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I'd be surprised if he even does that much.

I generally find Netflix grindingly mediocre, but I didn't know Justina Machado - always the most underrated part of Six Feet Under - was on this. I hope the guy who played Rico can pop up too. I may have to watch it. I'm disappointed she doesn't jump in the air in the opening credits though.

My traumatizing memories of Testament make that impossible for me

I think Pierce was always supposed to be bad. Tess used to talk about how controlling he was. He was very manipulative early on and scared Vanessa. I feel like Iain Macleod stretched the story out so we'd be more shocked at what he did. I don't mind the idea in terms of exploring Rhona's struggle, but yes, knowing it's likely for more Paddy/Rhona (a pairing I have never liked) is disappointed and misogynist. As is Lisa's quasi-reunion with Zak, although I don't really know how that could have been resolved any other way. Kate Oates should be ashamed for their breakup, especially the way it was done.

Geoffrey Pierson in the Campbell's ad. Who is the woman? She looks so familiar.

Bill Perry worries about why people don't care that we're on the verge of a nuclear attack. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/william-perry-nuclear-weapons-proliferation-214604

What piece were they talking about?

Ann Williams in this first ad.

I'm glad you got to see it. I have a 1996 one as well I will try to get up at some point.

Likely one of many people who thought everything Trump said during the campaign was meaningless and once the election over the so-called "grownups" would take over. Oops. I just hope those in the government who worked overtime to sink Hillary will be happy with what they're getting.

With the collapsing Eurozone and the UK moving further and further to the right, my guess it we're going to have a lot of company soon.

Thanks to gerrymandering that's pretty much impossible.

From what I've seen 1983 was very good. It's a shame they didn't keep it going.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kentucky-senate-president-womens-choice-is-to-conceive

It makes for an easier story and image, because it hits so many flashpoints - white demographics fading from the majority, jobs fading due to environmental changes and the global economy, the "average" American feeling under attack, and so on.

Thanks for reading it.

That was one of the only scenes on Tuesday that actually allowed us to see reactions and grief. The rest cut away. Odd. I was glad they didn't try to make her a monster and instead let us see her grief. My favorite of her scenes was her scene with Ronnie at the hotel, where they were finally in a decent place. It was a bittersweet scene, beautifully acted.

He might, I don't know - I don't want to ask a lot as I imagine he's very busy.

Yes. Other than the 1990 episode I sent you I don't have any more right now but I'm hoping they may have a few others down the line.

I have a few others I'll try to put up at some point.

This is most of a 1998 episode. The bit before the opening credits is mostly not there. It runs about 5-10 minutes after the closing credits. I didn't want to edit because many tell me it makes everything go out of sync.

It didn't bother me as much with Grant this time around, although the scene itself was stupid, because these were scared young men (who miraculously still managed to pull off a home invasion in the middle of the day in a packed Square - I had to headcanon that everyone just really hates the Mitchells and hoped they all died), he was with a young man, and he was waving a bat around. But this with Mick was just silly and makes a mockery of the story. I guess we're supposed to see this as Mick trying to show control the only way he knows how, and he can't help, and so on, but it doesn't come across that way because Lee doing the raid was so extreme and had no buildup. As a result no one in this is sympathetic. I also question why the "villains" in the story were cast with MOC up against our white heroes. What really bothers me is that they had all that about Lee getting a Samaritans card to use if he needed help, and then Mick found the card and told him he should have killed himself. What the hell kind of message is that to send to people struggling with suicidal thoughts???