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I was also disappointed in Barbara for poo-poo-ing the continuing education requirements. I’m not familiar with what’s mandatory for maintaining licensure and keeping your job, and plenty of CEs are a waste of time but some are really vital in adapting to the times or adapting your lens and approaches to meet students needs and set them up for success.

Favorite parts I haven’t seen mentioned yet: The notion that Charles would still need a stunt double as an aging detective with dementia in a wheelchair really really tickled me. Oliver’s commentary as Charles was trying to respond to Mabel, “he’s wondering if he can come up with a good lie on the spot but realizes he lacks the mental dexterity,” and the non reaction to it, probably because it was to an extent accurate! I know sometimes I’m honest not out of integrity, but lack of skill. There’s just something so funny about how effortless Oliver’s ruthlessness is. Charles’s transparency was even further demonstrated, hilariously, with the phone cord twirling. You could see him conflicted with both interest in the relationship and the rational understanding that the prospect was total crazy town.

Ok I can’t wait until I’m all caught up - but does anyone else find Lila & Diego super hot and sexy together? I feel like I’m in the minority of really liking Lila, and even though the crazy cold and distant chick that pushes people away before they can reject her trope is tired, I like it on the actress and like their energy together.

Or, one could think of it as being akin to risotto, since it is a rice dish. An Asian cousin of risotto, which could explain why the white truffle worked with it. That’s so funny you say that, because the first time I tried risotto I thought that it tasted just like Filipino congee (lugaw or arroz caldo).

Didn’t we learn in another episode that Holt’s middle name is Jacob? And I swear there was an episode where Terry or Jake say something about never dancing to “Salt and Pepper” but drunkenly jamming out to them later in the episode. The funniest part of the dance scene to me was after Amy asked if they were getting her drugs, the look on Rosa’s face, knowing damn well what she was seeing 😂 Another call back - Boyle had wanted to start the nickname of “Ro-Ro” in one of the much earlier seasons, which was immediately shot down. I thought at first that’s why he was pissed at the prospect of Aunt Ro-Ro.

Anybody else crack up when Padma and QF judge approached Malarkey’s table and were jolted by his “Imagine if you will!” explanation for why he didn’t have flour? Followed by Padme’s WTF look?

All of this. I don’t know if I’d want to hang out with Jen, and while I remember being impressed by her cooking, it didn’t especially resonate with me, but I have tremendous respect for her.

I think I’m in the minority in that I’m a big fan of Jen. Maybe it’s because I live outside of Philly, but I also remember her being a bad ass in her season, a season known for its bad-assery. She doesn’t seem the softest, but she had a no-nonsense assertiveness with a bit of that nervous perfectionism that I really empathize with. I was really disappointed with her performance and attitude in her appearances after her season, but she’s been a class act this season. Looks like she’s a good friend of Lee Anne, was very affirming when Lee Anne expressed self doubt back at the house, and looked to be one of the first people to rush over to help. Her attitude towards her experience and elimination this go around was so positive and healthy. I also like that she’s part of a “zero proof” movement in Philly, offering a wide selection of non alcoholic drinks. Word is that she was struggling with alcoholism herself (no surprise in the industry) and recently went sober.

After reading some posts in the episode threads about Jewish culture, I thought it would be interesting to have a topic discussing the show's depiction of different cultures. Personally, as a Filipino-American who grew up in a north New Jersey well to do suburb of NYC populated by many Asians and Jews, there is so much for me to relate to on this show. It actually means the world to me that many of my personal cultural experiences are being represented on TV because that rarely happens. They must have some Filipino writers, because the small details of Filipino culture are so spot on. The food, common names (I have both a Lourdes and a Myrna - Lea Salonga's character - in my life), same first letter names, the Catholicism, the love for hip hop dance moves and Star Search type entertainment, the inclusion of Lea Salonga, and all the nuances I can't recall. And on top of that, I love that it doesn't define Josh, that he is in himself a character and not just a token representation. The object of affection, even! https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/amp/diversity-authenticity-dinuguan-how-crazy-ex-girlfriend-changing-tv-n501486 And the JAP rap battle was gold. I hadn't heard anyone use the term since I left NJ! Rebecca reminds me of many of the Jewish kids I grew up with - expectations and pressure from traditional roots (i.e., her mother) but with their own bit more removed secular and progressive American identity.

I sort of buy the whole blocking punishment concept. I've worked with sex offenders and parolees, and if you set aside whether or not they "deserve" it, but there's a lot of enfringements to their rights and restrictions that make it difficult to live a semblance of a productive life. It's basically set up for one to offend again. So blocking in this world is rather extreme, but I think parallels some real life concepts. And while the punishment may seem disproportionate to the crime, that happens all the time too ... though probably not to guys like Jon Hamm's character.

So I'm probably thinking this through way more than I should, but tell me if I have this right. Sherri freed Daryl because - per the letter - Daryl reminded her of what Dwight used to be (and she knew that Dwight saw that too). So she risked her life for someone she barely knows just based on the concept of him too. And also, the story that Dwight sold to Negan was that it was actually the doctor who freed Daryl ... for some reason ... which caused Sherri to run, because for some reason she figured she'd be the one blamed?

I was complaining to Hubby about how drawn out these one character/one plot episodes are and noted how little filming each actor actually probably does per season, and he theorized that the actors may be getting paid per episode.

... Could Shae be "white fanging" Tyrion back?? Perhaps they were originally going to use her as some sort of leverage for his demise and she wants him to hate her?? Nah, she's probably just stupid, or written stupid. You know, I remember the first few seasons being so impressed by the female characters, and now they're either stupid, petty (Cersei) and pretentious (queen Dany).

I admit, Little Finger is a tad cartoony for the GoT world, but I kind of enjoy it. It's a really random reference, but the way he talks reminds me of Satan's lackey in the Terry Schiavo South Park episode, when he tells the politicians what to say, ending with an evil cackling, "Ack ack ack ..." ("No, you don't say that part, ack ack ack ..."). Just me? Yeah, I figured as much. And I don't mind that explanation of events with LF orchestrating everything, though I agree he needs to come off as Tywin levels of shrewdness to believably pull it off. But I like the idea of someone without personal investment pitting groups against each other through emotionally fueling matters, it's so reflective of real politics.