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Man fills void in rural Japan city by opening movie theater

“Tokyo Team” here and I’m not even considering the possibility of going to inaka but a movie theater is more than enough to convince me, heheh. (Note: I love cinema.)

[ “ According to the Japan Community Cinema Center, the number of movie theaters in the country dropped from 887 in 2002 to 590 in 2022.

Only about 20 percent of the country's cities, towns and villages have movie theaters, and most are found in large urban areas. Nearly half of the total is concentrated in the three largest metropolitan areas centering on Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. “ ]

Sad(!), but the same thing is happening in other countries—there’s nothing we can do about it. Btw, I’m not against streaming services (always nice to watch some tv shows and movies on my giant Panasonic tv (Netflix wins, imho) ).

This would be a bigger story if people actually still cared about baseball—a lot of people out there don’t even know who Ohtani is. I mean, we’re witnessing history with this sensational, unique player, maybe the greatest of all time—what a great opportunity this is, right, MLB? No(?); well, my guess is that some people are not doing their homework.

Today  11:30 am JST “ What I don’t understand is anytime you have a wire transfer over $10,000 US dollars you will be notified. I don’t understand how Ohtani could have missed those transactions. All so in the US you are innocent UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Ohtani gave a statement and left taking no questions from the reporters if he is innocent why not continue to talk. Reason he remained silent is his attorneys told him not to say anything besides what was already prepared in front of him because THEY KNOW ANYTHING HE SAYS COULD BE USED AGAINST HIM IN THE COURT OF LAW. I think if he took questions from reporters that would have given him more credibility but not taking questions makes the people wonder. “

Today  01:45 pm JST “ Just read Pete Rose's take on this in the New York Post. Not much there, mainly sour grapes but it seems he, like many people, are not sold on the interpreter-hands-in-the-bank-account story and he might very well have company on the banned list here in due time. If MLB was the only one doing an investigation I'd smell a rat as their own greed would lead them to sweep any bit of culpability on Ohtani's part under the rug versus potentially losing a such a huge cash cow. The IRS and the feds are a whole different ballgame, pun intended, and love taking down anyone foolish enough to be in bed with bookies and dumb or naive enough to believe the law doesn't apply to them. As every American and many others are fully aware, the IRS always gets their man. Get your popcorn ready! “

Well said. A few days ago, I said that Ohtani’s “well protected” and that he’d be ok; well, I guess I was being too optimistic; he’s not in Japan, he’s in the US and that makes a huge difference; the timing of his marriage, the way Mizuhara conveniently changed his story (after some private conversations?) and his silence today at the press conference (he just read a piece of paper) makes us believe that he’s trying to make it all go away (we all wish it could be that simple but, unfortunately, reality is a little bit different). For now, he’s innocent (unbelievably naive and maybe even stupid, but innocent) but (and this is a very important but) we’re gonna keep sharing our thoughts.

Ohtani spoke for nearly 12 minutes in a small room packed with dozens of reporters

12 minutes just to call Mizuhara a liar(?) and say: “I didn’t do anything”.

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Wearing a Dodgers cap and sweatshirt, Ohtani read quickly in Japanese from a document and did not take questions.

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He provided no details on how Mizuhara might have been able to steal his money to pay gambling debts.

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If you think this is over… it’s not—we’re all waiting, Ohtani. Good luck.

In 1980, when James Clavell’s blockbuster historical novel “Shogun” was turned into a TV miniseries, some 33% of American households with a television tuned in. It quickly became one of the most viewed miniseries to date, second only to “Roots.”

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In 1982, historian Henry D Smith estimated that one-fifth to one-half of students enrolled in university courses about Japan at that time had read the novel and became interested in Japan because of it.

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Clavell’s expansive 1,100-page novel was released in the middle of the Japanese miracle. It sold more than 7 million copies in five years; then the series aired, which prompted the sale of another 2.5 million copies.

So, apparently, this was the “anime and manga” of the 70’s and 80’s in North America and the reason why many older western folks ended up in Japan. I didn’t know the book (maybe because of my age) so it’s been interesting to read these articles and comments of people who are familiar with the history behind the book and the old miniseries; tbh, I’m still not interested in the book but(!) I’m gonna watch this series (I mean, duh, this looks amazing), (just waiting for the last episode (ten, I believe–five more episodes) so I can binge watch this); I’m a big fan of Hiroyuki Sanada, a very talented and intelligent man, Anna Sawai is beautiful, she’s fluent in English and she was born in New Zealand, which makes her even more attractive and I like Tadanobu Asano (such a cool guy, great presence). Can’t wait to watch this.

Ohtani's 'perfect person' image could take a hit with firing of interpreter over gambling

Of course, but he’s well protected, he’ll survive. His career and his contract with the Dodgers will also survive. Maybe.

Mar. 22  07:51 am JST “ So Ohtani's friend/interpreter gets into trouble with gambling, and the bookie knowing that he works for Ohtani lets him get in deeper and deeper because maybe Mizuhara has boasted about his relationship with Ohtani. He wracks up 4.5 million in debts and then the bookie comes calling. Mizuhara doesn't have the money and he asks his friend, not boss as we know he was hired by the Dodgers, to help his out. Ohtani doesn't trust him with the money so he wires it to the bookie. 

What should have Ohtani done in this situation. Gone to the police? The Dodgers? This was his friend. I think he was trying to help out and being a bit naïve, thought by paying it off it would all go away. I don't see any crime here at all, and think a lot of people are jealous and would love to see him knocked down a peg. “

You were able to summarize this mess pretty well. Well, that’s what I would’ve said a couple of days ago. Now, we’re hearing some theories—one of those theories is that Mizuhara is taking the fall for Ohtani.

But about this “perfect person” image thing. That’s bs.

Mar. 22  09:28 am JST “ Amazing how people fall in love with some stars and think he or she is perfect just because they do something well and the press tells them. Kids, there is no such thing! He hits and throws a baseball very well, and, last time I checked he was a flawed human being, just like the rest of us. If he were an average baseball player, all the people here holding onto his jockstrap wouldn't give a damn nor call him perfect nor spend all of their breath defending him. “

Well said.

MilesTegMar. 22  11:52 pm JST “ I've read Frank Herbert's original six books and some of the prequel series by his son and Kevin Anderson. The difference is like night and day. Compared to Frank's writing, the prequel books are poorly written and juvenile. They're like Young Adult literature. Frank was a deep thinker and it shows in his books which dive deep into human nature, politics, sociology, psychology, history, religion, and leadership. I like God Emperor the best followed by Heretics, Chapterhouse, Dune, Children of Dune, and Dune Messiah. “

Thank you for that confirmation. The original six books are in a completely different category, definitely, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore the prequels and sequels. I’ve heard that the story actually comes to an end in the final two books, both released in 2007, connecting The Butlerian Jihad (released in 2002, the “first” book, where it all begins), Chapterhouse: Dune (1985, written by Frank Herbert before before he died, leaving some questions without answers) and, again, the final two books, Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune (2007), finally answering those questions. I mean, the way this is all connected seems to be pretty cool, but yes, if you don’t have much free time, just read the original six books, it’s more than enough, but again, the prequels and sequels are also interesting; I’m interested in the “Caladan trilogy”, the one that leads us to the original Dune (1965). Btw, interesting ranking there: God Emperor of Dune—1 and Dune—4. Hm, interesting.

And yet when Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing “Dune,” he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.

Herbert wanted to tell a story about the environmental crisis on our own planet, a world driven to the edge of ecological catastrophe. Technologies that had been inconceivable just 50 years prior had put the world at the edge of nuclear war and the environment on the brink of collapse; massive industries were sucking wealth from the ground and spewing toxic fumes into the sky.

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But the work that had the most profound impact on “Dune” was Leslie Reid’s 1962 ecological study “The Sociology of Nature.”

In this landmark work, Reid explained ecology and ecosystem science for a popular audience, illustrating the complex interdependence of all creatures within the environment.

“The more deeply ecology is studied,” Reid writes, “the clearer does it become that mutual dependence is a governing principle, that animals are bound to one another by unbreakable ties of dependence.”

In the pages of Reid’s book, Herbert found a model for the ecosystem of Arrakis in a surprising place: the guano islands of Peru. As Reid explains, the accumulated bird droppings found on these islands was an ideal fertilizer. Home to mountains of manure described as a new “white gold” and one of the most valuable substances on Earth, the guano islands became in the late 1800s ground zero for a series of resource wars between Spain and several of its former colonies, including Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador.

At the heart of the plot of “Dune” is a battle for control of the “spice,” a priceless resource. Harvested from the sands of the desert planet, it’s both a luxurious flavoring for food and a hallucinogenic drug that allows some people to bend space, making interstellar travel possible.

There is some irony in the fact that Herbert cooked up the idea of spice from bird droppings. But he was fascinated by Reid’s careful account of the unique and efficient ecosystem that produced a valuable – albeit noxious – commodity.

As the ecologist explains, frigid currents in the Pacific Ocean push nutrients to the surface of nearby waters, helping photosynthetic plankton thrive. These support an astounding population of fish that feed hordes of birds, along with whales.

In early drafts of “Dune,” Herbert combined all of these stages into the life cycle of the giant sandworms, football field-sized monsters that prowl the desert sands and devour everything in their path.

Herbert imagines each of these terrifying creatures beginning as small, photosynthetic plants that grow into larger “sand trout.” Eventually, they become immense sandworms that churn the desert sands, spewing spice onto the surface.

In both the book and “Dune: Part One,” soldier Gurney Halleck recites a cryptic verse that comments on this inversion of marine life and arid regimes of extraction: “For they shall suck of the abundance of the seas and of the treasure hid in the sand.”

Thank you for this—very interesting. I’ve been planning to read this sci-fi masterpiece, considered by some to be the best sci-fi book book of all time but my busy schedule doesn’t allow me to completely focus on this masterpiece; because these books (there are twenty three Dune books, set in the same Universe taking place over tens of thousands of years) deserve our complete dedication. I’m gonna read at least the six books written by Frank Herbert, that’s for sure, I just don’t know when.

Villeneuve is doing an amazing job with his Dune movies and people are becoming more interested in this Universe so I’d like to share some information with my fellow JT readers. Frank Herbert wrote six books, the original six. After his death, in 1986, his son, Brian Herbert, together with Kevin Anderson, wrote seventeen books.

Imo, you have three options: 1) read Dune, the first book, and you’re done; 2) read the original six books first, and the other seventeen later; 3) read the whole thing in chronological order.

Anyway, this can be pretty confusing, so to make things easier, I’m gonna write the 23 books in order: The Butlerian Jihad (2002) (The Buterian Jihad kicks off a trilogy of books written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson, the earliest in the timeline.), The Machine Crusade (2003), The Battle of Corrin (2004) (The Battle of Corrin takes place decades after the start of the Butlerian jihad and brings the trilogy to an end.), *Sisterhood of Dune (2012) (The start of another trilogy.), Mentats of Dune (2014), Navigators of Dune (2016), Dune: House Atreides (1999) (This next trilogy is called Prelude to Dune. House Atreides is set some 35 years before the events of Dune and catches up with characters like Leto Atreides, Vladimir Harkonnen and Shaddam Corrino as younger men before they came to power.), Dune: House Harkonnen (2000), Dune: House Corrino (2001) (The conclusion of this trilogy. Lady Jessica is pregnant will Paul, Emperor Shaddam is trying to get the great houses dependent on his synthetic form of spice, and Duke Leto sponsors an assault on the planet of Ix, the one planet in the Imperium that still uses computerized technology.), Princess of Dune (2023), Dune: The Duke of Caladan (2020), Dune: The Lady of Caladan (2021), Dune: The Heir of Caladan (2022) (This book focuses on young Paul Atreides, who learns about leadership as his parents navigate a political minefield. The book ends with Duke Leto being given the fiefdom of Arrakis, which finally takes us to the beginning of Dune.), Dune (1965) (The original Dune book written by Frank Herbert.), Paul of Dune (2008) (Paul of Dune takes place between the end of Dune and the beginning of Dune Messiah.), Dune Messiah (1969) (One of the original six books written by Frank Herbert. Dune Messiah will form the basis of Dune: Part Three, directed by Villeneuve.), The Winds of Dune (2009), Children of Dune (1976) (One of the original six books written by Frank Herbert.), God Emperor of Dune (1981) (One of the original six books written by Frank Herbert.), Heretics of Dune (1984) (One of the original six books written by Frank Herbert.), Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) (The sixth and final Dune book written by Frank Herbert.), Hunters of Dune (2007) and Sandworms of Dune* (2007).

1-0 against North Korea, with an early goal (I mean, 90 seconds, now that’s early—which is supposed to be an “appetizer” for the rest of the match). Oh, Japan, Japan… please, wake up. As for North Korea, I agree with Speed, just ban them from any future tournaments.

Mar. 21  02:14 pm JST Congratulations, Princess Aiko, well done. Good luck and… 頑張って！ :)

Why would anyone downvote this(?), smdh. Again, congratulations, Princess, wishing you all the best.

An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit areas near Tokyo on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties, the weather agency and local authorities said.

I didn’t feel anything.

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RedemptionToday  01:49 pm JST “ Consider yourself warned. The 2011 caught everyone off guard. It starts like the one this morning and you expect it will stop in a few seconds as the thousands of other earthquakes but then it doesn't and it increases exponentially. “

JimToday  01:58 pm JST “ Yeah these smaller ones are warnings that a big one is around the corner! Anyone who doesn’t believe that is simply a fool for not taking heeds, not being prepared and dismissing the idea will make them suffer the most when the big one hits! It’s just unbelievable that people can be so stupid to say no big earthquake will happen in Tokyo despite all the signs, all the history and scientific evidence. “

Hey, chill. Relax. Take it easy. ;)

Congratulations, Princess Aiko, well done. Good luck and… 頑張って！ :)

I just finished reading this on ESPN and wow, what a warning to all you “idiots” out there—gambling is bad—just when you think you have everything under control, that’s when you lose. A good example of how we can throw it all away… just like that.

Look at this:

[ "I'm terrible at gambling. Never going to do it again. Never won any money," Mizuhara said. "I mean, I dug myself a hole and it kept on getting bigger, and it meant I had to bet bigger to get out of it and just kept on losing. It's like a snowball effect."

After Ohtani agreed to pay the debts, Mizuhara said on Tuesday, Ohtani logged onto his own computer and sent the wire transfers under Mizuhara's supervision in installments over several months last year. They added "loan" to the description field in the transactions.

"We had to add a description for the wire,'" Mizuhara said. "I think Matt [Bowyer] might have told me to just put loan. You had to put something.”

Asked why Ohtani didn't simply give him the money instead of paying Bowyer's associate directly, Mizuhara said Ohtani didn't trust him with the money.

"He didn't want me to gamble it away," Mizuhara said.

Mizuhara said he told Ohtani he would pay him back.

When an ESPN reporter asked Ohtani's camp about the allegation from Mizuhara that Ohtani was present and helped move the funds and that he was going to be paid back, the spokesman contacted Ohtani's attorneys, who then issued the statement saying he was the victim of a "massive theft."

Mizuhara, though, Wednesday afternoon, walked back much of what he had said late Tuesday, saying Ohtani had no knowledge of his gambling activities, debts or efforts to repay them.

"Obviously, this is all my fault, everything I've done," he said. "I'm ready to face all the consequences.” ]

Apparently they’re close, but not that close.

Ohtani doesn’t need Mizuhara, he’s a big boy, he’ll be fine. The whole situation is a little bit confusing but one good thing to come out of this is that now we don’t need to see that guy next to Ohtani 24/7, when we all know that Ohtani can speak English, it was actually annoying and cringy af.

Some “sensitive” people around here (just kidding ;)); I eat like a pig every day (especially on weekends), meat, salads, all kinds of fast food, rice, pasta (I’m addicted to pasta), meat, donuts, deserts, meat, sushi, meat (I like meat), everything, but ok, I’m gonna tell you a little secret, I can eat whatever I want and I’m never gonna get fat (I guess I’m one of the lucky ones); but as for KFC, I eat it a lot (yes, it’s not the ‘best fried chicken in the world’ but it’s still pretty dmn good) and if it’s the red hot one (extremely popular—always sold out—and they only sell it in the summer and winter—go figure), my favorite, I’ll eat thirteen, fourteen, fifteen pieces, so yes, this place looks… “interesting”.

Yes to what was said by my fellow JT readers and just to make it clear: shut the hll up, China.

Shut up, China—you were always one of the biggest enemies of the environment and you keep polluting the world every day AND you still managed to give us Covid and TikTok. For all the pain and suffering that we’re all STILL experiencing because of you, WE should be compensated and the truth is that you, hypocrite China, would be broke in two weeks. Let them talk, Japan.

残念！ Space ain’t easy. I wish you guys good luck. 頑張って！ :)

Can’t wait for those debates. :)

I saw this a few days ago and I thought: Oh, here we go. Btw, the guy in the left looks like he’s yawning. I mean, sometimes I am forced to see and(!!) hear(!!) Japanese guys yawning without covering their mouths and I feel like I’m surrounded by little kids. So, this poster doesn’t tell the whole story—they should’ve added yawns.

Today  02:18 am JST “ I happen to be in Hiroshima until Thursday. I can assure you all that Hiroshima isn't grappling with anything. “—One of the best comments in this thread.

*-4**( +0 / -4 )*

Look at the downvotes (why?). That was short, simple and objective—better than most posts here (extremely long, filled with hate, lies and distortion of reality). Long story short, it’s just a movie—you can watch it… or not! Personally, I’m a fan of Nolan’s work so, of course, I’m gonna watch Oppenheimer but I also recognize the fact that most people in Japan simply don’t care. And that’s fine. They’re not gonna become more or less ignorant or upset because of this. Again, it’s just a movie.

“ I happen to be in Hiroshima until Thursday. I can assure you all that Hiroshima isn't grappling with anything. “—One of the best comments in this thread.

A Godzilla statue stands outside Tokyo Midtown in Hibiya to promote the film "Godzilla Minus One" on Monday after the film won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Cool. :) Congratulations, Gojira, you finally have an Oscar—well deserved. :) I’m gonna be honest, I’m not the biggest Godzilla fan but I’ve been hearing many good things about Godzilla Minus One so now I’m reaaally curious (… can’t wait to see this at home); and there’s a black and white version called Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color—a brilliant idea because the original movie is from 1954 (it is now considered the second best Godzilla movie, after Minus One).

My grandfather-in-law (still genki and still living in Hiroshima) was in Hiroshima when they dropped the Little Boy—he still remembers that morning but let me tell you something, this sweet old man doesn’t hate anybody and there are more people like him (who understand that war is ugly for all sides and that innocent people always pay for the actions of their leaders) which is why this article feels incomplete (I’m not saying that they forget, forgive, or that the dropping of the bomb was justifiable and even then, that doesn’t mean the US should be forgiven—it was one of the worst acts in the history of mankind). Now, even with all these complicated feelings, people should watch Oppenheimer (March 29 in Japan) because of three things—1) history isn’t going anywhere, 2) we all love (good) cinema and 3) the director is Christopher Nolan, not Michael Bay, for example; this isn’t a let’s go, USA kind of movie. Yes, I still didn’t watch it (I’ve been waiting for it to be released in Japan because this deserves to be seen in the big screen) and I know that this is a Hollywood movie and that Nolan is half American but I’m convinced that I’m not gonna be disappointed.

I grew up watching Dragon Ball. And it’s still part of my life because I play Legends and Dokkan. Rest in peace, Toriyama Akira. And thank you.

Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday …

About time.

“Japanese anime”? Anime means Japanese animation—you can call it Japanese animation or just anime.

Putin didn’t want NATO to grow in Eastern Europe but(!) there’s something called Northern Europe; last year, we added 1300 km to the alliance’s frontier with Russia and now Sweden (pretty close to Russia I’d say). Article 5, my Nordic friends, you can relax now. Welcome, Sweden. :)

purple_depressed_baconFeb. 16  06:36 pm JST

Not just the end but the entirety of Mulholland Drive. I've seen it twice and still haven't got the foggiest what it's about.

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garypenFeb. 22  11:33 pm JST

purple_depressed_bacon [ Not just the end but the entirety of Mulholland Drive. I've seen it twice and still haven't got the foggiest what it's about ]

The big hint is at the very beginning, right at the end of the opening credits.

Mulholland Drive. A masterpiece and one of my favorites.

(one of my old posts here on JT:)

… I'll admit that ( especially if you're watching it for the first time ) it can be pretty confusing, but 

( WARNING! )

( SPOILERS! )

things get easier after we realize that she was dreaming. Then it's just putting the little pieces together and separate the "dream" from "reality". Essentially, the movie is about Hollywood and broken dreams.

For those of you that ( probably watched it recently and ) need some help in understanding the movie; some key explanations:

"The dinner", which is the beginning of everything.

The characters here will be incorporated into the paranoid fantasy of Diane's 'romanticized Hollywood' dream: The director talking about the pool man becomes the director in her dream, also with Diane's idea of the pool man. The fat man watching her as she drinks her coffee becomes the gangster who doesn't like his espresso. Coco, the director's mother, becomes her landlady. The cowboy-hat guy becomes the cowboy-hat Hollywood power figure. The girl who kisses Camilla becomes the "Camilla Rhodes" in the dream part. And of course, Camilla, her ex-lover, becomes the dependent, loving person Diane wants her to be: "Rita".

About the ( strange ) "Espresso scene":

( plausible explanation )

The reason this was in Diane's dream was because during the real life dinner party, when Diane hears Adam's news that his divorce resulted in him getting the pool while his wife got nothing, the coffee that she's drinking tastes bad to her in light of this news, and she goes to look away. (In a traumatic moment like this, a person's brain can memorize anything) And who does she see? The guy that is going to eventually turn up in her dream as an Italian mobster, who ruins all of Adam's plans for his own movie. In this way, Diane manages to get revenge on Adam in her own dream world.

About the blue box and the club Silencio scene:

Inside the box, Diane has hidden away all her anguish, hysteria and depression – the components of her real life. Locking the box would mean hiding the reality, and constructing her fantasy. So when Rita opens the box, the dream falls apart. The blue box appears in Betty/Diane’s lap at the end of the opera. This is the culmination of her fantasy. Or rather, it signifies Diane/Betty waking up. The magician is forcing her to face the truth; to deconstruct her fantasy, to open the box and let the harsh truth come out. In this "Silencio" club scene, when Diane realizes she is dreaming, she shakes uncontrollably. This means that on the edge of reality/waking, her subconscious could no longer repress her memories of murdering the woman she loved. The box can be seen as a symbol of Camilla's death and inside it Diane's guilt, which she kept locked up by her fears (the bum). Once Rita/Camilla unlocks it, the dream-cowboy says, "It's time to wake up."

( the blonde wig: the dream begins to break down once Rita dons the blonde wig, making her look like Betty. This is a way of showing that Diane is beginning to realize that "Rita" is just a fiction of her own mind. Diane IS "Rita", hence their resemblance in the dream's waning moments. )

( at Winkie's ( which is where Diane hires the hitman to kill Camilla ), the waitress's real name, Betty, is the name Diane takes in her dream persona. In Diane's dream, the waitress becomes "Diane". )

The ending:

As shown on her face when she wakes, Diane is forced to face the fact that it was all a dream, the sadness of her own life, and the guilt brought on by having her ex-girlfriend murdered. Diane's neighbor knocks on her door, which is what actually woke her up, to tell her there have been detectives looking for her, additional confirmation that there has been a murder. She starts reflecting on how she came to be in this position, from Camilla's coolness to her flirtations with Adam to the unforgivable humiliations at the party. In her kitchen, Diane says excitedly, "You've come back", to "Camilla" before quickly realizing it was just another hallucination/fantasy. The final breakdown / hallucination starts with the bum dropping the open blue box (the murder realization), and then comes the crushing guilt. The escaping little old people (the ones who are possibly her parents or grandparents) remind her of how far she's come and how much she's changed and also how she couldn't possibly face those people again, knowing what she's done. (When we first meet Betty, she is saying goodbye to this old couple, on to a better, brighter future in Hollywood.) As her guilt and the reality of what she's done overwhelm her (and with the hallucinatory breakdown of the old couple attacking), she shoots herself in the mouth.

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Naomi Watts said in an interview: "Diane is the real character and Betty is the person she wanted to be and had dreamed up. Rita is the damsel in distress and she's in absolute need of Betty, and Betty controls her as if she were a doll. Rita is Betty's fantasy of who she wants Camilla to be."

All those zangyous, ganbattes and gamans will be lost in time… like tears in rain…; smh, Japan.

I watched the whole thing and what a game that was(!)—the best offense against the best defense—there was a little bit of everything and the OT brought us that extra excitement; congratulations, KC; overall, I think SF is a better team but Mahomes makes the right decisions at the right time—one of the best QBs of all time, probably the goat—Brady has 7 but if we compare Patrick Mahomes (28) to a 28 year old Tom Brady, Mahomes has 16 more regular season wins, 4 more playoff wins, one more SB appearance and he has now the same number of SB wins (3), plus he’s a three time mvp.