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I've never seen 12 but I've seen posts that are 10 years old, so sure. The post was about 10 years old when Alfie found it. That was a touch of brilliance! She was going into a potentially dangerous situation and she dotted every "i" to make sure she could get out if things went sideways. I'm sure she hoped she could get what she needed and vanish but smart to consider all the ways she could get tangled up legally and physically. Showing why she's such a sharp lawyer. Potentially, yes. There was a bit when she called Mattie a "master manipulator and con man" and my take was that she didn't know what to believe, what was a lie, and didn't trust herself not to get suckered by a good story. That was why the written statement rather than talking. She'd be a good spin-off! My first thought was a 2nd season where our crew creates a new firm, except that while Mattie does love the work she is 75 years old with a pre-teen to look after so she wouldn't keep working realistically.

No, I did not! If I ever saw it I don't remember it. (Also autistic, but people and how they communicate is my special interest lol)

OK! Finished my rewatch, 5 years later. I remembered that Max and Zoey would reunite at (what I think the show wants us to think is) the Embarcadero but had totally forgotten that Max hears Zoey sing! That is one of my all time favorite songs, so lovely to hear that. Some meta thoughts, based on rereading the comments as I've gone through Many commenters argued Zoey needed to tell Simon. And certainly her secrecy was driving a wedge and she had to say something. But I don't know! Maybe some version of the truth -- that she has occasional flashes of intuition, maybe that she feels a little bit psychic and can't always explain how she knows things, but saying the part where people sing and dance will get you institutionalized. I would legit not believe a friend who told me this. (Then again I am a real person and not a fictional character in a work of magical realism.) I was continually astonished at how bad Zoey is at understanding humans and human behavior. How many times did she say something like "but she SAYS she's fine so she must be fine." An example is how she missed who Max was singing about at the airport. He didn't even look at Rose, he definitely wasn't singing to or at her. She needed more self-awareness and management training too. My god. I wasn't particularly Team Simon or Team Max, more Team Zoey Clearly Has Other Things That Matter More Leave These Boys Alone. She was more attracted to Simon, I think, and her attention shifted to Max in moments when he was really there for her like after her Dad died. She valued what he did for her, how he fit into her family, how he felt like home. Skylar Astin is adorable and when people said he looked weird in S2, I thought he looked much more handsome! His face sharpened up. If you haven't seen So Help Me Todd I recommend it. It's interesting how things hit differently at different points in your life. Her dad's death hit much, much harder during this rewatch because my mom died recently. My feminist outrage has grown, so the brogrammers pissed me off so much more, as did Zoey's ineffectiveness at shutting it down. Since watching the first time I also spent a few years at a company that creates apps for restaurant ordering and delivery, and I can guarantee MaxiMos would not work even today because accurate estimations of timing across multiple places (or even one, frankly) isn't there yet. But I want my fictional friends to succeed so we handwave it :)

I was thinking maybe a little security consult money as a side hustle, but then I remembered Rookies can't have any other jobs, right? I realize it's not the responsibility of the LAPD or his cop friends to help but this is just sad. Dude is doing the best he can, and it sucks. They are terrible candidates and it's surprising they don't see that. I wish they hadn't gone down this road -- with so many characters and so many plots, this is one too many shoehorned in. And we've already seen storylines of officers with babies, it doesn't add anything except to inflict more Bailey on us.

You can't diagnose fictional characters on the internet and all that, but I'm AuDHD and Elsbeth and I share a significant number of traits. Her description of how she needs to have all her things to think and her stress at being without them feels very spectrum-y. I'm glad they gave the totes a real purpose for character development so it's not just a visual gag. I don't think we know that Det Edwards is in a throuple, per se. I think she said she was poly, which can mean a number of things. I've always thought throuple looked like the hardest variant! I don't like to spend a lot time thinking about people's looks, but it struck me that she looks like several other women I've seen on screen lately -- plastic surgery gives so many women the same cheeks / mouth / nose. Almost a Joker smile.

I'm watching it for the first time since it aired, seems wild how long ago that was. Reading this forum I'm reminded of what's coming and will probably only watch the first 3 seasons (assuming I make it even that far). Bill is so completely delusional and ego-driven. Long before there's a casino and a political campaign, trying to open multiple new locations AND PUTTING HIS OWN FACE ON THE ADS was not in the spirit of keeping a low profile. From the law, from the LDS, from Roman who owned a piece. And he really thought Roman would just back down? Even as he puts in security systems, he doubles down that everything's fine. In his greed he wanted a glorious empire and endangered his family in the process. Last night I watch S1E7, Eviction, where Sarah brings Heather to dinner. While Barb and Bill weren't happy, they said it would be okay with advance notice. I felt for Margene here -- she'd been busted down for having a neighbor over without even telling her anything, yet it's acceptable for Sarah to bring her friend to family dinner? Margie may have fully consented to this (if she was of age) because she wanted a big family but she couldn't really have understood what she was giving up, how isolated she'd be from the whole world and other friendships. I think Nicki is the only would who could truly understand what she was signing up for because she grew up in it. I tend to agree that Margene being 16 was a retcon. However, it would track with how she interacts with Ben -- how she physically plays and teases him like a sibling or a peer would. I don't remember if it happens later in the series, but I honestly can't believe they never ask her to cover up a little more! It's very live-and-let-live for people raised in very modest cultures. Though maybe it's good for her cover. (On that...they really needed stronger cover stories.) The Lost Boys are such a tragedy, and it surprises me that Bill would have ever looked back. So many boys have to be kicked out, how else can you get each man marrying 2-3-4 women? If I were a mother in the compound, I can imagine the gender reveal would bring mixed feelings. A boy is more prized by the patriarchy, but there's a solid chance one day when he's a teenager you'll kick him out and potentially lose him forever.

He didn't even consider making his own muffins! I think that's the case for both of them. I realize most cheftestants avoid desserts but if you can make a basic cake you can make a muffin and using a mix for your *core* ingredient is just a copout

Laughing so hard at that, thank you! 🤣 I didn't love it either but don't think it's the hardest we've seen. Several chefs served dishes that were basically appetizers or desserts so that works out -- but some ingredients were way worse than others. Muffins just felt ridiculous. Impressed by the treatment of deviled eggs -- that was the only savory take on cold eggs. Well done! (Personally I find deviled eggs REVOLTING but I can appreciate the ingenuity.)

So much crying over here. I don't remember how Mitch's death affected me when it first aired 5 years ago, but in the meantime my mom died -- it was a brutal, traumatic end and I wish we had a Howie to help and guide us -- so I know it didn't hit as hard then as it does now. The minute he started singing to David I lost it, even though I don't know the song and didn't even listen to the words. I just saw their emotion and felt my mom's love in it.

I would have hated this meal! Like Tom, I do not like brunch plus a little maple goes a loooong way. Preferably on its own as candy or very lightly on a sweet breakfast -- absolutely never paired with savory items. I went on a food tour in Quebec last year and couldn't escape the maple! On mushrooms, on duck, everywhere. Blech. The lasagna was a good wrench, a challenge to incorporate but not mean. Picking multiple difficult items, especially that candy, was mean. (At heart I am a softie. I want everything to be collaborative and friendly like GBBO; no twists, just cook.)

So I am watching this again, 5 years later That was the right conversation at the wrong time. I know it's a TV thing but do not talk about his ambivalence and kissing another woman with his fiancée one room over! Especially when we just had her overhear Zoey and her mom! (FWIW I was also talking to the characters at that time to take it offsite! I saw that coming.) It did read like that -- he wanted her to say she wanted him to stay so they could hang out all the time. Though there is another possibility -- he wanted to hear her say take that job so we can be together and she didn't. Seriously, she's 22 and got a grant to cover the money and he forbids it? Yeah no. Sure but Lauren Graham has been an order of magnitude better than Mary Steenburgen to my ears. The difference between "not a good singer" and "bad singer". Given the musical focus of the show I think they flubbed casting in a few spots.

My little GenX teen heart squealed at the Sixteen Candles homage! Adorable.

What excellent timing to lift up Canada! Mimi was just out of luck. I'm glad she at least walks away with 5K, that's more than most early leavers get. She can buy cookware! The risotto thing baffles me so much because the timing and how they serve just isn't sufficiently in their control. You may be a risotto expert but TC is not your kitchen -- having to plate 8 (or more!) of them at the same time according to an arbitrary clock, then it sits while they set up the shot and everyone presents. It's delusional . (While it wasn't one of the bigger failures, the last season where they plated on tables -- imagine how much risotto could seize up poured onto a cold table)

Beyond a conflict over equalizing (which they explored with Dante) my thought is that the conflict is more fundamental -- does it make sense for Vi to be involved with a cop at all? Even if she decides he's perfectly appropriate in his policing decisions / demeanor, Vi's values run strongly toward civil rights and social justice and it would be reasonable to decide that she isn't a good fit for someone whose profession is responsible for many injustices to the black community. It works between Robyn and Dante because he is on her team informally, plus Robyn has been military and CIA.

Oh! I just realized that in my brain, finding his exit and being able to exit = exiting. Didn't even occur to me that he could find it and then come back to it later after he said his goodbyes. Yeah, in that case he probably didn't. He'll be part of the solution to help Simon. Tho when Janet found hers and didn't go through I was yelling in my head GO, GO NOW! WHAT IF IT'S NOT THERE WHEN YOU COME BACK?! So clearly my risk aversion is kicking up.