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Thanks for the reminder @Trey - I should have checked out the Wiki Fan page myself. I do look at it from time to time. Reading the info did ring some bells which I guess the later focus on the "aunts" had silenced for me. Maybe after this season is over, I will start a rewatch of the early years. Mother Grundoon and I had started at the beginning when we were first watching but I really haven't been back to revisit since then.

Season 17, Ep. 13 - Train to Nowhere Jan. 22 2024 I enjoyed the episode - great to see George of course and I would cheerfully watch Colm Feore read a phone book (showing my age with that reference I know). My memory of George and his father meeting was his father was doing an investors' presentation in Toronto and someone was murdered so George showed up with Murdoch. Did we meet George's mother or just the aunts? If we did, I may have to do some rewatching. The actress who plays Dorothy is excellent, but I am not a fan of her story line. They had to abandon her - other Nowhere residents became aware of what was going on and were approaching so they skedaddled. I agree that the Toronto part of the plot was not a highlight although any Watts sightings are always a plus. Thanks for the Lions shoutout @Trey - as I said in the Jeopardy forum, I have definitely caught the fever sweeping Metro Detroit.

2/5 with one * - got the bookends of Monday and Friday, mainly thanks to my parents. Robeson was one of Father Grundoon's favorite performers. Both of them liked Calder's work and took me to several exhibits of his works, including to the Whitney to see the circus. For the rest of week, I plead the fifth or maybe Lions fever which is sweeping its way through Metro Detroit. 🤣

Season 17, Ep 11 - A Heavy Event Jan. 8 2024 I enjoyed it but was getting all the characters mixed up apart from R.H. Thomson. I did feel sorry for poor Higgins having to attempt the caber toss. Season 17, Ep. 12 - Wheel of Bad Fortune Jan. 15 2024 I thought the various characters' reactions to the folks at the psychic fair were interesting - some being more receptive than others. I liked that Ms. Hart was able to impress Murdoch during the autopsy - they finally seem to be back on a more even keel after the events regarding her family. Margaret was wonderful with her reactions as always - her vision at the end was painful but would sadly be a redemption of Bobby in a way. I continue to miss Crabtree but am really enjoying the "Higginsness" of these episodes.

3/5 - Got Boston/Providence (thanks to many NE visits to Father Grundoon's side of the family); Bermuda Triangle - lucky guess and Pop Tarts (I am a child of the 60s and 70s). When I saw the other two answers, I said of course but my mind did not make inroads anywhere towards them. I am lacking any imagination for food this week but I would like to sit with @30 Helensand drink cocktails - Mother Grundoon raised me to be "rummy". I will work on a dish for next week.

Good idea - thanks for creating this (although I am lucky to be able to watch on CBC from the States).

4/5 with one * - I missed on Monday - my brain was in Merrie Olde England looking for an answer instead of Berlin. And I swear, the only reason I got Secret Garden on Friday was because it was a very busy week at work and I kept singing "Hold On" from the musical version in my head to keep myself from lashing out at a few people. 🤣 Broadway knowledge strikes again.

Season 17, Ep 10 - Mrs. Crabtree's Neighbourhood Jan. 1, 2024 I agree @Trey, it was similar to a cozy mystery novel for me (which is one of my favorite genres). Nice to see all the clues come together. Clearly the powers that be know we all miss Crabtree (I watched a couple of DVR episodes of Still Standing to get my fix) from all the references to him - I found the newsboy thinking Henry was George the funniest.

4/5 - I couldn't come up with Algernon. It was a very popular book (and movie) in my young years but I must confess I never read/watched it. Answer made perfect sense when I saw it but I got nowhere near it. Sounds like all the yummy parts of the meal are covered so I will bring a green salad with my my favorite creamy vidalia onion dressing (I promise it is not too oniony).

I don't have any info on Acorn - if memory serves, I think it is usually February or March but I could be wrong. Being lucky enough to get CBC on my cable provider means I get to use Acorn as a rewatch option (and will do since I missed the beginning of the season). I think CBC is airing a new episode on New Year's Day which will be a nice treat before heading back to work on Tuesday. Happy New Year Everyone!

3/5 with one *. I started slow (could not get my brain to work fast enough to get Monday or Tuesday) but made it through the rest of the week with lucky guesses. I think I heard about the Dead Man Walking opera production on some news source (probably NPR) and I couldn't think of anything else that fit. Not sure what to offer up food wise - I agree that comfort food sounds good - I did thaw some homemade apple sauce that I made earlier in the fall - glad to share.

Thank you so much for sharing this sad news! I exchanged some messages with Saber awhile back and got a chance to tell her how much this forum meant to me, especially after Mother Grundoon died and during the early days of the pandemic. We all need to express appreciation to those we value since you never know when the chance to do so will end. I will definitely raise a glass to Saber in the upcoming days, but to everyone here - please have the happiest, healthiest holidays you can - celebrate in whatever way you chose - and accept my gratitude for allowing me to participate in this forum. This community is very real and very helpful to keeping up my spirits when others try to bring me down. Love to all - rest in peace, Saber!

3/5 with an oHIo week - for both Monday and Friday, I got lost in the weeds of deciphering the clues and didn't make it to any specific answer. Moby Dick (which I still twitch about reading through after having read both Omoo and Typee that same semester) and Southwest were both guesses I felt pretty good about but Gigi/Oliver was an instaget (solidly in my wheelhouse). In honor of Gigi, I will offer up lighter than air quiche from a nearby French restaurant.

I was a late comer to this show but it has become one of my favorites. Long time fan of Andre Braugher dating back to Glory and Homicide. He was as excellent in those roles as he was playing Holt. What an amazing legacy of performances - he is gone far too soon!

Gone far too soon but what an amazing legacy of performances.

3/5 this week. Like so many others, I was doing well early in the week and then faded. For Esperanto, I knew what they were looking for but could not summon the answer in any way, shape or form. For Alexander the Great, I was going a whole different direction and landed somewhere around Genghis Khan. Happy to be at such a popular table. I will offer up some turkey noodle soup I made with Thanksgiving leftovers and some garlic bread because that makes everything better.

Somehow lucky guessed my way to 5/5 with 2*. Oxford just popped in my head from who knows where and I heard the factoid about Stonehenge on some television program I watched recently (thank you Britbox and/or PBS!). The Warren Commission was in my brain thanks to all the recent anniversary coverage and Iowa/Great Salt Lake were guesses that worked. Would some garlic bread go well with the French Onion Soup? I can also bring a salad. As usual, everyone's contributions sound wonderful.

Thanks @statsgirl for remembering the bullet extractor - I was going to rewatch to find out (I probably still will just for fun - can't let my newfound dvr skills go to waste). Thanks also for the information about the director - I agree about the opening scene - it stuck in my memory as being unusual and well done.

Season 17, Episode 9 - The Christmas List November 27, 2023 @Trey - my first impressions were much the same as yours but when I thought about it, I realized I liked the episode more than I realized, particularly in its expression of the reality that the holidays are not always the happiest time of the year for everyone. Watts and Ms. Hart talked about how their childhood holidays were not cherished memories so it was good to see both among friends at the holiday party. Murdoch was getting irritated about the commercialism of the holidays and it turned out it was due to a bad childhood experience. George and Effie were irked by unexpected guests and differed on how to handle them but eventually came together to deal with the situation. I also agree about Higgins - it will be interesting to see if the changes stick. I did like all of the Secret Santa activity (currently going through it in my office) and the attempts to find out what the recipients would like. Found it cute that Brackenreid wanted to get Watts a good gift but was worried about how it would perceived. Murdoch did have Ms. Hart's name and ended up getting her some kind of instrument to be used in her work - she told Julia who referred to one of William's early gifts to her as being similar. If anything fell a bit flat for me, it was the outcome of the mystery. After going through too many suspects, it seemed like a rush to conclude things. I assume that this will be the last new episode until January so wishing everyone a happy, healthy holiday season.

I bought some of those Saturday from a favorite bakery in Holly, Michigan. Just for that day, they were being called peanut butter treats. Even during the town's Dickens Festival events, updates were being given about the MI/OSU score. Sorry @Good Queen Jane, but Go Blue! I lucky guessed my way to 5/5 with one *. I think this week Sirius Radio helped out - I have the Seriously Sinatra on my presets, another channel was discussing tv of 2023 and the Succession factoid was brought up (I never watched the show) as was the end of Netflix by mail. Grant and Helium fell into the "I don't know what else to guess, so..." catagory. Thanks to an overabundance of cooked hot dogs from a meal we did for our students at the small career training school where I work, I made a hot dog/baked bean casserole with brown sugar/ketchup/barbeque sauce and onion. Glad to share.

Season 17, Episode 7 - Cool Million November 13, 2023 I enjoyed the episode but missed the several minutes early on due to a phone call, so I was confused about some of the characters were for awhile. Liked it but didn't love it. Enjoyed seeing William's excitement about his new invention and Brackenreid's enjoyment of the racetrack/gambling environment plus Julia and Ms. Hart's being such a part of the storyline. Season 17, Episode 8 - The Cottage in the Woods November 20, 2023 Enjoyed this much more than last week. Fun to see that the female friendships are continuing and that they can work together to solve a mystery. Also, nice to see that the writers are not softening all of the women's hard edges - they each have some characteristic that irritates the others (but which doesn't erase the friendship). That being said, it was fun to see Watts & William together (and I laughed out loud at the catfishing being all the rage comment by Watts). Wondering if the reference to the peacock in the picture Watts was carrying plus Watts having his own picture taken means we are due for a visit from Milo Strange in the not too distant future.

4/5 with one * - I missed the Liberty Bell (in retrospect, I realized I had no idea when it was made other than it was pre-Revolutionary War). All the rest were lucky guesses. I will bring a big bowl of strawberry jello (another Grundoon Thanksgiving staple). I can't really tie it into anything clue wise but I did read recently that strawberries may improve memory and cognitive function. That's my story and I am sticking to it.

4/5 with one* - I don't know where my brain went on Monday, but it got me nowhere near Battle Hymn of the Republic/Grapes of Wrath. I was over in "This Land is Your Land" territory and trying desperately to tie it to Steinbeck. (However, since I read the correct answer, I have had the Allen Sherman parody "Glory, Glory, Harry Lewis" running through my head to make me laugh repeatedly so I can't be too unhappy). The rest of the week was made up of lucky guesses, but I will take them. Since I am making one for Thanksgiving next week anyway, I will bring a Michigan salad with dried cherries, gorgonzola, apple and pecans. Everything else mentioned so far sounds scrumptious by the way.

Season 17 Ep. 6 Dying to be Enlightened Nov. 6 2023 I also enjoyed this episode. Effie, Julia & Watts were a good trio of investigators but I have to admit I was getting confused by all the community members with their double names. Glad that William's mystery worked out in the manner that it did. I didn't mind the guru - both Effie and Watts benefited from his efforts/"teachings" but I was pleased both realized they needed to look elsewhere for future growth. I was especially worried about Effie for awhile there - it seemed like she might fall further under the spell. The actress (I am blanking on her name) did a very nice job of showing her distress while still trying to be part of the investigation. I did somewhat miss the participation from more of the regulars but as long as Watts was so prominently featured, you won't catch me complaining. All in all, a good outing and I will probably try to rewatch it to get the community members sorted out and enjoy the pretty scenery as late fall closes in (also because yes!!! I seem to have learned to DVR).

5/5 with 2 * - I think every question this week was a guess (some educated and some very lucky). Closest I came to being sure was on Friday (Richard III has been an interest of mine ever since I first read Josephine Tey's " The Daughter of Time" and Elizabeth Peters' "The Murders of Richard III".) I will bring tea (hot, iced and Long Island) to go with the other tea party offerings.