, they'll be going to the nearest wifi kiosk in Chiang Mei. As for the husband, the same thing applies. Of course he should focus on his family when he's at home, but after the kids have gone to bed? It's not weird to turn on the TV and zone out for a bit. People do it all the time. I think it helps that the kids are younger. It's easier to make new friends when you're small, so there isn't as much added pressure to keep in touch with their friends back home. Younger children are more adaptable, too. I guess I'm too entrenched in technology, but this way of life could absolutely work for some people. I would be interested to see how this family is faring in a year or so, assuming they're still in Thailand.

I get wanting to give April a nice farewell, but that was ridiculous. An engagement would have been more than enough. Sadly, Matthew's late wife seemed like a placeholder while he waited for his real love to show up. The whole thing felt icky. It doesn't help that we just learned last week that Matthew and April have been together for some time. Oddly enough, I really liked Jo and Alex's ferry wedding. The one bright spot in the episode. Very romantic and sweet, and everyone who mattered was there. So the idiot wedding coordinator didn't have an Epi-pen, but not a single guest did, either? Or the doctors? And wouldn't the ambulance have been faster than them trying to MacGuyver a tracheotomy? There were two names: Suzanne Patmore Gibbs and Shandra "Sha" Page Edwards.

I wondered this as well. Didn't Jackson say that there had been an apartment fire and a bunch of people were injured? None of the doctors needed to tend to that? Also thought April was doomed when she was talking to Maggie when they were alone. I was sure April was going to say something like "Take care of Jackson" before dying right there. I didn't mind Matthew and April, but Arizona explaining their reconciliation felt lazy, just one big info dump. Right down to the "They shared each other's pain because she lost a daughter and he lost a wife" mess. Ok, show.

Didn't know that much time had passed for April and Matthew to be back together. At any rate, that was fine. I really thought April would take a turn for the worst after she had been resurrected, and I was glad it didn't go that way. Maggie's "There is a rhythm!" was so over the top and embarrassing. Girl, bring it down a notch.

Back in 2011, Eriq LaSalle and Noah Wyle did a guest stint on Angie Tribeca, that cop procedural spoof by Rashida Jones. Of course it was based in a hospital, although Wyle was playing an administrator, not a doctor. Cute to see them on comedic roles, but it would have been nice for them to have a scene together. Oh, well.

IA. It's easy to forget that Carter had great teachers when he was a student/intern. Even when Benton kept throwing him road blocks, Carter learned a lot from Greene, Lewis, Ross, Weaver, and so on. But as a teacher himself, Carter was annoyed by Lucy and gave her too much responsibility without understanding that she wasn't ready. Even Carol called him out for that. But I think Carter learned his lesson. Years later, it shows him trying to teach students like Abby and Gallant, and showing real patience with them.

Just saw the episode where Kerry started working at County (“What Life?”) and Doug and Susan’s behavior is appalling. Before you go flying off the handle Doug, why don’t you let the staff know that your patient needs a private room? And Susan gets pissed when people clearly notice that she’s overwhelmed taking care of little Susie on her own. That’s not a fair situation to Susan, but it’s not Weaver’s fault either. And when they were mocking Weaver’s behavior along with her disability… just ugh. How petty and childish. This definitely set the future tone the staff had with Weaver, but they all shared the blame, imo.

I believe it was "Oh, God." That was it. Poor Cap looked like he was about to cry or scream. My reaction afterwards was "Wut?" I'm still absorbing it all. When the characters started dusting I damn near lost it. I do think it was a bit convenient that none of the original Avengers dusted, though. I really thought Cap or Tony would have evaporated. However, I'm pretty sure that with the exception of Loki and Heimdall, the rest are coming back. Including Gamora. I think her main plot will be retrieving her soul. Peter begging Tony to help him was the worst part. That poor kid. I avoided spoilers as much as I could, but some asshole on YouTube actually titled their video "Guardians' death at the end of Infinity War." People suck. Farewell, Loki. You were an amazing villain. Knew his death was coming but it still hurt. And Thanos' little "No resurrection this time" was basically proof that Loki's not coming back. But really, it would take way more than a dagger to take out the Mad Titan. At least he went out fighting. And him referring to himself as "Odin's son" was a nice moment. Loving Thor these days. He's really come into his own, and seeing him interact with the Guardians was hilarious. I really enjoyed this. Not as much as Black Panther, but I'm giving the errors a pass. The Russos had to incorporate a lot into this film; brand new characters, the big daddy of all villains, and tie it all together to make sense. It wasn't going to be perfect. That said, I do have questions. Did Thanos want to wipe out half the galaxy or just Earth? Did all the Asgardians die? Thanos said half, but where did the other half go? There were scenes and clips that weren't shown in the film. Clint was shown wearing some different uniform, but he's nowhere in the final cut. There was a flashback scene with Thor and Loki after the events in The Avengers. Heimdall supposedly had one of the stones and the Avengers were trying to protect him.

Yep, I saw that one, lol. I didn't realize that Alex had come back, let alone that he was 16. But he was in a better place so I went with it. Secrets and Lies is a weird experiment. The exposition didn't really bother me, but it's a weird bottle episode with two grown men actually sword fighting over a woman's affections. I almost felt bad for Susan because Carter obviously wasn't into her, and then you have poor Gallant as the audience surrogate. And although Carter is practically the villain, he's the one who ultimately ends up with Abby, despite her and Luka being the more compatible pair. The whole episode was just really sitcommy and childish in retrospect. The only saving grace was Weaver's expression after finding the dildo in her locker. I can see why people are so outraged that Abby and Susan were laughing about Carter, but I'm not surprised in the least. Sexual harassment/rape in men has always been played for comedy (see Wedding Crashers) and we know if the genders had been reversed, no one would have found this funny at all. But FWIW, I agree with Heather's review that Wyle doesn't play the moment as someone who's necessarily ashamed, but rather embarrassed by the whole thing. That said, it's still gross, and this joke would not make it to air these days. The "I hope you paid her a good bonus" line was really in poor taste. Maybe they learned their lesson, because later on, Bremmer was shown to be a victim of child abuse and it definitely wasn't played for laughs. I think Romano really was awful as he seemed, but the writers wasted an opportunity to flesh him out further after he lost his arm. They would throw him a bone here and there, but they just settled on keeping him miserable and just decided to get rid of him. Character connections helped anchor them to the show, and Romano didn't have any besides Elizabeth. Since nothing happened between them, he was just kind of there, being unhappy.

Having just seen the finale and the last few eps again, I know it leaves a few things open to interpretation. For one thing, Peter and Elizabeth still had a little spark going, but Peter and Cleo were still together, and she was an associate professor at a university. I just think it felt like a "what could have been" moment. That said, while I understood Eriq La Salle's reasoning why he didn't want Peter and Elizabeth together in the first place, I could definitely see them rekindling things after all that time. Then there's Carter and Kem. I know Carter was going to call Kem, but him jumping in to help the other doctors implied that Carter realized that he could still be happy without her. I actually liked Carter and Kem together, but six years had passed and there was nowhere for them to go. Carter had moved to France to be with Kem, yet they still seemed like they were right back at the point when they lost Joshua. Time wasn't healing these wounds, I think they were just done. I don't blame Kem, really. Carter reminded her too much of what she had lost. So, phone call or not, I hope these two moved on from each other to find love elsewhere. Just stop dragging that out. Assuming Carter started working at the ER again, he couldn't have the same position as before, right? Banning was in charge, and Carter said he would be fundraising for the rest of his life to keep money coming in at the Carter Center. I think that would take up a sizable amount of his time. All the old cast members slipped into their roles like they never left in Old Times, but as a Benton/Carter fan, their scenes were priceless. I'm glad that Benton was happy in his new digs, even though he clearly did it for Reese. But he was still the same guy, taking charge when necessary. Him barking out "Carter!" when he couldn't find Carter was straight up fan service, lol. And Carter, who'd been put through the wringer, virtually lit up when Benton arrived and he remained that way for the whole episode. So sweet. It really was like watching two old friends reminisce. You can tell that Eriq and Noah are friends IRL. Loved Morris' arc. Guy went from an absolute mess to one of the best doctors in the ER. He and Claudia were very cute. That would have been a nice wedding to see. Bremmer was terrible. It was like they took the worst of Abby and Luka and put it in a new person. It was just too late to introduce another character who was a train wreck. Glad that he ended up ok and in therapy, but I wouldn't miss him.

I'm stunned. That episode was insane. Still digesting it. The commercials would have broken up the tension so I can see why they removed them this week. I figured Donald was playing Teddy, but hearing his voice confirmed it. And that scene with the egg...talk about nightmare fuel. As wild as this was, it makes sense that Darius is the one to find himself in that place. Nice to have an ep just focusing on Darius, and I wonder if they'll go into his own daddy issues. Real talk, I expected that piano to look dazzling. It just looked like someone had taken a marker and colored the keys. Was that Brian playing Benny? And who was Benny supposed to be? Also, my ep description read "Darius trips." That's it. I want to know what carrier was saying "Y'll know I woulda been left." EDIT: Nevermind, I saw the description on IMDB.

There's so many good points here, I can't keep up! While I'm glad things are OK now, NW being a jerk to KM was nagl. And to her credit, Kellie seems very sweet and gracious. Regardless of casting, I can understand why being in an environment like that would be too much after losing someone. I thought Lucy was a terrible student, but she and Carter actually did have a cute little moment when they kissed. Oddly, I don't think Carter had a lot of romantic chemistry with the other actresses. Still, Lucy just didn't work as a character. She came off as being more clueless and inept than eager. She never really found her place in the ER, so her getting a permanent psych rotation away from the ER actually would have worked, hehe. I fell for that Doug/Carol scene, cheesiness and all. I remember when Susan returned, the nurses were telling her that Carol left without a word to join Doug in Seattle and they're very happy. Susan was surprised because Carol hadn't told her. Anna was underrated, but then again, Bello is an amazing actress. Although I didn't get romantic vibes from her with Carter, she didn't need them. I thought she could handle a plot on her own and the romance could come later. She actually reminds me of Abby in a better way; someone who's hard edged, but I didn't want Anna to shut up. There was a lot more to mine from Anna's character, and I'm sorry Maria left the show so soon. You gotta do what you gotta do, though. Agree that the focus on the "leads" were part of the show's downfall. In the beginning, Mark may have led the ER, but it was definitely an ensemble. By the end, you could tell who was being shoved to the front to lead things, like Abby and Luka. Then Neela. Who had numerous men in the ER falling for her for some reason. Ray, Gallant, Dubenko, Gates... wow. Parminda is gorgeous, but even Doug didn't have all the women falling to his feet. Random thoughts: Romantic pairings that should have been: Mark/Susan, Benton/Jeanie, Elizabeth/Romano. Still feel that way. More randomness: Eric Lockhart falling into Gamma's grave and Romano being killed by a helicopter have to be the most WTF moments ever in the show. The funeral scene was like bad slapstick, I almost wanted someone to laugh at it because it was so insane. Dude just went flailing in the hole. Poor Gamma. She deserved better. And Romano...seriously, who thought of that? Romano losing his arm could have been a good plotline; an egomaniac who's forced to re-evaluate his life, but they just ran out of steam and didn't know what to do with him. So a helicopter falls on his head. After the dude loses his arm to a helicopter blade. Talk about throwing something at the wall to see what would stick.

I think the emotional fallout happened over the course of the season. Alex had seen Sam kill Steve, but Alex couldn’t talk to anyone about it. So he’s got all this pent up emotion and starts getting in trouble at school. In the end, Sam sent him away to a school for at risk teens. I think that’s the last we saw of him, thankfully.

I had been hoping for some humor after the past few eps were so dark, and this one delivered. We've all known a Bibby, or someone like him. I loved Alfred's mounting frustration as he was shuttled off place to place. He handled himself well in front of Bibby's son. Brian did a great job this week. The best part was the ending. No matter what happens, it means a lot to have the person know your hair before they start styling it. Bibby is awful, but he never needed to question Alfred about his hair, because Bibby already knew it. Was Bibby using a flip phone in the car when they did the hit and run? Also, thought the woman was screaming because she was in labor.

Thank you for the warm welcome! :) I remember poor Jackie looking a mess after her son was murdered but not before. I was also disappointed that we never saw Walt again, but I’m guessing Ving Rhames was busy doing the MI movies. I’m ok with the episode breakups on the weekends because I hate those eps anyway. I just look at it as a break.

This was a long time coming, so I'm glad these two are done. At least for now. So, Van confirmed that she didn't want to go to the strip club and only did it to spend time with Earn. Yes, Earn is selfish, but more than that, he's aimless and it's really messing him up. He wants things but doesn't want to work for them. It's fine to hook up with Van, but when it comes to a real relationship, he's not having it. His way or no way. Earn wants to stunt on others, but doesn't have the money or power, and declines to do anything else. I think he's waiting for some great windfall or scheme that will make some serious bank for him. Otherwise, being PB's manager isn't cutting it and it's not giving him the feeling that he was hoping for. I doubt he wants a regular job that pulls in a regular salary if it means doing something he doesn't want to do. Being a janitor or a security guard doesn't have the same allure as a producer/manager does. But Earn is also ignoring that the people around him do have side hustles. Van was a teacher, PB was a dealer. Earn has nothing else going on. The conversation between Van and Christina was interesting, and I'm glad Van stood up for herself. You knew something was wrong when she was only introduced as "Lottie's mother." Was that the same Christina who bought the VIP Beyonce tickets, knowing Van couldn't afford them?

IA that it takes presence and not just money for Earn to stunt on others. The incident at the movie theater was particularly humiliating. 1. Why would Earn take Van to a strip club? Wasn't it supposed to be a private night out for the two of them? 2. Earn could have gotten smaller bills when he cashed the check. He's just walking around with $100s in his pocket?

I also loathed Chloe. As a kid I used to call her Chlorox.

My people! Man, I loved this show growing up. It was one of the few series that my whole family could sit and watch together. The show got really dumb later on, and you could tell from the changes in tone that it was competing with Grey's Anatomy. It was time to end it. That said, ER was one of a kind and I'm so glad it's in syndication again. I'm already recording reruns from POP, lol. Just a few thoughts: Cliched as it sounds, Carter was my always my fave. It's amazing how much growth he went through over the series; from an awkward med student to a respected, hard-working attending. I had fallen off the show because of the casting changes, but the events from All in the Family and eventually May Day made me a regular watcher again. I lived for his scenes with Benton. Some of the greatest interactions ever. Weaver gets a bad rap, imo. She was supposed to be the drill sergeant who favored rules over compassion, but that woman worked her ass off everyday, and I never doubted that she cared for patients. That woman would drag you back from the brink of death if she was able, while barking orders the whole way. Shit, if I was ill, I would want Weaver working on me, that's all I'll say. I liked that she looked out for Jeanie when she was suffering from Carol's power trips, and she tried to keep Jeanie employed after she was diagnosed with HIV. Carol is pretty annoying on retrospect, but she was better than Abby. Abby started out ok, but eventually devolved into an absolute void of suck. Just one misery after the other. Same with Luka. While he was never Ross, Luka had potential, and some genuinely good moments in the beginning. He was more mysterious than miserable. Not for long. You would think after he confessed to the dying priest (great ep btw) things would have looked up. Nope. If anything, he just got more impulsive, unhappy, and secretive. And then he got with Abby, and it was basically two miserable people together. I couldn't be bothered to watch them. Tbh, I wasn't into the "new class" either. There were some good points, they just didn't have the magic of their predecessors. There's a scene when Gallant and Pratt are treating a racist cop and they're the only ones in the room with him. The perspective points shifts and you see the doctors looking down on the cop. Pratt says "All the white people are gone. Now it's just you and two n*s with knives." Although I knew they wouldn't actually do anything to him, it's a great moment of tension. I think they revamped Archie because Glenn Howerton (Dr. Cooper) was gone and Archie no longer had anyone to cover for him. But it was a good transition. I liked seeing Morris command the ER. It's funny knowing that Scott Grimes voices Steve Smith from American Dad.