That end shot on Molly was uncomfortable. They just made her stand there and smile for a beat too long. I think they over-estimated the "Yay, it's Molly!"moment.

I had this problem a couple episodes ago when Hermione forged her signature on the contract, and Veronica's sob story to her friends was that the authorities took everything when her father's crime was uncovered, "even the clothes off her back." And all I could think was, "honey, you accessorize way too well for that…

When I was a teenage girl, Archie is exactly the type of guy I would have had a crush on: buff, nice, well-liked… and bland enough to project all my romantic teenage fantasies on. And just like those guys, he's also exposed himself to be a little dumb, oblivious to what's going on around him, and slightly selfish.…

Regarding the Patty Duke dis, the minute Lange/Crawford said it, I wondered if it was true, or just meta commentary on all the problems Duke had post-1962: alcoholism, drug overdoses, anorexia, multiple marriages, and finally a bipolar diagnosis in her 30s. Not to mention the 1970's Emmy win for which she was…

So true! A friend and I were talking about how fantastic Sarandon is every week, and how much fun she seems to be having inhabiting Davis. Conversely, Lange is underplaying the hell out of Crawford (I assume because the shadow of Dunaway in "Mommie Dearest" probably looms large). This whole episode is anchored by…

Hm, more Fairuza Balk in "The Craft" then Melissa Joan Hart, ya think? Look out, Skeet…

I am obsessed by the Coopers! Alice and Hal are totally locked in an abusive relationship. In Jughead's opening V.O. he states that they were the Stepfords of Riverdale. Stepford Wives was all about submissive housewives/robots who were created and controlled by their husbands. So the minute Hal was all, "nah, I'm not…

I had the same problems you did! You've got one Hexenbiest on one side of the mirror, and a Hexenbiest/magic stick/Diana on the other. The top is off the box, and the cat is alive and pissed, Madam Skype. We need a metaphor that works here.

That's how I felt, too. The whole episode was devoted to — once again — informing characters of things that the audience knows. This time, it's Renard that has to be brought up to speed. So we end up with 20 minutes of recap (and moving children in the dead of the night between two locations). What did we find out?…

Agreed. I wanted this to be closer to "Bow-racial" in which they let TER take over the narrative center of the episode. If they really wanted to talk about paternity leave, they should have left Bow's partnership off the table. I stopped watching Black'ish back in Season One when Dre and Pops taught Junior to…

Yes, thank you! I have been hoping (uselessly, it seems) that they would finally allow Adalind to be empowered again — and not just witchy power. When she was an antagonist, she was wily and smart. She's from this old Hexenbeist family. But, now it's all shrugs and kitchen duty. It's like whoever is romantically…

I buy that the Villanueva women shop at Target. I will never believe that Alice Cooper buys Covergirl. (Also, the camera hold on the compact was really wonky.)

I took it to be a visual representation of "Mother's warnings." The inference seems to be that when he achieves an altered mental state, his mother is able to communicate information that helps him see/know things, possibly even future events (e.g., after the torture sequence, he is able to dictate exactly what is…

Yeah, but that reaction shot of Hal was even more unsettling! Like he was hurt that she could think it impossible that he could kill a 16-year old boy. Dude, you should not kill 16-year olds! If they Macbeth this, I'm going to throw things.

I am totally confused by Hal and Alice Cooper. I know I'm probably supposed to be - red herrings and all - but I really can't figure out their motivations for any of their actions towards Polly or Betty. Also, just to clarify, didn't we see that Hal *did* have the murder board? It doesn't necessarily mean that he…

Not only have I heard of it, I know what it is, and "Chinese Water Torture" does not simulate drowning. Your first sentence is not illustrative of your point.

The writers seem to be moving forward with Eve and the Death Grip connection. After Eve has her mystic episode and draws all over the walls of the tunnel, Diana goes down and sees what Eve has drawn. Before Diana goes to Renard's in the last episode, Adalind says, "don't tell your father about what you saw in the…

I used to work for a police department. Everyone starts in patrol (uniformed beat cop). In order to be promoted, you have to take a test. If you choose the detective test and pass, you are moved out of patrol and to the detective unit. However, it is not part of the hierarchy ranking. (At least, not in my home state.)…

Ewok village Leia? Because even Slave Leia got to kill Jabba, and we all know the writers won't allow Adalind to be that proactive.

Right?! Am I the only one who rolled her eyes when the Russian woman was warning Renard about Diana and her drawings when we all know she was just recreating Julievette's drawings and *she* is the threat? And yet another week with a flashback montage laying out what they want us to remember about Nick and Juliette. No…