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  2. In general, yes, it was about the men not being into the women, which doesn't make them villains. But that to me is only part of the story. I think the women were onto something going on behind the scenes and realized that everything that happened to each of them separately had a thread of similarity to it. All of that BS about "protection" and making sure they had a united, positive image to present to the cameras had group think from the guys written all over it, likely instigated by producers, especially that one in particular that was fired from the show for being a little too friendly with the guys, especially Austin. And the women formed their own little "group think" faction in solidarity with each other because of that. Of course that in and of itself was probably just as destructive but it was understandable in my opinion. The women were trying to make sense out of the stuff about "protection" that they were presented by their men. To me that reeked of producer manipulation. Think about it, we've never seen a season before where that "protection" crap was thrown around like it was common to all of them. That was likely no coincidence. I think the men were being told what to do and say and it was all to create conflict and drama. And it did, and hurt the women much more than if that didn't happen. I can't blame them for uniting over that. If it was just about being rejected I don't think the women would have responded in quite that way as a united front. They felt that there was some sort of conspiracy going on to manipulate the men and them and I think they were probably right. And that's what is so upsetting to them. They're upset about more than just being rejected. It's being rejected, lied to, manipulated, mislead, deceived, done wrong, etc., etc. by both the men and the show. I feel for them because they likely can't talk about that as openly as they would like thanks to NDAs.
  3. Especially since their star system is only 4 light years away. Finding planets is not easy, but with their tech, they should have telescopes that can see earth directly, after they found it through indirect observation and you'd think they'd look at the nearest star system with a yellow dwarf first. Even for us the Alpha Centauri system was one of the first candidates, we just haven't found anything other than planets around Proxima Centauri yet, because double star systems are hard (technically a triple star system, but Proxima Centauri is so far away from the other two, it's like they are different systems for the purpose of planet detection). But the aliens would be looking at our single star system, with much more adancanced tech, so what is their excuse for not showing up here hundreds of thousands of years ago?
  4. Amar's pork belly dish looked scrumptious! Ugh, next week's guest is Marcel.
  5. I liked the way the one guy used the grenade to take out the last few stragglers. I have a hard time with Fuches ending up on kind of a high note, since he had managed to consistently draw my hatred through most of the series. I didn't have much hope for Barry to get out alive, but at least there was a happy ending for John, who got to believe his dad was a hero. I really enjoyed this show, one of the best series I've seen.
  6. I couldn't even listen to it. Once she said "She died in front of me and she died horribly" I fast-forwarded to the next scene.
  7. I had originally thought Barry and Sally were in witness protection, but it turns out they were just on the lam.
  8. I thought about that and I think they actually staged decision day for the other couples earlier than they would have if Michael and Chloe weren't around to follow because even by their standards it was getting ridiculous to prolong the agony of watching them for one minute longer! Despite Chloe's crocodile tears I don't think she was really looking for marriage or she would never have dropped that very specific, out-there dream on Michael like that. Anyone would have to know that would be a lot to swallow for a mate unless they had shown signs of a similar bent. And her backpedaling later about how these were dreams from when she was single and not what she would necessarily want when married didn't convince me of her sincerity. I think they picked her because they needed a replacement to save this horrible season by distracting us from the other couples and their hideous relationships, but she was no real match for Michael and either acting a part or playing along with whatever the producers wanted from her. Yeah I don't believe anything out of either Cam's or her mouth so I'm even skeptical of that right now. I agree. I think it was actually a good idea to do after what they'd been through. They needed that boost to their self images. I have pictures of myself at around their age on vacation in bathing suits so that's as close to that as I'll ever come! I think the producers like the couples being in the same building and knowing each other so they can create more drama for the show but I agree 100% that it is actually destructive to their relationships, probably in no small part to the intervention of the producers who likely instigate them to form factions and create group conflicts that otherwise would not exist.
  9. That was Charlie Berens, you should check out his YouTube stuff, he's really very funny. He plays into the Wisconsin/upper Midwest tropes, like being super polite, hating people from Illinois (like me) and shopping for every occasion at Farm and Fleet. However, he disappointed me here, he seemed really out of his element. Maybe he was just there for the beer, although based on his videos I'd say he was more of a Leinenkugel's guy.
  10. Traitor to the human species. in the first episode she was sneaking kisses with the guy in the labor camp, maybe you hoped she could build a life after the way her parents were killed and she was sent to do hard labor. But then she welcomes the alien overlords, leans into betraying the human race. She finds a partner but unfortunately the partner also wants to help aliens exterminate the human race. Presumably as long as they subjugate and kill all humans except the cult members. She has a child, who grows into a brilliant scientist in her own right but the daughter must not have gotten with the program so she had to go? The motivation of Chinese Mom — Tiger Mom from Hell — and other cult members don’t make sense either. Sure people believe In a cause greater than themselves. They’re usually religious fanatics but at least they are being enticed by the carrot of eternal life or rewards in the afterlife. These cultists OTOH are smug and think aliens will improve life on earth, though they themselves will be long gone. For all they know, the aliens are not humanoid as represented in the game but some kind of reptilian predators which are coming to feed on humans. Plus Ye Wenjie represents all humans, inviting them? They’d be easy to ignore and bat away like flies except they have alien technology as well as belief that the lord will protect them. Though Tatiana uses a gun and survives being shot, maybe the aliens didn’t tell them how to make weapons. Real time communications with the lord shouldn’t be possible, unless again they sent some blueprints for alien communicator but it looked like Jonathan Pryce was using an old-school analog microphone. But the aliens don’t believe in subterfuge or deception and they think ultimately they can’t trust or coexist with humans who are capable of deception. The aliens don’t hide that they’re sending an invasion force, intent on conquest.
  11. 500 laxatives?? That seems like a lot even if bought at Costco. And is that why Ariana is looking so skinny???
  12. ‘Welcome To Wrexham’: Kickoff For Third Season Premiere Pushed Back
  13. I found that maddening. Why would she want to tire herself going up and down so many times? I also got tired of people yelling for their partners to hurry up. One of the guys who came in first did it to his partner who was carrying both packs, it looked like to me. And one of the cousins did it to the cousin who'd been doing the work picking coffee beans. Shut up, slackers!
  14. That’s my thought too. Not only did civilization develop, they have much more advanced tech than human beings, despite an unstable environment or solar system. They’re capable of interstellar travel yet if not for Ye Wenjie inviting them, they wouldn’t have sent ships exploring other possible homes?
  15. I'm not saying that Tom decided not to allow him to participate but I think someone in charge maybe wouldn't let him participate because of how he twice treated Tom in an aggressive way. The hat comment and then the fucking shrimp comment. I mean, to go weird angle here, the guy did seem a little off towards Tom. Or they could have decided that he was "role playing" as a way to sabotage the season? He was kind of weird with Kristin with his parting comment also.
  16. I would like to think so too, but I'd bet they didn't go because otherwise they would be front & center, just like their mother.
  17. China in the ‘60s was minimally industrialized I believe. They would need help from the West to build factories, learn to manufacture at scale, which wouldn’t occur until like the late ‘80s or early ‘90s. So it seems unlikely that they had an advanced SETI project, so shortly after they purged all the intellectuals, any that they suspected would believe in Western ideas, including science. Let’s say Ye Wenjie turned out to be a world class scientist and engineer. Even with blueprints from the aliens, they wouldn’t be able to fabricate those HMDs nor make the skies blink nor make an assassin who is human not appear on video cameras. Sure maybe an AI-like device to photoshop every frame of a video, in real time, maybe. Or make Auggie see the countdown based on her shutting down her project. They could see what she was doing at all times and know about her research to consider her work a threat? These sci fi devices make for striking images and scenes. But something humans, even those in communications with an advanced alien species, can pull off in the current time? Not plausible.
  18. (Season Finale) Hempstead’s new normal proves to be a harsh reality. Can Dick saddle up and save the day? Premiere Date: March 29, 2024 Apple TV+
  19. Today
  20. Was there a reunion? 🤔
  21. The only way it's plausible that she was a terrible mother to Leo is that she couldn't stand the vapid fast-talking putz anymore than I can. Show likes to rerun storylines, so WHY can't the revisit burying someone alive and time have it be Leo who gets deep-sixed?? I'll do a GoFundMe page so Show can afford a laugh track to go with it.
  22. The female chef who tried the "I say WIS - you say CONSIN!" fueled me with irrational angst when I heard that. I'll probably still cheer for her, there don't seem to be any standout villains at the moment, so I'll chalk it up to "dumb things people on television say". Rasika is my early pick for Fan Favorite. I think she's in for the long haul here. I keep wanting to call her Radhika. Wasn't there a Radhika on the show? I can hear her name in Tom's voice. I'll forget to google this the second I open a new tab lol
  23. I asked myself the same question about the champagne flutes and found that they sell the old fashioned wide mouthed champagne glasses on the Miller website. Then I looked at old ads online and found that those v-shaped beer glasses they traditionally used in them already looked a lot like champagne flutes and a few old Miller ads and signs from before the flutes became popular showed the wide mouthed glasses to make the point of it being the "champagne of beers" so I'm guessing that they're sticking with tradition and just want to make sure we get it that they're using champagne glasses and not beer glasses. I agree about the soup's appearance being deceiving. I thought it looked great, but lack of taste and the wrong consistency is a big problem. I was sorry to see him go but I won't miss looking at his scruffy, long beard. I get it that this is TV but that beard would be under a net for sure in a restaurant kitchen. When Tom told him there was always "Last Chance Kitchen" I thought what a long shot it would be to come back from that when you're one of the first chefs to be sent home. I see I'm not alone in being impressed by Charly. Another case of appearances being deceptive. In this case, though, it's delightfully so. I found myself not wanting anyone to go home and it's early in the season yet for me to feel that way so that was significant. I loved the cave setting and never knew about it so I was interested to learn about that. Wisconsin is one of the 10 or so states I've never been to and I don't know much about it other than it's famous for cheese. Then as soon as I wondered when they were going to do an episode surrounding cheese I saw the coming attractions, lol.
  24. Maybe the fact that we haven't seen much of the girlfriends (Yvonne and Melissa?)means that they make it a long way in the Race. Or maybe they are just boring.
  25. I haven’t read the books but the description of this story made it sound like a cool, soulless tale or one that fails to connect emotionally, kind of like Westworld. It’s striking how much the short opening credits look and sound like the WW opening credits, probably done by the same people perhaps. The scene of the young daughter witnessing her father’s execution is right out of Game of Thrones. I thought cool, this could be the Arya Stark moment. But this character would turn into a vengeful, smug, misanthropic figure, not eliciting the sympathy that Arya does, because the viewers witness her journey over several seasons whereas in this, Ye Wenjie revels herself as just as embittered and awful as the young woman who murdered her father. Traitors to their own species, that’s quite the ambitious goal for evil villains.
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