(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
šĀ Hope a great Thanksgiving was had by all!
Z Nation
Roberta, 10K, and Addie walk on the road between wheat fields. Roberta notes that they need harvesting; theyāre going to seed. Addie doesnāt know how many live humans are left to do the work. She says, welcome to the heartland, and asks what the plan is. Roberta says theyāre going to find out whatās in the biscuits. Addie asks what the end game is, and Roberta says, help George get her new country going first. Addie thinks theyāre more tear sh*t up types than building a nation types. Roberta says they have to make sure the right people are in charge, and George is a natural leader. As they get closer to the farm, they find several mercied bodies. Addie says theyāre farm workers, and some are talkers. Roberta thinks someone doesnāt want the biscuits made. 10K asks if they hear that, a ghostly voice saying, feed us. Roberta signals them to move into an area where a bunch of cars are parked. We can hear, feed us, biscuits. It gets louder as they get closer. They hear, but donāt see anything.
A dude pops up among the cars, and Addie says heās a talker. Robert says he might know something. They raise their hands, and walk toward him. Roberta says they come in peace. She knows theyāre hungry, but have no biscuits. They can help. 10K asks, what happens when talkers stop talking? Roberta guesses nothing good. Theyāre surrounded. Addie doesnāt want to hurt them, and Roberta says, letās try to make this non-lethal.
George and Doc drive up, and they get in. Roberta says, perfect timing, Addie says they got her message from Kaya. Doc asks where theyāre headed, and she tells him a farmhouse up ahead. Doc says theyāll have just about enough gas.
In the fields, Pandora tells a talker, he must be starved. She knows where he can find tasty brains waiting to be nibbled. She pushes him, and says, go after them.
Doc pulls up at the farmhouse, and says theyāre running on fumes. They go inside, and George blocks the door. 10K says the talkers must have been hiding in the wheat. They look hungry, and Roberta wonders what theyāre eating. A farmhand comes out, and says he knows ā brains. He takes off his hat, and shows them the top of his head. Itās gone.
Roberta says the talkers have been eating his brains? and he says, everybody wants a piece of Charlie. Addie asks what happened, but he thinks they ate that part. Roberta asks if anyone else is there, but Charlie isnāt sure.
Roberta asks George if she wants to talk about Dante. George says it was her fault. She shouldnāt have let him go. Doc says, thatās not true. George says he put his trust in her and what she believed in, and it got him killed. Addie says she got Dante killed? and Doc says, the vigilantes got him. They killed the captain and his guard too.Theyāre probably the same bastards who killed the others. Roberta hugs George, and George cries. She says they chopped him in pieces, and put him in a trashcan. He did it for her. He was still alive. She had to mercy him. Roberta says George did right. George asks, who would do that? and Addie says, humans. Doc says, maybe not. Maybe talkers. They left a sign saying, this is what happens to traitors. Addie says, Newmerica would be a better place if they got rid of the people. Doc says, maybe the zombies got it right; screw everyone. Roberta promises theyāll bring Dante justice. George says she canāt give up. She canāt let Danteās death be in vain. She has to see it through, no matter what. Sheās willing to die for a better world. Roberta says, thatās her girl, and if thatās all we got, thatās all we got.
Doc goes into the garage, and picks up a mason jar. He sniffs it, and says, that could curl your nose hairs. He dips his fingers in and licks them. Steam comes out of his ears, and he says, thatās ass-kicking hooch.
Addie looks around upstairs. 10K goes to the kitchen, and takes off the tin can hook heās been using. His wound looks pretty sore. Doc asks how itās going, and 10K says, it hurts like a bad mother ā Doc says, shut your mouth, a reference to Isaac Hayes‘s Theme from Shaft that 10K doesn’t get.Ā He thinks the wound should be cleaned up, but the water is brown. 10K doesnāt think they should use that water, and Doc says he has a perfect plan B.
Addie keeps looking. She opens a closet, and brings her pokey bat weapon down among the clothes. She hits someone. She says, you, and he says it looks like she has him where she wants him.
The talkers are moving fast, with Pandora behind them.
Addie says she should kill him. He says, put him out of his misery. She says or make him wish he was dead. He asks what she wants him to do, and she says, unbutton his shirt. He does, and she slides her weapon down him. He says, now what? and she tells him to kiss her. They kiss, and she says he stood her up. She waited two days; she thought he was dead. He says, you know how it is. Zombies. She sees he has a wound and asks what happened. He says someone shot him.
Doc tells 10K it might sting, and pours the hooch over the wound. Obviously in pain, 10K puts the jar to his mouth. Doc says he wouldnāt drink that, but 10K guzzles the jar down. He says he feels great, then throws up. Doc says it might take his mind off his hand for a while. Roberta asks if heās okay, and Doc says, alcohol poisoning. Heāll be good in a day, or three. They put him in a chair. Roberta says the talkers are still lurking.
Addie brings the guy downstairs. Addie says this is her friend, Finn; heās been shot. Doc bandages him, saying he lost a lot of blood; heās a lucky man. Finn asks if the wound is that bad, and Doc says, no, heās a terrible doctor. 10K gets sick again, and Doc says his next patient. Roberta asks how Addie and Finn know each other. Finn says his farmhands turned taker, and Addie helped him. Addie says, they hit it off, and Finn helped save a lot of talkers. He says, like Butch and Sundance. An aside here: I thought the scene with her asking him to unbutton his shirt was lifted from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. But in the film, itās Robert Redford and Kathrine Ross, and heās waiting for her in her room. Roberta asks what happened? and Finn says when they came back, Charlie volunteered to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends. They fed them tiny bits of brain. He had them rounded up to go to Limbo, when he was shot and the talkers were set loose. Somebody doesnāt want them to make biscuits. Roberta asks if he knows the secret ingredient. He says other than chopped brains, he doesnāt know whatās in them. Heāll show them whatās left.
He takes them to the manufacturing area, and shows them the machine that mixes brains into powder. Then it goes into the flour. George asks if they took it all. He says, thereās some flour left, but they took all the added ingredients. Theyāre the only source in the area. Not just for biscuits, but all grain. They donāt have much seed left, and need to harvest. Addie says, all of Newmerica could starve. They see where the fire was, and Finn says when he came to put it out, he got shot. Charlie got a machete in the head. He didnāt get a good look at them though. Roberta asks, if he had workers, does he think he could harvest? Addie says heās bleeding again, and tells him to take it easy.
Doc and 10K come out in cowboy gear, twirling lassos. Doc says he was in a goat rodeo one time. He says theyāll round up the talkers, and Addie says, what could go wrong? Pandora says, looks like somebody wants to play cowboy. Letās send them a stampede. The talkers move forward.
Finn tells Charlie, cue the dinner bell, and he hits on one of those triangle things, saying, come get your brains. Roberta and George get ropes ready. Roberta tells George that sheās still in shock. Some things are not meant to be seen, but she needs Georgeās head in it. Addie and Finn wait in a car. Finn says, itās like old times, and Addie says, it was a month ago. He says, thatās old for the apocalypse. Heās glad sheās there. He was worried it was going to be just him and Charlie. She asks if heās okay, and he says, yeah.
10K and Doc go talker hunting. Charlie continues to ring the triangle, saying, hot brains. He says, a little sriracha, spicy, the way they like it, and sprinkles some on his head. Addie and Finn rope some talkers. Finn tells Charlie, now, and he takes a piece out of his brain to feed them. Doc lassos a tiller, 10K says, yippee-ki-yo-ki-yay, andĀ gets one with a net, but gets tangled up in it. Doc knocks the zombie out with a hammer. 10K asks if heās dead, but Doc says, heās already dead; he just stunned him. He suggests they tie him up before the others get back.
Pandora says, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Letās nip this revolution in the bud.
Roberta and George go into the stables. George tells Roberta to watch herself. Theyāre almost completely turned. They see a talker in the shadows. Another runs past (I think itās Pandora), but Roberta thinks they should get this one first. George says she knows heās scared. She is too. Itās a scary world these days. She promises sheās not going to hurt him, and says it must be terrifying, but they have brains for him. A volunteer, Charlie, generously donated his brains until they get biscuits. They just have to secure him for his own safety. He grabs a hoe, and tries to hit George, but she gets him down. Outside, Pandora has set herself up with a gun. She says, it was nice while it lasted. Sheās going to enjoy this.
10K comes up behind Pandora, but doesnāt see the gun. He says, there you are. He tells her this is for her own good. Sheāll get some brains, and be humanish in no time. Heās not going to hurt her. Pandoraās cohort is behind him with a taser. They fight, and Pandora jumps in. Her crony gets 10K on the ground, and forces him to put his hook in his own mouth, but Doc has gotten the taser, and tasers him. He tells 10K he couldnāt help it, and suggests they corral these two.
The talkers have been put in a pen. Charlie asks what it is theyāre doing again. Doc says theyāre feeding the talkers so they donāt turn zombie. Charlie asks, what are they feeding them with? and Doc says, actually, brains; his brains. Charlie says, heās cool with that, right? Doc says, as far as they know. Doc tells the talkers to make two lines. Pandora gives half-mask guy half a biscuit, and eats the other half.
Roberta wonders whoās been cutting off their supplies. George says, it couldnāt be talkers, but Roberta says people and talkers are easier to manipulate when theyāre starving. George says theyāre going to stop the revolution and bring justice to the world. Finn says, the world belongs to the dead now, and Addie says maybe itās not theirs to claim. George says they all need each other to survive. Thatās why they need a new country. Addie says, so far, Georgeās new country has done nothing but get people killed, including Dante. George says, maybe Addie is right, and sheās responsible for Danteās death. It will haunt her until her mercy comes, but itās not up to Addie to judge her. Addie says, not everyone shares her dream or her way of doing things. Roberta steps between them, and says they have no time for politics. Like it or not, theyāre fighting the same fight together. Theyāre at war, and donāt even know who theyāre fighting. Pandora watches them.
Charlie starts to sing Bicycle Built for Two. Doc asks how heās feeling, and he says, lightheaded. BA-DUM-CHH! Doc leads him to a chair. Addie asks how heās doing, and Doc says, not good. He keeps singing, and gets stuck on the word crazy, going, zeeā¦ zeeā¦ zeeā¦ Charlie asks Finn if itās time. Finn says he saved them all. Theyāre alive because of him. Charlie asks, can he have his mercy now? and Finn says, sure. Charlie tells Finn goodbye, and goodbye whoever the rest of them are. Finn sings, and takes out the last of Charlieās brain. Charlie is officially gone. Finn says, have mercy, and everyone is bummed
The talkers all sing Bicycle Built for Two, and Doc says, that was weird.
Finn says, since the water supply was cut off, they would have eventually died from drought. The hydraulic power that controls the flow of water was cut off after the first attack. George says itās a Native American operation. She knows the chief. Roberta suggests they talk to some water keepers. Finn says heāll stay there to keep an eye on the talkers. Addie kisses him goodbye.
Pandora pokes her friend, telling him if he doesnāt stop singing, she wonāt hesitate to mercy him. She hates that song. Finn walks up, and says, what do we have here? It looks like theyāre feeling more like themselves. He tells the talkers that after he gives Charlie a proper burial, and gathers some supplies, theyāll set off for Limbo. He thinks after dark is safer. Heās not doing well, and Pandora says, it wonāt be long now before someone starts playing for the other team.
10K says his hand hurts like itās still there. Doc tells him, itās phantom limb syndrome. Eventually, it works itself out, and the brain ignores the signals. Roberta canāt figure out why the farm was cut off, and Addie says maybe they didnāt like Georgeās idea. George says theyāre independent, but the is chief fact-oriented, and supported the referendum, seeing the positives. Doc asks if 10K is all right. 10K says heās just hungover. Doc feels his forehead, and says heās burning up; heās not fine. He needs antibiotics. George thinks they can get help from the chief, and Doc says he knows all about Native American medicine. Together, Doc and 10K say, but we were nowhere near the Grand Canyon. They see a distress signal, and Addie says, Finn. Addie runs back to find him lying on the ground.
She moves him underneath a tree, and he says two talkers jumped him and set the others free. Addie tells him, hang in there, and Finn says heās scared. Heās lost too much blood. She tells him not to be afraid; sheās there. Roberta goes through the wheat field, and a talker pops up. Roberta says, hey, Emma, itās me. Emma looks like sheās about to attack Roberta, but hugs her. Iām assuming, in life, Emma wasnāt known for her social skills.
George goes through another field, and hears her name being called. Pandora crouches in the wheat.
Finn tells Addie that they had big plans. Addie says they can still do big things. He asks if she promises to keep their deal. If he doesnāt like it, sheāll mercy him. She promises. He asks if she thinks heāll see a white light, and tells her, it hurts. Heās scared, and doesnāt want to turn. Addie tells him not to fight it, and he tells her that he loves her. She loves him too. He dies. She closes his eyes, strokes his face, and kisses him. He starts to shake, coughs, and wakes up. She says, so? He says, nothing hurts, and heās not afraid. For eight years, every day since day one, heās been afraid. Now heās not. She tells him that she saved him some. The last piece of Charlie. He eats it.
Roberta and George join them, and Roberta says they rounded up all the talkers, except two. Finn says theyāre probably the ones who jumped him. Roberta says, is he? and Addie nods. Roberta says, welcome back. She and George are going to catch up with Doc and 10K. Addie says sheās going to stay and help Finn get the talkers back to work, but after thatā¦ Roberta tells them to take care of each other. George tells Addie, see you in Newmerica. Addie says, keep dreaming, and George says, somebody has to.
Doc wonders where they are. He says 10K seems to be healing okay. If Roberta and George arenāt back soon, they should just head to the dam without them. He says 10Kās fever broke, and gives him some water. He hopes the water keepers are friendly. Heās shot by an arrow, says, theyāve got to be kidding, and falls over.
Next Friday – Ninjas! Spirits! Wait, what? Doc is a ghost, and enters 10Kās body. 10K feels old and kinda stoned.
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. ā Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
Being grateful all the time isnāt easy. But itās when you feel least thankful that you are most in need of what gratitude can give you: perspective. Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration, moving you from negative energy to positive. Itās the quickest, easiest, most powerful way to effect change in your lifeāthis I know for sure. ā Oprah Winfrey, What I Know for Sure
In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe itās wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices. ā Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business. ā Anne Lamott, Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus. ā Stephan W. Hawking, New York Times Magazine interview
My gratitude for good writing is unbounded; Iām grateful for it the way Iām grateful for the ocean. āAnne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
I think that real friendship always makes us feel such sweet gratitude, because the world almost always seems like a very hard desert, and the flowers that grow there seem to grow against such high odds. ā Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon
It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been withheld from meā¦if much has been denied me, much, very much, has been given me. ā Helen Keller, The Open Door
They do not love, that do not show their love. ā William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Michael meets Sam at The Floating Rib. She thinks he should know about something. Jason walks in.
Aiden tells Elizabeth and Franco that it was Career Day, and there was a policeman; it was cool. Franco asks if everyone was nice to him, and Aiden guesses so. He asks for money for the vending machine. Franco tells him if someone isnāt nice to him, he should tell them, and theyāll take care of it tout suite. Aiden is like, huh? and Franco says itās fake French. Elizabeth asks if heād like to call his dad
Kiki sees Griff at the hospital, and hopes heās there to pick up his lab coat. He says not exactly. She wonders whatās taking so long, but Griff doesnāt know. The good news is Peter sent the committee a statement, saying he wasnāt impacted by Griffās transgression in any way. Ā Kiki says thatās good news; the so-called victim doesnāt feel victimized. She wonders why the committee wants to talk to him. He thinks they want to question him again, but heās going to tell them the same thing he did before ā the truth. Kiki says speaking of the truth, itās time Sasha heard some.
Nina is impressed that Sasha has the spread sheets almost done. Sasha says donāt tell her boss, but sheās trying to impress her new mother. Nina says they are equally impressed with her. As sheās walking into her office, Nina tells Sasha about a phone call sheās waiting for. Sasha tries to tell her that someone is in her office, but Nina is too busy talking to hear. She walks in to find Valentin.
At the MetroCourt bar, not-Doc asks Ava if this seat is taken. She wonders whoās asking. Sheās saving it for a friend. He says since heās no longer her doctor, and sits down. He says sheās still mad at him. She says not mad. Slightly perturbed and inconvenienced, but if sheās honest, she missed him. And here he is now. She says now that boundaries are out of the way, let her buy him a drink. He says heās been craving a Bloody Mary. BA-DUM-CHH!
Michael asks if itās a coincidence or an ambush. Jason says heās looking for Michaelās dad. Have they seen Sonny?
Sonny asks Margaux if he can come in. She says she already got an earful from his wife. Sonny says itās not between her and Carly, itās between them. She asks what heās going to do? Kill her like he killed her father?
Elizabeth tells Aiden that he hasnāt talked to his dad in a while. She thinks heād like know how Aiden is doing. Aiden wants to go to the vending machine, so Elizabeth gives him some money. Franco says he canāt blame Aiden. What kid wants to tell his parents heās being picked on? She asks if heās speaking from experience, and he says when kids gave him a hard time, he sabotaged them. He had a lot of rage. He says they can start covert art therapy when they get home, but Elizabeth says, why wait. He says Aiden unburdening himself with finger paint is good, but this needs to stop.
Lulu flies into Willowās classroom, asking if sheās late. Willow says sheās actually early. Sheās trying to reach Charlotteās father. Sheād prefer it if they were both there. Lulu asks, how bad is it?
Nina says she doesnāt owe Valentin any explanations; theyāre divorced. She has no time or patience for him. His phone rings. Itās Willow, and he asks if thereās a problem about Charlotte. He tells her heāll be right there. Nina asks if Charlotte is okay, and Valentin says her teacher wants to meet with him and Lulu. Nina asks what about? and he says, theyāre divorced. He doesnāt owe her any explanations. He leaves, and she grabs her jacket.
Griff thought Kiki was excited about the relationship with her new sister. He doesnāt want to come between them. Kiki thinks sheās overreacting because of her mom, but needs to set Sasha straight. She tells Griff to focus on getting his job back, and sheāll settle things with her sister.
Not-Doc asks Ava how things are with her daughter. Ava says sheāll come running back in time for the holidays. Theyāll be back to being inseparable like they were before they allowed men to tear them apart. He says her optimism doesnāt match her demeanor. Why isnāt she able to sleep?
Michael asks whatās going on with his dad. Jason says heās taking care of things with Sonny, and wanted to see if he needed a hand.
Sonny asks why heād want Margaux dead. Even if he did, heās just a simple coffee importer. She says, who thinks sheāll drop the investigation into her fatherās murder, now that she knows her mother was involved. Jason calls, and Sonny says heās with her now. Heāll let Jason know if he needs him.
š Ā &$*!*$^%@&&@*##$!@! Why is this interrupted for NYC Mayor Jerkface making excuses because he wasn’t prepared for a snowstorm everyone knew was coming? Here’s a news flashĀ ā winter comes every year.Ā Omg, he went on for nearly the whole hour. Moving on the bootleg way.
Margaux tells Sonny that she didnāt hear screaming, so itās not Carly. It must be Jason. When should she expect him? Sonny asks why, and she says he sends Jason to do his dirty work, like Skully sent Sonny to do his. He asks why heād want her dead? She heard her mother arrange her fatherās murder; heās out of the equation. She says if thatās true, why is he there?
Jason says Sonny has it under control, and Michael asks if he wants to join them. Or are Samās words for his ears only? Sam says it might be good to get Jasonās perspective. He was there too; at Ferncliff. She hates to spoil his good mood, but thinks he should know who was there. He says as long as itās not his mom, he doesnāt care. He asks who? and Sam says, Nelle.
Kiki goes to the Crimson office to see Sasha. Sasha says sheās getting acclimated, and Kiki says, speaking of which, she thinks she moved too quickly with Sasha, and Sasha moved too quickly with her boyfriend.
Ava asks not-Doc if itās that obvious. He asks, whatās the problem? and she says sheās lost her edge. She used to plan revenge in her sleep, now she crawls into bed ā alone ā and the thirst for vengeance turns to sadness. Kiki and Griff broke her heart and spirit. Not-Doc doesnāt buy that, and neither does the Ava boiling with rage. Where is she now? Ava says right there, reminding her of the times she told Griff that she loved him, and he wasnāt ready to say it back. Reminding her that he used her as a stepping stone out of the priesthood to someone else. He says, not just a benign sadness, but wounded and angry. She says she is, and he tells her that he has the perfect cure.
Sam tells Michael it seems Nelle faked a nervous breakdown, and was transferred. Jason says they went to get answers for his mom. She wants to know if the patient next door belongs there and is being treated. When they checked the cell, they found Nelle instead. Sam says they donāt know if she was a decoy, or the patient had already been moved. She could have been put in the first room that was available. Michael asks if theyāre sure she was faking. She had a nervous breakdown before.
Sonny tells Margaux that she canāt accept the truth about her fatherās death. She thinks the word heārs looking for is murder. He says, yes, murdered. Her mother was having an affair with Skully. She asked him to get rid of her father, and he made it happen. Margaux asks if heās still saying heās blameless, and he says she canāt prove otherwise. She told herself stories about her father and family, none of which are true. If she keeps digging, it will only get worse, and sheāll only hurt herself.
Aiden brings Franco some candy in the art therapy room. Franco asks if he wants to draw a picture. He can start with Mr. Jellybeans, his hamster. Aiden says, Mr. Jellybeans is the best.
Valentin arrives at the classroom, and asks whatās going on; she said it was urgent. Nina flies in, and asks hat she missed, explaining that sheās Charlotteās stepmother. Willow asks if both parents approve of her being there, and theyāre both fine with it. Willow says sheās observed troubling behavior. Charlotte is bright and quick, but can be assertive. Nina says, good. She should be in todayās world. Willow agrees she should, however, itās evolved into bullying. Lulu asks if sheās saying Charlotte is bullying other children. Willow says she broached it to Charlotte, and told her itās unacceptable behavior, but itās become more frequent and open; in front of teachers. Itās like she knows there will be no consequences. Itās not about blame, but itās escalated, and per school policy, she needs to get the parents involved. Nina thinks Willow is misunderstanding Charlotteās leadership skills, but Willow says, theyāre not leadership skills. Nina says Willow clearly doesnāt understand her daughter, and the problem is her. Valentin shakes his head.
Sasha asks if Kiki is mad about last night. She was flirting with Kikiās boyfriend, but she thought it was no big deal. Theyāre just friends with benefits. Kiki asks where she got that idea.
Not-Doc says heās concerned about Avaās well-being. He tells her that she needs to get some rest, and offers her a sample of a new sleep aid.
Jason tells Michael that Nelle was holding a blanket like a baby. Michael says, Nelle lies about everything, but it could be genuine. Sam says, except when they pointed out Ferncliff could be a bigger trap than Pentonville. She flung the blanket aside, and went off on them, saying sheās not letting Carly win. Jason says Nelle thought it was a stepping stone to freedom, and when she gets out, sheās going after his mom again.
Margaux says Sonny is just as at fault as her mother. He says she has nothing. He has no ties to her fatherās death. Thereās no evidence, no witnesses, nothing. While he lives, heās a free man. Sheās going to be rotting in a prison sheās built for herself. Is that what she wants?
Willow says Charlotte is confrontational not just with her classmates, but adults, even strangers. Lulu asks when that happened, and Willow says, this morning. It was Career Day, and she challenged a guest about his name, education, and appearance. Lulu says she didnāt see that, and Willow says it happened after she left. Some children like to push boundaries; Charlotte is one of them. Valentin asks if itās an isolated incident, and Willow says, no. Sheās been mocking a particular classmate, and takes every opportunity to make fun of them, and make them the butt of jokes. Valentin asks, who? but she canāt divulge that. She hopes discussing it will result in change. Nina asks if sheās discussed it with Charlotte, and Willow says she asked why Charlotte didnāt like them, but it wasnāt for any reason. So sheās asking them as parents, to step in. Explore where this is coming from and make sure she knows itās unacceptable, and knows it must change.
Sasha tells Kiki that sheās new. It was an honest mistake, and it wonāt happen again. Kiki says, while theyāre being honest, she made a mistake too. She shouldnāt have asked Sasha to move in so soon. She was excited about having a sister. Sheās hoping they can start over. Get together now and then as friends, not roommates. Sasha asks if Kiki is kicking her out, and Kiki says, yeah, she is. Sasha needs to be out by tonight. She already has a mother to contend with. She doesnāt need anyone else against her and Griff. Sasha says she really doesnāt trust her boyfriend, does she? Maybe sheās insecure because he dated her mother. Kiki tells her to be out by tonight.
Franco says, clearly, Aiden gets the ability to draw from his mom; heās amazing. He likes Aidenās version of Mr. Jellybeans with the crown; more regal than rodent. Aiden says Mr. Jellybeans is his best friend. Franco thought Bianca was his best friend. Aiden likes her okay, but sometimes sheā¦ Franco suggests he draw a picture of Bianca, but Aiden doesnāt want to. Franco says, how about his family? Aiden says he can do that. Theyāre nice to him.
Ava takes the sample. He tells her, like any medication, take with caution; one at first, no more two in 24-hours. He wants her to be at her best for her reunion with her daughter. Then theyāll talk about other methods to chase away the demons that keep her up. She asks if he has demons, and he says they all have painful experiences locked away. She asks if his have anything to do with his brother, but he says, no. They have everything to do with him. She tells him that he knows a lot about her, but she knows nothing about him.
Sasha sees Ava, and says, how convenient. She had no idea how to find her, but now she can tell Ava to her face. Next time she wants to break up Kiki and Griff, leave her out of it.
Margaux says Sonny is trying to sound like he gives a damn about what happens to her. He says he can picture her as a little girl, believing her motherās phony grief. Itās all she had. He thought when she heard the truth, sheād leave that behind. She says he thought wrong.
Sam says Nelle lied to get transferred. They told her it was worse, and she ditched the act and threatened Carly. Michael says it sounds like Nelle. Jason says he seems calm, and Michael says he learned it from him. Heāll always regret getting involved with Nelle, but he doesnāt feel guilty for grieving over Jonah. Itās getting more manageable. Thereās light at the end of the tunnel.
Nina tells Willow that Charlotte doesnāt need to change. Sheās strong and brave, and sheās been through a lot. Valentin says she had a difficult early childhood, but theyāve always encouraged her to be polite and have compassion. Nina asks if Willow has children. Willow says thatās not relevant. Nina thinks maybe they need someone who knows about raising a child. Willow appreciates Ninaās faith in Charlotte. That being said, she thinks it might be more productive if she talks with Charlotteās parents. Nina asks if Willow is kicking her out because sheās not Charlotteās biological mother. Valentin tells Nina to go home. They want to hear what Willow is saying, and sheās making it next to impossible. Nina says Valentin has been Charlotteās one constant, except when heās off doing God knows what, with God knows who, God knows where. Nina asks if Lulu wants her to leave. Lulu says Nina is upset, and they need to get to the bottom of this. Nina says sheās watching Willow, and does the two-finger thing. Valentin says heās mortified. Willow doesnāt doubt Nina loves Charlotte very much, but itās unproductive. Lulu asks how they handle it, and Willow suggests written guidelines that will help them to be productive, not accusatory. They can explain that the behavior is not acceptable and there will be consequences for her actions.
Ava tells Sasha she thought it was a casual relationship. Sheās sure theyāll work things out. Sasha says Kiki told her to move out. Whatever perverse game of mother/daughter chicken sheās playing is over. She lost. Before she leaves, Sasha orders room service. Ava looks at the sample.
Michael thanks Jason and Sam for the update on Nelle. Say what will about her, but sheās never dull. He also thanks them for making sure sheās back behind bars. Sam says, see? Things get better. Michael says they can all use some good times. The holidays are around the corner. Theyāre family, and need to start acting like it. He leaves, and Sam says, speaking of holidays, Thanksgiving is next week; any plans? He says, her first.
Sonny admires Margauxās spirit and passion, but why not focus on her own life, instead of dogging his? Sheāll make him a deal. He confesses to her fatherās murder, pleads guilty, serves twenty, and when itās a done deal, sheāll book a cruise. Sonny says, whoever pulled the trigger was the weapon. Her mother and Skully had her father killed. She wants to know what heās going to tell Avery when she grows up. Itās not her dadās fault heās a murderer. Sonny says now sheās pushing it. If what happened to her father happened to him, he would hope Avery would leave it behind her, and not make it her lifeās work to bring them to justice. He would hope she would be happy. Surround herself with people she loves and who love her.
Michael walks into Willowās classroom. She says she just had an almost Chernobyl parent/teacher conference. He says, almost? and asks if she saved it. She says, maybe. She thought she was handling it. Now, sheās finding a meeting. It helps. He knows what she means. He says he also brought something that might help, or at least provide a distraction. He gives her a box. She said she wanted more seeds. She says when he makes a promise, he keeps it. He says, eventually. He also promised to tell his story to the group about what brought him there, and he hasnāt yet. She says, he will, and so will she ā eventually. Until then, she has gardening to do. In November?
Nina is looking up Willow on Spyder-Finder. Valentin comes in, and she tells him to get out. He wants to apologize, but she wonāt accept it, and says sheās going to call security. He says he missed her fierceness, and she says he wonāt when heās being hauled out. He says he particularly likes it when sheās defending Charlotte. Heād like her to there when they talk to her. She says Charlotte is always a priority, and he knows she always wants the best for Charlotte. Heās grateful for her help, and she says, for Charlotte, anything.
At the hospital, Lulu asks if Finn there. Elizabeth says heās not in, and asks if she want to leave a message. Sheād rather speak to him in person. She wants to make sure if Britt is well enough to be interredā¦ she means, interviewed. She asks how the kids are, and Elizabeth says Aiden is going through a rough time. Lulu says Charlotte is going through a phase too.
Franco says Aiden drew himself little. Aiden says heās the baby, and Franco says, heās the youngest, but heās a big kid. Aiden asks if he didnāt do it right. Franco says itās perfect, but he doesnāt see Aiden as being tiny. Aiden says, but he is.
Kiki asks Griff how it went, and he says he explained himself and admitted he was wrong. Who knows? He asks how it went with Sasha. Kiki says she told Sasha she was wrong in letting the relationship move too quickly, but her behavior toward Griff was inappropriate. She turned it around, and accused Kiki of doing the same thing her mother does; blaming her insecurities on the other person. She doesnāt want to be like that. Griff says sheās not.
Ava hears that food is being delivered to Sasha’s room. She puts the pills from the sample in the soup when the room service tray is unattended.
Margaux asks Sonny if heād want Avery to let go of his murder and move on with her life. He says he would, for her sake. Margaux says he doesnāt care about her sake. She was deprived of a lifetime of memories, and he wants her to let it go. Sonny says facts are facts, and evidence is evidence. Does she want to spend her life in a hotel room, listening to her mother talk about setting her father up? She asks if heās afraid sheāll find something. He says, thereās nothing to find. Let it go, and live her life.
Sam tells Jason that Curtis and Jordan are getting married on Thanksgiving. Sounds insane, but there must be a method to the madness, but itās not until later. She wanted to watch the parade with the kids. She asks if he wants to watch with them; she has a lot to be thankful for. He wonders if she still likes the pumpkin donuts from Kellyās, and says heāll pick some up. Itās a date.
On Monday, Monica asks if Oscar wants to know what heās up against, Kim tells Drew that sheās not willing to give up, and Kiki tells Franco sheās getting weird vibes from Sasha and Griff.
Z Nation
10K says, brains and biscuits, how was it not Murphyās idea? Murphy says, one day, the apocalypse will make him a rich man. He tells one of his barmaids, try not to eat each other. Roberta shows them a map to a bakery in the backwoods. Itās not the type of place that welcomes visitors. Murphy says, a secret brain bakery? Heās sure he hears banjo music in their near future. Roberta wonders how they can make sure Dante gets a fair trial. She tells Doc and George to go to Altura, and theyāll go to the bakery. Doc says theyāll meet later. He and George get in a car. Doc says, itās no El Camino, but beggars canāt be choosers.
On the road, Doc says they donāt make them like they used to. George says they donāt make anything at all. Back at Limbo, Roberta says, letās find the bakery.
George doesnāt like not having eyes on Dante. Doc tells her heās gunning it, and she shouldnāt have her feet on the dashboard. If the air bag goes off, her knees could go into her brain. She thinks thatās the least of their worries, Doc says the air bags arenāt reliable in a thirty-year-old car, so itās not going to happen. A zombie lying in the road. They run him over, and the air bags go off. George says, he was saying? She thinks she hurt her ankle, and he says itās better than a knee in the brain. He checks to see what he has for pain, but doesnāt want to give her the hard stuff. He takes out a joint, lights it, and deflates the bag with the lit end. George says sheās never smoked before. Doc says itās a terrible habit; it stunts your growth. Oh wait, he was thinking of nicotine. He doesnāt think her ankle is broke, but itās sprained. She takes a drag on the joint, and says her foot hurts, and now she has a cough. Doc tells her to give it a minute. He sees some zombies, and says, hang tough. He has to take care of some tourists. He uses his hammer in each hand method. George smokes in the car, and watches in rearview mirror. She laughs about the car having an ashtray. A zombie heads toward the car. She takes out a knife. Doc gives it a hammer in the back, and it turns around and pins him to the hood of the car. George says sheās got him, and shoots it. Doc says the spliff must be working. She says she canāt feel her foot; she doesnāt feel anything. She wants to get to Altura before night falls. Doc sees the road zombieās legs poking out of the grill and kicking. He tells her, have a seat. This could take a while.
Murphy and Roberta get to the bakery. 10K thinks it looks abandoned. Roberta says that doesnāt mean no one is home. Murphy says this must be place; he smells brains. Skulls litter the yard, and Murphy picks one up. Robert tells him to get his ass away from those skulls, and focus. Addie busts the door open, and they go in.
They slip through the storage area, and see a mess where the baking is done. Roberta says it looks like they left in a hurry. There are brains everywhere, and Murphy says itās no mystery what the secret ingredient is. Roberta says it looks like they havenāt been in operation for a while. She takes a skull out of Murphyās hand. They hear banging noises.
Doc looks at the engine, but canāt figure it out. George is reading the Constitution, and he asks if sheās catching up on social studies. He used to love history, especially when he was buzzed. One of his favorite paintings is of the Constitutional Convention. The gang is all there, with Ben Franklin chilling in the middle, George Washington presiding, and Thomas Jefferson looking badass. He tells her the founding fathers had huge pot farms. They were like,cannabis rules. He imagines George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (Sketchy and Skeezy) talking about hemp fibers being good for everything. Jefferson says theyāre good for migraines, expanding your mind, and toothaches. Ben Franklin (Re-Pete) joins them, and asks whoās been getting icky with the sticky. Jefferson says he cultivated it, but didnāt inhale. He says heās out of matches, and Franklin says they must to invent one. He lights his pipe. Back in the present, Doc coughs. He says that one went down to his toes. Sheās surprised the founding fathers got anything done, much less starting a country. Doc says theyāre prepared for lift off, and gets the car going.
Murphy says, someone turned the oven on. He guesses not Betty Crocker. Roberta says theyāre not there alone. A mixer starts up, and Murphy goes toward it.
10K and Addie keep looking. Addie asks if 10K is okay. He says heās fine, and she says, just checking, lefty. He wants to take the stairs, and she says, after him, calling him Captain Hookless. She doesnāt want to pry, but doesnāt know why things have to be so hard. Between Mac and Lucy her eye the least of what she lost. 10K says he still feels his hand in his dreams; carrying gear, lacing shoes, holding hands, shooting a gun. Itās like having a friend that was there, but isnāt any more. Addie knows what he means.
Murphy watches the mixer. He says with all the brains laying around, heās getting the munchies. A dude shoots at them, and everyone ducks. Another dude sees Addie and 10K, and shoots at them. He yells that they have intruders. The first dude says, donāt worry, brother; heās coming. He shoots at Murphy, who ducks under the table. Roberta signals Murphy, and slides a gun over.
Brother #1 is so shaky, he looks like heās tweaking. 10K moves a bakery rack over and gets Brother #1 in his sights. Brother #1 peeks out, and 10K shoots. Brother #1 falls, and Addie comes toward him. He says, sorry, maāam, and she whacks him in the head.
Doc makes a pipe out of an apple, and George says heās quite the handy man. He tells her to think of him as the Ben Franklin of paraphernalia. She asks what the difference is between the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Doc says they got so excited writing rules for the government, they forgot the people the government was for. In Doc’s mind, John Adams says heād rather chop his hand off than sign. The government was created to protect the people from foreign enemies. A zombie walks in, and Doc says, my bad. There were no zombies back then. Adams asks whoās going to protect the people from the government. Washington says, back to work, and Franklin complains that he just opened champagne. Adams says, not his fault, Quaker Oats Man. The people need to know how the government is protecting them. Adams says the Bill of Rights will; he has a list. He pulls out a bunch of cards, and Washington reads through them. Freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom from alien life forms. He can see some of this going in. He tells Jefferson to write this up. Jefferson says he wrote the Constitution, and Frankly says, they all did. Jefferson says, no, he physically wrote it. Washington says theyāre making progress.
George asks Doc what makes the Bill of Rights so important. Doc says theyāre the God given rights of humanity. She says humanity changed with the definition with of mortality. They see a zombie struggling toward them. Doc asks what makes the zombies different from humanity? Basic decency says they deserve to be treated no differently, and have the same rights. He deserves live life without government interference. George says, heās a zombie. Doc says she knows what heās getting at, and kills it. Itās the governmentās job to protect their rights, and they need it when people are afraid, and donāt know whatās right. George asks what will protect Dante without a Bill of Rights. Doc says they will.
Brother #2 goes through bakery, and shoots at Murphy. Murphy shoots back, but the gun runs out of bullets. Brother #2 says heās going to give Murphy the same choice he gave the last people who tried to shut them down. Murphy says, chocolate or vanilla? And Brother #2 says, mercy or talker. Roberta comes up behind him, and says she can ask him the same question. She doesnāt want to hurt him, but she will. He says itās a zombie standoff. Heās got them like the ones who tried to shut down the bakery. Put down their weapons, or theyāll all be craving brains. Roberta says theyāre not who heās talking about.
Addie and 10K bring in Brother #1. Murphy asks if thatās the other brother. Roberta says heās still human; letās keep it that way. Brother #2 says theyāre Americans in need of help. Brother #1 tells him to watch out for the one-eyed one. Sheās not nice. Sheās mean like a badger. Murphy thought they speak English in Canada, and Brother #1 says, we doos. Brother #2 says heās Gilly, and Brother #1 is Skull; Skully for short. Roberta says they need biscuits; lots of them. Gilly says theyāll have to talk to his mom. Sheās in charge of baking. Roberta asks where she is, and he says sheās in the office. Theyāll have to see what kind of mood sheās in. Itās not easy. After the black rain, they were headed to Newmerica, and were turned ass over tea kettle by a bunch of zombies. Their other brother, Chili, got bit, but never turned. When they caught their mom sneaking him brains, they realized he was a talker. Their mom started baking up roadkill, and the more he ate, the more he was like the brother they knew. Everyone wanted their momās biscuits, so they set up a bakery. Roberta asks why they stopped, and Gilly says they were blown up, and under attack from zombies. Murphy says, someone didnāt want them baking biscuits. Roberta says they need the recipe, but Gilly says sheās been cranky. Sheās in the office for her own good. He says Chili is in there too. They were trying to work out the recipe, but their running out of options. They look up and see zombies pressed against the office window, including mom.
George wonders how they can make sure Dante gets due process, when vigilantes think talkers are more zombie than human. Doc says a bill was made to protect them from each other. The Founding Fathers hammered out amendments, better known as the Bill of Rights. Doc’s mythical Ben Franklin asks why they have to start with guns. He likes muskets as much as the next guy, but putting them first seems gun crazy. Jefferson says theyāll put freedom of speech first. It will look better for the kids. He says Sam Adams has two beers, and is ready to challenge his mother to a duel. Washington says theyāll had a well-regulated militia. He goes down the list, and says, unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated; should keep the lawyers busy. He likes that no one should be compelled to testify against themselves, and Jefferson says, what happens in Paris, stays in Paris. George says, no cruel and unusual punishment, and Doc says the whole apocalypse is cruel and unusual. Jefferson says, otherwise, theyāll be using Franklinās kites to electrocute prisoners. Alexander Hamilton comes in, and asks if theyāve around to slavery. Washington says theyāre talking about it. Abe Lincoln (Smiles) pops in, and says heād appreciate it if theyād take care of the problem now. Washington says he has a cool hat. What is his name? Lincoln says they didnāt see himā¦ He was never hereā¦ Hamilton says,Ā that dude belongs on a bill. George says she doesnāt know much about history, but she knows Lincoln never talked to Washington. Thereās a hundred year difference between them. Doc says thatās not the point. Slavery was a stain on America that even the civil war couldnāt make right. The only way Dante is going to get a fair trial is if heās considered human; no talkers will. George tells Doc that he sneaks up on a person, and Doc says he still has some teeth left in his head. We see a sign that says, martial law now in effect.
Gilly tells Skully to keep his wits about him. He puts a bike helmet on Skullyās head, and hands him the top of a trash can for a shield. Skully says he always picks scissors, and Gilly calls him dumber than goose poop. Murphy cranks up a boombox, and holds it up to distract the zombies. Skully says he canāt do this, but Gilly makes him go into the office. He moves quietly behind the zombies at the window, while Murphy keeps their attention. Skully looks through the papers, and sees something sticking out of his momās back pocket. He tiptoes behind her, and slips out the recipe card. He backs away, and falls. Murphy says, heās out. Skully gets back up, and Murphy says, there he is. The recipe card is on the floor, and the zombies close in on Skully. Gilly yells for Chili to get away from him, and closes the door. Gee, thanks for the help. Murphy says, theyāve got him cornered. Skully fights with Chili, and Gilly yells, brother, get off my brother! Mom stands in the window, and eats the recipe card. Murphy says, one brother is riding the other like a moose. Skully yells, nooo! and the zombies attack. Outside, a group of zombies, all wearing the same rain ponchos, come toward the bakery. Roberta says, the only way to calm them down is to feed them actual brains. The zombies outside start to come in. Murphy says, it looks like somebody ordered take out, and runs at them with the boombox. He busts one over the head with it. I think the ponchos might be significant, because in an earlier episode, there was a group all wearing shirts from the same park, and they made a point of mentioning it.
Roberta and the others go after the zombies who are coming in. Addie uses her pokey club, and 10K shoots. Addie kneels with her weapon in both hands horizontally, and 10K uses it to aim. He says, switch! and they trade weapons. Addie uses the gun like she does her club, and whacks the zombies with it. Roberta beheads a zombie. She takes the head, and says, crack this one open. She tosses it toward Murphy, who says, hey, Iām walkinā here. I wonder if thatās a nod to Midnight Cowboy. He is a bit of a Ratso.
George wonders when everybody will see theyāre all in this together. Doc says theyāll need the 15th amendment. ā the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. In Doc’s vision, Washington says, it makes sense. Lincoln says, it will take a civil war and the 13th amendment. Washington suggests they pass the 13th amendment right now. Lincoln says itās abolishing slavery, and Jefferson says, abolish as in setting free?It might take further study. Washington says, hear him out. Why not make them three-fifths human? Then keep that going for a hundred years, until they work out the kinks. George hopes they hope donāt have to fight a war to make talkers full citizens. Doc says they already did. Everybody dies. Just because they have no pulse doesnāt mean they donāt have brains. George says, everybody dies, and sooner or later ā she and Doc finish together, theyāre all talkers.
The brains from the severed head are given to the zombies. Gilly thinks the brains are doing the trick. Roberta asks mom if sheās with them. She hugs Skully and Chili. Gilly tells her that some Americans came looking for help. Sheās sorry they have to see her looking all dead like this, and wishes she could have given the place a lick and a promise. Roberta says their supplies were cut off, and they have starving talkers. They want the secret recipe. Mom says, itās no secret. In the beginning, she was lacing them with brains. They ran short, and flour was delivered from the heartland, with the secret already mixed in. Murphy says, the secret is brains? and mom says, no. The secret ingredient is love, and kisses his cheek. He doesnāt get it. Mom gives each of the zombies a kiss. She says if it can help someone else to keep from go through what theyāve had to, so be it. She says they have enough right there to make a batch of the original.
George is shocked that women werenāt given the right to vote until the 19th Amendment, and it wasnāt passed until 1920. Doc says, old white dudes. What can he say? It takes time to get it right. George says they donāt have time. Doc says he doesnāt like the look of this, and they see an abandoned truck. George wonders if it was the truck with Dante, and Doc hopes not. They open the truck door, and a dead guy falls out. Thereās another dead guy inside. George says, no sign of Dante. Maybe he escaped like last time.Maybe talkers did this, and let him go. Red letters on a nearby trashcan say, this is what happens to traitors. George picks up a pair of sunglasses. I assume theyāre Danteās. The can rattles. She opens it, and finds Dante, all folded up and bloody. He can barely open his eyes to look at her. She gives him mercy.
The gang makes biscuits. Murphy loves the smell of fresh baked brains in the morning. Mom says she might keep him on as a full time baker. He says he had a great teacher. She tells them to wrap the biscuits and put them in containers. Roberta calls Murphy over, and says, this family isnāt going to make it on their own. Take them with him to Limbo. He likes the idea; Limbo could use a bakery. Roberta tells him, take care of them, and be safe. He tells her to be safe too. He doesnāt want to have to save her ass. Roberta says he might have to, and he tells her the apocalypse wouldnāt be half as fun without her. Be careful. He starts to walk away, and she says she loves him too. Mom says the biscuits are packed.
Doc asks if George wants to say a few words. She says actions speak louder than words, and leaves the Constitution there, and puts on Danteās sunglasses. On the marker, it says: Here lies Lt. Joe Dante ā first citizen of Newmerica.
Next Friday, get ready to wrangle. We go back to the Old West, and Pandora says, letās send them a stampede.
Good Lord, I hope that was coherent. This show can bounce all over the place more than Once Upon a Time did. Okay, maybe not.
āĀ Quotes of the Week
You donāt ask people about their personal business. You donāt address the pink elephant in the room. ā Delores, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
If heād known, he would have had a crush on you too. ā a friend of mine after I told them I had a crush on Roman Polanski when I was fourteen.
When there is an animal in your life thereās always a reason to laugh. ā Anonymous
Itās go-go, not cry-cry. ā Skip (Skip Reissig, whoās also Quentin Tarantinoās realtor), Planet Terror
šØĀ A Weekend Sendoff…Ā
And because I’m brain dead and couldn’t think of anything else.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Jeanette says Sonny should be grateful. Skully started him in the business, and was good to him. Sonny says somebody he loves has been wrongly accused. He wants to make sure the truth comes to light. Jeanette says sheās burning the letters, and thereās nothing he can do. Margaux walks in and says, maybe he canāt, but she will. She came for the truth, and after all these years, she deserves it.
Nina tells Sasha that everyone lies. Sheās told some big ones herself. Then there are those who spin the truth to get what they want. In their twisted way, they think theyāre doing the better thing. Her ex like that. Itās hard. They love each other, but she canāt live waiting for the other shoe to drop. Whatever her and Sashaās relationship turns out to be, Nina wants to make sure itās honest. Sasha says she hasnāt been honest with Nina.
Kiki tells Griff that she hopes he board does the right thing, and this will soon be a horrible memory. They toast to horrible memories. Griff is amazed by her optimism, and how she keeps the faith. They kiss.
Elizabeth is proud of Franco. The police asked for help, and he gave it to them. She wishes he would believe in himself. He wants to totally trust himself, but thinks he should see Doc, just in case. Therapy is good for the soul.
Carly calls Sonny, leaving a message that itās important. She tells Jordan that she already answered their questions. Jordan says, when she found Mary Patās head.
Not-Doc adds Mary Pat to his list. He adds her ID to some others, keeping it with the list in a drawer in his office. I note that not-Doc uses a fountain pen with real ink. Thereās a knock at the door, and he puts his wedding ring in view on the desk. Itās Ava, who asks if heās ready for her. He says, ready and waiting.
Ava thanks him for agreeing to see her after hours. She sees the ring, and he apologizes for being unprofessional and leaving it out. He finally took it off, and canāt figure out what to do with it. She says sheās sorry about him and Laura, but he says he broke it off; itās his mess to clean up. She says itās not any less painful than being left. Itās a different kind of awful, in her experience. She says sorry if she overstepped, and he says itās his fault. Taking her to Charlieās was inappropriate. They should have come there. Sheās said she was coming up with innovative ways to manage her anger. He suggests they talk about those.
Carly says theyāre wasting time, and Chase asks how she explains the hair in Mary Patās hand. Jordan asks if Carly has a theory on how it got there. Diane walks in, and asks if that isnāt the PCPDās job. Sheās going to have Carly ask for a tax refund if sheās doing their job. Chase says every time Diane tears him to shreds, he feels like he learned something. Jordan says they followed clues that led to her client. Chase says there were witnesses to Carlyās threats, but Diane says what they have is circumstantial at best. Jordan says Carly was there when the head was found, and when the body was found, there were strands of her hair in its hand. They would be remiss not to follow up.
Elizabeth tells Franco that Aiden is becoming more withdrawn at school. Maybe he should talk to Doc. Franco says Aiden had the time of his life when they were doing art, maybe he should take a crack at Aiden. The doorbell rings. Itās Terry with a bakery box, and a six-pack. Elizabeth asks if itās that bad.
Sasha says she told Nina it would be easy for her to get a job there, but thatās not the case. Sheās tanking with the job search. Nina says sheās not dishonest, just wrong. Sasha says she presented herself as confident. Nina is big and successful, and Sasha canāt even land a temp gig. Nina explains that the guy who owned Crimson needed a financial loss, and hired her, thinking sheād tank the magazine. Then he wouldnāt be in trouble. Sasha says, but she made it work. Nina says, with help. She wants Sasha to reconsider her offer. Sasha says sheād love to work there, but canāt accept a handout. Nina says itās not a handout; itās not an easy job. Sheād have to bring her A-game. Sasha says, what if she canāt keep up. Nina says if she screws up the magazine, sheāll fire Sashaās ass. Sasha accepts the offer, and Nina tells her, welcome to Crimson. Nina says she hasnāt been honest with Sasha about something, and needs to tell her.
Jeanette tells Margaux that she canāt believe Sonny. Heās a mobster, and lying is like breathing to him. Sonny says he told the truth; now itās her turn. Jeanette says it could ruin Margauxās career, but Margaux says for once sheās not thinking of her career. Hunting for the person responsible for her fatherās death led to Sonny, which led to her.
Ava tells not-Doc, thanks to their chats, sheās made an important discovery. If she channels her anger in the right direction, she can find forgiveness. He asks, for who? and she says, Kiki. He says, not Griff? and Ava says, never him. He asks, how about herself? but she says, thatās a different story. She realized she could forgive Kiki, when Kiki knows what itās like to hurt like she was hurt. Not-Doc asks, who will do it? and Ava says, not her. Griff will do the honors. Once heās unfaithful, they can begin to heal. He might need a nudge. Sheāll be doing Kiki a favor, getting it out in the open sooner rather than later. Not-Doc asks how Ava knows heāll cheat, and she says he cheated on the Church, and on her. Itās his nature or doesnāt he believe in human nature?
Kiki gets it; Griff broke the rules. But what about how he behaved afterwards? He had integrity, and heās been punished enough. Griff hopes the board agrees. She says heās a gifted doctor. Keeping him away is completely ridiculous.
Elizabeth explains that when she and Terry were in middle-school, they would climb up on the roof with moon pies and root beer. Theyād stare at the stars, and wait for the world to make sense. Terry says, eventually, theyād realize they had to solve their own problems, but in the meantime ā they both say, sugar! Franco says heāll go to get take out from Charlieās, and give them a moment. Elizabeth says Terry brought the sugar; go first. Terry needs to wait for it to kick in, so Elizabeth tells her that Aiden is struggling. Being shy is one thing, but heās obviously in pain. Terry asks, about what? and Elizabeth says he wonāt tell her. Terryās turn. Terry says itās nothing new. They live in a world where children get brain tumors, and she still canāt be sure whatās the sense in that.
Margaux tells Jeanette, for once in her life, do the decent thing. Give her the letters. Jeanette says theyāre not for a child to see, and Margaux says sheās not a child. Jeanette says Margaux is her child, and Sonny says, give her the letters. Margaux canāt believe her mother is a cheating tramp who conspired to kill her father. She takes the letters, and Jeanette tells her not to do it to either one of them. Margaux reads that when Jeanette thinks of them, she would break any vow, commit any sin, and take any risk if one day they could be together. Jeanette says Margaux doesnāt understand. Margaux canāt believe her mother sat there watching TV with her dad, holding his hand. Jeanette says, not in front of Sonny; itās a family matter, but Margaux wants him to stay. Itās his party. He said she wouldnāt like what she was going to find, and he loves being right. She tells him to get a drink. Itās a big bon voyage party for what she thought was her family.
Nina tells Sasha that she acted out of turn, and told Ava to stay away from her. Sasha says thatās her half-sisterās mother, but Nina says Ava is a murderer and a slut. Sheās all for sexual freedom, but Ava hurts people when sheās not killing them. She could slit someoneās throat, and walk away scot free, blaming the victim. She just wanted to protect Sasha. Sasha appreciates Nina looking out for her, but says, donāt worry. Sheās used to taking care of herself. They have a lot in common. Franco comes in, and Nina calls him over. She introduces them.
Terry tells Elizabeth that she knew what she was getting into with pediatric oncology. She works with kids fighting harder than most adults to live. Elizabeth asks if theyāre talking about Oscar. Terry says Oscar figures if heās going to die, he wants to do it dancing, and enjoying whatās left. Heās refusing to participate in the medical trial. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking, making him harder to save. Elizabeth says Terry is doing what she can, and Terry says sheās failing. All the years of training, experience, and success. Sheās saved a lot of lives, but now she feels useless. Elizabeth asks what Terry needs from her, and Terry says, perspective. What else can she do for the family?
Diane says her client has cooperated fully, and Jordan says they donāt think she did it. Diane asks why sheās here, and Jordan says the killer appears to know what theyāre doing. The head was surgically separated from the body. Chase says Carly implied doing her harm, and her husband is in a position to address that. Sonny has resources. Diane says heās usually accused of making someone disappear, not appear in public. Carly asks why Ava isnāt a person of interest.
Ava tells not-Doc that the tricky part is, it needs to happen where Kiki can see it. When she sees what a lying hypocritical bastard Griff is, sheāll run to her mother for support. Their bond will stronger, having been betrayed by the same man. Griff will be a nothing, a nobody; which is what he deserves. Not-Doc says he thought he could do this, but itās just wrong. He canāt treat her any longer.
Margaux gives Sonny a drink. She asks if her mother ever loved her dad, or was it all a lie? Jeanette says it wasnāt a good marriage. Margaux remembers her father laughing and smiling, but Jeanette says he was smiling at her. There was nothing between them, and she thought sheād spend the rest of her life like that. Then Joe happened, and it changed everything. The more she wanted him, the more she hated Margauxās father. She went to Skully, and begged him get rid of the one person keeping them apart. Margaux asks if Jeanette considered that she was losing her father, and Jeanette says she did. Kids are and move on, like everyone does. She couldnāt stop thinking about wanting him gone. She wanted him dead. Margaux asks if Sonny got it. He says, every word, and shows Jeanette that heās wearing a wire.
Ava says not-Doc got her to open up ā no judgement ā and once she revealed a darker place, heās jumping ship. He says what happened was just a coincidence. He works with serial killers and the criminally insane. He says her sweet plan isnāt whatās making him run for the hills. He says sheās not horrible, sheās fascinating; too fascinating. He identifies in many ways. She asks, what kind of ways? but he tells her that heās already said too much. He canāt be her doctor because hr canāt be objective where sheās concerned.
Griff watches Kiki read. He takes the book out of her hands. She says she was reading that. He says he doesnāt care, and kisses her. She hopes he respects her after she tells him doing this is better than studying.
Franco asks Nina, how? She says, apparently, she didnāt lose the baby. She had it while she was in a coma, and her mom gave it away, and continued to lie. Franco says, makes sense. Sheās surprised Kiki didnāt tell him, but he says theyāve been moving in different orbits. Franco tells Sasha that he hopes she realizes that sheās now related to one of the most remarkable women heās ever known. Sasha agrees. She says sheās starting work tomorrow, and wants to impress her new boss. She leaves, and Franco sits down. He says, holy moly. Tell him everything.
Elizabeth tells Terry, the longer sheās been a parent, the more she realizes how little in control she is when it comes to her kids. She does her best to be as involved as possible, and still let them do their own thing. If they need her, sheās there, but things happen. She doesnāt know whatās going on inside Aidenās head. She wants to figure out what he needs, and fix it, but all she can do is tell him that she loves him, and heās wonderful the way he is. Terry wonders what happens if what you know is the right thing to do stops working. Elizabeth says, keep showing up, and do what you do best. Prayer, and relentless determination.
Jeanette is shocked that Margaux worked with Sonny to set her up. Margaux says she wanted the truth, and got it. Sonny wonders where Jeanette was when her husband disappeared. Why werenāt she and Skully together? Jeanette tells Sonny, he said, wait, so we waited. She thinks he found a mark to do his dirty work. She figured once the body was found, the mark would go down for murder, and theyād be together. Margaux tells her to get out; her mother disgusts her. Jeanette asks if Sonny is happy. He got what he came for. She leaves and I wonder where sheās going, since itās her house.
Sonny says Margaux got what she wanted, and asks if she wants to go. She says sheās not done, and looks at the desk. She says, the sacred desk that they never got rid of. A symbol of her fatherās hard work. She went to law school to be the kind of lawyer he was. Sonny says, he would be proud, and she tells him, go to hell. She canāt even nail him for the murder. Theyāre done. She thanks him for the truth sheās been searching for her whole life.
Jordan wonders why Ava would have killed Mary Pat, and Carly says sheād do anything to get Avery away from them. Chase thinks thatās a bit of a stretch. Jordan says, unlikely, but theyāll explore all avenues.
Franco says Nina must be beyond happy. She says sheās been dreaming about having a child. Now she has one, fully grown, but she thinks sheās okay with that. Franco says she missed the poopy years. She says sheās very lucky to know such a remarkable woman.
Sasha is getting a glass of water at the apartment, when Griff walks in, shirtless. He says he didnāt know she was there. She says he looks flushed, and puts the glass against his face. Kiki comes in, telling him to come back to bed. Sasha says he was thirsty. She hands him the glass, saying, all his.
On the phone, Sonny says he got Carlyās message, and hopes everything is okay. He canāt come home tonight, but if itās an emergency, call. Otherwise, heāll see her tomorrow. He loves her. Margaux sits on the floor with the letters, and drinks and cries.
Elizabeth says when she thinks of what Oscarās family is experiencing, it puts her life in perspective. She has three healthy boys, and what Aiden is going through isnāt that. Terry says she was once a teenage boy, but no one elseās problems made her life any easier. The bullying, the confusion. the hurt. The only perspective that matters to Aiden is his own. Elizabeth says maybe she canāt help, but she wants to know whatās wrong. Aiden keeps shutting her out. All she can do is convince him that heās not alone.
Franco hopes Sasha realizes she got a homerun mom. Theyāre doing well for two fugitives. He didnāt even want kids; now he has three boys. Heās enjoying the karmic spin. Nina is glad heās happy, and he says, look at them, all mature and stuff. Nina says she should be careful what she wishes for. Sheās terrified sheāll screw up. Franco says they both will. Donāt try to be perfect; just be happy. Nina says theyāll never screw that up.
Kiki asks Griff if Sasha was hitting on him in front of her. He thinks sheās misinterpreting, but Kiki says, no. She was hitting on him, and itās not okay.
Ava tells not-Doc that sheās going to miss their talks. She was getting a lot out of them. He says itās the toughest decision heās made in a long time. She doesnāt think thatās true. She says sheāll see him around, and he tells her, good luck with everything. She leaves, and he locks the door behind her.
Sonny finds Margaux passed out on the floor where she was reading the letters. He says she canāt sleep there, and helps her up. He puts her on the couch, and covers her with a blanket.
Diane asks if theyāre finally done, and Jordan says, for now. Carly is free to go. Chase adds that sheās still a person of interest. Carly says she gets the drill, and sheās not about to leave; her entire life is there. She tells him, in the meantime, they might want to figure out how Mary Pat was holding her hair.
Sonny watches Margaux sleep, and ponders. The text beneath him says, next weekā¦ what ifā¦?
What if you could go back and change your life? Would you do it? A very special GH on Monday.
Roberta slashes a zombie. George gives mercy. Doc attacks with two hammers, one in each hand. A brain goes flying. Roberta sees the talker symbol in fresh paint on a car. They come to a building that says Limbo on the sign. George thinks Dante might be there. Roberta presses a giant button, and someone asks for the password. The zombies are advancing, and she says, help. He says, wrong; that was last weekās. She tries zombie, and he tells her that she should have said that in the first place.
They go inside, down some metal stairs. Doc says itās a nice place to get murdered. George says itās a place for outlaws; a place Dante would love. They continue down until they get to a door. Roberta tells them to brace themselves. The door opens to reveal two guys having a chainsaw fight, gambling, go-go girls in cages, a bar, and neon. Thereās a whack-a-mole game called hit-the-head. Doc gets distracted by a dancer.
A group chants duel before a stage. A girl comes out and two men face each other. She says, one bullet each, and tells them, gentlemen,spin the chamber; no more bets. Time to duel. She drops her scarf, and they fire. One falls off the stage, all the way to Murphyās feet. He says they have a winner. Everyone cheers. Murphy brings the winner up on stage, and says, to the victor goes the biscuits, handing him a tray of them. Murphy wears a sparkly red snakeskin-trimmed suit, and a devilish mustache and beard. He sees Roberta and company, and says itās about time they slaughtered their way there. A confetti gun explodes, and he says, welcome to Limbo.
Two people act out a comedy skit on a stage. Murphy says, blendsmen were running the place until the return of the thin red one. Doc says itās heartwarming. Murphy goes off with a woman. George tells Roberta that theyāre there d*cking around with strippers and Monopoly while Dante could be dead. Murphy returns, saying thereās something George needs to hear ā sheās a drag. He tells, relax, and let him buy a round of drinks for his friends, before their next suicide mission. Roberta says looking for someone. George says, donāt bother. Murphy wouldnāt know him. At the roulette table, Wesson pops out a guyās eye for the wheel.
Doc says he has to hit the head. Murphy says thereās always a line for that, and we see a woman playing the hit-in-the-head game, Roberta says Murphy has chosen sides. He says, the winning side. Roberta says he associates with a lot of talkers to be apolitical. Murphy tells her, talkers, blends, humans; theyāre all customers to him. Monopoly is being played for bullets. Murphy says they have everything. Even George Clooneyās actual moving foot. You can tickle it for a nickel. Murphy brings them downstairs. George says theyāre looking for a talker named Dante. Thereās a symbol outside that says this looks like a safe place for talkers on the run from Altura; a safe place for Dante. She asks if Murphy would know anything about a talker underground, and Murphy says, anythingā¦?
They come to a room housing barrels. Murphy says, come out, come out, wherever you are. Come out and get your biscuits. The talkers stand up. Marjorie is among them.
Roberta asks how long theyāve been coming there, and Murphy says, about two weeks. She asks if theyāre all from Altura, and he says, all over. He didnāt ask for them. They just keep getting dropped off, and theyāre cutting into his biscuit inventory. Theyāre eating like thereās no tomorrow. He hopes they get a shipment soon, or there will be no tomorrow. Let him guess. They want to get involved. Roberta tells him they want to find Dante. She mentions Estes, and Murphy says he knew Estes on Zona. He was a high tech whiz kid, fronting a startup for them. Must be Altura. Murphy says Altura has cut off his biscuit supply, and heās trying to run a business here. George knows how he feels. People treated him like a freak before the apocalypse. He finally has a family, and she gets not wanting to lose them. Theyāre all outsiders. Marjorie is an outsider, just trying get back to her family. She says theyāre wrong about him. Heās a brave man. Heās risking everything to help. Newmerica owes him a debt.
Murphy laughs, and says sheās good. Heās met a few bullsh*tters in his day, but sheās good. Marjorie yells she wants to find her husband. They talkers get restless, and run out. Doc says, they sure sound like Zās. Murphy asks if theyāre going to find this guy or not, and they jet.
10K sees an empty van with the doors open, and footprints going away from it. He follows them to where the talkers were crucified and buried. As heās tightening the bandana around his wound, a zombie jumps out behind him, and I choke on my coffee. He wallops it, and says, 8609.
Murphy asks if they want anything while they wait for their mystery talker hero. He asks if Doc remembers calling him a coward, and Doc asks if heās changed. Murphy says, no, but heās learned to swing first. A truck backs up outside. Roberta thinks this is it, and while she gives instructions, Murphy suddenly goes through changes. He says, Lucy, and runs outside. Addy is in a truck out front, and says, of course heās the big red one.
At the bar, Doc says itās been a long road for all of them. He missed Addy. Lucy too. Addy says she y missed them too. She tells Murphy sorry about the gun. He said he felt Lucy in it, and he thought it was her, even though it didnāt make. He calls for shots, and the waitress drinks from the bottle. The liquor pours out bullet holes in her torso, and they fill their glasses. They toast to Lucy. Addy asks if she can visit Lucyās grave, but Murphy says Viking funeral. Addy thinks thatās what she would have wanted. Murphy says he saved something of hers, and sheād want her to have it. He gives her what looks like a handkerchief. Addy says she felt her too. She kept looking for her, but sheād lose the signal in the daytime. At night, sheād look at stars feel her. Then one night, she looked up and felt nothing. Just the weight of them crushing her down. Thatās when she knew she was alone. Murphy says Lucy loved her. Addy says, but she wasnāt there to save her ā neither was he. Murphy tells Addy not to drink so much. She looks like sh*t. Addy says, bite me.
Wesson whispers something to Murphy, who says, tell them keep their eyes open. Murphy calls Doc over. Doc tells Addy not to listen to Murphy; she looks great. He goes over to Murphy, and Roberta takes the stool next to Addy. They sit and drink.
Doc and Murphy see Marjorie. Doc wonders how she got there, and Murphy says that means the others are running around in there too. He says Doc is food; heās not. Doc says she looks friendly, and tries talking to her, asking if she remembers him. She screeches at them, and Doc says, sheās not nice. They take off.
Roberta introduces George to Addy. George says any friend of the talkers is a friend of hers. Addy says sheās not their friend. George says she put in herself in danger to help. She didnāt know about Altura. A family asked her to smuggle them out. They had a talker baby. Lucy couldnāt stop growing, and there was a baby who was never going to grow again. They were scared, so she helped them. She was glad to have a mission again. George asks if sheās come across Dante. Addy looks up, and says, no, no-no-no-no-no. She knows what George is going to do. She asks if this is what Roberta is into now. She wants to get him executed?
Murphy and Doc look for the talkers. Murphy says rabid talkers arenāt good for business. Itās the place where everyone comes to forget about getting eaten. Doc asks if Murphy thinks the dancer liked him, and Murphy says, once you go blend, you go blend to the end. They walk through the basement. The lights flicker. The talkers pop out, and Murphy and Doc run. They stop short after and open door, and shove the talkers into the room, and close the gate. Doc tells Murphy not to forget theyāre friends, but Murphy says, friends donāt have friends for lunch. Doc says, now what? and Murphy says, feed them. Theyāre going to need a lot of biscuits.
George tells Addy that the trial will clear Danteās name, but Addy thinks heās better off where he is. George asks where that is. Addy tells Roberta, itās been real. Sheās out of there. Roberta and George follow her. Doc and Murphy walk through the club. They pass a puking game, and weāll just leave it at that. Why? Just why? Murphy knows where they can get more biscuits. Heās going to borrow from the house stash. Itās empty, and he wonders where they are. He sees the duel winner sitting at a card table, biscuits piled high in front of him. Murphy drags doc out outside.
Addy is fighting a group of zombies outside. Roberta and George join her. Roberta says itās like old times. As they fight, Roberta says sheād give her life for Addy. Addy says she did give her life for Roberta. Roberta says George and Dante are the same. George canāt protect them if she canāt find him. They finish the zombies off, and George says she knows Addy can help her. Addy makes George promise she wonāt hand him over to Altura or vigilantes. George promises, and they shake hands. Roberta puts her arm around Addy.
Doc is all dressed up in a red suit and top hat. He and Murphy go back to the club. Murphy approaches winner dude, and says it seems that Lady Luck is holding him in favor. Winner dude asks if Murphy wants something. Murphy says heās the club owner, and this is his associate, Dr. Beck. Winner dude gets defensive, saying he won fair and square, but Murphy says not having biscuits in circulation is a problem. So for the benefit of the guests, heās offering an exchange. Doc opens a case, and says itās the bullets for biscuits program. Winner dude thinks heāll hold on to his winnings. When things get desperate, imagine what someone will give him. Or maybe heāll eat them ā all because he can. Murphy tells winner dude to listen to him, and dude draws a gun. Doc suggests winning them back, and winner dude says heās had the longest winning streak ever. He even got Clooneyās foot to giggle; a daily double. Doc offers his hat, and winner dude does like it. Doc is feeling lucky.
They play. Murphy sweats. Doc loses his hat. Murphy tells Doc the guy is so lucky, he sh*ts rabbitās feet. Doc says Murphy is messing with his mojo. Winner dude says he likes Docās jacket.
10K tries shooting a zombie, but keeps missing itās head. He finally gets it, at close range.
Roberta asks Addy where Dante is. Addy knocks on some fake rocks, and a hand comes up out of the ground. Dante sits up from under the dirt, and says, hey George. She canāt believe it, and he says heād never leave her. He asks about his wife. Roberta tells Addy that she can trust George. Addie wonders if they can trust Altura, and wonders if itās a good idea for Roberta to be a leader in the resistance. Roberta asks where the talker underground ends, and Addy says, it doesnāt. Most of them want to stay. Roberta tells Dante they heard rumors, and Dante says he didnāt plant the bomb. Roberta says thereās a video indicating he did, and the talkers split up. George says the vigilantes wonāt stop as long as the talkers are rebelling. Dante says theyāll fight together. George say it wonāt be easy, and Dante says she likes doing things the hard way. Itās what he likes asks about her. He asks about his wife again, and Roberta says sheās inside.
Doc tells Murphy that heās down to his last sock, and itās not on his foot. He could use a secret ace up his sleeve. Murphy shows him one in his sleeve, and Doc says heās going to lose his only sock. Murphy suggests, one last hand; all or nothing. Winner take all. The deed to the club is on the table. Doc asks if heās sure, and Murphy says if they donāt have the biscuits, the place is doomed anyway. He has to try. Deal him in. Thereās a dancer hanging from silks behind winner dude. Murphy mind melds with her, and she tells him what cards winner dude has. Murphy signals Doc. The house wins. Everyone cheers. Murphy says, what happens in Limbo, stays in Limbo. He and Doc do a happy dance, saying theyāre each othes best friend. Winner dude accuses them of cheating, and starts shoving biscuits in his mouth.
Doc says the body has its limits. Winner dude starts to expand. Murphy uses Doc to shield him, and winner dude explodes. At least the front of him. He says he doesnāt feel so good.
10K sees the car with the symbol on it.
Wesson and the bartender pick up all the biscuits. Murphy tells them to make sure they get to the talkers. Roberta comes in, and asks if she wants to know. Doc says he saved Limbo. Roberta says they found what they were looking for. Several thugs walk in. Their leader is the captain who took the people from Pacifica. He asks whoās in charge. One of them flips a table, and Murphy asks if thatās really necessary. The captain says theyāre looking for Dante, and have reason to believe he is or has been there. Marjorie comes out, saying, please, and the captain asks if that isnāt Danteās wife. Murphy wonders how she keeps escaping. The captain sees Roberta, and says, you again. Itās funny how she keeps popping up. She says even funnier, theyāre there for the same reason. They combed the place, and Dante isnāt there.
Murphy tells him that Altura has no power there; he canāt do this. The captain says Dante is wanted for questioning. Marjorie wails, Dante, and the captain asks, what wrong? Murphy says, she needs biscuits. Marjorie keeps howling, Dante. While the captain is distracted, Roberta tells Doc and George to go, and they slip out. The captain holds a gun to Marjorieās head. He says Dante needs to come out now, or heāll shoot her deader than she already is.
George tells Dante, say the word, and theyāll take them all. Dante says sheās the hope for the future. He canāt let her risk that for him. She says theyāll do it together. Roberta says the captain is hurting Marjorie. Dante calls out from the balcony, saying heās up there. George says theyāre coming down. Roberta tells the captain theyāre surrendering. The captain tells Dante that heās under arrest, but continues to hang on to Marjorie. Dante clocks the guy trying to cuff him, and runs to Marjorie. He tells her that he loves her. She says, love, and the captain puts the gun back to her head. Dante says they can cuff him now. George holds her wrists out, saying theyāll go together, but the captain says, just the fugitive. Those were the orders. Roberta tells him that Dante is surrendering. Let her go; sheās not a part of it. He shoots Marjorie in the head, and Dante dragged away, as he yells her name. Roberta and Murphy hold George back. The captain says, she was too far gone; he had no choice. Everyone leaves.
George goes to Marjorie. Murphy asks Roberta if she still thinks humans are the good guys. George says she has to go after him. She needs to be there at his trial.
Addy tells Murphy that they got all the biscuits they could find. The talkers are calmer. 10K comes in, and hugs Doc, who thought he was theyād never see each other again. Doc sees 10K has a hand missing, but 10K doesnāt explain. He hugs Addy. Murphy tells Weston that he can let the talkers out now, but make sure theyāre fed. 10K says he saw vans, shipping in zombie tourists, but it could be anybody. Roberta wonders what happens when they run out of biscuits. Murphy says they could always feed them brains ā just throwing it out there.
They all leave the club. At the Monopoly game, a bullet lands on Altura, and blood splashes across the game board.
Next Friday, the stakes have never been higher, and Murphy wants to find a bakery.
šĀ Quotes of the Week
This is just about the time something jumps out at you. ā Doc (Russell Hodgkinson), Z Nation, while walking down a long, dark hallway
Not all storms come to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path. ā Anonymous
Iām exhausted. My weave is exhausted. The pantyliner on my underwear is exhausted. ā LeeAnne Locken, The Real Housewives of Dallas
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever. ā Karen Davison
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. ā Walt Disney
We humans have turned to zombies when horrors no longer horrify us, prayers no longer move us from knees to feet, and needs no longer move us from greed to selfless giving. When our desires outclass the sufferings of our fellow humans, we are the horror: the church of the living dead. ā Beth Moore
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
I missed the very beginning, because, running late and elderly dog taking her time eating.
Valentin tells Nina that she fell asleep before the room was ready. He had to beg Charlotte to let her sleep in. Nina asks where Charlotte is, and he says in school. He gives her some coffee, and she tells him that she didnāt t by choice. Heās glad she didnāt risk drowning to prove sheās smarter than the Coast Guard. He says he didnāt sleep much; that kiss. She says donāt make a big deal out of it, but he says it is to him. She wants to change and shower, and he tells her that her clothes are dried and folded. She thanks him, and he says, anything for her. She says, anything? When she comes back down, make sure heās in another part of the house. She wants to leave in peace. He says he will, but heās not giving up hope that sheāll come home.
At the pier, Kiki asks Griff and Sasha what took so long. Sasha tells her that she took a detour with Griff to look at the view of the harbor. She has a cramp, and Griff offers to massage her leg, and does.
Sitting at Kellyās, Ava tells Scotty that Doc is great; heās unorthodox. Scotty asks her, define unorthodox. She says he encourages her to explore her impulses, no matter how cruel and destructive. Scotty can think what he wants, but Doc isnāt trying to change her. He accepts her as she is. Scotty says, her or her impulses? She says they connected more than she thought they would. Scotty asks how heās helping her get over Griff. Ava says he made her see that she was misguided in seeking redemption. Deliverance from evil is overrated. Scotty says, she doesnāt mean that. Does she?
Carly tells Sonny that she had another nightmare about Mary Pat. Sonny isnāt surprised. He asks why she didnāt call him, and she says she was in shock. A cop brought her home, and she didnāt want to wake him. There was nothing anyone could do, and she just wanted to sleep. He asks what happened last night, and she tells him about the fundraiser. She says the first contest was bobbing for apples. No one wanted to take a chance, so she stepped up. When Max took the lid off the barrel, Mary Patās head floated to the top. It was crazy.She was horrible and hateful, but who would do something like that?
Not-Doc arrives at The Floating Rib, and Laura hugs him. She says sheās been texting and calling, but he says he had his phone off during the sleep study. He saw what happened on the news; it must have been horrible. She says, absolutely horrific. She wants to go home, and he says heāll call her a car. She asks why he canāt take her, and he says he has to give a statement to the commissioner. The night before last he was there with Mary Pat.
Ava tells Scotty that sheās not slipping back to her old ways, if thatās what heās worried about. Itās just nice to find somebody who understands her, and doesnāt judge her for what sheās done. Scotty asks if heās not in that camp, and she says she needs a doctor not a lawyer. She suggests he get counselling if heās still hung up on Lucy. Thatās why he doesnāt like Doc. Itās bad to harbor resentment. Doc finds her bad side worthy of analysis, understanding, and study; itās nothing to be ashamed of. She tells Scotty not to worry about her going back to the dark side, but thanks him for his concern. Itās the first time in a long time sheās got her life under control.
Sasha thanks Griff, saying her leg is much better. Kiki points out sheās still limping, but she says she feels it loosening. Nina gets off the launch. Sasha greets her, and says she not only gained a mother, but a sister and a friend with medical expertise. Nina is glad she had a good time. Sasha says sheās glad Nina did too. Sheās coming from Spoon Island, and is wearing her clothes from last night. Kiki says they called it the walk of shame in college. Nina flashes back to kissing Valentin, and says, no shame. Thereās nothing to see here.
Sonny tells Carly the commissioner called, and wants to meet her at The Rib. Maybe the more she talks about it, sheāll remember something. She tells him that sheās not sorry Mary Pat is dead, but he says she might want to keep that to herself, since theyāre under extra scrutiny.
Not-Doc tells Jordan that heād come in to see Mac, but he wasnāt there. Laura says she thought he was at the hospital, but he says he was on break. He came into the bar, and ran into Mary Pat. Jordan asks if she was upset with him, and he says, with the world, including him. Sheād just been fired, and held one of the patientās responsible ā Carly. She was frightened of Carly, thinking she was dangerous, and given to calculating acts of violence. Chase asks if he agrees, and not-Doc says, absolutely not.Ā However, when she and Laura toured Ferncliff, she did threaten Mary Patās life. Jordan asks if thatās true, but Laura says itās not in context. She was referring to an incident where Mary Pat tried to drug Carly, and Carly turned the tables. Mary Pat said she might have died, and Carly got angry, saying she regretted she hadnāt finished the job. Chase asks if thereās anything else, and not-Doc says he wasnāt privy to that confrontation, but he witnessed a second time. Carly told him to get Mary Pat out of there before she did something she regrets.
Laura says Mary Pat abused Carly horribly. Of course she was angry and upset, and said things she didnāt mean, but at no time was Mary Pat threatened. Jordan asks not-Doc to circle back to his encounter with Mary Pat at The Floating Rib; what else transpired? He say, nothing much. He got tired of her complaining, when his patient suffered on her watch. He went back to the hospital. Chase asks if she said anything about her plans. Jordan says it seemed like she hadnāt been home in a day or two. He doesnāt know anything else. He tells Laura that heās going back to the hospital, and she should go home and get rest. Jordan and Chase tell her good luck with the election. Chase wonders what that was all about.
Sasha apologizes to Nina, saying it was inappropriate to call her out on where she spent the night. Nina explains that the Coast Guard shit the harbor, and she had to stay at Windemere ā in the guest room. Sasha thinks it sounds romantic. Nina asks how the run was, and Sasha says Griff took her to the top of the Bellwether steps, where you could see the harbor. Sasha tells Griff and Kiki to finish without her. They run off, and Nina is glad that Sasha and Kiki are bonding. Sasha says Kiki is great, and generous to let her move in. Nina says she lived in that apartment; there are a lot of memories there. She asks if they hung out with Griff. Sasha says they had the night to themselves, but he lives down the hall. Nina says, thatās convenient, and asks if Sasha is interested in him. Sasha says sheās not disinterested. Nina says, heās Kikiās boyfriend, but Sasha says theyāre not serious, according to Kikiās mother. Nina tells Sasha not to listen to anything Ava says. Sasha thought she seemed friendly, but Nina says, itās an act; she canāt be trusted. She tells Sasha that sheāll handle Ava. Sasha says she has an interview at a temp agency, and has to get going.
Mac looks at the security footage. He tells Jordan, what Doc said checks out. If sheās done speaking to his staff, heād like to send them home. She tells him, go ahead, and they look at the footage some more. Carly and Sonny walk in.
Ava sees a figure with a pumpkin head sitting at her desk. She turns it toward her, and the head falls off, leaving a bloody, headless body in the chair. The body falls to the floor. Ava screams, and Nina comes storming in, upset about Ava trying to manipulate her daughter. She sees whatās happened, and says, omg, is that a dead body? Ava says, it appears to be, and Nina asks what Ava did.
Sasha arrives at Windemere. She says she got Valentinās text, and knows that Nina spent the night. He says, on the couch, and Sasha tells him, Nina said the guest room. He says there was no romantic reunion, but heās encouraged with the progress with Kiki and Griff. Sasha says, everyone in Port Charles has been kind. He thought she was leaving, but she says Nina wants her to stay. Knowing that sheās close makes Nina happy. Valentin says this isnāt what he wanted.
At Kellyās, Kiki tells Griff, itās cool Sasha was game to run, and thanks him. He says, Sasha is cool (WOTD). Heād be friends with her even if she wasnāt Kikiās sister. Iām not so sure thatās the right thing to say to your SO.
Ava tells Nina that she just got there, and the body was there. Nina calls the police.
Jordan is sorry for what Carly went through, and it wonāt take long. Chase says, tell them what she remembers. Carly says she was talking to Michael most of the night. They announced the games were starting, and no one wanted to bob for apples, so she said sheād do it. Mac removed the barrel cover, she saw a large object, and recognized it as a human head. Then she realized it was Mary Patās head. Chase steps away to call the barrel guy. Jordan says in his statement, Doc said she had an encounter with Mary Pat at Ferncliff. Jordan asks if Carly recalls the nature of the exchange, and Carly says, hostile. Mary Pat mistreated her at Ferncliff, and she was responsible for getting her fired. Jordan says, at one point, it was alleged she said sheād almost killed Mary Pat, and regretted not finishing the job. Carly tells Jordan that she said it. Sheās not sorry Mary Pat is dead, but sheās not the one who killed her. Jordan says, maybe not, but someone close to her may have. She looks at Sonny.
Not-Doc takes the crate opener back to the pier, wipes it clean, and stabs it into a wood pallet. Laura joins him, and asks what heās doing there. He was supposed to be going to GH. He asks if she followed him, and she says this is the second time heās lied. The other night when he said he was working, he was out having drinks with the murder victim. Does he want to explain whatās going on? Heās been nothing but distant and cold since she got back. Sheās starting to feel like heād rather she stayed. Not-Doc says, the truth is, he has been avoiding her. She asks, why? and he says heās a coward. He hasnāt been able to find the courage to say what he needs to. She says she loves him; he can tell her anything. He says heās been reevaluating his life since she left, and since she came back, he doesnāt feel the same as he did before. Heās sorry, but he thinks they should separate.
Kiki tells Griff itās nice having a surprise sister ā so far. She seems low maintenance; the opposite of her mom. Griff says Kiki can be angry with her mom and still miss her. Kiki misses the idea she believed. She thought their relationship could survive anything, but she was clearly wrong. Griff wants to be honest, and tells Kiki that the problem between her and her mother is him.
Valentin tells Sasha that sheād be better served going home. She says he would be better served. He says sheās a delightful woman; charming, accomplished, easy to be around. Itās not surprising Nina would fall so quickly. His daughter and Kiki love her. She asks what the problem is. He tells her the longer she stays, the more likely the truth is to come out.
Chase asks Ava to walk him through what happened. Ava says she saw the jack-oā-lantern on top of the body, and figured it was a Halloween prank. When she turned the chair, the jack-oā-lantern fell, and she saw what was clearly a real body. She shoved it away, and it fell. She still canāt believe it. She assumes it belongs to the head that surfaced at The Floating Rib. Ā Chase says she used to work at Ferncliff. work at Ferncliff. Nina asks what it was doing here, and why Ava was standing over it. Chase asks if Ava knew Mary Pat in any capacity, and Ava says they never met. She has no idea how it got in here.
Scotty comes in to The Rib, and Mac asks what took him so long. Scotty says he heard there was a head left behind, and figured they might need a lawyer. Mac is concerned about Felicia. Heās had to shield her from Luluās articles. Itās everywhere, and it didnāt help that Scotty cooperated with the documentary. He tells Scotty to explain himself.
Jordan tells Sonny it must have been tough, hearing about what happened to Carly. Carly tells her not to try pinning it on Sonny. Sonny says sheās fishing. He tells her to find someone else to blame. Heās not getting locked up for this one.
Laura says she knew Doc was distant, but didnāt know he wanted out of the marriage. Not-Doc says he wanted them to work. He could feel them drifting, but didnāt want to face it. Laura starts to cry, and he says, itās nobodyās fault, but the time apartā¦ She knows she was gone too long, but never knew he was this unhappy. They talked every night, and he came to visit; it was like a second honeymoon. He says they never knew what it was like to be married until she returned. She says he canāt give up this quickly. She doesnāt think he gave it the shot it deserves. They can work it out. He says heās thought about it long and hard for some time, and he canāt handle it. She says, canāt or donāt want to, and he says he doesnāt have the will to keep going. You canāt fix something you know is broken. He wonāt do that to her. She asks if thereās someone else, and he looks at the crate opener.
Scotty tells Mac that he was trying to help Felicia. Mac says it was publicity for him. Scotty says if that happens, so be it. Mac says, you donāt put a head in a barrel unless youāre dying for publicity.
Not-Doc says heād never chat on Laura. She asks where this is coming from, and he says itās just not working for him. Maybe she was away too long; maybe heās too set in his ways. Maybe heās going through something needs to face alone. She says he doesnāt have to. He says he wonāt lie. Itās better to end it. Heās moving out later. She says, just like that? What about the promises they made to each other? The time they took; being so careful to wait until they were sure? So, what? He just changed his mind? He tells her heās so sorry. Maybe someday heāll realize he made the biggest mistake of his life. He says, goodbye, and leaves her standing on the pier, crying.
Ava says they canāt possibly consider her a suspect. Why would she kill stranger, and plant the body in her place of business? Jordan asks who else has the keys, and Ava says her cleaning crew. Jordan says sheāll need their info, and asks why Nina is there. Nina says she was telling Ava to stay away from her daughter. Chase thinks they have something. There are strands of hair in one of the hands, and itās not the victimās. Itās blonde. Nina looks at Ava.
Kiki asks Griff if this is the part where he offers to step aside to repair her relationship with her mother. Forget it. He says he doesnāt want to be an obstacle. She says her mom is obsessed. She wants to hate them. Let her. Kiki wants to focus on the positive. Sheās a med student, she has a new cool sister, and a great guy. Life is good. He says for him too, and they kiss.
Sasha tells Valentin that sheās not blowing this. She knows whatās at stake for him. He says, not just him ā Nina. He doesnāt want her hurt. Sasha says she likes Nina more all the time. Valentin says thatās why she has to leave. She tells him that he worries too much. No one is going to find out sheās not really Ninaās daughter.
Phooey.
On Monday, Laura tells Spencer that now is not the time, Carly wants to solve the mystery locked up at Ferncliff, and Sonny tells Margaux that she has no idea what sheāll find.
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Smoke pours from the Pacifica library. People stumble around; some wounded, some crying. George asks Kara what happened. Before she can get out the word explosion, thereās another one. Roberta says Kaya is still in the library. Inside, Kaya is on the radio, saying, mayday, the library, send help. She hooks up a reel-to-reel recorder repeating her words, and goes looking for JZ.
George asks, how many injured? A guys says, people, zombies, bombs, who knows what else? Citizen Z says the door is completely blocked. They have to go out another way. A guy engulfed in flames comes running out.
George says theyāll check the library. Kaya continues to look for JZ in the dark. A zombie pops out. She pikes it, and wonders where it came from. Inside the library, Doc doesnāt know whether to pike the victims or rescue them. Roberta says theyāll rescue who they can, and mercy the others. George says, everything they had from before was there. They learned how to live together. They were making a new country. Ā Doc finds a guy trapped under a bookcase. Doc asks, what happened? and the guy says, bad things, and then, zombies. Zombies start coming into the room. Roberta and George slam, slice and dice them. Another starts feeding on bookcase guy. More come, and Doc doesnāt know which way to turn. George has to kill bookcase guy. Doc stomps a zombieās head, and says, dead and down the old fashioned way. They keep coming. When itās finally clear, Roberta and George fist bump.
Doc looks at bookcase guyās ID. Heās Dr. Henry Krinkle, in Orlando for a convention. George says none of the zombies are theirs. Roberta wonders how they got there. Why didnāt the black rain bring them back? They hear human noises. Itās Kayaās recording.
CZ runs downstairs, and checks the nursery, but itās empty. He draws his gun. A zombie with a knife in its back comes around the corner. He shoots it, but doesnāt get it in the head. It grabs him. He manages to get the knife out of its back, and plunges it into the base of its neck. He calls for Kaya and JZ. He runs down another hallway. Everything is smashed up, and the electricity flickers. CZ stealthily goes down another hallway, and almost pikes Kaya. CZ says, zombies; old ones. Kaya says sheāll kill all of them if she has to. Theyāre not eating her baby.
Nana and JZ sit in a closet. The handle jiggles. Zombies stumble around outside the door. Nana waits.
10K practices shooting. Heās not doing well, and Red tells him to take his time. She looks at his hand device, and he tells her, itās fine. She takes it off, checking his stump, and says, not fine. She thinks he should take a break or use his left hand. Thank you. I said that last week. In brooding 10K fashion, he says, just forget it, and walks away.
At the campus, itās still chaos. People falling over, and turning into zombies. A woman shoves a biscuit in a guyās mouth. Doc says, there will be more talkers before the day is out. George says, itās not safe. Kaya and CZ continue their search. CZ wonders how many zombies are in there, and Kaya says, too many. Doc tends to a victim. He dies, and Doc takes out a biscuit, putting it in his mouth. The guy says the zombie bastards destroyed his library. Doc puts what heās saying together and realizes the zombies are suicide bombers. He asks how they got in, and the guy says, talkers. Doc asks if heās sure.
George hears someone yelling. CZ and Kaya pike more zombies. CZ says, they could be anywhere, and Kaya tells him, think strategically. CZ says, like nana. He tries to get in the nana zone. Kaya thinks sheās found a closet; she likes to hide her tobacco stash there. Nana looks through the keyhole.
A zombie with a bomb attached comes through the library. Doc says, a zombie bomb; and follows it. Outside, itās a mess. Zombies are now feeding. George and Roberta try to nail as many as possible. Kara calls for George. Sheās lying on the ground, and canāt move; itās her spine. She tells George that sheās scared. George says sheāll be okay, but she fades and starts fighting George, who looks for a biscuit. She tells Roberta that Kara is starting to turn, and Roberta asks what she wants to do. George suggests letting nature take its course, but Roberta says, look at them. George looks around at the victims having seizures, and some who canāt move. George says, itās no kind of life for anyone. She tells Roberta that sheāll do it. Theyāre so wounded, they canāt function as talkers. George tells Kara to look at her. She puts her forehead against Karaās, and gives her mercy. George cries, and picks up a book.
Doc follows the bomber zombie with a hammer. If he shoots it, it might blow up, but if he pikes it, it might set off the trigger. George walks through the library. Papers and books are scattered everywhere. She says, they killed all the books, and holds one to her chest. She says, people are dead. People who were just living their lives.It was supposed to be a safe place, and now everyone is scattered. They canāt trust the talkers anymore. Roberta says, thatās not true, and George says, thatās what people believe. Roberta tells her that they canāt stop fighting for what they believe in. Roberta gives her another book, and sees, divided we turn, on a poster. George asks what they do now, and Roberta says save what they can, and find out who did this. Get her damn country back. Roberta asks if George still has friends out there. George says, maybe. Roberta suggests they find them. We see, united we live.
Kaya and CZ continue their search. CZ finds a candy wrapper on the floor. CZ says, gorillagrape flavor. His boyās been this way. They quietly call for JZ. The door to the closet is blocked by a board, and they move it aside.
Doc confronts the zombie bomber. He pushes it into a room, and covers his head, but the zombie keeps going. Doc follows, saying, come here, you damn z-bomb. CZ and Kaya are at the other end of the hall. Doc tells CZ not to shoot; itās going to blow. He says, here, zombie, but then tells CZ to call him back. Doc pushes a door open, and says, here, zombie, again. It toddles to Doc, who pushes it into the room, and runs. The zombie blows up, blowing Doc down the hallway. Doc says donāt worry about him; heās good, but could use a light, putting what I assume is a joint in his mouth. They find nana and JX in the closet.
10K walks. He sees a sign saying, Altura border: turn back ā zombies. Ā He aims at it, but misses. He keeps walking, obviously frustrated. He sees another sign, and as he looks through the scope, sees a zombie with an alligator mask perched on its head. Two guys with prods follow the zombie, poking at it. He follows them to a garage.
Outside again, the damage is surveyed, and Doc says, goddam apocalypse. A woman is flipping around on the ground, while someone holds her down. Kara tells a little girl that sheāll take care of her, and takes her away. A woman suggests they mercy her before she bites them all. Agitator guy from last week smashes her head with a rock. Someone says they have no biscuits. Agitator says if theyād quarantined the talkers, none of this would have happened. Itās a talker uprising. Henry says they donāt see any talkers among the bombers. Agitator asks where heās been, and Henry says heās been busy dying. He shows them the bite. Agitator asks what about the talkers; they fled and plotted together. Henry says zombies attacked, not talkers. Agitator wonders who sent them, and bets Dante knows. George says he might be dead. She knows they think the dream is over, and they canāt live together, but sheās not giving up on Newmerica. Not yet. Agitator says sheāll get them killed; the talkers arenāt human. The woman says she doesnāt feel safe. Henry says theyāre scared, and should be. Roberta says theyāve got to find Dante, and find out whoās doing this.
Trucks from Altura drive in, and the people get excited. CZ says they must have heard Kayaās SOS. George says, theyāre here to take people away. Doc says, thatās a good thing, isnāt it? Theyāre here to help people. Roberta says, no. Not all the people.
10K looks under the garage door, and slips in quietly. He goes down a hall, and listens at a padlocked door. Heās about to try and get in, when someone comes, and he hides inside a truck. I swear the license plate said talker. Another guy comes by, and he goes underneath.
People get in the trucks. The guard says, no wounded. Humans only. Agitator is bleeding, and the guard repeats, humans only. Agitator says heās not a talker, and the guard shoots him. He says Agitator is still talking. He stays. Someone says they have no biscuits, and the guard says, and theyāre going to turn? Thatās exactly why they canāt come. A lady brings some books, and the guard knocks them out of her hands. Henry tells her to go; the books will be there when she comes back. The guard says if any living humans want to seek refuge, theyāre leaving in five minutes. George says they have an archives, but he says theyāre not there to save books, only humans. They need to go before dark; they canāt keep them safe after that. Roberta asks for an hour to save what they can. He says, thirty minutes. CZ tells Roberta that nana is taking CZ to Altura, and theyāre staying. Roberta thinks they should go too. The first attacks happened there. They need to know whoās behind it.
George approaches Agitator, whoās sitting under a tree, and helps him to his feet. The guard asks if there are any more humans who want to leave. No? Ā He tells them to suit themselves. The truck leaves.
10K slinks around the trucks. A guy says, letās get this over with, and closes the truck with 10K inside. He tries the door, but itās locked. Heās like, damn. The truck drives to a boxcar, and connects to it. The doors both open, and a ball of zombies rolls forward into the truck. Wtf? I do not want this episode to end.
Somebody spray paints the red talker symbol on a tree.
The truck moves forward with the ball of zombies in it. 10K is hanging from the ceiling, hooked on with his hand device. I guess itās pretty handy. Sorry. Had to.
Books are gathered in Pacifica. George says, so much destruction. Now everyone is scattered. Doc says theyāre stronger together, and George tells him she used to say that. She had an idea; a hope. Maybe itās not enough. Roberta says, sometimes itās all we got. She looks at Doc, and says, sometimes hope is all you need. Doc tells George he thinks she was nicknamed George for a reason. Sometimes a great idea is worth more than you think. He gives her a copy of the Constitution to keep her going, George says sheās ready to go home, and Roberta hands George her bag.
The truck stops. Two guys get out and open it, unleashing the zombie ball. It tumbles out, and rolls down the road. They get back in the cab. 10K jumps down, but has to leave his device still hooked to the ceiling, and himself with just a stump. He watches as the truck drives away, then walks in the same direction.
At the library, Henry is putting things back together; the books and the tree. He directs a group on where to archive things. He says they all go green eventually. A man brings Henry a folder, and Henry says to give them black leaves. At least now, they wonāt be forgotten. He writes everything in a ledger.
Doc, George, and Roberta walk through the woods. George says it would be nice if Dante left her a message. Roberta says, maybe he did. Doc calls them over to a tree with the symbol, and says theyāre on the right track. George tells them, it says safe passage for the talkers. Theyād better get there first.
We see someone walking through the woods, but donāt see their face. One hand is holding a can of spray paint; the other, holding a spiked bat. We look into the sun.
Next time, Murphy has a casino ā the hottest club; everyone is dying to get in ā and Murphy says, friends donāt have friends for lunch.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
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The names of those lost are read by Estes. He says the strength of the human soul will carry them through, and if they are the last generation of humans, they wonāt be lost to the universe. The future of humanity is at stake. He stands in front of a memorial made of bricks containing the DNA of the dead. Red gives Sun the slide containing Lillyās DNA.
George tells Roberta that Dante would have gone to Pacifica. They know him there, and anyone would help him. Citizen Z says heās considered a hero. Roberta thinks as long as heās on the run, the guiltier he seems, and there are vigilantes out to get him. CZ canāt wait to get to Pacifica. It contains the largest collection of books. Roberta asks what the population is, and George says,Ā sixty-five adults, and six kids. Itās not perfect, but theyāre trying to make it work. Everyone is equal there. Doc says, whoās have thought the apocalypse would be the great equalizer.
They see some people running. George thinks she knows them. She says theyāre talkers; running from something or someone. Roberta and George follow a path, and Roberta notes that itās seen a lot of traffic. They find a dead talker. George says someone ate his brains, and Roberta asks if thatās unusual. George says around there it is. Some guys with guns come out of the woods, and George recognizes their leader as Henry. Heās glad to see her; they didnāt know if she was alive. They saw the attack on CZās live cam. George says heās there, and introduces Roberta, saying Roberta saved her in black summer. She tells Roberta that Henry was her professor. Henry thanks Roberta for saving George. In a way, she saved all of them. He tells George that theyāve doubled their patrol since the attack, and there are rumors of other outposts being attacked. He asks if she thinks Dante is involved. She says, no, and thinks itās insane that heās suspect. Roberta says she heard about talkers plotting against humans, but Henry says, thatās ridiculous. Theyāre human too. They live peace harmony. Itās not always easy, but they make it work. At least they did until last week.
Dante watches Pacifica through binoculars. He sees a caravan of cars going in, and says, letās move.
Doc is impressed with the outpost. Itās what he thought a college would look like. George explains that they took the south end of campus, the library, and dining hall, and made them zombie proof. They have a chef, Amy, whoās a talker. CZ says she canāt eat anything she cooks. Itās like Beethoven being deaf. George says she has an opening for a taster, and thinks Doc would be perfect. He asks where he signs up.
The dining hall is empty, and George says itās usually packed. She asks where everyone is, and the talker busboy shrugs. There are unfinished meals on the tables, and Henry says it looks like dinner was interrupted. They decide to go to the library. CZ says itās what drew him and Kaya there. They have the largest collection of books under human control. George says they want send expeditions out to rescue books from the great libraries. Doc says Stephen King seems tame after eight years of the apocalypse.
George shows the a mural of the Pacifica family tree. It displays all the residents of Pacifica and the ancestors they can remember. There are so few survivors, they wanted to memorialize them. The yellow leaves represent humans; the green leaves, talkers; the brown leaves are those who died before the apocalypse; and the black leaves are for those who turned zombie. Doc says, it gets to you; seeing it laid out like that. Kayaās nana is on a ladder painting, and CZ introduces her. He wants Roberta and Doc to meet his family, and Henry tells them heās going to see where everyone is. Doc tells nana that he has something for her pipe for later.
They go to the nursery. CZ hugs his son. Kaya says heās alive, and runs to him. He introduces Roberta and Doc, and they hug. CZ then introduces JZ, and Roberta asks who his little friend is. Kaya says sheās Ann Marie, and George says sheās a talker. Henry runs in, and tells them thereās a town hall meeting with no talkers allowed. Itās madness.
At the meeting, a guy named Danny says, Pacifica is all of them. Itās the point of the place. Another guy asks what heās talking about. Thatās utopia. This is real life. Danny says theyāre not strangers or freaks His aunt is out there, and she feeds all of them. A woman named Beth is sick of the PCness, and acting like the talkers arenāt a threat to their survival. Danny says itās their duty. Outside in the hall, Amy tells George theyāve been locked out, and the meeting is humans only. Danny is trying to convince them otherwise, but itās scary. Why shut them out? George says sheāll sort it out, and goes in.
Mike lies on Sunās examining table, looking pretty beat up, and she pokes at his. She asks if he feels something, and he says it feels like his right foot is there. He asks Sun to mercy him. He canāt live without his wife and kids. Sun says she canāt. She needs to know what keeps him talking. We see that Mike has no bottom half to his body. Red comes in, and tells him sheās sorry about him and his family. Sun tries to give him a biscuit, but he slaps it away. He doesnāt want anything to make it last longer. When he leaves, Sun tells Red that his family was killed in the blast, and it left him like that. Itās worse than being a zombie. The zombies donāt know theyāre zombies.
10K comes to the lab, and Sun asks how he is. He wants to get out of there, but Red says he still needs to recover, and Sun is concerned about infection. 10K is worried that the longer they stay, the harder it will be to get out. Sun checks the cauterization on his arm, and says itās healing beautifully. 10K says, itās not. Sun tells him that Red went back and found his hand. He tells her to sew it back on, but she says, it doesnāt work like that. He can learn to live without it, and there are prosthetic options. Estes walks in, and asks if Sun has everything she needs to complete her research. Itās more important now than ever. Heās sorry about 10Kās hand, and tells him robotics can help. He has a meeting with the outpost leaders, and theyāll see where they go from here.
At the town meeting, Beth says she didnāt come this far to be eaten alive so they can feel better about themselves. George and Roberta walk in, and George asks if she can talk, and says,Ā this isnāt like us. Roberta says, or itās just like us. Danny says theyāre discussing putting the talkers in quarantine. The other guy says, just until they know whatās going on, and Doc says, thatās a slippery slope. Beth says they have no right to put her family at risk. The talkers are dangerous. George says no one wants to put her family at risk, but Beth doesnāt want to hear that everything is going to be okay. Sheās not sitting around waiting for something to happen. She storms out, and purposely bangs into Amy in the hall.
Simon (CZ) plays Simon Says with the kids. Beth stomps in, grabbing her child, saying sheās not playing with talkers. CZ says theyāre just kids, and Beth says they can kill her child. Kaya says sheās hurting their feelings. Theyāre still children. Beth says they donāt get it.
Nameless instigator dude says, cut the bullsh*t. The talkers arenāt human. Doc thinks theyāre not showing humanity themselves. George says, as long as they have biscuits, theyāre fine. A woman says, what if they donāt have them? The delivery didnāt come. Dude says thatās why they need a quarantine. If George is so hell-bent on protecting them, theyāll all be safe. Henry says theyāre talking about putting their families and friends into a camp. Theyāre not Nazis. The woman says there are more zombies than ever. What does he think is attracting them? Theyāre going feral. Amy comes in with the group from the hall, and asks who sheās calling feral? Danny tells her not to take it personally. Some of the humans start to chant, quarantine. A guy says no one is separating him from his wife, and a fistfight starts.
Roberta shoots into the air, and says now that she has their attention, sit down. Sheās new around there, and please forgive her if she oversteps, but they say they want to form a new country. What kind would it be?The idea of quarantine comes from a place of fear. Vigilantes are spreading hate that comes from the same fear. They just came from finding a talker left to rot alive. The woman says theyāre right to be afraid. Roberta says the zombie virus isnāt the only virus they need to be worried about. Acts of hate rooted in fear are a virus too, and will eat their brains faster than any talker. How can they dehumanize their neighbors, friends, and families? How can they see them as a threat? Is that a country they want to live in? Itās not one sheās willing to die for. George thanks her. She wants everyone to take a moment and look around the room, remembering who they are to each other. Each of them are there today because of the others. Theyāve saved one anotherās lives multiple times. Theyāre only alive because of each other. The talkers are their families and friends. Dude says, not anymore; theyāre dead. George says, they are, but their soul is still in there. Who knew death would be on a sliding scale, but itās the world they live in.
The woman says the talkers want to eat their brains. Amy says, not everyoneās; just hers. Ha-ha! George says as long as they get biscuits, theyāre no more dangerous than humans. Probably less, considering this bunch. She knows theyāre shaken by the attack at Altura, and they canāt rule out talkers being involved. Ā Dude ask if thatās why theyāre looking for Dante, but George says heād never be a part of it. Dude says he doesnāt know that, and neither does she. If not for him, none of them would be alive. Dude says they canāt trust the talkers, Dante included. Roberta says they have a chance at building a new world. Donāt build it on fear. George still has hope, and knows they do too. One day, the long dark howl of despair will be over. There will be an after someday, and when it comes, she wants to be able to live with herself. Roberta asks what George wants them to do, and George says, go home, rest, and remember what their dream is. One day, theyāll all be talkers. She hopes itās different tomorrow. If Dante is on the run, itās for a reason. Dude says, maybe heās guilty. George says, if so, sheāll bring him to justice.
Roberta tells George that she and Doc will be on watch. Doc says,Ā it wasnāt so pacifico tonight, but George says, theyāre good people; theyāre just scared. Roberta says theyāre not taking chances. She walks George to her room, and Roberta wonders where George sleeps. George explains that she canāt sleep on bed anymore, and has a mat on the floor. Roberta says George did a great job calming the people. She see why they trust her. George says she did her best, and it all went to sh*t. Maybe itās time for someone else to try. Roberta says, there is no one else, and George says she canāt be who they want her to be. Roberta says she can. Thereās no one like them. They donāt get the chance to have doubts, because doubts make them hesitate, and when they hesitate, people die. She backs George 100%, but she has to ask. Does any part of her suspect Dante? George says heās like a brother. It would be like Doc betraying Roberta. Roberta says there are few things sheās learned to depend on in the apocalypse, but Steven Beck is one of them. She asks George if she knew that was his real name, but George is already asleep.
We donāt see a face, but a guy puts a gun in his waistband.
Doc snores, as Roberta watches. The guy with the gun closes his door behind him, and Doc wakes up. Roberta motions for him to be quiet, and they go in opposite directions down the hallway. Some people are sneaking around, and Doc follows them. He gets to a door that leads outside, and he finds Roberta there. An alarm goes off. Everyone runs outside. George asks whatās going on, and Henry says, the talkers are all gone. She says, everyone? and Roberta says, everyone.
Doc, Roberta, and George arm themselves. George says they probably havenāt gotten far. Henry feels terrible; theyāre probably scared. Doc says he blame them. George suggests they move quickly so they can catch up. Instigator dude says they should leave them go. They donāt belong there. Roberta says vigilantes are crucifying them. He says she doesnāt get it, and she says she does, more than he knows. CZ joins them with Kaya, saying she has intel for them. Kaya tells them the chef told her that they were headed into the woods, and theyāre supposed to look for a symbol, a radiating sun. Kaya gives Roberta a paper with the symbol drawn on it, saying the chef left it behind. She told Kaya to thank Roberta for everything, and said donāt follow them. George thinks theyāre safer in Pacifica than out there, but Kaya isnāt so sure. Roberta says it looks like someone is helping them, and thereās a talker underground.
Red wraps 10Kās wound. She says Sun is working on an interim solution. He asks how long it will take, but she tells him itās hard to say with lockdown. He just wants something to pull a trigger with. Just asking, but if heās so gung-ho about using a gun again, why isnāt he practicing shooting with his other hand?
In the woods, Roberta and company see some trucks go by. Henry says maybe itās a delivery, but George says theyāre not biscuit trucks. She finds a piece of Amyās scarf. Some armed men come out of the woods and their leader asks if there are any talkers with them. George says she works with Estes, and he says he knows who she is. Theyāre looking for her pal, Dante, and he asks if sheās seen him. She says, not since the blast. Doc asks what theyāre going to do with him, and the leader says, put him on trial. George asks, what court?Who are the judges? Thatās what the vote was for. He says they formed a provisional court, and Estes is the judge. Theyāll give Dante fair trial ā then mercy him. If she helps Dante evade them in any way, sheāll be arrested too, for accessory to murder. Roberta doesnāt see where itās a crime to help talkers, and he says, itās the law, and he intends to enforce it. George says,Ā there was no vote, but he says either report any contact immediately, or be subject to arrest. He tells his men, move out, and Roberta says they need find Dante before those guys do.
Sun puts blood on a slide and looks at it. She puts it in a case that says Alvin Murphy, and takes it to the memorial wall, sliding it into one of the bricks. Estes sees her, and asks why sheās not in the lab. She says she needed time to think. The last three tests were a failure, and the side effects were horrible. Estes wants her work to continue without interruption. Sheās close to the protein that drives the behavior of the talkers. If they find it, they might be able to figure out what the black rain did to restore consciousness to the dead. Sun says theyāre killing them in the process, but Estes says if they do nothing, the talkers will die anyway. Sun needs more time, and he says they donāt have it. If they donāt find a solution soon, theyāll have no choice but to treat talkers as zombies. Theyāve seen what happens when theyāre starving. He tells her that she has 48 hours.
Roberta asks Henry how long heās known George. Sheās known George since black summer. Henry says heās known her longer than that. She was one of his students. There was something about her even then. Others got killed, but she she kept surviving, and took them with her. Doc says George seems nice, but he knows badass when he sees it. She could probably mercy a horde with her eyes closed. Roberta asks if thereās any chance that Dante is helping the talkers disappear, and George says, if he is, itās for good reason. Heās saved too many humans to start killing them now. Doc finds the symbol painted on a tree, and calls the others over. George says theyāre on the right trail, and Roberta says the paint is still wet. She tells Doc thereās something familiar about it that she canāt place.
George finds some supplies under a tarp, and says it could be a drop. They see a backpack, and she tells them itās Danteās. They hear a sound that Doc describes as a giant bug zapper. We see a zombie being poked with an electrified prod. George says, puppies and kittens, and Roberta says, a whole damn litter. A group of zombies moves toward them at a pretty fast clip.
Red tells 10K that he should get some food, but he says heās not hungry. She says thereās a movie in the dining hall on a real They should go; it will take his mind off things. She says the movie is The Fugitive, and I literally LOL. I also wonder how many people will get the joke. The fugitiveās nemesis is the one-armed man. 10K says he knows what Red did, she did to save his life. Red says sheās not sorry, and sheād do it again. 10K says heās done the same things. Itās not her. Sheās the only thing keeping him going. If he canāt shoot, who is he? She says heās ten thousand. Heās a good shot because of his mind and eyes, not because of his hand. Heāll have to learn again, and itās all in there. She touches his head, and he says he needs to think.
Kaya tells CZ that George is sure Dante is innocent. CZ says it would be out of character. Heād lay down his life for them. Kaya asks why would anyone think did it? and CZ says, he was there before the blast, and no one has seen him since. He got it all on tape. Kaya asks where the tape is, and he says he handed it over to Estes for analyzation. She wants to see it, but he says he wonāt get it back until after the investigation. Kaya says itās uploaded to a server. CZ says she has that look in her eye again, and suggests the get started.
Doc asks when the cavalry is coming, and George says they are the cavalry. Thatās what he was afraid of. These zombies are quick, and one takes Henry right off of a cliff. George goes after him, and Roberta wonders where theyāre all coming from. Henry is up and running, a zombie close on his heels. George pikes it in the head, but another takes its place and knocks Henry down. George tackles the zombie, pummeling its face into oblivion. Doc says, damn. Have mercy. Ā George asks if Henry is okay. He thinks so, and wonders how many times sheās saved his life. She says she likes him as a human. Roberta notices the sweatshirt one of the zombies is wearing, and says this many zombies from Kalamazoo Water Park isnāt random. They hear an explosion. Kaya is on the radio saying, Pacificaā¦maydayā¦ but sheās breaking up. Roberta takes the radio and asks if Kaya can hear her. Kaya says, Robertaā¦ Pacificaā¦. maydayā¦ Roberta help us. They hear another explosion, and Kaya says, attackā¦ donāt know whyā¦ Roberta tells her, hang on; sheās coming. Henry says heāll catch up. When the others are out of sight, he rolls up his sleeve, revealing a bite.
Sun goes into the lab, and sees Red is there. Red tells Sun that she borrowed some of her gear. There must be some way to make a trigger finger for 10K. Sun says, how about this? and shows Red a torch.
On the outskirts of Pacifica, there are dead bodies all over the place. Roberta tells the group to keep their eyes open. They could be anywhere. Thereās another explosion. Roberta says not to rush in and get killed. It wonāt do anyone any good. Beth is lying on the ground, bloody, and calls to George. She says, the dead; so many. Her baby; so many. They hear another blast, and Beth asks for mercy. Roberta aims her gun, but George stops her. She closes Bethās eyes and mercies her.
Dante stands on a hill looking down at the outpost. He says, they have no idea whatās coming. Time to move. Humans donāt like being killed. We see a group with him, and Amy is among them.
Things fall around CZ at the library, as he calls for Kaya. He hears screaming. Outside, people are running, and itās chaos.
The text says,Ā to be continued…
Next time, Zombies + bombs = bombies, and Doc says heās good.
š»Ā Beyond the Sanderson Sisters…
šĀ This Halloween, if you need a break from twenty-four hours of Hocus Pocus, and are looking for something less conventional, I have a few suggestions. The Cabin in the Woods never gets old for me, but my traditional Halloween go-to has always been The Midnight Hour. A TV movie from 1985, it was hard to find on DVD up until recently. The words TV movie alone might be off-putting, but I love this bittersweet Halloween tale. Some high school kids (who look to be about thirty-years-old) steal some costumes from a museum for their Halloween party, and cast a spell, inadvertently raising the dead. It boasts an eclectic cast, including a pre-Trek LeVar Burton, Shari Belafonte-Harper, Dick Van Patten, and Kevin McCarthy from the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Itās just not Halloween to me without it. You can watch the whole thing here:
Another gem of a forgotten film is Ravenous, a story about soldier cannibals during the Mexican American War. Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle star, and it doesnāt get much better. Well-written, wickedly funny, and gory as hell, it also features the most heart-pounding fall down a hill I have ever seen. You can find it on YouTube for a small fee, and you can read about it here:
If musicals suit your Halloween mood, both Shock Treatment and Phantom of the Paradise are definite contenders. While not exactly scary (well, it depends on what youāre afraid of), they fit the spirit of the holiday. The former was released as a sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, although Iām not sure why, since the only similarity is the filmās two lead characters are named Brad and Janet (Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper, who has a voice like honey). Also written by Richard OāBrien, it features much of the same cast, but is more of an homage to the evils of reality TV and the average personās desire for fame. It bombed at the box office, but IMO is better than RHPS in some ways. You can also find it on YouTube, and get an interesting take on it here:
Phantom of the Paradise is somewhat Rocky Horror-esque, but was written by Paul Williams. Before you laugh, know that this is no Carpenters song. With a plotline that borrows heavily from Phantom of the Opera, itās also a story about how far one will go to achieve fame. It will cost you a couple of bucks to watch the whole thing, but you can see the trailer for free here:
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
Since all news happens between 3 and 4 pm, my viewing pleasure was interrupted by everyone involved with todayās arrest patting themselves on the back. I almost got confused. They were thanking so many people, for a minute, I thought it was an awards show. I also kept thinking they were saying IUDs when they were saying IEDs.
General Hospital
So of course, they come back to a commercial. God forbid we miss one of those.
Kiki tells Sasha if sheād known Sasha was free, she would have arranged things. She thinks they should take getting to know each other up a notch now that sheās staying. She asks where Sasha is staying, and Sasha says Nina offered to put her up at the MetroCourt indefinitely, but sheās not sure sheās ready for that level of generosity. Kiki tells her Nina is her landlord. Sasha can stay with her, and accept Ninaās generosity without actually accepting it. Griff comes by, telling Kiki the decision still has to be made, and jets. Sasha says that was cryptic; sheās intrigued. Kiki says all the more reason to move in with her. She can tells Sasha everything she wants to know.
Elizabeth wonders if she held on too tight to Aiden. Why would he feel like the world is unsafe? Franco says, the world is unsafe. She ask why he wonāt tell her whatās wrong, and Franco says, heās a weird kid. Not in a bad way. Weird is awesome; he celebrates weird. Heās different, but hasnāt realized different is the best. Itās nothing she did or didnāt do. Before they met, he wasnāt comfortable in his own skin. He doesnāt want Aiden to go through that, but Elizabeth says itās not going to be solved in one afternoon. Having Franco on their side means theyāll be okay.
Lulu tells not-Doc that her first article sparked an online debate about the nature of evil. Not-Doc says, nature versus nurture, and Lulu says, or both. She wants to know why; what triggered him. Was it his environment or experiences, or something inside waiting to be set off? Not-Doc says the question for her readers should be who defines evil? The person passing judgement or the evil-doer. Did Ryan accept other peopleās definition, define it himself, or was he someone who cast off social norms?
Ava introduces herself to Sasha, saying sheās Kikiās mother. Sasha says Kiki didnāt tell her that her mom was in town. Ava says she wouldnāt. Unfortunately, theyāre estranged. Sasha says sheās sorry, and Ava says, thatās what comes from sleeping with her motherās boyfriend. Sasha says, her and Griff? Ava says she was more serious than he was, so itās no surprise he moved on. Kiki is very casual. She should have realized sex was all he was after. She says sheās embarrassing herself, and theyāll work things out. In six months, Kiki wonāt even remember Griff. In the meantime, sheās glad Kiki met Sasha, and hopes they talk again. She leaves, and Sasha is like, whoa.
Elizabeth and Franco talk about wedding plans. She asks if he thinks the flowers should be formal or wild. He says, both. She asks if heās being diplomatic, and he says the formal flowers represent her beauty, and the wildflowers represent her passionate side. **ava about * thing but aiden decide if doesnāt get ird of prob have fun maybe they have fn tonight
Sam and Spinelli pose as representatives for the insurance company and visit Margaux’s mother, Jeanette. Sam says it must have been a loss for her daughter. Losing her father must have left a hole in her daughterās life. Jeanette says she missed him. Spinelli asks her to forgive them, asking so many questions when sheās had a personal loss. Sam adds, but they need to clear up the claim. Spinelli says he died in 1985, and she reported him missing in 1985. She stopped paying the premiums, so the policy lapsed. Jeanette says, so she gets nothing? She waited all this time to find out heās dead, and gets nothing? Sam says they donāt mean to disappoint her, and Spinelli tells her the time of death is taken seriously. Jeanette says they claimed they wanted to help. How is this helping? Spinelli tells her if she can prove he died between January and August, when the policy was active, they could award the claim. The authorities go by the year. Jeanette says, he died in March, and Sam asks how she can be sure. Jeanette says she just knew. She knew the moment he was walking out the door, he was headed to death.
At Ferncliff, Carly says the place looks better, and Laura wants to ask the head nurse about reform. Mary Pat walks in, telling someone, just because she lost her job doesnāt mean their days numbered. She sees Carly, and says, back so soon, Caroline? It was inevitable. Carly says sheās back with a visitorās pass, like Mary Pat, and sheās brought a friend. Laura introduces herself, saying her husband is a psychiatrist there. Mary Pat says sheās very familiar with him, and knows all about his patients. He believes in treating violent psychopathic cases with kid gloves. A patient she warned him about repeatedly pumped her full of drugs. She could have had an allergic reaction or died. Carly says apparently, she didnāt do a good job. The new head nurse comes in, and tells Mary Pat to get her stuff and turn in her visitorās pass. Carly says she was tortured for weeks; being fired is too good for Mary Pat. Laura says sheās looking forward to the tour. The nurse tells them her name is Kay, and Laura says both she and Carly have questions. An institution that would hire someone like Mary Pat has a lot to answer for, and sheāll be asking.
Not-Doc tells Lulu society makes a complex agreement of societal norms; whatās right and wrong. Psychopaths tend to refuse to abide by the contract. Lulu wonders if they believe what theyāre doing is right, and not-Doc says, Ryan would say he was unencumbered by the confines of conventional wrong, so there are no consequences. Lulu asks if he didnāt care, or did he enjoy it because he believed society was wrong. Is someone like him curable? Not-Doc says sheās asking the wrong question. What heād ask is do they wish to be cured?
Kiki gives Elizabeth a small token for her support in Kiki going up against Dr. Bensch. I miss what she says it is, but it looks like a Dr. Bensch chew toy. Elizabeth says she saw Kiki and Griffās picture in The Invader, and Kiki says she didnāt even know about it until it was pointed out. Elizabeth says, by her mom? and Kiki says her mother was furious, and felt betrayed. Elizabeth thinks itās a good thing she and Griff are distancing themselves. Kiki says, sooner or later, Ava drives everyone away who cares. Sheāll drive Avery away too eventually. She should feel sad, but doesnāt anymore.
Ava sees Franco at the hospital. He says she seems chipper, and she says sheās in a good mood, thanks to Doc. Franco didnāt realize she was a regular. She says she finds therapy to be extremely liberating. Heās encouraging her to own her feelings, and stop apologizing for who she is. Franco says she spends a lot of time doing that. Ava says they betrayed her, and sheās the person at fault. He suggests making amends, but she says Doc doesnāt feel that way, and heās encouraging less remorse. Franco wonders if itās a long-term reverse psychology ploy, but Ava says he wants her to explore her anger and desire for revenge. She has natural impulses, and itās not awful to feel how sheās feeling. France asks if sheās being forthcoming. He knows her, and encouraging her to explore her rage is like giving a pyromaniac a flamethrower, and telling them to play with it. Tell him that sheās not thinking of burning down Kiki.
Sam asks Jeanette how she knew Vincent was going to die, and Jeanette says, he had dangerous clients. When he didnāt come home, she feared the worst. She went to the police the next day, but either they didnāt take her seriously, or they were working for the same people. They suggested he walked out, but he wouldnāt have left Margaux; he adored her. She stopped paying the premiums because she believed he was dead, and if she was right about who did it, theyād never recover the body. Spinelli says after seven years, she could have had him declared legally dead, file a claim, and move on. She shows them a picture of Margaux as a little girl, and says thatās why she didnāt. How could she look at that face and tell her that her father was gone forever. Margaux thought he was coming back. Spinelli tells Sam that he feels unwell, and Sam asks if he took his medication. He tells Jeanette that heās hypoglycemic, and it helps when he takes a pill. He ask if he can trouble her for a glass of water. She takes him into the kitchen. Sam puts gloves on, and snoops. She finds a locked drawer in the desk.
She gets it open, and rifles through it, finding a stack of letters tied with a ribbon in the back. Spinelli yells, thank you; it did the trick, and Sam puts the letters in her briefcase. Spinelli says heās feeling better thanks to Jeanetteās orange juice. Jeanette asks if they can do this another time. It takes a lot out of her talking about Vincent, and sheās not sure thereās anything else she can tell them. Sam thinks they have enough information; theyāll call if they have any questions. Spinelli says theyāll give her claim to the higher-ups. Jeanette asks if she could still get a payout, and Spinelli doesnāt see why not. Itās a heartbreaking tale, and to weigh it against a few unpaid premiums would be heartless. Jeanette is surprised they would take her story into consideration. Sheās never heard of a special effort to give money. Sam says, it happens all the time, and Spinelli says they didnāt come to debunk her claim, but find out the truth, so she can get whatās rightfully hers. Wow. If Jeanette believes that fairytale, I have some land in Florida for her to buy.
Ava tells Franco that Doc dares to test her limits, and inspires her to set some. While she can fantasize to her heartās content about Kiki and Griff, theyāre destruction wonāt be at her hands. Franco asks if sheās hired someone else, but she says theyāve been left to their own devices. He says, impressive. Doc is a genius. Who knew heād get through to two people like them?
Griff sits at Sashaās table, saying he must have missed Kiki. Sasha says she had an errand to run, but theyāre touching base later. Griff is glad Sasha is staying, and Sasha says sheās feeling better about it all the time. Griff says, it means a lot; family. Especially now. She ask why he means, and he says Kikiās like is complicated. Sasha says thatās pretty much what Kikiās mother told her.
Laura tells Kay that sheāll be seeing the areas Carly described in her statement. Kay says sheās not at liberty to discuss the statement, but Laura has it right there. It helps to know people. She wants a complete tour, including the rooms. Kay says a lot of the patients are criminally insane. She canāt allow access to the patients for Lauraās own safety. Laura says her daughter is the lead reporter on the article. Does Kay want Laura to give her a quote on how they were shut down and stonewalled? The public will ask what theyāre hiding. Kay says sheās simply fooling policy. Laura says Kay can answer her questions and give her a proper tour. Itās up to her.
Griff says Ava spoke to Sasha? and Sasha says, she likes to share. Ava told her way more than she should know. Griff says Ava tends to exaggerate. Kiki is more realistic. Sasha says heās part of it, but he says, only peripherally. They have to work it out between them. He doesnāt want to get overly involved.
Ava tells Franco sheās not going to torture Kiki. Heās glad, and Ava says sheāll live to regret it. Doc has encouraged her to move beyond regret. Franco says itās much healthier to work it out through fantasies, instead of being stupid in real life.
Elizabeth tells Kiki, after what Ava put them through, she and Griff are entitled to some happiness. Kiki says, if her mother taught her anything, it was not to let anyone keep her down. Not even her mother.
Lulu thanks not-Doc. She canāt wait to share the information with her mom. Mental health and reform are at the top of her campaign platform. Not-Doc says itās the reason he suggested she run. Lulu says when Laura heard about what happened to Carly at Ferncliff, she went on a crusade. Theyāre on a fact-finding mission at Ferncliff right now. Not-Doc says he should be there. Lulu thinks thatās sweet, but heās probably too late. Itās happening as they speak. He says, Laura and Carly are at Ferncliff now? Lulu says she almost feels bad for the staff. If theyāre hiding anything, her mom will find out.
Laura tells Kay that she wants to be clear. Sheās not leaving until all the doors are opened. Carly says, starting with the room next to the one she was in.
Outside, Spinelli tells Sam that Jeanette was hospitable, and deeply suspect. She shows him the letters, and says theyāre love letters ā from Skully.
On Monday, Stella has a bone to pick with not-Doc, Michael tells Margaux that he knows nothing, and Mary Pat asks Caroline if sheās going down Memory Lane.
š¹Ā Due to pre-Halloween activities, I wonāt be able to see Z Nation and recap until tomorrow. <sob!>
š»Ā A Slew of Spooky(ish) Quotes
Do the scary thing first, and get scared later. ā Lemony Snicket
If this fails, weāre gonna have a lot of pissed off ghosts coming back at us. ā Doug Rennie (Meat Loaf), Ghost Wars
No man wants to kiss a girl in black. ā The Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), Downton Abbey
Kim D is in fact a cockroach. ā Michael Rappaport
Kim D is like a character on Game of Thrones. ā Robin Lord Taylor
My friend, you suffer from the misplaced optimism of the doomed. ā Minister Mason (Tilda Swinton), Snowpiercer
Itās lonely being a cannibal. Tough making friends. ā Colonel Hart (Jeffrey Jones), Ravenous
Dead isnāt what it used to be. ā The Man in Black, (Ed Harris), Westworld
Make your monsters human. ā Boris Karloff
Hell is other people. ā Jean-Paul Sartre
Maybe this world is another planetās hell. ā Aldous Huxley
The world is f**ked. ā Luther Voz (Mel Gibson), Machete Kills
Yeah, I, uh, I had to dismember that guy with a trowel. What have you been up to? ā Marty (Fran Kranz), The Cabin in the Woods
Itās the live ones you have to worry about. ā my father when I got scared watching a horror movie. He was right.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Finn tells feeds Roxie, saying she must be starving. Heās glad sheās okay. He had a helluva night. He might sleep until Anna comes home ā whenever that is. He sees the unmade bed, and says housekeeping is slacking, and gets in. Anna comes out of the bathroom in a negligee. He asks if sheās there or is he dreaming. She says, you tell me, and kisses him.
Nina gives Sasha a box. Itās something sheās passed in the shop window that always made her think of her baby. Itās an amethyst, Februaryās birthstone. She knows Sasha has to leave, and it could be a memento of their time together. Sasha says itās beautiful, and Nina says it represents inner strength, energy, and healing. Sasha knows, and says it was St. Valentineās favorite gem. Itās also called the couples stone; it engenders a deeper union between lovers. Valentin walks in, and Sasha tells Nina that her ex is in the house.
Maxie approaches their table. Sheās sorry to interrupt, but Nina forgot there was an editorial board meeting. Nina starts to get up, but Maxie says she took care of it. Nina says sheās a lifesaver, and asks her to join them. Sheās like Maxie to get to know her daughter. Nina says she loves saying that, and introduces them.
Oscar goes to Alexisās office, and says he finished up one. He got a job as a busboy. Itās a little more than minimum wage plus tips. Alexis tells him he needs a place to live, and he says heās signed up for roommate services. Alexis hopes they work fast. He has to prove he can take care of himself without parental assistance. He says heās holding up his end of the deal. He needs to be able to decide whatās right for him in whatever time he has left. He opens the office door, and Julian is there.
Sonny walks into Charlieās, and sees Margaux talking to Kristina, whoās behind the bar. She asks what Kristinaās favorite dish is. She needs comfort food; she had a late night. Kristina did too, and Margaux hopes it was more fun than hers. What was she doing? Kristina asks if she knows Margaux, and Sonny says sheās the new DA. Sheās the one who sent Carly to Ferncliff. Now sheās gunning for Kristinaās father.
Jason visits Sam, and is surprised to find Spinelli there. Itās his great pleasure to be back amongst friends. Sam says, weāre glad see you, and Spinelli notices her choice of pronoun. Dare he wonder if theyāre a collective now, working toward their long awaited, much desired reunion?
Sasha tells Maxie that sheās heard a lot about Maxie. Nina says sheās more like a sister than sister-in-law. Maxie says she feels the same way; theyāve been through a lot. Sasha is sorry about her husband, and wishes sheād known him. Maxie says he would have been thrilled she survived. Sasha canāt wait to meet James, and Maxie says James is her first cousin; he doesnāt have many blood relatives. Sasha says Nina has been telling her about her colorful family. Maxie says, thereās Britt Nathan has a sister whoās a criminal, like her mother. She points out Peter and says Brittās mother held him prisoner.
Finn asks Anna when she got back; she didnāt mention the possibility. He says he was in surgery all night, and asks if she found Obrecht. Is she staying a while? She wonders if he wants to ask questions, or just dot-dot-dot. He would prefer dot-dot-dot. She says heās probably exhausted, and asks if everybody lived. He asks if they can stop talking, and they get busy
Jason asks what he told Spinelli about matchmaking, and Spinelli says, to cease and desist, but they misconstrued his innocent remark. Sam says it was hard to misconstrue his reunion remark. He says their reunion is looked forward too. Including, but not limited toā¦ He lists all the people who agree with them getting back together. Sam days they get it, but he has to understand itās their life, and their relationship. What happens between them is their business. Spinelli gives his most humble apology, and promises to restrain himself in the future. Sam is glad to see him, but wonders what happened to the trip. Georgie came down with something and they had to cancel. Sheāll be fine, but since she wouldnāt be able to fully experience the joys of Wacky Water World, theyāre rescheduling. In the meantime, he comes armed with some intriguing information about Margaux.
Sonny says Margaux doesnāt know when to quit. Margaux tells Sonny that she came in for brunch; thatās all. Sonny says she knows Kristina is his daughter. Margaux says she also works there. Kristina asks her to get a table, saying the seats at the bar are reserved. Margaux says, for weekday brunch? and Kristina tells her their Bloody Mary was on Upstate Magazineās top ten list. Margaux moves to a table, and Sonny thanks Kristina for getting rid of her; it shows her loyalty. She says even though sheās working for Julian? He says itās her call; he understands. She says her mom never will.
Oscar asks Julian if his mom send him to talk Alexis into not taking his case. Julian says she asked him to speak to Alexis, but he canāt talk her into doing anything. Heās here as a friend. Itās not easy for his mom, or anyone. Oscar asks if Julian isnāt on his momās side. Does he still have a job? Julian says the job is still his. All he has to do is fill out the paperwork. Oscar thanks the both of them, and leaves. Alexis is surprised that Julian gave Oscar a job. He says, much to his motherās chagrin. He thought Oscar just wanted to earn some extra money, and didnāt know it was about his legal right to his healthcare decisions. She says he knows she canāt discuss it. He says he knows Oscar is sick, and that his parents enrolled him in a medical trial to save his life. He knows whatās at stake. She asks, did he come to change her mind, or is what he said true, that heās here as a friend?
Sasha tells Maxie that she knows she was born into colorful family. She wonders if mental instability is hereditary. Nina says she had problems and was institutionalized. Maxie says it was after she woke from a twenty year coma and was grieving the baby she lost. Sheās fine now. Nina says she is; she overcame it. It was before she knew Sasha was alive. And here she is. Maxie says the nature versus nurture debate is interesting, and asks how Sashaās mental health is.
Peter tells Valentin he assumes thatās Ninaās daughter. Valentin says thatās Sasha. Peter says Nina asking him about the discovery of his own mother makes sense now. Valentin asks if Peter discouraged Nina, but Peter says, quite the contrary. He encouraged Nina to reach out. Valentin commends him, and asks if that means heās had a chance of heart toward Anna.
Anna apologizes for being gone so long; she would rather have been there. Finn says he was almost worried she was kidnapped again. She says they FaceTimed; he knew she was fine. He asks what happened. Did she find Obrecht?
Alexis wonders what makes Kim think Julian could change her mind. Julian says it wasnāt Kimās idea. She went to Sam, and from what Sam said, she thought maybe heād have some influence. Alexis asks if Sam still believes he has any sway. He doesnāt think thatās what Sam meant, but itās what Kim heard. Sheās desperate, and will do anything to prolong Oscarās life. Thatās why wants him in the trial. Alexis says, even if it denies Oscar the last vestige of control over his own life?
On the phone, Oscar says, the rent is how much? He just wants a room, not a whole apartment. Thereās nothing cheaper? Heāll take an air mattress, a futon, anything. Welcome to the real world, Oscar.
Sonny knows better than to get between Kristina and her mother. Kristina says thereās nothing to get between. As far as her mother is concerned, sheās wasting her life and potential. Sonny says as long as sheās supporting herself, she can make her own choices. She tells him, sheās not defending Julian, but so far, Julian is treating her fairly, and Sonny says heās there for her. With the DA hovering, heās had family on his mind. He doesnāt feel good about not seeing her much, and misses her. She says sheās doing fine, or would be, if her mom would leave her alone. Sonny says thatās not happening. She worries like all parents. Kristina says, all parents whose kids are screw ups. Sonny says sheās not a screw up. She went through breakup; itās a hard thing to go through. Margaux watches them. Kristina says, it was.
Spinelli says the murder of Margaux’s father may have been a crime of passion or simple greed. He had substantial life insurance, but his wife never tried to collect. Jason says she wasnāt convinced he was dead. Sam says, because they never found the body. Spinelli says they lived on a modest income. Sam suggests Skully was supporting them, but Spinelli wonders why there was no claim filed. Sam says, maybe she was hoping he was still alive, but Jason says, why would she want him alive? She was cheating on him. Sam says, maybe she was in love with two men. She had an affair, and felt guilty. Maybe declaring him dead was too much.
Anna tells Finn, what happened was a long arduous search. She had to do it for Peter. Finn says she had to protect her son, and ask long as Obrecht is lurking out there, he needs protection. Anna says she probably stopped lurking; she was getting nowhere. She missed him, so she came home.
Peter finds it ironic that Valentin is concerned about his feelings for Anna, since he thwarted her good intentions, delivering him to the hands of his father. Valentin says it was the worst decision at the darkest point of his life. He doesnāt expect Peter to forgive him, but hopes he forgives Anna one day. Peter says, slowly but surely, heās rising from the evils of his father ā with some help. He looks at Ninaās table. Valentin is doing the same. He hopes that the woman who makes him a better man forgives him someday. Peter says thatās a long road, and Valentin says,Ā itās worth every mile.
Nina tells Maxie that was a rude question. Sasha doesnāt think so. She says sheās not crazy. Everyone is out there in some way, but in terms of murder and mayhem, sheās normal. Maxie says she didnāt mean to be rude, but Sasha admires her for looking out for Nina. Maxie goes back to the office. Sasha thinks Nina is lucky to have such caring people in her life. Nina sees Valentin and smiles at him.
Peter sees Maxie at the elevator. He didnāt want interrupt, but wondered how James was. Sheās sorry for dragging him to the hospital. He tells her not to apologize. He was just at GH and thinking they were lucky James was okay. She asks why he was at the hospital.
Valentin thanks Nina for inviting him to join them. She says itās the least she can do. He was instrumental in getting Sasha to say. All he wants is her happiness. She says maybe he can talk to Sasha, and get her to stay a few more days.
Alexis tells Julian that Oscar just found out how sick he is, and heās spinning and confused. The situation is untenable, and he has no control over any of it. Julian can see how heād feel helpless. The last thing Alexis wants to do is add to Kim and Drewās pain. She canāt fathom what theyāre going through. Theyāre good people, but what they want and what Oscar wants arenāt the same. But maybe in time, they will be. Julian asks if sheās thinking she can make it right for both.
Sonny is glad Kristina is home, and glad sheās working. She faced that her relationship didnāt work out, and came home. Those are big steps. Kristina feels like a loser most of the time. Sonny says when she beats herself up, thereās family to pick her up. Family is his life support, and theyāre just a phone call away. He also didnāt forget her birthday is coming up. He asks if sheāll allow them to show her how much they love her. She says, deal, and they exchange I love yous.
Daisy asks Kristina if that was her dad. Kristina asks, why? Daisy says she didnāt mean anything by it. He didnāt look like a customer, and Kristina isnāt the sugar daddy type. Kristina says, sorry, itās her dad. She just had an encounter with that woman over there. She looks at Margaux, who waves. Kristina says sheās on the defensive. Daisy thinks she has something to take Kristinaās mind off of whatās bothering her.
Spinelli begs Sam for a thousand pardons. He didnāt mean to bring up bad memories. Jason asks, what bad memories? Sam says, a couple years after Jason disappeared, she was backed into a corner about declaring him dead. There was craziness between ELQ and the Quartermaines, and Dannyās legacy. She was forced to face the fact he might never come home. It was a horrible time. Everyone told her to move on and get closure, and they were wrong. She understands why Margauxās mom would be reluctant to face the facts. Spinelli thinks she might be projecting. Margauxās motherās feelings canāt possibly compare to Samās feelings for Jason.
š£Ā There was a twenty minute interruption here with news we already knew that couldnāt wait until 4 pm, but I On Demanded it later.
Peter says he was just having a check-up after the Obrecht incident. He has nerve damage in his hand, but otherwise, heās fine. She asks if he ended up getting anti-anxiety medication, but he doesnāt think he needs it anymore. Heās coming through it ā because of her.
Sasha says she has a job to get back to, and Nina says she never asked what Sasha does. She fills in at offices; sheās good at computer software. Valentin asks if sheās currently working. She says she put off any jobs because of her trip, but with temping, if she doesnāt work, she doesnāt get paid. Nina says she could set her up with Crimsonās support staff. Sasha says her mother raised her to go her own way, but Nina says itās not like sheād be putting her on the payroll; sheād be working. Thereās also Peter, who might be able to use her. Nina says, just think about it. Think about making Port Charles her home.
Spinelli says Sam did what she had to do for Danny; why wouldnāt Margauxās mother do the same thing? Sam says it might have stirred up questions about her and Skully, and Jason says there could have been an investigation, leading to Vincentās death being a hit. Spinelli says, interesting theory, but thereās more. Thereās a knock at the door. Itās Sonny, who got their text. Spinelli says he has information about Margaux that should be of interest to Sonny. Sonny says he found her cozying up to Kristina in Charlieās Pub. She wants to use Kristina the way she used Mike. Margaux has crossed the line. Jason says theyāre going to stop her. Theyāre close to getting what it takes.
Daisy asks if Kristina went to the concert. She didnāt get there, but Daisy says there will be others. Sheās the organizer. Theyāre having a bonfire at the beach. Does she want to go? Oscar approaches them, and Kristina introduces Daisy. Oscar tells Kristina that heās working there now, and Julian said she could set him up with the paperwork. He needs to be good at this job. Heās emancipating himself from his parents, like in court. Kristinaās mom is his lawyer.
Alexis tells Julian, a sixteen-year-old boy comes to her, terrified, desperate for her help. He wants a say in what happens over his own body. Julian says heās choosing not to fight his illness. How can she be okay with that? She says if a sixteen-year-old pregnant girl wanted to keep her baby, but her parents were forcing her to give it up, she would fight, and not many would] question that.Ā Julian wouldnāt. He says no one in her corner when Sam was taken away. He understands her point, but also understands that nothing good will come from this. Oscar is estranged from his parents when he needs them the most. Alexis says, not necessarily.
Anna tells Finn that she tracked Obrecht until the trail ran cold. The WSB is running a check on all her contacts. Sheās probably owed a lot of favors, and there are tons of hiding places she has access to. Finn says, a rat has to come out of his hole some time. Anna says when Obrecht does, sheāll be waiting. She owes it to Peter to bring her to justice. Until then, she thinks Finn can find something keep her occupied.
Maxie doesnāt think she did that much for Peter. She listened; just what he needed. She hopes heās healing. Halloween is a fun holiday. She hopes he can relax and enjoy it. He says it will be his first one. Partly because he lived in the country, but he never had he desire to mingle with ghouls and monsters. They remind him too much of his father. So he and James will be celebrating their first Halloweens together. Has he decide on a costume? Maxie says sheās entrusted with the task. Would he like to come shopping with her? He would.
Nina is just grateful for Sashaās visit; no pressure. She doesnāt want to get carried away again. Sasha says sheās getting used to it. Valentin says if she stays, Sasha can meet his daughter. He and Nina raised her. Nina says sheās lovely and so smart. Valentin thinks theyāll get along great, and sheāll see another side of Nina; the one that cares for a daughter. Sasha says sheāll call her temp agency, and steps away from the table. Nina thanks him, and he says Sasha obviously wants to get to know her better. Who wouldnāt?
Alexis tells Julian sheās merely advocating for Oscar to have control. Sheās not arguing that he shouldnāt be involved in the trial. Julian asks if that means she agrees he should. She says she wants him to have every chance to beat his illness, and thinks deep down he does too. But he has to get there himself. Maybe if he thought his parents werenāt controlling him, he might make the right decision.
Kristina thought Oscar and his mom were super tight, and Drew seems cool. He says he just wants the right to make his own decisions. Kristina can relate to that, but never thought of hiring a lawyer. He needs a way to support himself and a place to live, which isnāt going well. He had no idea how expensive everything was. Maybe heās naĆÆve. Kristina goes to get the paperwork, and Daisy says she thinks she can help him.
Sonny thinks itās odd Margauxās mother never collected on the insurance. Spinelli says, after venturing further, he saw that hours after the remains were found, she filed a claim. Sam asks if sheās gotten the money yet, but Spinelli says no, since no premiums were paid all those years, and it was a murder. The insurance company is launching their own investigation.
Valentin doesnāt want to push his luck, but wonders if thereās any chance Nina and Sasha could come to dinner at Windemere. Itās not a romantic ambush, just dinner. Regardless of how she feels about him, itās a delight to know her daughter better. Sheās so much like Nina, and Nina radiates in her presence. Thereās nothing better than seeing Ninaās joy. Itās a family dinner, nothing more. Nina accepts.
Peter asks if James is joining in on the costume quest, and Maxie says sheāll call and see if heās napping. She asks if he wants to take the stairs, but he says heās fine with the elevator. They get in, and smile.
Anna tells Finn the WSB is still looking for Obrecht. If she gets a location, sheāll have to go, but she needs backup. He asks if she means Robert, but she says him ā if heās willing. He says theyāll see. The last time they teamed up, they were imprisoned under threat of death, and unleashed Cassandra. And the food was terrible. She asks if thatās a no, but he says, no. They kiss and get busy again.
Oscar asks if Daisy knows of someone who needs a roommate. She says she shares a place with a lot of people. Nothing fancy, but itās a bed. They pay what they can in exchange for helping out. Itās a fun place. She says heāll love it, and Oscar says he already does. She tells him that sheāll text the address, and he can stop by. He tells her that heās pretty handy, and she says he seems like a good addition. What is she involved with? A cult? Oscar says that proves heās doing everything right. Kristina comes back with the paperwork. Daisy asks if Kristina wants the info about the bonfire, and Kristina says, why not?
Alexis tells Julian she got a text, and Oscar is a step closer to qualifying for the right to choose his own medical decisions. Heās found a place to live. Julian shudders to think at Oscarās price range. He dreads telling Kim that sheās not backing off. He wishes Kim knew her like he did. Heās not sure what she has in mind, but he trusts her judgement. If anyone can find the King Solomon solution, itās her. But whatever her strategy is, she needs to make it happen fast. As far as he can tell, Oscar doesnāt have much time.
Sonny thinks the insurance stuff isnāt making sense. Jason says Margauxās mother was never straight with her on what went down between her father and Skully. Sonny says now sheās trying for the money. Sam thinks the only one with answers is Margauxās mother. Sonny needs to know what sheās hiding to back Margaux off. He canāt have her doing any more damage to his family.
Tomorrow, Kiki thinks she and Sasha should take getting to know owe another up a notch, Lulu asks not-Doc if some people are just born evil, and Laura tells Carly no one will blame her if she wants to back out.
Shahs of Sunset
Mike picks up Reza, Reza is excited to see the property Mike bought. Itās a duplex he acquire 10+ years ago, and he picked up the house next door when it went into foreclosure. He thinks he has a good deal with the contractor, but Reza says he doesnāt have such a good track record. Reza says heās concerned about the construction process. In his interview, Reza says Mike has great ideas, and usually Reza is the one who plans and executes them, and it turns out well. He tells Mike a two year project means two yearsā worth of problems.
The place looks like a dump. The small amount of grass is dry and dead, and Reza says he can tell Mike isnāt doing a lot of landscaping. Mike says he bought it down-market, and itās one of the fastest growing areas in LA. Itās something thatās going to live on forever ā Mike Manor. Reza thinks he should reinvest. Why give up years? Mike says it will be years of creating something that can feed his family for years to come. In Rezaās interview, he says it scares him that his friend will be managing a $4-6 million project. Mikeās nerves are frayed already. He tells Mike to put it on the market, and if he doesnāt see the numbers he wants, move forward. Reza likes that itās a collective family thing. Heās happy for Mike. He might end up surprising all of them, and dedicating himself to the project, transforming himself in the process. Reza has the feeling heās going to end up on the job site, but heāll do it with smile a and not be resentful.
MJ and Tommy go to the lawyerās office. MJ says sheās the Susan B. Anthony of prenups. Sheās rewriting the laws to favor women, and wonāt get hoodwinked today. Tommyās lawyer arrives, and Tommy is glad to see a friendly face. The lawyers leave the room, so they can have a last minute discussion. MJ says sheās ready, because it benefits her. Tommy says he barely walks out with a shirt, but if it doesnāt work out, thatās all he wants. He wants MJ to have peace of mind. He says, till death do us part, but theyāll probably kill each other before they walk away. She appreciates him being amenable, but if he leaves her for his secretary, sheāll kill them both, and heāll walk the world without a penis. I guess she believes in ghosts? He says, letās rock and roll. In her interview, MJ says sheās asking for whatever is fair, and whatever she wants is fair. They sign.
Destiney goes to an ice cream shop. In her interview, she says Persians like exotic flavor. It has to be rosewater-pistachio-saffron. Mom Tammy (Titi) meets her. Destiney says she spoke with Monique. Sheās found someone who might be her father. We see a clip of Monique telling Destiney that she found an 86-year-old man whoās a good possibility, and to cross her fingers. Destiney tells Tammy that he might be in OC. Tammy says heās supposed to be in Iran. He has another wife and children. Destiney says, what if moved there? In Destineyās interview, she says this has been going on for months, and she has to keep being persistent. She wants Tammy to come with her. She doesnāt want Tammy to have any pressure, but she needs this. If she gets married, she can have a parent on each arm. She tells Tammy that if Monique calls and says itās 100%, sheās coming. Tammy says, okay. They pinkie promise, and hug.
Nemaās mom visits. She lives on the east coast, but stops by when sheās traveling for work, and hangs out with him and Mona. In his interview, he says the details of their divorce are obscure. They married young, and it was arranged in Iran. He doesnāt know as they were ever madly in love. He thinks when someone in that position moves to the US, they feel more empowered, and can choose their own happiness. They donāt talk about it. Nema tells her that he and Erica arenāt together anymore. He tried to kiss another girl. His mother says that was stupid of him, and he knows. He says she moved out, and theyāre not communicating outside of work. Iāll bet thatās awkward. He says he has a lot of baggage from not growing up with his parents. In his interview, he explains that the kids were to choose which parent they would live with. Their mom said they needed to pick right now. Mona was only two, and ran to their mom. Everyone took it as she was choosing her mom. Nema was four, and seeing his dadās disappointment, ran to him. He still has PTSD to this day. The most important women in his life werenāt there for his whole life. It created a problem he never thought would happen. His mom starts to cry, and he tells her not to be upset; heās working through it. Mona says, itās no oneās fault. Nema experienced it, and heās dealing with it. He says heās feeling the chip on his shoulder going away. His mother and sister worked through it. Now itās his turn.
Reza cleans up at the new house. Adam meets him there, and asks, how much longer? Reza tells him, ten weeks. Adam asks how they are with the budget. In his interview, Reza is finding it hard to grasp the whatās yours is mine concept. Adam is really asking how much money of his do they have left. He says, yesterday, he wrote a $50K check. Theyāre in for around $310K. When they started, Reza had a cool million in the bank. Seeing it fly out makes him feel anxious and unstable. Adam makes noises about having a baby again, and Reza says let him make it clear. As soon as the construction is done, and he doesnāt have to write any more checks, theyāll put the condo on the market and start the baby process. Adam asks if Reza has any fears or worries about having kids, and Reza says, obviously. What if thereās no more sexy time, and they grow apart and get divorced? Adam has his own fears and reservations, but Reza says none of them are around money. Itās a huge part for him. In his interview, Reza says he comes from a place where all marriages end in divorce. Heās predisposed to divorce. Adam says theyāll figure out the money thing, and Reza says heās the one that has to do it. Adam tells him that theyāre a team now, and Reza says, then Adam can figure it out. Adam suddenly has to go to work.
Adam goes to Asaās boutique, and looks at sunglasses. Asa comes out from the back. In her interview, she says that her life is crazy, but she still keeps in touch. Mostly texting. Mike faded out, and she doesnāt want MJ near her or her family ever. She shows Adam her new swim line. He asks how mommy duty is, and she says, some things are easier now, but itās a different type of life. Itās her greatest joy, and a whole new world. In Asaās interview, she says having a child is the pinnacle of lifeās meaning, purpose, and love. Youāre like a slave, but you love it. She asks how the baby thing is going, and Adam says Reza was asking about budgeting, and he had to leave before Reza got anxious. Asa suggests maybe Reza doesnāt want kids. Itās important to make the person you love happy, both they both have valid feelings. You have to be ready for that commitment. Adam says he is. Asa says, a child challenges every aspect of your life, and tells him that they both have to speak their truth. He checkās out the blankets, but their $700. She gives him one as a housewarming gift, and something else for Reza for peace or namaste or whatever.
MJ sees the fertility doctor. She says theyāve been working toward this for four years. Last year, she and Tommy made an affirmation wall. It was a farfetched affirmation that came to fruition. The doctor tells her they did well. They have a beautiful embryo thatās normal and healthy. The goal is to implant it at the right time. In MJās interview, she says she was the one who was never getting married or having children. Me too, but I stuck to half the plan. She says Tommy changed that. Heās the man who showed her a special kind of love, and everything is worth it. She and the doctor FaceTime with him. The doctor says heās happy to move forward, but thinks they should just transfer one egg because of MJās age category. Tommy says, letās rock and roll, which is apparently his catch phrase. In her interview, MJ says sheās ready to get married, and take the next step. She beat the odds, and sheās not wasting the opportunity. Sheāll be the most incredible mom ever.
MJ and Tommy invite everyone to an intimate gathering. Adam brings home the presents, and tells Reza that he saw his therapist, meaning Asa. He asks Reza, yes or no, do you want a kid? Reza says, when? and Adam says what about in five years? Reza says, yes, heād love to have a baby, but Adam shouldnāt feel heās owed a baby because Asa has one. Adam does want to raise their baby with hers, but Reza says he doesnāt want to keep up. They have a plan already, and it has a lot to do with finances. In Rezaās interview, he says they canāt make a vision for their lives based on what Asa and Jermaine are doing. He and Adam are a team. The had a plan, and heās doing his part. He asks Adam what the plan is, and Adam says, move in, then have a conversation about having a baby. He promises they wonāt have it again while theyāre living in the condo.
MJ gets ready for the party. The wedding is a few days away, but she wanted an intimate gathering. Itās not just about the bride (I canāt believe sheās saying that). Itās about family, rejoicing, and having the best of times. Shervin brings GG on the back of his bike, and he says sheās the worst passenger in the world. She complains so much, heād hoped his helmet would mute her voice, but it didnāt. Reza says GG is like kryptonite to Nema. Heās all about her. Nema, Mona, and Destiney arrive. Reza says he heard Nema tried to nibble on GGās neck at her event. He says he has something of hers. She says she took her wedding band off, and Nema went home with it. She wonders if she should throw it away, and Vida says no. Shervin tells Reza they need his advice, but GG throws it into the pool, and he says, never mind. She wants everyone to leave her alone about it.
Everyone wonders where Mike is. MJ says she knows what happened ā Morgan. We see a clip of Morgan telling MJ that Mike is forty-years-old, and heās not changing. MJ says, this is a pattern. When heās in a healthy relationship, he panics. He doesnāt want to hang up his bachelor, playboy life. Mike shows up with bouquets, and Adam says the last time anyone brought roses, someone got attacked. We see a clip of GG going after Adam when Reza set up the fake apology. Mike hands out flowers and energy bars. He appreciates their support; it means the world to him. He has one more gift for Reza. In Mikeās interview, he says if heās learned anything, itās that even if you love each other, relationships are fragile. You have to bring out the best to build stronger friendships. Know what you did that hurt someone, and not do it in the future. Mike brings out the cutest kitten ever, and says he loves Reza. If he ever lost his dog, heād be a mess. Woody is a purebred Persian. In his interview, Reza says his cat Buzzy passed away, and was his most special thing ever. In Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear had a sidekick, Woody, so itās sweet. He says Mike is an amazing guy. He doesnāt always get to water on his own. They sometimes have to lead him, but the beauty of it is, he gets it.
Reza says if MJ gets the ring, it wonāt be GGās anymore. Nema says heās insanely attracted to GG, and she asks if they should just do it, and get it over with. He asks if thatās what she wants, and she says she likes him. He says her texts have made that clear ā I want to be in your head and other places. In GGās interview, she says, every woman wants to be wanted. She admits to it, so why not have fun? She tells Nema, she wants what she wants in the moment, and if she wants him, sheāll make it happen. Reza says sheās turning Nema on just saying that. In his interview, Reza says GG isnāt the best judge of character. Shalom was a disaster. We flash back to Shalomās meltdown. Reza says Nema is the Persian Poindexter, and theyāre attracted to one another. Itās not easy to find. Nema says heād like the opportunity to give her more than attention. GG tells him, having sex is normal; all species do it. Talk is cheap, and so far, heās done a lot of it. She walks away, and he shakes his head.
Vida and MJ go to the floral warehouse. MJās vision for wedding is an ethereal, white, beautiful room with super high centerpieces; lots of white and natural green leaves, and a flower wall. We see a clip of MJ telling Tommy her idea of a flower wall with holes in it. A hand reaches out, and offers the guests their table numbers. Tommy asks how the hand knows who it is; telepathy? MJ says it sounds over-the-top, but you only get married once. She says sheāll be letting the floral designer decide. Vida says this is usually done six months in advance. In her interview, Vida says her mom was opinionated. She was the boss, and ran the family, and sheās like her mom. Wedding planner Lenora and florist Carly join them. The flowers are stressing MJ out. Sheās hoping to execute a vision of classic and elegant. They discuss some color combinations, and Vida hates it. Lenora says sheāll love it, and Vida says they canāt force her. In MJās interview, she says since her fatherās passing, her mother has been supportive and nurturing, but sheās seeing more of the old Vida coming back. She has a lot to get done in one week, and doesnāt want old Vida screwing up her wedding. They leave the task to Carly.
Shervin drives GG to the town hall. She asks him if sheās doing the right thing. She finally woke up, and realized she has to get a divorce now. She tells Shervin, donāt ever get married, and Shervin says heās single and happy. He mentions that sheās still wearing the engagement ring, and she doesnāt understand why everyone is complaining. She still wears other jewelry Shalom gave her. Shervin explains that it represents marriage, but she says it represents engagement. Yeah, I know. In his interview, Shervin says GG liked saying she was married more than she liked being married. She puts the ring on another finger, and Shervin says heās happy. As he drops her off, he asks her to seriously thinks about the ring and what it means. He tells her, good luck.
In her interview, GG says sheās worked hard on the important things in life, and not allowing Shalom to take that away. Sheās worked hard to be a better person; to be happier, nicer, friendlier, and healthier, and that little shrimp isnāt taking it away. Bye, bitch.
Next time, Reza is hoping his haircare line pays for the baby, Monique says Destineyās father isnāt in the US, Destiney thinks sheās setting herself up for failure, and a party the night before the wedding.
š”Ā The end of Welcome to Waverly, which has been on all week, brought a tear to my eye. The participants didnāt want to leave, realizing that people are the same everywhere, no matter what their beliefs, and our differences are what makes America the amazing place that it is. I missed a lot of the show, but was glad they came to this conclusion, and it ended on an upbeat note. Iām a firm believer that if people would stop being babies, concentrate on what makes them the same, understand or at least tolerate the differences, and work together, we could all have much better lives. I donāt even like people, but Iām smart enough to know that being angry isnāt working. I’m sure this will be on rotation for a while, so catch it if you can.
šDon’t forget, Channel Zero: The Dream Door premieres tomorrow (Friday, October 26) at 11 pm on the SyFy channel. Z Nation is also on all morning, as well as a new episode at 9 pm. And if that wasn’t enough, in betweenĀ ā not 3 pm, but at 2:59Ā ā they’re also airing The Cabin in the Woods. I could pass out from all the pre-Halloween excitement.
š¶š¶Ā At the End of My Double-Dog-Duty & Garbage Detail…
Dogs, I love you, but you’ve been a real handful this week.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Sonny tells Jason that he asked Drew about the Margaux situation. Drew is in a position to take him away from the people he loves.
Michael looks at the babies in the hospital nursery. Stella puts her hand on his shoulder.
TJ, Jordan, and Curtis have lunch at the MetroCourt. TJ says, so theyāre having their reception on the Haunted Star. Curtis says anyone can have a reception at a restaurant, but a yacht is next level stuff. TJ thinks itās awesome, and Curtis says itās majestic. The perfect way start to start their journey. TJ asks if Aunt Stella will be there to see them off.
Maxie waits for take-out, and tells James heās good and patient. He gets it from his father, not her. Peter comes by, and she says he remembers James; he helped deliver him. Peter says it canāt be James. The last time he saw James, he was tiny. Maxie says, heās a beast.
Drew meets Margaux, who says she was happy to get his text. Has he reconsidered. He says heās there to discuss why he hasnāt called the cops to turn her in.
Sonny tells Jason that Drew seems under pressure. Maybe heās going through stuff Sonny doesnāt know about. He didnāt say he had Sonnyās back. Jason says Margaux can try all she wants, but sheās not taking him down
Maxie asks if Uncle Peter wants to hold James. Peter likes the sound of that. They talk about how big James is getting, and Peter says heās just perfect. Maxie thinks so too. Peter tears up. Itās family, what heās been missing his whole life.
Stella tells Michael that they donāt have to talk, but he asks her to stay. She likes seeing the little ones when she has a moment. Theyāre beautiful. Michael says, very.
Curtis tells TJ that Stella isnāt going to the wedding; itās a done deal. He tried everything, but she wonāt budge. Itās her choice. TJ asks if heās okay with it, and Curtis says heās accepting her decision, even if he doesnāt respect it. TJ says maybe sheāll come around. Curtis refuses to put his life on hold until she gets there. Jordan asks if TJ believes him. TJ says, no, and she says neither does she.
Jason tells Sonny that Margauxās vendetta makes no sense. Sonny was eighteen and low man on the totem pole. Thereās no way he could have refused. Sonny says he chose the life, and Jason says, so did Margauxās father, and he knew better. He knew the risks, and still got caught up in it. Sonny says sheās not thinking rationally. Sheās thinking like a little girl who lost her dad. Jason says they have to prove it. They have to show her that her father isnāt the sainted victim, and his own choices got him killed.
Margaux asks Drew, turn her in for what? He says she has stolen property thatās evidence in an open criminal case. He can find someone knows what talking about, like a lawyer. She says sheās a lawyer, and itās all speculation; impossible to prove. How could he even prove she has the flashdrive, unless he was wearing a wire. Sheāll says she didnāt even know what it was. Drew says, look at that. On top of everything else, the DA is a liar. She says itās his word against hers. Why would she jeopardize her whole career? Unless it was the only way to get justice for her father. Sonny murdered him, and itās the only way to bring him down.
Margaux says, unlike Drew, she remembers her childhood. Her father was a good man. She may have been young, but she can still see his face. He and her mom were happy. Her mother told her stories about how much he loved her, and how family was important to him. Itās not fair that he was taken away, and Sonny needs to take the consequences. He made a choice. Drew says, he made a mistake. Margaux says her father was a principled man who got involved with unprincipled people, and wanted out. He got killed for it, and Sonny pulled the trigger. Itās as simple as that, and Sonny needs to pay.
Sonny asks Jason if Spinelli said anything else. Jason says before his death, Vincent Marino leased an office; it was a big upgrade. Sonny asks if Skully signed off on it. Jason says he did, and Spinelli agreed that it didnāt look like he was trying to get out of the business. He was moving up. Sonny says unless he was working with the cops to bring Skully down. In which case, Margauxās theory is still possible. Jason says he would have been keeping up appearance. Sonny says if Skully found out, it was game over. Jason tells him, however it happened, Margauxās crusade is hopeless. Sonny says sheās not going to believe that. Sam walks in and says when sheās done with Margaux, sheāll have reason to.
Jordan tells Curtis that she invited Stella to dinner, suggesting they start over, but Stella couldnāt do it. She understands. She messed up. She cheated on Tommy, and set horrible things in motion, including Stella losing her nephew and sister. She canāt change the past. She can only be better moving forward/ Curtis says Jordan is amazing. Jordan says, Stella canāt get past it; she might not have either. Curtis says it breaks his heart to hurt her, and Jordan says, itās still happening. She might never forgive Jordan, and sheāll have to live with it. TJ asks if Curtis can live with it.
Stella asks if Michael recalls their conversation. He says he thinks about it a lot; how grief sneaks up on you. Stella had said she was struggling with something; howās it going? Stella says, terrible. She fell into the same trap, carrying around anger and bitterness, all tied up in grief. Itās a burden she wants to put down, but canāt.
Maxie gets take out, and she and Peter reminisce about Jamesās birth. Peter says he looks like his daddy, and Maxie says heās her daily reminder that Nathan is still with them. All of a sudden, Maxie looks at James, and says, what is that?
Stella points out a baby that looks angry, and Michael says, or hungry. He tells her that he never showed up at the group she recommended; he couldnāt bring himself to walk in. She understands. He says, maybe he will, but she says she doesnāt care how he grieves, just that he does. He says he visits Jonahās grave a lot, and talks to him. He talks to his brother too; itās comforting.
Curtis wishes things were different. Stella is like his mother. Jordan says, she actually was. Curtis says without her, he and Tommy would have been lost. She gave up so much; a life of her own, a man she loved. He owes her everything. Her anger and grief are legit, but misplaced. Jordan didnāt kill Tommy or their mother. Life just happened, and Stella doesnāt know what to do with it. Jordan doesnāt want them estranged. Curtis says theyāre not, and she asks when was the last time they talked. He canāt remember, and she hates being the cause of their distance. Curtis says, fine. The wedding is off.
Drew tells Margaux, be realistic. She says, Sonny killed her father; it doesnāt get more real. Drew says he was eighteen, and taking orders from an unprincipled man. He might not have had a choice. She asks if Drew thinks he regrets it, and Drew says, maybe. Margaux says she thinks Sonny was eager move up in the organization. She thinks he wanted to prove himself, and used her father to do that. Her father was his ticket to a promotion, and it worked. Look where he is. The most powerful mob kingpin on the eastern seaboard. It was a step on Sonnyās ladder to power. The worst part is that heāll never pay. Unless the gun falls out of the sky with Sonnyās fingerprints on it, sheāll never get justice for her fatherās death. But she can still nail Sonny. She can only do it with his help though. Drew says, no deal. Sorry.
Sam tells Sonny and Jason that she went old school to the library. The system is antiquated, but it works. She says obviously, Spinelli didnāt tell them that he handed the case over to her. He and Ellie had planned a vacation with Georgie, and he said Elie would remove his eyeballs from their sockets if he didnāt go. Sonny says they canāt have that. He knows sheās the best at what she does, but heās worried about her partner. She says Curtis is a professional, and they agreed they could have exclusive outside cases, which they donāt have to share. Sonny is glad sheās on board. Jason is too (no surprise there). Sonny has to attend a tea party with Avery, and leaves Sam and Jason to stare at each other.
Michael says a lot of people have told him that the best way to manage grief is to take comfort in little moments of peace, and so far, itās true. Stella says, good advice. Michael says itās why he comes there. To remind him thereās still joy out there, and love and life goes on. Stella thinks itās a wonderful way to work through grief. Michael says itās not always successful. Sometimes he leaves feeling worse. Stella says he key word is try. Michael tell her that his cousin Wiley was born around the same time, and holding him makes him happy. He has his whole future ahead. He finds it best not to avoid or run from the bad, but take time to focus on the good. Stella thinks maybe Michael should look into social work, but he says he has his hands full.
Curtis tells Jordan itās the only other alternative. He doesnāt want that; does she? She says he already knows the answer. He says it is what it is, but if they want to live life together, say their vows in front of people who love and support them, Stella wonāt be one of those people. TJ says, it seems wrong, and thinks maybe he can get through. Curtis says, few people are more stubborn. TJ tells him about a light saber he wanted, a real movie prop. Stella told him no, until he found it under the tree at Christmas. He thinks heās the only one who has a chance, and Curtis tells him to go for it.
Peter goes to the hospital with Maxie. She sees Michael, and says James got a rash out of nowhere. Sheās wondering if itās an allergic reaction, since he just started on solids. She asks if heās breathing strange. Michael thinks he sounds normal, but heās not a doctor. Heāll have one paged.
Margaux asks why Drew is protecting Sonny, and he says thatās not what heās doing. She doesnāt understand his loyalty. He says heās not protecting Sonny and Jason. but Sam. He doesnāt want to be the reason Danny loses his father. Margaux says Jason did illegal things, and Drew says itās not his job to punish. She says itās hers. Why wonāt he help? He says heās sorry about her father, but heās also sorry sheās been manipulating him. He doesnāt feel obligated.
Jason tells Sam that Sonny doesnāt know about Oscar, but can tell somethingās off with Drew. Sam tells him about Drew coming by to talk. She doesnāt know if she helped, but Jason says heās sure she did, more than she knows. Sam says sheās happy to have the case, but was a little suspicious that Spinelli dumped it on her. Jason knows why. Spinelli wants them to work closely together; heās matchmaking again. Jason says he told Spinelli to stop. Sam says, itās Spinelli. When he believes in something, he sticks to it, and he believes in them.
Maxie says James is fine. Thereās no rash. His pants were chafing him. Maxie is embarrassed, and Michael tells her about rushing Avery in with a bruise, and finding out it was dirt. Maxie offers to drive Peter back, but he tells her to go home and relax.
TJ finds Stella in the nursery, and asks if any of the babies are cuter than him. She says heās her pride and joy. They make small talk, and he tells her that he was just with his mom and Curtis, talking about the wedding reception. Itās been moved to the Haunted Star. Stella says thatās fitting, but sheās not going to be there. He asks if it isnāt time for her to let the anger go? She says sheās tried, and he says, try harder. Not for his mom or Curtisās sake, but for hers.
Drew tells Margaux that even if he went through the procedure, heād lose the last last five years. She asks if it isnāt worth gaining his previous memories. He says heād lose the night his daughter was born, and lose the first time he met his son. The relationship theyāve built means everything to him. Margaux says what about his childhood, his service, the things that made him who he is. Drew tells her that she keeps saying he doesnāt know who he is. Thatās a mistake. He knows who he is, and the life heās built means everything.
Jason says heāll speak to Spinelli again. Sam says it wonāt matter. He thinks theyāre destined to be together. Itās aligned in the stars. It doesnāt matter what they say or do, or how annoyed they get. Heās convinced they belong together, and he keeps pushing, like a child, and she already has two. Sheās not upset; sheās frustrated. Jason says, cold showers. Sam wants Spinelli to know they know, but theyāre not ready. Sonny comes in and wonders what theyāre talking about.
Stella says TJ is the one good thing, the best thing, to come out of this tangled mess. Sheās not pretending that sheās handling it well. TJ has a fix for that ā come to the wedding. She says she canāt, and he tells her that sheāll regret it if sheās not there. She says sheāll regret if she is. He says sooner or later sheāll give in to him. She says he has a real light saber to prove it. He tells her that he used the same example with his mom and Curtis. Sheāll make it there; he knows she will. When she does, heāll be waiting. She tells him none of the babies hold a candle to him. He says, obviously.
Curtis asks if Jordan thinks TJ made any headway. Jordan would love to say yes, but no. Sheās been thinking a lot about their family therapy session. She said Stella had no life outside of his. Curtis says she apologized, but itās not like it isnāt true. She says she wanted locate Marcus. Stella deserves something for herself; to find or refind love. Jordan wants that for her, no matter how much Stella hates her. Curtis loves her for that; for a lot of things. She says heād better.
Margaux asks if thereās no changing Drewās mind. He says, sorry. She asks what she does with the flashdrive. He tells her, toss it or burn it. She says she thinks sheāll hold on to it. Someday he might want it, and when that someday comes, he knows her terms. She goes into the elevator, and cries, telling her father sheās so sorry. She flashes back to telling Sonny that Vincent Marino is her father.
Sam tells Sonny and Jason that she has record of Marinoās activities. He and his wife were active in their local parish. She hands Sonny some pictures of Marinoās family, and he says, youāve got to be kidding. He sees a woman he knew, but says he didnāt know she was Margauxās mother. She was having an affair with Skully. Thatās what lawyers call a motive for murder.
On Monday, Carly says someone has to step up, Curtis gets bad news, and Laura wants answers from not-Doc.
Z Nation
Thereās chaos as everyone scrambles and crawls through the blast. Blood is being coughed up; things are falling. Roberta calls for George. I fret because Citizen Z isnāt looking too good. Leroy (the guy from last weekās argument in the bar) asks what happened. Are they dead? Citizen Z sees blood pouring out of Leroy, and says, not everybody. A guy is impaled by a chair, and Citizen Z tells him hold still; help will be there soon. Heāll be fine. Leroy licks some blood from the floor, and eyeballs the impaled guy. Roberta yells for George and Doc.
George come to, and asks what happened. Citizen Z starts filming, and says they need biscuits, stat. He reports that he doesnāt know what happened. There was an explosion, and first responders are rushing in. Most of the people were delegates here for the vote. Doc tends to the wounded. Roberta helps. Doc tells a guy, take it easy; death aināt what it used to be. Zombies flood in. Doc takes a hammer in each hand. Shots are fired. Roberta saves Citizen Z from getting bitten. The zombies keep coming.
Roberta and Doc finish the zombies off. George wonders where they came from. Zombies just donāt walk into Altura. Roberta suggests theyāre on vacation, but Doc thinks itās a little late in the season. George yells they need biscuits, and tells Leroy his biscuit is coming. She gets him down, and feeds him some biscuit. He sits up a new man, and asks what happened. Uh-oh. The recent dead are starting to rise and begin to attack. Doc says theyāre gonna need more biscuits. Outside, 10K and Lilly are shooting. 10K says, 2205. Lilly wonders where Red is, and 10K says he lost her. They wonder where the zombies came from.
Roberta tells George it was an assassination attempt. George ask if she means they wanted to kill Estes, but Roberta says, no, you. George says the referendum was going to pass. It was going to work. Estes appears, and says they were lucky, but they lost people. Looking on the bright side, George says they gained talkers. Good thing they had biscuits on hand. They agree itās a dark day. Estes says sources are reporting thereās a talker behind it. George thinks it doesnāt make sense. Estes says it would have been a landslide, and the talkers would have become citizens. The attack changes everything. He wonders where Dante is; maybe he heard something. George says, maybe, but she doesnāt know where he is. Estes leaves.
Inside the lab, Murphy listens at the door. Sun removes a piece of a talkerās brain, and he says itās a load off his mind. Apparently, heās a stand-up talker. Sunās assistant says the blast is bad news. Murphy says maybe it was a gas leak. The minute anyone says terrorist attack, someone has to be blamed. How long before the red guy is to blame? Sun says he does look like Satan, and Murphy says heās rocking it. An alarm sounds, and Sun says itās for lockdown. Murphy says thatās his exit cue. Bad things happen to those who wait.
Estes says he wants a complete parameter sweep. This was no accident; it was sabotage; an act of war. He wonders where Dante is. No one has seen him since before the blast. He wants Dante brought in for questioning, and tells security to destroy every zombie that came through.
The alarm continues to sound. Everyone runs out. People throw things in bags, and run. Roberta tells George they have to find Dante. George says his wife works in the lab; maybe she knows something. Outside, Red and 10K reunite. He says sheās shaking, but she insists sheās fine. He says they need to talk for real. The citizen militia is required to report to their posts. Red tells 10K that she has to report to the lab. Meet her there when he can.
Doc asks if Citizen Zās device records, and Citizen Z tells him it backs up into the camera. Doc wonders if the blast could be on there. Citizen Z rewinds, and says the blast came from under the podium. Doc asks how far back he can go. Estes approaches them and notes the camera survived. It might have inadvertently filmed who planted the bomb. Estes says heās heading the investigation, and needs the camera. Doc asks if Estes can give him a minute, but Estes says there could be more attacks, and asks Citizen Z if heāll voluntarily give him the camera. Citizen Z looks at Doc, who sort of shrugs, and says, of course. Estes promises to bring it back asap. Pandora follows him out. I donāt trust this dude, and Iām surprised Citizen Z handed over the camera that quickly. In his backstory, heās more of a rebel when it comes to authority.
Sun tells Roberta that Murphy said she was alive, but she didnāt believe it. They hug, and Roberta asks where Murphy is. Sun says he got nervous and ran when the lockdown alarm sounded. Roberta says they should do the same. George asks if sheās seen Dante. Sun says Danteās not involved in this. It was his dream as much as Georgeās. George says it doesnāt look good for him, or the talkers. Some security people walk in, and Sun asks what they want. Theyāve been ordered to take the talkers to quarantine. Sun says sheās in the middle of a test cycle. George asks who gave the order, and sheās told Estes is the authority. Step aside. Roberta thinks they should do what theyāre told. George says she has to talk to Estes, and they have to find Dante. Security says theyāll be back for Sunās guinea pigs. George tells Sunās assistant that sheāll talk to Estes and get her out of there. The assistant tell her to find Dante. The comedian talker says he theyād never leave.
Murphy sneaks around outside. A security guy tells him not to move. He says, youāre red. Murphy says, andā¦ He says he needs a pulse, and Murphy says sure. Murphy rolls up his sleeve, and knocks the guy out with his other hand. He says, live enough for you, punk? and trots off. A hooded figure follows.
Citizen Z is live casting from the site of the terror attack, and asks for a moment of silence for those who lost lives or turned today. Estes says, today was to be a day of joy, unity, and progress, not death, fear, and pain. This tragedy is his fault. Like many, he was taken by the momentum of change, and he failed. he wonāt let his guard down again. Altura will be on lockdown until further notice. With their patience, he can restore order. Information has come their way that identified a person of interest. George says, donāt rush to judgement, more to herself than anyone else. Estes is asking Dante to come forward and turn himself in. He says if he makes contact, not to talk to him, but notify the authorities. The talkers are being quarantined. He knows it sounds cruel ā these are their family and friends ā but itās for the safety of all of them. Theyāve had to make difficult choices, but itās how theyāve survived. They will restore security. Without that, democracy is meaningless.
Roberta takes George outside. George says itās a waking nightmare. A van goes past. Dante is driving, and Murphy is hanging onto the back. 10K says theyāre crashing the gate. 10K and Lilly try open it, but get fired at. Dante busts through. George calls for him to stop, but I wouldnāt either if I was him. George wonders, why run? The hooded figure watches.
Dante peels around a curve, and Murphy falls off onto the side of the road. He says, thanks for the Ā lift.
Pandora watches the chaos at Altura on a hill, with her sometimes companion. A dude wearing a (bottom) half-mask that looks like it was made from an old sweater. She says, hear that? Thereās hate in the air. It makes her feel ā alive isnāt the right word ā aroused. She asks why the living are so damn predictable.
George tells Roberta quarantine isnāt going to make it safer. It will drive the talkers underground, and theyāll have no biscuits. They come upon a young man beating on Leroy. Leroy says he canāt feel anything, and heās not used to it. The man tells George itās her fault, Theyāre just like us, but dead. Now they want their brains. They should kill them all. Leroy says he doesnāt want anyoneās brains. Roberta tells the guy heās going get an ass whoopinā if he doesnāt stop. George tells her to let him go. She tells him to go home. His family needs him. Roberta asks, why? and George says his brother was one of the delegates who was killed.
Sun and Red see Sunās assistant in quarantine, and ask if she needs anything. She says biscuits. They arenāt being fed. The biscuits are all gone. Sun says theyāll be back soon.
Roberta, George, Doc, and Citizen Z approach a fence. Roberta points to a spot, and says, right there. Citizen Z cuts the fence. 10K and Lilly are behind them, and 10K says, someone is coming. Lilly pretends they caught them at the fence. The security gut walks past them, and 10K knocks him out. George asks, was that necessary, and Citizen Z says, probably. George tells 10K and Lilly that theyāre going to Pacifica, and to join them as soon as they can. The four jet through the fence.
Murphy hides as several trucks pass by, filled with guys whooping it up with weapons, like in The Purge. Murphy Ā hears someone in the brush.
Citizen Z and Doc trundle up the road. A truck comes up behind them. Three guys with weapons get out. They keep walking, and one of the guys says, here, talker, talker, talker. He says, hey, talkers, and they stop. Roberta says thatās close enough, and Doc tells them that their lives depend on their next decision. Above them on the hill, Roberta and George come out with guns. One of the guys says, aw, crap, and Doc and Citizen Z collect their weapons. The three guys stand naked, and one of them begs the group not to leave them out there like this. George says, be thankful they donāt mercy them. Citizen Z says theyāll leave the clothes up the road; itās not all bad. Doc tosses them a sock for each of them. The group gets in their truck, Roberta driving. Citizen Z waves from the back, and one of the guys waves back.
Murphy hides. He runs across a field, the hooded figure following. He ducks behind a rock, and the hooded figure must be blind, since he walks right past him. Murphy keeps going, and trips. He tumbles down a hill, and the hooded figure catches up. Murphy asks what he wants, and tells him to stop. Who is he. The figure takes his hood off. Murphy says, Wesson! Wesson says, itās been a long time since Murphyās house. Murphy says Wesson scared life out of him. Wesson says theyāve missed him, and calls him sir. Theyāre waiting for him. They walk off together.
Red and Sun look through the lab, and Sun says someone took the biscuit stash. The comedian talker is still strapped to the table, and tells her theyāre under the microscope. He also has one in his pocket. Red gives it to him, and he says he likes them. You can taste the brains in every bite. Sun says the talkers will have a meltdown without the biscuits.Ā 10K arrives at the lab, and comedian talker asks if Red is going to introduce him to her friend. Red thinks they should go someplace where they can talk alone. The talker says he can take a hint.
Estes says the talkers are almost fully contained. He asks about George, and is told it appears she left Altura with the group of new arrivals. He says they might be headed back to Pacifica. If they are, heāll find them. Alone with Pandora, she tells Estes to leave finding Dante to her. He couldnāt have gotten that far. She gently touches Estesās neck, then puts her hands around it, squeezing a little. She bites his ear. He says she seems so alive, and she licks his ear.
Wesson thinks Murphy will be pleased. Murphy tells him not to get carried away yet. They see a car coming, and Wesson leaves a red rock in the road, telling Murphy, donāt be afraid. The car stops, and several people get out. Murphy asks, what is this? The group applauds, and Murphy asks if theyāre all blends. Wesson says, theyāre a carpool. They all work together in Limbo. He thinks Murphy will like it there too.
Red canāt believe this is happening. 10K says, nothing good lasts. I say, stay gold, Ponyboy. Sorry. He says he didnāt know what happened; Red was just gone. Red says she didnāt know if sheād see him again. She checked all the new arrivals, and was afraid sheād lost him forever. He says he never stopped thinking about her. They kiss. She has to ask about him and Lilly. They seem so connected. He says, itās different, not like with her. She asks if thatās how Lilly feels.
As they drive, George tells Roberta that sheās known Dante since the black rain. Heād risk his life for everyone. Sheās sure heāll go to Pacifica, and have an explanation. Roberta says the talker roundup made it worse. George thinks Estes is trying to protect them, but heās wrongheaded. Itās not like him. A white van blocks the road. They get out and investigate it. Citizen Z says, thereās no one home. Doc wonders what that smell is, and George says, over here. They see three burned bodies on a scaffold.
They cut them down. Citizen Z says, theyāre just getting started, and Doc says, we donāt deserve a planet. One of them is still alive, and George recognizes Carlos. She asks, who did this? and Citizen Z tells him, bling once for yes, and twice for no. She asks if Dante is there; no. Were they headed to Pacifica; yes. Roberta says, they were tortured. Whoever did this wanted information. Carlos tries to talk. Roberta leans down to listen, and then closes his eyes. She gives him mercy.
At Altura, Sun sneaks over to the talkers, and sees her assistant. She gives her a biscuit, and the assistant eats it greedily. The talkers all run to the fence. Two guards approach, and one tells Sun to get away. Sun says, theyāre starving. Sun struggles with the guards, but the fence caves in, and one of them gets eaten. Sun tells her assistant, get out and find Dante. The talkers feast on the guard.
10K tells Red theyāre almost there. She asks what about Lilly, and he says she worries about Lilly a lot. Lilly waves to them, and he says itās all good. The talkers go after a soldier down an alley. 10K follows, and mercies them, but turns around to see a small crowd of zombies.
Sun tells Lilly that sheās not going; sheās close to a breakthrough and needs the lab. They hear shots, and run out. 10K is surrounded, and gets bitten. Red struggles with some zombies. Lilly gets the zombies off of Red, but 10K gets his right hand bitten entirely off. His hand falls into a bunch of walkers, and I say, well, sh*t. Red pulls him out, but thereās one they canāt shake, who wonāt let go of his handless arm. Lilly gets him off, but becomes surrounded, and goes down. Red is horrified. Lilly takes out a grenade, and pulls the pin. 10K yells, no! and Red pulls him away. Thereās an explosion of blood, and 10k and Red huddle together. I feel sappy and teary.
We see 10Kās hand amid the mercied zombies, and the splash of blood that was Lilly. 10K is in a fog. Sun dresses his wound. Red tries talking to him, but he doesnāt hear. Sun says it’s clean, but they need to keep it that way. She say Red saved his life. Red cries.
The burned bodies are buried. George wonders who do something so terrible, and Doc bets a few humans. George speculates that Dante escaped or was taken prisoner, but what if Estes was right? What if Dante was behind the blast? Maybe he became more zombie, and she missed it. Roberta says, no. Her belief came from her gut, not her head. Always go with your gut. George says, they were so close coming together, and Roberta says, thereās still time. George says, thereās not that much time left. Roberta tells her, puppies and kittens. They drive off, and Pandora watches with her sometimes companion.
Next time, these talkers have some explaining to do, Dante says they have no idea whatās coming, and Roberta tells everyone the Z virus isnāt the only virus they need to be worried about.
šĀ Quotes of the Week
The apocalypse means never having to say youāre sorry. ā Murphy (Keith Allan), Z Nation
That went from zero to Lifetime pretty quickly. ā Han (Matthew Moy), 2 Broke GIrls
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
I missed the very beginning of the show. One of my pups had a vet appointment, so I was running late. There are also a few gaps at the beginning because I had to take a call. Pesky real life got in the way of my TV life, but it was nothing the plot hinged on. I donāt thinkā¦
Valentin is glad Nina is meeting with Sasha. He hopes she finds the closure she deserves after everything Madeline put her through. Curtis tells Valentin that he never bought Madelineās story. Valentin says he didnāt either, and Curtis says, until the test results came back. Two tests with the same results. It proved Sasha was Ninaās daughter. Valentin says now Nina just has to figure out what it means.
Nina tells Sasha that her mother left her the pendant when she died. Sasha is sorry for Ninaās loss, and Nina says sheās sorry for Sashaās loss as well. Her mother left the pendant along with a note saying, this will mend a broken heart. She thought her mother was trying to reunite them. Sheād arranged for the adoption, so itās not outside realm of possibilities that she would have the other half. Sasha doesnāt have it, or recall ever seeing it. Nina says maybe Sashaās mother didnāt want her to have it. If she didnāt want Sasha to know she was adopted, and Ninaās mom gave it to her, maybe she didnāt want to show it to Sasha.
Sitting outside Kelly’s, Alexis says If Sam doesnāt want to talk about Jason, itās her prerogative, but if she does, she has their support. Molly says, every step of the way. Brad comes by with Wiley. He tells them that Wiley was being fussy, but once he was in the car, he went out like light. Alexis suggests music in the nursery. Brad thought it would keep the baby up, but Alexis says itās just the opposite. I miss something here, and when I come back, Brad is talking about his rebellious teenage years, and how he shaved his head. They called him Mr. Clean. Molly doesnāt think Kristina will be shaving her head. Sam says Bradās hair grew back, and he learned from his mistakes. Kristina will find her way.
At the courthouse, Michael tells Carly that Nelle will be receiving a lighter sentence in exchange for a state trial. Carly says sheāll testify on her own behalf, shed crocodile tears, and say she just made a mistake. But when sheās done, theyāll see her for the psycho she is. Michael has no doubt, but heās not looking forward to reliving everything. Carly says the evidence is on their side, and when they win, Nelleās reign of terror will be over. Heāll be fine. Just tell the truth, and donāt get angry. He wonders if sheās talking to him or herself, and she says, both. They donāt want the jury to see her as a victim. The real test will be when they see her. Michael says theyāre going to find out together. Nelle is led in wearing orange, which is not the new black.
In the park, Aiden goes off for pretzels, while Franco and Elizabeth talk on a bench. Franco suggests that maybe Aiden is faking being sick so he can stay home with his brothers. Elizabeth thinks that could be a possibility, since they were together all summer; he misses them. Franco says itās lonely at school. Halloween is coming up; they could have a costume party. Elizabeth says they can invite the entire class. She looks in Aidenās backpack, and takes out an envelope. She looks inside, and says, itās a letter from his teacher.
At Kellyās, Valerie is having a celebratory lunch with Chase and Jordan. Chase tells Valerie sheās getting off that easy, but itās not like she was tricked into performing at the Nursesā Ball. Jordan says, what torture, and he says, itās tradition. Jordan picks up the check, saying Valerie earned it. Kristina walks in, and asks, whatās up? Valerie says they insisted on a celebration for her promotion. Kristina congratulates her, and Valerie says itās almost over, but does she want to join them? Kristina tells her that Brad is in desperate of coffee, congratulates Valerie again, and jets.
Nelle wasnāt sure Michael would come, and he says he had no choice. Carly says they were both subpoenaed. Nelle ignores her, and says itās good to see Michael. Sheād asked Kim to give him her messages and letters; why hasnāt he responded? Michael tells her that he has nothing to say. Nelle tells him he looks good. He looks at her handcuffs, and says she looks appropriate. Sheās grateful to see him, and itās a break in her routine, but sheās never alone. Her grief over their son keeps her company, but she can still dream. She dreamt they took Jonah to the park. He was asleep by the time they got back home, and the three of them were cuddling in their bed; they were watching him sleep. She woke up, and realized he wasnāt safe in his crib, and he was gone. Carly says, thatās enough. Nelle says she has to relive it, so itās easier to know Michael does too. Theyāll always be connected by the loss of their child.
Sasha says her mother is not an awful person, and Nina tells her thatās not what sheās saying. Sasha has a lot to reconcile, when something that big was kept from her. Nina understands how complex mother/daughter relationships can be. Her mother did unspeakable things to her. Sasha is sorry to hear it. She and her mother were close, and she was always encouraged to follow her dreams. She even went to Paris, for two weeks in her freshman year. It was an expensive trip, but her mother managed to swing it. Someday, sheās going back, and not staying in a youth hostel. Nina says sheās going in a few weeks for a fashion expo to represent Crimson. Sasha should go with her. Nina can introduce her to all the designers. It would be so much fun get to know each other between the fashion shows, and they could do some sightseeing. Sasha says, no. She doesnāt think itās a good idea.
Chase tells Jordan that heās due in court, and says heāll see Valerie at the station, calling her partner. Jordan sees that Valerie and Chase are getting along. Valerie knows itās only, but theyāre a good fit. Heās showing her the ropes, and sheās showing him the low down on Port Charles. Heās doing okay getting around, and spends a lot of time at the gym. She tells Jordan not to worry about her crossing the lines like in the past. Jordan says she owes Valerie an apology for the way she handled things with Dante.
Curtis tells Valentin that Nina had sky high hopes. He tried to bring her down to earth, and convince her to keep her expectations low. Valentin says if anyone can get through to Nina, itās him. Curtis says Sasha is a wild card. She gives the impression of being confident and self-assured, but refused to believe she was adopted. He had to show her the DNA test. It turned her world upside down. Valentin hopes thereās room enough for Nina, but if the worst happens, sheāll need support. Curtis says heās got that covered. He suggests Valentin cancel any plans he has to win her back. The last thing she needs is his interference. Valentin says, absolutely.
Nina says she and Sasha could learn about each other while having a new experience. Sasha says she canāt, and Nina says if itās a money issue, sheāll cover the expenses. Sasha says, itās not about money. They literally just met; it seems premature. Nina says, sorry; itās too soon. She has a penchant for going headfirst into things, and they donāt always pan out. Nina says maybe this time next year. They can go to the 2019 fashion expo. Sasha doesnāt think thatās going to happen. When the DNA results came back, she wanted to meet Nina, but that doesnāt mean she wants a relationship. She wanted closure, and after today, she has it. She already has a mother, and sheās gone, but Sasha will always think of her as her mother. Nina asks, even though she lied to Sasha her entire life?
I miss something here too, and Alexis says Wiley is already a jetsetter. This is confusing because I wonder where heās been jet setting other than Kellyās or the MetroCourt. Sam says itās not like Brad is going to flee the country. Brad flashes back to Nelle telling him take her baby.
Carly says Nelle is just trying get into Michaelās head, so he chokes on the witness stand. Nelle says it has nothing so with Carly. Carly says Nelle is targeting Michael in an attempt to take her down; look at her. Nelle asks if Michaelās mother is still speaking for him. He says she doesnāt speak for him, but he has a support system. Nelle says, lucky him. He tells her the only person she has to blame for where she is, is herself. She says after everything they went through, now sheās nothing, no one to him. He says, Jonah is gone. Anything between them is gone. She is nothing to him. She says she is still something. Thereās something he doesnāt know; something important she has to tell him. Itās going to change everything.
Franco asks what the letter says, and Elizabeth hands it to him. Aiden comes back with pretzels, and Elizabeth asks him what the letter is. He says, uh oh. She thinks he was supposed to give it to her. She found it in his backpack.
Jordan tells Valerie that it was the first time she was running a department on her own. A lot has changed, especially how sheād handle situations like Valerieās. Dante was her supervisor. Valerie wants to make it clear that he in no way coerced her. It was completely consensual; he never took advantage of her. She thinks it was addressed appropriately. Valerie says she never held anything against always Jordan. Sheās been professional. More than that; sheās been a mentor, a role model. Sheās one of the reason Valerie took the exam. Jordan is looking forward to working with her, and getting back to where they used to be.
Brad says that running is on Lucasās side of the family; not his. He says he should probably get going before Wiley starts again. He leaves, and Sam asks Alexis, was it her, or did Brad seem off? Kristina thinks their family makes him nervous. She canāt blame him; theyāre screaming overachievers. Alexis says he looked like he had a lot on his mind.
Michael tells Nelle that heās not interested. He asks her to spare them a long, drawn out trial, and reliving the pain. Chase walks in, and says sheāll never do that; sheās incapable of remorse. She just wants her moment in court. He asks if she has her victim tears ready. The jury is going to hear her ask him to kill Michael, and admit to killing Zach. She can cry all she wants, but she should cry for herself. Sheās about to be convicted for murder.
Nina apologizes to Sasha. Sasha says she canāt deny the relationship out of respect for her mother. Nina says a woman who didnāt have respect enough for Sasha to tell her the truth. Sasha starts to leave. Nina asks her not to go. She still remembers being pregnant with Sasha, and thinking about their future; going to the theater, walking her to school, the incredible woman she would become. All of that was taken from her. She didnāt know Sasha existed, and thought she was gone. If sheād known, she would have spent every moment trying to find her. She asks if they can start over. Sasha sits back down, and says, it was a lot. Nina agrees, and says they can start again tomorrow.
Nelle tells Chase that heās hardly in a position to look down on her. He set her up. He says she was the one who thought of killing Michael.
Kristina tells Alexis that sheās meeting friends. Alexis says she hopes they can have dinner with Molly and TJ, but Kristina thinks sheās hit her celebratory threshold. She leaves, and Alexis asks Sam why she thinks Kristina really has nowhere to go? Sam says, and she thought she was the PI. Alexis say she went overboard, but didnāt mean to. Kristina is just as intelligent as Molly or Sam, if sheād only apply herself. She thinks Kristina is afraid, and Sam says, partly, but their lives are going in different directions. Sam wonders why Alexis isnāt having this conversation with Kristina. Alexis says sheās showing restraint. Sheās like sit down, and give Kristina ideas for her life plan, but sheās not doing that.
Nina says Sasha canāt drive all the way home tonight; stay for breakfast. Sasha doesnāt want to mislead Nina, or create false expectations. Nina says they may not be best friends or even close, but she just wants Sasha to have the opportunity to get to know her. Sasha said it didnāt go so well go today. Nina knows. She says the reality of Sasha was harder than she expected, but sheāll be better by breakfast. Sasha says itās not about Nina being better. Nina says sheās the only biological mother Sasha will have. She owes it to herself to find out what Nina is about. Sasha agrees, and they decide to meet in the same place. Sasha canāt promise sheāll change how she feels. Nina understands. Sasha leaves, and I note their wine glasses are still full.
Curtis comes into Kellyās, and says, if itās not PCPDās finest. He kisses Jordan. Lunch is over, and Valerie is about to leave. He says he hears congratulations are in order. Jordan walks Valerie out. Valerie says her congratulations are long overdue on Jordanās engagement. Sheās happy for them. Jordan thinks itās nice of her to say, all things considering. Valerie says itās the truth. She and Curtis werenāt right for each other. He and Jordan are, and Valerie thinks heās a good one.
Chase hopes, whatever Nelle said, that Carly and Michael paid no attention to it. Carly says she claims she knows something that will change everything. Chase says sheās just being manipulative. If sheās sitting on anything significant, it will find itās way out in court. Carly says, dragging them through this torture is the only power she has left. Brad walks in with Wiley.
Valerie sees Kristina in the park, and asks if Kristina is upset with her, since she bolted earlier. Kristina says sheās proud of Valerie. Itās badass to pass the detective exam on the first try. Sheāll make a great detective. Valerie says Kristina is great too, and Kristina says, great at failing. Sheās watching everyone else climb the ladder. It reminds her of how behind she is. She has no career; sheās just stuck. Valerie says it couldnāt have been easy to leave Parker. Kristina says she managed to make Valerieās success about her, but Valerie says friends are supposed to vent, so vent away. Kristina tells her to be careful what she wishes for. Lately, everyone has been doing great things. Molly aced her exams, Michael is the youngest CEO she knows, Alexis just had incredible success with a trial, and Sam is a single mom adventure woman. She hates feeling like a loser. She should be buying Valerie shots, not moping. Valerie says sheāll hold her to the shots. She has an amazing road ahead. Kristina says she just has to figure out which way to turn.
Curtis hopes it wasnāt too awkward for Jordan. Jordan says she and Valerie are in a good place. Valerie wished them well, and said heās one of the good ones; she shouldnāt let him get away. Curtis says she might be on to something, and lucky for Jordan, heās not going anywhere. Sheās counting the days to the wedding. Curtis says, and the honeymoon. They both need a break. Jordan says she has the case with Nelle wrapping up.
Valentin sees Nina, and asks to join her. She says, sure, and he says he spoke to Curtis. How did the meeting go? Nina asks if it isnāt obvious. As far as Sasha is concerned, her adoptive mom is her real mom. Valentin is sorry, but she says itās not his fault. He says, it is. He got the ball rolling, and put her in this situation. Nina says she wouldnāt know Sasha existed if not for Valentin. Sheās forever grateful for that; sheās just disappointed. Sheās not disappointed in her daughter ā sheās incredible ā but sheās disappointed in herself. She did everything sheād promised herself not to do. She pushed too hard, she got too excited, and insulted Sashaās adoptive mom. She invited Sasha to Paris, and acted like a crazy person. No wonder Sasha wants nothing to do with her. Nina did all she could do to get her to stay for breakfast. Sasha is gracious and lovely. Thatās the hard part. Sheās so familiar. They have interests in the same things, her mannerisms; she feels like Ninaās daughter. She doesnāt want to lose her. Valentin takes Ninaās hand.
Aiden asks if Elizabeth is mad at him. She says, no, but sheās not happy. When the teacher gives him something for her, he has to give it to her. He promises, and she tells him to wait by the car. Franco asks what she thinks he did. Cheat at finger-painting? Kill the class gerbil? She doesnāt know, but the teacher wants a meeting to discuss him. Itās weird that she didnāt say why. Elizabeth is worried.
Nelle sees Brad. Everyone looks at him, while Wiley fusses.
On Monday, Franco thinks Drew looks like he needs a friend, Doc can help Ryan if heāll let him, and Laura wants to know where her husband went.
Z Nation
Cooper and Roberta cuddle and listen to music. She says just being there with him and touched by him, sheās afraid to believe it. The second she does, it will go away. He tells her, itās not a dreamItās real. She was sent to him. He doesnāt know if itās God, fate, or karma. Or Sarah smiling down from above. Sheās there for a reason, and heās not letting anything take her away. She says heās the best imaginary friend ever. He asks if she chopped wood. She did, and he goes to fetch it.
A sign says, Welcome to Altura. Doc drives up to the entrance. Everyone greets George. The place looks like a campus, and Doc says,Ā this is more like it. Thereās a farmerās market, and Doc sees some weird people in masks. George says she has new citizens. Theyāre informed itās the longest running zombie free outpost. Give themselves a hand. They made it. George says the team will take good care of them. Sheāll see them inside
Doc gets a dental and medical exam. The examiner says, 96.4, and a pulse; certifiably alive. He gets his application for citizenship and voter registration. So does Lilley. She canāt find a pulse on 10K, and asks if heās had any near death experiences. He says sometimes everything is in slow motion. She looks at the back of his neck, and says she sees a healed over bite. Lilley says itās from her. The examiner asks if 10K has any heart problems. He says not that he knows of. She finally finds his pulse. No biscuits for him.
A guy is trying to control Granny, and George says get her a biscuit before she turns. Once she has one, sheāll be back. Doc tells Lilley that they have to wait for housing and work permits. He sees Red at the farmerās market and calls to her, but she doesnāt hear him. He says he knows someone whoās going to be very happy. A man hands Red a baby, and Doc says he sees a baby and a husband. Thereās a turn of events. Lilley wonders what theyāll tell 10K.
Murphy shows up at the farm. Cooper draws his gun, and Murphy tells him not to shoot; heās unarmed. Cooper pats him down, finding his gun, and Murphy says, unarmed except for that. Cooper asks what his story is, and Murphy says heās not contagious, and not looking for trouble. Heās looking for a friend. Cooper says heās the only one there, and Murphy says maybe heā seen or heard of her. Heās come a long way. Heād remember her if he saw her. She was in a plane crash, and maybe hurt. Roberta Warren. Cooper aims his gun, and Murphy says if he hasnāt seen her, he hasnāt seen her. Thanks for his time. Cooper says he must be Murphy. Murphy says, so he has seen her. Cooper asks if he isnāt supposed to be blue, and Murphy says, itās complicated. Murphy asks if sheās okay, and Cooper says she talked about him. Murphy says he denies all of it; half anyway. He has no idea how long Murphy has been looking. She has friends waiting in Newmerica. Cooper tells Murphy that heāll take him to her.
Cooper says he has a car, and takes Murphy to the barn. When they get inside, Cooper knocks Murphy out.
Roberta goes looking for Cooper, and finds him in the barn. She asks if everything is all right, and what heās doing in there. He doesnāt know. She tells him not to do this to himself; donāt torture himself. There was nothing he could have done. Let it go. Let the guilt go. Cooper says he doesnāt deserve her. She hears tapping from the trunk. She opens it, and sees Murphy gagged and bound. She glares at Cooper, who says, yeah, he knows.
Cooper says he can explain. She says, explain why her friend is tied up and gagged in the trunk? Cooper says he was going to take her away. She asks if heād planned on killing Murphy, and he says heās doing this for them. She tells him to let Murphy out. He apologizes. His bad, but he wonāt let Murphy take her. Roberta says, or what? She tells him not to touch her, and when he approaches, she slugs him. He asks if sheās going to let the devil in the trunk destroy what they were talking about. She tells Murphy, hang on. Sheās getting him out. She opens the trunk, and Cooper slams it shut. She smacks him again. He says heād never hurt her. He grabs her, and she tells him to let her go. He asks her to stop struggling and hear him out. No one else knows what he knows. No one can help her like he can. He needs to tell her something, but she canāt fight. He lets her go and she hits him with a frying pan. She says he made her have hope.
Roberta gets Murphy freed. He tells her to let him out before the fight next time. She says itās good to see him too. He asks who Cooper is, and she says, some guy. He asks what theyāre doing with him; killing him? She says, no.
Roberta goes out on the porch and cries a little, something we rarely see. Murphy comes out, and says itās a long walk to Newmerica. They take the tractor. Murphy says, it beats walking, but the apocalypse will be over by the time they get there.
We see Cooper’s car in the barn. A bunch of zombies scrabble at it. Wow. That’s harsh.
In Newmerica, Doc dumps his belongings in the garbage, saying, time for a new start. George asks if Doc got his work assignment. Heās going to be an intake examiner, and Lilley and 10K are gate keepers. George tells a soldier to take it easy with Granny; sheās someoneās mother. He says Granny is a goner, but George says, she hasnāt turned; she just needs her biscuit. He gripes that sheās already had her ration, and George gets one from Dante. 10K asks Dante whatās in them. Dante says, nobody knows for sure. Nobody wants to know. His guess is traces of brains. Itās an acquired taste. George tells the soldier, let her go. Granny comes to the fence, and George tells her, calm down, and sheāll get her biscuit. Granny says, please, and George gives it to her. Lilley says,Ā they do the trick. Dante says theyād be screwed without them. Doc says George must be something, and Dante says heās laid down his life for her many times. George tells Granny that sheāll be okay. The soldier doesnāt look happy.
Doc asks what Dante thinks of Newmerica. Is he going to vote yes? Dante hopes George is right. He doesnāt trust his fellow man, but trusts her. She says it should be one nation, so heās voting for Newmerica. Doc asks what the alternative is, and Dante says, burn it all down.
A new group comes to the entrance. George says itās the last of the survivors, and Doc says, looks like it. He looks again and sees Roberta and Murphy. Doc runs to Roberta, saying sheās indestructible. He notices her hair isnāt blonde anymore, and she says, Iām back, baby. Murphy tells Doc that he said heād find her, and Doc says heāll never doubt him again. The examiner tell Doc to refrain from touching them until after quarantine. Robert says itās impressive, and Murphy asks if thereās room service. Doc gives them the welcome speech. When he tells them to give themselves a hand, they just look at each other. The examiner says, humans to her right, the mortally challenged to her left. The soldier who was bugged by Granny calls Murphy Lucifer. The examiner says Murphy has to go to biohazard research. Murphy asks who sheās calling a biohazard, and the soldier tries to grab him. Roberta intervenes.
George talks to a guy while they look at a map. He says there had been a natural barrier, but since the black rain, thereās been an increase in zombie contact. He thinks the black rain might have given them a level of consciousness like the talkers. George says they used to see a few zombies a week; now itās a few a day. The remote outposts could be in danger, and if it doesnāt pass, they could all be in danger, Dante comes in, saying thereās trouble at the gate. George asks if itās zombies, but he says, survivors. The ones they brought in. George says sheāll take care of it. She leaves, and the guy asks a masked woman for the head of the militia. She says theyāre on their way, and asks if thereās anything else she can do.
Murphy says itās discrimination. Roberta says Murphy is phobic of everything, especially scientists. The inspector says, itās not up to her. Itās a lab exam or back to the apocalypse. Doc says despite what he looks like, Murphy is really human. Roberta is the head of their band of merry pranksters aka Operation Bitemark. She can vouch for Murphy too.
Roberta and George see one another, and hug. They both flash back to the beginning of the apocalypse. Itās chaos at a campus; zombies lurching, soldiers shooting, everyone running. Lieutenant Roberta sees George crouching by a building and grabs her. Roberta asks why she didnāt get out during the evacuation, and George says her grandma was dying, and she couldnāt leave. Roberta asks if she gave her grandma mercy, but she couldnāt. Her grandma turned, and she ran. Roberta introduces herself, and says they have two minutes to get to the evac. A zombie attacks Roberta, who drops her gun. George picks it up, and shoots at the zombie. She doesnāt know what sheās doing, and Roberta yells for her to shoot it in the head. She finally gets it, and Roberta tells her, thatās how you do it. She tells George thereās no time, and theyāre going to have to run through the shooting and zombies. She gives George a pointy shovel, and tells her to use it like an ax. They run down the street, whacking zombies. Roberta gets George into the truck, and gives a salute. The truck pulls away. In the present, Roberta and George hug again. Roberta says she told George it would be okay. Doc says, so they know each other. They both say, she saved my life, at the same time. Murphy asks if this means he can skip the test, but George says, no.
A fiddler plays outside the building where the voting is taking place. Inside, Roberta tells George itās quite an operation, and George says theyāve been working on a constitution for weeks. It will probably never be done, but theyāre voting. She points to the guy sheād been talking to, and tells Roberta that his name is Roman. Heās the reason they have water and power. Heās a genius, but cool too. She introduces Roberta to Roman, saying Roberta is an old friend who saved her life during black summer. Roman says they owe Roberta a debt of gratitude. Roberta says George saved her life too. He says itās a habit with George. He welcomes Roberta, shaking her hand, and she sees a barcode tattoo above his wrist. She says he was in Zona. Roman says, in the beginning, but he left. He didnāt support their causes, and got out early. He asks when Roberta was there, and she says she got out early as well.
The biohazard researcher is Dr. Sun. Murphy calls her Sun Beam, and I literally LOL. She says itās Sun Mai. When she heard they were sending her a red freak, she knew it was him. He asks if his precious bodily fluids havenāt cost enough for one apocalypse, and asks if sheās working on another vaccine. She says sheās examining the protein in brains that make zombies human. He asks what happened; they thought she died. She says she was rescued by some Marines, including Dante, before he died and became one of the first talkers. Another guy in the lab says Sun is married to him. Murphy says, itās true. Love never dies. It just rots away.
Itās Citizen Z! I canāt believe it. Heās going to meet the others face to face. Heās broadcasting from a bar in Newmerica, where everyone comes to get drunk and forget about the zombies. Theyāre ready to embark on a crazy thing called democracy. He sees Doc, 10K, and Lilley, and hugs them all, including Lilley, even though he doesnāt know her. Doc asks about Kaya and the baby, and he says theyāre in Pacifica. He tells them to take a seat, and heāll join them when heās done. He announces, Operation Bitemark is in the house!
Roberta says George is all grown up; sheās changed. George says, zombies will do that to you. She says Roberta looks exactly like she remembers, and Roberta Ā appreciates her glaucoma, They toast to black summer. Roberta heard that most of the students made it because of George. George says if it hadnāt been for Dante and the other talkers, they wouldnāt have survived. Roberta says she knew George was special back then. George looks sad for a moment, then asks Roberta what sheās been up to since last summer. They laugh.
Pandora approaches Dante, who tells her, go away. She heard itās going to be a landslide. His human is getting what she wants and more. Dante says George isnāt his human. And when did she give a biscuit about what humans want? She tells him that he doesnāt have to be soā¦ living, just because he canāt get everything he wants. Pity.
Citizen Z does more filming at the bar. A fan accosts him, and gives him a drink. Citizen Z asks if thatās a thumb at the bottom, and the fan tells him to eat it when heās done; itās like the worm in tequila. The alcohol kills the germs. Citizen Z says, good to know. Doc says a little talker/stalker moment is going on, and tells 10K to rescue Citizen Z. When heās gone, Doc asks Lilley, whoās going to tell 10K about Red? She says, not her, and Doc asks, why him? She says heās sensitive, and will find a way to do it gently. 10k pretends to suddenly see Citizen Z, who says he was looking for his buddy, and extracts himself from the conversation.
Citizen Z joins the others, and puts down his cocktail, saying, heās not drinking this. He has a wife and kid. Lilley and Doc stare at 10K. Doc suddenly says, Red is alive, and sheās here with another dude, and theyāve got a kid. Lilley is like, wha-? Lilley says, sorry, and 10K downs Citizen Zās drink. Citizen Z tells him, donāt drink the thumb, but he does.
A talker and a human start to argue, and Doc says, thereās trouble in paradise. The talker tells the human itās guys like him who give humans a bad name. The human says he never trusted his kind, and the talker says heās going to be his kind in a minute, if he doesnāt watch it. George intervenes, saying theyāre both drunk. The talker says, listen to her, but the human says theyāve been listening to her too much. Sheās always siding with the talkers. He has rights. George says they all have rights. The right to life, liberty, and getting sh*tfaced. The human says, someday theyāre going to stop pretending and start eating them. The talker says heās drunk; he canāt speak that way to him. The human shoots him. The talker gets back up and says, hey, you shot me. The human says heāll do it again if he doesnāt shut-up. Roberta says,Ā this is going to take some getting used to. The talker says itās his favorite T-shirt. George says the humanās wife was a talker, wasnāt she? He says he misses her every day. George asks how he thinks sheād vote tomorrow, and he says, sheād vote yes. George says thatās because sheād want to be with him. Thatās all the post-dead want; to be with their loved ones. Itās all theyāre asking. She takes the bullets out of his gun, and says heāll get them back when heās sober. Pandora watches. George toasts to democracy. 10K broods, and spits out the thumb.
Citizen Z continues to film. Roman and George have voted. Citizen Z asks how George feels, and she says she feels good; committed to end of a long journey. She sees the human from the bar, and says she knows they donāt agree, but sheās glad he voted. He tells her that he voted yes. Good luck with her country. He hopes she keeps it. She says they will if it kills her. The polls are officially closed.
Roberta asks George if sheās nervous. George says not for the vote, but for the speech. Roberta tells her to just speak her truth. George says, Newmerica is real; thatās her truth. Roberta says, then what? George tells her, they roll up their sleeves, and get sh*t done. Itās 1776 all over again. Dante sees Pandora, and follows her.
Red tells 10K that his friend, the sarge, told her that he was there. Sheās happy heās alive. 10K says, him too. Not him; heās happy sheās alive too. Red suggest they try this again. She says, heās alive! and hugs him. She was afraid sheād never see him again. He asks, what about the other dude? The father of her child. Red says, her child? She laughs, and says thereās no other dude. He must mean Ted. Heās married to a friend of hers, and itās her kid. 10K says, letās try this again, and they hug.
Roman says itās been a long journey. Theyāll get to the results in a moment, but he has to thank one person who worked tirelessly to get them to this point. If anyone has earned the right to announce the final results, itās her. They crowd chants for George. Roberta says theyāre calling her name. She says she still needs a joke. Roman tells her not to forget the results, and gives her an envelope. She tells Roberta to wish her luck, and turns to walk to the podium.
There’s an explosion. Everything and everyone goes flying.
Next time, Whoās dead? Whoās alive? Whoās both? And Pandora says thereās hate in the air.
šĀ Z Nation quote of the week ā from a season one episode I saw this morning:
Doc to 10K: Who taught you how to drive? 10K: No one.
šĀ Quotes of the Week
I canāt wait to get off the stage, because Iāve got lifesavers in my pocket and pineapple is next. ā Mitch Hedberg
I canāt tell you how many times I have failed. Itās the reason I am who I am. You donāt build tenacity, you donāt build work ethic unless you make mistakes and try again. It makes you tougher. It makes you grittier. ā Serena Williams
If you canāt trust elevators, what the eff can you trust? ā Mitchell (Ron Perlman), Down
We can all learn a little something from each other, so whatever people can take and be inspired by where my music is concerned is great. ā Aretha Franklin
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. ā Will Rogers
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Franco brings Aiden to the hospital. Elizabeth thanks him for picking Aiden up. The nurse says he wasnāt feeling well. Aiden canāt tell her whatās going on, so she says theyāll get him checked out.
Cameron visits Josslyn. She asks if heās seen Oscar. He says, no, and itās lucky the homeroom teacher doesnāt take attendance or even notice whoās there; heās skipped out twice today for her. She says he said heād help her get Oscar back, and sheās figured out way.
Drew tells Oscar to chill. Oscar says heās sick of waiting, literally. Drew thinks he should talk to his mother. When Kim asks, what about? Oscar says he quit. Heās not going back to school. Whatās the point? He doesnāt want to waste the time he has left.
Griff and Kiki are still kissing at the gym.
Maxie tells Peter that they work in the same building. He doesnāt need to avoid her. He says heās not; he has to get back to work. She asks if he doesnāt have a cell phone, and insists he is avoiding her. He says heās been busy with the reboot of The Invader, but she knows Lulu told him to stay away. She gets that, but doesnāt get why he agreed.
Danny asks if Jason loves mommy. Jason says he loves mommy very much. Sam overhears.
Kiki tells Griff that she was going to skip boxing and go to yoga. He asks if itās him sheās running from, but she says sheās not running. She told him that she wanted to remain friend, but in the back of her mind, she knew what it was like to be with him, and wanted it again. Griff says he was committed to make a reconciliation with Ava, but his heart wasnāt in it. He couldnāt stop thinking about her. Kiki wonders what that means they should do.
Oscar asks if Kim wouldnāt mind him skydiving, and Drew tells her itās sarcasm. Oscar is clearly his kid. Oscar says he doesnāt want to go, and why should he? Kim says, normalcy of life, his friends are there, and heās always liked academics. He says thatās when he thought heād be going to college. Why not use the time to read whatever he wants? Sleep late, and go hiking while he still can. Heās not a doctor, but he can do research online. The tumor he has, is as bad as it gets. She tells him that he canāt believe everything he reads, and everyone is unique. If he wants to take it day by day, fine, but he canāt lose hope. The trial is promising. He says, when it doesnāt kill the patient.
Cameron sees a bunch of balloons, and says, balloons again? Josslyn says theyāre significant; symbolic. She wants to remind Oscar of their anniversary. Cameron says, when Oscar didnāt show up? Josslyn says he was in the hospital. It turned out fine; he recovered. Sheās not convinced the break-up is real.
Peter tells Maxie that sheās still vulnerable and hurting, and Lulu pointed out that his presence in her life will make it worse. Maxie says she can speak for herself. He tells her Lulu was just being a good friend, and is happy theyāve reconnected; donāt blame her. Maxie says she knows Lulu meant well. She doesnāt like Lulu speaking for her though, and doesnāt know why he went along with it. Being stuck in the elevator when he had the panic attack was a bonding experience. He tells her that sheās one of the only friends heās ever had, and he messed it up. If keeping his distance helps her, heāll accept it. She says, what if she doesnāt want that?
Danny asks Jason if mommy loves him, but Jason says heāll have to ask mommy. Sam comes back with snacks, and tells Danny that Monica is coming to pick him up. Danny asks if heās staying overnight, and Sam says he is. He says thereās a problem. His castle isnāt finished; the pieces got mixed up. Jason says he can help Danny put it together, and Danny adds, when heās at grandmaās house. I laugh. Slick kid. Sam says Jason will be sorry he said that.
Maxie tells Peter that sheās not saying Lulu is wrong, but she and Lulu have been through a lot together, and not all of it pleasant. Maybe itās Nathanās influence, but she finds it harder to hold on to anger than to forgive. He asks if she means Lulu or him. She says she forgave Lulu. Her and Peterās elevator experience was awkward, but she wanted to help him; from one human to another.
Elizabeth tells Aiden that his temperature is normal, and asks how his tummy is. He says, not so great. Franco says he was feeling good when they indulged in mud pie mayhem. Elizabeth asks if something happened at school. Aiden says, lunch was gross, and Franco says, no surprise. Elizabeth tells Aiden to rest, and asks Franco to get a ginger ale for him.
Josslyn tells Cameron that sheās staging an anniversary do-over. Sheās decorating the bench again, but this time heāll see it done right. Cameron thinks itās over-the-top, but she says thatās because he doesnāt care about things like that. She could decorate ten benches, and he wouldnāt notice; Oscar would. She knows he still cares about her, but she doesnāt know whatās going on. Since heās not responding to her texts, Cameron can get him there. Cameron asks, how? and she tells him, figure it out. When he gets there, she wants Cameron to take off. She wants to remind Oscar of how it felt. Like when he was at the hospital, and he showed her the video he made. Feelings donāt go away. She tells Cameron that if he meant it when he said heād help, text Oscar to meet him in the park.
Oscar asks Kim if she was planning on telling him how the trial killed someone. Drew says they were advised of the risks. Kim says itās important to get him enrolled, and ensure a spot. Oscar says sheās grabbing at the trail like a life preserver. Kim says despite the trialās setback, itās promising. No treatment works for everyone, but give it a chance to work for him. Oscar snarks that heās so lucky. Drew says medical treatment is just part of it. He needs to stay positive; his mindset makes a difference. Kim says, the mind is a powerful weapon. Being positive can only help. Oscar asks if she doesnāt think he wants to hope. She lied for two years because she already knew he was going to die.
Sam and Jason try to put the castle together. Sam says it has a million pieces that have to be put in the exact right order. You have to be patient and meticulous, and heās both. She tells him the problem is, Danny opened all the packages, but she has no idea where the directions are. Jason says theyād better get to work.
Griff tells Kiki, whateverās next is up to them. She says, two cowards, dancing around their feelings. He must have a lot of faith in them. He says he does. Thereās no stopping how far it goes. She says too bad they canāt go to a beach, and reenact the scene inĀ From Here to Eternity. Griff has no clue about the film, and she explains the scene (google it if you donāt know either), and he asks if they had an interfering mother. KikiĀ Ā says, no; only the start of World War III. He says they got off easy. Kiki says Ava has done what she can to hurt them. They might as well do what they want. Griff agrees, and wonders why theyāre still talking. They kiss.
Peter tells Maxie that she was compassionate, and she says, you donāt just watch someone gasp for breath and scream. He says he did not scream, did he? She says when she found out he was Faisonās son, and heād been lying about who he was, she was incredibly angry and hurt. The more time passed, she thought less about the lies, and more about how much heād supported her. He helped her give birth. Whatās more important than that? Peter says itās the most significant thing heās ever done. She says she thought about how many people forgave her, and itās the only way to pay it forward.
Cameron tells Josslyn, if Oscar doesnāt show, sheāll feel worse. She says sheāll feel worse if she doesnāt try. Her dad taught her that. You only really fail if you give into fear. You quit before start. Cameron asks what about her pride and dignity. She asks if heās kidding. Is he going to help or not? Text Oscar.
Oscar tells Kim that he spent all night looking for a reason to hope. He only found reasons not to. Kim asks if he saw where it helped. Tumors shrunk. He says, thatās not a cure. Drew says if it can extend his life, he has a chance for a cure. Oscar says he doesnāt want to sit around pumped up with medicine. If the treatment doesnāt work, it could kill him faster.
Sam tells Jason sheāll look for the directions. Jason says they can figure it out. She says heās dealing with the easy part now. It gets more difficult. He says they have to solve their own puzzle and mystery; her specialty she puts together litt person figured it out Jason puts them in a cube and say don
Kiki tells Griff that theyāll be asked to leave if they keep it up, and suggest they go back to her place. He wants to, but he also wants to make sure theyāre doing this for the right reason; not just uncontained lust. Kiki asks whatās wrong with that, and he says he doesnāt want regrets. Theyāre better than that. He wants to get know each other, without the specter of Ava. Create something they can make last. She thinks it sounds good, and asks what he has in mind.
Peter says, not that Maxie has no right to her anger, but itās a heavy burden. Heās glad sheās letting it go, so she can get back to being her, unencumbered. James deserves it. Maxie says she looks at his little face, and she doesnāt want to hold on to anything ugly. She wants only good for him. Peter says James is part of his family, and hopes she can find it in her heart to let him visit. Maxie thinks James should know uncle, and itās a good place for them start. He says, something to look forward to besides murder and mayhem. He says heās been taking the stairs. Sheās glad heās seen a doctor, and asks if it was PTSD from being held captive, or something else entirely.
Sam tells Jason he clearly has a gift. He says it wasnāt too hard, and she tells him not to rub it in. With the last one, she had the directions, and followed them, and still couldnāt get it to look like the one on the box. Danny didnāt care though, and said hers was cooler than the one on the box. And he meant it. Jason says sheās good at improvising, and they so at each other.
Oscar says Kim got to decide how he lived up to now. Now itās his turn. Kim tells him not to make decisions based on anger. In the span of 24-hours, heās quit school and broken up with Josslyn. Drew asks, why? and Oscar says, so many girls, so little time. Drew says, thatās not why.
Josslyn says Oscar didnāt text back, even though he didnāt know it was her. Cameron asks if she sees why it’s a bad idea. She asks what the alternative is, and he says, move on. She says, after a year, and finding Oscarās long lost father together? She was tough on Oscar when her mom was in Ferncliff, and he never gave up on her. She canāt give up on him. Cameron asks if when she was pushing him away, if she ever actually told him to go away. Oscar did. He made it clear he doesnāt want to be with her. She says you canāt just go from love to breaking up for no reason. Cameron says, there is a reason.
Kim says Oscar is pushing people away that care. He thinks he can spare Josslyn from her boyfriend being sick. Oscar says he doesnāt want her waiting, every minute terrified heās going to die. Putting every minute into saving him. She should be enjoying herself, not looking up holistic remedies and making kale smoothies. Sheās happy now, and he wants her to stay that way. Drew says Oscar thinks heās doing Josslyn a favor, but he couldnāt be more wrong.
Maxie doesnāt want to pry. Peter says since she talked him down, she has the right to know what caused it. Obrecht was a part of it. Being tied down for a week messed with his head, but some of it was from when he was a kid. Maxie canāt imagine what it was like. Peter says he thought heād pass out; itās happened before. Itās ancient history, and it should have been over it. Maxie says she canāt help if he wonāt talk about it. He says he was seven. He didnāt know how to swim, and his father decided to take matters into his own hands. He threw Peter into the deep end of the pool. It was sink or swim, and he sank. When he came to, he was on the concrete. Triggers bring him underwater again, and he canāt breathe. Maxie says sheās sorry, and he says, donāt be; he survived. She says, no thanks to his father. What Faison did to him should never have happened.
Elizabeth tells Franco that she knows when Jake and Cameron are faking being sick, but even if Aiden knew how, what would be his motive? Hiding from a test? He does well in school. She wonders if sheās worried about nothing. I’m thinking Aiden has Princess Calenda-itis.
Kim says Josslyn is crazy about Oscar, and he feels the same way. Eventually, sheās going to find out. Oscar says heāll be gone by then. Drew says heās not thinking it through. He thinks heās sparing her in some way, but think of how sheāll feel when she finds out, and knows he didnāt want to tell her. He didnāt trust her enough to be there, or worse, didnāt want her help. Kim tells him not to do this to himself. Make things right with Josslyn. Give himself that comfort. He leaves, and Kim wonders if she got through.
Josslyn says Cameron has to tell her if he knows. Cameron says, all he knows is, Oscar is an idiot. Sheās put himself first, and dumped her without even trying to explain. Josslyn says itās like heās trying to make her hate him. Cameron asks if itās working, but Josslyn says, no. She gets angry with Cameron, and tells him, just go, but then tells him to wait. She doesnāt agree with everything he said, but sheās sorry for going off on him. He accepts her apology, and says heās sorry sheās going through this. She says if Oscar texts back, let her know.
In the hallway at the hospital, Oscar sees the message asking him to meet Cameron in the park. Thereās a second one says he needs to see Oscar now. 911.
Jason is finished, and says, itās not really a castle. No, itās not. It looks more like an apartment building. Sam says, to Danny it is. He says itās a collaboration. Sam thinks Danny will wreck it in ten minutes tops. Jason says theyāll put it back together as many times as Danny wants. He doesnāt mind. He likes working with her.
Griff asks if Kiki remembers the film festival, and she says sheās the one who invited him. She says it will make them feel cosmopolitan, but if it gets boring, they can just make out. He says, itās a date.
Aiden is feeling better, and Elizabeth says sheāll get his homework. He says he doesnāt need it, since he might be sick tomorrow.
Cameron sees Oscar at the hospital. Oscar says he was on his way out, but had to wait. Cameron says he was just with Josslyn, and sheās suspicious that Oscar broke up with her for no reason. He canāt keep this up. Oscar says he promised he wouldnāt tell, but Cameron says he didnāt promise anything. Oscar told him to keep his mouth shut, but heās not lying. Oscar has to tell her the truth.
Josslyn looks at pictures of her and Oscar on MyFace. She sends him a message, asking whatās going on, but sheās blocked. Then his status changes to single. Umā¦ I think if she was blocked she wouldnāt be seeing a status update, but okay. She wonders what heās doing, and says, itās all wrong.
Cameron asks what Oscar just did. He says he blocked Josslyn, and updated his status to single. He has to make her stop hoping. It will be easier to hate him when he goes. Cameron asks if heās trying to hurt her.
Drew tells Kim that Oscar is pissed, and he canāt blame him. Kim knows that, and knows he feels under attack. Heās afraid. Heās good and smart, and will come to his senses, and realize the trial is his best chance. It is, isnāt it? Drew hopes so.
Maxie tells Peter that she has to confess. Since they got stuck, she hasnāt ridden the elevator. He asks if she didnāt want to get trapped with an awful stranger. She says, what if they ride together. Peter says, no, but she says sheāll trust him if he trusts her. She gets in the elevator, and he follows. She takes his hand.
Jason asks if Sam really thinks it will only last ten minutes. She says, maybe one hour tops. He tells her to let him know when she wants to rebuild. She asks if heās sure. If one piece gets lost, it could be hours. He says theyāll improvise; sheās good at that. She thanks him for staying, and he says, any time. She kisses his cheek, and they move in for a real kiss.
On Monday, Jordan says theyāre dropping the investigation, Mike tells Sonny about the gun, and Jason and Sam get busy.
Z Nation
Last we left, Roberta had taken off in a drone, and it crashed.
The drone crash lands. It opens, and Roberta gets out. she sees the black rainbow in the sky, and realizes sheās wounded. She slowly makes her way across a field. She takes the tarp from some covered bodies to shield herself from the sun. She sees a farmhouse, but keels over before she gets there.
A farmer stands over her, and blurs out. A semi-conscious Roberta is on a pseudo surgical table. A man says he thought he lost her.
She wakes in a bedroom. She walks downstairs. Her clothing has been changed to either a really nice nightgown, or an understated formal gown. She sees pictures of the man and his family. The man is making breakfast. She peeks in on him. He asks if sheās hungry, and starts setting the table. She jumps when he moves toward her, and he tells her that he keeps the door unlocked. She asks where she is, and he says his farm. He found her on the ridge. He tells her that sheās a pretty thing, and he used to be a medic. He says sheās right to be careful. Roberta finds out sheās been there two weeks. He says sheās safe there, but Roberta says sheās not safe anywhere. She asks if heās the only one, and he says, for some time now. Sarah and Claudette are gone. Heās Cooper. Roberta says sheās sorry, and he says she must be starved. Hopefully the food has minimal radiation, grown by him. He asks what she was doing out by herself. She wonders how he knows sheās by herself, and he tells her that he can look out for five miles; no one is there. She tells Cooper that she crashed her car; thatās how she got injured, and itās totaled. Well, thatās kind of the truth. He tells her that she bled a lot, and serves her some spinach to help with blood loss. She thanks him for sewing her up, and he asks where she was headed. She says, Newmerica, and he says itās been a while since he heard that. A lot of people used to come through, but not since the black rain. As far as he can tell, they might be the only ones left alive.
A woman runs from three zombies, but hits a cliff. Doc isā¦ a zombie? She draws her gun to shoot herself, and Doc tells her donāt, apparently just pretending. Or rather, trying to fit in. Doc kills two real two zombies, and grabs her. They run into the woods, and Doc dispatches zombies with a hammer. He meets up with 10k, Sergeant Lilley, and Murphy. 10K tells Doc itās his best makeup yet. Doc says, tell the artiste. Say my name; say my name. Doc says, it better come off. A few zombies show up, and mini Operation Bitemark takes care of them. Murphy asks if one of the zombies just said no. He pokes it, and says itās not a living human; thatās good? Doc says, itās getting harder to tell. The group theyāve been leading comes out and joins them.
Doc asks if everybody is okay, and if they can get food and water for the newcomer. Murphy complains about having another mouth to feed. Doc says, Newmerica, here we come.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch farm, Cooper says Roberta is hurting his feelings, and asks if she doesnāt like his cooking. Roberta says itās great, but she just isnāt hungry. He says sheās suffered lot of trauma. It might take a while to feel like her old self. Sheās not sure what that means. Al Jarreauās Nothing At All is playing, and Roberta says she likes his musical taste. He says music saved his ass; it gets quiet out there. She asks how long itās been since he was alone, and he says, over a year; how about her? She traveled alone the whole way? Even zombies arenāt safe. She says she has some friends who are probably looking for her. He says, if theyāre still alive.
Roberta looks out over the farm. Nothing is moving, so she goes outside, grabbing a shovel and gloves. She watches Cooper working, and joins him in creating rows for the crops. They work quietly side by side
Murphy tells Doc, Granny donāt look so good. He could swear she coughed up a hairball. Doc is worried she wonāt make it, and the others arenāt too much better. Murphy says if they werenāt talking, heād swear they were Zās. Just die already. Doc says itās been like this ever since the black rain. Murphy asks why itās always their fault, and Doc says because they do stupid sh*t. Once the others are safe in Newmerica, theyāll be someone elseās problem. Murphy wants to track down Roberta, and Doc says they Ā donāt know if sheās alive. Murphy says, she is. They have a special bond. Theyāve shared bodily fluids. Doc says, ew-ew! and tells Murphy that heās not leaving them. Murphy says he might.
Roberta sees a zombie coming up the road. She tells Cooper to be careful. He moves to shoot it, and it holds its hands up in a defensive way. He says, that was strange; has she ever seen that? Roberta says, sheās afraid. Cooper asks, of what? Dying? Roberta whacks her with a hoe, but she keeps going. Cooper says, have mercy, and shoots her.
Roberta serves Cooper dinner, saying, take note; itās a rare sight. He says, duly noted. He makes a toast ā may you have all you want, and want all you have. They dance. They kiss. Fade to black.
A sign says, Newmerica 452 miles ā Apocalypse 3 miles. Murphy tells Doc this is where he gets off. Doc asks if heās sure, and Murphy says if it was the other way around, Roberta would be looking for him. Doc guesses this is goodbye. Murphy tells him, like everything else in the apocalypse, itās temporary. Theyāll meet up. Doc says, take care of your red self, and Murphy says, people love him; heās adorable. Murphy puts on his shades, and starts walking.
Roberta watches Cooper sleeping. She looks out the window, and thereās nothing moving. Cooper joins her, and tells her that sheās beautiful. She asks if he believes in fate, and he says he does now. She says itās been a long time since someoneās arms were around her who wasnāt trying to kill her. He says it looks like the universe has given them a second chance. He doesnāt want to lose it. Neither does she.
Driving now, Doc tells the others shouldnāt be long now; theyāll be in Newmerica. Assuming itās really there. One of the group says now that the coughed up blood, they donāt feel as bad. Another says, itās the worst cold ever. Lilley says, Granny is missing. Doc calls for Mrs. Magilicutty, and 10K says, found her!Ā and sheās eating some brains out of a head. Her son tells her, put that down, but she says she needs it bad. 10K doesnāt think she should be doing that. Her son takes the head from her, saying, letās leave this here, and leads her away. She wonders whatās happening to her. She doesnāt know why she did that.
Roberta tells Cooper that he seems worried, and he says he is. He tilled enough food for one, if heās lucky. She says they can till more, but he says they canāt do by hand. They need a tractor. She asks if thereās one nearby, and he says, ten miles. She asks if heās got a car, but he doesnāt. She says it they double-time it, they can get there in a couple of hours on foot. If theyāre lucky, theyāll ride back. He says it could be dangerous; infested with zombies. Roberta says, letās hustle. He likes it.
Murphy sees zombies who have been in a fender bender. He says heās looking for friend. One of the zombieās brains are exposed, and Murphy eats a piece. He can see the drone crashing, and looks in that direction. He thanks the zombie for his help.
Cooper tells Roberta there used to be a lot working there; keep her eyes open. They donāt see anything, and Roberta thinks maybe they wandered off. He hopes the tractor starts, and she tells him that she can hotwire a space shuttle. He tells her, do it quietly. They donāt want to attract unwanted guests. He tells her to get it started, and heāll hit the tiller. He sees zombies scrabbling underneath, and unhooks it. Half-zombies scramble after him, and one gets ahold of him. Roberta aims, but a full zombie grabs her from behind. Cooper throws off the zombie, shoots it, and shoots the one who has Roberta. Another comes up behind Cooper, and Roberta gets that one. A whole flock of them move in, and they knock off a few, and climb into the tractor. Cooper tells her to start the engine, and the zombies get shredded by the tiller. Roberta and Cooper smile at each other as they drive away. Iām smiling too. After nearly having a heart attack.
Murphy reaches the drone, and a bird flies out, nearly giving him a heart attack. He calls for Roberta, and sits on the drone, yelling, yee-ha! like heās in a rodeo. He finally says, you find me; Iām right here. Itās starting to get dark and the cheese Murphy stands alone. A very deteriorated zombie toddles up. Murphy says heās looking for a woman friend of his, grabs the zombie, and tells it. zombie focus up. Did it see the woman? Its jaw falls off, and Murphy says, sh*t. The zombie tries to talk. He eats a little of its brains, asking if it saw her. Then he asks why it didnāt say so in the first place. Which way did she go? Is it sure? He says, thanks buddy. Lightening starts to flash.
Doc tells 10K he smells sweet, fresh air. They must be close, Lilley rides with the others in the bed of the truck. One of them asks, are we there yet? and she says, a little father. Doc and 10K see something. 10K asks if thatās it. Doc says itās smaller than he expected. Two people sit in front of a makeshift shack, covered in campaign posters and surrounded by junked cars and other things that should be in a dump. Doc tells the others stay put while they check it out.
A guy says, greetings stranger. Doc asks if itās Newmerica, and he says, not yet; they aināt voted. 10K asks, who is we? and he says, anyone still alive and talking. Doc asks what theyāre voting for, and he says their lives. He says it looks like theyāve been on the road a while, and Doc says, the whole damn apocalypse. Granny tries to grab one of the others, and Doc and 10K separate them. Thereās a melee with a few of the group, and one of the guys says, somebody didnāt get biscuits. A Rocker Chick stops him from shooting Granny. She takes a cookie out of her bag, and feeds to Granny, who settles down. She tells them they can let Granny go now. Granny hugs her, and Rocker Chick asks how long sheās been dead. Doc says they just thought she was sick; sheās talking. Rocker Chick says, no; sheās dead, and so are those two. Theyāre talkers. Since the black rain, people donāt just die and turn. Their bodies are dead, but their souls are conscious. They donāt just walk now; they talk. Cool! Iām very psyched for this.
Roberta splits logs. She opens the door to one of the barns, and sees a car inside. She looks through the window, and thereās a zombie inside. Cooper comes up behind her. She sidles past him, and runs out. Yeah, I think I know whatās coming. The zombie bangs on the car window.
Roberta asks if itās Cooperās wife and daughter in there. He says before the black rain, things got bad. His daughter, Claudette, got sick, and his wife couldnāt stand to see her suffer. He didnāt know how much Sarah was suffering too. When he was off looking for medicine, Sarah put their daughter in the car, drove into the barn, and left the engine on. Thatās the way he found them when he got home. Roberta asks, why? Why are they still in there? Why hasnāt he mercied them? He says he wanted to think heād find a cure. They were beautiful and conscious, and he couldnāt. He canāt. Roberta drops the ax in her hand, and says let her do this for him. She takes his gun from the holster, and says let her do it for them. He takes out his other gun, and goes into the barn. Roberta waits outside. We hear two gunshots.
Rocker Chick hands out cookies, saying thereās plenty for everyone. 10K is about to put one in his mouth, and she says he probably doesnāt want to eat one, unless heās dead. Doc asks whatās in them. Rocker Chick says, nobody knows for sure, and nobody wants to know. Rumor has it, there are trace amounts of brains in them. It keeps the zombies happy, but eat enough of them, youāll be one. Doc asks Granny how they taste, and she says, metallic; needs a little more sugar. Doc asks Rocker Chick if sheās the woman on the posters, and she says, everyone keeps saying that. She introduces herself as George, and introduces Lieutenant Dante; heās dead. Doc says theyāve traveled a long way to get to Newmerica. Tell him this aināt it. George says it doesnāt exist ā yet. Itās just an idea. There are just outposts, trying to make it on their own, but they canāt. Theyāre voting on a constitution to make it a new nation. Doc asks if you have to be a citizen to vote, and George says anyone can become one. Lt. Dante says, you donāt even have to be alive. Doc is ready to sign up. She says the biggest outpost, Altura, is up the road; she has friends there. She says, anyone else want to be part of something great? Ā Granny says, she can vote, even though sheās dead? Everyone is in. George tells them, united we live; divided we turn. Doc says she is the woman on the poster, and George smiles, saying sheāll show them the way.
Cooper lights a funeral pyre. The bodies burn. Cooper puts his arm around Roberta, and they walk away from the fire.
Murphy thanks Bob for his service. He thinks he has it from here. He sees the smoke from the cremation in the distance.
Next time, a biscuit a day keeps the zombies at bay, and trace amounts of brains are an acquired taste. I’m loving it so far.
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