Some of our favorite shows have started to return. Abbott Elementary (Hulu) is leading that charge, and sadly, they switched audio description providers. It is a pretty obvious artificial voice, and it barely spoke during the season premiere. There are definitely long stretches where if you just walked into the room, you would assume the program totally lacked audio description. It does not. It spoke maybe five times, and while I will not contend that the information given was useful, I will take issue with the fact that there were some other moments where experienced AD writers would have added audio description. No clue who is writing this, but quit your day job. Sorry, not sorry. Abbott Elementary has never had lush description due to the nature of the show, but this feels like meeting the legal requirement. Almost like when a kid has to write a 100 word essay, and they have nothing to say, so most of it is bullshit, and you end up thinking… really? You couldn’t write 100 words? Just 100? That is this.

However, The Connors (Hulu), which also returned this week has human audio description. Go figure. Why ABC would choose to ditch AD for their most popular award winning sitcom, but keep it on what is rumored to be the final season of The Connors is a mystery. I do love the Connors, and they made me love it just a little bit more by having Nick Offerman in the season premiere as a renowned chef who rescues flailing restaurants like The Lunchbox.

The Traitors (Peacock) saw Kate finally return to the round table. She didn’t participate in the challenge, but she did get to vote on people she had just met. I know why she’s back, but she wasn’t my favorite non-winner from last season, though she makes perfect sense. My gut instinct is that when the Traitors can recruit her, they will. I would have voted for Janelle, simply for being the ringleader of some missed shots. Everyone wants Dan to take shots, but at least he’s not known for leading the kill shot on a bunch of faithfuls. I totally see Fedra going all the way.

I really really want Griselda (Netflix) to be more interesting. I love Sofia Vergara, and it’s totally possible that I’ll keep watching just to see her do dramatic work, but this is just the same old recycled drug crime show we’ve seen before. It doesn’t feel tailored to any of Vergara’s strengths, more like she got the part in something that already existed. I want so much more for her. The audio description is just OK, like one of my problems with the pilot was not really answered when the character attacked with a machete has his arm in a sling. I still don’t know where he was hit or how bad it was.

I finished the first season of Ghosts UK (Paramount Plus) with another episode that the US version used, where a company wanted to buy the property. Slightly different plot details, but mostly the same. I liked the part where they checked out other potential houses to live, and found out that even a high rise is problematic. That was a good gag that even the remake didn’t go for, mainly because it makes no sense. But, still, funny.

Also, finished the first season of Bookie (MAX), a somewhat underrated show, which mAX will likely cancel after its next season like it just did for Julia and our Flag Means Death, or rescind the renewal like it did with minx.