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Hope and hormones?

And we know this isn't some alternate Poland how?

Mel didn't have anything to do with Nancy's boots, but he did roast chestnuts over an open fire.

It would be interesting to see what Cosmo really knows about the Spanish Inquistion. One great myth is it is one of the great sins of the Catholic Church, but the Church wasn't connected to the Inquistion in any way. It was purely a tool of the Spanish monarchy.

We knew Cosmo's pity party was coming and it wasn't pretty. To be fair, he has been dealt some crappy hands again and again. He trusted the wrong people in his family and foster family and they failed him on a massive scale. How do you regain trust? He sees what friends he has as judgmental and he's making another fatal error by clinging to Betta who is headed to her own fall. He can't see the reason Betta hangs with him is he is lower than her and makes her feel good and powerful. His decision to seduce Giorgio is heartless and reprehensible. Only the stolid Marco saves the day for Giorgio. I fear Cosmo has yet to reach his ultimate low. Somehow he will need to redeem himself and begin pulling his life together. I feel Betta's threat against Pietro will figure into the ultimate solution.

Effluvium can be an invisible emanation. Another meaning is a byproduct like waste.

The Latin word effluvium is the act of flowing out.

It was in the movie Blow in 2001 which probably sent more dollars their way.

Why wait? It could still be a yearly pilgrimage.

Obviously the ancestral home of Mel Torme, who dropped the L.

Black Betty is an interesting term which traces back to the 18th Century and can be a woman, bottle of whiskey, prison whip, or prison transfer wagon. Bluesman Lead Belly penned the song Black Betty, the most famous adaptation is below with a chorus which clings to the mind. BAM BA LAM

Since Nyle is still in love with Nathan, he ended up to be no risk. They apparently forgot about his guest. Darryl, in his greed, foolishly thought he could capture them by himself. For a guy who hires out assassins, Nyle is awfully particula r about violence.

You need to get them to work on kbois, the C-A-T hater.

Allying themselves with dark mages and demon Lords puts them solidly in Camp Badliness. They aren't good students of history. The same move didn't work out well for the Browns.

Hair threatening behavior is why I like hats.

After all, it took years for Cosmo to become this way. It's unreasonable to believe he can change in a short period of time.

And it wasn't even April Fool's Day.

You also have to allow them some leeway to change. Here it's 'Oh well, I tried to help and too bad'.

I'm a bit exasperated everyone is giving up so fatalistically on Cosmo. He did try to go back to work. I think Giorgio and Marco are a better match, whether as friends or something more.

He should at least alter his looks. The same guy prompts too much attention.

I believe Al meant the Blacks preserved dragon riding as a game and this is why they can now once again use it for war.

No, the ring was just an excuse for the shift.

Marco doesn't realize it yet, but befriending Giorgio is another big step for him too. Dani has certainly rubbed off on him. Into this new and idyllic tranquility I fear Black Betta will come.

So in the past, they used the magic illusion excuse to hide the ability to shift?

Another meaning of prehensile is gifted with mental grasp or moral or aesthetic perception.