Fisher King

I want a nectarine all of a sudden.

I hate it for Scalia's family. GOP has already said 'no' to the Prez's appointing a replacement. That was quick. I'll say no more.

I agree about us being too stuffy about nudity and sex in the US, and I was totally in Michelle's court. Joy had already said she didn't like male nudity beforehand and she rarely backtracks. As much I like Joy she is showing some ego by not being more open to Michelle. That I blame on TPTB who hired Michelle before they finally got Joy to sign back on. Joy has always relished her role as the "funny one" on the show.

I've been an Andrew Bird fan for a couple years but had no idea he was doing this show until I saw his name in the credits. I should have known it was him just by the occasional whistling. Read the entire interview. It's quite short but enlightening. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musician Andrew Bird tells us about scoring FX comedy Baskets and finding inspiration at Costco Also: the power of whistling and living in Zach Galifianakis's house. Vox Interview w/Andrew Bird

Good catch, Blakeston!

I like Paula well enough, she's good at what she does and what she was hired to do. Then comes The Spew where she gets to divulge her personal life. Nothing wrong with that - until she continuously defends bullshit rhetoric and outright lies. I think most of us expected that from CCB, but for the two of them to tag-team on the lunacy is hard to stomach. I imagine FOX is drooling over the duo and planning a coup to get them to jump the ABC train and go to the dark side. I don't know which is worse: listening to the double-dose of delicious dolls declaring decency while dwelling in disillusion OR Miss Whoopi glaring, pointing, spittle flying as she screams that we know nothing about anything. But on the bright side - for now - we get both. And that's truly snarkable. God is good.

^^You're absolutely right, peeayebee.

I'm pretty sure the Bakersfield song on the car radio that Mrs. B wanted to hear was the same song Martha was singing in her car at the end. I howled when Mrs. B told the jackpot winning lady to shut up.

I love Martha, too, and I love that Chip's mom loves Martha.

I think listening to the French language lesson transported Chip back to France and a time when he knew what his life's goal was and he happened to fall in love. It was a happy time for him. None of that really exists now back in dusty old Bakersfield, living with his mother and in the shadow of his successful goofy brother. Those French memories/fantasies were welcomed, brief escapes from the misery that Chip feels and that he projects. He truly is a sad clown and is only halfway decent when he is in disguise. The scene with his mother at the slot machines was a really good, needed moment. Do we know if he met Penelope singing in a bar in France, or was he fantasizing that part after seeing her singing karaoke Waterfalls? I guess it doesn't matter. .

Maybe Miss Whoopi's tour is to promote her book, which makes me wonder how well it's selling, or if it is at all. Good point about the valley girl voice. I don't remember hearing it in a long while, but I don't watch every day either. I think Whoops switched from smoking to vaping - on cigs anyway. I wouldn't think she couldn't turn down a good hand-rolled joint.

Wow. Such a powerful, frightening, honest, ugly, well-acted, frustrating episode. I too hope Taylor doesn't die. As hard as it was to watch, sadly it does depict the conflicting emotions - and actions - that we still must overcome.

Season 2 begins with more Jimmy McGill than Saul Goodman Alan Sepinwall

Exactly. But, but, but if an artist of color dares say black, white, negro, Creole, Alabama, Louisiana, being poor, or being a working girl earning her money - out loud, in public - while wearing skimpy clothes, then that is cause for offense. How dare she say things that CCB's children might hear and cause them to think. And Paula can be offended all she wants. She gets to sit on a panel and expose her beliefs on a daily basis. What's good for the goose...

Yeah, Paula's going out of her way to be completely wrong today. Shut up, Paula!

Ha! Too funny. Your secret is safe with us. Sherri was beyond pathetic. I somehow managed to miss yesterday's show (I'm blessed that way sometimes) but caught some clips online after reading here. The Spew producers are going out of their way to rehab Sherri and instill her ridiculousness back onto us. Stop it! Stop trying to give the impression that Sherri is young and hip. Just because she has the mentality of a very wayward Millennial doesn't mean she IS, nor is she going to appeal to the young crowd. That remote SB bit should have gone to Michelle or Raven. It couldn't have been any worse.

I love that Johnny has become an employee of Bob's garage, even though he doesn't realize it quite yet. So funny when he sold the guy's car when it was in the shop for a brake job. David working at the Blouse Barn is going to be cringy great.

When WU can show an actual goofy debate clip from moments earlier....well, that's gold, Jerry, GOLD! Did we see Jon Rudnitsky reenacting his SNL audition routine? I thought he was great, but I also felt like he won't be back next season. Good, entertaining show overall.

That's it, 3pwood! Chauncey Gardiner! Exactly.

Disjointed is a good word. For me, Friday is a day to enjoy Whoopi being gone & letting Joy take the wheel. While I smiled over Symon's own smiles & smirks, his presence, though not likely his fault, just muddled the show. I've never been a fan of food segments anyway. Sara Haines adds nothing IMO. I don't really like or dislike her. She just seems unnecessary, and forced on us. Ben Carson is suffering a mental deficiency. I'm sure of it.

Even though she was teasing or stringing him along, it was the nicest she's been to him. Or it felt sincere until she quickly abandoned him.

^^Count me in as a sensitive-toofer. Pizza and too-big burgers must be whittled for proper consumption.

This is the first episode where Chip was truly too pathetic. Your house is a coyote-sty! I'm glad he realized his conversation was more about him than the coyote. Loved the irony of the rodeo announcer. The Lord's Prayer is brought to you by Bank of America - too big to fail.... Mrs. Baskets is still the show's highlight. We'd be on Mars right now, living, if Ron & Nancy were still in.

I just remembered the trivial fact that the opening scene of this episode was shot from the rodeo bull's POV.

Yeah, I'm pissed that I missed RO on The Talk, but found a couple of clips at this link. RO was also on The Late Late Show w/James Corden earlier tonight and turned it on there just as it was going off! Damn.