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Yes, this would've worked better if the defense attorney had been a stereotypical young, inexperienced public defender, but they cast Michael Beach, who is not young and who was already a defense attorney on L&O twice in 2022, and didn't play dumb.

LOL. I thought it was just a local reference with which I was not familiar, but, yeah, probably the entire sentence was AI/Chat-GPT generated.

Not sure where you found the quote, but maybe it was ChatGPT generated? Or “albeit” was just an autocorrect for a misspelling of although?? Or maybe they were trying to avoid using “but” and stumbled upon “albeit” — which does support your conclusion as to how “albeit” wound up in that sentence.

I'm pretty sure there have been quite a few L&O episodes over the decades in which a witness who was also a cop has recanted (lied) on the stand, stating they were mistaken, and now recalled it differently, but the undercover cop in this episode did not do that, which is believable given her youthful idealism. I really want to complain about her later blaming the Detective Shaw for ruining her career, but it was realistic for her to do that, so I can't complain about the script, just the character's naivety and misplaced idealism. Nevertheless, the various bits of dialog in the episode managed to convey that law and justice are not always equivalent, so, yes, kudos to the writers. They even managed to suggest there was hope that the gap might be narrowed with the next generation. I don't know if putting that hope in the mouths of Law & Order characters (including Shaw in his talk with Riley) will manifest anything into the zeitgeist, but, hey, it doesn't hurt. And yes, they script didn't ignore the problems with vigilantism.

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Last night's opening monologue had a heartwarming bit with Wally, which may have warmed me up to appreciate a punch line in A Closer Look:

I also guessed nano but didn't even get to second and climate in time. ETA: If I had, I'd have realized nano-climate is probably only a thing on on Mork's home planet, Ork. I haven't gotten a FJ in over a week. I might try recording tonight's and watching it tomorrow morning anyway. They've been sporadically preempted here (Rochester NY) lately for sports pre-game talk shows (lots of Buffalo Bills fans here), and it doesn't show up on the schedule ahead of time.

I keep wondering about pre- and post- LA area wildfire filming for shows made in the area.

I watched sober but sleepy and became fully awake when that happened. I guess when it's celebs playing for charity they can let stuff slide a bit? Same, except for me it's been almost 2 weeks since I've known a FJ. I was also happy to get a lot of of the clues that they missed or took a while to suss out.

Last night's opening monologue was Emmy-worthy for Jimmy, the writers, the graphics team, et al.:

Thanks! I just checked and "Not Without My Nanny" is on Peacock (now). The opening scene is cute and fun.

P.S. I just noticed the same brand (BOGS) also has these models that include “Ice Traction” under “Core Benefits,” but they look a bit stiffer, and I have some sort of arthritis in one foot, but if I was still able to walk briskly for an hour I'd at least try them. The "Tall" is not on sale (yet?) and the "Mid" is not as big of a discount as the BOGS in my first post without the "ice traction," but for me, if a shoe or boot doesn't hurt and is functional, $100-$200 isn't terrible. Arcata Urban Leather Tall Women's Winter Boots: bogsfootwear.com/shop/style/72843-001.html Arcata Urban Leather Mid Women's Winter Boots: bogsfootwear.com/shop/style/72842-001.html ETA: I just noticed the “Ice Traction” boot doesn't have as wide of a toe area… …as the ones I have… so I'm no longer tempted to get them. 😉

Ooo. Is it possible that this really was what happened and they just cut that part of the denouement for time? Was there any plot detail or bit of dialogue that would negate the possibility that Tara was actually making $10/hour more than any of the other nannies? It certainly fits with the tearjerker ending bit when Morgan gave the PI’s photo of Tara blowing bubbles with the little boy and the sad dad saying that was what love looked like. I mean: Of course they’d pay a loving, capable nanny more.

They're fine for snow, but if I'm going to be walking across ice I use these: amazon.com/dp/B0090UEM2 They're no longer available, but these are similar: amazon.com/ICETRAX-Winter-Grips-Shoes-Boots/dp/B07ZJP9GG4 or you might like a different design/brand.