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At least the husband seemed to be interested. He took a cut in pay and he's the one funding this whole adventure. But he is a history nerd so great for him. Actually, still not sure if they're married since she is identified by a different last name. Maybe the girls like going to, but maybe they also don't like leaving friends behind.

One thing I missed is that one of the gays didn't want to go on the yacht going back to Taormina because he didn't want to be part of the plot to kill her. That was Matteo and Quentin said something about Matteo being broken up about having to say bye to Tanya before they left his palazzo. So Matteo was never down with the plan to kill Tanya or maybe had last-second misgivings.

The fates of the characters are also probably determined by the availability of these actors. Some like Coolidge are big names and may not have wanted to do more seasons. Same with Hollander, who probably has a lot of offers for parts.

Saw this on Reddit, must be lines I missed, probably when Tanya was talking on the phone to Portia while she was on the yacht. "These gays are trying to kill me." "So they can decorate their house or whatever." Portia grabbed Jack's phone when he announced he was going to take a shit and then drive her to Taormina. What guy doesn't take his phone to the shitter?

In season 3, there will be at least some posts saying this season misses the over the top energy that Tanya brought. People will miss her.

Mike White said he didn't think she should be killed. Well she wasn't killed by the gay mafia and fake Freddie Mercury. She had a cunning moment, to snatch the bag containing the gun. Then she reverted to ditzy Tanya, trying to make that jump. Even if she landed on the boat, she might have gotten injured, like a broken leg and maybe bleed out. Like I said, people with that kind of money have an entourage or a staff of assistants including security people. She would never be isolated like that. The gays wouldn't have been allowed to come near her without them being checked out first.

She should have a staff of assistants and maybe even security. She was already wary of people approaching her because they were after money. She thought they were high-end gays so not after her money. Security staff would vet these people, who just come out of the blue, being all friendly. Should have paid Portia better or get someone real good even if she had to pay really well. Portia was trapped with Albie. She didn't have the money to take a taxi back to Taormina or to Palermo for that matter. No credit card so that Portia could do errands for Tanya? They made Portia too helpless. Or Tanya was unwilling to pay for someone more savvy.

Well Daphne has been hinting that she cheats herself. She does whatever it takes to make herself better in the face of Cameron cheating on her.

It wouldn't be the prenup, it would be a will. Why would she put him as the beneficiary in her will if she had doubts about Greg? Maybe this is part of the legalese that Mike White didn't really investigate. Also if they were going to murder her, do it in front of Taormina? Yes their plan was to do it at night. There was rope and duct tape so maybe the plan was to take her to some remote place and then kill her. Jack made a mistake letting Portia go. Though he advised her to get on the plane and go away, so maybe she was spooked enough. First thing she should have done when she got her phone back was call the police or the hotel since she didn't speak Italian. But she didn't care enough about Tanya's life? Maybe she felt underpaid and mistreated, otherwise, you'd think she would want to protect her employer. So Tanya shut her eyes and just kept shooting until the gun was empty and she killed just about everyone. But she dies attempting a stupid leap, hits her head before hitting the water, when there's a little ledge at the water level she could have walked to, to get on the boat. Guess it was suppose to be partly comic, not so tragic. Mike White said he didn't want Tanya to be a victim to others. Albie making the deal was funny because of the audacity of it but 50k Euros probably was nothing to Dominic. Lucia specifically told Albie that's how much she needed? Dominic accused Albie of being an easy mark but so was he, because he wanted his family back so much. Well the two couples ended up leaving together, just as the couple in season 1 did, even though Rachel in that case knew her husband was a POS, she couldn't walk away from all that security. If there was ANY night for Ethan and Harper to eat anywhere but at the hotel, THIS was the night. Ethan had tried to drown Cameron and Harper called Cameron a fucking idiot. But they pretend like none of these things happened or Ethan and Daphne possibly fucking and they just toasted the trip! And then at the airport the next day, they're talking about going to the Maldives together! OK, Mike White can't have any more young couples having marital problems during the time they're at the WL and then leaving all back together again, as if nothing had happened. He's used up his quota of happy endings. Lucia and Mia are the big winners, they get money, a dream job for Mia, a fat bank account for Lucia. She's not going to LA or anywhere.

Profile of Mick Herron, the writer of the books. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/is-mick-herron-the-best-spy-novelist-of-his-generation

I forgot what they called it in The Americans, deep undercover Soviet agents living like Americans but doing missions. Did they call them immigrants? Not as colorful a label as cicada but similar idea.

Sicily filming locations for WL. Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/Axy1DHAc8TzG-4ntbKGzDew

I don't listen to the podcasts, what does Tori have to say about it?

Why does Danes always play these exhausting characters? Rachel is like Carrie Mathison without the delusions of grandeur or megalomania, but instead driven by greed. Toby has insecurities which rise to the surface when Rachel names Art Rothenburg. The scene he imagines of them fucking while they both eat beef lo mein is hilarious. Otherwise it’s pretty depressing even tHough he should have a career that he’s proud of, has strong beliefs and good friends. But Libby and Seth are also unhappy though their problems don’t seem as bad to Toby because he’s all up in his head.

Yeah it doesn't seem that long ago. They probably didn't want to delve into how screwed up college finances are. It's a comedy show!

But if they open it up again and teams come down positive with covid, will they get automatically eliminated? With bad luck they could lose 2 or 3 teams in 2 consecutive legs or maybe even one leg. That would cause havoc with the shooting schedule.

I don't think they built a giant piano keyboard or 3 giant piano keyboards that actually activated the note and the image. Probably someone in a control center was watching which keys they stopped on and turn on the images and the notes.

I believe the agent mentioned that the bus stops right in front of the suburban house. It would take longer than a car but then driving into town and parking is probably a hassle. Does she have classes every day? In any event, it's clear that she gets what she wants in that relationship.

York is really nice. Again, lot of sunlight in supposedly gray UK. Are they married? They have different last names. Yeah what is she going to do to bring in income? She basically gets her way, got the "way over" budget place in town with the tiny bathrooms, 1 and 1/2 bathrooms at that. All so that she wouldn't' have a long commute. The third home in the suburbs was better for the whole family and Ms. Middle Aged Woman with nose ring and tats wasn't riding the bus so they would need a car. Would people in the UK hire her as midwife? They have all or everyone covered by socialized medicine so who would pay out of pocket for a midwife? Especially Mrs. Nose Ring?

Allie and Margot are in over their heads. They learn that Guillermo pretty much owns them and Richard is also up to something. Allie barely gets out alive from that investor's meeting or whatever they call it. Now NSA is interested in the Foxes again. There is no way they get away from a cartel in Mexico again so it might take NSA rescuing them or providing interference. This show likes macro photography doesn't it? Didn't need to see closeups of the goat head and entrails. Season 1 was about getting to Casa Roca. Season 2 they arrive in CR, now they may have to worry about escaping. My recollections of the movie, they didn't just get away they actually showed them adjusting and giving it a go living in the jungle. Dina and Margot are over it already and Allie realizes they shouldn't stay.

Wow, didn't expect them to kill off Min so quick. They did kill off Sid and it was a surprise as well. Guess that's the nature of the spy game, life and death are at stake all the time. Apparently Lamb is going to be hands on in the game, not just snoring in his office with his feet up on his desk. Slovenliness is a cover, though you'd think he'd stand out when he was trailing that driver. But apparently he has sharp instincts and suspected all along that it wasn't an accident at all. So Louisa and Min were working a different case than the Cicada case that River is on, but Lamb warns River that Min is dead and to watch out. Marcus, the new agent who doesn't even have his own desk and computer, has a gambling problem and claims it doesn't affect his job at all, as he steps aside for a few minutes to call in a bet to a bookie when they were vetting those buildings for the meeting between the Russian leader and Lady Di. They all say that don't they, the slow horses, that they are good at their jobs but they were put in Slough House for some minor reason or a set up, as River believes. So some of them have a chip on their shoulder to vindicate themselves (River, Louisa) and get back to the Park while others think they've been sent to Slough House for some bullshit reason (Marcus, Jackson). River's legend is a journalist doing a story on Upshott/Cotswolds. But the potential cicada is checking him out and while River is over for dinner, the bald headed killer shows up. Taverner is aware of what's going on at Slough House, even if she's dismissive of them, while she has to try to please the Home Secretary, who sounds like a tool.

Seems like they want the girls to have a lot of experiences with little consequences moving on. They don't get heartbroken or have long funks, it's onto the next. Few consequences, Canaan breaks up with Whitney, she's not too broken up. Leighton gives some chlamydia, still gets into the sorority, but for now is settling in with Tatum. I forget Kimberly's reaction to getting Nico in trouble and he has to go to another school but she's moved on. Bela was jealous, then wanted to date Eric ,which lasted a couple of minutes and got told off. But she'll move on, not dwell too much on what she did. Maybe towards the end of the series, when they're suppose to be on the verge of graduation, one or two of them will settle with someone they think is there lifelong partner or something. Or maybe actually have some consequences for awhile. College isn't just some guilt-free sexual romp for all. Some have deep heartbreak, some bond, some actually have growth.

Eric is probably gone as a character now. These girls aren't going to be in boring monogamous relationships for a long time. Seems like they're fated to have a series of relationships. Whitney's reason for hooking up with her lab partner was his arms? Really low bar, though it's suppose to be about young women discovering themselves sexually so whatever works?

Sorry meant Jack.

Did Portia necessarily want to see Albie again after they slept together that night? She was volunteered to go to Palermo with Tanya and Jack was on the yacht. She probably didn't mind getting away from the older people. But did she want to spend more time with Jack or wanted to be done with him after the hookup?