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Nah, it would just be her arm.

Faith’s yellow gown was gorgeous! I loved the Thompson Twins/Sixteen Candles throwback. I don’t have a huge family, but I’ve had my birthday forgotten too and completely felt the “I don’t make a big deal out of it because people forget” sentiment.

I felt the same way. The fight scenes in the Netflix series felt so much more grounded and…I don’t know…heavy…? but this felt much too cartoonish at times.

My human Utah worked in my building, had no idea I existed other than as a semi-familiar face in the elevator, and was the most beautiful man I have ever seen in person. I am a sane, fairly intelligent person, but every time I was in his presence I completely forgot how to sentence. Hell, one time as a colleague and I walked back to our building from coffee, I happened to spot Utah from a block away, and I literally broke out into giggles in the middle of a word. Y’all, I was 40 freaking years old! I feel you, Dr Javadi….

Jinx! As the episode ended my first thought was “that was rough.” But man, this show is good. Also, I think I read somewhere that they originally wanted this to be kind of an ER sequel, but they couldn’t get the rights so we have this instead and they think of it as a “spiritual successor.” So yeah, your (and my) thoughts of Carter aren’t just because Noah Wyle plays both characters.

This episode kept me on the edge of my seat. I love, love, love how well the writers work with this ensemble, especially with how they mix the groups. And I agree with others who said they like that the side characters are becoming more important to the show. The mariachi puns were definitely welcome breaks from the tension! Not gonna lie, that last shot of Pete actually made me cry.

Yeah, the only one I was truly happy to see was Holly Willoughby; she’s had a rough couple of years so it’s nice to see her getting back to work. The whole couch just seemed a little flat for me.

I am so tired of the 24-hour waiting period for missing persons trope. No, you don’t have to wait 24 hours for missing adults, and you CERTAINLY don’t wait 24 hours for Amber Alerts. I have received Amber Alerts within just a couple of hours. Most tropes are silly and I can ignore them or laugh at them, but this one is actually real-world dangerous and needs to go the hell away.

Don’t forget one of the people she was watching across the way was called Raymond! I loved those little touches…

I remember the first time I heard “ass” on 21 Jump Street and my 17-year-old self immediately recognized Fox as the super-edgy, daring network (only solidified by Married With Children). I’m going to have to dust off my series dvds and note the swear replacements. I agree that Faith needs to be brought back into the spotlight. I’ve always liked her partnership with Will (plus, I just like Faith) and this is the second plot where it felt like she didn’t have much to do. Don’t put her in the back seat!

My mom did that for (to) me all the time when I was in high school. Sometimes I liked it, sometimes I didn’t. When I didn’t, it almost always resulted in a fight because she pushed me to explain why, but the best I could do was “I just don’t like [the particular item].” It was often easier just to stick it in the closet and never wear it. It wasn’t insane, it was just mom stuff. Nico is young and coming from a place of insecurity TO what they thought was a secure place with found family, only to have Will duck out without warning. Sure, he made financial arrangements for Nico to continue living there, so they didn’t have to worry about physical security, but that abrupt change in emotional security totally justifies a little snark. Nico’s continued presence in Will’s home, and Will’s tolerance, show a lot more understanding and a path to rebuilt trust. This feels much more realistic for family stuff. The role-playing scene was my favorite. Poor Pete, not being allowed to use his improv skills!

I liked this episode even though I figured out the baddies, and Betty (andher sweater) is always the best part, but for the love of all that’s holy, Will, put that sweet girl in a harness and seatbelt in the car!

I don’t know…. I don’t think it’s hypocritical to dislike comic books while still recognizing that the customers want them. If I owned a bookshop I would absolutely stock some of the popular authors even though I personally think their books are trash. And I would absolutely complain about it. 😂

I agree re the gimmicks. I fast-forward through all the bidding and other shenanigans, and I also fast-forward through Tiffani. I just want to see good, solid cooking with unusual ingredient combinations. Also: I never want to see another episode like the one a year or so ago when they were given absolutely massive ingredients (like 40-some pounds of cooked spaghetti and a crap-ton of sauce that took up an entire table just for the contestants to use, like, a tablespoon of the sauce). I often feel like cooking shows are wasteful but that was the worst I have ever seen outside of the judges being covered in various food items on Masterchef Junior.

I completely agree. There’s slow burn, and then there’s JHC does this show actually have a point? I feel like by the time they cut out the 4,327 scenes of Eli and Jane arguing about Noah’s care, Denise being worried about Noah, and the pointless realtor-staging-the-house scenes, this could have been a 90-minute movie. What a waste of a perfectly good Judith Light.