Nidratime

What this movie made me want to do is watch that first episode of SNL from 1975. (I was disappointed that they didn't show shots from it or or brief clips.) I don't recall having seen it, although I was a young teen and could've watched it. I do recall watching the show, generally, that first season. They had great guests, musical performances, and the skits were pretty crazy. Sort of like today, but it was all new and edgy and bizarre back then. It definitely appealed to young people like myself at the time. By the way, they do show bits and pieces of a few skits. I recognized and remembered them all. Some are just referenced with costumes or with the writers pitching ideas to Lorne.

Dylan looks just like Tia Torres' twin sons on Pitbulls and Parolees. I can't get that out of my head. It's uncanny. Feel bad about Jeff. He seemed to be ill almost from the get-go. I wonder if the contestants have to get physicals before being on the show. The only reason I mention that is because the contest is such a grind and we've seen a number of contestants come down ill over the years.

I agree with you very much. But, I doubt that in this media age, that it could've been kept a secret.

Regarding Benedict, to be honest, I'm really interested in his heroine. As far as I know, she has yet to be seen. (I read the book, so I know how she makes her appearance.) As for Colin and Penelope, it sounds like Colin is going to be furious when he finds out about Pen's other persona. I'm sure that will be a major plot point this season. What I thought was interesting is that Penelope skewered herself in the Lady Whistledown newsletter after everyone found out what she and Colin have been up to with the "trapping a man" lessons.

I was touched by Penelope asking Colin to kiss her because she never expected to ever be kissed. It made me sad for her. I wonder if they are ever going to get to Benedict's story.

I think Carla Hall or Jet's wife would be great to add to the show. Also Damaris Phillips or Aarti Sequeira might not be bad.

They should try Carla Hall. I think she's lovely. I'm out of it. Why is Valerie unstable? What's the down low on that?

Why did I think this was going to be on today on Netflix? Now, I'll probably end up being spoiled by each week's outcome as I was previous seasons even though I wasn't even looking for the results. Gah.

Just saw the movie tonight. Instead of wearing the color pink, I wore actual pink. I wore a T-shirt from a PINK concert I attended years ago, which is black but has a lovely rendering of Pink on the front wearing a pink tutu with the word Pink on the front and on the back. Thought it was an interesting way of expressing the same sentiment. ;-) Many people have made observations I would've made, so I'll just mention a couple of smaller ones. Initially I wasn't getting Ken's fascination with horses, other than him seeing manly police riding them in the real world. However, I recall how it's practically a stereotype that little girls love horses. Ken is a doll made for little girls to play with so his attraction to horses particularly makes sense on a second level. Another thing I thought about during the movie ... when Ken is having his melt down after being confronted about what he did to BarbieLand and his need for identity, I wanted so much for G.I. Joe to do a cameo, drop in, and slap Ken in a "snap out of it" move ala Cher in Moonstruck. LOL! (Of course, this couldn't happen because G.I. Joe is a Hasbro product, not Mattel's.)

Saw the film tonight. It was very compelling and equally confusing in terms of the structure of the story. One of my friends thought it might've helped if dates and names of characters were flashed on the screen. (I get that the structure issue was supposed to be helped by the color vs. black and white, but it wasn't enough.) Another issue we had -- the only IMAX theater in the city showing commercial films right now is at one AMC theater. (There would be at least one other place normally, but it's under renovation.) I don't know if this is a problem with AMC or what, but the sound was incredibly loud THROUGHOUT the film. People had to put their fingers in their ears and my friend went to talk to the management only to be told that the previews are loud but the sound would be decreased during the actual movie. It wasn't. We literally got a message on one of my friend's Apple watch that the sound levels we were hearing were potentially damaging. For the first time in my life, I thought I would have to walk out of a film because it was too loud. (Oh, and the AC wasn't working too well either and it was in the high 90s most of the afternoon and evening.) it's a credit to the film that everyone stuck it out despite the sound being almost unbearable and the AC being wonky. I'll look forward to seeing this someday on my TV or perhaps reading the book it's based on just so I can understand all the nuances better and not have my eardrums blown out by simple dialogue and music.

I have to say, I loved the closing song that played while the credits rolled. Had forgotten about that Elton John song. So beautiful.

All I've got to say is that I find George to be very attractive. I can see why Charlotte had 15 children.

I missed the conclusion of the last match because I misjudged how long the commercial was. Glad to hear that Stephanie won. The fact that Madison did not want to change the yellow squash irritated me. I like squash, but squash is mostly water. No flavor.

I remember last week, they said they couldn't taste Maxy's custard in her showstopper -- which was the key ingredient of the episode. So, I was actually surprised she wasn't up for elimination last week. This time, it could've been any of three people - Janusz, Sandro, and Maxy. Because of last week's results, I wasn't too upset about this week.

That Star Caker declaration was charming. And, I wouldn't mind seeing an American who is living in the UK on the show either. I remember that in one of their celebrity versions of the show, Teri Hatcher competed and she won! (She's a good cook so she might have been a ringer.) I have to say, when I saw the contestants, I was sure that one of the elder ladies -- not the one with the Muppet hairdo, but the other -- Dawn? I was so sure that Dawn had already been on the show. She looks so much like a couple of other contestants from former seasons.