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I felt the same way. I didn't expect to be interested, but I was. It made me strongly dislike everyone involved. They did harm to kids that worked hard to get an education. I wish they faced stiffer penalties.

I hate hate hate depictions of vomiting (hey, I had cancer in the 1970s when you got an anti-nausea pill you probably couldn't hold down and puked for 3-5 days), but "Stop puking in my hair" was funny. This show's been kind of a disappointment, but I like that it makes me think. "What if my soulmate died" is a thing I've heard people say. I liked that this had a happyish ending, once they get some Zofran in 'em or something.

There sure was. They really got the clothes right, including modernizing them as time passed. The other thing they got really, really right was the music. I was a little kid with two sisters in high school for most of the years this covered and they basically used the soundtrack of my childhood. Songs that were popular but not the go-tos you hear to ground the viewer in the time period. One sister was a British invasion fiend, the other was all about Motown, and they played some gems from both. Classical Gas over the montage in episode 4 was perfect. That song was all over the airwaves all the time, and worked for the scene. I loved seeing Beth go from a traumatized child to insular young woman to someone forming relationships and growing as a person. The various relationships were interesting, and I was glad to see Jolene (I will watch the actor in anything now) thrive and that Beth made sure Mr. Scheibel was credited. Mrs. Wheatley wasn't much of a mother, but in a way, she was the mother Beth needed to become who she became. And she was good for poor Mrs. Wheatley. I enjoyed this so much. I might watch again in the future, since, like some of you, got anxious through a lot of it.

Riiiiight there with you! I love Bash. Really, I'm interested in and care about all the characters. I guess I wouldn't mind a little at-work romance. I was an RN and at times it felt like everyone was always hooking up with everyone. The sibling relationship is wonderful.

I just read 368 page Dear Child by Romy Hausmann in one sitting. Could not put it down. It's dark, and a big swing from the last book I read before it, Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel, which is a romp. It's hard third book and I always enjoy the wit and humor in her books. Will be starting Grand Union, Zadie's Smith's 2019 collection of short stories. For some strange reason, I haven't been in the mood for short stories, which I normally love, but I'm looking forward to it.

I think that's the point they made with the brother. He'd never tried to stick it out before, but this time, he did, because he believed there was no better option for him out there. There are so many interesting things to explore about the premise. If done well, it could be fascinating. And if they explore the questions you asked, it could be fascinating. The acting was great, anyway. I had to watch this, as I don't believe in "soulmates," even though twenty-seven years ago, I, a flighty serial monogamist who didn't want to get married, looked up in a store, saw a man staring at me, dumbstruck, and I had the same immediate thought he'd had a second earlier, "Oh, there you are." Hit me like a speeding truck. Got engaged after our third date and married three months later All these years later, we're still goofy over each other. I think it's partly because, though we're aligned politically and morally, we are otherwise completely opposite in a way that works. I'd love to see them explore how different partners in a happy relationship can be from That's something I'd like to see explored. You meet your soul mate and they're living a life you can't see yourself being part of. Or you can't relate to them at all. Moving to another country or leaving your marriage are big disruptions, but I'm thinking of all the different ways and reasons strong, loving relationships fail and picturing all kinds of stories they could tell. In the real world, someone would start a movement against soulmates and there would be conspiracy theorists, etc. Some people would make money from opposing the testing. I wonder if they'll include anything like that. The show's got me thinking, anyway.

When it was revealed that the elderly woman had been going without food and water to die, I got very nervous about how they were going to handle it. What she did is Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, or VSED, which I had just begin, with the full support of my medical team and everyone who loves me, when the pandemic news broke (now waiting to try to help my husband through the pandemic). So this was personal enough that I was ready to bail on the show if they blew it (I give the writers a B-). Bash disappointed me at first but he came around (and I'm glad he's not *quite* perfect). And the writers didn't have the woman decide she wrong or being selfish, or show that she was only depressed, so I was relieved. The goulash recipe was a nice way to show the daughter begin to accept and support her mom. I liked seeing more of Bash's sister and their relationship, and I care about all the characters. Worried for Magalie! I'm sure there'll be a lot more to her cardiac story. Dealing with serious health issues from a young age could be part of why she's so driven and tightly wound.

I want to read George Freeman's book to see Diana's future. That poor child, but I can see her as a bestselling graphic novelist of any number of things. And Jada Harris is quite an actor. She, too, has a bright future.

I don't know how I never found this thread. I looked for it several times, because I'd started watching the show in the US and liked it so much. And now, because we're a season behind, I have to abandon it. But I wanted to share the love/like for a beat! I wasn't sure I was ready for another socially awkward (that's not exactly it) law enforcement worker series, but this sneaked up on me and I look forward to it now (at a time when I'm pretty numb and tv just kind of washes over me). Love the cast and I can't wait to see where it goes in season 2 (though I spoiled myself a little because I wanted to see what you nice people had to say).

I enjoyed Mexican Gothic enough that I got Gods of Jade and Shadow. Friends raved, so hoping it's a good one.

You Love Me, Caroline Kepnes's third Joe Goldberg book, is coming out April 6, 2021.

I just started Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Based on the first bit and the raves it's been getting, this might be a one-sitting read.

My first RN job and most of my clinicals were on an indigent ward. Most of our clients were poor, many homeless. I met a lot of immigrants who had been medical professionals or training to be in their former country. It was my practice to explain everything I was doing, even to comatose patients, and several times, my client would tell me what I was going to do and why and then tell their histories. That's wrenching, as I know how hard I worked, and how much I valued what I was doing. To have that taken away. Working that floor was eye-opening and I wish more people could learn the lessons I did. Even without that, I think I would like this show a lot. There was a scene with Bashir sitting at a table in the break room (I think) and he broke into a big smile over something his co-worker said. I simultaneously thought, "What a beautiful smile" and "Wow, he doesn't smile much. Has he smiled before?" I'm pulling for him! And for his friend.

I'm a weirdo who never found Jude Law handsome, but I like his acting, and this seems creepy and atmospheric enough to hold my attention, which in these times is quite something. Wow, that hanging scene was rough. The sound effects made me think she'd snapped her neck. That was rough. I like it, and also thought "Wicker Man." I think there's a punish the sinner thing going on. Like, he confessed to bribing the official, so now they can punish (kill him). BTW, I always speculate and am mostly always wrong.

Yeah, I watched this one or rather had it on in the background while I did stuff, but yes, it was breathtakingly awful and Mallick is talented. I always feel bad for talented actors when they show up here, which is probably silly. They're getting a paycheck and working under pretty good working conditions, according to someone I know, my former hair stylist, who moved to doing hair and makeup for TV and movies by doing some Lifetime and Hallmark movies. She said they like to hire people who are easy to get along with, because sometime you're off in a remote location or hunkered down in some suburban setting for a period of time and they can't have difficult cast or crew members. She enjoyed the experience (but has since moved up to big budget projects). Still, I tend to be glad when I see someone like Malick do a higher quality project after being in one of these abominations.

Since they've used the third judge as host on Chopped Sweets, going back before coronavirus, it could simply be a thing they do now on Food Network competition shows. Might also be a pandemic thing. Either way, I prefer to have a judge that doesn't walk around chatting with bakers. They're bound to get along better with some than others and it could affect judging. I miss Jon Henson, too. But if it had to be someone, Carla's a good choice. It's my own fault, but I was distracted watching for virus-related changes. I'll give them credit for making the changes as unobtrusive as possible, and I'll get used to them. Glad the show could come back safety and I hope everyone stays healthy. So far, so good. The bakers seem skilled enough and I liked their personalities.

I've watched all episodes and laughed once (the rest of the time, I was bored or cringing). Last week, when Jane Curtin's character confessed all the things that had gone wrong while she watched the kids. That was actually funny. But I'm out.

This is one of the only celeb games shows I watch. Checked it out for Venus Williams, who is terrific in it, and really enjoyed it so I keep watching. Gronk's permanently befuddled expression never fails to crack me up, and it's just fun.

She's horrible but sometimes does good. She has the same gleeful viciousness all TERFs do when they speak and harm about transgender people. They enjoy it. I'm cishet but have been an LGBTQ+ advocate then activist for over 40 years. She's done too much harm for me to excuse her because she also does good sometimes. A dear friend's transgender son died by suicide because of people like her. And she knows she's doing harm but keeps doing it.

Ooh, I didn't know there was a season 2. Will definitely watch when it hits Netflix. I'll watch almost any skills/talent-based reality competition and I enjoyed season 1. I have a terrible memory so I can't comment on contestants or challenges, but I know I hoped it would come back.

I watched this again recently, and still recognize a few extras my sisters and I knew. I grew up outside Boston. I was in high school when this came out and saw it for the first time maybe a year later. My friend's brother had a summer job showing movies at a senior center. One night, he brought the screen, projector and film home, and we all watched Jaws floating on rafts in their pool. Terrifying. If you ever have the chance to go to a screening at a water park, and you have a strong heart, do it.

Yeah, every time I see the commercial for that show I think it could work with the right people. That ad ensures I will not watch a single second of that show.

I would have liked this as an extra or companion piece, with the last episode, tweaked, as the finale. I love hearing the genesis of any creative project and we got a bit of that, fictionalized. But this reminded me of what a creative writing professor said about writing memoir: if you want to publish it, you have to be ready to treat the process as craft not therapy. This episode made me think this whole project, especially this episode, was partly therapeutic for Jason Segel, but this episode was more therapy than craft. I didn't hate it entirely, but wish I had not gone in primed for a finale. I loved the previous nine episodes and will also rewatch someday but end at episode 9.

I haven't read The Seven Husbands, but I may give it a shot because people whose taste I share keep recommending it. I did not like Daisy Jones and the Six either. I enjoyed The Sun Down Motel a great deal. So much so that I looked for what else the author has written and saw that I read something by her years ago that was so-so. Still, I'm now reading Silence for the Dead now and it's pretty good. These days, I need reads that aren't too taxing on the brain or hard to follow. Next up are The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom, The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton.

I want to bake cookies and send them contactless delivery to everyone involved with this episode (really, the whole series). It was so well done, and I teared up, too. Convenient that Simone Missick and Wilson Bethel had staircases wherever they're sheltering. What a nice touch. I bought Mark's "Lola" outburst, because he's at work, but not at work. Hearing the stories of friends who are working from home, seeing my own husband on the days he doesn't have to go in but gets to work from home. It's weird and disorienting. I loved all the guest stars. This show has a stellar casting team. After reading the article about how they put this together (thank you, buckboard) I feel less shallow for noticing in the first scene how great Simone Missick's make-up was and marveling at how great she looked and how beautiful she is every time she was on screen. I think months of seeing people on TV without hair and makeup professionals got me used to seeing them look a bit different. She looked as perfectly coiffed and made up as usual. I love Lola. I almost skipped this series, but it's one of my favorites. Dry, overwashed fingers crossed for renewal.