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I absolutely do not see either Lena or Stef cheating regardless of the lack of communication. I wonder if Monte makes a move on Lena - who then shuts it down? Really liked seeing the bond between Mariana and Callie continue to develop. Loved Callie showing up for dance tryouts to support Mariana. Glad that Brandon is choosing the music school over the band tour and remembering how much classical music means to him. Once again, Jesus seems to be dropped into one or two scenes just so that his face can be shown. I feel badly for Jill that Robert is cheating on her.

I couldn't sit through the episode but watched the last few minutes to see the goodbye tribute to Nick. I thought it was very well done. Nice to see the Season 1 picture with the originals as well as the photos with Grissom. Cracked up at the photos with Nick's various hair styles. A real reminder of the long history of this show. I thought that CSI:Cyber was horrible - dull, boring and too one-note. Arquette, Van Der Beek and MacNicol must not come cheap either. I'm betting that the original CSI will be back for another 13 episodes.

Thrilled that Season 2 is now airing in the US. Loved seeing Marianne Jean-Baptiste from Without a Trace as the defense attorney. I keep wondering if Joe is actually innocent despite his confession? Seeing Mark watching videos with Tom creeped me out. Hardy and Millah(!) have such great chemistry - wonderful acting team. Was surprised by the Vicar and Becca. This season is off to an explosive start.

My favorite part of the show continues to be Xo and Rogelio. Absolutely loved when Jane sat them down and had them spill out their feelings for each other.

Kudos to the poster in the previous week's episode thread who predicted that Herman would survive but be blind. The actress playing Amelia is terribly miscast in a role where the character is supposed to be a world-class neurosurgeon. She looks like a kid playing dress up. No gravitas at all. When Cristina went into a one of a kind surgery, she had an aura around her of greatness. Not so in this case. Completely unbelievable that many other top surgeons turned down Herman's case and that Little Amelia had the ability to save her life. Question for the doctors among us: would Herman have been blind but for the stroke? I was completely invested in the Herman/Robbins storyline and thought that both actresses did a terrific job. I hope that TPTB keep Geena Davis around to mentor Robbins because she brings the kind of gravitas to the position that Amelia was lacking. As a non-medical person, it seems completely unbelievable to me that they would only have one major neurosurgeon working on an 18 hour surgery. Isn't there usually a similarly qualified backup to handle part of the load? What if Amelia collapsed midway? Who else - besides Derek - had the knowledge and advanced skill to continue? Ridiculous.

One of my favorite episodes due to the Stef/Callie scene and the Callie/Mariana sister moments. I also thought that the Jude/Conner kissing scene was very well done. The two young actors are quite good -- in contrast to the actor who plays Jesus, who continues to be beyond wooden. Please let him go to boarding school in Colorado! I loved seeing smart Mariana figure out how to hack the e-reader. So nice to see a teenaged girl praised for being smart. Have to admit that I teared up at the final Rita/Kiara moment. So glad that Callie called Rita and Stef - real character growth for her; the old Callie would have tried to handle it on her own resulting in a debacle or worse. I also liked how we are seeing the next step in the Lena/Monte friendship - sharing personal and difficult details. I noticed that Monte still hasn't mentioned if the person she was getting divorced from was male or female. I think that their growing closeness is very natural - at school, it seems as if it is the two of them versus everyone else so it makes sense that they are sticking close together. The Stef/Callie scene is why I watch this show. Terrific.

I liked most of this episode even though I missed Jude. The Stef/Lena scenes were groundbreaking for an 8 pm show. When was the last time that you heard lesbian bed death, faking orgasms and satisfaction discussed between two naked women spooning in bed on a family show at 8? I thought they were very well done and was pleased that nothing happened with the kids to interrupt them. Stef and Lena are the Coach and Tami Taylor of television right now. I'm sure that there will be drama and tension between them regarding the baby and Monty but I don't think that TPTB will do anything serious to mess them up. Speaking of the baby, it becomes a much harder choice given the bio relationship to the twins. I think that TPTB set up Daphne/Tasha/Foster Mom to parallel Robert/Callie/Stef and Lena (minus the attempted kidnapping, of course). Glad that Robert called his attorney ASAP to deal with the cops. I love Callie but I am starting to get bored with the Quinn/Adams Foster custody battle. I wonder whether they are going to have both Daphne and Robert allow their birth children to be adopted by the respective foster parents because it is either in the child's best interests (in Tasha's case) or because it is what the child wants (Callie)? In any event, I hope they wrap it up soon. I really am not looking forward to a few episodes where Callie is living with Robert because the fallout on characters I care about will be significant. Mariana has come so far throughout the course of the series thus far. Loved how she kept her cool and saved the girl in the storage locker. I do understand her concern for her baby sister. If the moms do not adopt the baby, it will be interesting to see if there is tension between them and Mariana. I thought that this was the best episode for Jesus in a long time. I liked how he described himself and his family situation to the recruiter. I hope that he is allowed to go to boarding school and to only be seen on holidays. I also liked Brandon - particularly his pill discussion with Lou. I still don't understand the parents agreeing to the whole "I'm 16 and going on tour with no structure". I'm doubtful that the tour will occur and think that Brandon will end up at the classical music program. I don't see a romantic relationship between Callie and the foster center guy considering the age difference.

I recall being sure that the wife had done it at the end of the last episode. I agree that Korsak will hire Angela to run the bar. I still think that the two of them will get together. I like Suzie - I hope that she and Maura have more scenes together.

Oh yes....all I could think about was the parallel that they have drawn between Daphne/Tasha/Foster Mom and Robert/Callie/Stef and Lena. Very clear.

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Since they need 12 members to perform, why aren't they going after Unique to rejoin?

Binge watching and just reached this episode. Strange but in the Season Five finale, Baby Aida was blonde and had much paler skin than now. That really threw me. Glad to see Haddie and Amber bonding over Steve. So glad that Amber finally told Sarah about the baby.

Have been binge watching my way though Parenthood and just finished the Season 5 finale. Have to admit that I teared up at Victor's speech and then again through the entire closing "Times They Are A-Changing". Thankfully the show was renewed but this worked as a series finale. I will miss the Bravermans when the show is finally over.

Yup On topic, I forgot to mention that I am pleased that poor Quentin finally knows that Sara is dead. I was a bit surprised that he didn't react more forcefully against the idea of Laurel running around and putting herself in danger.

I liked the Oliver/Thea reveal and particularly liked Thea's reaction. Roy is growing on me too. Also liked seeing Maseo in the flashback. Cracked up at Laurel fighting at the courthouse steps but that didn't bother me. Did not like the entire Laurel/Sara flashback/hallucination plot nor the obvious propping of Laurel as hero. Ugh.

I am just in love with this show. It makes me smile from start to finish. Rogelio and Xo are wonderful together, I really like Jane as the heroine with a brain and even like poor Petra. Every time that I think the show is going in one direction, it veers off with a surprise. Really high quality thus far.

I liked most of last night's episode. It's too bad that TPTB can't take a page from soap operas and send Jesus upstairs to the attic never to be seen again. I like Emma and would like to see more scenes with Emma and Mariana, the smart girls. She is wasted on Jesus. I really liked the Callie/Robert scene where Callie was trying to follow Jude's advice and get along with Robert. I liked how she tried to craft a solution which would make her happy - being adopted by the Fosters and still hanging out with Robert. At least she isn't being passive and allowing the system to just dictate her life without trying to negotiate through it. I think it is clear that Robert would be ill equipped to parent a child who has been as damaged as Callie has been. He is surely well-meaning but his blind eye to what Sophia was going through doesn't bode well for him. Hopefully the end result will be almost as Callie suggested: being adopted by the Fosters but having Robert involved as well although not necessarily in a parental role. I did like seeing Callie being so affectionate with both Stef and Lena when Robert came to pick her up. That was new for her. As for Callie calling Robert when the detectives came to question her: I'm not sure if she called Robert because she thinks he is connected and can make this go away or because she wants to keep this a secret from Stef and Lena for some reason. If it is the latter, that is really stupid because they are her legal guardians. I agree with those above who said that the cops tracking down Callie through the plastic dog is ridiculous. Also - when did Callie get a credit card? I like Mat and Mariana together but I thought the "I love you" from Mat came awfully quickly. I am also a bit suspicious of how he reacted when Mariana said that she wanted to go on tour. Speaking of going on tour, I find that whole storyline to be ridiculous and very OOC for Stef, Lena and Mike to agree to let Brandon go. I do think he will end up at Idlywyld with his newly regained classical skills. I had predicted that Ana would end up asking Stef and Lena to adopt the baby. Having 15 year old Mariana engineer this - without first talking to Stef and Lena to see if they were on board - was a bit nuts but, given Mariana's damaged childhood due to Ana, not unrealistic. An out of left field thought: perhaps Callie will think that the house will be so overcrowded with a new baby that she will decide to move in with Robert? As for Stef/Lena: I see them as Coach and Tami Taylor so I don't think that TPTB are going for a cheating situation. We've seen Stef be so preoccupied with Mike's life that she is not listening to Lena so I could easily see Monty being a sympathetic ear for Lena. They have carefully not divulged Monty's sexuality so we don't yet know if she would even be interested in Lena. Regardless, I think that Stef will be jealous of Lena and Monty's emotional closeness - but not for any other reason. Jude/Connor: wonderfully done. Looking forward to seeing where they go with this.

Eeksquire: We did see Jenna and Kelly and their son, Garrett. I think that they were shown as good parents.

My guess is that the Lena and Monty scene is not leading to Lena cheating -- but to Monty listening to Lena and giving her someone to talk to since Stef seems to be too preoccupied with Mike and his issues to listen to Lena's comments about her day, etc... Stef, of course, will be jealous of their friendship and closeness.

Since when are Maggie and Meredith such good buddies that Meredith called her at night from bed? I thought that they were initially enemies and now grudgingly accept each other?

I like the idea that others have to step up since Oliver is gone. However, having inexperienced Laurel in the field while super trained Diggle sits in the Batcave is beyond stupid. Just blows the whole storyline to hell. I did like the twist with the DJ working for Ra.

Cracked up at Teenage Jane writing the apology letters for Xo. Also cracked up at Xo speaking Spanish and Rafael responding in kind. I also love the nun who runs the school and distributed the Jane coins. I could see Lachlan as Sin Rostro. He seems smart enough to be a drug kingpin. I have always thought that Rose was Sin Rostro. This episode she once again tried to push suspicion onto her husband. Really love the Rogelio and Xo courtship with the talk about touching pelvises.

Just spec but I suspect that is the route that the show is going to take. It will be a direct contrast to the situation with Ana. I didn't find anything to dislike and quite a bit to like. Particularly liked the growth shown with Brandon's 3 parents sitting down to discuss the tour issue - as opposed to Episode 2 when Stef and Mike made the punishment decision without consulting Lena. I also liked how Stef sought backup to raid Kiara's foster home -- as opposed to going off on her own when Jesus was in trouble. Shows character growth. I really liked the Mariana storyline - and loved her talk with Lena. Shades of Lena/Jude in that conversation. I also liked the potential friendship between Smart Girls Emma and Mariana. Very glad that the show is shedding light on the foster care system - sorely needed. Loved Stef putting her head on Callie's shoulder. Can't stand Jesus. I'm not sure if it is the actor or the character but he sticks out like a sore thumb.

I watched the first 10 minutes and had to stop because it was awful. So sick of Sue and shrill Becky and their plotting.

You are right - one of the siblings does know but I can't remember which one. It was huge - I can't believe that the tank covered it.