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So, when Sheryl Lee Ralph is told that her ancestor was a free Black woman in the South BEFORE the Civil War, neither she nor Gates asks how that came about. Did her owner free her because he loved her? Was he the father of her child? Did the show do a DNA test? We may never know how this unusual situation came about, but at least you'd think it was reasonable for someone to ask.

I'm finding this season unnecessarily bloody and gruesome. Are the books this gory?

As Trey wrote: Glad to see our Morale Officer gained a little empathy and the sketch lady made a little money and got a job as official Station House 4 sketch artist. She has a thing for Watts and I'm afraid that won't end well for her. I'm afraid they're going in that direction, as the actress playing the Morality Officer is Watt's real life wife. It could go badly for the Morality Officer, because Watts is a homosexual and not interested in her. Please don't turn him straight or bi. I could see Watts going out with her to hide the fact that he is homosexual, so she doesn't arrest him for being gay.

A couple of points: 1) The prosecution arguing over the validity of insurance statistics and whether the mother would have lived rather than the evidence that the murder was pure revenge seemed like it was handing the verdict to the defense. 2) Also, the argument that killing the insurance executive saved lives is like saying the killing of abortion doctors is justified because that saves lives. The prosecution never made that connection.

I was disappointed that we didn't get to hear Sheryl Lee Ralph sing more than a few bars during the karaoke. She's starred in Broadway musicals, has a great voice, but other cast members had considerably more singing time.

Once again, they stopped in the middle of fires and rescuing the injured to discuss personal issues. For example, Three Rock is about to leave. What better time for Gariella and her dad to have a heart to heart. Bodie and his father argue, as the fire spreads, to discuss Nonno's illness. Just like always with this show, personal discussion takes precedence over professionalism.

People are taking the stories in this show way too realistically. That's why we need to use our "willing suspension of disbelief" and just enjoy the show. Of course, it's been obvious from the first episode that Matty couldn't survive a serious check of her employment background. I'm surprised it's taken this long for anyone to look into it. Looking for newspapers articles for employment proof? Really? No record of her in bar associations or law school? Falsified required Continuing Education classes? You can't take this seriously. Same with the trials. Don't look at them with a critical eye and just enjoy the fiction. The show is much more enjoyable if you have never worked in a law firm or watched Law & Order.

They often do parallel stories on this show and Michael'sl brings to mine the father of the sick young woman. Both men had to raise a daughter alone. The African American man all the girl's life because of her illness; Michael because his wife spent more time at work than at home. Both men were having a hard time recongizing that their daughters were growing up and they didn't have to hover over them anymore. Amy's long hours kept her away from home because of issues in their marriage over their son's death which lead to their divorce and because she felt more in control at the hospital than in their angry home. And didn't Michael have long hours before he became an administrator, and was not often home as well? Did the two parents with doctors salaries and hours ever hire a person for child care?

If grading on a scale, then it definitely deserves an A.

Maybe it's because I'm not a bro, but I don't see how Jake sleeping with Gabby when she and Bode were broken up was such a no no. Did Jake need to ask permission first? Also, why Bode was having difficulty accepting Jake's "apology., as if Bode and Gabby were still together. And let's not forget that Bode slept with Gabby after she broke up with Jake. ETA: Danielg342, have you EVER give this show such a high grade? (Not that it wasn't deserved.)

Too many problems to comment, but it comes to mind 1) that no one is wearing a mask against the smoke. 2) Sharon & Vince and Jake are supposedly the people in charge, so who is directing the rest of the forest fighters whille the fire is still pretty widespread? 3) Where was Sharon driving the truck to? Did she just hope she'd run into Manny & Gabriela by chance? 4) How is Sharon going to explain the burnt fire truck? 5) They got that ginormous fire under control pretty quckly. I'd love to hear what real fire fighters think of this stupid show.

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The examination of Stone and Teigen's ancestry didn't start until 15 after the hour and then Dr. Gates spent way too much time talking to them about how they felt, skipping over details of their ancestors. He asked Teigen how she felt about her great-grandparents working in Thai rice paddies. It might have been interesting to know how her grandfather became a teacher with parents who were farm laborers. Same with Stone. Aren't you proud about your great grandfather who fought -- on the right side -- with the Union in the Civil War. Then later, Sharon, you had an ancestor who was a slave owner in Connecticut -- but let's just mention that in passing -- and go to Wow! Charlemagne was your 34 times grandfather!

I don't recall all this animosity towards Abby when she held Kasie's position and Abby filled up loads of screen time. At least Kasie isn't cuddling up to her boss like Abby was always doing with Gibbs, behaving like she was his little girl.

Thanks for posting about Patience, krandydoodle. I see that it is scheduled to appear on PBS in America sometime this year. One of the detectives is played by Mark Benton, a favorite actor of ours from Shakespeare and Hathaway.

I really enjoyed episode 6 of season 4, where the woman who attacked an environmental activist claims she is from the future and how Raph deals with that. In addition to an interesting COTW, I like how Astrid's relationship with her half-brother is growing. As is she.

CNN also ran a story about the prisoner firefighters. They pointed out that these men and women work cutting fire lines and removing fuel; others work as support staff. Apparently, it isn't in their job descriptions to jump on top of a downed airplane to douse the flames or to run into houses on fire -- all alone -- to save, I don't know, maybe 20 or 50 children. Or even just operate fire hoses.

It was nice to see the gf and ex-wife working together, but I'm getting awfully tired of Alec Mercer thinking he has to be the hero and do everything on his own or it won't get done. Getting up from his bed and trying to do -- what? -- was as ridiculous as stepping in front of a moving train.

I understand why fans of Always Sunny liked this crossover, but for me, the Sunny characters are stupid and obnoxious and made it hard to watch a normally funny Abbott Elementary.

The Wild Sow "But it always ticks me off when a person reaches adulthood (or any age over maybe 10!) without knowing how to swim!" If a person doesn't live near the water and has no intention of ever going into the water, why should they be expected to know how to swim?

The 49er's coach said that the football player who left the team in the middle of the game will never play for the team again. The same thing should happen to Gabrielle for just leaving in the middle of a fire. She should be kicked off the force for abandoning her fellow fire fighters.

Weren't any of the current team around in Season 4 when an episode involved a driverless car that locked a Navy officer in and killed her? Maybe McGee was the only one. Ducky would have remembered. Not that the two instances were related, but they might have mentioned NCIS had had a previous driverless car incident.

Audrey takes over from Gabs in wearing dresses that scream "I'm available."

Andyourlittledog2, that was my thought, too. The crime boss grandmother won't bother her granddaughter again because Parker told her to stay away? After she goes to all the trouble of tracking down and then kidnapping her son's lover, a well known D.C. personality - along with a Federal agent! - and they just let her go? Even if the guys who committed the crime won't talk, it shouldn't be all that hard to show that they worked for her.

Dowel Jones, that was my thought exactly about Sharon putting a trainee in charge of the Command Center. It takes a fair amount of training and experience to do that job, and you put a lot of people at risk doing that. Furthermore, Sharon has lived there all her life and knows the land, while Audrey is new to the area and is nevertheless asked to choose the best route. Also agree that it is absurd to be discussing personal issues as the fire rages around them. This is completely typical of this show, however.