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There were so many lines that made me laugh out loud this episode: "It really takes the anger wind out of his butt sails." "I don't really know how to talk to you." "If we actually win this match, I will burn this pub to the ground...I will knock over a chair...I will channel my raging enthusiasm into ways to help my community." Higgins' gagging noises will never not make me laugh. Hunky Luca is indeed very hunky. Get it, Rebecca! I don't love the idea of Rebecca and Sam because he's so young. His 20th birthday was in the first season, so I assume he's only 21 now. But I think like 10 years from now it could work. I LOVED Rebecca's game day outfit. Loved Ted hiding his middle finger behind his jacket; it's those tiny details that make the show special. But I feel like Roy would suggest the British backwards peace sign and not the American middle finger. While I've enjoyed this season and laughed a lot, to me the best episodes of Ted Lasso are the ones that are bittersweet, so I think this has been the best episode of the season.

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Haha, but at least we're getting 10 or more episodes a season and not just like six. It reminds me of one of my favorite lines from The Good Place, "It ran for 16 years on the BBC; they did nearly 30 episodes."

I haven't said anything about Ted and Rebecca and I don't think it would be *horrible* but I definitely don't want the pairing. For me, putting the two opposite sex main characters in a romantic relationship is a cliche. I think platonic relationships between grown men and women aren't explored nearly enough in tv shows and movies. Plus, it just seems lazy, like we don't know what else to do with these characters, so we're going to have them date. They've already paired up Roy and Keely, who I love separately and together, so just leave it at that. Having said that, I trust the Ted Lasso writers, so if they do put Ted and Rebecca together, they could do a good job with it. But I'd still prefer that it not happen.

I don't think it was Ted either, but I can't see it being Rupert. I don't think he would be on an app where he can't see how hot and/or young the women are. I definitely also thought the restaurant was being racist to Nate, especially when he went in to make the reservation and the hostess said she had to go ask the manager if she could give him the table. I loved how big Isaac smiled when he saw Roy on the field. It'll be interesting to see how new coach Roy and newly humbled(-ish) Jaime interact now.

I definitely thought Armand would be the one to die, but I thought it would be an accidental overdose, not an accidental stabbing. While Rachel's ending is sad - and probably not the one anyone wanted - I do think it's realistic. Rachel kind of reminds me of Megan Draper. Two very pretty, young-ish women married to rich men who want their own career in a field they're actually pretty mediocre in (Rachel journalism, obviously, and Megan acting). Aside from Shane, who literally killed someone, Paula wreaked the most havoc while staying at the hotel. So while she may think the Mossbachers are bad, she is much worse. Congrats, girl. I did feel a tinge of sympathy for Olivia when she was crying. Loved Belinda saying she was all out of advice. Hopefully she will set better boundaries in the future. Don't take on the emotional baggage of people who don't give a shit about you. In the span of a couple of days there was a jewel heist by an employee and a stabbing that resulted in death. I can't imagine what kind of Trip Advisor reviews this week's guests are going to write.

Ugh, Brooks. Is Andy under the impression that people were clamoring for more Brooks? Mary continues to wear allllllll the accessories. But I'm glad to see more about her crazy-ass "church" is coming to light. As far as Jen goes, the feds don't indict unless they can convict and I have no doubt she is guilty of conning old people out of money. The fact that the other housewives seem to be siding with her over Lisa and Meredith is ridiculous but unsurprising.

I don't normally watch celebrity interviews because I find them awkward, but this interview from a few weeks ago is so fucking funny. I was cracking up the whole time. You can also hear the crew cracking up too.

I'm really enjoying watching Judge Judy read these covid rule-breakers for filth. Honestly, her new show should just be this. What a group of selfish assholes, all of them.

Why in the world did Paula not text Kai when Nicole and Mark got off the boat?! Also, wouldn't there be security cameras in the hallway? Yeah, he didn't leave fingerprints, but there should be a video of him somewhere approaching the room right before the robbery. And he was still wearing his work uniform! Kai and Paula are definitely not a braintrust. I love that Nicole was getting fed up with Paula, first allegedly being allergic to ibuprofen and then needing dramamine for the boat ride. The dinner after the robbery was the nicest any of them have been their whole vacation. And it was sweet of Quinn to wait for his dad to go scuba diving. On a superficial note, I loved Rachel's floral swimsuit cover-up/robe and the halter dress she wore to dinner. ETA: I wonder what's gonna happen with Paula's locket? Is Kai gonna give it back and Olivia sees she has it? Olivia already kind of suspects her.

Yeah, I don't like influencers and I think they're bad for girls and young women, but how many (not already super rich) people would say no to getting a good chunk of change for something as simple as posting a video or photo? And, I mean, how in-demand is Freddie Smith as an actor? He's got bills to pay, too. I can't blame them for taking the cash, but like you said, as long as it's not snake oil or diet lollipops or whatever the hell else the Kardashians and GOOP shill for. I think this is definitely a "don't hate the player, hate the game" situation.

The Sound of Music is one of the few musicals I've seen, probably (definitely) because of Captain Von Trapp. I don't think there's any indication in the movie that she actually is, but I could definitely see her and Max being apolitical/neutral about nazis, which, to quote Desmond Tutu, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." Also, this McSweeney's post about the cancelled Von Trapp/Baroness engagement is one of the funniest things I've ever read - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled. A sample: "But I don’t want you to be angry at him. We are all adults here. “But Baroness,” so many of my friends have said, “you must be devastated. You yourself are fabulously wealthy, so you cannot have wanted the Captain for his money—you must have truly loved him.” It’s true. But so, I am sure, does his new fiancée, his children’s nanny. Her wardrobe is made of curtains. She’s definitely not a gold digger or anything."

I cannot stand Jessica in When Thieves Fall Out. But I do think that episode is one of the best of the series. Another episode I don't like her in is the season 1 finale, Funeral at Fifty Mile; the one with Seth before he was Seth. She wasn't obnoxious like she was in When Thieves Fall Out, but when it was revealed who murdered the guy and why, I thought she should have let sleeping dogs lie. Of course, if she let sleeping dogs lie, there wouldn't be a show.

Not all heroes wear capes.

IDK, Olivia is for sure awful and a piece of shit, but I'm not feeling too bad for Paula. 1.) Why are you still friends with someone who hooked up with your boyfriend/possible future boyfriend? 2.) Even if that first thing didn't happen, why are you friends with someone who is genuinely cunty? 3.) Why accept a free vacation from said cunty friend and her terrible (to varying degrees) family? And lastly, why then turn around and be super shitty yourself to the family who took you on an expensive-ass vacation and who you still have to be with for like another week and then travel home with? In terms of everyone in that suite, I would be team: 1. No one.................. 20. Quinn 21. Paula 22. Mark 23. Nicole 24. Olivia ETA: As out of control as Armand is being, I thought it was hilarious when he called the girls' bluff on the drugs and asked them to write an inventory of what was missing from the bag. I mean, really, what were they expecting to happen?

Oh jeez, is this Days or Passions? (Don't get me wrong, I LOVED Passions, but let Passions be Passions and let Days be Days.)

Agreed that this episode was much more LOL than the previous one. Though even the weakest Ted Lasso is funnier than 99% of everything else. I laughed so loud when we saw that Keely was watching Roy's retirement speech. The second loudest laugh was Roy's "How the fuck does he know I love white orchids?" And Higgins' temporary offices get funnier and funnier. Though Nate was clearly unhappy about having to share his office. I would like to see Ted and Coach Beard address Nate's rudeness. I'm sure they will eventually, but it seems uncharacteristic that they haven't said anything about how he's treating the new kit man (can't remember his name). I like that Dr. Sharon didn't immediately warm to Ted because, honestly, as much as I love Ted Lasso the show and Ted Lasso the character, if I met someone in real life who sang and danced the first time we met or came into my office without knocking, shouting about the Ted Lasso welcome wagon, I would find them quite overwhelming to the point that I would probably dislike them. Now that I think about it, there have been a few people I've met who were a bit like that and I very much did not like them at first, but once I got used to them and saw more than just their extreme extroversion, I warmed up to them like Dr. Sharon did Ted.

That landlord was a real piece of work. She got all offended when Judge Judy said she had issues, but she literally said a minute or two earlier that she had PTSD from renting to the plaintiff. Also, why in the world would she think that Judge Judy would know what a Karen is? Plus, of the two of them, the landlady seems like the type who would ask to see the manager.

There was a 50-year-old secret in my family that I found out about around 10 years ago that messed me up for about a week, even though I wasn't particularly close to this relative and he had died 10 years before I found out. I was upset because it was a multi-decade lie over something relatively (pun fully intended) common (divorce). And because it was like, "My boring-ass family has a 50-year-old secret?! Because of a fucking divorce?! Who cares about a divorce?! (The answer to that question is - mid-century Catholics.) And what other mundane things might they be hiding?" So I can understand why Mark is spiraling. If I had been on vacation at the time and had nothing else to focus on, I might have wallowed too. And I don't think Mark is necessarily homophobic, though I'm not ruling it out. His reaction and emotions are still pretty raw and it must be a total mindfuck to think your dad died of cancer and then to find out, after several years, that it was AIDS and that multiple people lied to you about it.

I felt so bad for Melissa dancing by herself in the flashback; she looked so uncomfortable even before the significant others joined them. If someone you care about is forced to make a fool out of themselves, you get up there and make a fool out of yourself too. It's like people who "hate going to funerals;" well, yeah man, no one enjoys going to them, but you show up for the people you love. That scene clearly struck a nerve, lol. Poor Mrs. Menlove and Danny Bailey. But if I had drank as much gentlemen's punch as Melissa, I would have stuck around for breakfast.

Gotta get Regina King to guest star! (But obviously she has way better things to do these days.)

Omg, that episode was terrifying! There was a similar case on Forensic Files - though that was a robbery and not feuding neighbors - where there was an apartment building and two apartments shared an attic with no wall in the attic separating the two units, so the neighbor climbed into the attic (it was the kind where there aren't stairs or a ladder to access the attic, just a hole in the ceiling), walked over to the neighbor's side, climbed down to his apartment, and robbed and killed him. And also, for those of you familiar with the movie Candyman, that was based on an actual story (well, not the supernatural parts of the movie) where in the Chicago housing projects in the 80's, people actually were able to climb into other apartments through the medicine cabinet. Here's an old Chicago Reader article about it - https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/Content?oid=871084.

Ugh, YES! It reminds me of one of Rupert Murdoch's kids disavowing Fox News a year or two ago. My reaction was, "So you're gonna give all that money back?" Also, the friend. You just got a free awesome vacation, so maybe don't act like such a twat. It's one thing to be shitty to your own family (I think we were all probably shitty to our families at that age); it's another to be shitty to someone else's family when you're a guest on their vacation.

It reminds me of the saying "The axe forgets. The tree remembers." I think the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Rachel probably wrote matter of factly or slightly critically about a person who was theoretical to her, but then the actual person reacted badly to that slight criticism. I think Nicole took the criticism more personally because it sounds like Rachel may have been implying that Nicole used a Me Too situation to her advantage to get promoted and Nicole seems like a Lean In feminist who wouldn't like that implication (even if deep down inside she knows it might be slightly true).

FYI, there are soundtracks for each episode up on Spotify. Episode 1 - https://open.spotify.com/album/6E2Xbv0VIhr9nNv4ac4xpo?si=xp8NAglPQc2qDQZeLXcNxA&dl_branch=1 Episode 2 - https://open.spotify.com/album/5fhZGHQe3FRhE8aNCdDOLx?si=xEm2D93KRMaY3UmdofVaTg&dl_branch=1