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I remember Buddha being rather fair-to-middling in the first few episodes. He really hit his stride after a shaky start and never looked back, but I feel like at one point he was thisclose to being eliminated for his greasy samosas, I think? Didn’t he deep fry puff pastry or something? And the young smiley cheftestant got eliminated instead because of raw potatoes? Anyway, I was pretty exasperated with Buddha and thought for sure he was living on borrowed time until the episode when he paired up with Jackson for the EC. My point is I haven’t written Buddha off quite yet. Begoña is definitely one of my front-runners. She seems to be pretty solid and creative, and I like her calm energy. Gabri stresses me out. He’s probably perfectly lovely but just watching him is exhausting. Dawn is another one who stresses me out so I’m okay with her exit.

Keeley and Rebecca’s relationship is my favorite female friendship on tv. I absolutely love that they openly support and admire each other without subtle (and not-so-subtle) digs. In addition to the male friendships the show has cultivated where men are allowed to have and express emotions, I love that they’ve also made space for women to demonstrate that we don’t actually need to compete; we can celebrate each other’s successes without the other person’s value being diminished as a result. Count me in with the people who are firmly in the Keeley/Roy as endgame camp. I am ready for Nate to stop with his vile, filthy, disgusting spitting. I am so grossed out every time.

And the way Ted repeated it the same way made me snort-laugh. Also: Higgins asking Rebecca why she was dressed like an umlaut. I didn’t feel that she did backtrack. Her original focus was on destroying what he loved by hiring an “incompetent” coach to drive Richmond into the ground. Over time, she grew to love the team and she wants them to succeed. If she’s still a little too interested in what Rupert thinks, that’s fair, but now she wants to beat him (with a team she has come to respect and support). But she can still respect and support her team while wanting to beat the superiority out of her smug ex.

I highly recommend her Academy Award-nominated turn in Everything Everywhere All at Once. The entire movie is absolutely bonkers in the best way and she’s great in it.

Sorry, Double-post

YMMV for sure. If I have a “type,” my crushes almost always either fall under the stereotypical Tall, Dark, and Handsome, or else I’m crushing really hard on guys who remind me more of Howdy Doody than George Clooney. I could see where people might be drawn to Rob. I thought Sheldon was exactly as Sheldon as can be expected, and that’s not a bad thing. Sheldon only relates to people and circumstances as they affect him, and his reactions were totally in keeping with a character trait that has been consistent in both iterations of the character. That he thought he was actually going to have to deliver the baby and was prepared to do so shows that he cares in his own way. It’s important to remember he is still a child and his disappointment over the failed launch is perfectly valid.

I love how interested Salma always is in other people’s stories, and how quick-witted she is.

Ha! I drove a ‘67 Malibu with a tricky carburetor, only I didn’t have to climb on anything and I used a screwdriver instead of a pencil. It also had a leaky radiator so I had to keep a gallon of water handy at all times, as well as drive with the heat blasting in 105 degree Idaho summers. God, I loved that car! Good times…. I appreciated Charlie’s final chat with Davis. The way she appeared to psych him out gave me Doctor Who vibes: “Don’t you think she looks tired?”

Oh lord I was crying. I didn’t think I could love this episode more and then that happened. 😂😂😂

Oh, lord, me too. I want to smack him upside the head and tell him to stand the hell up.

I really wanted to see the case from the opening opening scene. Clementine being a law unto herself! Barnabus getting caught up in the confusion! I loved the entire episode but we needed that story too!

Does anyone else catch themselves saying “MYzeld” every time you see or hear “misled?” Ever since Amy’s confession, her pronunciation keeps trying to assert dominance in my head. It’s like the time I read a Bloggess post in which she declared that the plural of fox should be “foxen” and now in my head it is. Yes, English is my first language….

I am heartbroken for his family and friends. tWitch was hands-down my all-time favorite. His light, his wonderful dancing, his positive energy, and his generosity toward all of his dancing partners even when they were competing against each other were such a joy to watch. This is devastating news.

This. I don’t expect archaic Shakespearean English, but maybe try to work a little harder at toning down the “moms” and “it sucks” and “like, totallys”? They sound like cosplayers at a Comic Con, not characters in a high fantasy series. I love Willow and this world, but the dialogue is killing me.

There was absolutely no point to it. If the “gargantuan” twist had been “they have to prep and cook meals for a team of firefighters/athletes/a soup kitchen,” that would have made sense. They could have fed 150 families of four on just the 150 pounds of pasta (assuming 1 1-lb box per family).

I have a hard enough time wrapping my brain around what I see as egregious food waste on Chopped, but then they go and do a “gargantuan” twist? Unless there was a line of homeless people a block long outside the studio waiting for the leftovers, this was absolutely appalling. I’ve never gone hungry a day in my life but this makes me actually angry. Food prices are sky-high and they do this? Badly done, Chopped.

I sort of remembered Bailey, but wow - I didn’t recognize Slavik and I just looked up his season - sadly, none of the names ring any bells for me.

And Jaja and Dominic! Yay! Also: Phillip Chbeeb and Hok have choreography credits!

Um, I wasn’t even close. My brain kept yelling “Blithe Spirit no that’s too modern it was whatever the hell Lincoln went to see Blithe Spirit NOT BLITHE SPIRIT YOU FOOL IT WAS EIGHTEEN SIXTY FOUR AND CLEARLY LINCOLN EVEN THOUGH IT’S TOO SOON.”

Ugh, that might be worse (Endeavour worse than Will, I mean). I can’t stand being around people who not only know they’re the smartest ones in the room but treat everyone else like they don’t know anything. I could work with Annika for sure. And Father Brown, Vera, Lewis, Hathaway, and both Barnabies. On topic: I loved Fitzroy gathering the troops to stand up to his father. I hope Wellington doesn’t pay for it again. I really do enjoy Eliza’s motley crew: Hattie, Ivy, Moses, Clementine. More Scoobies, please!

Since we don’t see it all the time I suspect they conspired amongst themselves.

I’m not crazy about Andrew’s playing style (that long pause before he answers makes me very tense), but I enjoyed this final immensely. Their little skits as they were introduced each game were adorable. Yay for Amy! She has such good, positive energy and she has been such a pleasure to watch.

Aaaauuuuuuggggghhhh I got Will from Grantchester. We’d kill each other in the first ten minutes. I like his taste in music but that’s it. Anyone wanna trade?

So… Alan was murdered over…an anagram that made the main character’s name ridiculous? What a massive letdown that was for me. I figured out the murderer right away because that actor seems to be The One What Dunnit in everything I see (except that one Bollywood movie), but I found the motive to be ridiculous, and after that I didn’t even care about the last 20 minutes. Boo.

Yes! I say this almost every time I see her. All she needs is foot-long eyelashes to complete the anime look. I loved Bruce’s story about going home with the fan.