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Its really interesting seeing the start of a rebellion of people who want to go outside, thinking that it must be safe, knowing what we know about the outside. They're half right in that they're being lied to, but there is some extra tension in knowing that going outside is actually a really bad idea. This was overall a really good episode, tons of tension and paranoia, and the performances are great. The dynamic between the Judge and Holland is really interesting. I am hoping we get some answers soon, I don't want to have to wait another few years for the next season to learn things.

I am really enjoying Roger wandering about meeting the ghosts of seasons and several of his relatives, I have always wanted them to pop into some other time periods, even if its not far from ones we have previously been to. Just in time for the holiday season, its "When Duncan met Gellis"! My only complaint about Roger's story are is voice overs, they all feel so unnecessary and random, I am always surprised to hear them no matter how many times they start. Claire's plot was fun, even if her having to marry Lord John suddenly seems pretty contrived. Isn't this how she ended up marrying Jamie way back in the day? Sure, I totally buy that Jamie really died offscreen in a random shipwreck, right.

I am not that interested in this show, as much as I love Georgie, but I had to come and check this one one when I saw that they were going to bring back so much of the gang from Young Sheldon. Those parts really did get me, especially the ending at the cemetery.

I'm sad to see Andre go, I thought that he would go far with his first few bakes and his credentials, but I think the time crunch really hurt him. That being said, I still think he should have been chosen over Steven, Steven seems perfectly nice but he has been circling the drain for awhile now. Why is he here? The cookie swap with everyone tasting and voting on each others cookies was cute, I would like to see more of that. Natasha's cookies and later her big bake looked great, she might end up being a low key winner of this. If it comes down to Natasha and Rolf, I would be happy with that. What bit Nancy on her farm that put her in such a crappy mood? She was complaining about everything, more so than usual, it seemed like even Duff was getting a bit annoyed when she kept complaining about that one cookie being too much like cake.

Its rare to get a Nadja/Colin Robinson plot, that was a fun surprise and it took me a minute to catch what was happening. I'm not surprised that Nadja figured out what was going on with the wife before Colin Robinson, she might not understand humans but she does understand weird sex stuff. Zach Woods is always fun to see and he and the actress playing his wife were very funny and very down for the cringiest of cringe quality. Also, Nadja is absolutely a Slytherin. You have to love when writers can really let lose and sing their own praises as loudly as they can. Nandor and Laszlo against the new camera crew was pretty fun, especially Nandor getting really into being on the crew with his big white sweatshirt over his usual outfit. It was actually pretty sweet that Nandor and Laszlo attacked the actor when he was a jerk to Guillermo and then they gave him their gear. He looked so happy! Nice detail that when Nandor and Laszlo were fighting in the trailer, they cut to the mirrors that weren't showing their reflections.

I loved seeing Clark training the boys, that was really fun, even if it seems like they might never have quite the level of powers that Clark has. That's ok, they can be the Wonder Twins, two half's of one whole! It was nice to see Bruno again, I bet Lois is REALLY missing Bruno and Pia right about now, they were criminals but not anything near Luther. They were not only quite a lot more rational and less petty than Luther, they did really care about their community, friends, and family, even the Kent's in their own way, than Luther could ever care about anyone. Clark might usually be a sweet straight shooter, but he really played Luther like a fiddle when he commented on what a good idea Amanda had with the interview, he knew that his controlling nature when spiral and it would start a split between them, which it did. Amanda finally caught a clue, that Luther will never see her as an equal or partner, for such a smart woman she sure did have a big blind spot for him. Jordan talking the waitress down from an anxiety attack was a nice moment, especially given his history with anxiety. If Doomsday still has anything left of him, hopefully Clark can get through to him and help him get home.

Its great to see this show again, I have been especially looking forward to it lately as I just got back from a trip to Scotland a few weeks ago! We got to see a few Outlander shooting locations in the Highlands and honestly, its even better in person. So gorgeous. I wish we could have stayed in Scotland longer, hopefully we at least cut back to Jaimie sometimes. Add me to the chorus confused as to Claire running back to America to cure an injury that has probably either killed this poor kid by now or will be dead by the time she makes the month or so long crossing. I know that Claire's doctor instinct is strong, but come on Claire, its not like you can get on a quick plane anymore. New Jenny is alright, mostly I loved seeing Ian again, what a lovely man. Good to know that Laoghaire is just as much of a peach as ever, the years have clearly not made her any less of a petty, vindictive mean girl. Hopefully this is the last we see of her, its a miracle that she has seemingly raised so many nice kids, although some of them being away from her certainly has helped. Oh snap, my face and Rogers pretty much matched when Gellis opened the door! I should have guessed, given when Roger was sent back, but I was still shocked when she opened the door. Roger even further in the past should be interesting, I do enjoy when the show leans into the time travel stuff, I don't care that the rules are never explained.

That certainly escalated quickly. Its not a season of Cobra Kai without a big brawl at the end, and this was the biggest one yet. I love how pretty much everyone was apparently just looking for an excuse to throw hands for real, everyone immediately started looking for anyone they have beef with so they can fight them or anyone they want to bond with so they can fight side by side. This show loves its brawls and as ridiculous as they are, I love them too, they're very well choreographed, they give everyone time to shine, and and just so unapologetically 80s. Kwon was a total asshole who pretty much caused his own death by trying to stab another kid, but he was still just a teenager that really didn't deserve to die. When are people going to get that their silly karate rivalries have actual consequences? It was fun to see some of the kids who had to stay home, they could have really used their mad brawling skills. Poor Amanda. "Why does this keep happening?!"

Bob really is a great dad, he was even willing to face hos boogie board related trauma to be there for Louise, even if he accidently passed his trauma onto her. But it all worked out, they came in fourth, which is a Belcher first! Teddy's dad died at a funeral, that sounds about right. I thought it was sweet that Linda wanted to do something for Teddy and the handypeople, and they even got the ice cream machine fixed!

That was shockingly intense, no way is Carisi going to just walk this one off. I don't want him to spiral or try to become a cop again out of some misguided belie that he lost his edge and that's why he wasn't able to stop the murder or rape, but I hope they take some time to explore him dealing with this. I am happy that we got a Carisi episode, but damn, poor guy. Overall this was a really good episode, even though it had Olivia, yet again, taking over a hostage negotiation instead of letting a specialist handle it. And of course Rollins can run in and be in charge too, as if she and Olivia have a major personal investment in this situation that keeps them from keeping a cool head. The rape also felt a bit gratuitous, like they felt like they had to add one in because this is SVU, but it as sill handled pretty well. Really good performances from both the regular cast and the guest stars, the victims primal scream after she was let out of the store was really intense, it felt like the kind of real that this show keeps us away from, normally victims only get a bit of crying as they get comforted by Olivia. I always like seeing Silas Weir Mitchell, even playing the villain.

I hope that this is the last hurrah for Brad and Hotshots. Its been fun, and the meta jokes were cute, but we really should have ended it a few episodes ago. I found it funny that the show basically spent a whole big scene singing its own praise and its reason for existing as something fun and comforting, that and the many meta jokes about the crazy dramatic rescues that happen constantly certainly makes you feel like the writers were having an absolute blast with this little arc, no wonder its been going on for ages. A main character ending up in a coma after being hit in the head with a flying bowling ball after saving a bunch of orphans is just about as ridiculous as this show can be. Now that the Brad story is almost done, can we be done with "Christopher in El Paso" next? I started this off being so annoyed with Eddie that I was alright with Christopher wanting to spend time away from him, but its been WAY too long now and Eddie's grandparents are just being assholes now. I thought at first that Christopher was just leaving for a summer or something but grandma and grandpa are clearly settling him in to live with them permanently, they've been wanting to have Christopher to themselves for ages. Eddie better not move down there, that would be giving them exactly what they want, he needs to actually put him damn foot down and tell Christopher that he's coming back home to LA now. It is annoying when people don't out their shopping carts away and just leave them around the parking lot, but trying to shame people and sticking your phone in their face isn't going to make anyone stop and will probably end like this. That whole plot was kind of weird but fun, it was nice to see Detective Romero and I loved Athena, very gently, telling the kid he should never ever be a cop.

As it turns out, the healthcare system is super busy to fix, barely an inconvenience, as long as you can give a big speech in font of the entire city counsel and a bunch of people on the internet! I thought that it would turn out that they would hold a big fundraiser and have a sort of celebratory end of show scene where people that they've saved in the past all come back to donate, but no, its yet another big speech for Owen. Carlos and TK never should have gotten married, or at least they should have waited, even before Carlos's dad was killed. They never talked about anything important, kids, their busy schedules, how to deal with fights, I guess they were too busy with near death experiences to have some real talk. Its hard to even be totally on anyone's side when both of them are being the asshole. TK just deciding to try to adopt his toddler brother without even thinking of talking to Carlos about it is a messed up thing to do, and Carlos is barely functioning as a person or husband. The opener was actually pretty good, it did a good job at building up tension and the guy playing Julio was really good in his limited screen time, it makes me sad that we never get actual calls or saves anymore. Its sad to see this show go out on such a low note, we never get actual saves anymore, everyone who isn't Owen, Carlos, TK, or Tommy is a background character, and all they get is melodrama and horse whispering. No surprise at all that the partner is a mole, no way do they hire Parker Young and not give him something meaty. I suspected him from day one but him telling Carlos how little he knows about him just sealed it.

Terry fucking Silver, of course he's behind this latest nonsense. He probably planned on all of them getting too his room at that exact moment to make his big reveal in a hot tub smoking a cigar, what a drama queen. I love that as soon as Daniel asked Chozen to make sure the kids were at the hotel, he flashed back him being all "I'm not a regular sensai, I'm a cool sensai" and told them all to paint the town red. I did NOT see Chozen and Kim coming, she looks like a completely different person with her hair down. I'm very glad that Carmen and the baby are alright and Miguel and Johnny had a really nice moment on the plane when Johnny told Miguel that he's his son as much as Robbie is. Then they got to bond in a very karate kid way, by fighting some belligerent asshole while everyone applauds. Good to know that, in the karate universe, not only can you escape from jail and have all of your charges dropped, but you can a police escort and pat on the back when you punch put a guy on a plane! That poor flight attendant, she must have been so happy to watch these passengers leave. I missed Amanda. "Fucking karate"

I still cant believe that Kreese is still allowed to just wonder around after everything, no way do I buy that all of the charges were dropped. Even if they were, breaking out of prison is still totally a crime, he would go back to jail for that alone. Things have certainly escalated! Again! I'm very worried now about Carmen and her baby. I think they'll be ok, but still.

Loved watchin the Iron Dragons wiping those smug smirks off of Cobra Kai, I am really glad that this isn't just going to be another variation of Cobra Kai VS Miyagi-Do. The big tournament is fun so far, everyone is just as extra as I hoped they would be. I am glad that everyone is still sympathetic towards Tory, they're more hurt and concerned than angry, which certainly makes them a lot more mature than Jonny and Daniel, who just cannot go five seconds without annoying each other about some silly thing.