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TikTok: Whoopi compares distrust of TikTok with the previous generation's dislike of rock and roll, but those things are not comparable. Opposition to rock and roll was based more in cultural norms and expectations of how young people should behave, and I think the distrust of TikTok is more of a security concern that the company is passing user data to the Chinese Communist Party and engaging in privacy violations. TikTok denies this, but what else would they say. Discussion about visualizing goals: I think what Sunny said is similar to the old proverb, "God helps those who help themselves"; you can pray for something, but you shouldn't expect a higher power to just deliver it without any effort on your part.

She criticized doctors who "don't know how a woman's body works" while demonstrating that she isn't that conversant with how it works either. If she didn't always adopt the attitude that she knows it all, her lack of knowledge could work to expand the interview to reflect the questions that many women have.

The problem is that if they don't correct her, this misinformation undercuts the legitimate information contained in the documentary. I understand the guest being polite and not contradicting the story, but if your goal is to get the topic taken seriously at all levels, you'd want the right info to be the last thing viewers hear.

I felt that Whoopi's personal experience that she related during the endometriosis discussion confused rather than illuminated. I'm not expert in this topic, but it seemed to me that she conflated endometriosis, UTI, and yeast infection and suggested that endometriosis could be had "one time" and cleared up with antibiotics. I've known people who suffered with endometriosis, and I'm sure if a course of antibiotics would have cleared it up, they would have been ecstatic.

I'm about a week behind in episodes, so I just saw where TJ recognized Mason as his kidnapper and went to his mom to see about taking legal steps. My thought was, isn't TJ's wife/domestic partner a lawyer? Shouldn't he have talked to Molly about this? Get feedback from someone who actually works in the district attorney's office? At the minimum, sharing his trauma with the person he loves and lives with? The logic of some of these characters escapes me.

Right? You'd think after putting up with Michael's hypocrisy for so long, Nina would just say "Screw it! I'll tell you what I did myself. Remember, an 'investigation' won't go anywhere if there's nothing to find. And there was something to find, so guess what - Drew and Carly are guilty."

Did I hear Sunny correctly? I think she said that only now is the history of conflict in the Middle East being shared. Obviously, that's not accurate - for years there have been summaries of the issues available. The thing is that after a particular crisis passes, people forget, especially those of us who don't live in that area and don't have to deal with the problems in our daily lives. It is a good time to educate (re-educate) ourselves on the topic although it is complex and confusing.

I haven't read either of the books, but it seems odd (and sad) that each spouse's book ends up making their partner look bad, and they are still married! Usually, the negative stories are told about exes, not the current partner. This may be one of those cases where they both should just keep their thoughts to themselves.

I can't recall who said it but does anyone think that no one told Sheila Jackson Lee on their way out that they were leaving because of her behavior. Granted that a lot of people won't "burn bridges" when they leave because they may need some kind of reference in the future, but there are always a few folks who really don't care and will tell their boss off. At the minimum, there's usually an exit interview or form where the employee can complain in more polite terms.

Haha! So small... I am amazed in fiction how many times people "come across" relatives and acquaintances (look at Lonesome Dove, for example). In my real life, when I visit my home state (RI) I hardly ever see anyone I know if it isn't on purpose, and that is the smallest state in the union! :-)

Maybe she didn't want to "normalize" murder for Charlotte. She doesn't want Charlotte to think, "If Grandma did it and she's ok, then maybe it wouldn't be too bad; after all, I'm sure I'm smarter than Grandma, I probably wouldn't even get caught".

Why would Gregory think that Alexis was "masterful"? That interview/gotcha could have been done better by a high school kid. Alexis practically blackmailing the judge to get Drew out of jail was the least subtle thing I've seen on TV that wasn't an SNL skit. Is her argument supposed to be "Well, we know you're corrupt, so here's another corrupt thing for you to do so we won't tell everyone that you're corrupt"? When people do this kind of thing successfully, they typically have at least a little finesse - Alexis's way is like trying to catch a fish by madly grabbing at them instead of using a lure.

Is it me, or does it seem odd that Trina and Spencer argue about Ace/Esme instead of having a reasonable talk about it? Trina and Spencer are really kind of a "new" couple, so shouldn't they be still very considerate of each other instead of taking such hard positions? Is this meant to be the straw that breaks the camel's back in this relationship?

Nathan Lane and Bowen Yang were delightful! I wish they had been on longer. Poor Linda Evangelista - she's had such terrible experiences with surgery of any kind! The initial breast cancer lumpectomy turning into double mastectomy is so awful. I've been told that DCIS treatment is less debilitating than more extensive breast cancers (and my personal experience bears this out) so it is horrifying that she ended up with such a radical result.

Forget forensics and chain of evidence! Ava has to get to Carly's house! Sheesh, I'm surprised anyone in Port Charles gets convicted of anything* with this kind of kindergarten policing. *Those who are convicted should see their lawyers immediately to talk about how they were wrongly accused and convicted.

For a doctor, Portia seems as clueless as someone like Joss. Going slowly doesn't mean to get dressed in a sexy nightie and visit Curtis in bed. Good that they had a discussion, but she needs to let him get used to the situation. Maybe this is another job for Kevin! If he ever gets a chance to be in his office.

I can see where that might have been an issue back when they got married, but currently many celebrities are announcing how their sexuality varies from what we learned about in health class. It seems to make them even more popular, or at least gets them publicity.

Arrrggghhh!!! Yesterday's episode: Drew says that whoever reported him and Carly to the SEC knew that the SEC would "twist what we did and make us look guilty" (my bolding). WHAT??? You don't "look" guilty, you are guilty! No "twisting" involved. Drew and Carly aren't Jean Valjean, stealing a loaf of bread to save someone from starvation. The only miscarriage of justice is that they were the only ones investigated and only Drew got convicted. This cognitive dissonance in the face of rules that anyone could look up is insane. I understand that many people rationalize their bad (or even criminal) behavior, but once you've been convicted, surely you have to consider that breaking the law even for "good" reasons is still punishable.

I'm guessing there are several reasons: a) money - not just book sales, but excerpt money and so on; b) keeps them in the public eye, when neither of them is very popular. Will, especially, lost a lot of good will after that Oscar slap; c) narcissism - some people just need to be in the spotlight, even if it isn't that flattering. I think that they (particularly Jada) are wearing out the welcome with the confusing narratives and the suggestion that they are somehow more evolved and "authentic" than other people.

As one of the panel pointed out, Jada and Will seem to be sticking to the letter of the law concerning marriage, but they have definitely lost the spirit of it. According to Jada, she promised she wouldn't give cause for divorce (at least, I think that is what I heard). What planet is she on? She's given more than one cause that most people would consider reason for divorce. Technically they haven't gotten divorced but in every other way, they are divorced. Maybe there's an issue with money preventing that, but good legal representation should help with that obstacle. Plenty of people with kids stay on good enough terms while being divorced - there's no reason they couldn't do that. The mystery to me is that Will Smith seems to go along with this, supporting Jada's antics while she chips away at his image. Maybe he does something behind the scenes, but you never hear about any pushback on these things.

I'm pretty sure that almost everyone in prison thinks that it isn't fair that they were convicted. Granted there are some people who were incorrectly convicted, but they are in the minority. If they (Carly, Drew, and other convicts) had real objectivity, they would admit that they tried to get away with something and got caught, so they have to pay the penalty. As for C & D's friends and family who still think it isn't fair? Guess what? That's the way the cookie crumbles, folks. The law isn't based on what you as an individual thinks is "fair" to you. Cheating is cheating, even if you think it is for "a good reason".

Right? It is just as dumb as claiming that you shouldn't be in jail because the place you broke into didn't have any money for you to steal. The SEC rules don't specify that you have to make X amount of money for it to be illegal - the point is that you can't use non-public knowledge for your own transactions (whether they end up being profitable or not). Something a smart businessman would know.

That's typical SLS. Sonny is a terrible person for what he does, except when Michael wants to use him to threaten other people. While I can see that there might be some satisfaction (for whom? Michael? Carly?) in identifying the whistleblower and her lawyer, what's the gain? If Sonny decides to beat up Martin, that isn't going to get Drew out of jail any quicker. Also, if Sonny allows this news to impact his marriage to Nina, that would be a tragedy (haha!) but will have zero impact on Drew's time in prison. What Michael should be asking himself is "What is the goal here? What am I trying to achieve?" I'm guessing the main thing is that he'll feel superior and "right", even though he is neither. I would love for Sonny to say to Michael that this is interesting information, but he's not going to do anything about it; after all, Sonny himself caused Carly and Michael pain in the past, and everyone (pretty much) got over it.

(Haven't seen today's ep yet) When I saw the (anonymous?) text saying that they knew who the whistleblower was, I wondered if Michael would consider a) It's been so long, and knowing the identity won't affect Drew's sentence (since he and Carly were guilty after all) so it wasn't necessary to do anything with the information or b) We're at a wedding, and everyone is getting along for the moment, so doing anything with this information (at least at the moment) would be rude. Well-mannered people don't disrupt weddings or other gatherings with random issues and disputes, but no one has ever accused Michael of having good manners.

I'm curious what "not technically" terrorists means. Adjunct terrorists? Terrorist-in-training? I think that many people, like Sunny (and myself), have concerns for the people who are non-combatants, but in situations where there are no clearly defined roles (aka soldiers), it is hard to sort out who is who. I'm hoping what she intended was to offer sympathy to those who are caught in a terrible situation that they haven't participated in.