59 Times People Struggled With Words So Badly, They Cracked Others Up (New Pics)

People tend to get mad at the grammar police online. Yet, sometimespeople's grammarand spelling skills are so atrocious that they're begging to be called out and taught a lesson. According to a 2015 Harris Poll, 80% of Americansconsiderthemselves good spellers.

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However, after you scroll through this list, you may find that statistic questionable.Bored Pandahas prepared a selection of funny and equally embarrassing posts where people eitherfell victim to autocorrector skipped grammar day at school. See how a minor mistake can change the vibe of a whole sentence and deliver comedy gold instead of somber, serious news.

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Bad grammarcan certainly be funny. Just one comma out of place and a sentence like "Tables are for eating customers only" goes from instructive to ridiculously cannibalistic. It makes you think that people would put a lot of effort into spelling things correctly and puttingpunctuation markswhere they belong. Alas, that isn't always the case.

Ironically, the younger generation is the most irked by grammar mistakes they see in the real world, online, or when texting others. According to the same Harris poll, 74% of people under 35saidthat spelling mistakes on social media were annoying. This may seem surprising, since they're the generation most likely to use abbreviations and are typically associated with laxgrammaronline.

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Interestingly, there's also a gender disparity when it comes to who notices grammar mistakes more. Women appear to be more perceptive when spotting bad spelling, with 75% of women saying they often find errors in things like ads, restaurant menus, and store signs. In contrast, 66% of the men in the survey said they spotted grammar mistakes often.

Yet one grammar peeve was consistent among all ages, genders, and professions. English speakers just can't stand it when people can't correctly spell and tell the difference between "their, they're, and there." I have to say, I'm right there with them – and English isn't even my first language!

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Different rules apply to texting and messaging online, though. Although only a quarter of Gen Zersadmitthat they use full stops, capital letters, commas, and quotation marks on social media, 69% use correct grammar when texting. Perhaps it's who they are communicating with: texting is often reserved for parents and older people, and social media is how they communicate with peers.

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Good grammar matters in the context of dating, too. A 2016 survey from the dating site Zooskshowedthat 48% of people in the dating market consider poor grammar skills a deal breaker in online dating. Interestingly, women seem to have higher standards: 65% said they would stop chatting with a bad speller, and only 60% of men said they pay attention to a prospective partner's grammar.

Still, the majority found obvious spelling and punctuation mistakes to be turn-offs. And it's not just bad grammar that people hate; silly hype words such as "LOL" and "YOLO" were found to drastically decrease response rates.

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Our personal lives aren't the only context in which good spelling and punctuation matter. Which CV do you think would be tossed away immediately: one with blatant grammar mistakes or a carefully proofread one? Certified professional résumé writer Drew Roark says that spelling or punctuation mistakes are about more than just grammar knowledge.

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"Mistakes on your résumé can expose traits about yourself, which can ultimately keep an employer from offering you a job," Roark explains. "Employers are less concerned about your spelling (knowing you probably just made a typo) and more concerned with the fact that you overlooked an error, which speaks volumes about your tendencies."

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What's worse than a bad speller online? Grammar police who love to humiliate those with poor grammar skills and call them out for their mistakes. Research shows, and experts claim that they're not trying to do the world a solid and rid it of grammar mistakes – they're trying to establish their superiority.

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According to a 2016 study, introvertsmay bemore prone to correcting the mistakes of others. Apparently, they connect the mistakes to the person's core self, judging their intellect. The researchers also found that the less agreeable the person is, the more likely they are to be members of the grammar police.

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A professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Robert Kurzban,explainedto Slate that the grammar police are looking for ways to make themselves feel better. "When people, especially publicly, correct others' mistakes, a lot of that has to do with signaling to other people," he said. "People are trying to signal their expertise, because being able to identify mistakes indicates that you know more about something than the person who committed the error."

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What about you, Pandas? How often do you spot bad spelling and punctuation online and in the messages people send you? Or maybe you're the bad speller, and you feel no shame for it whatsoever? Let us know your experiences when struggling with words in the comments! In the meantime, check out thesehilariously unfortunate names parents have given their babiesthat we wish were spelling mistakes.

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59 Times People Struggled With Words So Badly, They Cracked Others Up (New Pics)

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JD Vance warns that extraterrestrials are demons: 'I'm going to get to the bottom of this'

J.D. Vance does not believe that extraterrestrials are aliens from outer space as traditionally imagined.

Entertainment Weekly JD Vance and E.T. in 'E.T.'Credit: Benny Johnson/Youtube;Universal

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  • "I don't think I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons," he said on a recent podcast.

  • Vance is the latest politician to wade into little-green-man discourse, following Donald Trump's demand for the release of the so-called "UFO files," and Barack Obama claiming that aliens are "real," though he hasn't seen them.

Lucifer phone home.

JD Vancehas waded into the extraterrestrial discourse seemingly happening at the upper echelons of American political power with a perspective that is, to say the least, a bit offbeat.

"When I came in, I was obsessed with the UFO files," the vice president told conservative podcasterBenny Johnsonon Friday, referring to the cache of files related to "alien and extraterrestrial life" that President Donald Trumpcalled to releasein February. Vance said that he hasn't had even a "peek" at said files, due to the demands of "the economy and national security and things like that."

But anyway, it might not even matter, because to Vance, aliens as we know them don't even exist: "I don't think they're aliens. I think they're demons."

Vance explained that he believes "celestial beings, who fly around and do weird things to people" are not necessarily otherworldly extraterrestrials in theE.T.orAliensense, as we've come to think of them.

"I think that the desire to describe everything celestial [as] otherworldly, to describe it as aliens — I mean, every great world religion, including Christianity, the one that I believe in, has understood that there are weird things out there. And there are things that are very difficult to explain," he said. "And I naturally go, when I hear about sort of extra-natural phenomenon, that's where I go to, is the Christian understanding."

What is that understanding in relation to little green men who rocket around on flying saucers, mutilating livestock, and airlifting unwitting corn farmers?

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"There's a lot of good out there, but there's also some evil out there. And I think that one of the devil's great tricks is to convince people he never existed," Vance explained, paraphrasingThe Usual Suspects' Verbal Kint.

Vance conceded that he has "not been able to spend enough time on this to really understand it," but because he is "more curious than anybody" about aliens, demons, what have you, he vowed: "I've still got three more years as vice president. I will get to the bottom the UFO files."

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TheHillbilly Elegyauthor turned conservative firebrand is the latest politician to weigh in on the potential existence of aliens.

Days before Trump called for the declassification of files related to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), his predecessor,Barack Obama, confused the massesby claiming on a podcast that aliens are "real, but I haven't seen them." But quickly clarified, "I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"

JD Vance on 'The Benny Show' podcast March 27Credit: Benny Johnson/Youtube

For what it's worth, EGOT-winnerWhoopi Goldberg claimedon a recent episode ofThe Viewthat aliens are "already here... They've been here for quite some time." And she was onStar Trek!

Perhaps its all a sophisticated promotional campaign forDisclosure Day,E.T.director Steven Spielberg's long-awaited return to the subject matter of little green men. Thefirst teaserfor the film starring Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor dropped in December, and the film is set for release on June 12, 2026.

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Tennessee community 'shattered' after deadly school bus crash

Sorrow punctuated the opening of the Toyota Hub City Grand Prix race in Jackson, Tennessee, on March 28.

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The day before, aschool bus carrying students and stafffrom Kenwood Middle School crashed on its way from Clarksville, Tennessee, to the student competition, hosted by Greenpower USA. Officials said the crash also involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck and a Chevrolet Trailblazer.

Two students were pronounced dead at the scene, and several more were airlifted to hospitals across the region, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The opening ceremony of the Grand Prix event included a moment of silence, prayer, and acknowledgments of the victims who died in the crash.

"Today feels a little different, but know that my family and the city has been praying for you all, for those that we lost yesterday," Jackson Mayor Scott Conger told dozens of coaches, parents, students, and staff gathered in the parking lot of the Jackson Rockabillys Stadium. "I want you to have a clear head, do well. ... We welcome you to our city."

Around 120 miles northeast in Clarksville, mourners placed flowers at the entrance of Kenwood Middle School. One affixed a teddy bear to the handles of the front doors with black and gold ribbons around its neck, representing the school colors.

In a March 28 Facebook post, Clarksville-Montgomery School System Director Jean Luna-Vedder encouraged students and staff across the district to wear black and gold on Monday, March 30, as a sign of unity. She also asked school leaders to determine an appropriate place and time to gather and reflect on the tragedy.

Luna-Vedder said she spent the night of March 27 visiting hospitals to check on students and their families.

"I was overwhelmed by the selfless and compassionate moments I observed," part of her post read. "Even amid an unimaginable tragedy and the profound distress each person was experiencing, the love and compassion everyone has shown for one another have been a breathtaking reminder of the power of community and humanity."

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The evening of March 28,hundreds of mourners gathered for a vigiloutside Kenwood Middle School. Grieving parents, students, elected officials, and community members remembered the students lost while the sun set for only a second time since the day of the crash.

"We are Clarksville strong," said Pastor Dewayne Carter, who helped organize the event. "Everyone stands together as one."

Still shaken, middle school students stood arm-in-arm, hugging and weeping as candles were lit in memory of their lost classmates. Parents stood close by among the silent crowd to console and support.

Carter told the crowd to rely on faith during the healing process.

"Prayer is always a need in the community, especially under these circumstances," he said. "But we are trusting and believing in God to heal your heart. We are trusting and believing in God to guide you along this journey."

'Our hearts are shattered'

The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System bus was carrying 25 students and five staff members from Kenwood Middle School, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. It crashed around noon on March 27 on Highway 70 near Cedar Grove in Carroll County, which is about 20 minutes outside Jackson.

The identities of those killed, details on injuries, and the cause of the wreck had not been disclosed as of March 28.

Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Bill Miller said the agency is working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement officials to investigate.

"A crash of this magnitude is going to take time ... to thoroughly investigate," Miller told The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, on March 28.

The wreck triggered a massive multiagency response. Officials said seven air ambulances took patients to various hospitals across the region. Families were reunited at a church in nearby Huntingdon.

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"Our hearts are shattered at the tragic loss of two young lives," a March 27 Facebook post from the school district said. "Please continue to keep these families in your hearts. We continue to pray for the students and employees injured and everyone who was affected by today's accident. The Kenwood Middle community will need our continued support, and we will share opportunities to assist families as details are confirmed."

Counselors will be available to the school and district community for as long as needed, the post said. It also included a statement from Kenwood Middle School Principal Karen Miller.

"Our school community experienced an unimaginable tragedy this morning," Miller said. "As we process this loss together, please know that the well-being of our students, staff and families remains our top priority."

Miller asked for prayers and expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support as news of the wreck spread. She said the school is relying on families to decide how and when to communicate what happened to their children at home, and that counselors will be available at the school starting on Monday, March 30.

"We recognize that many children may struggle with grief or uncertainty when learning about a loss," Miller said. "We encourage you to be attentive to your child's emotional needs and to create space for them to express their thoughts or feelings. Our school counseling team are ready to assist and can also connect families with additional community resources if needed."

Student racers honor Kenwood Middle School

At the Grand Prix event in Jackson on March 28, some teamstaped numbers 52 and 72 on the hoods of the go-kartsthey built ahead of their races. Those numbers would have been on the Kenwood Middle cars.

"We're thinking about the Kenwood Middle community," Greenpower USA Executive Director Drew Sparks said. "I've been talking with the teacher of that school off and on for the past several hours, and it's just absolutely heartbreaking."

Organizers made space under a tent for the community to write condolences, prayers, and words of kindness on a large sheet of paper, which will be delivered to the school.

Danielle Hastings was among those who signed. She said her daughter is in the seventh grade at Jackson Academic STEAM Academy and was part of the school's Greenpower team that day. The day felt bittersweet to her on the heels of the tragedy.

"I know if I was in their place, it would really warm my heart to know that even though the show is going on, people are kind of muddling through and trying their best to show up for our kids in honor of them," she said.

Lawmakers react to fatal Tennessee school bus crash

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee asked his fellow Tennesseans to join him and his wife, Maria Lee, in prayer for all those impacted by the deadly wreck in a post on X the evening of March 27.

"We are heartbroken over the loss of life and ask for God's healing over the injured," the governor said. "As authorities continue to investigate, we are deeply grateful to every first responder supporting these Tennesseans in their most difficult time."

Maj. Travis Plotzer, who serves with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, paused before delivering an update during a news briefing on March 27.

"I want to speak directly to the families of the students that we lost today: There are no adequate words we can use to ease the pain that you're feeling right now," Plotzer said. "This is a parent's worst nightmare."

Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts released a lengthy statement the morning of March 28 about the wreck.

"The depth of our sadness hasn't been felt yet, since the days to come will be difficult. Our city grieves at the loss of these children, who were much too young with their whole lives in front of them," Pitts said. "They were on their way to an event that this group of bright, talented, students had prepared for during the school year. Those that were injured will heal physically, but the emotional toll will be difficult to overcome for years."

He encouraged community members to rally together.

"Be wary of any finger-pointing or speculation," he said. "That serves no purpose. Instead, let's show our love and support for the students and families."

Rachel Wegner covers education and children's issues for The Tennessean. Got a story you think she should hear? Reach her via email atRAwegner@tennessean.com. You can also find her on X or Bluesky under the handle RachelAnnWegner.

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Billie reconnects with her mother, but for five minutes. What happens to Billie next leaves us a little rattled.

Entertainment Weekly Zahn McClarnon as Joe Leaphorn on 'Dark Winds'Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC

Key Points

  • Irene offers kindness to her suffering grandfather in her own twisted way — by running him over with her car.

  • Chee accepts that he needs Indian medicine and returns to the rez.

Last week'sepisode ofDark Windsended with some heavy dramatic twists.

Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) raced across a parking complex to discover his wife Emma (Dianna Allison) quaking with fear after she'd been roughed up by Irene Vaggan (Franka Potente), the nasty German assassin obsessed with the Diné culture and, by extension, Leaphorn.

Meanwhile, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) was nearing his psychological breaking point, and he'd come to accept that he won't be healed until he returns to the rez to seek out Indian medicine. That's a big ask for him in general, as he has intentionally distanced himself a bit from his culture, but he also seems unlikely to leave Los Angeles until he has personally secured the safety of Billie (Isabel DeRoy-Olson), the teen runaway mixed up in some complex shenanigans run by the evil Dominic McNair (Titus Welliver).

Episode 7, "Nániikai (We Came Back)," starts up with Emma getting patched up at the clinic, and Joe super spooked. He feels that after Irene has killed Billie and her cousin Leroy, she's going to come back for Emma.

"Not you?" Joe's FBI pal Shaw (Luke Barnett) asks.

"She has other plans for me," says Joe.

Leaphorn's going to need the FBI's help with finding Vaggan. Though Shaw's department isn't too pleased with how their previous op went down (with Irene shooting Sonny from atop a building), he will still try to help "off the books."

After the opening credits, Irene is helping her grandfather Gunther (played by Udo Kier) move into his Holiday Inn-looking retirement home. Does he like it?

"Nein!" the former Nazi shouts.

Even though she's dressed him in a beige cardigan, he starts rambling about the day when the Reich finally ascends, and how she has been raised to be powerful. She tries to remind him the war is over, but ultimately leaves the room, saying she loves him.

Next, Leaphorn tells Chee to cool his heels at the hospital and take some more time to get well. He doesn't want him out with Bernadette (Jessica Matten) as they go to look for Billie. Chee is steamed, but he doesn't fight back as much as you'd think. Maybe he's starting to mature a bit.

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We then see Billie and Leroy's girlfriend (whose name is Val, by the way; not sure if we knew that yet) drive to a house out somewhere green. They knock on a door and ask for Leroy. A Native American woman in what looks like a waitress uniform says he isn't there… then realizes who she's talking to. She is Billie's mom.

"Billie, is that really you?" she asks.

Billie, if you remember, never knew her mother, and was told she'd died just after she was born. She kinda freaks out and runs away. Val chases her and talks her down when: BUMMMMM! goes the scary music and we see the scene through binocular vision. Irene is here.

No, it's not Irene. It's one of her henchmen. He darts off to a phone and calls her at her dimly lit bunker: "That girl you are looking for just showed up."

Billie and her mom sit at a Formica table near a big plate of Navajofry bread. Billie's mom apologizes for not being around for "all those years" and explains that she's now been "clean for three years" and begs for another chance. Billie says it's too late, but she doesn't leave the house when her mother departs for work. The two may eventually reconnect, it seems.

After a break, Irene shows up as Billie is chilling on the couch watching what sounds likeThe Price Is Right. (This would have been a new show at the time! The originalPrice Is Rightstarted in 1956, but ended in 1965. The revival, with Bob Barker as host, returned in 1972.) Anyhow, Irene starts creeping around, but Billie senses her, grabs a lamp for protection, and hides in the corner.

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We hear a car. It's Leaphorn, Manuelito, and Shaw — they jump out, guns drawn.

Billie darts down into a basement, and Irene slowly follows her. Our three heroes of the law are upstairs checking every room, while Irene creeps around downstairs. Suddenly, she turns around and finds Shaw. She pulls out a knife and stabs him right in the neck.

"Aggggh!" Shaw shouts. (Wouldn't you?)

Then she opens a closet and finds Billie. She drags her upstairs to her car, but Manuelito and Leaphorn see them through a window. Shots fired! There's lots of shooting. But Irene still manages to get her automobile moving and pulls out of the driveway.

Leaphorn then books it across farmland, doing his best to keep up with the car. Leaphorn is literallyleapingalongside the road to try and save Billie. What a guy! He climbs a fence to meet the road as it turns, but hejustmisses. He's not pleased with himself.

Later, the cops are cleaning up at the house. Shaw is pulled to an ambulance. He's in bad shape but reports, "I'll live."

Billie's mom is back and looks pretty upset. After all, her long-lost daughter just returned and now she's lost again. Bernadette tries to calm her down as an FBI guy gives Joe a big fat file, the dossier on Leroy. Bernadette approaches Joe and confesses that she feels they have failed, and that Billie is surely dead. Joe feels the same way. He leaves to see McNair in prison.

Once again, we see McNair receiving guests in a darkened, empty cafeteria. He's obviously important enough to get a cleared room. Joe Leaphorn demands to know where Irene is. McNair plays dumb, then says Joe is far from home and way out of his league. Joe makes it plain: If McNair doesn't give him Irene's whereabouts, Joe will do everything he can to make McNair's life miserable. McNair is unimpressed. No deal is made.

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We then see Irene in her car alone. My God, did she really kill Billie? Maybe she did. Ugh, that poor kid. Anyway, she returns to her bunker to find half-eaten food on the table. Udo Kier has escaped and is puttering around outside in his pajamas, mumbling in German. Irene, with tears in her eyes, decides the most humane thing to do is to run him over. Who are we to argue? Slam! RIP Udo Kier.

Meanwhile, Manuelito visits Chee in the hospital. Chee senses that Billie is dead, but Manuelito says no one knows for sure. Chee blames himself. He realizes that entering the death hogan has caused tremendous problems, but as a result of it he has had clarifying visions of his mother. He recalls how she died of cancer, alone among strangers, because he didn't want to return with her to the rez. This is the root of all his guilt, and all of his trauma about his own heritage. He feels that he is a false Diné, and breaks down crying. Bernadette stands by him and offers support. It's a very touching scene.

Just down the hall at the BIA clinic, Joe is with Emma, who is back in uniform. They confess that they miss each other greatly. Emma calls Joe loyal and selfless and brave. But... she's happy in Los Angeles now. She wants to stay. The rez is still her home, but she wants to make a go of it alone. Complicated!

After everyone takes a deep breath, Joe and Bernadette meet up in the hallway. She's got Leroy's file in her hands and declares she knows where Leroy must be: The rez! He's got an FBI alias: Philip Grayson. Wait, don't we know that guy? Several episodes ago, he was the guy hanging out in a trailer who helped the NTP find Billie. That was Leroy?

Joe goes back to the rez and pulls up to the trailer in his GMC. "Philip" continues to deny that he is Leroy, even showing his ID. Joe knows it's fake and given to him by the FBI so he can hide out until after McNair's trial is over. But Leroy's handler at the FBI is now dead (this was the guy Irene killed in his garage). Leroy is in trouble if he doesn't trust Joe! Why won't he trust Joe?

Leroy finally drops the facade, and seems both terrified and relieved. He agrees to go with Joe to Flagstaff.

After a break, we see some gorgeous shots of the rez from a bird's-eye view as a woman speaks in Diné. It's the old grandma from the first season (the one who wears the dark sunglasses), and she is preparing a ceremony for Jim Chee. He has returned for Indian medicine.

Later that night, Joe is with Leroy at his trailer, prepping to leave. They have a long conversation, and at first, it seems like Leroy is just scared. But Joe senses that he's stalling. Then he catches him in a verbal slip-up. (He confuses the name of his aunt with his mother. I didn't catch it, but I'm no Joe Leaphorn!) Joe puts the puzzle pieces together and realizes Leroy isn't who everyone thinks he is.

"Who are you?" asks Leaphorn.

Franka Potente as Irene Vaggan on 'Dark Winds'Credit: Michael Moriatis/AMC

From behind, it's Irene. She knocks Joe out. "Leroy" thanks her for getting there on time: "He was on to me."

She calls him Beto and instructs him to "get the rope."

Suddenly, a wash of expository information. This guy isn't Leroy after all, but the FBI thinks he is. Leroy is long dead; Irene killed him. And he convinced this look-alike to take his place — and to be some kind of red herring witness for the FBI. Wheels within wheels.

"The trial's next week. You've got to testify in his place and McNair's going to walk,"

As Irene hogties the unconscious Joe, she says that in the morning, he should go to the trading post and call his FBI contact in Flagstaff.

When Beto notes that his contact is dead, she reminds him that as far as the Feds know, Leroy isn't. He should do what they tell him to do.

He then asks what about Joe?

"You've never seen him," Vaggan replies.

She and Beto dump him in the trunk of her car.

"You are mine now, Joe," she says with an icy smile.

The episode ends with a card reading "In Memory ofUdo Kier."

  • Will Jim Chee's medicine ceremony be the spinach to his Popeye, and get him well enough in time to free Joe Leaphorn from Irene's evil Teutonic clutches?

  • Will we discover that Billie is still alive somewhere, or is that wishful thinking?

  • Will McNair get his comeuppance?

  • Moreover, will we learn what, specifically, McNair did other than "criminal activity" that ensnared and exploited the Diné community?

  • Will season 4 end on a cliffhanger? After all, season 5 is already in production.

New episodes ofDark Windsair Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+.

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