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And where did the dog come from in the first place? Since there is a No Pets rule, where would he have gotten it? I assume he didn't smuggle it in on the plane.

I know the ducks are not real, but do they have any animals? They were having eggs (and egg whites for Xavier) for breakfast. Do they have chickens or was that some sort of egg-subsitute (yuck to all I've tried)?

Ditto here. Sleeping cat jumping out of my lap. Grrrrr....

That is happening to me this whole season too. I check my DVR and it shows a number of eps recorded, but they are all previous eps. I think it must have to do with how they are coded in the listings, because they usually don't have ep #'s assigned in the DVR listing. Better too many than miss any!

Why isn't the drunk driver who hit & killed Jimmy's wife in jail? Surely he would have been found guilty of some sort of manslaughter charge and had to serve time, wouldn't he? I don't remember how much time has passed since her death, but I'd think he'd be locked up.

I noticed that right from the start. I named my youngest son Joel, and it's just pronounced Joel (like Jole). I always thought it was strange that his was pronounced Jo-el, and it was confusing with the other contestent (who has since gone home) who's name was J.L. i think.

She bugs the hell out of me too. My son has asthma and he keeps an inhaler handy to use when needed. This gal never seems to have an inhaler, and always needs attention when someone else should be getting cared for. Step up lady, and take charge of your own self!

LOL - glad it wasn't just me! I could barely look away from Jesse's pants to look at the bakes. Give those boys some room to breathe!

Actually there is a thread. I have been following it along with this one. It's listed as Next Baking Master: Paris - General Discussion

That happened to me too - I only got part of the 2nd episode. HOWEVER, since I knew the listing was screwed up I checked later on and even though it wasn't listed I tuned in just in time to see the rest of the 2nd episode (the elephant one). The listings have really been a mess this season.

James' recitation of the poem (A Red, Red Rose) as he was riding the bus away is one of the most beautiful things I've heard lately. With his oh-so-lovely accent and the feeling he put into the words it gave me chills. I've replayed that scene a number of times.

I'm having a hard time focusing on the story due to Nicole Kidman's odd look. Her mouth is so weird. Why do these women do that to themselves?! OT - I saw Cher on the Graham Norton show recently and she just looked grotesque!

I noticed that too, but IIRC earlier in the episode Siegfried (or maybe it was James) made some comment to the farmer at one of the prior visits about the difference in the climate between the farm and the surgery, specifically commenting on the snow. I'm just worried about the boy's Granny - was she left to live on her own in the little hole in the wall?

I wondered about that also. I tried to listen closely for an accent and didn't think she had a Russian one. Also, I may be misremembering, but I thought ealier in the series when he referred to his family being in danger he mentioned parents, and maybe aunt/uncle, but I didn't think he mentioned a wife. Does anyone remember if there was a mention of a wire earlier?

What the strikers did should be considered criminal. They removed access to all the spacesuits, effectively trapping (kidnapping?) everyone inside the hub. What if something catastropic had happened and everyone needed to evacuate? And the removal of the primary bypass valve is criminal vandalism at the very least. Also, I've been trying to figure out how they got the injured personnel back to the main hub? Surely they didn't drag/push them through that long underground tunnel, but what other option was there?