Lion

He went on to talk about his fertility in general ("..with my wife gone, the question of my fertility was an academic one at best..."). When he described his condition, he clearly said he was sterile. I'm not sure what's the problem here. Fertility has been a word and understood concept for centuries.

That's exactly what he said, that he's sterile.

Raises hand. Rape survivor here. It's disgusting to me that anyone would claim this isn't 'real rape'. There was no consent, ergo it's rape. Murphy making sarcastic quips about how his survival is directly tied to him having sex with Ontari doesn't make it consent. Desire doesn't make it consent. Being an asshole character doesn't make it consent. Consent is consent.

Yeah, serious *facepalm*. That doesn't even make sense. It's not like the dialogue in the rape scene is different if one isn't upset about Lexa's death.

Wow, looking around online you'd think that Murphy's final scene implied that he got lucky rather than one that explicitly showed a man about to be turned into a sex slave and raped. I'm almost shocked that this is surprising to me. But seriously, how that scene could be twisted into something other than rape is just unthinkable.

Wasn't she talking about Monty and his dead father? She'd already lost one, didn't want to lose both.

There's no way to fake it, though. ALLIE would know.

I don't think your watching the Yankees is John Oliver's fault. Multiple websites have put up photos, gifs and videos of the costumed fans. Even if you didn't want to search out these websites, several lovely posters have linked them here.

Well. They've jumped into rape now. It was really only a matter of time. Poor Raven. Why does all this shit have to happen to her?

Not sure where to put this. Season two premiere is available at Syfy.com! Can't decide whether or not I want to watch it now or wait until April 18th.

No, we've never met Luna, at least that we know of. I don't know who you are talking about. Yes, that's what I mean about Roan.

It's politics, obviously. Ontari is Ice Nation. She's also just publicly declared herself Commander. There's a tightrope Roan has to walk as king of his people while the new Commander is also from his people. You definitely missed something about Luna. As far as we know, we've never seen or met Luna. We just know that Lincoln has mentioned her as a possible sanctuary for the 100 and now that she was a survivor in Lexa's group of Nighbloods.

Well, she would be going after him as a parent or Uber member rather than as a cop. That means filing a complaint with the company and/or giving poor ratings and reviews to the driver. A cop can't just go around arresting and ticketing people for breaking the rules of a company unless the violation is also against the law. Which in this case, it isn't.

Well, really the problem is that Chloe has gone so long allowing this to occur that if she were to report, she'd also be getting herself in trouble simply because she's failed to report. Oh, and also because she shot someone and then lied about it and then watched that same person harm others. Outside of that, she doesn't need Dr. Linda to write an evaluation. Lucifer has harmed himself, has begged others to harm him, has harmed others, has threatened others with harm, and showcased serious delusions. If police can't intervene on these sorts of things, then they are effectively useless considering they are supposed to be there to protect the public. Whether or not Lucifer says he'll never lie to her is pretty meaningless is how Chloe can (and frankly should) react in a case like this.

I admit, I'm bummed about this deal with Hulu. It's a good service in theory, but in my experience it just doesn't operate very well. Several of my friends warned me not to subscribe but I did anyway. It worked well enough on my laptop most of the time, but not on any other device. If I pay for a streaming service, it needs to work on my tablet, phone and especially tv. I really want to see this show continue (depending on how the final episodes go, at least), but hate the idea it would be on Hulu.

It's not about Chloe 'walking side by side with the devil'. It's the fact that she's ignoring things about him that any normal person would agree is a sign of severe mental instability. Someone can easily be compassionate and empathetic while also acknowledging the fact that a colleague is saying and doing things that really should result in intense psychiatric evaluation, probably even involuntary commitment. He's risk seeking to the point of hurting himself, maybe even could be described as suicidal (shoot me, chloe!). He's experiencing severe delusions (thinks he's the devil and his father is the thing people call god). He's hurting other people. And so on and so forth. Yes, the audience knows that in this universe supernatural things of fantasy actually do exist, but Chloe doesn't know that. Whether she's atheist or not, whether she believes in ghosts and goblins or not, really doesn't matter. What's actually in front of her is a man who has been a danger to himself and others and who is exhibiting textbook symptoms for a dozen different mental illnesses and not just random quirky behavior. That's what she sees, that's what she knows. The longer she doesn't react to it, the more difficult it is to consider Chloe as a person with any sort of intelligence or critical thinkings skills. And geez, I really hope you wouldn't shoot to kill someone who claimed to be the devil. Not only is that insane, it's also murder. Fantasy and fiction aren't real life.

There's no law against it as far as I know. It would be up to Uber to set their own rules or at the discretion of the driver. The part with the iffy legalities would be at either end of the trip when the kid is technically alone. Most states have laws about the age in which a child can be alone. I doubt I'd drive an unaccompanied minor, though to be fair, I doubt I'd ever drive with random strangers in my car to begin with

That's definitely something that needs to be addressed, sooner rather than later. It's one thing for the therapist to ignore it in favor of therapeutic technique (and even when she's ignoring it, she's still actually addressed it). It's another thing entirely for someone like Chloe to routinely ignore all of the things Lucifer says and does. She should be shocked when someone his size picks up a large man by the neck with just one hand. She should be very concerned that her partner, as far as she knows, is clinically insane. That she doesn't seem to notice, care or comment on it damages Chloe as a character. I love love love love this show, but they simply cannot keep me as a viewer (if it's renewed!) if they don't touch on Chloe's ignoring this troublesome behavior as well as whether or not Lucifer's immortality really has disappeared.

This doesn't really make sense. You're claiming that other children are in denial about their parents, but these children aren't which conveniently affirms your premise. I'd recommend googling something like "abused children still love their parents" or something of that nature. It's not an issue about being in denial about abuse or neglect from parents, but about what appears to be a fairly universal need or desire to have certain connections, no matter how bad those connections might be. Sure, this particular story is dramatized and exaggerated for the needs of the show, but that's true of all the storylines.

Forty minutes driving in a car, assuming zero traffic, is a bit different than taking a 20 minute bus. The 20 minute bus ride implies that the place is still reasonably close and can be driven in a short period as a car wouldn't be stopping and starting at bus stops. The 40 minute barrier seemed clear. There was no reason for them to move. They weren't buying a house to be in a certain school district, they weren't moving to be closer to work or school or family. They were wanting to move that far simply because they didn't want Rafael paying even a token amount of child support. That's ridiculous, imo, especially when Jane and Rafael have had a long standing agreement about how much each will be available in Mateo's life. That 40 minutes limits the amount of time Rafael can be there to put Mateo to sleep, or eat dinner with him, etc. Forty minutes to go to work all day might seem like no big deal, but what if you had reason to drive that back and forth multiple times a day? That starts seeming a lot more like a serious barrier. Obviously, other families deal with distance, but this family we're watching has made certain parenting decisions and to stick with it, they are going to need to be in closer proximity meaning that one parent is going to have to get over herself and accept child support (though, it turned out that didn't end up happening, but whatever).

I think it's a lot different when it's a child. I wouldn't accept money from someone I dated in the past, but I'd accept it if that relationship resulted in a child simply because the money is to benefit the child. It's called child support and it isn't just something used to buy the kid clothes and food. I think it was a good decision for Jane and Rafael to agree that they'd raise Mateo more outside the confines of wealth, but refusing to allow Mateo good housing in an area that is ideal for both parents simply due to pride is a problem. It would be one thing if Michael and Jane had reasons like work, school or family to move further away, but the only reason they had is they didn't want to accept a token amount of child support from Rafael.

Are they purposely being coy about whether or not Lucifer can really get hurt or are we to assume he definitely can and that it's just a coincidence he's been with Chloe when injured?

Lol, so a story someone has told today at work reminds me of why I didn't find the baby dropping so unrealistic (though of course I was horrified by it nonetheless). Where I grew up, it was like tradition or something for mothers to get together and proudly discuss the ways they fucked up. Actually, it still happens elsewhere that I've lived. Nearly every baby shower or gathering of mothers includes fuck up stories. My own mom would joyfully describe in detail how one of us rolled off the counter when having a bath or rolled off the couch or some other pretty terrifying situation. And of course none of this was followed by a trip to the hospital or pediatrician. That cost money and we were too poor. Not to mention, people often have some really bizarre superstitions and notions about things. Growing up, I always heard that you couldn't really hurt babies because they have soft bones. My mom still believes that dropping a baby is no big deal due to soft bones. Ignorance can be ingrained deeply, especially when there is a legitimate cause for that ignorance (like extreme poverty preventing good access to medical care). So it just rang true that they'd not take the baby for a check up. Debbie stepping away afterwards also seems straight out of parenting books. With better understanding of things like shaken baby syndrome, it's often advised to put the baby down (usually in a safe place like strapped in a carseat, bouncy chair, or in a crib) and walk away when one is feeling stressed, frustrated, or overwhelmed. It's better to do this and calm down than risk any (other) action that might harm the baby.

I hate to offer criticism for an episode that was so good and gave me all the feels, but it's just bugging me. I'm glad that postpartum depression is being discussed in media a whole lot more which helps with lifting the shame people can feel about it. But I'm also at the point where I'm getting so tired of these storylines. The number of characters on tv who've experience PPD is astronomical compared to the real life stats. And I always get annoyed with how it's portrayed. Jane and Rafael are looking at Petra while she's at working discussing how she's already back at work and yet Rafael is also standing there in his office back at work after very recently becoming a father to twins. It would be great if a woman can simply decide she wants to go back to work immediately while the other parent (or nannies!) stay home with the child. That's not to say that Petra's PPD doesn't make sense. It works with this story because she had tons of risk factors. I just wish they'd have portrayed it a little differently.

Oh gods, my breasts hurt just watching that. I've always wished I could run. It's looking like Paula might actually be(come) the crazy ex-girlfriend.