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I felt terrible for this young teen. She had no one in her corner, and going against 4 grown ass adults in front of cameras. I'm not sure that bio dad was that innocent... he admitted to kissing her on the lips, that creeped me out. The girl probably feels massively unloved and rejected, and is acting out the only way she can think of. At least coach Mike sat this one out.

I'm glad I wasn't alone feeling that way. Why is she the only one being held accountable? All the adults were lying, too.

Gender reveal parties are so stupid, evidenced by AndRei & Libby (1) equating a daughter with makeup and precocious promiscuity and (2) Andrei already wanting to be in control of her makeup and sexuality. Why is gender so important and worth putting on a pink or blue wig? For all they know, their daughter may be very sports-oriented, a talented musician, or very studious. She's still in the womb and they're already planning to take her lipstick away and hang up on boys if they call.

Alright. This post will get me no love but dammit. I'm gonna come right out and say it. After seeing Colt's sweet, romantic date with his motherwife, where he called her "my dear" as he gallantly held the door open for her, they sipped margaritas together, excitedly trash-talked Dark Times Larissa, shared intimate communion commiserating, confided in each other cackling with broad smiles and twinkles in their eyes... after and my eyes popped and dangled from their sockets... there can be no doubt left... This relationship has been consummated. Colt knows his mother in the biblical sense of the word. Colt has scratched Debbie's itch. Debbie has given him practical lessons in the birds and bees. They have packed each others lunches. There is special sauce in that bith phtew. The flow of milk has never been interrupted. Colt has spelunked the original cave. Debbie wears Colt's shirts just like when they started to date and she didn't have extra clothes when she visited him and stayed overnight. Debbie told Colt she wouldn't put out until the side piece was gone. There's no way they didn't French kiss in the car on the way home and make out like teenagers. Do not leave the rest to my imagination. I'm not even joking.

I'm not so sure Kami was the "perfect mom" in the past!

Claire looked fantastic with her long hair down. Her normal hairdo bugs me.

The reason I can no longer stand the Michael character and will not watch next season isn't because the she is bad per se, or even that the story lines are written from a single person's perspective. The plot is a wildly over-the-top narcissistic wankfest where not only is the whole multi-episode story arc based on Michael's emotionally-overwrought point of view, but every other character is obsessed with her, exists as it relates to her, and the fate of the entire universe rests in Michael's feelings and actions. She's the only woman Ash could ever love! She even had to be Spock's sister... how contrived is that? For two whole funking seasons. Every episode the same thing. A new planet? A new ship? A new war? A new civilization? Don't worry! It's 100% about Michael! All of time, and even parallel universes depend on her next set of tears. Give me a break. If Micheal was a light-hearted, funny, debonair person it probably would work better for me, but she might still suck the oxygen out of all the other players. As she is written, she's not witty or even remotely entertaining. She's either doing something she's not supposed to do, wearing bossy-pants, or weeping imploringly. Maybe it's because in real life I'm a total team player and what I love about these starship shows is to see a team of quirky and fallible humans and aliens do awesome things through cooperation. In Discovery, this seems to happen, but only far in the background and is not the point of the plot. All those officers on the bridge, enhanced humans, aliens... who are they? I have no idea other than they're probably far more interesting than Michael's next psychobabble drama with Emo-Spock. Ash also got on my nerves, the writers didn't know what do to with him. His whole plot was incoherent nonsense... and the actor talks like he's got a hot potato in his mouth. I'll miss L'Rell - she was my favorite. Calm, wise, rational and oddly beautiful. Giorgiou was wasted... fantastic actress, great character, humor too, but I was never sure why she was hanging around. Bidding her time? She was way to powerful to be a peripheral character. Give me a show with L'Rell and Giorgiou as co-captains, LOL. Someone else wrote in another thread that The Orville is the true descendant of Star Trek. I wholeheartedly agree.

I was appalled that JJ didn't kick out the two drunken rodeo campers. I was sure she'd say there's no way of telling who started what and that they were both drunk and unreliable witnesses of their own stories. Same with the pitbull! How were the pitperverts no responsible for half the cost, at least?

I got a strong sense that $hill really didn't like Miss Ophonia.

The script writing room for this show must be one of the country's greatest concentration of narcissists. The character of Micheal Burnham is a channel for the script writers to funnel all their self-love and grandiose views of themselves. Of course Ash has only loved, and can only love Michael Burnham. Of course the AI Control is deep into Michael Burnham's mommy issues. Of course, solutions to all problems are found by Michael Burnham.

This year, Dr Now isn't wasting his time with immobile patients. I wonder why? Perhaps it's because they have a low success rate, more complications, and don't walk again even after the weight loss?

thank god for small mercies

This episode was such a hot mess of pointless sentimental drivel that I decided not to watch the next season. Burnham is the center of the Universe... and of all time. I know it's scifi and I'm there to suspend disbelief, but come on. I've seen enough of her scenery chewing, and not following rules because of a pressing personal need. She's a storyline black hole, pulling everything into her orbit of overacting. Spock is way too emo to be believable. He's one of the most emo crew members! What kind of Spock is that? I had no patience for the fake science. "What if we pack the bean expander into the quantum rectal fartometer?" "YES! Then we could propel the intelligent digesto-gas through the boxer portal... quick! Load the fudgeum!" "THIS MIGHT WORK!"

Phil couldn't come right out and say that the woman was "hacking" herself?

I'm liking this series less and less. It find it's lacking in levity and takes itself way too seriously. At the beginning I enjoyed Burnham, but I now find her tedious and one-note. Having the storyline from the point of view of a subordinate was a maverick move, but to have literally everything that happens in the Universe be because of her is getting a little too much. I'm very disappointed in New Spock. That beard is bad. Where are the purple eye shadow and the roller bangs? Vulcans are supposed to be logical, so why are they playing up their emotions in the plot line all the time? It makes Vulcans look like whiny emos. Where's the logic? It's gone, in favor of oh look! An emotional Vulcan! And he's got the most emotion of all the crew since he's OMG half-human! And all this overwrought brother-sister drama... it's not credible. Neither is a Vulcan terrorist organization. Ash Tyler is played by a terrible and mumbling actor.

Oh right, now I remember, thanks.

Please help someone new to the show... who/what is Carly?

YES! I say yes to the new hairdo! ❤❤❤

That would make for great TV.

ZOMG! The whole Strudel household was aghast in amazement. Is this an RBG tribute? I would go full lesbian for JJ with a granny bun.

Today's "beautiful daughters" were brainwashed by their lazy entitled mother. Dad appeared to be a rough type, and no big prize either. But somehow the mother made my blood boil. I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe her conviction that she's perfect and doing everything perfectly?

That was one of Phil's worst shows ever. Instead of guests that could rationally shed some light on this type of behavior, we had politically motivated cartoon characters arguing as if they were the living embodiment of memes.

I'm curious about Bodhi's ultimate diagnosis.

Thanks for the clarification, I misheard. Except it's even worse pulling at heartstrings LOL. He's done enough for her!

That scene was extraordinary. Considering she was painting her mother as a bad person with whom she had a difficult relationship, I was shocked that she called her weeping and screaming to force her to interject herself in an argument with her partner. I fully expected the "bad mother" to balk and tell her to handle it herself. Alas, she joined forces with Maja to beg Christian to prolong his agony living with Maja, for Maja's sake. I was in disbelief. Both women acted like Christian's purpose in life was to suffer in Maya's service. Mom did acknowledge that living with Maja couldn't be easy (a moment that revealed a lot about the dynamics between her and her entourage), yet brushed it off. Everyone must serve at Maja's pleasure! Maja held her nose up in the air, defiant, her arm stiffly extended and holding the phone high towards Christian. She let her mom abuse him verbally on her behalf, while he was cowering silently against the cabinetry with no escape. It was very uncomfortable to watch. Christian has tremendous self-restraint. While there was no physical violence, the physical and verbal intimidation was dialed up to 11. The mom did mention something about Christian having been homeless, and receiving help. It was vague, but I got that same feeling that Maja's mom was somehow partially supporting the household, and was using this as leverage. Perhaps that's why mom felt entitled to badger Christian into "supporting" Maja until Maja succeeded.