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Just finished watching this, and I wondered that as well. She was very single-minded/ obsessive in her investigation, and her people-skills were frequently awkward. But that doesn't explain her sheer stupidity in dealing with two people who she (rightly) suspected of murder! She had the perfect excuse when Elliot caught her lurking outside his car in the previous episode-- "Hey, I lost my phone and tracked it here!"-- but nooo, let's confront him, follow him into the house, and go running upstairs into potential danger. (Side note-- did none of Elliot's neighbors think it was odd that he moved his daughters out of the house, but continued to show up-- presumably quite frequently-- to this residence, rather than selling or renting it out? Especially if this was going on for five years?!? Seems like they lived in an area where people would know each other/ notice.) But that took a backseat to the stupidity of Pip not only agreeing to go see Andie's body with Becca after Becca admitted to killing her, but DRINKING THE TEA BECCA MADE HER AT BECCA'S INSISTANCE!!! Like, how much more obvious could Becca have been??? "Let's go see where I buried my sister, but first, drink up, Pip!" Max Hastings reminded me (in both looks and demeanor) of Dick Casablancas, but Pip was a far cry from Veronica Mars.

The new Richard Osman book? That made me think of the Stewarts and their ilk, too.

Well, clearly not you. And I, personally, would be the same, as I rarely use my phone, and am good at keeping track of things I need (i.e. a list). But judging by how the majority of people are constantly glued to their phones, I would say we're the outliers.

Less likely to misplace your phone than a piece of paper?

Late to the party and just finished this. Realized it had been cancelled after I watched episode one, and I'm glad I still watched anyway. I really enjoyed it, particularly the acting. In reading the threads, I was surprised that others found it slow, as I was engaged the whole time. And while the finale definitely left a lot of threads dangling, I appreciated that we did get forward motion. It felt like the end of a first act (which is clearly what it was meant to be), rather than cheap cliffhangers. I kind of figured that was the point. In Hades, she finally found both a purpose (warn people not to go through the Frame) and someone she had deep feelings for (Canaeus). And then that gets yanked away because of Orpheus and her having to fulfill her prophecy, and she accepts that, but it's a tragedy. I would have liked to see what Riddy ended up doing back on Earth in series 2, now that she had a new purpose. I did think it was impractical of her not to accept Orpheus's ride, though. Great speech on her part, but girl, you're in the middle of nowhere-- you could have given the speech after you got back to civilization!

The final showstopper always counts more than the first 2 challenges. Georgie's showstopper was clearly superior to the other two in both looks and taste (and Christiian's apparently really didn't taste great), and her first two challenges were OK (her issues were far less disastrous than Dylan's), hence the win. I do think it was really close between her and Christiian, though, since he was clearly better on day one.

I'm too lazy to Google it, but I was low-key rooting for Christiian, but was OK with the win by Georgie. Overall I wasn't on love with this group of bakers that way some people seemed to be (though I did love Nellie)-- it wasn't a top tier series for me, but of course Bake Off is never terrible. Despite his being adorable, I never fully warmed to Dylan. And while I know the bakers help each other out all the time and that's certainly one of the charms of the show, I can't remember anyone asking for help in the final, let alone twice! And maybe it was just the editing, but it made it look like Georgie was helping Dylan crumble the "moss cupcakes" before she had completely finished decorating her own cake. To pair with Noel's ugly sweater, Alison's dress was giving me Sully from Monsters, Inc. vibes...

Just chiming in as a high school teacher (English, not history). In my small school, in a purplish town in a blue state, the students definitely learn about WWII and the Holocaust as part of the history curriculum, and there is also a Holocaust and Genocide elective class. On the literature side of things, the Holocaust is definitely covered... Number the Stars is read in... fifth grade, I think? Night in middle school. I read The Book Thief with my freshmen honors class. I in no way think that my district is representative of every district in the country... but I don't think it's an outlier, either. I would imagine most high schoolers are taught about World War II and the Holocaust in history class and have probably read at least one book set during it in their school career. Now, how deep the teachers go into it and how much students learn/ retain/ care/ see parallels to the present is a whole different story, but the idea that "it isn't taught anymore" or "there aren't enough books or movies available for people to read/ watch" seems like a huge overstatement.

Maybe it's (and Snuggles) now.

I think that just made my year...

I enjoyed this even though I fell asleep on multiple episodes and needed to rewatch.

No, they really shouldn't, should they...

The church hasn't been anywhere near full since the first couple seasons.

According to the subtitles on last series' episodes (which I just finished watching, so it's fresh in my mind), it's meant to be a Jamaican accent. Hammond's parents are Jamaican. This series the subtitles have not mentioned it (through these first 2 episodes), but I also haven't really noticed her doing it, at least not in the same pronounced way as in the previous series.

Season 5 premiere date January 12 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/miss-scarlet-season-5-airdate-images-and-more/?subscriber=true&list_id=general