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So Hetty sabotaged Sam because she misses being in control? You lived your life; you don't get to live mine. I was waiting for an apology but I didn't really hear one. I've always liked Alberta's hat.

I think they have Jay and flower swapped. Jay's cooking is presented as a "transcendental experiences" and Pisces are supposed to be smart, which was never one of Flower's core strengths. Do I even have to explain this one? As an Aquarius on the cusp of Pisces (smart and weird!), I find Flower to be the most unconventional thinker on the show. She also would have blended right in with the cast of the 1967 musical Hair.

Switching between Sam and Jay's views (ghosts and no ghosts) would ruin the story's flow for the audience when the ghosts file in and out. (I know it was a joke, but I'm somewhat compulsively didactic).

I suspect the showrunners want Sam to be unique in her ability or Eric would already be seeing ghosts. Any hospital or emergency show generally starts someone's heart a couple of times a year. defibrillators also get used as weapons (X-Files) occasionally, which Thorfin would like and remember. Anyway, Someone could have told Thorfin that the defibrillator is like lightning in a box.

I was wondering what the tempo of “Stayin’ Alive” is (103 beats per minute), because I wasn't sure if I was pumping on one or on one and three. I accidentally found a list of other songs for the disco deficient. Personally I would go with "Life Is a Highway" although I watched and enjoyed the “Stayin’ Alive" movie when it first came out. (about “Stayin’ Alive" movie)

It just occurred to me that Eric might have thought that letting Bela 'use' his body would help him get out of the friend zone. I doubt that Bela and Trevor were just going to talk. Eric obviously loves Bela and he would now be able to say, "You've seen me naked", or words to that effect. Eric isn't (apparently) manipulative so I doubt that he would use guilt, but in the right situation that feeling of debt in Bella's mind could tip the scales in his favor. I suppose his dying could help too (since that's what actually clinched the deal), but he couldn't have planned that part.

Criticizing the logical errors in fantasy stories is one of my favorite (evil and pointless) pleasures! "Every time you bring real-world physics into Hollywood, God kills a catgirl. So please, think of the catgirls." — Anonymous

How come Eric couldn't see the ghosts after his near death experience (besides throwing a monkey wrench into the cast dynamic)? Thorfin produced a Solstice miracle for Eric through the power of Odin! I've heard that it's like putting the filling back in an enchilada (from Gods of Arr-Kelaan). Why do they have to drive through the barrier to disposes someone? Wouldn't a hearty stroll do as well? Kudos to the promo monkeys for the fake-out with Ben Franklin in the dream sequence. I thought there would be some ghosts of Christmas Past action in the episode.

Yes, and the stuff is freely available, so anyone could create their own data base and allow free access, which would sink the profit motive. This was all the rage in the eighties. Much like Twitter's tweets and Mastodon's toots, you can create a workalike version without patent issues, as long as you aren't stealing the source code (which is a copyright issue anyway). Isn't the back room full of illegal gambling? I think that is the cash cow. MeeMaw just doesn't like being bullied. And I loved Georgie not being happy with acting mature.

I enjoyed seeing one of the speakeasy patrons playing with the skeleton, but I wonder if they will ever report it to the police. If not, they should 'dispose' of it. If they let too many people manipulate it, it will come apart. Also, any coins in his pockets would be rather valuable now. I agree with everyone who liked seeing Trevor displaying one of the (few?) redeeming aspects of being a bro with Issac. Why couldn't they just tell Inspector Sherry that they were doing some minor repairs? Would a liquor license inspector care about wiring?

If Thorfin was there, they would have needed a lot more than 3 Redcoats. Issac's last name is 'Higgintoot'. I'm amazed the garden shed is still standing if it's from the revolutionary war. I was thinking that they should notify some archeologists, but "The ghosts told me", is probably not considered a good reason to carbon date the wood.

Did they explain what Sassapis was doing while Thorfinn watched hot enough? Does he have a day job? Does he wander the forest and learn the languages of the birds and other animals? Honestly, I don't know why things like this bug me.

I assume he is, but I was hoping for a sentence or two about last week's show (both the job and the divorce). I guess the pregnancy is the season A-plot and everything else is subject to the Status Quo Is God trope. Realistically (mea culpa), someone else would build an open source grant data base as soon as president Hagemeyer tried to charge for access to her data base. As long as the content is public, it's impossible to create a truly private repository of that content. There is no first mover advantage when your competitors offer free content.

I suspect that was mostly plot driven so that Jay would come to the orgy, and the audience would still know what was happening. That way we could see and enjoy the miscommunication. Why didn't Thorfinn ask about the severed heads? It was an obvious question.

Personally, I didn't like the scene where Missy tried to blackmail Darlene into canceling the test. YMMV, of course, but the way Missy was smiling gave me the impression that she was ready to go into more detail if the test wasn't canceled. I liked the fact that George was focused on the kids, more than his job or Wayne's trauma. Those kids are innocent in all the adult drama.

I was glad that you could see that the tree really was dying after it was cut down. I was also glad that it didn't collapse and destroy the neighbor's barn before it was cut down. Could Sam and Jay buy the part of the tree with the marks on it? The tree is dead, but so are the people associated with those marks. In the flashbacks it looked like Shiki was waiting for Sasappis to make some sort of move. I assume she is still waiting.

Yes. In fact, all numbers are artificial symbols that represent quantities in the real world. It isn't the numbers that exist, its the things that are counted. Numbers were invented to make counting possible. Also if you have three apples and no children, you can give each (nonexistent) child as many apples as they want with a remainder of three apples. Division by zero isn't actually impossible, it just isn't very useful because the answer can be any real or imaginary number, including infinity. Everything else is just convention. I liked Missy's calico hair, and I'll wager her mother did something similar when she was young. The hard part is convincing the other girls that this is the latest trend. I do hope that they eventually give Billy some skill that he can use to be successful, but I fear that he will be the real tragedy of this show.

Yes! The Prime Directive would be an excellent example. Especially when Kirk violated it every other episode.

I liked the fact that even Norm(?) knew about the "Dots of Destiny".

I wish someone had told Sheldon that ethics is like Heisenberg's uncertainty principal, but on the macroscopic level. Sometimes you can't tell what was ethical until the war is over and the bodies have been counted (and even that can be iffy). Is it ethical to put a cat in a box with a randomized poison dispenser? If the cat survives it was cool. Otherwise ...

It bothered me that no one ever explained why Sheldon's "array of antenna" was not useful. Just telling him 'ghobe!' doesn't teach him anything (except that adults are unfair).

I'm amazed that people still aren't digging through the garbage. The hidden parchment paper has been a good clue in several of the rounds and other things have been hidden there. Of course, by now I'd probably be pulling drawers out and dumping them on the floor to be sure I didn't miss anything.

SYTYCD, now jerking people's feelings around more gently than ever before! Why do they feel the need to tease the dancers about going home? "I'm sorry, we had to go to your house and shoot your dog. However, you made it to the next round!" I liked the format. They got the choosing done fairly quickly and got the initial pair dance in. I didn't like the vote at the end. Getting judged twice in one night is double jeopardy. Also, I didn't think the choreography for each dance had the same difficulty or impact, so the playing field was never even. I guess Leah will be the every dance must tell a story judge.

Do the camera monkeys even understand that this show is about watching and judging dancers? I want to watch ALL 4 dancers to see who is faking the choreography and timing. Instead I'm getting glimpses of individual dancers or couples and those glimpses are too short to judge or enjoy the dancing. I might as well be watching a kaleidoscope (Ohhh, pretty colors!). Dearest 'Cinematographers', if you want to know what good camera work looks like, watch a boxing match. The camera is centered on the boxers and it only shifts to give us a better view of both boxers (from the side, opposite the referee). There are no audience or judge reaction shots while they are boxing, because that would be stupid and the fans would riot. What you are doing isn't art, it's self-gratification. Who should go home besides the camera monkeys? I have no idea, see rant above.

I don't think the judges properly emphasize that the bakers should duplicate the mystery cake. Some of the people who are making this mistake appear to be the better bakers who want to "show their stuff".