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"She's had some work done." Heh. I also enjoyed Viktor's comments about the gruel recipe being in his family for years. Not very good, more of a tradition, really. Introducing GrimmGirl wasn't a mistake, I think, but the nickname definitely was. WTF were they thinking?

They missed a golden opportunity for Alex to say "Fa loves Pa" there.

Thanks, all, for clearing up the Wadelessness of Duke's story. Seth, Gloria, and Dwight--that would be an entertaining spin-off.

Did Duke mention his brother at all in the story about his mother? Trick or treaters arrived and I forgot to rewind. I enjoyed seeing Seth again and would probably watch a spin-off of Dark Side Investigations--we hunt what haunts you--if one was made. I really disliked that actor on Joan of Arcadia but like him here.

So...anyone else watch the last couple? On Grant's return...I wish Dustin was back full-time. Maybe he can come back now that Adam's leaving. Not that I dislike Grant, I just haven't missed him. The openings with Jason just telling us in voice-over what the place is, etc. are better then the original format and that change came when Grant left, so there's that. The re-enactment bits shown during the voice-over, however, are cheesy and need to go away. If anyone else is watching, does the production camera work seem extra wonky this season? It seems like every time something happens, the camera is re-focusing. I have never been able to make out anything on EVPs, often even after they say what they think the words are. I could not see what Amy and Adam saw in the Cincinnati music hall and I really tried.

I think I've always had to produce an ID when I show up at the polling place. CT requires ID, and I'm pretty sure the other 2 states I've lived and voted in also required one. Until the flap over "voter fraud" I wasn't aware some places don't require ID.

I find it impossible to believe that there's not one woman in L.A. who'd have him.

I have this theory: if people of of any race/religion/culture want to become just another part of the American experience, what they really need to do is monetize their big celebrations. Opening restaurants to share food culture is a great start, but if you really want to become mainstream, find a way to make your major religious days profitable for Walmart.

TCR is ending on my birthday. I don't know how I feel about that.

Last week I was in Home Depot and the Christmas stuff was already up. Getting Halloween candy at the grocery store this morning, I noticed that the opposite side of the aisle had Christmas items. Poor Thanksgiving. Just a speed bump on the capitalism highway.

I finally got to see last night's episode (DVR malfunction) and was not overwhelmed by the panel. Chris's 13th Doctor outfit, especially the tie with his name in Gallifreyan, was awesome.

God damn it! DirectTV chose last night to malfunction and not record the show! Or Colbert or @midnight. I won't have a chance to watch until I'm home on my own computer and can get to Comedy Central.

It was the worst episode of the season so far, the one with the kids. A pox on you for making me remember it. The thing about being an evil overlord and/or the quest for world domination is that it's just too much work.

Samaritan uses triangles and clear beveled circles. The Machine uses color boxes with dashes. Also, the Machine's data is displayed in square and rectangular tiles while Samaritan uses a three-part vertical display. So when you see a yellow box around John, that's the Machine.

Early on upthread aquarian1 mentioned not seeing the follow-up to Finch's "we need to talk" at the end of last week's episode, and that presumably the Hong Kong ploy was the outcome. And that makes perfect sense. I'm guessing that we'll actually see the Finch-Machine communication in a flashback later in the season. At least, I hope so. ETA: They better not do to Scarface what they did to Hersch. Those bastards!

Once I got past my initial knee-jerk "don't you flirt with him, you tramp!" I quite enjoyed the episode. Especially the end. Ben would be so proud. And, yes, definitely more chemistry between Harold and Beth than Harold and Grace ever generated. Which is only fair since Carrie Preston was climbing all over Kyle McLachlan on The Good Wife. When Beth shows up in NY, will Harold's ethics allow him to take the relationship further while still playing her? Greer is either going to finally realize his big mistake with Samaritan and try to ally with Team Machine, or become convinced Samaritan is trying to replace him with Beth and maybe try to switch sides. Either way, he's dead and not soon enough. Walter deciding to play vigilante reminds me of the costumed Real Super Heroes who were all over the place a couple of years ago (inspiring the Kick Ass movies). Walter's costume was just a little more understated. I really, really, REALLY HATE that fucking "man in a suit" shit. Every man in the office and in the precinct, and half the men on the street, and *Walter* wear fucking suits. Just stop it, already. It's like saying "the man with dark hair" or "the man in shoes". WRT John's treatment of Lionel, which I am also tired of, and the relationships in general, I think the least developed is John/Root. Harold has distinct relationships with the other 5 (because Bear totally counts), so does Shaw, and even Lionel. But John and Root have clear relationships with 4 of the others but not each other. Well. Maybe intense dislike on his part and contempt/jealousy on hers but those attitudes are about each other and expressed to others rather than in their interactions. I love Elias, but I love Keith Mars and Mathesar even more.

He always looked like that on The Daily Show, too. I also wondered about the Buzzfeed comment.

They're the guys who helped Root fix the Samaritan servers. Two of them were POIs in earlier episodes.

In spite of the dubious use of "literally", I like the Dawn ad with the overextended family gathering where people have to use novelty cups and plates.

Another visual trope, as lately seen in the ads for Atlantis on BBCA: the ancient Greek jumping sword attack. I'm not a Classicist, but I'm going to hazard a guess that actual ancient warriors of Greece did not, in fact, attack their opponents by leaping into the air in order to stab them with a sword.

It's not the worst episode I've ever seen, but it did take too long getting started. Among all the things I've disliked about this season, the 2 at the top of the list are Clara the Part-Time companion and the complete waste of Peter Capaldi. He's so much better than this; Moffat should be ashamed but I'm afraid his sense of shame was surgically removed along with the ability to see women as something other than uteruses on legs.

I have a friend who answers "I'm blessed" when asked "how are you?". But then she asks "how are you?" so although it was disconcerting the first time, Ive become used to it as a form of "fine, thanks." Saying grace before eating is a little weirder to me, but she doesn't make a big deal of it and it's silent, so it's not a holier-than-thou thing. Live and let live.

No Gloria makes for a kind of dull episode.

He must be. And based on the previews, maybe they'll have fun storming the castle later this season. I thought Mystery Blonde must be his mom, but she really doesn't seem old enough. Ex-wife?

Streisand was my initial response but I thought 1962 was too early so I switched to Andrews. D'oh! Always go with your first instinct!