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Emo Anna is unwatchable. I'm indifferent to them putting her with Jason, but if they do that, FFS make it a fun, sexy romp. (Or as much as it can be a fun, sexy romp when one of the parties is a robot.) Right now I feel like if they get together it will be Anna constantly wringing her hands and crying, with Jason stoically sitting by waiting for the tears to dry up. This is not romantic, Show! I have my misgivings about Ric and Ava, but that's more the writing. At least those two know exactly what's going on between them.

This will probably get me thrown off the boards, but so what, so here's my incredibly unpopular opinion: I don't care what actor plays Lucky for the "first" kiss with Elizabeth. There's been something off for me with Lucky and Elizabeth ever since he came back to PC. I can't quite put my finger on it—he seems vaguely patronizing/overly solicitous and is also slightly overdoing the "I've been a terrible father" stuff. So be a better father now! It's like with Lulu bemoaning not knowing Rocco. Get to know your kids, Spencer siblings! Apologizing only goes so far. Nothing will happen if you don't put in any effort. You have to start doing something. Have at me. I can take it! I won't change my mind.

He also seems a little too old to be the youngest son, but that's soaps for you. (Not just soaps; Hollywood in general is always wonky about siblings and parents.)

He knocked and she waved him in. He did? I didn't see that, and I was paying attention this time, heh. Good to know.

Brennan just strolls into Carly's house without knocking? Even Sonny knocked yesterday. LOL that Donna and Avery left the cookie cleanup to Carly. Of course Carly is impressed with a bouquet of red roses, the most generic Valentine's Day gift on the planet. Oh, FFS, they gave Mac a migraine over Jason and Sasha? They are so not worth it. And way to treat Mac so shabbily. TFGH. Rocco outgrew pink frosting and sprinkles, Lulu? Really? Way to gender shame. (Is that what I mean?) And if you think your son needs a better mom, be a better mom to your son. Spend time with him. Talk to him. Let him know he matters. It's cute that Anna thinks she has the respect of her officers. And I doubt Jason would think that if he killed Cyrus no one would think Anna had any involvement. That's the second thing everyone would think, after pegging him as the killer. What is this writing? It's even stupider than usual.

And yet...I love that Jason is Carly's white whale. She wins in absolutely every other arena of her life; it's supremely satisfying to me that Jason will always be the One She'll Never Have. She came so close to having him after they got married, and then Sonny returns and ruins it! I could not be happier. The downside to her obsession with Jason is that she expects any man in her life to understand he (the man in her life) will always come in second to Jason, and the men basically accept it! I know it's the only way they can make a romance with Carly work, but that's the pathetic part of the whole mess for me. In Jason's favor is that he's never asked Carly to make him a priority. And we all know the only reason he tolerates her is because of Michael, which at this point seems dumb. Michael is an adult (supposedly™ Silas Clay forever) and has his own relationship with Jason apart from Carly. But Jason is loyal to a fault. A huge fault, when it comes to Carly.

Danny would feel guilty because Jason "saved" him from Cyrus at Charlie's. Danny's emotional state is already in turmoil because of Sam's death, so I can believe he'd think Cyrus's death at Jason's hand was his (Danny's) fault.

My heart sank when Mac saw Sasha and Jason kissing and he started saying, "No, no, no, no, no!" I agree with the sentiment but these are people in their 30s and 50s. There's nothing Mac can do here, even with his somewhat misguided sense to protect Sasha. Let them be idiots and deal with the fallout on their own.

It's gross that everyone is acting as if 50/50 custody for Avery is somehow settling. Carly was more sanguine than I expected, though Avery isn't her kid. "What about dessert?" "Well, we're not professional chefs." Good grief, Trina, you can't manage a one-bowl brownie recipe? Chocolate chip cookies? No one is expecting you to make a Paris-Brest pastry. He doesn't know Curtis owns the club. Heh. I have a hard time believing the Savoy is "the hottest club in town," though I doubt the competition is fierce. Seriously. Anna seems extremely reluctant having to do her job here. Elizabeth is telling her what to do, FFS. When Girl Detective is doing more than the PCPD, you know things are bad. Anna calling Elizabeth "Detective Baldwin" was a bit much. Way to be a sore loser that someone beat you to finding actual clues. It is, but it also makes sense from Sasha's POV. She's working overtime that no one find out Michael is the father, so she's hypersensitive about anyone having any sort of idea.

I think the block taping has something to do with need to temp recast. Remember when we had episodes where Michael went back and forth between CD and the temp? That was because of block taping, I believe.

I think part of it was that the bone made a convenient handle, but the main reason was probably because the bone kept the meat juicier when it was frying. I'm surprised she didn't say why she wanted bone-in chops. With all of the accompaniments, it wasn't that skimpy. (But I laughed along with Bridget as well.) I know the sous vide is hand's off once the package is under water, but I don't want to spend two hours cooking only to then have to sear the chops to give them color and more flavor.

Every so often the show gets very "luvvy," and it's hard to get off that once it starts.

I don't think Nolan would have gone after the wife if the husband hadn't died. Nolan wanted to hold someone responsible for the daughter's death, and going after the wife later let him do that. I took that to mean she would get some sort of therapy; it wouldn't just be checking in with a parole officer once a month. But a lot was left unsaid in this episode.

But Sonny didn't know Dante was his son when he shot him in the chest, so whatever happens is Dante's fault.

It wouldn't; Baxter asked Nolan what he was going to do after filing a dismissal against the father, and that's when Nolan decided to go after the wife. As I posted above, I felt like he did that solely to salvage something from the case, so it wouldn't just end with no verdict. Really crappy of him, and Baxter isn't any better for allowing Nolan to do it.