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When she leaned into the closet I bawled. I did the same thing to my dad's closet after he passed - I leaned right in and took some deep breaths. I still have the odd pieces of clothing of his, many many years later. It's been a while since the game(s) came out so while i do remember the general storyline, the way the show is getting there is still new-ish. So far, still so good.

Well, brain surgery done by those who aren't actual brain surgeons is likely to go awry...

I immediately laughed when Trudy asked Sims if she wanted her to narc and Sims (off camera?) says "or...just tell us?"

I finished A Remarkable Place to Die and faded on it a bit in the middle, but the ending was great. I hope it gets another season. Acorn just shared that The One That Got Away is going to be airing, and I'm excited. It's another UK detective series that was shot in Welsh and English with the usual H!ITG Welsh-speaking actors including Richard Harrington (Hinterland) in a main role.

New season preview courtesy of Acorn's IG account: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIKBYsbtqm-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Finally watched this and I cheered a little bit when "Wave of Mutilation" was played as Deb headed into school. Nice call back to my first introduction to Christian Slater and the soundtrack to Pump up the Volume. I can't imagine that wasn't intentional. Lots of things that needed hand waving, the least of which was Deb's police origin story, and the resolution of Spencer's story felt a bit rushed. Still, it was enjoyable overall and I am sure I'll watch season 2.

Filming on Season 10 is underway. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a64378902/bbc-confirms-shetland-season-10/

Acorn shared some April premiere dates: S3 of The Chelsea Detective airs April 7 (I think the Christmas ep is counted as the first ep of S3 technically?) S11 of The Brokenwood Mysteries airs April 21

Hamish Allan-Headly (Robert) is in Daredevil: Born Again where he plays a corrupt cop who has several interactions with Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

https://thedirect.com/article/hawkeye-season-2-villain-choice I wonder how Hawkeye Season 2 will affect a Season 5 of MOK...as in perhaps they'll be looking to have a series finale this season.

I noticed him in the subway scene and was like... is that Hamish Allan-Headly? And then the courtroom scene confirmed it. How is Matt going to explain the beat up cops? They aren't actually dead, though, right? Also I didn't understand the cops beating up Matt anyway - were they just going to kill him? I'm on edge (in a good way) waiting for Frank to show up.

I was unspoiled so Foggy's demise hit hard. I hope there's more Karen because DAW is fantastic and of course I hope more Karen means Frank Castle. The fight sequence took me out several times. I repeatedly said "Is he Batman now?" and also the effects weren't blended well so some of the clearly CGI stuff was clearly CGI. I didn't have that impression in the first Netflix Daredevil so that was a bit disappointing. I know there are other political paralells but Fisk is definitely giving Doug Ford vibes...

That was soooo vivid with the reciept spikey thing! And the cracking sounds to get him to fit...

I just came back now to say I somehow had my show stop before Reacher broke out and found the basement. Not sure how that happened but it makes far more sense now. Clearly lol

Solid start to the season. The tie-in with the DEA seems a bit convoluted but I'm going with it. The opening sequence with Reacher shooting the cop seemed really out of character and his reaction to it struck me as odd but it did make sense later, obviously. Conversely, Reacher was a really good actor when it came to Russian Roulette, as he seemed surprised the bullet was real. Was that closer inspection of whatever was hit for the audience's benefit only? Seems odd when we learned later he knew where the bullet was because it was his own gun with a mark. I didn't realise that 3 eps were being released today, so I may have to go binge those later...

Paul Ritter did pass away, yes - he played the first pathologist Billy.

The algorithm knows! Was RoD on Prime?

The islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon are an interesting bit of geographical trivia that Canadian kids learn early. If you run a trivia night, it's a great quiz question regardless of nationality. The show Saint-Pierre was co-created by Allan Hawco (who also plays the male lead character). Hawco is a Newfoundland native and co-creater (and lead) of the older show Republic of Doyle, a fun PI/detective show based in Newfoundland. Americans can watch Saint-Pierre via OTA antenna on CBC if you're near the border, or via CBC Gem with a VPN. Republic of Doyle is on Peacock and/or Amazon Prime, I believe. There are lots of Canadian actor cameos, and there was much excitement when Russell Crowe played a character in an episode. It's worth a watch if you enjoy lighter shows like Brokenwood Mysteries.

If the series is true to the book, here are some helpful quotes. Naga is introduced before Toranaga... The Taiko's widow says: So it would seem Naga is Toranaga's youngest son at the beginning of the story. Toranaga's half brother is called Zataki in the book, and is described as follows: Having the epub version of the book made finding the info much easier than filpping thru my paperback!

Watched the last episode - I did have a wee sniffle at the end. I liked the way it wrapped up but I did find it odd that everyone thought Vera was being extra crotchety when she seemed regular Vera-level crotchety. Also, Vera is old (Brenda Blethyn is 78). She could have easily been overpowered by the suspect, and we all had to suspend disbelief that that didn't happen. I liked that everyone on the team clearly respected her so much, and only Joe went into her office - which she knew. I thought Vera/Brenda looked much younger at the end, smiling and wearing what appeared to be a lighter-coloured floppy hat. I'm definitely going to miss this show.

Shogun continues to win awards as Hiroyuki Sanada (Toronaga) won for Best Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama, Anna Sawa (Mariko) won for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Drama, and Tadanobu Asano (Yabushige) won for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role on a Television Series - Drama. The show won for Best Drama on Television.

Just watched Ep 1. I wasn't as invested in this storyline somehow. I might have a rewatch as keeping track of all the players was a bit much for me. Might be my post-NYE brain, though! I can't say that Joe bothered me but I can say that the ME is really growing on me. She's striking a fantastic balance with her personality, I like what the writers have done with her. I was SO UPSET at the end - KENNY!

Season 2 has been greenlit

To me it's different because Donnie is often shown meeting Tosh with the baby. We rarely saw Donnie WITHOUT the baby in prior seasons. Now there's just...no baby.

BritBox shared a teaser from the upcoming final season https://www.instagram.com/reel/DECxwnBC4xW/