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2 hours ago, Orcinus orca said:
Not sure how close this comes but....
Thanks. I knew I could Google but sometimes I just want to be force fed.
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I was disappointed in Sunday's episode. She made chocolate chip pancakes and then topped them with a yogurt whipped cream. The reason I'm disappointed is that she demonstrated how to make the pancakes but not the yogurt whipped cream. It's okay that she demod the pancakes but we've seen pancakes be made before on TV. Yogurt whipped cream is something different and I would have much preferred she dedicate some time to showing us that. She didn't even provide a recipe.
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1 hour ago, Gramto6 said:
Thank goodness no mention of Ciao House at all....so far.
During Spring Baking Championship they advertised Season 2 of Ciao House is coming back in May. I forget the date.
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1 hour ago, CrazyInAlabama said:
I thought a lot of European baking wasn't super sweet?
There's a difference between not super sweet and no sugar. European desserts are still sweet, they're just not as sweet (sometimes cloyingly so) as American desserts can get. Sugar to baking is like salt to savory dishes. It brings out the flavor in baked/cooked items and not having enough of it can make something taste a bit underwhelming.
I don't like my desserts overly sweet so I play with cutting back on sugar. There have been points where I've cut back too much and fail to make a dessert. I'm left with items that taste like balls of flour, or whipped dairy or mixed plain cream cheese instead of cookies, whipped cream or cream cheese frosting.
Even though this is an American baking show, I think the three judges wouldn't say "no sugar" if it was just because it was less sweet than other items.
46 minutes ago, kathyk2 said:They did the same thing for the Holiday Baking Championship. Alex and Nicky will face off for a spot in the final three.
They do it a lot. In fact, I'm more surprised when the finale is only 3 people.
The past three seasons of Spring Baking Championship have had finales (episode 10) with 4 contestants either because they chose not to eliminate someone in episode 9 (this year and last year) or because they had an extra contestant somehow (maybe brought someone back in?)
I don't think there's a conspiracy.
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14 hours ago, CanaryFan98 said:
I've seen worse exits than KA's but as you said she didn't sue. Ari did which is why I don't expect her to ever return tbh. I mean Victoria Rowell(Drucilla on Y&R) sued CBS/Sony and still hasn't returned except for that RL tribute to Kristoff St. John the show did after he passed away.
But that's Y&R and not DOOL/Corday. I've seen Corday cave and people I never thought would come back end up coming back.
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On 4/21/2024 at 1:05 AM, UsernameFatigue said:
I thought Dateline did a great job covering the murders, and thought for once it was a case that warranted a two hour episode.
I'm a bit in between. I don't think it needed an hour of red herrings but I do think 90 minutes might have been the right amount of time. Normally, ancestral DNA stories can start to sound the same on true crime shows but I liked learning something new in this one. Having a lack of members of First Nations submitting to the DNA websites and having such close ties were two things I don't recall ever seeing discussed on this show before. In fact, I don't recall hearing about them anywhere else.
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3 hours ago, kirklandia said:
I dig an old school supper club!
There's another Wisconsin culinary tradition I can't get as excited about. Maybe they will go to Door County for the traditional fish boil.
https://www.foodrepublic.com/2016/11/21/door-county-wisconsins-iconic-fish-boils-are-history-in-a-cauldron/I remember reading an article that said, because of union contracts (or something like that), they don't travel more than 75 miles from their destination/home base. That's when I knew we wouldn't be getting a sports-themed challenge at Lambeau Field.
2 hours ago, SemiCharmedLife said:Thanks for sharing the article. I will be visiting Wisconsin this summer (though the western side) and will look for a fish boil to attend.
They're mostly a Door County thing. You could probably find a fish fry or a pizza on the farm event but I think a fish boil, which is largely tied to Lake Michigan, is more of a tradition on the eastern side.
But do check out some of the apple farms, especially if you're in the southwest/Driftless area.
I'm disappointed they focused on brandy alexanders and not a rather unique version of the old fashioned--the brandy old fashioned.
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On 4/18/2024 at 8:47 PM, Jodithgrace said:
My only criticism of this episode is Pete’s wife being MIA. I mean, they can’t have it both ways. Either she’s in the show or she isn’t . Only the basement ghosts are not always around.
Every once in a while in the first three seasons, one of the main ghosts would be missing with no explanation as to where they are. So it's not just the downstairs ghosts who aren't always around. I always assumed it was a cost-cutting measure.
Given the weight of the episode, I think it was a smart choice to keep it to the core group. Besides, Carol doesn't know Flower.
On 4/18/2024 at 9:20 PM, possibilities said:If Isaac let go for a second, why couldn't he just grab Patience's hand again right after?
I'm guessing it was so dark that once he let go of her, he couldn't find her again.
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I never thought he was guilty because of who was playing him. But then he got her son a new job and suddenly grew suspicious. Does an innocent man court favor from the person he now suspects is investigating him?
It made the story very intriguing. It's an element of complexity typical in shows by the Kings with the backdrop of a Colombo-esque case-of-the-week kind of show.
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Had this been canceled last season, I would have been fine with it but it's always so frustrating for a show to figure itself out and then get canceled. It has been so enjoyable this year.
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I actually loved this episode and think it's one of the best of the reboot. That's a low bar but it dealth with a very involved investigation with a lot of suspects and then the trial part actually had some nuance to it.
3 hours ago, blackwing said:Was the waiter really the only one who witnessed the murder? I know it was said that there were no security cameras inside the restaurant, but what about CCTV cameras? Witness said the killer jumped into a black BMW, are we supposed to assume he was wrong? Because otherwise we have both the lawyer and his wife getting into separate black BMWs? How can the witness be that high that he can't tell the difference between a man and a woman?
He was high. His adrenaline was going. And the killer was wearing a puffy jacket and hat which likely covered identifying features which would give away the gender.
I don't think the witness was wrong about the car. They were careful to state that the defendant had two cars of the same mark. I suspect the wife put on his clothes in an effort not to be identified and took one of their cars. The husband was driving the other one at the time--and that's what was caught by the traffic cameras.
And they did look at CCTV footage. They caught the car every now and then but since it was dark, they likely couldn't see in the windows. They also never got a good look at the plates.
As for him being in trouble for concealing the murder, he's not obligated to reveal what his wife told him in confidence. It sounds like she made the mistake by confessing on the phone while he was in jail. Maybe he didn't warn her because he didn't care if she got caught once she revealed it was her.
4 hours ago, MinorL said:Yes, it’s pretty standard evidence, and eyewitness testimony is actually direct evidence, not circumstantial. But, I definitely agree that Price should have been much more skeptical of the eyewitness because of the fact he didn’t mention the defendant the night of the murder.
Yep. This is what I liked about the case and the discussion between Baxter and Price. Baxter pointed out that sometimes evidence isn't perfect and you go to trial with what you have and leave it up to the jury. Sometimes that doesn't work because a defense attorney is bad but this guy had a good one. And ultimately, the traffic ticket was enough to convince Price that they had the wrong guy.
But the witness discussion was interesting too because this is how poor identifications get made. The waiter wanted to be helpfu. I don't even think he knew he was lying. He had seen the guy he waited on and probably didn't really remember him that much and so, when the pictures were put in front of him, he did legitimately recognize him. And since he probably couldn't immediately place him from the times he had served him, he assumed that the recognition was from the murder instead of the previous times he had seen him.
The only thing I would have liked is to see more of the cops going to reinvestigate Price's hunch.
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Buck can be impulsive but I'd argue he has grown quite a bit over the course of the series from dealing with his unusual childhood trauma, ditching his womanizing to date towards a potential relationship more than just to get laid, and crafting solid relationships where he's even considered a potential guardian should something happen to Eddie.
But more importantly, I don't think deciding to date a man is an example of refusing to grow up or impulsivity. It's growing and opening himself to new facets of himself. People generally don't date people they know they won't be attracted to on a whim, so I think it's a pretty safe bet that Buck is romantically interested in Tommy.
And I do not think this show is going to be "whoopsie, we've changed our mind and he's not bi any longer." That doesn't mean Buck won't date women again. If things with Tommy don't work out, he probably will. But this creative group is going to keep him bi.
On 4/17/2024 at 10:45 AM, iMonrey said:That said, the show has been laying the groundwork for something like this to happen for years. Buck's chemistry with Eddie certainly hasn't gone unnoticed, and he has yet to have a long-term, successful relationship with a woman.
Buck's in his early 30s, and while he hasn't had a multiple-year-long relationship, I think dating Taylor for a year probably was pretty significant, and he probably would have dated Abby for quite a while if she hadn't ghosted him after her mother's death.
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2 hours ago, peachmangosteen said:
I wouldn't say being anti-police makes them bad guys at all.
It's pretty rude to go on a rant to your friend's long-lost nephew about their profession but I agree I don't think it makes them criminals.
I may be naive but I think Antonio is who he says he is--just a professor who can shed some light on where Trent came from. He already has a potentially evil father. He doesn't need another evil family member without this show getting too crazy.
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1 hour ago, eel2178 said:
When he pulled down the smoke detector, I was expecting him to find an FBI bug in it.
And he just happened to have cameras in his van that he can put in the house. Riiiight. Cameras aren't like some extra rope. They're expensive.
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In some ways I liked this episode because it moved on from the stuck-in-place waiting game they were under while they were waiting for Adan to get better.
But in other ways, it doesn't make sense that Ramona would kidnap her nephew.
And as much as I ended up rooting for Nadia and Arman in the second season after they wasted the first season chemistry of Arman and Thony, I wish they'd stop pretending like Thony came in and stole Arman from Nadia. There were problems in that marriage in the first season. Nadia is introduced when she hits on Thony. And then she gets so mad at Arman for not insisting from more from his boss that she seemingly leaves him for a few weeks. That's when Thony and Arman kicked into another gear.
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I still like Maroun more than Price and I'd rather get rid of him. Or both. Only a few episodes in and Baxter is the best thing about that DA's office even if he is more political than Jack.
6 hours ago, blackwing said:The explanation given onscreen was "she signed the birth certificate" and "in New York, whoever signs the birth certificate has the rights". Makes ZERO sense to me.
They could have easily tweaked it and said that the victim couldn't provide and egg so they used the surrogate's, especially since they made it clear that the guy who ran the agency was unethical. I thought that's where they were going when it was revealed the victim had childhood cancer.
But their explanation doesn't make sense since NY has laws that make a surrogacy contract enforceable.
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Just now, shapeshifter said:
It reminds me of plot points from The Good Wife that I had forgotten.
I was just coming here to reference that show and one of its best story arcs where the firm, in an effort to deal with some financial issues it was having, offered a partnership to 4 associates as a way to get an influx of cash. So I'd almost think they'd want to offer a partnership to Susan since she can come up with the money without having to go to the bank.
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2 hours ago, AnimeMania said:
Kate McKinnon probably improvised everything that she was doing to Ryan's junk.
I doubt it. She might have added some differences but I bet that was pretty choreographed. Bowen mentioned in a BTS video that they had an intimacy coordinator on set for the sex scene in his "Bowen Is Straight" skit. It's possible Ryan told her to do whatever because they worked together and she's not a cast member any longer who could get in trouble, but I suspect he knew she'd be down there doing things. And I could see that kind of stuff causing him to break out even if he knew it was coming.
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2 minutes ago, Kel Varnsen said:
Like I can't believe that Marisol wasn't super pissed that she has just moved in and Eddie said she needed to move out. Because now she has to find a new place to live which sucks. It wouldn't have surprised me if she said I'll move out, but we are done.
It was mentioned that Marisol owned her own place and she said she was thinking about renting it out when she moved in with Eddie. I'm guessing she wasn't moved into Eddie's long enough to have rented it out and had a place to go back to.
It's still annoying to have done all that moving but at least she's not homeless.
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1 hour ago, Lady Calypso said:
I was iffy on whether to put it under spoiler tags, so did it just in case.
I didn't mean it was questionable as a critique. I would have erred on the side of caution and tagged it too.
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This was the new reporter's second case, right? I think she improved from her first time.
2 hours ago, nora1992 said:Superficial of me, but it was a welcome change that it wasn’t the spouse this time.
My thoughts exactly but I'm truly disgusted by the actions of the cops.
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47 minutes ago, possibilities said:
To me, it seemed like it was less about plot developments ahead, and more about process and backstory that Ferrigna imagined for himself, which isn't necessarily about the future, but more what helped him decide how to play the scenes in the present.
That's true. Although one thing he revealed, which isn't necessarily a spoiler but maybe could be depending on one's interpretation, is what he initially was told the story to be.
SpoilerAnd that is that the original story was supposed to be with Eddie. It got switched for some reason to Buck. Personally, I do think it works better with Buck and is playing out a bit more playfully than it would have with Eddie. But it maybe sort of kind of hints that the creators weren't necessarily firm about Eddie's sexuality.
As to whether that info needs to be behind spoiler tags is up for debate. It depends on if this story means anything about the future. Some people might think it does. Personally, I don't. But we really don't know.
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55 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:
Lou Ferrigno Jr spills a lot of information in his interviews, but it's very entertaining to read. He seems like a true fan of the show, even has come up with his own backstory and headcanons for Tommy.
I wonder if he's going to get into trouble for the little slippage. It also makes me wonder about the Catholic guilt story and how far back it was planned.
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5 hours ago, SomeTameGazelle said:
Video is geoblocked. Which idea?
It's the Bowen is straight sketch. They had first pitched it with Ana De Armas. Then they did a Bowen is bi version with Dakota before the Sydney Sweeney version made it to air.
My favorite part about this was Bowen mentioning that there was an intimacy coordinator and they told Sydney that if she was ever uncomfortable with any part of it, they could cut it. And she grabs his arm and goes "Bowen, I'm on Europhia."
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Spring Baking Championship - General Discussion
in Spring Baking Championship
I guess it depends on who you people think was saved. Alec? I guess. However, he has had some off weeks. But Nicky won the first challenge in the episode.