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Maybe she was a card dealer in a casino?

Another thing I noticed was when Hannibal leaned in to kiss Bedelia. He felt a connection there - a rare personal connection - and she pulled away from him and delivered her coup de grace. He's rarely one-upped like that. And there's such intimacy when he cradles Will in his arms.

I'm not a fan of broad or slapstick humor, so parts of this series are boring me. But I loved the two gays in the twee cottage, the doggie dozing while wearing mourning, and the manic funeral dancing. Before I knew Jason Ritter's name, I thought "he's got to be John Ritter's son." Dead ringer. And a good actor.

I heard a psychiatrist refer to a similar state as an "agitated depression." I worked with someone who acted very erratically and disturbingly in his home, yet showed up to work and was totally stable and productive. Eventually his mental illness overwhelmed his life and he was hospitalized, but the crazy-at-home/fine-at-work state continued for months.

Glad the show is back, although my need for story is frustrated by the slow pace. Tawny and Daniel realistically portray what depression and despair look like in real people, but on television it's a bit hard to endure. It was almost bizarre to watch an animated, wisecracking Daniel on the gurney. I know so many small-town southern women like Tawny - sweet and unassuming, devoted to family and church, determined to live a certain kind of life. So it's interesting to me to watch her struggle with the choices in front of her. I like that she's not being portrayed as a mindless simpleton, which is what Hollywood thinks of small town southern Christian women. I'm still fighting my Amantha-hate, but I enjoy all the other characters and actors. Great description. Although - good luck trying to find a job as a convicted murderer. Southern accents - they are all over the place. It's a bit of a hobby for me to try to pin one down when I first hear it. Appalachian accents are very distinct, as are south Louisiana accents, and they don't sound a thing like each other. I'm glad these characters don't speak like cartoon hillbillies, a pet peeve of mine.

Ashton annoys me, and I'm sure her boyfriend obsessions would drive me crazy if I were cooped up with her. But I hate when everyone gangs up on anyone, so I felt a bit of compassion for her. She's quite immature, but she's trying to learn how to stand up for herself, and she's no match for the expert manipulations of the narcissistic Codependent Twins Raven and Bradley. It was interesting to watch how they just completely immersed themselves into the fight and tried to keep it going. They both thrive on that kind of thing. Karynda is obnoxious when drunk, but she knows when to apologize. As does Duke, who is the quiet MVP of this group. I like Hunter and Kelsey together, as compared to the usual effed up relationships we see on reality TV.

He is the Will E. Coyote of the series. I wonder if Dancy wearily thinks "oh my god what now" every time he's in a scene. I snorted at the lesbian kaleidoscope stuff. I've worked in video production and everyone has fooled around with cheap graphics packages that produce similar effects. In all the rushed storyline and arty effects, the little moments of good acting are almost lost. Mads' brief facial expressions, when they shift from his usual detached affect to emotion, continue to delight. Even his portrayal of someone suffering grievous bodily injury is realistic, compared to the typical exaggerated thrashing about and moaning we usually see. I think it's his dancer's background. I notice his physical movement much more than I do other actors. I guess the sperm storyline is about angling for the family inheritance. I'm trying to get interested in the women in this series but I cannot. The story belongs to Hannibal, Will and Jack.

The phone call was staged, re-enacted...something along those lines. One can be upset, grief-stricken, and so on and still be a camera hog.

This show is all over the place. I watched the parts of the latest episode twice, trying to sustain interest, and no go. The strong actors aren't enough to prop it up.

Morgan is a raging, controlling narcissist. I would LOVE to know what the others think about her off-camera. She's like the bossy mean girl kindergartener on the playground, cornering people and trying to control what they say and do. I suspect poor deluded Brandon thinks he is "marrying up" and is in for some depressing surprises a few years down the road. How many times has he pointed out the big ring? Morgan views him as a wallet and it appears he is already supporting her, despite her "blog." Actually, I guess most of them are supported by their parents, with the exception of Roxy. They make a lot of snarky, clever comments on camera, but I see a lot of snobby contempt behind those comments. Initially in the series they tried to keep it light and pandered to the audience, but now they are being more cynical and direct. And they have horrible manners - the endless public fights.

Well, my goodness, let's all grant him his wish.

Do we know what pills got interfered with?

Related note: Some of us wondered whether the sled dogs get attacked by bears (Andy's dogs). On The Last Alaskans a woman commented that she watched a desperate bear come to her homestead and eat the family dog, which I think was chained to an outdoor dog house.

Deep Mississippi roots here. We have our Sin Hierarchy. At one time, getting pregnant was the worst thing a girl could do (homosexuality wasn't even on the radar, or people looked the other way). Today's it's being gay, and parents are grateful if a kid is "only" pregnant instead of gay. As someone quipped on this show or another one, the next big thing is being transgender.

Don't know if it's OK to directly quote another website, so I'll just say that the description of Whitney is genius. As is the entire thrust of the article.

Since this series is like a soap opera, I'm guessing that Kitty's child is a love child. We saw Kitty throw away a gold ring, so maybe the father is someone other than a husband. Rosalie hints at being deeply religious or repressed when she talks about taking care of fallen women and how some cannot be saved. Combined with her fright at seeing a penis, I'm wondering if she's projecting a bit based on some earlier drama/trauma in her life. I noticed him too. He did an excellent job in those few moments.It was heartbreaking. He must have thought he was being held by an angel. They talk about the thousand-yard stare that traumatized soldiers get, and we are seeing it in the wide-eyed mute patient. His father' agony at not being able to reach his son was palpable. Guess the quartermaster/supply sergeant is running a profitable black market. I hope they get away from the mean girl aspect of this show. In reality I don't think there was the time or inclination for all the sniping and pettiness.

This episode worked a little better for me; I always need a good story to kick in to hold my interest. I keep thinking Chinatown as I watch this. And all the law enforcement and contractor and thuggy factions are a bit confusing. The dialogue veers between very good to trying-too-hard. I liked the scene between Ray and Antigone during the long car ride. But VV's opening monologue bored me. I think VV is having trouble blending into each scene - it's as if he's just waiting for the moment when he delivers his Serious Actor lines, and you can see him nervously waiting. His verbal beat-down of the guy that got roughed up was off. And I thought Taylor's girlfriend's angry/mournful diatribe was hackneyed. Rachel and Colin are doing very well and Taylor's holding his own. Coincidentally I cannot stand the actresses who play VV's wife and Ray's ex-wife, so I'm annoyed when they take up screen time. Good to see Lolita D - she's a great actress. Redheads - I have a granddaddy with fiery red hair, and not one of his 40+ descendents has it (three generations after him).

I did not expect to like this show the way I do. I don't love it, but I'm pleasantly surprised by it. I think it's the quality of some of the acting, the unusual topic, and confirmation of what I always suspected goes on behind the scenes of competitive reality TV. I don't know if it could sustain my interest a second season.

The Chet character is uncannily life-like. The formerly handsome, charming, successful producer, with his big blue eyes and blond good looks, is now a bloated, drug-addled creep still trying to get by on breezy charm and manipulation. The actor personifies the type.

So based on his erudition and quasi-southern California accent, I figured Glenn is a California trust fund baby. Or well-off and -educated. But he's apparently a Vermont native. I found this obituary for his father that provides a bit more info about the family. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/burlingtonfreepress/obituary.aspx?pid=140221822 Highlights are that Glenn's father owned lumber and trucking businesses and was an adventurous sort. But my favorite part of the obit is the names of Glenn's children: Willow Leaves and Wolf Song. Glenn's wife is an opera singer and teacher, and she home schools the children in Fairbanks. http://thefolkschoolfairbanks.org/instructors/name/silvia-daeumichen/

I haven't watched this show in years. I don't know if it was this show or the 100th episode special, but I thought I spotted Vicki bragging that the show is "hers." Didn't Jeanna start the original season, having the Bravo connections and pulling in Vicky and others? I'm kind of fascinated by the prideful, wretched excess that is Heather and Terry. It still astounds me that people with their apparent success and wealth, and all the satisfaction and security that must provide, still feel the need to be on TV. Of the two of them, Terry's the bigger offender.

I noticed that too. I keep thinking she's stress-eating because of living with Bradley. Not to mention all the alcohol she pounds down. Now that the two of them aren't fighting in every scene, I can bear to watch this cast. Well, except for when Ashton hurtles herself into everyone's business (and camera time). Did Ashton and Raven get breast implants since last season? Bradley appears to have some smarts, and a capacity for kindness, but he's so damn needy and controlling that he turns me off. When he started trying to micromanage exactly what people Raven can bring home from the bars, I thought he sounded like your basic abusive jerk. In the midst of one of the many screaming drunken fights, someone yelled at him "you're living with her dad and you have no job." I wonder which of them has a regular job. They all live like pigs I couldn't sleep in any of those nasty bedrooms.

So true. In this episode or the last, there was a scene of Jack striding purposefully in his fedora, shot from behind and in shadow. I saw that big ol' blocky head in that fedora and thought "Jack's back!."

I'm with ya. I'm grimly hanging on out of loyalty, respect for most of the actors, and for the visual beauty (which includes Mads). I've completely lost the story. Regarding the striking visuals - just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD. A little goes a long way. I don't think I would watch another season of this, unless it was using a heavy-handed fast forward.

At least she's not doing the vocal fry + extra syllable thing that is the current fad. Watch almost any reality TV person under the age of 30. They do this: Whining (usually in a nasal voice that ramps up my annoyance): "I'm so maaad-duh." They stretch the ending consonant into its own syllable. "Gimme me my phoooone-nuh." "That girl is so groooos-suh."