I do wonder how long Kate’s going to keep Mary in the dark. They’ve already laid the groundwork for resentment if it goes too long because they showed Mary was upset Kate kept her at arms length.

Yeah, at least they shortened the VT this year. And hopefully we’ll get new blood to mix up the minutes next week.

What did the corporate overlords get stuck in their rectums to think this up?

-When James said “he taught me everything I know about journalistic ethics” while looking at his mentor’s rah-rah article on how the local prison provided jobs, I wondered how funny the show expected me to find it. Good to know something was supposed to be wrong.

also Vandal Savage, worst villain ever.

yeah, she probably could’ve achieved the same ends with Brainy by frustrating him and encouraging his self-doubts. so, uh, at least she’s choosing the nice ways to manipulate everyone.

Pity she’s a CB and not a fullback because Vlatko might need another OB after Dunn and Short had trouble today (Mace?). But with Broon and Dahlkemper having played so much/Davidson injured again, there could be Sweden minutes available at CB too (please not Sonnett).

Catherine coming clean first really helps flesh her out. A nice respectable thing to temper the sketchy.

-For a while, with their similar class commentary, I worried Regan was Magpie.

Didn’t realize Cook was dual-eligible. Cutthroat but it would be worth it to cap-tie her just to potentially keep England from getting a second competent defender. Let’s all hope Phil Neville can’t get out of his own damn way next summer...

Steph’s showstopper seemed far and away the most aesthetically and technically accomplished,

Her choux buns don’t rise as they should and this sends her spinning. Tempted to throw out everything and restart half-way through the segment, she manages to calm her nerves and realize she doesn’t have enough time.

other way around- Batwoman is the lead-in for Supergirl, which honestly I don’t understand for either of them.

The idea that Team GB will potentially add Little+Fishy to basically England for the Olympics is exhilarating/terrifying.

Despite losing several star players such as Megan Rapinoe, Allie Long, and Australia vice-captain Steph Catley to the World Cup this past summer, Andonovski still got the under-manned Reign into the playoffs.

I mean, it might not be a worse binge than the alcohol anyway lol

-Tegaliese watch: Tegan went over to Annaliese to mourn her marriage! And sort of showed responsibility by drinking *before* going over out of respect for AK’s sobriety. For a moment there I thought Tegan was going to make a colossally dumb move.

the “babe” at the end of basically every line Eleanor said to Tahani this episode really got me.

the high-pitched noises of excitement he made throughout the episode were great

give it time, I bet they can get a line in somehow