Phebemarie

I wonder if the LA shot is framing the back story for Mr. and Mrs. Murray and an opportunity to dump some tesseract exposition. The shot of the kids in the woods doesn't scream LA to me.

This commercial has definitely made my Tour de France viewing less enjoyable this year.

Lennon Parham, Maggie on the show, actually chose Jessica's implants. The scene in the show was based on their real-life experiences.

I read on Twitter that Lennon Parham was sick during taping of the last episode.

The sky-cam angle is probably the one that hurt Sagan the most. It made it look like the elbow was on purpose. The street angle wasn't as clear and made it seem more like Cavendish tried to squeeze into a spot that was too narrow. Regardless, I thought I was seeing someone get their neck broken when the bike went over the fallen rider. Horrible.

That was a brutal crash. Sagan kicked out of the Tour. Cavendish probably out with multiple injuries.

If they had to have teams, I wish they'd brought back some of the beloved winners from past seasons to be in charge of each team. I know they did something similar to that when Laura came back a few years ago. Maybe the winners have gotten too successful to return.

Does the tent have some feature that helps balance humidity and temperature? Couldn't a rainy day affect the proving times of some bakes?

Clarification: dogs and elderly people don't have to appear in the same commercial to make me weepy.

Dogs and elderly people. Check I think Glade enjoys going for the emotional jugular, especially at holiday times.

Beavers looked unstoppable against LSU last night.

I was surprised at how much easier it seemed this year.

I think I read that the actress who plays Lina is going to be on a new show on CBS. I've seen her on one of the Sunday morning talk shows where she's spoken about her book. This is my first episode back since I read spoilers that Michael was going to be killed. I wasn't going to watch any more, but I couldn't stay away.

I don't know how to pull something over from Twitter, but Brett Dier posted this yesterday. Wouldn't the infamous third episode back from hiatus already be 'in the can'? (I guess they could bring him back as a ghost...)

If the rumor is true, maybe Brett Dier was offered a movie role, and the offer wasn't finalized until after the season began. Whatever the reason, I'm disappointed. When Gina Rodriguez cut her hair last summer for a movie role, she said the audience would eventually be seeing Jane with her cute lob hair cut. If there is a time-jump, a new style would be a quick visual to show the passage of time. If they knew early on there would be a time jump, it might be why they haven't shown her shorter hair.

There was another side-eye moment from Christian when Tim Gunn commented that this was probably the best avant-garde challenge in Project Runway history. Christian and Chris March's winning avant-garde challenge dress.

I may be wrong, but I think the little actor playing Mateo is still the same-only toddler-sized.

Maybe they're trying to make up for the bump and grind all-girl routines with Maks and Val's audience interactive numbers ("Shout"). Handsome though they are, I wouldn't be thrilled to have my knees spread apart on national television.

I realize John MacEnroe and Brad Gilbert need to keep themselves awake when calling late night somewhat uneventful matches, but their mocking of Kyle Edmund came across (to me, at least) as boorish and mean-spirited. I was glad when the 21-year-old came back to break Djokovic because it made them shut up for awhile.

I agree. It's in his best interest monetarily to do well on DWTS. I'm sure his agent is telling him to work hard, be humble, and try to charm. Michael Vick came back from a horrible scandal to play again. Anything is possible.

For those looking for top-notch Shakespearean productions, I encourage you to consider the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. They are committed to producing the canon in ten years, so there will be ample opportunity to 'brush up your Shakespeare'. This summer productions of Timon of Athens, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Richard II, and the Winter's Tale will continue through October. Since OSF is a repertory theater, there are additional classic and cutting-edge offerings each season. This spring, I watched a really unique production of Yeoman of the Guard done in promenade style. Later this season, we have tickets to The Wiz on the outdoor stage. I saw Javier Munoz several years ago in an absolutely outstanding production of Into the Woods (excuse me for name dropping). As most of you probably know, Tony winner All the Way originated at OSF. They made a commitment to produce cutting-edge new material and showcase diversity long ago. OSF is also willing to take a stand on important social issues of the day. In case you're interested, I've added a link to OSF's website. https://www.osfashland.org/

To continue the cat litter discussion, I recommend The World's Best Cat Litter. Yes, the name is a little much, but it's really great. There are several different formula: one is made from pine, the other from corn. Supposedly, you can flush the stuff, but I'm always afraid of clogs.

I'm really tired of the Nationwide commercial that's been playing incessantly during Olympic coverage. I can't explain why her sunny optimism just annoys me.

Does anyone think Jeremy may not have tampered with the car? It seems too obvious with all the cutaway shots of Jeremy looking both guilty and creepy to make him responsible. His body language on the lounge chair didn't indicate someone who had something to hide or was guilty of something. Of course, he could be a complete sociopath, so there's that.

Do you think the theme they're going with is 'absolute power corrupts absolutely'? Maybe they're stealing from Shakespeare, and Rachel is turning into Macbeth, who started out fairly honorable but sunk to depravity to gain power. Earlier in the season when they brought in the fake mom of one of the contestants, I thought that was about as low as anyone could go and still not become mustache-twirling villains. Guess I was wrong.