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In the beginning, Mr. Grove was cheating with Miss Mardle when his first wife was an invalid. When she died, Mr. Grove jilted Miss Mardle in favor of Doris, who was young enough to have children, but asked Josie (Miss Mardle) to be his mistress on the side. She declined and was very hurt because Mr. Grove had more or less promised to marry her when his wife was gone, but then reneged. I think Josie was aware Roger (Mr. Grove) was married in the beginning, but I don't recall with certainty. In any case, Josie was in the wrong to be with a married man, but Roger was wrong to be with Josie while his wife was ill. It was when Roger jilted Josie to marry Doris that I began to think that she deserved better. I don't recall the motivation for Josie being friends with Doris, but they really did become friends. The youngest son was the result of an affair that Doris had, and Roger was very judgmental about that even though he'd also had (at least) one affair. Josie tried to get Roger to accept the youngest and continue to raise him as his own. Somewhere between Season 1 and Season 3, Josie inherited a house in London as well as the means to live well as a single woman. She fell in love with a much younger tenant, and had her heart broken once again. (I seem to recall Florian went off to war and died.) I have a lot of sympathy for Josie due to all she's endured.

The premiere was really good, and the Q&A w/Samuel Roukin (Simcoe) so interesting! That's all I'll say for now. Enjoy the show!

Katey did say that she knew no one who knew her parents (mother) before they were married and had children. I still know people who knew my parents when they were younger, and I have heard some stories from them. Most of my parents' generation have died now though. I got excited when some of Katey's relatives were from State Center, Iowa. My maternal grandmother was born there in 1893, and moved with her parents to Kansas when she was about five years old. Her mother was of Swedish heritage.

Turn: Washington's Spies returns Monday night. I'm happy this show is returning, and excited that I will get to attend a premiere at Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Scenes set in Philadelphia were filmed in Colonial Williamsburg and, if you're familiar w/CW, some will be recognizable. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A.

It's so sad to see the Selfridge we knew - brash, bold, big ideas and big changes - come to this, a man driven to take big risks and spend lavishly, which we know will eventually lead to his downfall. Loved seeing Miss Mardle, but why does she take up with Grove again? It's hard to see their relationship as one of love, considering how badly Grove treated he over the years. Poor Kitty - her realization that Mr. Edwards cheated on her whilst he was in France was heartbreaking. He's acting like such a tool! The noisy parties are too much for me! After the show is over, I am happy to turn off the TV and hear...nothing! I'm sticking to this show until the bitter end, but some parts are just difficult to watch. Still like Mae, and Mr. Crabb, and as mentioned above, Miss Mardle.

The landlady became suspicious when she heard Miss Whitmore vomiting in the bathroom, and found the vitamins in Miss Whitmore's room. She'd gotten them when she had the exam with Dr. Turner. Huge invasion of privacy there. I was born in 1951, and it was a huge deal when one of my (married) teachers continued to teach after she was showing. She took leave about 6 weeks or so before her due date. I remember an aunt told me that back in the 50's, when she worked in a doctor's office, she wasn't allowed to keep working after they knew she was expecting, and she was also married! So much has changed for the better since those times.

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading the comments in the various episode threads. It seems like we're all watching because it's such a terrific show, and nobody seems to have the need to nitpick it to death. So refreshing; in some of the other shows I follow and read about, nobody who posts seems to like the shows and never seem to find anything they like about them. So thanks to all that post here!

It would have been fun to see Lesley Nicol cast as Mrs. Smith, but I think she's much too young for the role! The husband having leukemia and only days to live was awful. I knew something was wrong when his chronic tiredness was brought up, but I was hoping it would be something that could be remedied. So sad for him and his little family.

Are you referring to the Secrets of Selfridges? http://www.pbs.org/show/secrets-selfridges/ It's available on Netflix DVD, but doesn't look like it's currently available for Netflix streaming.

I didn't think he bounced-right-back, but rather he withdrew to his home near Bournemouth, at Highcliffe Castle. When the newspaper story implying that he was stepping back and turning it over to his son was printed, he was determined to be back at the store. He returned too early and didn't look all that well or comfortable to me. Very sad that he found his mother dead, but in real life, she'd died in 1924. This portion of his story follows some of the events, but is also highly fictionalized. I missed this episode, but caught up by streaming from my local PBS station. I find the story as portrayed quite interesting, but with the amount of time between the last episode and this one, I couldn't quite remember who everyone was or how they fit into the story. I am looking forward to the rest of the season.

Like last season, when Team Texas were chivalrous to the Cheerleaders, came in last on a non-elimination leg, and were eliminated the next week due to the killer speed bump? Blair + Brodie = Blodie? Blrghh. I googled Broken Chair, and saw a picture of the chair with a broken leg, which wasn't obvious to me during the program. It symbolizes opposition to land mines and the like.

Is it too much to ask that Angela falls in love with Paris, and doesn't come back to Boston? I like that they're sticking with a COTW along with the ongoing Jane story line - it works well for me. Not every case will be solved in the time slot alloted for the show! I hope Korsak stays for the end of the series.

I'll read through all the comments later. For now - a satisfying ending, if a bit too all wrapped up with happy endings all around. Some lovely touching moments throughout. Not a dry eye in the house, indeed!

I hadn't, but the lyrics sung at my high school, nearly 50 years ago! Yikes! started, "I want to get married. I want to be a wife. I'm so sick and tired of this high school life!" I'm sure there was more, but I don't recall now.

Some good parts in this episode. Kent is growing on me. Liked Maura's poetry at the end. Is Frankie getting a real girlfriend? Liked the case of the week, even though eastern European mobs are becoming cliche'. Korsak and Jane talking about his eventual retirement was poignant. Not so much. someone setting up an observation point in someone's apartment who is so easily distracted could blow the case. Angela and her remedies.

Everyone knows you never serve tea with cream, only milk or lemon :-). A cream tea is an entirely different thing, and delish too!

I haven't watched the second episode yet. I wonder if Maura gave us a clue when she asked her kidnapper why her and not one of Jane's sisters. Did I hear that right? From his reaction, he didn't know that Jane had only brothers.

Re: LL and his mother. I was born in the early 1950's and always knew from earliest childhood that I was adopted. I cannot imagine first hearing at the age I am now. Kudos to all who agreed to the testing and meeting when it turned out they were related. An amazing story there!

Unless he enlisted first. My boyfriend at the time got a draft number of 6, and wasn't doing particularly well at college, except he was having a really good time. Anyway, rather than waiting to get drafted, he enlisted so he could choose his branch of service. I quite like most of the rest of the ensemble cast. Some are under-utilized, others I think we see too much of, but most have a purpose and serve it well.

I learned about this movie just yesterday. IMDB had Julia Roberts and Caitriona Balfe listed first; today it's Clooney and Balfe. Thanks for the trailer link, Dejana. Looks good!

Aargh! My DVR has been recording all the reruns, but it missed the Christmas special! I think the last day to stream it is today! Know what I'll be watching tonight...!

I was pretty sure the English teacher didn't send the sext, but I thought maybe one of the boys she "tutored" did, and set him up for whatever happened. So having the wrestling coach as the perp is a bit cliche, but kind of a twist for me. Also didn't expect the "confession" to be as violently coerced, and the coach's victim become a killer.

I love the Walgreens dog commercial too. Just don't think too hard about the details...

Yes, and thanks for the analysis! I thought Nicole should go based on her not properly glazing the fruit on the tart plus some other mistakes that added up - missing antler because she made them the same, undercooked tart crust, etc. The finale should prove interesting.