blackwing

I know that this is a TV show, so anything can happen, but it is a bit of a stretch to believe that 60 year old Shania Twain can be pregnant. I agree about the handkerchief that just happened to be stuffed down her panties to perfectly display the spotting. I'm a few episodes behind and am trying to catch up, so I don't know if there have been any developments. But I really think that Tristan and Avery belong together. They have known each other longer and are more natural together. Above all, they are friends who really enjoy each other's company. Max and Avery never developed a friendship first. I want it to be Tristan because I hated the way Max kept on waxing about how he's going to be a father. He doesn't know if he is the father. Why did he say he would be? Or does he mean that he will be the "father" no matter whose biological child it is? Either way, I'd rather it be Tristan.

I cannot believe Megan survived. As the four remaining contestants headed to the basement, I was saying "one of these is not like the others, one of these is not like the others". She has been one of the weaker contestants from the beginning. At the start of the episode, I was thinking if based on ability and what we have seen, Becca or Megan would go home. Megan had the Hawaiian chicken which was a success but apart from that, she is pretty unremarkable. Natalia's dish looked unappealing but I thought Megan's had issues as well. I would have kept Natalia based on cumulative performance. I had always thought she was one of the stronger contestants. I think Becca is safe for at least another episode or two, since Nyesha's team is down to two. Richard has three and I think that means Megan is toast. I really hope the show proves me wrong and it's not as rigged as we all think. I could see any of the three on Gordon's team being in the finals. I think the finals will be Beatrice (Gordon), Brandon (Richard), Bobby (Nyesha). Can't have all men or all women, and need at least one minority. Beatrice is all but guaranteed to make the finals since the only other women left are Megan and Becca. I think Natalia was cut to make the path easier for Beatrice. Would the show really let Gordon win three times in a row? Would the show really have women win all four seasons? I am hoping the winner is Brandon but I like Bobby too.

I agree with everyone that I am hopelessly confused on the timeline. The whole "present day", "six months later", "six months earlier".... way too confusing. I thought I figured out that when they do "six months later" it's about having to dig up the body because of the impending construction, and then the very next scene is always "six months earlier" meaning we go back to present day. But I truly have no clue. If they wanted to do the jumping timelines, they should have used actual dates. Like "April 17" for present day and "October 10" for the future scenes. Would have been a lot more clear, at least to me. This show is taking way too long to tell us who is dead. Clearly the cop that came into the garden store and asked Brett "hey do you know a _____" mentioned the name, and it's annoying that the show cut that off and didn't let us hear it. I'm already confused enough as it is, why can't they just tell us? Birdie's kid, Brett's ex's husband, Alice's student are all possibilities. Catherine's husband and Alice's husband are possibilities. But I think this episode introduced another possibility, which is the husband of the Garden Club lady with the flinty voice. I think he is the mayor? I don't know why the show would think any viewer would care if it was the mayor. If it's not someone with a close connection to one of the four leads, that's a cop-out. Was there definite confirmation that it's a man? I want to say I think Catherine and Birdie seemed to ambiguously refer to driving "their car" as opposed to "his" or "her" car? If it's a woman perhaps it's Alice's mother-in-law.

Well, they have to come up with something to try and balance things slightly. But even then it will be unfair. Let’s say David weighs 225. He’s obviously very fit. If there is a shorter overweight person that weighs 225, that person gets the same weight as David. This challenge was a test of strength. It will inherently favour the stronger contestants. Every challenge to some extent will be unfair to some. The challenges play to the strengths and weaknesses of each contestant. But it’s not just about physical strength. It’s also about grip strength. A recent contestant said he noticed a lot of challenges relied on grip strength so he made sure to do exercises before the show started to improve his grip strength. And he did well on those challengers. I think it was Charlie? The one who got betrayed by his ally Maria when she was bitter and didn’t vote for him to win. He was not a physically imposing guy but had good grip strength. Other challenges cater to other abilities. Someone who does lots of yoga will be great at the many balancing challenges. Someone who is great at puzzles will do well on the puzzles. Rachel won mostly because she was great at puzzles and Sam wasn’t. She got immunity when she desperately needed it. Survivor has always been a little unfair, so I’m not sure how this challenge was any unfair than any other challenge

I'm wondering why he even wanted to be on the show. This show is about physical challenges, mental toughness, strategic planning, and working with others. He was abysmal at all of it. How can a doctor be that physically inept? The challenge where he and a partner had to use a pole to hold a ball, he kept falling off the beam. This challenge was stacked in favour of muscle men like David and Joe. I don't think he purposely gave up immediately. I think he's that terrible and weak and failed very quickly. Even if he didn't think he could win, how about trying to challenge himself? "I came on this show to test myself, I know I am older and not that strong, but I want to see if I can outlast some of the younger guys." As far as being a surgeon... if he's that concerned about his hands then he would not have come onto the show in the first place. Living on a beach at the edge of a jungle. Chopping bamboo with a machete. Using a machete to open coconuts. Chopping and gathering wood and palm leaves for the fire. Not to mention the actual challenges. There's plenty of opportunities to get injured on this show. He didn't have the mental acuity for this game and seemed completely unable to make any strategic decisions. It was just "who are we voting for, ok". He didn't work out any scenarios as to the consequences of each choice and what might happen next time or two times from now. He was just a follower sheep who did whatever someone else told him to do. Above all, he broke down crying because he didn't want to hurt others. What a complete loser. He seems to be a complete introvert who has no idea how to interact with others. I'm surprised that he can be a surgeon. As a surgeon, he would need to lead a team of nurses and perhaps other doctors and give directions and instructions. He should know how to be a leader. If he does, absolutely none of that came across on this show. He came across as an absolute zero.

I wanted Mitch and Shauhin to go home. I'm indifferent on Sai. She was a little annoying but there was no way she was going to win the game since she had rubbed too many people the wrong way. I don't think she was a threat at all, except only in her mind. She was entertaining on the show however, which is more than I can say for many of these people. I find myself very irritated with Mitch on the other hand, mostly because he seems to be eating the show. There are some people who have gotten little airtime (Chrissy, Charity, Bianca, Star) and yet every episode he seems to have a dominant chunk of airtime and confessionals. Good for him for not letting his speech impediment control his life. There is something to be said about how he gave up a decent government job and pension to start over as a low paid gym teacher, a profession in which he has to speak and interact with children all day long. With a speech impediment like his, it seems like teacher would be one of the last jobs someone would want, I can't imagine what it's like knowing that kids are making fun of you behind your back all day long. So that's a +1 for his strength of character. But this makes him a huge threat. He seems somewhat smart and capable in challenges. If either he or Eva make it to the end, they will win because of their perceived disability and their story. They should have taken the opportunity to get rid of him while there were reduced voting numbers. I would also have used the reduced numbers to take out Shauhin, who already thinks he is controlling the game. I get why they took out Cedrek (terrible player and unpredictable) but still. I really think they should go back to 60 minute episodes. I know they did 90s to fill up the airtime because of the writers strike, but the extra 30 minutes of filler every week is often painful. And yes, that challenge will go down in Survivor history as one of Jeffy's favourites. He always creams himself over the hunky muscled alpha males, I'm sure he was in heaven and wished it could have gone on forever. The only thing that would have made it better is if at the one hour mark, they had to use one hand only. In the other hand, they would hold a big ball. Jeffy would have been beside himself gushing about David and Joe holding their big balls with one hand while holding onto the grip with the other! I would rank him among the worst ever. Horrible in challenges, especially for a surgeon who you would think would have some hand skills and hand/eye coordination. And for a surgeon he didn't seem book smart either. Terrible at reading people. Terrible social awareness. Too emotional. Too worried about hurting other people's feelings. Who cast this guy? Whoever picked him should be fired. He was completely unsuited for this game in every which way and manner possible. I seem to have skipped all of the seasons after Tocantins and before Blood vs. Water, so I don't know who this Chet person is that was referred to above as competing with Cedrek for worst ever. But I would submit Sean from Survivor Classic season 1 as pretty bad as well. The doctor (dentist?) whose most notable contributions on camera were voting out players alphabetically and shaving his chest (this was when players got one luxury item each, and he brought a razor so he could shave his chest). Granted, the game was new so nobody knew how to play. But still, even if people didn't understand about alliances, you would think there would be a better way of determining who you want to vote out than picking by alphabetical order. I don't understand why they aren't seeing Eva as a threat. She is the physically strongest woman and a challenge threat. She is a social threat because people love her story about her autism. I'm not bothered by David. I don't blame him for wanting to see a "strong person" win. When was the last time the physically strong alpha male won the game? The kind of person that Jeffy has dreams about? Perhaps Tommy Sheehan, but I don't know if he was muscle-y enough for Jeffy. Maybe Chris Underwood? It always seems like the physically strong people get cut soon after the competition becomes individual immunity. Like Jonathan from the season won by Maryanne, or John the "Mayor of Slamtown" from David v. Goliath. Eva is not a Queen Bee. She may be edited right now as a Queen Bee by the show, but she is well aware that she doesn't always pick up on social cues. If anything, I think she would view herself as always an outsider. She doesn't have any female friends and doesn't work well with other women. Chrissy seems astute enough, a lot more than I would have thought. She picked up on Bianca lying about not having a vote. But then she opens her mouth and verbal diarrhea like her speech spills out. When Charity went out, I think the first vote was for Cedrek. Then it was 2 Charity, 2 Sai at one point. Then I think the next three were for Sai and it might have been 5 Sai, 2 Charity. There was a shot of Charity and she was looking smug. But then all of the remaining votes were for Charity. So that was a bit unusual and atypical. Usually they make it tied until the very last vote.

Beatrice continues to grate. The Pippi Longstocking braids, the extreme amount of red/pink eyeshadow, the giggling. I think she made a pomegranate beurre blanc. I love pomegranate and I love beurre blanc, but together they sound disgusting. Glad that Richard called her out on it. Show continues to prove that it is rigged. Nyesha had four left, so obviously it was time for someone from her team to go. And this week it was an easy pick. I have never liked Poor Man's Salma Hayek. I would have cut her at the auditions. Her salmon patty bao looked and sounded disgusting. It looked like pink vomit on a bun. Those salmon patties were destined for the basement, where they could actually do well when deep fried. It was her fault that she didn't see the scallops, which would have done very well when steamed. Since I didn't like either Beatrice or Iman, I was going to be happy either way in the elimination. But it was obvious that Iman was going to get cut. She just made it way easier in her choice of fish. In the eliminations, are there always only two choices? Salmon is the obvious choice for cedar plank cooking. Was there only one piece of salmon and one piece of swordfish? If so, I would cry foul. Swordfish is much more difficult to cook, let alone trying to cook it on a cedar plank. Iman's dish looked much plainer and she had an eggplant dip on it. That's an obvious staple of Middle Eastern cooking. Gee, I wonder which chef cooked which dish? Don't even know why Nyesha pretended to be surprised when Gordon announced it was Iman.

Whether she considered it or not, it is clear that he did. And he thought she was interested. He was disappointed when she rejected him. Whatever she said or did over the past week led him to believe that it was going to happen. She experienced the same rejection so knows the feeling. She is a 45 year old woman and she had $12,000 in her bank account? Assuming that she didn’t have another account with lots more money, I would say a 45 year old woman with only $12K in her account is poor. She’s practically living hand to mouth, paycheck to paycheck.

I found this season finale to be very disappointing. And as it unfolded, I learned that the only characters I really cared about were Lochlan (innocence), Saxon (a player, but he knows who he is and is unapologetic about it), and Belinda (up until the point she became a hypocrite). The White Lotus previous seasons were filled with unlikeable and terrible people. This season was no different. But the difference for me with this season is that I found myself absolutely not caring about most of these people. The three friends. In the end, nothing happened. They are all exactly the same as they were when they arrived. I'm glad that Lochy didn't die. As soon as he asked Saxon for a shake and Saxon told him to make it himself, it was clear what was going to happen. I think Saxon felt hurt by what Chelsea said about him and it led to him reflecting about himself which led to him rejecting Chloe and her offer. Didn't care about Rick and Chelsea. It's preposterous that Jim wouldn't have told Rick who he was when Rick came to his house. I guess when Rick's mom told him that Jim killed his father, it was in a Darth Vader killed Anakin Skywalker kind of way. Stupid. At least Sritala didn't turn out to be Rick's father. I reserve most of my ire for this season on the ridiculously boring Gaitok/Mook storyline. I couldn't have cared less about Gaitok and his feelings of inadequacy and his sad sack life where he wants the pretty girl but she thinks he is a sad sack. And now because he shoots someone in the back and puts on a black T-shirt, now he has become The Shit and is a hero in Mook's eyes? Get real. He's always going to be a coward. The next time something happens, he will behave in the same way as he did at the start of the show. Where will Season 4 be set? I'm thinking either Australia or South Africa. She didn't owe him anything. But he was her guide at the WL exchange program in Thailand and they connected instantly. She made her feelings about him known when she blurted out that she "consents". They talked about opening a spa together. Of course she only knew him for a week so it seems ridiculous to go into business with someone who she only knew for a week. However, the reason why I think it was poor of Belinda to ditch Pornchai is because Tonya did the exact same thing to her. They only knew each other for a week. Tonya felt grateful to Belinda for helping her cope with the death of her mother and wanted to invest in Belinda's business venture. Then her circumstances changed when she met Greg and she decided to focus her attention on Greg and promptly dropped/rejected Belinda. Belinda did the same thing here. As soon as she got the money, she decided that she didn't want or need to run a spa anymore. Belinda knew full well how hurt she was by Tonya's rejection, and here she is doing the exact same thing. Even if Belinda didn't owe him anything, she should have recognised that Tonya didn't owe her anything either in Season 1, and how hurt she felt. She should have been more aware of the hurt that she was causing Pornchai. And she didn't care. I did feel bad for her, but this goes back to what was being said here about Laurie on the thread for the first Episode. I said she was the Sad Sack Lady Edith of this trio. She dressed frumpy, looked frumpy, and was being presented as not as pretty or successful as the other two. When she said that she was just happy to be at the table with Jaclyn and Kate with their "beautiful face" and "beautiful life", it confirmed that Laurie in fact sees herself as the third wheel hanger-on who feels honored that the other two are even talking to her. Sad and pathetic. She didn't grow at all during the week in Thailand. She came in as the frumpy friend, and she left the exact same way. She is happy being the doormat in their friendship. Fan favourite depends on your perception I suppose. Because I wasn't a fan of Armond in Season 1. I loathed Tonya from the start so was quite happy when she was killed in Season 2. And I didn't care for either Rick or Chelsea. Chelsea believed in Rick even though he was a grumpy loser, and it cost her her life. I agree. Especially since Zion didn't even want to be there. Belinda forced him to go because she already booked it and it would be rude to cancel. Zion just wanted to get out of Thailand ASAP. So when Rick comes along begging for the lady's time, Zion should have just said "hey dude, take my session, you need it more than I do".

Em clearly wants to get back together with Will, I thought he wanted that too, but he told her the one time that things never go well for them and stopped her. Since then, he's been really cold and standoffish to her. He gets suspended from his job, she wants to be there for him, he doesn't care. He goes to Rainbow's graduation party even though he doesn't really want to, sits around and sulks by himself. She gets an offer for a great high-paying gig for three weeks, secures a spot for him which would benefit him financially as well as tiding him over until his suspension is over, he doesn't care. Brushes her off again, and then does an Irish (Australian?) goodbye and drives off. I am tired of his "issues". Just like Sonny and his Zion issues that dominated the show for the first half of the season, they have dragged on the Will-has-personality-issues storyline way too long. Julie and he were a terrible mismatch from the start. It seems that she only liked what was in his pants (as he said to Laka in one episode when he asked Will what Julie saw in him). Because she pretty much disliked every other aspect of him. And she is taking glee in the fact that her dad sued him and not even offering to talk to her dad to get him to back off. I hope this is the last we see of Julie. I'm glad they got rid of Vince, this character added very little to the show. If they want to have a rival lifeguard on the show to cause some tension, why not use Kenji more? I will miss this show if it gets cancelled. However, I will admit that it is not a very good show. The writing is terrible, the character development is weak, the rescues are limited and most of the time not all that exciting. The only good things this show has going for it are the scenery (especially the underwater camera work) and the pretty people. If it comes back, I hope they get a new showrunner.

I wasn't surprised that they didn't show the verdict. This is a touchy subject, I know that a lot of people are upset with the state of the health care industry and insurance today. Nonetheless, murdering a health insurance executive isn't going to change that. Why didn't the victim's wife testify? Nolan should have anticipated that the defence was going to use an argument of justifiable homicide, so he could have put the wife on the stand to say that he wasn't personally making any of the denial decisions. I barely recognised Jesse Metcalfe. I get that he has aged since he was at his prime in "Desperate Housewives" and "Dallas". Maybe it was the big coat, but he looks to me like he has put on a ton of weight.

Why would Rob return to Survivor as a player? The last time he was on, it was painfully obvious how much he has aged. He was terrible in the competitions, he struggled physically. Carolyn Wiger can be as furious as she wants, but I'm not going to miss her and her special brand of craziness one bit.

Because he doesn't throw it in everyone's faces like Beatrice does. He is competent without the need to tell everyone about it. She is overly pleased with herself, giggles too much, and kisses up too much to Gordon. She is a showboat, he is not. Many people get turned off by showboats on reality shows. But given the amount of attention the show has given her, it seems like the producers are fixated on her. She probably makes it to the finals and possibly wins.

Ugh. I heard way too many "LET'S GOOOOOOO"s in this episode. Has this phrase uttered by Jordan and everyone else last season too many times become the signature catchphrase of this show? Make it stop. I liked the concept of the team menu but this was inherently unfair to Gordon's team since one team member had to cook two dishes in the same amount of time. I guess NLC isn't about being equitable, just like how the people in the basement have a huge disadvantage. But with all the time pressure already of making a single dish, I can't imagine having someone make two. I get that they were functioning as a team, but if Ryan could cook two dishes in the same time, why did Natalia make Becca make her the empanada dough? Why couldn't Natalia do it herself? And why Becca as opposed to someone else? Becca spent a lot of time making that dough and she should have spent more time making sure her fish was cooked. Megan is among my least favorite contestants. She is way too arrogant considering her performance last week.

Ah thanks for the correction. But the spirit of the question remains the same... why did Star feel like she had to gift the idol to Eva? People have had help obtaining an idol in past seasons and no one ever feels like they had to hand it over. In fact, some have talked about how it is a shared idol but it really belongs to the person who has it in their pocket.

Maybe I just haven't been paying attention, but am I the only one who didn't even realise there was a Bianca? She was the one who talked about how with Thomas gone, she is way less of a thread, right? She was a threat??? In whose mind other than her own? I don't feel sorry for her at all. She engineered her own exit by opening her mouth. Chrissy realised it instantly and told Sai that Bianca was lying to them all. I know people get upset when they get voted out. We have seen people sobbing on the way from TC along the exit path (like the Indian girl from last year). But this is one of the few times where I think the ousted contestant pretty much instantly sobs as soon as the announcement is made and throughout the torch snuffing. Bianca was a legend in her own mind. I don't understand why Sai gave Eva the idol. I don't understand why Sai told the ENTIRE tribe she had a clue she couldn't figure out. How about picking the person you trust the most and work on it with them? She acted like it was a tribe idol. Then she gave it to Eva because Eva solved it. Other people have solved idol clues for others (even in this very season), it doesn't mean they need to automatically give up the idol. I think part of it is that Eva solved it and part of it is because of the autistic episode. If people are smart, they will target Joe or Eva next. If Eva makes it to the end, she will win without a doubt. I feel like Jeffy was trolling us, he must be reading these boards or TWoP, because some of us have been talking for years and years about how much Jeffy loves balls. The bigger the better, especially if on a hunky (usually white) alpha male. So when he said this, I actually rewound and listened twice hahaha. Jeffy loves the individual immunity portion of the competition, because then he can lovingly talk about the alpha males' balls. I think this year his targets are clearly David and Joe.

What exactly IS "Casino Week"? They made it sound like it was extra special, like there were going to be tournaments and prizes and that this was an Event that high rollers would put on their calendars. All I saw was a regular old cruise ship casino. Does this ship normally not have a casino? I don't think we have seen it before, have we? I think it kind of looked like they set up tables in the lobby. I get that this is a "special" kind of cruise ship, but it's ridiculous that Max and Avery and Tristan were sitting down next to passengers and playing. But this is the same ship that allows crew members to use the pools and sit at the bars and drink next to passengers, so ok. I really don't care about the Avery baby drama. I don't care if Max is "all in". So is Tristan. Ooooooh the dramaz! Whatever. This is a TV show, and assuming the show gets renewed and Soo is still on it, is pregnant and supposed to be going to medical school next semester, there's no way she can have the baby and attend school on land AND still be on the show, unless one of the following happens: 1) she terminates the pregnancy 2) she has the baby and gives it up for adoption 3) something like: she has the baby, is given credit for experiential learning as a nurse practitioner on a cruise ship for years, finishes med school in three months, and is back on board with medical degree, baby, and grandma or nanny to watch the baby. Or she puts the baby in the kids club. 4) 4 year time jump! Same. I thought she looked and sounded like Betty White. The Golden Girls hair and the big eyes resembled Betty. This didn't make any sense at all. It doesn't seem very prudent that somebody can get locked into a cleaning closet.

For me, I find arrogance unattractive, regardless of whether it's a man or a woman. And irritating behaviour is unattractive, regardless of whether it's a man or a woman. One of the people I hated the most last season was Jordan because of his extremely irritating and pervasive "LET'S GOOOOO"

Ah, thank you, I missed that part. So there were actually three votes for Thomas? Did all three Girls/Gurlz/ no idea how Thomas was spelling it vote for Kyle? So Jeffy revealed the three "Kyle - does not count" votes first. Then a Thomas. Then another Thomas in the event that Kamilla and Kyle didn't vote together? So there was still one Thomas vote in the urn? Well played by K&K.

So happy to see that Thomas lying about the journey is what ended up costing him. Kyle and Kamilla might not have targeted him otherwise. I thought it was risky that Kamilla didn't play her steal a vote. If the California Gurlz had put 2 on Kamilla and 1 on Kyle, and K/K put two on Thomas, then at revote, Kamilla would have been gone. Kyle did talk about this as a danger, but they seem to have decided not to use her Steal after the Gurlz rooted through Kyle's bag and decided that he didn't have an idol. Sai is bitter against Cedrek. Good. Cedrek is awful and should go home ASAP. Horrible player. Justin would have been a good ally for him at the merge no matter what tribe they were on, assuming both survived.

I agree. If Maryam got criticised for not making it fusion enough, why not Iman? What was so fusion about her dish? It was wagyu beef in a taco. I didn't see any particular Japanese elements, except for the fact that it was wagyu beef. I think Maryam said she was from Kashmir, which is a disputed region between Pakistan and India. So I thought when she talked about representing her culture, she meant Kashmir. But I think in an earlier episode she definitely referred to herself as being Pakistani. I agree with you, most people know Pakistan. Now if it was Azerbaijan or Moldova or Uzbekistan, I would agree those countries are places that more Americans are less familiar with.

It's more than just noodles in broth. It's about the combination of flavours in the broth with the flavours and textures of the proteins and vegetables. For this challenge, there was an array of proteins and many things to add to make a great combination. I personally would have sent in [woman with her own cast iron cookbook, I still don't know her name] to the elimination instead of Mariam. Mariam seemed to make a proper ramen, she just had too many noodles in relation to her broth. The other woman basically boiled noodles, added some garnishes and an entire piece of salmon. She didn't understand ramen at all, that salmon didn't add any flavor to the dish, it was just a piece of cooked salmon that happened to be in a bowl of noodles. She was arrogant even before she had two wins. From the moment she appeared in the first episode, she had that "I'm 18 and I'm better than you all" attitude that is a real turnoff to me. This. I like that she is confident of her ability and cooks well, I would probably like her if she didn't brag so much in the confessionals and if she stopped giggling.

I really can’t stand Beatrice, so cocky and not as cute as she thinks she is. Not sure if the way she speaks and giggles is supposed to play up the “I’m 18” angle and if she does it on purpose, or if she is naturally that irritating. Ugh. She can leave yesterday. This isn’t new, they’ve done it in past seasons at least once. It specifically had to be Japanese fusion. Not Asian in general. Japanese, Gordon said they were staying in Japan. She needed to make it more French. Some kind of sauce, maybe a cognac sauce. Because they are at the bottom. It pauses slightly to mimic the time the platform would be scrolling on by the middle and top levels. And they only get one shot when it moves as opposed to two for the other floors.

I enjoyed the treasure hunt, it was a lot of fun, although I echo the disbelief that the Masonic Temple was unstaffed both times and that there aren't security cameras or anyone noticing them just destroying the pillars. This. I was cringing in second hand embarrassment when she said at the end in the bar that Dante's son is having a hard time accepting that his father is in a romantic relationship with a woman who is not his mother. She felt awkward saying it. Are these two in fact in a romantic relationship? We have seen them kiss maybe twice? Nothing beyond that, no other signs that they are a couple other than the two kisses and them saying so. They don't act like a couple at all and they have zero chemistry. In this episode, Robyn said something about how Viola and Delilah have known Dante for "years". Years? I guess, if they count three years as "YEARS". Usually I think when somebody says they have known someone for YEARS it typically means decades.

I loved the fact that Violet Yee finally got away from the computer. She appears to be a Detective yet her only role on this show until this episode has been to review CCTV footage. Maroun feeling bad for the reporter and telling Nolan they should offer a plea is just absolutely ridiculous. How does this kind of thing not come up in an annual review? "Heart bleeds too much for defendants, especially those who are female. Suggest that she might be happier as a public defender. Her flinty voice makes my ears bleed." Agree with every single comment. I got the impression that Nick and Kate are already living together, which seems awfully quick. I wish the judge would have said something about recommending sanctions against Kate. Or that someone else said it. She definitely deserves them, and she doesn't even feel bad about it. I hope from the way she walked away from Nick that this is the last we see of her. If we see her again, I hope there is a mention of her getting sanctions. I wasn't. She was the initial suspect. This show is very formulaic, the initial suspect that they first talk to is always the red herring. I thought it was weird too. We knew that there was trouble based on her not showing up at his party, but I thought a line about the separation/divorce earlier this season would have been appreciated. How many months in L&O time have elapsed since the election? Seems awfully quick for Nick to be moving on with someone new, especially if the divorce hasn't even happened or been finalised. I think the biggest issue is that she didn't mention anything at all about it when they first talked to her. It was only afterwards that she told this story, and based on Kate's behaviour, I wouldn't be surprised if Kate put the suggestion into her head. Yes! The swept up dark hair and the glasses.