Lovecat

The cast will be guests on Carpool Karaoke this season! Alas, I do not subscribe to Apple TV+ but maybe the segment will make it to the YouTubes eventually.

This episode was like that show Cold Case, which I loved. Plot holes or not, the ending got me.

"Rick" has one syllable, and so does "beard." "Marty" has two syllables, as does "no beard." That is the only way I can remember it, and I'm hoping I don't need those 5 brain cells later in life...

Or...why punish other ingredients by whipping them with caviar, which is revolting (to me...I know other people love the stuff).

I thought if anyone would appreciate this, it would be you lot...a vignette from my kitchen: Husband is making gravy and is spooning out some flour in an attempt to thicken it... Me: Why don't you use some corn starch? Him: We don't have any corn starch. Me: Yes we do, I just bought a new one--it's in the container on the shelf up there ::points:: Him: That was corn starch? I thought it was flour, and put it in the soda bread! Me: ::facepalm:: So we're both a little wrong here...I should've labeled that container (which, by the way, is nowhere near where we keep the flour), and he should have asked what it was before just shrugging and dumping it in the soda bread. The bread itself, you ask? Uhhhh. Not terrible per se, but definitely not his best specimen.

I had a similar one that was my favorite, and my husband burned the crap out of it. I made him buy me a new one :)

Some sort of face moisturizer, if Mr. Google is to be trusted, LOL! Seriously, though, it looks like it's the texture of a paté or mousse or something. Probably caviar blitzed/whipped with other ingredients. Gross, IMHO.

I think you can buy self-rising flour in the US, but instead of running all over looking for it you can just add 1.5 t baking powder and .5 t salt to 1 cup of all-purpose flour. You can substitute regular granulated sugar for caster sugar in a 1:1 ratio, or you can blitz your granulated sugar in a food processor for 3-4 pulses (caster sugar has a consistency that is somewhere between granulated sugar and powdered/confectioner's sugar). You can also buy "superfine" sugar in the store, same thing as caster sugar (or close enough).

Regarding Becky being a better match for Ben...remember the original run's finale, when it was revealed that the Connor-Healy couples were actually Becky & David and Darlene & Mark. I'm putting it out there again, the finale of "The Connors" is going to reveal that the entire thing is just a graphic novel written in the basement by Darlene and that IRL everyone got their shit together and had a happy ending.

Javier CHAD Mendez reminds me of Albus Percival Wulfric BRIAN Dumbledore. A real one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other moniker.

Does it bug anyone else when the long-time characters address each other by their last names when they are outside of the hospital? I mean, yes, Owen and Teddy are both also ex-military, but they've been out a long time, and what's Bailey's excuse? IN the hospital, different situation, it's like a shorthand, but outside? First name or DR. So-and-so, if you feel like you need to be formal. These people have known each other for YEARS--just barking out the last name at the dinner table seems rude. If I know someone well enough to be invited to (a presumably non-work-related) dinner, I'm going to call them by their first name. Weirdly, it doesn't bother me when the interns do it, because they're still in the getting-to-know-you phase and are more co-workers than friends at this point.

I find myself wondering if that Rice Krispie treat is bite-sized, or if the flowers on that garment are enormous.

I was surprised to see Scott Baio show up in a prominent guest role, and even more surprised that he was really good and I didn’t want to punch him in the neck…and then I realized that was Ben Feldman. Derp.

I’m calling it right now: The Conners is going to end with a “reverse Roseanne.” It’s going to be revealed in the series finale that all these seasons of misery took place in a graphic novel Darlene’s written in the basement; IRL the family gets their shit together after Roseanne’s death and everyone gets a happy ending.

As a native of Bethlehem, Allentown's much classier neighboring city (I said what I said), I 'bout fell out of my chair laughing at Janine's "Allentown...*sexy* city, whew..." I mean, that was indeed Quite A Kiss, so I can understand girlfriend's brains were still a little scrambled, but Allentown is many things, and sexy ain't one of them 😀 I do love all of the Philly (and now SEPA) shoutouts on this show, and especially appreciate the accuracy. Allentown's lack of sexiness aside 😉 it would not have been a surprising selection for a SEPA teacher's conference. Quinta and the writers really do a good job keeping it real [Unlike the team at This Is Us, where Rebecca got disoriented in a small town in the Poconos and was brought home by the Bethlehem Township police (a 40-minute DRIVE away). Did she teleport? I am still chapped about that one.]

I thought it was going to turn out that Eddie's date was trolling "not-Tinder" for subjects in some sort of research project on the effects of a life-altering disability on one's love life. Yes, I know, sketchy, consent issues, that's not how it works, blah-blah (I work in research myself), but when has this show ever been based in reality? Did Gina and Sophie learn nothing from their robbery? They see the encampment being torn down and they high-tail it out of the truck to watch, leaving the damn thing unattended and open...AGAIN. I mean, I know all of the money was stolen, but there is still food, and equipment, and KNIVES and whatnot. Idiots. At least we had some Colin. I'm glad we weren't treated to a full-on shot of him enjoying his...uh, snack.

My husband was watching a Dateline re-run on ID the other day. Me: Which Dateline is it? Him: The one where the real estate agent is killed while meeting a guy alone for a showing. Me: You need to be more specific. Him: NOT the one that happened during a hurricane. Me: Ah. But I can still think of 2 or 3 others... Which led us to rattle off other Dateline tropes: The wife who "drowns in the tub" The wife who "slips off the side of a cliff" while hiking with her husband The husband who is "accidentally shot" by his wife The wife who "commits suicide" [either while her husband isn't home, or right in front of his eyes] What else you got, Dateline watchers?

Mariana posted on IG : "I am so happy to report that in November, a kidney from a donor in Minnesota 🙏 was flown to Garrett. And it only happened because his wife Erin donated her own kidney to someone else in what is called a chain donation. (They weren’t compatible with each other.) They are both still recovering, but their surgeries went really well. As Garrett told me this week, 'I have energy again. I actually have the ability to think about our future. Now it’s all about how I use my new lease on life.'"

Mr. Lovecat and I are right there with you and Mr. kirinan...we thought the premiere was a little rough, but we did have several LOLs and will give it a little more time to find itself. I also thought Abby was a little much, but definitely in the spirit of Harry Stone. Hopefully she'll settle down a bit. "Table-setting" is a good way to put it. If I had taken a shot for every time Abby referred to her dad, I'd have been blotto before the first half hour was up! They've set the table, now they need to make the show their own. I didn't like the prosecutor much, either. Neil is Abby's clerk. I loved the actress playing the stenographer when she was on Atypical, and hope she sticks around and is given more to do. She's always plays delightfully odd characters, and I believe she is neurodivergent herself, so yay representation! Did anyone else notice teeny-tiny Melissa Rauch's GIGANTIC shoes (like, 5-inch heels + platform soles), especially when she had standing-up scenes with the very tall John Laroquette? If nothing else, I'm going to have a good time scoping out her footwear. Bless her heart, it can't be easy to spend a whole day shooting in shoes like that. I hope she's wearing bunny slippers when she's on the bench!

I am thankful to Niecy Nash for introducing the phrase "Dirty. Pots. And. Pans!" into my lexicon.

Those calves were SO cute! Every time they appeared onscreen I could not help but murmur "baby cowwwws..." I also had a laugh at the long walk "just over the hill." I figured it was the country version of "oh, it's just 'round the corner..."

I was fully expecting a "DNA cousin" for Clare Danes. In the preview, we saw her turning to the last page of her Book of Life and freaking tee eff out, and in the episode itself we saw the book open to the last page on the table in front of her, with a headshot of someone I couldn't make out, while she shared some closing thoughts with Dr. Gates. My husband and I think she shares DNA with someone coming up in the series, and they didn't want to spoil that surprise this early on. I guess we shall see!

The go-to curse in our house, followed by "BADAFINGAH!!"

I was wondering why the hell the Corporate Retreat of Death was in Tennessee...until I realized that was the guide's name. The bad writing didn't help much: Person #1: Where *are* we?? Person #2: Tennessee? [addressing Tennessee, not guessing on a location]. Who decided "Tennessee" was the best name for that character? They couldn't call her River or Rain or, I don't know...Susan or something?? I was sure Tennessee was going to make it only to have Iggy die. I'm glad poor Ben is OK (whatever that dude gets paid, it is NOT enough). If Ben had died, I would have taken to the streets in protest. I love how the Radiation Safety guy suddenly became an expert in resuscitation protocol, "Dr. Reynolds, 3 shocks is protocol!" Dude. Keep your eye on the dosimeters and your nose out of the surgery, hmmm? Then again no one at New Amsterdam stays in their lane when it comes to their specialty, so I guess that was par for the course. They are certainly wrapping things up in an expedited fashion, aren't they? My husband and I were all ??!!??!? when we realized there's really only one more supersized episode left of the series. Hopefully the cast will move on to bigger and better things. We really loved this show when it first came on, and while I would not say we're hate watching per se, it is just a big ol' mess. I still miss Kapoop.

I would bet a bright shiny button that AT LEAST one of the men is the son of one of the...contestants (? not really sure what the best word is here; "MILF" and "cougar" are gross, but "ladies" might be stretching it...