 around. But I’m not really complaining, because I do think Will and McCoy are great together. I’m just still worried about the long distance thing, because really, when do those relationships ever work? Have we learned nothing from Leo? But between Jack and Estefan tying the knot and Will and McCoy getting engaged, there’s a lot of love and a lot of happiness going around. And Grace is inspired by Will’s impulsive proposal to do something a little crazy herself. With Will’s blessing to “Go get yourself some happy,” Grace races to the gate that will lead her to her spontaneous trip with Marcus to Italy, but doesn’t see him waiting. Funny how sitcom timing works, though, because just when Grace is about to give up, Marcus rushes in, ready to board at the last minute, and ready to take Grace on the journey of a lifetime. And for a shining moment, it looks like Grace might finally (FINALLY) be interested in someone who’s actually worthy of her.
Thus ends another season of our beloved show, and I just have a few requests as season three starts to take shape. Please let Jack and Estefan lead a happy married life. Please let Will and McCoy find a way to stick together, because I honestly can’t believe the turnaround on McCoy and I love them together now. Please let Marcus continue to be the same guy he seemed to be in this episode, and please let Grace find her happiness. And for the love of god, please listen to the fans who are feeling frustrated and let down over Karen’s storyline (because there are a lot of them–it’s been all over my social media since the episode aired and it shows no signs of stopping), and fix this whole bisexual erasure disaster. According to Max Mutchnick, the writers room reconvenes later this month to start work on season three; there is absolutely still a window to rectify this. Please use it. Please do better next season.
Please be the show I’ve always thought you were. Because I know you can be.
Honey…What’s This? What’s Happening? What’s Going On?
Before I start my regularly scheduled bullet points, I just want to give it up to my Poodle, who not only put up with me shouting “BUT SHE’S NOT STRAIGHT” every time they said Karen was straight as we watched together on Thursday night, but also heard me out when my thoughts on this were still a jumbled mess and let me vent my frustration as we engaged in an incredibly involved post-episode discussion. He’s a gem, and everyone deserves a friend like him.
Also, in the midst of my frustration/recap prep, I watched “The Puppy Episode” of Ellen for the first time in years and forgot how truly phenomenal it was. You can find both parts on YouTube, so do yourself a favor and get on that.
Estefan genuinely being like “Well, she checked” when Jack asked the woman to check on their flight and the woman fake typed on the desk is one of the reasons why I love him so very much.
Okay, Karen’s storyline was terrible and upsetting, but good lord, she slayed in this pantsuit.
All I’m saying is I had Cinnabon for the first time in a couple years over the weekend, and Grace’s reaction to hitting the center of that thing is a very real feeling that I may or may not have also experienced. Just add this to the mounting evidence that I’m slowly but surely morphing into her.
Will lifting Jack’s air veil was such an endearing touch to the ceremony, and I love their friendship so much.
“Queerly beloved, we are gathered here under this extremely harsh lighting that I wouldn’t wish on my evil twin sister, she should rot in hell…” Yes, hi, petition for Coco Peru to officiate all of the weddings in all of the land.
That dance sequence at the end of the episode was fantastic and lovely and I wish it had somehow been able to be squeezed in sometime before Karen and Nikki’s exchange so I could have enjoyed it to its fullest extent.
Another season is in the books! Let me know what you thought about “Jack’s Big Gay Wedding” and season two as a whole in the comments. I’ll see you back here in the Fall for season three, kids.
I love you. You did so good.
This whole arc was so horrible. I hate that I couldn’t even enjoy Jack’s wedding or Will’s engagement because I was too anxious looking at the timestamp with five minutes left hoping that there was a scene to rectify that horrific “homage”, but no. I guess I’m glad that it looks like Grace left curmudgeon? That’s the only highlight for me. Even the good parts of the episode were ruined by what they did with Karen. Sometimes (okay, all the time) I feel like this show only cares about gay men and not about lesbians/bi women and it makes me…ridiculously sad.  But either way, the damage has been done with this botched storyline perpetuating outdated stereotypes. Kudos on getting through this recap, because I could barely finish the episode. And god I could really go for a cinnabon right now, wish they existed in my country lol.
I sincerely hope the writers are seeing how many people are angry and hurt and betrayed by this and take it to heart, because it’s not even an issue of a character’s storyline not going the way you want it to, it’s an issue of invalidation of one of the letters of our community. I really want to believe that they will do better next season. I guess time will tell. For now, I’m going to keep diving into fics where it’s actually okay for Karen to love women and try to soothe my soul that way.
And oh my god, if I could ship you Cinnabon, I absolutely would, everyone deserves that kind of bliss at least once in their lifetime.
The last person I lost was 2 years ago. I’m positive *now* because I have to be. 

When I was your age, the only person that I was *really* afraid of losing was my father... and then I lost him. Once you lose one of the most important people in your life, losing others is a lot easier. I know that doesn’t sound very optimistic. But the reality is, almost everybody you ever love in your life will die, just as you eventually will. We have to make peace with that. 

Talk about them, allow yourself to cry, tell stories about them. Write in a journal if it helps. These are some of the things I’ve done to help with the grieving process. 

I’m so sorry for the loss of your sister. Are you okay?Estradiol and phorbol ester cause phosphorylation of serine 118 in the human estrogen receptor.
Joel PB1, Traish AM, Lannigan DA.
Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA.
Serine 118 is definitively identified as a major site of phosphorylation in the human estrogen receptor expressed in COS-1 cells treated with estradiol or phorbol ester. At least 30% of the estrogen receptor appears to be phosphorylated on serine 118 after treatment with estradiol or phorbol ester. Human estrogen receptor was expressed in COS-1 cells and labeled in vivo with [32P]orthophosphate in the presence of estradiol or phorbol ester. Immunopurified receptor was digested with cyanogen bromide. The most heavily labeled peptide (7 kilodaltons) was identified as amino acids 110-174 by microsequencing. Manual Edman degradation released a major portion of the 32P-label in the peptide at serine 118. A mutant with serine 118 replaced by alanine (S118A) had 80% less 32P-label in the 7 kilodalton peptide. Estrogen receptor labeled in vivo with [32P]-orthophosphate in the presence of estradiol or phorbol ester migrates electrophoretically as a doublet. The major difference between the bands is phosphorylation of serine 118 in the upshifted band. The mutant S118A does not show an upshifted band. Labeling of the estrogen receptor with [35S]methionine indicates that > or = 30% of the receptor is upshifted and suggests that > or = 30% of the receptor is phosphorylated on serine 118.We are here to do two things: 1. Encourage you to speak publicly about uncomfortable things, and 2. Remind you that you are doing a great job. The amazing Dr. Jessica Zucker returns to the show to discuss her new book I Had A Miscarriage: A Memoir, A Movement. Plus, Biz doesn't have the answers.
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