I’M A SHAAAAAARK

Seriously how could she look at Peggy’s wardrobe (I adore every single one of her little boater hats) and think she might need OLD SHOES of all things??? Not only is Peggy well-dressed but she repeats outfits less often than Marian does! 

I did get more items... which meant I spent more money on bag upgrades. For a while I was pretty constantly full - I could hit 4 stops and a gym on days I was in my office.

I think I know far more women who couldn't successfully breastfeed than women who could. It is so not easy and I really wish we'd stop telling women that. 

My dad put me on the sloped driveway and told me to keep the car in place without using the brake. Almost put it through the garage door a couple times, but I sure learned clutch control.

We got lucky; both our kids left home at the start of the year so we ended up alone in a 4 bedroom house. We both tend to be shouty on video calls so the space was very welcome. 

Yeah they spend the whole last season with Charles going “I want to be free! I am an individual!" and then he married a free individual and suddenly it's "The Crown is all that matters confoooooormmmm"

The show has the benefit of hindsight, now. I remember the wedding, when I was a kid, and it did all seem so romantic and lovely - from America. Pre-internet. News was different then.

I also adore Rosie, honestly. She's this cheery looking blonde cherub and then she deadpans a line about castrating bulls and Noel loses his shit. 

ALL HAIL OUR DARK GODDESS HELENA

It was almost unfair to Laura to even have her there. She's only been slightly less bad than someone else the whole damn season, and she doesn't work well under pressure. I wanted them to send her home for her own sanity.

Also baking is fiddly and difficult enough when you know what you’re baking. How many times have the contestants failed at something they bake every week at home?

Chaplin wishes we were back in the hammock

“American pies are too sweet”

Linda has become 100% my favorite, closely followed by not-Irish Marc. I can't believe they didn't even consider her. 

And then he listed a bunch of stuff about "American" pies that didn't even make sense. No top crust? Has he never seen an American apple pie? 

My little sister and her wife JUST got married on their 10th anniversary in August. They had to cancel their big wedding, obviously, and just have a tiny ceremony with their roommates.

Also, Noel was so manic last season I was really worried how he and Matt Lucas would be together, but it was fine. I could not have handled both of them running about like caffinated 6 year olds.

The problem for me is that half the time the episodes get spoiled, because they get them days earlier in England and my news apps all know I'm into British TV so I get those articles. If they dropped it all at once a couple months later, I wouldn't remember anything about it. 

I feel like they told Paul to tune down his dour glowering. He seemed much friendlier this first episode.