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I realize this a long shot, but I am hoping someone can help me identify an episode with very little information. I am almost sure the episode is from season 2, and I think it may be late in the season. There is a scene where Jamie gets into a fight with someone outside the house with Henry looking at them. Henry has a line something like "In another era Jamie might have made a good priest." Thanks to anyone who can help.

My understanding was that it was a one-nigh stand/random bar hook-up. They met, they were attracted, he knew she was a lawyer (but not where she worked/what kind of clients she had), she had no idea what he did. They slept together, and then we saw what happened the next morning.

She makes good copy. It's a shame. If L. Roy Dunham and Midge met under different circumstances, they could probably be friends. They would bond over what it's like to be a woman in a male dominated business, and all the jerks and horrible things they have to put up with to be in the industry of thier choice. My money's on illegal but safe abortion through her contacts as a medical student. The series is on Amazon Prime so they don't have to worry about sponsors/advertising dollars. Lenny Bruce wants to compartmentalize. He doesn't want to think of Midge as a mother with children and domestic responsibilities. He wants to see her as a bold comedian unafraid to say what's on her mind. He can't hold both images of her in his mind at the same time. I thought the problem was going to be his concern for her reptuation, and what will people say if they saw him leaving her apartment, but I was wrong. I dissapointed with how they used Kelly Bishop. She's awesome and this just seemed like a waste. Town and Country was a real WASP establishment magazine/publication. There is no way it would be featuring a Jewish family.

I'm not a member of the military nor do I come from a military background, so if I get this wrong, someone can feel free to correct me. It's possible he went to college through veteran's benefits, and trained as a psychiatrist. I don't know if this is actually possible.

My understanding based on what I have heard is that they are real police officers. Part of the issue which the episode did not go into (because they only have 42 minutes and it's Blue Bloods) is that interactions with police officers/School Safety Officers on campus often start over some silly little thing (like being late to class or a dress code violation) that should result in being sent to the prinicpal's office and punished with detention or something like that. When/if the situation escalates, because there is a police officer involved, it becomes a criminal issue and instead of after school or early more dentenion, it results in the student being sentenced. This is why some people call it the school to prison pipline. It's so much fun to see Jamie turning into his father. I liked the way he handled the situation, even though I had my doubts at first. Jamie sees the big picture and that it isn't an isolated case/issue. The end of the series has to be a flash forward to Jamie as Police Commissioner.

I would have loved to know more about the beach trip Missy wanted to go on and why Mary said no. Was it as simple as a day trip to the beach with friends and someone's mom was driving, or was this a poorly supervised overnight trip? Mary sees Sheldon as her special little boy that she wants to protect and do anything she can for him, but she has other children. In a few years, I can Missy acting out as a way to get attention. She may feel it's the only way for her mother or father to notice her, because George is checked out half the time and Mary is too busy focused on Sheldon.

This explanation totally works for me. Al won't do certain things because of his religion, but he never/rarely stops anyone else from doing them, like drinking for example. Al won't drink beer at the bar or at home, but he would never stop Riley or Art from having a beer or something similar.

I can see why. The woman has no idea she is doing something borderline icky. As far as she knows, she is dating someone slightly younger than she is, and has no idea that Georgie has been lying to her about his age. MeeMaw is enjoying this, but also realizes how wrong it is. A relationship based on a lie isn't going to last.

Since she didn't want anything wild or expensive, I would agree with you. Al suggesting tattoos was one of the best parts of the episode.

The idea isn't as crazy/laughable as you might think. This was the era when you had white women journalists going undercover to expose horrible conditions (think Nellie Bly). I'm not sure where Peggy would go undercover, but the idea does have some historical accuracy to it.

There was something in this episode that confused me. Dean is in 7th or 8th grade. Prior to 7th grade, he attended a segregated school. My understanding was that segregated schools had Black teachers, so that most if not all of Dean's teachers would have been Black before 7th grade. From the voiceover it seemed as thought this was his first Black teacher, which didn't make sense. Also, I think Lilian had a line something like "It's about time the school had a black teacher," but the school was only integrated that year or the year before (depending on if this episode takes place during 7th grade or 8th grade). I can understand the school wanting to take some before integrating the faculty. Once again, the episode was trying to do too much in the 18-22 minutes they had. A story about the students dealing with a Black teacher and how thier parents responded would be a great episode. Dean learning how to be a leader and that part of that means you can't please everyone would also be a great episode. Putting the two together didn't work. I couldn't help compare it to "Kodachrome" from the original series. Because the episode was only dealing with one issue (a young teacher trying to do something difference and opposing the status quo), it had more depth. You saw what other teachers were like and what a contrast the young teacher's style was.

If Oscar was so young when his father died, than it makes he wouldn't immediatly inherit all of the money. I wouldn't trust a ten year old or a young teenager to manage large sums of money. To me, that part of it makes sense. Maybe there's some kind of trust fund that gives Agnes an allowence (clearly generous to support her lifestyle)?

Me too. Larry is trying to help his sister in ways that will not get him trouble with thier parents or soceity. I would love to see more of the sibling relationship and what it's like. It would be great to see a longer scene of just the two of them and what the interaction between them is like when thier parents are not around. Maybe next time? She is incredibly talented so we can only hope. I agree that Netflix and HBO are both subscriber based formats. It's also facinating that neither started with original series programming. Netflix as a company was created in 1997, but for the first decade they were sending DVDs to people by mail. Netflix did not start original programming until around 2010. HBO starts in the early 1980s showing films that had recently left movie theatres, stand-up specials, boxing, but did not create original scripted series programming until the late 1990s. Same here. I would love to know what she was doing and where she was living while Agnes was married and before Agnes became a widow. Maybe they will in the gaps over the course of the series. It may explain why Ada knows so much about the world. She might be okay with Oscar seeing Gladys as long as it didn't go to far and he didn't mislead her. He could be a valuable source of information. Multiple people on this board have suggested it and I think it's a great idea. Get on this HBO! The series needs to be multiple series and epic. I want to see Mr. Scott being freed in the first episode (a behind the scenes feature mentioned he was freed, he did not run away) and then multiple seasons covers his life including marriage, family, and his community/neighborhood.

Neither is HBO. HBO gets all of its money from people subscribing to HBO. HBO is not supported by advertisers the way network or cable (USA, FX, AMC) is. That's why I thought HBO was the first to give creators full control and not give them notes.

The CIA probably knew about Abe's past when they hired Noah (Midge's brother/Abe's son). Noah was clearly aware of it. Bell Labs was not, because they hired Abe before the background investigation neeed for his security clearance was finished.

Theater insiders in the audience would have gotten it almost instantly if they didn't know already. They had gaydar. Most of the "Steiner family" there to support him probably had no clue Buzz was gay and probably didn't figure it out. Susie lives in the Village and has been in the entertainment industry, at least the fringes of it for years. She would have had gaydar and be aware of the codes used. Most people in the audience would not have gaydar or been aware of the codes.

I hope so. They have a common bond, and it's a real friendship, not just one for society reasons. Gladys could have gone to the lunch Miss. Astor invited her to, even if Gladys was not yet out in society, the lunch would not caused a scandal/hurt her chances in society. Me too. Bridget knows/understands that Jack didn't do anything horribly wrong. She wasn't ready for the kind of the relationship or didn't want the kind of relationship he wanted. She wants him to suceed and wants to see him advance in his career. It's possible he could become the butler in that house or another after enough time has passed. It's too early for musicals as we think of them, but maybe some kind of talent show to raise money for a charity. The idea of appearing on stage would have been absolutely scandalous, so I don't know how you would get around that. I did a bit of research and I think the $100 was close to year's salary for him. You are correct. In addition, the clothing, especially for women required someone to help them dress and undress. I was going to post the exact same thing. This can be explained away so easily in the exact manner you suggest. I thought HBO was the first to give producers/showrunners almost complete creative freedom and not issue notes to the creative team. I love this idea. It fits with the idea of new money (many made their fortunes in things required to build skyscrapers) and how they were changing the city.

I agree. If you want to cut something, don't cut awards or the performances for best original song. Cut the skits, the montages (except for in Memorium-that stays) and the other stuff like that. People are tuning in for the awards, so just show the awards. There are people who don't/won't watch the Oscars. Cutting awards isn't going to get them to watch. Giving popular/blockbuster films a random shout-out isn't going to get them to watch. My solution is to add a new category-best blockbuster. The top five to ten films at the US box office are automatically nominated, and all of the members of the Academy get to vote on the winner.

I am confused and hoping you or someone else can explain to this me. Jamie outranks Danny, so wouldn't he still outrank Eddie? How does Eddie becoming a detective solve the nepotism/spouse supervising spouse issue?

I hadn't thought of it but I think you may be onto something. Bull doesn't seem to have outside interests or something he's passionate about aside from work. Dinozzo loved old movies.

The way I see it is that George wants to help Sheldon learn how to live and function in the world (which includes making mistakes), while Mary wants to protect Sheldon and expects the world to cater to him because he's her special little boy.

That's a really good point. No TV may not be a big deal to Kim. I can totally believe that Kim remembers when the family bought thier first set and had experienced some of her childhood before TV arrived. It wouldn't surprise me if they family already had a TV by the time Dean was born so he doesn't remember a word without TV.

Yes, but this is a show that operates on TV Land logic, not real world logic. I don't see it as a retcon because the show acknowledges that Susie had a gambling problem. The agreement she made with Joel about the money was referenced. The gambling problem has been solved via willpower and the demands of the story-arc/plot.

I think when it comes to gambling, Susie's learned her lesson. She will make the deals and arrangements, but all money will go to straight to Joel to manage/hold onto until it's needed for a business expense. Susie is mobbed up, but I agree with you; between where she grew up and being in the entertainment industry at that time, it was almost inevitable. The mob pretty much ran Vegas during this era. In most other major cities, the mob was using nightclubs as a front or way to launder money earned from other illegal enterprises.

That's exactly what I was thinking of. For someone from the generation of Lillian's mother, Afros looked unkempt/untidy. It was a sign that you didn't care about your appearance or had let yourself go. Hair became a major political issue. I like the Lillian has never mentioned it. Either Lillian thinks it's better to pick her battles or she supports her daughter's activism in most of its forms. Kim's grandmother would probably not have been so understanding. I had a thought on what Kim might have been doing. It isn't exciting and doesn't make for a good story like Dean's interactions with his cousins. I'm not sure if the timing works out, but is it possible Kim was working on college applications? I can picture Lillian telling Kim something like "You're spending the week at your grandparent's house. You won't be able to call your friends and you won't have TV to distract you. This is the perfect time to finish all of your college applications."