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Loved the tie-in of the episode title at the end. First, "Are you leading or am I?" in the dancing scene perfectly encapsulated Eve and Villanelle's relationship. But then on the bridge, Villanelle turns away first, and Eve looks back first. Are you "leading" or am I?

"Am I on camera?" Poor Bill 🙄

I was thinking about how Konstantin's heart attack must have looked to the other people in the station -- the guy collapses, then two different women bend down next to him, have a brief conversation, and go their merry way. In the world of this show, that kinda cracked me up (IRL, probably not so much) 😄

I wish Bill would interview some hospital workers. Might break him out of the bubble he seems to be in.

And the one before Catch Fire is Halt (AMC show now on Netflix). I seriously loved that cat segment. It might have made my whole day.

I admit it, I am kind of obsessed with the ever-changing stack of books now, so was thrilled to see A Gentleman in Moscow tonight. An extraordinary book, one of the best I've read.

The Typewriter Song! That takes me back 😊 I have no idea what that cold open was all about but I was utterly delighted. That and the closing scene were probably my favorite parts of this ep. I always have to learn anew with each ep to just surrender to the rhythms of the main story; once I do, there's always something there.

Also having DVR problems and will have to look into whether I can set it to record just a few minutes past the episode end. I usually don't have a problem even with episodes of odd lengths. Maybe it just says something about this show in particular that every second can contain potentially important information. I'm really sad for the season finale to be upon us. I never imagined, as much as I immediately was drawn in by the pilot episode, that I would become so fond of these characters and that the story could still surprise (and confuse!) me this far in. Kudos to all for such an imaginative, creative, provocative, and yes, heartfelt ride. Please come back!

I'm a year younger than Bill and I love Zoom, can't imagine stay-at-home without it. It's also one of the most ridiculously easy pieces of technology to use. I did agree with the whole "just tell us the news and let us decide how to feel about it." The "It's terrible" quote being from an event planner made the point perfectly. The long lines on Primary Day in Texas situation is quite a bit more complex than some want to make it. sistermagpie's comments are right, and there's also what happened here in Harris County (Houston) where the intent was actually a good one -- there has been a recent move for people to be able to vote at any county polling place, not just the precinct you live in (so, trying to make it easier to vote). Some of the polling places wound up badly overwhelmed --> long lines/waits. Not what anyone wanted but not malicious like some other tactics I could name.

I thought I read an interview with Jason Segel where he said he intended this to be an anthology series, with a new game (and new players) each season. But I might be misrembering that. Can I just say I love some of the wordplay on this show? Jejune, obvs, but also Fredwynn, which my autocorrect has now twice changed to Fred Wynn, an actor from the 50s-60s, I think 🙃

My DVR cut out in the last scene, after Fredwynn has taken the urn off the shelf in the crypt, and it looks like he is scooping something out of it. Did I miss anything? I wasn't expecting a conventional happy ending with this series, but to see everyone so sad at the end of this episode was not what I was looking for either. Interested to see where this continues to go.

Happy Valley was the first thing I ever watched on Netflix (not to mention, my version of binged -- watched two episodes in a row 😉) and it's a great palate cleanser for anyone who likes British crime drama but was a little disappointed in this. Safe is also very good, another Harlan Cohen series set in England for some reason. I am also watching his The Five though don't find that as compelling. I used to really like him as a writer until I read one of his books on audio and found it quite disappointing, and now I don't automatically trust him as a writer any more. I thought Katz was one of the more irredeemable characters I've ever come across and don't feel his behavior was ever fully justified. OTOH, my heart broke for Adam sobbing at his wife's shallow grave. Beautifully played. Hope Ingrid and Chrissy's cat made it through okay 😿

I admit it, I squeed when I saw Laura Fraser in the opening credits! Seeing Madrigal Houston was fun to watch here in Houston. They got the Rodeo timeline right in that it did move from the Astrodome to Reliant (technically, NRG) Stadium in 2003, so that fits in the BCS/BrBa timeframe. I did think it was odd that the bellhop said the Rodeo was in town "tonight," as it runs for a good two weeks. But I'll give Messrs. Gilligan and Gould a pass on that since everything else about this episode was so interesting and well done 😊

The other cop guy said he was at the police station. How he got there Dog only knows. I thought Jamie's death scene was actually pretty good, considering. It made me feel like his whole problem was that he didn't want to be alone, and being influenced by Nick at such an impressionable age just f-ed up any hope that he'd ever find a way to get what he needed within the normal bounds of society.

This is how The Sinner went in S2, which is why I almost didn't watch this season. Damn Matt Bomer sucked me in and then Gretchen from Breaking Bad showed up, so here I am!

Texas' governor did declare a state of emergency early last week but I didn't mention it in my earlier post because it didn't seem relevant to the point Rachel was making about the seven states.

It is true that there are no statewide declarations in Texas but in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the US, bars and restaurants were ordered closed Tuesday morning except for drive-thru, delivery, and pick-up/takeout; and gatherings larger than ten people are prohibited, thru month-end. County-wide, gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited for the next eight weeks. Schools and colleges have been/remain closed (week 2 of that). So I felt like she misrepresented things a bit. On a lighter note, it's kinda fun to see guests Skyping in from their living room or wherever.

My women's book group met last week (there were only five of us and it was well before group meetings were being limited b/c of COVID19); we were there to discuss The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. At one point we got to talking about perfect presidents in works of fiction, and I referenced President Bartlet on The West Wing. And was met all 'round with blank stares. All of us are old enough to have seen the show when it originally aired, or certainly on Netflix. Very weird.

Also liked Jeannie telling Glory that she would explain what was going on but that she didn't think she could handle Glory's reaction. Has she been reading these forums?

So glad John set the record straight re: face masks. I was at a Wal-mart pharmacy earlier in the day and they had a sign up that they were out of face masks. I said to the pharmacy tech who was helping me that (a) the masks are for people who are sick, and (b) if people who don't need them buy them all up, there won't be a supply for the healthcare professionals who do need them. Even with that great bit of public service that segment did, I was so grateful for the rest of the show too. The Chris Matthews montage had me on the floor, and the Phillies were my late grandmother's team and I can't even imagine what she would have thought of all that 😉

After reading some decidedly mixed reviews, I was not only pleasantly surprised, but kinda loved everything about this, including the meta snark. I'll watch the next ep, since sometimes shows have a hard time living up to their pilot.

I don't know why, but I think the new child murder is a red herring. A plot device to get TPTB to sit up and take notice. Count me in as thinking the boys going into the cave was present-day. I just figured everyone was dressed that way b/c they lived way the heck out in the country 😶 I even thought the same about the old-timey phone. Wasn't until I saw the old cars and said to myself, "Okay, why are all the cars from 1945?" that I started questioning myself. (Also, 1947, so pretty good guess 🤓) Nice callback to that overhead shot of the parking area at the end when our gang gets there, too.

Dennis Lehane! Not too shabby 😊 I really like the little ambiguities in this show: I don't know how I feel about Glory from one minute to the next, for example. I get that her emotions would be all over the place under the circumstances, but then she has what seem to me to be fairly immature outbursts and I find myself annoyed with her. And now I'm annoyed with Ralph too and glad Jeannie made that little speech to him (the kinds of things only a wife could say!). Yet I think this is actually good writing on the show's part, much more realistic of how we can find people IRL. Also liked the exchange between...the law enforcement officer (can't keep straight who's who there, sorry) and Ralph where the officer said that he just wanted it to end, and that Ralph wanted something he could live with. Struck me that neither of those is inherently right or wrong, yet were good insights into each character.

After the Oscars last year Steven Spielberg got all up in arms about streaming films being eligible for Academy Awards. I thought Netflix's response made some good points: “We love cinema. Here are some things we also love: -Access for people who can’t always afford, or live in towns without, theaters -Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same time -Giving filmmakers more ways to share art These things are not mutually exclusive.” The other thing I think makes the Academy nervous about Netflix is that its model raises a pretty existential question - What is film? Does it have to be something shown in a theater? (and believe me, I am really glad to have seen 1917, for example, in a theater). I agree this is partly a generational issue that will evolve over time.

JoJo is probably my second favorite of the nominees. It's silly at some points and serious at others and the performances are lovely.