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It was brilliant marketing to invoke the 90s show nostalgia, but this show feels more like a reimagining vs continuation. I have no issue with a remake, but I would have had a different frame of mind before watching. As someone who hasn't read the comics, combined with a comparatively condensed season, I agree with some others that the storytelling is coming off rushed and Easter Egg-y. Usually, I don't care about Easter eggs as long as the story holds. But it's been flimsy. In any case, the season kind of lost me by sidelining Storm early on and it makes zero sense for her to be absent in ep 7.

I enjoyed The Bear well enough, but thought season 1 was superior to season 2. I still intensely disliked Richie by season 2's end and didn't find his "growth" convincing at all.

Shout out to the cafeteria workers! My mama was one, and she commonly brought food home after school. Memories... Agreed. It was clear she missed Abbott before she was offered the district job. I would have liked to see her assert herself earlier. That said, I loved the kids' card scene - it was brief but my favorite. Good point that didn't occur to me when watching the episode. I'm mostly neutral on him, but the meter definitely tipped into "ugh, shut up" during the opening. But that's my bias showing - nobody insults the CWs!

It's really odd, especially since Robyn was openly flirting with Marcus in the first season. And they were certainly closer after she rescued him in season 2. But now, despite him in the know and on board with the vigilante work, she's pulled back. If one or the other simply said they weren't interested, I could live with that. But I'm not sure what's going on the writer's room.

Hmmmm - I can't find any article that lists the official reason for his firing. I've read speculation about OnlyFans, but he's been working with Disney for awhile, so it seems odd that suddenly became an issue. Side-eye to Disney for now. Anyway - I was all excited to see badazz Storm. Should have known better. The animation will take some adjustment for me, but overall I liked it. I was particularly entertained by Cyclops' landing after the Sentinel attack in the first episode. I was super confused because this wasn't even hinted at in the original.

I don't mind the ensemble cast, but I think the various friendships are more compelling than the romantic relationships. I've never been that invested in Bobby and Athena as a couple.

I'm sure they will be fine, but I've often thought Athena and Bobby made a bit of an odd couple. If I recall correctly, there were similar communication issues about her retiring and when Bobby was trying to help someone in AA. I mean, she could have just been honest and told Bobby no to cruising. But hey, then we would not have the requisite disaster multi-episode arc! Chim and Hen's friendship is among my favorites, so I was most entertained by their scenes.

Thank you, Trini. It's interesting when he's interrogating people as if someone owes him answers. He's not even a private investigator, so the sense of entitlement/condescension from him when he's questioning folks has me rooting against him a bit, even though it's supposedly a righteous cause. Maybe that feeling will fade.

I mostly watch this doing other things, so maybe I missed it - is Colter former law enforcement? Something about the way he was questioning the rich boyfriend bugged me. I like Rennie, but she's on the wrong show.

I'm rapidly losing interest. I don't mind dealing with the Reach fallout, but I was annoyed by practically everyone in this episode, save Riz and maybe Soren. I don't know how many episodes are left, but since Riz is now out of the mix (which I support because I wouldn't tolerate John's bullshit either), not sure I'm invested enough to watch. Kai could have been interesting, but her character arc seems to be as a potential antagonist to John without much explanation. We know he is speshul and cannot die, so not sure things will end well for her, either.

Like others, I enjoyed the season until this episode. The church bombing resolution was convoluted, and it didn't have to be. And with Rose's kidnapping as a finale, I suspect there might be a change in tone for season 2? Or at least, for a number of episodes. I was mostly fine with this season's set up: I didn't mind the assistants, but I wasn't a fan of Kylie and felt like the show didn't know what to do with her. I found it amusing that they showed her to be kind of dumb in the finale, and YET! She's officially in the FBI. Hopefully, not in the field. All of the melodrama around Jace's death when it felt like we rarely saw him and the lack of chemistry with Marissa...ok, show. They would have been better off just being co-workers, but I guess they needed him in her house somehow.

I'm not familiar with the game/source material, but I do wonder if every season will feature some annoying, whiny wisp of a woman that John gets to feel protective over? Last season it was Kwan and Makee, and this season seems to be Perez.

I thought this episode was funny. I will always remember "The Devil's Lettuce" ha! I was pretty sure the Jessca actress was from Tiktok, but I'm not invested enough to verify that. I agree with others on: I was more surprised about Jacob because I thought he was health-obsessed. Listen! Carrying a household on a teacher's salary when an able-bodied man refuses to get a job? She needed something to take the edge off, no doubt. I missed that he mentioned cigarettes in the 1st season. I thought he said something similar as well.

Ha! I recently rewatched the original series on Disney+, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the trailer. I shall be watching! Yep, I too prefer Cyclops.

I thought Tariq popping was as much about trying to see Janine (and what she's up to) as bond with Nick. After all, who was handling the transportation before the mom met Tariq? Presumably, they are several months into the school year. The actor is hilarious, but Tariq is a bum and will (might?) always be. Gregory's "advice" and the emotional fallout was entertaining. I felt for him as a fellow introvert, but working as a teacher is a choice. Hopefully, he can decompress and recharge at home! Tyler James continues to make great use of his side-eye. I also suspect him being one of the few black male teachers is part of why the students were drawn to his classroom. Janine's bureaucracy journey was well done - funny yet poignant. She and her writing team do a great job balancing the comedy and authenticity. Manny dressed like one of Nino Brown's crew from New Jack City had me chuckling throughout the episode.