ItCouldBeWorse

If the Mondrian were destroyed, the insurance money would go to the heirs of the original owners, anyway.

I was never a great fan of Trixie (though this episode is changing my mind a bit), but in this scene, my take wasn't that she was not snarking on Barbara's appearance, as much as she suspected Barbara's sister had sent her a used/second hand bathing suit (the comments about that being very last year and such in the beginning of the show), and the thrust of that conversation was that Barbara deserved to get new things - not second hand things. Trixie seems to value new and shiny things on an emotional level (new means you deserve and are valued) as much as a shallow level. Another thing that struck me during this conversation is that Trixie was wearing a far more revealing bathing suit than Barbara's, one that showed off her figure to its advantage (and one that might have been considered a bit inappropriate to wear in front of a vicar in the '60's and even now), yet Tom had eyes only for Barbara.

Interesting article about weight-loss surgery and its aftermath: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/health/bariatric-surgery.html?_r=0

Erased my comment, but still 1 "Shelia."

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I don't honestly know. But I remember listening to some commentary from writers and BTS people that they weren't able to use certain universities because they were declined permission. I wanna say it was West Wing. I also remember Felicity being declined usage of NYU which is why she went to Univ of NY. I think it might be related to trademarking. And obviously the universities would have to be tracking and persuing infractions. Maybe different studios also have different internal rules based upon their legal departments. You are correct in that while they could refer to NYU, and show actors wearing and using real NYU paraphernalia, they wouldn't be able to use the NYU trademark on West Wing t-shirts without permission, for example, or on the Felicity website. This might have limited them in some way.

I don't think any permission is required to connect a real college with a fictional character.

Acting! Does it bug anyone that Tyler (and Clementine) are neither working nor in school? They admit they are sponging off his parents, which, as a married couple living and eating in his parents' home, they would be doing even if they were working or in school if they weren't contributing to the household. It just doesn't make sense that they are home all day or that at least Heather hasn't said something to Tyler about his long term goals. It's not like he is traveling with the band, even.

She's also used to parking in the spot reserved for vehicles with a handicapped sign, even when JJ is not with her. Therefore, as Zanne said, her "huge behemoth of a car" is always parked directly in front of the place to which she is going.

Stuart's lack of a social life will be the reason that Howard and Bernadette will be able to join the others without dragging along the baby: "She's with Stuart."

Great episode, but Marvin's a dentist with malpractice insurance. No way he wouldn't know that a claim, much less a payout, increases your rates. What would have been appropriate would have been for Louis to offer to reimburse Marvin for any medical expenses or drugs not covered by the latter's medical insurance. The injury was the result of their asking him to check on Evan. It's a good thing the injury happened right before Christmas, or Marvin would be losing income, also, as I assume he couldn't perform his job properly while in significant pain/under the influence of muscle relaxants.

It had better be more than "open to long term committed relationships" since they adopted a child with a difficult background.

The sun shining through the window causes spontaneous generation of dust?

If Genevieve is too unsure of her relationship with Boyle to commit to marrying him, or at least isn't convinced that he would treat her fairly in a divorce, what does she think will happen with regard to Nikolaj if they break up? Why is she willing to risk having him split in two directions? It's very selfish to adopt a child with a man she doesn't trust.

I wonder if it would ever occur to Anthony Anderson to say to the writers that he doesn't like the way they are writing him, and that it isn't funny. He's one of the producers, isn't he?

I don't really believe that Diane is intimidated by elves and Santa. By the time one knows where babies come from (which, since they are 10, they should have known for years; even more so now that their mom is pregnant), it strains credulity that they would still believe. They both have exposure to the internet and go to school with other children. Jack is written as an idiot, so perhaps he is still clueless, but Diane is savvy. I thought that the baby might be deaf, since Bow commented that he didn't react to beeps and other sounds. If he keeps having his favorite song pumped though his headphones, who knows. If a baby needs a song played on repeat, play it in the room he's in, and those who can't stand it will have to leave the room. If you're in the car and can't leave, choose between hearing the song on repeat, or the baby screaming. Don't cut the baby off from external sounds, unless he had a diagnosed problem with external stimulation.

Sara and Amaya did go off to drink together at the conclusion of the crossover. I don't think they're showing us all their bonding moments, but perhaps they should show more.

I honestly don't either, but it's an idea! Maybe they'll go forward in time, meet Mari, and Amaya will realize that she needs to return to her village for this to happen.

In Season 1 of the animated series, it was established that Mari's early childhood was in Africa, her mother had the totem before her, and that she effectively came to the USA as a refugee of sorts (the African landscape depicted looked an awful lot like the Kenyan desert backcountry we saw in Survivor: Africa, many years ago). So if Amaya winds up going to Africa to use the totem to help her ancestral Zambezi village, it would tie in perfectly. What if Amaya goes back to her time period, and returns to her village, already pregnant with a fellow Wave Rider's child?

It's hard to say now because Obsidian told Amaya that they haven't seen her since she left with the Legends in 1940s, so presumably she doesn't make it back, or she goes into hiding. So it's possible time was changed so there's no granddaughter Vixen. Maybe Vixen does go back to a time, but not 1940. Maybe she ends up being Mari's mother instead of grandmother. But I have not seen the animated series so I have no idea about what goes on there. Or what if she goes back to her time period, and returns to her village, already pregnant with a fellow Wave Rider's child?

Yes to both. She can't be removed from history, and Stein has a new vulnerability.

Both Jack and he rhetorically asked whether there were too many presents under their respective trees!

Jennifer Hudson played Shug Avery in The Color Purple on Broadway until a few months ago. She famously complained about not getting a Tony nomination.

I thought that Rebecca was going to try to give it to Kate to take into the operating room, but she didn't. She held onto it while Kate was wheeled away. I think she goes to work after she drops the girls off/puts them on the bus. She is always dressed professionally on school mornings. She probably works part-time and is present when the girls get home from school, and perhaps she works from her home office during school breaks. A mention of what she does would be nice.

Toby was originally going with Kate for Thanksgiving, so she might have told him at least the town, and certainly Randall and Beth's names.