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Also, do we even know what knighthood means on that planet/within that culture? For all we know, knighthoods are given out by the royal couple like candy to random visitors and its actually a pretty meaningless title.

I think the name for what you mean is something like guilty by reason of celebrity. (The big name celebrity guest staring on a procedural is often the villian/bad guy). I agree. It was enjoyable to see the different skill sets each brings to the adventure. If I want super serious dark political stuff, Andor exists. I never realized I wanted Bo-Katan and Din in buddy-cop movie/series but now that I've seen it I want more of it. I think the response was more like "Yes. All of them." I'm with you. I don't need a season long story-arc to be happy. Give me a bunch of fun reasonably well-written, well-acted adventures and I'm happy. Mandalorain is pew-pew action/adventure mission of the week and I love it when that is what the show does. Grogu, as always, was adorable. I want a combination workplace/domestic series about the couple, or a movie with them at the center inspired by something like Arsenic and Old Lace or Dinner at 8 or any episode of Fraiser involving a party. Give me a bedroom farce/some kind of party gone horribly wrong in multiple humorous ways. I agree with you, give her a movie or her own series! I also throughly enjoyed the tone of this episode. Mandalorain is pew-pew action/adventure mission of the week and I love it when that is what the show does. If someone told me the initial pitch/basic plot summary was generated by playing a version of Mad-Libs, I would totally believe that. That being said, this may have been my favorite episode of the season so far. Grogu, as always, was adorable.

My understanding is that in the real world the FBI can operate in other countries, usually with the assistance/cooperation of that country's law enforcement agencies. This can occur if an item was stolen from the U.S then transported overseas, or if money involved with a criminal transaction goes through the U.S banking system. That being said, with this type of show, TV Land logic is usually a totally valid answer.

We have the same taste in corresspondents. I had a strong feeling that Roy Wood Jr. would be a good host, and I think I was right. Which streaming service is Father Figure on?

This is my problem. In an ideal world, the first season (which would be shorter because the show started mid-season) would be about Ben's primary campaign, Emma and Charlie's relationship, and the Nicoletti family doing caper/con/heist of the week to pay back Daphne. Emma and Charlie keep missing each other on the caper/con/heist side. At about the halfway point, Charlie discovers that Emma is in the CIA. The season finale is Emma discovering that Charlie and his family are con-artists. Season 2 is about Ben's general election campaign, Daphne blackmailing the Hill family, and the Nicoletti family becoming CIA assets to help bring down Daphne. This would have given the writers more time for the audience to see the relationship between Emma and her parents, especially her father.

That makes it even worse. Between the privately-owned cameras that local businesses may have had and all of the NYPD surveillance cameras in that area, there really needed to be a line of dialogue explaining why cameras where not an option.

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I saw it as operating on TV Land logic-if a character is throwing a dinner party, it will go horribly wrong. (At this point I have decided that TV Land logic operates the same in the U.S and the U.K. There may be cultural differences, but for the most part TV Land logic is consistent). I don't see it as genderded, because Fraiser wasn't about career women and it still had dinner party (or any kind of party) disasters throughout the series.

It feels like the series had a multi-season arc in mind, but they aren't confident they are going to have multiple seasons so they are cramming everything into one season and it feels rushed.

When the midwives were discussing his life expectancy and his ability to live/lead a normal life, the thought that went through my head was "yes, if he manages to avoid getting HIV/AIDS from a blood transfusion, until they had a test to identify infected blood samples/products." Slightly on-topic/slightly off topic: I want to see a Dr. Turner (It can be Patrick or Timothy, I don't care which one) dealing with the AIDS crisis. Someone slightly older who was alive/going to school during this era may be able to give a more helpful/accurate response. I think of those home-ec classes as being uniquely American, and starting in what Americans call high-school during the 1940s. I'm not sure Nancy would have had those kinds of classes when/where she went to school.

I agree. The show could easily/sucessfully do 3 stories per week. The previous format of Danny storyline, Frank storyline, and then wild card (usually Erin or Jamie) worked well. I hadn't thought of it as 10 minutes per storyline when you have 4 of them, but that would explain why usually one storyline feels rushed or underdeveloped. There just isn't enough time to do them all well.

Or cameras? At least hand-wave the camera's malfunctioning in the area due to a glitch.

That's a facinating point. Sheldon deeply cares and was worried about Missy and Paige, as evidenced by his attempt to try and find where they went.

I enjoyed the clip show. I would be okay with more episodes like this one.

I liked the Jamie/Eddie storyline, but it also felt rushed. I like it when we actually get to see part of the investigation and the characters put the pieces together. My favorite scene was the dinner. Henry has a more interesting past than I ever expected.

I think you can have both. A big part of the show is the relationship between Todd, his siblings, and his mother so dramatic moments throughout the season exploring the family history/relationships/dynamics doesn't seem too out of place. They've sort of been doing it all along, dropping little bits and peices during conversations.

I agree. I love when they do person on the street segments, and I hate when TDS tries to do more scripted SNL like sketches. It would have been great to have more screen-time with the person on the street segment, and just skip the bit with the kids. @possibilities that's fantastic that he might be available! Right now, I am rooting for John Leguizamo or Hassan Minahaj to become the new permanent host.

This is a guess/pure speculation. The only reason they doing multi-million dollar cons every week is to pay back Daphne. Under more normal circumstances, they run the bar as a legitimate source of income and to pay thier expenses between multi-million dollar cons. They clearly prefer doing thorough research and leaving as little to chance as possible when it comes to jobs.

I think Paige wanted to believe in a fantasy, even if only for a few moments. Let's run away and become mermaids speaks to a certain degree of innocence on Paige's part. She could have suggested a topless bar or a place like Hooters, but she wanted to be a fantasy creature that would also appeal to Missy. She also may belieive that because she is a genius she would be able to figure something out. I thought that was great too. He was right, but Paige was the one who pointed out that based on how far the girls had already traveled, Daytona Beach made more sense. Making more sense being a relative term in this situation. I want Paige and Missy to stay friends. I like that Paige is the one person who is legitmately honestly by choice friends with both Cooper twins and that both Cooper twins would want to spend time with. I wish there had been a longer converstation between Paige and Missy comparing their respective home-lives. What it is like being the genuis who gets all of the attention and the pressure, and what it is like being the over-looked sibling. I really enjoyed this episode.

I think that has been my problem with the season. There doesn't seem to be a clear story-arc. Maybe it all fit together towards the end of the season. If they wanted to make season 3 more about Bo and her arc, I would be on board for that, but they would have needed to spend more time with her and have more scenes with her. All of the peices don't quite make sense. Something that Stranger Things does really well is during the season they have seperate groups of characters investigating different things, but at the end of the season, everything comes together and the characters realize the different investigations are all connected which leads to the big dramatic season finale. I don't see that happening with this season of The Mandalorain but there's still some episodes left so maybe it will all make sense when we get to the season finale.

I rewatched it recently and there's something I could quite figure out. I'm using spoiler tags just to be safe. I understand why it needs to happen that way for plot reasons, but I can't figure out an in-universe reason, so thanks to anyone who can help.

The music is great, but it is Alan Menken so it's not surprising. The man is a legend. My favorite song is "King of New York"

I was really impressed with John Leguizamo's first night too. He's been one of my favorites so far. Does anyone know if this is a serious audition for him or if he's filling time between other projects?

I'm pretty sure I've seen the contestants show each other thier cards before. It doesn't matter if the contestants know each other's quirks.

I decided they are operating under TVLand logic and you roll with it. Not everyone is willing or capable of doing that, which I totally respect.