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If Annie is self-righteous, then so is Hughie. He was supposedly concerned about collateral damage at Herogasm, but as soon as he saw A-Train that all went away. As someone mentioned above, he had to flex. I hated that Hughie felt so weak that Annie had powers (when they talked about it during season 1). I especially hated that he tried to stop her from going back to the party. Was he planning to knock her out to "save" her? I'm glad Annie blasted his ass. I laughed when one of the Supes brushed up against MM. I would have acted the exactly same way if someone put unidentifiable crap on my clothes! The Scary Movie blast was too much.

In the beginning when they showed what Owen and Claire were up to, I didn't think about the fact that they left Maisie on her own during their adventures. I'm surprised she didn't lose her mind being isolated all the time. The death of the first mercenary was gruesome, even though no blood was shown. I liked the minor callback to Jurassic Park when Ian was splayed on the table with his shirt open. Kayla encouraged him to button up his shirt this time. I didn't realize the CEO in this one was tied to the first one! That makes his ending even more apt.

Seeing the new abilities of the baby was very creepy. I don't understand how the girl who smashed her head in with a rock was walking around fine with no apparent injuries. Even though Natasha was harsh, she wasn't wrong in what she said to Bobbi. Bobbi puts on a false front of being happy-go-lucky, but she's a very insecure and needy person. I thought Mrs. Eaves died, so it surprised me to see her walking at the end. I thought this show was a horror comedy, we've seem to have lost the comedy a long time ago.

I don't blame the DoJ lady for resigning. All the work they do doesn't seem to make a difference, and the current administration made them even more ineffective. I would probably become an alcoholic if I tried to do that type of job. I did not understand why Jenkins was so indignant about being called a dirty cop. What the hell does he define as dirty?! I kind of laughed at how easy his bail bondsman "friend" rolled over on Jenkins. He was so nonchalant about it. What happened to Suiter was so sad. Jenkins was such a shithead for re-stating that he didn't plant the drugs. I don't know why, but I was shocked at charges being made against the mayor. The corruption is top down, but it doesn't seem like an issue that higher ups want to fix. What a shame.

I thought the orderly was an undercover reporter, I wasn't expecting that reveal! I'm not sure why El didn't just kill him outright, instead of sending him into another dimension. I'm surprise Brenner didn't kill One. The threat of poison wouldn't have kept him down for long. Brenner should have been watching One, knowing how sly he could be. I always worry when I see people breathing in the ash from the Upside Down. Maybe everyone will have health problems down the road. Overall, this season was interesting but there were a few filler moments that could have been cut.

I really hate the jock riled the townspeople into a mob. These people actually believe the D&D group is a Satanic cult?! If that was really true, wouldn't a smart person run in the opposite direction? Having the gate be underwater is pretty cool. I'm not sure why Steve got so close and touched it. I don't like love triangles, so I hope this flirtation between Nancy and Steve isn't going anywhere. The bullies from the lab were psychotic. Wasn't Eleven around 9 at that time?

It's interesting they added to the backstory of Hopper. I knew his daughter died of cancer, but the whole Agent Orange thing is new. I wasn't aware of the side effects of that stuff. They just keep adding to the tragedy of Hopper. The Joyce and Murray scenes felt like slapstick to me. I wanted to fast forward through their scenes. I wasn't expecting that from Dr. Owens, that was a huge breach of trust. He even buttered her up beforehand, saying that all the doctors believed in her. They were sure as hell quick to detain and drug her. I hope Hopper or Eleven takes all of them down. Dustin really let Eddie down. Did he just magically forget that the guy was depending on them for help?

I agree about the jocks too. At first, I couldn't believe that Lucas would be so weak to use the information from Dustin to join those psychos. I'm glad he got the hell out of there. It's pretty interesting that the demon appeared before Eleven opened the gate. I guess Hawkins has always had a weak spot between worlds? I don't get why Joyce keeps leaving the kids on their own, when she knows shit goes down when she's away from them for an extended period. The gore is really ramped up this season, I had to look away from Jim moving the chain off his mangled foot.

I'm glad to see that Suitor experiences guilt for the terrible things that he did while he was with Jenkins. It's surprising that despite knowing the Feds were on to them, no one tried to ease off on the illegal activities. That's pretty nihilistic. Baltimore PD had to know that something shady was going down. A person gets $8k in one pay period, and that didn't raise eyebrows? All of these guys were extremely greedy. I think Jenkins mentioned that his base salary was $85k. That's a pretty good salary. I felt bad for the guy that was being stalked by the cop and lost his job. The meeting with the new mayor had me shaking my head. They know of the problems, but refuse to try something new to fix them.

I enjoyed the movie! I liked the opening scene with the wedding and everyone taking pictures for it. Everyone laughed when Molesley's picture showed his hair was all askew. I was surprised that Daisy married the guy that's been pining over her. At least she made some movement in her life! The "who's the father" plot was entertaining. I liked the scenes which showed everyone's speculation about what happened all those years ago. I felt sorry for Mary, who felt last on her husband's list of priorities. I really wonder where they are going to take his character. A few scenes made me tear up, which I wasn't expecting. I'll definitely buy this when it comes on DVD.

I enjoyed the third season. The first episode seemed like something that could actually happen. I didn't realize it was a sequel to a previous episode. I'll have to re-watch that one. I had to look away from the gore in Bad Traveling. I wasn't sure of the motives of the main guy at first, but I'm glad it was for the ultimate good. The imagery in episode 3 was very beautiful, but the ending was ominous. Was the moon trying to lure others onto her for a feeding? For episode 8, I was reminded of Hellboy and IT. The ending doesn't look too promising for humankind. Episode 9 was stunning. I kept trying to see if they were real people! The siren's dancing was very graceful and creepy at the same time. I would have jumped out of my skin if I found that thing sleeping on me! I was trying to see if the guy kept going in a circle because of her powers. Her outfit was beautiful.

The corruption and evil of these officers really disgust me. I feel so bad for the innocent people who were hit by the fleeing car. I guess Suiter is now trying to be an upstanding cop. He shouldn't be surprised that no juror had faith in the Baltimore cops, when he planted drugs in a car that killed an elderly man. Who was the guy that planted the gun under the truck? I don't remember seeing him before. I'm glad the FBI lady didn't alert Jenkins of the investigation. All the time jumps were hard to follow this episode.

From last episode, I thought the baby teleported himself somewhere. This episode, it seems like Bobbi snuck inside the apartment and took him? I don't really get it. I didn't get the ending either. At first, I thought the crazy lady was going to throw the baby into the fire but then it lost me.

The overblown ego on Jenkins is something else. Seeing all the corruption going on and lack of remorse is sickening. It was interesting to see the roadblocks that the DoJ lady is experiencing - everyone is passing the buck on the numerous problems. The union's stance ("we have their back, no matter what") is infuriating. Jenkins is a thin-skinned egomaniac. I really hope that Suiter didn't accept that cash.

I wasn't expecting for the baby to have been around for decades! It was very creepy to see more of its powers (teleportation and mind manipulation). I'm surprised that Natasha went back for the baby, unless she did it to save her own life. It was gross that Natasha somehow ended up with shit all over her hands and face and that the baby was playing with a ball that was covered in a dog's drool. Poor Bruv!

This show is good, but tough to watch. I hate that the higher ups are so concerned about "clearing up the streets", that they're looking the other way when the cops commit crimes/violations. It was insane that someone from the legal team sat in on bookings to verify if their charges were legit, and to ensure the city won't be sued by the wronged party. When I saw the first episode, I didn't even realize those guys were cops. It was sad to see the fresh out of the Academy Jenkins fall prey to the corruption that's standard, and also pass on those corrupt beliefs to another fresh out of the Academy rookie. The huge scar on that poor kid that was coming home from work was heartbreaking. I was half afraid the report would show that he died at the hands of cops.

It's interesting to see the the jackal isn't visible to anyone else. When the HR guy talked to Steven in his office, I thought he was keeping his job since he gave a pamphlet about mental health providers. I thought he was just put on leave. When the god appeared in the storage facility, he looked pretty terrifying! I would have been screaming my head off. The bad guy showed his true beliefs pretty quickly. I thought he would spend more time trying to get Steven on his side. The Colonel Sanders suit was hilarious. I really liked the end credits song.

It was hard for me to get into Anthony and Kate's relationship. They kept creating their own misery, and I just found myself rolling my eyes a lot. In the end, I felt bad for Anthony because he kept putting himself out there and kept being rejected. I hoped he would find someone that wouldn't make him miserable. I was cursing Colin for how he treated the ex-boxer, but I'm glad it was just a ruse. I really hated that he insulted Penelope in front of his friends like that. Portia just skates by consequences. It was terrible that she participated in the conning of her peers, but it somehow turns into her being a good mother and looking out for her girls? It was kind of terrible that Eloise said that Penelope may have gossiped before, but she wasn't listening until now. The friendship between Eloise and Penelope never did seem equal. The "just jealous" thing Penelope spit out just seemed like something to say when Eloise said she felt pity for her. Everyone does seem to punch down on Penelope, and she uses her anger to justify writing unwanted truths in her paper. It's hard to root for anyone here.

The printer's assistant gave a good dose of reality to Eloise. Having the attention of the Crown is not a good thing when you don't have a wealthy family to support you. I didn't quite understand what Penelope was implying in her newsletter. When she mentioned Eloise's political meetings, did she mean to say that Eloise was anti-monarchy? I felt sad for Anthony when he mentioned that his family probably secretly despised him. That's a terrible thing to feel. I laughed when Edwina gave away the flowers that Anthony gave her. I bet she was thinking there was one place he could shove those flowers. I don't mind her snubs at all. Kate was a liar and a coward, and it would be hard to brush that under the rug.

Anthony and Kate put Edwina in an unforgivable position. She must have been devastated when she realized what was going on between them, especially since the wandering gaze happened so publicly. The episode really dragged. I really wondered if people were going to force Edwina to marry Anthony, no matter what was going on with another woman. Kate can't manage to tell the truth to Edwina. She even stated she formerly had feelings for Anthony, when she knew she still had feelings for him. I'm glad Edwina snapped back at her. If I were Edwina, I wouldn't try to maintain a close relationship with Kate again.

I'm not enjoying the relationship between Kate and Anthony at all. No matter what they decide, they would end up hurting Edwina. Anthony wasn't being discrete either when he was staring at Kate and Dorset in the lake. I'm surprised that Edwina didn't pick up on that. Though it seems she caught the fact that Kate was staring at Anthony when he was in his wet shirt. Eloise seems to take people for granted. She was constantly dragging Penelope around to discuss her complaints, but can't bother to tell her that she made other plans for the day? I worry about what Penelope will do to her now. Does Lady Featherington really think that committing a crime will remedy all the ills in her life? She's just hastening her family's downfall.

Eloise shouldn't have been shocked that Colin was paying a visit to Marina when she was the one who brought up the fact that she lived nearby. Colin was an idiot for visiting, though. Did he expect for them to start up an affair? She's already had enough scandal for one lifetime. Lady Featherington is a moron. Forcing someone to marry her idiot daughter is really low. I really wish the Lord would throw her out for her deceit. Both Kate and Anthony are deceitful asses. They were just hugged up together the night before and now he's engaged to her sister?? That's really messed up.

It seems like Kate has been feeling something for Anthony for a while, and this is the first time that Anthony has felt something in return. I hope she'll be honest with her sister about what's going on. The flashback of Lord Bridgerton's death was very sad, I didn't realize he died in front of his family. I hated seeing the "menfolk" about to step out of the room to make the decision of what to do during the labor. I kind of hated to see Penelope ask why the modiste was in the neighborhood when she wasn't forthcoming. The team-up at the end was nice, though.

Both Anthony and Kate seem like assholes. Anthony only seems to be concerned with winning, no matter what, and Kate wants Edwina to hold out for love (which seems to be a rare thing for people of their class). I felt bad for Kate when she realized that the guy at the races was only there as a favor to Anthony. That would hurt a lot. Kate shouldn't have stepped to Lady Danbury like that. She shows such smug behavior to her, when she's bearing all the cost to help out her sister. Eloise is annoying too, she doesn't try to see anything from other's point of view (with dragging Penelope all over the place and her snotty attitude towards the printer). I'm glad the printer snapped back at her.

Ada is very sharp! She was completely right that being sneaky and underhanded around Agnes would never be forgiven. Marian was a fool, especially since it turned out she was waiting for hours at Mrs. Chamberlain's. I wished she showed more anger towards Raikes, especially since he showed up at the ball on someone else's arm and had the nerve to approach her. She doesn't express any strong emotions, it's hard to feel anything about her. Peggy's father is such an evil asshole. He was completely unrepentant about deceiving Peggy in such a way. I don't see how his marriage would recover from something like that. I laughed at the grimace Bertha had when she heard the chef speak in his natural voice. I also laughed when I saw John Adams shoot Oscar an evil look when he was talking to Gladys. He has such a villainous look!