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snarktini

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  1. I have a handle on quoting one post, or part of one post. But there's a whole lot I'm not responding to because anything more complicated than that has me stumped!
  2. I'm an atheist who uses god phrases all the time -- they're just expressions. In this case, my interpretation is it was a deliberate linguistic choice by Elizabeth. She was invoking heartfelt relief and appealing to Paige's faith, particularly relevant since the situation involved her pastor. It is in their best interests to appear less like cold, godless commie spies and more like caring, mission-driven idealists so Paige will not turn on them.
  3. Agreed, she did not go there at all. But when she first started talking, I wondered if she might.
  4. Her casual manner didn't support the theory, but I wondered the same. "It explains so much in my life... like why a middle aged guy shows so much interest in me, coming to my house with pot every week, and doesn't want sex." Maybe she'll still figure it out?
  5. I was holding my breath from the moment we saw Gaad. He was probably about to die, with an outside chance he was faking retirement and on a mission. Even on full alert, I didn't think he'd be dead in a minute flat! Damn. This show doesn't play. Waiting for Elizabeth to decide at the end was excruciating! I kept nodding my head, willing her to say yes. Poor Don and Young Hee. Many here feel he should be smart enough to realize he's being played. Maybe true! I'd love to see that. But he seems to have a very strong sense of honor/shame, which we saw kick in both in doing favors for his wife's friend and when he scurried out the morning after. He was horrified and assumed blame, where someone else might have gotten angry or defensive. If he's that kind of guy, Elizabeth's odds are better. Shame can overcome rational thought.
  6. No, you've got it. It's just when they played that bit coupled with the empty loft, it felt vaguely ominous to me. My mind expected to see what followed was "what they could have had". I could interpret the scenario other ways, too, but that's what I went into the final sequence thinking.
  7. Yeah, when Castle said "Mason?!" I was like, who's that? (Didn't recognize McRaney when he drove up either.) I even rewound to the "previouslies" to see if I had missed an recap. Nope. In my mind, odds are half and half: Future sequence is them surviving being shot and living HEA, vs a fantasy of some kind. The only reason I feel like the latter explanation is in play is because the VO said it would have been great. That made the sequence feel like it could be an alternate reality.
  8. DirecTV has been offering a free trial, started Friday. Man, it took work to find even 3 movies to record! Slim pickings for me. Half-watched the giant pumpkin one -- Growing The Big One (?) -- with Shannen Doherty and Kavan Smith (Sheriff Andy!). Eh, it was okay. He was the "hot" neighbor who needed a hair cut. She was the radio DJ who overdressed and knew nothing about farms. And yet she saves her beloved grandpa's farm by growing a record-setting pumpkin! Naturally. Something that stuck out for me is how they made our love interest's character a Stanford-educated engineer. She chooses small-town life and love in the end (duh), yet they still reinforce his worthiness as a love interest with a back story that includes a top-flight degree and L.A. lifestyle. Do these kinds of movies ever have a heroine fall in love with a guy who's just what he seems -- a farmer / mechanic / artist / etc -- without giving him a back story where he left a "successful" life behind to move to (or move back) to a small town? It feels to me like clever audience targeting, trying to be relevant to all sides.
  9. They're headed to 1975? The origins of the TAB can! Deacon walking back in was epic. I totally wanted him gone, but now maybe not. Loving Michael Hogan. That's all I got right now.
  10. Helena's hair is dark at the roots, though, showing her new growth is normal. That new growth just never gets longer. (Duh, it's a wig!)
  11. I agree. I like Tyler and didn't mind the junior high style crushing, but Brandon looked exasperated at one point and the guys needed to back off.
  12. I wonder if the show's individualization of the clones -- while a rich acting showcase and story experience -- is actually unrealistic. They present a very "nurture" POV -- each clone is an entirely unique person based on their upbringing. As science is showing more and more that nature is stronger than we thought, I'd expect them to be more similar. Shared tics or habits, body language, those unconscious things we pass on genetically even when they can't be learned behavior. How they hold their mouth is a perfect example. (And, wouldn't their hair be more alike? They have significant variation in curl. Does Allison straightens hers? I assume the blondes are coloring, although they should really have more roots while in captivity! Helena probably hasn't colored in the whole 6 months, her roots should be ridiculous. I know, I know. Roots are unimportant to storytelling. I digress.) We've seen impulsiveness / obsession across many, but that's about it for what they share. Based on the twin studies that show nearly unbelievable coincidences, I'd have expected a couple of them to discover intriguing commonalities even while fundamentally different due to upbringing.
  13. Not strange. They all have the same genetic beauty, but Krystal's appeal is in the attitude. Sarah is hot in a badass way. Cosima in a mellow way. Allison and Helena? A lot less hot! To me, Krystal is the only one so far who is intentionally, overtly sexy in her presentation. She takes pride in her hotness and leads with it, wanting to be seen. She engages in a very open, unguarded way that is appealing and different from most of our clones. Versus, say, Allison: She, like Krystal, works out hard and takes pride in her appearance, but typically presents herself in a closed-off, un-sexy way to the outside world. Again, all the awards to Tatiana.
  14. But Cyril did figure it out before! While they were arguing! Then the brawl happened anyway after Zissner dissed Pam and Cheryl, calling them Baby Huey and Scarrah Fawcett. p.s. Loved the Charlie's Angels silhouette with Mallory at the center holding a champagne flute, Pam with the dolphin mitt, and Cheryl.
  15. Correct. And Rachel got a prosthetic eye. They've showed Rachel getting eye exams a couple of times this season, remarking on the progress of pigmentation.
  16. I've never even heard of The Day After -- I would have been 10/11 when it aired. So weird. Maybe I'll ask my parents. I don't believe Elizabeth thinks she has a good chance with Don. She thinks it's the only chance they have. When Philip offered her the out, that's how I read it. Don's a lousy target, no obvious weak spots. She was hoping for blackmail material anyway, and that didn't pan out either. But she's forging ahead because there is no alternative they know of to get that Level 4 access. The lube trick was smart, a little piece of evidence that would make him question himself -- I shouldn't be surprised she'd know to do that. Broke my heart how he scurried out of there in shame. This bears repeating. Nope.
  17. Before they hit the streets they showed Sheri saying they could fall off (don't remember the exact wording), but they had to stay near each other. It was presented as task rules, with the ability to fall known in advance and not simply lenient judging after the fact. (How often they could be off / for how long sounded undefined. Could the task be failed at that point? Dunno. Don't really care, either!)
  18. This may be the only time I can remember liking the final runway! Not every single item and certainly nothing was mind-blowing, but overall all three collections were solid. Usually there is at least one head-scratcher in the bunch.
  19. Most of the time there isn't truly a definitively popular/unpopular opinion -- if there are lots of fans, you can always find many others who feel the same as you about almost anything. But, kudos, I think you've hit on a truly unpopular one! Good job! After years of rewatching Charmed on cable, I now find myself avoiding the Cole episodes. I didn't mind his arcs the first time around, but now that I know what happens I lack patience for his bullshit and all the angst that follows him. They just kept reinventing Cole over and over, he became an evil, whiny boomerang with nine lives. He sucks the air out of the show for me.
  20. My best theory is he said he had to save Cassie -- it was his day to die, not hers. He's tapped into the timeline and can see what happens. If he let himself be killed right away, maybe Cassie would have died trying to stop it. By delaying his death he saves her and still fulfills his destiny. He's also nuts. He wrote "catch me if you can"...part of the game? I could see Jennifer doing something like that, and he seems to be crazy in the same way.
  21. Not arguing with your point, I agree, but a small clarification to make sure I have my story straight -- she didn't sacrifice Tommy because her mission was to keep him alive, to stop the Messengers from killing him. Was there a moment when sacrificing him would have benefitted her mission?
  22. Damn! Things are really picking up! Last few minutes were intense. I sure as hell wouldn't save the guy who's literally at this moment making me dig my own grave so he can murder me and dump me in it. Maybe he thinks he needs Deacon for some reason? Hoping Cassie and Cole deal soon, because she's unpleasant to watch right now. Loved Cassie's dress. Gorgeous, with and without the shrug (or whatever that was -- looked like a dress with sleeves, then it was sleeveless so there was a shoulder cover-er of some kind).
  23. My crush on Christian Kane knows no bounds! (Ok, so Eliot lost a point in the season where he had that Mary Tyler Moore blown-out flip going. What was that?!) I'm not usually attracted to the hitter type, but he played Eliot with such heart and charm and intelligence I just sigh every time he's on screen. And then they let him cook and sing! Be still my heart. One of my favorite moments was when he buys Sophie and Parker flowers in Lonely Hearts Job -- the perfect flowers, a plant that "does something" for Parker -- and lets Nate and Hardison take credit.
  24. That's been a central question since they introduced Morland, and on first impression he seemed perfectly civil. Is Sherlock way off base, emotionally compromised? Or are they lulling us into a false sense of security, only to reveal Morland truly is the Devil incarnate? He's certainly a shark, but is he just the boardroom variety or literally deadly? He certainly seems to be displaying more and more menace. One assumes we'll find out soon...
  25. I do wish JLM would pull a little less of the squint-stinkface. And while I don't love the pants, I'll take 100 of those over another bow blouse!
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