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It's a bit like Godfather. Steps have been taken to keep someone out of the family business, even though they are aware of it. The character is a force to reckon with and has the potential to shock everyone with thier talent. I am loving this series. I like that the Nicolettis have a code in terms of targets and who they will rip off. I know it's not realistic, but these kinds of shows rarely are and I am totally okay with that.

I hate when a show knows what it wants/is supposed to be, and the network tries to fight it for some reason. This show is not dark, gritty, streaming or premium cable drama that's going to be emmy nominated for drama, and that's okay. They need to accept that it's pure light drama high quality fluff, embrace that, and write the series accordingly.

I love this idea a thousand times more than some of what actually aired in the previous episode. Does Lyle stay with the old firm or does Margaret bring him along?

Rick was great. He had the underworld connection with Icepick and some connections to law enforcement. Based on some of the stuff Thomas got him mixed up in, I think the occasional whining is allowed. I would never call Rick lazy, or a day late and a dollar short. It's been decades since I've seen him. Getting old beats the alternative, but it's going to be shock.

I love Todd and Margret working together. They don't always understand each other, but they do love each other and will do anything for each other. The swap at the end made no sense. I can't see that working in the modern era. Won't they fingerprint the fake Veronica in prison and see the prints don't match? Vernoica as a season/series-long big bad does not fit with this show. She was fine as a backstory event to get the story set-up, but this series is pure USA Network blue-sky era, and she is from a super serious CBS procedural. It doesn't work. I'm okay with Todd having an outside antagonist, but it needs to be a totally different type of character.

There are shows that start off focused on a central character and then become ensemble shows, which is what I think happened with Young Sheldon. Having Mary be so religious that she won't let her children dance is stupid. There are so many fun plotlines they could have done with dance lessons/the cotillion.

It was pure High Noon and I loved it. I had the exact same thought. It was the first episode of a new season, so table setting was the bulk of the episode. I enjoyed the episode. We had Grogu being adorable, some fun action scenes, and a pretty clear indication of what the major story arcs will be this season.

If they needed a last minute replacement, I would have gone to someone in-house. Interview someone who works behind the scenes about what they do, like one of the segment producers or some of the writers.

While I realize this is a super serious network drama, I would totally be on board if they wanted to do more silly cases like the magician. I liked the contrast between the two cases.

As a correspondant he didn't make that big of an impression on me, but after seeing him for two nights, I would be thrilled if he became the new host. I loved his take on the lab leak vs. wet market covid origin. For me so far, he and Wanda Sykes are the ones to beat, so really just him because I think she has enough else going on that she doesn't want the full time host job.

I looked at the TCM 31 days of Oscar Schedule. Which version of Mutiny on the Bounty should I watch? I have never seen either version before.

Yes, but I've gotten seriously emotionally invested in TV characters too. I can remember two couples in different shows that I was seriously rooting for. From soon after the new character was introduced, I wanted him to end up with one of the male female characters, so I get it. I'm not sure if it's healthy, normal, or okay, but I figure it is as long as I know they are fictional.

I like that in one scene, they completely set up and defined the relationship between Emma and David. From the few lines of dialogue, I now have a great sense of what their relationship was like when they were younger, especially as teenagers.

That seems totally fair and reasonable. All it would have taken is a few lines of dialogue, and I think the movie could have found time for them.

The episode is set in 1939 and I think Eva is from London, so she's probably been getting Christmas propaganda her whole life. It's not like this is all brand new stuff to her. It's what Eva wanted. No one was forcing her to learn Noel (unless I missed something). She wanted to experience traditions she had heard about and never celebrated before. There's no way the residents would have skipped Christmas because she was there. It's too important to them for religious and cultural reasons. She seemed pretty excited about celebrating, and if they're just finding out she's Jewish, she isn't from a terribly religiously observant family to begin with.

This may be a case of TVLand and you roll with it, which I am totally okay with. How did the GBI know where to find Will and save the day? I feel like I missed something.

I'm 100% with you and others on that.

She's from London in the 1930s, not some remote Eastern European shtetl in the 1800s. She would be familiar with Father Christmas although she may never have sat on his lap before. She is familiar with Christmas traditions/iconography, she just hasn't celebrated them before.

I think you've actually just explained why this movie works better than A Night to Remember. Titanic, despite having multiple plotlines, is actually one cohesive story, and everything ultimately fits together. There is a payoff to almost everything that's shown from the moment they board the ship to the sinking. A Night to Remember is collection of short little character sketches.

Even if you think the love story is stupid, there is much more to the movie than the love story. Seeing it on a big screen again may be worth it. It's an amazing experience that I highly recommend. I saw it 10 years ago during it's last big-screen re-release (in 3D) and it was awesome. @Bastet I remember my classmates (late elementary school) having huge crushes on Leo and thinking he was so cute, but I don't remember anyone being totally enamoured with the love story and thinking it was the most romantic thing ever.

I will admit, the moment is totally played for laughs/comedy. However, what I loved is that it indicated some good qualities that Sheldon has. He genuinely wanted to fix Paige and thought he could do it. He rarely wastes his time and energy on things he considers not worth it or beneath him, so the fact that he seemed willing to/wanted to try says something positive about him. He cares about Paige and wants to help. There is no way he would able to fix/solve the problem, but I love that he wants to help, even if he is in way over his head. There are some "what are the odds" moments, but it's also TV Land and you have to roll with a few things every now and then. As far as I know, there is nothing special/unique about Sheldon's dorm/floor. There are coincidences, but they don't all revolve around the dorm. Paige somehow ended up at a dorm room party on his floor. Paige gets invited to a frat party at a different location on campus, and that is where Sheldon sees Missy. All three end up in Sheldon's dorm for part of the night because Missy correctly decided that would be the best place for Paige to spend the night.

I have a more expansive definition of a love triangle. The person in the middle being wanted by both suitors makes it a love triangle as well.

I think using Eldon is a great example for another reason. Since both Murphy and Will live alone, Eldon and Nicco give the lead a person to talk to when they come home. For Will, talking to another person at home may lead him to an idea that helps solve the case.

I'm not. It's 11 PM on cable in 2023. Not 8 PM on a network in 1965. Me too. It's one of the best descriptions that comes close to what "woke" actually is and not what right wing conservatives think it is.

Same here. Even if she struggles and is still a bit of a mess when the series ends, because there adult Sheldon narrating this story decades after the events happened, he can still say that things worked out for her years later and that all is well with her. Yes! He's not a sociopath. Sometimes, he does know when something is wrong and someone needs help, it's just that with Sheldon being Sheldon, all he can usually offer is a hot beverage. He knows Paige shouldn't be at the party, but once he gets her out the party he doesn't really have much a plan for what to do next. Missy was awesome. She wasn't planning on drinking/getting drunk or going someplace with a college guy. Once Sheldon told her Paige was at the party, Missy was on board with finding her and helping her friend. I would be okay if they wrote out Mandy, but I would be on board for Young Coopers that follows Georgie, Missy, and the rest of the family while Sheldon is away at college. I don't think the show actually needs Sheldon to physically be there for the show to work. I liked this episode. It was fun to see Missy and Sheldon in a storyline together, and I love it when Paige appears. Paige is struggling. She doesn't fit in anywhere and unlike Sheldon, she wants to belong somewhere. I can understood Sheldon's confusion over someone so brilliant making such horrible life decisions. I'm glad Missy was there to remind Paige that Missy was still her friend. If Paige has dropped out of college and isn't working, what is she doing?