"To Study Or To Play" (First Impressions - "In Your Head" - Season 9, Episode 13)

One final post to ring out 2017 - actually I'm surprised I'm doing one right now, since I didn't think there would be a new episode on January 17th, but, here it is.

And, believe it or not, there's a story happening at CalTech during one of Alex's classes.

However...

"Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun(?)" (First Impressions - "He Said, She Shed" AND "Dear Beloved Family" - Season 9, Episodes 11 and 12)

Two press releases at almost the same time:

He Said, She Shed

Dear Beloved Family (Episode 200)

Neither one mentions Alex in particular, so that's disappointing (hence the question mark in the post title¹).  I do think she'll have more than a little bit to do in the 200th episode though, since Phil is facing a serious health concern (worse than "Up All Night" by the sound of it).  It looks like they're playing this one more seriously than usual (which is not a bad thing, IMO).

The first episode, OTOH, could very well be Alex-less episode #3.  Not a lock, by any means, but I didn't see Alex in the promo commercial for it either so the possibility is very much there.

[12/28 UPDATE: Never mind the fear of another Alex-less episode - there are some sneak peeks added to the "He Said, She Shed" link, and Alex is in the first of them.]

(BTW, I'm still holding out hope for a Stella story, even though the "She Shed" part revolves around Claire and Phil).
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¹OK, I cheated a bit this time - that snippet is actually from a commercial jingle (an old one for Doublemint Gum).

“Now It's Wednesday I Don't Know What He's Thinking”

With not much going on right now, I figured it was random note time, folks:

“Ooh Ooh That Smell” (“No Small Feet” Recap)

I wish I could say this recap was on time because Alex's story was so fantastic I couldn't wait to say something,


I also wish I could hit the lottery – and that hasn't happened either.

“I Said To Myself, I've Got One Shot Left”

One quick personal scheduling note: One of my co-workers asked me to switch mid-week shifts this week, so I won't be home tonight when “No Small Feet” airs, but I will be watching it about 2 hours later. So I probably won't be posting a recap at the usual time, unless I feel like I don't have much to say about it, or possibly even a lot to say about it. Basically, to a point, the better Alex's story turns out to be, the more likely I'll hold off on the recap, unless it turns out to be really, really good (i.e. approaching “Under Pressure” level of good), then I'll want to say how good right away.

I'll let you all know if there will be a delay, and when I'll have the recap up if so (probably either Thursday morning or late evening).

Now that that is out of the way:

“Walking In A(n Ariel) Winter(less) Wonderland”

In case you were still wondering, yes, tonight counts as an Alex-less episode (hence the slightly altered holiday themed lyrical title).

“It's (Not) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”

Tonight's episode is called “Tough Love”. For Alex fans, it might very well end up being called “Tough Luck”:

“Not Enough Love And Understanding” (First Trimester Recap)

When I last posted to this blog, I said I was already close to writing this season as a lost cause for Alex. So why am I already so pessimistic about a season that still has 14 episodes left?