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On 7/19/2018 at 8:19 PM, rcc said:
Paula is leaving GMA Weekend. She will be reporting for ABC News. On her twitter she said she won't miss getting up at 3 a.m. on weekends anymore. I wonder who will be sitting next to Dan. Diane or Adrienne?
No!!! I just saw the announcement on GMA this morning. I love the weekend team of Dan, Paula, Ron, Rob, and Adrienne, so I am super bummed to see any changes to it.
Personally, I think Diane’s vibe is too low-key to carry the main anchor role with Dan (or frankly, as pop news anchor before they had Adrienne) - she seems better suited to individual stories. Adrienne would probably be good, but I do love her as pop news anchor. Maybe they’ll bring in someone new?
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I have to say that I am disappointed that they are moving forward with the Karen and Matt romance. I've never felt any real chemistry on his end and I still don't feel it now tbh. I agree that Karen has been very thirsty for Matt since season one and it was obvious to all that he wasn't interested in her in that way. I was really hoping that she would either grow out of it or that she would go out with Foggy, which seemed like the better pairing in my opinion. I wonder what changed on Matt and Foggy's parts? Foggy was clearly very interested in Karen last season as well and I see none of that this season.
Me too. I still blame Karen for indirectly causing Ben Urich's death last season by incessantly pushing him to investigate dangerous leads. And the fact that she crossed a line that even Daredevil has been unwilling to cross by shooting Wesley and doesn't seem the least bit bothered by it. So, I'll admit I've got a bit of a bias against this character since the end of last season. This pairing feels so awkward and unbalanced. Plus, law firm partner dating his office assistant? In most offices, that's ethically shady.
Now, for things I loved about this episode? That scene in the cemetery with the Punisher was amazing and utterly heartbreaking. I definitely got the feels watching that.
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An article on Kwame and his upcoming restaurant in DC in the Washington Post:
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All the sex scenes I've scene are so discreet I've no idea whether Danny/Alex relied on monogamy for safe sex. If so, Alex could have been infected directly and Danny contracted the virus from him via one of the common routes. That fits the timing better. Not only does it seem more important to first discredit Alex, the infection process, an unexpectedly mandatory medical procedure involving a blood sample, could have provoked the suspicions that led Alex to hide his secret for Danny to find.
I don't think this is the case. Danny mentioned that he was very careful, and I got the sense that the only time they didn't use protection was with oral, which the nurse who took Danny's blood test admitted was low risk (though not without risk).
I guess my first thought was wondering whether he even had HIV in the first place. Couldn't the powers-that-be manipulate the results to make Danny think he was infected? He didn't see what the nurse did with his sample after he gave it.
It would also break my heart if Scottie betrayed Danny. Come on, Danny needs at least one person in his corner!
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Is the Chinese being spoken correctly on this show? I know some shows that use different languages, butcher it sometimes.
It is, and the translations are accurate. Constance Wu has a bit of an American accent when she speaks, so I don't think she's a native speaker. But Grandma's Mandarin is pretty legit.
That Shaggy dance by Eddie and his friends was everything!
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I thoroughly enjoyed that series!
I did want to go back to the prophecy, however.
Two magicians shall appear in England…
The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me;
The first shall be governed by thieves and murderers; the second shall conspire at his own destruction;
The first shall bury his heart in a dark wood beneath the snow, yet still feel its ache;
The second shall see his dearest possession in his enemy’s hand…
Both will fail
And the nameless slave shall be a king in a strange land.
I will return. His words, not mine. I will return…“I know the Raven King seems to have rewritten it, but the prophecy seems, for the most part, to have come true (other than the magicians "failing," if "failure" means the killing of the Gentleman). I'm still wondering about the meaning of the first magician in the prophecy (who I think I feel fairly sure is Norrell) burying his heart in a dark wood beneath the snow, yet still feeling its ache. When did this happen? Unless this is in reference to Strange burying his "wife" who was really the moss oak? But all the other clues point to Strange being the second magician.
Anyway, I echo others' calls for more of this story (especially to learn more about Childermass, who I find fascinating), but will also be content if this is where they leave it.
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I thought Demelza had scars on her back from her father's beatings? But she doesn't seem to have them anymore. Perhaps the beatings weren't bad enough to cause permanent damage?
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And the only reason Norrell was trying to keep Strange with him was not because he's lonely, or because he likes the guy, but because Strange will now be competing against Norrell rather than working with him. As everyone keeps pointing out, there can only be one magician in England, and Norrell is determined to be that magician.
Norrell insists that there can only be one magician in England, but i don't really understand why he is so stubborn about that. Stange's efforts during the war clearly illustrated that there is room for more.
Yes, I don't really understand why Norrell insists that there can be only one magician in England or why he automatically believes that Strange will be competing against him. Why can't Norrell just practice his "Norrellian" magic and let Strange do his own thing? Is it really just about ego and control? He did seem to be relenting a bit when he tried that last ditch compromise to let Strange be considered an equal and have access to his entire library, so it can't just be about ego, can it?
The king's portrait looked like it could be Strange, or Childermass.
It totally looked like Childermass as the Raven King to me. And now I am much more intrigued by this character. He seems to have some kind of magical abilities. And I think he was the one who insisted that Norrell come to (and stay in) London when Norrell was ready to hightail it back to Yorkshire.
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So, based on Vinculus's little prophecy, I'm thinking that Jonathan is the first magician, and Mr. Norrell is the second. I'm betting that Arabella is not long for this world ("the first shall bury his heart in a dark wood..."), and I'm wondering if Norrell's forty magic books that he sent along with Jonathan (or maybe even his entire library at his home) are going to end up in the enemy soldier's hands ("the second shall see his dearest possession in his enemy's hands"). And I'd say that Stephen is the nameless slave that is a king in a strange land. These are guesses, so NO BOOK SPOILERS, please.
I'm a non-bookreader, so definitely no spoilers, but I had the opposite reaction. I thought that Norrell is the first magician and Strange is the second because Strange seems to be fascinated by faeries and learning more about the Raven King while Norrell obviously fears any discussion of these topics (probably based on his experience with reviving Lady Pole). Agree that Stephen is probably the nameless slave after being shown with a crown in the mirror.
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Did Vinculus give a slightly different prophesy to Strange? If anybody has the transcript for what he said to Strange, it would be great to see it. Or maybe I'm misremembering and he said the same thing he said to Norrell?
Non-bookreader here and feeling a bit confused after the first episode. But I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing as long as answers start to unfold in later episodes.
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I actually quite like Darienne, especially after this episode. Sure she throws a lot of shade (what self-respecting queen doesn't?), but she's also self-depracating (not afraid to poke fun at herself) with a wicked sense of humor. I thought her puppet show with Courtney this episode was hilarious, and I love how she didn't melt into hysterics after everyone else picked her for elimination (including herself!). She acknowledged that she f*cked up and then proceeded to lay it out in the LSFYL like a pro. Plus, she's got mad make-up skills - love the way she paints her face. That being said, Bianca better win this!!! But I'm not mad that Darienne is still in it.
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Inside the Hot Shop: The Blown Away Contestants
in Blown Away
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For those of you in the DC area, Deborah’s work is part of an exhibit at the Renwick:
https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/new-glass-now
ETA:
if you scroll farther down the page linked above, you can also view an interview with Deborah talking about her recent works and also register to watch a free demonstration in the hot shop featured on Blown Away.