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For the recent Cold Justice episodes: On "Bound and Gagged" it was absolutely heartbreaking that Derby was finally getting her life together when her sh*t of a husband killed her, and that she pretty much knew that it was going to happen when she tried to leave him. I hate that he got away with it for so long, and while I'm super glad he was arrested, I'm not sure it will ever end up going to trial...it just didn't seem like there was enough evidence to convict. On "Stabbed in the Heart", the minute they said in the very opening, that the son had come to surprise the dad for breakfast on the morning of the graduation, I knew that the son was actually not slated to graduate and was guilty of killing his dad. We have seen time and time again that when a big lifestyle secret is about to be exposed, especially with education, that the secret-keeper will often murder to try to keep the secret. And what was up with the detective woman saying, regarding the fact that a window had been broken, "why would the son need to break the window when he had a key to the house?" I was thinking, "duh, to make it look like a break-in", and really wondered if that dialogue was just scripted for moving the plot along or if she was really that stupid. And then, speaking of stupid, of course it turns out that the window has been broken after the crime was committed, given that the glass was on top of the blood. Reminds me of the one where the glass had been broken from the inside to the outside, so all the glass was outside the house. In that one and this one, the perps were males in the 17-19 age group...not the brightest bulbs in the pack!

Yep, I remember that. It was interesting to me because I had never thought about how a bond may be formed between the host and the subjects. Also, it cracked me up thinking about driving on the PCH and just seeing Keith Morrison in the car next to you!

I felt the same way, and was glad that they reduced the charges. However, what was disconcerting, was the thing at the very end about how he is in contact with neither his biological family (like the mom he found out was still alive!) or the stepmother's family (who are the ones who got him out on bail and also picked him up when he was released!). It's great that he's got a girlfriend (supposedly) and that her family likes him (supposedly), but he is incredibly flat in his affect while talking and has, I think, been permanently f*cked up by what his dad did to him, and then the process of what he went through after he murdered him. Also, I was curious why the stepmother didn't take him in when she left.

While I enjoyed the episode, the resolution regarding Jared's mindset change/understanding, and the final dialogue in the hospital room, read like a propaganda reel for NCIS. Makes me wonder why, and why now. Is the real NCIS having a shortage of applicants? Has the real NCIS's reputation taken a hit lately from something? It was so heavy-handed and random, that I can't help but think there must have been a reason.

I was watching on replay, and once we got to the surgery portion, and for the rest of the show, I kept checking how much time was left in the episode, figuring that as long as there is a decent amount of time left vis-a-vis where they are in months, she probably doesn't die!

Actually, no. She went to Costa Rica to escape and blend in to what is apparently a very active yoga community, with apparently lots of blondes. She went to an entirely different country for the plastic surgery, but the agents didn't know that at the time, so they spent over a week walking up and down the Costa Rican beaches looking for her...they said they logged 10 miles a day of walking.

Quoting myself because this week's episode also didn't appear that it will result in the case going forward. The wording this time was something like "We presented the case and are being encouraged to go on." But again, no evidence, just motive and suspicion. The case was heartbreaking, and I wonder if the daughter was just being polite when she said something like, "At least someone took another look, and that's good enough", or something like that. She could probably tell it likely won't result in a court case, but still wanted to show appreciation of the effort.

The vast majority of states, with only a few exceptions, require a license to be a private investigator. IIRC, she gave no indication of having done anything like that, although I think she did talk about having spent time researching it. At least she acknowledged that her clients at this point are wives looking to find out if their husbands are cheating, rather than getting some great intriguing cases...but that's probably next!

Well, I'm a sucker for behind-the-scenes info, so I like the occasional show like this one was. The host seemed to do a pretty good job for what the purpose was. Looking ahead to next week's reunion, all I could think of was someone please tell the women on the reunions, that ultra-super-duper-extra glammed up does not necessarily equal more attractive!

Just to close the loop...the "Chris" that was mentioned a lot in the earlier thread that JenE4 mentioned, is Paige's husband Chris.

Reminds me of how I feel about Scooby Doo...in the original cartoons, every time there was an alien or otherworldly person or occurrence, it was always due to someone in a mask or some special effects someone had rigged up. But in 1987 and 1988 there were three movies that, according to Wiki, "featured the characters encountering actual monsters and ghosts rather than masqueraded people." And then in 1998-2001, there were four movies, featuring real zombies, witches, ghosts, and alien invaders. Blasphemy!! And just to tie it all back to NCIS, Gary Cole was in Scooby Doo! He had an ongoing role as Mayor Fred Jones, Sr, who is the father of Fred(die). And apparently he also played Shaggy's dad in an episode of a spin-off called Velma. You're welcome!

Heads up about two movie premieres this month: One Bad Apple: a Hannah Swensen Mystery on Friday 4/5 at 9:00 pm. Bonus is that starting at 3:00, they will air all three of the previous Hannah Swensen Mysteries. Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans on Friday 4/26 at 9:00 pm. Same thing with all three previous Curious Caterer movies starting at 3:00.

If you missed the marathon, you can catch both seasons via Amazon Prime. It links to Hallmark Movies Now, but it says there is a 7-day free trial, so if you're ready to binge, you can see it all for free in a week!

I watched this yesterday on-demand, and now that it's the next day, I have a question. Did they ever resolve the actual issue of how he was murdered? The creepy kidnapping guy only did basically the special-effects stuff to scare him, and didn't shoot him. So were we supposed to conclude that the shots came from a drone, given how they showed the angle coming from way above? And that the timing of the drone shooting at the exact same time as creepy guy was doing his thing, was just a giant coincidence? If so, then what about the whole bullet mystery? Jimmy said the wounds did not look normal, and also no bullets were found. If the drone killed him, then how did the bullets get picked up? And that still doesn't explain anything about the wounds being so mysterious. Did I miss something that explained any or all of this?

Just watched the most recent episode of Cold Justice, "The Reporter". And while I do agree that the ex-boyfriend did it, there was not a scintilla of evidence. Maybe they were being overly optimistic in the presentation to the family at the end, when they said the DA's office is taking the case, because they did say something like there's one or two things that they have to button up before the case moves forward, and that there's no timeframe. Given how thorough a job they did during this time, I don't see how there could any more information to come to light that would make the case rise to be prosecutable, let alone beyond a reasonable doubt.

I recently discovered a show on Court TV called "Someone They Knew", with Tamron Hall; there are two seasons, and I watch on the app. She narrates, but doesn't actually interview like how Paula Zahn does. It has a mix of the familiar cases we've seen a million times, and some new ones. They had the Celeste Holmes Beard case (or as I think of it, the Tracy Tarleton case). And even though I've seen it a million times, it never gets old to see that blowhard defense lawyer Dick DeGuerin lose a case!

Here's the really offbeat thing that I liked about the episode. When they showed Angie swimming, it was actually realistic. Usually it's either a stunt double who's a great swimmer but clearly isn't the actor/actress. Or it really is the actor/actress, and they try to make it look like they're a really good swimmer (by trying to have them go fast, or do something that looks complicated), but they're not really that good. In this case, Angie was just doing leisurely backstroke, in a realistic way, as just a normal person swimming in a pool would. Bravo!

They sure made it look like they were on the same day, but I can't actually believe they would do that. Genius!

Preach!

In addition to his re-appearance since Desperate Housewives, we had a re-appearance of Jennifer Westfeldt (the councilman's wife) from Younger, where she was the wife-becoming-ex-wife of Charles. I figured out that for me, the difficulty comes at the end of her sentences. Because of her low, whispery-type of voice, and people naturally dropping a bit at the end of sentences, it combines to make some of her words hard to understand. It would be great if they would actually continue the interactions while the pastor is in prison. I could see Will dictating long diatribes to him, and either them letting the pastor exchange tape recordings with Will, or Will using some Google/AI-assisted product to transcribe his recordings to text. And has someone to be his family, besides his lunatic possible father. I couldn't make sense of why Will was wanting her to stop moaning so loudly. The wife knew she was downstairs, so moaning isn't giving away any location information. If anything, it was helpful, because it masked any sounds that Faith would have made walking around. It was stunning that he recited all those accomplishments that he was so proud of, and then didn't connect that what he needs to do to really make a difference in his marriage, goes beyond just doing deeds like that. Oooh, I learned a new word today!

Finally, someone with what sounded like a legit southern accent! It was the switchboard operator, or whatever you call that woman who was handling the calls from the various GBI personnel. I don't know if it was her real accent or not, or even if it was specifically "Georgia" or not, but it was definitely southern, and at this point, I'll take it!

First, let me say that I really like this show. However, there were some real head-scratchers to me... Yes! And I couldn't figure out what the point of having her do that was, because she's a professional, and regardless of how smitten she was with Will, I just don't think she would have done that. It makes her look less competent at her job. Or was it so that Will would see it, and feel even worse than he already does?! Yep, and it has to stop. It adds absolutely nothing to the show, and detracts from it. And I can't figure out why they're doing it. I don't think they've said he's a native Georgian, and none of the other characters have some type of Georgia accent, so why on earth does Will need one? I actually had a lot of problems with that scene. From what we've seen about Ormewood, who went to the lengths to put a tracking device on his wife's car, and who had heard talk about how much time his wife spends over at that guy's house, he would never have been that quickly dissuaded of his suspicions about her cheating, just because he solved the mystery of the hour of air conditioning. Yes he was relieved that one aspect of his concerns proved mistaken, but he is a detective and knew that his spidey sense about the other aspects was still outstanding, so I don't think he would have had that relieved and sheepish aspect to his explanation. And I don't for a second believe he would have told her about his thought process right there in the middle of the police station, nor do I believe that she would have immediately caved, and confessed right there on the spot. I really liked the character of Cricket and would have enjoyed seeing what could develop between them, but in spite of the good vibe each character had separately and how they played off one another sequentially, I didn't see any actual chemistry together.

I think that women of different backgrounds who go far, are the ones who continue to get the backlash. I definitely think it was a producer's idea. Kelsey looked like she was really struggling to even come up with words to say (and not because she was struggling with the emotions, but simply because she just didn't have enough words to fill up the time). But I think it was more than just for the cheap drama...I also think it was intentionally to f*ck with Joey, and that is not OK. I continue to wish, however futilely, that TPTB would understand that those type of scenes are so much more meaningful to us as fans, than the never-ending stupid contrived drama. We actually get to see people's personalities, which in turn makes us more invested in the outcome. I am glad someone else noticed this! He looks sooo much better when he is in his better colors...someone needs to give him a Color Me Beautiful analysis, stat!

Seriously, what is wrong with that fiancee, that she is trying to swat down all the flies rather than just stop being with the sh*t?

Nev is such a hype man. When they were all sitting in the living room, and Nev said something like, "You two seem to be getting along very well", it had to have been clear to him that there was actually nothing between them. And then when they were leaving, the girl actually said, "We have chemistry"...only if by "chemistry" you mean "extreme awkwardness" and "seem like distant relatives"!