I'm tryna go to that development meeting.

That's possible. It does seem like a KIPP move, too, where they don't understand class sizes.

Oh ok I see what you mean now. Regarding ISS, I think the entire concept is flawed. Schools don't want the absence stats that OSS would give them.

OK but if you got assigned to cover ISS, who was with your students? I'm curious about the logistics, not the politics. What I mean is that the fact that she's not in a union isn't the thing that would keep her from having ISS duty, if she was a teacher. Or am I wrong about this? I was in public school for 17…

Well that wouldn't be uncommon in a real school either. In general, teacher contracts in public schools say "other duties as assigned." So it's not assigned a punishment if that duty is given equitably, or if there's a person whose job is just ISS. But if she's a teacher, what are her students doing while she…

I see that Van works in a KIPP school. I don't understand why they even have in-school suspension. On the other hand, I've never set foot in one of those things so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. ISS occurs during the regular school day. Why is Van running it? Is she not a teacher? I mean it's fine if…

In seasons 1 and 2, the show's action scenes set it apart from other comic book TV and some movies. When it was Oliver versus one guy for a minute or minute and a half or longer, they could do some cool and focused stuff. Adding more fighting characters diluted this effect. You couldn't spend that long on Oliver…

Yes yes this is all fine but who was the woman that Cisco arrived with?

I think, in the comics, she's more powerful than Superman. Or at least, that version existed in the comics at one time.

tenets

In your stray observations, you mention the line about breaking up the turd with a stick. I don't think he said "did you try breaking it up with a stick" and instead asked "did you break it up with a stick?" I think he was being incredulous about mom describing the contents of the turd in a lot of detail.

I don't like earlier Jay better, but even if you do, wouldn't you rather have a character that turns into someone you don't like than one who remains static? Making Everlasting is wearing on him, which is similar to Shapiro's experience, if I remember right.

No, he's saying the car was gone before Rachel talked Jeremy into murdering them.

A car crash sounds expensive and I'm ok with them not spending effects money on that.

Why couldn't chess opponent lady come with them? Did she not want to? Did CJ not try to bring her?

welp

The way they evade consequences, has been by hiding the illegal and questionable stuff. When the Sheriff's department shows up, there's no more hiding.

I think the hierarchy and internal struggle is not at all clear to the contestants, not because they're stupid or unobservant but because they're all being manipulated all the time. I'm rewatching S1 and I realize that's one of the great things about this show. Trying to manipulate smart people is risky. The…

I'm hoping that UnREAL doesn't go the way of House of Cards where characters just keep crossing lines that we don't think they will. After a while, we know they're going to cross the next line and there's no suspense. When characters lose the ability to surprise us, why keep watching them?

I don't think I've seen a show like this before. MEW is next level.