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No, I was referring to Judy. If she had simply instructed Byrd to show him where to sign, there wouldn't have been the outburst at the end. And she should have because the case was over, she gave her judgement. Instead, she tried to butt in and reconcile the situation which anyone could tell you was ridiculous. She kept saying stupid stuff like "Keep your heart open", which gave him an opening to say more. Even JJ has said on her show that people say things in the heat of the moment that they don't really mean but when the Judge goads you on for the sake of good television, it sours you, or at least it did me. And the reason she fails in this is the reason she's been a good TV judge. All abrasiveness, no nurturing. As for the wife, it seemed a very well orchestrated passive aggressive display only to thank JJ in the end while her daughter is "crying".

Or it could have been a display that she was more interested in a ruling than her daughter who was faking a breakdown. Over and over again, the defendant kept pleading for JJ to show him where to sign so he could get out of there. Watch how long and silent she was. It prolonged the moment and definitely heightened the drama.

At the end of the show, the mother said something like "Thank you, Judge Judy", not sarcastically but I found it weird to be cradling your daughter and that comes out of your mouth.

JJ often says "you want emotion, go to Dr. Phil" and this case exposes why she's not good in that arena. When she even attempted some degree of reconciliation, it came off as brittle. During the tag, when the daughter was crying, I hate to say that I looked for tears. Nothing. A lot of drama going on in that family. Coupled with her terrible judgement on the dog ownership case a couple of days ago, I'm going to take a break from her show.

After doing a bit of reading on Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, it's clear that this is a skin disease, not a foot condition. As such, Dr. Lee would have been a more appropriate choice than Dr. Vincent and she could have also addressed the growths on his face and hands. Now I don't now exactly how Sebastian's situation was presented to TLC, but this seems very strange if not unethical.

GA was a one hour commercial for Zak's Haunted Museum (a fantastic museum, BTW). That free advertising has been gutted by being a Discovery+ exclusive. These shows and personalities are very replaceable. Out of sight, out of mind. And I felt a very good point was made by one of the critics of the service. Many of these shows are like background music. It might be on, but you're not paying close attention to it.

Since the growths had started taking hold of his face and hands, wouldn't he be better served with Dr. Pimple Popper. It appeared as if it was a skin disorder, not a foot disorder. I agree that there needs to be an update. I was a bit skeptical about only a couple of photos with no explanation at all. At the very least, a video call.

It might just be the current climate that has worn me down. Someone is respectful to the Judge and all you get back is snark. There was also the issue that part of the case had already been adjudicated in small claims court in the defendant's favor. I stopped watching JJ a while back and won't start up again.

I thought JJ was unbelievably rude and abrupt to the defendant, who was very respectful to her. These are moments where her reputation for being unprofessional are well deserved.

I commented after the first episode that this was a very unimpressive season because of the kids. My opinion hasn't changed. This is the weakest season so far. Duff and Val are good, the challenges are good but the kids aren't interesting. I've warmed to Liam and Naima but after all these episode, there are some kids I still can't even identify. Reggie was clearly not made for this type of competition because he's a void every time he appears on camera. The show itself is still a great concept for the network but if they can't find kid contestants that are enjoyable to watch, it might be time to give it a rest for a season or two. I do know that some former contestants were actually kid actors but at least it was entertaining.

As Reality TV goes, if you watched an hour, for whatever reason, they got you. Laugh your ass off. They took your money and time.

There are 12 contestants and while the seasons have had as few as 9, like the previous season, there have been several seasons with 12. Frankly, they could have whittled this group down with no loss in quality. In the recent Holiday championships, all four kids showed the personality and individuality that is necessary for a show like this. As it stands, if we don't care about the kids, their creations have less interest since we can't taste them.

A friend of mine works for Harpo and says that guests for the most part aren't paid, but that's especially true for an "information" show like Dr. Oz. Jon might have been given an appearance fee since he's a public personality but not an actual SAG performer, but those are quite small. Since the show is taped in New York, probably the best he did was a free trip to Manhattan with a hotel room.

Just saw the premier and I think this is not the most appealing group of kids. Unlike other season premiers, there was no one that stood out, personality wise. I'll watch it, of course, but you start wondering if they're beginning to run out of kids who want to be on this show.