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That seemed realistic to me. My septagenerian mother, who had never handled a handgun before, became competent after 2 days of instruction. In that time she went from committing the cardinal sin of holding the gun with her finger on the trigger to being a safe and accurate shooter. I thought the same thing but he's actually one of the writers, not Ari.

Lacey also did 1791. I wonder if the pair got any video work.

TVLand did it several years ago. The show was called She's Got The Look. I don't remember much about it other than Beverly Johnson was a judge.

Until proven otherwise, my head canon is that Pandora and Betsy Ross are body-swapped. I don't know any FBI agents but other people I know in federal law enforcement didn't get their assignments until they were close to graduating the academy. Usually they make a list of where they want to go. Sometimes the best performing graduate gets their first choice assignment as a reward. Among the officers/agents I know, they didn't start in their hometown. There is a joke that you spend your entire career trying to get back to it. The Daniel thing is distracting. Promotions require time in grade. If we assume Abby went to Quantico right after Season 2 ended, they'd have spent 5 months there and 4 months on the job. Even then, he'd need 3 months on the job to move up, no other competition, and an urgent need to fill the position instead of advertising it again. The other possibility is that he was one of Abbie's instructors, which is all kinds of wrong.

STEM is trendy, particularly non-STEM people shouting at girls that they need to go into STEM. If that's their thing, great. If not, great. I can science but there are many other skills I don't have. Life is great because of other people excelling at the things I don't. Kids should be able to pursue their passions whether it's rocket science, fashion, or something else. As for offense, I'm not going to hold ANTM responsible for sucking at portraying science any more than any other TV show. If people ask about it, my second statement is usually that it's not what you see on [popular show of the day]. The writers want to wrap everything up in an episode and that doesn't leave much time for the day-to-day frustrations. I doubt those PSAs are going to change any minds, but I doubt any minds are going to be harmed either. I did got a giggle out of the cycle where the girls had to pronounce, "gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer," If I'm talking to a colleague, we just call it GC-MS.

The passengers go barefoot too. It's to keep the flooring/deck from getting marked/scratched/dented. I'm guessing chefs are exempt because they're doing knifework. Captain Lee is often shown in deck shoes (i.e. non-marking soles) and we saw Kat running around in slippers last season.

I read somewhere that one "share" of the tip goes into a pool for an end-of-season party.

I'm a native Californian who lived in tornado alley for a few years. The first time the watch turned warning, I spent hours in my bathroom listening to the radio for updates. Although the sirens did not work, the tornado touched down on the other side of town. All my co-workers laughed at me the next day and I wasn't so paranoid for subsequent watches/warnings. I agree with Brianna in that I prefer earthquakes. I hate the build up of watches/warnings that never amount to anything. There's none of that for an earthquake.

Dustin looks like a Hemsworth. He could have a side business doing Thor at birthday parties, where he can smile to his heart's content.

Yu must have made up for his niceness in previous episodes by upping the level of bitchiness this week. It was nice to see him calling out Devin's lack of success. Carol Brady is the only woman who should be rocking a mullet. They should've given Ava a pixie. Hey, did y'all know Nyle is deaf? I want him to get a talking head where he shares his love of basketball, Cabbage Patch dolls, or anything that isn't be being deaf. He and Alex looked flirty together. Stefano is wannabe Zoolander. Courtney's hair looks like it'll fade to green. After 21 cycles, you'd think the stylists and/or production would know there is no maintenance of the new looks. Mamé's hair looks like a pain to maintain due to the sheer amount of it. Ashley's too because a straight hairstyle for curly hair never looks the same when the hair is curly. Lacey's attitude was great. Hadassah's was not. Tyra is crazy but Jay Alexander I'd trust. Worst case H is relegated to doing a combover. And on a personal note, eff you, Mikey. There is nothing wrong with nerdy, curly, or glasses.

To the worst makeover list belongs Shei from last cycle. She did her best to make the half black/half "white" hair work, but nobody is going to hire Cruella Deville. I think one of the designers said as much in her go-see. Even white streaks would've worked better.

I want Adrienne to come back. She was a horrible manager, but seemed competent at stewardessing. Put her under Kate with Amy and there's bound to be drama while still getting the job done. Or, I think I recall reading she's a chef too. Stick her in the galley if not-Ben doesn't work out. Rocky belongs on a boat that does day charters for tourists. She'd be fun as a snorkeling guide, but not what I want in a server, housekeeper, etc. There must be something about men on reality TV shows because most of them on Top Model are not likeable and the same can be said here.

I sense a redemption arc being edited for Bello. I hope I'm wrong. Still hate most of the men, still think most of the women are forgettable. Maybe someone will jump out during makeovers.

I feel bad for the Beador kids. It seems like they want parenting, but their parents are utterly clueless. So many thoughts on cancergate: 1) if it was back in 2012 or 2013, why wasn't it a storyline then? Both seem like big enough attention whores to at least mention it in passing. It would've given Gretchen something to do too. 2) It's Brooks' choice to chemo or not to chemo. I've got some things I don't treat because not treating sucks less than treating. If he thinks chewing bark while standing barefoot in a field is the way to go, more power to him. Doesn't mean that has to be my choice. 3) It's his birthday. Let him have a drink or two for crying out loud. Nobody knows when they're going to go; might as well have fun while you're here. 4) I do the electronic version of a tabbed binder. I hate needles so any time I can avoid a poke by using data already generated I'm happy. That said, my doctors who work together share their notes that I'm not privy to, nor do I archive my charts. Is it that weird to have records sent and to keep some of your own? 5) WTH Vicki? Overreact much?

This is a classic ends vs means scenario. Removing the murder aspect, she performed this procedure on Niels without his knowledge or consent. That should have gone against her principles as a doctor. Was there another way? If the writers wanted to go over the top, she could have persuaded him to sacrifice himself. A more plausible way would be the donation of a lung. He would have survived, albeit in a disabled state, and his DNA could have been removed from the virus in vitro. I think we see a new side of Dr. Scott here. Last episode she chose who would die. Now she's given herself the power to decide who lives. I wonder, how different is her course of action from Granderson's? Both used their talents to sacrifice people for the greater good.