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We just saw Sheldon in his tighty whiteys in the first episode of this season. I don't need to see that again, thanks. I thought that Kaley looked great in her short black outfit with the great hair do. Cracked up when the guys ripped the tape off of their hairy arms. Amy and her atrocious outfit and yellow shoes cracked me up.

Binge watched the first three episodes tonight and am loving this show. Jeffrey Tambor is terrific and I loved seeing one of my all time favorites, Judith Light.

I am in love with this show. So nice to see Ivonne Coll, who plays the abuela. She played Daphne's grandmother on Switched at Birth and apparently disappeared from there to take this job. Yelled out loud when Luisa's lover was revealed to be her stepmother. Loved the leopard running loose through the studio. Jane is just terrific.

I've never seen David Tennant before and his character bugs me. Never watched Breaking Bad so this is my first time seeing Anna Gunn in action too. Loved seeing Jason Street's friend again as the priest; can't wait to unravel his background. Really enjoying this so far.

Really disgusting. Glad that all of the headlines identified him as the dad from 7th Heaven and not from The Fosters. The show had enough bad publicity with Jake's car/alcohol issues.

I never saw Broadchurch because it wasn't streaming on any of the services I use. Really enjoyed this pilot. It reminded me a bit of The Killing with the stirring music and the scenery shots. Looking forward to finding out who killed Danny -- and why. The grief scene also reminded me of Season One of The Killing with Brent Sexton and Michelle Forbes so overwrought with grief.

I didn't mind Maggie but there was too much of her -- and Jo. More interested in the relationship between Maggie and Richard once she finds out that he is her father than the one between Maggie and Meredith.

Until I saw him on the bridge, I thought that Jamie Bamber's character killed the girl and set up the phone messages in order to disappear. However, faking suicide from a bridge is a bit much so I'm discounting that theory. I then thought that the wife had found out about the affair and set him up -- which is still my favorite theory -- but she really did look convincingly frantic at the end. I really liked the meeting with Maura and the girl. I also like the new squad room addition but I miss seeing Susie. Jane jumping off of the bridge to save him was ridiculous. I agree that Korsak is going to buy the bar - perhaps his life coach recommended it as a way to prepare for retirement?

Me too. Sharee has grown into my favorite character on the show after Bay. I was hoping that we would see her mother at graduation.

I believe that was the last mention/sighting of Talya.

I think that, if Jude had not already been adopted by the Fosters, Callie would have a much more difficult decision to make. I just cannot see Callie leaving Jude in favor of moving in with the Quinns. He would perceive it as Callie picking Sophia over him and I cannot ever see Callie allowing Jude to feel that way. She has already told Jude that she wouldn't see Sophia anymore if he didn't want her to. Even putting aside Sophia's crazy act of ripping up the papers, I cannot envision Callie leaving the Foster family - which now includes her beloved brother - in favor of moving in with her newly found bio dad and bio sister. However, if Jude was still in play (and potentially available to be adopted by the Quinns), I think that is possibly a different scenario.

My guess is that the English teacher (Toby's friend) will also end up at Melody's new college.

I thought that this was a terrific post. When Sophia went into the bathroom, my first thought was that she was going to see Brandon and Callie kissing from the bathroom window - which would blow the adoption sky high because of the foster brother/foster sister romantic relationship. I think that the Elaine situation - even though it was clumsily done - really brought home the precariousness of Callie's situation.

I just hope that they don't go the route of reformed Ana and Mike dating.

One other little point which I just remembered: when Robert came to the burger joint, he specifically said to Callie that he knew that "her moms" didn't want him to see/talk to her without clearing it first. I recall being struck by the fact that Robert referred to Stef and Lena as Callie's moms.

I loved Daphne's graduation speech - have to admit that I teared up. I also loved seeing Travis' mother show up,speak to him in sign language and meet Melody who took him in. Such a great moment. I also liked how Daphne described meeting Sharee and how she became such a close friend. I actually thought that Bay taking the blame for Daphne - another switch - was an ingenious way for TPTB to keep the core group in Kansas City next year. Even Sharee is going to St.Louis University so she will be in the vicinity. I agree that Daphne needs to be punished for the destruction of the property but I don't think that her whole life needed to be ruined. As a first time offender, my guess is that Bay will likely not face any jail time and will have to pay restitution. My guess is that the parents will institute their own punishment for Daphne.

I'm actually curious whether it is the network which is pushing Brallie - not the showrunners regardless of their comments.

I don't agree with this. I think it depends upon which board/website forum you are reading. There are clearly Brallie shippers but there are also tons of viewers who are fed up with it. I've been reading those comments all morning.

Completely agree. This was the best piece of casting that the show has done by far .Rosie is perfect in this role. The opening scene in her house really showed how beaten down and tired she was by the whole experience. Unfortunately I kept flashing back to her words to Callie about how the universe isn't against her; after the latest adoption roadblock, it sure seems that it is. Twice Callie has been at the proverbial 5 yard line and has had the football cruelly stolen out from under her a la Charlie Brown.

This is where I had hoped the show was going all along: Callie would be adopted by the Fosters but would still have a relationship with Robert, Jill and Sophia if she chose to do so. I'm not sure what the Brallie kiss is going to do to the whole Callie getting adopted by the Fosters part now that they have jumped back into that morass. If Sophia tries to harm herself (cutting, suicide, etc...) in the bathroom, that act could also have an impact on the formation of a long-term relationship. Not to mention that, if Sophia does harm herself, a court might not consider Robert's home to be a stable one for someone like Callie should Robert begin a custody fight.

I really enjoyed most of this episode - particularly the Ana confrontation with Mariana and Jesus and the Mariana/Lena discussion thereafter. I also enjoyed Callie repeatedly telling Robert, Jill and Sophia that she was getting adopted by Stef and Lena and that they are her family. Really liked hearing Callie tell Sophia that she is a spoiled brat after the girl ripped up the papers - and ripped Callie's heart apart. Is Sophia going to try to kill herself now that her new sister has disavowed her? My guess is that she is a cutter but I don't think she will try to commit suicide - not that I really care. I am also curious as to what happened between Jude and Connor on the camping trip? Now for the stuff I hated: the kiss between Callie and Brandon at the end completely screwed all of the progress which they had made over the entire season. Callie wants to be adopted by the Fosters - she has made that abundantly clear. Why TPTB felt it necessary to fall back to the Brallie crap and to throw another roadblock to Callie's happiness is beyond me. I'm sure that some will say that it is good drama but to me it is contrived and very annoying. I feel that they are doing it to pander to a certain fanbase and it pisses me off. Rita told Callie that the universe isn't against her but it really does seem as if it is. Once again her happiness is within her grasp -- and then gets cruelly pulled away. I also didn't like Lena quitting her job so abruptly without talking with Stef about it first. I think that Stef is right: this is more about Lena wanting some control over her life after Frankie's death than it is about the principle she is fighting to uphold. They have 5 kids and money issues now; it's not realistic to think that Lena would so easily give up a good paying job. So glad that Mariana's hair is back to normal.

I figured that the Colonel was his bio mom which is why she was given custody of him in the will. Otherwise, giving custody of a boy to the unrelated commander of his military school struck me as completely weird. I thought that she and Philip had the baby and that she gave him up to Philip to raise. I would like to have seen how Kyle got away from the AJ and Lincoln because, at the end of the last episode, he was hiding behind a tree and they were closing in on him with weapons. I was surprised to see that Holder had left the force too. So shocking to see Linden smiling and wearing a blue scarf. I always think of Linden dressed in her ugly brown sweater. Glad that they showed Holder at Bullet's grave. It was a nice ending to the series. Linden deserves some happiness. Glad that we learned that she went to Chicago to see Jack and that he is now in college.

I am both excited to see this episode -- and dreading it at the same time. I am firmly in the No Brallie camp and all of the hints via Twitter from the cast and TPTB are driving me nuts.

Very pleased about the renewal!

As soon as I saw that Francie from Alias was the nurse - and that she kept showing up in multiple scenes - I knew that she would be the foster parent. Nice fakeout with Jane though. I agree about Korsak and Maura having great chemistry together.