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Probably pimping himself out as a male prostitute to make enough money to put gas in that 8 cylinder GTO guzzler that Zeke gave him.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Zeke and Camille slogging up the hill. The man is one cardiac event from a permanent dirt nap and this was their best idea about getting some exercise? Once again we revisit the "what should we do about Max" problem. This dipshit of a kid goes around blurting out things that shatter other kid's hopes and all he gets from his idiot, enabler parents is yet another pep talk about how wonderful he is? This show's handling of Aspergers has been disgraceful. Max hurts some people with his words, physically assaults others or stalks them and there are virtually no consequences. Given that, Adam and Kristina, who in the hell do you think is going to hire your son and if they do what makes you think he'll last for more than a few weeks? I know, if the boss fires Max, Adam will confront him and threaten to kick his ass as he has done in the past. I don't know who I loathe more, Monica Potter as an actress or the character she plays. Maybe they are one in the same. When this show closes out she'll be the one that I'll say good riddance to the most.

Agreed. Nia is not a great dancer but she is a good performer. It's too bad that they don't show more of the family home lives of the kids. I suspect that Nia is very well rounded and grounded. Hopefully, once this nonsense with DM ends, Nia will move on to her own life. I'm willing to bet that she is an excellent student who will eventually get into a top flight university and go on to to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher or whatever she chooses to be. Nia will end up doing something far more signifant than being just another burned out child dancer. I really hope that Holly is doing the show solely to make enough money to pay for Nia's education.

I really am into this show. I've also been madly in love with Morena Baccarin since she was a regular in Firefly back in 2002. She was stunning then and still is. I agree with everyone about the kiss. After the sudden first move by Gordon, the mutual follow up, as brief as it was, definitely was up there among best TV smooches (Castle and Beckett, when it finally happened, may be at the top of the list). Too bad it was interrupted by the uniformed cop. It might have gone on for quite some time.

I got a big laugh out of Holly proclaiming "I grew up in the Bronx, NY so I'm good". Really Dr. Holly? I grew up in Brooklyn, NY and I learned very early not to take crap from anyone something that folks from the Bronx learn as well. Maybe you missed class the day that was taught. How could Holly sit there when Abby Lardass told Nia that if the group didn't win it would be her fault? At that point she have told Abby "F you and the horse you rode in on", grabbed Nia and said AMF. Of course this is fantasy since the contract would never allow this unless it was part of the script but really Holly, how much money have you sold your soul and your child's well being for? Is it truly worth it? Melissa should have gone to LA with Maddie and let her sister take care of Mckenzie. For God's sake woman, Maddie is twelve years old. It's just more proof that Melissa is an unfit parent and that her ex-hubby should make a legal move on her. JoJo's mother is ghastly looking and her daughter looks like she wants to play the lead in a juvenile version of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". The kid is really an obnoxious twit as well. What's the old line from Top Gun; "Your ego is writing checks that your body can't cash"? Seems to describe JoJo perfectly.

I have always felt the the Becky character has done a horrible disservice to Downs kids and adults. I'm sure that for an actress like Lauren Potter roles are not plentiful but I've wondered about why Lauren and her family or representatives would allow the Glee writers to create a character with Downs who, as the seasons have rolled by, has become so toxic as to have virtually no redeeming qualities. The biggest mistake was to have Becky become Sue's "apprentice" where she seemed to have nothing resembling a positive role model. It was made more incredulous by the fact that Sue's sister also had Down's and she should have had far more insight into that than was portrayed. Like so many other sensitive subjects RLM and his minions made a complete mess of the Down's story line. Between this and Parenthood's abysmal handling of Asperger's I'm surprised that there hasn't been more howling from the medical and psychology communities. It would be more than justified.

Salaries? You mean that Kristina should actually get paid for her fine stewardship of the school? Anyone notice that in the first three return episodes there has been no mention of Snowflake Academy? I wonder if Katims and the production team caught such flack over the horrible way in which the school mess that Kristina, Max and Adam created was portrayed that they decided to quietly drop its story line.

I took a shot at watching the pilot earlier this week and just sat there enjoying the hell out of it and this week's show sealed the deal for me. The show is an absolute winner with some of the funniest lines and scenes I've heard or seen lately (i.e. the bib and Obama probably telling Luscious to go fuck himself and hanging up). I love. love Taraji P. Henson. She chews the scenery with outrageous, deliberate over-acting and dominates anyone she shares a scene with. She would have been great in "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" Keenen Wayans would have had a field day with her in that movie. Terrence Howard is, as always, excellent as is the entire supporting cast. The show was a major leap of faith for FOX which appears to be paying off.

Well since Maddie did lose, I expect to hear news about Sia being so grief stricken that she ended it all. The rest of the blah, blahs were so overcome with disappointment that they sought solace by joining Monasteries and Convents. Maybe Abby can follow suit (on the latter)?

Bingo! That is exactly what I thought. I was expecting a slightly rumpled Dashiell Hammett era fedora, much like the one that Patrick Stewart wore in Star Trek TNG when the holodeck put him in 1940's San Francisco as Dixon Hill, the private detective. It would have been perfect but the Sherlock Holmes hat and magnifying glass were pretty good. It would have been even better if Beckett got Castle a Bloodhound named Toby.

Words almost fail me after last night's train wreck. Abby is a pathological liar but a very bold one. Holly has become the new idiot girl among the moms. The competition was a full on joke. Why didn't they show the routine that allegedly beat Maddie's. Could it be that in this staged event, there really wasn't one? Maddie did dance well but so did Kalani and there's no way that there should have been a two place difference between them. As someone noted earlier, when the group routine started, I immediately noticed that all of the girls were in complete costume and makeup except for Maddie who was clearly and easily identifiable. Abby's comments to both Maddie and Kalani prior to their routines and during rehearsals were despicable. She isn't running a dance school. She's like the deformed hunchback who emceed the death match in Thunderdome chanting "Two girls enter, one girl goes home". The bottom line is that the show runners and Abby have so much invested in Maddie's in-house "invincible" character that they will never let Kalani or anyone else from ALDC beat her. Hell, if Misty Copeland was in ALDC, she would lose to Maddie as well. It's all one big farce.

Was it ever clearly established that Rachel broke her contract for Funny Girl? Remember the producer told her that another misstep and he would fire her, sue her and, in effect, have her blackballed in the major theater community. If she did just bail out she would facing even heavier lawsuits that would have her in financial shackles for years and might be able to work in dinner theaters or cruise ship non-Equity productions if she was lucky. Maybe her high school is as good as it's gonna get for a long, long time.

Have to admit that after the way the tail end of season five went, I didn't have high hopes for Ryan Murphy's ability to get beyond his ego and arrogance and try to recapture the feeling that made Glee such a hit and joy to watch in its earlier days. I think that he partially redeemed himself with last night's shows. The old gang coming back was nice and some of the musical numbers were very good, especially Jane's rendition of Janelle Monae's Tightrope, one hell of a great song. The new guy's Mustang Sally was also excellent. The boy's got a gravelly, soulful voice that was perfect for the number. Having three very good looking, sexy ladies singing backup behind wasn't too shabby either. I am puzzled by one thing however. Is Airman First Class Noah Puckerman of the USAF ever actually on duty anywhere in this country? He seems to able to show up at any place other than an Air Force Base at will. The Air Force must be a much better gig than most of us think.

My daughter works in theater and has been an Assistant Stage Manager or Production Assistant on many musicals over the past 10 years at both local and nationally renown theaters on the west and east coasts. She has worked with many dancers during this time, and is close to a number of them. They will, to a person, watch So You Think You can dance, live or recorded depending on their rehearsal/performance schedules because they respect the years of training that most of the contestants have received and their ability as dancers. When it comes to Dance Moms, the revulsion is nearly unanimous. They are appalled at how dance training is presented and how the kids are treated. They do not see much hope for professional careers for most of them. As so many have said here, including dancers and instructors, it's not about being a star. it's about the love of dancing and how it allows those who do it to express themselves. That doesn't seem to get even a passing thought in Abby Lee Miller's world.

You have probably hit on a key issue. Maddie is a 12 year old who has been flattered beyond normal reason and isn't capable of making appropriate judgements in regard to her opportunities. The criminals are Melissa and Abby who are nothing more that shameless child exploiters. Melissa is, to me, an unfit parent and one does wonder whether Maddie's actual father has any say or rights where her upbringing is concerned. Maybe he's contractually in on the payday and can't really object to what's going on. If not, depending on what the custody terms of the divorce was, he should be vocally and, perhaps, legally be expressing his misgivings about Melissa's decision making abilites and her motives.

It really seems age inappropriate for a pre-teen like Maddie. Of course her idiot mother must have thought it was just a spiffy idea.

Agreed. How Kalani and Maddie are even in the same group or solo brackets is a complete mystery but then again so was Brooke still dancing with the junior group. Reality has no place in this show.

What a bunch of crap! It was absurd to see Holly, a highly educated and sophisticated woman whose own child has been abused by Abby, paint Christi as the villain of the piece. Melissa is a pig and Jill is a moron so you don't expect much from them but Dr. Holly? Whoever is writing this idiocy needs to familiarize themselves with the term "continuity". So Abby is going to turn all of these little girls into big stars? When the show's run finally ends, the kids and their fame whore mothers may be able to cash in for a while but at some point their 15 minutes is going to end. Good luck to them when the reality ball drops on their heads..

That should be interesting if it actually happens. From what I've seen, except for tap dancing, I would expect Kalani to kick Maddie's ass almost every time time out. She is older, bigger and appears to be a more mature dancer than Maddie. Of course this is Dance Moms, not reality and If Kalani wins it blows a major underpinning out from the show's foundation, namely presenting Maddie as the best little dancer that ever was (pure hogwash of course). It wouldn't shock me to see the "judges" somehow give Maddie the win or Kalani to mysteriously tank part of her routine.

Those reviews are dead on. Call it arrogance, hubris or whatever it is that Katims suffers from, because of it, he has screwed up this closing season royally on almost every count. You can't help but wonder if he has any inkling about how may missteps he's made.

Thank you! Dirty, Sexy Money was a terrific show that ran at the same time as one of my all time favorites Eli Stone. Unlike Eli Stone, whose writers were given enough notice to craft a decent finale when the show was cancelled, DSM got no such consideration. One week it was on and the next week it was gone. Peter Krauss was very good but Donald Sutherland dominated any scene that he was in. All in all though, it was good while it lasted.

And Adam, in his classic style, jumps into the mess with both feet and immediately concludes that if Max is is involved in yet another unpleasant situation, it's got to be someone else's fault. The man has about as much insight as a bottle cap. I'm surprised that he didn't say to Dylan's parents "you need to deal with your slut of a daughter". It would have nice to see Dylan's dad lay Adam out with one solid punch. Is Kristina capable of showing anything other than a distraught expression? She is so out of her depth as the head of this school, dangerously so.

Yeah, that one could have played in different depending on what Julia really wanted. Did Joel love her enough and respect her wishes enough to let her go or did Joel love her enough to refuse to sign the papers and keep fighting for her. The way it seemed to play out was after Joel signed on the line that's dotted, Julia finally realized that any chance of saving the marriage would be gone so it was off to the horizontal mambo they went. They could always just tear the divorce papers up.

Or Mark's wife and baby die during delivery (horrible I know). Mark, overcome by guilt because he still loves Sarah and realizes that that his wife and child died for his sins, kills himself. Sarah rushes to Mark's side just before he shuffles off. He proclaims his hopeless love her and then kicks the bucket. Sarah, realizing that she loves Mark and can't live without him, takes a lethal potion that she got from an apothecary some years back and carries just in case she take it anymore. She falls over Mark's prostrate body, dead as a doornail. The scene fades to black. It's right out the New Testament and Shakespeare and might be turned into a Broadway play titled Romeo and Juliette's Last Supper.

Words fail me! The school scene was sickening and a total embarrassment for anyone connected to this show. After that horrible sequence, with all of the parents there, Snowflake Academy should have been a distant memory. Would any of you who witnessed that not had serious doubts about Kristina's qualifications, Adam's childish outburst, the school and your child's safety? And once again, Max faces virtually no consequences for his behavior. The only mature person in this entire story arc appears to be Dylan.