Did The Bear’s Christmas Wear You Out? Will Witcher Recast Wreck Chemistry? Justice for Jonathan Kent? More TV Qs!
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Bear, Superman & Lois, Hijack and The Witcher!
1 | In The Bear Episode 3, exactly how many meals did Sydney eat that afternoon?? Did anyone else need to pause their binge and decompress after Episode 6’s relentlessly intense Christmas dinner? And what did you watch after Episode 6 to take a breather?
2 | Outlander fans, which goodbye of Brianna’s hit you hardest: Claire or Jamie?
3 | How nervous were you watching the BET Awards numbers set at the on-stage swimming pool, with people dancing along its narrow border? And why have Chief Keef on to sing “Faneto” if you’re just gonna bleep 90% of it? Lastly, how does an awards show run long by 90 minutes?
4 | If you’re The Idol’s Vanity Fair writer Talía, how angry are you that your deep-dive profile piece just got cut off at the knees by Jocelyn’s livestream confession? (Also, Talia, how have you not stopped by the house during Tedros’ cult invasion?)
5 | On The Bachelorette, we like the idea of Charity’s brother Nehemiah going undercover to spy on the guys, but didn’t the shockingly cheap wig and fake mustache they put him in make him even more conspicuous? Would that many suitors have watched Charity’s hometown date episode of The Bachelor and remember what he looks like?
6 | Could Cruel Summer’s Isabella and Trevor have been any more obvious around Megan and Luke that they’re hiding something?
7 | Would How I Met Your Father’s Sophie and Val, both 30, have been old enough at the height of NSYNC’s fame to freak out about running into Lance Bass and Joey Fatone at a bank? And are we to believe someone as tapped into pop culture as Val didn’t know that Bass is gay?
8 | How nice was the penmanship on the graffiti that General Hospital’s Anna found on her door?
9 | What does Superman & Lois’ Jonathan have to do to get a storyline? (He didn’t have one at all in the season finale!)
10 | Why didn’t Gotham Knights’ Turner seem to have any misgivings about letting his friends think he is dead?
11 | On Tuesday’s Watch What Happens Live, what made Andy Cohen think original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson could name an Idol winner from the last five years? (We can’t even name an Idol winner from the last five years!)
12 | How relieved are you that Party of Five alums Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert are not playing love interests in their Hallmark Christmas movie?
13 | After watching him play good guy Derek on Shrinking, were you surprised to see Ted McGinley play such a sleazeball on fellow Apple TV+ comedy Platonic?
14 | On Hijack, are there too many subplots/characters on the ground? And can’t they compare the time of the captain’s “false alarm” call vs. when Sam texted his wife about a “serious incident” still afoot?
15 | When Secret Invasion’s Fury roared that there is no room on Earth for an entire alien race, were you like, “Um, New Asgard”? Also, raise your hand if you now suspect Rhodey is a Skrull, especially after he put Fury in his place!
16 | Riverdale fans, did it hit a little close to home when Veronica’s TV star mom Hermione declared that “after seven long seasons, I am ready for something new”?
17 | With practically everyone else from the original cast on board, it’s only a matter of time before Linda Cardellini joins Paramount+’s Good Burger sequel as Heather the Psychopath… right? RIGHT?
18 | Any other CW fans thrilled to see Vampire Diaries‘ Paul Wesley and Reign‘s Adelaide Kane together in this week’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
19 | After being reminded of Geralt and Yennefer’s off-the-charts chemistry on The Witcher, are you even more worried about what will happen when Liam Hemsworth subs in for Henry Cavill next season? Can the chemistry survive?!
Hit the comments with your answers and any TV Qs of your own!
4.) Maybe the reason “The Idol” got cut from six to five episodes is because they took out an episode’s worth of scenes where Tedros’s people are cancelling all of Jocelyn’s appointments, including with Talia. The last thing Tedros would want, I suspect, is for a journalist to come digging around and decide to look into his past — a past that’s not well hidden at all, as we’ve come to know.
14.) Get ready for more subplots on the ground — apparently, we’re going to meet ground control people in every country that plane flies over, from what I’ve read the creators saying elsewhere on the web.
15.) Considering that the New Asgardians arrived on earth during the events of Infinity War, it’s possible that their arrival has escaped Fury’s notice or been brushed aside by other concerns. In any case, given how thoroughly Hela had slaughtered the residents of the realm, and then they met Thanos looking for the Tesseract, plus seeing they’re living in a quaint Nordic fishing village from the looks of it … I’d be surprised if there were 10,000 Asgardians living on Earth.
9. I have to think it had something to do with they had enough to generally cover of the wrap up of stories, especially since his was primarily wrapped up last week, which I think was just the slow pedal story for a new actor, but also to remind of us of a story that belongs to the actor before him that also might be more in line with what the show can afford to do with the earthbound characters next season.
10. I think he was concerned, he inquired about them to, well, I’m sorry, Ra’s (my theory of who Henri is) and I would imagine that if they had picked up next season, he would first try to escape and then try to call, well, I suspect Harper made them all memorize her number based on the fact that it was the one Duela knew and not like Turner’s. But he’s among the League of Assassins if my theory is true. So they will use it as something he has to cut off from his life and also as a tool to keep him in line (if what we saw with Sara Lance in flashback or Oliver in, season four?). Just so they could have a similar reveal of Sara to Oliver on the rooftop, that Turner is after Two Face to eliminate him, and Duela is still trying to save her father.
7. I’m 33 and I would freak out if I saw NSYNC at the bank!
15. I just told myself it’s cause Asgardians look human. Also not all asgsrdians have powers?
It probably helps that New Asgard is
A) Public and seemingly accepted
B) Much smaller than 1 million inhabitants
C) Established during the Blip, when there was tons of room on Earth
D) Sponsored by an Avenger.
7) 30 is a little on the young side but i’m same age definitely remember them from when I was a kid 15)I don’t think he’s a Skrull just genuinely doesn’t think Fury is the best person to handle it 19) I don’t plan to watch after this season.
I mean rhodey as a skrull has been a joke since the show was. announced due to the recasting of the great terrence howard (no slighty to don cheadle, but it was unnecessary)
Hmm…syd had a great day, lucky her…my guess is she didn’t eat ALL the food, she took tastes…seven fishes was great, and i watched forks next, and to me, personally FORKS is the best episode of the season
The difference between new asgard and the skrulls is a bit obvious isn’t it – or do we need to explain ‘we want your whole planet versus we’ll talk a city in a country most people never think about’?
” (no slighty to don cheadle, but it was unnecessary)”
Yes, it was necessary. Terrance Howard didn’t want to make more films. They didn’t want to cut the character. Don is a way better actor, does way more with the character, and seems to be a far better person to have around in general. They leveled up, tho it was by necessity.
Terrance Howard thinks 1×1 is 2. And has repeatedly defended it (I’m not joking look it up, I couldn’t make that up). He has also lied about having having an engineering degree. Dude is crazy, and that’s not even touching abuse allegations. Don Cheadle is vast improvement!
Marvel reneged a signed contract after the first movie became successful. Howard tried to get RDJ to support him and the man ghosted him. So yeah he was bitter and angry and saw no reason to hold back when it was Marvel breaking the contract trying to short change him. The man may be a lot of things, but in this instance he was wronged.
18) I forgot he was in Vampire Diaries and I didn’t even know where I recognized her from before reading this. I fail at CW froth trivia…probably because I’m not that big a fan of it, oops.
7) Sophie was born in 1992. Being 8 when No Strings Attached came out sounds about right
9. John’s story with Coach was for comic relief, just to give him something to do. Hopefully with next season’s focus primarily on the family we will get what was originally promised. Last season we were told that John would be visiting the fortress more often and exploring the tech. However we mostly saw Jordan training there and John visiting once to explore cures for Lois.
12. It was a relief, very happy they’re playing siblings again
19. Here’s hoping they did a chemistry test before casting Liam Hemsworth. But, having said that, and even though I like all the other actors, Cavill was my main draw for checking out the show and, sometimes, a clean break is best. Usually I regret hanging onto a show that pivots or changes a main element I like but I reserve the right to change my mind!
Kids in elementary school from 1996 to 2002 would remember when NSYNC was popular, and I was one of them.
1) I had to watch it in 3 sittings. I started it in bed before knocking out and it gave me anxiety lol. Such a well done episode. Awards should be given for that.
15. Besides the Asgardans, the MCU also has the refugees Inhumans from Attilan. I don’t remember if a specific number was given as to how many there were.
Another question – WHY do shows have so much of their action occur after the sun goes down? For example, we’re loving Joe Pickett on Paramount+ but 99.9% of the action is so hard to see because of poorly lit scenes. Driving me crazy!!!
I always think it’s my TV. LOL!! Silo is the WORST!!!
1) Am I the only one who thinks that the 2nd season of The Bear is a painful slog?
You are not alone. The Christmas episode just highlighted they’ve lost the plot. The whole episode had nothing to do with the heart of the show. It was a gimmicky opportunity to throw a bunch of “cool kid” celeb guest stars together and then pat themselves on the back.
TL/DR- Performative Cosplay
9. Jonathan had a weak storyline this season (the firehouse stuff), but it was one of the weakest this season.
10. Turner really wasn’t given a chance to react to anything. His last scene was what, a 30 second scene with the other character giving a monologue.
9. I’d suggest that they give Jon an emotionally abusive, selfish, narcissistic girlfriend, and then have everyone on the show repeatedly push him into apologizing to her for not appreciating the abuse and developing mental issues because of it… but I think that plot is already taken.
First scene next season. Lois and Clark are in bed when Lois wakes up to report the… “strangest dream: We had two kids, one was a basically a friendly golden retriever and the other a yappy mutt who was always attaching himself to people’s legs. Whew, we sure dodged a bullet, Clark.”
12) There is nothing to be “relieved” about. The fact that they PLAYED siblings 30 years ago doesn’t preclude them from playing love interests years later. What is it people are always saying? Oh that’s right – “it’s called ACTING.”
Regarding #15. Maybe I missed something, but when did Rhodey go back to being a colonel when the character originally was a general.?
1. The Bear Episode 3 – I felt sick watching Sydney eat over and over, either she eat it all or only sampled to get the taste and texture, which I think is worse for all that food waste! By the end of the sequence, it just made me feel hungry lol :P
Furthermore, what did it all cost?
9. I have no idea why they won’t do more with Jonathan – it’s ridiculous because he’s one of the best characters on the show and the new actor is terrific but they love to give focus to his annoying brother for no reason. They set up stories for him last season at the fortress but he only went once and the showrunner literally stated they wanted more stories for him – why do they always push him aside?
9) I have accepted that Jon will not be getting the screen time he deserves and season 4 will be no different. I never liked Jordan and i really wish certain fans would stop putting the blame on recurring characters. I think it’s obvious Todd has never cared about Jon.
18) I love any time Adelaide does sci-fi. I’m surprised she never appeared on any of the Arrowverse shows.
Reference The Bear… I had to stop the episode twice because it made me feel anxious – just like holidays with my real family! 15 people, each one talking to a different person, sitting half way across the room… All getting louder so they can hear each other.
#1 – YES, 10000000% had to take a break after the christmas ep of The Bear. Geez…i could barely breathe; my anxiety was on par with Donna’s….it was a crazy episode, and i had to watch a house hunters to come down from it. But WHAT an episode it was!
Am I the only one who is questioning the legitimacy of Food’s “The Great Food Truck Race”, after Sunday’ s controversy involving one of the trucks,after a meeting with the Producer and host Tyler Florence fired one of it’s team members. Faced with competing with only two members, the next day the team brought back a cook from a previously eliminated truck. The other team trucks questioned the move, one of them asking if the rules allow that.
Oh the possiblitles , a team could tank it, pay off a team member, fire them and then bring in a stronger cook from a eliminated bteam, for example.
Like Ciao House which supposedly flew back previously eliminated contestants to compete for a second chance after two of the leafing contestants were eliminated something seems fishy to me on Food Network .