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Regarding the 1/20 Dateline episode, I heard a quote the other day that seems to apply to this case: innocent until proven guilty is often overlooked. Now you have to prove who really did it (paraphrased from my memory). This case embodies that idea. The daughter saw a “bad man” - if that doesn’t create doubt, what would?

Small matter, but I’m a bit annoyed by the reference to the original taking place in the 90s. Roughly 2/3 of the episodes were products of the 80s, so why try to shave some years off?

Ever see the Newhart episode with Jason Alexander? He played a lavish tipper, who tried to upgrade to the Loudon’s bedroom. But add me to the group who wonders what the fallout will be of all the overbookings. And if they only rent out 4 rooms, why do they need Freddie?

Episodes like this and the 30 Rock reunion make me wonder if the bullied were also bullies to others….

I enjoyed his “sauce made from horses?” reaction.

Wonderful episode! Jay is really the unsung hero of the series. He’s the last to know things, but that hasn’t upset his equilibrium. We should all have a Jay-type in our lives. But Sass and Trevor are so fiendishly clever together, and Flower’s claw marks seemed deeper tonight. Did I hear correctly: did one of the ghosts tell Sam/Thor to weigh Eric down and dump him with Trevor?

I’m pretty sure this story was done by 20/20 in October, but the narrative was totally different. I can’t remember any mention of Angel in that version, although Dateline did not hold back from describing her possible/probable involvement. Normally there never seems to be that much difference in the underlying events, but Dateline had more details that make a sad story even sadder.

If the bootleg whiskey was so valuable, wouldn’t Trevor have known? Then again, maybe he’s still hoping to buy more Enron stock.

Good episode, but Hattie had my favorite line, about Mrs Parker’s goddaughter: “she’s such a bully. I’m afraid of what she’ll be like when she’s an adult.”

That husband could never compete with an idolized father. If the wife’s father really wanted to help, why not send money, or help the husband find a different job? Instead, he’s getting the daughter back and usurp the father in the life of the kids. I really felt for that man.

I hope the undercover officer from Saturday’s show (the one with extended camera time) has moved to another department: even criminals watch true crime TV. Who would‘ve thought, back in 1987, that little scrapings would catch a killer and exonerate another man? I wonder which of today’s mysteries will be solved with tomorrow’s technologies?

Would a Hattie/Fitzroy union make everyone happy?

There is enough evidence already discovered in all of the cases. My point is that the reliance on rumors for other cases sets a bad precedent. Cell phone positioning is believable; are records kept long enough to weigh in for this case? From all that’s been said about the family, I don’t think anyone would be capable of masking GPS data.

There was a confession before Connie Chung’s interview of the philandering politician? Or the multiple magazine covers with the missing woman’s photos? Rumors do not create evidence, no matter how many there are. I’m old enough to remember the conversations that summer, where people wondered who politician philanderer hired to get rid of her, and how long it would be before a confession came from someone. There are so many bad players in the world; it is possible that even a small town has more than one or two undiscovered villains.

My counter-argument to this: Chandra Levy. How much time was wasted trying to build a case against the married boyfriend? In the end, there wasn’t enough evidence against the man convicted in the first trial to survive an appeal.

How much inventory will be left in the store? Sheldon gave away the rights to his idea for a Yoo-hoo?

Would not be at all surprised to see World’s Hottest Dentists on a cable network in the future…..

And yet how many friends know a friend’s spouse is having an affair but don’t tell them? The man did the right thing in the end. He had a close relationship with Isaac; the murder was news to him and it threw him. He was in shock. The first thing he did after hearing the story was search the internet to find out more. And then he struggled with what to do with the information. He didn’t want the story to be true and then had to wrap his head around it. Give him a break: would there ever have been an arrest without him?

When I first saw Norm on the couch, I thought it was Todd. Liked Alberta’s approach to Flower. Trevor and his delight in Alana’s “comfort” was gross, but amusing.

Enjoyed the episode, but am now thinking that the “lessons” from both plot lines were self-absorbed and suffered from tunnel vision/ over simplification.

Georgie put into words what I’ve always thought cryptocurrency is.

I liked last week’s episode, but this was much funnier! Not a note was off-key, except for Thor’s singing (and that was an unintentional pun; it’s been a long day). Now I want to listen to the podcast…..

Young Sheldon’s voice sounds deeper than Narrator Sheldon. I’ve lost track: how old is everyone now?

After decades of soap operas/melodramas/bad fiction ingestion, I’ve come to the predict this for season six: Kreese is Johnny’s father. There have been less than subtle hints since season 2. The latest was the flashback to the 1980 Kreese/Silver confab, where Kreese turns down Silver because he has a promising new student who “has the same name!”

But she had the most memorable introduction as the “karate adjacent” one, followed by the awkward curtsy. Moments like this make me think the show belongs with the other comedies….