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I thought that too and because I don't like KW and don't think she is not even close to a good actor, it distracted me a lot. I am conflicted within myself thinking that the actress did a great job capturing KW ticks and speech patterns and hating that they made the actress do that, maybe because it is such an irritating (to me) thing to watch in the original, seeing someone copying that makes me pay attention to how the speech is delivered instead of what the actor is actually saying. The young Elena was easier for me to watch. It reminded me of older Elena but without the distraction of comparing them every time she opened her mouth. Again, I might be biased. RW also has a very Reese what of delivering lines, a I neutral about that, but I prefer subtlety over on your face copy.

Thanks. I wonder how all the shows are going to deal with this whole mess. I am not sure when most shows resume filming but the first wave of the pandemic will likely last through the summer, and then there is usually a second wave, which will likely happen before a vaccine is developed.

Are there more episodes this season?

Never mind

Anyone who works for a corporation that pays them millions become puppets to deliver the message the corporation wants, whether they agree with the message or not. That's just basic capitalism, LOL. But whatever, the premise of the question I heard on the clip is absurd, because as much as people hate Bernie/want Biden (another sexual abuser), and as much as the race is harder for Bernie to win, half of the country hasn't voted yet, and people who support Bernie should have the chance to make that heard. I know I did, and will again in the general.

Sure. Wanting healthcare for all people, wanting corporations to stop exploiting humans, extremely vile. Anyway, the corporate media has always done that to Bernie but asking questions and interrupting before he can answer because she pretended that she didn't know that sometimes there is a delay in streaming is pathetic. But it is expected when the puppeteers who move those anchors money are the Disney corporation and they do hate Bernie. Maybe Whoopi is just another puppet without any real opinion about issues that she doesn't get paid to vilify.

I don't watch this show, can't stand any of those ladies but I saw a clip of Whoopi today and WTF? Is this woman for real? why being so disrespectful? It is not only that it is Bernie, I love the man, I know they despise him but if you invite someone to your show you have to at least pretend to be respectful. That was rude and she should be fired. I have seen other clips and I know the show is just a bunch of arrogant privileged women (different levels of privilege) but the class war in this show is palpable. UGH! I am not spiritual or religious but I have a soft spot for Karma and seriously, if I could choose one power, it would be for people to get all they do to others 1000 times in return, and feel any second of it.

That sums up the whole mess. Nothing else to say.

That is the most ridiculous explanation (Nash's, not yours). If they don't want to research and stick to a minimum of reality, why stick to reality at all? Just ignore time and space, ignore socially held norms, ignore racism, ignore homophobia, ignore the science behind cancer... Agreeing with everyone that it was cliche after cliche in the finale. Theo is ever so annoying. Which 10-year old sees someone and yells their name? "Uncle Rome! Auntie Regina!" Maggie is so full of herself. "Aren't you coming with me?" To London. Right now. Eddie found his clothes that were put in a backpack while wet some 20 years ago, and there is no mold, they are dry and not smelly, they are basically new and washed? That was laughable. My take for next season: Time jump, Maggie comes back, Rome and Gina are separated, Delilah will be happy and helping everyone because OBViOUSLY that's what she does, we all know that, Gary will be waling Colin and with Darcy but will fall back into his annoying self once he sees Maggie, Eddie will be depressed or in a coma because that accident was SO SERIOUS!, Katherine will be cuddling with Theo. And I am not even trying to be sarcastic here. I think this is all the the realm of possibilities for the writers of this show.

This is typical TV toeing the "thank you for your service" line (not the male hero complex, the PTSD part in general). I understand that I might offend people an I am sorry but I am also tired of the uncritical praising of anyone who has ever signed up to "defend our country" as if we are evil beings if we don't thank them or feel their pain due to PTSD. I personally know people who have severe PTSD - war and non war related - and it can be devastating, and I wish writers would stop being lazy and went a different direction when deciding to write those stories in - which is also something that seem obligatory in shows. Obviously, there might be shows that are more critical on different levels, but what we get in general is lack of critical thinking from the writers. As far as a tv show can influence our views of things, it is a disservice for those who have war-related PTSD

I was trying to find words for how I feel about the character, thanks! Why can't one recurring character be just a "normie"? Life as it is is not short in complications, why can't they introduce someone who gives overdramatic Gary and gang some perspective, someone who cannot stop working all day to cuddle an adult who is feeling "overwhelmed"? Maybe have Gary go through one of his binges of whatever show/movie he watches, then call Darcy and she say: "No, sorry, gotta work. See you later".

I don't think it is dumb, it is just how humans are, emotional. People get excited and don't really think, or don't want to think about a possible setback, as much as the situation is screaming at their faces. Denial moves a lot of our actions, unfortunately. Having said that, the whole thing might be to up the drama when the baby doesn't come and we can have three episodes of deep grief and all the friends skipping work to comfort Regina and Rome, who will obviously not work either. That's the show's M.O. isn't it? Reading this and not really knowing the answer, I wish he never attended. For once, I would like to see a different approach. I know it is important to many people, I actually know people that have attended and actually been helped by the meetings. But the success rate is very low and, personally, I think it is skewed towards religion, which is not my scene. It would be interesting to see something different on TV shows.

That was the silliest overdramatic plot. How did the elevator start coming down if the door was technically open?

Linda Feinstein is seeing Netflix and Ava because for painting her as a racist. Netflix promises to fight. Let's see how this goes. At least she is feeling the consequences of her actions. Besides, she defended her bullshit until she start losing credibility with people who pay her to be a jerk. I hope there is a lot of publicity against her. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/mar/18/netflix-when-they-see-us-lawsuit-criticism-central-park-five

I didn't like the episode at all. Nobody who has insurance pays "deductibles by condition". That's just silly. Ans I guess the girl in the fundraising video had a 54K deductible? How is that even possible? It is ridiculous. They could have said that the insurance refused coverage and that they would have to pay the 50K (which would be a ridiculous low amount for a transplant, but hey, why bother with consistency?) The pilot plot was a missed opportunity. Robotics are great, helping people regain movement must be awesome to them, but the reality is that a tiny fraction of people will ever have access to such technology and they could have gone in the direction of how long acceptance takes, how completely inadequate the world is to welcome a disabled person, I can give so many possible plots that talented writers could turn into interesting stories, without the inspirational and pity tone. Other huge blunder: Go Fund Me for medical purposes are successful for low a very little number of people. Most fall short of the goal. I don't remember the percentage of cases that fail to reach the needed amount but it is a a very high number.

I thought this episode was boooooring. Everyone had an issue and all of them got resolved with love, friendship and and a ghost. All I could think while watching was about you in this thread, because I know so many here love the actor who plays Jon. I have no idea of who he is but I kept thinking, as I hated the whole thing, that this would at least make some of you happy

I actually liked the shooter drill plot even tough it seems a bit too much that a school without a counselor would just traumatize kids. I wish they had put more emphasis on what Iggy said about trauma. The fact that those drills are something kids just have to grow up with is absurd but some schools have metal detectors which is also absurd. "Normal" is relative. The way Iggy dealt with the kids in the assembly was a little over the top but I actually liked it. IT was a short version on how laypeople can try to minimize the building trauma that we might not even know is growing inside children.

This is just silly. Character is nurture, not nature. If the father has a mental illness, it is possible to pass it on genetically, but mental illness is not a character flaw and that's where nurture plays a part on it.

The actor playing teen Randall is on a movie I saw on Netflix, Miss Virginia, with Uzo Aduba

Eve is really afraid of the guy, I don't think she would do this because Rome and Gina are pushy. She could do it because of extreme fear of finally (again?) getting out of the relationship. That's a good thing. The Wendy thing was a code sent to Rome and Regina to let them know she was not ok, she was pretending to the boyfriend.

That's a very good point. It would be interesting to see what changed their minds because the choice for them seemed so tired, like not really a choice when they decided to accept the offer - or how it was shoed to us via Callie's boss. I would guess it is unrealistic since they were not that many and the company already had one building on either side of the one in question (I think that was the graphic in Jamie's documents, right?) You comments about Callie take me back to my opinion that Maia is the weakest link in the cast, also a executive producer and lead, so they keep upping the stories that end up in a mess. You are right, law is not where she should be going. Maybe they will change it again, trying to get a better fit but I don't think it is going to work. Callie has good moments but the plots for the other character are much more interesting, and/or the actors are better, imo. As for Gael, I hope they don't make him go back to have "sexy" scenes with Callie and then disappear because it is boring, cliche-filled and without a real purpose

She really did. She can be annoying but, at least to me, almost every child that age is annoying so I found it very realistic. I like Beto and Ella too and I agree that there is a comic relief touch to it. I also like the actress playing the character. That's exactly what is happening with children in this country. I am not sure if it happens in a situation when children already have a guardian. The system is so overwhelmed, so few foot workers, so much paperwork, I am to sure they would just get so hard on this case. But our government hasn't kept track of the children and parents information, a lot of parents self-deported with the promise of being able to keep in touch with their children - obviously that did't happen, a lot of the kids were put up for adoption, in at least one case involving multiple children were the courts actually ruled in favor of kidnapping. It is heartbreaking. This show and the actors grew on me so much, I think it is definitely my favorite - not that I like many shows, I am picky - but this one I really love.

Can I just remind I don't know who that Callie is not studying for the bar exam? Callie is passionate and really wants to be on the right side of things but she is misguided on how she goes about things like mental health jails. The system is so messed up, it is an impossible fight. The only thing that anyone can do is pick one little fight at a time because the one she is fighting is already lost - imagine a corporation that has contracts all over the country for multiple types of prisons and detention centers, backed up by legislators, caving to a yet to be lawyer. Not that the situation is not dire and needs a lot of work, it is just that she cannot see what is obvious: not her fight. Being a civil rights attorney is one of the more frustrating areas, I believe. I listened to someone from the ACLU talking and it is pretty depressing, the ratio of wins and losses. It was a good episode. I was able to watch Alice's part and loved that she stood up for Lindsey, whom I never liked. I didn't know it was a finale but I liked how they wrapped up - or almost did - each character's plot. Except that they seem to be paining Gael and Callie again. Hopefully they will finally end this poorly written story, one way or another - get together or go separate ways for good

I hate the stand up comedy stuff so I fast forward through it. I also hated the Gael/Dennis day of play. This show is relying heavily in social justice issues and I don't have a problem with that, mostly I like it but the way they introduced us to this story was clumsy. There is no way that guy would have pitched a tent in that area for a long time. Callie was right to complain about police brutality. There is a "cry" in the disabled community: never call the cops when someone needs mental health intervention. Apparently it was Jamie who did it, something totally reasonable. But I would have liked to see the writers explore the way the cops dealt with a man who was clearly having a breakdown and wasn't a danger to anyone at that point. I would like to have seen the details. Did Jamie mentioned it was a mental health issue? Did the police was trained? Where was his sent? In so many cases like this, we see an excessive use of force and an excessive use of tasers, that would be a good start. Then the issue of him being in the streets again and have lost all his belongings. People still, to this day, think that homeless just collect trash. It is absurd, they are people, they have personal, cherished stuff. But they just brushed on those subjects and jump right into Callie trying to the a super spy hero who cannot really do much in this situation. But she is right. What they are trying to build is prison for people with mental illness that benefit corporations, just like private prisons.

I don't think that would be very realistic. The mom is so overwhelmed by everything, she is conflicted about her marriage and thinking back at what happened to her parents and siblings. It was a shock to her and when people don't expect revelations like that they don't usually respond with natural ease - not for what er know about the family. I really like how the writers are moving the pieces in this show. There is a lot of dynamics to be explored, not only the obvious trauma, but how people change and their perceptions change in a way they hadn't ever imagined it could. So many conflicts, among the character and also inner conflicts, the doubts, etc. Probably the best written show I have seen in a while