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Finally we got to see some fashion, and some fashion insider / history. I don't know why I had expected more of that and less of the ... other stuff? I don't know. I certainly didn't expect all that stuff about Coco Chanel - whose story actually got more screen time? I did find Catherine's story fascinating and moving. Also fun was Glen Close playing her 'Devil Wears Prada' character's precursor. Note to showrunners - next time more of whatever the title of the show is about, and if you're going to make a show about a famous fashion person .. maybe show some fashion? Would have liked a lot more of what was in the last episode and / or showing more of the creative process.

So much to rag on in this show... One thing I did like though was acknowledging the CA wildfires. They typically don't bring in a lot or real world problems (seriously these characters have enough problems!) so I thought it was good to bring that in.

OK so someone upthread asked if there had ever been a black woman winner, and I believe someone replied correctly that there had only been one (Amber Riley). There have been three non-white female winners (Nicole Scherzinger, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Laurie Hernandez) who were not black. This all sent this retired statistician down a rabbit hole exploring the demographics of DWTS winners, and then including 2nd and 3rd place (this list is readily available on Wikipedia). Overall, the largest share of winners have been white women (39%). For winners only, the next largest share is black men (19%), followed by white men at 16%. For either gender, there have been 3 Asian winners and 3 Hispanic winners (10% each) and 1 (Jordan Fisher) of mixed race. Looking at the top 3 places combined, still 39% white women but now 28% white men for a total of 67% white. 18% black men and 5% black women for total of 24% black. This is not too far off of the overall US population (75% white, 13.6% black). Hispanics seem somewhat underrepresented (4% of top 3 but 19% of the population) as do Asians (3% vs. 6.3%). Take all this with a grain of salt - it's based on me looking at the list on Wikipedia and making some assumptions about race and ethnicity (and gender in a couple of cases - here I'm going with 'sex assigned at birth' which is what we were using in studies that I was working on when I retired this year). So if we used race and gender alone to predict the winner, bet on Ariana or Alyson. An Xochitl win would improve the Hispanic representation so that would be nice. Jason and Charity hard to say. Personally, I think I'd be fine with any of them although while I like Alyson she is not the best dancer in the group. Maybe I'll actually vote in the finals... Ask me your DWTS stats questions, apparently I have nothing better to do (or miss analyzing data more than I thought I would).

Yes this was a James Taylor song. I recognized it immediately - I have this album (yes on vinyl) and listened to it practically every day for a while when I was in high school in the late 1970s - was it really that long ago? Yikes. Loved hearing this song again, and I thought Grimes did a good job with it. My only disappointment was why weren't Clare and Isaac dancing to it?

I watched that! I think there were only a handful of episodes.

I would watch that! How fun would that be to follow a matchmaker around? Different story every episode built in. And more Rose with the fabulous clothes!

ON 12/20/2021 AT 12:10 AM, MISSL SAID: I really do enjoy the show but I’m completely confused by the mythology. Maybe because I don’t remember the first season that well? Who are the nilfgauard again? I have no idea wtf is going on probably 75% of the time, but I'm still watching! I can't keep the names straight, I can't tell who is good and who is not... The finger snappy fire guy, Ciri's dad, the bearded dude running with Yennifer all look like the same guy! Still watching! So much this! Never played the game or read the books, but we're watching anyway! I get help from this forum and on the Witcher Wiki they have recaps with links to different characters stories https://witcher.fandom.com/wiki/Witcher_Wiki. I go there when I'm feeling particularly confused.

So does Demerzel not have the three laws? And if she does how did she poison almost-high-priestess lady? I suppose Foundation was written before the I Robot series but still. If you're going to just pull stuff willy nilly from various Asimov works should be consistent. That needed explanation. Glad there are only 2 episodes left. Hope it gets better next season.

Just watched last night and am also hearing "Jamie Tartt" in my head! I think it's how the kid picked it up immediately and was walking around singing it. Disappointed Jamie had to disappear, but glad I waited until now to watch the show so I won't be in suspense about it for long.

I see a heartfelt conversation between Bob and Dele coming up. I think he is the only one who cares more about Dele's preferences than what is 'best'. Hard to say what is best in this case anyway. High pressure school but also time with sisters, vs being a standout student at a city public school and existing friends. Dele would be a great candidate for a top US school and you know Bob would help with college expenses. Hope he comes back to the US I think he adds a lot to the show.

He had a major role in Big Little Lies, playing a very different character and knocking it out of the park. I recall being surprised when I figured out they were the same person! I think he'll do fine. He is indeed very talentedl

I'm all for a recast. I like the character. Didn't know all that about Gina - just wow there's a line and she crossed it. I would love to see a woman of color in the role.

I didn't think of her as a trophy wife either. And I thought it seemed that both she and the half brother knew about Grey so I have to give the Dad some props for that. I fully expect the half bro to turn up at the Bad Alibi for some reason in a future episode.

I wanted that too. If the genders were reversed, that would have been way inappropriate. His only 'offense' (that we know of) is liking a different girl.

Yes! This is what I thought of too. Could not remember the name of the movie thank you for that!

Ha so many great ideas! I hope some of these come to pass!

I thought the same thing! I liked how they handled Bernadette this week because she articulated so many of the same things I felt about going back to work. More so with the second than the first actually, because now I had some idea of what it's all about. Particularly liked her complete about face on who should stay home. Why there is no one size fits all solution.

Really like the way the show is handling Franco and Sophia - got the 'will they or wont they' thing out of the way and now they're actually just friends. Love that Sophia actually help him figure things out with no jealousy or nonsense. Breath of fresh air show thanks.

Been saving this show on DVR, just watched the first 2 episodes. I actually like the 'church basement' setting and the minimalist feel. I think it puts the emphasis on the food and cooking where it should be IMO. No gimmicks, no sob stories (looking a you Chopped), no spin, just watch a bunch of super talented chefs doing what they do best. I do agree they spend too much screen time on the challenge where it's just the two. I do kind of miss the oddball challenges and travels they had on the first Next IC. I think my all time favorite was making them prepare an airline meal. It showed all the constraints you have to work under to prepare food that can be served on an airplane (kind of in the spirit of Alton's cooking cardboard comment). I don't know if the airline ever actually used what they did there but I thought it was an interesting concept.

CMU is mostly noted for STEM, but also has a very well known (and very competitive) music / theater program. Composer Stephen Schwartz (Pippen, Godspell, ..) is the one I always think of, but google 'famous CMU alum' and you will get a huge list including many recent Tony winners. Erica would have been well aware of how competitive the CMU program is and it doesn't seem realistic for her to put all her eggs in one basket that way. Actually, Penn State's music program is also highly competitive come to think of it.

Nice to see Queen Latifah perform - although I'm not sure it will be enough to save this show. I still kind of like it, although it's falling into the 'too soapy too fast' pit that drags down so many new shows. You have to give us a chance to get to know the characters a little first! Given the sparseness of the comments here, I was pleasantly surprised to see it listed as 'likely to renew' on Cancel Bear. Still hanging in there...

I sure hope there's a season 4. I really enjoyed the season, except for the ending which I kind of hated. Loved the addition of opera but glad they didn't do it all season. I did watch the 'documentary' episode (which was actually filmed at Riker's Island with a real orchestra http://untappedcities.com/2016/12/12/mozart-in-the-jungle-films-episode-inside-rikers-island-for-detainees/), and while honestly wasn't that crazy about the pieces they chose it was a great piece of film. And set it up really nicely for the goofy ridiculous episode that followed.

Honestly, I kind of hoped she did. While she's kind of an interesting character, I just can't stand her pushing Walter & Paige based on about 2 minutes of observation.

Huh. I guess I'm in the minority here - I liked it. Liked it enough to also watch the second episode. There was a lot of ridiculousness but I was able to overlook most of it. We never actually hear Star sing solo which makes it hard to believe she's as awesome as they want us to think she is. There was a lot of over the top dramatic behavior ("I'm leaving!" "I'm so done!" etc) which I was sort of willing to accept because they are teenage girls. I actually thought the younger sister might be the best singer & actress. I totally bought that they would not talk about their respective ghastly foster experiences. Star just wanted to make like it never existed and sister (Simone?) is obviously self-medicating to forget. But why didn't they have microphones on either in the club or at the house party? The club was a silly place that reminded me of Flashdance - high end talent for what must be a pretty seedy place - and she just walks in and sings? OK. But at least hand the girl a microphone! LIked: Queen Latifah and most of the cast (except for Naomi Campbell), the music, the easy to follow plot (so tired of cryptic mysteries the writers don't even know the answers to), the set-up. Disliked: Over the top drama and some bad acting moments, silliness during the singing scenes. Anyway, I'm in for now hoping for better than 'Smash'

Generally liked the episode. I think one of my favorite moments was the end where they replayed the 'it's time' moment from 'I Love Lucy'. Great shout out to the mother of all sitcoms. At least they didn't all run off to the hospital without Bernadette!