I expect him to be blindingly thorough.

Or, well, perfect.

It's not like he's getting any. He can't be putting all his energy into World of Warcraft, can he?

I liked this ep--not as much as the last two, because there wasn't as much character interaction and I guessed the heir thing too early (although I did get distracted from it). It is nice to see Nate fooled, even if he worked the heir thing out. I did wonder about the blue irises, but I figured she/they knew something I didn't. Or I'd heard wrong. I totally didn't see the colourblind thing coming.

I didn't think anything of the "blue irises" thing, I just thought that was the name of the flower. I think that the questioning would have been more effective if his tie had been red or green, because most people understand that.

I think that the questioning would have been more effective if his tie had been red or green

Do women get that kind of colourblindness? I'm glad he pointed out how rare it was in women, because I was going to call shenanigans, until I realised the rarity helped his point.

Okay, from googling, I think the chances of having a red-green colourblind matchup might have been too rare. They don't even give a percentage of women affected on Wikipedia, whereas .03% of women have blue-yellow.

Right, the science would have been a little shakier, but if the question had related to red-green colorblindness, people would have figured out what was going on. Maybe it's just me, but I like it when there are little clues to the con so that I can figure it out myself.

I figured it out from the mistaken identity at the beginning, so there was more than one path to the goal. I knew he was mistaking someone for their mother, and the episode was called Lost Heir, so I figured it was his kid.

if TNT hadn't spoiled that Jeri was a grifter (I already knew, but why did they have to say so in their promo before the final segment?)

Oh man, I'm glad I skipped over it.

I knew that there was something up with Jeri's character, it was so out of character.

She seemed weird, but I thought, okay, maybe they're trying to add something...weird to the mix. Even though I had always assumed she'd be playing a grifter, when she started out as the lawyer, I simply figured I was wrong. Well played, show. Totally got me, and she was pretty great at the end. I wasn't really looking forward to seeing "Tara Carlisle" on the show, but Tara Cole could be fun.

Also, Parker is awesome. As usual.

the science would have been a little shakier

And John's currently getting called in his blog on the fact that apparently you can't be executor and heir of the same estate, so I'm sure they like getting some stuff more right than not and keeping the throngs quiet on that particular front.

eta: Wait--my dad wants me to be executor of his estate, so that had better not be true!

It was kind of interesting that on one point on which they were called (that the food patents that were to be revealed in The Top Hat would not be secret, because patents aren't) was something they knew, but didn't think the audience would get. Of course the geeks knew, and the geeks complained to John.

And John's currently getting called in his blog on the fact that apparently you can't be executor and heir of the same estate, so I'm sure they like getting some stuff more right than not and keeping the throngs quiet on that particular front.

eta: Wait--my dad wants me to be executor of his estate, so that had better not be true!

I don't think so. I mean, probate law depends on the state, but otherwise, why would anyone be executor if they couldn't inherit?

It was kind of interesting that on one point on which they were called (that the food patents that were to be revealed in The Top Hat would not be secret, because patents aren't) was something they knew, but didn't think the audience would get. Of course the geeks knew, and the geeks complained to John.

well, yes and no. The patent can be kept confidential as a "trade secret". I mean, the formula for coca-cola is patented, but you can just walk into the PTO and ask for the file.

My BFF's mother is red-green colorblind, but she isn't. Neither is her brother. So while it may be inheritable, it isn't necessarily.