u/ConnecticutBob

Okay, so this isn't a major plot point, but does anyone else notice that when Carol is writing on the white board, her words tend to slope down slightly as she goes from left to right? I mean, I'm sure it's partially my suspected OCD that makes me notice this, but it really bugs me. Her lettering isn't bad, but she should have bought a white board that is ruled like college notebook paper! 😄

On another note, I'm going to be in Spain next week, and I've booked a couple nights at the boutique hotel near the vineyards where the survivors had their meeting with lunch. I even booked the room that Carol stayed in after she caused the others to lock up and seize when she screamed at them. Yes, I'm a fan of visiting filming locations (we've already been to Carol's house in Albuquerque two months ago) and like I said, I think I'm a bit OCD(!) but I just love stuff like this! I'll post photos when I get back.

A few weeks ago while in Albuquerque I stopped by the neighborhood set and took some photos. And for a couple months I knew we were going to take a trip to Spain, most notably Bilbao and Madrid. Well, I was able to track down the fancy hotel that Koumba and the the other survivors had that fancy lunch. It's a four-star boutique hotel and not exactly cheap, but I liked the views of the area and the surrounding vineyards. I was able afford two nights there. When I looked at their website, the hotel only has 8 rooms, and they had photos of each room. I was able to figure out which one was the room Carol slept in after alienating the other survivors from rewatching that episode. So I requested it and they just let me know it's reserved for me. I'll probably have actual photos sometime around late October, and I'll post them here. I uploaded a screen cap from the episode showing the room; there's a little detail where while Carol is talking on the phone, if you look carefully in the bathroom to the right you can see her face reflected in the little round mirror. Usually there's a meaning associated with that sort of composition, often deception. I'll also get photos from various places around the property. I'm fascinated by TV and Film locations ever since I worked in film production about 20 years ago.

Yesterday I went to Carol's neighborhood in Albuquerque to take a few photos. You have to park on the road about 1/2 mile from the set because there is a Road Closed sign and I'm not sure if driving beyond that would be considered trespassing. So we walked along the side of the gravel road to get a look from the perimeter fence. There were a couple SUVs there, including one that appeared to be from a security company. There was someone inside the car and it was running (to keep it cool on this 94-degree day), but they didn't mess with us as long as we stayed outside of the fence. I took a few photos but the sun was already descending to the west, so the photos don't show a lot of detail. All the windows on the homes are boarded up, and I expect they will begin opening them up as it gets closer to the October filming dates. Here's my pics: