GF and I gave up on JfC after the third ep. I was somewhat intrigued, but the bad acting and grossness of some of the dialog was enough to kill it for me. Depending on what I hear, it may be a renter when it comes on DVD.

We're enjoying Big Love this season. I hope there is more Rhonda! She kills me.

Rhonda's a piece of work, all right. I was sure she was gonna get her assed kicked for taking that jacket, and I still can't figure where she thinks she's going. Surely not to Barb, not after getting sent to th shelter. I tend to think that she'll get eaten alive out in the real world, but she's got incredible cunning.

It's nice to see a more sympathetic side of Nicki. I hope that losing her family at Juniper Creek will improve her relationships with Barb and Margene, but her father will probably pull her back into the fold somehow. I don't complete understand what went on with her mom and the tape - was she hiding it the whole time? That older wives from Juniper Creek are such interesting characters and so hard for me to understand, I have to reason my way through what their emotions might be most of the time.

I tend to think that she'll get eaten alive out in the real world, but she's got incredible cunning.

"I have Twenty. Six. Dollars. in food stamps."

I don't complete understand what went on with her mom and the tape - was she hiding it the whole time?

Yep.

I have Twenty. Six. Dollars. in food stamps.

Exactly.

Thanks for the clarification on the tape. I guess she had me fooled while they were looking for it before the hearing, I thought maybe she had found it later and just hadn't had a chance to get it to the prophet or the DA or whatever. And she's Albee's mother, too, isn't she? What a web of conflicting motivations.

I guess she had me fooled while they were looking for it before the hearing, I thought maybe she had found it later and just hadn't had a chance to get it to the prophet or the DA or whatever.

Nah. She had it. She was just going through the motions for Roman. I think she was hoping that if Niki kept her mouth shut, and she kept the tape, all the trying to get one over on each other could stop. Once Niki spilled the beans, all hope of that was over, but giving up the tape was definately going to keep it going.

Hm. Keeping the peace (or returning to it) hadn't occurred to me as her goal. I figured she was just pissed off at (a) having to cut off her daughter (b) Roman's betrayal (I don't think she knew about it until Niki told her) and (c) Rhonda in general. That fits her administrator role, though, cutting the legs out from under the conflict.

I figured she was just pissed off at (a) having to cut off her daughter (b) Roman's betrayal (I don't think she knew about it until Niki told her) and (c) Rhonda in general. That fits her administrator role, though, cutting the legs out from under the conflict.

I think she's just sick of their pissing contest disrupting her sense of order and family.

Currently mainlining my DVR'd JOHN FROM CINCY. So far loving it. Send help.

Seriously, though, love seeing Bruce Greenwood on my screen (RIP Nowhere Man) and seeing some wonderful actors (many from DEADWOOD) in very different roles. The kid playing Sean is a TERRIBLE actor, but a hell of a surfer/boarder (which, well, duh, that's why they cast him). I'm hoping he may develop some chops in this company (Kai is occasionally wooden too, but she has enough moments where I want to marry her that I don't mind).

OK, I'm in JfrC for the long haul. It ain't perfect, and I wouldn't have traded DEADWOOD for it in a million years, but it's got it's own charm and a degree of rough grace (especially Ed O'Neill - who'da thunk it).

Funny, I like the way Sean is played. He seems like a realish 13 year old kid.