[S06.E08: Jell-O Shots and the Truth About Santa]

15 minutes ago, qtpye said:

I know Christy looks very youthful looking and had Violet crazy young, but how many people would peg Christy for the mother in the optics department? My guess is that most people would think they were sisters and might even think Violet is the older one because of her bitterness.

Agreed, you couldn't tell by looking who's the mother and who's the daughter.  I was thinking from an "aggressor vs victim" standpoint.

[S06.E08: Jell-O Shots and the Truth About Santa]

2 hours ago, Tosia said:

Hate Violet's entitled, poor-me, mean girl stance towards Christy while using her mom stories to gain $ and fame on her pod-cast. So immature and short-sighted. I wondered if Christy cd have sued Violet for invasion of privacy or something else.  

Like her Grandmother, Violet is all about the current scam.  What happens after she milks the "Mother of All Problems" cow dry?  You're right, scam artists never look that far ahead.  And anyone who gets close to Violet has to wonder when she will turn on them in order to make an easy dollar.

1 hour ago, qtpye said:

I have sympathy for her but the problem is the actress that plays violet is so much less appealing than the adorable actress that plays Christy.

Yep, it's an optics thing.  Violet is physically larger than her mother, and the perma-sneer/resting bitch face she's had from day one makes it easy to look at her as the bully and Christie the victim.

[S06.E08: Jell-O Shots and the Truth About Santa]

35 minutes ago, jewel21 said:

I felt for Christie but I also felt for Violet in this episode. Violet clearly had tears in her eyes when Christie was talking during the podcast, but I could also understand her still  being wary of letting Christie back into her life, especially since she's been doing a lot better since she stopped speaking to her mother.

Christie has always been a very convenient scapegoat for her daughter.  In the past Violet has seen periods of time where she's "doing a lot better," self-sabotages, and the default is to always blame her mother.   Thinking about it, even though she sometimes backslides, Christie has made the most progress of any of the lead characters, guess that's why Violet's strident rejection really impacted me.  Aaargh, too much emotion over a sitcom....

[S06.E08: Jell-O Shots and the Truth About Santa]

21 minutes ago, greekmom said:

Violet is a little shit for not wanting a relationship with Christie. I mean Bonnie has done as much damage to Christie but Violet sees her as a life preserver??!!

The podcast was hurtful and the fact that she doesn't even want to try to have a relationship was so hurtful to Christie.  Not like Violet was a perfect angel (teen pregnancy, dropping out of college, working in a casino, could have a substance abuse herself...)

Love your post.  I felt really bad for Christie this episode.  Violet came off as an older, more polished version of the hateful shrew she always was during the show's early run.  Yes, she had a bad childhood.  So did Christie, so did Bonnie.  It's called a cycle of dysfunction for a reason.  Violet airing the dirty laundry publicly and making an easy buck out of it doesn't sit well.  It kind of indicates she hasn't grown, still looking for an easy buck at someone's expense.  Really foul.  And, story for story?  Bonnie sounds like a far worse Mother than Christie ever was, and honestly, doesn't seem to be the better person in that equation even now, still does tons of shady stuff on a regular basis.  Yet she's the life preserver?  Yikes.

[S01.E04: The Separation of Church and Dan]

On 11/13/2018 at 11:35 PM, Bastet said:

Dan, the father, asking Becky, the daughter, for advice on dealing with the loss of a spouse was wonderful.  The beer swig was perfectly timed.

Agreed.  The veteran actors on this show, other than the departed Roseanne, has always been so top notch.  Even OTT Jackie works, thanks to Laurie Metcalf's talent.  It's a pleasure watching them work, even when the material is weak.  And it can't be said enough - John Goodman is a national treasure.  The man's not capable of a bad performance. I actually thought ABC should have let this show die, really pleased that they are proving me wrong.

[S04.E05: Parasite Lost]

On 11/13/2018 at 1:33 AM, brgjoe said:

Can't J'onn turn himself invisible?  You'd think it would make it a lot easier to sneak around undetected.

Yep.  And he could use his telepathy to uncover Agent Liberty's true identity.  Wouldn't leave the writers any story to tell, lol.  As another poster said, it's difficult to think of a situation where J'onn isn't more useful than Kara.  I think the writers realize this too, but haven't found a work-around yet.  The actor is great, and the writers clearly want to use him, but it's probably very challenging finding a way to keep MM in play without upstaging the title character.

[S04.E05: Parasite Lost]

4 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Of course, Kara is ends up being shocked about mean comments posted under her articles.  I'm starting to think she's just never used the internet until now.  I really can't buy another explanation at this point.  Just keep her away from the likes of Reddit, because I don't think she'd be able to handle it!

Kara is still incredibly naive for someone who has been to different worlds and who currently works as a reporter.  I don't get it.

In other news, it's interesting that the best episode of Supergirl in ages had...very little Supergirl.  This episode had more of the team/ensemble vibe that works fairly well in Arrow and the Flash.  The villain of the week was not somebody Kara could punch or heat-vision into submission, she was more or less forced into a supportive role while Alex, J'onn, and Brainy took the lead.  It really worked to not have SG save the day for a change. 

Loved seeing J'onn actually make some meaningful contributions.  Now that he is, it's fascinating seeing how he chooses to use his powers.  J'onn seems to be adverse to reading people's minds unless he has too, but he'll phase into somebody's apartment at the drop of the hat, lol.  Last time he and Kara visited the jilted mom they didn't even bother to ring the bell or knock, just phased right into her kitchen.  Reminded me of folks beaming-down from the Enterprise and suddenly appearing on some planet.

Re: James - didn't the DA say that there would be repercussions for him suiting up as Guardian again?  Was that the reason for Lema's worried look at the end?

Minor flaws aside, a real step in the right direction.  Hope the show-runners and keep it going.

[Episode Discussion: TFGH]

10 hours ago, Hater said:

I am so shocked Margo is now buddies with SCUMMY!!!!!!!! Who didn't see that coming? This constant glorification of the mob and violence is just a big no no during the current climate.  I don't know what ABC is thinking but this stuff is pretty vile.  The murdering thug and his master are never the bad guys or face any consequences

For some reason the ending of Friday's episode made me think we'll be seeing some Sonny-Margo sex in the future.  Ugh.

And I just saw that Sake614 is on the same page with me, lol.  Great minds think alike.  Margo is a petite brunette and Sonny does have a thing for those.

[S12.E08: The Consummation Deviation]

1 hour ago, CleoCaesar said:

This episode did more than any other to show that Anu and Raj just might become a great couple in a healthy relationship.

I'm pleasantly surprised.

Yep, I'm thinking this one might go the distance, happily.  Some of the best writing in a while - loved how Raj pre-emptively addressed the whole "sitting on the floor" thing.  Shallow note - Anu is really pretty with a cool personality.  So glad she didn't bail on Raj and actually gave him a chance to explain.  The rest of the episode was kind of meh to me.

[S06.E06: Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz]

15 hours ago, SmithW6079 said:

On 11/4/2018 at 11:08 PM, jmonique said:

I just caught up with this show on Hulu, and this episode was kind of the perfect example of something I can't figure out: How/why, exactly, is Christy so entitled? 

She's a pretty white girl with a nice rack??

More like a cute, blond, white girl with an augmented rack.  The way she "presented" said rack to her new sponsor in the last episode was funny in an awkward, weird way.

[S04.E04: Ahisma]

9 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Sucks that they've taken this obvious route, but I do like Manchester and the actor.  I'm guessing he's a comic character since they had him deliver his name in such dramatic fashion.

I had that hunch too, and checked Google.  In the comics he was an anti-hero, as well as a Professor X-level telepath and telekinetic.  Not sure if he has powers in the SG universe, but this episode kind of hinted that he might be a low-level TK.

9 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

And shallowly, Katie McGrath was looking extra nice in this episode.

She is stunning in a Anne Hathaway kind of way, isn't she?  Broad, fairly unique features that really shouldn't work together, but the end result is actually very pretty.

9 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

I guess Glenn Morshower is no longer available to come back as General Dickbag Lane?

Man I loved Glenn in 24.  But he's a little to good for SG, sadly.

[S06.E06: Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz]

3 minutes ago, SmithW6079 said:

Christy was annoying, especially when she was whining about how Jill didn't appreciate Christy's attempts at paying her back. I totally agree with the Gamblers Anonymous sponsor that it was Christy's responsibility. Jill should add in the cost of the ruined dress to how much Christy owes her -- wasn't it something like $3000?

Wow, didn't think about the ruined dress.  Jill and Christy have a very strange love/hate kind of friendship.

[S06.E06: Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz]

On 11/2/2018 at 3:12 PM, hnygrl said:

Seriously though. Tell me freeloader former inmate is leaving soon? I am so SICK of her. She's dragging the showdown. 

I've always liked Kristen Johnston, but now that she looks...different...her exaggerated mugging looks so grotesquely cartoonish.  And her behavior is OTT even for this show.  I'm hoping next week sees her character go "bye bye" and we get our sitcom back.

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

12 hours ago, Jewell2 said:

Oprah’s Southern used to come out on her show quite often as well.   She seemed to use it more after the world got to know her and she was more comfortable.  It’s nothing new ?

Funny, I always thought Oprah (and BFF Gayle) had a kind of "African American/Middle America" female accent.  Their speaking voices are kind of resonant and musical at the same time if that makes sense.

7 hours ago, backformore said:

OK, I just watched this.  Meghan was SO FAR out of line.  this group of actors  were on to talk about their movie.   switching it over to death, cancer, and grief, was not OK.  Death is universal - we all have lost someone to cancer, heart disease, accident, etc.   Meghan's attempt at bonding with the actor over , "Oh my god!  your dad and my dad died of the same thing!"  should have been done backstage, there was no reason for that to be part of the show.   

Note to Megs.  No one tunes in to see you cry every day.  It doesn't make you relatable.  Or sympathetic.  Or even human for that matter.  Stop it.

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

23 hours ago, telemachus2 said:

Gotta say that Meghan may be immature, spoiled, self-centered, arrogant, argumentative, rude, misled & misleading, &, on occasion, positively vile, but she's physically beautiful (with a good appetite!)  IMO she looks best in tailored clothes, such as the red suit, white blouse & strands of pearls she wore last week, with her (fake?) hair in a knot

Ironically enough, I used to think MM was marginally attractive too.  But all the ugly on the inside overpowered whatever pretty is on the outside.

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

On 10/30/2018 at 1:23 PM, Former Nun said:

 

On 10/30/2018 at 11:36 AM, Winston Wolfe said:

But she isn't an alcoholic, just gets drunk at the drop of a hat, lol.

My alcoholic ex-husband claimed to NOT be an alcoholic because, "I've never missed a day of work."    Alcoholic dementia contributed to his death.   I suggest The View have an expert on alcoholism as a guest...and NOT on View Your Deal Day!

My father passed away, in part, from the same disease.  It would be interesting to see the View cover this just as a topical issue and to see how Meg reacts.

[S03.E07: A Fractured Inheritance]

After a "meh" episode last week, this show is back to its usual excellent groove.  Although it had been well-established that Ellie and Tahani were pretty much screwed-up by their families, it was enlightening, as a viewer, to see more of the backstory and actual mechanics.  Lots of interesting subtext in the writing this week. Eleanor, on her quest to become a better person, simply refuses to believe her mother could do the same.  Her mom, perpetrating a grand scam, accidentally becomes a better person because of it, and needs Eleanor to point that out.

1 hour ago, phalange said:

I don't like that Tahani apologized to Kamilah but Kamilah never apologized in return. Yeah, their parents are terrible people for pitting them against each other as kids, which they both acknowledged, but Kamilah treated Tahani pretty awful as an adult and I wish she had taken responsibility for that.

Agreed.  And the subtext there, I think, is that even with "divine" intervention, not everyone's destined for the Good Place.  Tahani went out of her way to make amends with Kamilah, but I didn't see any real reciprocity from Kamilah.

2 hours ago, Linny said:

"All my fears are mine again!" Line of the episode, based on delivery alone. 

Is it just me, or did Chidi seemed to be joyfully relieved when he said that?  Almost like he doesn't believe he can exist without his ever-present angst.

2 hours ago, Linny said:

Michael made a friend, y'all! He and Dave dorking out over architecture was adorable.

Damn, even in an episode where Ted Danson doesn't have much to do he hits it out of the park.  i did find it interesting that Michael seemed to instinctively know that Eleanor's mom had become a good person even before they actually met her.

[S01.E06: Unexpected]

8 hours ago, Lady Calypso said:

Gina's mother is pretty nosey and can nobody keep a damn secret on this show? Well, except for Eddie and Delilah, who are expert liars. 

I had the same thought.  The way this group over-shares (virtually nothing is left unsaid), secret-keeping in this pack is pretty much impossible.

8 hours ago, Lady Calypso said:

Ok, on the one hand, I'm glad there's a male/female friendship with Gary/Delilah. But on the other hand....am I just reading into it, or does it seem like Gary has feelings for Delilah, or had feelings for Delilah at one point? He's weirdly....protective of her, but in a way that makes me wonder if we'll get some confession scene out of him. Maybe it's just my worry. 

Don't think you're reading into it, I see it too.  At the least he has a very strong affection for Delilah.  And remember, when the affair was revealed Gary did say to her, "I'm actually hurt that you chose Eddie over me."  Given the way this show is written, a confession scene is definitely possible.

[All Episodes Talk: Now We're Talking]

Question for the ladies on this Board.  I missed the first half of today's show.  Not to be indelicate...but...was that, ah, 100%, Mrs. O in that Dolly Parton get up?  If so, Yowza!

[Boy Meets World - General Discussion]

I'm glad this thread is still open!  Just had to post this:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/ny-ent-william-daniels-foils-attempted-burglary-20181030-story.html

Yelled in my best Eric Matthews voice:  "FEENY....FEENY...FEEEENEEENY."

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

21 minutes ago, Alexis2291 said:

Anddddd she mentions that she likes to drink, again.

Probably the only way Megan can make peace with being who she is, honestly.  Most alcoholics are profoundly unhappy people.  But she isn't an alcoholic, just gets drunk at the drop of a hat, lol.

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

We know from the past (when one of the co-hosts accidentally referred to Elisabeth as "Bitsy") that either someone in the production crew or a panelist reads these forums regularly.  I wonder if instead of writing the suits at ABC there was a way to get one of the more level-headed panelists (Joy or Sunny) to read this thread.  If they knew how those of us not in the 37% really feel about this show, it might finally lead to a change.

["The View": Week Of 10/29/2018]

I have watched the View almost from the beginning.  It's been painful to see what it's devolved to now.  Megan's seat, previously occupied by Bitsy, exemplifies everything that's wrong with "her side of the aisle."  Between Megan and Bitsy, you could probably compile a two hour clip of the two of them glowering with hateful expressions and simmering, barely contained rage.  it does not make for pleasant daytime viewing.  They can both dish it out, but can't take it...one second after Joy yelled at Megan, it seemed she was going to pull a Bitsy and go on a crying jag.

I'm sorry, but I'm still at a loss to explain why that seat is necessary.  As a Black man that worries every time one of my teenage cousins steps out on the street, her stressful, malicious, ignorant, uninformed, infantile nonsense just adds fuel to the fire.  That's the main reason that the View has for me gone over the years from "must see" television to, "eh, Logo's showing Three's Company repeats again, nothing else is on, guess I'll just watch this."

[S12.E06: The Imitation Perturbation]

Given the model-thin standards set by this show, and Hollywood in general, Amy isn't the general standard.  That's what Bernie was hinting at, is all I'm saying.

[S12.E06: The Imitation Perturbation]

2 hours ago, ChitChat said:

I am rooting for Raj & Anu to become a happy couple - married or not.  Raj is such a romantic and has been in search of love for so long that he deserves a win.  Maybe his parents were right all along, and an arranged marriage wasn't such a bad idea.  Surely it can't be any worse than some of the women he's already dated!   

I am so Team Rajanu!  She's a cutie, great personality, obviously likes him, and fits in seamlessly with the core group - none of Raj's past GFs ever did.

1 hour ago, MissLucas said:

People in sitcoms often do stuff that is supposed to be just good old fun among friends and I think it's dick*** and unacceptable (HIMYM's slap-bet comes to mind).

Does it make me a horrible person that the "Slapsgiving" episode of HIMYM is one of my all-time favorite shows? ;)

3 hours ago, HazelEyes4325 said:

Amy and Sheldon, however, really were trying to be hurtful with their costume--which, as someone said, was pretty out of character for Amy.

Interesting how Amy went from isolated loner to now showing "mean girls" tendencies fairly regularly now.  As another poster said, maybe acceptance has gone to her head.