Ghost Bear

So a quick toe back into Christmas movie talk... My wife and I were yesterday years old when we realized 2022's A Cozy Christmas Inn (Jodie Sweetin, David O'Donnell) is a sequel of sorts to the 2014 Christmas Under Wraps (CCB, David O'Donnell). The 2022 "sequel" dissed CCB's character (the 2014 main love interest) hard, and we figured it was in part due to the news at the time of CCB's dumping of Hallmark. 🤪

Most likely it'll show up on HMM in the spring. The 2-ep mystery format they used easily converts to the usual 2-hour movie format (approx 86 min running time + commercials). We really enjoyed the series, and hope to see Season 2 next winter. Considering they're basically 3 2-hour movies... They may even drop the first two during their Xmas blitz in June/July (or run the whole first season as 3 movies) in 2025.

Rhiannon Fish?

Irritatingly, the episode got pre-empted in the DC area because the channel opted to run a 45 minute weather warning about possible tornadoes half a farkin' state away. Which cut out half of Bob <3's Abishola, too.

Did anyone else notice the light stand positioned near the stage, behind the racers at the music challenge? It's in a fleeting couple of shots, on the left side of the screen. Reason I bring it up is that I believe that's how the producers communicated to the judge if the flag order was correct; the couple times you see it flash, it's either green/red/green/red (which corresponded to the lower third graphic with check marks and X's) or all green (for the beard bros getting it right). It's not lit for a long time, just enough to communicate a yes or no result from the judge. Which means that if I ever run the Race, to not only pay attention to where my camera guy is pointing taking a shot when I can't find a clue, to also sneaking a peek around me at a judge station to try and catch a glimpse of any outside messaging for correct answers. 😄

Gah, it really should've ended with Finch and the Machine Gang 2.0 stepping from the shadows and inviting Miles, Cara, and Rakesh into the fold. That crossover/handoff has been stuck in my head since the whole "DARPA" reveal. Slightly tangential: My neighbor works for DARPA and has watched the show in pieces. I tease him mercilessly about it and if he's gotten any new friend suggestions....

Huh, you might be right. It's been ages since I've seen JoA, but that last scene really stuck out, even still. It caused a lot of interesting discussion in the Bear household.

So am I the only one who immediately thought at the twist reveal, that it was similar to how Joan of Arcadia's first season ended with the arrival of the Devil? I think it was the red coat that triggered that thought.

Thank you so much! I got the gist of the ending, which helps immensely.

Seriously pissed. We have GFM set on the DVR to overextend by 30 min due to Fall football shenanigans, and never changed it. Which is good in the sense that we caught 50 minutes of Sunday's ep, rather than 20 (because basketball also does bleed, apparently). AND THE DVR CUT OFF RIGHT WHEN CARA AND MILES SHOWED UP AT THE BEASON'S APARTMENT. There's apparently no article recaps any more (ah, the days of TWoP and when here actually did writing), just video. Which, when you're aching to find out just WTF happened, isn't a solution. (Oh, want to watch the episode? Download our app! Sit through all our ads! Sign up for our site!) I've had to parse out what happened by reading the forum here...so I'm assuming that the two girls were connected due to an organ donor/surgery? And that Cara isn't telling Miles about the interview? Ugh. So annoyed.

D'oh! Damn. Oh well. Guess I'm not an Ashmore expert. 😄 (Also, I failed IMDB-fu, too.)

Just FYI, Aaron Ashmore has had a small recurring role recently on The Rookie as a very Johnny-esque lawyer. And I happened to catch Hannah John-Kamen on an older episode of Death in Paradise. Which was cool, because my wife recognized her from Antman and the Wasp and "that scifi bounty hunter show you watch." 🙂

In my headcanon, I'm firmly convinced the God Account is really just Northern Lights v2.0. 😄 Any minute now, I expect the Machine Gang to make an appearance in the background.

Right before that reveal with Paraminder, I commented to my wife how cool it would be if in the apartment was Harold Finch.... Let the Person of Interest crossover begin. 😊 Seriously though, we so much adore this show and its cast.

Ms. Bear and I were discussing this the other night too, after noticing the scheduling shenanigans. We're hoping CK continues - it's easily our favorite show on FN - and wouldn't mind it if Richard Blais takes over as host. Though our top pick would be Antonia.