Tabitha Wakes to the Entire Bennett Clan Standing Over Her; Had Offered Them the House; Is Regretting This; Fainted at the Door

The Wizard of Oz. Timmy as a flying monkey. The town of Harmony as Oz characters announcing they are moving in. Tabitha as the wicked witch. A vision that proved, on waking, to be directionally accurate.

Tabitha Lenox opened this week on the floor, in the grip of a vision. In it, she was the Wicked Witch of the West.legally not wicked Timmy was a flying monkey. The assembled population of Harmony arrived as Oz characters legally not wicked to inform Tabitha that they would all be moving in with her. The Gazette notes that this vision, which Tabitha experienced as a nightmare, was in its essential structure prophetically accurate. She awoke to find the entire Bennett household standing over her. She had, in a prior moment of generosity, offered them shelter following the loss of their home. She is, per sources, regretting that decision. She fainted when she answered the door. The Gazette notes that the vision and the reality were close enough that a reasonable person might question which was which.

Kay Bennett, now staying at the Lopez-Fitzgerald house rather than the Lenox residence, used the occasion to shoot her shot with Miguel. She reminded him of their time in the mine shaft. She kissed him. He did not immediately object, though he noted briefly that he is with Charity. Kay cited Uncle Hank on the matter of loving the one you're with. The Gazette is not in a position to adjudicate the philosophical question raised by Uncle Hank's position but notes that it has been invoked in circumstances that Uncle Hank likely did not envision, and directs readers to the original source material: Stephen Stills, "Love the One You're With," 1970.

Reese Durkee - still glowing from his !ahha command added last week - is leading the charge to explore the Lenox basement, where Tabitha's supernatural operations and associated spirits are believed to be stored. Tabitha has conveniently lost the key. The Gazette notes this is the third consecutive issue in which Reese has correctly identified something that the adults around him have declined to act on, and files it accordingly.

In what sources describe as a nightmare sequence - the Gazette notes this week's episode block contained an extraordinary volume of dream content and is flagging it as a pattern - Reese and Charity caught Tabitha talking to Timmy and Reese formally accused Tabitha of witchcraft and sentenced her to death by fire. The Gazette is noting this was a nightmare and not an actual proceeding. It also notes that Reese's instincts remain correct and that his being overruled by adults is, at this point, a structural feature of life in Harmony rather than an isolated event.

MossBadger · Fashion Desk "Tabby was dressed like she's selling paint sponges"

The Gazette notes MossBadger's assessment and considers it the most efficient piece of fashion criticism filed this week. Tabitha's wardrobe has not previously been covered by this paper's fashion desk, which did not previously exist.

Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald · Proposal Desk

Miguel Suggests a Triple Wedding Without Proposing; Kay Faints When Charity and Miguel Announce Their Engagement Anyway

Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald proposed this week that he, Charity, Ethan, Theresa, Luis, and Sheridan should all be married at once in a triple wedding. He made this proposal without first proposing to Charity. The Gazette notes the sequencing and considers it characteristically Miguel. Charity and Miguel subsequently announced their engagement regardless. Kay fainted on receiving this information.

FartSimulator · Astute Viewer "she passed out like a contestant on America's Next Top Model on judgement day"

The Gazette endorses this description. Luis and Pilar do not approve of the Miguel/Charity engagement. The Gazette notes their position and notes it is outnumbered by the engagements, which now stand at three.

Ethan Proposes to Theresa; The Gazette Corrects Its Earlier Reporting on Luis and Sheridan; The Dream Volume This Week Was Remarkable

The proposal. The counter-proposal. The dream proposal. The acceptance in a dream. The actual acceptance. The Gazette is carefully distinguishing between all of these under significant dream duress.

The Gazette must issue a correction. This paper reported in issue five that Luis had proposed to Sheridan and that she had accepted. The Gazette now has additional information. Sheridan was asleep during the proposal and did not hear it. She subsequently said yes in a dream. Luis and Sheridan's engagement, as previously reported, was therefore premature. The Gazette regrets the error. The Gazette also notes, in partial mitigation, that the line between what is a dream and what is not in Harmony this week was genuinely difficult to establish. This paper has counted at least four distinct dream or vision sequences in the current block of episodes and considers this a volume worth noting.

Louis has proposed to Sheridan. She has accepted. This one is confirmed. New Hank assisted in setting up flowers and lattice in the park for the occasion. The Gazette notes New Hank's contribution and considers it a solid first week of documented activity. The Gazette notes all three engagements - Ethan/Theresa, Luis/Sheridan, Miguel/Charity - and notes that Harmony has entered a period of significant matrimonial activity.

We cannot, at time of press, be fully certain that it was the real Luis who proposed. The Gazette is noting this caveat and explains fully in the Fauxuis coverage below.

Catholicism Desk · Premarital Affairs

Ethan and Theresa Approach, Retreat From, and Then Ultimately Pursue the Bedroom; Gwen Materialises; Strong Catholic Overtones This Week

This week's episode block presented, in the Gazette's assessment, one of the more theologically eventful romantic sequences in recent coverage. Chad and Whitney came close to premarital relations and then had a lengthy conversation about why that would be inappropriate. Ethan and Theresa did the same, then reversed, then reversed again. Ethan got cold feet and invoked Catholic values at the decisive moment. Theresa talked him back around. They retired to the bedroom. Gwen Hotchkiss appeared in the room and attempted to assert her dominance. This attempt failed. The Gazette is reporting this sequence accurately and notes the number of reversals is higher than this paper's style guide ordinarily accommodates.

The Gazette notes the strong Catholic overtones of this week's block and does not consider them accidental. The show appears to be making a structural argument about consequence. The Gazette is watching this argument develop and will report on its conclusions when they arrive.
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Fauxuis · Deployment Report

Fauxuis Deployed at the Engagement Party; Sheridan Is Being Gaslit; A Woman Was Procured With Apparent Ease

The Gazette has been tracking the Fauxuis situation since issue five, when Julian Crane retrieved the Luis mask from his desk drawer. This week, Fauxuis was deployed at the engagement party. The operation proceeded as follows: Julian arranged for Rebecca Hotchkiss to be replaced by a blonde woman of Julian's procurement. The replacement was made. Rebecca was removed from the situation. Julian had, per sources, no difficulty at all procuring a woman to serve as a romantic decoy alongside Fake Luis. Both Rebecca and multiple viewers noted this. The Gazette is noting it too.

The operation involves Sheridan finding Fake Luis with another woman and concluding that Luis is unfaithful - so Julian will not be forced to murder sheridan. Julian and Alistair are dropping clues. A woman was hired to call for Luis and argue with Fake Luis in the courtyard, loudly, while the real Luis talked inside with Hank. Sheridan found Fake Luis with the other woman. The gaslighting campaign is active.

milarepa62 · Strategic Assessment "she's gonna slap that mask off Luis 2"

The Gazette endorses milarepa62's read on the likely resolution and notes it as the most optimistic interpretation of Sheridan's forthcoming discovery. The Gazette further notes that Julian asked Luis to leave the party under the pretext of helping him secure his gun collection, characterising it as irresponsible to have guns out at a party. The Gazette notes that Julian's concern for responsible firearm storage is a new development in his documented character and does not take it at face value.

Luis subsequently had a heart to heart with Alistair, who welcomed him with open arms. The Gazette questions the sincerity of this welcome, as Alistair has an active murder order on Luis that has been in the notices bar of this paper since issue four.

RustyFord · Casting Analysis

RustyFord Suggests New Hank Ate the Old Hank

Viewer RustyFord proposed this week that New Hank consumed Old Hank as a mechanism of succession. The Gazette has reviewed the evidence - New Hank is two feet taller, blonde, and considerably more conventionally handsome than the records suggest Old Hank was - and considers RustyFord's hypothesis among the more plausible casting explanations available. The Gazette is not confirming it. The Gazette is not denying it. The Gazette notes that New Hank helped set up flowers for the proposal and is doing well. legally not nancy

Underground Operations · Witch Desk

Timmy and Tabitha Trapped 100 Feet Underground; Timmy Steals the Wand; Summons Julian; Sends Julian Back; Turns Tabitha Into What He Claims Is a Mouse

The wand. The power. The corruption. The rat. Tabitha's return from the great below. A full account of this week's subterranean activities.

Timmy and Tabitha, having fallen into the entry corridor of Hecuba's maze at the engagement party, found themselves more than 100 feet underground with no clear means of escape. They made their way to the location from which Tabitha and Hecuba previously directed all of Harmony's supernatural drama. Tabitha appeared to consider setting up shop there again with the Bennet's taking residence in her abode, with Timmy, on a more permanent basis. This is an option the Gazette is monitoring.

Timmy, in possession of Tabitha's wand and operating with increasing confidence, attempted to cast a spell to return them to the surface. The first cast summoned Julian Crane to the witches' den. Timmy recognised this as an error, corrected it immediately, and sent Julian back up. Julian arrived at the surface briefly confused. Rebecca did not believe his account of the incident and has noted her intention to have him committed after they are married. The Gazette notes Rebecca's plan and considers it, under the circumstances, understandable.

Timmy, recognising that he has a genuine aptitude for wand-based casting, went mad with power. He turned Tabitha into what he described as a mouse. Astute viewers noted it was, in fact, a white rat. The Gazette confirms: it was a white rat. Timmy has gone mad with power. The transformation was completed. The Gazette notes that Tabitha's week began with her being the Wicked Witch in a dream and ended with her being a white rat in the basement. This paper considers that a meaningful arc and notes it accordingly.

Timmy also spilled the potion that Hecuba and Tabitha engineered to cause havoc on relationships - an anti-love compound of unspecified composition. The Gazette notes the spill occurred underground and is reporting that it may be a cause of fog in the above ground maze. This paper considers this an open item and will track it.

Hecuba's Maze · Above Ground Report

The Engagement Party Maze: Released Upon the Guests; Possibly Ancient; Ethan Notes It Came With the Mansion; The Love Square Has a Bench

legally not nancyThe Crane estate's hedge maze, which Ethan notes came with the mansion and may be as old as time, was released upon the engagement party guests this week. It is not entirely clear to this correspondent whether the above-ground maze at the Crane estate is directly connected to Hecuba's underground maze, or a separate but thematically related structure. Ethan announced to the party that the maze reveals lies and secrets. A mist appeared - possibly related to the aformentioned potion. Guests split by gender and moved toward what they understood to be a love square at the centre. The love square has a bench. Nobody has reached it yet. Nobody is having fun. Charity had a premonition of Miguel kissing Kay. The Gazette notes the premonition and notes it is directionally accurate based on this week's coverage. Hank overheard Gwen threatening Theresa to herself, outside, the main party. Will he abide?

Sam and Grace · Separation Desk

Grace Kicks Sam Out; The Girls Are Having a Hard Time; Ivy Is at the Party With Sam; She Has a Photo She Treasures

Grace Bennett has kicked Sam out of the Lenox house, where the Bennetts are currently staying. The girls are having a hard time with the separation. Sam and Ivy attended the engagement party together. Ivy showed Sam a photograph she keeps in a safe - an image of Sam and a young Ethan, taken by Pilar at the county fair. Ivy regards it, per sources, as her greatest treasure. The Gazette notes this detail and notes it as one of the more human moments in Ivy's documented history in this paper. It does not change this paper's overall assessment of Ivy's conduct but it is noted. samclif

Julian attempted to court Dr. Eve Russell at the party. She rejected him efficiently. The Gazette commends Dr. Russell's judgment.

Chad Harris · Steam Room · Tabloid Desk

Chad Enters the Steam Room; Social Engineers the Tabloid Reporter; Presents as a Fan; Extracts Information About the Ethan Tip

Chad Harris, demonstrating what this paper considers an underappreciated instinct for investigative fieldwork, confronted the journalist from the Daily Private Lives this week in the steam room. He presented as a fan. He expressed admiration for the reporter's work. He extracted, through this social engineering approach, information about who submitted the tip regarding Ethan's paternity to the Daily Private Lives. The Gazette notes Chad's methodology and considers it effective. The Gazette also notes that it received a cease and desist from the Daily Private Lives this week for related coverage, and that Chad therefore obtained, informally and in a steam room, information that this paper was legally discouraged from pursuing. The Gazette considers Chad's contribution significant and is documenting it formally.

The information Chad extracted has not yet been made available to this correspondent. The Gazette is tracking the lead and will report when sources are able to confirm.

Public Information Notice · On the Matter of Consent This week's episode block depicted a character entering another character's room uninvited at night and suggesting that her verbal refusal did not reflect her actual wishes. The Gazette is interrupting its regular coverage to note, clearly and without editorial hedging, that consent is communicated through clear, enthusiastic, and ongoing agreement. A person saying no means no. Body language, clothing, prior behaviour, or a person's general feelings about someone do not constitute consent and cannot override a verbal refusal. If you have questions about consent or need support, RAINN operates a confidential hotline at 1-800-656-4673 and online chat at rainn.org. The Gazette does not editoralise lightly in the middle of a coverage block. It is doing so here because it is the right thing to do.

WrecksLLC · Field Report · Incest Historical Desk

Field Reporter WrecksLLC Notes a Historical Precedent for the Chad/Whitney Situation; The Show Began With a Royal Connection

HWG Field Reporter and Director of HWG Funnypages WrecksLLC noted this week that viewers should perhaps not be surprised by the presence of a potential incest storyline in Harmony, given that the show established a connection to the British Royal Family in its early episodes. The Gazette notes WrecksLLC's historical framing and considers it a useful piece of institutional context. The British Royal Family's documented genealogical complexity is a matter of public record. The Gazette is not drawing conclusions from this parallel. It is noting that WrecksLLC drew it and that the Gazette considers it a reasonable observation.

Ivy Crane · Archive Note

Ivy Keeps a Photo of Sam and Young Ethan in a Safe; Had Pilar Take It at the County Fair; Regards It as Her Greatest Treasure

The Gazette is filing this separately because it warrants a separate filing. Ivy Crane has kept, in a safe, a photograph of Sam Bennett and a young Ethan at the county fair. Pilar took it. Ivy showed it to Sam at the party. She described it as her greatest treasure. The Gazette is noting this as a piece of character documentation that complicates, without resolving, this paper's ongoing assessment of Ivy. People are not simple. This paper is aware of that. It is noting the photo because the photo is real and it is worth noting.