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Howard may or may not have ulterior motives for having this discussion with Chuck, but man I loved his expression when Chuck asked that. It was like "Seriously, bitch, still with this?"

Yeah, the occasional explicit famewhore in each season was always the most irritating part for me. An entire cast of explicit famewhores? I'm leaning towards skipping it as well. I might check the first episode to see if anyone defies my expectations, but I'm not hopeful.

I did! Best part of the episode, followed closely by every scene with Scully in it. Especially the autopsy.

I would show watch the Hotel Cortez show starring Liz Taylor forever! If Denis O'Hare doesn't win an Emmy for this, imma riot!

Mycroft didn't die in the books (or at least, it was never said that he did). If Mycroft dies in this series, it's pure Moffat/Gatiss. I'd hate to see it happen, because the interplay between them is always delightful, but M/G have said that this version of Sherlock is young and inexperienced, not a reflection of the man in the stories, but an earlier version who still needs to grow up. One way to effect that growing up is to kill off the older brother he still relies on so much. But I'd hate to see that. I'm not entirely sure I could keep watching. :(

What's NOT canon is the animosity between the Holmes brothers. Mycroft doesn't show up very much, but when he does, Sherlock shows nothing but respect for him. I wouldn't go so far as to say there's affection between them (this is Victorian England after all), but Sherlock acknowledges Mycroft's superior intellect and even accepts instruction from him in the science of deduction with absolutely no sign of resentment.

All you people talking about foreshadowing of Mycroft's death can just stop that right now. Please.

So far, Asylum is the only season I've purchased. Unless it all falls apart in the finale, I'll be buying this one too.

!'m not sure why it's a plot hole that we haven't seen everyone who died in the hotel come back as a ghost. Just because we haven't seen them doesn't mean they're not there. We've only seen the ones that will impart information to the audience and/or further a story line in some way. Otherwise, I assume they're wandering around getting used to their new situation. I don't need to see Sally's drug couple or the hipsters to understand that they're very likely to be hotel ghosts. I do wonder about Tristan though. I would have thought he and Liz would at least commiserate over their lost potential.

Mark my words: when we get a male companion, it will mean they are about to regenerate the Doctor into a woman. Because NuWho just can't have a Doctor-Companion relationship that is not opposite sexed, it seems.

Guys, why am I feeling some affection for Chris and Logan? They kind of remind me of real people instead of media personalities or wanna-be actors. I'm glad Justin lost, but I kind of wish Chris and Logan won. Because they were the underdogs maybe?

Saw this in the recap: I got the impression she didn't know what happened to Valentino, only that he disappeared. She only realized that March was behind it after they finally came out of the wall.

OMG can Liz Taylor get her own show, please?!

Anyone else thinking that Peggy will kill Ed when he tries to drag her back in to reality? She won't die though, she'll be arrested.

I think folks missed my earlier question so I will repeat and hope one of you knows the answer: He said something after drawing that line in the sand while facing down the hovering ship, but I missed it. Does anyone remember what he said?

Her only purpose was to allow all the "clever" word games: "The hybrid is Me." "Who's knocking?" ... "Me." That's the sum total of her purpose.

I don't think we're seeing them melt down due to stress. I think this is their default behaviour, so they know how to cope that way. Chris: Logan, we're out of orange juice! Logan: I TOLD YOU!! I TOLD YOU TO STOP AND GET SOME ON THE WAY HOME LAST NIGHT!! Chris: I THOUGHT WE STILL HAD SOME LEFT! I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US! Logan: PUT THAT DOWN! THAT'S MINE! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO FORGOT SO YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T GET ANY!!! Chris: FINE! I'M LEAVING!! Logan: FINE, JUST LEAVE! I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT!! LOVE YOU! Chris: LOVE YOU TOO!!

Moffat is a high-concept writer. He's a visionary. There's a reason that the one with the vision and those who execute are different people. Big idea folks usually aren't very good at the detailed work required to execute properly. That was primarily a 3rd Doctor thing. Which is cool because, with the prickly attitude, the grey hair, and the velvet jacket Capaldi feels like a Pertwee throwback. The 3rd was my favourite.

No, I don't think so.

I had the same thought. It was no worse than if the general had just laid down for a short nap. I figured it proximity to home must make the difference. OMG that special looks like so much fun! Those two are going to be great together! Maybe this is where they fall for each other and eventually get married. I didn't mind her as much as usual either. Probably because she spent most of the episode more clueless than Doctor-like. More like companions of old. It was great. Then it got ruined at the end when she got immortality, and her own TARDIS. Hopefully we'll never see her again. He said something after drawing that line, but I missed it. Does anyone remember what he said? BTW, now that Clara's gone, I think I'm really going to enjoy Capaldi's Doctor!

I'm pretty sure I noticed him give a side-eye at Phil. I was specifically watching for a reaction.

You see, that first part is why, for me, the second part isn't true. Since the stories seem like they will repeat ad infinitum, then as soon as there are no more characters left on the show that you are interested in watching, you can quit the show. Why watch characters you are ambivalent about go through motions you've seen a dozen times?

John cut off Hahn's "sparkly bit."

I am shocked that Chris and Logan are still in this at all, let alone winning the penultimate leg against teams that have been beating them all along. They may not deserve it, but I'd love to see them win, just to watch Justin's head explode. Justin is clearly not a resilient person, is he? Free Diana!

Not really. He lost his son because he couldn't put down his wife. Then he was just killing people indiscriminately.