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(Season 2, Episode 4)

In a way, I can almost sympathize with the idea behind the rent-a-friend business. They’re right in that, while we’ve created a world of technology that connects us in ways that we almost could never have imagined, we couldn’t be more alone as people. How many of us have friends online we’ve never seen, or rarely see? Just look at the interactions on this site. These are people we don’t see in our day-to-day lives. When I grew up, I knew all the kids in the neighborhood and we all played together … outside. We borrowed sugar from the neighbors and invited them over. And I’m not that old.

I know that wasn’t the point of the show, but it’s never bad when TV makes you think about things. As for Daisies, the facts are these: rumor mongers are starting to fear the worst for this little show with its little audience. While other shows are getting their pickups and renewals, things aren’t looking good for our team of sleuths on that front. Even Ausiello isn’t that confident in a pick-up, encouraging a write-in campaign to save it. Maybe it’ll help that we got to learn a bit more about my second favorite character, Emerson Cod.

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