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“Alexa, what is the definition of ‘overproduced’?” ”America’s Got Talent.”

Did I miss something about the sexy chemical engineer? Was his whole act just taking off his shirt and moving his abs for a few seconds? I mean, even if you like that, shouldn’t he be dancing or something? I was tempted to get my stopwatch app and dissect how much of the chicken act was audience and judge reactions versus showing the act itself, but then I realized that would make me a sad human being. I think we know how it would turn out.

This show about audiences reacting to things is pretty neat. Can’t help wondering what they’re looking at, though.

Why did most of the talking head interviews look so weird, like they were using bad lighting and 1980s technology to superimpose them on the fake background? Very distracting.

My son’s high school graduation is tomorrow, my brother is on his deathbed, he’s asked me to write something for his service, and this. It’s almost too much. But I want to watch. And I was ready for this final episode to turn me into a blubbering fool. But no. Pretty blah episode. The previous one should have been the last.

Selling used gear isn't the main part of NIL. It allows athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, or likeness -- like when Madden Football video games used real college athletes' names and likenesses. A lot of it now is going to involve non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that are essentially a digital card with an image and stats, or just an image of the athlete. The University of Arizona recently did the first-ever NFT deal that enables collectibles to be made for every active student-athlete at the school. A limited edition NFT card set for their new star wide receiver sold for $3,500. He gets 80%.

That panel of body language experts and human lie detectors are just hilarious. Dr. Phil seems to think they are so very impressive, but they might as well be those psychic fakes like John Edward or Sylvia Browne. It was great when the one expert said he could tell Ukraine President Zelensky was fighting "not just for himself, but for his whole country" or something like that. And "he has some self doubt that he might not be doing all he can." Wow, what little facial twitch led you to that great insight?

Today Dr. Phil was pretty good with the severe hypochondriac woman. But the whole time I was waiting for him to suggest an Internet bingo game or maybe she should sell her house with Sundae. Isn’t it sad that he has us thinking that?

You make a good point. I guess I'm assuming she had this everlasting thought about Kyle, the one whose death set off this whole story, but it really hasn't been shown.

I liked the train metaphor for her passing. It worked well with all the memories and symbolism of what really mattered to Rebecca, what she valued and remembered. The actors who played all the ages of her kids interacting was really nice. It's the writer in me, so I have to say what I thought would have been a nicer final scene. Instead of looking over to see Jack lying next to her, I would have a reveal that Jack is sitting on one side of the bed, Miguel on the other. They both reach out to hold Rebecca's hands. Then she looks to the foot of the bed to see a young boy standing there, and says "Kyle..." Fade out and we all start bawling.

When they first showed the family that had the car crash, I was so confused trying to figure out who they were, past, present, or future. Then I started thinking surely they wouldn’t introduce an entirely new family to the story at this point. Now??? This late??? Surely not! FFS, this show. They did.

I’m watching the show right now and they just did the commercial break where he said “what if they could sell their house without cleaning anything, yada yada …” Are you F-ing kidding me? He’s stooping that low now??? i thought the bingo apps were shameless. This is a new low. Turning it off now.

Wow, did you see the look in that psycho's eyes as Dr. Phil was wrapping up the segment? That guy was staring at Phil like he was about to kill him. I bet the bodyguards were just off stage ready to run in.

There are so many versions of the dog water bottle on the market already. I think they’re predisposed to like any product with a dog. I have invented this new dog walking product that will revolutionize the dog market: a rope I tie around the dog’s neck to keep it from running away! 5% for a $500,000 investment.

That’s not really an explanation of why he does these infomercials. That’s just marketing from the company. Nothing different from what he does on the show, written by the company and he says it for a fee.

Speaking of Penn and Teller's Fool Us, it's pretty commonly accepted by fans that more than one magic trick there depended on tiny printers that could be hidden in something and remotely triggered to print the right image just before the reveal. Not saying Jeff did that, but I think it can be done.

I would have preferred seeing them stay outside in the storm, judging dishes in the elements. Much more entertaining.

“Constantly shaking the sand off my radicchio.” Yeah, that’s my beach experience too.

Oh, I wondered who that was because it stood out to me that a man was wearing a cowboy hat at a nice seated dinner. That's tacky in my book, but I guess renowned artists get a pass on those things for the sake of style and their trademark identity. (Still wouldn't like it at my table, though.)

Of course not. He’s not a mandated reporter, which is why he’s never reported anyone, even the most egregious cases. He just loves pretending he’s a mandated reporter. Makes him sound important and powerful. like your typical kindergarten teacher. 🙄

My favorite line from Beth was not from the snarky stuff with Sophie. (Though I liked that scene and also get how Philip wouldn't understand.) It was when she was trying to sneak away with the Chinese food and Randall saw her. He asked if they could talk. The look on Beth's face and her delivery of "Sure, we can talk...." was so good. That woman has spoken those words many times in that marriage.

I always find it odd when people on Survivor get so angry over someone lying to them. It's a major part of the game. Someone is going to lie to you, and you're going to lie to someone. I like to imagine them playing poker with friends back home and having a big falling out because Kyle from down the street pretended to have a good hand when he only had a pair of threes. How could he??! I'll never forgive Kyle!

Yes, I actually admired her attempting to really follow the theme. It just seems that is not rewarded. Maybe if she’d done that and the dish was delicious, she would have earned major points. But I think taste trumps theme every time.

I keep getting the impression that the theme of a challenge, no matter how much they talk about it being the real focus, is not considered much when it comes to judging the dishes. It seems that if you make a really good tasty dish, the judges will totally overlook that you didn't match the parameters or the creative theme you were supposed to include. Someone here pointed out that the favorite dishes didn't necessarily comport with the astronaut needs for no crumbles, no floating liquids, low salt, etc. But they were good dishes, so the judges said, "eh, whatever. We like it." There were similar issues with the dinosaur theme and the Texas women leaders, where the contestants seemed to just make a good dish and then think of a way to force it into the theme. If I were a contestant, I'd just nod my head when they're blathering about the theme and make whatever I want. If they like it, they're not going to call you out for missing the theme. But if you're the only one who goes hard for the theme -- a baggie with scissors to cut it open and a tin of bland fish -- you lose because the dish was not good.

Roberto Clemente's jersey number was 21. Season 6, episode 15. Coincidence, or an easter egg from the writers?