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I got to be honest, I didn't really notice at first that it was a different actress playing Jackie. I only realized it when I was on Twitter and people were tweeting about it. And I still think Garlin wasn't in the episode at all, and that they Peter Cushing-ed him into the one scene at the end.

Various characters referring to him as a high school groom throughout the episode certainly suggests he is still attending William Penn Academy. On the other hand, as I stated before, this show is not great with the continuity, and it wouldn't surprise me if by the next episode they just forgot all that and Barry was indeed out of high school. Like I said, they're not big on the details. I mean are we really supposed to believe that Alden's epic rager was taking place during daylight?

That got the 2nd biggest laugh of the night from me. Would have been first, but there was no denying Old Oil Baron Adam Driver. I think I found it funny because it had never once occurred to me that it was called The Cosby Show but was about a man named Heathcliff Huxtable. But then I realized if you gave it just a moment's thought, you realize it is not unique or even unusual. Plenty of shows have done that: Dick Van Dyke played Rob Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show Mary Tyler Moore played Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Bob Newhart did it twice, first as Bob Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show and then as Dick Louden on Newhart. In fact Cosby did it 3 times: He played Chet Kincaid on The Bill Cosby Show in the 70's, and Hilton Lucas on Cosby in the 90's. Still, it was a good joke, one that Che really sold.

There's inaccuracies and suspension of disbelief, and then there's what The Goldbergs does. I mean last year's season finale, literally the episode before this one, revolved around Barry dealing with the end of his time in high school (pulling an epic senior prank and some really manufactured prom drama), and then this episode has him still in high school, despite explicitly stating it takes place in September. If they want to keep Barry in high school, fine. But at least take the minimal effort (and it really couldn't be more minimal) to keep up the illusion. You especially don't make an episode that points out that the youngest child is not only getting older, but is now almost the same "age" as his previously much older brother.

It would appear so. And since the episode was dated "September 26, 1980-something", he is still in high school for the whole season. He really needs to graduate, or Adam is going to be in the same grade as him pretty soon. Not that it is surprising, this show is lazy as hell with the continuity. Forget what year it's set in, or the real world events that are years apart occuring within the same episode. this show can't even keep things straight with it's characters. Barry still in high school is one thing, but I am certain they just went ahead and changed Adam's birthday.

I recall Jake being a fairly popular choice for Bachelor. And he remained so for a couple of episodes. The whole deal with Rozlyn and her "inappropriate relationship" with a producer even earned Jake some sympathy. Really, it wasn't until it became clear Vienna would be his choice that it began to go south for Jake. I guess once he settled into a "relationship" his true jerkass nature could no longer be kept hidden. Though even then, it still only simmered beneath the surface. The point of no return for Jake was that interview he and Vienna did, where Vienna ran off in tears. Whatever good will Jake still had was gone forever from that point on. Colton is coming in probably more reviled than any Bachelor since Brad Womack. Hopefully, like Brad, he can rehabilitate his image. Still, even if that image upgrade doesn't occur. I don't think Colton will exceed the level of hatred Jake, Juan Pablo, or Arie eventually inspired.

While the marching orders for those who come to Paradise have always been, and will always be, "party your ass off", the show has also been about a committment being made ever since the first season ended in an engagement, which then led to a marriage to kick off Season 2. Though when I looked it up online, to remember just who exactly that was who got married, it turns out Lacy and Marcus were a) never legally married, and b) broke up not long after. And apparently Marcus has gotten married (for real) since then. As someone who is a regular viewer, I am surprised I didn't know this until just now. Though to be fair, Marcus and Lacy were always less interesting than watching drying paint watch grass grow. The women on Arie's season were a very bland and generic bunch. Only Krystal, Bekah and Becca stood out. And let's be honest, Becca only became memorable when she got dumped. Had Arie not dumped her, she would be just as forgettable as the woman (I want to say, Lauren?) he dumped her for. The rest were instantly forgettable, though I will say I personally remember Kendall, because I found her to be the most attractive. But that's just me. I don't doubt for a second everyone else had to be reminded who she was on Paradise.

Not rating wise. In that regard it was a huge success. The backlash, however, was brutal. And the controversies, mostly inspired by the nuptial couple (Rick Rockwell and Darva Conger), were plenty. Any hopes that there might be further editions were quickly dashed.

Richly deserved. I hope he wins, because his performance was easily the most memorable I have seen in years.

I was curious, so I looked it up, the original Hawaii Five-O ended it's run in 1980, with the new series premiering in 2010. A difference of 30 years. Magnum ended it's run in 1988. It will premiere this fall, 30 years later. Perception is an amazing thing.

I think what made the timeline unclear was adding on Bryce's trial. We only saw the end of it, as Bryce's "sentence" was being rendered. And I get that TV shows will condense timelines, but even by "TV time" Bryce's trial happened incredibly quickly. Not to mention they made it seem as if Justin was locked up for 6 months. Or maybe he was only given a 6 month sentence, I am not really clear on that. Nor am I clear on just what he was locked up for. It got confusing to say the least.

OK, I do remember them getting stolen from Clay's car, I guess I was still in the mindset that Monty stole them. It didn't occur to me that Nina broke into Clay's car. I was thinking there was some action I missed. But I guess not.

I binged the whole season yesterday, and I admit, I was in and out for some of it, so I must have missed it, but how did she come into possession of the photos?

I watched again, and indeed Erica said she missed finals and she flunked out. And Activated Murray did straighten it all out, to the point of getting all her stuff moved back into her dorm room. But why would he have to move her back in? Finals were over, and therefore the semester as well. Erica should have been coming home for the summer. But even at the end, when Bevy went to tell her that her awful music was actually good enough to warrant her dropping out, she had to go back to the college to tell her. I know The Goldbergs is purposely wonky with the timeline in terms of what year it is, but why are they so off on something so basic as when the school year ends?

I agree about things not making sense as compared in the real world. The first thing I noticed is that this episode is set on May 9th, 1980-something. Who the hell decides to drop out of college on May 9th? If it isn't already finals week, it will be in a week, two at the absolute most. Why the hell couldn't Erica just run out the clock rather than make a big production out of dropping out to pursue her dreams of being a failed musician? And what college schedules Parents Weekend in May? I imagine parents would be pissed having to come out there and then having to do it again in a week or two to pick their kids up for the summer.

As far as I am concerned, the sooner they pull a Chuck Cunningham/Judy Winslow with Erica, the better. Seriously, would she be missed? And while I have always enjoyed Spaceballs, there are few movies I can think of that warrant a sequel less. Sure, there are some nuances to the character of Barf that could be more fully explored, but with John Candy no longer with us, I would rather they not try. And I can think of no one worse to do a sequel than Adam Goldberg. Spaceballs was mid-level Mel Brooks, but even that is miles ahead of anything Adam Goldberg ever has done, or could do.

If I can channel Scott Evil for a moment, but honestly, why didn't they just shoot Agent Christopher, or Officer Christopher, when she was sitting on the crapper? As far as I can tell, the mission was always to kill Christopher, what possible reason would there have been to do it during the Reagan assassination attempt? Of course I know that it was done for the historical part of the show, but honestly, Rittenhouse makes things so damn needlessly complicated. Speaking of the Reagan attempt, they kind of forget about old Ronnie pretty quickly, but I was wondering, did James Brady still get shot this time around? Because if not, I think that would have some sort of effect on the timeline.

No, he's not. If he were, I'd be laughing my ass off at everything he said. On the contrary, while I am certain he has spoken lines of dialogue, I'll be damned if I can remember a single one of them.

I am certainly no expert on what goes on inside the intelligence community, but I do know enough to know that if the CIA wants to pursue charges on someone for accessing and passing on information they haven't been cleared to do so, that person is behind the 8-ball, so to speak. It don't matter if the information you want to pass along thwarts Thanos from invading Earth, at the very least your career is, in a word, fucked. And ironically, one of the real life inspirations for the character of Vince, Mark Rossini, in fact ended up pleading guilty to illegally accessing information. He did not go to prison, but rather was sentenced to one years probation. Though I imagine prison was very much a possibility. This all occurred years after 9/11 and was in regards to FBI files, not CIA files. It also had nothing to do with terrorism.

The origins and nature of B613 were sort of explained once, early on in their existence on Scandal (I want to say way back in season 2, or maybe 3). Cyrus was the exposition fairy in this case, explaining to Fitz that B613 was a secret government organization, created at the beginning of the country's history, that dealt with any threats to the Republic. Mostly meaning they did a lot of dirty work like assassinations. B613 was so secret even the President was never made aware of its existence, at least not officially. And any President who tried to stick his nose in B613's business was dealt with. Cyrus even implied that JFK was one such President. Rowan didn't create the organization, but was merely the current leader, known as Command. He seemingly had held the position for years, at the very least since 1991, the year he had the plane carrying Mama Pope shot down (Fitz being the pilot who actually shot it down). Of course this rather straightforward explanation of B613 got changed over and over as the years passed by, usually at the whims of whatever the writers needed. They went from being secret assassins to controllers of every aspect of government. Or not, if that is what the plot required. Papa Pope would alternately be a man doing his patriotic duty and merely the latest in a long line of men doing so, to at times being the man who controlled everything, and had done so all his adult life. Except when they needed to make Papa Pope more sympathetic, in which case, the all powerful Rowan suddenly was at the mercy of the Lizard People, or whoever the hell those people were, during season 6.

Maybe they could have gone the Tommy Westphall route, and ended the show with this Congressional Hearing being a figment of Papa Pope's mind. Because he is in fact not the leader of a super secret organization that controls the United States, but merely the senile father of Olivia Pope (who, it turns out, is just a beleaguered and underpaid public defender with a wardrobe that is woefully lacking, to say the least). And the entire Scandal-verse simply existed inside his head, represented physically by a snow globe with the White House inside it. Now that would have almost been worth all the idiocy of the last few seasons. Almost.

Because at the end of the day, this show was really nothing but a whole bunch of Shonda Rhimes wish fulfillment bullshit.

Likely because the team brought him back close enough after the moment when he went into the future that no one ever thought he was "missing". And I imagine no one ever saw him "disappear" either. The dead teacher who was about to shoot young JFK, on the other hand, no doubt made the history books. In fact, that incident would likely be seen as the first event in the "Kennedy Curse", as it pre-dates the other incidents and tragedies that are "canon" by a few years. Of course JFK doesn't die in 1934, but an attempted murder surely is enough to fall under the "curse" heading. Well, we have to remember, in the Timeless world, time travel is still ostensibly a secret. While they might be concerned about Kayla, I doubt they'd have her under watch. And in any case, anything she posted on social media would have the same weight as those YouTube videos that claim to show "proof" that time travel is real. Sure, she'd would be right about time travel, but her "proof" is really no better than the proof in any of those videos. What does she have but photos of a 17 year old JFK, who most people would call out as an imposter. As for Rittenhouse and the NSA, they'd probably just hire a dedicated troll to discredit her online. Though truth be told, there would already be plenty of doubters discrediting her as a liar and/or whackjob.

By the logic of the time travel shown here, as long as they don't take him back to a time before he took his trip to 2018, he won't run into himself. In 1934, when JFK gets on the lifeboat, he does not continue to exist in 1934 at the same time he is in 2018. At least not per his perception as he travels along the timeline of his existence. Best comparison I can make is to think of it like regular travel. If you go to Hawaii for a week, you don't continue being in your own hometown at the same time. Nor does it prevent you from returning to your hometown at the end of your vacation. It's a crude comparison, I admit, but it is the best way I know to explain it. Or another simple way to explain it is that JFK always traveled through time. He himself found out about it at age 17, Lucy and company only realized it when it happened. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go to the ophthalmologist as I have gone cross-eyed. Nor by a lot of Republicans. I bet that line pissed off a lot of right-wingers. Historians give him a bit of a pass by saying his Presidency was too short to give a full assessment of it's quality. And some Republicans wouldn't be mad at that assessment, as there exists a subset that believes JFK was really just a conservative Republican in liberal Democrats clothing. And that gives them a chance to vicariously claim a great President as their own. I think that is simplistic and opportunistic as hell, but that is a discussion for another day. This was easily one of my favorite episodes of the show. It would have been anyway, as I am a tried and true Democrat (and Catholic), who naturally worships JFK, even though I was not alive when he was. But I admit some things were confounding, namely great Grandpa Rittenhouse's (or whatever his name is) plan. So he wanted to kill JFK in order to prevent a Presidency he thinks went against what Rittenhouse stood for. Maybe it did, but since he was already killed before he could truly make an impact, it seemed like a lot of work for nothing. Not to mention that it seems destiny was prepared to foil his plans. We got a Back to the Future style tipoff that maybe JFK would die at 17 when we saw the Kennedy Half Dollar turn into a Nixon Half Dollar. But, as a few above have mentioned, that can only mean one thing. Namely that Nixon being on the coin meant he won the 1960 election (per grandpa's plan), but it also meant he too met an early end. The coin was still dated 1964, and we do not put living people on our currency. So cue a WAH WAH sound effect for Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse, more like Shittenhouse, amirite?

I could live with this. Rosen survives, and he gets back together with former VP Susan Ross, so they can continue their nerdy, G-Rated, sexcapades. Speaking of Susan Ross...... I was about to say that, they just can't give the Presidency to whoever, but then I remembered what show I was watching, and frankly, if Huck ends up in "The Oval" (TM Papa Pope), I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.