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They mentioned that the toys were sterilized each time they were returned.

He said that he had attended the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, but if he was still a student, he'd be doing his clinical clerkships at military hospitals. The Only Hospital in San Antonio seems like it's a county teaching hospital. I think it's great that we're thinking of all these questions. I only wish that the producers of the show had thought of them and maybe also some answers.

I don't think they've actually said Topher served with TC, but maybe I missed it. Also, I have an uncle who is a retired Naval orthopedic surgeon and a cousin who is an active-duty Naval orthopedic surgeon, both of whom did tours in-theater in Afghanistan, and at no point were either of them serving side-by-side with infantry. I know they said that Drew was just a combat medic until he returned and went to medical school, but was TC also just a medic? Or should we just add "the military" to the list of things the show doesn't understand?

Diagnosing someone a shrink hasn't personally examined can get a psychiatrist thrown out of the American Psychiatric Association. Honestly, a list of things this show gets right would be very short. I also find it a teensy bit convenient that TC, his brother, and his Army buddy would all be serving together in a war zone, and then that an amazing transplant surgeon with Doctors Without Borders would also happen to be from their hometown as well. Lucky!

I actually kind of see Chung as the Howard Dean of the race. I'm fulling expecting a "YEAAAAH!" after they have a primary.

I'm still probably being too generous, but they did say she wasn't on staff at The Only Hospital in San Antonio nor did she even have privileges there.

If they're trying to say that he's a trauma surgeon and/or that he's got mad skills from everything he did in Afghanistan, they're doing a really bad job of it. Although to be fair, he didn't perform Nick's transplant, the Doctors Without Borders surgeon did. And the emergency repair he did in order to get Nick's heart going again actually was closer to what I assume his actual job is, so I can let that one slide. Although, what kind of lousy doctors are there whooping it up with a transplant patient who just had his chest cracked after being shot?

Selina: So I have to go to a pig roast where the attendees took turns fucking the pig? Amy: I don't think anything indicates that they took turns.

Dr. Michael's boyfriend is going to show up later, so no. I think the hot shrink had it with her expecting the kid to freak out. I think she pulled it out of her pocket. You know, at some point, didn't anyone associated with the production just stand back and say "This is just ridiculous"? I mean, I'm okay with a certain amount of bending of medical science to make things dramatically interesting, but I've seen more realism on Passions.

Two more, that are being aired back-to-back next week. Veep is probably the only comedy on the air that can make me laugh out loud, and this one hit that especially hard. Every word out of Ben, Furlong, and Doyle's Greek Chorus act was priceless. I think the comment about the inept Congressman not being around to spill his water on Chung's burning tank was what put it over the edge.

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I didn't hate it...I guess it earned at least a second episode.

I was shocked that Lori was still willing to deal with the box woman after her inability to show any kind of dignity, not to mention her really rude treatment of Kevin. I know how generally disrespectful he is to both the presenters and the other Sharks, but her begging Lori to the point of tears while basically ignoring him, that was the rudest thing I've seen this side of the Copa di Vino asshole. The two moms hit the Shark Tank hat trick: special mom knowledge, use of own child as a prop, "passion" as their edge over the competition. Also, do not put your feet on my iPad under any circumstances. Thanks.

Well, Melissa was in the role of the plucky newbie. Robert, who was already working in the field in some capacity was starting further ahead than she did. With that said, she's also got a great career ahead of her. Ben, probably not so much because of his attitude. I did find it interesting that Brian Henson was advising Ben to lock down his attitude, because with Face Off, the judges rarely seem to interact or care about that unless their behavior is so odious that it crosses over into the judging. It was actually kind of refreshing.

I would have been fine with a Melissa win (in fact, I've thought she's been getting the Winner's Edit all season), but Robert was pretty much who I've been rooting for, and I was glad they went with him in the end. Even if it was a little rough around the edges, his final creature could have walked right out of one of Henson's non-Muppet projects. I was a little surprised that when he got the surprise visit from his loved ones they had his parents and not his boyfriend, Ben was just a putz. To me, his creature looked just like the krogan from the Mass Effect video games, and the creature's story was pretty similar to it as well. I'm surprised that none of the judges would have mentioned it, but maybe because it's a totally different medium, they wouldn't be as familiar, whereas on Face Off they've name-checked the Borg or some of the more humanoid characters from Farscape and usually not in a complimentary way.

It's nice to discover that the other Sharks realize that Lori is as full of shit as I do.

Well, those party-women were just the most Brooklyn thing ever. I mean, I sometimes feel bad about making the Brooklyn jokes, but for those ladies, they just about wrote themselves. Also, they were annoying.

I'd have given the challenge to Russ and Robert over Ben and Melissa, but that's just me. I thought their bird was much more fun to watch, and while I know Brian Henson is the Grand Poobah, I agree with The Dude that the eyes worked better without the pupils. I wasn't surprised to see Lex go, although my husband was rooting for her, and not he has to pick another one. One thing that I thought was extremely funny was the undisguised look of pure disgust on Robert's face when he realized he'd been paired with Russ.

I was really underwhelmed by Rashaad's work on this challenge. I mean, he absolutely owned the robot challenge, no question, but I didn't care for many of his other creations. I honestly thought a stronger paint job for George might have tipped the scales toward him, but of course, I was rooting for Tyler. But Tyler is a good sport, and seems to be really happy for Rashaad, so it all came out in the end.

Just in terms of how perfect they were for the parts, I'd have to go with CCH Pounder's Amanda Waller and Jeffery Combs' Question. I really can't picture anyone more perfect as either. Also, just for comedy, the pairing of Tom Everett Scott (who I don't even have great affection for) and Billy West as Booster Gold and Skeets were terrific. So much so that they reprised the roles on Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

I'm glad they're using the old, heavyset version of Waller in Assault on Arkham instead of the rebooted version. It's just the fact that a larger woman can be that much of a badass that makes the character so memorable. I don't know if I grew to love her either, but I think I did grow to understand her, and what her motivations were. She admits to Terry McGuinness that she came to respect and trust Bruce's judgment, to the point that the idea of being too old to continue or slow enough that someone would manage to kill him would leave the world without a Batman, and that thought was unacceptable. So, she did something unscrupulous, but even at that point, she couldn't dishonor what he stood for by ordering a murder. She says it herself, angels need sharp swords too. My one regret after the final season (that went one beyond what the producers had planned) is that we never got to see her acting as a liaison to the JLU, just because I think that would have been an interesting dynamic.

Waller: Hey, Lex! That android is CADMUS property. You're going to have to have to find somewhere else to keep your brain. [zaps android with BFG] Waller: A nano-disassembler beam. Your design, I believe. Luthor: Arrogant cow! It will take me weeks to build another android body. Waller: You ain't got weeks, baldy!

I don't know where I fall on which side of the coin Waller falls on (although she says herself that when she meets God, she's got a lot to answer for), but I do have to say that I always found it incredibly remarkable that a cartoon for children managed to create a character so complex and compelling. We've seen Waller in the flesh played by both Pam Grier (Smallville) and Angela Bassett (Green Lantern), and while they both kick an enormous amount of ass, neither one of them could hold a candle to what CCH Pounder did with just her voice. There was a JLU Waller action figure that I've always wanted.

I have to go to with the episodes that made me cry. No, I'm not too proud to admit it. Grundy: Bird-nose, do you think Grundy's soul is waiting for him? Hawkgirl: Grundy, I don't believe....Yes. Yes, it's waiting for you. Grundy: Then Grundy gets his reward. Hawkgirl: He was happy at the end. I still don't understand why. Aquaman: It's faith, Hawkgirl. You're not supposed to understand it. You just have it. Dr Fate: Solomon Grundy's grave is empty. Aquaman: Tell me where to find those responsible, then dig more graves. Dr Fate: The creature knows only rage and seeks only oblivion. Your mace may by the only object on Earth that can grant him peace. Green Lantern: What are you saying? Hawkgirl: Your favorite movie is Old Yeller. You know exactly what he's saying. Superman: I'm not the man who killed President Luthor. Right now, I wish to heaven that I were, but I'm not. Waller: I've known Bruce Wayne for over fifty years, and I've been keeping an eye on you your whole life. You're not his clone, you're his son. There are similarities mind you, but more than a few differences. You don't quite have his magnificent brain, for instance. You do have his heart though, and for all that fierce exterior, I've never met anyone who cared more deeply about his fellow man than Bruce Wayne except maybe you.

Didn't the dad mention that he'd been a rather high muckety-muck at Google? I'm sure at least part of his decision to make an offer was either based on acquiring talent (there's some stupid portmanteau about buying a company just to get its employees, but I can't think of what it is) or perhaps thinking that as they continue to develop the algorithm, they'll either end up licensing it, or that an Amazon or a Google will buy it.