JudyObscure

Yes, I think most vets went through far worse things than not having a parade when they got home and the "spit on," thing was rare if at all. I think maybe he's confusing things he saw in movies with reality.

Tribal Councils usually are pretty exciting and unlike Big Brother, once someone's torch is snuffed they are truly gone. Julie Chen won't show up next week announcing a twist where one of the ousted players gets to come back after a challenge of who can name all the bones in the body.

So true, another thing she should have done was knock that tidy stack of puzzles over, quickly sort out the ones that were the right color, and then the most likely shapes for Rome to try to place. I thought it was a great episode. One of the broadest blindsides ever. Not only was Kishan blindsided but half of his tribe and most of the viewers. The Three Faces of Rome: 1. Smiling, goofy, dynomite guy. 2. Tribal Council sage, serious and smart. 3. Menacing bully with no boundaries at all. We may see him on Dateline someday.

I agree that everyone was wrong in the Rome/fish incident but it just amazes me how soon they forget that they're playing a game for a million dollars. Rome may have lost that much for two bites of fish and Anika might have lost it for the pleasure of telling Sam he's wrong about everything -- although I understand the temptation.

I noticed that, too, and added in Sol saying he disliked him since day one, and that usually comes with a good reason. There's really no one on that tribe I really like. There is someone on another tribe I really dislike and that always makes me enjoy the season more. SUE! How many times has she told everyone she makes more money than any of them, and she's the boss of a fab business, and she won't allow any negative talk, and she's going to drink Kyle's blood for writing her name down?

Me too, and it's chilling to think that he just had a baby with some poor young woman and he'll be out in three years, probably wanting to reunite or at least be in the baby's life.

It was always during those last two weeks that you'd see the ones with true grit excel and another defining moment would be the inevitable rain storm before their shelter was finished. We never see that now.

Yes, I liked Gabe until he said that, but his thinking just proves that those two are the true wolves in sheeps clothing. Baby-faced, sweet Caroline seems to be a smart, under the radar player, and savvy business owner Sue is an alpha wolf. She's a smart older woman, literally dressed from head to toe in a young stripper's body. I want to know more about Sol, The Strong Man. He's amazing to watch.

Your English is lovely, much better than mine, but we're not being "strict," with Andy, we're being "critical," of him. You'll find we tend to be critical of lots of people. We don't hate anyone, we just think their behavior is fair game if they go on this show. Next week it will be someone else. I like that you're defending him, he does have a great smile.

Sorry, I had no idea. I miss about half of what they (and by they I mean the entire Survivor cast and Jeff) because the sound track of crashing noises and shouts plays louder than the dialogue on my TV. I try to be PC, but I don't see what I said as unfair. However they identify they still talked about their clothing as though it was something they thought the viewers would all be terribly interested in.

Finally they cast a nice guy with a funny self-deprecating sense of humor instead of the usual cast of braggarts who can't wait to tell us that they're more than just a beautiful blonde with a dazzling smile and great legs -- and they vote him right off. I hope his tribe goes down one after the other in a long sad death. Except maybe Anika who they don't like because she's smart and came prepared with more than a sad high-school story. I think Rachel is going to be a mean player who uses the game as an excuse. Talking to Andy on the beach wouldn't have ruined her game, last year's winner did that for someone every night. Andy's a toddler who expects to hear people clapping when he stands back up after going boom. The New Jersey girl who couldn't wait to tell us that the farmer jeans she chose to wear were misleading and was next seen asking her tribe how her buff looked? Even Jeff tried to tell her we don't care. I feel sorry for Rome and the other guy going through the HII torture. Geezo.

Awww. That's nice. I liked Austin, he always seemed so happy to be there.

I'm in the same boat and have the same reaction, Kay. Maybe they should send him around the nursing homes like the comfort dogs. I was also pleasantly surprised when he said something about how moving it was to him when people gathered together to worship God. Could we actually have a Vicar who isn't afraid to mention his religion once in awhile?

Yay for Dargosmydaddy's powers of prediction right down to the dogs! Also, yay for Larry proving why he's part of the police force even though not the brightest bulb on the tree. It also looked like he was a good kisser. Most of all, yay for Alphy for threatening to punch the mean vicar's lights out over Mr. C's aprons.

I was kind of mad at the prosecution for asking the boy to do it. Surely that camera footage of the man chasing after his victim was enough to get life imprisonment for Michael. Why make a little boy feel guilty and worried about testifying against his own father?

It seems like a required trope in British mysteries for the second in command to be a complete idiot. In Midsomer Murders, Chief Detective Inspector Barnaby was so mean and sarcastic to Sgt Troy, I had to quit watching. Of course if they want a spin-off they have to suddenly get a lot smarter. Count me in with the ones who want Miss Scott and Larry to get together. I hate myself for saying that.

You're right about Mrs. C, but we did see that episode when she went to Kathy's department in her store and bought a lot of expensive up to date clothes. Kathy deals with fashion and sees well dressed women and their hair styles at work every day. She would also probably hear the women her age talk about hot flashes and weight gain and the reason why as they try on clothes. I'm probably expecting too much continuity but as you say, Call the Midwife, is doing so much better.

Yes Daniel had the house. When the two first fell for each other, Daniel made physical advances toward Leonard, before he was ready. Leonard ran off. The next morning he went to Daniel's house to apologize and saw a handsome young man leaving the hose. Leonard was in love and so very hurt. Daniel's attitude was, "If you aren't going to put out you have no right to complain." Hence me never warming to Daniel that much. It's been so bad it takes me out of the show. Esme's mini-skirts and bright clothes didn't come along until about 1966 at the very earliest and that look was never combined with red lipstick -- white or pale pink went with the short skirts. NO, they wouldn't have been dancing like that for a while yet and never to that extreme unless they were in a coffee house in New York. On the other hand Kathy and Mrs. C are still wearing 1940's hair and make-up, they should all be in bubble cuts of various sizes. Smaller for the older women more bouffant for Esme. Barbie 1961

Yes, we laughed, but when you think about it the writers are sitting in a room giving the world their opinions and lucky enough to get paid for it so who's the biggest slice of vanity at the fair? Have they forgotten that Mrs. C was between husbands when she was going through menopause? She probably wasn't really aware of any dryness unless she had one of those wild nights at that local Mugs and Jugs where nothing is ever witnessed or remembered. I've never thought Daniel was quite good enough for Leonard so I wouldn't mind the two breaking up and a new romance for him.

Fifteen years ago we bought this house, new at the time, a big house on a quarter acre lot, at the end of a dead end street. With just ten houses on the whole street, it couldn't have been quieter. This summer a builder has extended the street into a big field next to us and plans to build 52 houses. All summer it's been bulldozers and gravel trucks passing out house and soon all those little, tiny, crowded together houses will be filled and the traffic will stream past us all day and night. Our dog is frightened to go for a walk. We hate it, but it never once occurred to any of us to go yell at the builder, stand in front of his trucks, or complain about the noise and the destroyed trees. We have no rights or control over what he paid for. Cutter was a jerk, but Gary and Maryann were living in a dream world if they thought a builder would stop a project worth millions just because they didn't like it. Gary with his arsenal of guns and his orders to his wife to go stand in front of an angry man's truck? I have no sympathy for him. I liked Maryann's friend!

Certainly not so openly! Decent vicars would be sneakier. Really. When I lived in England, our little village church had about nine people showing up each Sunday and the answer was to share the vicar with the next village over. He did two services each Sunday. Collections for both churches were regularly taken up down at the pub. The non-religious villagers liked keeping their church in good shape as an historic building and for weddings and funerals.

I agree with menopause as Cathy's malady, but I'm also fearing a drug addiction in the near future. I don't know the names of the British drugs, but I know lots of American women at that time became addicted to Valium and others to the speed in diet pills.

That first scene and the way they called Esme, "new girl," reminded me so much of the pilot episode of, "Mad Men," where the men all gathered around Peggy to assess her. The main smarmy guy even looked like Pete. I must say, Cathy's store discount and Geordie and Cathy's money sure have provided Esme with the cutest little sweaters I've ever seen.

I hope we get to see the cat actor who played Elsa again, such a beautiful orange cat. Which reminds me, I don't think the dog was a real Pit Bull, just playing one on TV. Maybe a mix or a Cane Corso? I think we've seen him before.

I really think it's different in England. People don't so much drop out of high school as either "take A levels" or not. "A (advanced) levels," being sort of like if we had an extra year of "college prep" that only college bound kids took. Back then college was reserved for super smart, usually upper-class students. Princess Diana did not take A-levels and quit school at age 16.