MissLucas

No idea what's going on here - just happy the gods of youtube's algorithm threw this my way.

I only have a Doylist (or rather Fellowsist) answer: she's this show's Dowager Countess.

I'm also surprised Bertha did not have more trust in George. But in true style she weaponized his guilt for getting ahead of Turner with regards to the Duke of Buckingham. I also enjoyed McAllister squirming when he realized that Bertha forced him to choose a side. I predict he'll stay at home with the flu at opening night. I can't blame Larry - it's Laura Benanti! But it will not end well. Peggy should listen to her mother. There's always the spectre of Ida B. Wells looming over her character so I'm not particularly looking forward to how that trip to Alabama unfolds. Miss Beaton has a paid companion, was to Paris and seems rather forward for her age. If show's Oscar plays his cards right there might be a lavender wedding on the horizon. I know I'm supposed to like Ada and her sweetness but I can't help it -occasionally I find myself in deep understanding of Agnes. Loved the quiet understanding between butler and mistress during the chowder scene.

Is it just me or is Higgins' magic tablet that allows hacking databases all around the globe getting even more ridiculous as before (if that's even possible). They're not even trying to hide the fact that it's just lazy writing. This show's charm is wearing thinner and thinner.

Sure is quiet in here. I assume the show left everyone speechless?

Oh, FFS!!! I'm getting the impression this show tries to pull off a Call the Midwife - and not just because of the Pregnancy (it deserves the capital p) - but its writers room lacks the necessary skills. Which is quite a feat considering that they have plenty of source material (like CTMW) to work with. Instead we get a Yorkshire spin-off of Full House. And why are they turning Carmody into Sheldon Cooper? The shtick of him taking everything literally - even well-known phrases - is getting old pretty fast. I'm starting to keep a veterinary tally: one blocked stomach and one unbalanced testicle. Both cases tied to the main characters and their drama.

Geez, did I just see three vets wonder at a cat in distress purring? *headdesk* And yes, the James-Helen drama dragged on forever. I might have got a headache from all the subtle metaphors slamming into my brain as if Carmody had been driving their car. I know I've complained about the show not acknowledging the war but I was more thinking about rationing, black-market dealings, evacuated kids etc. Also: somewhere Tristan - who's in one of the branches of the armed forces with the highest mortality rate - might mumble something that suspiciously sounds like 'chopped liver'. And why can't Gerald's sister move in with him? Given the times that would have been the much more likely scenario. And it might still happen, because that would give the writers so many more options to torment Mrs H further - I'd bet good money said sister is a horrible character who does not want her brother to get happy. I watch this show for great landscape shots, curmudgeonly farmers and their salty wives and the occasional bit of personal drama for the main characters. But right now that ratio has been upturned. PS: I guess Scotland had only one famous poet?

Pet-peeve alert: Man, I wish my laundry came out of the washing machine dried and ironed - so that I could just hang it on the washing line for cottage-core purposes. I also wish this show would have someone around consulting on simple household management issues - last season we had manure stained scrubs in the hall perfuming the whole house and now we have two women putting dry and probably brand new pieces of fabric on a washing line. As for the rest: I was also thinking someone should have talked to the farmer's wife. And maybe to the community at large - there were several women joining in the disinfecting work. It would also be helpful knowledge for the future even if the disease was rare. I liked Siegfried trying to tutor social skills - bit ironic but it did work in the end. I don't believe for one minute that Mrs Hall's divorce will proceed without a hitch.

Is it bad that I had completely forgotten all about TC's girlfriend/ex?

Watched the pilot and I'm not sold yet. Might give episode 2 a try. Not fond of the casting, Derfel does not carry the charisma his character needed to be such a focal point. Nimue isn't very convincing either. Too dark and drab, horrible lighting. Sluggish pacing. The costuming department seems to have repurposed items from Matrix Reloaded's infamous Zion rave scene. They had dyes for tattoos - why not for clothing? And WTF what was the bull doing there - this is Avalon not Crete. Oh so many clichés - I almost started to laugh at the wolf howls from the baddie in Derfel's last flashback scene.

I have no idea where Higgins sudden obsession with Magnum's money was coming from. Or that he even had money. He has always been portrayed as someone living from paycheck to paycheck and mooching from his friends. All of a sudden he makes good money? Okay then, but why does it bother her? It's not exactly a good sign if the C plot is the most interesting one - and even if that one was pretty predictable. Katsumoto being a badass and enjoying some cooking time with a famous chef were the highlights of the episode.

It was harsh - comes with the territory - but the arm crossing and sighing montages made me laugh. And we got a Pitch Meeting as well 😁

Yeah, I wasn't feeling this one too. Utterly predictable from the moment Miss H entered the scene. I hate paperwork and anyone who'd take it out of my hands would get royal treatment from me. Not to mention that they are actually in dire need of administrative restructuring if they want to stay afloat. Instead of having characters act like adults and find some good middle ground they turned Miss H into an Umbridge light and Siegfried and Co into idiots. The writing was ridiculously over-the-top and ultimately nothing got resolved. I know these characters live in some sort of fantasy land where money is only an issue when it serves the plot and the war is far, far away but it's getting ridiculous. Also: What is Helen doing all day long? I thought she was responsible for paperwork? Yeah, she screwed up last week but maybe giving the person responsible for office-work an actual office instead of have them keep on top of things between dining room and kitchen would be a good idea? Even it's a suggestion by Miss H. Sheesh, I had a grumpy day and just wanted some comfort tv!

IIRC that Higgins can speak Mandarin has been established before. But yeah, I forgot about that amazing high-res bird followed by 'zoom in' and Google picture search immediately coughing up the right artwork. They really packed all the bad clichés into one single scene LOL!

I liked that we got to see TC's mum again. Her first appearance was a bit depressing and it was great to see that she's still doing good and managed to catch this second chance. Rick and Suzie are exhausting. The pairing initially worked for me because I'm tired of tv types like Rick dating much younger women. But I have no idea why we needed all that drama. Higgins had a fierce fight scene but otherwise the supposed A-plot was just boring. I did enjoy the last scene in front of Rick's aquarium, it had some of the silliness of the original.

People who live in attics shouldn't get broody. As usual James meets a difficult situation, everybody tells him that yeah things have been tough for x but what can you do? And as soon as James tries to do something everybody tells him what he's doing wrong. And by everybody I mean Helen. And I'm sure the boy's great-grandmother is happy that she now has to live alone.

Aes Sedai can't heal themselves. Back in season one Moraine needed Nynaeve's help to heal. Okay, this was all kinds of awesome. Except: did I see that right Nynaeve pushed the arrow through without first removing the fletching??? Eeek! Hello blood poisoning. Hopefully Moraine or Egwene will take care of that wound. And how much does it suck when you call for help and only the Whitecloaks show up? I mean they were pretty impressive but what the hell were the rest of the kings and queens thinking? So much to unravel: Moraine and Land being bonded again. Mat being a trickster and putting his staff fighting skills to good use (we'll ignore that last bit) and finding his true identity. Egwene keeping her word in the most gruesome way possible. But this and everything else she went through will haunt her for a good while. I thoroughly enjoyed Moraine's Battle of Blackwater moment. And I would not have thought that she has such a flair for dramatic effects. That dragon was awesome. I'm really impressed how much the show improved this season. Hopefully they can keep this up!

There was a throw away line by Thrawn that he 'woke up' the Great Mothers. And we had more than one hint that some bad sh*t went down on Peridia. Bad enough for them to go into hibernation. And it seems whatever it was that caused all the destruction is still brewing and that's why they wanted to get the hell out of Dodge with Thrawn. Agreed that Filoni kept his cards way too close to the chest this season. With any other writer I would get annoyed and suspect that he himself has no idea where things are going (still bitter about 'and they have a plan') but Filoni has already given evidence that he plays a long game. I'm willing to trust him here and hope he delivers more next season YMMV.

Morgan Elsbeth was a skilled fighter back in the Mandalorian too. Ahsoka defeated her but it took some work and she lost one of her lightsabers in the fight. This time ME was additionally juiced up by Nightsister magick (and it seems the Great Mothers are more powerful than the standard Nightsisters from CW) and she was wielding the sword of Talzin.

I think she got Morgan's blade instead? Which will come into play next season as it is a blade powered by magick. I'm still not sure the whole Jedi stuff with Sabine really worked. To sell that (better) we should have had a flashback. The idea that Ahsoka pulled back with the training because she feared Sabine would go on a revenge trip and ultimately end on the dark side sounded like an interesting plot. I wasn't expecting them to resolve all the major plotlines, so I wasn't disappointed with the many open plotlines. It was cute that Chopper recognized Ezra but it was wild that we did not get to see how Ezra escaped and that he did not bother to communicate before reaching the Republican fleet. Too bad Morgan Elsbeth got killed. Diane Lee Disanto was probably the most skilled martial arts actor among the regular cast and I wish they had given her more fight scenes. I'm glad show remembered that Sabine used to be a kick-ass pilot for a brief moment. Looks like we're really going down the Mortis rabbit hole. They clearly crafted the Father's head to look like Baylan and the Daughter statue is missing. The arrival of Morai was more or less a given at that point. No wonder that planet is out of balance. Though the Noti seem to do just fine. Anyhow, good luck recasting Ray Stevenson. Did I like it? Yes, because I loved CW and Rebels. But I can't deny that there were some problems with plotting and character building. Two episodes more might have helped with that. Sabine's character required more backstory. Stoic Ahsoka went on for too long. Baylan talking in riddles all the time just barely worked because Ray Stevenson was awesome delivering those lines. Also: You cast Wes Chatham and never give him more to do than utter lines robotically or show his face? WTF show?!? He is that guy!!!

Ditto and worse - I nearly typed the Force in the episode discussion.

Humorous answer (well, almost). Among the many things this show failed to mention is that Sabine is a talented artist and a terrific engineer. It's perfectly reasonable to assume that she developed something like Leeloo's insta make-up kit and implemented it in her vambrace 😁

Well the Arthurian task made it quite clear that most of them had never bothered to watch the show LOL! Julian rambling on about how much he liked Josh Widdicombe without remembering his name was great - just topped by Lucy throwing the sword into the bathtub. But the episode belonged to Susan Wokoma - that mischievous task was epic. If Tim Key ever steps back from his consulting gig Alex has just found a worthy successor.

I love the Nynaeve/Elaine combo so much! Nynaeve's face when Elaine told her that this time they were doing it her way and later when they met Loial was simply priceless LOL! Can't wait for Egwene's time in the kennels to end - preferably in a blaze of fury that flattens the place for good. Damn it, Barthanes - I thought you were one of the good ones! I do hope Anvaere makes it out of this mess alive. Lindsay Duncan is terrific in the part. Perrin just got an intensive course in Aiel culture. Bit risky to start a physical altercation with a confused wolf present but ultimately even Hopper knew better than to interfere with the Aiel ways. Also: Looks like Aiel subscribe to Drummer's school of makeup - seems fitting. Lanfear's costumes are simply stunning. Well, I kept wondering how long it took to lace those domina boots (couldn't see a zipper) but the 'let's torch a city' look was breathtaking. For me it's the damn collar on Matt's coat. I had hoped it would not show up again this season as the costuming budget has clearly been giving healthy financial injection. This looks nothing like hand-knitted (granted there is a possibility it actually is, skilled knitters can produce very even patterns) but more like the repurposed waistband of a mass produced sweater or at best a piece produced on a knitting machine. Which doesn't fit into what we have seen of the Two Rivers. And I can't come up with a historical point of reference where knitwear was combined with textile in this manner - it just looks way too modern for lack of a better term. Weird costuming pet peeves aside I loved how they opened with a flashback that not only explained how Moraine knew about the Dragon Reborn but also gave us some heartbreaking insight into Moraine and Siuan's relationship. Moraine wanted to go to Cairhiern and introduce her to her family! And then it all went to hell - it really brought home what Moraine sacrificed to the 'cause'. And now even the last piece that tied her to the hopes of her youth - her clandestine relationship with Siuan - has gone. Watching Siuan violating Moraine's newly established bond with the One Power was brutal - both Rosamund Pike and Sophie Okonedo acted the hell out of this scene. Their relationship has gone. On the yay-side: Moraine and Lan are back together! Who is the bald Aes Sedai? The camera lingered on her several times so I guess she's important but I can't place her.