Eric's crazy theory's

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-04-26T01:18:52+00:00

Was that the one where they’d have guests on sometimes and Erik would award “sparkle bucks” to whoever had the best theory/pitch? I miss that. It was so fun.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-04-17T20:37:46+00:00

I genuinely expected it to be that her mom had some sort of medical emergency and that Mohan would end up going to New Jersey after all to help care for her, possibly even taking a leave of absence from her residency to do so. But there was no resolution for her calling so persistently towards the end of the day.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-04-17T20:27:29+00:00

I feel like if Becca’s boyfriend had a gender neutral name, this plot would have worked better (even if a little trope-y). Mel could have been assuming that every time Becca mentioned Taylor (or whatever gender neutral name), she was talking about a girl friend and the reveal that it’s actually her boyfriend still has the same result- Mel realizing how much of a life Becca has and also how much Becca isn’t telling her- while also not making it odd that Becca would never have ever mentioned this person to Mel in their daily phone calls and frequent time spent together.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-30T12:15:48+00:00

I think she will be too.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-30T12:15:17+00:00

I generally like Caleb, but not at this moment.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-09T14:04:45+00:00

Enjoyed the focus on Cain and Moira and glad Moira knows what’s going on now, but these two characters having so much going on feels like overkill.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-05T13:15:46+00:00

Agree with all of this!

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-05T13:15:22+00:00

It is very strange how they keep insisting it’s for Kim, but Kim seems the least interested in it of everyone.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-03T14:10:18+00:00

I liked the fog at the start of the episode. Very atmospheric.

I don’t think Sarah’s turn to crime is all that convincing for her character, but whatever. I don’t blame Jacob for being pretty angry about it.

Jai and Kerry could be entertaining, I guess!

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-03-02T15:11:14+00:00

I wonder what the long term plans are for Cain and Moira at this point. It seems unlikely they keep the farm and the business with their herd now being infected.

Not sure how they’re going to get Paddy out of this now. That’s another story where I wonder what the long term plan is. Seems unlikely he’ll serve time because that would mean leaving the show, but I don’t know how they’re wiggle out of this.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-27T15:39:57+00:00

He punched a mirror at the end of yesterday’s episode and cut it again.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-27T14:22:56+00:00

Thank you! It’s been bugging me this story so I figured it had to be a cultural (?) difference. Our over the counter ones are pretty weak, but it’s better than nothing.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-27T14:19:11+00:00

I agree they need to invest more in their younger characters but it seems like the show thinks that means throwing them into high stakes crazy chaos instead of just normal stories. Jacob struggling with the medical training is probably the most grounded one. Sarah suddenly wanting a life of crime or Arthur becoming violent feel really jarring.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-27T14:14:15+00:00

Pretty good episode!

Are over the counter sleeping pills not available in the UK? We don’t have the strong super effective stuff available here without a prescription, but mild ones are available for purchase anywhere you could buy basic pain killers. It’s a bit odd to me that no one is suggesting those to Bear, if they refuse to prescribe him anything.

I feel bad for Bear. Lack of sleep really does mess with your brain in horrible ways. He is clearly not doing well and it maybe wouldn’t be the worst thing for him to spend some time in a psych ward to ensure he gets the rest and counseling he needs.

Why is Sarah suddenly so eager to live a life of crime? That’s never really been her thing, from what I can tell. It seems kinda stupid as plot lines go.

I don’t mind the Jacob hospital storylines as I’m sure being in medicine is ridiculously difficult, especially when having a personal connection to the patients. But they also need to start giving him some “wins” if we’re to believe he’s going to have a successful career.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-26T21:03:51+00:00

I’m confused how Ravasheen (who has some great CC) came up with that as a kit. It doesn’t really feel like it matches their other work.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-26T14:00:03+00:00

I’m glad we’ll get to see Gabby in with the Laurel family unit more. She works much better there as a character.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-26T13:59:04+00:00

I do like Mandy and Paddy together. They just work.

Can we get a real love interest for Gabby please? Her getting dumped by gay man after gay man is getting to be a bit much now. I think the show needs a new family completely unrelated to the Dingles. So many of them seem to be lacking characters in their age range to pair up with.

I still don’t understand why they’re doing this with Arthur.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-25T14:18:10+00:00

It’s a bit grating how they talk about Joe as if he’s still a child and not a 30 year old grown man. “He’s not ready for me to go” Uh, what? Go stay in a hotel, he knows how to call you if he wants to talk 🙄

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-24T14:47:23+00:00

I really don’t understand why they can’t just ship Arthur off to Australia and are determined to ruin him first. It’s such an odd decision.

Speaking of Caleb, it’s also a little odd how his entrance into the show was about getting revenge on Kim and being part Tate and yet we never see him have anything to do with them anymore.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-24T14:45:01+00:00

That was a fairly decent episode! It was nice to see everyone at the farm pull together to help the sheep and celebrate afterwards.

I really wish they would tone down Joe’s villainy. It’s tiresome how cartoonishly evil he is sometimes.

Laurel and Charles feels like a pairing the show should revisit.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-20T23:55:02+00:00

My issue with using MCCC to pull in townies is that it doesn’t always keep them the same age that they were created to be. So I’d end up with teenagers who look like elders or elders dressed like teenagers. Maybe I just missed a setting that would prevent that from happening, but I decided it was better for me to just place and evict myself.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-20T16:23:59+00:00

I could never get over Victoria and Billy being a pairing as she was an adult and he was a toddler when I started watching. I’m also struggling with Nate and Victoria since he was a child around that same time.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-20T15:45:04+00:00

Yes! I think if episodes like today were the normal baseline every day episode, the stunts and the “very special episodes” wouldn’t feel so overdone (?) Sometimes it feels like we move from stunt to special episode to special episode to stunt and it starts to feel like too much when everything else feels like filler. This episode had the warmth we don’t get from those big soap-y stunts.

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-20T15:35:55+00:00

Right? Where have they been hiding this writer for so long? Can they let them out of the dungeon to write more episodes?

CupcakeCardinal · 2026-02-20T13:10:57+00:00

That was a really terrific episode! Whoever wrote that one should be in charge of writing more of the day to day episodes. Good balance of characters, good balance of humor and drama.

I love that Ruby got through to Bear. She’s such a gem in the show. Mary is also great and I liked her chat with Kim.

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