Rosieroo

I've just started watching this show and am now obsessed. We binged the first season and have just started on the second.

Did I hear correctly? When someone was presenting their tower to the judges and mentioned hibiscus, did Thomas turn to his mother and say "Did YOU miss something?" Or do I just dislike him so much I'm hearing smug hypocrisy in every comment? I'll miss "my guys" but their time had come. (apple soup) Its a shame because I really like them. Now its just down to hyper and mom, smug and mom and the rainbow coalition. I love the military women but they don't seem like they're long for the show either. I'll be rooting for them anyway until they go, then I guess I'll be rooting for Vegas. I don't love them but their work is always beautiful.

Well, probably not, but they're some of my favorite moments in the show. I love when the stupid jokes are so stupid they crack themselves up.

Those wolves scared me to pieces and I was sitting under the covers in my own bed. I was seriously having anxiety. That would have been it for me, being surrounded by a pack of wolves, knowing that if they attacked there would be no way to defend myself from multiple angles. Mad mad mad respect for Amos for not hightailing it outta there. I really like him. I know that all the meat I get in the grocery store was once living but I sure do hate to see anything killed on this show (or any show...I watch nature shows a good bit and always skip the kills). I'm willing to pay for high priced meats just for the privilege of not having to kill something myself. And its worth it. That said....wish they could catch some pigs or something.....get those folks some fat for pete's sake. I'm thinking birds are pretty fatty so was hoping that grouse helped some but I know nothing about grouse so..... It seems to me there's been less contemplating the universe type diary entries this season. I wonder if its because they stay longer so there's not so much air time to fill. Shame. That was really my favorite part of this show. The quiet (a quiet reality show...whoda thunk) introspection that they all eventually get to as they start feeling the isolation. I know we've had some of that but not as much as usual (I think). The couples season is not a favorite. Still, I love this show and I am always so excited for it to come on. I like everyone left pretty much with Callie and Amos being my favorites. I'm okay with any of them winning.

I never liked The Woman so I may be already prejudiced against What's Her Name Alienist but I'd be overjoyed for Laszlo to find happiness. I hope it works too.

I was just telling Mrs. Roo that next season I want to skip watching it until its over so we can binge watch it because I'm so sorry to see it go off every time.

This. I knew something was going to happen to generic jerk but I was not expecting that. I actually threw my hands up to ward off the goo. Me and Mrs. Roo watched this all in one sitting and enjoyed it for the most part. Most especially Stanley who was just adorable.

I missed Thursday so just watched last night. I liked Donny and was sorry to see him go but I agree that he should not have been allowed to go out there with his medical history. Bad bad judgment not cooking that rat thing thoroughly. I think it was the dehydration issue that made his decision. Even healthy people who get food poisoning risk a heart attack if they're not able to keep some fluids down. I remember having to take a tablespoon full of pedialyte every 15 minutes to stay out of the hospital when my doctor was giving me the hairy eyeball of "you need to go". I too saw how Nikki was flailing that knife around and thought "well here it comes" then there it was. She was already bugging me but I didn't wish for her to get hurt. Odd though, that her finding her jokes so funny she laughs out loud bothered me when I find myself funny as hell and sometimes (okay many times) I'm the only one. I just feel that as long as I'm entertained that's all that matters. Hmmmm. I sure thought it was going to be Ray Jay that had to tap due to those parasites. Eeewwww. So far Ray is my favorite and I was ready to be sorry to lose him. Hopefully, he cooked his fish well. I'm rooting for him to keep his great attitude and last to the end but we've seen good attitudes disappear with hunger and harsh conditions before. "Catch me some fish, bitch" may be my favorite line of the season. Michelle is my official back up favorite. Hope the barrel is obedient. Burned out area.....shame on you producers.

I saw the thread title and came to post about Patricia Cornwell but can only add that I quit Scarpetta for the same reasons as other posters...crazy town moved in and I moved out. The same with Nevada Barr whose Anna was the love of my life there for many years but then all the killers became crazy batshit psychos and I had to stop. But I re-read the first ones over and over. Still love my early Anna. John Grisham to me is like empty calories. Enjoyable while I'm reading it but it just doesn't stick to the bones. I stopped actively seeking them out many many books ago but if I'm in a pinch I'll pick one up and read it.

Spoilers..... Finished Lethal White yesterday. As usual with a large book it will take another reading to fully digest it but I liked it. I liked the first one best and the third one the least and will know where this one falls after another reading. I so enjoy Cormoran and Robin but wish there were no romantic undertones to them. I would enjoy male and female characters in a book (or movie--I'm looking at you Jurassic Park, I loved that in the book they were just colleagues and friends..why change for the movie? Grrrr Old grudge, sorry) having a mutually respectful and friendly working relationship without the hints we've had along the way that they might get together at some point. Not sad about losing Matthew (hope he stays gone) but I do wish that Robin had been able to stick to her guns and Matthew grow up a little ( a lot) and their relationship work out. The mystery was a little convoluted with too many suspects for my taste but she does draw them well. One thing that drove me batty and stood out as a mischaracterization of Strike was him allowing the family to keep the reason for the blackmail a secret. Not so much the victim at first but I feel that Strike would have refused to comply without the family answering his questions and being totally honest with him. I really disliked how they kept being so vague about things and wish she would have found another way to keep us guessing. On the personal side, I enjoyed seeing glimpses of Charlotte. She's been such a central character without actually being present that I enjoyed seeing her manipulations in person and loved that Cormoran knew exactly what she was doing even before she did it. And even knowing what she was doing, it still got to him. After the long wait I wouldn't say I was disappointed except now I have another X years until the next one.

MrsRoo loves this show and while I can normally tune out other shows she likes and I don't by reading or listening to audible, I find that I can't even stand to be in the same room as these people on my teevee. We've agreed that I must limit my negative statements/questions to 6 per show but I never make it past the first 15 minutes.

Welp...so much for me picking Randy for the win. I'm moving on to Britt now. Hope he gets more fish. Dave makes me hungry and Sam ate a leech. Larry....Larry is yukking it up for the camera too much for me to take him seriously. I believed him last time but this time seems forced in a way that just grates. Plus you can see daylight through his shelter...30 below? No. Its a shame too as I was so excited to have him back and was really rooting for him.

Thank you, I rewatched and caught the castle part which is normal for me with this show. I only manage to catch about half of what's going on the first time around....and I still don't know what's going on most of the time.

How did Stevie know the man talking to him was the killer? Moore had told him to look for the "silver smile" but if that was Willem and he's not our killer, how did Stevie identify him?

I feel this way BEFORE seeing the trailer. I won't even watch the trailer. Just a pop up of that clown hair and I've got the remote ready to go. Same with the Sonic commercials. This brings me to the question that brought me to this thread. I'm not a big Stephen King reader. I appreciate his writing ability but don't love horror. But I did notice from what little I have read or watched (Stand By Me/The Body, It* and Sometimes They Come Back) is a reoccurring theme of a younger brother having lost an older brother and dealing with that loss. Are there more with that theme? Do we know if its autobiographical? *though I've blocked it from my memory for the most part I believe its included in this list....shudder!

If you could have seen me rolling my eyes and saying to Mrs. Roo; "Enough with that" at every Mel and Sue mangled "BAKE!" you would not have understood how sad it made me and how much I missed them every time Ian and Nia shouted it out. They are cute and I'm warming up to them but I miss my Mel and Sue. I appreciate how much they've tried to recreate the original and I plan to watch every episode but something is missing that I can't put my finger on. Surely its not just the accents LOL.

Exactly what I said to Mrs. Roo. I know he was doing a Queen song last night which does beg for some drama but he's always dramafied and posey. Still like him but see him more on broadway than radio. I haven't liked Darby since day one and her songs are just painful for me so was dreading her performance and asking Mrs. Roo to please just make them stop with my Stones. So I was a bit surprised that I didn't hate it. There were some good moments. Still don't like her but she didn't outright kill RT for me.

Me too...Well I guess I'm just plain ole stupid because I kept thinking (hoping) he would appear even after the Sia nonsense. When Jeff started gesturing toward the audience for the fresh new nonsense that was Drew Carey, I thought they would bring him out then. I can't decide if I'm more disappointed by Mark being abandoned or Aubry losing.

I liked Alisan for the first time in a while. It was nice seeing an understated (for her) song thrown in to remind us she really can do more than scream. (I'm looking at you, Christina) Mrs. Roo likes her best of all but I have to think its Bryan, Laith or Adam for me and that was the case with last night's performances as well. Bryan was my favorite of the night. I love contestants that look comfortable on stage. Some of them seem so lost...One, two, three--walk to the left. One, two, three--walk to the right. One, two, three--walk into the audience and touch somebody's hand...two three...back to the center for my glory note. Its just painful. Just let them stand there and sing until they are comfortable for pete's sake. Moving around the stage easily will come with experience...or not. Some of my favorite performers just stand there and SING. (Rant over) I liked Laith and am a sucker for a blue's git-tar and I liked Adam's Ray Charles but it lacked a bit of ....something....for me. Hard to compare to Ray Charles, I guess. Hannah just grates for some reason I can't put my finger on...I just know I don't care for her even though she has a competent voice. Ditto Mary Sarah but I do like the classic country sound she has and if she could hit on the right song I think I would love her. SBYM is not a favorite. Paxton did a good job with a song I don't care for and still has loads of brownie points left over from last week's performance which was my favorite of the season for any of them so far. Nick and Daniel....can go...bless their hearts. I love Shalyah and think she's as cute as a button. I dunno though....Mary J .....pretty big shoes. We'll see. She certainly has shown that she can bring that type of emotion into a song. Did I forget anybody?

Agreed. I don't have a great deal of love for Jared and like Ariel (eh..as much as I like any of them) but the contrast between him with his mother and how Ariel spoke to her mother was very telling. He was patient with her and told her it was okay if they didn't win while Ariel was just a rude little snot from the beginning. My mother would have given me "the look" and shut that shit down the first disrespectful word out of my mouth. I don't see much difference between Dannie and Manda as far as ability goes. They both could have gone weeks ago but I'm glad they outlasted Frank, if nothing else.

I don't care if it was unfair, I wanted her to lose because of my dislike of RI. Boo. He could do with a bit of a swelled head...his little turtle head bugs the shit outta me. Yes, I'm bitter.

She was adorable and my dislike of Kurt and Brodie lessened a bit since they obviously thought so too and were so sweet with her. Its been tickling my brain since the beginning but I finally figured out who Blair reminds me of. The babysitter, Kari from The Incredibles. She and Blair have the exact same voice.

I was done with Anna when she said she didn't need Andrew's help then in the next breath started complaining about him not helping her.....go home.

It was my understanding (limited as it is) that what Rosie was saying was that to the regular Iraqi citizens-- our troops seem like terrorists. They did not attack us yet we invaded their country and took over. I questioned why we were invading Iraq myself. But you couldn't say that at that time without vicious backlash from the right. You're either with us or against us...don't question us because that makes you a traitor and if you don't love America, you can just leave. Remember? She thought she and Elisabeth were friends so when Elisabeth was on the FoxNazi shows and they were saying Rosie called our troops terrorist, it hurt her feelings that Elisabeth didn't say "No, I know her, I don't think that's what she was saying". I do think Rosie overreacted but if a friend of mine was in a group of people deliberately misunderstanding something I said, I would be hurt if she went along with it. Rosie's mistake was thinking Elisabeth was her friend. Same with the 9/11 story. I remember from watching the news at the time that one of the remaining towers (not number one or two) was unstable so they demolished it. I'm thinking I remember that Rosie was talking about that one. They (whomever THEY are) later denied they demolished it.... I think. It was a long time ago and I'm gettin' old.