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It's not abuse if an asshole gets what he deserves. Sheldon is an asshole.

Seems like there have been a lot of Teddy-centric stories lately, which I refuse to watch, since I despise the character.

My point with the tree is that it appeared to straddle both properties, but the neighbors didn't bother to consult Jay and Sam before unilaterally having it cut down. That's bad neighboring. They should have gone to them, explained the situation and gone from there. We still could have had the same story. Just without the neighbors coming across as the bad guys. The neighbors also benefit from the Lanapes' land, perhaos even more so, so it would have been appropriate for them to acknowledge it also.

And in Florida, I don't think you need to have even graduated high school now. It should be "my brother and me," not "me and my brother." The first person pronoun comes last. I liked how everyone "oohed" when Gregory got sent to the principal's office. Even Barbara got in on the act. And the janitor's "Shame! Shame!" was hilarious.

I don't like embarrassment humor, but I'd rather watch the Story Samurai than the teachers in this episode. They were assholes to Jacob, one of their colleagues. Maybe he tries too hard. But I think his heart is in the right place.

She was a member of the robber baron class. Her destiny is either Hell or be doomed to walk the Earth forever.

Why were the neighbors cutting down the tree? Wasn't it on Jay and Sam's property? If the tree was on the property line, why were the neighbors making a unilateral decision? They were assholes then, to the people already living there. And yet, at the end, Jay and Sam were the only ones who had to do the land acknowledgment.

Is it shipping when one party has made it clear on numerous occasions that he doesn't think of her that way while the other continues to stalk and sexually harass him?

Best line of the episode. Also, gross that one of the storylines is a ghost masturbating herself on an unbalanced washing machine.

Especially since it was just a plot contrivance to get Goodwin back to MaxDot and into the president's chair (which still doesn't make sense that he'd go from shop floor manager to top executive just like that *snaps fingers*).

I don't like the episodes where the writers are obviously coming off a week-long drug binge which unfortunately describe the past two episodes.

I've been enjoying "The Boleyns," but Tudor history is one of my favorite periods in history. I do wonder about the accuracy of the costumes. I'm not well-versed in clothing of that period. I'm one of those who don't care for Lucy Worsley. I find her difficult to listen to.

This is why I hate the "vampire is hot and sexy" trope. Vampires are undead killers. Show them as the monsters they are.

I finally watched the Bob's Burgers movie and ... meh. It did nothing to change my mind that 30-minute animated shows do not make good full-length movies. It felt like a retread, padded version of the two-parter "Wharf Horse," where Bob and Mr. Fishoeder are held captive by Felix and the wharf is in danger. "Wharf Horse" did the "Bob in danger" story a lot better and in a shorter amount of time. The movie also didn't make sense in terms of time. How long was the carny dead to decompose into nothing but a skeleton? Did the sinkhole in front of Bob's also occur many years before? I'm tired of Tina and her obsession/stalking of Jimmy Jr. Girl, he's not into you (he's into Zeke). Let it go. They have Tiny be a strong, independent young woman in one scene and then an obsessed stalker in the next. Wasn't really that interested in Louise's journey to overcome her fear of being thought of as a "baby." We've seen her go through similar journeys. Gene was only mildly annoying, but his unnatural attachment to Linda is off-putting. Teddy was as annoying as ever.

Have you checked out Project Gutenberg? They offer free, out-of-copyright e-books in various formats. You have to download them first & then transfer to your Kindle, but I've read many of the classics that way. I'm a big fan of science fiction of the "Golden Age," so I love discovering stories that were published in the old sci-fi magazines.

That was beautiful. Wasn't she originally a country music singer before switching to pop? Did she ever do a collaboration with Linda Rondstad like Linda did with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris? If not, there was a missed opportunity.

Maybe I'm just really emotional today, but this one makes me sad to the point of tears, and I don't usually cry for celebrities.

Because she was going to introduce technological concepts her planet wasn't ready for (see my amended post above).

I thought Halston Sage looked uncomfortable being there and almost angry, just as she did at the end of season 2's alternate timeline story. When she said she would have gotten there sooner, all I could think was the actress muttering, "But they didn't pay me enough for more screen time." At least she should be grateful Seth only wrote her character off, not made her go boom in a big explosion. I too wondered if the actress who played Lysella was Seth's new girlfriend who would be featured in major storylines next season that she wasn't qualified for. I remembered Planet Reddit, but why were they going back? It was an odd planet for a callback. Didn't they mention picking up a survey team? Did the Orville just forget about them when they got Lysella's call? When they were sending Lysella back, why couldn't they memory wipe her and check all her bags for contraband? One thing I really liked was Kelly showing Lysella what happened when the Union introduced technology into a society that wasn't ready for it. I don't think we ever saw on TNG such a mistake. (TOS had "Piece of the Action," but that was more a lighthearted romp.)

Is it wrong that that I find Mark Jackson really kind of sexy with his natural accent, scruffy face and snug short-sleeve shirt?

Actually, Scott Grimes is that talented. He sings regularly as Steve Smith on "American Dad," and he has released albums and singles. If this ends up being the series finale, they ended on a good note, as the Orville heads off into the sunset. At least we learned the answer to the question of how one marries one's vibrator. I was disappointed that holodeck Isaac's tassels didn't rotate on little motors (there's a sentence I never thought I'd write). I thought it was really touching that he said he would look after Claire's descendants for all time. Glad to see the sandwich come back (but was dreading the return of an interdimensional Charly). While overall I enjoyed the season, this episode showed how much better it would have been without Charly entirely.

Halston Sage (Alara) was a decent actor, and her character was integrated from the start, with a proper backstory. I'm guessing she and Seth broke up and that's why he wrote her out mid-season. Not because we want her back, but because we're dreading how Seth will bring back his girlfriend. He's letting his dick make creative decisions. (Unless they had a massive break-up and killing off her character was his way of getting back at her.) I love how everyone refers to Admiral Perry as "Admiral Ted Danson." 😆

But without war, how they can have awesome Pew! Pew! Pew! CGI space battles? 😆 What's interesting (and perhaps sad) is that in the beginning, MacFarlane asserted that "The Orville" was a throwback to TOS, where hope and optimism were the driving factors in contrast/rebuke to the modern, nihilistic iterations of Trek, and yet, season 3 has been pretty dark and dismal (and no, I don't just mean Charly 😉). I follow the Orville's Facebook page, and there you'd think Charly was the second coming of the Barrymores. One post said her performance was "Oscars [sic] worthy" (Oscar is for movies, but never mind). I wonder how much MacFarlane is paying for those posts. There were absolutely zero critical posts of the show.

While I thought the episode was well done, I find the Moclans and their anti-female society to be as tedious as the Klingons and their "honor above all" society. If we never had another story where they're the primary plot I wouldn't complain.

It's not "hating" to point out that the actor who played Charly was a very bad actress and pulled down any scene she was in. Her two motivations were anger and petulance, and her two expressions were anger or petulance. Even when she was making her "noble" sacrifice, she still sounded like a cranky teenager who was just told to clean her room, and she didn't even do that well. And why exactly was this season about "Charly and her character growth" anyway? She was a brand new character we had never even heard of before, and she took precedence over existing characters. She was shoved down our throats but we're supposed to pretend that this angry, petulant nothing is suddenly an integral part of a previously well-functioning core staff of people? Exactly why did they like her? Because the writers told us she was beloved by the existing crew. Oh yeah, totally. Even in the worst fan fiction, I don't think the Mary Sue would have been this bad. What about that ridiculous eulogy Ed delivered? "Charly was the bestest, smartest, most lovable ensign in the history of the Union evah." I'm ashamed of Seth Macfarlane for performing that piece of bullshit. I wonder if he wrote it. Basically, it amounted to how to tell the audience you were fucking your co-star without saying you were fucking your co-star: you wrote her a fawning, laughable farewell because you killed off her character. To borrow from "Upstart Crow," when Shakespeare's friends are laughing at the Hamlet death scene because they consider Hamlet a comedy, not a tragedy: "You must have written that on a ladder it was so over the top." I didn't. I cheered (I was also spoiled by the forums, but that was OK; it was my choice). Her death scene was supposed to be her big moment and she couldn't even do that well. I really hope she stays dead. I choked up more when Isaac tells Kaylon Primary at the end: "These people are ... my friends." While I've enjoyed this season of "The Orville" (except for Charly; luckily there were enough scenes without her), too many episodes required the crew to be stupid, to make stupid decisions, and to act in stupid ways. I'd love to see "TV Sins" or "Pitch Meeting" on YouTube take apart some of the episodes.