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Yeah, she was a bit much. Another okay game for me. I got the ts's or missed DDs of ringlets, Death, banding, and sixty. Instaget FJ. When they are that easy/obvious I always look around for something else but there just wasn't anything, so GWTW was it.

A little brandy in French onion soup does wonders for it.

I was thinking West coast too and also said Pacific Ocean. Plus, "vast" seems to suit an ocean better than a lake no matter how big. But I guess to the Goshute the Great Salt Lake appeared vast.

1/5 again; that's 3 weeks in a row - kinda depressing. And, of course, 0*.

It was nice seeing Luke using his newly restored powers to help a dead girl move on. I do like Lomax. She fits in so well and adds to the show. I hope she stays after Susan gets back. Supposing there is a third season, that is. The main case was good and had more depth than most of the cotws do. I vote for that being the real Susan. She looked pretty determined when she brought out the blazing finger. I doubt the house stood a chance against her anger.

It was a pretty good game for me. I got the ts's or missed DDs of John Barleycorn, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, busybody, Minnie Pearl, and cloche (which was not hard, Ken). Instaget FJ for me, my first of the week so no doughnuts. Maybe breadsticks again - we'll find out tonight.

Season 17, Episode 9 - The Christmas List November 27, 2023 Another of those episodes that doesn't leave much to say about it. For a Christmas episode it was a little flat, especially if you compare it to their first Christmas special some years ago. It was good to see George and Effie together at Christmas but I thought they were a little mean to her mother. And I loved seeing Higgins realize that maybe he wasn't all that nice a person and trying to make up for it. Let's hope the lesson sticks. Otherwise, the mystery was okay and the orphanage was saved so it was all good. Re the secret Santa, was it Murdoch who got Miss Hart's name? What did he get her?

An okay game for me. I got the ts's or missed DDs of cubic meter, Nureyev, rudder, Grant, and green room. FJ could have been just about anything. Bayeux Tapestry did occur to me too but I was pretty sure it isn't even in England now. Then I figured it had to be a piece of land somewhere but I just couldn't come up with anything. Looks like a bunch of us are 0/3 so far. We still have tonight and tomorrow night but, in the meantime, I'll be looking around for some interesting and tasty donuts.

1/5 0* Thank you, Old Blue Eyes!

I don't know if his mother has the gift or is maybe just able to give it to Luke. I got the idea from what she said that she does not hear the voices. I guess we'll find out next week if he got his powers back. eta: according to this recap I found, Victoria did hear voices. Don't know if she still does. Recap

I believe the link is correct now.

I don't know how to embed things either but here's a link to a youtube video. Canada's worst Christmas tree

That was my thinking too so I went with Sol - however that didn't get me anywhere. I should have gone back to Helios but I didn't.

A decent game for me tonight. I got the ts's or missed DDs of hanging, poison, Bambi, and bicycle racing. I knew bel canto but couldn't pull it out in time - I was still laughing at Nick's disgusted "Opera!" in a book category. FJ was an instaget, my first FJ of the week. I was surprised that two players said David Bowie - I never knew he had only one blue eye so that was interesting to learn. I've never had a Marie Callender apple pie but her meat pies are not bad.

Ditto on all points. My first response of course was Murdoch Mysteries but I was pretty sure that wasn't it. My only ts's were Rhode Island Red and nobble/noble - I knew nobble from all the English mysteries I read.

Season 17, Episode 7 - Cool Million November 13, 2023 I agree, I liked it but didn't love it. Horse, or any animal, murder is just such an awful thing, causing pain and death to a poor, helpless animal just to further some greedy human's agenda. I remember how shocked I was when I read The Godfather. I did love seeing Miss Hart in her riding clothes and I figured she would be the jockey; too bad she was disqualified for being a woman even though she won. Season 17, Episode 8 - The Cottage in the Woods November 20, 2023 I can't say I figured out that it was one of the Adventurettes who did the deed although I should have. That leader doesn't seem to be any loss to society and I wonder that the man (whatever his name was) was in love with her. It was a good mystery and I liked the women bonding and drinking wine. "Who drank all the wine?" "Julia!" That Strangers on a Train twist never gets old. I do like Watts and Murdoch working together and they did figure it out fairly quickly. It's a Christmas episode next week.

TV reality and real life reality are totally different. My only tv experience of tv births/adoptions is from Friends, where the woman had her twin babies and Monica and Chandler took the babies home that same day. Perhaps we'll get an explanation of how it all happened or perhaps we'll never hear another thing about it except that Phil and Anthony will be parents.

I was so far off the beam I said Tom Sawyer. I have no idea why he came to mind.

1/5 0* Back at my usual table.

I really enjoyed this episode. I like Lomax, better than Susan so far, and liked the way she put Zooey in her place. Zooey was resentful of her for no good reason and deserved what she got. I'm glad Zooey is so worried about Susan. And I wonder when Susan will be back. Lomax's rapport with the old woman who couldn't die was nice and I imagine they will remain friends, even if we never see it. Poor Morris. He was such a nice little kid but the voice, supposedly there to help him, drove him to the bad. The best of intentions don't always accomplish what they are intended to do. Phil flying off to Emergency made me think something awful had happened, then we went from the sadness/regrets of Morris and the monster to the joy of Phil and Anthony coming home with a baby. I got a little teary eyed. Since they were on the list for adoption I suppose an opportunity came up suddenly and they were called to get the baby. Perhaps the mother was killed in an accident but her baby survived and had no one to take it. Totally a guess on my part.

This non-contestant had the same problem. I was sad too that he was a ts.

I was going to explain it too, but @Good Queen Jane did a great job of explaining it. Anyhow, I got the ts's or missed DDs of Salome, mantilla, St. Christopher, and Bernadette. Did not get FJ and didn't even come up with any clear guess. Mumbled "Smithsonian" with no hope that it was correct. A come-from-behind win! Makes FJ just a little more interesting.

A decent game for me. I got the ts's of decoupage, Garth Brooks, Bridget Jones, and the missed DD of Vancouver. FJ was an instaguess but I couldn't think of anything else so stayed with Liberty Bell.

I am enjoying it. I laughed when Michael Voltaggio showed up to go against his brother, Brian. And I'm glad they won the challenge against Bobby and Darnell. I knew turkey sausage just wasn't going to cut it in turkey tetrazzini.

A middling game for me with only one ts: Chevrolet. Unfortunately, "Georgia green" did not lead to Atlanta so I guessed Jim Beam. Once the answer was revealed I was sure I'd be the only person in the world to have gotten it wrong. I'm glad to see that I wasn't. I liked Fred and Stuart but I'm afraid Emily didn't make much impression on me. I thought Fred's voice was so loud because he's a professor and was projecting to the back of the class.