ByeByeBrownie wrote:
(Please do forgive me if I'm repeating something y'all already know, but) "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a Gershwin song that's basically a satire in which two lovers keep pointing out silly differences between each other and sarcastically saying that because they're different, they should just call the whole thing off. Hence, the title leads me to believe that this episode will try to say that the differences between how Emily sees everything that happened and how Whit/Morrie/Suzu see it, are really negligible and silly, and that Emily should just forget everything and forgive everybody. Hence, my alarm at this title selection. And, of course, it's quite likely that I'm completely wrong.
Ooh, that's really informative. I don't think aio would go so far as to completely wave off the trauma Morrie & Suzu caused Emily, but honestly...
I don't know what to expect from them anymore. Her trauma may be downplayed to a simple trust/hurt issue (because I don't know how far they'd be willing to dig into mental health) but they can't completely wave it off. I have trusted the show before so until I actually hear the official stance & Phil Lollar interview, I won't be completely closeminded, but it's still extremely sketch. I feel like I'm living in this weird alternate universe where aio presents themes I would have thought go against everything they stood for before...but
2020 is indeed a strange year. Anway, that was a tangent.
Isn't "let's call the whole thing off" also just a generic thing people say? Maybe I should look into it.
It could be the same thing as album 62's title, "Let's Put on a Show!", where, sure, people have said it, but it's a weird thing to title an album.
ByeByeBrownie wrote:
Monica Stone wrote:Is Whit's End closing down? (Not likely, but I would be fine if that's where they took the story next.)
OMGOODNESS, Monica, this is a BRILLIANT idea! Imagine if Whit actually shut down Whit's End for a while to reevaluate what he's doing with his inventions and so forth. I would just LIVE for that!
Gahh, I'm getting too excited about things that won't likely happen! I kinda just next episode to be Simon Jones confronting Whit and possibly pressing charges for negligence, emotional duress, and whatever else may apply... Wouldn't that be something?
ByeByeBrownie wrote:
It's also worth pointing out that Whit has used real-life people-manipulation in other cases, as well (including, but not limited to Between You and Me and Millstones). And I am right there with ya on hoping for the best and expecting the worst.
Ooh, throwback to "Between You and Me." I haven't heard that one in a really long time but I remember disliking Whit in it because he could have dealt with the situation far better. What real-life manipulation are you referring to in "Millstones"? I thought he just used the Room of Consequence.
CarlR wrote:Here is a list of the episode I think will be in the album:
“Unrelatable” (confirmed)
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” (confirmed)
“Jumping Off, Jumping In”
“Search For a Sunflower”or “Hurricane Perkins”
“Auto Response” (if this is not in the Album...
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“The Christmas Bells” or “The Protector”
I thought I heard something about "Auto Response" coming out on the club this fall, but I'm not completely certain. "The Christmas Bells" will probably be December 2021. So far away!
If I had to guess between those episodes which ones could possibly be on album 70 that are unconfirmed, I am going to say "Search for a Sunflower" and "The Protector". You didn't mention this one, but I have a hunch "A Simple Reminder" will be on album 70.
So my four guesses:
- Jumping Off, Jumping In
- A Simple Reminder
- The Protector
- Search for a Sunflower
I'm likely wrong and some of these episodes are just club episodes, but it's fun to guess.