Oh, I do love these advance screeners that Fox keeps sending me. While you're reading this in the second week of January, which is normally the depths of my four-cap carpal tunnel nightmare panic hellride, I'm taking my leisurely time writing this on what is, for me, the week of Christmas. One of the best gifts I got. Let's see if I feel the same way after watching it.

I do have high hopes for this, the seventh season. Part of that is superstition, as the odd-numbered seasons tend to be the good ones. But it's also because for the first time, the writers have had the time to plan out the whole season in advance, like I've been after them to do for years. And if it doesn't hold up, this year there's no excuse.

One other thing: as a little experiment, and since I've never had time to do this before, I'm fully recapping each hour before even watching the next one. What this means for you is that each recap will be written from a completely unspoiled perspective. All I'm going to be doing after finishing all four hours will be going back to fix the occasional typo [sic].

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