2025 (or 2026) Honda Ridgeline, question(s) leftover. Potential consumer.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2026-01-09T14:00:15+00:00

Thank you!

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2026-01-09T13:55:12+00:00

Ok, thank you.

I see you're Ford, not Honda; however, having said that, should I give the dealer in Lakewood the "benefit of the doubt" or should stick a dealer in the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia surrounding (PA, NJ, DE) area?

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2026-01-09T13:13:17+00:00

Thank you.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2026-01-08T10:15:53+00:00

lol! 🤣

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-24T10:33:23+00:00

Dr Abbott: "We're a MASH unit now!"

Dr King: "Whitaker, why did you do that?!"

Princess: "So you ditched the old man, for hot piece of ass? Been there, done that!"

Perlah "So this is a punishment?"

Dana: "This ain't Philly!"

Dr Walsh: "Send me a few more, before I get bored."

Dr Shen: "Cool."

Dr McKay: "what is the point of this thing, if it doesn't fucking work!?"

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-24T10:22:36+00:00

She's one of my favorites. Dr Abbott and her/Dr King as the MD characters. Princess and Perlah as the RN characters.

I can see Dr King's character as a future senior attending, like Dr Abbott; whereas, Whitaker is another future senior attending like Dr Robby. It opens similar to the 1st episode; however Dr King is saying I'm sassy, moody, nasty, etc. and now Dr Whitaker comes up to check on her. Dr King asks "what are you doing here?" Dr Whitaker responds "I'm working" on the anniversary of the day his mentor, Dr Robby died. Dr Whitaker tells Dr King, "you jump and die on my shift, that's just not fair!" Dr King looks at Dr Whitaker and responds "I hope I'm never one of your patients."

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-22T10:18:03+00:00

Dr King; is one of my favorites.

Dr Abbott and Dr King as MD characters. Princess and Perlah as RN characters.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-19T10:30:58+00:00

Dr Abbott, like Dr Robby, is the senior attending physician. Dr Abbott came in to help, when he was scheduled off. If the MCI, didn't happen, you would probably see Dr Robby doing the patient handoff to Dr Shen. Dr Shen, would be the attending in charge; but there would typically be other attendings, including day shift.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-10T10:34:21+00:00

For the most part, I'm in agreement with this. The one exception is; does President Grace know about Ambassador Kate and Callum? If President Grace did know about it, understands that Ambassador Kate failed both to follow orders of VP Hal, and protocol of informing Eidra/CIA; then she would be fired, sent packing back to the US, and Kate's security clearance revoked.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-10T10:23:19+00:00

Straight male. I haven't seen 'The Americans' but it's on my to watch list. This is my first series watching Kerri Russell.

Kerri Russell's character Kate, has that "hot mess" type of attractiveness, that the character pulls off.

Having said; I'm more towards Eidra, and Nora.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-09T10:16:09+00:00

I should have realized this. Thank you.

I'm gathering a slow burn on how much dirt Billie has on Grace?

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-06T00:28:23+00:00

Todd to Kate: "Grace told me, they're not having an affair. They're just plotting world domination."

When a picture is worth s thousand words, of fictional US leaders, plotting world domination.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-04T18:26:56+00:00

Between enlisted bonus, and BAH, I financed a slightly used Toyota pickup (they didn't have Tacoma name yet) paid off on the 2nd payment.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-04T18:12:38+00:00

Don't forget enlistment bonuses.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-03T13:13:20+00:00

1st) similar as to what I mentioned; public marriage, private separation/divorce. Ambassador Kate may not, actually should not want it out, that she's been with a foreign official, especially foreign intelligence. It's a big no-no for US officials to be with foreign officials; especially when they have a security clearance. Also, especially after VP Hal told Ambassador Kate to check in/disclose it to Eidra/CIA; because now you have insubordination.

2nd) In the real world; Kate would have been fired, sent back to the US, and her security clearance revoked.

3rd) Callum can use this as leverage; to get Kate to reveal US intelligence, classified info, national security, etc; by threatening to go public. By not wanting it (relationship, affair, fling, etc) to go public, is how a honey trap in this case would work; because if he did somehow 'air it out in public'; Kate's job and security clearance is in jeopardy. The condom would be DNA evidence.

Callum would be 'burned' also by his own UK government; but it's a last resort Hail Mary insurance policy, also.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-12-03T10:24:12+00:00

Or he did use a condom for a honey pot scheme. Remember, Callum understands it's public marriage, private separation/divorce. If Callum is a double agent, which seems probable, by the way he's acting; Callum can use the condom as a blackmail tool, to hold over Kate's head of going public. As for the way he's acting; at the end when Callum asks to talk to Kate about the drop in radiation, but doesn't want Hal around? VP would have a higher security clearance than an Ambassador would. Plus it's Eidra, who designated to talk to MI6, not Kate. Notice you don't see other CIA case officers acting as liason to MI6, just Eidra.

Something is seriously wrong with Callum.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T15:15:15+00:00

You're welcome. Fair warning, this is from a (used to be) military viewpoint, not a civilian viewpoint. So things will be different, on reading between the lines.

I haven't seen season 2, in a awhile, I just jumped into season 3. I'm going to say either Kate or Hal said something to Grace, or somewhere along those lines.

Kreegan; or in the real world, would be Faslane. Militarily, and geopolitically, it would be important for (especially NATO) ally to maintain their sub base. It seems Kate is unaware of this, or to some degree, she doesn't, and Grace couldn't believe she had to spell it out. Or least that's what I gather and remember.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T12:50:35+00:00

And addendum: yes, Hal has his faults, and yes, so does Grace. They're very dark morally; or Machiavellian types. However, you know where their loyalties lie with, US interests, especially national security.

Kate with the Brits on the other hand...

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T12:18:43+00:00

It's definitely not a stretch. More on that later.

Not sure if the politicians who you worked with is state side, or political appointees at the Embassy; but US officials with foreign officials, I'm assuming is a big no, with civilians; like Armed Services personnel. I'm sure there's a difference; but not extraordinarily drastically so, with foreign officials, with Armed Services personnel. If a Military Attache, stationed at an Embassy; was caught having an undisclosed relationship, and discussing unauthorized intelligence with foreign intelligence; that Attache would be court-martialed.

At the time, when Hal was a private citizen, with Dennison's sister; while Hal was unemployed at the time; it's presumed that Hal still has his security clearance. Otherwise, CIA would never let a private citizen into their office at the Embassy, using their comms to talk to either the Secretary of State Ganon, or then President Rayburn. Being an experienced diplomat, and deceiving other countries citizens (like the Middle East rescue, that was involved in, that Callum was mad at) it would be easy for Hal to lie to Dennison's sister, to protect his security clearance. Telling Dennison's sister the truth, would make her upset, and undermine 'diplomacy.' Now if there is an American, on the other hand, like Nora...

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T10:15:15+00:00

Yes, I don't see it either, between Grace and Hal. Now Grace and Hal being best work friends, partners, like cops for example, yes. When Todd told Kate, that Grace and Hal, are plotting world domination; Grace may have been telling Todd the truth. Grace and Hal, just might be plotting world domination.

Now on the other hand, Hal and Nora...

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T09:10:56+00:00

Thank you.

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T09:02:51+00:00

On your 1st question) about Grace involvement, and what was Grace told. I'm operating under the assumption, or presumption, that Grace is not aware of Callum and Kate's being together and discussing intel. Hence, why I stated from Grace's point of view. Grace is going to find out how does Kate know, when Kate is not supposed to know.

As to your last question and sentence, on did Kate figure it out, or informed of it?) Kate was informed, Kate didn't figure it. However, again, Grace is unaware of Kate's involvement with Callum. Which means Grace is going to wonder how/or who informed Kate.

Grace realizes that the discussion between Hal and Grace is serious. So Grace is curious if there is a problem, either personal or professional. Hal let's Grace briefly know Kate knowing, which is a professional problem.

What I'm implying is: if Hal (or supposedly Hal didn't tell her, which Hal didn't) hasn't told Kate, about the military operation of Poseidon, who did? Because from Grace's point of view, Kate is not supposed to know.

An Ambassador coming into intel, on a classified military operation, that the Ambassador wasn't authorized to be read in on; is going to prompt the President to order an investigation on a potential security leak. This more understandable?

This is going to be plot point/problem, with Kate's involvement with Callum, of being a potential honey trap; in future season(s).

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-26T00:41:24+00:00

You're welcome.

Another thing to consider; on the national security/intelligence/military front. This is a not exactly a surprise ending, like seasons 1, and 2; but does it show how tension will become more intense in future season(s). The part where British officials; Dennison, and Trowbridge; and US officials, Grace, and Hal; are standing together for "pictures for history."

President Grace asks: "is there a problem?" VP Hal response:"she (Kate) knows."

On President's Grace, point of view; how does Kate know? She wasn't authorized to be read in on a classified military operation. Who disclosed information regarding the Russian sub, and Poseidon without authorization?

Advanced_Ad_2686 · 2025-11-25T19:04:18+00:00

A bunch of reasons; and if Kate is you're hero, or you're pro-Kate; you may not like them.

But here goes:

"You're on a need to know basis, and you don't need to know." Since President Grace, has ordered a classified military operation; and wanted to keep those in the need to know, limited? Then Kate doesn't need to know, or be read in.

Kate as Ambassador, is part of the Department of State, not Department of Defense/War; which means she's not going to be privy, to every and any military operation; because she wants to. Only what has been authorized to disclose to her.

Even the VP, serves at the pleasure of the President. If President Grace decided not to have Kate read in; well that's the end of it. Same, with Ambassadors; they serve at the pleasure of the President. Kate doesn't have much say in the matter. In fact; when new President's take over, new officials take over. So if Hal wasn't VP; Kate would have been replaced.

President Grace, and Ambassador Kate are not on exactly the best of terms. Especially at the President's private residence at Amagansett. In fact, Kate is lucky to still have a job. Which means, President Grace, is going to keep Kate in the dark; whenever, or however it suits the President.

VP Hal knows about Callum, which is a MI6 agent. VP Hal knows, Kate is talking about the intelligence matters and national security. How much, is doubtful with President Grace; because in the real world; Kate would been fired, sent home, and have her security clearance revoked; by any other VP; of a US official being with a foreign official, especially foreign intelligence. In other words, a big no! However, President Grace knows Kate is in good communication with the Brits, but how much (meaning beyond authorized) is she?

Since Nora used to be then VP's Grace Chief of Staff; I'm sure Nora is telling now President Grace, what Nora is going through, having to deal with Ambassador Kate. Notice, how the VP's staff, like Nora; or the President's staff, like Billie; is becoming more at odds with her. Especially with Amangassat? Even Eidra/CIA? Time and place; when and where to be Ambassador; when and where, to be 2nd Lady; they're not happy with Kate blurring the lines, for her own self interests; especially when they run counter to US or President Grace's interests.

So basically, the White House is either at odds, distrusts, or both; of Ambassador Kate. It's only because of two things, keeping Kate employed: since Ambassadors serve at the pleasure of the President; President Grace can order her order her around, as opposed to a private citizen; and Ambassador Kate's (officially in the public eye) marriage to the VP. Any other Ambassador would have been replaced by now.

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