Apocalypse Cow

Ken was the real winner this season though. I did a complete 180 on him from his original season to this one. And clearly, he was loved and respected by the other contestants as well, which to me says a lot about him. I found the vibe between the contestants to be upbeat and fairly positive all season (with the exception of the Sam stuff), but especially between the final three.

To me, Dom was the clear winner. Kini, while able to sew well and quickly, has serious taste issues. That plaid would have worked in smaller doses, but it the plaid with the forms was just too much. Ken made some lovely pieces, but they are basic. You can buy them at your neighborhood department store. There was nothing innovative or fresh about what he made. Dom had some clear misses. I didn't hate the painted plaid pieces as much as the judges, but I could see it as a fresh take on graffiti prints. Her collection was the most innovative, the most current, and the most fashion-forward. I'd wear Ken's collection to a ball or whatever, but I'd be admiring the girl who wore a Dom look to it, while talking crap about the girl in the Kini dress.

I have not heard, but it wouldn't surprise me all that much.

Vivian won the James Beard for TV host/personality. :)

As a southern woman who grew up in a gun/hunting household, this. 1000x this. I don't keep guns in my home because I'm not a gun person, but from a young age, I was taught gun safety. My family kept/keeps their guns in a locked safe, unloaded. Before anyone can handle a gun solo, you have to take a gun safety course. Although we don't have guns in my home, my children have been taught gun safety from the time they had awareness of what a gun is. My children know not to even point a stick at someone and say bang. We don't even play shoot people.

I'm someone who doesn't shut cabinet doors. And it drives me crazy. But I never remember to shut them.

I know I'm in the minority, but I'm absolutely hooked by the Japril story. Even though I think the restraining order is stupid. I bet that will resolve next week. Kepner is a much more interesting character these days than she was in previous seasons. Still immature and annoying, but I like her. I also like Az and I HATED her in previous seasons. I like her away from Callie, and I like her friends with April. I'm glad they patched it up. I'm Team Riggs. Owen drives me bananas, and while I find Kevin McKidd hot, I hate him on this show. I'm hoping we find out that Owen's sister was the cheater and she lied to Owen. Riggs is hot, and I'm shallow. The Sisterhood scenes kinda worked for me. Maggie's annoying, but tolerable. Amelia and Mere had a cute little scene at the end I thought. The Grant storyline? Hopefully Bye Penny.

I definitely think that Nunez's treatment of her in the past episodes, coupled with the "he-man" attitudes of everyone in the competition, have made MJ question why she is there. She's being slammed by her "friends/allies" for being friendly with Kleen, when really it's not impacted the competition AT ALL. And I'm not sure why Nunez hates her so much. I rarely see a tattoo that I want but Megan's tonight was one that I would love to have. Sarah's sucked by it wasn't the worst by far. I think it will fade okay, and had it not had the weird stripes, it would have been okay.

Drug use is really commonplace in restaurants. Long hours, stressful situations, late nights... it's not a really healthy lifestyle. Drinking and drugs are throughout the industry. From my restaurant days, at least 10-15 former co-workers have been in rehab in the last 5 years, and many others need to be.

I really liked this episode and the change in format. My only concern is that how is fair for the later vets to be entering in??? I mean, the vet that comes in last has had a huge advantage. I really liked the first flash challenge. Clearly showed who are artists, who knows their craft, and who can work best under pressure. That's not to say that there's not a good tattooist who just effed up the challenge. Megan was very impressive. Very. Her winning tat was one of the best I've seen on the show. Christian's was good also. While I loved St. Marq being in the bottom of HIS challenge, he didn't deserve to go home on that tat. I actually thought the one that went was deserved (even though he had it harder than St. Douche.) and Ashley's was not good either. But non of them were super tragic, which is promising.

I agree--- I can understand her grief, but not her inablilty to see Jackson's side to everything. I generally find April to be stunted as far as maturity... she is often self-centered and entitled. I think that there is great potential for growth for her, but this is Grey's... so... yeah. lol

I agree--- I can understand her grief, but not her inablilty to see Jackson's side to everything. I generally find April to be stunted as far as maturity... she is often self-centered and entitled. I think that there is great potential for growth for her, but this is Grey's... so... yeah. lol

Grief does strange things to people; thoughts aren't always rational. April was unable to resume her everyday life when Jackson was. It is possible to that she took that to mean that Jackson was not as impacted as she was. I'm not one to wallow in grief and have been told that it makes me seem cold and uncaring, and I can imagine that she took Jackson's resuming of his life and work to mean that he was moving on in his grief, or that it wasn't that traumatic to him. A rational person could see that he was dealing with his grief in his own way, but like I said, grief can make one irrational. And April has never been a super rational person to start with.

Maybe it's because i've been through a loss that resulted in a relationship break up, but I totally empathize with April. And I'm not an April fan. But that scene of her in the nursery hit me hard. I get why she left. I get it. I don't get her inability to understand why Jackson is upset, but I get her grief, her survival mode, her irrational behavior. I think for the most part, April is a self-centered brat. I think that she has really treated Jackson like crap, but I don't think Jackson is blameless in all this. He was closed off, and he has not tried to work on himself or the marriage. I think this divorce is good for them, but I do think they are end game. And I'm fine with that because I think they love each other, and dammit, that should be enough. In real life, I know it's not, but this is a tv show, so true love needs to conquer all. I'm interested in the baby story. It has the possibility to be a reset for them, but will probably be a trainwreck, but we'll see.

I don't think he does. I think that when he told her to go, it was a test. To see if she would leave him again. And she did, which solidified his thoughts that they shouldn't be together. From your mouth to Shonda's ears. Lol. Don't even think it or it may happen. I think that when you lose a child, you get a pass on behavior. April has a history of being selfish and oblivious to others. Losing Samuel magnified that. And I think she's okay now, but losing Jackson has not helped with her narcissism, and has instead, magnified her behavior in an attempt to force Jackson to come back to her, which is the worst thing she could do in order to win Jackson back. I'm hoping this divorce will be a wake-up for April. I think she can learn and grow from this. And on the flip side, I've always found Jackson to be obnoxious and closed off sometimes. He has mommy issues for days. Both need therapy. That therapist from last week should just do weekly episodes with all the cast.

I agree with you on every point. This episode made me understand April's POV more, and made me think that Jackson should have been more vocal in his pain over Samuel. I get that he was trying to be strong for her, but it clearly wasn't what April needed. I don't blame April for leaving. I don't blame Jackson for being upset and not understanding. What I don't get is April's inability to see Jackson's side and Jackson's inability to see April's side. Neither are budging. And that's where the conflict lies, clearly. I also think that April shouldn't have told Jackson at the divorce papers signing. Get a real confirmation of the pregnancy, and then tell him. Yes, I know that home pregnancy tests are almost always correct. But why tell him when you are signing papers if you aren't absolutely sure? And besides, it's going to seem like a last ditch effort to get him back. I thought it showed some damn dignity for her not to tell him and for her not to beg or cry or be crazy. Sign and leave. Tell him when you get a blood test. I'm tired of her chasing him and fighting for the relationship at this point.

I liked this episode. I *knew* it was going to be a cliffhanger, but not really to the extent it was. And overall, I liked the miniseries. Were there some not-so-great episodes... yup. But give me a crappy X-files episode over most anything else on TV now any day of the week. Einstein and Miller were better used this episode and I wouldn't be opposed to watching a show with them.

I agree that the story only works if Mulder didn't take the drugs. I'm not sure the story works though. lol

I'm still not sure Einstein gave him placebos. I thought the niacin was a cover up story? I could be all wrong. If it was niacin, why the face when DD stuck his tongue out to show that he had taken the pill? I liked this episode. I didn't love it. There were parts that I loved: Skinner, hand holding, etc. Parts I hated: the bombing by Muslims (but thought that the story was realistic, albeit predictable). Liked the play between the Juniors and the originals, and the overall theme of communication/language. Am torn on Einstein's behavior (I didn't hate her, but she needed to dial it down) and DD's trip (funny, but....). For me, the best episode was #3, #2, and then this one. Episode 1 was exposition heavy and Mulder was cray cray, and last week was gross and sad and it just didn't work. But I am loving this miniseries. I'm so glad it's been on, if for just episode #3 (weremonster). And because Mulder and Scully =TLA. :) Would I watch a full series of Xfiles? Yep. Another miniseries? yep. I'd watch them do anything. :) Would I watch the Juniors in a series with Mulder and Scully? Yep. The Juniors by themselves? Maybe. I don't know yet.

Did anyone else think that the graffiti artist was less innocent than how he was portrayed. I definitely got a mastermind vibe from him at the end when he was leaving--- like his job was done, now off to the next place to murder folks.

I lived in Greenville for about 10 years in the early 2000's and knew him/hung out with him on occasion. Before he was wifed up, he was a regular at the bar scene. He dated a girl I knew, and his brother dated a good friend on mine. It's a tragedy. His wife is a sweetheart.

I can't add anything that hasn't been said already, but I freaking loved this one. Loved. it. I'm going to be very sad when these 6 shows are over.

Ha! I love Bacon Kevin! from Top Chef. The tomato episode is one of my favorites from the series. That and the cracklin' episode. The cracklin' episode has our pigs in it, so I'm partial to that one. We don't cook our squash to mush either, golden brown and slightly crispy but still soft is my favorite way.

"Home" was one of the freakiest shows ever to me. I had nightmares about that one. This new episode didn't come close to the creep factor of Home.

This was how I viewed DD as Mulder. Same nutty dude, but with a lot of baggage. I *think* he will even out some in the following episodes. I thought GA as Scully was fabulous. The look she gave Sveta when she said something about how Scully didn't know what it was like to be abducted was pure genius. Subtle, but powerful. GA/Scully is a goddess though, so in my eyes she can do no wrong. I know that some people were disappointed in the show, but I was not. I was (is) a moderate Xfiles fan. I've seen most of all the episodes and I am familiar with all the arcs and such. Not a rabid fan, but more than just an average viewer, I guess. I was entertained and understood the need for all of the exposition. I also was intrigued by the reset. Overall, not a bad start.