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The caveman animation looked fantastic. I am glad when they get to branch out with different animation styles. Poor Julie Kavner’s voice. I just want to give her tea with lemon and honey.

I was so excited that Katy didn’t die. It was just a fun change-up to the formula. And I was so sure she would since the family legacy and accident at a practice immediately mad me think of Adam Petty. Charles Melton is so ridiculously pretty. I didn’t want him to be evil. He had good chemistry with Natasha Lyonne. And Natasha Lyonne has killer legs. These are my major takeaways from the episode.

AI guy has had a great character arc. It was nice to see Nora and Ingrid bonding. I hope "copy" Nathan is the dead one, or that he's misunderstanding and he got something like a "merge changes" procedure with both sets of memories. I think that would give Ingrid some good motivation to work against Horizen more actively if they destroyed the version of Nathan that actually loved her back. The commercial for Horizen was very well done.

I just want to give Nathan (and the show) credit for his calm and sweet response to Nevaeh throwing a tampon at him. "Aw, Nevaeh, you're all grown up." A lot of other shows would've gone with him being grossed out, but nope, he's a good uncle and maintains basic maturity.

Jade's great. They really roll with these supernatural punches far better than I would. Wouldn't make a bad addition to the cast if there were going to be a season 5. I mean, I still ship Nick and George Ace looked just completely done when Bess squeed at the possibility of Nancy and Tristan being soulmates. Can't even depend on his platanchor. "How'd you find me?" "Oh, just followed our death curse." Hee. Nancy's past life being buried at Dead Man's Bluff where she was born feels very on the nose. Nick's "These people are my family. I will protect them. I will protect this town" hit a little harder than it should have. He's such a great character. I love how much he's grown since season 1. Or maybe just how much I've grown to like him. I'm so happy they stopped him from running in. When Bess told Nancy this was her last life, I was like eh, whatever, she didn't know she had a past life till now, this being the last isn't a big deal, but when they said Ace's was damaged too, I was like "No!!" I'm glad they all are doing well and taking on some good career choices. Good kiss for Ace and Nancy. Glad they broke the curse. I like that the girls were all wearing their uniform colors in the last scene. Ace's initial's are AH. Is that the closest we're going to get to calling him a Hardy Boy?

So I just finished watching and/or rewatching every episode of the series and am now completely caught up on The Simpsons. I think their 30s are going somewhat better than their 20s, but maybe that's just cause I had seen most of the 20s so they weren't as amusing as new content.

The supportive bromance between Ryan and Carson is always great. I love how Ryan gave Carson full credit for raising "the best person I ever met" and supports him in being a dad again. I feel like I need to rewatch season 1 and remind myself much he has grown. All right, the truth was heartbreaking as the title suggests. Poor Ace. And it makes perfect sense because all I can think of is back in season 2 when he got kidnapped and was telling Nancy not to give up the info to save him because he couldn't be responsible for the deaths of those people. Yay for character consistency. Boo for sad Ace breaking my heart. George can do better than this guy. I really liked her and Nick better together. I appreciate that they're trying to set everyone up for a happy ending with significant others, but I feel like George going off with this guy and selling the Claw is a bad idea.

I just finished the second episode of season 3 and really enjoying it so far. The confrontation between George and Joe was good. A very satisfying and believable fight scene. I'm glad they didn't drag out the realization. I liked the goodbyes between Callie and Joe (and him telling the team to call Callie with the good news that Frank didn't break up with her). I'm amused that Joe is now taller than Frank. I don't know who he was playing but Rory/Ragman from Arrow was some guy in a suit. Which makes two My Babysitter's a Vampire alumni on this show. I want to know who on the show decided they would not be using "codices" and would say "codexes" instead. I also was completely thrown by Drew listening to "None of Your Business" since it didn't come out until 1994 and I thought this show was pretty solidly set in the 80s. ETA: Okay, I finished and I don't want to make another post. Overall I liked the season more than season 2, would need to rewatch season 1 to tell that for sure. There were a lot of subverted expectations - setting us up for a Nancy Drew reveal, Laura seemingly returning from the dead, mind control setup leading to simulation reveal. I enjoyed Chet's insistence on not cutting off a hand when Joe would've totally gone with it. I'm more confused by the benefits to Drew of having everyone in a simulation. She doesn't exactly have a Matrix-style feeding machine set up for the planet, so I feel like they're all gonna die in a few dies. Bailee Madison made a good villain. Joe saying he doesn't even know what grade he's in anymore was a nice leaning on the 4th wall moment. I still feel like I've decided JB is alive. He looked dead yes, but they had to leave immediately, who's to say he couldn't have been revived.

I just hope that in the final episode just when Nancy and George are ready to go off to college the pandemic hits and they find out they're stuck in Horseshoe Bay just a little longer. The way their luck goes, it would be fitting.

Ah, supernatural shenanigans that show off the cast's respectable comedy chops. Tunji Kasim did a solid imitation of Bess's accent. Maddison Jaizani also did a pretty good George. Aw, Nancy was learning ASL. Carson and Ryan talking about Kate was a nice little moment. I appreciated Ryan accepting his role as Dad #2. I've been really happy with the way he's taken on his fatherly role to Nancy. Carson hugged Ryan! I didn't know I needed that until now. I loved that Nancy was willing to open up to the Drew Crew in the end. And George was the first one like "Oh, Nancy." Group hugs are always welcome. Oh, town council lady was one Army Wives. I always liked her there. I was not expecting this episode to include a food fight. I love the way Ace acknowledged that he's a better person with Nancy in his life. So often when characters say that they're using it to manipulate the person or excuse their own bad behavior, but it didn't play that way here.

I love when we get to see the Drew Crew together doing ridiculous things. The show does well with the silly supernatural montages, so I loved the one person fights with riddle solving. I loved Nick's "that's not going to work this time" right before it, of course, works. Smooth slipping the dice to Bess during the interview. Did he really say "You just won the silver." And then the strategically ripped, pec exposing shirt which he then tore more before going full 80s action movie on the Grim while explain things to his new romantic parner who also threw out a silver platter and made puns. Proves they're a pretty good match. Jade's winning me over even if I still want Nick with George. I loved Ace speaking for the audience with "At least we got to see you as an action hero." "You let a beloved domesticated ferret go!" Kennedy McMann once again has excellent delivery. The Ace/Nancy convo at the end was sad. Well acted, but sad. And I was less emotionally invested in them after being in a mood for ghost fights. I liked the representation of having Carson revealed as having dyslexia and George likely having ADHD but it felt a little forced to me. Like I would've expected Carson's dyslexia to be mentioned sooner rather than halfway through the final season.

I'm glad Midge and Susie tried with Lenny, but there's no hope for that situation. Kind of makes me wish there was less Lenny Bruce throughout the series. "My daughter's trauma will have to wait until she's old enough to go shopping with my mother." "That's fair." Good for Rose. I'm glad everyone was supportive of her. The writers giving her a standing ovation. I'm glad Gordon came around and was genuinely surprised he invited her to the couch. Great aging on 2005 Susie's hands. Susie seems to be living in Hawaii. Good for her. I was expecting Midge to be one of the Jeopardy answers. The flashforwards feel even more pointless now, though I was happy to see some of the successes.

And to be perfectly honest, when I first saw her on Gilmore Girls in 2000 she looked older than 29. Granted, she has aged pretty well, but she seems to be constantly 40ish.

I love that she sent her enforcers out for Dinah's boyfriend. And that she was sending her care deliveries. The death scene with Harry Drake was moving. Darren Criss did some excellent work in his scene. His voice sounded so different from what I'm used to, I had to look up whether it was really him. I love that Joel looks after Midge still. And that Susie wouldn't press charges. And that he earned Nick and Frankie's respect. And he made sure Archie steered clear of the trouble. They really brought in the Gilmore Girls alums for this one. "I am gonna beat you with a pineapple" is an excellent threat. I loved Midge's wedding pantsuit. That cake looked delicious and expensive. The FBI raided the temple to get Joel? Yikes. I loved "Dammit, Chava, I understand a decent amount of Hebrew." Susie and Midge's breakup was excellent. I love that Susie knows the B-52s. The Midge video was beautiful. "Tits up" almost brought a tear to my eye, which is not a sentence that should be true.

The long-winded explanation leading to Midge becoming a pirate amused me. I thought Midge only meant to fake the jacket going overboard. It was good to see that she actually stood up for someone. I appreciated Shirley's dedication to making sure Zelda's dress was perfect. I'm glad everyone loves Zelda, but Joel's parents were genuinely sweet and caring while they are also the least involved in her life.

Ethan turned out way more normal than I would've guessed. I'm not convinced this season isn't just a dream from Midge who's still recovering from that hypothermia.

I enjoyed this one. Kennedy McMann's comedic chops in the speed dating scene were shown off. I'm always happy to see Osric Chau. He and Ryan should form a "teenage fathers who came into their daughters lives late but are doing a pretty decent job now" club. I feel George's paper check is going to be destroyed before it gets to the bank, but I love that she was going to set all her sisters up with college funds. Bess is at her best when she is looking out for her friends in overbearing and annoying ways. She's just so enthusiastic about helping them in the most awkward way possible. She manages to make it charming and sincere.

I really want to name a thread about Salma Hayek either of these things now.

And then they went the "actress pregnant, character not" route with the scarf draped over her chest. Which does make sense as a character choice. I kind of love the character choices feeling very grounded in real life behaviors in this one. Of course Sarah and Jordan are going to act like bratty teenagers about stuff. Of course Lana's going to go to the Kents to tell them about Jordan's behavior since it puts him in danger. Of course Clark is going to advocate for fair treatment of his son. Of course Sarah and Jon are going to be annoyed at their parents for intervening without checking with them. Of course Jordan's gonna use his powers to help when a tornado appears. Of course he's gonna eavesdrop on his parents when Lex Luthor appears. Nice moment of Sam directing people to safety. Really the most unrealistic thing in this one is Lex is in the yard the second Clark decides to listen for him. All right how long until one of the boys is abducted by Lex Luthor? Ooh, is he going to take Superboy Jordan as collateral to keep Superman from intervening with the Kents then wonder why he can't find both twins?

Kennedy always displays great comedic chops as out of character Nancy. I'm happy she told him about the curse. I didn't think that would happen. Yay for honesty! Although I kind of expected the curse to view attempting to break the curse as "acting on their feelings" and attempt to take Ace out right then and there. These were fantastic lines. I agree about Jolene as a boat name.

The Good: Eddie turns good. All the evil speedster returns. It was nice to see and hear them one last time. You especially, Tony Todd. Bringing Caitlin back from the dead. I was gonna be annoyed if they didn't. Joe's back! And he sang! And he cooked! And he proposed to Cecile (finally!). I did keep forgetting their not married. I love that Singh was his wingman (ringman?) and had the ring ready to go. And I appreciate that Cecile threw a pillow down on the floor before Joe knelt down. One last Iris/Barry montage for the road. Although maybe Joe should've sang "Running Home to You" instead for the final song. Baby Nora is adorable. Barry wearing purple in honor of Nora while holding her. I can't remember him ever wearing purple. The Bad: We're not acknowledging Cisco? Really? No fruit basket? No video call? I was hoping Carlos was pulling an Andrew Garfield and he really would appear in the finale, but to not even mention him? His best friend came back from the dead! Wait, did they never tell him Caitlin died? Cecile really had to say "I feel your..." one last time didn't she. Ugh. I would've appreciated the "Barry chooses speedsters" montage if we'd been given any indication this season that he'd been researching people to choose. Or if they'd thrown in some actors with histories as DC speedsters. Although the only ones I can think of are Kyle Gallner who played Bart on Smallville, and Michael Rosenbaum as animated Flash. Couldn't have hurt to emphasize the multiverse one last time. Hell, Barry could've also thrown the lightning at himself in 2013 as well as 1990 Barry. And it would've tied in with Grant's wish for Barry to be the lightning bolt that struck 2013 Barry. The Random: This is not a criticism of the show, but even by TV newborn standards that was a big baby. And she clearly had strong feelings about being covered in slime for the birth scene.

But it reminded me of Beebo and that's a good thing! And Buddy got a new toy! This episode was like Return of the King with ending after ending. Poor Starman. I love that his last words were worrying about Pat, and I'm glad he gets brought back in the future. I was really expecting more from Pat when he talked about how to get untied after he'd been held hostage before. I was hoping he'd start in on these steps: https://www.worstcasescenario.com/blog/how-to-survive-being-buried-alive. And that was loosely packed dirt, I have no problem believing he got out.

The Crocks have had such a great redemption arc, coming out of villainy to be there for their daughter and learning about the power of friendship. At least they to to die knowing Arty had made the football team. And I typed that sentence right before Jordan said "At least you'll die together." I don't like that we think alike. I'm at least glad that Cameron's grandma didn't kill them. I thought it was going there.

I appreciate that the detective considered Eddie might be a clone or cyborg and wanted to take him to the hospital. So, they didn't even try to age up Chester and Cecile for 2049? I feel like with Allegra they at least gave her more mature style and hair. But c'mon, Cecile'd be in her 70s by then. And Chester had the same damn ponytail. Ok, I did like Cecile's reaction to looking unchanged. Iris willingly went gray before Cecile? Seriously? I didn't like Chilblain talking about how much he loved Barry. Y'all aren't buddies. I was not expecting to see Barry mid-episode. The lead being in half an episode should not be shocking. Barry's hug to Eddie was a nice surprise. It was nice to see them bond before he went psycho. Ok, the thing about Negative Speed Force saying "I'm not the little girl you loved" is that Barry actually only knows the twenty-something version of his daughter, so she really doesn't have her facts. I like Cecile's costume. The blue's flattering and Virtue as a name for a superhero lawyer with empath skills makes sense. Not saying we needed a new costume or rehashing her family issues again in the penultimate episode of the series, but am I really surprised? Iris saying "I haven't seen you like this in so long" gave me Time Traveler's Wife vibes. Like 2023ish Barry has definitely been seen in the intervening years. Good song choice for the final scene. I'm happy for Rick Cosnett getting to come back and have so much to work with. I was way too excited to hear Cisco's voice in the flashback to Eddie's death. I miss him.

It's gotta be said that Michelle Harrison, John Wesley Shipp and Jesse L. Martin have all aged great and look very believable as their past ages. Glad for the Professor Stein vocal cameo. Nora's "He looks just like my father" hit hard. Grant's acting when seeing his parents again was wonderful. Who will take his crown as best male crier on the CW when the series ends? Barry actually went into a bar with Eobard. Classic little Barry! Your memory lives on. I forgot that this would be the pre-Harrison Wells version of the character. I love that he yelled after hearing that Barry will always be grateful. I'm sure it was about is plan being foiled but it certainly sounded like he was mad Barry wasn't mad. "Who the hell is Eddie Thawne?" Okay, you got me hooked. Wait, is this in a distant future where the blue rose has been created? Was that a young Eobard?