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Oh, I so agree on the personal plots! I mean, I'll watch Shaw read the dang phone book while crying - much like Jensen Ackles from Supernatural, he's a pretty crier, heh. Do not mind the eye candy, but I like a little less personal drama from my L&O characters, thanks. Don't need to know about Maura Tierney's adult kids and their problems. (Though her character is growing on me...I don't mind her being abrasive, but I feel like they haven't gotten the balance right yet.) Something that's struck me during the rewatch was that Ben Stone was ahead of his time when it comes to social issues that weren't terribly understood in the early 90s. I like how nuanced his approach to everything is. It's a contrast to. Motorcycle McCoy's louder approach. Oh, and I have another unpopular opinion - I couldn't stand Greevy. There were times when he was the sensible one in the room, but my god if something so much as thought about disagreeing with his personal dogmas he turned into a brat. However, he was a great contrast to young Logan, who was about as open-minded as a TV cop could get back then. IMHO Lupo goes down in L&O history as the most under-appreciated detective. I'm not Anthony Anderson's biggest fan, but I liked them together. I remember feeling like the show really got its legs back, and Van Buren had hot Bernie Hudson, and the show was on such a nice roll ... and then they killed it. Still crying, lol. I love the 30 Rock references to, "THEY CANCELED LAW & ORDER?" because I, too, felt like maybe we weren't America anymore, lol. People love SVU more and I have no idea why. I'm an original recipe purist, and my second favorite in the franchise is Criminal Intent (And I loved ALL the detectives they had - from D'Onofrio to Goldblum - it was always interesting. I still laugh at Logan's "major coffee" line...) I saw Jeremy Sisto on another "cop" show - FBI, maybe? - and I was still remembering him fondly as we call him in our house (Detective Elton from Clueless), but realized WOW, yeah, his time on L&O was a while ago. It felt like in a blink he went from a young detective to the elder statesman - when really it was like, more than a decade ago. I wish they'd find a way to bring on Shambala Green for like, every third episode, lol.

When I saw the news about the health insurance CEO I sent a friend a message — Did Law & Order already do this one? I've been doing a rewatch now that Hulu has 20 seasons. I'm on Briscoe's second or third episode — and man did he come in hot on his first one. It was weird, and I'm glad they softened that up. Jerry Orbach is a treasure and I love Lenny. I think Briscoe/Green is my favorite cop partnership. They had just enough in common and just enough not in common to work. I really liked Logan, but Briscoe and Green just had the best chemistry. Then again, Green had chemistry with everyone except for Detective Beauty Queen, who I just like to not count. I loved Green with Lupo, and am in the minority who liked Fontana. He was such a peculiar character, acting like a mobster while being a cop, throwing around his Chicago accent, talking about his Benz and his expensive shirts, telling everyone he was authorized. He cracked me up. I feel like Green and Van Buren were amused by him, which was amusing to me? I dunno — he didn't bother me. I liked Ben Stone — it's interesting how Jack McCoy has become such a TV institution. I wonder if Ben Stone would have? I love McCoy and his sudden onset emotional yelling. Seeing him retire made me wander if he was still riding his motorcycle, heh. My favorite ADA was Abbie, but I also loved Rubirosa and really wanted McCoy to just fire Cutter and let Connie take over. Serena grated so much, but none of the others bothered me. Agree it's time we had a woman in the first chair. And wow I almost forgot about Claire. Looking forward to that era during my holiday binge. :) The current show version ... I have an open mind? I really like Shaw, and the other one is growing on me. There's something weird about Hugh Dancy's performance that makes me oddly uncomfortable. He seems doomy? Or like he's hiding a big secret? It's weird. (But I'll take him over Cutter any day. That guy grated.) This show premiered when I was in college (I'm very old...), and rewatching the first two seasons reminded me how very 80s the early 90s looked. And it's just trippy how much has changed, starting with the pay phones and DNA being questioned a new, unreliable science. And I think every actor who has ever acted has been on this show...

I'm so glad this show is finally streaming! My sister and I loved this show so much we actually got into a hot water with a Baltimore cop when we visited in 1998. We saw a cop car, and idiot me (I was YOUNG, and an idiot.) sat on the car hood and told my sister to get a photo. She took a pic, and then a dude cop was like WHAT GET OFF MY CAR WHAT? He wound up taking a picture with us because he thought my sister was hot so no cuffs, lol. Anyway, I remember loving this show and remember elements to it (I mostly remember the characters and some of the crimes), but this is almost a new watch for me instead of a re-watch. The first 4 or so seasons are so damn good - I watched the first season like, wow, they let this grit on network TV? It's just SUCH a compelling show, and even the characters I don't like, I'm interested in. Frank Pembleton might be the most compelling cop ever on TV. The Law-and-Order-fication of the show was almost abrupt - I'm sure it didn't feel that way when I was taping episodes on my VCR once a week. The earlier seasons are definitely stronger, but I never minded Kellerman, and I was always a Falsone fan and wish he'd come along earlier. The first few seasons - we get Jon Waters twice, and I think I spotted every actor who was in Serial Mom by the end of season 3. So glad this is streaming!

Bonnie is messed up (in the book and on the show). And I assumed it was a spring, not a swamp or a marsh. Lots of beautiful springs in Florida (which can be pretty deep), lots of manatees hanging out in springs. I thought it was so pretty. It's been a while, but I don't think Rosa's sister was in the book. I could be wrong - I need to revisit.

I love this show. I mean - I live in Florida, LOVE the keys, might be Hiaasen's biggest fan, loved this book, have an inexplicable life-time love for Vince Vaughn, love me a Dukes of Hazard narration, lol. So I'm enjoying this so very much. I think they've done a great job of capturing the tone and the pace of the book. And it might be an unpopular opinion but I've been LOL'ing at Yancy's one-liners. I also love the casting. Zak Braff was great - I was surprised to see him then remembered who the show runner is. Yancy is the focus of another book, so I wonder if they'll just slide into that after this story is told, or if it's like the Handmaid's Tale and things just go rogue after we get beyond the first book material. We'll see. Loving it so far. Like, I have 0 complaints. But I love the keys - it's hard for me to not enjoy a show filmed there. :) (I have a Rayburn for Sheriff tshirt, lol.)

I think Heather is all buddies with Jesus J because they both have transgender sons? I feel like I read that they bonded over that? Alexis is gross. Just gross. Her arrested development happened at around 15? The "you ate my bow?" episode is on now, and Alexis has changed literally not at all. Maybe less Jesus, but more jugs, and even dumber. To her, a man with "money" is the ultimate prize and the only way to get them is to look like a blowup doll and worship them. It's gross, and I'm just glad they haven't brought back Gretchen and Slade (and their BS) because it's too much ick for one cast. I really hope Alexis is stunt casting and we won't see her a lot, but I have a feeling my hopes will be dashed... Shannon. SHANNON. I have a family full of alcoholics. I have vast experience with pretty much every single brand of problem drinkers, and Shannon is just a garden variety upper-middle class alcoholic. The control, the repression, the outbursts, the denial, the fakery, the entitlement, the dramatic scenes - this woman could be my aunt, and both of them need rehab. Her daughters playing along, just going through the motions, happy they have lives to go back to. And good lord their dad is David - they have no where to run, lol. I have about as much interest in Shannon's redemption arc as I did Tom Sandoval's. Bye wigs. I didn't watch the show when Tamra wasn't on it - I sort of jumped back into it during a marathon my sister was watching. But I was weirdly happy to see her. She knows how to housewife. And Eddie really does seem to be a stand-up guy who seems to really love her. (If there's some article about Eddie kicking dogs or something please don't tell me, heh.) I've always liked Gina okay. I'm fascinated by her eye makeup and inconsistent hair style choices. Emily looks great but she looked great before. I am a fan of Heather Paige Kent and I always will be. (Her name change was null and void after Sarah Winchester ate the bow on that cake!) Her blue dress was lovely. The ladies crowding by the window to watch Shannon and Alexis cracked me up. This is a good cast. And no Vicki. Refreshing. Looking forward to getting to know the newbie.

OMG, that was ridiculous. I lost any sympathy I had for Andrea after she lost her mind about a guy she met 4 days before. And Rob is just chaos. And all the tears, FFS, this is Love Island. Nobody is leaving and going to prison or being exiled. Good. God. Aaron was so OOT but then he goes and hugs and gives "Consie" a peck on his - pec? I can't hate him. He's adorable. And Leah making fun of Kaylor for thinking the UK is in Europe. 🤣 I CAN'T. I love JaNa, and I'm glad they kept her, because I'm pretty sure Overalls would have gotten bored of Andrea by maybe day 5. He's just playing. I can't get mad because this is all ridiculous.

The fashion and makeup choices are ... choices. I thought they were all at least 40 but then no, they're barely legal. 🤣 Can't stop watching. The Snookie-looking one might be my favorite. :) I think when Ariana came on VPR she was smug - but I never saw her as dour. She was brought on the show to be Scheana's friend - I wonder if Scheana is trying to build a time machine to make some different decisions? 😅

I still don't quite understand Love Island, its purpose, the rules, how it goes - why it exists? - but I can't look away. I haven't felt this way about a tv show since Rock of Love, so this might be my new favorite thing. 😅 These women slathering on the makeup together is fascinating. The sleeping arrangements are fascinating. The fashion choices are fascinating. I'm in. 🤣 That said, Ariana is really, really good at this. This show might be weirdo fluff, but wow she's great as a host. And I know she's had some great things happening lately (IT'S ALL HAPPENING, SCHEANA!) and that a year away from the worm with a mustache can't be anything but good, but I feel like EVERY pic I see of Ariana lately she just looks so damn happy. In lots of the SAH pix she's just smiling ear-to-ear. Nothing looks as beautiful as happy. 😍

I think it’s on Peacock. I believe they are filming now. Not sure when it will be on - I got distracted by the cast and ignored the rest. 🤣

My first thought: Well, I won't be watching. Then I see Boston Rob, Bob the Drag Queen, and Dorinda Medley? Oh, I'll be watching. Sandoval thinks he's this super unique, compelling guy—and he's the epitome of medicre failure to launch. Being around anyone who has any brains, game, creativity, and—in Dorinda's case, the ability to both make it nice and also make it not well, bitch—he's going to be the most extra cringe, and now I'm kinda low-key excited. Scheana has revealed who she is so many times and it continues to be boring. I look forward to reading Summer Moon's tell-all when I'm in assisted living... Billie is so messy but she's looking really great.

I'm almost mad at the lost footage. There was some funny/entertaining stuff in there. I would have thoroughly enjoyed an entire episode about Ally doing her Swiftie cosplay, James supporting her, and everyone clapping with tilted heads cuz she's just so cute. My favorite quote of the entire season: Someone: It takes a village to raise a child. Katie: It takes a COVEN. One thing that really jumped out at me this season and during the reunion is that Sandoval cannot go more than 20 seconds without making a gross sex reference. This isn't exactly a church group, and I'm not a really a prude, but Sandoval weirdly sexualizes everything and it makes me just basically terrified of the dark nooks of his brain. He may not have any light nooks. So is Broke not getting paid? Is he really just doing this all for the follows? Does he really think that Scheana is his sugar mama? Is he THAT dumb that he thinks this is the path to riches? This is not Survivor. There will not be a season 50. Expand your skills. GET A JOB. Next season, we need more Graham/Hippie and the cats. Heh, Hippie and the Cats sounds like a tie-dye wearing children's group...

I read a comment (here, Reddit, the internets?) that Lala treated Ariana as she was treated (after Lala's split with Fofty) and that Katie treated Ariana the way she wishes she'd been treated (when she finally cut ties Shorts). I think that speaks volumes about each of them. I'm disgusted that Sandoval got his public apology theatrics, but there was no way to avoid it. Since Ariana DID FILM WITH SANDOVAL MANY TIMES, she showed up for the reunion and filmed with him there. Cuz it's her job. Lala and Scheana are not the producers, nor the storywriters. They are rabid puppets. Also, I feel like Ariana has gotten higher-quality media training. She handled everything like a calm, cool, champ. I've never liked Scheana (keep your legs closed to married men), but WOW this season I went from UGH SHE'S SO DESPERATE AND ANNOYING to "Hm, does she have a soul?" She and Broke are so pathetic and shallow. But OMG the LOOK on Scheana's face when she realized that nope, she did NOT get through the season without the worst of her shit talk being aired. And the thing of it is, even after seeing it, I bet Ariana still considers her "family" and that makes me so sad. Cut her and her pathetic dumb wife-beating-kid-abandoner out of your life. I feel like Lala is grooming Scheana... Katie is most def the #1 guy in the group. They Valley is pretty entertaining. Please keep Scheana, her poorly dressed bodyguard and LFU off of it. Thx.

Good. Use the show, Ariana, just like they used you, and just like literally everyone else uses the show - except the others don't have that much going on. The last thing I wanted to see was her talk to Sandoval, and she had no obligation to do so. If the show is done, I'm also cool with that. After the narrative this season, I have no desire to tune back in. Ariana and Katie would be smart to put all these chuckleheads in their rearview.

Yup. I read Katie apologized once she saw the episodes. One of the reasons I like Katie - she apologizes when she's wrong. Sometimes she doesn't think she's wrong when she is, lol, but I like that she can admit when she is. I am still not sure what Jo expected that night, other than drama. But thanks for the throwback of Paul Harvey!