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Ah, that reason makes surprising sense. It doesn't explain how the birth certificate might have been altered, but, you know, details.

But, but, she's only telling the truth about everything. Stop being a hater. I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies, but is three weeks difference really such a smoking gun? Lulu is so convinced that BL is a world-class liar that I doubt it matter. I'd be proud too, but ugh. So Magic Milo lives another year? Heavy sigh.

I hated this episode too, and thought it was the weakest of this season. So much stupidity on the order side, as usual. The DNA would not have been tossed. Even if Price had put the doorman on the stand, the defense would do exactly as he said they would: Rip the ID to shreds, and possibly leave the prosecution open to sanctions. Speaking of the ID, why didn't the police find that footage? It's not as if the hotel were off the beaten path. (I know; plot points gonna plot point.) I had to laugh when Maroun said she couldn't stay away from the courtroom. Doesn't she have other cases? Was Baxter okay with her wiling away days in court? Ugh. It's so frustrating to see what this show has become. I thought the casting of the perp was really good. His smug superiority was perfect. That he totally got under Maroun's skin was a nice bonus. Anna Wood, who played the defense lawyer, needs to play Juliette Lewis's sister in something, pronto.

I LOVED the fact that Ava and Ric were smart enough to know Alexis was going to go to the storage facility and got there before and left her the note!! I take it back: I liked this part, and the Elizabeth/Lucas chat. But everything else was frustrating.

I hated everything about this episode.

Using Google Translate to scream "J'accuse!" at her, no doubt.

Too bad Lucky isn't thinking about how she nearly killed the self-proclaimed love of his life, dumbass. Gah. Are they setting up something here? I can't tell. /s

I think it's as simple (and as dumb) as feeling sorry for her.

As long as Drew isn't around, Nina won't care.

I loved how CW played Nina's reluctant support for Willow. That was very funny.

Can we get rid of Suzanne, please? She's really annoying, as well as pointless. Right? No one held a gun to his head. He could have faked some of the drinking too. Rocco didn't even want to be there in the first place. Kristina is so one-note. I want Alexis to tell her she knows about the brake cutting just to move this dumb story along. If it sends Kristina over the edge, so much the better. She can go off the Shady Brook for a few months.

I question it, LOL. Is the war hero real? He would have had to be on leave at a feasible time for her to get "pregnant" and then go on tour and return with a baby. If the war hero isn't real, I don't see how her getting "pregnant" is any more scandalous than BL. I guess it doesn't matter if the dad is real, but it's super gross to perpetuate a secret using a dead man, let alone a supposed war hero. I'm sure I'm asking more questions than the writers are about the whole situation. But hey, that's what viewers do, so at least think things through a bit more than "sekrit baby given up for adoption."

I still have a hard time believing the secret could have been kept for so long. It's one thing for BL to disappear for a while and no one be the wiser that it was because she was pregnant, but what about the cousin? How exactly did the baby transfer work? And the close-knit neighborhood (as we're constantly being pummeled that it's the bestest place evah!) had no idea? Talk about plot point's gotta plot. But whatever. I hate this story and find it incredibly ugly on so many fronts.

This is almost the worst part of it. It's breathtakingly presumptuous. Lulu saw how anguished BL was when she learned she had a son, but Lulu's like, "Well, she lies about other stuff, why not this?" I mean.... Garbage like this is why the story is so unpleasant rather than soapy.

I wonder if Lulu will see the parallels. Probably not, given how hellbent she is to spill the beans. She's playing God for good reasons. Lois and Gloria weren't. *rme*

"So you're saying I should try to hear [Portia] out." Curtis, do you want to know what's going on or not? Emma's anger at Joss is warranted, but it's farfetched to think Joss wouldn't report Professor Perv. She's not pro–animal abuse. What was Spy Girl scanning the office for? Vaughn's lock-picking skills leave something to be desired, even if all of that rattling was probably intentional. I can't believe how unsoapy the Gio reveal will be. He's had a fine life, yet Lulu is hellbent on blowing it all up because she thinks it's her place to do it. I love how she thinks she can replace one family with another and it won't cause any angst.

Spinelli can find anything when the plot demands it. Jason could also go to that other master of the interwebs, Brick.

I haven't seen that episode yet—the NYC stations are so behind, for some reason—but maybe it's similar to a Coca-Cola glaze? All I can think of is it would impart a sweetness that could be cloying.

I was waiting for Professor Perv to ask her something about the database and she couldn't answer him. I'm bummed that never happened. Hopefully Emma figures out that Joss screwed her over for the job and acts accordingly. Oh, god, yes. This is excruciatingly boring. She does know why Brennan wants her to have the job. The WSB believes that Professor Perv is developing some sort of bioweapon—tested on animals, possibly (hence Emma's involvement at Berkeley)—and Joss is to find out what it is and what it's for.

I am not thrilled that Tracy is asking Jason to find BL's baby without BL knowing. The Qs have their own version of baby hoarding that's as gross as anyone's.

If the writing were better, the story would be much more entertaining. The ketamine incident was great—and CM was very funny—but it's been pretty much resolved in 1-1/2 episodes. Willow stayed mad for about 10 minutes and then reverted back to Stepford Mistress. So what was the point? I'm "whatever" about Drew's sins because nothing is happening with them. It's all talk and very little action on all sides. It's so boring.

I rolled my eyes as well. The writers have to be trolling us with all of these foot chases. Why do Riley and Shaw announce themselves as cops at least 20 feet before they reach the suspect? That always gives the perp a head start.

At first I was afraid it was an engagement ring, so a vial of ketamine is a welcome relief, lol. It was weird that Drew was so insistent that Willow see it and know it was "vitamins." Just say it's something for work. He didn't have to take it out of his pocket. Willow is bamboozled enough to believe anything he says.

And he kissed her hand at the end of it! Yes, that's not going to be used as ammo in the (completely stupid) custody battle. Yeah that's no vitamin infusion. I was thinking maybe Portia? Something will go awry tho for sure. Willow may end up getting dosed, I don't know. I'm not sure what dosing someone—no matter who it is—will further Drew's agenda. He's got enough on Portia the way it is, and who cares what happens to Curtis? I'd love it if Wiley pried off the cap and drank it, leaving him comatose, but that's too much to ask. Maybe Scout gets it, and Alexis is finally able to wrest her from her wastrel father.

When he's done at your place, mine is next! If BL didn't say anything, why would Dante think about it again? I'm all for accountability, but you can't take it if you don't know. Also, if the vitamin something is in a vial, why wouldn't the doctor have already given it to Drew? Why is he carrying it around in his pocket? Instead Willow just accepts whatever nonsense Drew spews. I can buy that Michael is keeping up with what's happening in PC online. He probably has a Google alert for anything Drew related, lol.