My DH has been baby wrangling today, so I've been free to do . . . laundry. Sigh.

Welcome to parenthood!

I have approximately eleven billionity things I should do, yet instead, I'm sitting on the couch with my usual procrastination. The upside? I don't have to go back to work until September 8!

I'm probably in the last hour of mac being at this playdate, and instead of having watched a movie or done more house cleaning, I am trying to quickly eat food that he will want (lime chip) so I can put it away before he is home.

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Um. Wow. I'll bet he's getting a few offers to "fix" him.

Harper’s Island -- *** I’ve heard the show described as a cross between “And Then There Were None” and “Scream.” I was hoping it was more the former than the latter, and maybe it still will be, but last night was pretty much a slash-a-rama. I am not a watcher of slasher pictures, but are so many of the people in them stupid? I mean, The failure to shoot through the windows of the sheriff’s vehicle when it dropped Jimmy off at the Cannery could be explained by surprise, but what explains the rest of this?

People of the Cannery – You outnumber Wakefield and you have weapons (shotgun(s), knives, pool cues), so howse about everyone (other than Shea who has to protect Madison) attacking him?

Nikki – so there’s a shotgun behind the bar and you wait until Wakefield shows up to take it out?

Trish – see above. You have a shotgun. Howse about shooting Wakefield when you can see him rather than through a closed door?

Shane – see above. You would have used the shotgun, so you should have gotten your hands on one. But major props for taking Wakefield on. You died a hero. But better had you lived as one.

On another topic - Cal and Chloe – I was actually sadden by their deaths. Cal should have waited until Wakefield was closer before shooting, but at least he fired on the guy.

On another topic - Why doesn’t Wakefield shoot anyone? Assuming that he shot the state police officers, that’s the only time he’s actually used a gun. (Well, someone set up the shotgun in the boat that killed Trish’s ex-boyfriend, but that was a rather remote kill.) Is this usual for slasher villains – toss away the efficient means of killing in favor of using a big knife?

On another topic - Even the characters are beginning to realize that Wakefield may not have been acting alone. Is it possible that the assumption that Abby is Wakefield’s daughter is a misdirection? The diary mentioned “child” not daughter. What if Abby’s mother had another child – a son – by Wakefield?

I hope the evidence pointing toward Jimmy is a misdirection, just because I want more out of the last two hours than that. Wakefield has spared Jimmy’s life twice, but that may just be part of a deliberate effort to cast suspicion on him. Which brings me back to Henry. He knows the island and he is connected to pretty much everyone. He was covered in blood and has some wounds after JD was found mortally wounded yet did not provide much of an explanation as to how he came to be that way. He could have a financial motive for killing off most of Trish’s family. If he’s Wakefield partner – or child – then that could also supply the motive.

So, it’s Henry. Unless it’s Jimmy. Or Trish. Or Sully. Or one of the “dead.” *** (Hopefully everything before this is whitefonted)

t is proud

Tom just filleted his first fish! He did a pretty good job too, for the first time. One side looks a little messy but he got most of the fish off each side. His skinning was awesome, too!

Um. Wow. I'll bet he's getting a few offers to "fix" him.

Wow is right. I'm... speechless, actually.

man, people just suck. selfishness and stupidity have no bounds.

It was, Narrator!

My problem with Shane was, yeah, fight the guy, but dude, even *I* know you're not going to get anywhere when his knife/blade is three times the size of yours. The only option there was ... well, none, that I could see, without a gun, unless he managed to get that big blade away from Wakefield.

Cal and Chloe made me so sad! I somehow missed him shooting the second time, so I didn't understand at first that he knew he was out of ammo. It was just sort of ridiculous that *everyone* fired at least two feet off. Aiming at his torso, with a shotgun, should have been a little easier, shouldn't it? Although I guess some of them had rifles. Hard to keep track.

Also, Chloe! Don't jump! I get true love, but come on. Also also? I don't really think that leap would have killed her. Unless landing that way was enough of a shock, but I sort of doubt it. Honestly, she might have jumped feet first and had a really good chance to get away.

In terms of Wakefield, aren't we assuming he was the one who shot Cal?

I don't want it to be Jimmy, either, because ... he's sort of hot. And as much fun as I've had with this show, given the remaining suspects available, I'm going to be a little disappointed to find out any of them are helping Wakefield, because I can't see any connections being huge with the sense-making.

Still, it's a fun ride. I'd definitely watch another limited-run series like this.

His first wife's name was RebelJane? really?

Ugh. Guy is a tool.

You know what makes a good day? Naps!

I'd definitely watch another limited-run series like this.

Me, too! Some of the fun is knowing there will be answers at the end of the season.

I like the idea of Henry being Wakefield's accomplice for his own reasons. He's the reason Abby came back to the island, after all, which she refused to do for so long and presumably is what Wakefield wanted.

Though I would also be happy if blond-guy-who-isn't-Cal was a killer, just because his little speech about needing to open up to people more was so freaking cheesy, it would be great if that was all part of an act.