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I can see how they may have felt like they couldn't replicate the original Higgins/Magnum dynamic, and they had to take Higgins a very different direction. But young hot woman? Blech. BTW, remember when not everyone on TV was hot? Case in point, the original Magnum cast! In my eyes, only Magnum was above average. I remember a few years ago musing that if it was cast today they'd all be beautiful people....and, well, here we are. TC would have been great! At first I thought Rick was the obvious choice for a switch, but that was just gendered thinking on my part. A female pilot veteran is a much more interesting idea. The promos look lame IMO. Casting isn't looking promising.

That's what my Occam's Razor theory was prior to the reveal. Brother wrote those after the deaths, but tells Sherlock they were written prior. Did anything contradict this being possible? That seems a whole lot more plausible than mind control.

There are yellow cabs here, but it's not prevalent or iconic the way it is in NYC. That felt like the wrong symbol to me. Plain cars on the road would have made more sense (unless she had a specific story that we didn't hear about her personal experience with cabs).

That is definitely a Bay Area specific rant! Ever since moving out of the city I've been VERY careful to say I live near/outside SF, even when I lived barely on the other side of the bridge. Long ago, when I lived in Chicago proper, I was in NYC chatting with a sales person. We talked about Chicago, and that I lived "in" the city. When I gave her my area code (773) she was all THAT'S NOT REALLY CHICAGO and I defensively but triumphantly corrected her that it truly was. It was a new area code. It's an identity thing. I, too, was wondering why the SF terrarium got a pass for not telling us anything new, when Nicole's Vermont got dinged for that and they seemed about the same in that regard. Maybe because the execution was special? Tho the cabs made me laugh, because who can find a legit cab in SF?! Really sorry to see Jeff go. His was my fav terrarium. And, in general, I just really liked him as a person. I hope he can find a way to co-work or collaborate instead of being alone all the time now that he's learned how much he likes that.

I didn't watch the whole thing but I did catch the part where she says they were intimate "in the ways that they could" but had never had intercourse. How sad, for both of them. I hope therapy helps with that -- weight may have been a factor, but I'd guess the sexual abuse is bigger issue. Did they say how old she was?

I assume that conversation happens just before they go back to release the virus, but I can't be sure. What gets me: How does Hannah know she'll be there at the airport, that she'll die protecting Cole? She tells him both of those things. How does she know her future?

Totally! My Tivo picks it every 2nd or 3rd episode as a "suggestion" so I only see those episodes. But I just can't bring myself to admit I watch it and set up a season pass...

Does Michael know that Hannah is in recovery? It's weird either way, from a storytelling perspective. On one hand, we haven't heard about Hannah onscreen in a while, so my first assumption was the two plot lines would be connected -- Michael targeted her because of this vulnerability, especially since addiction is a common thread for all 3 of them -- but that doesn't make sense because how would Michael know who she is and what she's going through? Unless he's bugging someone. Or, out of everyone in Sherlock's universe that Michael could use to get his attention, Michael just happens to target the daughter of his captain who happens to be going through a crisis and happens to be onscreen this week? Or he doesn't know who Hannah is, he saw her at AA or something and the Sherlock connection is just a coincidence? The writing of this arc just isn't working for me. (Not to mention: How does Sherlock not mention to Watson that Michael showed up, uninvited, without ever having been given the brownstone's address?) Joan should never have shared about Hannah with Sherlock. Way out of bounds. And then for Sherlock to tell the Captain. Even worse.

Amy kissed a poster of Michael J Fox -- is that the one you were thinking of? Short hair, but no leather jacket.

My preference: They don't do either! What about an ambiguous ending? A Sopranos style nothing? There's a lot of desire to see them actually captured/punished but with only 90 minutes...any wrap up they attempt will be rushed. I want to see the chase, the pennies dropping, Stan putting it all together, P&E on the run, but I don't need to spend time on watching Paige flip or arresting P&E. It's not my normal preference, I really like things wrapped up with bows, but there are just too many dangling threads for the time we have, and any solution may disappoint. In this case, I'm happy to assume what happens is what I wanted to happen*. So that's the picture in my mind. Everyone's closing in, they're cornered, nowhere to go...and black. *ETA: Maybe why I like the idea of ambiguity is that I don't actually know what I want to happen. As people who've committed countless terrible crimes, they deserve to be caught and prosecuted. No question. But they're our protagonists and I've spent years watching a story from their point of view and getting invested in their personal growth and relationships. Do I want Henry's life to be destroyed? No. Do I want to see Philip die? No. Do I want to seem them escape? No. So...that leaves me with ambiguity.

Going into the finale I didn't know anything about the fate of the show, Riggs, or Crawford, so now that I've read up it does explain a few things. But something I could not puzzle out is why there was a hit on Roger. Attorney guy is laundering money, using Trish's accounts. How does that lead to them trying to kill her husband? Does it have something to do with him becoming captain?

Assuming the new guy is a hit man / serial killer I am hoping it's a coincidence that he ran into Sherlock again. The story line I don't want is Michael having targeted Sherlock because he knows who he is -- and that's not a stretch since Sherlock is famous in certain circles. Better an accidental friendship with a killer than a serial nutjob toying with him. The problem with my wish is, even if he didn't know in advance who Sherlock was he will soon find out. As soon as Michael picked up the phone and seemed out of breath I turned to my BF and said "he's our new bad guy and he's killing someone right now". He thought I was reaching because he's never seen the show before. He asked, then why would he answer the phone? Because it's Sherlock calling!

I've been wondering about E's smoking, one more piece of her burnout and increasing recklessness. If it's as bad as P said -- "you always smells like cigarettes" -- wouldn't that be a risk to her covers and her stealthiness? You wouldn't want to smell like anything distinctive that follows you from cover to cover. And cigarette smoke in particular is tenacious stuff, hard to scrub off. (Ugh, kissing a smoker.) Olfactory associations are powerful. People remember things like that.

Bojack was an answer on Jeopardy this week!

Talbot saving the day -- for now, until this goes horribly wrong -- was the only moment I've loved on this show all season. Adrian Pasdar and that ridiculous, glorious mustache are the best.

OMG this. One more piece of proof that Elizabeth is the only available spy for the entire city of DC. She went within inches of him! She did look very different but taking that risk isn't believable. OTOH, I liked the comment from another poster that noted the pizza link, and the potential importance of her being able to hear the Russians at the table talking. I didn't make those connections and now can see why they made that choice from a storytelling perspective. Still.

I talked (and read) extremely early but walked very late. To this day I'm highly verbal and physically lazy .... ? I felt Bow was wrong to make Dre think he was alone in his concern. Damn this show for making me side with Dre on anything! Because, ugh. How in the world did Bow get 20 years in without realizing they see the world differently?! That didn't ring true at all. Struggling to keep watching for the past 2 seasons. I let the last 5 stockpile on Tivo, and this may be end. Seems like every show I watch is sliding downhill, and that sucks.

I can't remember exactly what he said, but the gist was "Like the nurses who care for (the dinosaur candidates who are so old they need a nurse). That's some good shade!

I'm relieved this was the season finale. It's become a chore -- Eddie and his friends have been the only part I've enjoyed all season. (Okay, and Grandma. Her little bits are always fun.) Not sure why I'm sticking with it other than it's always hard for me to delete a Season Pass. Inertia!

Doing a rewatch before it gets pulled from Netflix at the end of the month. Charmed by this show -- it's such a goofy, sweet palate cleanser in a crazy world :)

I don't think that's true. Killing him wouldn't erase her life. My understanding is that in the original timeline, he had kids, wrote a manifesto, and died on that battlefield. Blonde daughter grew up without Dad and had Carol. In this timeline, he had kids, wrote a manifesto, and was saved on the battlefield but taken to the future so he still leaves his timeline at the correct moment in history. Blonde daughter will still grow up without Dad and have Carol. But to your second point, yeah, Rittenhouse is a seemingly inept Big Bad. WTH.

Correct. Lucy's mom is Carol. Carol's mom is the little girl the painting. The little girl is his daughter.

My guess is Isaac reserved the right not to give this prize at all and held back announcing it until after the runway to protect himself. If he didn't like what he saw, or who was on top, he didn't have to offer it. Doesn't mean he was holding out for Stanley alone, but I can see where he'd want to see how things shook out before offering such a big prize!

Real Life Dick Casablancas!!! ? Never seen this idiot before this episode. That's the perfect description.

Anywhere there's a seam (waist, empire, mermaid), length can be taken up from the top instead of the hem. Sometimes they can cut off lace and reattach invisibly. (Once I remember an alterations pulled out her scissors to do this and the bride was understandably freaked out her expensive lace was getting hacked up.) They may lay out the pattern pieces on the fabric and position so the pretty bits land in the right places for your size and height. This kind of customization is one of the reasons orders take so long.