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Very true. Even having the code window open slows down the procedure. Constantly refreshing the display is purely for show. Like on NCIS:LA when Marty rescued Kensi from a a terrorist. Terrorist: "Don't take another st...!" Marty: [Bang! Bang!]

We must both be hyper empathetic. On a serious note, not all children with that condition are intentionally homicidal by nature. Most just have no conscience, no fear of consequences and no impulse control. Our neighbor's child suffered brain damage in an accident and afterward had to be kept away from sharp ojects and always be watched. I met with another family once that was very much like the couple in this episode, the mother in particlular in denial that their son was capable of having killed his sibling on purpose -- but having spent a short time with him, I could believe it: no remorse, no emotion at all.

LOL. I yawned just reading this!

A great feel-good episode. No snark. Putting the "com' back in "sitcom." Everybody wins. Well, maybe not Greg. LOL Have we ever seen their back yard? By coincidence, I'm having lasagna tonight. Not as good as Katie's, I'll bet. How can Oliver help and not figure out the recipe? It was good to see Matt Shively. Will he be back?

Maybe Greg just really wanted them all to stay home with him while Katie was out with Angela and Doris. Katie is such a powerful presence, Greg doesn't get many opportunities to be the parent. I've been there.

Like I said, a typical soap opera. If you're not a regular series viewer with a score card or watching with someone who is (and constantly asking them, "Who's that? Why is she crying? What was that about?"), you're left in the dark.

Most series that run for three or more seasons eventually turn into soap operas about each of the characters. Some case resolutions remind me of all of "The A-Team" episodes, where an elaborate scheme is set up, but in the end it all gets settled in a big shoot-out that has nothing to do with the scheme. In this case, the boy's testimony was all the defense he needed. Granted, Chunk needed to convince him first that he was innocent. In defense of the entertainment industry, making up fictional stories to satisfy thousands of outlets, both channels and theaters, is a challenge. But there are literally millions of incredible true stories out there that never get told.

I'm pretty sure the FDA and the hospital would never approve going directly from lab rats to human trials no matter how many consent forms were signed, witnessed and notarized. Sweet kid, horrible situation, an easy case to accept for a change.

Not delusional, just very, very neglected. That's why I like that Greg accepts him as family.

Cooper is looking up to Greg as his dad now. Cool. And sad. And Tripp looking out for Oliver was unexpected and sweet. It was nice and very touching that Greg is confident (at least hopeful -- us, too!) that Cooper and Tripp will remain part of his family for a long time. It was a treat to see Katie, Doris and Angela all kicking up their heels and having a fun time for a change. The show can get too bogged down in conflicts and angst. I'd rather see people having fun and be able to laugh with them, not at them.

It's not a coincidence that this plot arc came up during the media blitz to address mental health issues. Kudos for having Dr. Sturgis encourage questions and giving reassuring answers. This type of PSA, embedded in the show, is where the best sitcoms shine. Now, about those endless actual commercials.... "But wait! There's more!" Indeed.

An over-the-top beginning (pouring on the greed despite their routinely fighting for the underdog against impossible odds), but an inspired ending. Did I miss an offer to settle at the end when the threat of reprisal got a pin stuck in it (and offer refused)? One more time, guys: "No" means no!

Dang! I missed this episode. I just added the show to my calendar, with an alarm. Won't happen again.

I think you mean Special Ed like Anna-Kat was in, or remedial classes in high school.

For a sit-com, this episode wasn't particularly funny. It was great seeing Drew Carey and Kathy Kinney teeing off against each other, though. Oh, does Kathy ever have blue eye shadow! Trip may be a doofus, but he is sincere and responsible. It's Taylor that's the loose cannon -- just like her mom. I know Katie is the title character, but Greg should have had "the talk" with Trip. Katie's version was more like comedian Bill Ingvall's, whispering to the beau, "If anything happens to my daughter, I got no problem going back to prison!"

All the characters were one-dimensional, no nuance at all. Except for Angela. Taylor and Trip need guidance, not roadblocks.

I like "Young Sheldon." But not enought to sit through 20 commercials/promos in 10 minutes.

When I was a teenager, I would have. I know I did many such things. And sometimes still do.

Is the show walking away from Oliver's ballet aspirations after having Daniel DiMaggio take ballet lessons for two years? Well, at least Daniel learned he's good at it. That was a nice nod to the college admission scandals -- and the real hurdles in getting accepted. Anna-Kat always steals the show, and now Franklin does, too. Two peas in a pod: both of them quirky and now functional, too. On Modern Family, as Luke grew up he developed street smarts. Taylor is losing hers. She at least needs a redeeming value.

Cam was so outrageously over the top that I should have known it was all a put-on. But I didn't. Good one. Well done. The non-stop crying babies and frazzled Haley and Manny predictably not knowing when to quit got to be too much for me. Have the writers lost their sense of timing?

I went through a dozen tissues just reading these comments. Johnny Lee Miller has come a long way since "Zero Cool"/"Crash Overdrive" ("Hackers", 1995). Alot of top notch character studies along the way. Sherlock never seems to care about the impact he has on other peoples' lives (including when he shot Marcus). But after his last drug relapse, it wasn't that he nearly died that provided the needed cold slap in the face, but the thought of young Arthur finding his body with a needle stuck in his arm. So many fake-outs and false advertising. But it all came together nicely at the end. To borrow a phrase from Pres. Josiah Bartlet, "What's next?"

I'm sure Arthur is adopted. He's at least six and it's been just three years since the last episode. An episode a couple of seasons ago involved Joan wanting to adopt, didn't it? A fitting series wrap-up. All good things, etc. Dang, the title theme playing as Sherlock and Joan meet with Captain Bell -- the game is afoot, and we can't be in on the chase!

Exactly. Plus his hypocrisy in telling the kids that a Marine does what he's ordered to do, all the while he's crabbing and refusing to do what Vance ordered him to do. It's odd that that contradiction was never pointed out to him. It also bothered me greatly that Jack wasn't more forceful in stopping Torres' rant with young Max. Inexcusable. But of course it's a TV drama, not real life. Incidentally, I was surprised to find that Sloane Siegel (Max) really is 18 and not 24 like most "teenage" actors.

I miss the production numbers in "The Real O'Neals." These weren't them. But Katy does have pipes. I just wish the material had been more memorable.

It's time again for contract negotiations, probably. Ugh. Mac and Harm making googoo eyes on the brink of WWIII. How unprofessional of them. "I just made this urgent top secret call to say that we don't know anything. But while I'm on the line.... 💕" Interesting timing, with a real crisis (maybe) brewing in the Persian Gulf. Which is imitating which?