I otoh have been a fan of hers ever since I saw her as Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries for Masterpiece theater way back in the 80s.* I got a real kick out of seeing her in TFA and love the success she’s having now.

Wait - there’s a Law & Order UK?  How have I never heard of this before?

I don’t think that Edwin Akufoz is an actor, but it wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibility that he’s a pal of Rupert’s (or that his dad was). And Rupert divesting himself of AFC Richmond shares to invest in Raja Casablanca, poaching Sam to get to Rebecca, and then grabbing Nate (and maybe even whispering him…

As someone deeply broken when it comes to expectations of verisimilitude, my general rule on this is that it’s fine not to be entirely realistic as long as the streamlining of reality makes the story more effective.

I dunno, seeing it laid out like that by grinninfoole, it makes a lot of sense. Is the idea really that outlandish? We saw Rupert engage in similar shenanigans, albeit on a smaller scale, last season, when he (probably) sabotaged Rebecca’s charity event by canceling the appearance by Robbie Williams, then showing up…

I gesture at this in the review, but I agree that this news cycle is less of an issue for Ted professionally than it is personally. It would be super easy to resolve in much the manner you suggest: he struggles with mental health, he should have been more open, and he wants to take this opportunity to express that…

I suspect that Rupert giving Rebecca Prime the shares owned by Rebecca the Second in the funeral episode was to divest himself of a conflict of interest. While Sam Richardson is probably too big of a casting to be a false lead, I think that he and Rupert might be coinvestors in Casablanca, such that Nate and Sam may…

One thing I genuinely found confusingly out of character: Trent Crimm giving up an anonymous source like that.

The plan makes no sense, but one of the quirks of the Ted Lasso world is that we have no idea how much or how little sense it should make. It’s weird for Sam not to have an agent handling this sort of thing, and it’s weird for the show not to mention Sam’s relationship with the Nigerian national team/youth system,…

Yeah there has to be some sneaky ulterior motive as the plan makes no sense. Under the current system, buying a team like Raja Casablanca and turning them into Man City or PSG is practically impossible.

Maybe it’s just me, but the scenario you lay out crosses a line of contrivance where I just don’t buy the idea of a real-life, football version of the Red Wedding playing out in such a fashion? The idea that Higgins would have been duped by a fake story, that all this money—the helicopter, the security detail,…

As I said in the review, the whole things makes me suspicious, so I’m not shocked to learn there’s an actual historical analogue to this. But in this case, I’m bereft because it means that Higgins is extremely terrible at his job for not bringing up this very concern, and I hate that for him (and the show).

What is bad about Roy and Keeley’s relationship? What aspect of it isn’t working? The show has never even tried to answer these questions.

The Casablanca situation seems way too close to a real life corruption scandal in Premier League football to be a coincidence, so I suspect that Sam is getting set up.

Agree with the post, but Burning Man event?

Provided the proper distancing measures are taken, the RenFaire seems like one of the safer places to go, given that it’s primarily outdoors.  I mean, if you live somewhere where ICU beds are overloaded and infection rates are out of control, then sure, you should probably stay home.  But if you live somewhere where…

just saying, its far more likely your friends grabbed lunch indoors without masks and caught coved then lied about where it happened so you wouldn’t judge them.

someone is lying because outdoor transmission is near impossible when combined with mask wearing and vaccination.

Maybe I'll get flamed for this…but honestly, I think that Wheel of Time would insult your intelligence as an adult reader, especially once you are a few books into it. Even Teenage Me got annoyed after the first couple thousand pages.

So are these books any good? I've read and enjoyed all of A Song of Ice and Fire and wouldn't mind another good adult fantasy series that doesn't insult my intelligence as a reader. (I know all about the author dying before he finished thing.) The covers to all the books are laughable and embarrassing so I'd hate…