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    S06.E12: Addicted

    in S.W.A.T.

    1 hour ago, SnazzyDaisy said:

    And we can have Nora Fowler back on our screen.

    Don't be silly -- there's only room for one woman at a time (and at the lowest level on the totem pole) in this boy's club!

    S01.E3: Danny's Story

    in Accused

    18 minutes ago, circumvent said:

    Occam's Razor. The whole thing was too rushed for one episode and not even good writing. It was just too simplistic and a cheap attempt to end with a "thrilling" feeling. 

    I guess.  It's just that the ending made the nurse so eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeevil for no good reason and Danny's beliefs were straight out of the "schizophrenic playbook".  

    Either way, it doesn't fit with the other episodes.  If they were planning on having each episode be different in style and content, they should have done something different before this.

    S01.E05: Miguel

    in Alert

    On 2/3/2023 at 4:43 AM, Lady Calypso said:

    Keith is adopted (as is Sidney). They did use it as a reason in the pilot.

    tganks -- I forgot about that.  But if they know either of Keith's birth parents, they could still do the test.

    S01.E3: Danny's Story

    in Accused

    I have two words: Unreliable Narrator.  I think that Danny was and is schizophrenic and everything (which we need to see from his point-of-view) must be seen through that lens.  I know someone who is schizophrenic and what Danny thought was going on was almost certainly not the truth.

    I believe that the last scene only happened in his mind.  Dad and Matthew are just fine.

    Why?  Because the only two things that we know for sure is that an independent court-ordered psychiatrist deemed that Danny was not competent enough to stand trial, and that Dad remarried very quickly.  (The second doesn't count because that happens a lot where neither spouse is evil.

    On 1/31/2023 at 7:01 PM, Spartan Girl said:

    So that poor kid was being gaslit all along?

    Not necessarily...

    On 2/1/2023 at 11:24 AM, hilaryvm said:

    I'm not so sure we were meant to believe the nurse was actually evil.  My impression was that we were seeing everything from Danny's point of view, so we weren't necessarily getting an accurate presentation of what the nurse said/how she acted but how Danny saw it all.  I think that the show meant to leave the question open as to whether he was actually crazy or not.  If that was the point, I'm not so sure they did a great job of making that clear.  But I could be wrong and we were supposed to believe Danny and that she was evil.

    I think you're right, but they obviously didn't push the idea of Unreliable Narrator hard enough. 

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    S01.E05: Miguel

    in Alert

    This show is so stupid, with stupid people doing stupid things.. even the hair twist was stupid -- did Fake Keith have a sample of his own baby hair or is the lab so stupid that they can't tell baby hair from adult hair. (If they wanted a non-hackable test, get DNA from Mom and Dad and compare to DNA from maybe Keith  Nope, too dumb to think of that.  I have to watch with my brain turned off.

    On 2/1/2023 at 6:58 AM, Sweet-n-Snarky said:

    Jason would've shot him without a second thought and never considered the ramifications of that on different levels. But they never went there with any of the storyline.

    Any "officer involved" shooting goes to some kind of review, and the superior can't just say "never mind", especially in a low-level department like Missing Persons. 

     

    On 2/1/2023 at 6:58 AM, Sweet-n-Snarky said:

    Him breeding the women who represent the companies of the families who did it was interesting.

    Stupidity again.  They ran the DNA of the babies to find the mothers, but see that the babies all had the same father, much less see that it was the baby-factory guy?

    S01.E03: Zoey

    in Alert

    On 1/17/2023 at 5:35 PM, ROEHUNTER said:

    Decided I would look at these comments before I watched number 3. I was hoping that maybe it was a bit better, but sounds like it got worse. And them shooting into a car again! That was dumb in the first episode, ugh. I'm out on this one, going to keep binge watching a real missing persons show, Without a Trace. 

    There's another show called Found coming this fall to NBC (from What to Know About Found:

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    The premise of Found is chilling, shining a spotlight on the harrowing statistic that in any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. Of these reported cases, more than half of the missing people are people of color, too easily neglected by the system. Shanola Hampton stars as Gabi Mosely, a former missing person herself, who now specializes in PR and leads a crisis management team that seeks out these missing people

     

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    S10.E09: Diary of a Deckie

    in Below Deck

    On 1/23/2023 at 6:14 PM, Tanukisan said:

    Personally, I think the tasting menu is pretty cool.  There is a lost art of conversation, etc. at table so it seems like an eternity between courses, when in reality, if one is actually enjoying the company of one’s dinner guests, it’s all in aid of a great experience.

     

    Sandy: "Starter, entree, dessert"
    Me: that's a standard meal, not a tasting menu.  A tasting menu is 7 or more small bites.  Dumbass.

     

    On 1/23/2023 at 10:15 PM, aghst said:

    Rachel gets flak for not cranking out the food fast enough?  If they guests really had to eat a lot and often, or at least the pregnant one did, why not just stay on board and keep asking for in-between meal snacks or mini meals?

    When Sandy started to go after Rachel, I was like :Hell, no.  You leave my girl alone.

    On 1/24/2023 at 11:41 AM, Uncle JUICE said:

    Seems like she's dropped the stereotypical chef "tortured genius' rol and just likes to let her talent shine. 

    But she is "fueled by caffeine and hate" though.  (I love Rachael sooooo much!)

     

    9 hours ago, Chatty Cake said:

    Instead of coming down on Rachel and instead of requesting a deck stew, why doesn’t Sandy ask Rachel what kind of help she needs? Perhaps she could get a sous chef or assistant. The woman is cooking for these assholes all day, it doesn’t seem like a reach to get her some help.

    At the start of this season, Rachal said that the kitchen and pantry are now on two separate floors.  Having someone fetch and carry for her seems like a good idea.

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    S06.E10: Witness

    in S.W.A.T.

    2 hours ago, Danielg342 said:

    at least it recognizes that exceptional circumstances are exceptional circumstances.

    True enough.

    But you can't go wrong with the motto #HondoIsAlwaysRight

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    S10.E08: The Captain and Camille

    in Below Deck

    On 1/17/2023 at 1:11 PM, iMonrey said:

    More and more I see Alissa as a big part of the problem. When they were getting ready to go out and Camille asked if she had an eyeliner sharpener, Alissa leaned into her ear and whispered "I hate you." 

    [Camille]'s probably a nicer person than Alissa.

    Camille barged into the (tiny) cabin of someone she supposedly loathes and asked for a sharpener. (I don't have the episode anymore, but I wouldn't be surprised if she demanded it.)  "I hate you" is mild compared to what I'd say to that ass-clown.

    Alissa gets along with everyone except the whiny, lazy fool she's forced to deal with.  She even made sure that the ass-wipe guests were accommodated.  Her "7 star meal" comment to Rachel was a sarcastic echo of what one of the guests said.

    But Camille is the better person?  Oooookaaaaay...

    On 1/17/2023 at 2:03 PM, psychoticstate said:

    Alissa is lucky too because had Camille been a good worker, the decision could have gone the other way. 

    Hayley is a good worker and Alissa's subordinate.  So, yeah, it definitely would have gone the other way.

    Alissa is working incredibly long hours, doing not just her job and Camille's but having to fix all the things that Camille gets wrong.  She doesn't hate Camille because she's jealous (really??? Aliisa knows that she's fine than that slag-hound.) -- she hates her because she's overworked while Camille goofs off.

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    S06.E10: Witness

    in S.W.A.T.

    19 hours ago, Danielg342 said:

    You might be on to something with the idea that perhaps trust dynamics are at play here.

    I think that you misspelled PLOT dynamics... 🤣

    S01.E10: Get Your Hopes Up

    in Fire Country

    On 1/13/2023 at 7:19 PM, Danielg342 said:

    As much as I appreciate that this show is about Bode, the fire camp is what makes this show stand out. They need to work the camp into the stories better instead of making them glorified extras.

    On 1/15/2023 at 2:20 AM, circumvent said:

    I will keep watching ad hoping that some writers decide to go all in with the background of the inmates. They hinted a little here and there, then dropped it all

    Freddy, in particular, is way underused.  I'd like to see more of him and a LOT less of Broody Bode,  The could take a hint from Brooklyn 9-9.  There was no doubt that Samberg and Braugher were the stars, but even Scully and Hitchcock got plots of their own.

    Also, anytime some is nearly out of a dangerous job, something bad is going to happen to them.  It would have been better to make it look like it was Charlie under the engine, only to find out it was someone else.

    On 1/13/2023 at 10:59 PM, Dowel Jones said:

    Pro tip, guys - Don't start a fire in flammable liquid inside a structure.  What could possibly go wrong?

    Firefighters still standing around, waiting for something to do, while the engine crushes Charlie's leg.

    When we did "fire training" for the company I worked for, the fire was in a small patch surrounded by non-flammable material.  Not on a rickety-ass table in an area that the hoses couldn't get to.

    Speaking of that, why did they have to cut away the whole grate.  4 snips and they had a hole big enough for the hose.

     

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    S06.E10: Witness

    in S.W.A.T.

    re the baptism:  Hondo is right because Hondo is always right.  If Nichelle wanted the baptism instead of him, there would bve no baptism.

    Nichelle needs to clearly state what will be acceptable for their child and what won't.  Baptism falls somewhat into the mostly "does no harm" category, but other, harder choices are coming, and they need to figure out the rules before they spring up.

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    S02.E02: Hurricane Helene/The Bachelor Party

    in Fantasy Island (2021)

    Of the possible fathers and Javier, only Jai (Shawn) has a birthdate that I could find -- he's 43.  Alexa is 27, but they're probably having her play at least 5 years younger.  I thought the age gap was too small for any of them to be her dad.  But this is Fantasy Island, so chalk it up to "Island Magic" -- the deus ex machina they'll use for any scripting problem they encounter.

    S02.E12: The Family Business

    in Ghosts (US)

    No comment on the REO Speedwagon dis?  I wonder if Freddie has Loverboy, Supertramp, Foreigner and other bands of that era on his mixtape?  

    On 1/13/2023 at 4:15 AM, appositival said:

    So Hetty sabotaged Sam because she misses being in control? You lived your life; you don't get to live mine. I was waiting for an apology but I didn't really hear one.

    I'm sorry -- have you met Hetty???? "Apologies are for the weak, and the staff!" says she.  

     

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    S02.E01: Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady

    in Fantasy Island (2021)

    On 1/9/2023 at 6:15 AM, kathyk24 said:

    I didn't like this episode. I thought the cat lady subplot was dumb and I didn't like the idea that Erica and Tara had to end their friendship. If they were married nobody would suggest a divorce. I thought it would have been better to have them realize that they need to be honest with each other and do different things but still be friends.

    I thought that was weird and not good, too.  "Hey, let's end 30+ years of friendship because we're too supportive of each other!  Yay!"

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    The Recruit - General Discussion

    in The Recruit

    On 12/18/2022 at 2:33 AM, SnazzyDaisy said:

    After spending nearly 8 hours on this show, the viewers don’t deserve that kind of half-baked, wishy-washy cliffhanger. Why do we have to wait for a year or two to know what happens? Just wrap up your season arc properly.

    So we wasted almost 8 hours for THAT ending.  So much for the whole premise.  Blergh.

    S10.E06: There’s No Crying in Yachting, Part 2

    in Below Deck

    On 1/3/2023 at 6:22 AM, snarts said:

    100% Will be interesting to see if Alissa now targets the redhead/Fraser in an effort to make herself look better. I mean, who is going to be up at 2am stocking the fridge?.

    Same person who's doing it now -- Allissa.  She's been busy doing all of Camille's work as well as her own; now she doesn't have to spend time monitoring and correcting the lazeabout.  But if she gets overwhelmed with having to do her chores and Camille's, as well as needing Frazier to step up, if she cries at all, she gets criticized. 

    On 1/3/2023 at 7:52 AM, rur said:

    In other news, I'm loving Rachel. She's a great chef, and I really enjoy her sense of humor. She's become one of the few voices of sanity on the crew. 

    Yep, and her vulgarity is almost always funny!

    On 1/3/2023 at 9:00 AM, iMonrey said:

    Rachel is just as crude, if not more so, and everyone seems to love her. Frankly Hayley is about the least objectionable person on this boat right now.

    1) Viewers like me have gotten used to Rachel.  2) she's funny!

    On 1/3/2023 at 6:46 PM, crimson23 said:

    Alissa, is a horrible boss, and shows no respect for anyone.  I don't see her doing much, except micro-managing everyone else.  We need to see more of he red-head girl, which I don't know her name due to her not getting much screen time

    On the contrary, she's respectful of Frazier and Hawley -- neither of them have a problem with her.

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    S34.E10: Don't Look Down

    in The Amazing Race

    On 11/28/2022 at 7:36 AM, Notabug said:

    It seems like, once they get to the first task, the order of finish is just about set most legs this time.

    Not necessarily.  The choice of which partner does the Roadblock (like Molly at the motorcycles) and, more so, which Detour is chosen, cam have a big impact.  The "Nut-Smashing" option was pretty linear. but the crushing the "Medieval Games" scooted Derek and Claire to the front of the pack.

    It's a very fun group this time and I wouldn't mind any of them winning.    

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