# Arrested Development 10/3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672 "2005-10-04T00:30:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/81 "2005-10-06T15:04:50Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > I loved Bob Loblaw’s commercial. The last line of the commercial…“No habla espanol.” Funny funny. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/82 "2005-10-06T15:41:44Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > **Sol** , all of that makes sense, and I’m sure it’s mostly correct, but in all of her scenes with Dave Thomas, brief as they are, she seems a completely different character – different accent, more focused, less staring about aimlessly), she just generally seems like she’s on the ball. So if she really is as dumb as she appears, how can she appear competent? > > –Cliffy Yeah, I picked up the same vibe. WIth Dave Thomas, it doesn’t seem like she’s “special”. She seems like someone of normal intelligence, with a different accent. And Dave had to remind her to take her hat… possibly because it makes her more ‘special’ looking and that’s her cover. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/83 "2005-10-06T17:33:12Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Yeah, I picked up the same vibe. WIth Dave Thomas, it doesn’t seem like she’s “special”. She seems like someone of normal intelligence, with a different accent. And Dave had to remind her to take her hat… possibly because it makes her more ‘special’ looking and that’s her cover. No, no, the “hat” is bugged! That’s why she points it at Michael when she asks him something. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/84 "2005-10-06T17:41:01Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > No, no, the “hat” is bugged! That’s why she points it at Michael when she asks him something. On this show?! Without a direct narration explaining that “she was in fact a spy”? No way. I think they are just playing up the British espionage angle as a joke. Just because they zoom in on the hat means nothing… unless of course the hat is a visual pun for an upcoming punchline. Ok what would that be I wonder. Hat… head… chappeaux… hmmmm? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/85 "2005-10-06T17:54:48Z")
> [@kingpengvin](#): > > It still feels as if there is a missing episode… Where the hell is Oscar? [Here](http://www.imoscar.com/) he is. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/86 "2005-10-06T19:26:01Z")
I think it’s pretty clear that even if Rita is a special agent, she’s really a “special” special agent, for the reasons already mentioned plus a few other clues and hints so quick or minute that most non-Twoppers (or Tivo-ers) won’t have noticed them. Maybe it’s time to look into some analrapy… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/87 "2005-10-06T19:34:20Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > [Here](http://www.imoscar.com/) he is. I love the “Shouts and Murders,” which matches The New Yorker’s “Shouts and Murmurs” column down to the typeface. ---
**Author:** ![Thrillhouse15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ad7895/32.png) [@Thrillhouse15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrillhouse15)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/88 "2005-10-06T19:41:26Z")
> [@Dijon Warlock](#): > > If someone doesn’t pick **Bob Loblaw** as their user name on this board _pretty damned fast_, I might seriously consider cancelling my membership. Not exactly the same thing, but Bob Loblaw is currently the name of my fantasy football team. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/89 "2005-10-10T23:46:58Z")
Having missed last week’s ep (grrrrr), anyone want to give me a quick plot synopsis of what happened last week so I can catch up. The anecdotes in this thread have helped a little, but a more linear replay would be helpful… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/90 "2005-10-11T02:25:48Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Having missed last week’s ep (grrrrr), anyone want to give me a quick plot synopsis of what happened last week so I can catch up. The anecdotes in this thread have helped a little, but a more linear replay would be helpful… 🙂 There’s almost 20 pages of posts, but check out [TWOP](http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3131293) . ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672/91 "2005-10-11T15:00:31Z")
> [@sleeepy2](#): > > There’s almost 20 pages of posts, but check out [TWOP](http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3131293) . Thanks, but since TWOP doesn’t do comedies, I’m essentially looking at another thread just like this one: commenting on the episode without an official, formal recap. Looks like I’ve got a while 'til the next one (baseball and all), so if anyone’s so inclined to oblige, I’d be most appreciative… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-10-3/324672.md?page=4)