I’m not sure it’s accurate that the Lutheran Society was “shocked” and that they “shelved” this or “squirreled away” the results (maybe eventually?). Romero’s widow said the following in an interview for Gizmodo:

I’m Team BUZZY all the way.  He wasn’t just an unexpected surprise, he was unexpectedly fantastic.  I’d even go further - he was nearly perfect.  My only knock: maybe he needed to loosen up a bit.  But by the end of the run, he did that.  He was extremely likeable, didn’t get in the way of the contestants or the flow…

Leila - this piece is fantastic. Very, very well done. Thanks for this. As a lifetime horror fan, I appreciate your point that the recent critical praise for “elevated horror” potentially (and wrongly) implies that the artform needed to be elevated in the first place in order to have value. As you say so much more…

ugh this is the kind of horseshit that’s going to drive me away from this site for good

alternate timeline, like BTTF 2

meh that’s a shit take

Exactly! She was OBLIGATED to arrest her for obstruction, right?! She knew Lori committed the crime. She’s not the DA. She doesn’t get to decide whether Lori is actually charged. But she sure as hell has an ethical obligation to make the arrest.

I gotta admit this looks pretty darn fun

So random and so bad! Love it.

I don’t hate that theory.

This movie is sleazy garbage. But it is an absolute-freaking-blast! Seen it a million times. And I’ll watch it every time I come across it.

But what could possibly be in the photo that would clue in the Chief that Mare’s conclusion is wrong? I think it has to be John only because that’s the only photo (an intimate pic of John and Erin) that might lead the Chief to immediately reach out to Mare. A pic of Erin and Lori would raise no suspicion at all.

I teared up.  Was brilliant.  Would have been even stronger without the flashback.  That’s how strong her performance was ... it would have IMPROVED without the visual.

Sure he is.  He KNEW Lori would run to Mare.  Why would she trust him?  He knew she wouldn’t.

“I also feel like John told Lori not to tell Mare it was Billy because he knew Lori would tell Mare it was Billy.”

I think you’re close, but we have to think about this in the context of the picture. What could the Chief have learned by glancing at the picture that would have led him to immediately call Mare to stop her from arresting Billy? It’s got to be a pic of John and Erin that looks intimate in some way. My guess is that…

What do you think?

Best line of the episode. Sometimes this show hits you with so many great lines that it’s hard to keep up.

It’s not clear to me, yet, how you’re feeling re. this episode.  How would you gauge your temp?

If someone asked me “what are you listening to?” and the answer was Kississippi, I would be embarrassed to say “Kississippi.” So I’m just going to avoid her music altogether so as to avoid that potentially awkward situation. Look, I’m sure it’s great!