AnnieBeez

And then Lenny remarried Tad's mom Cheryl and became his stepfather: http://people.com/home/good-bones-karen-e-laine-and-mina-starsiak/ Pretty confusing.

So true. I'd much rather see someone own their gummy smile or receding hairline. [I went to a department store makeup counter once to buy something. I was invited back for advice on my eyebrows. I walked away wondering what the hell is wrong with my eyebrows?!]

That's one of my favorite scenes. "I gave you my Snack Pack!" There's a security woman at my local arena that reminds me of Rhonda, except her blazer is gray.

AARP says it's a thing, though: https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2017/std-exposure-rises-older-adults-fd.html

I found it very odd that Lucille went to Dr Turner (seemingly first) about Eunice and not one of the older midwives, preferably Sister Julienne. Midwives would have been more likely than a GP to have seen it before. The woman had been traumatized and very probably physically damaged by a doctor. And as we saw while she was giving birth, he knew enough to stay away from her. I kept thinking that we'd seen a woman afraid to give birth in earlier seasons. She ran away? Or am I thinking of the woman who knew she'd give birth to a biracial baby? I remember a young woman running away, though. hmmm... Dr Turner seems to be showing up a lot more than he did in earlier seasons. I don't like it, or the actor, or his furrowed "concern" brow.

I kept looking at her eyes. They didn't look like she had cataracts. And certainly not enough that she couldn't identify roses. I guess putting clouded contact lenses in her eyes wasn't an option.

Don't ever watch Escape to the Country then! [Actually, I loved the show, and everyone who likes house porn should watch.] It took me forever to get used to it.

I really enjoyed this. BUT, I kept wondering why they don't just get a carer in for the woman with dementia/alzheimer's/whatever's going on with her. Wouldn't that be the compromise between them living alone and having to leave their home. I'm looking forward to the next episode. Looks like the excrement is going to hit the air circulation device.

The polygamy story line didn't bother me, other than her being 15. The clunky writing did, especially dialogue that sounded like it was written by someone who's never actually heard people speak. Also, I'm so over Dr Turner and his furrowed brow and condescending concerned voice.

I'd never heard of him or seen him either. I didn't see covers of Entertainment Weekly OR TV Guide. May people may "in fact know him" but plenty obviously do not. I didn't care for the actor in the role. He neither looked nor carried himself like Philip--with his big nose and play doh face. [imo and all that]

Does Jessa EVER hold her own children? Seems like only if no one else is around to do it.

I wonder why Meghan didn't join the military. She, too, could've connected with her father in that way.

I think it's because they can't get away with giving her flowers on Mother's Day.

He'll get the same money. Pistons take on his contract.

I still don't see what the problem is. Fixer Upper got an episode out of it.

Why is she dressed like a member of the FLDS?

There are treadmill desks. A neighbor has one with a big Apple monitor on the desk. I don't think I'd be able to read the screen. I don't walk smoothly enough, I guess.

Military takes care of having it packed up and moved. You're entitled to so many thousands of pounds, depending on rank. Vehicle is also transported. https://www.move.mil/entitlements

Exactly! I guess there wouldn't be any "drama" then, though. I haven't watched in a while but it seems they spend every single cent. The Magnolia crap is just for the reveal, right?

Plenty of smart women do. Ambitious women don't. Maybe. I think Darlene was smart early in the show. She just wasn't motivated. Like anna0852 said, once she found her passion she went for it. I don't think there was a retcon for Darlene.

The misspelling is developmentally appropriate for a 6 year old. The words are spelled phonetically, and that's fine. It's the mislabeling that bugs me. It's Jessa saying he named the shapes correctly. Spurgeon isn't reading the words. He's naming the shapes.

Why the hell should they care what people do with the houses after they've been on the show? If anything, they should be proud that they've added value.

The spelling is less concerning than the mislabeling of shapes. Oh, and Jessa's "good job." I would have expected her to fix either the labels or the shapes. Or does she not realize? I taught K-4. Shit like that bugs. It's a whole lot easier to teach than to unteach.

But she can. She's one of the couple (maybe 3? Queen, jeweler, and __?)of people who's allowed to touch it. I was disappointed in the special. I think it was a case of already seeing the Queen's segments before watching.