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Kaitlyn's married name is Trujillo. Sorry, I should have mentioned that

So I was watching season 8 on Pluto last night and got curious about what happened to Kaitlyn Larae (not LeGrand). Apparently she didn't even make it through one season. And after a bit of Googling, I came across this where she requested a restraining order against someone who has the same last name as her, now that she is married. https://trellis.law/doc/6389670/proposed-order I wonder what happened.

I've watched that movie over and over again, but only recently did I realize that that guy looks like a discount version of Tom Cruise. I like the guest choreographers because its nice to see the girls do something besides power pom all the time. But some guests and their dances are better than others. I didn't like the guy who made them do the routine to "What a Girl Wants." Or rather, I didn't like the choreo. It was weird and jerky and I can see why many of them struggled with it.

I've never really understood the fuss K&J make over the kicks. On the show, they will point out a rookie's kicks being "low," but I usually look at the vets who are around them. Often, their kicks are about the same height. Let's be real; most of the cheerleaders just can't do the "kick to the nose" like Lacey could.

In that video, who is the girl at the :45 mark? Is that Lawsuit Erica?

It's seriously hard to watch anyone else when Holly is there. Kinda wish we could see the whole routine.

Oh wow. I've never seen this before.

I finally finished this yesterday. I enjoyed it immensely, even if there were some plot holes and it moved a bit too fast at times. I felt like too much information was being thrown at me at times, and it was a little hard to keep up. Episode 3 was a standout to me. I watched it several times. Frank and Joe's reunion was perfect, equal parts relief and frustration with each other. The action was great and I liked the use of "Run to You" and "Raise a Little Hell," both done by Canadians. I was NOT expecting Like, I sat there with my mouth open in shock. It also made me legitimately sad and for awhile I hoped it was a fake-out. I felt like this had a lot of fake-outs and tricks, for lack of a better word, so it did make it hard to trust the show as a whole after awhile. (The rewind in the last episode was ridiculous). Episode 7 was a real gut-punch. I figured something was up pretty early on because everything went so smoothly, but it was still heartbreaking the way it played out. Last season I said I was upset about them bringing Laura back since her death was the catalyst for everything that happened here, but then they got me worked up for a big reunion. Only for to not be real. Poor Frank and Joe. And Fenton. I'm still confused as to how he was in the simulation the whole time, because there were things that happened that he shouldn't have known about (how did he know the DSA guy who got shot?), but I can let it go because this was still a fun ride with a lot of heart behind it. Bailee Madison did a good job as a villain, but I'm not sure we needed yet another villain, if that makes sense. I thought maybe she was playing them from the beginning, but I didn't really expect her to be THAT evil in the end. Her plan of having everyone in a simulation didn't really make sense and there is no way she could have known the long-term consequences, but I think she is the type who just likes to WIN in the end and have her own way no matter what. Speaking of, anyone else think she is faking? Seeing the team all access the power of the Eye to defeat the core made me wonder if the power of the Eye isn't all evil. Maybe it just brings out what you already are. George was evil and greedy and the Eye amplified that, but Frank and Joe and the others weren't corrupted because they were good. The montage of their friendship and family moments seemed to indicate that. Phil and Biff...meh. I don't care. Felt awkward and shoe-horned in. I wish they had given Biff more to do besides search for her relatives and have awkward scenes with Phil. I miss her and Joe's interactions from the first season. I realize the show probably needed to end since the actors are all growing up, but I would be down for a follow-up tv movie in a year or two. Maybe when the younger kids are juniors or seniors in high school and Frank and Chet and Callie are in college. Drew could escape and come back as the villain. Easter eggs- Chet grabbing snacks in the second or third episode. Chet is always eating in the books. "The Yellow Feather Bar"- there is a "Yellow Feather Mystery" in the original series. Actually one of the better ones, in my opinion. Drew going through the clock into the staircase- Reminded me of a combination of "The Secret of the Old Clock" and "The Hidden Staircase" Nancy Drew titles.

I'm also two episodes in and I think it's vastly superior to season 2. Or at least, it's moving more quickly. I'm glad they realized Frank is not Frank so quickly, because I really wanted to see the team working as a whole and not spending the whole season fighting Frankengeorge (great name by the way). The actor playing Joe actually kind of looks like how I picture Joe from the books, now that he's older. And that fight in episode 2 couldn't have realistically happened last season, since Joe was so much smaller than Frank. I'm sorry, but I still don't care about Biff's birth mom and sister or whatever. It completely takes me out of the action when she has to run off to meet with her. I also find Trudy really annoying, even though she's the only one trying to be a reasonable adult. And Fenton being wildly absent still bothers me. He was a good father in the books but he barely seems connected to his boys now. I'll come back with more when I finish watching. Edit to add the nod to the original series I found- the second Hardy Boys book is called "The House on the Cliff" and it is indeed "where it all started."

I thought she was super-annoying. Basically they both suck :)

That looks awesome. Looks like they get George out of Frank early on, so they can proceed as a team for the rest of the season. I was a little worried when I saw they looked like they were dressed for a funeral at first, but I assume that is Gloria's funeral.

Some first-look images and a bit of plot teaser here https://tvline.com/lists/the-hardy-boys-final-season-3-release-date-photos/hardy-boys-season-3-cast/

Thank you! How exciting!

Where did you find this? I've been checking for the release date for weeks now.

You mean her stripper nails? 😄 I agree it was a little tacky, but I never understood why Kelli thought that curly hair + long nails = stripper.