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I loved this so much. I've really enjoyed the comics and getting to learn more about Kamala's family and their culture so seeing it on screen was very fun. I thought they did a great job of just showing her life without making a huge deal of FIRST MUSLIM PAKISTANI SUPERHERO which could easily have happened considering how well Hollywood handles anything "different". This interview of Ms. Marvel by Trevor Noah is one of the cutest things I've ever seen. She's adorable.

I definitely understand why there would be a difference between a listed price and the actual amount paid and that's something I wish they covered more. How many of these mortgages fall through? The woman we saw in season 1 who had a house remade for her worked at a bank and still had a ton of trouble getting everything finalized. Mortgage companies in Detroit are not eager to spend time on houses in this price range or (with some buyers). I'm sure they're doing it to make things simpler but it's also weird to me that they never appear to offer anything but asking on the houses they're purchasing. I know $7k isn't much but did they try for less after seeing the massive trash piles? I would hate to buy one of these houses and then end up with a ton of people on my lawn so I understand not sharing addresses. I do wish HGTV would post at least interior pictures somewhere.

I really liked how the Hamptons house turned out. The styling was nicely subtle and it wouldn't take much to redecorate to better match the new buyer's personality. The Gatsby house, on the other hand, was overwhelming. It might be better after you ditched all of the feathers and the awful, ugly couches but the inspiration just didn't match the house. I get the 1920s = art deco connection but that house was not built with that lifestyle in mind. I do have to say I loved the kitchen though (minus either table (the first one screamed conference room to me) and the weird chairs). I also wish they'd done more to differentiate the 2 houses from the front. Anyone driving past will know someone redid those places at the exact same time and they won't blend as well with the rest of the street. My neighborhood is a mix of homes built in the 1900s through the 1950s and there are 4 random, almost identical houses that were built more recently (90s?) that stick out like a sore thumb. And why wouldn't they paint the sides of the Gatsby house white to match the front instead of leaving them dirty tan? Matilda was adorable and it was nice to see how excited her parents were to have the last two abandoned houses on their street fixed up. I just checked a couple of the houses from last seasons that I managed to track down on zillow and one is now worth (according to zillow's mystery math) $36k more than what they paid (which was $16k less than the show told us (listed price was $110, sold for $94 after 9 months on the market)). I wish HGTV left the pictures up so I knew which house this was (I'm assuming they're responsible since it's consistent across all the BB listings I've found).

I was in college and had a french class scheduled for the time the verdict would be announced. All of the students showed up but the professor assumed we'd all be glued to the tv so she stayed home. None of us had really cared so were very confused.

With how Andy and Joe Rogan ended up (or were during filming. I wasn't a aware of behind the scenes stuff then), I don't know that I'll ever be able to rewatch NewsRadio which is very sad.

Now that you mention this, I realize I'm really missing the fun HIMYM had with the premise (parent telling a story from the future). I don't really remember HIMYF doing anything really creative with the set up and that was a big selling point for me with the original.

This is amazing and I just wanted to quote it to make sure more people have it in mind the next time they're stuck in that same stupid argument.

Interesting (and sad) article with some perspective on the slap that mentions Polanski and Weinstein: Claims That Last Night’s Slap Was the Oscars’ ‘Ugliest Moment Ever’ Are in Desperate Need of Perspective

I thought they all fell in love with pottery the same way Judy did so were excited about the classes/retreat? Thank you to everyone who comments here. I marathoned the entire show over Christmas and didn't realize it was coming back. Seeing new posts sent me immediately back to hulu.

I've seen a few interviews with Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero of Brooklyn 99 on their reactions to both of them being cast. They were both terrified someone would realized they'd hired 2 Latina characters and kept waiting for the inevitable storyline where one would die in the line of duty and replaced by a white character. Fortunately, the show had really hired for talent and kept them both (I think Rosa had originally been pictured as white and they rewrote a few things for her).

I don't really know how the voting works for the Hall of Fame but I vaguely remember reading that Dolly didn't want to take votes away from more deserving artists/splitting votes (to get in, someone has to hit a certain number, right?). Since the ballots had already gone out before Dolly took herself out of the running, I hope they have a plan to counteract any votes she might get so other nominees aren't hurt.

I didn't even notice her shoes, I was too distracted by her horrible, horrible top. It that sort of thing in style now? Me too. I have no idea what day hulu airs new episodes, I just subscribe to this thread and, when there's discussion here, I'll go watch. Theoretically, I agree on the stupidity of the premise but, if they'd dropped that, we'd have lost a level of the humor and Bob Saget. So they maybe should have gone with dad boring his kids with tales of his "group of friends and their relationships". If I'm remembering correctly, OldTed was changing things enough in his stories to not make things obvious. In that case, I'd have loved at least one episode of what he was actually saying (like the Ghostfacers episodes of Supernatural where we got to see the "real" Sam and Dean). As much as I love Kim Cattrell, I don't think she's adding as much to the show as Bob did so I'm more aware of how dumb the premise is.

This was another thing I liked about Robin in the original. She knew she didn't want to be a mom and stuck to that. Again, something that's unusual on tv. Most women who feel that way are made out to be monsters who are eventually pressured into changing their minds. Yet another thing I hated about HIMYM's finale: I know Ted's kids weren't super young when they sent their dad after Robin but they weren't adults (and even adults need a mom sometimes) so Robin was still going to end up filling the mother role if she said yes. And we weren't given any insight into how she'd feel about that. Was she only against motherhood with babies and teenagers were ok?

I think he was also excited that his mom's weird side story about the Captain finally made sense. Lost as well Thank you! So nice to know I'm not just making things up.

I loved all of the references to Robin's awesome career. Her work was really important to her in HIMYM which is still kind of rare for women on tv so hearing that she's successful and has fans was nice. For some reason, I thought Sid's bar was the one the HIMYM's gang hung out in, just redecorated so the fact that it's a completely new location confused me. Didn't he say something about spending tons of time in the bar under his apartment, getting attached, and buying it? Where is his bar? Why is the layout exactly the same?

I'm confused about whether or not Jesse actually works at Drew's school and what job he has (or doesn't). Drew said something at the fundraiser about a music teacher position still being open for Jesse. Which, of course, Jesse just ignored because he's an artist like Sophie and doesn't need a real job (or health insurance). But Jesse did mention doing something at the school in the episode where Sophie was taking pictures of him with students and then met Drew. I don't really care enough to rewatch though.

Aw, normally I'd be excited about this. As disappointed as I am in the actors in all this, the fact that Leverage and the Librarians are John Rogers shows makes me particularly sad. He's always come across as a great guy who cares about his people and the viewers. Letting this sort of thing happen under his watch is completely against his public image. Which is true of many but something about how open and chatty Rogers has been means it hits harder.

Depressing news from the Predator and Prey thread here: Link to post that summarizes the article:

I completely forgot Val and Charlie were dating for some reason and was weirdly surprised when they started kissing. This is too real-world nitpicky but Drew is going to know who stole that purse (don't yell your partner in crime's name while stealing, Charlie!). Does he just apologize to the auction winner and not take her money? I'm not excited about the Jesse/Meredith storyline but I did like that Sid and Ellen were so invested in protecting Jesse (even if Ellen had no idea what Sid's emergency code meant). And we got more about Ellen and Jesse's relationship before their (evil) parents split them up. We really need to get more on what happened afterwards though.

Good thing he has Charlie!

Was Hannah completely in charge of planning the original wedding (other than Sid's guest list) from across the country? Why would he just assume she would be the one planning a second event in India? That seems like something Sid and his extended family there should take care of. The wedding talk between the guys was the only part of that storyline I enjoyed. Every other step was completely predictable and I don't like the characters/actors enough to overlook that. And back to the bar decision discussion, apparently it is "hemorrhaging money."

I got the impression they had and she thought she had gotten over it. Then she realized in this episode that it was still bothering her. I'm really hoping they had an actual discussion when Sid went back to their room. In addition to the reasons Sid should have talked to his fiancée that we've already discussed, buying the bar means she has to find a job in NY when she graduates. That may have been the plan all along but, if Sid had continued with med school, there would have been a lot more flexibility in where they ended up. There's even a chance he could be doing his residency closer to her on the west coast and she wouldn't have to fly across the country to spend time with him.

Oh, that's right. That helps. But, in her defense, it sounded like they'd talked about their future together and had plans that included each other.

I'm not a big fan of Drew's either but I was glad he and Sophie actually talked things through in this episode and didn't split up. Sid and his fiancée should take notes. I really hope he's already explain what he told Sophie in the hallway. It made his decisions much more understandable and we don't know if the fiancée has that context (not that she's wrong. That was a huge choice to make without discussing it with the person you're going to marry).

They don't know about it. Gwyn's memory loss meant she's forgotten everything her dad told her about her planet, that they're from the future, and his plans for revenge.