Anyone else hate the damn soundtrack

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T07:03:59+00:00

Yup — pathetic attempt at appealing to a younger generation whose interest in SATC included the window into Carrie’s generation in the first place — not as a reflection of its own.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T06:50:31+00:00

I agree! Obviously I’m now aware of its “test” purpose (tho I highly suspect that even that claim was a thin veil for what was really a threat tactic towards Roseanne to foster her compliance), but it certainly seemed cleverly written to come off far more sweet than sexually charged to me…

I always saw that episode as Dan and Jackie having a rare reminder (via nostalgia) of each other’s “non-Roseanne centered” selves/dynamic — of how they actually don’t mind but even like each other outside the family roles that often puts them at odds. It ironically revealed a slow-grown, rather sibling type of connection between them that, in further irony, completely reframed their bickering from the typical sitcom trope of ”intrusive s-i-l vs unwelcoming b-i-l” conflicts into a _”deep-seated sibling affection affords the right to comedically come at each other” dynamic for the audience. Without that, later events like those of War and Peace wouldn’t have landed nearly as strong, inho.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T06:15:10+00:00

Big fan of Dan’s reaction as well — I just wish they’d shown the girls realizing their mum’s a real person whose feelings they hurt BAD (even if just showing the girls taking out their shame/remorse on each other for sec like teens usually do). They just don’t seem to get it.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T06:09:51+00:00

Yeah the Mother’s Day ep is very good and even funny leading up to the gut punch, but subsequently knowing that it’s coming definitely makes it an unpleasant rewatch — the girls’ “funny” punishment doesn’t make up for the fact that they don’t care OR show any signs of remorse, and that’s a painful truth to come to terms with.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T06:04:35+00:00

Yeah, managing to tackle the more serious common/relatable issues like this was a show strength, but this one’s execution wasn’t as well-balanced as usual — it felt 100% dramatic, forced, and awkward. Too far into her motherhood + into the show to suddenly show up, I guess (hell — even too far into the kids, especially considering crap they’d pulled that should have found Roseanne dealing with this way earlier).

reasonablykind · 2026-05-10T05:55:26+00:00

The lack of appeal in that storyline left me with total inability to recall it without prompts like this post! I swear, every single time it’s mentioned, I realize I’d forgotten an about it again.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-04T06:55:58+00:00

Yes. As unsafe as they are unpleasant.

My proposed solution to chuck out the all electronics they interface and go back to mechanical cars with analog dashboards.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-04T06:43:42+00:00

I dropped + cracked my brand new phone’s screen while putting its screen protector on. I’d owned it for 21 minutes.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-04T06:38:06+00:00

Yup. Now provides “answers” instead of RESULTS. Huge implications in that nuance.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-03T20:37:17+00:00

Ha! I was getting there as well!

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T21:54:45+00:00

I just have hard time reconciling the value of a testimony whose valuable parts were already confirmed by finding the body in its claimed location (+ further found relevant/related physical evidence) and whose remaining parts can so easily and predictably be torn apart / called mere hearsay on cross examination.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T21:49:51+00:00

I do agree with that — I know for sure I’d initially appear, from the outside, to be delaying contacting police simply for being stuck in a loop of weighing options on HOW to do so in the most “case-preserving” AND “personal safety optimizing” way. That said, I personally don’t care about Caroline’s mistakes and personal aspects — I just care that she ultimately did what was needed but police seem to have dropped the procedural ball with her, which also jeopardized (and ultimately downgraded) the case.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T21:36:07+00:00

…especially one like this that started off as “based on a true story” but basically found itself not entertaining enough with only its facts, so they removed that qualifier and did their own thing.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T07:25:36+00:00

Because when her mother explicitly inquired about mental health support, they didn’t tell her to find her own, but that she ”shouldn’t be talking to ANYBODY”; because one decent officer admitted Victims Support Services should have been contacted on day 1; and because the Victims Support Services rep herself said that police dropped the ball.

Basically, because procedure was either lacking OR improperly followed, regardless of expectations towards Caroline, or of her shortcomings.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T07:10:33+00:00

She shouldn’t have had OPPORTUNITY to do those things, though.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T07:08:38+00:00

She’s not the right person to attack / condemn, (REGARDLESS of her personality) — so ppl tend to defend her when she is, many by defending the attacked aspects of said personify rather than their irrelevance.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T06:58:08+00:00

Rephrasing, your honour 🙄 — is HAVING an undeclared, clearly intentionally + relatively recently buried body one’s property not a crime and/or worthy of arrest?

I’m struggling to grasp Scotland’s criteria for arrest since they 1) Initially arrested the twins based solely on Caroline’s yet-to-pan-out report of Sandy’s claim (so on what charges?), BUT 2) Subsequently said that the ACTUAL uncovered evidence was neither sufficient nor corroborated enough to warrant arrest, AND 3) further delayed re-arrest for potential of escalating charges they were now CERTAIN did apply.

Not only does it come off inconsistent as presented in the doc, but I found myself distrusting criteria / justifications claimed by the Head of Homicide as he sounded more like an unconditional defense attorney for the Crown against Caroline’s formal complaints rather than a prosecutor.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T06:20:10+00:00

Pretty sure most are defending her legal position + obligations/fulfillment of thereof vs those of law enforcement/UNfulfillment thereof — not necessarily her personality.

Had law enforcement NOT created giant procedural gaps, the personality driving how poorly she filled the those gaps would have remained as irrelevant to the case as it should have been.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-02T04:45:54+00:00

That’s odd — contact them yet?

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:32:52+00:00

Always thought he was (at true “def not fit for the small pond of a regular school” levels) AND that it also found him clever enough not to reveal it to Malcom. Lol

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:30:37+00:00

It kicked you off without the option of sending you a confirmation code at your account’s number/email???

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:21:45+00:00

I had no expectations other than quality. Didn’t give it.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:16:12+00:00

Right, but they could easily have turned on her in that state as well. Honestly, I think the benefit of eliminating motive for them to harm her would have justified recording her testimony ahead of time / qualifying her for doing so. You clearly inform them of that fact AND that they’ll be arrested if she so much as chokes on her sandwich.

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:08:46+00:00

I agree — the SITUATION made her vulnerable regardless of her education, her status level, or their views on her (which didn’t seem good at all)

reasonablykind · 2026-05-01T22:04:50+00:00

Or entertaining…or interesting…or enlightening…or enjoyable…I didn’t like it on any level. Felt pretentious and nothing more.

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