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Yes, but I think that was all on Young Sheldon. They retconned for GM. Yep, and it was a totally different store layout, too. Audrey seemed to be running the office and Jim was manning the counter that was not facing the front door like now but was on the left as you enter, if I remember it right. So, if Audrey is not involved with the tire store in GMFM, is she retired (at her age?)? Or is she supposed to have always been a housewife?

The writers really shoehorn everybody they want to be a ghost in there, don’t they? I thought becoming a ghost upon death was supposed to be rare, but it’s starting to look like Sam’s great aunt is the only person to die on the property and not stick around. On the bright side, the hole in the roof will fit right in with the whole shabby chic exterior of the place. I forgot, is there a reason Alberta’s niece recognized the humming and called its source ‘Alberta’ as if she had talked to Alberta before?

The exact quote is “And I think it’s so important, like, empowering her to make decisions without necessarily having to have my approval.” And then some stuff about how she is the one running the ship and he is supportive of her. If it’s a single elimination, or even a double elimination of the last two teams to arrive regardless of what path they took, then it is just a Detour. It’s only different if the two paths produce a single elimination each. Or if each path is at least two challenges both different from the other path (in which case it becomes a lot more expensive to set everything up).

Wait, the guy’s name is Jonathan? Oh, that’s too good.

So, theoretically, one half of the Fork could be made so easy that everyone choosing it would be done before the first team from the other half checked in? Meaning that teams that finished 7 and 14 would be eliminated? What’s with the father of eight saying that he “empowers” his wife to make decisions so she doesn’t have to wait for his approval when he is out of town and she runs the household? Loved the many team colors even though I don’t know the names of half of them.

That is an interesting thought. She is all attitude, eye-rolling and snarking at people outside of home too, though. Plus she keeps telling her coworkers and customers how she is going to be on TV and famous, and, of course, it doesn’t help that her job is something we can easily picture a teenager doing.

They sure were lining up to sign it though when Isaac knocked a candle down and burned it. I was wondering about that, what would their signatures on the draft even mean?

Maybe he was like me and didn’t realize what the meeting was about until well after he got all worked up about the ruffle (btw, didn’t they have something about a jabot a few weeks ago?). Honestly, I had no idea this was not just one of those let’s-discuss-philosophy gatherings until they said that they need something after life and liberty because having just the two doesn’t quite work stylistically (who knew this was the reason, right?). They did not act like leaders of a rebellion trying declare independence at all. Right, I can certainly see your side. I just thought it was sweet already when Isaac said it, we knew right then and there what it meant and how significant it was. Having Pete explain it to him pushed it into the schmalzy territory for me a little. I’d prefer it if Sam just left the text of the Declaration for Isaac to read the line for himself, for example. Or even if Isaac never found out - it would be like a little Greek tragedy. But it’s just a matter of preference, it worked fine the way they did it, too. So, how long until Isaac starts resenting Hamilton and company for the extra reason that they stole his line and now nobody gives him credit for it? He is not really the kind of person who is content with having done something, he needs recognition.

This show is a gem. “First they came for hula hoopers and you didn’t speak out because you weren’t a hopper...”. Bravo, show. Love how Colonel Quinn thinks that the Dutch are Scandinavians somehow. “Why did you give him the hammer?” - “He is Thor now.” And Maggie afewgoodmanning the “you’re damn right I’m proud of you!” out of her father? Bravissimo!

I’m of two minds here. I couldn’t imagine how George’s scenes were not going to be gratuitous, and they kind of were. But I loved the final “I thought we were having a moment here” - “We are, son” exchange. On the third hand, as someone pointed out before, bringing YS characters back just underscores how this show keeps being afraid to stand on its own.

Oh, they were all assholes, weren’t they? Franklin was mean to Isaac for no reason before, even while wanting to use Isaac’s carriage to move furniture, John Jay outfitted Isaac with that swan of a ruffle and then pretended that he had nothing to do with inviting him, Hamilton was all “oh, I thought it was an exclusive party…” WTF, people? I don’t know about that. Being disrespected is not unimportant.

I kinda thought the Declaration of Independence came in the middle of some urgency, not at a social gathering for which people had a chance to take their time and order a ruffle two weeks in advance 🙃.

Ah, now we know who came up with pursuit of happiness…. They should have left it without Pete pointing it out though. Loved seeing Sam Adams suggesting that beer should be an inalienable right. See, this is how you do a joke. You have a Founding Father mention beer, then someone calls him Sam, and that’s it, perfection achieved. Spelling anything out just ruins it.

Well, there were also all those sick children waiting to hear their favorite performer, so it wasn’t just Joyce’s convenience. Nah, suddenly remembering that they are being filmed was 100 percent a plot device. It wasn’t a consideration when they were revealing Colby’s medical information to him on camera, nor when they were committing fraud later on in the episode. The show shouldn’t have brought it up. They should have had, say, Bruce let it slip that Colby should see a doctor about his neck, and Colby would then insist that he is too concerned to perform now and wants to have his tests done asap. For anyone who wants to know, the name of the (fictional) town is -

What an elegant system! So analog, so simple. The agent doesn’t even need to keep a record of the seats situation. Beautiful.