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brokenwing29

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  1. I was very quiet (had undiagnosed selective mutism) and that is the main reason I was bullied in middle school; kids zero in on someone who has some kind of weakness or has something different about them. El is a bit awkward and out of sync with other kids and I could buy that she would be an easy target. There were some aspects I found unrealistic, like on TV they always have the bullies making fun of the victim right in front of a teacher, and that only happened to me once. Also, the bullies in fiction are always some super popular, beautiful girl and that wasn't my experience either. I did feel El's pain and Angela did make me want to smack her, so the acting was good, even if the writing was not spot on.
  2. I did like Annie's line on the other episode about it being okay to be quiet as long as you were still strong (or something like that), ,though I don't remember her character (when she was given any lines) being anything but a typical sassy little sister. There are a lot of replies to this thread I haven't read yet so I'm probably repeating, but I hope Deja got Annie and Tessa's okay about naming her baby William, in case they wanted to use it for any kids they might have in the future. Because, you know, they actually knew him and had a relationship with him. It was a good episode, though not as good as some this season (like the Miguel-centered one). I think because parts were filmed years ago, it didn't seem as much like a finale during those scenes...just typical Big 3 flashback situations we've seen before.
  3. Correct... so it would be very unlikely that there would have been two Sophies in their class. It's just a detail, but if you and I can find this information easily, surely the writers who are getting paid to come up with character names could do the same.
  4. Oh, so there were two Sophies when realistically (for their age group) there likely wouldn't even be one? Or anyone in their class named Ella (one of the names Kevin wrote on the Valentine)? I know, I know, I have a problem, but details like that drive me crazy. But yay for next week's long-awaited Miguel episode.
  5. I seem to remember it was at a party. Sophie was Kate's guest but became better friends with Kevin. I think they were around ten in that episode.
  6. We saw how Kevin and Sophie met and that wasn't it (plus, they were a few years older). I didn't feel it was earned (as someone else commented) with this rewrite. And they can't love who each other are "now" because they have no idea who that is - they just pulled Sophie out of thin air after umpteen episodes. She and Kevin didn't even keep in touch enough to know that she was divorced.
  7. "It's been a minute since..." No, no, no. People didn't even say that 20 years ago, so I really doubt they did in the 60s. Dean's forgetting to put the car in park was pretty funny, though.
  8. I wonder if their temporary separation might also be due to guilty feelings of "what would Jack think?"
  9. Same here. Also Deja knew that Annie used to tell knock knock jokes and Deja hasn't been with them for seven years. So we'll have to assume that Beth was exaggerating for effect.
  10. That's what I keep thinking. Yes, she deserved a loving and stable family like everyone else, but teenagers with behavior issues usually don't have much luck finding a forever home. That's not to say she should be the perfect child to be "worthy" of her family (and I find her complete turnaround a little unbelievable), but she is throwing away a great opportunity. Malik is even more annoying. I'll give them credit; the scene where Malik says to Randall something like, "I won't tell Deja what you said because I actually care about your relationship," did sound like something some punk know-it-all teenager would say...but god that kid is annoying. I hope people are joking when they talk about a possible spinoff. I learned a long time ago not to get attached to a Kevin love interest. They all kind of blur together. It would be nice (and more realistic with Kevin's character) if the show just ended acknowledging that some people don't have a "one true love" and that's not the end of the world. Kate was being awful to Rebecca, but Rebecca didn't respond appropriately. But that's okay too...their relationship also feels real and well thought out. Not everything on this show does.
  11. I can't believe what they did to Rocker Joe's character in such a short time. Sure, Amy should have had an honest discussion with him instead of jumping in bed with Bobby, but how he has acted since he found out is just terrible. Trying to get with Jenny when she is married with kids? Really? At first I thought they were showing that Joe and Amy were the ones meant to be together, but after this episode I did at least think it was kind of nice that they were showing that a person can have different loves under different circumstances and one is not necessarily better than the other. But someone here said it looks like it would be Joe and Jenny in all the timelines...ugh, maybe that is where they were headed with that. Jenny kept mentioning how her client's daughter was Chris's age (and no, Jenny, that doesn't make you any more qualified to argue her case!), and I can't be the only one who thought they were setting up a third girlfriend for Chris haha. Got to show how inspirational this kid is and how he can get all the girls. I was at least more entertained by this episode than the last few, but if this was the series finale, I don't like how so many things were left hanging.
  12. I don't see why Joe's son needs to be in all three timelines anyway. Yes, he was conceived before the timeline split so he would still exist, but Joe doesn't have to know that except in Nurse Joe. It seems redundant to have him deal with a similar storyline in all three universes. I think the show would be better (and easier to follow) if the major differences were not Joe's careers, but the people in his life. Cop Joe did not have to coincidentally reunite with Amy after ten years either...and they both remember each other...and happen to both be single and hit it off. He could have a different wife, life circumstances, different kids or no kids, dealing with different internal issues like maybe depression or addictions. Maybe the writers thought that would make the cast too big or make Joe seem like three different characters?
  13. I understand Sally not filling out her facebook profile to say she is married, but why not give some indication that she is married after Rebecca said that Nicky had been pining for her all these years? Just a polite laugh and, "I'm married now, but I'd love to reminisce," to save that super awkward moment. But anyway, the plot device did give Rebecca, Miguel and Nicky some great scenes. I feel like the writers' decision to send Malik to Harvard was nothing more than, 'we want to show that he's really smart, so...Harvard, of course. We'll have him go to Harvard.'
  14. Not to mention they have other children whose lives would also be disrupted...though in this universe, everyone from 1 to 100 seems to be a huge Joe Kimbrough fan, so they'd probably love it. Agree that they are getting really schmaltzy about the boy's character. It's not just biology that makes us who we are. Environment has at least as much to do with it, and he's the same in every time line. Also, I think about people watching at home who have similar disabilities thinking 'why isn't my life that perfect?' Okay, he is facing an operation in one universe, but they aren't really showing what it's truly like to be in that situation, or to have a child who is. They are working too hard to make him likable instead of making him seem real. Also, why is Music Amy just assuming she is going to have this baby? She was told she couldn't carry a child and has had multiple miscarriages. I mean, she probably WILL have it, or at least not miscarry until the last minute because it will cause more drama that way, but Amy doesn't realize she is a fictional character whose writers are insulting their audience's intelligence. I just feel like she'd be more wary and assume that the pregnancy won't end well. Too bad, I feel like this started out a decent show. I'm still interested enough to watch, but I don't know how many others will be.
  15. I couldn't tell if the writers corrected their mistake in the pilot of having Kevin say he was in third grade during the Challenger explosion. The Big Three are six months younger than I am (assuming they were born in August 1980) and I was in kindergarten, not quite six when it happened and have no memory of it outside the Punky Brewster episode that addressed the tragedy. The individual desks the kids were in made me think they were going with the original timeline...sorry, things like that drive me crazy. I am not very interested in seeing Kevin realizing his feelings for Madison because he is jealous she has a possible boyfriend. I feel like this show, for all the problems the characters face at times, can be too idealistic with its perfect-love-conquers-all narrative. It's okay if they don't end up together. For instance, I find it hard to believe that Deja and Malik are still together being teenagers, long-distance AND his having a kid. It's actually kind of refreshing that Kate and Toby aren't going to have a perfect, forever marriage. I also like how they are showing Rebecca's dementia, depressing as it is.
  16. Lucas could not have been given blood from a blood bank if he needed more than Jenny could give? I have no medical knowledge, so that might be the case, but it seemed too much like a plot point to force Jenny to tell Joe the truth.
  17. It was a little uncomfortable seeing a 14 year old consider having sex, though like a lot of people said, I knew kids younger than that who claimed to be sexually active. It isn't surprising to me that 14 year olds would be sure of their sexuality, but that they would be so openly gay and confident enough to casually reveal their preference to a stranger. I'm a few years younger than Darlene, and that *never* would have happened when I was that age, but it's a different world now, more tolerant of people with differences.
  18. I definitely don't think this show is out to say that having a kid will make you miserable...(just watch how RockerAmy will miraculously become pregnant before it's all over and it will be the best thing that's ever happened to her.) In fact, it seems like NurseJoe and Jenny are really only still together because of the kid. Joe decided to fight for the marriage when he saw how Chris wanted them to stay together, and even like the "coupon" for marriage counseling seemed to have been made by Chris. If anything, I think they seem miserable because they are better as friends and should have married other people.
  19. Does RockerJoe even know that his child was special needs? Does Jenny even know? She just said that he was very small, as newborns are anyway. It is more my fear that the writers will show adoption in a negative light, as IMO This Is Us did with Randall's adoption. Anyway, it is kind of presumptuous of RockerJoe to think he can barge into the closed adoption of a 9 year old. He could plan to contact the boy when he's an adult, or ask around and make sure the child is being well cared for.
  20. In the scene where the son wants to interview him about his profession, it is implied that Joe is a nurse. "Nurses are out curing covid, so that's cool too."
  21. I liked the scenes with Kevin and Madison. Dumb to call off a wedding at the last minute, but it obviously wasn't right and Madison had a right to know Kevin's true feelings. I didn't understand the rush for them to get married anyway. It's 2021. You can have a baby/babies without getting married. It's also nice to see a non-perfect, non-forever tru luv story (think Rebecca/Jack and Beth/Randall). I just hope it isn't leading to a Sophie/Kevin forever tru luv story. I learned a long time ago to never get too attached to a Kevin love interest...but he is getting better. The Madison flashback at the weight loss support group reminded me how much I used to dislike that character, so kudos to the writers and the actress for making her more relatable. As long as Rebecca is handing out apologies, how about apologizing to Kevin and Kate for openly favoring Randall? That has to be as big of a mistake as not talking about Randall's birth parents enough. Enough with all this everybody crying and bowing down to St. Randall. I agree with everyone about the bridesmaid dress. In previous episodes, Tess brought up some legitimate issues and there were some powerful scenes between her and Beth (it got me when she said "I know you're trying Mom, but you don't have to try with Deja and Annie and that's what hurts"). But this dress thing seemed so fake and forced. Every time Kate or Toby would get close with another non-related character on the show, I kept expecting them to cheat. Well, even a broken clock is right twice a day. Though for all we know, Toby might have ended it first. I think this episode also spelled the end of Deja and Malik.
  22. Wasn't it Kevin who apologized for taking cheap shots at Randall (Serious question - I could have misheard). I didn't see Randall taking responsibility for much of anything. Yes, Kevin could be horrible and I appreciate how they showed that he could make stupid, inappropriate comments but that it was out of spite or jealousy and not necessarily racism...but I don't see the same nuances in the characterization of Randall. The writers make it out that he is right all the time and a victim of everyone in his life. The younger Randalls are still endearing but the current-day version is becoming insufferable. Edit: Okay, someone else mentioned Randall apologizing too, so you are probably right.
  23. I thought that Darlene should have gotten the money back for Ben's ticket and taken the trip by herself. I understand about the money...I'm struggling too, but Molly's wish was for Darlene to lighten up and enjoy life and out of respect for that I feel that Darlene should have done the irresponsible thing for once and just enjoyed that gift. I also had trouble recognizing Molly (I even wondered if it was a different actress for a second). She has aged really well and didn't at all look to be terminally ill, but it was a good episode so I'll overlook it. I agree with the person who wished for a mention of Molly's sister. She was unlike the kind of teenagers usually portrayed on tv (then or now). I related to her apparent social anxiety just as I related to Darlene's depression.
  24. As far as I know CBS hasn't decided to renew this show, but if they do, would they recast the actor or would that be too weird?
  25. If they were going to have Max decide he wanted to date Kat after all, I feel the writers rushed it. Just last episode he was pissed off at Kat for ruining his chances with Brigette, whom he doesn't appear to be over. Max said that the reason he and Brigette didn't work was because he wasn't "all in" and the friendship aspect of their relationship was missing. But how does he know he would be all in with Kat? They have a friendship, sure, but what about everything else? He seemed pretty adamant a few episodes ago that he could never date Kat or think of her that way. So the romance/chemistry aspect of that relationship would be lacking (unless the writers are going to have him change his mind about that too). I was kind of surprised they went there already. I didn't like the missing ashes storyline because Randi had no reason to bring them to Carter's apartment. She gave some convoluted reasons that I don't even remember because it was obviously storyline dictated and only something that would happen on tv.
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