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Sadly, I agree with this assessment. I'm not sure if you were agreeing or disagreeing with my comment earlier, but I meant that I believe Julia is super talented, but the producers instructed her to show angst and drama because that is what they think viewers want. She actually seems to be pretty content whenever the camera is on her. I think she will do well however things turn out for her on AI.

I remember those days, especially when one young singer got put on the spot for singing a rather edgy, explicit song on a topic with which she clearly did not have experience. I always thought Maddie Poppe did a great job on Disney Night when she chose "The Bear Necessities." It was a fun song and fun performance, right in her wheelhouse. Song choice is everything. I also have to confess that if they only sang more recent songs, I'd be out. I'm older and I like to hear songs I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I feel sure that coming from the producers. She didn't seem all that broken up about being adopted in the initial tryouts, and she's happy and in love and experiencing success. Why the tears? Cue the drama.

I found a lot of the performances boring. I agree with whoever said R&R Hall of Fame was a chance for them to try something different, but they all stayed right in their lane. Every year I am annoyed that these young singers don't seem to get the emotions behind the lyrics in the songs they choose. My husband always says they are young, they don't know these songs, but I feel like if they listen to the originals a few times, they should be able to pick up on the vibe, for crying out loud. It's like the words have no meaning to them, let along the song as a whole. I know they have to make it "their own," but the loss of nuance in the interpretation of the song renders the whole performance lame. End of rant.

Same. I would have found the whole thing more entertaining with more upbeat songs.

I figured he would cut back on some of the other things because "Wheel of Fortune" is a lucrative gig.

I forgot she was related to Loretta Lynn and when I was watching her perform, I thought, "How did she make it this far?!" Oof.

I thought Jayna, the girl who was so kind and helpful on a past season, sounded good, too.

In retrospect, she knew more about their relationship than he did, and he was just starting to catch the vibe and flirt back. Their various encounters were all over the place, time wise, so she always had the advantage, something few people have with the Doctor.

I started watching at the beginning of the eleventh doctor, but somewhere after the introduction to Riversong, my daughter had me start at the beginning with the ninth doctor and then the tenth. By the time I saw the episode in the library, I understood things differently. As I watched her through the rest of the show, I just liked her more and more.

The first few times I saw her I didn't like her, either. She was so cocky and annoying. As time went by and we saw some of the things she'd been through and realize what all she has seen, she seemed less annoying to me. The episode she has with Peter Capaldi is perfect.

And you see that he was once very athletic and you get a sense of what he has lost with his bad leg.

One of my favorite Bones moments was when Angela and Cam were discussing how much they would all spoil a Bones/Booth baby.

I saw an episode from Season 2 on tv recently, so I started streaming early episodes and I'm on S4 now. I had always rather sided with Martin than Louisa because I thought she was often unfair to him, but sheesh, he could be awful, usually to other people. I watched an episode where a woman's husband died (right next to Martin on the train), and he couldn't seem to figure out how to offer the tiniest bit of compassion to her. It seemed unrealistic to me that he couldn't fathom her pain to some degree, couldn't expend any effort to care for her. Also, when he spouted off about how Louisa couldn't have a baby and teach -- really? There were no other working parents in Port Wen, or in all of England that he had undoubtably come across in his lifetime? How did he expect her to live without income, and he not once offered child support. Granted, they were at odds and they had to work through things, but it felt like the writing for him was a bit heavy handed. I did like how, after the failed marriage attempt, when she accused him of preparing to leave her at altar, he pointed out that she wasn't at the alter. I think that was, in a sense, his appeal to her -- he was able to call her out when she was wrong, and not many people ever did that to her.

It was called "The Blake Mysteries: Ghost Stories," where Lucien is missing and Jean solves the mysteries. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8517292/?ref_=ttep_ep2

Have you watched the episodes/season without Lucien? I'm not sure where to find them and haven't heard much about them.

I agree. Early on, Bert balanced his conniving with a kind heart, but later he just seemed selfish and willing to take advantage of his own son. Mrs. Tishell worked so hard to overcome her feelings, I didn't like seeing her slip back in the end.

I mean, I knew it had to be that person, but it's like they skipped the step of the proof! They had the evidence, all they had to do was show how they linked it to the individual. It so feels like a scene was missing.

I felt like I missed something at the end of the last episode of season. They said they knew who did it, and if they just had more time, they could prove it. Next thing we see, they are stopping the gang from leaving town, and that's the end. How (and when) did they prove who did it? I thought I'd missed something, but the credits were rolling... I wished Mike had been the one to realize that he is married to his job, not realizing it by default. He could meet someone who gets that and is fine with that. Gina would be, but I don't want to see him with her. I liked this season, as a whole. It was kind of calm but quirky. I also wish they would have had a little more faith in instead of assuming the worst. She's been decent to them the past few seasons, so they could have returned the favor.

I am finally finishing this show and I'm on Season 5. I like Rose, but I think I liked Mattie better. It's interesting to see how divorce was viewed, particularly by the church.

Honestly, when I look at Colin, I think he could be the little brother of last year's winner Noah Thompson. I will be shocked if he does win because he is so, so similar to last year's winner, and it seems like they try to shake it up a bit more than that.

Without being there, it's hard to know if they got in enough time practicing before Nutsa went to bed or not. Some people want to practice all night until they are exhausted, and some people believe they perform better when they are well-rested. We will never know what really happened because the show looooves the drama.

I'm thinking Morgan will adopt the baby, Park will help her when she inevitably needs help and support, thereby getting to experience parenting a daughter, and then they will get back together and have their own baby, a boy, so that Morgan can experience parenting a boy and Park can correct all the mistakes he made raising his son.

I felt the same way when they asked him to sing that song, it really hit me wrong. I am already listening to him on Spotify, so there's that, because I agree that he's not the package AI likes, even though he is an amazing singer. I wonder if any of the young people who were sent home will come back in future years when they are a little more mature and more resilient. I felt bad for Cam, he just got lost along the way.

It was especially cruel when she did it to Nutsa, who as a non-native English speaker really didn't get it and so suffered needlessly. I also thought it was ridiculous that Nutsa had to apologize to Katie for actually showing what I consider to be grace under fire when her duet partner threw her under the bus. I think Katie should have apologized back.