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When a white woman had a child with a black man, it was possible there was a loving relationship, but the couple couldn't be together because of the social mores of the times. With the first guest, additionally, the white woman was not only having an affair with a black man, but they were committing adultery, because he was married. On the other hand, it's possible their relationship wasn't consensual. The first guest never seemed to consider this possibility. I suppose I wouldn't want to think that about an ancestor, either. In either possibility, it's understandable - however regrettable - that the white woman would want to move away and eventually, give the child up for adoption. (Consider how times change: The mother of author James McBride ("Heaven & Earth Grocery Store"), a white woman, married a black man in the 1950s and after his father's death, his white mother raised him in a black neighborhood.) And, also, this was New York, not Georgia.

shapeshifter, I was interested in the Rutgers angle because I went to graduate library school there. And like so many others, my grandfather had a story of avoiding army service. I think the main difference between the Jewish and non-Jewish men was that long term mandatory service for Jewish men meant they would be away from home for decades and lose touch with their religion. So my grandfather left the farm and followed his brother to New York. Boy, was my grandfather po'd that the streets weren't paved with gold as his brother had promised.

Suzn, I thought it was one of their better shows. Both guests had more inciteful responses than the usual "Oh, wow." I wish they would go into more detail than focusing on one or two ancestors per guest. I saw in passing that one of Michael Douglas's ancestors was named Rutgers. Any relation to Henry Rutgers, for whom the college was named?

It was a season finale, not the end of the show. Press release from Global: January 31, 2024 – ... Global announced that hit Canadian legal drama Family Law has been greenlit for a fourth season with 10 all-new episodes. Produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark Productions, and created by Canadian award-winning author Susin Nielsen, Season 4 starts production in Vancouver this March.

With all the cliff hangers, I'm glad to read that Season 4 has begun filming, although, who knows when it will be available in the U.S.

Explain to me why Bode was arrested for bringing a lost girl back to the barracks. And after the girl's mother thanked him, he was still handcuffed and taken into custody? He didn't go off with her into the woods with her to look for the grandfather, he brought her to the authorities. Then he helped the girl give information that led to the successful rescue of the grandfather. How is this criminal activity?

Sadly, librarians are one of the first positions to go when schools have financial problems.

I don't think the cancellation has made the show bolder, as possibilities suggests. I think between the writers strike and the cancellation and the plan to limit the number of episodes supporting cast would be in, producers couldn't figure out how to handle the final season as they'd originally planned.

Countdown on how many episodes before Gabrielle ditches Diego for puppy eyes Bode. I hope it is well before the wedding, although I suspect the writers think the latter would be more dramatic. Or else have him die while fighting a fire.

So Sharon's husband didn't visit her for the six months she was away? Because Bode needed him? For six months? Explain to me how that makes sense. I have no doubt that Gabrielle and poor, sad, heroic Bode are the writers end game. Either she decides that Bode is her true love or even if she winds up marrying her fiance, he'll die in a horrible accident at a fire, freeing her to get back with Bode. Bode just now figured out that there is a section of the Penal Code that a prisoner may have his sentence reduced by performing a heroic act in a life-threatening situation? He was performing heroic acts once a week last year and the Department of Corrections didn't see fit to consider that code section. He was going into burning buildings. Jumping off bridges into raging rivers. Running into more burning buildings. Carrying unconscious victims miles to safety. Did I mention carrying unconscious victims out of burning buildings?

It was good to see the extended supporting cast, like Gloria, Bob's mother and MIL, the aunt and uncle. Is Abishola still going away to medical school?

As freeser wrote: I was surprised and disappointed that Gibbs didn't put in a brief appearance This was a lovely episode, but it was really inexcusable that Mark Harmon's Gibbs didn't make an appearance. Gibbs was certainly closer to Ducky than Tony, who made the effort to fly in from Europe.

Where was Sharon all this time? Okay, she didn't want to communicate with Bode, but did she see her husband at all? Or talk to him on the phone or via email? She seemed surprised to find out Jake had been promoted. Didn't anyone talk to her about what was going on while she was away?

Agreed. He could send the assistants away permanently and it would be even more enjoyable.