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Everyone on this show is FUCKED up with a capital F, but I still like it. I hope it gets a second season. Tho I have no actual idea what it's all about, in the end. Ramon was still in town when the volcano blew, I assumed he just popped into a Walgreens to pick up a mask before venturing further. But it's...what, 70, 80 miles from Portland to Mt Hood? he sure did a lot of walking. I'm kind of bummed that Steven is a douchebag. I still hate Greg. I would run screaming from this family. Anyone who gets involved with ANY of them is insane. And cheers to Layla for getting the eff out. Farid said he'd gotten that cat o' nine tails after 'the last time'. No, he nor his uncle smuggled it out of Iran.

I'm really fond of Zach Braff, too, tho it's totally not cool to like him, but whatever. My guy and I still watch Scrubs repeats literally all the time. This was very pilot-y, as in trying to fit too much in too quick, a little too precious, a lot of trying too hard. But there are elements I really like, and I hope it can live up those moments. I'll keep watching.

I liked it. almost all pilots are a little shaky, and then hopefully they find their footing. I love Jenna F and Oliver Hudson, and the supporting cast, and I think this has real potential. I'll watch again.

Ugh, yes, the bird carnage. Honestly, I closed my eyes and tuned out until I knew that was over, so I don't really know what happened. If there was more after that, I missed it. That is generally enough to get me to stop watching too, and I hope it doesn't become any kind of trend, or i'll be out as well.

I became semi-fascinated with this story after watching All the Money in the World, and when I saw Brendan Fraser was attached, that was the icing on the cake to watch. THEN I saw that Danny Boyle is directing, so it's must see, for me. Sutherland's Getty is even more loathsome and abysmal and ugly than Christopher Plummers version. The film didn't bother with harem or sexual proclivities, so that part of the story is mostly new to me. Also: gross. That opening scene---George Getty in the garage with a barbeque fork--was horrifying and riveting. (if maybe not quite true). I loved the kid who played JP3 in the film (Charlie Plummer) but I think this iteration may be pretty great too. I think next week's features much more Fletcher Chace/Brendan Fraser, so yay.

I'm often critical of this show, for lots of reasons, but I really did like this episode...most of it anyway. It didn't make me cry, it's never made me cry, but I did have a few 'awww' moments, and even better, it made me laugh. Wedding Planner Kevin was hilarious, and him yelling about gift bags over the phone at someone who turned out to be Randall was my first laugh. I seriously just loved Randall and Kevin's entire dynamic the entire episode. And them getting ice cream (Nutella!) while searching for Kate made me love them both. I also loved the 'worse case scenario' conversations, they made me laugh out loud. I liked Randall and Beth again too--they're occasionally just too insufferable together, but I loved them here. And I liked Zoe, and covet her big beautiful turquoise earrings. I do think it would have come up that Deja's situation was so very similar to Beth's with Zoe before now, but then again...the Pearsons all kind of make everything about them. Zoe and Kevin together are almost too pretty. But I was one of the few who really liked Sophie too, so I'm a little sad if that is really over. Kevin's toast started out nicely but it did devolve into maudlin and inappropriate, but then again...that's the Pearsons. But I liked that he acknowledged it was weird. Kate's dress really was pretty. I hated the timing of Toby's parents' concerns about Kate, but...they are not wrong. Kate is a handful, and emotionally very needy, and they are not wrong to be concerned. Of course, then we flash forward to see that Toby is the one curled up in a fetal position needing help...which....come ON show, you couldn't just let it be nice and happy for 7 seconds? That was so....disheartening. I like Lyric Ross very much, but is there anything more infuriating and rage inducing than a sullen teenager> (I say as a former very sullen teenager). She has reason to be so sad and angry and disturbed, but her attitude was one thing...and then taking a bat to Randall's beloved car...ugh, I don't even KNOW how they're supposed to react to that. She definitely deserves real punishment and consequences, but I'm not even sure what's appropriate in this case. It does seem as if future Randall and Adult Tess are talking about Future Deja, but the writers probably aren't even sure yet who 'she' is. I wouldn't have wanted Rebecca to give up her crescent moon necklace to Kate. That necklace is HER touchstone to Jack. Kate can have it when she dies. Did they even mention Toby's brother or why he wasn't there? Speaking of brothers...are Kevin and Zoe going to 'Nam to find a long lost Nicky? Did Jack have another kid over there?

Cheyenne Jackson is uncommonly pretty, and he and Will looked so pretty together, tho yeah...he's about 15 years too young to play Micheal. I was disappointed, I wanted Will to find love n happiness with him. I didn't even remember who played OriginalMicheal, so I was happy to see Cheyenne, and sorry he's already gone. So glad they're not going to go the Jack and Will as endgame way, that's just...wrong.

It was truly gross, and I had to avert my eyes a few times. And Hannibal is my fave show, but, you know, he was a handsome, fastidious, elegant cannibal. this stuff was nasty. I also felt a lot of callbacks to previous episodes, especially Sanguinarium. The blender scene nearly ruined this morning's smoothie. Winn Duffy!! I loved pretty much everything with M&S. I love his new glasses (and yeah, they really need to remember that both Mulder and Scully wore glasses in long ago episodes). I love his joke about bursting into flames upon entering a church, cuz I make the same joke. I loved his 'did you get a new haircut?', which I just took to be stereotypical male-inattention rather than being half blind. I loved all their banter, and the final scene in the church, and the heartbreaking admissions they both made...Scully's regrets about William, and about leaving Mulder...his about sometimes wishing she'd just fled long ago so as not to have her life ruined by him. I loved the Lost in Translation whisper...I'm okay with not knowing what she said, exactly. I don't even mind her doubts about whether they're together or not...I think she's needing reassurance now. She left him, and sadly, Mulder probably never tried hard to stop her. He probably never called her up after too many Scotches to beg her to come home. He pined, but he probably never let her see he pined. So I think she really wants to hear from him that he really wants her back, when in his heart, she's always been his one in five billion. But goddammit, I really wanted a kiss. I don't want the show to be over, and I don't actually want it to continue without GA, but you know what...I'd watch. I watched when DD left, and he's my boo...so if he's still around, I will watch, even if I actively hate whatever machinations they'd have to go thru to explain why Scully isn't there.

I haven't gotten to see this episode yet but I am definitely in this for the long haul. I do hope others are watching. jimmi and josh and bokeem deserve it!

Finished The Nix, which I thought was really fabulous. Dense, superbly written, engrossing, tragic, hilarious...it got a little batshit crazy at times...one ten page chapter that is ONE long long long breathless, insane sentence...but I just loved it all. Five stars, for me (which makes, almost unbelievably, 4 five star books for me in recent months (along with American Fire, Fact of a Body, and Little Fires Everywhere). Then read a little throwaway thriller called Friend Request by Laura Marshall. Meh. It did keep me turning the pages and the premise is creepy fun, but the payoff was unsatisfying for me. Next: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando, about 6 children who disappear one day, and only five come back--devoid of memories--11 years later. I liked it...it's a pretty compelling read, but again, a kind of unsatisfying ending. Now reading Jane Harper's The Dry. Still early on but the very first chapter had me hooked.

That was her! I guess I was more impressed with her hysterical crying...I thought she was quite good.

I liked this one. It was sort of nice to get a semi-break from the Pearsons. I really felt for Deja and her mom, and the coolest grandma ever, which: yes, why get Pam Grier for a one off episode? Let her be Beth's mom/ or Randall's bio grandmom, or something! I didn't think i'd really care about the episode, not because I don't like Deja, I do--the actress has such a dignified, quiet gravitas, and she's able to express so much with her face and eyes, I'm really impressed with her--but I didn't think I really needed to see her back story. But it turned out to be more compelling, to me, than many other episodes. Shauna is not a bad person. She messes up, like a lot of people do, and maybe has bad taste in men, and addiction issues. But she loves her kid, and she tries hard. Yeah, poverty and circumstance are what are mostly against her. Do we know who Deja's bio dad is? How long before he turns up?

Mr. Chuckleteeth was the stuff of nightmares. I'm not kidding, I literally jumped every time he showed up. the demonic teletubby was terrifying too. I liked it. as others have said, it was all very old school and creepy. The town mob going after the pedophile, and the cop shooting him point blank...was really disturbing. Also, I'm now worried about that poor little caged monkey. The cheating chief kept reminding me of a better looking Donnie Pfaster. I recognized the woman who played his wife from Veronica Mars and General Hospital...I thought she was pretty impressively good. "You're my homie.". Mulder, you beautiful dork.

For me, he's a young Timothy Olyphant.

I don't know, I'm still liking the show. the actors keep me interested, even when the characters are baffling, I think. And I also watch for Ramon, for shallow reasons. Holly Hunter's character can be so abrasive....like with her daughter, delicately decimating her life's work compared to her own 'selfless' need to 'save the world'. And she seemed like a ball-buster to her husband in the pilot, leading a few folks to say no wonder Tim Robbins had a hooker on the side...but in the last two episodes, she's almost kittenish and coy and fluttery around him. I guess getting properly laid did that for her. I'm curious about the rich guy they keep mentioning, who had a thing for her...I'm guessing he's going to show up at some point. I didn't get the birthday party thing either...NO kids showed up, and NO parents responded? Does everyone just hate them, and their little girl? Duc is pretty but man, he's really kind of a douchebag. I am an atheist who has no patience for anyone proselytizing to me, but Farid getting wine-blitzed and telling off his wife's Imam was a little out of line. The imam was annoying AF, and Farid clearly has good reasons for his feelings, but he accepted an invitation to the man's home, and went in with a chip on his shoulder. He should have just turned down the invite, or else, smoked a little more of the weed that made him accept it in the first place. I agreed with him, but his behavior here wasn't charming, and did dishonor his wife. Intrigued about what's going on with Henry. I thought he was sleepwalking too...who ghosts out and leaves their phone behind? I have no idea where they're going with Ramon's visions, which is sort of nice. This show has its problems, but I'm still gonna watch.

Yeah, I actually quite liked this episode but there is a bizarre shift from season one and season two, especially in regards to Robert. I'm happy with the new Robert, but it's kind of jarring, the difference, and yes, his ability to hand over a check for more than I make a year without blinking, and take the kids to Italy for two months (not to mention, be able TO just take off for two months). It does all seem very unrealistic. And yeah, kind of like Carrie and the chicks were all more fiscally realistic in the first season or two of SATC but then all wound up in nothing but outrageous pricey designer wear later on. I know we want escapism, but I like some realism too, and I hope the show doesn't go too far down that path. I mean, if it comes back. Molly Shannon continues to bug. I understood Frances' initial reaction to not wanting to let the kids go. It's a long period of time for them to be away, and it's something she wanted to do for/with them herself. It would sting--more than sting--to watch them be able to do that with the new woman in your ex's life, no matter who you are. She came around and let them go, which she really didn't have to do. I didn't think she was being selfish, or if she was, it was very human of her.

I absolutely prefer this show to blackish now. It's more real, more raw, more gritty, more witty. And genuinely funny. And blessedly no ruby.

And Smith AKA Jason Lewis is in Midnight Texas, which I think is coming back for another season. I don't think any of these people are relying on SJP for a job. I get what you're saying but they've all worked steadily enough that I have a hard time believing they are only siding with SJP for job security. I could be wrong though, what the hell do I know? I assumed that Carrie and the rest of the chicks all KNEW Bobby was gay and had known him to have relationships with men over the years. I never got the impression that they were just basing it on how campy and flamboyant he was. But I could be wrong about that too. But of course he could have had relationships with men over the years and still have fallen for bitsy. He could just truly be bisexual or pansexual.

I believe...both. He loved her, and they had affection and companionship and made one another's lives easier, maybe. Maybe it's an open relationship. Maybe it's sexless (the miracle baby notwithstanding) and they're both free to pursue that elsewhere. I have no real dog in the Kim/SJP fight, but I thought, even excusing that she was grieving, that Kim's public IG post was pretty terrible, unless, you know, SJP like...had something to do with her brother's actual death or something. Otherwise, it's fairly inexcusable, imo. Even if you hate someone and think their sympathy is insincere, I think you just say thanks or say nothing and move on. I have never loved to hate SJP (even when I hated Carrie) and I do think it's notable that everyone in the SATC universe--subtly, or not subtly--seems to be team SJP here. I also have nothing against Kim, and I"m sorry for her considerable loss. Whatever, it all sure got ugly. Ryan Murphy will be making a limited run series about this in 10 years. I hated the second movie, and I feel ashamed saying this, but I'd be fine with a third movie, sans Sam.

I was very ready for Merline to go home, so yay. And I love Anthony so much, I'm glad he's still there. Josh is stupid and loathsome, but I actually probably liked his dress best. I mostly wear black too, but I'm also obsessed with color, just in general...I loved seeing Issac's collection at the museum. I'd love to really see it in person.

I loved the "YUM" after every selection they made on the menu. Even when it didn't seem so yum.

There might have been actual intention for the use of the song....here are some of the lyrics: but who knows? It's one I've loved for years, and it's actually much longer and janglier and there's spoken word stuff in it and those who didn't like it would probably REALLY hate the whole song! For me, tho, because I was already feeling emotional about Carl's death, hearing the opening strains of that song just made me start crying sooner than I'd expected to.

Dang, there are a lot of Conor Oberst haters here. I stand alone in loving him, and that song. I'm quitting the show not just cuz of Carl's death, but actually more cuz of the way they got rid of Chandler (and by extension, Carl). But it's Negan. Fucking Negan. Show-killer. Carl's death just gave me the final excuse I needed to stop watching his scenery chomping evil stupidity.

So is nobody watching this? I'm hooked already. Jimmi Simpson is such a good, underrated actor, and he's already just fabulous in this. I only know the bare bones about any of this particular story...the East Coast/West Coast thing, the Rampart scandal, etc, so I'm really interested in learning about it all. Josh Duhamel looks so much like Timothy Olyphant in this....I like him fine, but I just kept wishing he WERE Tim O.

I'm so happy that this show is apparently just embracing and keeping the crazy. it's so much better when it's batshit. Ugh, Hen, really?? You've got a sexy, loving, stable PARTNER at home waiting in bed for you, but by all means go bang the skinny crack addict felon. Hen's kind of dead to me now. I hope she loses Tracie Thoms for sure. The guy in the mirrored window WAS Creepy AF. Tho it seems like it might have occurred to the lady that those windows are very reflective and have turned around. Probably good that she did not. and I was completely wrong but I was CERTAIN that cop that came to listen to the 911 tape was the killer! I was just sure that he was trying to hear if his own voice was on the tape, and also was sure that his name was going to be on the earlier police report. I mean, I had no motive for him or anything, but I really thought that was where it was going.