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When I was a kid, my Mom got all jacked up for the "Father Knows Best" reunion show... I noticed the entire show was "great to see you again" and "what have you been doing in the meantime?". That's basically this season of KOTH... catching up with old friends, noticing how their situations in life have changed and how they've changed. The humor and plots were not "peak" KOTH, but that has been in the rearview mirror for a long time now. So, my general review is if you are a KOTH fan, its worthwhile and enjoyable. Some random comments -- the late Johnny Hardwick must have been suffering because "his" Dale in the first six episodes is awful and off putting. It sounds like he has marbles in his mouth. I loved the new "sexually liberated" Connie tho -- she's finally drawn as a woman. It was sad to see Kahn's situation. The funniest episode involves Bill pretending on the other side of town that Peggy is his wife, and then Peggy going along with it because it strokes her ego. Very on point for both. It was also fun to see what has become of "Good Hank" and that he's not a disaster. Bobby as a "player" and as a head chef at 21 doesn't work for me, but suspension of disbelief and all that. Overall, pretty good effort and nice to catch up with our friends in Texas.

I'm not a NASCAR fan. But since Covid I've become a huge Dale Jr podcast fan. Coming fresh to the story, I had been trying to recruit people to write a book about the downfall of DEI, Inc and how it is not only a quintessential estate planning story, but also a classic version of how an incredibly successful family owned corporation can collapse without the proper transitional planning. I don't want to anymore. There is such a painful family story that eclipses any kind of business analysis. You have an American icon who died shockingly literally on his sports biggest stage (the last lap of Daytona 500). You have a son who tried desperately to impress his dad, but had his dad die young without getting it. Then that son has a son who wants desperately to impress him, but can't seem to. Then that son has to carry the name of the icon and finds the cross to heavy to bear. You have a daughter who was in the midst of a "beef" with her father and never had a chance to reconcile and you can see the wound in her heart. Its just has everything, I can't recommend it highly enough, even if you have no interest in stock car racing.

This is a very touching, painful to watch, account of the horrible events that took place on the campus of the University of Idaho. My only critique is that the victims who's parents did not participate kind of got overlooked. Not purposefully, but we got a full sense of Ethan from his great family and of Maddie, but Kaylee in particular was completely missing from the account. I realize her parents are extremely bitter and they have the right to be, but it just felt like without an account from her family there were missing elements in this documentary. That is kind of unfortunate because all of them deserve to be remembered equally. None of them deserved the cruel fate they received.