Emily Thrace

I wonder about that too actually. Especially since Jack had an arrhythmia Kate could have it too and not know it. Arrhythmias can go undetected in women especially because doctors don't look for heart problems the way they do with men. Plus Kate's size would make it harder to hear it in her case.

I wonder with the scene at the end with Athena's daughter means we might get a story with her yet. I wonder if after what happened she decides to say screw college I'm going to be a paramedic. And Athena thinks she should still go to college and Bobby ends up seeing the daughters side.

The knitting bothered me a bit because it not as likely a hobby for a Native woman. There are several traditional handicrafts that are similar like beading or quilting that would serve the same purpose but be much more in keeping with the culture Sue-lynn is supposed to represent. To me it just makes it clear that while the show has Native characters TPTB are not native. Which is disappointing since it was Tatoo Cardinal who made me watch in the first place. Its a small nitpick and really there is nothing to say Sue-lynn couldn't knit but I can't actually think of a Native woman who does.

Whatsherface covered that when she brought Jay the file on Pam. The will was sent to an address Pam no longer lived at. In any case all Jay would have to do is produce a new will that is dated later than the first one. Since the will included Julia who has been dead for several years it wouldn't take much to argue that a new will was created and Smurf simply forgot about the old one. Its actually fairly easy to fake a will (they did it on Shameless another John Wells show) well within Jays skill set. I keep thinking Jake should be able to fill in a lot blanks regarding Smurf and how she parented. He was around her for longer than anyone it seems with the possible exception Pam. He probably did a fair amount of parenting with the twins considering he was around from practically the day they were born. I wonder if that might be why Smurf threw him out he was getting too close. Smurf is more than capable of getting rid of anyone who gets between her and Andrew. It the real reason she got rid of Catherine and I suspect its part of why she got rid of Julia.

Calling it now Arthur is the black cat. Whether he was deliberately trying to take his brothers crown or just stumbled into it I'm not sure but he is the one who betrayed Tommy I would bet on it. He was a bit too eager to hang Michael out to dry and his reaction to Linda was OTT unless there was more than the usual gripes. Whatever Arthur did he blames Linda for it. I felt weirdly gutted seeing Johnny dogs in that state. Maybe it just because he is such a happy comic relief character most of the time. Anyway hopefully he can heal up at Tommy's and teach Charlie to play the fiddle the gypsy way.

Well that was intense. Mia should never have told Jay about Baz. Jay may not have cared much about Baz as a person but I think a small part of him still wanted his Dad to like him. That's the thing about Jay he hates Smurf for what she did to Julia but I think he has softened a lot towards his uncles. Pope has kept a few secrets for Jay now including what Tupi said, I think Pope would lay down his life for Jay as Julia's son. I do wonder if Pope cares much about Jay as a person though. Funnily enough I think its something of the opposite for Deran and Craig, when Jay arrived they didn't care that Jay was related to them but they have come to accept him as family based on his own merits. I think Jay initially wanted to take down his uncles along with Smurf but realised a) they're useful and b) they are as much Smurf's victims as Julia was. I also think he likes them and likes being a part of their unit. I also wonder if he thinks somewhat naively that without Smurf things would be much more functional. I've seen speculation that Smurf is going to find Colin but I wonder if its Jake. I think Jake makes more sense for Craig's story. Also I wouldn't be surprised Jake had a relationship with Pope, he doesn't seem like the type to be indifferent to a kid he spent about 5 or six years with. I'm not sure what Colin would bring to the table we haven't already seen in the flashbacks. Plus guys like Colin don't tend to live until a ripe old age anyway. I wonder if we might see a custody battle or at least the threat of one between Craig and Renn. The way shes acting I wouldn't blame him if he got a court order for a DNA test. As far along as Renn is social services is going to get involved if she doesn't at least offer up a fixed address and soon. Her lack of any kind of plan would be a major red flag to anyone official who asks. I wonder if that isn't how the situation gets resolved Renn gets arrested or just ends up dumping the kid on Craig.

To me diversity for diversity sake feel wrong in any kind of historical context. For one its patronising and treats POC as window dressing. For another it minimises and erases the fact that we were excluded from white spaces for so long. Lucas being the only black kid in town is a part of his story and a very real experience for many young POC. Bringing in false diversity is its own form of whitewashing the past . The only purpose it seems to serve is to make white people feel better. I suppose you could argue it creates jobs for POC but this has done that. I agree that Lucas's character could use some work but that a combination of a lot of things. It not necessarily racist and more a result of his function in the story. Lucas exists to push back against Elle and since she is one of the main antagonists it makes his character seem petty. Also in regards to the Upside Down its possible if reality is truly different there then the building and tree roots aren't really there its just how humans interpret things. Our minds do a lot of the creating of our reality it possible if light is different there that none of the building are really there its just how our brains are making sense of something that doesn't make sense.

Yeah and flashback Jake is probably the same Jake that showed in season two as Craig's father. Note the similar passiveness with flashes of emotional intelligence. So at some point Colin and Smurf split and Jake winds up back with Smurf again. Maybe Colin get his own head blown off. Or maybe He smacks Smurf around(he hasn't yet but he will) too many times and she shoot him in the back. (or get Jake too). It colours her relationships with both her sons Pope was always a head case in her eyes and Craig is easy because their fathers were. Which is the other point of the flashbacks not just to show how Smurf became Smurf but to show how her relationships with her boys fathers affected her relationships with them. Speaking of father I had a though about the scam Jay is running with the rich kid. What if it not a scam? Before he died Baz mentioned some boyfriend of Smurf who raped Julia and was Jay's dad. I wonder if maybe the rich is actually someone Jay suspects is his father. There was something almost a little too eager about the way he was questioning the kid. Also a note about dating the flashbacks if Jake and Colin are Viet Nam vets then it can't be any later than 77 and its probably a fair bit earlier than that. The war did taper off on American recruits towards the end so it probably more like around 73-74.

Dennis mentioned when he met Smurf Pope was 7 and Craig was in diapers. So there would be about 5-6 years between him and Pope and Julia. There would only be 3 years at most between Craig and Darren. So Craig and Darren would have been kids. However its never really been said exactly how old Jay was when they moved out. I would assume it was when Jay was pretty young but who knows.

Yeah I think Luke was also giving a deliberate fuck you to Gilead there. He wanted the Waterfords and everyone else to know that Nicole is free and safe. I also don't think it was anything like a dangerous situation. It was a peaceful march probably mostly people he knew I doubt Nicole would have been in anymore danger at a walk in the park.

She might be clinically depressed. Depressed people can be active if they have to it just takes more effort. One thing I noticed last season is that the actress who plays Mrs Lawrence is Jewish. I think it explains a lot about her reactions to everything and her relationship with her husband if the character is Jewish as well. The colonies being the worst of it considering their Auschwitz like nature. It also explains why Mr Lawrence is so protective of her. As a recent "convert" she would be under a lot of suspicion even without the rest of it.

Yeah Luke failing feels human though at least. He's still fucked up nothing that has happened to him is normal either. My heart broke for him a little when he saw that picture of Hannah last episode. I really wish the show would back down a bit on the men are assholes tick it has sometimes. In its own way the idea that women are strong and virtuous while men are are vile animals is sexist as hell. I had hopes for Lawrence but he seems to be as much as bully as the rest. I wonder what the papers Luke was delivering were about. Legally in Canada and under international law Hannah is his daughter. He has proof she is alive and is essentially being kidnapped by Gilead. He could in theory file charges or sue for custody and see what happens. International custody cases are a crapshoot and Gilead could easily tell him to fuck off but it would at least shine a light on what is happening. Considering the precarious state of Gilead's economy it could actually work if Canada dangles a carrot like some kind conditional deal for food or other basics (Unofficially of course since no one ever admits to tying human lives to trade deals) in exchange for Hannah. It would give Luke a way of fighting for his family and tie him back into the story more. It would also be a great way to expand on what the rest of the world thinks of Gilead. I'm not sure if Nick is done but I have always thought Nick would make a lot more sense if he was actually working for the CIA(or NSA or Homeland or whatever) the whole time. His determination to stick with Waterford would make a lot more sense if he was on orders to do so. Plus then he could go to Canada and we could have a bridge between those two stories.

Yeah all he really has to say is "I'm a criminal attorney I obviously don't ask my clients where they all get there money" and invoke confidentially. Legally for all involved its easier to leave it there. Technically they could go after the lawyer but getting arround client privilege and the roadblocks the high priced lawyer would throw up make it not really worth prosecuting. Equally the lawyer could give up Ruby but its a bad idea for a criminal attorney to give up his clients. Word gets around and they stop trusting him. Plus even an attorney at that level probably has a few clients who still believe snitches get stitches.

They might have flown from London to Toronto or other parts of Canada and then on to Seattle. That would explain the immgration issues in Seattle. Canada has very different rules for people coming over from London than the US does. If it was a last minute flight and there were weather issues in New York, Toronto or one of the east coast cities like St John's would make sense.

Something that concerned me about the show this week was how they handled Sadie's request for puberty blockers. On the one hand it was good they are acting like it no big deal but at the same time it actually is a big deal and not like he was asking for a skateboard. Hormone blockers are serious medicine that haven't been all that well studied in trans kids. At the very least her other parent should have been consulted. I worry that the show is going to handle the rest of Sadie's medical journey blithely and that transitioning is a forgone conclusion when really its not usually advised for kids under eighteen. I just worry the show is going to gloss over the risks (particularly with hormone therapy) in favour of a feel good "progressive" story. I think this why I would rather the show had avoided a trans story altogether as I doubt they will pull it off effectively. I would rather not be annoyed with my light Sunday night fun show.

Spending $3000 on a piano because your kid took a couple of lessons would be pretty classic manic behavior actually. Its possible they weren't affluent and their mother was just bi polar. They already mentioned she was depressed. I also feel like if they were truly affluent Annie wouldn't know the price, families with real money don't ever state prices.

Conrad probably has a sizeable trust fund he just refuses to use. Not too mention he's the sole heir too a major mogul with a known medical issue. Conrad is a whale. He was looking at a multi-million dollar house not that long ago after all.

Hey I had a thought about Maria and her abilities. What if she's not psychic but is actually half alien? Her mother has obviously had some contact with Aliens and she has no idea who her father is. What if her father was another alien who survived the crash?

There was actually an earlier episode where she made the same mistake. So she knew because she learned.

That still doesn't explain why it disproportionatly affects black women and Native women. The numbers actually get worse if you separate by income level with middle class black women having some of the worst outcomes. That was one of the points of the episode that these aren't just numbers thier women and mothers and the only real explanation we have is thier race. I love that the show went in so hard on this issue. Most shows haven't even touched on it or left out the racial aspect (sideyes Grey's). The Resident much like its lead character isn't afraid to ruffle feathers and its better for it.

That kinda bothers me actually, I get that she doesn't like the trope but it seems self defeating. She still isn't treating gay characters the same as straight ones. It actually comes across as vaguely patronising, like gay people are in need of her protection. It worries me that she might be another privileged white girl who doesn't quite understand the difference between being an ally and being a white saviour. I get not killing off the shows only explicitly gay character because of the history but saying never killing him off ever just because he is gay seems off too.

Plenty of rednecks fetishize and appropriate Native culture while waving around Confederate flags. Plus I've seen a lot of bigots marry WOC because it makes them feel powerful. It means they can bully somone at close range. Plus gays and aliens are a threat to Jesse Manes twisted little world, Native Americans not so much. TPTB apparently said on Twitter that Alex's mom is Native. I don't think they could have played the actor as white whatever the case.

It really bothered me that they had a Native man defending that place. He was supposedly brainwashed by his dad but it still feels wrong. He was Native enough to say dey instead of they but he couldn't empathize with these people? Aboriginals have been used as lab rats more than once the idea that one of us could go along with that torture is abhorrent. And the show was doing so well with Alex being smart and nerdy and Native.

Alex was killed in the original show. I wonder about Kyle though he has kinda served his purpose. Killing Alex would still be be killing off a POC though as the character is clearly meant to be Aboriginal. (If they meant him to be white they wouldn't have cast a Native man as his brother). We're probably one of the few groups even less represented on television than black women. Plus there is the whole bury your gays issue. Cameron supposedly left this episode maybe she'll count as the one leaving.

That wasn't actually shown though. The blanket was quite far from the heater. Those heaters are also designed so things can't just fall into them and catch fire they would be too dangerous to use on construction sites otherwise. The blanket was a sleeping bag which do tend to be treated to be flame retardant even the cheap ones are mostly plastic and doesn't burn very well. The heaters also usually have an automatic shutoff when tipped over. Its entirely possible the fire was caused by an electrical fault or kitchen fire and Bobby just thinks he started it. I doubt Bobby stuck around to hear the official reports.