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This was more than a bit odd, but sort of still within the relm of possibilities, far-fetched though they might be. What I found perhaps even less credible (from a few episodes ago) is that the UK PM would lose all control and brutally attact a seventyish women. Though I suspect the writers may be protraying the PM as possibly of working class or middle class origin (?), how any British male politician - posh or otherwise - could attack a British women of a certain age and in that manner is beyond comprehension. This is the antithesis of having a stiff upper lip. But points for the shocking elevation of the former VP. No one saw that coming.

True, but the basis for Frasier's continued high regard is not just this, but some of the best sitcom writing ever and a stellar cast. I have no quarrel with the cast of this show, but the writters need to step it up big time. Both TTBT and YS had pretty good writting as well, but so far this show doesn't meet the standard of its predecessors. Both Frasier and Young Sheldon stood on their own feet and could be, and were, enjoyed by many who never saw the respective shows from which they were spun. At least so far, it's hard to see how many would have any interest in this show without being steeped in either TTBT or YS.

I had thought the writters we ramping up the loneliness factor for Debra. Ava's "die alone" comment was rough, though called for. Debra's sister blew her off, then Marcus leaves, and finally after the latest Debra-betrayal, Ava was poised to take a walk. Debra has finally succeeded - but now has no one to share the glory with - seemed to be where they were heading. I interpretted Debra initial glee at spotting her named "host" parking space and then taking a pic, and her nearly immediate remorseful tone transformation, as recognition that she doesn't really have anyone she really cares about to receive that pic. But none of that ended up being quite right. As far as we know, Marcus hasn't yet announced his departure, and of course Ava's back. So my theories proved wrong. I also thought that video clip shot on the plane where Jimmy expressly confessed to their machinations to get Debra the late night spot will come back to bite someone. Maybe that theory will prove right. We'll see. Jimmy is pretty savy and careful. Spouting off like while knowingly being video'd seemed out of character for him.

I thought this was surprisingly well written. It's almost too easy to ridicule excessive wokeness. But the writters took a more nuanced and ultimately deft path: they stood up for criticism that was indeed valid, and did so without anyone yelling or being overly santimonious. (I could have done without Debra's speech literally being cancelled because of several 30 year old comedy routines, but whatever.) But Debra accepted that criticism and understood why people were upset. Just because you suffered doesn't prevent or absolve you from hurting others.

Indeed, and with not even a little hop. Because the prequal had built in constraints (i.e., it had to end in a place already set by TBBT), I’d imagine concluding this series well was complicated. There was less freedom to go in different directions. Yet the show still ended up getting there in a way that was curiously both expected and surprising. It ended at Cal Tech, as expected, but in a surprisingly poignant way, and while still being true to all the characters, and with bonus points for being relatable and realistic. That’s a lot of boxes to tick, but tick them all they did. The scene with adult Sheldon and Amy brought me back to the TBBT scene where Amy performs a psychological experiment on Sheldon (supermario brothers theme music, spaghetti with little hot dogs, strawberry quick…) to advance his feelings for her. She tells him exactly what she is going to do before she does anything. But despite his professed doubts, Amy’s experiment works perfectly. Returning to the present, Amy connects Sheldon’s hocky aversion to Sheldon’s regrets about not being closer to his father while Sheldon had the chance. This is in a way a run of a similar experiment, or at least well-intended psychological manipulation. Again, Sheldon recognizes what Amy is doing, but it works anyway. As it should. And of course, Sheldon is as different from his son as Sheldon was from his father, but they supported and loved each other nevertheless.

Apparently so, though the formal renewal is yet to issue. https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/palm-royale-ending-explained-rcna149600 I know looking for logic and coherence isn't the main point of any of this, but there's no need for "Norma" to marry Robert to leave him "her" fortune. Indeed, it might be easier just to draft a will that leaves him everything than it would be to get married. If she's competent enough to get married, she competent enough to execute a will. She doesn't even need to tell Robert she intends to leave everything to him, and certainly needs no permission from him to do so. He could of course refuse to accept anything passed through a will just as any intended gift recipient can refuse to accept any gift. For these reasons, the marriage proposal seemed pointless, at least from the information we now have. Didn't the evil blond mother in Hairspray also pull a weapon out from her excessively-high hairdo?

There are (and have always been) preciously few women comic hosts on late night shows so there's bound to be some commonality with Joan Rivers’ experiences. But, unlike The Marvelous Mrs. Mazel, I don’t think this show is primarily based on the story of Joan Rivers. Nevertheless, the late-night guest hosting plot point here did immediately remind me of when Joan Rivers scored the “permanent guest host” spot on the Tonight Show to fill in for the frequently-vacationing Jonny Carson. I’m not sure Jonny Carson was pleased that at least some of the Tonight Show shows Joan guest-hosted pulled in higher ratings than his. That’s where I thought this show might be going when the under-the-weather host called Deborah. That is, I half expected him to be jealous that she did better than he, but no, he was gracious and seemed truly thankful.

Maxime being saved by a splashed down astronaut was suitably nutty and unanticipated, though they did lay somewhat of a foundation for this by showing the lift off of some rocket (maybe this one?) in a prior episode. Palm Beach isn't all that far from Cape Canaveral (about 150 miles). I forgive them the inaccuracy of all real Apollo splash downs (at least from Apollo 10 onward) landing in the middle of the Pacific. None came down anywhere near land, which is the main point of a splashdown of course. I still thought that whale might save the day.

Astronaut Howard Wolowitz that is. The snow-deciding choice of Caltech seems only marginally consistent with TBBT, where Sheldon broadcast is MIT distain by characterizing MIT as merely a "trade school." There was scant indication I recall in TBBT that that characterization was wholely based on where Howard Wolowitz went, though reading his characterization that way would make the two shows more consistent on this point. Also, I don't get how a peer-reviewed journal article could be published with a named author unaware he was to be named as a co-author, or even aware it had ever been written. What exactly was author Sheldon's contribution if he didn't even know the article had even been drafted, let alone submitted with his name as an author?

I questioned this too in a prior episode where Norma was angling to shoot someone with a revolver, and was puzzled why Norma, at least at this point, would still want to kill Maxime. Others pointed out that Maxime had been blatantly stealing Norma's stuff for months. That's of course true, but still didn't seem sufficient motivation for premeditated murder. I was more pursuaded by Maxime's seemingly genuine care and concern for Norma (with Maxime's self-serving motivation about Norma's estate still acknowledged). However, it's now very much clear that Norma is indeed intent on offing Maxime. In fact, that seems Norma's main goal in life at this point. What remains less clear is the full extent of why Norma is singlely focused on getting rid of Maxime. Yes, she never wanted the marriage to her nefrew, yes, she views Maxime as an undeserving unterloping hick who tricked her nefrew into marriage, and of course yes, Maxime has been stealing from Norma and distastefully "delacorting" about for months. There still seems to be more at work here. And in peak soap opera fashion, I wouldn't be surprised to see someone revealed to be an errant love child. The fact that Norma and Axel were deeply in love, and then Norma simply dissappeared for months, may be laying the foundation for a love child reveal, but who knows. But how any of this could relate back to Maxime is still hard to see. I thought the whale was going to save overboard Maxime. And while I appreciate many of the true and remarkable whale facts presented in this episode, I'm not sure a beached whale - especially one looking to be many yards from the shoreline - can simply "decide" to turn around and "walk" back into the water.

Bill was surprisingly supportive of this, and questioned whether Jillian was truly correct that this drug was bad for all all of of the time. This is also the first I recall of Bill ever expressing any sympathy for people with weight problems. Of course the basis of that seemed to be his own personal stoner "munchie" issues. Nevertheless, he agreed that for some, losing weight is a difficult challenge and not always an indication of poor self control. Based on this he seemed to push back on Jillian's view that no one should ever take this drug. Also, I know little about this drug, but if Jillian were correct that it essentially stops working after about 70 days, why are so many people taking it, and for longer than 70 days? Btw, lots of drugs work through mechanisms that are poorly understood, but we generally use them anyway.

A bit of googling tell me that at least 4 states do have a statute of limitations at least for the most severe class of homicide: Alabama, Indiana, Kansas and Virginia. Some other states (like Missouri and Montana) have an applicable statute of limitations for less severe classes of homicide. But the overwhelming majority of states (including New York) do not have any statute of limitations applicable to the most severe class of homicide. That was news to me too.

Apparently it is true that Florida has no statue of limitations for murder. I thought they made that up, but no. Nevertheless, as a matter of proximate cause, a twenty-year lag time is hard to sell for this "murder." You could almost just a plausibly blame a poor diet. I didn't quite catch what Norma was planning to do with that gun, though perhaps it's a simple as Robert jokingly(?) said, offing Maxime? Why would Norma be so angry with Maxine at this point? While she may never have wanted her nefrew to marry her in the first place, Maxine seems to be one of the few people, other than Robert, who truly care for her and show her some genuine kindness. What is Robert's deal anyway, and his connection to Norma? Is he some sort of secret love child of the Delcorte family or something?

Just as with its UK original incarnation, what works best for this reality show is that the competition seems gentle, cooperative and friendly. No one appears to be aweful, so you can root for just about anybody. I'd be curious about how many potential candidates passed through casting. They do seem to find basically nice and friendly people. There really can't be any truly objective measure of who should "win" most challenges since art is quintesentially subjective. Nevertheless, the artistic choices and talents of some do seem to exceed those of others. The chess sets episode confused me because in almost no one's set could you tell what any of the pieces really were. That is, no one's set was truly usable. I was surprised in the final episode that all three threw their spouts. More elegant, narrowly-tapered, and curved spouts can be pulled like a handles and then split in half, hollowed and rejoined. I do wonder how much happens off screen, like how they come up with their ideas (and whether at least some of that is fed to them) and how long it takes for them to draw what appear to be pretty detailed drawings beforehand. Also, I don't get why they use a "drying room." This show is not shown in real time so who cares if it takes an extra day or two to dry stuff. Studios I've used have "damp rooms" to slow the drying process, not speed it up. I suppose using a "drying room" may be a cost issue, to keep the filming process shorter to some extent? Keifer and Jenn's throwing skills seemed to rival those of Seth. I was rooting for Jackie and was sorry to see her go so early.

It was on the old invitation she found. Without actually reading the text from the invitation, I inferred that's what it said from the next scene where Maxime charges back home and demands to speak with Douglas right away. Moreover, this is the most strident and forceful we've seen Maxine so far, so that also suggested something quite serious. Also, on a somewhat petty note, at least to me, Kaia Jordan Gerber looks just like Rachel Bilson. Indeed, I thought her character was being played by Rachel Bilson, but was also puzzled by that. Though Rachel Bilson is still far from "old," at least outside of Hollywood (42), isn't she not quite young enough to play this part at this point? Kaia is 22.