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That's not how Doctor Who works. Wherever he goes it becomes very difficult for him to return to that exact time and place.

Your point about this being planned and Rosa Parks being a determined volunteer is why I didn't like this episode. Even if the future racist (neoest-nazi?) managed to prevent it on one day, she'd have made her stand pretty soon so this story made our characters too central to the narrative. That was just a Very Special Episode that didn't do justice to the civil rights movement even while trying to showcase them. I did still like the scene setting and the characters' reactions to events. It's much better than last season when Bill had to remind Capaldi's doctor that her color was a problem for her in older London but then it didn't really show up in other people's reactions to her.

I think that's something that show just hasn't explored yet and I think they haven't developed it much for plot and character reasons. In the afterlife it wasn't entirely applicable. Here on Earth it's a product of the established dynamics. Chidi, for all of his interest in ethical actions, has never been shown to spend a lot of time on charity work. He's fascinated with the question of how to make an ethical choice but not with simply doing good. Therefore, he's not thinking to teach the others to do something that he doesn't do himself. (Admittedly, they can change that emphasis on a dime because surely some of the syllabus has works on faith/intent vs conduct.) What I find a little off is that the characters just don't seem to be quite as smart this season and the situations don't feel as specific. Like, Michael's fascination with paper-clips and suspenders was an interesting symptom of a near-immortal being trying to connect with human ephemera but his attempts at an Australian accent are just a dumb joke that they already did with real-Eleanor. On a plot-level, I'm finding myself disconnected from Michael's desperate fear for the fates of Team Cockroach because the Judge told him that the humans will now live out their lives and be judged naturally (because of his meddling). That means that none of them have the immediate threat of the Bad Place hanging over them. Michael has already bought them entire lifetimes to make a full set of human choices and live human lives. It's Michael and Janet's fates that are hanging on a knife edge. One last thought -- maybe what the show is missing this season is actual ethical dilemmas. This episode was centered on Tahani's love-life; the last one on essentially an annoying coworker, the premiere on getting the gang back together and Chidi's love-life. Give me a trolley problem or an argument about sacrificing for a friend, or whether it's ethical to lie.

They quit because of ties to the BBC, not the staff of GBBO. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1831674/mary-berry-why-quit-great-british-bake-off-tv-shows/

Wow, the ratings drop was bad enough to drop the stock by 7% Deadline - TWD premiere Drags Down AMC stock

Let's all take a moment to remember our introduction to Daryl: That guy could've been a leading man for the series. This show always skips what I think would be the interesting stories - about people trying to survive and maybe rebuild their world -- in favor of dick-measuring, monologues, destruction, and "shocking" deaths. But, they've screwed up all the stories they did choose to tell for the past 2.5 years so they'd probably screw up the stories I'd like too.

Did Kelly have chemistry with any man they paired her with?

I committed to that prediction back in June; welcome to the depressed table in the lunchroom.

If Lauren Cohan can actually sell the idea that caring for her baby makes her more willing to burn down the crew's first moment of relative peace and security lasting longer than 30 days, she will deserve an Emmy nomination regardless of what accent she says it in.

It was hard to hear but I think she was refusing someone's help saying that she had it under control and they shouldn't allow themselves to be distracted by her problems. She did use a different oven for other stuff once that piece was done.

Stacy's aesthetic wasn't my cup of tea but I enjoyed watching her (holding the door shut on a broken oven is one of the more memorable moments of the season). We can't taste the bakes but it seemed from what we saw and the judges' spontaneous reactions during the episode that Stacy did better on the weekend (not equal, better) than did Steven but not enough to take away his spot in the finale. I would have been deeply disappointed if Steven missed the finale (and I'm certainly not the only one) so it's better for the show and for Stacy herself to be eliminated now, so I'm happy with the result.

This is a common issue in reality shows. There's often no AC because it interferes with the audio recording. As for the heat this week, at least it did not prevent pizza or cannoli from cooking properly like has happened sometimes when the bakers are asked to do chocolate work or mousse or ice cream in 90+ degree heat. This was incredibly unpleasant (and possible dangerous) but not interfering with the results of the challenges.

spoilers - Ha! My swiss cheese memory laughs at them. I listened to all of PTV's podcasts on the Noel/Sandi/Pru/Paul season when they came out and was not spoiled in the least while watching the season on Netflix over the past two weeks.

I've liked Noel from the beginning but was meh about Sandi until tonight. She was so genuinely sorry for Julia during the announcement that I almost choked up. Also, I had completely forgotten how young Julia was; she's really not much older than Liam.

In answer to the question in the article: "Does everyone need to make a spun sugar bird's nest?" Yes, they did. The show stated it was a requirement.

^ That sounds right. ... Or, PBS just didn't care that much about buying rights to the show so soon after airing BBC's Season 3 this Summer. My local PBS station always treats GBBO like a piece of junk to burn off when no one's watching (on several occasions, I've had to go to streaming to get episodes that disappeared from the schedule) so I'm not sure PBS really values it as much as they should.

Why is anyone excited by the "mystery" of the helicopter? I don't see any sensible way it fits into the universe we've been shown so I'm pretty certain that it's going to be either laughably stupid, totally inconsequential or both. I'd like to have something to look forward to so please hit me with your theories that explain why someone running it would care about Jadis and what interesting group they could represent

David T Cole watched a much more interesting episode than Tara and Sarah were forced to watch

Did anyone else watch the preview show last night? I kind of liked the scene between Daryl and Carol talking about Ezekiel and that the actors were making fun of Norman Reedus for refusing to ride a horse. Also, it was interesting that they were so open about Rick's departure but very little or no discussion of Maggie leaving. Kang was a pleasant departure from Kirkman or Gimple on the couch but she seemed a bit too much a fan/cheerleader for a showrunner. Also, YNB was pretty funny but even more "look at me" than Hardwick. (p.s. - This probably isn't the right thread but I finally watched the last 5 episodes of last season over the weekend and all of you who were insulting those episodes were ... too kind. That was some really dumb garbage imitating a TV show. I really hope that Kang sees the flaws in the show and tries to fix them because I guess I haven't quit the show yet.)

Man, that picture brings back memories of Dragon magazine from my junior high years

I think AMC acted properly - announcing an investigation and a temporary suspension while they sorted it out. But, having read the various stories, I can't fit her account into my usual framework of believing the accuser so I admit I'm more curious to hear what comes out of the investigation than I should be for two people I don't really care about. I'm rooting for YNB to do a good job mainly because TWD and TD used to be fun and it would be nice if they started improving everything related to this stupid franchise. And, if her claims aren't proven and he comes back to TD, I'll hope he improves too.

The Alexandria storyline could have been that too but instead they focused on Rick finding his twu wuv, killing her husband, losing her to a horde and then finding his Negan.

3 orphans - they also have the baby they captured from the Saviors. Maybe Aaron will be running a nursery after the time jump ;) Lord I hope it's not Carol. That would be such a huge emotional distance from where she is now. I'd be fine with it as a journey shown on screen but if it all happens off-screen, it would just be character assassination.

I just wanted to thank you for recommending Nanette. I never would have watched it based just on the preview showing on Netflix and wow was it amazing. It makes the sheer laziness of some of Netflix's stand-up shows more annoying in retrospect.

I think you were about to tell us about another story idea - an alternate timeline where Sasha and Rosita ditched Abraham for each other and Negan never showed up ... or was that the little voices in my head?