I'm loving these responses by the way. It's so helpful. I mean, first season is done, but for second season (hopefully) I can throw all this down the pike. Yay! Thank you guys so much.

We do love the offering of opinions. Part of our, uh... charm?

Oh, and I actually kind of love SARAH, because I've always thought it would be fun to live in auto-house.

I know his autism was an important plot point in the pilot, but it's now bothering me that Allison could just fall asleep and stay away all night with a single throw-away line about picking up her son from a friend's house. If he is as profoundly autistic as they played him, no way is Allison going to have that much free & flexible time in her life (especially as a single parent) to just vanish for a night like that.

Several of the non-profit agencies I have worked for provide respite care for individuals with developmental disabilities. Trained caregivers are available to cover those hours of the day when parents are at work and the child or adult with the disabilities are not in school or other program. Funding often comes from state programs. Respite care also covers vacations and illnesses. I have so far only worked with adults, but there are agencies that handle respite care for children and teens as well. If Allison's job often calls for her to pull unexpected all-nighters, then she may well have a formal arrangement with a friend who might work through an agency, and get paid for the effort. BUT (and that's a big but) as you say Cash, No. Way. In. Hell. Does the parent of a developmentally disabled child get away with not picking him up at something remotely resembling the scheduled time or at least checking in with her son's respite care provider. In real life, Allison's cell phone would have been ringing up a storm - first from the caregiver, then from Child Protective Services after the caregiver couldn't get hold of Allison. (And wouldn't SARAH at least try to wake her up to answer it?)

Yeah, that bugged me too. Think I'll just shut up now.

I'm loving these responses by the way. It's so helpful.

What, Buffistas? Opinionated buttinskys? Say it ain't so!

There are so many things that almost happened that would just make you cringe - that I hesitate to write about for fear of the stain it might leave. But I assume most shows are that way....or not.

Well, I don't want to see how three things are made: sausage, laws or teevee shows. It's probably messy and disturbing.

In real life, Allison's cell phone would have been ringing up a storm - first from the caregiver, then from Child Protective Services after the caregiver couldn't get hold of Allison. (And wouldn't SARAH at least try to wake her up to answer it?)

I totally didn't even consider SARAH--helloooo, smart house! No oversleeping, etc.

I totally didn't even consider SARAH--helloooo, smart house! No oversleeping, etc.

Heh. She must be a Jack/Allison shipper.

You know at TWOP they are doing a slow reveal of which new shows they're going to recap . .. mouse over the boxes with the question marks and read the alt text.

Well, I don't want to see how three things are made: sausage, laws or teevee shows.

Oh, great, now I've got a mental image of a sausage-based School House Rock in which a link of of processed meat is sadly sitting on the steps of an Oscar Mayer plant, singing.... No, nevermind, it's too much. I'ma stop right there.

mouse over the boxes with the question marks and read the alt text.

BWAH!!!!!!

I totally didn't even consider SARAH--helloooo, smart house! No oversleeping, etc.

A smart house would realize that waking me up too early could result in arson, and opt for letting me sleep in.