[S06.E10: Benji & David's Story]

I loved these guys. Both guys seemed like decent people, which can be a rare thing on the show  I liked the twins from last season too. David kicked ass right off the bat. I did side eye when he told Dr Now he’d lose 50lbs the first month, because he seemed over confident, but he flew past that, and just kept rolling. His pure joy at the first weigh in was very telling. I don’t think he’d ever had a “win” before.  And Benji didn’t seem to give any fucks about losing weight at first and I was certain at the end he’d still be big. But he got it together and he has to be close to his goal weight. 

Funny how they both now weigh less or close to what their significant others weigh. I have zero hope that David and Mary will last. 

Usually the patients are train wrecks or they lose some but really don’t look much did. The change  in these two was amazing to see.  I’d love to see them back for skin surgery. 

[S06.E10: Benji & David's Story LIVE CHAT]

Benji probably weighs less than his wife. And David is probably close to weighing the same has his girlfriend soon. Good for them! 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

12 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

What fresh nonsense is this? Obviously this only applies to males. And he also didn’t follow his own advice. Seriously dude just stop talking. 

[Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House]

21 minutes ago, Mojitogirl said:

This smacks of desperately trying to keep her secret a little longer - “look how non-pregnant I am!!!!!” Plus I wear Old Navy JUST LIKE YOU!!  She’s really the savviest social media one of the bunch.  It’s too bad that she’s never been allowed to look to people who can teach her how to leverage her “fame”.  I think she’d go fundie lite in an instant  

And gotta let people know to get the tall size because modesty! Can’t have anyone inadvertently ordering a height appropriate size and  accidentally show those knees!

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

original question: 

 

I must have missed the part in the Bible where Jesus was a dick to kids who had a different viewpoint than he did. 

 

His tweets trying to act like he has compassion for the kids he’s just bashing the “liberal media”. Funny how he had no problem selling out pictures of his wedding, kids, or taking money from same said media. Again Derick, a giant Fuck You. Backpedal all you want. You showed your true colors a long time ago. Trying to convince people you’re just living the #jesusway is insulting to anyone who manages to be a Christian without being a angry, hateful judgmental duchebags. You are not a Christian. Reading your bible does not make you a Christian. Praying does not make you a Christian. Being a “missionary” does not make you Christian. None of how you behave is anything like Jesus. Jesus wouldn’t see children dying and say “You can’t take mah guns! It’s my right to own them!!!” He’d never have one in the first place, but if he did he’d gladly give them up to help others live. That is Jesus, Dickhead. 

[S06.E08: Robert's Story]

Oh man this was sad. I was hoping for one of those outcomes where he totally kicked ass. He was doing so well. He looks so much like my brother. Even his mannerisms reminded me of him. My brother is bipolar with psychosis and he’s probably well over 400lbs. He’s only 33 but ending up like Robert is a very real possibility. But I can’t save him. Kathryn couldn’t save Robert. He tried but unfortunately it was too late. She seems like a lovely person and I wish her happiness. 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

27 minutes ago, SMama said:

Derick, you should do better at hiding your raging homophobia, then inviting the LGBTQ community to your chucrch to practice praying the gay away.

Dear Derek:  

Wanting lives saved is not a fucking liberal agenda. It’s gross that someone who considers themselves Christian is so hateful to a group of children that just watched their friends die.You are not a Christian just because you post bible verses and go to church every Sunday. You have zero compassion for those who are suffering just because they  have a different viewpoint.  

These kids can say whatever they want. They were the victims. 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

Gross. So it sounds like Cross Church told the congregation yesterday to invite members of the LGBT community so they could basically point out “See the Bible says you’re wrong! We’re not bigots, we’re just following Jesus! We’re sinners too! We can pray away the gay, it’s a choice you’re making!” (Never mind that Jesus himself never spoke on the manner, and actually hated when religious leaders pulled this kind of bullshit) Yeah it’s much Jesus to welcome people someplace where everyone is going to be judging their sins. Do they gays get a chance to counter by pointing out Cross Churche’s sin of being jugmental dicks?

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

9 minutes ago, yogi2014L said:

Eh, most of my social media friends posted about valentines day- showing flowers, dinners ect. It isn't not a fundie thing. Its an under 35 thing lol

I ate chickfila in my car alone. I actually did almost post about it. LOL! Both my husband and I worked very late I didn't even see him past 745 am on valentines day.

But yeah, I like that sparkling grape juice but NOT with steak. Ew! Way too sweet. 

I’m 36 so it must be! LOL. And it’s not so much that she posted it but that she thinks him doing something like that makes him the greatest ever. It’s a nice thing to do but it’s also a fairly common thing to do. Her and Jessa seem to think they have some extra special marriages because Jesus. 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

2 hours ago, ginger90 said:

Two pictures in link.....best hubby.....,

Once again it’s odd they don’t think any of us heathens have decent husbands. Mine cooked dinner and  cleaned the house on Wednesday. He didn’t even know it was Valentine’s Day as we don’t celebrate it and daycare did it on the 13th. While nice I didn’t feel the need to post about it in social media. It’s a normal adult thing to do. 

[Jessa, Ben and Their Brood: Making a (Diaper) Mountain out of a Mold House]

 Boob must have been a real dick of she thinks no other man in the world does these things. 

[Joy and Austin: This One Time At Family Camp]

7 hours ago, Temperance said:

My understanding is that when they thought Josie was going to be a normal full-term pregnancy she was going to be Joy's buddy. (She was 12.) It was when they had to do an emergency pre-term c-section and she came out with complications she got moved to Jana.  But I thought that was Jinger. Joy as far as I know didn't have dedicated buddies until Jill married and she took over Jill's buddy team. I think Joy was still mainly a tomboy at that time. 

God forbid that Josie’s actual mother care for her. JFC 

[S06.E05: Karina's Story]

26 minutes ago, Motor City said:

Trillium:

“2 Medium pizzas: ~255 a slice (don’t remember what she had for toppings) x 16 slices = 4,080 cal”

I believe Karina ordered pepperoni and sausage on her pizzas.

Sausage and pepperoni is what I used because that’s what I thought she said  

 

I’m not surprised someone on this show eats that much, they’d have to go get that large. But this was a lot more than what they normally show them eating. Usually what they show is probably around 4,000-6,000 calories, which is a shocking amount, but this was nearly double that. Add in the balloon, and it was really baffling how she was able to accomplish that. 

I don’t think it was this show but many years ago I remember a show where they’d lay out on the table everything they would eat in a day.  I’d wish this show would show more of a honest look at what they eat on a daily basis. They whole “I slipped a few times yet gained 60lbs in a

month” is a gross understatement. 

[S06.E05: Karina's Story]

I did the calorie calculations on her Papa Johns order:

2 Medium pizzas: ~255 a slice (don’t remember what she had for toppings) x 16 slices = 4,080 cal

Cheese sticks: 90 a piece x 14 pieces in an order = 1,260 cal

24 Honey Chipotle Wings: (I think that is the kind she got) = 2,710 cal 

Double Chocolate Brownie: 240 a square x 9 in an order = 2,160 cal

I believe there was also a 2 liter of soda delivered so add another 980 cal.

Grand Total (not including dipping sauces or couch chocolate) = 11,190 calories 

 On Dr Now’s 1,200 calorie a day diet that would be just over 9 days worth of food. 

[S02.E15: The Car]

28 minutes ago, memememe76 said:

I don't think the watch has shown to have any significance on the show. But I could easily have forgotten. 

Oh lord, don’t give the writers any ideas that we need a watch origination story! LOL. 

[S02.E15: The Car]

The car salesman probably lowered the price just to get Jack to shut the hell up. I like Jack but good grief that was a bit much, even for Jack. 

[S02.E15: The Car]

Man that funeral was so uncomfortable. Well done by the teen actors because you could just feel the tension and hostility and how Rebecca just kept them moving because she was too much in a fog to deal with it. 

 

But at the end, they had a nice moment at the tree and I’m glad they did go to the concert and have some fun. That would be exactly what Jack would have wanted. 

[This Is Our Spoiler and Speculation Topic]

35 minutes ago, Pallas said:

That would make tremendous sense, that we would occasionally go forward another 20 years toward the death of Rebecca. At that time the adult Rebecca would have lived twice as long as Jack's survivor as she did as his wife. 

I tend to like flash-forwards, though as Dejana noted, they risk becoming dated well before their time. Used well, though, they could illuminate the show's premise about how we are, were and will be us. 

Parks and Rec’s last season was all flash forward to now in the past 2017. But it still works because all the future history stuff and tech was so obviously over the top that it was funny. Shia Labeouf didn’t become a wedding dress designer...although maybe he should have. 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

10 minutes ago, flyingdi said:

I truly believe some of these so called Christians are going to get to Heaven someday and ask God,  "There are people dying and starving and killing, etc!  Why didn't you do something about it?"

God's answer, of course, will be "Why didn't you?"

I may be 100% percent wrong but this is what I believe.

I don’t attend church often, I have faith but I have a problem with a lot of tenants of organized religion. A few weeks back I went to a service  and there was a guest preacher. He was African American and while most of what he said was on race  relations (it was excellent) he spoke on a passage from Matthew, taking about when Jesus returns. Basically to summarize the first thing he does is people are put in two categories, those who helped those in need, and those who had not. Those who helped the needy, enter the kingdom. “For whatever you did for the least of these, you did onto me” He does not come and give a Bible quiz, ask for church attendance records, or look at people’s finances, sexual orientation, race, political leanings, gender preference, and all the other things the Duggars and their ilk make them think Jesus loves them most. Nope. All he wants to know is it you helped those who were hungry, thirsty, in need. He also does not qualify that such help come with an asterisk that they be given tracts or try to be converted. 

It wasa profound sermon on what really is the only thing that Christianity should about, which is ironic because people of other faiths/non-faith are better at this concept than people who call themselves Christian.

I don’t think for all his mission work, Derek and the Duggars have actually truly helped someone in need. The only thing they do is hand out trinkets and act superior. 

[Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!]

4 minutes ago, JoanArc said:

Do tell...

He’s the CEO of his family, duh! (Unfortunately I have seen many stay at home parents list this as their job title on social media) But he also claims to have been working since he was 5, so basically being able to wipe ones own ass qualifies as having a job in his world. 

[Kate: Chrissy Metz]

1 hour ago, Mrs. DuRona said:

Non-weight related re: Kate's character.  When she was watching the video Jack made in yesterday's episode, and Toby asked what song she was singing - she told him she wrote it.  Maybe instead of a singing career, she pursues a song writing career?  It would still be in the field of music, and writing songs could be therapeutic for her.  They probably won't go in that direction, but I think it would be a lovely one for her character to go in.

And more realistic. Weight aside, they’ve shown she’s an ok singer but not great. I actually think they might go that direction. 

[S02.E14: Super Bowl Sunday]

11 minutes ago, imhooked said:

so how old was Jack when he died?  Wasn't he 36 when the kids were born?  and this was 17 years later, which would make him 53?  He didn't look 53, then 20 years later Rebecca would be 73?  She doesnt look 73.   Do I have Jacks age wrong on the pilot episode?

That’s right about Jack’s age. Rebecca is younger,I believe she was 29 when she conceived so she could have been 29/30 when she had the twins. But yeah no way does she look 66/67. 

[Unpopular Opinions Thread]

I’m not all “Omg, Deja is back!!!” If anything I’m annoyed by it. The storyline served its purpose and the actress did a fine job, but I’m not as pumped or excited about it as everyone else is. 

 

Also I did like that Jack’s death was relatively quiet and not a Grey’s Anatomy style crazy twist dramatic event. I wish the promos wouldn’t have hyped it so much but I still enjoyed the episode. 

[S02.E14: Super Bowl Sunday]

1 minute ago, mojoween said:

Wow Adult Tess looks so much like Young Tess.  Whatever they pay the casting director, it’s not enough.

 

Absolutely this. I thought earlier that the social worker looked familiar. Because duh, she’s grown up Tess. Really well done casting. 

 

Also liked the use of the actual Super Bowl footage in the episode. 

 

Finally, while it wasn’t as gut wrenching as the hype, I really enjoyed Kevin and Rebecca’s conversations the most. Especially him admitting how hard it had to be for her. 

[S02.E13: That'll Be the Day]

As glad as I am that Charlotte gave him back the necklace, we need not ever see her again.