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I wonder if Joss will "hate" Sonny longer than she hates Nina? I would think that this is a much deeper wound than whatever Nina supposedly did to other people. I can imagine in a different medium that this would fuel Joss's desire for revenge, and she might pursue a career in law so she could prosecute Sonny herself.

I loved the Shrek cottage! Kudos to her husband for being a good sport about it. That's one thing that helps a marriage become solid.

A couple of questions occurred to me: Do fashion advertisers typically have "exclusive" deals with certain publications? Doesn't that limit their coverage? Why wouldn't Nina be able to make deals with some of her old advertisers regardless of their ties to Crimson? Why is Nina focused on a paper magazine? Why not go digital, the way Alexis did with The Invader? How the heck do the writers/producers expect viewers to believe that Carly could step into Nina's shoes without any problems? In every job I've ever had, from most entry-level to management, there's some kind of learning curve when people have never done it before, and that's why there are such things as a mentor who can show them the ropes.

There's a name for that: Dunning-Kruger Effect

Everyone kept referring to Valentine's Day as a made-up holiday. But when you think about it, aren't most holidays "made-up"? A society or culture makes the decision to make a special acknowledgment of a particular date or event and celebrate it in some way, while other dates or events just pass by without any particular attention, even if they are significant in other ways. Are we going to start referring to MLK Jr. Day as "made-up"? What about July 4th, Juneteenth, Labor Day? Some holidays were developed more commercially, like Mother's Day, but few people are willing to call that one "made-up". Valentine's Day isn't for everyone, and there does tend to be some pressure to make it "special" for couples, leaving other people feeling left out, but that doesn't make it a bad holiday if you want to participate. I used to love Halloween, especially in my 20s and 30s, because we young adults had the chance to play act and act out, getting dressed in costume and going out and partying. I don't do any of that anymore, and I'm OK with that. Now it is just a day when I need to have candy available for any Trick or Treaters who show up. I don't begrudge those who still enjoy the wilder fun of it. Holidays work for some people and not for others, but it is very likely that there's one out there that you will happily celebrate, even if other people don't care about it and feel it is made-up - it doesn't matter.

As a child of the 60s/70s, I suspect that is not as uncommon as you might think. I've never done it, and I doubt I could convince my husband to give it a go now, when we are less likely to be able to ignore how uncomfortable it would be, physically and emotionally. After all, we are way closer to being permanent residents already. 🙂

That's something you never hear anymore! :-) I heard that phrase more than once in my life. Anyway, Drew telling Nina that unless she's been in prison and beaten up, she doesn't know what injustice is, was a ridiculous statement (although I'm sure one that many people would make). Drew was a SEAL, he spent 3+ years in captivity by a Cassadine, took part in however many "heroic" military actions, but being beaten in prison is what broke him? I can imagine it affecting many, many people that way, but a guy who has been trained as a SEAL to give and take the most severe kind of treatment that the enemy can deliver should have been able to deal with this better. Heck, Cyrus was beaten near to death and he's up and busy going about doing whatever good or nefarious things he can. He didn't even want Sonny charged for the beating, although it was something that really should have landed Sonny in prison.

You are so right! Acting is one skill set that doesn't necessarily require a lot of on-the-spot decision making or delicate diplomacy. There's also a big difference between DeNiro or Pacino becoming fathers late in life and being the President. I'd be surprised if either one of them was doing most of the baby chores themselves; my impression is the mothers or nannies are doing that heavy lifting, and you can be sure that they aren't over 80.

I wondered about this too. On a practical note, why spend the money for an empty coffin and the work to dig the grave? It is expensive enough to buy a plot just for a headstone, plus the cost of the headstone. As someone else said, PC cemetery seems full of empty graves; it might be more cost effective for each family to invest in a family plot with a monument that could accommodate multiple names. As another person commented, maybe putting dates on the markers shouldn't be done until they can be sure that the person is really, truly dead, especially when there is no body.

Sunny's litany of people who are old and are still working is impressive, but not really relevant in terms of the Presidential election. She herself said that age doesn't equate to intelligence, vitality, etc. People who are older can still be doing lots of things, but that doesn't mean that just being old means that you are vital, intelligent, etc. and can still do the job that requires a lot of all of that. People are using "old age" as shorthand for failing faculties because it is hard to convey the more complicated problems that both presumed candidates have. The problem is that both parties for whatever reason seem committed to putting up these two people who are flawed (and "old") instead of building up other choices, which I think is the point that Alyssa seems to be trying to make, even though the rest of the panel doesn't appear to want to hear it.

Sunny seems to do the most interrupting, but Whoopi also jumps in before someone finishes talking. I noticed this today when Chris Christie was trying to make his points about Joe Biden - Whoopi wouldn't let him finish his sentences before she started praising Biden. It's as if she (and some of the other panel members) can't see any other POV or believe that other people's criticisms of Biden have any bearing. I'm not that crazy about Christie, but he's got a lot of experience and I think he had some valid points to make. Let the man speak and then rebut if you've got facts that contradict him, but stop talking over anyone who isn't singing Biden's praises. An informed public can stand to hear opposing viewpoints.

The problem for me was that they wouldn't listen when she tried to name some names, they kept interrupting her before she finished saying who she thought could be a potential candidate. I think that Alyssa's point was that it does seem like the Democrats haven't considered finding anyone who could win against Donald Trump, and just because Biden won once doesn't automatically mean he'll be able to do it again.

While all this makes sense, the characters on this show keep harping on how "family" is the most important thing, and Laura hardly ever (if ever) rejects anyone who is part of her family. She's maintained some kind of relationship with Cyrus, despite his criminal ways and bad behavior, even if he isn't her favorite. So, I still think Sonny's exceptionally lame explanation about how nearly killing Cyrus was a "mistake" should have gotten him kicked out.

In a show full of hard to believe plot points, this one was the hardest to believe and swallow. That Carly would have predicted Tracy's negotiation "down to the decimal point" was utter fantasy. The same person who didn't know that using insider information for trading was illegal and that it didn't matter if you made or lost money on the deal somehow was savvy enough to figure out what Tracy's end point would be? Since she already had a printed copy of the agreement ready, I wondered what she would have done if Tracy hadn't showed up and the negotiation with "the trio" stayed with the same less favorable terms (for Deception)? I guess she'd have to rewrite and reprint it, but where's the drama in that? I'm also petty enough to think that her shiny pink jacket looked very dated to me (maybe it is 'retro' now) for a fashion editor. Of course, I don't want Carly to have an easy time being the magazine editor, so this really bugged me.

Did I miss the conversation where Laura asked Alexis to write an obituary for Spencer? Publications routinely have pre-written obituaries for public figures, but a private person's obituary is typically written by close relatives, or at least they contribute to it if they can't write it themselves. Since as far as anyone knew, Laura was Spencer's closest remaining relative (Nik's reappearance not being well known), why didn't Alexis work with her to compose the obituary instead of Sam?

I found it interesting that Sonny shrugged off nearly beating Cyrus to death by saying "I made a mistake" and expected Laura to still be his friend, while terminating his marriage to Nina for reporting Drew and Carly because - he cares so much about Drew, who volunteered to go to prison for Carly. Cyrus is Laura's brother (even if he's a criminal and probably sociopath), while Carly is just Sonny's ex-wife and Drew is no relation at all to him that I know of. While Laura gave Sonny a dose of truth, she really should have slammed the door in his face (literally as well as metaphorically) the way Sonny shut Nina out for a far less egregious act.

Oooh! That is a great idea! Maybe we could avoid the months and months of Kristina's pregnancy and Molly's helicoptering.

RE: Muldoon's broke because of Aurora stock fiddling As much as I disliked the malpractice plot, I really liked that they included someone who was financially affected by Carly's insider trading. I just wish they had made that a bigger issue and made Carly and Drew aware that their actions had very real repercussions (even fatal for some) for Aurora investors, so as much as they resented Nina's snitching, they have to realize that they did something wrong.

Why on earth do the characters on this show just take anybody's word for whether something is legal or not? They never even say, "I'll ask my lawyer (because everyone here has one) about that and get back to you". Only on TV do people get fired and not have to deal with paperwork ending their employment or talking with HR. I worked in an "at will" state, but I think most companies (even the little ones) tried to be sure they had their ducks in a row before firing someone because there are plenty of annoying lawsuits and bad PR that will tarnish their reputations and could cost money just to make them go away. I wonder how Dante figures that Nik is not kidnapping Ace? If Esme had amnesia when she gave birth, would she have put Nik's name on the birth certificate as father? Is everyone just assuming that Nik is the parent and even though he's been out of the picture for all of Ace's life, he can just come in and take him? So, anyone who showed up and said, "I'm the dad, and I'm taking this kid to Europe" would be within their rights? Esme is so freaked out that she's getting advice from everyone except the most responsible person she knows - Laura OR Kevin. Asking a psychopath and a criminal what to do is not going to end well. Also, why the hell does Nina even care if she and Drew are now "even"? If I were she, I'd at least lock all my devices so neither Drew nor Carly could access anything. The "evil" me would delete material or cancel orders to wreak havoc, but that might work against me in my lawsuit, so probably not.

I guess that depends on which sycophants are on the board - It would be refreshing if the board was populated by experienced, mature characters, but it probably has members like Wiley, Charlotte, Adam's parents, Liz, and Sonny. I do wonder who the stockholders might be and how they are reacting to these kinds of shenanigans, which undoubtedly cost them money. Forget pitchforks and torches for Nina, bring them on for Drew and if Michael gets singed, so much the better!

I watched the first episode. It was intriguing - lots of eerie, mysterious things going on as well as some potential for more crimes. If they don't mess it up, it could be one of the better seasons of True Detective.

That would be great! Other things that won't happen, but should if the show had any relationship to real life: Carly has an editorial meeting and the employees ask her questions that she can't answer and the first edition she puts out gets roundly criticized; Spencer gets arrested for assisting in a kidnapping; an Amber Alert is put out and Nik is caught and goes to jail (as he should); Adam realizes that he isn't cut out to be a doctor and instead gets a job playing guitar at Charlies.

Wait - Nina just talked about getting the Legal department involved (aside: I had no idea that Crimson/Aurora/whatever even had such a thing as a legal department because until now it looks like Drew and Michael run it less efficiently than a lemonade stand) - but she thinks Drew will just shutter Crimson unless she resigns? I'm thinking that Drew would be vulnerable to any number of shareholder lawsuits if he did that. Because it isn't just his money at risk - it is also the money of a lot of other people who don't give a damn about what Nina did or how much time Drew spends with his kid. Edited to add that every single one of these people should have their lawyers on speed dial!

Also no one needs to have a high school understanding of business in order to keep their companies afloat. I'm sure running a successful publication is something anyone could do, so Drew firing Nina without going through any kind of regular business process or an experienced replacement is not going to have any kind of negative effect on the company or revenues. The shareholders should be looking for Drew with pitchforks and torches after all the random decisions.

Sunny needs to brush up on syllogisms. While talking about Nikki Haley, she made a comment about racists and white people that implied a conclusion that doesn't follow. While some racists are white people, and some white people are racist, not all white people are racists, and while some Americans are racist, and some racists are Americans, not all Americans are racist, so concluding that the country is (and has always been) racist is faulty.