Lois Sandborne

I don't know what we did to deserve so much Courtney screentime this season, but whatever it was I apologize for it. Also, any and everybody who unironically tries to use karma as a weapon can go straight to hell. The idea the Kenya fell but Marlo or anybody else escaped slipping because Kenya is especially or uniquely "mean" is laughable. As the great Julia Sugarbaker once said, "Get serious! If God was giving out STDs to people as a punishmenf for sinning, you would be at the free clinic all the time."

I forgot about the scene with Drew's sister Allison; that was extremely sad. Especially considering that Drew already told us she cut off contact with her because of the way Allison talked about Ralph being a manipulator. Your own sister went through hell because of abusers, she tries to share her fears about your man with you, and you respond by blocking her from ever visiting your house? How dreadful. Nene's absence was noted.

Sanya's sister is horrible. GTFO and get a job if you hate being an assistant that much. And why throw that in Sanya's face right before her big event? That situation reminds me of the Braxtons before they got their TV show. Everybody was bitter and resentful of Toni while steady working as her assistants and backup singers. Sanya needs to cut those people all the way loose. Hated seeing Kim, and I don't know who Sheree thought she was fooling saying the OGs get together all the time when they knew absolutely nothing about each other's lives. I'm glad DeShawn and Lisa are doing well post-divorce though. I still love 🎶 Kenya Moore Haircare 🎶

It's been cancelled. 😢

Just because James Franco was in the film. 😆 I really love that Curtis is getting ready to blow up on a Paramount+ show, but Streeter put his foot down at Brooke even thinking about watching Peacock. I haven't rewatched the earlier seasons, so I'm not positive, but Brooke and Cary do seem way more deluded and self-involved than they used to be. It's working for me in an Always Sunny way because the escalation is hilarious. But with all the contrasts of Cary to Curtis and Brooke to Pat, I wonder if they're building to something, another grand moment of realization like the plane back in the first season. It's okay if they're not though.

Is it The Chicken?

You. Me. Same. Poor Ms. Bowen. Poor Van Damme.

If we're gonna be seeing a lot of Courtney, I hope she starts delivering all her lines via text message. Or ASL. Something. I know Sanya thought people would be impressed by her saying that she spent $100K on that party after the beef patty bust, but people are still going to be clowning her for wasting all that money for nothing. But Sanya, you seem sweet, so I hope you learned a lesson that you have to rise to the fashion challenge when you're throwing the theme party. Even the "friends of" outdressed her. I only watched Season 1 of LAMH but that's enough to know Sheree is getting played. She never met a bad decision she didn't want to make, and that includes letting this show clown her time after time. In no way did I think Martell was the brains (lol), but I did think he and Mel were partners. And yet, finding out the opposite makes complete sense. Actually he and Sheree might've been made for each other. Two stoppable forces.

I don't even like being photographed by those urban planners doing research with their tripods at intersections and train stations. So I shuddered with sympathy at the Keeley plotline. But I do wish she had been less of a wet rag in the aftermath. Even if she didn't want to make any official moves or response to the hack, which as a victim is completely her prerogative, I would've liked to see her use some agency in her personal life. Season 1 Keeley put Roy in his place when he was being an ass about her and Jamie. Season 3 Keeley should've been able to tell Roy it was none of his business who she sent her video to instead of just looking sad and shamefaced. She should've been able to tell Jack to get the fuck out of her house for disrespecting her, instead of looking sad and asking if she was going to come back. I think the Beatles are totally overrated, i.e. they're a good band, but they're not the Second Coming. (sorry to break it to you John Lennon) But I like "Hey Jude." It has a beautiful melody and solid, sentimental lyrics. Even though it was very on the nose, it made for a very affecting score to Beard's very affecting talk with Henry, and I would definitely join in a sidewalk singalong of it. I liked Rebecca and Keeley's scene, liked Rebecca and Ted's talk, and loved Trent becoming a Diamond Dog. Roy's unwilling participation and Higgins's extreme enthusiasm about that will always make me laugh. Dr. Jacob can suck it.

I get viewer surveys for NBC, and the latest one was all about American Auto, which characters I like, what I thought they should pay more/less attention to, whether certain pairings work, etc. I hope it's a good sign, that they still want to work on and put effort into the show.

After watching I came to the internet to see if Harry Shearer refused to give that speech and they got someone else to do it. The change in voice was so jarring.

Thanks for the warning. I saw Amy Poehler talking about this on Late Night and it sounded interesting, but if I watch I'm definitely going to skip the first episode.

I admire your convictions, but surely this doesn't include Evita?! I don't think I laughed as much at anything this week as the hippie tribe trying to get Josh to parable them and Tituss egging them on.

I rewatched this show again this week, just willing it to come back. Disney, please. Make one less live-action reboot and bring me more theater dorks.

Not them trying to humanize Nate and his dad in one episode. I hit the fast forward when Nate headed into the bathroom, so I'm relieved to hear that he managed a saliva-free self-esteem boost. I did note that Siri called him Wunderkind, and emphatically not "Wonder Kid." I'm not especially invested in whether or not Nate gets redeemed, but I don't think there is enough season left to do it well. They may wrap it up efficiently; knowing this show they may even do it sweetly. But to my mind no real redemption arc has even yet begun, so if they do squeeze it into these last five episodes, it won't be good TV. Thank you to my fellow Austen lovers and pedants who pointed out the whole first edition mess they made. I don't really get anything from Keeley and Jack, except sadness that even in this relationship Keeley seems like a shell of her former self. I will say though that whenever someone mentions "lovebombing" it reminds me of one of my favorite Designing Women B-plots: when Mary Jo met Donald Banks and ended up warning all area women about him on public access TV. I liked everything about Ted-all Football, including the team's resistance and even Ted's surprise insistence that they would try it out next game. Trent watching it all play out, finding the metaphor, and achieving a literary epiphany was really great writing. Jamie providing the final strategic link was good too. I hope it means a realization is coming that they have been underestimating him, if not on the field pitch then everywhere else. Give him some credit for growing already. I also loved Ted asking Roy if he wanted a plastic whistle. They do make rubber and silicone covers. That guy's larynx cannot be okay. The quick cut to Will-as-Beard was fantastic. Generally I liked this episode, but it was noticeably uneven. I'm not plugged in enough to follow the behind the scenes stuff, but this ep was the first to make me wonder if there were changes to the staff after last season. Not only is Keeley in a new setting, but they've given her this attaché of new people with their own things going on: Shandy, Jack, Barbara, etc. The same with Sam and his restaurant crew, and Nate being an emotionally stunted menace on a whole other team, plus falling in like. It's pulled too much focus from our already huge Nelson Road ensemble, without adding any new depths or insights. Or if they are adding something, it's missing me. Expanding the show's universe is okay. Some of my favorite shows have done it beautifully. But even with long runtimes and extra episodes, I'm not convinced they're making it work. (Fans used to wish every season for Insecure to have 45 minute episodes, and every season Issa Rae (lovingly?) mocked us for it. This Ted Lasso season might be proving her right.) Apologies for being American, but does soccer football have a lot of dribbling? I thought Lasso Football.

Literally me as I was joining a Zoom call this morning. And here I thought "Bustin' Out" was catchy.

Well, I was speaking about myself there. So on an internet forum, I'll take your word for it. If I ever make it to the Netherlands and get stuck or stranded, I'm not going to take that for granted. I really wanted to mention this, but I thought my post was already too long. So thanks for bringing it up! I agree that this part was very badly written, for the reasons you said. In fact when I first watched the episode I missed the moment of Mr. Amsterdam saying, "Yes we did" because I was ranting about Rebecca even asking that question. She wasn't drunk when she fell asleep, so she didn't pass out, and she woke up, presumably, alone on a couch. Implying that anything sexual could've happened was a terrible choice. I'm pretty sure that from those lines we are meant to assume that what "happened" between them was enchantment and romance and maybe even fate. But they sullied the moment quite badly for me.

Is this where we just talk about the show now? Because the algorithm did its job and served this up to me: It got me thinking about where I would want to eat in Frasier's Seattle. It would be hard to pass up the chance to have a dessert made by Faye, Fabulous Faye, so I'd probably go for Le Cigare Volant. But I'd hate to miss out on whatever the experience is at The Salad Experience, so it's a tough choice. I'm a romantic and a dyed-in the wool shipper, but I never wanted Frasier and Roz to be a couple. To me they're not even compatible as opposites who complement each other. But (eventually) (and most of the time lol) they're great friends. But I can accept that the show had them sleep together once and talk it over so it never needed to come up again. Kind of like Lilith and Niles; they needed each other in that brief moment, but ultimately it didn't change their relationship.

Maybe it's because I watched them back to back, but I enjoyed both the first and second episodes. The Last Supper reboot is still funny to me, and the wise men were a fun addition. And I liked the casino robbery. The second episode was funnier though. I'm just always gonna laugh at "What up, I'm 3" even if I don't know why. And the bathroom talk show was great too. I don't think it's hitting for me. One of my favorite sketch shows of all time (A Bit of Fry and Laurie) did a bit where they immediately reviewed each sketch after it aired. That was so funny and unexpected. So far this is kind of corny.

Janine didn't get a chance to reiterate anything. She barely got to finish a sentence.

Me, in a foreign country where people are not necessarily familiar with my language and culture, I have no phone, and nobody knows quite exactly where I am, I probably wouldn't have made the same choices as Rebecca. I'm speaking as an adult woman capable of making decisions and trusting my gut. I probably would've asked for some towels and a phone, waited for my ride, and gone back to the hotel to have a bath and think about how the situation could've turned super romantic or super scary depending on what TV show I was on. For Rebecca, character on Ted Lasso, well ... most of this made sense. Rebecca's been thinking about making changes in her life, figuring her future out, and she's been loosening up (taking the team bus even wtf). She turned down the massage and the handsome Danish brandy at first, but as she got more comfortable, she changed her mind. She eventually collected enough signs that convinced her this man was okay to spend the evening with, and she let herself go. It could've been better written, but I don't think this plot was out of line or out of character. She still should've made her own tea though. The scene of Trent following Colin to the bar and everything that came after was wonderful. The rainbow mug paid off, and the leopard (cheetah?) print shoes returned! I'm thrilled that they both now have someone to confide in at Nelson Road. Higgins and Will on a Chet Baker pilgrimage was extremely delightful. Hand claps for the return of Leslie's Jazz Hair. I loved Ted at the Van Gogh museum. I know this makes me incredibly unique, but Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters. The docent dropping one morsel of wisdom on Ted, hearing him wax poetic about sunflowers, giving him the journal, and kicking him out was such a charming little sequence. And I also loved the serendipity of Ted using the journal later when he had his triangles epiphany. Hail, Coach Lasso. I was a little irritated when Beard immediately identified it as some Dutch thing though. Beard, friend, if you know so much about esoteric soccer strategy where has that expertise been all season? Roy is right; Amsterdam always looks like a little storybook village on screen. I'll have to get there and see for myself what it looks like in real life. And finally, Arthur Bryant's is the worst barbecue sauce Kansas City has to offer. It tastes like ashes. I'm disgruntled whenever it's featured on this international television program. Thank you for coming to my Ted Lasso talk.

Shades of Dwayne and Kinu, followed by Whitley and Byron. I hope we don't have to wait for the final season for Gregory to come begging "Please, baby please!" before they finally get it together. I'm ready to accept and admit that Jacob is my very favorite. I also loved him bucking Gregory up by saying "Everybody that I like knows it." Jacob is goofy, but wise. Now pardon me while I start my day with some Tina Marie. Damn that COINTELPRO.

I need to know that Pepsi was compensated well. I only watched the first season because I didn't want to look at Phaedra so I don't remember if they do reunions for these, but somebody needs to get to the bottom of this. Also I noticed in the credits that Pepsi's real name is Thepsiti and I love him twice as much for going with Pepsi as a nickname. The bottle BS was tired and they didn't show enough of the scenery, but at least Whitney and Heather made up. That corny dance they were doing made me miss my cousins.

I was gonna write out a whole post, but I don't have to because you hit every point I had. I've only taught college-aged kids too, and this show often teaches me that that was for the best, because my reaction to Ms. O'Neal would've been wishing her son good luck learning to read when all his books end up across the room.

Thank youuu!