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Yes, that was very telling. I don't know if she's homophobic or unable to accept herself, but Kyle sure has some regressive views about sexuality.

My very first thought was, these women are not real friends. You can tell rift between Kyle and Dorit is still very much present and has not really healed in all this time. Kyle has a real group of girlfriends whom she hangs out with outside of the show--these women are merely her work colleagues whom she collects a paycheck with. Garcelle is who I watch this show for. I really have no interest in any of the other women. I loathed Sutton when she first joined the show--she was pretentious and condescending. I can tolerate Sutton because Garcelle has brought out a softer, more nurturing side to her. That being said, Garcelle is really the only real one on this show. She's not afraid to voice her actual opinions and concerns regarding the other ladies. I was very disappointed Sutton could not admit to the things she said when Kyle spoke to them off camera ("That was a chess move.) I'm glad she stood her ground (mostly) when it came to the accusations of Dorit's home invasion being staged and suspect. It was hella shady! Even Mr. Magoo can see that. It saddens me to see the deterioration of a genuine friendship between Sutton and Garcelle, but if Sutton was using Garcelle as a consolation prize or stepping stone, then I'm disgusted. Garcelle is better off without a friend like Sutton who would trade her in a heartbeat to join the ranks of Kyle's inner circle. Kyle perceived Garcelle saying "be whoever you want to be" as calculated, underhanded and malicious? Garcelle was encouraging Kyle to be her truest self (and if that is a lesbian so be it) and offering support instead of judgement. That tells about Kyle's character; the fact that she viewed a statement of support as underhanded and malicious is because that is how Kyle operates. Kyle accused Sutton and Garcelle of planning a gang up on her this season, but that is exactly what she does. Every season Kyle and her Fox Force Five cronies conspire and collude to take down a target of their choosing. They've already run LVP and Denise Richards off the show, and have been trying for many seasons to do the same to Sutton (and now Garcelle). Who are the true mean girls, Kyle? I don't think I can watch this show with the loss of Garcelle, but I am beginning to understand why she wanted off this show for good. A person can only take so much, and without Sutton there to support her in a true capacity on camera...

I didn’t get that impression at all. Zubair’s chicken was the clear star and favorite of last week’s maple brunch themed challenge.

My viewing partner and I would be elated to never see the mouth breathing Dylan again. Zack Cherry seems to to be limited to very few facial expressions, the default being a blank face with his mouth agape and his glasses hanging off the bridge of his nose. We find him equally annoying as a host on the Great American Baking Show.

Kyle's power probably comes from the fact that she's grown up in the "industry" and ingratiated herself with a producer or two (ie. Alex Baskinn), who has always had her back. Baskin has given Kyle a pretty good edit over the years, but most of us are perceptive enough to see through all the shenanigans and pegged Kyle for the mean girl nasty woman she really is. Ozempic or whatever GLP-1 drug she's on does not mix well with alcohol and imbibing while on her weight management meds resulted in extreme nausea and sickness. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!

I think the challenges and outfits were amped up, but production made a terrible choice with their traitor selection. There were so many grating personalities that I was actually cheering not having to see someone like Bob the Drag Queen or Danielle on my screen anymore more so than the Faithfuls managed to banish a traitor. All in all, I'm glad Gabby made it to the end but Dolores had no business being there. What a shame that they murdered Dorinda first--she would have had many memorable moments throughout the season.

No, they’re just a bunch of dim wits and that’s all there is to it. It’s immensely frustrating to watch. One moron started it, and the res followed suit. You cannot convince me otherwise. (Surely the editors would not edit out a crucial rule like not being able using numbers, descriptive positions, etc.)

Art imitating life. This hits way too close to home now.

What gives anybody the right to crap on Jessel? First, Brynn and her cronies Sai and Erin bond over collectively trash talking Jessel and seem to delight in mocking everything about her. Now, it seems shitbag Andy Cohen has jumped onboard with his protracted inquisition of Jessel's cosmetic work. She doesn't really look any different besides the haircut to me (people have pointed out the veneers, I missed that). I haven't seen Andy do the same with other ladies from other franchises, when clearly Kyle Richards has an entirely different face than when she started. I think he needs to retire from hosting duties because he cannot manage to hide his blatant biases anymore.

Not even that. I am enjoying Boze in her talking heads and am pleased she can remain neutral in her interactions but also clock Kyle for the manipulator she is.

It seems like the writers left a lot of the plot advancement for the last two episodes, and even then they held back! We don't know what Lukas was told by the mysterious voice/AI in the sub-level, or what he whispered to Bernard that caused the Mayor to lock himself inside the vault with his suit and gun. I called the Knox and Sally diversion, but perhaps it was fairly obvious to everyone. The actors did a great job with their subtle expressions that let on they had an understanding, even with the camera rolling. Speaking of which, does Bernard have no other official duties to attend to other than constantly surveilling Walker? You'd think he would have a lot to do--especially at a time like this--but every other shot of him was in that surveillance room with his eyes peeled. I can suspend my disbelief for the whole premise of this show, but that kind of crossed a line. Robert Simms annoys me even more than Bernard. He's just a dumb, menacing thug thirsting for more power and abusing whatever power he does have. He doesn't have the brains to run the Silo (but then again, it seems neither did Bernard with his massive miscalculations and misjudgments). Simms is usually two steps behind everyone else and always abusing his authority, and so I found it very satisfying when he was basically told to vacate the vault in favor of his wife, who has always been the brains behind his braun. My running theory was that the silos were part of a vast sociological experiment conducted by a foundation of dubious morality to whatever ends--perhaps to study the human condition, leadership paradigms and the roles of classism in society. However, with the introduction of a seemingly split timeline in seems they are indeed bunkers to protect from radiation fallout?

This episode really annoyed the shit out of me because the producers are no longer meddling just "producing" but rather scripting entire scenes which is an absolute insult to our intelligence. How naive and stupid do they think their audience is? Many of you have already clocked the multitude and glaringly obvious reasons that final dinner sit down was completely staged. Heather's rehearsed and delivered monologue at the onset, going around the table and mentioning each of the women and their perceived slights or issues within the group The time it would take to find a suitable text to read aloud The fact that each participant had selected a different woman at the table and there was no overlap--clearly these were assignments from production The contents of the texts being perfectly curated for this experience in a vacuum. These were not texts to other women in their group or even other people, but rather something written at the behest of producers for this moment The appearance of the texts themselves as a screenshot with no dialogue before or after Brittani's text which was clearly to her producer mentioning she would rather opt to do her upcoming scene at her home with Bronwyn instead of Mary It seems like this was an attempt to capture the "magic" of last year's finale with Heather's dramatic reveal and unmasking of Monica. However, unlike some viewers I never likened season 4's finale to Masterpiece Theatre. To me, it read like a farcical piece of community theater trying to mimic Kabuki and this year was even worse. This was hot garbage, plain and simple.

As soon as Brittani mentioned she hadn't been completely honest with the group, I knew she was going to mention something Jared. Ostensibly, there is nothing else going on in her life and feeble mind other than the state of her vacillating relationship with discount Donny Osmond. As amusing as I find Meredith's impromptu imperatives which has seemingly become her catchphrase over the years, I also view it as classist and condescending. It may offer a glimpse into her privileged life as the daughter of very well to do real estate developer as the genesis may have been her parents yelling this command lesser individuals in their presence they grew tired of, be it house help or an infuriating colleague.

] Season 1 had a multitude of interesting storylines and mysteries that progressed, unraveled and coalesced as the season went on. Season 2, not so much--it's quite bereft when it comes to actual stories. I was thinking that the season 2 premiere script could not have been more than 3-4 pages long because it was so devoid of dialogue and just followed Juliet around Silo #18. I'm glad I waited to binge the entire season at once or I would probably feel equally frustrated. I pretty much wait for all shows to be available and then watch two episodes nightly. I don't think I can go back to any other way of watching, now. I plan on doing the same even with highly anticipated shows like Severance and The Traitors. What bothers me about Simms is his accent and diction, which varies completely from all the other citizens of the Silo we've met. How exactly do the producers of this show justify this? I'm also annoyed with the continuity editors for permitting Juliet to have a completely different hairstyle and color in season 2, which takes place just moments after the events of season 1.

I think that's a very apt observation, @Charlemagne. During this episode, I was thinking of the parallels to American politics and its current state. In the US, leaders of state of the highest order have committed myriad heinous crimes but are impervious to the rule of law because of the safeguards in place and working in tandem with a corrupt two-tiered judicial system. To be honest, I was actually shouting at my TV and my viewing partner more than "thinking" because of how frustrating it can be to be an American citizen in times like these when we're reminded how powerless we can be or feel.