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Yeah, I got the sense the Allison went off script there. When they even showed Val beforehand saying you pick someone who is at your level to be "honorable" or whatever, it's been pretty clear in past seasons what the matches were supposed to be. I think it was supposed to be Riker vs. Rumer, Willow vs. Noah/Chris/Robert, and then the other two face off. And that whoever went up against Willow was actually supposed to get the boot. But Allison flubbed it. You could even hear her rambling when they still had her miked - she was going for a strategy, rather than following the script.

It wasn't really their choice. I read a tumblr post which really articulates my feelings on the matter better than I could. Basically, they were kicked out after Pansy Parkinson said they should turn Harry over to Voldemort. We have no idea who would have stayed and fought. http://gehayi.tumblr.com/post/97170918011/the-battle-for-hogwarts-why-slytherin-house-is

But it makes absolutely no sense to have an "evil" house, particularly for kids who are eleven when they are sorted. Ambition and cunning aren't bad things, it's how you choose to go after your dreams that really matters. To me, Slughorn and his networking seemed very Slytherin. I never got the impression the house was meant to be solely for bullies and bigots, merely the political climate had just fostered it - and Dumbledore didn't help. Plus, the Marauders were little bullying shits, and they were in Gryffindor, Luna's housemates were awful Ravenclaws, etc., so I never thought Slytherin was the only house for bullies.

Between Dumbles telling the Slytherin kids to go to the dungeon where the troll was, and then the house cup shenanigans, by the end of Sorcerer's Stone, I was thinking the way they were treated was a load of crap. Sometimes it really seemed like Fumbledore was trying to alienate those kids from the get-go. Sorry, can you tell Dumbledore isn't my favorite character?

Not to be that girl, but synchronicity /= synchronization. Synchronicity is a psychological term. Synchronization is really what we're talking about. Sorry, I'll stop being Hermione Granger now!

Yeah, I bailed all the way back at Denny, and every time I hear about some crazy, horrible thing Shonda has written, I know I made the right choice. For everyone who gloated about how Grey's was so much better than ER, I'm pretty sure Shonda has pulled even at this point with things like the chopper crash taking out Dr. Romano (twice!). Needless to say, I didn't even bother tuning in to Scandal or How to Get Away with Murder. I know Shonda's shows start out great, but they go off the rails too quick to get invested.

BBM. You actually can't have synchronization among dancers without rhythm. It would be near impossible to have a synchronized dance if the dancers lacked rhythm. Synchronized movement in dance is important for timing, dynamics, and to express certain ideas/themes. I can appreciate differences in preference for a dance which is more focused on each individual couple vs. a dance which focuses on all the couples as a whole, but synchronization is necessary at some level for either of those to be shown. It's not for "robots."

I think it's more that this was going to air right during his peak movie promo media tours for Gone Girl, and didn't want to take focus away from the movie - but he can't say that without looking like a jerk, so he has to go the OMG!ashamed route.

Agreed. I don't expect these types of shows to cover every past relative. It's not hard-hitting Woodward and Bernstein journalism, after all. It's just supposed to be semi-educational reality tv.

If you read back what I wrote, I was not saying Len said Rumer lacked "light and shade," but merely using Len's expression to denote what I was talking about (see "I feel....") with her style and presentation, and with Val's choreography. And I still feel that way, all judging commentary aside. There's been plenty of times that the comments don't line up with what I saw on my screen, and Rumer is one of them (Nastia is another). Rumer's very talented, but in my opinion, she lacks variety and nuance.

I agree. I like Rumer a lot, but I think Val is doing her a disservice by not bringing in more "light and shade" as Len would say. I've not seen any softness or vulnerability from her. She's focused so much on sexy! power! fierce! that I feel like all her routines are the same character.

No, it's pretty sizeable. The pump also gets larger with the larger bottles you order. With the smallest bottle size (16 oz.), one pump is about the size of a quarter. With the 32 oz. bottle size, one pump is almost double that. When I used the smallest bottle, I used about 6-8 pumps total on my hair. With the 32 oz., I use about 5-6. I can't imagine needing 24-32 pumps for anything. That's almost half the smallest bottle, I would think.

See, I thought Mastiff was okay - not Pierce's best, but certainly not the terrible, awful hell that is Aly Cooper. I've been a Pierce fan for fifteen years. While I think she could have done a better job in foreshadowing things with the traitor plot in Mastiff, I liked the book. I found it was more interesting and better paced than Bloodhound. But I've never been able to get through Aly's books. I haaaaaate her character. I'd rather just have more Kel, please.

I'm really not surprised - he always seems to be throwing himself into something, which has caused injuries before on the show. With how much he's trying to do at once, it really seemed like a matter of time. The way he was jerking Nastia around in the rehearsal footage, I was bracing myself for her getting injured - Derek has a bad record of his partners getting injured.

That had me actually laughing out loud too. And I loved how Willow just threw up her hands and decided to strangle him. I'm actually really liking Mark! I am now questioning everthing I hold dear. Is the sky really blue? Is the Earth really round?

Another Amy and Laurie fan here! To me, they really fit and made so much sense together, and this is coming from a huge Jo fan. Jo and Laurie never would have worked. But I always wished Jo could have ended up with someone better than preachy Bhaer. And like a lot of you, I LOATHE Jane Eyre. Hated it with every fiber of my being every time I had to read it in school. It's grown on me, and I've come to really like Jane as a character, but ugh, Rochester is such a creep and I always have to stop reading before she returns to him. I was so rooting for her. She's unbroken by her cruel family, that terrible school, and when she discovers Bertha, she goes marching right out to the moors. When she finally came into money, even if it was contrived, I was like "You go, Jane!" because I wanted her to really make something of herself. And then she goes back to that creep. UGH. He should have died in that fire. Who in the world locks up their wife?!

Yeah, I don't do that. I have shoulder length, fine hair. So, I wet my hair thoroughly and work about 2-3 pumps in on my scalp, give it a good scrub, and rinse. Then I take another 2-3 pumps, scrub a bit into my scalp, and just run my hands with the rest over my hair and get a glop on the ends. Let it sit while I do my usual shower routine, and rinse out. Takes the same amount of time as regular shampoo and conditioner. No need to bother with combing it or anything like that, although with different hair types, that probably varies along with the amount of product you need.

Drew Lachay did a great job when he subbed for Sam when she had her baby. I wish they'd bring him back. At first I liked Erin for being better than Sam and Brooke, but she's become increasingly grating.

I tried washing with conditioners a few times, and I also tried the Sally Beauty Supply knockoff for Wen before switching to it. I have fine hair with some wave that tends to not have volume but likes to frizz. Washing with conditioner or Sally's Hair One never worked for me - my hair would be so, so flat no matter what tips and tricks I tried. I always ended up back with regular shampoo and having to wash every day to have decent volume. So I did see a significant difference when I switched to Wen, and it worked a lot better for me than cleansing with other conditioners. It probably has more to do with my hair type than anything, though.

According to Wikipedia: Apparently it was only pitched to NBC, and it was the last pilot picked up before the writers strike - wonder if that played a part with its problems, too. What gets me though is that NBC never gave it a chance. They had something that was reviewed well, but when it didn't immediately take, started bouncing it around the week with no real promos. When I think about how it would have done on HBO....

Eh, see I feel like picking Ursula was an "of course" moment for Rumer. There was no challenge for her in it. It's too in her wheelhouse. And I think there are plenty of other women who have been on the show who would have picked non-princesses. Just last season, Sadie was Ellie from Up. Disney week is fairly recent. I can think of plenty past celebs who would have jumped on Cruella, Maleficent, and Ursula, among others, just for the character factor. Ricki Lake, Margaret Cho, Marissa Winoker, Lil Kim, Debi Mazar, Kelly Osbourne, Hope Solo, Niecy Nash, Kirstie Alley - maybe they would have gone the princess route, but I could easily see them choosing the campy villain route instead.

It missed its calling on AMC/HBO. Damn you, NBC.

Well, I'm thirty and I loved it, so...... I have no pretensions about this show. It's my mental cotton-candy, and anything that references movies I loved from my childhood just adds to the overall fun. I expect nothing from the show other than cheesiness, so Disney night is great fun. How can you not love Charlie's Mary Poppins routine with the penguins last year or Olaf hopping through Nastia's routine? It just brings a big grin to my face.

It reminds me of when Sabrina was on and Len commented on her lack of "light and shade." Rumer is great - but I want to see some softness from her. Everything it too hard, too much, too staccato. She's very talented, but she's one note right now.

I'm the same way. I used to loathe Mark and was constantly complaining about his look at me schtick. But he's definitely improved a lot, and although there are some misses with his crazy routines, when he's on he's really, really good. And he's able to come up with a lot of ways to showcase his partner that aren't solely focused on sexiness. I really liked his partnerships with Candace and Sadie, and I'm enjoying him with Willow as well. Maybe it's just maturity, but I'm really rooting for him. Color me surprised.