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I think the "shift" red is just showing that fewer Democrats voted this time over 2020. Trump got about the same number of votes he got in 2020. If fewer blue voters show up everywhere, it looks like there's more red voters, but they stayed the same.

I agree with you. But I think all they "heard" is that she is a black woman and too many Americans couldn't handle that.

On Wedding Wonderland, I thought it was odd that they didn't make one the bathroom in the bridal suite bigger, with a large mirror and space for a stylist to do hair and makeup. There wasn't even a full-length mirror in the room where they had the wedding dress hung up. I also wondered where wedding guests would go to use the toilet. With a 100 people in the barn, I don't think using just the house would be enough. Port-o-potties?

There was a tv, but it was in the small front room with the two non-cushy chairs, so not at all conducive for a family watching tv.

I'm pretty sure the cop explained the third murder was in this episode. They found the mummified remains of the balcony victim's husband somewhere inside the apartment. He hadn't left her 30 years ago, as everyone thought in the episode. She had killed her husband 30 years ago.

I was going to say the new batch of interns isn't interesting, but really, none of them are anymore.

Erika comes off as the least sexual and definitely least sexy of the Housewives. It's fake, plastic sexy, not a real sexiness to her.

Kyle put her own kids' emotions on tv, while refusing to talk about her own or BE HONEST about what's going on with her and Mau.

I rewatched Belgravia just before this, so it was a little weird to see them jump into the future with completely new characters. I guess it makes sense that Oliver would treat Frederick badly, but I hope this isn't going to be a grim and gloomy tale the whole way through. He has a lot to learn.

Spending over half a million dollars a year in rent doesn't make much sense to me, either. Do they live in a house now, and are moving to an apartment? Is that why this place seems small to Alexia?

I surprised myself by feeling the same way. All along, I didn't really care either way about them as a couple, except how it might set up a few good scenes between Agnes and Bertha. But I was charmed by their moment on the stairs, and now I'm rooting for them. I am rooting for Gladys, too, and don't want her to be sold off to the Duke. I see no signs that she likes him, and I can't imagine she wants to leave everyone behind in NY to move to England. But I am looking forward to the fireworks in the Russell house when Bertha's bargain becomes known. Oskar brought all his troubles on himself, but I'm tired of watching him lose all the time. I like happy, fun Oskar. I would have liked to see him and Marion develop more of a relationship, but we didn't get much of that. I'm glad we did get a lot of events, dinners and parties this season, which meant lots of gorgeous gowns. I was disappointed by Bertha's, Gladys', and Marian's Met gowns, though. Neither the colors nor the designs worked for me.

I think it has to do with Kathy. Kyle said earlier this season that Sutton (and Crystal?) is friendly with Kathy and goes to her parties and socializes with her. And that irritates Kyle, because Kyle is mad at Kathy and expects Sutton to also be mad at Kathy. Also because Kyle wasn't included, and they didn't miss her one bit. So Kyle came into the season mad at Sutton about that, and started in with the drinking theme to get back at her and to distract from her Mauricio problems. But I have no understanding of where his cheating and the fallout and Kyle's new tattoo relationship fall in the timeline of this season.

I liked Christmas on Cherry Lane, too. I was very confused for a while, but once I saw the years on the screen, each with a different couple on the porch, it was easier to follow. And it was different! I love that they tried something new to shake up the usual story lines. I want to watch it again now that I know who all the people are. I like the older movies, so was happy to catch some favorites. A Christmas Melody with Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott...single mom moves back home, and her adorable daughter turns to her handsome music teacher to help her adjust. Mariah Carey makes an appearance as a bitchy PTA mom (she is not a good actress) who is competitive about the school musical. Good Morning Christmas! with Allison Sweeney and Marc Blucas is cute. Two bickering tv hosts are sent to a small Christmas town, and start seeing each other in a new, Christmas light. I like both actors, so this was fun. The Christmas Train with Dermot Mulroney and Kimberley Willaims-Paisely is about a writer traveling across the country by train for Christmas, and a group of fellow travelers that bond during the trip. There's some mystery and a few surprises, but best of all, it has Joan Cusack! I also liked Time for Us to Come Home. This one also has Lacey Chabert, who is mysteriously invited to an inn over Christmas, as are some of the other guests. And there's a handsome owner, of course, and a mystery. A Country Christmas Harmony with Brooke Elliott was good. I remembered it from last year, and it was worth a re-watch. She's a singer who comes back to her hometown after a long absence to work on her career, and runs into her estranged high school sweetheart.

I think he doesn't want headlines about all the dead people he ordered shot at his factory. Maybe he is thinking of the children, but he's also thinking about Bertha. It wouldn't help her to attract more people to her opera house if everyone is talking about her husband and the deaths of his workers. Maybe it's just harder to order the deaths of people when you are standing there looking at them face to face, instead of making those decisions from an office in NY.

Wow, if Annika had to pick the worst way to tell Michael about his daughter, in public on stage at a comedy club would be high on that list. I think Michael should have done the math himself, but it still must have been such a shock and it didn't have to be a rude one like that. I don't know how he can forgive her for hiding her daughter from him all these years, and then for telling him about it like it was a bad joke with no thought for his feelings.