Everleigh

This show has always been easy light-hearted viewing and I'm grateful for that (especially now) and while the quality may have declined, it'll be nice to have 11 seasons worth of reruns to mindlessly watch in syndication. Also I chuckled when Haley said she and Dylan had to finish packing their singular "book". That might be my only takeaway from these particular episodes. Everything was fairly obvious and predictable but it did the job of wrapping things up. How many years down the line till they try for a reboot?

I think Sarah's absent from roughly the same amount of episodes as the Ariel, Nolan, and Rico, although I've never counted. It seems like a few years back when the "kid actors" renegotiated their salaries, the show responded by putting them in less episodes to save money. While I do think the cast is bloated and dropping an actor or two from an episode every once in a while makes sense, each adult actor makes more than all 4 "kid" actors' salaries combined so why not write them out for one episode each season if they're looking to save money? I was thinking about that last episode and wondering if they're going to end the series with him becoming super rich and successful as a result of this app. I know they haven't mentioned it since but I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly brought it up again at the last minute.

Sarah Hyland is not happy with how Haley's story ends on Modern Family. She's also not happy with her diminished screen time: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a31667187/sarah-hyland-cosmopolitan-cover-interview-may-2020/ She previously expressed displeasure with not being included in some episodes, particularly the one where Grandpa Frank dies: https://www.etonline.com/sarah-hyland-says-she-didnt-know-about-modern-family-death-until-she-watched-the-episode-139684

Yep, as others pointed out Jungle Tanya's spider gets lost in the house in an early episode. But that's not the only rehash we saw in this episode. Alex being weirdly exploited has also happened in the past. Didn’t she have to kiss or go on a date with Luke’s friend cause he lost a game? Only this time seemed much creepier because the dude was older and he wanted her to dress up for him. And Phil and Claire freaking out about getting old is a retread too, like when they were given the “old people’s brochure” in the Lake House episode and went all out trying to prove how young and adventurous they are. I get the show has been on for a while, but we don't need to see straight up repeats of storylines.

School starting in mid-July? I know start dates are different across the country but the earliest I've seen is mid to late August. Is this some type of summer program to make up for Jenelle and David's homeschooling failures? I know most kids would hate to give up their summer so soon but I'm guessing Maryssa doesn't mind. At least she'll be out of the house for a few hours a day.

David beats and shoots a small dog to death while the kids are home = no 911 call Barb takes a shower while the kids are home = multiple 911 calls Isn't there some sort of legal consequence for wasting police resources with this nonsense? At least fine the morons next time.

Barb seems distressed in the video where she and Jenelle are walking to the car with Ensley. You can tell she doesn't want to run afoul of the court's order concerning Jenelle spending time with Ensley, but of course, Jenelle doesn't care because she wants to "say hey" to her daughter. Too bad that's about where her interest in her kids tops out--saying hey and posing for the occasional photo. What's the deal with Barb and Nathan? Are they on good terms again? Hopefully, this means Barb and Nathan can maybe work something out where Kaiser can see his siblings outside of the visitation center. Where was Kai if not with Nathan in the parking lot? I know Jenelle is far from reasonable but what's her big issue with Barb now? That this 60 something-year-old woman is now taking care of two of Jenelle's kids and by all accounts is doing the best she can by them. Would Jenelle rather Ensley be taken in by a stranger just to spite Barb.

Is Barb’s other grandson in her care too or is she just babysitting? Its nice seeing the kids out doing kid things.

Maybe the caregivers can arrange a monthly Swamp Survivor meeting for the kids.

Maryssa is so much better off not having to reside in that sinking house of horrors with those abusive monsters, but fuck that vile piece of shit for "punishing" his own daughter for being traumatized by his heinous murderous behavior. She's, of course, better off with as little contact with the swamp things as possible, but she no doubt will feel rejected as a result of David's childish tantrum. I hope her grandmother not only re-enrolls her in school come Fall, but gets her into therapy as well. Now that Jace and Maryssa are on somewhat safer ground, I hope Kaiser's next to be saved as I feel he's at the greatest risk. Poor Ensley has such a tough road ahead of her being the bio child of both of those morons.

Maybe because you brutally murdered her dog??? I know the kids' removal likely won't be permanent but I hope all this at least leads to Maryssa getting some time away from the swamp in the future in the form of visitation or shared custody with her maternal family. And hopefully those idiots will be required to re-enroll her in school where she can socialize with her peers and be somewhat looked after by school staff. Poor Barb. Caring for 3 young children is no easy task, not even for someone half her age. I don't know how long Ensley will be in her care but it's sad to think of the lack of good options that little girl has. Both her parents are garbage in human form, her paternal family is no prize considering they produced David, and her maternal grandmother already has her hands full with two other grandchildren. Kaiser is such an adorable child. I love seeing pics of him happy and smiling now that he's away from those monsters.

I’m assuming she was following Jen after becoming fixated on her following the accident and saw the grief group as the perfect opportunity to approach her and see for herself how Jen was doing. Because Judy clearly has some boundary issues, she couldn’t just stop there but had to go even further and insert herself in Jen’s life, convincing herself that she could help Jen and atone for her mistake by being her friend. She was definitely motivated by a guilty conscience but I don’t think her intentions were malicious, just incredibly ill conceived. I think Judy lacks the foresight to see how much potential damage she is causing by making one rash decision after the other. As for why she lied about Steve being dead, I think she spoke impulsively when confronted during the first grief group meeting. She seems caught off guard when asked about what brought her to the group and probably said the first thing that popped in her head... she lost her fiancé, because he was gone from her life at the time and it was an easier loss to discuss than the real losses she had experienced. I mean, it’s possible Judy had it all planned out and is more calculated than I’m giving her credit for, I don’t think the show actually expanded on that...but this was my reading of her actions.

I’m just thinking...in Jenelle’s texts she said David was already freaking out because he was supposedly going to jail for the back child support. I wonder if Jenelle had previously refused to pay it for him so he retaliated by staging the “attack” on Ensley and murdering her dog in order to intimidate Jenelle into giving him the money.

Looks like Jenelle isn’t too happy about having to pay her shitbag husband’s back child support. Disappointed David yet again avoids jail but at least Jenelle’s having a bad day so small victories. I just wish David would actually get what he deserves. David could kill every pet Jenelle owns and that moron still wouldn’t leave him. Sadly I think the only thing that would make her leave is if David cheated. She’s just that selfish. Unfortunately David seems perfectly content on the land terrorizing his wife, kids and pets so I don’t see him straying.

This wasn’t about protection. That dog was no threat. This was about retaliation and instilling fear throughout the household in order to control his wife and kids. I briefly dated a guy who I once witnessed get violent with his family dog (I cut things off after this incident). The dog was just playfully nipping and growling at him on the couch and he was encouraging the dog to play rough, but I guess the dog got a little too excited and all of a sudden the guy jumped up, grabbed the dog and threw him down and started screaming at him. What was most surprising to me is he took the dog’s rowdy behavior as disrespect...as if the dog was even capable of such a notion. I can see someone as insecure and unhinged as David losing it because Nugget did something he didn’t approve of in his house and he felt disrespected as a result and of course he has to prove what a big man he is by shooting a small defenseless animal. Insecure men with guns are so fucking dangerous.