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On 8/14/2017 at 10:51 PM, crowceilidh said:
Kiki was dreadful in that HH. Jenna wasn't a whole lot better. I would LOVE to hear what LuBrown actually thought of their dance. I mean how many seconds did he kill in there with various easy crap moves I could have done.
THAAAAAAAAAAANK YOU (and everyone else) I thought I was taking crazy pills when the judges flipped for it. I just don't get the whole Kiki "thing" and I need it to stop immediately. This was nonsense. Dumbed-down, watered-down, wasting 20 seconds at the end with the cash gun and the fur because they were short and didn't have enough time/skill to learn more steps. Boo. Booooooooooooooooo. To say nothing of the ridiculous every-pop-culture-reference-from-the-last-three-decades-thrown-in-blender-with-a-dash-of-steampunk-and-some-green-hairspray costumes. I mean don't get me wrong: I am one for ridiculous costumes when they serve the dance. (Cf. the headdress and intricately patterned-and-slashed unitards for Koine & Marko.) But that was just desperate.
On 8/15/2017 at 5:48 AM, ElectricBoogaloo said:I know lots of people love B-Free from his early seasons on the show, but his routine for Allison and Logan was a miss for me. Allow me to channel Len Goodman while I say that there was too much faffing about at the beginning. These routines should showcase whoever is competing, so having Logan sit in a chair for the first 30 seconds of the routine was a complete waste of time. And sorry, but if you're going to have a dance with a table then it better be as good as Sabre and Neil's table dance (which this was not).
I loved Logan & Allison's number in large part because it seemed like they were having SO MUCH FUN with it. I was skeptical at first - a blind date where you're blinded? - because there's high concept and then there's ~~~high concept~~~ but it ultimately won me over. (Not least by actually making use of the furniture onstage, which has been my petty problem with both of Luther Brown's hip hop numbers from the last two weeks. If you're going to put a skid full of cash or a rack of rims onstage, USE IT. And no, "jumping off of it in the first second of the dance" doesn't count as using it. To be clear: I love Luther Brown's choreography, I'm just being extremely persnickety about this point. OK this digression is long enough now.) I'm also a fan of Bendy Boys (tm @Cuatro1234) and Logan's leg extensions are just wonderful. My only real issue was that his costume was so dark and covered so much of him, I tended to lose him in the busy, dark background. Please highlight the dancer who is actually competing, production designers! Anyway I've wandered a bit far from the original point now but you're absolutely right, Sabra and Neil is the ne plus ultra of table dances. They're unbeatable.
On 8/15/2017 at 10:46 AM, spanana said:I think Kaylee has a lot more fan support than people think, and it's not all Cyrus. I know reading youtube comments is hazardous, but I was reading the comments on their youtube vids last week. First off Kaylee/Cyrus's video had one of the highest amounts of views (Taylor/Robert the highest, Sydney/Paul the lowest), but the negative comments under the video were more geared towards Nigel and TPTB. People liked Kaylee. They just hated the costume, the routine, trying to fit her into the stereotypical contemp box, etc. People were more mad at TPTB on Kaylee's behalf. I also think it might have benefitted Kaylee in week 1 that she was one of the more recognizable presences from auditions/Vegas week. People remembered who she is.
It was also clear from her solo this week (and Nigel's reaction to it) that Kaylee 100% knows how to choreograph for herself - last week was a real mismatch between dancer and choreographer. And evidently Pharcide and Phoenix know how to choreograph for her, too. That number was amazing - Kaylee balancing on her hands on his shoulders had me screaming out loud at the screen! (I don't understand why they were dressed like Rebels in search of A Cause, though. The design for much of this episode was... interesting.)
I mentioned it briefly up there but Koine & Marko were my (just by a hair, or an insect's wing) favorite tonight. I'd love for Sean Cheesman to choreograph every week. No matter the style, he always brings it and he always brings out the absolute best in his dancers. (I still adore his season 9 "Bring on the Men" for Janaya and Brandon.)
Also really liked Sydney & Paul's contemporary - I thought Vanessa was very astute when she praised their "moments of stillness and silence." And Melissa Etheridge was a nice break in what always feels like eighty different remixes by whatever DJ they have an arrangement with for the season. (This is mostly perception, I know - but it just starts to sound the same to me after a while.)
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I really appreciated that when choosing her partner, Jenna said something along the lines of "I'm giving my tools, experience, and guidance to..." Most of the other all stars said "The person I'm taking with me to the live shows..." as if this season is more about the all stars than the actual competitors. Which... I guess it is, in fact; but it shouldn't be.
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On 7/26/2017 at 11:14 AM, Catronia said:
The back and forth about Bryan (me, not a fan) reminds me of a line from Into the Woods:
PRINCE CHARMING: I said I was charming, I never said I was sincere.
Well now I'm imagining Bryan belting it out: "Agony! Far more painful than yours..."
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On the one hand, I appreciate the, uh... brisk pace of this episode. On the other hand - and maybe I'm alone in this - the overnight group choreo gauntlet is one of my favorite parts of the show every year, and I would've liked to get more than a cursory glance at it. I mean, hell, we only got to see 3 of those routines!?! Plus the whole team/mentor thing has not been adequately explained and it really feels like they're just making it up as they go along. Which would be fine, but then don't pretend that there are rules when it's all arbitrary gut decisions! Ugh, I am dissatisfied.
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22 hours ago, kingshearte said:
Finally, my biggest annoyance of this episode was one of Rachel's coats. Consider this is a slightly ranty PSA for those of you who may not be aware. Often, when one purchases a garment with pleats or slits, there is a large X-shaped stitch at the bottom of the pleats/slits. This is intended to keep the garment properly flat during shipping, so the garment doesn't end up with stuff awkwardly creased. You're supposed to remove this stitch before you wear the garment. I've noticed that many many people in real life seem to be unaware of this, and run around with that stitch intact (and I often wonder if those people think their item is in fact damaged when that stitch eventually breaks, because, hello, it's not designed to withstand daily wear!). But I noticed that one of Rachel's coats appeared to have that stitch intact this week, and don't the leads on this show have stylists? Shouldn't that person, at least, understand something so basic? Any stylist who lets a client outside without taking care of that has no business calling themselves a stylist.
MARRY ME. YOU ARE MY SOULMATE.
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This episode was 80% filler. It was obvious from night one that Bryan, Peter, and Dean would be the final three. The group date was just a waste of time to winnow down the three also-rans to one lucky also-ran. Hot tip, producers: if you'd spent the last several episodes on anything other than Lee and his bullshit, maybe we would actually know who Matt and Adam are. Like, have we ever even seen either of them talking to Rachel?
Also, whyyyyyyy did they plan a date in which two people will sit on a glacier in the middle of a light snowstorm, buffeted by icy winds and visibly shivering?!
Honestly the most interesting thing in this episode is the previews for next week. DEAN'S FATHER IN A PURPLE TURBAN?!?!?!? I cannot wait.
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Dassy was excellent - she reminded me a little of Jaja. It would make me immensely happy if she makes the show.
I DESPERATELY want to see more from Chelsea Hough - just the little snippet we got of her solo was really exciting.
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4 minutes ago, dleighg said:
Now my (very intelligent) husband does this all the time to me-- he says something ridiculously stupid, wondering whether I will actually believe he is *that* dumb. And usually I fall for it. I thought that's what Jack was doing it (why does he get a last name? There's no other Jack, is there?)
And when Dean said "no that's a cork" Jack had this look on his face like, don't you see I was making a joke?
Yeah I think - well for one they were all prettttttttty well drunk by then, right? - I think Brady misspoke and said "quark," Dean was trying very seriously to correct him and bring him around to "quirk," and Jack (who gets a last name because the first episode introduced him as JACK STONE) was riffing. And now I've typed "quark" and "quirk" so many times that my brain no longer acknowledges them as words.
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@backformore it's probably not worth trying to explain the whole thing here, but basically in the end-credits tag Josiah puts on a (truly terrible) British accent and says "fill my goblet" and then some other guys jumped in with their own drunken British accents and half-quoted lines from Game of Thrones. The awful accents (and Will's palpable pain over them) are the highlight. Or lowlight, as it were.
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Fashion roundup time before we get into the serious BS of this episode! I found myself strangely into Dean's floral shirt at the top of the episode (which feels like a million years ago now). I found myself not-strangely not-into Alex's purple zebra jacket. My dude. What are you doing?
I made liberal use of my pause and rewind buttons to transcribe this amazing exchange:
Brady: "...everyone's different, and has their own little weird... quarks."
Dean: "...quirks. Sure."
Brady: "Quirks--"
Dean: "--Quirks."
Brady: "Quirks? Quarks."
Dean: "Quirks."
JACK STONE: "Quirks. Quarks."
Dean: "Quarks are like an anatomical..."
JACK STONE: "Quarks are, um, they go in a wine bottle."
Dean: "No, qua-- no, that's a cork."
....and that's when my grey matter liquified and dribbled out of my right ear.
Loved the blimp date with Dean - his stock has risen considerably with me. That was such a refreshing break from the racist bullshit poisoning the rest of the episode. And the spelling bee was exactly the sort of ridiculous nonsense competition I like to see the guys forced to engage in to win the Bachelorette's affections. And Josiah? Look, I think it might be exhausting to date him, but I LOVE watching him on tv with his showboating and his drinking from the trophy. I get a real "It ain't bragging if it's true" vibe from him and I'm okay with that. Also he gave us this amazing line of dialogue, re Iggy: "He does drugs, he shoots steroids in his nuts - he confessed to all of us!"
Speaking of Iggy: You know you're on tape, right buddy? We see you stirring shit and then running back to everyone and pretending that Rachel "brought it up" unprompted. Do you think this makes you look good? Because it doesn't. It makes you look pathetic.
As usual, perfect ending tag, especially Will's despairing, "It's not even that... it's the accents." LOL he's right, those were some garbage accents.
You know, I just don't even want to address the racist Lee bullshit. It's exhausting, it's gross, it's not funny, it's not cute, it makes me angry that the producers are encouraging it and promoting a Two! Night! Event! about it. I mean, not to be the sort of performatively woke person who insists that you can't ever enjoy superficial TV, but literally last week a cop was acquitted for killing Philando Castile in front of his girlfriend and daughter for no reason other than the perception and portrayal of black men as "aggressive" and "dangerous" no matter what they do. And this show is playing into that exact narrative. It's a bad, bad look.
10 hours ago, Wandering Snark said:Ya know, it's not so much that Lee's actions have 'undercover' racist overtones. That's not why I loathe him. It's that he's an asshole who just loves to be an asshole and freely admits as much. He's a soulless spineless little (in so many ways) weasel that just lives to make people uncomfortable and make their blood boil. The only thing he likes better is laughing at the person he's after, preferably to their face saying things like 'whoa calm down bro' and 'what, are you going to hit me?'.
AMEN that sneering "why are you getting so worked up [over me intentionally antagonizing you]" maneuver really grinds my gears. It's transparently Bully Tactics 101. He can get out yesterday.
4 hours ago, JenE4 said:And, yep, Peter and some other guy were forced to sit at the bar and "listen" to Lee--but neither one would look at Lee or give any facial expression that they were even listening.
That was amazing. It was Peter and Alex, I think, just sitting there stone-faced and motionless.
1 hour ago, ljenkins782 said:A bunch of them were saying it, WTF was that? Do they have some kind of grammatically incorrect word-of-the-day toilet paper in that house or what? Even Peter, who generally comes across as intelligent, said it once.
We know they have so much down time while the show is filming, so now I'm imagining a scenario in which they pick a word (or a "word") every day and challenge themselves to work it into as many talking heads as possible. Yes. I am going to believe this, because it's bringing me joy. I would definitely do this if I were on the show.
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3 minutes ago, F. M. said:
I actually liked Daniel. He didn't let his ego get in the way, and he often talked meathead Chad down.
He was also extremely funny in a very dry and deadpan sort of way. An odd duck but also a good one, I think.
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3 minutes ago, Alapaki said:
Most publications follow a "rape shield" rule whereby they refrain from publishing the name of victims of alleged sexual assault.
They could just just be being overly cautious. Or they could have information that suggests this is the real deal
Was just about to post this - it doesn't necessarily tell us any more about what happened, but it's prudent given that there is legal action taking place.
4 minutes ago, wings707 said:The producer is suing because she was "uncomfortable?" Oh good god. Go get a superior and ask they stop it. Or if you are in charge, stop it yourself with help from the rest of crew. She has put ABC, the show and participants in the news and some kind of legal trouble (not sure what). And she has zero chance of getting a job anywhere on TV. LOL! No guns were involved, handle this like a sane adult.
I hate that our society is so litigious. HATE IT.
Or, ABC and the show have put the participants in some kind of legal trouble - and potential physical danger - by creating an environment in which participants are pressured to drink past the point of safety. Yes they're adults and they've signed contracts and waivers and what-not, but there's a limit to what that covers.
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1 hour ago, violet and green said:
I think Peter is a reserved kind of guy, but I also noted one hand in his pocket during the fireworks makeout, which either means he's not that invested in the embrace or in his head he's very self-conscious he's being filmed and is falling back into modelling catalogue poses while kissing the lead... Hmmm.
Hopefully he won't take any tips from Brady. "I wanna kiss her but the camera's right there, oh god, okay you can do this Peter, just lean in, tilt your head, and... roll the booger."
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This episode of The Bachelorette was brought to you by: The Female Gaze!
A+++ to Rachel for her look of utter disdain and boredom while DeMario was "apologizing." Also, LOL at them shaking hands. Ice cold! (And confidential to DeMario: you gotta stop interjecting "correct" every five words, my dude. Ears open, mouth closed.)
If this show doesn't have enough actual content for two hours, I'd rather they pad it with more gratuitous shirtlessness instead of dragging out the Rose Ceremony to a truly unbearable length. I know Bach gonna Bach so we're always gonna get some "[x] does not deserve a rose" commentary, but did we need to have that nonsense through THE ENTIRE thing tonight? She's calling out, what, eighteen names? And between EVERY SINGLE ONE we've got Lucas and Blake griping about each other. To say nothing of their continuing grudge match outside. If there's anything more boring and intolerable than two a-lot-to-very drunk white dudes yelling performatively at each other, I don't want to know what it is because it might literally kill me.
Ellen date was fun, though Bryan lost points with me for "he got my sloppy seconds." Gross, dude. I need someone to explain Alex's pants to me. (OTOH I am deep into Peter's neutral-colored shawl collar sweater game.) And actually I found myself liking Alex quite a lot. There's a secret weirdo inside of you, sir! Let that freak flag fly. (But get a better haircut, friend.)
I like a horse date but I really don't know about this one. Shopping for ugly boutique varsity jackets with BH on them from horseback just does not do it for me. Great boots though!
I loved everything about the mud wrestling, and I especially loved the talking heads with increasingly mud-covered dudes. There was not a single inch of actual skin showing on Kenny by the end!
I cracked up when Eric confronted Lee and Bryce in the non-wrestling portion of that date and everyone else just peaced out. "Restroom is that way?" Good self-preservation instincts, boys.
14 hours ago, LilJen said:Bryce has elf ears. He needs to go back in time and be an extra in the LOTR movies.
Seriously! I don't know how I never noticed until now but I can't stop seeing them.
3 hours ago, hyacinth said:Bachelorette producers - how about a summer show with older Bachelors and Bachelorettes? Trust me, it would be hilarious enough for any age group to watch.
Coming this August: Silver in Paradise! (I mock a little but yes, I would love that.)
1 hour ago, DearEvette said:Also, it showed how quick on her feet she is with the biting comeback. He gave her the "You must experience pain to know joy" quote and then she whipped that right back on him "I'm glad you gave me that quote about joy and pain. I hope the pain you've gotten from this gives you joy somewhere else."
And this one: "I am glad you want to move forward, but forward is not inside the mansion it is outside of it."
It's classic litigator/debate/oral argument technique - take a phrase from your opponent, flip it, and use it in support of your own argument. And I love it. Can all future Bachelorettes please be attorneys? I can't get enough of seeing trifling dudes get lawyered!
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17 hours ago, annewithaneee said:
(I kinda liked her Native American look....she was kinda fucked either way, had she gone draggier she would've gotten murdered on social media for appropriation, and queens this year are more focused on that than ever)
As a Construction-American I am simply outraged by the appropriation of my cultural traditions #BuildABetterWorld #TryingToThinkOfMoreConstructionPuns #NailedIt
Anyway, yeah, I'm not sure how one would do a really great Native American Village People look without pissing folks off - it must be possible but I think it'd take more time and consideration than provided by this challenge.
17 hours ago, HunterHunted said:Ugh. Since when is it the job of the rest of them to tell her ass she looks basic? I wasn't aware that she promised each of them $10,000 when she won. Oh she didn't promise that? Then she needs to shut the fuck up. Alexis has the style and cool of a slightly stylish 44 year old suburban Boy Scout troop mom. She's Lynette Scavo. Next.
PREACH! So basic. So basic. You're a drag queen! This is Drag Race! DO MORE FOR THE LOVE OF RU!
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4 hours ago, LydiaMoon1 said:
.....but rehearsed and crazy are two very different things. A person who is angry and vindictive can certainly rehearse their revenge. That doesn't make them crazy.
Amen! And I know I've been angry at someone and have worked up a big head of steam by myself, going over everything I want to say and picking the most devastating turns of phrase to cut him to the quick. Then the moment comes and my adrenaline's going and I trip over my words and only get out half of what I wanted to say, and none of it was as brilliant as I thought it would be anyway. I assume I'm not alone in this.
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16 hours ago, UGAmp said:
Ugh. Another season of To Be Continued "cliffhangers". I don't know why they pull this garbage. Are there really that many casual viewers of the bachelorette that leaving them hanging one episode is going to get them back the next week (or set a season pass on their DVR)? I want a rose ceremony every episode, dangit!
AMEN. Bach producers, you do not need to do the Alias-style "the first 10 minutes is the conclusion of last week's episode" structure. Give us a Rose Ceremony at the end of the episode and stop the madness, for the love of all things decent.
16 hours ago, DearEvette said:When she went into lawyer questioning mode, that is when I think it went from being forewarned to now feeling like she was dealing with a real blindside. So I think her disappointment in the end was genuine. And since she was an avowed skeptic who allowed herself to be persuaded by the whole process, I do think this made some of her skepticism with the guys trickle back in.
Not only when she went into cross-examining attorney mode, but then with "I'm really gonna need you to get the fuck out" - she code-switched into Rachel Whose Uncle Is Coming By In Two Minutes to HELP You Get The Fuck Out which is when it got REALLY serious.
16 hours ago, truthaboutluv said:I have to say, so far I am not impressed with this stylist's work. Particularly because of how amazing Rachel looked on Nick's season where she was styling herself then. Seems to me that she did better for herself than this person is doing.
I agree that a few of those dinner dresses were doing her chest no favors, but DAMN that silver dress she was wearing for the second half of the basketball date was SPECTACULAR. Great color, great shimmer, and I loved the loose casual silhouette - very flattering and sexy without being overdone.
While we're on the fashion tip, it's a no from me re: Lucas's grey-and-pastel plaid jackets. They're too ugly to be acceptable, but not ugly enough to swing back around to so-bad-it's-good territory. If you're gonna go used car salesman with the look, you have to commit. I know this is the least objectionable thing about him but ugh. (Also: that poem? Did he rhyme "a while" with... "entile"? Which is... not a...word...? Did he mean "entail" maybe? Ugh I've already given this far more thought than it deserves.)
Kenny remains firmly my favorite, and I am loving this color commentary from him: "Listen. I'm a wrestler. I know all about white dudes acting crazy. But everyone is just talking around in circles. So if y'all wanna get on a merry go round, take your ass to Santa Monica and get on the merry go round." KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE, KENNY, WE CAN WIN THIS THING.
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3 hours ago, Miles said:
What more advantage could they have given Tara? Should he have played blind folded with one foot?
"For this round, you will grip the joystick between your teeth..."
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FORGET ABOUT ALL THESE DUDES THE ONLY ONE I CARE ABOUT IS COPPER. GIVE ALL THE ROSES TO THAT GOOD GOOD DOG.
Josiah became my immediate favorite when he came with "reasonable doubt" and then closed with "See ya later litigator." Exactly the perfect amount of cheesy. I also really like Kenny, though I didn't entirely expect to - shame on me for pre-judging based on his being a professional wrestler - he seems like he's got his shit together and doesn't have patience for much nonsense.
This show always makes me so painfully aware of my personal physical boundaries. You tell me to close my eyes and then you grab at me and tickle me? You shove your tongue down my throat after saying four sentences to me? Get the eff out. Hands off the merchandise, folks!
Lucas: I mean there are glimmers of an actual human being in there ("You look amazing! I look... very average") but he needs to dial it back about eleven notches. Maybe someone could slip some barbiturates into his drink. Not too much! I mean just sedate him enough so he acts like a person, not Tigger.
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I just finished this episode and I'm so angry that I don't even know what to do with it. I need to hit something. I need to hit all the things.
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So help me God, I laugh at every one of Redmond's terrible dad jokes, every single time. I can't help it. I think it's because he's just so low-key proud of himself for making them.
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So thrilled to hear this news!
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15 hours ago, Rubyslippahz said:
Am I nuts or did Chris H say something at the start of ATFR about asking Raven about the fantasy suite, but he never actually did ask her anything about it?
If you're nuts then so am I - on the other hand I was only paying about 40% attention through most of the episode. So who really knows.
4 hours ago, Boofish said:That idiot in the smedium baby gap suit should have been escorted off the planet IMMEDIATELY.
You are SAVAGE and I love it!
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3 hours ago, Ina123 said:
If anyone is looking for something to binge-watch and appreciates Ashley Zukerman's (McLeish) performance, you can catch him in "Manhattan". It's about the Manhattan Project and he has a substantial part in it. It was on WGN a couple of years ago and was on for 2 or 3 seasons.
He's also in an Aussie series called "The Code" - I believe season 1 is available on Netflix (US at least).
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I think Cat may be confusing Koine with her Drag King alter ego, hip hop and fashion impresario Koin-ye. :D