Mari

This is it for me, exactly. I don't care how smart and talented she is. I wouldn't want to be in a contained space with her. Being on a starship with her And it's compounded by her being a good ten years older than her coworkers.

I watched with the closed captioning on, and it was "Anghkooey." No clue what that means.

Exactly! Big, huge issue that you both feel passionately about, and you think it's just going to go away? Since Malcolm is obviously horrified and traumatized by his Dad's killing, and wanted to help find Eve's sister, just like Eve wanted to do--wouldn't it be more likely to be something they bonded over? (Sarcasm font engaged.) But, no, let's ignore it. That'll totally work. It's not at all obvious that this will tear you apart and cause bigger problems later in the season, or early next season.

Yes. This bugged me. Really bugged me. Bright is from a very wealthy family, and his father is famous for his medical skill and infamous for his grotesque hobby. Absolutely, Malcolm, Ainsley, and Jessica should do background checks before they get involved with someone. Can't say I've invested too much in the Malcolm/Eve relationship, yet, but the idea that "the only way we can save our relationship is if we stop looking" is also ridiculous. What? How does that even pretend to make sense?

Eehh . . . yes, but I get this. From a logical, mature standpoint, absolutely. But they were teenagers, and what it comes down to, is how many times in a row can you be told "no, I'm not doing that with you," before you start to think that they just don't want to spend time with you? If the average mature, adult person can be told, say, ten times in a row? A teenager would probably be at six. Someone with the issues that Malcolm's childhood, especially, and Vijay's to a lesser extent? Maybe three-four.

Sorry to nitpick, but while Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin, David was from the tribe of Judah. Benjamin was the younger son of the favored wife, Rachel. Judah was one of the sons of Leah, Rachel's sister and the wife Jacob/Israel was tricked into marrying. ETA: Post-David, when David's grandson inherited and the kingdom split, Benjamin stayed with Judah, as sort of a junior partner in the northern kingdom. Benjamin was the smallest tribe, as many of them had been killed during the Judges period in a war against the other tribes.

This makes the most sense to me, so far. They've already demonstrated that the AI's can be updated with new information; could Benny not have been replaced, but had new programming or an update? It would help explain some of his behavior earlier in the series. And are we sure they're robots and not augmented something elses (people, aliens, clones . . .)? Because at this point, I think everything needs to be questioned.

In real life, absolutely. But in fiction, the next love interest is usually conveniently plot-centric. I figured if Jo were interested in women, the British reporter would be female.

I'm just catching up on my dvr, and saved this one to binge over my holiday time off, and just finished the second episode. I wondered about them being childhood friends who married before the husband processed he was gay. It would explain why a couple that clearly still cares very much for each other and have a friendly relationship would be divorced. Of course, this is the second episode, and it's a TV show, so "convenient love triangle" is probably more likely. Crap. Also, I will admit that I did not watch Lost, and did watch Once Upon a Time. Since the OUaT creators were more determined to insert Lost eggs than they were to create solid mythos for their own show, I find Lost references almost toxic.

Gil's a most likely widower--when Jessica went to see him a couple of episodes ago, she told him she was sorry to hear about his wife, and he made a comment about the wife (Karen?) dying three years ago. I don't think anything happened in the past, but there does seem to be some possibility, however remote, they could have something in the future.

Leland likely pushed it as office role play. I don't think he controls Grandma, but it wouldn't surprise me if whatever demon thing he's got going makes it easier for him to nudge people into following their worst impulses. She's been presented a couple of times as resenting, a little, how much Kristen expects her watch (raise) the girls. It would possibly appeal a little to her worst self to have fun in the place that Kristen works in, with someone Kristen doesn't approve of. And since it's Kristen's office, there's the potential of all kinds of information that he'll find useful, later. Plus, it gives him the chance to plant something that might contaminate the office--in supernatural shows (and real-life occult beliefs) there are all kinds of things he could draw or leave in a discrete spot that would corrupt the space, or the people in it.

I'm probably in the minority, but I really hate that they're pushing Kristin and David together. It's annoying when they try to make me root for a couple that has such obvious ethical reasons not to be involved. He's not a priest, yet, so he probably hasn't made the vow of celibacy, but she's married. I hate it when shows try to make me hope for a couple to have an affair. It's sleazy and makes me respect (Yes, I know they're fictional.) the characters less. And if this happens, well, maybe I'll hate the romantic subplot storyline less? As for the oldest Screecher's resentment of her dad--I know military dads and moms are gone for long periods of time, but society treats that, IMO justifiably, as a sacrifice for the good of society. It's tough on the family, but it's not quite as bitter a pill for a kid as Dad going on what seems to be a months-long pleasure trip. Screecher's dad went mountain climbing, just like he and mom used to do on their vacations; Screecher's seen the pictures. He just didn't take Mom--or the Screechettes--this time. In the meantime, these two other men keep showing up, and Mom really likes them. Ben and David might be wonderful, but Screecher's old enough to start to be suspicious about things like that. Plus, Grandma definitely doesn't approve of him, and she does not seem to be discreet enough to not let that slip around the girls. *Almost* sorry about calling her Screecher, but I can't remember her name.

Well, maybe it would be good for his career--but, if she gets a higher profile, would a more prominent camera person be assigned? Plus, a lot of people would hope the person they're sleeping with would be more concerned with the near death and stab would than a possible promotion. Emergency surgery by your girlfriend's serial killer dad in a prison/mental hospital would probably make you less likely to worry about your career, and more about your life choices. You'd especially worry about your life choices if the aforementioned girlfriend seems to be internally squeeing over how your stab would/emergency surgery made her life better.

Was it for the filming, or was it for her attitude about it? I think it was less about her having filmed it, and more about how she was completely absorbed in how it could impact her career, and not so absorbed in how it had impacted his health.

I realize that this show requires me to suspend a lot of disbelief. I can handwave away things like Martin's plush cell, since this show clearly takes place in a reality with a different prison system than ours, and where there's very little psychiatric testing before giving people weapons, badges, and FBI or NYPD authority. But, you know what gets me as the least realistic thing of all? Gil Arroyo calls Malcolm Bright, "Bright." Gil's known Malcolm since he was a kid. It can't be habit he developed to make kid Malcolm feel powerful, since, well, "Bright" is not his actual name. It can't be a professional thing, since he calls JT, "JT." It pulls me out every single time.