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The son of a cube and the daughter of an orb having a Romeo and Juliet style love affair is hilarious. I knew that’s where the plot was headed as soon as the orb said his kid was missing, too. That poor holodeck has seen things. I had to rewatch the scene of Doctor T’Ana fighting Boimler multiple times. The constant bleeping just made it funnier. Mariner did good with Ensign Olly. She’s becoming a mentor, of sorts. Second episode with no mention of the fissures. I wonder if we’ll learn more next ep or if it’s all being saved for the finale.

I like that we finally got to see Starbase 80 after all the talk about how terrible it is. And yeah, it definitely was that bad. Hardware from the 2260s, no replicators, no holodeck. The arcade was pretty cool, though and the Galaga-looking game made me laugh. Good on Captain Freeman for deciding to help them out because she understands being on a ship overlooked by Starfleet.

Alberta making alarm clock noises to wake Sam up was hilarious. She got a bit too overzealous and her plan to take out the competition understandably hurt Sam’s feelings, but I also get why it meant so much to her. Sam and Alberta performing together at the end was awesome. They both looked so happy. And I love how proud Jay was of her. Sass realizing he wasn’t dating Marissa but rather Jay, and Pete being jealous cracked me up. Pete using his powers to be a matchmaker (or a spectral pimp, according to Flower 😂) isn’t a bad idea. There’s sure to be other ghosts who can travel.

Boimler being an expert in Klingon history and bureaucracy makes so much sense. I can’t wait for him to have a full grown beard by the end of the season. Dr. Migleemo’s species being named the Klowakhans is so funny to me. So the inter-dimensional fissures are being created by someone, not just randomly appearing. Curious about who’s creating them and why.

I love that Trevor became a legend, not for being a Wall Street dude bro, but for his kindness to Pinkus. The Run of Fun was hilarious. Nice that both Trevor and Isaac got in on it. Looks like Pete needs to stay away from Donna, yikes.

“The Gormagander or those Galaxy’s Child things?” Lmao Boimler really came through on that mission and even has an in with an admiral now. Mariner is showing a lot of growth, too, even if she did try to take the easy way out initially. Love T’Lyn getting to hang out with her music idol who apparently practices Vulcan philosophy. The microscopic parallel universe is a really cool concept. Looks like those fissures are becoming a real problem.

I have so many questions about Hetty’s penguin leashes made out of penguins. And it doesn’t surprise me at all that Stone Sam ended up being a statue Hetty bought frivolously then forgot about. Patience is returning to the dirt…to be with the others? Uh, that sounds ominous. Other Puritans? Other random ghosts who were also lost in the dirt?

Love Charles and Oliver being brave and walking along the balcony to save Mabel. And the 14-in-1 tool definitely came in handy. So Marshall did the whole murder on his own because he was a hunter and had no fear of heights. Did not see Jan sniping Marshall coming at all. I’m so glad Oliver and Loretta’s wedding actually happened. It was so sweet that Charles and Mabel walked Oliver down the aisle and Dickie and Will walked Loretta. And Winnie was there! Poor Lester! I’m sure this has something to do with the husband who’s gone missing.

Yay, Tendi’s back on the Cerritos! It was nice of T’Lyn to try to cheer up Rutherford and then to rip up the shuttle so they could work on it all over again. Using the wealth from a newly post-capitalist society to appease the Orion pirate queen is definitely an innovative solution.

I’m glad this show is back! Alternate universes are always fun. Other than Becky Freeman, no one else was evil, just different. Interesting that Mariner is Beckett’s middle name. I love how alternate Boimler was sporting the Riker beard and did the chair thing when he stood up at the end. Poor Rutherford misses Tendi in every universe. And it looks like she’ll continue to be away for awhile because she wants to do the honorable thing. I like that the other pirates also want to follow their dreams and that Tendi is going to help them. I hope she’ll be back on the Cerritos soon, though.

Patience can make the walls bleed. That’s honestly a pretty cool ghost power. I bet it’ll come in handy somewhere down the line when the ghosts need to communicate with Jay. Isaac really has a way to go with the whole being a better person thing, though offering to move to the shed was a start. Pete innocently trying to get Sam to call him daddy was hilarious.

I cracked up at Oliver’s “Finally, a celebrity this season.” Also at Bev wondering if the Brothers Sisters are actually twins and the nurse calling Charles, Oliver, and Mabel “a couple of old married men and their caretaker.” Poor Glen! I was suspicious of Marshall ever since they didn’t bother verifying his story about doing stand-up the night of the murder. The trio really messed up with that. And now Mabel is alone with him, yikes. Since he stole Sazz’s script, that explains why Bev complained about each version of his script being worse than the last. He was never a good writer to begin with. I’m assuming he had to have someone helping him after the murder since he’d need to be able to move Sazz’s body and get the place cleaned up, and of course he was on the other side of the building. So now I’m wondering who would be in on it with him.

So glad this show is back! Patience does seem a bit much, especially considering she got kicked out of her town for being too extreme even by Puritan standards, but I felt really bad for her when she said the dirt was her only real friend. It’s interesting how she refers to herself in the third person like Thor does and also uses her name as an exclamation. It was sweet of the ghosts to form a ghost chain to go back for her. Poor Alberta doesn’t seem thrilled with her new roomie, though. I’m guessing Patience will hang around and we’ll see her occasionally like Nigel or Nancy. Favorite line was Thor saying, “I wouldn’t wish that on any non-Dane.” Oh and, “Suck it Thor! Pass it on.”

So like a lot of people suspected, the Westies didn’t kill Dudenoff, but they did put his body in the incinerator and are cashing the checks to keep up the ruse. But it’s because Dudenoff wanted them to. There’s one thing I don’t understand though. Helga moved out because she thought the other Westies killed Dudenoff, but why was Helga’s face scribbled out in the picture in Vince’s apartment? They were lying to her per Dudenoff’s request, but they didn’t hate her. I feel like I’m missing something there. I also don’t think Glenn killed Sazz, because if he did, who attempted to kill him? I still think someone is targeting the stunt people for some reason.

Best line goes to either Mabel for “go run lines or do Ozempic” or Bev for “I’m a self-centered Greek Smurf.” Melissa McCarthy was hilarious, especially her fight with Loretta and “who is that fucking woman?” I felt bad for Mabel having to babysit the actors, but it turns out all their random skills came in handy and they connected dots all the way back to season one. People have been wondering about poor Winnie and the note on Jan’s door and why those weren’t explained. I love the idea of someone having it out for the trio since the beginning but I have no clue who it could be. The Westies cashing Dudenoff’s checks makes sense. It’s possible Dudenoff wasn’t murdered, but when they found out he died, the Westies were worried they’d get busted for the rent control scheme, so they threw his body in the incinerator and cash his checks to keep up the ruse.