📺 “The Great British Bake Off” Dessert Week | Netflix

Watched "The Great British Baking Show" Dessert Week from Netflix
Directed by Andy Devonshire. With Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood. The bakers face three sweet challenges, including a mousse marathon showstopper.
Apparently this is the first time the bread week winner won’t make it to the finals…

📺 Baby Shark | YouTube

Watched Baby Shark from YouTube
I almost can’t believe this silly video has over 147 million hits. And it’s just one of many versions of this song. I actually saw a couple in their late 30’s a few weeks back talking about the song in public. They had no idea what it was about or why it was popular.

📺 “The Great British Bake Off” Botanical Week | Netflix

Watched "The Great British Baking Show" Botanical Week from Netflix
Directed by Andy Devonshire. With Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood. It's week six, and just seven bakers remain. This week, for the very first time on The Great British Baking Show, it's Botanical Week. With three challenges inspired by nature, the bakers can reach for anything that grows to give their bakes maximum botanical taste. The bakers start with a signature challenge-a classic with a twist, that demands sharp citrus flavors and perfect peaks. Hidden ...

📺 “The Great British Bake Off” Pastry Week | Netflix

Watched "The Great British Baking Show" Pastry Week from Netflix
Directed by Andy Devonshire. With Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood. Mary and Paul set three challenges to test the bakers on three different types of pastry.

📺 My Christmas Love | Hallmark

Watched My Christmas Love from Netflix
Directed by Jeff Fisher. With Meredith Hagner, Bobby Campo, Megan Park, Aaron O'Connell. A hopeless romantic who can't ever seem to give a guy a real chance begins receiving each of the "12 Days of Christmas" as gifts anonymously at her door and begins to believe that the mystery suitor may finally live up to her expectations.
It was obvious to me from the start that none of the gifts were for her. Sadly, neither the delivery person, nor the lead bothered to ask for whom the deliveries/performances were meant. Classic rom-com sort of set up.

Every time her dad came on screen I thought to myself “He’s the ‘Just for Men’ before picture.”

Overall, entertaining in only the way these movies could be.

📺 "House of Cards" Chapter 73 | Netflix

Watched "House of Cards" Chapter 73 from Netflix
Directed by Robin Wright. With Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Diane Lane, Campbell Scott. Claire tries to tarnish Frank's legacy. Doug provokes Claire by releasing excerpts from Frank's diary. A rift develops between the Shepherds.
Holy crap! Not the ending expected and one they can only get away with because it’s the end of the series and they don’t have to show what’s next.

I do like the bookends of the entire series with the quote about pain and putting down a wounded animal. It’s only in this sense that there’s actually any real closure here, otherwise the show really just whimpered to a close.

I still have to admit that the way they got rid of Francis in the first episode of the season was awesome both within the series itself as well as a comment on Spacey in light of the movement.

📺 "House of Cards" Chapter 72 | Netflix

Watched "House of Cards" Chapter 72 from Netflix
Directed by Alik Sakharov. With Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Diane Lane, Campbell Scott. While the Shepherd family attempts to diminish Claire's power, Doug goes off the grid but continues angling to advance his agenda.

📺 "The West Wing" Manchester: Part II | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" Manchester: Part II from Netflix
Directed by Thomas Schlamme. With Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney. With the staff all bickering with one another in Manchester, especially adversarial speech writers Toby and Doug, who angrily disagree about whether Bartlet should make a public apology for lying about his MS, and with the president sniping at everyone, the second-term announcement speech is locked. Abby ultimately forgives the president for deciding to run again without discussing it with her, ...

📺 Elsku Stelpur (Dear Girls) | YouTube

Watched Elsku Stelpur (Dear Girls) from YouTube
"Elsku Stelpur" or "Dear Girls" was the winning performance by Hagaskóli in Skrekkur 2015, an annual Icelandic talent show between high schools in Reykjavík. The performance consists of contemporary dancing and feminist slam poetry in Icelandic, which I've subtitled in English so that more people can understand its powerful message, please enjoy.
A powerful piece. Possibly even more powerful watching it in a language that isn’t English.

📺 “The West Wing” Manchester: Part I | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" Manchester: Part I from Netflix
Directed by Thomas Schlamme. With Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney. The staff is hunkered down in the Bartlets' hometown of Manchester, N.H., where they work with political consultants Bruno, Doug and Connie on the president's official announcement that he'll be seeking a second term; meanwhile, they all lament various W.H. events of the previous four weeks, including a huge strategic mistake by Josh, a pivotal FDA announcement scheduled for the same day as the ...

📺 “The West Wing” Isaac and Ishmael | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" Isaac and Ishmael from Netflix
Directed by Christopher Misiano. With Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney. The West Wing goes under lock down as a suspected terrorist is found to be working at the White House. Stuck with a group of high school students who were visiting the White House, the staffers, President Bartlet, and the First Lady all debate the issues regarding terrorism. Meanwhile, Leo sits in on the questioning of the terrorist suspect and learns a lesson about our perceptions of terrorists.

📺 “The West Wing” Two Cathedrals | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" Two Cathedrals from Netflix
Directed by Thomas Schlamme. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. As the Haitian army continues their seizure of the American embassy there, Bartlet and the staff prepare for the announcement that Bartlet has M.S. and the President must decide whether or he will seek re-election. As the funeral for Mrs. Landingham takes place and the announcement draws nearer, Bartlet thinks back to his past in search of the answer to the question everyone is asking: Will he ...

📺 “The West Wing” 18th and Potomac | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" 18th and Potomac from Netflix
Directed by Robert Berlinger. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. With hypothetical polling numbers showing them its political suicide, staffers prepare to announce the President's condition. As they do, a military crisis flares up in Haiti and Josh faces off against two senators who are against the Government's tobacco-industry suit. But as bad as the day seems to be going, a tragedy will come from a car wreck at 18th and Potomac that will effect everything.

📺 “The West Wing” The Fall’s Gonna Kill You | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" The Fall's Gonna Kill You from Netflix
Directed by Christopher Misiano. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. White House Counsel Oliver Babbish interviews CJ once she learns of the President's condition. The First Lady learns she may be legally vulnerable. Donna frets over news of a falling satellite.

📺 “The West Wing” Bad Moon Rising | Netflix

Watched "The West Wing" Bad Moon Rising from Netflix
Directed by Bill Johnson. With Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney. President Bartlett talks to the White House Counsel about the concealment of his MS. An enraged Toby has CJ grill the West Wing staff to find a leaker. Josh and Donna spar over a financial bailout of Mexico.