Quilt Fairy

You've probably only ever had over-cooked cabbage. Properly cooked cabbage can be delicious.

I didn't find this to be a tightly written episode, especially for a season finale. No shocking cliffhanger, perhaps, but so many loose ends and weird logic! For example, the whole point of going to see the Swiss is because Coop is back working for the company and they only want to deal with Coop. But when Coop doesn't show up, they still take off! Make that make sense to me. Also, I'm not an east coaster so I don't know the mileages, but apparently Sam has time to wait 3-4 hours after she sees Paul kill himself, drive from Boston to Westchester, stage the murder, and then drive back to Boston before her parents wake up in the morning? Really? I like this show a lot, but sometimes the suspension of disbelief it requires is a bit much.

I am not ashamed to admit that I screamed "Yes!" and pumped my fist when Massimo was eliminated because I got a little tired of hearing "I want to go to ITALY and cook ITALIAN FOOD!" over and over and over. Also, I figured Bailey was a goner the way the editors were setting up her story. I've come to like her since her return from LCK although I doubt she has any chance of winning.

So I've now watched episodes 5 and 6, and a few odd thoughts: I'm very surprised that neither Charlie nor the bull-man mentioned that it might not be a good idea to breed an extra large bull to his pedigreed cows because they might have difficulty delivering the resulting calves. I mean, I'm a city girl but surely that's a potential problem? I'm much less interested in watching the pub rehab. Except for the fact that Jeremy is the owner, it's not much different from any flip/rehab show that are a dime a dozen these days: endless problems which need creative solutions, or a lot of money thrown at them, or both. Of the pub, I've read that Jeremy's "British only products" is causing some customers to complain. In theory it sounds great, and I've no problem with someone not wanting to deal with the US right now. But no coffee? And surely that means no tea as well? No pepper? Are you telling me that the chefs aren't using any seasoning except salt in the kitchen? What are they serving at the bar besides beer, gin and whiskey? It was nice seeing Richard Hammond again. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

You guys! After the comments last episode I can't help but focus on how Tom holds his utensils and leans over his plate when he eats.

I'm with Bailey on the ants: "You know what else tastes like lemon zest? Lemon zest!"

That's an impressively written letter for someone from the SOTDRT. I wonder if he still has a lawyer assisting him (even a jail-house lawyer) or if he cribbed from their earlier submissions to the court. He had a top notch lawyer to begin with, I don't know why he thinks he'd do better with someone appointed by the court.

If he's saying he doesn't have money for a lawyer, he doesn't have enough money to buy a pardon.

The interlude will allow the entire internet to get worked up in a lather about the finale. I was hoping for a summer release, so recently re-watched all 4 seasons to prepare, since it's been so damn long. I had forgotten how bleak the ending of season 4 is. The previous seasons' finales had a generally upbeat feeling with a bit of a cliff-hanger. The season 4 finale is "the world is ending, dude, and there's nothing we can do about it."

True, but I will give you a case where the movie is quite a bit better than the book. Have you ever seen the movie Chocolat with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp? There are significant changes between the book and the movie and every one improves the story. Of course, I think the movie is practically perfect.

It is a true story, but the book is better. You get much more back story on each of the "boys" and the horrible conditions (due to the Depression) that they were trying to escape.

If you compare the Kaleb from Season 1 to the current one, it's interesting to see the trajectory and explosion of his ego. I think Jeremy actually had some good advice comparing the situation to a rock band coming off of a tour. And speaking of *****s, I was surprised to hear the multitude of "C you next Tuesdays" in that conversation without any bleeps. I know it hardly qualifies as an expletive in the UK, but here in the US it's one of the worst things you can say. And I, personally, find it an ugly word.

Tom's made that very clear, and it's why many US cities are not in the running to host TC. The issue is how the season was promoted vs the reality.

She didn't keep Colette originally. The nuns sent her to an orphanage in England and Nancy became her "older sister".

Just as well to have a separate thread for the new season. Harriet is a superstar. What a find.