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No surprise here. Belinda was already shown to have nicks in her niceness and ethics back in the first season when she blew off the newlywed wife. She offered her help, despite it neither having been asked for nor demanded, and then blew the girl off when she was in need. C'mon, let's face it, she was as greedy as the next person. She knew what Greg was and was afraid for her life, yet instead of contacting the authorities she instead went to his house. For what other than to see if there was an offer on the table. If we have learned nothing else after three seasons it is that Mike White writes each of his characters as flawed, albeit some more than others. Still, there are no angels the world he has created.

One year later and Krissy is still too much. It sounds like she and Rasmus have had a rocky road during their first year. Not sure that adding a baby into the mix is the best decision. Hope it all works out. I think a lot of the problem between them and Sergio/Amanda could have been solved with an apology. I'm not a fan of Sergio but I can see that Krissy/Rasmus got involved in something that they were not a part of. Instead they insisted upon wanting him to agree that they had done it for good reasons so that they could be absolved. Sergio and Amanda...as long as Amanda is okay with the status quo, that is all that matters. I think the situation is fraught with problems, but I'm not them. Catja was like a different person. I think she smiled more during these two episodes than she did during the entire season. I'm not crazy about how she handled the relationship with Cristofer but it seems obvious that relationship was doomed. Everyone else seems happy enough. I still think this was the best season I've seen out of all the countries so far. That's what I thought too but judging by the focus on drama during the One Year Later episodes I'm afraid of that changing in future seasons.

One more thing. Nick Lachey's new hair style looks like he used the Bob's Big Boy mascot for inspiration.

100% At least they didn't have a bunch of them seated in the audience getting showcased like in the past. This made absolutely no sense to me. She said no because she realized he was not going all in on her core values which she claimed was so important. What was the point of continuing on dating, let alone co-habiting? I wasn't a fan of either Jimmy or Chelsea but I wish they would stop humiliating the girl by bringing this up. She clearly said she doesn't look like her and it was just the hair and eye coloring that led people to make the comparison but most people continue to react as though she believed she looks like MF. I'm sure out of eight seasons they could have pulled a different "top 5" out of their butts to air during the reunion despite it being a dumb and unnecessary bit. I think this was the worst type of show for someone like her to have joined. Too many cameras catching too many interactions and allowing comparisons to be made by the home audience which left her vulnerable to valid criticism.

I was up until seeing how much happier he was with his buddies than he ever seemed with her. I remember it as Joey revealing that Monica had never said it before.

What was up with the sister theme this season? Sisters factored into so many couples!

Anyone else watching via Hulu get kicked out because the “live event ended”?

Too much time spent lingering on uninteresting conversations between people this season. I think most people agreed that we would like to see more of all the people casted in any particular season rather than camera time only being given to the main couples in the beginning, but I don't think anyone was interested in extended scenes devoted to any one couple. In the end they're just plain folks. Nobody wants to hear my partner and me blathering on about nothing much either for minutes at a time.

I've never watched Vanderpump so all I knew about Tom was the big cheating scandel that seemed to be talked about everywhere. I do watch RHoNJ though and thought Dolores would be more astute. I guess she only comes off that way in comparison to the rest of the cast of Jersey because she doesn't seem to be one of the sharpest players of this game.

I haven't watched Survivor in years so I was never on board the Carolyn train like others who already familiar with her and her particular brand of play. I didn't really care if she left or not, however, the one thing I didn't want to see is her leaving before Danielle! Danielle is acting so proud of her excellent skills while the truth is that this is one of the lamest bunch of contestants for weeks now. The left that have any ability to reason and make deductions are also easily mislead. Her gameplay is exactly what I remember going back to her first go at Big Brother which is basically just shit talking other contestants. Does anyone buy her saying she wants to bring Britney with her to the end and share the prize? I don't!

Out of this particular cast? Yeah, but their thinking is too scattered. Too bad because they have actually had some good critical thinking at times. I'm glad Sam was given an opportunity to explain his background and how his silence means he is listening. I hope they were able to hone in on Carolyn and Danielle before the end. There needs to be a reel of Carolyn's expressions and Danielle's overacting (particularly that shaking bit) at the reunion.

For those of you missing Sonja you have the opportunity to hear her at her quintessential best on the episode of Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald that was released today. She is the first guest and it went as most of you can imagine. There wasn't any mention of her ex so I'm guessing it was taped prior to his passing. It is Sonja at 100%.

Right...it would have been better to disparage and degrade her in the public eye like she did to him? To classify what she started as an inappropriate joke (and for what reason in the first place?) seems to be giving her some undeserved grace. To be clear, I think they are both idiots, but his response to her didn't come out of nowhere. What she started was both unnecessary and crass.

Was she deserving of what Brynn dished out, no, but she exists on her own planet. Her whole "Good? I want them to be afraid of me" shtick was ridiculous and a really bad look. Then she goes on folds for Brynn. She's obviously all talk. She really does come off like a vacuous nitwit. She's lucky she was gifted looks to fall back on. Are any of them friends? Everytime "friend group" is mentioned my eyes are about ready to roll out of my head. I don't believe any of these people have anything to do with one another on a personal level.

What are the odds she will refer to herself as a widow at some point?

I think she looks better this season than any of the past. I don't know if she's had work done or if what she had has settled in and softened. Whatever the reason, I think it is an improvement. Please someone explain to me why this woman is being given a pass. There has been plenty shown on the episodes without even going into all the tidbits which have shown up on social media. She's been miserable to so many cast. members with no reason shown, particularly toward Britani. Don't get me wrong, Britani is special, but Mary has been unnecessarily cruel toward her (as has her bestie Angie). They don't have to like her but they don't have to be mean either. Imagine if someone had told Mary that she looked inbred. This is the thing, none of the others need to make nasty comments to her or put her down. Britani is more than capable of making herself look bad. I can't recall her being mean toward any of the others as they have been toward her just for being who she is. Jared doesn't seem to be any prize despite his family name which apparently means a lot in the SLC area. Bronwyn, however, was out of line with her below the belt comments appearing on social media and I think she was deserving of him giving it back to her. Just imagine if it was one of the husbands making nasty comments about the anatomy of one of the women. They would be hanged, drawn, and quartered! Bronwyn doesn't get a pass because she is a female in this day and age.

I watched the first episode without having looked into it much. I thought it was going to be a thriller/action type of show so it came as a complete surprise when it took that turn at the end. I should have paid more attention to things like the ducks. At first I was thinking, "oh, good, something different", but then I started remembering shows like Lost and From where each episode seems to only exist in order to throw some new puzzle piece out there...the shows that eventually become exhausting/exasperating to watch because the questions far outweigh the answers. I'll give it a chance, but.... Stars Hollow was on the Warner Bros. back lot in Los Angeles. I've spotted bits of it in quite a few things since then. Paradise is shot around Los Angeles. https://thedirect.com/article/paradise-where-filmed-hulu-locations-real-life. There might be some spoilers in this related to the first three episodes.

Ramona was mocked for years prior to the boot and any perceived racism was not part of it. As far as racist behavior goes, Mary came right out of the gate making eye raising comments that were pretty much brushed aside in addition to not exactly being a team player within the cast.

I don't disagree. The Bravo powers that be have never been consistent in their treatment of people though. For instance, compare the way Ramona was treated (on RHoNY and on WWHL) to the way Mary has been treated throughout her time on SLC. They share many similarities in their delivery (if anything I think Mary is worse in total) yet Mary seems to be handled with kid gloves and deference while Ramona was not. Again, I'd like to know the reason for that.

Is no one else distracted by Justin's mouth full of Chiclets? They're veneers, right? Should be a cautionary tale for anyone considering having that done. Has there been any reference to Robert Jr.'s wife/girlfriend who we last saw hanging out in his bed? This, this, this!!! I feel that she is getting a huge pass on all of the nastiness and poor behavior she has displayed. As a parent, and a human, I have sympathy for what she and her son are going through, but I can keep that separately in my mind and still dislike her as a person. Not once can I recall her ever displaying any remorse or regret for any of the horrible things she has said about her cast mates which were mostly unwarranted. I suspect there is reason for her becoming more actively involved this season than any other time in the past and have my doubts it has anything to do with actually wanting to be there or interact with any of the others, including her new bestie Angie. Who knows what actually happened considering how her story changed. She's another person who seems to fancy herself the smartest in the room and capable of bamboozling everyone much like Brynn on RHoNY, as though nobody is smart enough to catch their inconsistencies. Both could tell me water is wet and I wouldn't believe them based upon what I've seen and heard from either. I dont' think this is actually that far off. I also noticed she appears to be very intent on really listening to what is being said and like there are copious mental notes being made.

I don't think the intent is to embarrass so much as to simply diminish others in the eyes of others. Brynn's whole gameplay triggers some still strong memories from my youth when one member of my friends group behaved in the same manner. She was everyone's friend until she was apart from them when it seemed she felt it her job to crap on them and make them look bad for reasons known only to her. It was sick. It was dangerous. To this day I'm not sure if she did it to make herself look better or if she did it just because she could. It wasn't fun watching Brynn whiplash from poor, unfortunate victim to making snide remarks such as she did in reference to Jesel's glow up. If she told me water was wet I would have trouble believing her. I've never been particularly fond of Sai, but I did love her looking Brynn in the eye and asking just what it is she does for a living.

Am I the only one finding it problematic that Danielle refers to Rob as one of those Mafia guys given his ethnic background?

I watched the first one or two episodes of this season. After that I simply couldn't muster up any enthusiasm to watch any more of it until this episode when I decided to see how it ended. It appears I haven't missed much of anything. I was amused by how they all were quick to nervously say of course they believed Brynn's sexual assault story despite calling her a lying liar otherwise.

What a bunch of obfuscating phonies! Angie can play innocent or dumb all she likes, but what she was doing in Jen Shah's WAP video was playing back up to Jen, plain and simple. The bigger issue is that she played along with it at all, but let's pretend it had nothing at all to do with her aspirations of getting a snowflake. Lisa is insufferable and has been through all five seasons. Just because Bronwyn is in only her first season doesn't make Bronwyn any less full of it. From the ever changing necklace tale, to the manner of just how or if Toddles was unfaithful, up to suddenly claiming Lisa said that Bronwyn claimed to have had a miscarriage. The stories keep on changing. What Bronwyn does do well is her presentation, but wrapping shit in a pretty package doesn't make it any less than shit. Just exactly who is this Mary showing up for season five who bears little resemblance to the person by the same name in the first four seasons? Whitney...pretty girl but she has come up with some real humdingers, not the least of which is that placeholder photo story. Let me see if I understand this, she is providing Ali Baba style jewelry to those who can't afford the original??? I honestly couldn't comprehend what she was getting at. Heather doesn't bother me much. At least she is articulate. The worst about her is that whole eye nonsense from last year and I can't help but think there were production shenanigans at play in how that was handled and how the truth should be revealed. The same holds true with her relationships with certain people on the show. I suspect she does as she is directed.

Nah, not just you!