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Maybe this has been noted and I missed it but Tia curtseying to Arie when she accepted the rose was cringe-worthy #fatesealed

I was bored watching it and I'm even bored reading this thread, I'm so very sorry to say. Time for PR All-Stars to go.

I'd love to see a finale of Brother, Adrienne, and Carrie. I'm enjoying their food and am happy that Adrienne is finally hitting her stride. Some years ago, Mr. Tess and I stayed overnight at the Stanley. Gorgeous public spaces in a wonderful setting, but dang...those long winding hallways upstairs. Literally kept waiting for the twins to appear. After we arrived, I set off to find ice. When I walked back into the room, Mr. Tess jumped out of the walk-in closet and yelled boo. Possibly some slight pants-wetting ensued. Neither of us slept much that night.

I have high blood pressure and watch my salt intake. That said, Top Chef is a game and as a chef, if I go into it knowing that the judges like salt, my hand is going to be all over that salt cellar. Lee Ann is just fabulous but she's an older mom-to-be who had a difficult first trimester. Why the heck would you even proceed after being delivered to the mountain and having the challenge explained? It's hard to say what any of us would do until we're in that situation so I'm not judging, but I have to feel that I'd peace out to the producers and ask for a lift down the mountain. It's all about choices. Wishing her and her baby the best - hope she comes back some other season.

It chaps my hide that +50 year olds are deemed non-demographically desirable when morons like Owen Jr. are allowed free reign on my tv set. Seriously, dude, get off my lawn. No wonder millennials have a bad name. Padma and Tom's faces were priceless when he was prattling on. At least his shiny, flippable hair was clean. There, I said something nice.

For me, most shows officially jump the shark when they resort to bringing celebrities on or rely on other gimmicks to cover up poor storylines and bad writing. That said, I thought Chris Martin was a fun addition to the episode (my now-grown son was a rabid Coldplay fan when he was in high school and consequently I harbor more Coldplay trivia than any 55-year old woman needs to know).

I should have elaborated on my first post. I really don't want to name names since I'm sure the cheerleaders read this forum <waves> but there's one vet in particular who...just isn't pretty at all. She represents the brand well, though, and has been a credit to the team. Why her and not Brennan? I'm just a 50-something from the Midwest so what do I know. I'm sure Kelly and Judy had their reasons, but it just seems wrong.

Hall of Fame Museum dude: "Welcome to the most inspiring place on earth!" Well, who knew? I'm still bitter about Brennan being cut. Not only is she prettier and more fit than more than a few veterans and rookies, she's smart and would have represented the squad and the Cowboys with grace.

Not sure how old most posters are on this board, but I'm 55 and am getting a little tired of the word 'matronly' being tossed around like it's the worst crime known to man. Just because a woman is 'of an age' doesn't mean she doesn't want to look pretty and fashionable. I like to think I look and act younger than 55 but let's be real--fashionable for my age isn't Heidi-wear and yeah, I'd like the upper arms covered, please. On a purely practical level, this age demographic has more disposable income than we did when we were raising kids and helping them with college, so when Nina (no spring chicken, cough) wrinkles her nose and sneers the word 'matronly' I think, "Well what's wrong with that?" It's an overused word that's code for the model looking older than she is. It's PC now to applaud plus size figures on this show; why not the woman over 50? I call ageism. Let's have some models over the age of 45--that would really send the designers into a tailspin.

Maybe this has already been covered, but I was blown away to realize that the actor who plays Artie Goodman (Peter Riegert) also played Boone in Animal House. Just completely blown away. How am I that old?

The Rev is bad news but Jon Hamm is just so pretty pretty. He can stay on my screen periodically all season, please.

Done with this show. Officially off the DVR. I weep for our country if this is the trash people want to see.

High fives to Zola Registry for the $10,000 gift to the bride whose home flooded. That's incredibly generous. My bride-to-be daughter is currently registered with Zola--it's an amazing online wedding registry. Little miss no-job can take a flying leap. I listened to her prattle for about 30 seconds before fast forwarding whenever she appeared. What a mess and she gives her generation a bad bad name. Why is this show persisting on the 'famous' folk and dramatic reveals??? I've watched SYTTD since it started and think I'm done. I compare some these ridiculous brides to my daughter and the wonderful, bonding experience we had choosing her wedding gown at BHLDN, and I'm grateful we're 'no one.' I wouldn't change that day for anything and it's a memory I'll treasure for the rest of my life. Please give us back moments like that, show, and exit with the drama.

Tahnee's mom-duo bugs. They treat her like she's a 20 year old precious flower ('you're so brave!') instead of a mature 30 year old woman. She does seem like she'd be fun to hang out with--hope to see more Tahnee and less moms.

A couple of thoughts: -Sure, the judges are willing to overlook Brooke cooking from a 'present day memory' (i.e. her son) rather than from her own childhood, since she's the pre-designated winner. She's an awesome chef and seemingly a nice person, so okay, whatever. -I read online reviews of 'Emily's restaurant' in Charleston, and the food gets amazingly good reviews. Since she's the executive chef, good on her. All along, Emily's admitted that she knows she's not good at the game aspect of the reality show, and I'm guessing that's part of what brought her down. Whether it's lack of confidence, lack of chef chops, or what, she may very well be a great chef who was just in over her head in this particular instance. Anyone in Charleston willing to take one for the team and go check out her restaurant? -It looks like Tom is having a ball this season, both on the show and on LCK. Wish we had more Gail and less Padma. And I'll take Richard over Graham any day of the week. Richard can be a little douchey but the man knows his food. -Could not love Sheldon more.

It's pretty clear that Brooke is begin set up as the winner. Which is fine, but this season has too many Texas season overtones for my liking. For Pete's sake, just COOK! I don't want to see chef's running around in the rain. Ugh.

Jim for fan favorite!

I think Tom has a little crush on Silvia.

Is this the Hot Topic meets Vanity runway show? Back to watching DVDs of seasons 1 and 2.

We're in the process of planning my daughter's wedding-her dad and I gave her a budget and said however she wanted to allocate the money was up to her. She's our only daughter and we're financially able to help, so were happy to do so, and she was grateful. Plus she and her fiancé are happily paying for some things on their own. I cannot imagine her even thinking about pimping us for honeymoon money as well. Outrageous.

"I had to do pushups while she tried on her wedding dress." Bahahaha this was a great episode. I was giggling like a little girl at Phil and the shock collar.

DakotaJustice, then it's worse than I thought. "I'm just a kid" indeed.

Speaking as an only child, Mariah sure contributes to our continued bad name. All the stereotypes: Princess, self-absorbed, spoiled, demanding--fit her to a T. I wouldn't have gotten away with half of her malarky with my parents when I was her age. Which is 19. A legal adult. Listening to her whine "I'm just a kid!" to her dad was a little off-putting. Honey, 18 year olds go to war and serve our country admirably. You're not a child--the curse of some millenials is the cotton batting their parents wrap them in until they're in their late 20s or early 30s when they're still 'the kids.' I noticed she was wearing an Apple watch--not judging, just observing. She wants time and space away from her mom, but seems plenty willing to accept the little niceties like tuition, apartments, nice cars and watches from her. I know Cody is delusional, but really felt like he was trying to help and be present in both his talk with Meri and with Mariah. In his mind, at least, he's the logical, rational member of the family.

Curious why most of the guest judges this season are wan, vapid, and completely uninteresting? Yes, I'm old and cranky. Thank goodness for Rebecca Minkoff.

I heart Alex. Lucky is so pretty.