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Sophie’s parents divorced, right? I think around the Preteen Big 3’s ages. I suspect we will still see Westfeldt during those flashbacks. I can see one big flashback when we see Kevin and Sophie’s dissolution of their marriage and the mom lashes out at Kevin. I love the idea of Sophie as Rebecca’s nurse. The Good Will Hunting game was well developed. You start having no clue what they were talking about, and then by the end, you totally get it. And I hated that movie.

This episode featured Young Adult Kevin at his least douchey. The episode also made me more of a Sophie and Kevin shipper than I remember. I like Madison. I wonder if Sophie and Kevin meet up and reunite much later in life, a la Rebecca and Miguel.

I totally get where Lucia is coming from. I saw hard my parents worked at the bakery (while my dad held a second job in construction) and I learned that I NEVER want to run my own business. But as I have grown older, the more respect I have for my parents. I still don’t want to run a business. I vaguely recall Bailey having a girlfriend with some mental issues in the first season before Jennifer Love Hewitt came on board. I didn’t much care for the girlfriend storyline back then but I do like the actress here. If I were that girl, I would have paid the tip (she probably has the money) but doubt Beto would accept it.

Thought it was terrific. I liked how the club’s strippers were always changing. Unlike Magic Mike where it was same people over and over again. They did a very good job of how transient this life is.

Kate was the first to find out that Kevin relapsed and immediately drove him to AA, but then she got into labour. Kate is also the one to push Kevin to leave LA. The writers had a bit of a missed opportunity by not having Déjà and Kate have a special bond in some way. Annie and Tess have closer ties with Kevin but Déjà could have sided with Kate. Or have Kate be close to Miguel.

Still loving it. I really bought Val’s fear about the ICE attack. With a parental death, you don’t view the parental POV, other than through flashbacks. Here, we can see how the parents are grieving too. For me, we see enough parental deaths on teen oriented shows. I like this change from the original. I like Beto, but I thought the creators would have the Bailey character gay. His infatuation with Vanessa is short term and his best quality is interaction with Val. We don’t know what he is passionate about. There are long term redemption arcs for Emilio and Lucia, but not sure where Beto is heading to, bit of a blank slate.

I am NOT advocating what Sam Niell did in the movie, but I didn’t love the movie, so I felt it was done to more clearly show who she belonged to. Maybe if he did what he did earlier in the movie, then I would better understand.

With the next three episodes a focus on each Big Three, I figure we will explore Randall’s anxiety, Kate’s relationship with Marc, and Kevin and Sophie’s young marriage. One tweet I read was that we don’t really know what is happening with Annie and Déjà in the future. I certainly hope the mugger does not affect their futures in anyway. Mandy is just so good. I no longer have any problem with how Mandy plays Rebecca at any age. She is so seamless.

I think you can do a movie of an undocumented couple with kids who are on the run and hiding.

I will always be confused why Holly Hunter would not choose Sam Niell in The Piano. Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day. Although really a show but it does have a movie, but I always did love Tom and Mary in Downton Abbey. Muriel and the swimmer in Muriel’s Wedding. I really enjoyed Andie Macdowell, but the chemistry between Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas in Four Weddings and a Funeral. I still don’t understand why Naveen Andrews and Juliet Binoche broke up in The English Patient. Finally, Sally Field and Danny Glover (or John Malkovich) in Places in the Heart.

That physics teacher, ugh, I want to scream in frustration. If I were in that situation, I would be angry like Lucia too. I am sad how little their school is supporting them, and angry that this is probably happening in real life. I think the acting is good? The scene where they are separated by that chain fence? I bought their sorrow.

Then you have a movie like Joker where the lead’s criminal and awful behaviour is explained by how he was treated. Hardly a fun time, but is an awards success and a big comic book box office hit. I think there’s a space for a real tear jerker with a prominent African American cast. O tragic romance of some sort. The Hate U Give may not have been able to overcome its YA pedigree, but I hope those types of films can still be made. I am ready for a truly great western romance between two Asian leads. As a Canadian of Vietnamese heritage, I think Asian cinema does sentiment with sincerity and little irony very well. I want that explored in an English language movie.

That is the thing with films featuring PoC. Movies like Hustlers, Us, and The Farewell have to be released early to garner critical raves and strong box office. They have earned “consideration.” But then they are penalized for the inevitable short term memory of voters. Movies like Bombshell or Little Women or 1917 can get away with late releases because they have built in cachet, credibility. Voters will go out of their way to see it. Would Bombshell be remembered for anything if it was released the same time as Hustlers?

This was my favourite Christmas episode of all my shows this year. So happy!

I am not a Gotham person, I don’t care for the cool villains. So, I am on Mary’s side and will at some point stop watching the show when Mary and Alice inevitably become besties. I love Mary.

I am rewatching it too, up to the middle of season five. I LOVED The Finale and Re-Watch it all the time, but by the time seasons five and six came, I watched each episode once and moved on. So upon rewatch, I am surprised how little I remember the fifth season and how much I am digging it. I always did love its balance between episodic and serialization. I loved that you can refer to episodes as The Third Season Claire episode or The Fifth Season Miles episode. You may not recall specific plot points in those episodes but you will likely remember important character or relationship moments. The show also really made the small supporting characters seemed weighty and important. There is a brief shot of Jack’s mom, Sun’s parents and Hurley’s folks as they wait for the Oceanic Six to arrive. That combination is so strange but it made me really want to listen to their conversations with each other.

Maybe Delilah is right. If revealing the truth means more angsty teenager storylines, maybe they should keep the lie.

I forgot to mention that Randall’s anxiety may escalate later this season. It may become so serious that Kate Kevin and Miguel would rather say they’re not talking to Randall than tell Rebecca the truth.

I loved the scene between Kate and Beth because you so rarely see them together. I suspect we will see Rebecca and Miguel get together the same episode where we see them apart, either due to Rebecca’s memory loss or his death. Kinda like the Randall and Beth episode from last season. Kevin’s “We’re not speaking” could mean Kevin and Randall, or Rebecca forcing everyone not to speak to him. Maybe Kevin and Shawna hook up?

We hire base on computer skills but never expect people to be familiar with our software. I actually thought Rebecca did quite well for herself in that interview.

I am a little over the Big 3's age and if my mom came to my workplace and took photos of every corner of my office, I would be going WTF too. I would be questioning why my mom was doing that.

Loved the episode. Such a wonderful episode for Kevin, Nicky and especially Cassidy. I fear Tess’ panic attack will intensify next week. Tess gets featured a lot in these fall finales. Did Marc just diss Practical Magic? Oh no he didn’t. Kate is in danger.

We have seen Tess act out, leaving the house and getting in the car with Kevin. Kevin has kinda voiced out her frustrations on her behalf. Tess has also been shown to have the hardest time adjusting to the move. And she is the only one we have seen as an adult. I think sufficient attention has been placed on her. I think Annie and Tess will be the ones who will bring Nicky into the fold, just like they did with Miguel.

I loved Camille so much!

This may be my favourite episode. I have come to have affection for all of the characters.