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In the flash-forwards, the keys around Susie's neck have been replaced by what looks like dog tags. Any ideas about that?

I'm not sure I'm following you. If Hetty is to be believed, Hetty's son Thomas didn't end the relationship with Alberta's "bootlegger boyfriend", Earl. Earl ended the relationship, and that's why Thomas killed Alberta. Was Earl Alberta's manager? Also? Earl is "not gay"? He is at the very least bisexual. I don't understand Alberta's outrage. She's incredibly capricious. She goes from being distressed and unbelieving at the idea that her sister Teresa might have killed her, to being thrilled that Capone did it - then deeply depressed and resigned when she believed her sister had murdered her after all. Then incredibly angry at Hetty for telling the truth - all in the space of, what - ten minutes? I'd have been more relieved at the revelation that my beloved sister hadn't done me in than that it was a long time in coming. Alberta just looks petty being so upset by this. She wants to be mad at someone, let it be Earl, who cheated on her and knew his boyfriend was plotting to kill her. Loved Alberta's cornrows!

The piracy charge was an over-reach if not a complete invention. They were throwing the book at her. Notice how quickly everyone agreed to see that all charges were dropped once the star of the show wanted them to be. That said, I am really sick of Midge getting away with and even being lauded and rewarded for being SUCH an asshole. I don't think I've ever despised a fictional character quite so much.

I stayed at the TWA once. You can watch planes take off and land from your room. I swam in a pool on the roof during a blizzard. Nice and cozy in the pool but getting out was a test in courage. It's a wild place, and I know exactly where they were standing. It really does have a creepy feel, but it's a little more The Shining than 2001: ASO. It's pretty shabby and rundown, though, and can be sketchy at night. Anyone in NYC with the price of a subway fare can get in and they often do. Groups of kids had the run of the place overnight while I was there. I never saw any signs of security. This was a few years ago, so maybe that has changed.

Wrong way 'round, I think? The ghosts get thrown into the livings. My favorite line of the show?

Jay lies to Sam all of the time.

My understanding was that at the time of her death, everyone thought Alberta had had a heart attack, but it wasn't until later they learned she had been poisoned.

I never liked Midge, and she just keeps getting worse. Now Susie is in very real, physical danger because she couldn't just do TWO lousy shows. She was an ass during the first one, barely walking through it, but the second one? Changing lines, showing open contempt? Susie deserves better. I've been watching for the costumes and the NYC scenery, but I'm glad it's ending. I'll never watch another Palladino show again.

If I saw her finger in her mouth ONE more time! She's always been kind of sad and brittle. It stands to reason that she would lose energy as she aged. She has never been the kind of character that I could root for. She's an awful person.

I stayed there a couple-three years ago when JFK was shut down in January during a snowstorm. The tiny rooftop pool was heated and glorious. It's a bit rundown, but if you can give it a go, you should. You can watch planes take off and arrive from your room. From the moment Mei's pregnancy was announced, I knew an abortion was a forgone conclusion. Do we know that it was?

There are many bawdy songs about "grinding corn". :)

I thought it was a poke at the British version of Ghosts. That was my first thought.

Sass definitely had sex when he was a "living". We know this because Thor witnessed it. I think it is likely that Sass had sex as a ghost. Right after he told Sam ghosts can have sex but couldn't finish, Jay left the room and Sass followed him, saying "Wait! I want to tell Jay about ghost sex!". Exactly. TMI, maybe, but I certainly have had sex while essentially fully clothed. *Ahem* Is this the most posts pre-show that we've ever had?

Oh, I think Isaac was too much of a gentleman *not* to do his husbandly duty on occasion. It was not uncommon for gay men to marry women, father children - and enjoy their men discreetly elsewhere.

I don' know about NY but in rancher country you can get them from a butcher. Jay as a chef probably has connections with local farms too and can get things like that when needed. Then there is always the internet. They are called “lamb fries” apparently. In the episode where Hetty possessed Jay, she (as Jay) created a wedding menu based of foods from her time that Jay had to acquire. There were some fairly unusual items, iirc. They also cleared their home of pigeons in the process. :)

They do it quite often, though. It isn't as noticeable as you'd think. The word "cuckold" refers only to men,.

That sequence is a direct lift (a homage?) from A Chorus Line.

Or, y'know, a ten second delay before the door closes?

I'm afraid that the fishing line/floater/hook will be associated with Trevor and his body. What's that on the shelf above the microphone?

Key phrase "at first"

Hetty wasn't trapped. She aggressively possessed Jay. Neither could see the other ghosts.

I am sorry I didn't clarify, ItCouldBeWorse. No, I don't think we have. I'm not sure if the ghosts ever mentioned her before, but yes, they clearly knew about her. The Irish were most definitely second class citizens in America in 1890

Pete mentioned visiting it in Dinner Party.

Yes, but that conversation was quashed as being "off topic" in mid February and no one has posted there since. That's what I thought, thanks.

The devil you know... Do we know how Sas and Hetty died?