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Is Lasher supposed to give off a 70s lounge singer vibe? Because I suspect he's supposed to be seductive and beautiful, and middle-aged Jack Huston is a greasy miss on that count. As for the rest, zzzzzzzzzzz.

So neither Eric nor Donna bother to show for their daughter’s birthday? Really, show?

This show was PAINFUL. I had it on in the background while working on a project, but WOW was it bad. "Bro." "Bro..." "BRO." "BROOOO." Is not comedy.

How in the hell does Dania Ramirez keep getting work?

I sincerely don't understand this thing where Penelope acts like a brat to Luke, and now the imprisoned dude.

Act out? 100%. Absolutely. Act out because they believe they've been given a mission by two representatives of the alien race she just happens to be partially from supposedly? Not so much. 14-year-old Jan's willingness to not just believe that but repeatedly run away to be with her 40-year-old rapist so she can save an alien society is mind-boggling.

I believe women and no child should ever be held responsible in the slightest bit for their abuse. THAT BEING SAID, Holy Mother of All That's Holy, Jan Broberg has done herself no real favors by dramatizing her kidnapping. I usually love McKenna Grace in anything, but she can't make alternating between "I AM PRACTICALLY AN ADULT!!!11!!!" and "We must please Zethra and Zeta and give them a baby with my 40-year-old rapist" and watching her flee her own home is crazy-making. I'm really more of an 80s kid, but I have vague memories of the late 70s, and plenty of memories of being a 14-year-old girl, and nobody I knew would have bought that they were a half-alien who must bear a child to save their offworld race. The only Broberg who isn't stupid AF seems to be the middle girl; Jan, Bob and especially MaryAnn were all horribly easy marks for "B," it seems. Also, I haven't seen Anna Paquin in a lot, but since she has an Oscar, I'm assuming she has modes other than "constipated face"?

Has Ryan Murphy ever spent time around actual people? ALL of the neighbors went from 0 to batshit crazy within 15 seconds of being introduced. This would have been way creepier in any other showrunners' hands.

This episode should have been named "A Helping Hand."

I asked this on Twitter, but is there really nobody in Jan Broberg's life who'll tell her that NO, this couldn't happen to anybody, and her parents were criminally negligent?

It took me far too long to realize that nearly every story was actually a Christopher Pike book, of which I read many as a teen in the 90s. As someone with cancer, much of this hit home, especially the nausea meds with nausea as a side effect. True story. Spence was my favorite; Illonka was annoying; I'm OK with Anya missing from any future possible seasons. ETA: Janitor (as he's credited), about Anya: "Your friend? She lived deep. And she was kind." LOL, OK, Janitor man. I'm assuming that was in the 5 months before we saw.

I've never read the comic book, but binged the series and loved it. However, I was entertained by Paul living in the same house with a CAPTIVE for eight decades or so, then FINALLY smudging the seal that kept Morpheus trapped and looking back like he did him a solid. Come on, man! Took you long enough.

Is the actress who plays Charly the daughter of some Hulu executive or something? Can someone help me understand the constant focus on her this season?

I don't get why we need 6 episodes or whatever it's been of showing Garfield in depression, but we've only seen M'gann once since Connor died, though. Was Greg Cipes cheaper than Danica? Was she too busy filming Hallmark movies? I get that they're trying something new this season, but my goodness, this season is a big ball of MEH.

Goodness, this season is terminally boring. This Garfield storyline is torture.

I liked Kate calling the goon on the tickets really being a gift for himself. The Ronin stuff seems to have thrown Clint somewhat. Like he's working at not hurting people.

I really liked and appreciated how Clint held his own and you could see his SHIELD training ... until he got his bow and arrow and just started mowing down people, really proving why out of all the SHIELD agents, he was *Avenger*-level, along with Nat, a Black Widow.

Kate had me at "See, that's just it, Gary: You don't even know my name." I also appreciated how she's medaled in multiple sports, but she wasn't automatically an ass-kicking superhero when her life was on the line. She held her own, but she also got thrown around and bruised.

These Locke kids do a really horrible job of protecting the keys.

I refuse to believe in even an imaginary world where Bev isn't the first one to be taken out by superhuman beings.

"Sheriff, there's a contagion infecting the population. You need to do something." "First, let me spend half an hour telling you my backstory in excruciating detail." Duuuuuuude. Flanagan needs to stick with the ghosts.

Oh for the love of God or that big-ass bat, please tell me Bev comes to a particularly gruesome end.

Uh, do I like Ariana Grande now? Dammit, The Voice.

Kaia Gerber is just as wooden an actress as her mother was. Who would really want to play this game?

Kristen is coming off like a real shit parent this season. Good Lord.