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I knew as soon as Sig said "let's see what your mother says" that Mandy would be back.

I am falling in love with the new Cheerios commercial. Dad asks his kid what his favorite Cheerios is (when the hell did they get more than one?). Kid lists them all off. Exasperated dad finally says "Okay what is your really favorite one." Kid "The ones I eat with you, dad." Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, right in the feels.

Not so easy to find the crab is it Josh? Maybe it wasn't Captain Derrick's fault. Having said that, I believed Josh when he said it's different when you own the boat and are the responsible one. It might have started as a way to keep the fame coming, but the reality is hitting him that there is a lot more to running a boat than showing up for filming. If he continues to step up and do what needs to be done, I will applaud his efforts. He might be growing up after all. What the hell is going on with the Northwestern? She used to be the most reliable boat. While the others were breaking down right and left, she just sailed on. Now two weeks in a row, there is a big problem. Sure Edgar can juryrig something to keep her going but it might be time for a major overhaul. Sig might get his wish to enlarge the boat since it is going into drydock anyway.

They tried to do a "fish out of water" show instead of a beat up the bad guys show. Remember the episode where he had a cold and he wanted his mom to send him her home remedy from China? It turned out be collard greens which his black partner was pushing on him. Too many jokes like that and about his accent not being understood, not enough beat up the bad guys.

Marlowe got canned for his "new mythology" crap. The excuse is just the company line, like politicians resignining "to spend more time with family." For all we know TPTB were arguing with him for awhile about it, he refused to budge and so they showed him why they are TBTB and he is not. However not sure about the new guy. He wrote "That 70s Show" and it was dumber than dumb. There were so many plot holes that even someone like me who doesn't over analyze every word and scene noticed them. Not sure he can handle overseeing all the complexity of a show, even without all the crap he has to clean up.

And yet another unfortunate comparison between Kimye and the Cambridges. There is a picture in the Daily Mail of Compass sound asleep with about a foot of space between her and Kanye, with Kim gushing what a great dad he is. There are also pictures of the Duke and Duchess out with baby George. Kate is holding him, helping him walk, playing with him. William is seen looking at him and giving him a sip of his water. It is the most natural looking family in the world. No matter how hard Kim tries to make herself out as American "royalty" and the equivalent of Kate, pictures like this will show the lie.

All I know is if I saw the Duggars headings my way after a natural disaster, I would dive back into the rubble of my home and pray it collapses on top of me.

RIP Ruby Dee. That lady did it all. She had work right up until last year. May I be as active as she was all her life.

Gah, the I Ate the Bones commercials were the worst. C'mon people are you that freaking oblivious that you can't tell when you are chewing something as hard as a bone versus soft chicken skin? If you are, you got bigger problems than being confused about the new KFC menu item.

Man, right in the feels with Jonathan and his health. Remembering what happened to Phil and taking care of himself. Speaking of Phil, way to milk his memory Disco with the flashbacks. Geez. The P in RIP means peace. Let the poor man go. Also right in the feels, all the Captains talking about Jr. They may have made fun of his last year with his legend talk, but they do respect him and his work ethic. On the other hand, way contrived moment having Edgar go talk to Elliott about addiction. I hope Elliott stays clean just because that is best for everyone. But with his babbling about staying clean for his kids, his family, etc shows there are problems. Unless you want to stay clean for yourself and understand the daily struggle it is, it won't work. Sig, would you still be encouraging a son to do something else besides fish? On the other hand, he has a point. Big strong men have trouble with the physical nature of crab fishing. It might tough for Mandy to make it on a crab boat.

What really gets me is the whole basic premise that this family is so great because they had 19 kids. Big whoop de doo. The heavily Catholic town I grew up in had 2 families with 18 kids. Nobody thought they were special, nor did they think they were so special either. They just had a bunch of kids -- who went to public schools, were involved in extracurricular activities, went to college or trade school, then got married and started families of their own (or didn't as they chose). They did what they did and lived their lives without seeking adulation for having a passel of kids.

There's a reason I started calling the show "General Mobster" years ago.

I would like Root gone. She is a crazy person who cares nothing about the work of the team, it's all about her relationship to the Machine. And then she is the one who ends up saving everyone? No thank you. I was perfectly happy with the core 4 with occasional appearances by Zoe when a female special ops person was needed.

Some of the "Did you know" Geico commercials get on my damn nerves, but I love the first trick. "Looketh over there." "Made you look." "So endeth the trick." I crack up every time they are on. I think its the "eths."

Help me. I was in Sears today looking for a dress for my sister's upcoming wedding. I stopped to look at one that seemed nice. That I realized it was from the Kardashian Collection. I still considered it for a second -- it covered everything decently, was a nice color, nice cut, didn't look trashy. But I realized I couldn't admit where it is was from.

Elliott sure wouldn't have that boat if it weren't for Disco money. The season before he bought it, he didn't bring in the full quota, if I recall. I can just imagine that conversation with the bank "Hi, I'm some young kid who never graduated high school, the only thing I can do is fish. Oh this last season, I didn't make the full quota for the boat owner, even though I left the boat out in incredibly dangerous seas. And I hate to fish but it's the only skill I have. And I don't have any quota of my own, I only lease so I have to pay for that too. I have no assets because I spent all my money up my nose or trying to impress some girl. So about that loan?" The good news about the Harris boys coming back is that, from understanding, it is actually only one Harris boy. We get to see Josh. Jake because of his problems is not back on the Cornelia Marie. So at least Disco will cut the cord on someone as far gone as he is.

Thank you. God bless PO3 Obendorf.

Elliott is the biggest whiny crybaby. I don't have a problem, I don't bring it to work. Dude you went on a bender that involved drugs and you then you got behind the wheel of your boat. That is bringing it to work. Sure you weren't snorting coke while running the boat, but that doesn't mean you didn't endanger your crew by trying to operate that big boat while impaired. But of course, it's all everyone else's fault. Get off my screen. Seriously Disco, invoke the morals clause I know is in the contract and fire his ass. Second biggest crybaby is Tinkerbell. If he was telling Wild Bill for two years what a bad ass fisherman and what a bad ass Marine he was, you know the rest of the crew heard that talk too. So big bad ass Marine can't take some name calling and wants off the boat because the work is hard? What a little whiny butt. And you know why Wild Bill kept you on? So you could have some money. Oh what a horrible person. If you want to know what it is like to be stuck in Dutch with no money, check with Elliott's crew. Can anyone tell me the story of how the Coast Guardsman was lost? I clearly missed something. Thank you.

I have to echo the hatred toward the marionette family. The little boy is not so bad, because what little boy HASN"T tried to hook his belt to the ceiling fan and try to fly. But the Mom just creeps me out. Especially in the latest one, where she is doing the "sexy" dance. I have to leave the room when it is on, I don't want to see it or hear it. Talk about the ultimate submissive wife. You can literally control her. Just ICK.

And heavens when they do blow the costume budget is is horrendous. Remember that hideous bathing suit with the fluttery pieces of whatever when they went to LA? And yes, the wedding dress will forever be the top of the list. Especially when it turned out she looked best in her mother's wedding dress. Personally, if I have to follow the showrunner's or the writers' tweets to understand what I just saw on my tv, they are doing it wrong. TV is a visual medium. If you don't show it, it doesn't count. If you have to explain afterwards the deep meaning you meant to convey, you didn't. Put your time and effort into showing the story, not media budgets that explain the show.

Whew glad it is fake. Because my goodness, all you want is stablity for your family but you sell of everything but what you can fit in a truck and head to another part of Alaska to live. You get chased off there after your family is shot at, so you head back where you came from. Then you put everything you own on a boat, then run that boat after dark where you hit something and sink said boat with all your wordly possessions. And in between you have to go salmon fishing so your daughter can get her tooth fixed. Yeah real stable. Get a J.O.B. and live in a house on a street with an address, send your kids to school, etc. Believe it or not, having a regular income with neighbors you can turn to in times of need is the way you get a stable life. So yes, glad these morons are not really endangering their kids with this stuff.

Wait another episide involving fire. Landon was seriously a little over fascinated with fire.

If the writers are back, that means they are all in one place. Maybe someone (clearly not Marlowe) can give them a good talking to about not fucking up the show anymore.

Don't forget the episode where they found out John Sr. never graduated high school. He dropped out to join up and go fight WWI. Which means the high school reunion show is bogus and he marched off to war before marrying Olivia.

Ehh teenage girls. I know I was one once. We shall not discuss what MY room walls were covered in. Of course, your average girl does not have your latest celeb crush showing up on your doorstep. Mostly we were content to have an picture that was signed by an assistant and a form letter telling how wonderful we were for writing.