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So, does Rory still think Todd is a) Scottish and b) Folding? Good episode. I'm pleasantly surprised at how good the writers of this show are at making a comedy of errors like the one in this episode work. Margaret's elation at bagging the big client was delightful. Kudos to Marcia Gay Harden's comedic chops. I've only seen her in dramatic roles, so it's cool to see this side of her. Todd's Taco Tuesday promotion made me cackle - even more so when Rory was raving about the tacos 😆 I too wish we were getting another season of this show so we can see where Allison ends up.

Episode 2x04 - I'm really enjoying the show this season. Every cozy mystery has to have an episode set at a boarding school* so I guess this is BP's. Liked the way the mystery unfolded. I'm loving the way the Shipton Abbott team has coalesced. Shame on Anne's beau for misleading her. For her to find out he's married by meeting his wife is just...ugh! *And a magic show, and an amateur theatre group, and a town festival, etc.

I really need to watch Polite Society!

I hope this show gets picked up à la Girls5Eva, which was cancelled by Peacock, but picked up by Netflix. This show came to my attention after I started watching Elsbeth, and I ended up liking So Help Me Todd slightly better. I agree that in some ways the show is a slightly odd fit for procedural-heavy CBS. BUT, the characters do solve a mystery every week, so... Surprised the network wouldn't put this on Paramount+. That's how I caught up with the show, so it seems like a good fit for streaming.

Definitely. She seems up for any kind of weirdness, and Todd encounters more than his fair share. Good episode. The scene at Todd's place when they all walk in on Allison and Dick was hilarious. Between Lawrence yelling "Feliz Navidad," Todd being mad that his hero Dick is a fraud, and Margaret again expressing disappointment in Allison's life choices, it was the very definition of hijinks. I loved the first season, but I think this one's shaping up to be even better.

She was so good I wanted to smack her several times 😆 I'm enjoying this show. I've always liked Carrie Preston, and she is an absolute delight in this show (I didn't watch The Good Wife, so I didn't see the character there) I too wonder if they're faking us out with the captain. His machinations seem too obvious. Maybe he's deep, deep, deep, deep undercover.😅

17x9, The Christmas List - Good Christmas episode! Made me wish it was holiday time again. I'll definitely be adding this to my Christmas marathon this year. I continue to love any scene featuring Violet and Watts together. Shanice and Daniel have done a great job shaping the friendship between their characters. Murdoch in the role of Scrooge this year was delightful. Julia teasing him was amusing. And it's totally on brand for him to arrest Santa (always on the case!) I liked the mystery, too. I shouldn't have been surprised that the elf was the culprit, but here we are-lol Loved the final scene with everyone at George and Effie's. Loving this season so far.

Binged this show over the last month, and I LOVE it. It ticks all my cozy mystery boxes. This was a fun episode. Jenifer Lewis really is a national treasure. Lyle's annoyance with his mother was both amusing and triggering-lol. He's one of my favorite parts of this show - especially his rivalry and banter with Todd. I'm loving Todd and Allison's relationship, particularly this season. Their talk at the end was very sweet. I too wish Margaret would tell Susan why she can't give her the promotion. And I sure hope that Susan realizes that Beverly is using her. It's pretty transparent. Last season, Beverly dangled the named partnership in front of Margaret so she could make her the grim reaper, so maybe Margaret should share that with Susan.

Episode 2x01 - I really enjoyed this season opener. The mystery was good, and I loved how the Shipton Abbott team worked together to solve it. I sort of knew Kirby's case would intersect with the main mystery. The resolution to the mystery was so heartbreaking. I felt terrible for that poor mother and father. Hard to believe, but this show is growing on me.

17x05, Station House of Horror - Finally saw this one, and I liked it. The Halloween episodes can be hit or miss for me, but this one was appropriately creepy, with fun jump scares. I also loved that Watts and Violet were in a vignette together. I like their relationship and their dynamic. I didn't even hate that they brought back Gillies because his character makes sense in the context of a Halloween episode (just don't make a habit of it, show!) 17x08, Cottage in the Woods - Enjoyed this one as well, but I like any episodes that feature all the women characters. I remember really loving when Violet, Louise, Effie, and Julia were on that volleyball team together. The four of them just have a fun rapport. This one had Friday the 13th vibes, what with the creepy campers and the "madman" running around. 17x22, Why is Everyone Singing? - Not sure why this aired in the order it did on Ovation, but here we are. I enjoyed it. This is the second musical episode I've seen of a show I watch regularly (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds did one last year). I particularly loved how they integrated the show's theme music. Helene as Julia was probably the strongest singer, followed by Shanice (Violet). Loved her duet with Watts. I also liked the conceit of the characters knowing they were figments of Murdoch's imagination. That was a clever way to have the mystery unfold and be solved.

I LOVED this season! Hadn't realized how much I'd missed this show. The fact that they started the season in Fort Worth was delightful. Summer's foray into an MLM made me cackle - especially the drones with the products following her around. Gloria aka Ho Spice (😆). I'm not surprised that Caroline had moved on to someone else. Seeing Gloria fake that discount Harry Styles' death was hilarious (the fox teeth 😆) Also enjoyed seeing Wickie's "hardscrabble" backstory. The actors playing her parents (Adriane Lenox and Ron Canada) are two of my favorites. Hilarious to see the girls play that fan's party in Florida (Summer scatting sent me!) Fun fact: the singer summer upstaged (Pixie) was played by singer Ingrid Michaelson. And how could I forget Percy! He really fit in nicely with the girls. Loved seeing G5A play Radio City, even if the venue was empty-lol

17x07, Cool Million - I liked this one! Loved seeing Violet be more involved in a case. And it was fun that she rode her horse in the race. Was also cool to see Julia back in the morgue, if only briefly. Of course the culprit was a Carmichael! I Googled to see if Joey Witherspoon was a real person, and it looks like the character might have been a composite of several African-American jockeys. This article highlights some famous black jockeys.

Episode 6 - Enjoyed seeing Dwayne again. And Florence, too. I sure hope they don't put her with Neville. The mystery was solid. That poor young woman finding out her husband and her father killed her mother was brutal.

OMG, I am LOVING this season. Wickie: Did he just introduce me third?!?! *dun dun DUN* So funny. I laughed out loud at Dawn's "Later" song. So cool that the lesbians came out for Ho Spice (lol) Loved the music cues every time that awful senator's wife appeared. I was actually hoping she was going to clobber him over the head and join the girls on stage.

Summer joins an MLM. Because of course-lol Very cool to meet Wicke's - erm, Lesley's - parents and see her backstory, which (shocker) was not hardscrabble! Wickie revealing how she mischaracterized her entire bio was hilarious ("I could do this all day") I'm liking the songs this season, but did we ever get a full list of tracks for the album they recorded last season?