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Shrinking S3 E6

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“Derek’s Don’t Die”

If Derek dies, we riot!

I did not appreciate this week’s episode of Shrinking as Derek wound up in the hospital with the widowmaker. Thankfully, it was found before he had any attack from it, but just the idea that this show might kill off the character of Derek was absolutely inconceivable.

I really was afraid during this episode.

Ted McGinley has never been a favorite of mine… that is until Shrinking. I love his portrayal of Derek and the idiosyncrasies of the character. He makes an amazing match with Liz, balancing her own crazy energy with his own brand of wackiness. I don’t know what the show would be like without Derek.

Thankfully, as our other Derrick says, Derek’s don’t die. Admittedly, he was ignoring his own father (Derrick Sr.) whom he says is on a farm.

This potentially crushing episode still had its wonderful dialogue, postering each scene with cleverness and holding back the tears that could flow.

Lots of good things happened this episode too including Meg telling her father Paul that she was separated, Brian finally calling his father and telling him that they had adopted a baby girl, and Sean received a possible interview.

But the heart of this episode was Derek and how much he meant to everyone on the canvas, as well as how much he meant to the viewers. While I was fairly certain that he was surviving the scare, I had that little inkling inside my mind that said that anything was possible.

Thankfully, it looks like Derek has survived the surgery and he has a long life of woodworking ahead of him (thanks to Jimmy’s goggles).

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

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Good afternoon from EYG.

I was sitting here, preparing to get started on the EYG Comic Cavalcade when I decided that I was feeling tired. I have been battling a cold over the last couple of days (since I went to the doctor’s office to renew my medication… coincidence???) and I decided that I would lay down and just relax for a bit.

I took a short little nap, not fully asleep, but enough to feel happy about the time. It is something that I do not usually allow myself, so this felt special. I have no school tomorrow because of Presidents’ Day and so this was a nice afternoon. I do hope that I will not pay for this tonight. In the past, when I have taken a nap in the afternoon, I struggled to get to sleep that night. I do think my body was telling me that I needed the shut eye and I hope it will not throw off my sleep pattern.

There were a few things running through my head while I was resting. First was the fact that I have a current run of 997 consecutive days of posting at EYG on Word Press. That has been a fun fact as we have been building on the streak, but I realized something the other day. Around a week and a half ago, I saw the number and I wondered when the actual day would be for the 1000th consecutive post. When I counted, it turned out that day 1000 would occur on my birthday! How fun! So this coming Wednesday, unless there is some massive major event, I will post my 1000th consecutive day on my 57th birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, my friend Shane just celebrated his yesterday on Valentine’s Day. Shane was one of the four original Embrace Your Geekness guys. In fact, he had asked me a question about whether I preferred Avengers or X-Men, to which I replied Avengers. He was surprised by that and then he made some comment about excuse his geekness. My response was to not be ashamed and to “embrace your geekness.” And so it went on. So happy birthday, Shane.

Well, I should get back to getting the Comic Cavalcade ready to go. I did love the lazy Sunday afternoon though.

Agents of Shield S2 E11, E12, E13, E14

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“Aftershocks”

“Who You Really Are”

“One of Us”

“Love in the Time of Hydra”

Skye and her new Inhuman powers take center stage as she tried to deal with the aftermath of them and of her crazy father.

There is also a second Shield storyline that I did not remember from my original viewing. Apparently, Mac and Bobbi have been working for this new Shield, which was being led by Edward James Olmos. Olmos played Robert Gonzales and was leading the push to bring down Coulson.

We had a guest shot from Lady Sif, who was chasing a Kree warrior, who was here pursuing those changed by the Terrigen Mist. That meant Skye.

It was fun in the episode “One of Us” when they brought Angar the Screamer to the screen. He is the type of low level supervillains that Agents of Shield would be allowed to use in the MCU.

Watching Mac lie to all of the other Shield crew, I wonder how he worked his way back into the good graces of Coulson, May and so on. I know Bobbi and Hunter do not stick around long, but Mac is there until the final episode.

Agent 33 and Ward returned to stir up trouble as well. There are so many different spy level stuff going on in these episodes, plus the Inhuman storyline. Been really solid so far.