Snazzy Daisy March 25 Share March 25 Quote On a flight, Arthur encourages Jerry to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter. When Bunny's sister, Mindy, visits, he tries to keep the peace between her and Sybil. Air Date: Mar 28, 2025 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/
EtheltoTillie March 29 Share March 29 I love Pamela Adlon so she’s a great choice for this. It’s hard to watch Linda Lavin knowing what’s coming, but she was great too. It will be nice to have Adlon as a continuing character considering the loss of Lavin. Matt Bomer seemed too young to have that daughter. Nathan Lee Graham is really funny! Wasn’t he great as the fill in flight attendant? 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8620251
Sarah 103 March 30 Share March 30 10 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said: Matt Bomer seemed too young to have that daughter. I think the character was supposed to have married and started a family incredibly young. Taking a dip in the shallow end of the pool (this is not going to be the last time it happens with this series): Thank you to the wardrobe department for finding that tight short sleeved dress shirt for Jerry. It fit him absolutely perfectly. I loved the relationship between Bunny and Mindy. It felt like a real sibling relationship. You could totally see the dynamic they had was siblings who were also friends. They may tease each other and occasionally get on each other's nerves, but they also love each other. If the goal was to give Mindy a purpose/something to do, Bunny could have her work in one of the New York Metro area stores. She doesn't have to move out to Palm Springs, unless they want the character there on a regular basis. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8620641
lovett1979 March 31 Share March 31 On 3/29/2025 at 10:17 AM, EtheltoTillie said: Matt Bomer seemed too young to have that daughter Yeah, the casting there was way off. Matt Bomer was 15 when Billie Lord (actress playing the daughter) was born. Mormons tend to marry young, but not THAT young. When she was first talking to Arthur, I thought the relationship would be that she was his sister. I have a feeling the character was originally written a bit older, but they cast Bomer because he's famous, he's actually great at being believably ditsy, and he's totally hot. But they didn't adjust any of the rest of the script or casting. Spoiler In another episode, it's mentioned that he and Bunny have known each other for 30 years. I believe the 1st episode said that they all met when Bomer's character started dating their friend George. It was also acknowledged that he was much younger than the rest. But 30 years ago, Matt Bomer was only 18, which seems a bit younger than what they were probably going for. They should have just changed that line to "20 years ago." 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8621576
Snazzy Daisy March 31 Author Share March 31 Arthur is more believable as a flight attendant than Jerry. Becca is not believable as Jerry’s daughter. Sorry, miscast. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8621886
EtheltoTillie March 31 Share March 31 On 3/29/2025 at 9:04 PM, Sarah 103 said: I think the character was supposed to have married and started a family incredibly young. Even with this, she was too old. Billie Lourd is part of the Ryan Murphy friend group, so they probably just wanted to give her a guest spot. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8621922
Snazzy Daisy March 31 Author Share March 31 16 minutes ago, EtheltoTillie said: Even with this, she was too old. Billie Lourd is part of the Ryan Murphy friend group, so they probably just wanted to give her a guest spot. She’s the goddaughter of Matt Bomer’s husband. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8621938
EtheltoTillie March 31 Share March 31 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Snazzy Daisy said: She’s the goddaughter of Matt Bomer’s husband. That had to be from decades ago, before husband even knew Bomer? ETA: Husband is much older than Bomer. Billie appeared in that one season of American Horror Story. Edited March 31 by EtheltoTillie Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8621951
Sarah 103 March 31 Share March 31 15 hours ago, lovett1979 said: Yeah, the casting there was way off. Matt Bomer was 15 when Billie Lord (actress playing the daughter) was born. You are assuming the actors are playing characters their exact age. Actors frequently play characters who are slightly older than they are in real life or slightly younger. I think that's what happening here. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622001
EtheltoTillie March 31 Share March 31 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Sarah 103 said: You are assuming the actors are playing characters their exact age. Actors frequently play characters who are slightly older than they are in real life or slightly younger. I think that's what happening here. I understand that, but in this case, it didn't work because both characters were off. Edited March 31 by EtheltoTillie Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622035
lovett1979 March 31 Share March 31 46 minutes ago, Sarah 103 said: You are assuming the actors are playing characters their exact age. Actors frequently play characters who are slightly older than they are in real life or slightly younger. I think that's what happening here. Yes, that is true. But the ages depicted on screen has to have some plausible relation to reality. Matt Bomer is 47, he looks about 37, and he's supposed to be playing older (based on the other things mentioned)? I absolutely love his casting in this. I think he's fantastically funny and perfect for the role. I just wish they had made certain dialogue and the casting of the daughter more plausible. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622037
SoMuchTV March 31 Share March 31 20 hours ago, lovett1979 said: Yeah, the casting there was way off. Matt Bomer was 15 when Billie Lord (actress playing the daughter) was born. Mormons tend to marry young, but not THAT young. When she was first talking to Arthur, I thought the relationship would be that she was his sister. Meh, each of them could easily be playing a character 2-3 years older or younger than the actor’s age, and it would not be out of line. Plus as good young Mormons they probably married at 20 or so. Of course, I agree it doesn’t help that Bomer looks younger than his calendar age, but that does happen for “regular people“ as well. Maybe he spends for the good moisturizer. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622231
ItCouldBeWorse April 1 Share April 1 On 3/29/2025 at 10:17 AM, EtheltoTillie said: Nathan Lee Graham is really funny! Wasn’t he great as the fill in flight attendant? 9 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said: Arthur is more believable as a flight attendant than Jerry. This is a call back to his role on LA to Vegas, a one-season show starring Dylan McDermott where Nathan Lee Graham's character was "a flamboyant male flight attendant". On 3/29/2025 at 9:04 PM, Sarah 103 said: I think the character was supposed to have married and started a family incredibly young. Yes. An early Mormon marriage. . 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622379
ItCouldBeWorse April 1 Share April 1 Btw, Cheri Oteri from SNL played the drunk flight attendant. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622536
Sarah 103 April 1 Share April 1 (edited) I did the math on the ages, and while I don't fully trust my math skills, I am increasingly inclined to believe the writers made a mistake with Jerry's age and the age of his daughter. What's throwing off the math/numbers/ages is the line from the first episode about the summer of 1994. I'm going with continuity error, which is strange given that it's only been one season and presumably they wrote all of the episodes before filming started, because traditional pilots are pretty rare for streaming shows. Edited April 1 by Sarah 103 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622571
EtheltoTillie April 1 Share April 1 10 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said: This is a call back to his role on LA to Vegas, a one-season show starring Dylan McDermott where Nathan Lee Graham's character was "a flamboyant male flight attendant". Oh, I used to watch that, but I guess Nathan Lee Graham didn't register at the time. I'll try to look up old episodes 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622650
SmithW6079 April 1 Share April 1 4 hours ago, EtheltoTillie said: Oh, I used to watch that, but I guess Nathan Lee Graham didn't register at the time. I'll try to look up old episodes I watched that too and totally don't remember him. The age discrepancies don't bother me. I like the show. I binged it this past weekend and laughed out loud multiple times. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622796
Blakeston April 1 Share April 1 (edited) I’m guessing that Jerry is supposed to be around 52. Then he could be born in 1963, married at 18 in 1991, and freshly divorced (or separated) by 1994, when he spent the summer with Bunny, Arthur and George. Can Bomer pass for 52? No, definitely not. (I’m glad the writers are acknowledging that Jerry is a freak of nature when it comes to aging.) Billie Lourd was born in ‘92, though, so her age makes sense. Edited April 1 by Blakeston 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8622917
Spartan Girl April 4 Share April 4 On 3/31/2025 at 10:59 PM, ItCouldBeWorse said: Btw, Cheri Oteri from SNL played the drunk flight attendant. She was a riot. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I don't think Jerry should have taken the high road as far as his ex was concerned. Not only did this bitch out him and get him kicked out of the church, she went at great lengths to manipulate their daughter into thinking that Jerry didn't even try to keep in touch when he did. That's cruelty on top of cruelty. I mean, it's good that Jerry and Becca were able to reconcile at all, but Becca deserved the truth. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8625977
Harvey April 4 Share April 4 The drunk female flight attendant was really fun 😁 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8626051
DrSpaceman73 April 5 Share April 5 On 3/31/2025 at 8:32 PM, ItCouldBeWorse said: This is a call back to his role on LA to Vegas, a one-season show starring Dylan McDermott where Nathan Lee Graham's character was "a flamboyant male flight attendant". Yes. An early Mormon marriage. . I loved la to Vegas! Was much better than this show. I can't help but think Oliver Hudson should have the matt bomer role. Even though I line matt bomer. Overall though this is just such a mediocre sitcom and nothing special. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8626813
ItCouldBeWorse Monday at 04:28 PM Share Monday at 04:28 PM (edited) On 4/4/2025 at 11:41 PM, DrSpaceman73 said: Overall though this is just such a mediocre sitcom and nothing special. I think it improved enough by the end of the season that I would watch another one. But, yes, LA to Vegas was great. They're just very different kinds of sitcoms. Edited Monday at 04:29 PM by ItCouldBeWorse 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/152594-s01e03-turbulence/#findComment-8628616
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