The habits of this bird are sadly predictable. Worried that his nest won’t hold, he builds two. Too nervous to sing, it makes alarmed little calls throughout the night. The mating season is especially hard on this species, amplifying its abundant neuroses. Advice: A kind word here or there couldn’t hurt.
Josette is told that she must marry Barnabas immediately. The countess warns her that unless she complies, she will lose Barnabas.
As Barnabas and Josette prepare for the wedding, Angelique cooks up another spell. After it is cast, Josette mysteriously disappears, leaving Barnabas alone at the alter.
The Ne’er Shut Up is the most enthusiastic singer of any species. He sings morning, noon and night, stopping only occasionally for a snack or brief nap. If you have one nesting in your yard, your life will be filled with song. Your entire natural life.
The Countess relates to Monsieur Dupree that Joshua is a cat. She further concludes that there is a witch in the house, and voices her suspicions about Vicky. Nathan Forbes overhears and tries to warn Vicky, but she foolishly ignores him.
The Countess pumps Vicky for information, but has an unfortunate on-camera coughing fit. The coversation concludes with a hoarse accustion that Vicky is involved with the occult.
The countess reviews her Tarot cards and decides that Josette and Barnabas must marry the next day.
You don’t have to be a Pixar fan to love Ratatouille, a charming comedy from writer/director Brad Bird. Of course the animation is excellent, but the voice actors bring to life the story of a Parisian rat who dreams of becoming a great chef.
Along the way, our hero confronts the opposition of his family and the human aversion to rats in the kitchen. It all unfolds delightfully with comedy arising from character as much as situation.
A particular stand-out is Peter O’Toole as food critic Anton Ego, perhaps the most fearsome critic in cinema history. Take the kids to Ratatouille, and, if you don’t have kids, take yourself.
Jerimiah decides to take a long trip away from Collinwood. This disturbs Angelique, who responds by mumbling something witchy into the fire. The spell prompts Josette to convince Barnabas to talk to Jerimiah and convince him to stay.
Josette loses her desire to be near Jerimiah as Angelique’s spell inexplicably weakens. Faced with such odds, Angelique turns Joshua into a cat so Jerimiah will have to stay behind to mind the family business.
No one can find Joshua and they are befuddled by the cat. The episode ends with a close up of a well fed tabby.
Sure that twenty pound bag of birdseed is enough? I only ask because if you live in one of the 46 states that the Greedy Grebe nests, it won’t be. This drab, well camouflaged bird is the picture of gluttony, emptying your feeder as fast as you can fill it. Attempts to find it and give it a good talking to will fail. This bad ass is unrepentant.
Naomi obsesses over her nightmare about a woman with a pitchfork on her hand embracing Jerimiah. As these things go, Naomi notices that Josette has the same mark. The discovery prompts fearful strains from the orchestra.
Nathan Forbes is repelled by Millicent until he learns that she is awash in valuable real estate. He puts aside his distaste and begins pitching the woo.
Josette’s mark disappears, but one appears on Jerimiah’s hand, greatly disturbing the orchestra, which was overwrought to begin with. As the two work to remove it, Angelique’s spell hits them big time. They become unbearably soppy, kicking the Theremin into high gear.
Some would call it alert, others crazed. This turbo-charged member of the blackbird family builds its next near Starbucks outlets, waiting for customers to abandon the dregs of their drinks. Having fortified itself, it tirelessly sings and builds nests into the wee hours. Also fond of biscotti.
The countess speaks with Josette’s father, Monsieur Dupree, about an occult influence in the house. She insists that an evil force is at work to prevent the marriage of Josette and Barnabas.
Jerimiah catches his mother Naomi getting gassed in the afternoon. As this is not unusual, they converse until interrupted by Monsieur Dupree. Naomi withdraws, leaving the two men to gossip about the racy kiss between Jerimiah and Josette.
That evening, the countess takes a peek at her tarot cards, and once again comes to the conclusion that Vicky is to blame. Angelique orchestrates a dream for Naomi that also suggests that Vicky is to blame. Things are not shaping up well for Vicky, who remains dangerously oblivious.
