LoneHaranguer

That would have been a Bad Janet. They said near the end of last season that the Janet we'd been seeing is a Good Janet that Michael stole. I don't recall them fully explaining the difference, but I expect that Bad Janet would be like an evil genie and give people the worst possible version of what they ask for, quickly giving away the truth, even if her attire and demeanor weren't enough.

They're not consistent with what they do with a 90 minute episode; sometimes they'll throw in a 30 minute filler, and sometimes they'll drop the first Rockford to make room for a second 90 minute Columbo. It's on HMM, Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, not their regular channel. Besides their regular showings Columbo is in their rotation for the marathons they run on weekends, but they have so many now it'll probably be a few weeks before it's his turn again.

I think the answer is in the saying "be careful what you wish for". Michael's expectation is that they won't, so he stole a Janet from the Good Place to add to the illusion and the torture. Not sure if I know why a good Janet would have her powers in the Bad Place if she doesn't in the Medium Place.

Yes. The first time, it was Raj's parents who wanted him to marry Lolita Gupta. The second time, Raj asked them to arrange something, but she turned out to be gay (and thought he was too).

They might be able to get some mileage out of his science experiments and trying to invent things. We won't see Missy get her eyebrows burnt off since that happened when she and Sheldon were eight, and they're starting with them being nine, but they ought to be able to invent a couple of seasons worth. This show comes with an expiration date since Sheldon started college at 11 and left home at 12. A high IQ just means that he's smart for his age, so he's a 9 y.o. at a high school level. Not too many people would say high-schoolers are all that smart, but he gets to toss out some big words.

And the doorbell rings because they invited Howard's brother (Bernie's parents are already there, upstairs with the kids).

You do have to be careful what you say in a goodbye message since you don't know if the HG will be coming back. Paul thought it was easier to lie than deal with figuring out how much truth to tell or how to frame it.

rm = Ryan Murphy, who heads up this show. That actually was a good choice of something to bring up because it illustrated the ability of media to sell a lie wrapped around a nugget of truth. Trump made a tasteless comment about what somebody like himself or Billy Bush might get away with (ala his public one about shooting someone in the street), and the fake news variously claimed that he was advocating doing it, or that he was bragging about having done it, depending on who you listened to; both spins were represented on the show. I just think it was overdone (chanting "this pussy grabs back" sounds more like bragging about the effectiveness of kegels), and along with prior episodes is making the Left look bad; there should be more examples of folks buying into the hyperbole of the opposing side.

Here in Massachusetts, you fill in arrows on a stiff piece of paper so that it can be read more reliably than the little circles. You feed it into a machine when you're done. In the system on the show, what purpose does the envelope serve? I'm fairly certain we did, but I could see a viewer getting distracted by trying to figure out what he did next; it looked like they were trying to suggest he took a whiz in the voting booth.

But RM seemed absolutely obsessed with a certain P word. The way he was portrayed, I didn't buy that he wouldn't have already voted first thing in the morning, if not beforehand.

Urine can also be contaminated by blood and whatever pathogens may be in it due to things like kidney stones.

I found it hard to get a feel for the show, having already seen so many key points of this episode in the ads. I wouldn't have dared to be so outspoken, but I did get to examine the corner of my second grade classroom a few times before I learned to feign attention as the teacher seemingly dragged out lessons. Sheldon's lucky he isn't stuck going through school with everyone else his age; public schools are reluctant to make exceptions.

They've already done this twice. Penny has also tried twice to set him up with someone. We didn't see much of one of those, but she ended the date yelling "what's wrong with you?" at him (probably the vet's reaction too). He had more success earlier with the deaf gold-digger, but he's not rich any more. It's possible growing up rich got him accustomed to getting away with being a jerk and he just needs time to adjust. The writers could have them live together again without making them gay, and go for some sort of Odd Couple stories.

Technically the law is just giving her the benefit of the doubt. Oz said he couldn't shut it down, and there was mention of a virus. Winter probably just sent Oz a link to "the dark web, where all the cool stuff is", knowing he'd open it.

Mirror. You can tell by his watch and the shape of the camera that the image is reversed.

Ditto for the fake eating. You'd think advertisers would want you to see people happy to eat their products.

OTOH, after the first couple of unexpected incidents, with no one believing you, you might consider turning your phone into a body cam. Then the writers can say the battery ran out.

I guess I could have been clearer. I was just suggesting that the producers knew to a great extent (or possibly with certainty) the vote. If that meant that they could just go with what they've been doing for a reveal, great, but nothing says they had to if the voting were different (but the jury management process has some influence there).

It may have been a shock that so many JS supporters voted, but it doesn't necessarily follow that many of them would have considered doing so for any other candidate.

The weekly eviction voting shows that they're pretty good about predicting how each HG will go, letting them set a voting order that stretches out the result. Same principle here, although I wouldn't be surprised if there was something in each slot that told the producers what the votes were so that they could shake up the reveal if the wrong juror surprised them.

I don't think anyone was predicting a landslide, certainly not in Michigan. As was mentioned in the first episode, the state's margin was a little over 10,000, "the size of a small town", so it's not the same ballpark as Gore's few hundred in Florida, and Ally didn't need to feel guilty, but that's part of her character.

Nicole had an advantage in being a returnee with experience as a juror. Paul could have used his experience on finale night to do the same this season if he hadn't been too wrapped up in getting to F2 to think about endgame.

Are they ripping off a storyline from before everyone had phones with cameras? I saw something back in the spring that had a good old-fashioned "heroes race to warn everybody" scene where I was left wondering why they didn't pull out a cellphone and call. Some tropes are getting a little obsolete.

No, the person has to "honestly and reasonably" believe the force is necessary. It was not reasonable for her to believe that. Her perception was due to her mental state. She may still be safe if the coroner shrugs it off.

Forensics that show he wasn't near to or coming at her at the time.