The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first appearance as Mr. & Mrs. today to celebrate Prince Charles’ 70th birthday. While Prince Harry was giving his speech, a bee decided to whisper something sweet into his ear. Since his wife was right there, he decided to shoe it away. The only problem is that it stung him. Nothing like a woman scorned.
How did Meghan Markle handle it all? She laughed like any good wife would do. Then she got the Windex like most Americans, who saw My Big Fat Greek Wedding, do. I don’t know if she did, I am just assuming that she did.
You know how some shows’ series finales are so awful that they make you hate that you ever watched that show at all? Seinfeld and Lost, I am talking to you. Anyhoo, tonight at 8:30 on ABC, The Middle says goodbye with an episode that will not leave fans disappointed like those other shows.
The episode starts off with Axl (Charlie McDermott) telling his parents (Neil Flynn and Patricia Heaton) that he is taking the job in Denver. Like my dad when I told him I was I going to the University of Miami, Frankie cried and cried.
Altough by the next morning she was fine, and now it is time for Axl to tell his siblings the big news. Sue (Eden Sher) breaks down in hysterics (the same way I did when I found out that this was going to be the sitcom’s final season), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer) can’t wait to have the room to himself. Sue wants her moment and Axl wants to know why his younger brother does not care that he is leaving.
Axl thinks he has a month before he has to move; but in a very Axl way, he only has a few days until he starts his new life. Now, the Heck Family has to pull together to get him ready for his new job several states away. Before he leaves, he has some things he needs to do and he has some sweet moments with his siblings.
Finally, is it time for a Heck road trip to Denver. Any fan of the show can tell you, their family road trips are the worst. That is what makes this show so special. Along the way, there will be a lot of tender moments that are throwbacks to the past and even one setting up for the future. The biggest takeaway from this last car tide together is a lot of tears.
Tears because you are going to miss this show that most importantly was about a family. No matter how many lemons they were handed, Sue would give them the sugar they needed to make the sweetest lemonade. I am going to miss the Hecks because each week they made me smile. They are just an American family struggling to make it through their daily lives. No matter how bad things got, they will always have each other.
This was the perfect the cast because they worked so well together, but I must highlight one of them. Out of all of the actors who have played fathers throughout the decades, no one has played a better one than Neil Flynn. He is the quintessential dad. He gave the best pep talks, the biggest hugs and the most useful advice. While he is not as awesome as my dad, he comes in a pretty close second. But I am also going to miss Frankie as all of our moms rolled into one. Axl as the cool older brother. Sue as the lovable, but extremely annoying middle sister. Finally, there is Brick the quirky baby brother that every family has. They were just an average family, but to many of us, they were so much more.
I am going to miss them all, but this one-hour long sendoff left me very satisfied.
I don’t know about you, but I have not watched The Voice nor American Idol in years. Therefore, I would not know how different or similar the two shows are these days. Thankfully, I have Twitter to do that for me.
Adam Shapiro was able to point out something that the two shows have in common this season. Not that they are singing competitions. Not that American Idol is represented on both of them. What he noticed is that the finalists for both shows look almost identical. On the ABC show, they had Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Maddie Poppe. Meanwhile, on the NBC one, they have Britton Buchanan and Brynn Cartelli.
Therefore, if Cartelli wins tonight like Poppe won last night, then we know both shows are the same and we are right not to watch either. But let’s be honest if we had to choose, we would always choose…The Voice.
UPDATE: The blonde girl one proving that both shows are the same but on different networks.
Jimmy Kimmel’s wife, Molly McNearney, likes to play the same practical joke on her husband when he least expects it. That is because he is fast asleep when it begins.
First, she had Rihanna throw money at him in his bed while singing Bitch Better Have My Money back in 2015. Then the following year, Britney Spears and several male dances gave him a striptease show that woke up both big and little Jimmy. If you know what I mean?
McNearney gave him a year off, and then she came in like a wrecking ball. Actually, Miley Cyrus, dressed as a construction worker, sledgehammer in hand, did that. She sang her biggest hit as she hit his bed with the tool. Not knowing until it was over that she actually hit his wrecking balls. Thankfully, the camera did not miss that moment and now that video has been submitted to America’s Funniest Videos for the grand prize! Good luck!
I am so happy that McNearney realizes that what is good for the goose is good for the gander, every time she pranks him. I am also glad that Kimmel is smart enough to know not to prank the mother of his two children. Because if he did, she would have grounds for divorce. Talking about Jane and Billy, how do they sleep through all of that commotion? I wake up as soon as a freaking tiny bird chirps outside my window.
Jeff Bridges has been acting since he was a just little kid and he has a resume that most actors dream of having. Throughout his 60 year career, he has starred in a lot of well-known iconic movies including King Kong, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Seabiscuit and True Grit to name a few. So popular that he earned himself his own category on Jeopardy yesterday.
Did the contestants know him as well as we think we do? They did not. Do you know him as well as you thought you did? I did not. I cannot believe I did not get the last one because the title is a huge clue to the answer. Did you get it?
