# Without A Trace (3/9/6) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826 "2006-03-10T14:25:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/1 "2006-03-10T14:25:49Z")
Am I the only one who noticed that last night’s episode was goofy? I laughed several times, and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at that (before now) serious show before. And I loved the Laundry delivery guy. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/2 "2006-03-10T17:34:11Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Am I the only one who noticed that last night’s episode was goofy? I laughed several times, and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed at that (before now) serious show before. Unless something really, really bad is happening to someone, it just doesn’t feel like a day at the office. I liked Pookie-bear, and I really liked queer-friendly Don. “I spent _weeks_ listening to that K.D… uh… K.D… uh…” “K.D. _Lang_, Boss.” “Yeah. K.D. Lang.” ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/3 "2006-03-10T19:17:56Z")
And the missing agoraphobe was Mrs. Macolm Reynolds from 2 episodes of Firefly (only one of which was aired originally). Much, much more likeable in this show. It was fun to see the Cuban-American Fed and the Irish-American Fed (who’s actually played by an Italian-Australian) singing “That’s Amoré!” to the Italian-American mobsters and the lesbian couple. Such a very cross-cultural ending. ---
**Author:** ![Apricot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@Apricot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apricot)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/4 "2006-03-10T19:33:10Z")
It’s like everyone went to Bad Acting School just for that episode. It made me laugh, but not in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![baileygrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/5 "2006-03-10T19:57:31Z")
> [@Apricot](#): > > It’s like everyone went to Bad Acting School just for that episode. It made me laugh, but not in a good way. Ugh, that was my feelings exactly. I really like this show but last nights episode was just a tad too goofy for me. And the singing of “That’s Amore” just ruined it for me. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-a-trace-3-9-6/347826/6 "2006-03-13T17:30:53Z")
Finally got around to viewing this episode. The more I thought about it, the more I think it’s the equivalent to Star Trek’s “The Trouble With Tribbles”. Somewhere after the first season, you’ve got to do a silly episode to break the tension, for both the viewers and the cast/crew. This was also the first full episode that my wife has watched (she usually watches ER). It hooked her, so the change of pace worked…