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I'm not familiar with the source material but was drawn in right away and enjoyed it a lot. Great sets and so far none of the main characters annoy me, although Chrisjen scares me. Sweet old grandmother she ain't. But I may just be easy to please. I appreciate most of Syfy's original programming; they're certainly in my top tier of networks. :)

How on earth did you know where St. Croix is??? Did you Google it? Poor Neil, matched with such a doofus. I've really taken a liking to him but Sam is super annoying. She was needlessly snotty about his joke pajamas, too. What happened to all that "quirkiness" she's so proud of in herself?

I question the decision to start with Milo in a desolate, bombed-out landscape as "the last human being." It's possible the show could switch things up, but it doesn't make me particularly interested in watching as the initial alien benevolence turns to destruction. I also found it pretty draggy after about an hour. Didn't understand why, if the Overlords can cause all warring countries/factions to suddenly become peaceable, they wouldn't be able to similarly calm the dissidents before they started. Showing us what opposition looks like? Bunch of claptrap. Not sure if I'll be up for watching the rest, but I look forward to the comments here.

That argument was really shaky. Even if the items were samples from medical supply reps, there's no reason the doctor would be meeting said reps in parking lots and then tossing stuff into his trunk. It's possible, but very unlikely, that supplies such as tubing and syringes would be taken to the hospital to be tried out during surgery, but there's no way propofol or other anesthetic drugs would be. And no real reason a pharma rep would give a doctor a sample of them in the first place. Maybe Portnow was abusing propofol for recreational use, but it's still pretty damning evidence to me.

I don't watch in hopes of anyone staying or not staying together. The interactions are what's interesting to me, regardless of the outcome. My only hope is that maybe by season 8, the brides finally won't be fainting in the aisles. For reality shows, "spoilers" to me generally means "unfounded rumors and gossip." Dave is the co-worker of a good friend of mine and I had lunch last week with a group that included Dave and Ashley, so I know for a fact that they're still together. They looked very relaxed and happy! See? Like that.

But ... a conspiracy charge is for conspiring -- the deed itself doesn't actually need to have taken place, right? ("Conspiracy charges are charges that a person has entered into an agreement with another person to commit a crime or an illegal act. A successful conviction for a conspiracy charge requires that an act was taken to begin carrying out the agreement.") I would think writing the other guy to make plans constitutes an "act," at least according to all the true crime, murder for hire shows I've watched. Also, kill, sedate, rape was bothering me because it's out of sequence. No need to sedate a dead person. I never liked Will and hated Will and Alicia together, so a big fat whatever to Alicia deciding in retrospect that her decision not to be with Will was Eli's fault. Take some damned responsibility for your actions, Alicia! $50K isn't much for two months of dedicated consulting work. Diane was paying Jason $250/hour, as I recall.

What about the former owners who sold their chinchilla at a garage sale? Careless pet owners, good grief. OTOH, we women don't feel a thing watching ovaries being removed! It did shock me a little when Dr. Dee said pigs are generally castrated without anesthetic. Ouch.

I haven't watched regularly since season 2 but dipped my toes in again this Fall because Juliette was gone. Sigh. I've never warmed to Trubel, so having her back but acting shady isn't helping. Did I miss Nick or anyone even asking how/why she got so beat up? Nick also seemed pretty blasé about the fact that some unknown group of cabalists had been tracking him and knew about his secret lair, child, and entire life. Because my annoyance meter is calibrated extremely low with this show, even the term Hadrian's Wall abbreviated to "aitch double-you" makes me roll my eyes.

Maybe they should start making an exception in Trump's case. Ratings are more important than spreading ignorance and bigotry, I suppose. I don't care that Trump and Regis are personal friends and that Trump has a long history on that particular show. The broadcast media should be ashamed of the way they scramble and claw to book Trump no matter what he does or says. If they refused to give him a platform we'd all be better off.

Kimmel also mentioned Jon's work on behalf of the Zadroga bill on his show and asked viewers to tweet. I've always liked Trevor, but after watching his comedy specials, documentary, and listening to his NPR interview, I think I have an official crush. But motherly, like pinching his cheeks and calling him boychik.

The sight gag of the Rhesus monkey made me snort, too.

I'm not sure these high-strung women need any encouragement to verbalize their feelings! Looking back, none of the men in three seasons have been vocal about not finding their brides attractive. Perhaps Vaughn was the least satisfied, but even he didn't come out and say it. I also think anyone viewing photos would say that, in general, the women selected have been more generically attractive than the men.

It's probably safe to say that, while Trevor has been based in the US since 2011, he didn't pay the same level of attention to politics before TDS. So maybe semi wide-eyed? ;) I thought he had potential but was showing his nerves and honestly, his accent was a little hard for me to understand (but I have hearing deficits and the closed captioning on TDS is very hit or miss).

And you know what else? Ivanka is an attractive person but she ain't all that, with her moon face and overbite. Trump probably encouraged her to get the yooge implants. I honestly don't think Trump has any normal parental feelings -- his children are simply more objects in his portfolio to preen about.

Except when Rosie O'Donnell has the temerity to call him on his bullshit.

I thought Neil should have made the effort to introduce himself to the bride's side of the family while he was waiting up at the non-altar. The men who do make a much better first impression. The bridesmaids had to go up to him to say hello. I thought Sam's mom greeting him was sweet, although her joke fell flat because she hadn't told Neil who she was first. Neil's response that she was beautiful was nice as well. She seems very kind-hearted and I appreciated her effort. We'll have to see if her tears when Sam initially told her the news were more than the normal parental worry, but instead because she knows Sam's overall mental health has been precarious.

I agree with Seth's political leanings, so there's that, but I have to give him huge props for, night after night in his monologue, exposing the ridiculousness and hypocrisy in politics, especially Trump. I think Seth is doing a better job of it right now than even The Daily Show.

It's slowing dawning on me that what Stephen really wants to do is host "Best Time Ever" so that he can sing, dance, do skits, and indulge his inner theater geek. He's been trying to twist the decades old, die-stamped template of a late-night talk show to suit his dream, and while I enjoy the show as is, I think what I really need is to make peace with the fact that it's actually a variety show. There. No more dissonance.

And it was totally Ashley's fault! What a cold fish. I have no doubt that, had Ashley been matched with dark-haired Neil, she wouldn't have liked him, either. David is a nice looking guy who so far seems to be doing his best to be a genuine, open person. Again, what do these people think they've signed up for? Ashley apparently thinks she's playing Heartthrob.

I liked the silent body language when Jon made a tentative movement towards his old chair and Trevor motioned him away.

I've never been around horses but I'm often amazed at how docile they are. That eye looked very painful, too. The cows on farm calls generally seem to be a lot more trouble to deal with than horses. Well, llamas, alpacas, goats, and pigs are often not in favor of any kind of doctoring, either!

Dr. Pol is definitely a fan of his standby procedures from the old days, but after seeing Dr. Dee's patient struggle to go down, and then her worry about the horse possibly breaking a leg trying to get up ... I might have to side with Pol on this one. I have seen him put horses out if they're really bucking or nervous. I compare Pol in my mind to Dr. Oakley, who we've seen use sterile surgery sheets, gowns and gloves out in a field. Dr. Pol probably doesn't even sterilize the instruments he keeps in his trunk in between calls! It's interesting to see the various practices for sure.

Despite Tia's claims to the contrary, it didn't seem like Gaga was super interested in seeing the (purported) owner, either. A lot of dogs jump up and lick strangers, as we've seen many times during the adoption segments. I was a little concerned during the adoption home visit because the dog wasn't interested in being cuddly with, or even paying attention to, the new owners. I thought it might turn into another incident of the family immediately returning her because she was "sad" and they didn't have the patience to give her time to settle in. I'm probably not the only one who thought Tia should send Elaine to Cesar Millan.

Especially leaving your son behind when you very likely know his father won't be able to care for him. Tres said his aunt had basically raised him. Sigh. And can you imagine his sister's life? Does she even know her brother or her father's family? Has she been she trying, or being made to, pass for white her whole life? Tres mentioned more than once that, if his own mother could abandon him, anyone could. Okay, then! Let's put a man with deep and wounding trust issues into an arranged marriage!

Thanks, WQ. That's amazing to me that vets can do that. Haven't we seen Dr. Pol castrating horses with only a local anesthetic? Just leaves them standing up and goes under for a couple of minutes with the squeezers.