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So here are some quick thoughts on various subjects some with fuller elaboration to come.

Bad Sisters: an Apple TV+ comedy/drama series about the five Garvey sisters and how four of them plot to murder the brother-in-law who is crushing the life out of the fifth. We have one episode to go to finish the first season and I adore it. I marvel at how every scene in which the brother-in-law appears makes me more and more appreciate the sister’s motivation. I suspect that they will stick the landing, but I have been burned by endings before. (Looking at you Game of Thrones and The Rig.)

The Thaw: Polish police procedural following a female detective, recently widowed after the suspected murder of her husband, thrown into a case with political implications and a missing newborn. We are one episode in on this one, but the writing and production values are quite good. Streaming on HBOMax.

The Mandalorian: Season three is airing on Disney+ and while I thoroughly enjoyed the first two seasons this one feels a bit off. It is not bad, but the narrative seems to wander about, and it lacks story momentum. Pedro Pascal continues to be quite good, and the puppeteering is outstanding but after the outstanding drama that was Andor the bar has been raised and the writers of this show will need to step up.

I have run my first role playing game via Zoom and aside from a sore throat that manifested during the game, things went quite well. In some ways this is superior because with my desktop computer and two monitors it is far easier for me to use all the spreadsheets that I have created to manage FGU’s quite elaborate game system.

Our condominium remains in a state of partial disassembly following the water damage from February, and we are still without a functional kitchen or able to entertain friends.