Gummo

Yes, this! Time to shake things up in there.

Thanks, Thalia. For some reason, Pluto is glacially slow when I try to switch.

Morning, all. Is the quad feed the only one available right now?

So, not an opponent in a game who must be defeated, but an enemy in war who must be destroyed. We've seen this attitude before -- it's ruined whole seasons. Good thing they're getting rid of him -- he's a grim, joyless player.

Yes, also someone who's not used to having his judgment or opinions questioned. Dangerous & stupid to bring those kinds of attitudes into a game like this, but he's obviously still unaware how he comes across.

SO happy to hear Hisam's floundering and his o-so-noble bullshit pleas are falling on deaf ears. I feel sorry for the rest of the house having to listen to him wheedle, complain, gaslight and threaten for the next few days. As always, so grateful to everyone here who reports on the feeds!

I must be an easy mark because I laughed out loud at Midge's "breakout" monologue on Gordon's show. I found the ending heartwarming because it reminded me of something I read not long ago: how Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner got together for dinner & Jeopardy regularly before Reiner died, and how much Brooks missed those evenings. I like to think Susie and Midge's Jeopardy-watching phone calls were based on Mel and Carl.

Most unexpected but deserved, satisfying, even uplifting BB ending ever! Instead of trying to take on Monte on his own turf (comp wins, etc.), Taylor sought the win on her OWN terms, making the best finale speech ever in this game. 'These are MY strengths, this is what got me here, you don't have to vote on comp wins, you can vote on other criteria, like emotional strength, resilience, etc., which I needed every iota of, and which got me here.' It was beautiful. I'm so happy the jury appreciated it, and her, and gave her the win. Then to win AFP! What a milestone night, and a fairytale ending to a very very good season.

We really REALLY need a "vomit" emoji.

They all do. No one's gonna reward a flea game.

I find it funny that people on the outside think they're more qualified to judge Kyle's remorse than the folks he's lived with 24/7 all summer. But if Taylor et al. buy his apologies and attempts to grow, I'm not going to gainsay them. They KNOW him; I don't. They seem to think he's sincere; all right, then. (Personally, I agree with them - I think Kyle is an extremely sheltered, privileged white guy who's just now experiencing the big wide world. Sucks for him that it was on national TV, but that's what he signed up for.) Meanwhile, M&B cynically held onto their knowledge of his racist fears & comments until it was useful, while pretending it was idealism that forced their hand. THAT's what pissed everyone off. It's not "calling out the racist is worse than the racism itself." Michael's move was transparently gameplay that he tried to dress up as principle. Everyone saw thru it and it insulted everyone's intelligence. Michael's gonna have a helluva reception at jury house. Hope he's got his asbestos pants on.

First, thanks to all the feed watchers for making this forum, as always, a delightful place to lurk and learn what's really going on all summer. Second, getting rid of Brittany is a waste. She can't win, it's too late. Even if she takes out Michael now, either the jury won't care or they'll just think she's craven and disloyal for riding his coattails the whole game and then turning on him. In fact, at this point I'd say Brittany should be everyone's preferred person to be sitting next to in the finale. The only person left she could possibly win against is Alyssa and I'm not sure even that's true.

I feel like we've gone full Soap Opera this season. And Sheldon's self-centeredness just looks less cute and more callous and unfunny as his family's problems get worse and he gets older, with less excuse for being so oblivious. *sigh* I understand that the show felt obligated to Go There, with the history already established by TBBT but yeesh. It's getting really hard to watch.

I'm ready for The Missy Cooper Show. To hell with everybody else.

Aaaand, the transition from sitcom to soap opera is pretty much complete. Not really enjoying it much anymore. It doesn't help that pubescent Sheldon has lost whatever charm he had as a youngster. I really feel for the other 2 kids. They have no support system whatsoever. I doubt this is what was intended, but it's where we are: Missy & Georgie have to cling to each other because they have no one else. All in all, pretty depressing for a sitcom.

Well, the 2nd episode of The Book of Everyone BUT Boba Fett (aka The Mandalorian 2.5) was just as awesome as the first! I wasn't sure we were actually going to follow Din Djaren on his journey to reunite with his 'son' so that was a bittersweet treat. Though I agree with everyone that Luke making Grogu choose is out-and-out cruel - though, from what we saw of the little guy's training, how fidgety and distracted he was, and Luke's half-smile when he made that offer, it may be that he knows the answer already and is just letting Grogu figure it out for himself -- that the little guy's place is by Daddy's side. Did anyone else see the reveal of the chain-mail shirt and think, "Mithril!"? Oh, just me? Never mind. I was also pleasantly surprised to see so much Luke - as others have said, the de-aging has gotten so much better! I could forget about the process and just enjoy the character, which after all is the goal. I wasn't familiar with Cad Bane before but he was AWESOME. What a great space Western villain! I hope the Marshall isn't dead, though -- I could swear he was only shot once, through the shoulder, so there's a chance he'll be around for the big battle. And what a stupid move on the Pykes' part - nothing was going to motivate the townspeople like killing (or attempting to kill) their beloved Marshall and his deputy. I expect to see the entire town march into Boba's fortress next week, armed with everything from pitchforks to blasters. Anyway, I can't believe I'm suddenly sorry next week is the last episode. As someone said upthread, a much better title for this series would have been "Star Wars: Tattooine" because Boba Fett as written has been a big bust. Some characters just work better as mysteries and/or supporting characters.

Sheldon on TBBT is often a classic 'unreliable narrator.' One example is the episode where adult Georgie confronted him about Sheldon not realizing what was really going on at home while he was studying in Europe. In addition, his narcissism and unworldliness often leads to him misinterpreting people's feelings and attitudes. And sometimes even events. And if that's true for adult Sheldon, how much more true would it have been for young Sheldon? Also, I wonder if TBBT Sheldon didn't sometimes exaggerate the "hickness" of his family to make himself look better by comparison.

Or the butterflies may not be aliens at all, but human-created creatures for ... what? To imbue people with super power? Infiltration? Takeover of hostile foreign nationals? If so, it's gone way wrong, and it seems like the bugs are pissed and now have their own agenda.

OK, I'm in the minority. I really like Mr. Lundy, he's such a self deluded loser, even if he did score the pink Cadillac. He'll probably be on to a new scam shortly, as none of his schemes ever work out. And he'll still project that phony confidence and bravado.

OK, in a half-assed defense of Georgie -- he wasn't attracted to Mandy because she was older, but because she was very attractive. Finding out she was older just meant he had to lie, which we already know he's really good at. As for George turning the truck around, that was pretty flimsy stuff -- it wasn't like Mary and Rob were sitting there making out. They were talking, for cryin' out loud. Was he just jealous because she was laughing with Rob like she hasn't laughed with George in a long long time? As for Sheldon, the writers are so fed up with him, they actually found a way to literally shut him in a closet the whole episode, so they could get on with the more interesting soap opera stuff!

If this show was called The Book of Another Mandalorian instead of The Book of Boba Fett, would there be any reason to watch it? I don't really care who's in charge of crime on Tattooine, we've been given no reason why he's decided to settle there rather than anywhere else, and risking his life for money as a crime boss is no different from risking his life for money as a bounty hunter. There's nothing important or interesting at stake here. Unlike The Mandalorian, we've been given no reason to care. Our guy's crime syndicate versus someone else's crime syndicate, so? It doesn't help that his second-in-command, Fenn, is smarter, more savvy & worldly, more charismatic and a better fighter. I'd watch a show about her! Boba's being presented as stupid, naive and a clumsy, rather ineffective fighter. That doesn't make him vulnerable and interesting, it makes him a boob. There just doesn't seem to be any reason for this show to exist, other than the name Boba Fett. The Mandalorian was the best new Star Wars property in years, and for most of its run, there was no familiar characters. It was so well written, acted & directed, they weren't necessary. So when we did get them, it was icing on the cake. I'm going to finish the series because I'm committed now, and the visuals are fun, but so far ... meh.

I've tried imagining Annie Potts delivering Meemaw's lines when I see that BBT episode in reruns -- it comes off much better.

Yeah No, you make a good point. But if you go back to rhe classic BBT episode where Leonard tells Penny how he met Sheldon and became his roommate, the Sheldon we meet in the flashbacks has retreated so far into his shell that he really is a twitchy, humorless, emotionless robot-man. It took friendship with Leonard, Raj and Howard to begin the process of re-humanizing him.

The restrictions imposed on YS because it has to conform to whatever facts of Sheldon's life were revealed on BBT are really starting to show. And it's really cramping the writing and direction of this show. For example, this episode could have been a delightful exploration of young teen Sheldon's first exposure to sex and sexuality and how it relates to his own awakening hormones. But we all know that Sheldon must remain completely asexual for another quarter century at least, so instead we get yet another tired story about Sheldon being clueless and entitled. It's like the writers are forced to write with a straightjacket on. And so we get some contrived sitcom shenanigans with meemaw and Georgie, just to fill out the 20 minutes. For a long time, YS has avoided the Prequel Curse with great writing, characters and acting. But now we're seeing the effect of having the end of the story already written -- stories and characters can't grow naturally.

About a thousand percent better than episode one! Even though it's been done before many times in other contexts, really enjoyed the 'white man humbles himself to learn from and join the society of the aborigines' plot. I get the Dancing With Wolves vibe, but did anyone else get a Mandalorian vibe from the very ritualistic creation of Boba's personalized weapon? Also, Fennec said something about needing to get permission to kill the Hutts; any idea who from? Or is this a mystery to be unraveled as we go? I am enjoying the use of the TV serieses (how else would you pluralize series?) to flesh out minor and/or tangential characters. Much like how in original Star Trek the Klingons were just violent antagonists but were fleshed out and given cultural and societal back stories in later Trek series, it's interesting to see the originally one-dimensional Tusken Raiders being given an actual society with rules, rituals, etc.