Episode 138 Morals

In plain English, these are the morals from Episode 138:

What would 'Jerri from Survivor' do with a second chance to get rich?

Frankly, I don't see why Jerri has any credibility as a spokesperson. If someone on the show doesn't say "Let's get Elisabeth instead" I'll be very disappointed. But ok, you have this duplicitous person there. I hope she'll at least be played that way. Jill was so flattered by the Jabot pitch she didn't see how phony it was; I think it would be funny if she hit up Newman Enterprises in precisely the same way. That's the spirit of Survivor.

Is it possible that Trisha is "eating for two"?

I really like the situation, like in Conspiracy Theory where only the crazy person or people know the truth. With everyone thinking Trisha is cracking up, it would be funny if Carter were still alive and only she knew it.

It would also be nice not to see Rick Hearst, a fine actor with a good villainous character, leave the show. So I tried my best to write in an exit for him that didn't kill him for real. (The show could do something like this in flashback form, correcting our understanding of what we'd previously seen, to edit him back in.)

Will Nick go free, or find himself in double trouble?

It was pretty darned bizarre when questioning Larry that Victor and the DA were willing to leave Nick alone with Larry. I shouted out loud (for poor Larry) something like, "No, don't leave me with Nick. People die when he's left alone with them. I'll confess. Just don't leave me alone." But the people on the TV didn't hear my pleading for Larry, so there they were--Nick and Larry. The least they could have done was have Larry show up accidentally dead afterward, with Nick holding the murder weapon.

I do like Larry, though, and I'm glad they didn't write him out.

Could Mac be replaced by a digital double?

The web campaigns are looking dreadfully boring, so I was looking for ideas about how to spice things up. I think Sean's up to taping them doing what they really do (which is interesting) rather than what they do when on camera (which is dull as all get out).

We seem to have dropped the bit about Mac being worried to be seen on TV. Haven't there been visual references to her and nothing has happened? Was that because she just didn't show up enough? Are we still supposed to be worried about that?

By the way, Phyllis was bundled into this plotline of mine, too, so let me just send by saying how much I have enjoyed her acting lately. Michelle Stafford has always been one of my favorites, but she is really in top form lately, even against her own standards.

That's all for Episode 138's morals. Don't miss Episode 139 and its morals!
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