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  1. 17 minutes ago, Orcinus orca said:

    I agree that Cyril should not be left in limbo.  But his character, as we know him, would probably have some period of mourning that he has to go through before taking up with another woman.  And I cannot see him with the atheist midwife, that just wouldn't fly. 

    My vote would be to replace Lucille with another actress.  It might take us time to adjust but overall would be a better way to go in my opinion.

    They've written the character off the show, so I think killing her off-screen, followed by a suitable period of mourning, and then introduce a love interest next season makes the most sense.

    Also, (and this may be just me) she's the only midwife character I actively disliked and was glad to see her written off the show. I am not okay with a health professional letting her religion get in the way/interfere with the providing the best care or most accurate information to her patients.  

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  2. Someone asked for a place to discuss all of the episodes that have aired and the series as a whole, so here it is. This is for posts that deal directly with the series, but cover multiple episodes. Speculation without spoilers is also welcome. In addition, posts that deal with Andor within the larger Star Wars universe could work here as well, although there is a general discussion for all things Star Wars. Basically, as long the post is relevant to the series Andor, this is the place. 

  3. 19 hours ago, Shanna Marie said:

    Depending on when they met, I could see Andor considering Han to be a frivolous lightweight, since Han goes for a glib act and tries to act like he doesn't care. Even at his worst, I don't think Andor ever tried to act like he didn't care about people. Han would tell Andor to lighten up. Andor is more of a planner while Han makes it up as he goes, so that would be a clash. But they're both highly competent and would come to respect each other for that.

    I think how they react to each other is completely and totally dependent on timeline. If it's set closer to Solo, I can picture a "are they after me or after you" scenario and reluctantly trusting each other/becoming friends out of necessity. Both are often on the wrong side of the law, and neither one is involved in the rebellion yet. I'm picturing something like "we're both in trouble, the only way out is to work together, even if we don't get along or like each other," and over the course of the adventure they grow to respect each other if not becoming friends.

    If they met closer to Andor, then I think what you described is more accurate and what would have happened. 

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    4 hours ago, Straycat80 said:

    Good episode. Still not getting the names right of the new midwife’s. Some of the accents are hard to understand sometimes. I wonder if we’ll see a return of Sahira, maybe she gets pregnant anyway and there will be a story there. 

    I love your username. I've had to turn on Closed Captioning more than I used to in order to understand the accents. 

    4 hours ago, jschoolgirl said:

    Pupil midwife Rosalind reminded me of Barbara.

    Rosalind is a bit more fiery and political than Barbara. 

    1 hour ago, Quilt Fairy said:

    I don't know why they're deleting so many scenes.  It's PBS, if they need an extra few minutes they can bump the schedule.  Personally, I could certainly do without the second reminder of how wonderful it is to travel on a Viking longship.

    Here's my thought: Release the full uncut episodes on DVD, then that would give people a real reason/a greater incentive to pledge to PBS and be able to watch the full uncut episodes. That being said, I do think it's really stupid that PBS cuts scenes. 

    1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

    I was happy to see Cyril front and center. Seriously, can we just have him move on from Lucille? Either recast her or divorce or death. 

    I just posted in another thread that I didn't want to suggest killing off Lucille, because I was worried it would make me look bad, but HUGE YES! Kill her off and let him start a relationship with someone new. 

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  5. 1 hour ago, Straycat80 said:

    Yes, if the actress isn’t coming back why leave Cyril in limbo. Kill her off or something. I’d like to see Cyril with maybe one of the new midwife’s. 

    I feel so much better now. I didn't want to write the suggestion of  killing Lucille off because I was worried it would make sound like a monster. HUGE YES to this suggestion. I want to see Cyril with someone from his own church/culture dealing with an issue other than race. 

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  6. 5 hours ago, Shermie said:

    The revolving door of midwives and nuns actually helps keep it fresh, as does the Love Boat style of storytelling, with three plots per episode wrapped up each week.

    I agree. The nature of the story lends itself to new characters coming in, and I appreciate that the new characters are not usually carbon copies of the character they replaced but unique individuals who bring something different.

    Also, "Love Boat style of storytelling" is one of the best and most descriptive phrases I have ever read on the internet. 

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  7. On 11/7/2023 at 4:31 PM, Shanna Marie said:

     If they'd ever met, I wonder if they would have gotten along or if they'd have hated each other.

    My guess-Han and Andor would have initially hated each other or at least been incredibly wary of each other, but I could see something happening that would cause them to become friends. 

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  8. I enjoyed the finale. I was surprised who killed Ellis's brother was not a larger part of this season. I thought it was going to be something in the background. I am curious where this goes for season 2, if we are lucky enough to get it. I'm guessing Max and Ellis will be investigating the death of his brother, while Max unofficially helps/consults on his regular police cases.  

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  9. 2 hours ago, JudyObscure said:

    I would like to see Cyril and one of the young nurses fall in love.  Then we would get some conflict with the racism of the 60's and of course his marriage would have to sink or swim.

    I'm not opposed to dealing with racism, but what if the couple is of the same race but there's another obstacle instead of racism, like something with religion or social class.  

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  10. On 3/19/2024 at 6:59 AM, chediavolo said:

    Yes. She’s horrible and treats people like garbage. . I wish Margaret would open her own practice. 

    I'm totally onboard for this. Margaret takes some of the junior people, like Susan. Lyle joins later.  

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  11. 5 hours ago, Daff said:

    The parallel between the discussed 1944 delivery and the police involved delivery was a good plot device. Sr. J probably put it out of mind because of the terror and the newbie held it together admirably until it was over. FWIW, the “broken” clavicle wasn’t an issue as it could only have been a greenstick fracture. It did, however, lead to the CP, as the stuck shoulder delayed delivery and prevented O2 getting to the baby. Nothing Sr. J could have done differently.

    Interesting reading about those “doodlebug” missiles.

    @Daff-That answers a question that I had and confirms one of my suspicions. Somethings things go (horribly) wrong and there is nothing the midwife can/could do to fix it. Sometimes despite all the best intentions and training, things happen beyond their control and ability to fix. 

    I liked the younger midwives asking for a fair wage/salary. I am interested in seeing where the plot line goes. They are trained professionals with advanced/training degrees and they deserve to be paid accordingly (at least enough to live on comfortably). While the nuns made a vow of poverty, that should not have to apply to the secular nurses. It's a shame that so many caretaking/stereotypical women's jobs are not paid as well as they should be. (hope that last sentence isn't too political).

    I liked that Trixie was able to maintain her cool in a crisis and set an excellent examples for the new midwife. 

     

     

     

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  12. 23 hours ago, Katy M said:

    14 seems a little young to throw a kegger.

    Unfortunately, it's not too young. Plenty of people start drinking at high-school parties at that age. 

    22 hours ago, MollyMelrose said:

    Guess Mary was smart enough not to let their tax guy know that there was an $800 error in their favor on their taxes. 'Cuz you know Sheldon would have argued every penny back to the IRS. (Wonder if Mary even told George?)

    I may be overthinking this, but what if that is their normal regular refund for the year? Sheldon does their taxes, he might not tell them what the refund is supposed to be, or knowing Sheldon, told them but they were too busy doing something else so they didn't hear him/didn't remember. 

    8 hours ago, tkc said:

    However, in this series we are now hearing/watching the recollections of an even older Sheldon, perhaps one that has had opportunity to have had honest conversations with his mother that he never would have had as an unmarried man...

    Sheldon is retconning himself!

    And Georgie. It seemed toward the end of TTBT Georgie and Sheldon were starting to reconnect and develop a better relationship. I can picture Georgie telling Sheldon stories about what happened when they were younger and giving him more information than he had before. 

    3 hours ago, anna0852 said:

    It is still illegal whether or not Georgie and Mandy are married. However, spousal privilege would mean that neither one can testify against the other about it. At least that’s my understanding as a proud graduate of Hudson University law school

    I forgot Hudson University had a law school. This is how you know you are among serious TV/Movie people and I love it.  

    I liked that Billy was totally willing to go along with Missy's idea of a party. I found it amusing that his mother wants him to do normal teenage things, and is willing to let him have a wild party. 

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  13. 7 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

     

    And the plot to the namesake 1950s murder mystery Dial M For Murder is arguably even more convoluted.

    Also, Todd’s being confined to the hospital is a plot device reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Rear Window.

    I loved this episode. It may be my favorite episode of the season. At first, I was incredibly excited because I thought we were going to get a time-travel fantasy dream sequence (like Castle or Moonlighting, but since they did reference Moonlighting, I'm still hopeful we'll get one in a later season).

    I think the title is a reference to Dial M For Murder, the plot has nods to Rear Window (Todd being stuck and convincing someone, especially a woman, that he's right and getting her to help) as well as elements of film noir, like the femme fatale. 

    Todd is a swirling vortex of chaotic comedy drawing in as many people as he can. This is what I tune in for and I was not disappointed. The show is silly zany fun with a case of the week. 

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  14. On 3/14/2024 at 5:18 PM, ProudMary said:

    I love the Godzilla action figures they carried on the red carpet and at the ceremony. I'm so glad they've been immortalized here!

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    I not only LOVE that they carried the Godzilla figures on the red carpet and when they went to accept, but also that they were part of the official picture for the winner.  

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  15. 5 hours ago, JamieLynn832002 said:

    The Deadline article on Jason Priestley's casting says it's set in Vancouver. I assumed it was in the US too.

    It's a Canadian show that doesn't feel Canadian. I'm guessing because it was a joint production between a U.S and a Canadian company so it was designed to some degree for the U.S market. 

    Overall, I enjoyed the episode. Ellis and Max make a great team. They clearly have romantic feelings for each other but they are not going to admit them. If a kiss did happen, it would have been like this. 

    (It's from Moonlighting which is now available on Hulu)

  16. 12 hours ago, possibilities said:

    That interview wiuth the author iof the book about MLMs was good-- I thought they asked her real questions and seemed to really want to get the info out. I am not sure people watching don't already know, but maybe I'm wrong. Either way, I thought it was nice to see an interview that was designed to be conrete and informative and not just schtick and empty chitchat.

    I agree. Lydic and Costas are so much better when they are allowed to be themselves and not do shtick or characters. I learned some new things about MLM during the interview. 

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  17. 3 hours ago, Hedgehog2022 said:

    I'll never forget when Paul Newman got passed over for best actor for The Verdict and  Ben Kingsley got it for Gandhi. Both were deserving but Paul Newman's performance was his swan song and was outstanding.

    Here is my mini-rant about Paul Newman and the Oscars. Although Paul Newman finally won for The Color of Money, he should have won for The Hustler or Cool Hand Luke

    Back to the topic of this year's ceremony: I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but there's some fascinating behind the scenes stuff about the naked John Cena bit. It starts at 5:19. 

     

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  18. 4 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said:

    Don't they have multiple takes? I assume the rebuttal is prepared when the speech is released, so there's time to film the rebuttal. I was under the impression they didn't *watch* the speech and just filmed the rebuttal off the printed copy. 

    The rebuttal is a prepared speech delivered live, much like the State of the Union itself. 

  19. 5 hours ago, paul4295 said:

    Since they were reuniting castmates from classic movies, I wonder if they asked Robert DeNiro, who was also in The Godfather, Part II, to present with Al Pacino, but he refused.

    There's a joke about "make him an offer he can't refuse" somewhere in this but I can't quite find it/put into words. 

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  20. 14 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

    I wouldn't have minded just having the two singing as the song is lovely, but no dancing, nothing to distract from the people who had passed. 

    I totally agree with you 100% on this. I think my basic rule would be the cameras are not allowed to cut away from the screen. During the In Memoriam segment, you can have singers and/or musicians but the camera needs to be focused on the screen for the entire segment so the people at home can actually see what is on the screen for the entire segment.  

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  21. 15 hours ago, scarynikki12 said:

    Pacino is a huge theater nerd so I wouldn't object to him actually doing some Shakespeare.

    He did a movie version of Merchant of Venice 20 years ago. 

    14 hours ago, SHERMDOG said:

    Maybe Jimmy shuts up the last 5 minutes if his beginning dialouge so we can see more if the people thst have passed! Saying that...I thot Jimmy did fine. Beginning dragged a bit for me tho.

    The issue wasn't timing. The issue was how it was filmed/edited/presented to the viewers at home. 

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  22. I agree with everyone who hated the In Memoriam segment. This may be the absolute worst ever. It is not a production number, it is not about the people/performers on stage. I have no idea how, or when or why the producers of the Oscars got into their heads that the In Memoriam segment is supposed like a best original song number but it needs to stop.

    The In Memoriam segment is supposed to be a tribute to those we lost and a chance to remember their work. This is impossible to do when you cannot see or barely see the screen showing the name and their role/title (director, writer, actor, what not). Focus on what is playing on the screen and do not I repeat DO NOT have something happening on the stage. You have a fantastic orchestra in the room. Let them play something suitable and everyone will be happy with the result while we sadly reflect on the talent we lost.   

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  23. 16 hours ago, scarynikki12 said:

    HE'S WEARING A SPARKLY PINK SUIT AND LEANING INTO THIS 20000%!!!

    I loved the number. I'm disappointed it didn't win best original song. My only problem with the pink sparkly suit was that he blended into the pink background too much, but maybe that was the point. He's just Ken living in Barbie's pink world and he isn't always noticed. Am I overthinking this? 

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