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There's a really interesting story about race and social class that this episode hinted at that I really wish had been more central to the episode. Kim is earning pocket money and possibly money for college (I'm surprised Bill or Lillian didn't say something like "half your paycheck better be going to a savings account for tution and books." I know college tution and textbooks were less expensive in the late 1960s, but I'm not sure if her parents can pay for absolutely everything). The other waitress is there working to support herself and her son, which is a very different scenario. When Kim started to make suggestions, I'm surprised the waitress didn't say something like "Why do you care? You probably won't even be working here next year." It's the black middle class colliding with the white working class, and there is so much to explore there. Maybe the network couldn't do that kind of story because they were worried it would make the white character appear "too racist." Overall, I liked the episode, especially Dean wanting to fit in with the cool older kids.

@Empress1 and @moonorchid-I understand wanting to keep numbers down because of Covid. There is a major flaw with how they are doing it. Each nominee gets one guest, but if one person is nominated multiple times, they get to bring multiple guests. Someone is nominated once gets to bring one guest, but someone who is nominated three times gets to bring three guests, which I think is unfair. Rachel Zegler should be able to be there.

Do we know how much time elapsed between the Easter event and the rest of the episode? I may be overthinking this, so if I am let me know. If chicken pox was going around, do we know the Turner children were already infected at the Easter event? Is it possible they caught the chicken pox at the Easter event? I love this idea. Maybe one of the women Sister Hilda served with in WAAFs no longer lives in London but is back in London for plot reasons and decides to reconnect with Sister Hilda. They are now quite different people. It could make for a fun subplot. This is why we need the prequel series or a series of movies about the backstories of the older characters.

YES! It's a moment of attempted solidarity by the Jet girls. They realize what is going to happen and they want to stop it, because for a split second they have stopped seeing Anita as a foriegner and one of them, and instead are seeing her as a woman and one of us.

My understanding is that her parents were in Africa studying animals, so she would be spending most of her time with her parents in more remote and rural/less urban areas where her parents could study and observe the animals in thier natural habitat. That is probably what most of her experience of Africa is. If her parents worked for the State Department, they would have been stationed in a more urban part of Africa because they would have been working in a consulate or an embassy.

As far as I am aware, in 1960 there were no states that would legally permit a single/unmarried woman to have an abortion. If Mei has an abortion in the U.S, it would be illegal. For the exact reason you pointed out, using her medical school connections seems like the safer way to go.

In terms of sound, the Pallidinos told the songwriters they wanted Shy Baldwin to sound like a blend of Johnny Mathis and Sam Cooke, so they may very well have had Johnny Mathis in mind as a basis for the overall character, not just his music.

Even though it's television, I do think cinematography, camera work, or editing are probably the best terms for what you are describing. I agree with you. Having the camera circling them increased the momentum and intensity of the scene.

I have serious, honest, no-snark questions. Why are people online are calling the movie "woke?" Is it because it has a diverse cast of characters? It is because the lead character is a young woman? Is it because there is tension between the parent who wants the kid to follow the older tradition and the kid who wants to do things thier own way? I am not a troll trying to start an argument or win internet points. I am someone who is genuinely confused. Thanks to anyone who can answer my questions. I agree and would go much further. Here is a list of Disney portagonists/main characters (including Pixar) who disobyed thier parents/parental figure. This list is far from complete: Cinderella snuck out to the ball after her stepmother told her not to go. Ariel and Luca went up to the surface to learn about people despite parent(s) telling them not to Simba went to the elephant graveyard even though it was off limits Mulan snuck off to join the army Pocahontas snuck away to see John Smith Nemo swims out further than he is supposed to Remi spends time with people inside Coco secretly plays music and sings Disobeying parents isn't a "woke" thing. It isn't even a Disney thing. Maybe it's like The Princess Bride, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

This is what the I wish the bar mitzvah episode had been. Dean's story isn't seperate from what is happening with his friend but instead is directly connected to what his friend is going through. I like that they made Corey a scholar-athlete. It's great that he can be smart and good at sports without resorting to the cliche "teachers are giving him grades he doesn't deserve so he can qualify for sports and play in the big game."

This epsiode (5.5) just felt strange, dream-like and drug fueled. I am interested to see what happens in part 2.

You have excellent taste! "Gee Officer Krupke" is my favorite song in the show, so I have to ask if that is your second favorite, what is your absolute/number one favorite song in the show? I know I asked this question in an earlier post, but I am hoping it's okay to ask it again since more people have seen the movie since it is now on HBOMax and Disney+ Who was the woman on the bench next to Anybodys at the police station supposed to be?

One of the many things I liked about this movie was that Mei was so worried about her friends/classmates would think when they saw her as the red panda. She was so sure they would think she was this ugly horrifying monster and flee in terror. Instead they thought she was the most fluffy adorable thing they had ever seen and wanted to party with her. I love how Pete Doctor described the movie as "it's a bit like the Incredible Hulk, but way more adorable."

I could be wrong about the location, but I remember seeing Kennedy campaign posters in a hallway early in the season.

We saw campaign posters in hallway of The Village Voice. I can't think of a character that would be closely following politics who would be talking about the election on a regular basis. Unless something political is directly connected to something happening in the show or the characters, why would they mention it on a regular basis?

I want more time with Midge and Noah alone. I want a better sense of what thier relationship as siblings was like when they were younger. I loved the scene of the two of them on the fire escape multiple seasons ago and I want to see that dynamic explored further and in greater depth.

To me this is the most plausible explanation. The stocks that he thought were worthless (and he was being honest at the time. When he made that statement, the stocks were worthless), but then something happens/changes and the stocks are suddenly valuable.

Same here, and it's nice to know I'm not the only who feels that way.

I am seriously, honestly, genuinely curious: Where/how are you watching this with commercial breaks? It's on HBO and HBOMax which do not have commercial breaks. No, because it would be too easy to cover it as part of a story about a woman. Any sign of physical affection in public might have been enoughto get them arrested. It would have been too easy to cover it by saying it was part of a story involving a woman. A ladies maid like Armstrong is a position that Agnes would have had daily contact with and would be someonethat Agnes would train. Agnes would not have been training Jack and Bridget and would not have significant contact with on a regular basis. Training Jack and Bridget would have been Bannister's responsibility. It was not until the 1980s or 1990s that straight people outside the entertainment industry had gaydar.

To his credit, Danny knows that. He does show rare moments of self-awareness. I can't remember the episode, but Danny pretty much admitted that there is no way he could ever do Frank's job, but there is a strong possibility that Jamie may be able to.

I like that the show didn't make the break-up someone's fault or a fight after something stupid. It wasn't really about the car. Dale realized they wanted different things and it wasn't going to work. It seemed like a pretty mature, adult break-up.

She knows way too many doctors/nurses for that to be a problem. If she gets one, it's going to be illegal, but safe. It will be done by a trained medical professional. Lenny is totally in love with Midge. Usually love makes people/characters stupid but he is that rare character/person who it has not. He knows a serious long term relationship with Midge is like the third or fourth chocolate covered marshmellow. It looks great, you may want it, you may enjoy it, but you know it will be something you regret and something that will not end well, and therefore he avoids it.

Probably. I don't know what might go wrong fairly early in a pregnancy that could cause the end of the pregngancy, but her cover story would be something like that.

Am I the only one who loved the scene with Jamie and Frank? It was Frank training Jamie to take over someday. As much as Jamie says he doesn't want the job, even Frank admits that Jamie would be great at it.

I agree. A crossover can occur between two shows that previously independent and unconnected from each other. To me, a crossover is an all encompassing term that covers when characters from one show interact with characters from another show regardless of whether or not a prior connection to the shows existed. It covers spin-offs and previously unconnected series.