Mabinogia

See, I don't remember what Pam did that makes everyone think she saw through Ali's story. I thought I was paying attention but I can't think of anything that made me think she wasn't buying it.

I don't know what I'm supposed to think about something I haven't actually seen. All I think is that I'm annoyed at the producers. I can't help but think it was all manufactured to work up some sympathy for judges pet, Amanda because, we didn't even get a talking head about what made Korina say it? Fade is right that something must have triggered it, and I can see Korina being just the kind of bitch who wouldn't want to tell Amanda what it is about Amanda that she thinks is fake, but I would think production would have forced at least one talking head out of Korina in which they let us in on the truth. But nope, nothing. It was all very weird. One thing that does make me like Amanda just a little bit more is that Fade seems to like her, so she can't be that bad. But IDK there is just something so very unlikable about her. I don't think she's a terrible person, but there is a sense of entitlement or something that just doesn't work for me. It's like she is trying really hard to be dorky but it just isn't coming off as natural. But if they show did manufacture this to make Amanda more sympathetic it worked on me because I actually sided with her for the first time in probably ever. Still want her gone because I think she's a one trick pony and that trick is the human equivalent of "sit" which pretty much any dog can master.

I think you finally pinpointed what I don't like about Amanda. I honestly couldn't figure out exactly what it was about her but yeah, it's this idea that she thinks she's far more unique than she is, and has to point it out constantly. "Hey, look at me, I'm so cool. I use quaint phrases and design cool hippy shit that no one else would ever think of doing because I'm soooo cool and hip but I'd never say it, because I'm also so humble and well, I rock!" I totally see the phony because she acts all dorky (but in a cool way because she's dorky but cool) but it just doesn't feel remotely genuine. Regarding the challenge. WTF was that? Wedding dress challenge, but don't make it like a regular wedding dress, so now it's just a dress challenge. But make a reception dress, so now it's a fancy dress with a matching cocktail dress? But don't make it so out there that a bride wouldn't wear it. No, seriously, WTF was this challenge? I personally loved Emily's dress. I kind of loved that it was a wedding dress that looked like a mysterious woman at a funeral. (For any Pretty Little Liar's fans, I could totally see A wearing that to the funeral of the week lol). Fade's dress. I would quite possibly kill for that dress (provided I didn't get caught since I probably wouldn't be able to wear it in jail) but seriously, I would scrape up all my money to buy that dress if he ever mass produced it (by mid October. I've got a wedding to go to and want that dress!!!!!) I've wanted every outfit he has done so far, but this one is by far my favorite. And it was so nice to actually spend some time with him. I would watch an hour of Fade with some of the other designers guest staring for little pep-talks, then a runway show and kick one of the others off. I did like the winning look, and Kini's outfit but the rest was dreck. OMG the yellow! OMG the fungus dress! I can't unsee those things, ever. *I need to go look for a slideshow of Fade's designs aka, my happy place.* Dita has become a parody of herself. I used to really like her but I'm not entirely convinced she isn't one of Disney's audio animatronic figures who broke loose from the park. Loved the other one's accent. Sure she said -eh at the end of everything-eh, but I kind of liked it-eh. PS: I'm about 99.8% certain that Korina and Amanda's buttons were NOT in that bag so they would be the last two "picked" and would be paired together. This is not my first reality show.

He made me actually rethink Amanda. I still find her rather insufferable, but thought "well, she can't be all bad if Fade likes her". Also, I covet his reception dress. It hurts how badly I want that dress.

My unpopular opinion is an oldie, but goodie. Well, probably not good to most but here goes...I loved Paige's original hairstyle. Hate Paige, but did like that pageboy cut. I don't really hate her, not like I hate Toby, I just don't get the appeal of her at all (or the actress, but I've not really seen her in anything else so who knows). I used to find Ella one of the better parents but man has she gone downhill fast. I still think Ashley is the best mom. I mean, she pimped herself out to protect her child! That might be kind of fucked up but at least she was actively trying to help her child. Does Ella even know what is going on in Aria's life? And Emily's dad is hands down the best parent...hell, the best adult on the show. (that's not an unpopular opinion though, but I do think it should be said anyway). And I secretly ship Spencer and Caleb. Ever since they worked together on whatever it was that time and their chemistry was, for me, off the charts.

Yep, IDK how they try to justify it, shooting Max makes Crash more irredeemable than David I wrote my entire book then pretended you were going to see your mom to get you to agree to let me write the book I already wrote and had an advance on (I just realized I have no idea what their last name is, but whatever it is, insert it here). If they make Carter side with Crash I will be done with the show. It looks like, from the preview, that Crash tries to rob the store where Max works (that's where it looked like they were) so no, there is no coming back from that. By Crash. Never liked you anyway. I would love for Carter to just stay single, but she'll probably end up with that stalker friend guy that Taylor liked before she upgraded to Max.

If you decide to commit, your new relationship should be your new "paradise" and you should leave to let other contestants come in and try their hand at "love." I wonder how many of these "couples" would still be couples if that were the rule. If Ashlee wasn't Graham's only chance to stay would he still stick with her? If Would Lacy and Marcus be joined at the hip if they had to leave to do it? I doubt these "relationships" exist for any reason beyond staying on the show/getting a rose. That would actually be really interesting, if they had to leave once they committed. Bet there would be a lot more cross dating if two dates with the same person meant banishment. I would watch the hell out of Eternity in Paradise. Bring it! Right now my favorite thing about this show is the editors. They are brilliant. The horror music when Clare woke Zack in his top bunk was great. The Raccoon shots while Clare voiceovered her therapy session. Genius. And the knocking down of the fourth wall to show just what a non-reality bunch of nonsense this really is is so much better than the Mother Ships pretense of true love and prince charmings.

Between Toby the Insta-Cop and Mona dead, this is no longer must watch TV. It's like someone flipped a switch and suddenly I just don't care anymore. I was so excited last week about this ep but I didn't even watch it live. Even the girls' relationship with each other isn't doing it for me anymore. I'm sad. I loved this show. And it's not like I hate it now, I just don't care anymore. Really sad Mona died but the instant she started helping I knew she was gone. Knew I wouldn't get lucky enough for Toby to be the one to die. That was just stupid. It was all kind of boring. And I HATE Ali now. Just absolutely despise her. I wish she was still dead. She was more interesting dead.

Freya's gone on a flashback journey to her past lives and Dash was a villain in all of them. Get a clue. And yet I'm still rooting for Ingrid and Dash and not Freya and Killian. LOL I just can't with Killian. He's more boring than watching paint dry. IDK how anyone with those abs can manage to be that dull.

My favorite breaking of the fourth wall this ep was when Michelle was complaining how everybody around her was getting massages, she means EVERYBODY and they show a shot of some production person getting a massage. IDK if it was a camera person or sound or what, but it wasn't a cast member. Then Ashlee being so stupid as to think there is any such thing as a private conversation on this show. I know that they say that after a while you kind of forget about the giant sound pack you shove in your bikini and the constant cameras but this is a chick they all admit is well aware of the cameras. So she must have suggested the place to talk specifically because she thought they wouldn't be overheard then tells Zach he should play the field. What a calculating bitch! And what was her purpose fort his? Clare doesn't have a spare egg to put in Grahams basket (though I wish she would. I could get behind that pairing, except no, because I really want Clare as the next B'ette) and I assumed Ashlee was tossing her eggs in sure thing Graham's basket, or is she looking to stick one in Zacks? (man this egg/basket analogy can get disturbing really fast). The cliffhanger for me right now is if Graham can somehow manage to stay. I want him to, but I don't want him to stick with Ashlee. She's just so...vacant. Even when Graham walked out and everyone is shocked and looking around like WTF? and, you know, reacting, she, the one he's supposed to be hooked up with now, has no reaction at all. Maybe she was wondering if all the camera's would follow him so she could freely call Clare a bitch again for no rational reason.

Oh, afterlife crisis works even better (sorry, stopped watching Eleven after River kept popping up (could tolerate one or the other but not both) so I am missing big chunks of what happened then) That would be pretty weird, thinking that was your last go but nope, you're back for more. I mean, he's got to be exhausted at this point, and possibly not entirely thrilled about having another go of it. I have a fascination with the idea of immortality (not that I'd want it, but fascination in how it would affect someone) and would think it would get old after a few millennium.

I think they were still robots - but robots who, over time, had replaced so much of themselves with human parts that they had become more like cyborgs Another hint that this Doctor isn't exactly the same as he's been? He did bring up the idea that they had replaced so much of themselves that their original selves weren't there anymore. Maybe that is how he's feeling about regeneration? Is the Doctor having a midlife crisis? LOL (sorry, I love this idea, that he isn't quite himself this time. It will probably amount to nothing but fortunately for me I'm a very good writer so in my head this is how it is going to play out)

She didn't know the Doctor was there the whole time. She just really, really hoped he'd be there for her. There's a big difference between expectation and desperate hope! I actually loved that scene, and it ties into what I'm going to say below, because it did show a lack of expectation. The Doctor has always been there for her, but she's not entirely sure he will be this time. See below for further on that. I do hope it is all leading to something bigger than bad writing. I wish I had the confidence in TIIC to belief that their harping on her not dealing with this regeneration and having such trouble accepting that this is the Doctor, HER Doctor, actually meant something about this particular regeneration, that something did actually go, if not wrong, than different. That there is something quite different about this Doctor that, although intellectually she knows it's him, the connection she once had with him is not there this time for a story arc reason, not just sloppy writing. But the writing on this show is so very inconsistent and so terribly haphazard at times, that I am not confident at all.

Even if both parents were great I would think being taken from your twin would be a huge thing. Twins more than regular siblings, have a strong connection and that was taken from Carter. Actually, family was taken, a father, siblings, grandparents, a sense of belonging to a group of people (rather than just one). I think, the longer Carter spends with her family the more she will realize just how much Lori took from her and how selfish it was on Lori's part. It wasn't about saving Carter from anything but about wanting a baby and taking one. I would love for Carter to start to wonder if Lori cared which one of the twins she took? Sadly, I fear, given the dark haird light haired twin thing, that Carter will end up being Lori's birth daughter that she had with David when he was having an affair, and that Elizabeth agreed to raise as her own rather than lose her husband (back when she thought he was actually worth keeping lol) or something stupid like that. But I would love it if Lori took Carter not because Carter was in any way special to her, but that she was the easiest one to take. I just really hope they don't try to justify Lori's actions. Let her just be some desperate nutcase who stole a baby.

I would pay to see Donna and Capaldi. Wonder if she would recognize him from Pompeii? lol That could be interesting. Donna: "Hey, don't I know you?" Doctor: "Yeah, I'm the Doctor" Donna: "No, that's not it. Why am I thinking ashes? Hey, do you smoke? Are you a pyro?" Doctor: "No, I'm the doctor." Donna: "Well, you are skinny like him...but you're so OOOOOOOLD" *Doctor throws his hands in the air and prays for a volcano*

That could be very good indeed. I love exploring the darker side of the Doctor. I think Peter is going to do great at that and matching it with humor because yes, he was hilarious this ep, but also kind of scary. Best of both worlds. And personally, I find him far sexier than Matt was (but I'm between their ages and always prefer the older, wiser to the younger, goofier man so there's that.) I think it could be interesting to see the shift in his relationship with Clara. When I saw the two of them walking off for coffee I thought, "what are people walking by thinking of them? They look more like father and daughter than anything else, where with Matt they looked like a couple and if she'd been with Ten, despite an age difference I would still think couple. It could, if TIIC decide to go there, add a very new dynamic to the NewWho Doctor/Companion relationship. (I've never see Old Who so IDK if they've done a father/child dynamic. I want to say I think they did based on what my Whovian friends say but IDK. I'd be interested to see it though, since I didn't watch back then (if they did) *and that was really convoluted. lol* Anyway, my point is, it will be nice to see a different sort of relationship now that we have an older Doctor with the typical pretty young thing.

Well said. I think you're right, that was Donna's purpose in Ten's life, and his purpose in her life was to let her know she is more than she thinks she is. I like to think that, though he wiped her memory of what she went through with him, the basic sense of worth stuck with her. My very first Doctor Who ep was The Runaway Bride and while my initial reaction as I tuned in just when they were facing down the giant red spider was WTF is this insanity, I fell head over heels in love with Ten and Donna. Their banter, their friendship, her ability to get him to stop and think about how his actions affect the world. I love how accepting and loving she was with all species. When Ten let her hear the Ood singing and she looked at him with that heartbreaking look, realizing he heard them constantly. She just had so much empathy which I think is what the Doctor often lacks. And she put him in his place. They were like brother and sister and no matter what the show tries to tell me about all his many love interests, I think Donna was and always will be his best friend. I also felt how much joy David and Catherine got in working together. They were lightening in a bottle for me. I have liked other Doctors and other companions, but Ten and Donna were the perfect pair and I don't think the show will ever top them for me. And Donna is hands down my favorite companion without contest.

I love that we have an older Doctor. The Doctor IS actually very old. I hope that they pull back on telling us he looks old and deal with the fact that he is a very old soul. I feel like perhaps this season is going to deal more with the Doctor reflecting on his long life and actions. We have him with the face of someone he once saved not because he had to, but despite the fact he wasn't meant to but that Donna convinced him it was the least he could do. (Fires of Pompeii is one of my favorite eps because of that scene, when Donna basically begged him to save someone, anyone. She broke my heart). And this season starts by revisiting an old one off villain and another human who had a strong impact on him, Reinette. (I loved her too, so maybe I'm just happy at being reminded of some of my favorite stories). I am optimistic about this season, despite Missy. I'm really not looking forward to River Song 2.0. Enough with random women we have never even heard a hint of being the most important woman who knows him most of all showing up out of the blue. It made me instantly hate River Song and it's not going to help me give Missy a fair chance unless their proves to be more to it than there was with River.

I wonder if part of Sadhya's duality is cultural. She was born to a culture where she is expected to be quiet and do as she's told and she's living in a culture where everyone does whatever the hell they please. It shows in her design too, with the little comments she puts on her clothing, the little FUs to the more repressive culture she was born into. Her personality is quiet like her clothes in that way. I think her asking everyone for money was actually very smart. She seems to realize this show is actually a contest. I do and don't like that. I mean, it is a contest so I can't fault her for playing it like it is, but I really want it to be about making great fashion. So yeah, I don't hate the player, but I am really starting to hate the game. This show was a lot less gamey in the beginning and had Sandhya done that in the first season I would have seen shades of Wendy Pepper there, but at this point I think you do whatever you can to get an advantage. It is funny, though, that this is the same woman who claimed to be picking those ugly suits based on what she thought people could do well with. Maybe she's a Jekyll and Hyde, or has an evil twin who is splitting the time with her. Ooh, add that to the Fade is not German idea and this would be the most cracktastic season ever. LOL It would at least make the Grechinication of Amanda make more sense, if everyone else was a plant. I'm still bitter at Kini and Fade's lack of wins vs Amanda's. Like, seriously? How did that badly sewn hippy wannabe dress make top three and not Fade's stunning stripped number?

LMAO! I was thinking exactly that every time I have seen her and Jenny. Well, not the Silurian part since I didn't know what her species was, but I said, "seriously, they must have sat in the writers room thinking "It would be sooo cool to have an interspecies lesbian couple in Victorian London. OMG and imagine how people will react when they find out they are married!!!! We are so amazingly clever!" Only, they are not. It was painful every time they pointed out in this one episode that they were married/a couple/lesbians/interspecies. Like, yeah, we get it. We got it ages ago when you first told us. Move on now. but then, the one thing that has always bothered me about Doctor Who is when the writers seem to think they are far more clever than they really are. They can get VERY proud of their little brainfarts sometimes, but I keep coming back because it's a fascinating concept, the show, and when the actors are good, I love it. When I just don't like them, however, well, needless to say I'm thrilled to have my show back because I haven't been able to stomach watching it for two years now. (or has it been three? I have only watched sporadically for Matt Smith's first season then gave up completely because he just irritates the hell out of me. I'm probably the only person on earth who didn't squee with delight when he was on the phone with Clara.

I couldn't stand River either. The characters smugness worked my last nerve. I LOVED Ten and Donna. Hands down the best Doctor/Companion relationship for me. I also loved Amy and Rory but hated Eleven. So between Eleven and River I didn't get to see as much of Amy and Rory as I'd like and this is my first introduction to Clara so I don't mind her at all. Hated Rose with the flames of a thousand suns. Never got what was so special about her and hated the way Billie Piper spoke, like she had a wad of cotton balls in her mouth at all times. Not at all impressed though I did like Nine. Martha was wasted on trying to prove how special Rose was to the Doctor which is a shame because I liked Martha quite a bit. As for non-companion characters I loved Wilf the best of all. And I already have Twelve as my second favorite doctor after Ten. IDK guess I just have a thing for Scots. LOL

Wow, I hardly see any resemblance to the girl on this show. I don't remember her at all from Brad's season. I think I watched Brad's season (seriously, they all run together in my head so I can't remember who was on who's season after said season ends) But that is definitely the best I've seen her look. Girl should seriously lay off whatever it is she's doing in Paradise cause she is really looking...used. And I can't stand that stupid necklace she wears around her head. Especially when she's drunk and talking about her connection and shit. I just can't take her seriously with that thing on. I always find myself laughing when she's trying to be all deep and serious.

I am 100% behind Michelle Money for Bachelorette! She's beautiful LOL (I'm laughing at myself) Every time I read or hear (my BFF says it too) that Michelle Money is so beautiful I have to actually google her to make sure I'm not getting her mixed up with someone else. I just don't see it. She's pretty, in a kind of cheap, trying too hard way, but I just can't see beautiful, not in any single pic of her, or on the show. She's cheap looking to me, and comes across as more desperate than confident. I would watch her season like I watched Andi's...not at all. (though I did think Andi could be stunning at times and came across as confident, confrontational and exhaustingly obsessed with the way people phrase things but at least she was (and acted) intellegent).

I would watch a clip show of him and Heidi speaking German together. IDK why but I just think I would love it. I think she gets excited when she can speak her native language, as one would, I imagine, having to speak a second language most of the time, and I find Fade adorable. I like that he seems to have a sense of humor about how little he's being shown. Doesn't sound bitter like some of these people do. Win or lose, I hope that he makes a collection at some point so I can have a Fade Zu Grau original. He is the first PR designer in a loooong time who makes me actively want to buy something they design. Jillian was the last one I can think of.

KimberStormer I figured you were kidding, but I kind of loved the idea that Fade was faking it. I would love someone to do that just for the silliness of it. I figure he was just thinking about other things, lost in thought when she spoke to him. Or he could even have been awestruck. The woman is stunning, and famous, and the boss, and he could have just been OMG Heidi Klum is talking to me! Wait, what did she say? *shake head and hope that's appropriate* He does, though, strike me as one of those super creative types who is usually thinking about eight different things at once and startled when someone interrupts. But then, I love him so I'm biased to put a positive spin on whatever he does. I just checked out his website and I want to buy ever single thing he designed. Even his interior design stuff is interesting. I love the woven headboard. But his shirts are the best. I love humor in design and his designs have such a great sense of humor to them. I hope that he lasts to the end because I am just dying to see his collection more than anyone else's (though I really do want to see Kini's too and possibly Sandhya's. I don't think I'd wear her stuff but I do find it really interesting). So, there's my top three. TudorQueen, you've got excellent taste. lol