Natalie25

This is so important! The appearance or perception of favoritism is just as bad as actual favoritism and terrible for team morale for exactly the reasons you listed. Even in a situation where Rebecca is able to be completely impartial, people are going to assume that decisions are because of their relationship and not on merit.

But she is his boss. I get your point that on the face of it he's deciding whether or not to take a new job far away while in a relationship. But you can't take her being his boss out of the equation. Is he going to take the offer (even though he wouldn't have normally) because it will get rid of the power imbalance and mean that she's willing to go public with their relationship? Or maybe he won't (even if he wants to) because he knows he's one of Richmond's better players, and he doesn't want her upset that he's ruined the team by leaving. We may feel that Rebecca won't do that, but Sam doesn't. They're still new in their relationship, and they don't really know each other that well. Plus, they're human, and love can make people do crazy things. Hell, the whole first season is because of Rebecca's reaction to her marriage failing. Yes, it was revenge - but she loved him once, and it fell apart.

I don’t think it really matters that there was no power imbalance on the anonymous app, because as soon as they figured out who each other was the power imbalance was back in play. And this situation with Akufo is exactly why the power imbalance messes things up. Sam no longer has the freedom to make a true decision. Consciously or not the fact that he is in love with his boss is going to affect the decision he makes. It wouldn’t be the same as her not being his boss. While they together, romantic and worked decisions are tied together. There’s no way to truly be objective.

When I was looking to buy a home a few years ago, a lot of the condos in my area were converted out of multifamily homes. One style I saw a couple times in one area was called "Philadelphia" where it's a duplex (lower unit and upper unit) but both units had interior stairs and a second floor. The second floor usually only had 1 bedroom and was quite small. So it's possible that the lower floor of the upper unit was above part of the lower floor of the lower unit. If that makes sense. Maybe Ted's in something like that?

Question about timeline - I'm confused on how Tim Kono and Evenlyn the cat both passed away on the same night. Maybe I'm missing something. But it seems to me that whatever night it is that Tim died, everything else from the pilot episode (breaking into Bunny's apartment and finding the ring, Oliver visiting his son) happened the day after. And it seemed that the first episode ended that following night, focusing on the picture of the Hardy Boys (it seems to be night/dark). The second episode seems to be the day following, with the memorial and going through Tim's apartment. And the owner says that she died "last night." Doesn't that mean that Evelyn died the night after Tim?

I agree with you there - there are many different groups of people that have been discriminated against over history, and you can never really know what another person has experienced. But when we're talking about Kevin, from what the show has portrayed he's not in any group that has been a part of systematic discrimination. I don't think he's going to have or really understand that experience, regardless of what other trouble in his life he may have. I say that as a Kevin fan! I think ageism has been mentioned, but that also affects women more than men in Hollywood, and I don't think he's old enough yet for Hollywood to have aged him out.

So the definition includes "marginalized groups such as racial or ethnic minorities". Of course women are marginalized. Racial and ethnic minorities are an example of marginalized groups (as indicated by the "such as").

No, they don't. Definition of micro aggression: a statement, action, or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group such as a racial or ethnic minority. Kevin certainly has trauma/issues carried over from his childhood as a result of Jack and Rebecca's mistakes as parents. They are valid, and they've affected him. But he hasn't experienced micro aggressions. White people aren't marginalized. Men aren't marginalized. Kevin is a white man. He's not a part of a religious minority, he's straight, he's cis-gendered, he grew up relatively privileged and is incredibly financially stable as an adult. Yes, he may have had difficulties in his life. But they're not due to micro aggressions or systemic oppression.

I think they were concerned about the out of norm meetings. I found it quite funny when Philip mentioned that all of the children phoned him up to ask what was wrong and why she was meeting with each of them. I'm assuming he let them know there wasn't anything to concerned about. But it's quite sad too, to get a lunch invitation from your mother and wonder what the real reason is. It must have been incredibly rare for her to spend time with them just because!

I think it was her own car. They showed her singing while driving back.

That was a great show!

Super later but I've only just got around to watching. Tbh I was also wondering this lol - and I thought maybe menstrual blood. The Haruspex said you use what you use to create life, so sperm for men and an egg (menses) for women would be my guess.

The Spectres aren't Dust, but they must be attracted by Dust (which seems to settle on adults only per the experiments in Season 1). Children don't attract as much dust and are free from attack until they grow up. Mary was told to go Cittagazze by the Angels, which are different from Spectres.

It was a short conversation he had with Lee in the show that's expanded in the books - but since he wasn't able to find his way back to his own world, he became a scholar in Lyra's and has been traveling on expeditions / studying etc. The first episode of the show Asriel references him as another scholar of Jordan college whose expedition was lost.

Yeah, most of the show wasn't bad - they kept the supernatural elements subtle and focused on mystery solving until the end. But the last episode was a disappointment. I wish they'd just done a traditional mystery. I don't they would've needed to change much to keep it real.

For what it's worth I think this is much better than the CW's Nancy Drew. It does have the friends chipping in to help, but the focus is definitely on the Hardy Boys solving the mystery. Haven't really read the originals though apart from a couple, so it very well could be "in name only," - but as a mystery show it's not bad, and the kid playing Joe is pretty great. I believe the mom was a journalist. If anyone else is watching - are they implying that Jessie & Trudy are in a relationship? They're not actually doing anything that friends wouldn't do, but I got a vibe between them that was more than friends. Episode 10 spoilers: This is taking place in the 80s, so I can't tell if they're together and not out, or just friends. Am I misreading something?

Fair enough! I never read the books that I can remember, might have been only 1 or 2 if I did, but I read most of Nancy Drew! The CW show was a disappointment.

I don't think the following explanation about Boreal/Cittagazze/Spectres is a spoiler, but is technically from a conversation that takes place later in Book 2 than what we've come to so far in the show.

Is there something wrong with the listed actors? Or just that you don't recognize any of them? At first I thought maybe the 70s, but I think I read somewhere that it was the 80s. The grandmother is Laura's mom. I actually initially thought Trudy was Laura's sister, then realized there were all staying in Fenton and Trudy's childhood home. I'm enjoying it so far - it's certainly way better than the Nancy Drew reboot on CW! Some parts are a bit silly, but it's entertaining enough. It reminds me of Home Before Dark on Apple TV, but with less of a focus on an adult storyline. The kid playing Joe is great, and I'm loving his interaction with JB. I was really looking for a good mystery show, and this hits the spot...perfect for a snow day binge! I'll probably finish it off tomorrow.

I agree, and I think it stuck with him. I believe he brings it up during his phone conversation with Kate. He says something like "I know Randall had it tough being the only black kid at that school, but you can't say mom and dad didn't do their best."

I would watch through Season 4, and then maybe you can stop after that. For me the show peaked then, and while it gets darker season 4 is just so good - episode 11 is probably my favorite episode of the entire show. After that...5 was okay, but I didn't like 6 at all. I did like 7 well enough, and it could have been a good series ender. Didn't like season 8 and forwarded through about 50% of it, and then basically only watched 1 short storyline in 9 and forwarded the other 95%. Season 10 was fine, I skipped some storylines, and I'll watch 11 since it's the last one.

Yes, it was Bartosz - same actor! There was a lot of speculation after Season 2, and I didn't put much faith in it myself. Initially I didn't see the resemblance either. But, I'm not sure which episode - but it's confirmed when Eva lines up her soldier's in the alt word - she calls him Bartosz. The following episode is the "in between years" episode where we see young Bartosz at Noah's birth, and this actor playing adult Bartosz at Agnes' birth.

Yeah, essentially Charlie OD'd. In an overdose your breathing rate slows way down, and likely he stopped breathing. Usually when an infant gets heroin (or similar) from breastfeeding, it is long term as you mentioned - it's more common for a child to be addicted in the womb or from long-term breastfeeding from an addicted mother, and as eleanorofacuitane mentioned above withdrawal is a big concern in these infants. This situation with Charlie is pretty rare - his mother was not taking drugs, and then he is suddenly breastfeeding from an addicted wetnurse. There's always a possibility of an OD even the first time someone takes drugs (you don't have to be an addict taking larger and larger doses). And with Charlie being a young infant, it's not surprising he OD'd when his body isn't tolerant to the drug. I think she had died recently? Easter in 1932 (is that the year this takes place?) was late March, and Charlie died around Christmas. So maybe within the 3 months she stopped breastfeeding / offering it as a kink (due to the mishap with Charlie) so they weren't as full?

I think they needed a fourth man for the plan to work. Seidel probably hired Ennis (and Gannon) for the job - and since Ennis and Seidel and worked with the 2 men from Denver, they were brought on as well. One man on the phone with the Dodson's, second holding the baby in the train, third to drive the second away, and fourth (Ennis) to grab the money once the Dodson's left to get the baby. Most likely not - probably the whorehouse had ways of getting rid of unwanted pregnancies, and even if she'd had a baby she probably had to give it up. She either had a baby at some point, and "breastfeeding" her clients kept up her milk supply, or she never had one and they just induced it to attract clients with the kink. Drake mentioned that she "had a lot going on upstairs" and looked down at his chest, indicating she was well-endowed, which breast feeding can lead to.

If you're up for it, I'd urge you to watch at least the next episode - I found the first part of season 3 slow as well, but I thought episode 5 was fantastic. Definitely the best episode of the season for me, if not the whole series. It's a heavy/emotional episode, but very well done. I agree! Overall the show wrapped up well, but season 3 had a very different atmosphere from the previous 2 seasons, and while some of the individual episodes are great, it's definitely the weakest season for me. I almost wish they had introduced the parallel world earlier on in season 2, or extended the final season by an episode or 2. And for so much to hinge on Eva - a character we don't really know - just didn't work as well for me.