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Perhaps I'm making things up in my head but I remember an episode that featured flashbacks to when Bull approached Marissa (stalker style as he is wont to do) as she was leaving her job at Homeland Security (?) to pitch his idea of a creating a firm specializing in "jury science" utilizing mirror jurors and he wanted her to come work for him and create the software that would automate it to some extent. I also always saw Benny as being subservient to Bull in the office hierarchy he just got more play and consultation because he was the one in courtroom arguing the cases. I don't remember him ever exhibiting any authoritative gestures over Marissa. We'll have to agree to disagree regarding how she is "treated" in the office by Bull and the rest of the staff. We routinely see the other staff members defer to her and taking direction from her and not just when the men are away. Bull, as owner of TAC, should not be expected to defer to her on any matter. He can, should, and does take her thoughts under advisement but has no obligation to implement or allow her opinions to override his own.

I agree the look and feel just was not Star Trek; until we saw the Protostar. That was most definitely a Starfleet ship! Beautiful, sleek, graceful, just gorgeous, I loved it. Also initially problematic for me and very un-Star Trek was the suggestion that we were going to be building our "crew" with a bunch of criminals?? What, so we are going to just throw out all the values and ideals of Starfleet just so we could usher in a new generation of people into the world of Star Trek? I was not a fan. But then I realized all of this "crew" were children, who it seems have never been off the prison planet, so I figured they must have been born there and they most definitely could not be judged nor punished for their parents crimes. At the very least these kids must have been too young to remember a time being amongst the stars when they found themselves on the planet. Now about the ship and Janeway. I love Captain Janeway (she was my 2nd favorite captain behind Picard) so what a thrill to hear her voice! I am very curious what the ship is doing there, how it got there, and were is the crew (if there ever was one, afterall we have seen a crewless prototype ship in this universe before). Also wondering if there is a holographic doctor and if so which version is it? Might we be seeing "the Doctor" from voyager again too? The way Janeway came in and some of her first words gave me the impression the Protostar might be a training ship intended to train young Starfleet officers and crew but have we ever seen or heard of such a thing? Coming into the show I was pretty meh on the concept partially because it was targeting children and partially because Kate Mulgrew was a headliner. I lost a lot of respect for her after hearing about the pettiness and jealousy that she brought to the set after Jeri Ryan was brought on. She also never really seemed to embrace, honor, or respect the Trekdom/trekkies so I could take her or leave her. However, when I heard John Noble was going to be involved, welp, that sealed the deal as he did lend credibility to the series so here I am. And now we find out that Robert Beltran (who sometimes seemed to have a sour puss attitude toward Chacotay but alas I still like him) will be making an appearance! I am interested enough to watch and see how things shake out.

You can also watch using your cable/satellite credentials on your phone, tablet, or even computer/laptop either through a web browser or a downloadable app. All of this x10.

Well, I suppose she could but breast milk is significantly better for an infant than formula (the antibodies alone that get passed alone, nevermind all the other nutrients and benefits, make it the perfect nourishment) so if a mother is able to do so the longer she nurses/pumps the better. Asking/expecting a nursing mother to wean her child because it is more "convenient" is a bit short sighted and inappropriate. p.s. this could go wildly off topic so with that contribution to the discussion, I will refrain from further comment on this part of the discussion.

I can't stand Marissa she seems very entitled and self-involved to me. She put on the facade of concerned and empathetic executive but I don't believe it for a minute. I find her insufferable. And I don't think she is a partner, in the sense of co-owner equal weight in decision making. I believe she is Bull's employee, perhaps right hand but still just his 2nd. Additionally, while she may have developed the algorithm, she probably does not own the rights to it, instead it is likely considered intellectual property of TAC and if so, she was WAY out of line to bring anyone in to demonstrate the tool with the intent of leasing it to other firms.

The thing that bugs me about the rock, paper scissors non-decision making technique (besides the fact that, as was revealed in the confessional, that it didn't actually happen) wouldn't it have been an extremely obvious lie? With everyone watching, especially Naseer and Erika, how could they have actually played the game without everyone seeing? I suppose they could have held their hands right up against their bodies but even then every decision huddle I've ever seen on Survivor has been a loosely formed wobbly circle not a compact shoulder to shoulder formation.

CBS made that announcement quite some time ago and anyone who didn't foresee this outcome was not thinking past the wokeness of this approach or were too busy tripping all over themselves to trumpet CBS' boldness and bravery. As to the bolded, that point was made upthread but was shot down as essentially an argument without merit in that the opposite has been the way of the white person from the beginning. Perhaps the term used in the earlier post for this potential consequence was too triggering. I'm hoping most of this is due to the novelty of it all and that future contestants, operating as typical, rational and enlightened human beings, rise above it all and relegate skin color to the not-worth-considering column when seeking and assessing potential allies.

I find him to be an insufferable ass but I too root for him over Shan. He definitely has a better game sense than she does and it seems his read of people tends to be pretty spot on.

I love this show too. The best part for me is that it exalts the salt of the earth type folks. Those that value hard work and perseverance and do what they do for the good of their families all with pure grit and dedication. I appreciate and love that Phil created this show to honor his family and their blue collar roots with the goal of spotlighting the importance of their contributions and elevating the blue collar workers' standing in society. As far as quality assurance, I think they are kind of trying to acknowledge this aspect this year. For the first time, we have seen people who actually do the jobs on site and acting as a type of supervisor and "approving" certain aspects before they can move on to the next task and/or complete the job. The physical strength advantage as it pertains to the challenges and the success of the women contestants... That's a really tough nut to crack considering the nature of the type of work this show tries to emulate. I will point out though there was a woman finalist last season, albeit she was pretty far behind in the actual show down but she did make the finals. There is a reason the trades and other "dirty" professions are dominated by men and it's not because women are "prissy" or "fragile" or any of the other silly notions that may be spouted but there is no denying that typically (emphasis on typically) men have more brute strength than women and that lends itself nicely to these types of jobs.

Preach. I stopped NCIS NoLo last season during episode 2 because I don't want to be preached at by my entertainment - Thank you very much but I'll pass. I'm midway through this episode and I'm not sure if I'm going to finish it and if I don't finish it, I can guarantee I won't watch another episode so I'm debating between giving some slack due to loyalty and cutting ties because I'm weary of the social commentary.

Ha, funny, that is precisely when I really really stopped liking Pauley Perrette.

Nina - ughhh

Anyone know how this season is doing ratings wise? Using a totally unscientific assessment by scanning this forum, episode threads have just over half the number of replies as in previous seasons. If that's indicative of the viewership, I can't help but look on with glee at Bravo having their noses rubbed in the pile of poo brought on by their decision to thumb those same noses at their audience by brining Sandy and Malia back.

The figure in the book that Maggie referenced early in the episode is Siren Head. Siren Head- Horror Short Film

I noticed that too... what an ass!

Oh my! there's a lot of hate in those replies but I'm right there with them. Hannah's last episode was my last episode and I was NOT a Hannah fan at ALL, but I despise Sandy & Malia with the heat of a thousand suns so, Nope, won't be watching.

Nope, you can not restrict someone's freedom without cause just so that someone else feels better/safer. That is not how this country works and could easily lead to some very bad abuses and unwarranted consequences. And I would pose, an unjustified restraining order does indeed harm at least one individual if not more. And just for the record, I am NOT making any assessment, judgement, or accusation regarding the validity of Christeline's claims nor on Dmitri's or Ashley's actions. I simply am not invested enough in any of these people to consider the circumstances and then form an opinion whatsoever.

I too have a disabled son. He is in transition now so, at the end of his time in school. His favorite teacher throughout his school career is an "over-muscled" man who relates to the kids in his class like few other teachers have. Kids, typical or otherwise do not automatically develop a "fear" of anyone regardless of their bulk. Generally, they need to be taught to be intimidated by a person with extra size. Unless they have personal experience or been told by a parent or other influential adult, children do not inherently know that extra size can equate to extra strength. And just because someone body builds does not mean that individual feels the need or would use that build to "physically intimidate" a child or anyone else for that matter. We adults have years of news, experiences, and other sources of information, (some sensationalized and exaggerated, some not) that form our perceptions, opinions, and biases which then may lead us to project our unwarranted concerns and judgements onto others.

Not so far fetched, if you consider he may have staged a suicide to look like murder, he was close to retirement wasn't he? It's been long enough that some show has to do this "ripped from the headlines" story. As soon as he said he was being threatened with that smirk I thought this could be the one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Joe_Gliniewicz This was a huge pull on resources from across the region including federal agencies and the subsequent funeral drew cops from around the state and even a few from out of state. Some were suspicious of the circumstances but the media ran with the "beloved hero cop ruthlessly gunned down by local hoodlums" only to months later find out he was embezzling from the department and fraudulently acquiring equipment which was about to be discovered through an internal audit.

perhaps. I stopped referring to the lexicon thread when I realized the 1st post was just a starter post and the acronyms were going to be scattered through the thread. I don't have the patience nor time to sift through two pages of posts to find an acronym. It would be far more useful if, like I've seen in other forums, the 1st post was continually updated when someone came up with a new abbreviation.

Big Fraking Moment????

Why does the TV viewing audience even need to know the reason anyone went home? It's nice to know and satisfies our sometimes intrusive curiosity but really we are not owed any explanation what-so-ever. Even the contestants don't NEED to know, they were likely informed it was a rule violation but anything more than that is absolutely extraneous and could venture into divulging more than is appropriate, warranted, or prudent. Saying someone "had to go home" in a neutral tone (as was done here) is far from a lie or even a false statement, it is actually quite factual and implies only that they had to go home, any assumptions beyond that are invalid. An argument regarding reason could be made if the tone was forceful and direct, or sorrowful, or upbeat and excited, or with any number of affective variances but this was delivered in a unqualified, flat and neutral manner so no inference can or should be made. They likely made it clear that the incident on the dock was unintentional so that the viewing audience or even the contestants didn't start speculating that that was the reason for his departure, or so they didn't complain that he was allowed to compete in the individual challenge, or to try to brunt some of the vitriol or negative aspersions that may have been being spewed his way due to something that was truly an accident. It's funny how all the hype and good feelings about this show is because, in part, it seemed above the shenanigans of all the other shows while shining a positive light on down to earth, hard working, honest, and honorable people with good ethics then when the show exhibits these characteristics itself suddenly we think they should be airing the "dirt" and assume there is some sort of conspiracy and cover-up happening. eta: highly unlikely Mikey could sue over his fall on the dock as the contracts reality show contestants sign are pretty tightly written so that it has to be something so egregious that an injury pretty much has to be anticipated and/or expected; to have been able to foresee a potential injury is not enough.

This is from a post I wrote way back in 2018... Regional dialect, sometimes referred to as the Rocky Mountain dialect which in and of itself is a subset of a Western dialect. It is commonly spoken through out the entire region so disparaging their pronunciations and casting them as lazy, uneducated, idiotic, etc is actually assigning those attributes to a large population of the US. It's no more right or wrong than any of the other regional linguistic idiosyncrasies one finds throughout the entire english speaking world - we certainly wouldn't call for southerners, Bostonians, Texans, midwesterns, or even Canadians or Brits (both of which also boast a variety of regional dialects) to "learn the language!" (Well perhaps we would in jest with our friends but certainly not with hostility and judgement to the average person on the street.) This link highlights almost every linguistic "fault" called out on this board... 20 words you need to know how to pronounce in Utah Disclosure: I happen to find the many regional characteristics, languages, cultures, etc fascinating and though different from my own, I believe they are just as valid and worthy of respect as what I grew up with. As a country, we are banging the tolerance drum so why would linguistic and other regional differences be immune to this enlightenment?

The citations above indicate BCC is most often benign but yes, it can become malignant so there is no argument whether BCC should be removed once found. Although generally, because it is slow growing there is not the urgency that one may assume. Cancerous cells are cells that grow abnormally and uncontrollably, they form tumors, those tumors can be classified at any given time as benign or malignant. Most often a malignant tumor is referred to in the general sense as cancer, while for accuracy a tumor that is benign is a carcinoma. This is a distinction that has been not been effectively relayed to the layman. Additionally, for brevity, and over time, this has most often come across as malignant = cancer whereas benign ≠ cancer but technically both are tumors consisting of cancerous cells.

Can be but is most often benign. THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; BASAL CELL CANCER: MOST BENIGN MALIGNANCY - NY Times Basal cell skin cancers can be disfiguring and are costly to treat because of the time and effort that doctors spend in removing them, a step doctors recommend because when these growths are neglected, they can cause severe local damage. Left untreated, the cancers can penetrate to damage underlying nerves and bone and, depending on their location, can burrow through the skull and invade the brain. Basal cells are not the same as the form of skin cancer known as malignant melanomas, potentially fatal malignancies that used to be rare... Could Benign Skin Cancers Foretell Something Worse? - MedPage Today Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is most often a benign form of skin cancer caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. However, it’s the most frequently occurring form of all skin cancers, with more than 3 million people developing BCC in the U.S. every year.1 How do cancer cells grow and spread? - National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine - nih.gov Benign growths can become dangerous if they grow a lot, or they might become malignant after a certain amount of time. (bolding mine)