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It did feel only tangentially connected to the normal “Black Mirror” futuristic tech caveats, but tonally, it felt more BM than the Joan episode. That one was so positive and had a lighthearted/comical soundtrack in parts. It did make me so sad that the poor guy’s life would have been so different if he had just made his documentary about a guy watching eggs. Now, he’s lost everyone important in his life and even their memories are tainted.

Yeah, about the phone thing. When she went to the church, I thought she was trying to do something so gross people wouldn’t want to watch anymore and get arrested so that she wouldn’t have her phone to monitor her, two strategies to end the show.

I would have loved a recap of season 1 somewhere as I couldn’t remember who the woman with the mullet who took care of the children was.

I still don’t like Sam or Tory, so it would be nice if they brought back Aisha or made the debate one not obnoxious. Not many people to like in this show.

I was worried they were going to give Eli a new tattoo or a new face scar. Did they knock each other out? I don’t know, I thought Daniel kicked him in the face and brought himself down. Hilarious “tie,” either way.

I’m sad that Silver came far enough to realize he was a psycho terrorizing a teenager to doing it again near the end with Robby. I wish he didn’t feel so indebted to Kreese. Would love to hear more about Kreese’s humanity in the present.

As a high school teacher, I can confirm, it doesn’t take much to motivate teens-stickers, games, scented hand sanitizer, etc. An extrinsic motivator AND winning is a big deal. Did no one see the Mission Impossible stunt that broke Tom Cruise? They had to delay production many months and that guy is stunt-crazy. Sam was lucky.

Yes, watching Jess eating toast and reading on her phone made me want to rip her ugly bangs off her head. They are all equally involved and should deal with the consequences.

On the Ella murder board: if you thought Lucifer and Amenadiel were devil/angel, whatever, would you really think that just locking up your murder board would be enough? Maybe don’t have a murder board around them at all? It didn’t even seem to have that much string or evidence on it. But maybe it wouldn’t if it’s all faith-based. Again, then why even need a murder board at all, other than for viewers. Answered my own question. I’ll see myself out.

I felt so bad for the three given their shaming signs to wear. This principal is so abusive of the power she has.

I don’t know why Jack listened to Doc about what Mel would want for her birthday. Doc is used to dealing with Hope’s passive aggressiveness, but Mel is very straightforward.

I guess I will just swim in the shallow end of the pool by myself, but a little shirtlessness from my favorite character (Ace) is much appreciated. It made the whiplash from Nancy’s random characterization easier to take. It was a little awkward for Ace and Nancy to hook up with twins on the same night .

This show was very different and interesting to me. It did make me sad that it was a Black-Mirror style abuse story. I’m very intrigued by the characters and could never predict what would happen next with them, even though their decisions did make sense, in-story. I would also like to see more. Kind of bummed few others here seem to like it.

They really need to get on training other people to be engineers. Without Javi and Melanie, they would be in trouble with just Alex and Ben if they got rid of Wilford. Although I guess he’s just sabotaging them anyway. Whoever commented on wanting to see the aquarium car, you kind of got your wish. Except now it’s gone forever! Poor fish, when the ice froze through the tank. I second the emotion that I’m not sure I’m back for another season without Melanie. We didn’t see a body? I’m holding out hope...

I felt bad for Mia when she mentioned how she never brought anyone she dated after Allen around the kids because she couldn’t trust herself to know if they were trouble. That would mess with your ability to judge men in the future. Although I still have to side-eye her for accepting a dude who said he wanted to have nothing to do with her kids and wouldn’t be involved if they procreated. Woody was a piece of crap from the beginning.