DOA On TV The Rookie and Will Trent

 

It’s been over a week since the finales of Will Trent and The Rookie. I’ve been a bit unhappy with the Rookie this past season and I’m not sure why. I think I liked it more when it was a police procedural, showing the daily life of cops.

Will Trent has piled on the character deaths this season in such a way that I may not return to it when it reappears in January 2027.

The Rookie  The Bandit   Season Finale

The episode revolves (again) around ultra rich and well connected Heath Everett’s cohorts carrying out an elaborate escape involving a car and a helicopter. They carry him off to a secret ship that will take him out of the country. 

A team of LAPD’s finest alongside the FBI go in at night before the ship leaves port, and snare Everett back.

Tim and Lucy who led the attack finally get a few moments alone on the beach at sunset, and Tim proposes to Lucy. A well earned sweet moment, but suddenly a smiling couple walks up and stabs each with a syringe, payback from Everett.

I really dislike all powerful villains, who beat your heroes at every juncture.

Will Trent  Be of Service  Season Finale

The main plot of the show was the abduction of a high school student that turned out to be tied to a human trafficking ring that has operated throughout the season. This storyline will apparently continue into season five. 

Meanwhile Angie and Seth head to the hospital to deliver the baby. They were always such a great couple and Angie deserved the life she had with Seth. It’s over in a flash as another car rams them on Angie’s side. Angie and the baby are fine, but Seth, on the other side of the car sustains internal injuries though he seems fine initially. Left alone for a moment while Angie is rushed to surgery, Seth collapses and dies alone, sprawled on the floor in the hallway.

There’s a montage of Angie curled in bed for months while Will and Nico and Betty step in to watch over little Edie and get her started in life.

The showrunners are all about re-setting the show and characters, but I am beyond unhappy with how they’ve done it.

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DOA In The Garden 5/16/26

 

I've been so busy raking, buying and potting up plants, watering, spreading 4 yards of mulch (the mulch spreading hand in hand with Mr. DOA), and this week mowing season began.  I am out of shape, but hope all of this activity gets me into better shape.

So much to do, particularly if I'm going to meet my goal of having the garden planted by Memorial Day.  The actual day. I'm good at meeting goals, so let's see what I've got in the tank.

Impatiens and Fuchsias 

English Daisies

Fuchsia that is purple but doesn't show that way on film.

Another Fuchsia, a Black Petunia (actual names hopefully added later), Impatiens, Hollyhock, Lavender,  Rosemary, Coleus.

A beautiful tuberous begonia and a calibrachoa. 

Another Tuberous Begonia (It might be "Groovy White" though it has pink touches) and very fragrant white Alyssum.

A pink geranium I buy every year.  You'd think I would know its name.  A woman at the nursery had a cart load of them.

Sea Thrift and Blue Flax.

Another English Daisy

I can't resist Angel Wing Begonias.  I'd like a white one too.

Lobelia, Ageratum and I can't recall what the green plant is. I just thought the three would be pretty in a pot.

Long view of the garden east to west #1

Long view of the garden east to west ##2

Long view of the garden west to east #1

Long view of the garden west to east #2

Librariandoa's Saturday Puzzles: A Retro Rock N Roll Match Game

 I had the Rock N Roll theme idea while drinking my coffee. If you can imagine, I was originally going to make a crossword puzzle with the phrases.  Nope, nope.  Here's a pleasant match game using some of my favorite rock n roll artists.  Top 40 all the way, baby.

 

 

LIbrariandoa's Saturday Puzzles An Answer Key for the Mary's Recipes Word Find

 Hope you had fun finding the recipes!

 

Mary's Recipes #23

 

Mary's residence is in a parade every July.  She loves parades!

 

I had trouble reading the name of this recipe. It looks like Zucckini Baltic to me :) 

 

 

 

Librariandoa's Saturday Puzzles A Mary's Recipes Word Find

 Just in the nick, I figured out a puzzle for today.  Here's a word find based on recipes from Mary's collection.  Enjoy!

 

 

Librariandoa's Saturday Puzzles An Answer Key for the May 2, 2026 Cryptogram

 

I'm guessing Mr. DOA got this inside of ten minutes, as it's a quote he uses, and has used recently.  Bartlett's Familiar Quotations knows all.

 

What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.

IRUD IB’SB NGD RBQB KZ U LUKECQB DG XGTTCFKXUDB.

 

Cool Hand Luke   Frank R Pierson