Kippy

This show is exhausting now. It is never story driven but rather agenda driven. I don’t have a problem with pushing certain ideas but ever episode highlights some current issue with very little subtlety. I’m sad and miss early greys.

I fast forward so much of this show now... I hate the Owen and Amelia storyline. Everything with those two is the worst. alex and jo are all right. Boring but fine. I like Meredith and DeLuca together but the father storyline feels predictably doomy. the Maggie storyline made me angry. I feel like the reaction from Richard was completely realistic and Maggie was being a selfish brat. Yes, it is her birth story but that didn’t happen in a vacuum. There are other people with feelings that are part of that story. If you want to tell it fine but maybe talk to Richard about it before hand. Talk to your adoptive parents and Meredith about it. All of these people are going to have justified feelings about that information being out in the world. Give them time to process the reality of the whole medical community knowing the family business. If it gets out in the extremely unprofessional way that it did, give these people some slack to react emotionally. Most will come around to logic and reason with time.

I’m late to the commenting party... In my opinion, things crossed the line when the competition was over. I didn’t really like Adrienne’s bus driving or the chanting during judging. I can see how that would be humiliating and seem hurtful from people you thought were friendly and wanted you to succeed (not be better than but still do well). However, it didn’t seem too bad until it was clear in the stew room that Sara’s team had lost and one of them were going home. Lay off at that point. You won already and you don’t need to rub it in. That’s just gross. i wish the chefs were just always kind and encouraging. It is much more pleasant to watch. I just need to watch more Great British Baking Show to get that from a competitive reality show.

How can a person aggressively hold their hand over their heart?

I feel like I live in bizarro world when I come to these boards and see people defending Alex and the rest of the campers. They were horrible and so much worse than makody in my opinion. Yes Cody was a cocky jerk at the beginning but he didn't do anything to the rest of the group that he didn't endure. Nobody got anything which is a decent strategy. When the four got power is where the disparity and truly gross behavior happened. They wouldn't even get the others a tarp for goodness sake. The four ate hamburgers, sandwiches and pizza while Cody and makani had to grovel for peanut butter all while carrying the majority of the cash. No I don't blame Cody for taking temptations...the campers escalated the game and he was just playing the hand he was given.

I love April. I found the interactions between April and AZ so annoying and frustrating. Just last week AZ was asking everyone and anyone to back her up on revealing confidential information. Now she is acting super ethical and and even a little smug in her stance on following a patients privacy. Fine, maybe she saw the error of her ways and knows she made a mistake with April. However, to not acknowledge that these situations are completely different and to actively imply they are the same is maddening. A 14 year old girl who is incapable of driving herself to the hospital let alone make independent medical decisions is in no way similar to a 30 year old doctor. I have no idea what the correct protocol is regarding privacy but even if the outcome of both situations is silence I think to act so superior this week is ridiculous. I also hate the lack of communication. Yes,it causes drama, but it is not drama that I enjoy watching. I feel like April should have told Jackson right away about her pregnancy, jackson should have told April about Catherine, penny should have told her friends she was applying, Owen should talk to Riggs about his problem, Riggs should tell Owen what really happened with the sister...etc. In this hospital things don't stay hidden for too long so you are better off going and talking to the person directly and immediately. Especially with this groups tendency to talk and gossip in the middle of the hospital.

Oh boy... I like April and I think that is because I relate most to her. She is a happy combination of faith and science. I can understand all of her decisions and while I don't agree that they are the right choices, I can see myself making every single one of them in the same situation. The way she left Jackson after Samuel was born was so soo wrong. However, in real life these things happen all the time. A child dying or any real life tragedy makes people react in strange ways and breaks up even the best of couples. I think the backlash against April is made even worse because Jackson had a near perfect response in his grief. He was kind and supportive and wanted to comfort and share pain. Her reaction was to run. It's not right but she wanted to do anything to avoid her sorrow and the questions and looks from around the hospital. I don't blame him for wanting out after that but I can also understand and sympathize with her and the need to escape. I understand her even more with the desire to keep the pregnancy quiet. She wants to be with him but not because of a baby. She also wants to have some peace with this pregnancy. As soon as AZ found out she started pushing April to get testing done. This would snowball to everyone in that place because they have no personal boundaries. Everyone would tell April what to do and it wouldn't end with testing. As soon as a test came back with bad results, they would all tell her to abort. It has been very clear from our very first introduction to April that this would never be an option and her fears that people would push it were confirmed when Jackson brought it up at her door. She should have told Jackson as soon as AZ found out but I can see why she would not want to fend off people questioning every decision she makes about her body for 9 months. She is also not a stupid person. She is a doctor and has a reasonable scientific mind but that doesn't mean that she can't have faith and hope. There is a place where both can exist. I don't think that she really believes that if you have enough faith in God, bad things won't happen to you. She understands the science behind the testing but she can hope that they are wrong and have faith that God will be with her either way.

I was trying to be funny unsuccessfully I suppose. I don't feel that everyone is against me but there are definitely people on here that are more snarky and critical of the participants of this show. My point was that while I was reading other comments I was increasingly feeling upset that not everyone thought the same way as me. How dare people have different opinions and share them in a show forum. Then I realized I was ridiculous and that is why these boards exist.

Sometimes reading these boards is the most infuriating part of my day. it is just unbelievable that there are opinion different than mine and you all aren't jumping up and agreeing with me. I seriously was just getting angry. Then I realized I'm a moron and a forum on a low rated a&e show should not be causing me so much fury. I do agree with a lot of what you guys are saying. I think Sean can be overly aggressive. I don't like johns rapper persona. I think Megan's mom should have taught her more life skills. I find Elena annoying. I also think that most of their parents would agree with these assessments. All parents make mistakes and these people are not immune to that fact. I also don't want to pretend that I know what goes on in these people's houses off camera. We have seen these people for a total of 5 hours and that is spread out even more between all of the different stories. I don't know what they are working on and how they handle certain situations. I think it is likely that Sean's parent talk to him often about toning it down. I think that Megan's mom probably was never considering leaving Megan in California. But I don't know because I have only seen minutes of their lives. I want to be the kind of person who sees the successes of their parenting rather than focusing on what can only be assumed as mistakes. In conclusion, I'm right! :)

I'm super uncomfortable with criticizing any of these mothers. I don't have any experience with people who have mental disabilities but I can imagine it would be an incredibly hard. I find all the parents amazing and delightful. I like the bonds they have with each other and the devotion they have to their children. I find the criticism of Megan's mom especially confusing. Of course Megan had help writing the speech. Of course she practiced said speech. Lots of people do those things. Of course she encourages her daughter to have dreams. What is she suppose to do? Tell Megan that it's not possible because she has DS? And who knows what goes on between them. Maybe it is stated in gentler terms that it is not likely but sure lets go visit the school. As far as her helping Megan with her clothing line and website. Of course she helps Megan. Most people would need help with running a business and setting up a website and again...Megan has Down syndrome.

I really like everyone who is left and wouldn't be irritated by any of them winning. Even kimmi. Yes, that would be a horrible outcome to a great season but so so funny. As far as the move Spencers made, I don't really see what was so bad. Maybe it is my total devotion to his character but it made sense to me. Abi is a complete lunatic and to try to play by her whims and rules must be exhausting. I would rather take my chances with people who can be reasoned with and swayed by logic than who can kiss her butt (which is amazing) the most. Jeremy has played an awesome game but I don't necessarily think it has been that much better than Spencers or kelleys. He manipulates people and has found idols. Kelley has done the same and Spencers has manipulated and won necklaces. Most of the end game Spencers and Jeremy have played together with the exception being Stephen votes. I just don't see Jeremy being soooo much better than the others in terms of game play. I think that Jeremy hasn't been targeted because they know he has an idol. Why would he play a random idol for Stephen unless he had a backup for himself?

This show is getting super annoying. I started watching because I thought it would show me what goes into making a movie. It has become all about personal drama and incredibly unlikable people. I think I find Jason and effie equally irritating. Jason does not compromise and refuses to listen to reason and logic. He also has no ability to see future problems and try to fix them. When he was location scouting all he was seeing and thinking about was how the locations would fit into his vision. He was not thinking about prep and the time it would take to aquire night shooting permission. He compromises himself because he doesn't want to compromise. And then he takes no responsibility for these errors and instead blames effie for making decisions without him. Effie, as least from the edit she is getting, is a horrible communicator. I feel like she tiptoes around the issues trying to make everyone happy with a smile and never clearly states what she wants until the explosion point. In this situation I put as much if not more blame on her. She is the expert here. She has made multiple movies and has worked in Hollywood for years. This is Jason first experience with this level of movie production. He is a jerk and an unlikable human being but he is also new, learning this trade, and trying to assert himself as a good director. Effie is an expert and a professional film producer. She is already a success here and I expect more from her.

My unpopular thoughts on the interviews... - I don't think that it mattered what was said. There would have been snark on anything and people would be angry with anything. I also think that there would be screaming if they hadn't done an interview. They were screwed either way. - Of course Jill and Jessa were coached and prepped for this interview. It's a big deal and millions of people were watching. It isn't a TH about a wedding or a honeymoon trip, but an interview about a very upsetting abuse. I also don't see the big deal with them sounding exactly like their parents and having similar thoughts on the matter. That happens everywhere. You tend to emulate your parents and grow up having similar views. I sound exactly like my mother and our thoughts on particular topics are identical. Am I brainwashed by her? - I think it is incredibly likely that the girls have forgiven and moved on. The abuse events coming out now seems like it would be much worse than the initial crime. If I thought I had dealt with the situation years ago in the past and now in the present millions of people were talking about how my brother molested me I would break down. I would be embarrassed and ashamed even though none of it was my fault. - You can get higher than 2/3... - I don't understand the coverup claim. Who did they cover it up from? Just because they didn't reveal their dirty laundry in front of the world doesn't mean they covered it up. They don't owe you or I anything. - I also don't understand the hypocrite claim. Granted I don't watch the show so i have no idea what they have done or said in the series but in this situation I don't seem hypocrites. From what I have read they seem to practice what they preach. When I hear the word hypocrite I think of someone preaching against a particular action while actively participating in it. Just because there is this crime in the families past doesn't mean they can no longer hold particular views and beliefs in the present. Yes their views on the LBGTQ community are bizarre and amusing ironic in this situation but I don't think that just because of Josh's past crimes means they have to change their entire belief structure.

I have to defend the duggar parents a little bit on this. There is so much speculation and assumptions being made but based on what I know I don't think that I would have acted much differently as a parent. If I were made aware of an incident between my son and daughter, I would be equally concerned about both of them. Obviously for different reasons but just because one did a horrible thing doesn't make me love him less or want to protect him less. If I thought it was a singular occurrence than I would talk to him about it and try to deal with him in family. When I learned of more bad behavior, I would get counsel from others and if I knew a family friend in law enforcement it doesn't seem unreasonable to go to them. Did Jimbob know this officer was a gross child porn man? Maybe but that is all purely speculation. What if he thought the guy was clean and trusted? It seems natural if you are taking a child that you love to the police to pick someone you know and think is a good guy. I would maybe even choose to send the offender to the build a house/mentor/counseling thing. Yes it isn't official psych work but perhaps the guy is really good at counseling people. From a purely fact based standpoint, I don't see anything bad here especially given their religious views. I don't know the motivations of JimBob and Michelle and I don't know what political aspirations they had but on the surface everything seems rational. Yes they should have gotten official counseling for all of the kids but what if they couldn't afford it at the time?

I'm a little afraid to post my thoughts but here it goes. - Josh was wrong. I just want to be clear that what he did was completely wrong. However, he was a kid in a totally different environment than most of us grew up in. I don't excuse his behavior and give him a free pass on it but I also don't think that mistakes made when you are 14/15 years old should define you for life. I also don't think that he should have to wallow in regret and guilt for the rest of his life. At some point you have to move on and this include the person who is at fault. I feel horrible for the girls and think that it is an awful situation but I wouldn't want them to hold onto it forever. - I can't really fault JimBob either. Yes I would want to protect my daughters from any kind of threat but I would also want to protect my son. Just because he engages in horrible behavior does not erase the love I feel or the need to protect everyone of my kids. I can understand the desire to keep it in the family and first try to fix it. It may not be the correct choice but it is and understandable one. This is all coming from someone who doesn't watch the show and has no negative feelings attached to the family. I also am a mother of three boys so I think that I am more sympathetic to sons. I just know that I would not want the mistakes they make at such a young age to ruin the rest of their hopefully long lives. Yes, consequences should happen but hopefully a recovery can happen as well.