So You Think You Can Dance 5/21- It’s Baaaaaack!

Hey folks,

Nate here. If you didn’t see my previous two posts, I will be your handy-dandy recapper for the season. Anyhoo, I’m super excited that So You Think You Can Dance is back! Can we all have a collective whoo girl moment? SYTYCD WHOO!!!!!!! Wasn’t that fun? I promise, I will not be this goofy the rest of the season. It’s just I’m finally getting a weekly Cat Deeley fix again. It was a rough winter folks. Rough. There may or may have not been rioting in the streets. On second thought, I may have imagined that. But either way, I’m glad to have my Cat back.

We start out with a Cat video package of auditions, and watching all the dancey goodness is making me ooze with anticipation. At least, I hope that’s what that ooze is. Folks, I swear I’m not this goofed out always, for serious. But audition episodes are always hard to recap, so what I think I’m gonna do is just highlight the dancers who, for one reason or another (meaning the good, the bad, and the ugly (both good and bad versions of ugly)) and give mention to anyone who the show picks out.

New York (Fine, Brooklyn, but that doesn’t count, you’re just a borough after all)
Ok, so Cat dances with some of the auditioners, and she’s even more adorable than I remember. Seriously folks, be prepared for ridiculous amounts of Cat love throughout the season. The judges for New York are Nigel, Mary, and Tabitha and Napoleon.

Gabi Rojas- She was raised in the circus and has rheumatoid arthritis. Ok, so she hasn’t danced yet and I’m already rooting for her. Good way to start the show. But when she starts dancing, I’m really rooting for her. She reminds me a little bit of Mark (S4) in the way she moves. But it’s absolutely captivating. She’s so fluid and remarkable. If she doesn’t get a ticket straight through to Vegas, I’m gonna be mad. She gets a standing ovation from most of the audience and judges, and that’s a good sign. Nigel says it’s one of the best auditions of any season and says she’s destined for the top 20. She also earns a Mary Murphy scream (Oh god, I forgot about that). She goes straight through to Vegas. Good.

Mutation (Storyboard-P and Hobgoblin)- Ok, so they’re painted like zombies. The show subtitles all their weird terms, and they say they’re dancing to show change, like Obama. I’m… intrigued. It’s interesting, certainly, but besides being contortionists, it’s not great. In fact, the way they move their bodies is creeping out both me and the judges. I do like when they climb on the judges table and send the judges cowering in fear. Ok, I’m not a fan of “joint-tortionism.” The judges deem them interesting and they inspired Napoleon, and are sent to choreography to see if they can actually dance.

SIDE NOTE: You’ll see these a lot during my recaps. They’re thoughts not really connected to the show, but that I feel like saying. For instance, I LOVE the new Prius commercials with nature made of people. It’s like Soylent Green, but warm and fuzzy.

Peter Sabasino- He challenges Nigel to a tap duel AND gets a video package at home, which means he clearly makes it far. He seems charismatic, and I don’t know much about tap at all, but he seems impressive with his footwork and the judges clearly like it a lot. Nigel calls him tremendous, Mary wanted him to wear less clothing, and Napoleon liked his buildup. He gets sent straight to Vegas on his tap alone, which is… impressive.

Tiffany Geigel- She has a form of spinal dysplasia and was not expected to live through her first night. She’s 23 now, and Cat has a genuine and great chat with her about her life. Her dancing is really amazing, considering her condition. She is genuinely really good. Nigel dances around (Pun!) how to critique her, and then surprisingly enough gives her a real critique of her technique before talking about her bravery, for which the entire room gives her a standing ovation. They can’t really put her through to Hollywood, but they praise her for showing up and dancing. She just wanted to prove her point though, and she’s glad she did.

SIDE NOTE: I really want a Weight Watchers Hungry. I don’t know why Weight Watchers thinks anyone would want to fight one. I wanna cuddle it.

Maksim Kapitannikov- He’s dancing with Faina from season 3, and is a ballroomer. The judges see potential, and send him to choreography.

Nabuya Nagahama- The show seems to be making fun of his accent at first, which is a little strange for the show. But I actually really enjoy his audition. The judges seem to be having fun, but I have my doubts about seeing him again. He seems like one of those cannon fodder fun auditions. But he is sent to choreography.

Choreography Day 1- Lauren from season 3 is doing the choreography round and, according to her, it’s tough because its season 5 and it should be. Mutation leaves before even dancing, because they don’t want to face their competition. Maksim makes it to Vegas and so does Nabuya.

Arielle Taylor- She auditioned for season 3, made it to Vegas, but she admits she wasn’t ready yet. She’s pretty good. Not blow your mind amazing, but very fluid and graceful, and she knows how to connect with the audience. Nigel thinks she’s absolutely terrific, Mary calls her stunning, and Tabitha likes that she’s come back. She gets a ticket to Vegas.

Thomas Martin and Amanda Clark- They’re doing the Bolero. He was a champion baton twirler when he was young. Napoleon starts laughing during their routine, which is not really appropriate since they’re not that bad. Nigel calls it ungainly, Mary calls it novice dancing, and it’s just a no across the board.

Nina Estrina and Igor Zabrodin- They’re a ballroom couple doing a cha cha. As I’ve said before, I don’t really know much about ballroom and ballroom technique, but they’re really good. Exciting to watch, certainly. And Nina spins like 20 times at the end in succession and it’s kind of banoodles. Nigel calls it fabulous, Mary calls the spin the longest one she’s ever seen (She uses the technical term but I didn’t catch it). Tabitha and Napoleon thought their control was great. They go to the choreography round.

SIDE NOTE: That Honda Fit Blowfish ad is one of the best car ads I’ve seen in a long time.

Kellen Stancil- He dances with an umbrella, but seemingly ditches it at some point, oh no, wait, it’s back. His dancing is good, but honestly, the umbrella is distracting. He’s clearly a very talented dancer, though, and I think he’d catch my attention more without the prop. Apparently, the umbrella for his lost aunt, and now I feel like a jerk for dissing the prop. Sorry dead aunt. Tabitha hones in on the connection and importance of the routine, and Napoleon was moved. He gets a ticket straight to Vegas.

Chimezie Nwosu- He’s a breaker, and he seems fun in his intro video package. His actual dancing is kind of preposterously awesome. I love watching him, and he runs up a wall and just misses landing the flip. He’s still the best breaker we’ve seen yet. Nigel calls it fun and inventive. Mary smiled the whole time. Napoleon wanted more meat and foundation, but loved the performance and Tabitha congratulates his smart choices. He goes through to choreography.

Choreography Day 2- When dancing with new partners, Igor succeeds and Nina fails. Chimezie makes it through too.

DENVER
Judges: Nigel, Mary, and Sonja. YAY SONJA!

Kayla Rodamski- A cute blonde with a video package back at home, which means she’s makin’ it far. The video package reminds me a bit of Chelsie (S4). Her dancing is pretty great. There’s something about her hands that I can’t tell whether it’s good or bad. But they keep distracting me from her actual dancing. Nigel says she brought it and liked the hands. Mary agrees. Sonja calls it smokin’ hot and slick and slippery and this makes me want Sonja to be a judge A LOT. Like, her critiques are great. Kayla goes straight through to Vegas.

SIDE NOTE: I can’t wait to see Up. The last time I wanted to see a movie this badly was… Wall-E. Pixar, like Cat Deeley, can do no wrong. Wait, I forgot about Cars. But still, you catch my drift.

So, in the video package of great dances, Sonja proves she’s not a one time great comment fluke. Like, honestly, lock this woman into a long term contract.

Misha Belfer and Mitchel Kilber- They are a male-male ballroom couple. Oh god, I can’t imagine the problems Nigel’s gonna have with this. His homophobia is the one thing I truly dislike about SYTYCD. They seem to be pretty good, but Nigel is having a hard time not laughing. Which is understandable when they fall, but not before then. Nigel doesn’t know how to critique and compares it to a Will Ferrell movie. Nigel dances around the fact that he doesn’t like men dancing with men, but it’s clear he’s not gonna send them through. Mary critiques them on the ambiguity of roles and thinks they did lead and follow well, but their technique needs work. Sonja, also critiques them on valid reasons. They go to choreography, but not before Nigel disgusts me with a comment about how maybe they’ll find they like dancing with a girl.

Choreography Day 1- Mitch doesn’t get through and neither does Misha. The clips they showed off them during choreography makes this seem valid, but I still have doubts about the motivation behind their cuts.

Allison Moist- First, her name is amazing. Moist is a ridiculous last name. She dances with light sabers, and it’s clearly meant as comedy, but is just kind of awesome in that she clearly is in on the joke. Nigel and Mary make Star Wars puns before tearing her apart. Mary calls it comical, and Sonja is laughing so hard she can’t speak, and then tells her that she can’t believe she’s really serious. Allison seems to be crying, so I guess she wasn’t in on the joke after all?

Elias Holloway- He’s dancing with his brother Enoch, and they’re really corny. They’re the youngest of 14 children. They’re really white boys dancing hip hop, but, surprise surprise, they’re actually really fluid poppers. They also have good synchronization. All in all, I’m actually a big fan. Nigel found it extremely entertaining. Mary calls it the cutest thing she’s seen in all five years. Sonja can see him doing dance commercials and calls him very marketable. He’s sent to choreography.

Natalie Reid- Natalie is Katee (S4)’s roommate. Wow, her dancing is just gorgeous. Sonja is tearing up during it, and seems to be dancegasming at the judging table. So, she better make the Top 20 this season, that’s all I’m saying. Sonja says she’s her biggest fan, and it makes her get chills. Mary is so proud of her. Nigel makes a Katee joke, calls it superb, and says it’s an honor to see her dance. Needless to say, she’s straight to Vegas.

Brandon Bryant- Ohmygod Brandon. He so should have made it into the top 20 last season. He was robbed, even though I’m glad Gev made it. And OHMYGOD I am hooked from the first second. Is it too early to say Brandon FTW? He’s like a combination of all the things I loved about Danny, Will, and Mark. Jaw-droppingly phenomenal. Mary is crying and says she has the greatest job in the world. Sonja seems blissed out and I realize that she’s like a great combination of Mia and Lil’ C. Nigel sees exponential growth in him. He gets THREE tickets to Vegas (all the judges held them up).

Choreography Day 2- Elias is not asked through, but they want him to come back next year.

So, WOOT ALL! SYTYCD IS BACK! Also, folks, let me know if these recaps are too long. I kind of write as I go and they recaps just get longer and longer. I’ll try to cut down on them if you guys want. But I hope you guys enjoyed reading it. If this wasn’t enough of a SYTYCD for you, hop over to SYTYCD.ca. See you guys next week for Miami and Memphis!

Welcome Back: The Mole

Now, guys, I don’t want to worry you or anything, but I think I might have just peed myself a little. Now, I know you’re saying “Nate, pray tell, what momentous occasion has caused you to wet yourself on this day, the 2nd of June?”, to which I respond “How did readers from Victorian England access my blog?” and to which I secondarily respond “They’re Witches! Burn Them!”

Now, for all of you who are still reading and keeping up with my inanity, the real reason I may or may not have piddled a little bit is because tonight sees the return of my absolute, hands down favorite reality show (which, for past readers, they know means something, because I’m a reality junkie). Now, again, for readers who have, for some reason or another come back to this here blog, you may know how much I proclaim my love for “The Amazing Race”, “Rock of Love”, “MILF Island”, and other reality shows, but there is not a single reality show that I love more than “The Mole”.

Back when the Mole premiered for the first time, I was still kind of a youngun’. But, not to trumpet my own horn or anything, I was kind of brainy. I still loved TV then, but I loved TV in a brainier way than I do now (As anyone who has seen my love messages to VH1 can tell). And “The Mole” was perfect for me: a reality show that was as much, if not moreso, about smarts and cleverness than about being able to assemble a rotating puzzle to spell a dumb phrase after swimming, diving, claiming, and maybe killing a chicken (No offense Survivor). I was able to completely play along, my theories about the identity of the Mole always evolving, being proven wrong, being proven wrong again, etc. I absolutely loved the show, and Anderson Cooper’s hosting (which I’m sure Mr. Fancy Pants Newsman wants us all to forget) was great.

And then, after two regular seasons (one of which was pulled halfway through, thanks Commies over at ABC), I endured Celebrity Mole. Oh god, Celebrity Mole. If you weren’t a spinoff of one of what is probably my favorite shows of all time, I would hate you so much. You sucked. Majorly. God, Ahmad Rashad, you really sucked. Almost everything about you sucked, except for the basic premise.

Thankfully, though, ABC is bringing back The Mole with regular people. Now, Anderson is not hosting anymore, and I don’t know anything except that the new host, Jon Kelly, worked for Extra. But I do know that I’m super, super pumped (Even more pumped than I am for the I Love Money show on VH1). An Entertainment Weekly I got a few weeks ago had an ad for the mole with a clue that said “I Lie with my Eyes”. My pre-game money is either on the guy who wears glasses (Craig) or the girl who seems to have interesting eyes in the ad (Kristen). So I’m guessing at least one of those two goes home tonight. Expect a recap tonight. But it’d be even better if you watched it, since I want there to be another season because I’ll finally be old enough to apply.

So You Think You Can Dance 5/22- And We’re Off!

Ah, Cat Deeley, how I’ve missed thee. Your bubbling British charm is a great way to start the TV summer. I don’t even care that you give us about 5 minutes of filler about past seasons and auditions and stuff. Since this isn’t a performance show, I’m just gonna mention anyone that stands out to me.

The Italian Gigolo (Or So I’m Guessing)- This guy seems to be a parody of the Italian lover stereotype, and he gets my notice for creeping pretty much everyone out, including Cat and the Judges. He has impressive control and some kind of awesome moves, but if he’s gonna keep stripping, I’d rather he not make the show. Also, Mia Michaels has an amazing Freudian slip on the word “successful” and makes me love her as a person as well as a choreographer. Also, he does appear to have humility. Or maybe not. He makes the choreography round

“Sex”- Can we ban him from my TV screen? At least the idol wannabe who suck can be funny. But this guy is just sad. And a little mean.

The Blind Girl- Good background story, baddish technique. Plus, Mia Michaels tears. But she doesn’t make it through. I don’t think she could have realistically made it any farther.

Blond Girl Swallowed By Large Amounts of Green Fabric- Oh wait, that’s Cat. Sometimes she’s really on with her wardrobe, other times, well, not so much…

Twitch- Yup, still awesome. Nigel tells him that if Twitch doesn’t make it through Vegas this year, Nigel’s gonna kick his ass. I have no doubts that he’s gonna be a member of the top 20. He goes straight through to Vegas.

Phillip Chbeeb- Also awesome. His body seems so ridiculously fluid at times, I’m wondering if he’s more than 98% water. Mia tells him that he’s one of the best breakers she’s ever seen. He goes to choreography.

William Wingfield (Pretty sure that’s his name)- The self-proclaimed “gypsy”. Pretty awesome body movement. Also interesting because he did it to a poem rather than music. Nigel wasn’t the biggest fan, but he was good enough to get to the choreography.

Day 1 Choreography Routine: Travis Wall, who so should have beat Benji in season two, is the choreographer. The Italian hustler gets cut, Phil and William make it to Vegas.

Day 2

Erica Gee- This is her third time trying out for the show. She seems to have good extensions. She’s decent to watch. She seems to switch styles a bunch of times though. The judges like her this time. She goes right through to Vegas.

Leonidas and Aliona- The first ballroom couple we’re shown. He seems to be the better one of the two, but the judges, especially good ‘ol pervy Nigel, are all turned on. Nigel, continuing the perv streak, comments about her legs as well. Mary is very pumped for a good ballroom couple. They both go straight to Vegas.

Victor Kim (Again, may not be his name. I kind of suck with names)- Very cool Asian breaker. He seems to be having more fun than anyone else, and he’s probably the most fun to watch as well. He makes it to choreography.

Gold Inferno- Oh, look, an idiot in a mask. He does jumpstyle, which appears to be a lot of practice on DDR. Not that I’m trying to say that what he does isn’t hard, but it seems to be DDR without the pad. It’s still better than what I could do. The judges don't see any improvement from last year. He gets cut. And it turns out he's a kind of arrogant d-bag too. And more than a wee bit creepy.

Asian Ballroom Couple- You don't really see Asian ballroom dancers on this show, so its a nice change. They seem to be pretty god, especially considering the girl is quite sick, it seems. The judges like them too, and send them to choreography with separate partners.

Kherrington Payne- That is an awesome name (but she loses points for the ridiculous spelling of her first name) She says she's a tomboy on the soccer field and a girly-girl otherwise. She seems fresh, happy to be there, and also seems to be pretty darn good too. Dominic from last season, who has been in the audience watching, is enthralled. The judges really like her. She goes right on through to Vegas.

Robert Muraine- Ridiculous popper. Amazing, amazing, amazing body control. He seems to have control of literally every bit on his body. He did a few things I didn't even think were physically possible. Nigel calls him his favorite dancer of 2008. He gets a ticket straight through to Vegas. He even hugs Nigel. Nigel plays along pretty freakin' well too.

Choreography Day 2- We’re not shown the routine, but Victor gets Cut, but the Asian ballroomers make it.

A Few Other Assorted Notes:
• I love Mia Michaels. Hardcore. Her choreography is always awesome, and she seems a heck of a lot more personable this season. And her Freudian Slip was great.

• It’s nice to see them brining back old contestants, like Travis and Dominic. Makes me wonder if we’ll ever be seeing some of these people again.

•I truly hope there are no more Schwimmer children waiting in the wings.

•Cat Deeley is really starting to battle Phil Keoghan for my favorite reality host.

Welcome Back: Fall TV, and tonight, Prison Break

Tonight sees the first two premieres of the new season (I’m still not acknowledging your existence The Biggest Loser), Prison Break and K-Ville. I’m not particularly fond of K-Ville, as can be seen in my review, but I was a fan of the first two good, albeit uneven seasons of Prison Break.

The premise itself is good, about a man who is slowly breaking out of jail, and the producers built a great first season around the concept. Season two, about them being on the run after breaking out, introduced a great antagonist in Agent Mahone (William Fichtner), but also had quite a bit of foolishness before getting down to it’s conclusion. It was a far weaker season than the first. But, I have faith in season 3, because it’s back to the whole breaking out of prison shtick. Which they did really well.

I haven’t exactly been hearing good words about the first two episodes of season three, but I’ll be tuning in nevertheless, even if I’ll be watching it weeks after it airs. Unless it really stinks this season, in which case I won’t be. There’s a lot of other television to watch, so don’t let me down Prison Break. I’m losing enough faith in FOX as it is…

Belated Welcome Back: Nancy Botwin

I thought I had posted this last Sunday, but I guess I didn't. So here it is now, updated for this week:

Last Monday brought the return of one of my favorite comedies, Weeds. Weeds is all about Nancy Botwin, everyone’s favorite drug-dealing soccer mom, and her struggles to keep her family afloat and keep her business going despite the DEA and her rivals. Last season ended with the awesome cliff-hanger of multiple guns pointed at Nancy’s head, her older son Silas about to get busted with all of Nancy’s stash, and younger son Shane driving off with the crazy ex-girlfriend of Andy, Nancy’s brother-in-law.

The season opener did a very good job of dealing with all those story lines as well as creating a forward story motion for season three. I’ve seen the first four episodes of the season, and the story lines stay good and fresh. The addition of mega-community with a religious affinity Majestic, which surrounds Agrestic, could be an interesting twist, especially considering the romantic relationship they seem to be creating between Nancy and the head of Majestic played by Matthew Modine. Also of note is the addition of Mary-Kate Olsen as Silas’ new girlfriend, a religious toker. While I have not seen her, I’m looking forward to the idea. Here’s hoping Bob Saget can make a cameo, which would only make Weeds all the more enjoyable.

Welcome Back: Sheriff Jack Carter

Tonight sees the return of Eureka, one of many shows that I like from the Sci-Fi channel (I’m a sci-fi nerd. I can’t help it; I just love most things in that genre). Eureka deals with the town of Eureka, Oregon. The town was created after WWII and stocked with the nation’s geniuses in the hopes of furthering the nation’s might through scientific achievement. In to this town of high IQs comes Jack Carter, a regular guy who happens to be a US Marshall, who accidentally gets stuck in Eureka. After proving himself and saving the town, he opts to stay and is made the new sheriff. In a town full of scientists though, things can go very wrong, with experiments wreaking havoc. And this is what the show does best. Jack is the layman in the town of super-intellects, but he always manages to solve the problem that the eggheads can’t solve. In this way, the show almost parodies the nerds (like myself) who watch it. It’s basically saying, “You may be all smart and knowledgeable, but all it takes is a jock to solve your problems.” I like a show that somewhat insults me. And I meant no sarcasm in that last sentence. It takes balls to say to your main viewer base that they need their antithesis to help them out. As Lou Grant would say, “You’ve Got Spunk”.

Adding to that, you’ve got a lot of quirky fun thrown into the show, for example SARAH, the smart house that Jack and his daughter live in, who also happens to have become emotionally attached to Jack. Top that off with some fun characters like the former space shuttle engineer turned town mechanic, or, my favorite, Deputy Jo Lupo, who is a great foil for Jack as a no-nonsense mocker of his feeble attempts to solve genius problems. Here’s hoping the second season is as much fun as the first.

Welcome Back: The Chen-Bot

Tonight brings the return of summer’s most reliable guilty pleasure and every peeping tom’s dream show, Big Brother, with host Julie Chen, aka Chen-Bot. Viewers can always rely on Big Brother to have at least a few moments of must-see TV, whether it be one contestant threatening another with a knife, one contestant tearing into another with a tirade about her being a “busted-ass blonde bitch” (aka Busto), or all contestants flipping sides and backstabbing each other in a desperate attempt to keep their asses in the house. The house, which is more like a fishbowl, usually produces stir-craziness after a short amount of time, leading to hilarity watching these people’s mental states slowly deteriorating.

To help us understand these people’s diminished sanity, we have Julie Chen as our hostess-with-the-leastest. Delivering every line the same, Julie Chen has maintained her job thanks to loving husband and network head Les Moonves. But alas, the Chen-Bot is back and still is droning on.

This summer’s edition of BB, which CBS calls “the most surprising yet”, features 12 attractive young people and 2 others. The theme to this year appears to be rivals, meaning that a bunch of the people in the house will be each other’s sworn enemies. In certain ways, this is like their “ex-factor” twist, only with less chance for reconciliation and more chance for drunken screaming matches and bitchy drama. One of the already revealed pairs is Danielle (one of the attractive young ‘uns and a Hooters waitress) and Dick (one of the creepy older people), an estranged father and daughter. This could be interesting indeed. The other twist that America will have a player this year, meaning one houseguest whom America can control and manipulate to do their bidding, with financial incentives for answering to America’s beck and call. The other notable feature of this house is the house itself, a demented through-the-looking-glass abode with one bedroom too small and one bedroom too big. America, we are one step closer to “Tiny House” sponsored by Geico.

Some of the other housemates this season include two other attractive young women, Carol and Jessica, with connections to the same Dance Company in Kansas (gee, I wonder if they’ll be enemies). There’s Kail, a conservative mom from Oregon (our other old person). I wonder if she’ll clash with Dick, who wants to meet George Bush so he can kick him in the nuts. Also around is former Football player Nick, who, according to executive producer Alison Grodner, likes to walk around with his shirt off. Because that tends to be a rarity in the Big Brother house. Then there’s Jameka, who has apparently had very little to do with white people before this experience. Seeing as how she’s the only minority person, that could be interesting to watch. Evaluating the cast beforehand makes it seem like this could be a good edition, but only time will tell how our exhibitionists fare. All I know is I’ll be watching and figuring out a way to upload a virus to the Chen-Bot’s motherboard.

Welcome Back: Det. Brenda Leigh Johnson

I just got around to watching the season premiere of TNT’s “The Closer” and can safely say that Det. Brenda Lee Johnson is a good reason never to commit a crime. That woman will figure it out and throw my ass in the slammer. I don’t care if she’s not real, she will somehow manage to get my confession. Warning, Spoilers Ahead.

Last night’s premiere saw Beaver (from “Veronica Mars”)’s family being slaughtered in a fairly brutal triple-homicide (Thankfully, Dick Casablancas was not harmed). Because it was Beaver, my natural assumption was that he did it and Brenda and the rest of the Priority Homicide division shouldn’t get on any buses. When we found out he was on ecstasy at the time, I thought Cassidy Casablancas was a shoo-in as our killer. But I was wrong.

Brenda figured out that Beav’s father was actually a bigamist, and his other family’s son, who lived in much poorer digs, got really jealous after Daddy lied about him to second Mommy and stabbed Daddy and second Mommy and half-sister. And Beaver’s clothing actually helped crack the case.

While doing all this, she also had to deal with Fritz being needy about moving into a bigger house (leading to a great passive aggressive move on his part) and Pope demanding that she drop one of her detectives (like that was going to happen).

All in all though, it was another solid return for one of my favorite police shows on television. And I look forward to more Brenda pulling off incredible confessions and solving priority cases. Thank you.