I'm not optimistic about how they're going to write an actual miracle into the show, and am surprised that God granted the erratic Neely her petulant wish.

Maybe God wasn't granting Neely's wish, but Grace's. Or "Saving Grace" because she walked out on faith.

Oh, and if my best friend treated me like a child the way Grace treated Rhetta, there would be words and words. Rhetta's sure old enough to get into strangers' cars by now. If Grace can't talk her out of it, that should be the end of it.

I read somewhere that they were going to add three eps to the remaining nine and call that the series, but that doesn't make much sense. I can't see that finishing out alll the arcs, especially since they've probably finished filming those nine already, to judge by the filming pattern of many of the other cable series.

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Maybe God wasn't granting Neely's wish, but Grace's

He's a bit of a soft touch.

Oh, and if my best friend treated me like a child the way Grace treated Rhetta, there would be words and words. Rhetta's sure old enough to get into strangers' cars by now. If Grace can't talk her out of it, that should be the end of it.

You wouldn't need to be treated that way. What Rhetta did was stupid. She didn't even know his last name and she was getting into a car with him at 10PM to go for coffee at a location that she didn't know. She was hurting and vulnerable and that's when you make bad decisions. She also did not know how to protect herself if things went badly. Now, the arrest for drunk driving was a bit much, but I can see where the protective instinct came in. I might have gone with following them instead.

the arrest for drunk driving was a bit much, but I can see where the protective instinct came in

It's the arrest that I'd object to. That's non-trivial abuse of power.

You know, I don't think Grace was testing God. I think she was quite simply trying to save Neely.

You know, I don't think Grace was testing God. I think she was quite simply trying to save Neely.

I don't think so either. I think that the point was that she have the faith to do what was right, even at a risk to herself.

John Rogers on the Leverage switchup:

And yes, although #207 has a big emotional finale, 208/209 work fine for a season tag

Wow, Gina Bellman is pregnant.

No Leverage chat? Is everyone Tivo'ing?