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I thought this episode was completely out of character. Bob dropped out of college to, as Dottie described it, save the company. He internalized the stress to the point where he gave himself a heart attack. The TV commercial responsible for their current success presented the company as a family organization, and then Mom put 16 of them — including the son who saved the company — on a performance improvement plan. Even if we get the sweet Bob back, the damage is done to his relationship with the floor staff. Abishola was gleeful to report to her Mother that Bob had to work overtime? Why wasn’t Abishola concerned about his heart and health overall? Did they retcon the heart attack? And Olu and Tunde used to be impressed by Bob’s success, which was a reason they encouraged Abishola to date him. This show doesn’t need an asshole teen, and the storylines aren’t funny. Please don’t go there with Dele.

So was Uma Thurman in on it, too? Sean was sending messages to Copeland’s phone to continue making her believe Copeland was dirty, but the Mother and Son’s closing scene confused me. She reverted to form? And Aadesh chose to let the world think he was a kidnapper so he could feel important? And they all did all of this because PR people lie? The irony of ttt, but the kidnapping and the cover-up were all based on lies to draw attention to their own cause when the lies and cover-up about the science paper started it all. Sean got One. Million. Dollars? Did he learn nothing from Austin Powers? Did Leo pay him from the foundation? What a let down. PR people lie to promote and protect their clients. Shocker.

Good lord. If Agnes could pitch in, if we involve Agnes, if Agnes, if Agnes, if Agnes. You have SIX children. You need to make your own way. FWIW, they picked the cheapest house #1.

I didn’t realize the company was named after Dottie and her husband. Calvin’s cross-over was done well. Best episode since the wedding, I thought.

He throws in Yiddish enough I figured he was. When Sam first came back from the hospital he was at the window and asked how her “punim” was. 30 years in NYC and I’d never heard that one before so looked it up. “Face.”

At some point in this episode I decided this was a morality play about the severe schisms in society whether it be race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation. The two different pictures were propaganda and false flags meant to incite fear and hate. Dylan and Irv show the extremes while Helly and Mark are fighting to break through the hatred with Mark representing people who have found change after leaning toward an extreme. Harmony is the public face of power, but the unseen/unheard Board represent the Murdoch- and Koch-types (and their liberal counter-parts.) I haven’t figured out Devon and Rickon unless they represent the liberal faction? I might be wrong about the people’s specific roles. I haven’t thought about it that much, and I’m not the show’s biggest fan.

Does Richard drink himself to sleep every time he has to deal with Americans? LA to City Centre: I think it was more of a chip on her shoulder than any of the excuses she gave (especially the one about wanting to give the kids the English experience. Uhhh, Wimbledon is in England, too.) She was the girl who never got to eat with the cool kids. The friend who got the wingman and who could finally impress people if she “lived in City Centre, London” ‘cause you know that’s what she’s going to call it. The show might’ve said they were from LA, but I’m thinking more Inland Empire. And on a completely shallow note, she reminded me of the woman on Seinfeld who looked good one moment and completely unfortunate another.

Jerry and Alexa in Moorehead, MN: Why can’t people admit that a house they don’t want to buy has some positives? And her complaining about all the projects they’d have to do in that stunning 2nd house, but then being so positive about the potential in that 3rd one? Huh? The hour commute in the Winter weather would be enough to rule it out. Using every penny of your pre-approved amount gets so many people in trouble. I’m glad they ended-up getting a solid house below their max. Carmel, IN: I kept rolling my eyes. Oh no, a laundry room/half-bath. Her friend’s idiotic criticism: “What if you have a laundry emergency and need to wash something but can’t because someone’s in the bathroom?!?” Uhh, if you can’t wait long enough for someone to get out of the bathroom, they’re having a bigger emergency than you are. Being concerned about one smallish full-bath for 3 bedrooms or lawn maintenance or street parking only, those are valid. I’d bet most of us have a “Sarah” in our lives: that person who has never met a dream she didn’t piss on.

I liked the shirts until he turned on the lights. Kids are going to get hurt sliding, and then I lost the thread of the story. It was nice to see a little continuity with the ballpark they fixed.

The same reason as Total Recall: They need someone with genuine reactions.

I have to think Helly’s outie is part of Lumon’s evil management like Schwarzenegger in “Total Recall.” The implant prevents her from remembering the scary numbers, but her outie is fully briefed on whatever Lumon is doing. I wonder why the therapist used Mark’s dead wife’s Christmas candle during their session. Does their subsconsciousness still exist? Do Helly and Irv and the other guy live in the same complex as Mark — why is he so central that the boss has been assigned to personally monitor his outie? I read next week’s episode description under the thumbnail, and Apple revealed a spoiler. Overall, I’m still iffy on the show. I’m not rooting for anyone.

Chicago divorcing couple: That’s them getting along well for the sake of their child? Which came first: The divorce or the disdain, sarcasm, lack of respect, and put downs? I hope this wasn’t their best behavior. God bless him for listening to her voice for 12 years. His board game obsession seems pathological, but there’s no harm in letting him showcase a few prize games in the main living area. How many needless arguments did they have about those games?

I kinda feel the writers are market researching next year’s arc. They’re introducing or expanding characters, they have a gay character, medical school, baby. They’ll see how the plots are receive and go from there. They’re all over the place this season.

The assistant coach has given him solid guidance on making things better. George wasn’t interested in getting advice from him, because he thinks he might be headed for divorce. That’s where his head is. “You’re trapped unless you want to lose half your money so get used to being miserable” isn’t going to make things better — and that’s not what George wanted.

I felt badly for Jay when Sam cut him off. Sass would’ve understood if she’d let Jay have his moment to connect.

Sheldon should’ve been tossed from the experiment if not the university. He is such an asshole. Mary forcing her beliefs on everyone? Check. George having a conversation he should’ve been having with Mary with someone else? Check. You can tell where his head is bc he called the divorced principal instead of his happily married assistant coach.

I concur! Lol

Right, the logic is that if it were the same wall paper, it would be the same house. Since it’s different wallpaper, it could be a different house. Or different rooms. It doesn’t confirm it’s the Manor House.

So I’ve given this wayyy too much thought, but I dislike the Olympics and all the repeats on every channel, and I think I’ve worked it out (though it seems obvious when I wrote it down) that Hetty is Sam’s Great Great Great Great Aunt and that she built the manor. We know Sophie (old woman who got sucked off) was Hetty’s Great Great Granddaughter and also Sam’s Great Aunt, so one of Sophie’s siblings would be Sam’s grandparent. Sam also mentioned that 6 generations of her family had lived there. I rewatched the scene with Thorfinn singing to little Hetty and the foreman’s son, and they have different wallpaper but that only proves it could have been a different house that Hetty was raised in. (Am I missing anything where she specifically said she’d grown up in that house itself? I imagine before income tax and generational wealth dilution that the grounds were more extensive and there could be more than one home on the ancestral grounds where Thorfinn could roam, which would explain why Sam and Jay haven’t discussed renovating it, and we still don’t know how exactly the ghosts’ boundaries work) A poorly typed family tree: G1: Hetty and Elias G2: Hetty Child G3: Hetty Grandchild G4: Hetty Great Grandchild G5: Sophie——————-siblings ———-—-> Sam Grandparent G6: Sophie Son ——— cousins ——-—----> Sam Mom (unless her Dad is dead, too, otherwise he would inherit) G7: None ————————————————> Sam Look forward to learning what I’ve missed!

Decatur, GA: The agent kept mentioning it was a pocket listing, and I understand that means it hasn’t been listed, but is it kind of a “buy it now” option from EBay? Was she the seller’s agent as well as the buyer’s? If she’s the seller’s agent, why would she keep up with the “cheaper, cheaper, cheaper” if she’s trying to get top dollar for the seller? And if she’s the buyer’s agent, why would the seller give her a pocket listing when she’s just going to turn around and push it for “cheaper cheaper cheaper”? How much money would you sacrifice to avoid going on market? Or is this just more artificial drama?

I’ve seen a house ad for the show on CBS. It has the show name, but then it has a list of adjectives that flip through rapidly and describe the show. I don’t remember all of them, but I do remember thinking, “Huh?” A lot of them did not describe the show I’ve been watching, and that seems to be a problem. The marketing people, the producers, and the audience don’t know what the show is.

I may have mentioned I stopped watching after last season. I was hate watching since Erica went to college with that awful Valley Girl Erica, but I couldn’t watch after George died. I’ll read this thread occasionally, and it sounds like the same crap-on-toast. Everyone from network exec-to-cast-to-crew should be embarrassed. Sometimes a paycheck isn’t enough, you know? Imagine having this on your resume: The Goldbergs S1-3: cool. The Goldbergs S9: no one else would hire you? The worst would have to be “the dumbass who green lit S9.” That person should never work in entertainment again. But now I kinda hope it gets a S10. How desperate is ABC for content that they have nothing — absolutely nothing — they think can get better ratings? As expensive as this show has to be now, they have nothing?? Many, many people need to be fired if they have nothing with higher expectations or at least a better P&L.

I saw Hetty on Modern Family as a potential home buyer who thought the house was haunted! Phil had Gloria come in to bless the house or something, and it turned out there was a bees’ nest in the wall.

Listening to Alberta, Pete, and Trevor make comments and ask questions about “Ghostbusters” reminded me of here. Why are they green and what kind of things died and made those ghosts? Why would they put the ghosts in a trap? They’re just trying to live their afterlives, eating discarded food off people’s trays. What harm are they doing?

Virginia Island: You’re going to have to paint when you buy used. That’s not a renovation. I hope they didn’t paint over the July 4th powder room, which was horrible but went with the house’s vacation purpose — that’s a major holiday they’ll be spending there. I didn’t like the kitchen counters, but they were in good shape and would last for a while. Not a deal breaker if the cost or effort to replace were prohibitive. They were acting like the house was a complete gut job and they were moving load bearing walls and oh dear their husbands didn’t want projects. The one woman even pretending to consider the first house was a non-starter. I kinda rolled my eyes.