jackjill89

I'm so glad Lauren walked away. She dodged a major bullet. Dave should never have gone on this show. Dude needs to grow up and take responsibility for his life and the choices he makes and not be so reliant on his sister's approval. I get the people want their family to like their potential spouse, but his need for her approval is way over the top. Grow a pair. Dave got caught up in the experiment and I think he really cared about Lauren in the pods. However, once they met, reality set in and he was looking for an out. He didn't want to be the bad guy and break up with her, so he kept pushing and pushing so she'd call it off. Loved that Molly stood up for Lauren. You could tell Dave wanted her to be on his side.

I think David is pissed that Lauren hooked up with a guy right before she came on the show but hasn't had sex with him yet. He's punishing her for having casual sex. If I were Lauren I would head for the hills immediately. He's never going to trust you over his friends and sister. I want to know what the deal is with his sister. I don't recall what he has said about her, but obviously, her opinion means everything to him. Monica's sister is super jealous. I don't think Joey is as disingenuous and she thinks he is, but I do think his OCD and her dump all the laundry in a pile will cause conflict. Their housekeeping styles are worlds apart. Social media really does a number on couples -- the crying video, the Instagram following. I'm so glad I dated in the stone age where we only had landlines. All this weird posting/following/passive aggressive/cryptic online bullshit is ridiculous.

The music bumps in this show totally remind me of the ones in Love is Blind! I have really noticed them this season and I don't recall noticing them in prior ones.

I have a friend whose MIL expects, and gets, family dinner with her grown children and families every single Sunday.

Exactly. Speaking "the truth" (which is actually their perception) doesn't give you a free pass to be a horrible human. This attitude has become so much more prevalent in the era of reality TV. There are ways to share your thoughts/opinions in a way that doesn't slap someone in the face.

Lou Malnati's is overrated IMO.

The crock is that Phaedra, who hardly moved on the dance floor received all 8s and praise. It drives me insane when they nitpick the talented dancers and boost middling (at best) dancers. There needs to be more differences in the scores.

I think this was all an excuse for Ramses because of Marissa's issues with her health and birth control. She dodged a major bullet. I was so sad for her when he was talking about her personality being a lot and she said that she's heard that many times before.

At the close of the pod episodes, there was a screen regarding Leo and Brittany that said they went to Miami instead of Mexico and broke up after a week or something like that.

A paired down storyline about Gold Star (the program that only two people knew about but actually everyone but the BAU does) without all the conspiracy theory/neighbor Brian/JJ dark web fakes etc. could have been interesting. Voit's involvement is too convoluted as well. I have been so confused these last two seasons. They really don't know how to write a long-form series. What's frustrating is that there have been interesting elements, they just do not know how to tie them together.

Do you think players who aren't the mole pull a Sean and do something to sabotage things as a strategy to get people to think they are the mole, or are they just stupid? Sean said in a talking head he was purposely trying to get people to think he was the mole. But Michael cut the wrong color wire (with a lame excuse why) and when he found the key he was so slow to get moving. Ryan wasted time on the phone calls and said the wrong appetizer. I feel like there are red herrings everywhere.

Apparently in the dark most of the time. Between the dark shots and the unevenness of sound on shows/commercials it is not always fun to watch tv //end crabby old lady rant//

All the quips from Voit are annoying. I'm so confused about what is going on -- the gold stars and north stars and how the only 2 people -- Voit and the FBI guy he shot -- were supposed to know about it, but obviously others do too, and I don't really care what it is or who Brian is and what he knows. This is all very tedious and irritating. But I'll keep hate watching and hope we finally get an answer. Also-- what was with Voit smelling? I thought it would be part of the plot in some way. I noticed Spencer's nameplate was still on his desk. I miss him.

My feelings exactly. While the idea wasn't bad, the execution was. I loved seeing the duets. I miss that part of the show. I miss really getting to know the dancers.

I appreciated her unbridled enthusiasm for her new job this entire season. I loved Padma, but Kristen is a great successor. I'd be giddy about announcing the winner too. I have Wisconsin connections, so I truly enjoyed this season. I wish my favorite chefs had done better, but I truly came to respect Savannah's talent and game play. My daughter and I have been watching this show from the first season and we always wondered why more people didn't study the location's food traditions, practice and have a dessert recipe or two in their arsenal. Well played, Savannah! I wish she had fared better in the finale.