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I've only watched two episodes, but I really like it so far. I love her cooking ideas, and even though I wouldn't always present my food the way she does, it's obvious that she gets joy out of making her food pretty. And tasty. And there's nothing wrong with that. She has the time and money for it -- which she freely acknowledges. And I do believe people find nit-picky reasons to criticize her. I don't remember Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray ever getting as much criticism about their shows. Her kitchen is beautiful and cozy. I'd love to hang out there.

Same. I like shows about complex and flawed characters, but they're more often male characters. Amy's nicer now, but she still has that take-charge, I'm-always-right edge. And yes, she can be self-absorbed. She simply could've told Jake that she's going through a lot right now and isn't up for a relationship. Yeah, I can't figure out the timeline either. I feel bad for Nora, but it seems like she was always insecure about Amy. Maybe she suspected that Michael wasn't totally over her. But Amy was shutting her out, as Katie pointed out. It was obvious that something was bothering her. When Katie asked about it, Amy could've told her that she was tired, stressed about work, etc. Or she could've said that she couldn't talk about it, but Katie shouldn't worry. Saying that nothing was wrong was blowing off Katie's concern for her.

This also makes me question possible eugenics. Paradise did seem racially diverse, but were there people there with disabilities or cognitive differences or mental health diagnoses? Or would that interfere with Sinatra's ideas for repopulating society?

Social workers at CPS have an obligation to make sure a child is living in a safe environment. And a home without electricity usually isn't safe for a child. They definitely would know resources where the mom could get help with her bills. That was very kind of Cute Doctor (Jake?) to pay the electric bill for her. I still don't get how this hospital works. Every doctor seems to treat one patient at a time, and they're on call every night. In the real world, you might stay late if your patient is sick, but then you'd hand them off to the night hospitalist. And what is their specialty? At first I thought Internal Medicine because they treat adult patients. But these doctors perform trauma surgery, they do biopsies, they read MRIs better than radiologists, etc. Agreed. And if Amy supposedly prescribed the patient Metoprolol and he filled it, his insurance company would have a record of it.

You should also post this in the "How does paradise work" topic. These are great questions.

I guess it's natural to think about your own profession in a setting like this. Did anyone ever go to a doctor or a hospital? Even with 25,000 carefully selected people, there must be people with chronic health conditions. Or people who get the flu, the risk for allergic reactions, the need for cancer screening, etc. There must be something like this. When the city was "down" while the system rebooted, the announcement told people to go home in order to save oxygen.

I hand-waved some of the unbelievable aspects of the show. The performances, especially Sterling, James, and Julianne Nicholson, are what really drew me in. What I didn't like about the shower scene is that I always consider it unethical when a therapist engages in a romantic relationship with a client or former client. It happens a lot in TV and movies, and I hate it every time. What did I like about that scene? All six feet of Sterling K Brown's back half. He seems taller, BTW.

I don't think Presley (or the other kids) needed to tell the other student to eat the cake. But the illustration was a powerful visual -- seeing one (or a few) nations having most of the world's resources while other nations starve. What I didn't like was that the mother automatically corrected the principal about being Dr. and not Mrs. That moment was about Presley and not her. I'm a medical doctor, but if I'm not in a hospital or clinic setting, and no one is talking about my job, I don't care if someone calls me Mrs. topanga instead of Dr. topanga.

Chloe and Saxon were making googly eyes at each other from across the restaurant. What's the over-under that they hooked up already? I heard noises in Belinda's room when she sat down. Maybe it was just the wind (or monkeys). Let's hope it's not Gary/Greg. Yeah, this season is somewhat interesting but hasn't grabbed me emotionally just yet. It would help if the characters were more compelling. Or funny or likable.

Stories like this keep me watching: Amani and Woody Unfortunately, most of the marriages on this show are cringy train-wrecks.

I'm enjoying the plot and the mystery, but I'm already tired of people talking in monologues. Even the teenagers have to monologue? Jeez. Sinatra seems like a villain, but the actress portraying her is captivating. And I'm loving SKB and James Marsden.

That's the way I saw it as well. I think Tarek and Heather really love each other, but Tarek will always have a bond with Christina as the mother of his first children. I don't want to see any home-wrecking drama, not with this trio. The kids have been through enough. And I like Heather from her Selling Sunset days. Genuinely kind and drama-free, although I never saw her sell a house. (But that's another story).

We didn't see the entire scene play out, but there are supposed to be various methods of confirmation that a person is DNR. A bracelet, a note on the chart, a sign above the bed, etc. Amy was right not to take one person's word for it (unless it was her superior) and to continue CPR until she had that confirmation. It's implied that she continued even when the order was verified, but we didn't see that part. The married couple: are we supposed to assume that the adrenal tumor was the reason for all seven years of the bride's cold feet about getting married? She seemed happy at the end, but was it really what she wanted to do? I'm not convinced, but I'm open to others' thoughts.

I saw her and thought she was a great addition to the cast. Oh well.

Martian has been a really bad agent all season. I'm glad nothing bad happened in the hospital, but it could have. I'm still not totally sure what the mission was in Ukraine, but at least they got Coyote. And is Samia alive?