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I was wondering why she would expect him to pay for her expensive dinners out when she apparently makes enough to afford the house, the car and the remodel and he's just starting out - much less expect him to be a provider instead of a partner- then when Daddy made that remark about the HVAC systems I realized he bought all those things. He basically told Izzy "I raised my daughter to think she's too good to fly coach - OOPS - my bad - your problem now"

I held my breath through just about the whole Gordy scene. It was one of the most terrifying things I have seen at the movies in a long time. It's odd that it's so scary because we meet Jupe as an adult and so we know how it turns out.

And any time they need to get rid of Pooch, they can just say they need a pawn and he's volunteer

Yeah, I did too. Seems like Jake is the only one that doesn't get it. He seems to expect everyone to drive right into his flipper while his bot sits there in one fixed position or they aren't being "aggressive"

Jake Ewart: "driving in circles isn't aggression" Me: Planting your ass in the middle of the floor like a mushroom and spinning around isn't aggression either.

I was fully expecting it to be a selfie stick

Chris is one of the least aggressive people I've seen on this show in a long time.

Chris doesn't realize it, but he dodged a bullet. I remember in one of the kick-off episodes Alyssa said that she's "traditional" and thinks the man should be the provider. She's a lazy ass who doesn't want to work and thinks that a man needs to pay for the privilege of being married to her dour self. She wants expensive things like horses and acreage and she's so dumb that she doesn't realize that a hard-working realtor could make that happen. I wouldn't say she's a butterface but I don't see her as a 8 or 9. If she were fifteen years older maybe - but girlfriend is not aging well. Even with all the procedures she looks way older than she is. She seems to be what I have heard called high-school pretty. Pretty in high school and thinks she's still just as pretty - even though she isn't. People with this syndrome have never had to develop their personality or intellect and it's a shock to them when those things are needed in the real world once their looks aren't the same.

He also called Lexi fearless, which is a quality that she never saw in herself. That's intoxicating for a teen.

I know. I didn't watch "The Nevers". Did they have a cheerleader too? Was it a steampunk cheerleader? That would almost be cool.

No, I meant I thought that the doctor could be a healer, that is he could instantly heal people who were injured. Claudette can only heal herself, as far as we know. Boring and played out. I think I was traumatized by that damn cheerleader in Heroes.

They probably did. I wasn't alive in the 50's but all the oldies I know call it pop. The term pop has been around forever. Detroit classic Faygo Pop has been around since at least the early 1900's and their number one flavor is literally called redpop. I doubt the show runners or writers have done extensive research on it either and I would side-eye anything from this show that would pretend to be historically accurate to that extent. They are trying , though, to be accurate to the area where the show takes place and it is appreciated. There was a (bad) show called Detroiters that I loved only because it was so accurate. One of the companies in the show was an actual advertising agency in Southfield and in one episode the main characters walked in and they were in the actual building, which I knew because I'd been there before and I recognized the cool front doors. So far, the fifties and earlier characters have been from the south and New York. They (or any of the non-local characters) can ask for a soda as long as a local looks at them strangely and asks why they want soda water. "Wouldn't you rather have a pop?"

Pop

When the doctor mentioned that Claudette's leg injury was so much better so quickly, I thought they were going to make him a super-healer. I was a little disappointed when they didn't. It's a little less common. As a Detroit-area resident, it was fun to see some of the local references. Belle Isle, the DIA, Vernor's, Palmer Woods.... I don't think they'll make it out to my neck of the woods, but it's still fun to hear some familiar place names. I swear the first time someone asks for a "soda", I'm turning it off. I saw that in another show that supposedly took place in Detroit and it takes you right out of the story.

But It’s soooo beautifulllll. Sooooo. Beautifuulllll.

I can almost see how some women could find Zied charming. He seems to see everything with a childlike sense of wonder. He is young for his years. Like Jihoon from the Other Way without all the larceny. Some women like that. Not me of course, but some women. I had a guy tell me once, "I never grew up. I'm just a big kid!" like he was so proud of it. I ran for the hills. If I want a kid, I will tote it, not marry it.

Years ago I used to go visit an ex who was a guest of the state. Not a love after lockup situation, we had broken up by the time he was in there - but the visiting room always reeked of angel. It was apparently a huge favorite of all the non-violent offenders.

Blonde skateboarding baby-daddy reminds me of Jason from the good place without the good-heartedness. He said he wanted to name the baby after his father and I was slightly surprised that he said "Ritchie" instead of "Donkey Doug". Larissa's voice would make me nuts after about two seconds. It's the level of whining that my daughter used to employ when she was five. My daughter used to do dumb shit like whine at the store when she didn't get stupid trinkets, too. I really thought most people grew out of that by the time they were eight or so.

And we had to get the TV guide in the Sunday paper so we would know what was on! Cartoons were only on Saturday morning. The Brady Bunch was on Friday nights. Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett were Saturday nights. And it sucked when Ed Sullivan was on because that meant the weekend was over.

I was ten in 1972 not catholic, no brothers, but I loved the whole, very accurate, 70's vibe. Yes - cars had seatbelts but we mashed them down into the seat because they were really uncomfortable to sit on. My friend's family got a tv with a remote in 1978 and we thought they were the richest people in town. We didn't need one because we had my sister. They had me at Lawrence walking down the aisle to the strains of Cream's "In a white room with black curtains" with every girl in the place watching him walk. I thought they were going to make him some kind of hell raiser and troublemaker but I was glad he turned out to be just a nice kid trying to find himself. He would have been considered very good looking in 1972 and I also figured out that AJ was a girl. Loved the old priest and his inappropriate bingo calling. Didn't much like the mom. She came across as kind of dim. I especially hated the whole "I don't care if they're happy. I just want them to be near". Damn she has eight of them - let some spread their wings. My only has been itching to run off the the Southwest since the day she was born and I am okay with her going if it makes her happy. I know they were going for sentimental but it came across more like suffocating. Liked the dad a lot. I liked that he wasn't angry about Lawrence leaving the seminary - he just wanted him to shoot for something worthwhile. I will give it a few more watches. The characters I like will probably make up for those I don't and I appreciate the dose of childhood nostalgia

Thanks - I appreciate the info. I am in what I call the quasi-medical field. I am employed by a healthcare company, don't see patients but deal with medical records and don't much see the term "internal bruising". I had always envisioned bruising as blood leaking underneath the skin giving it that blue/black color. ie - internal. I found the wording strange and I was of the opinion that she was trying to think of a fancy word for "owie". I still think that by the way. The word contusion I recognize. And tell your husband thanks - he saved me a trip to the hospital.

I'm not a doctor or anything, but isn't all bruising internal? If it's external it's called "bleeding".

What black guy?

You seem like a kind person with your heart in the right place, but I wasn’t exaggerating when I said I literally had an anxiety attack watching that. I was legitimately physically bullied when I was younger and this brought back the mother of all flashbacks. Angela was in no way an underdog. She outweighs Rachel by a lot and went from 0 to 100 in no time at all. It brings to mind the discussion you sometimes see in political forums that if you don’t tolerate intolerance, you yourself are intolerant. Which makes me shake my head the same way. I was on Angie’s side at the beginning of the season. I thought she was a nice, lonely older lady who was just a little rough around the edges. No- she’s a bully and bullies can be called out. It’s not like she’s ever going to read this anyway.

I literally had anxiety watching beastly-ass white trash Ang go off on Rachel who's probably a quarter of her size. I love that Rachel didn't back down. Michael has to realize he dodged a bullet. His days in america would consist of being screamed at by that boob-dragging, no-inside-voice-having dumpster fire all day every day. He wouldn't be able to do a damn thing right and his nights would be nothing but having to go out and buy cake for the oldest 52 year old in the universe and then having to do lord knows what with it.