enchantingmonkey

We aren't getting enough of Brandi and Stephanie having fun together. That's the most charming part of this franchise. Their biggest selling point. And it brings some nuance to Brandi's feud with LeAnne. Without those scenes, Brandi is starting to look more and more like LeAnne with each passing episode. I can see Brandi "stealing" LeAnne's phone if only to cause some drama for the finale. But even if Brandi really did find the phone, I can see LeAnne claiming she stole it for the same reason. Hell, someone from Production could have found the phone and told Brandi to take it back to her. Cary's face after LeAnne's "watch you crawl off as you bleed" comment was hilarious.

Why do you feel like Alec and Kara were forced to vote against the Goliaths? If they'd stayed loyal to the Goliaths it's still going to be a 5/5 split after this tribal. The Davids don't have an advantage in numbers, yet. I'm not saying that Alec and Kara didn't decide to vote for Angelina after Nick stole Alison's vote, it's just that we don't know with certainty that they didn't remain committed to the plan that they had earlier presented to the Davids.

A Nick/Mike/Angelina final 3 would be interesting because there's still a bit of mystery behind Nick and how he would make it to the end. I suppose it would be fun to see how Christian gets the target off of his back to make it to the end but Christian feels like such an obvious winner, if that makes any sense. It's crazy to me that Alec has gone this far into the game and won't be at the reunion, although the reunion show is a pale imitation of what it used to be.

It's curious that they captioned Dan asking Kara if he should play his idol but not what Alison said to Alec. That seems to be the key in figuring out if Alison, Kara and Alec were already planning to vote for Angelina, and Alison was upset because she wanted to demonstrate her trust to the Davids, or if Alec and Kara switched their votes after Nick stole Alison's vote. And it seems like Alec must have motioned or mouthed something to Kara, because she only nodded her head. Why didn't we see that, editing monkeys? Or, maybe I'm just trying to make something out of nothing.

Because they're both shameless show-offs.

I'm totally being a hypocrite, as I don't believe anyone needs to be smacking another's face, but I was fine with Jennifer smacking Chad. I thought he kinda deserved it, lol. Plus, I've been developing an appreciation for Missy Reeves lately. Jennifer's life pretty much sucks right now and I feel like MR has been playing that with a world-weighty-ness that I don't remember seeing in her previously. So, I've noticed that I've been rooting for her in an underdog sort of way. And in my current state of empathy and understanding, I could say she smacked Chad as a cry for help, rather than an act of entitlement. It all depends on how you want to look through the kaleidoscope. *insert big cheesy grin emoji*

Camila Banus got to have a lot more fun with those scenes but I thought Marci Miller held her own. I did feel bad that CB had to recap so much of what's happened over the past few months, because I don't think that's one of her strengths, but she does light up with the fury and righteous indignation. I've actually enjoyed MM recently much more than I have in the past, and I wonder if knowing she's done with the show is having an impact on her performance. I appreciate that the show is dealing with the way they glossed over Abigail's culpability in all that happened to Gabi but I find the entire plot to be rather flimsy. At least if they'd given Gabi a henchman-like character to carry a passed out pregnant woman around they could have filled in some big plot holes, and we could have even gotten a little comedy relief in the meantime. I'm more intrigued by what happens to Gabi once this all unravels.

That was one helluva finale! *burp*

Enough to brag about, of course.

Now that's a blindside, Jeff! If John hadn't been so attached to David/Goliath dividing line, I might be sad to see him go. But he was totally on board for a Pagonging of the Davids. No thanks, John.

You couldn't wait to read what we were saying about the episode before you actually watched it? That's sweet. I fast-forward through many of the Will and Sonny scenes, so it was news to me when Brady took some responsibility for the debacle. At least Chad look disgusted with himself when he sent Abigail off to the funny farm. I don't actively hate Abigail, so the scene played to me as a man separating the woman he loves from her newborn child. It made me wish there was some question as to whether Gabi is or isn't gaslighting Abigail, therein making Chad look like less of an asshole to an audience member. I'm sure the Abigail Hate Club walked away from that scene with a totally different read, lol.

I think it's normal for Ben to waver between a state of repentance and then frustration at how he's being mistreated. The human mind doesn't sit in one place for very long. And, I imagine his frustrations stem from his belief that his rehabilitation allows him an optimism for his present and future. Sure, his victim's families aren't going to see it that way but I don't see why he wouldn't. I know this show doesn't like to get any deeper than a kiddie pool but I think it's one of the more interesting character stories they're telling at the moment, especially with Chad paying him money to participate in illegal activities. The Gabi/Stefan confrontation was good fun. It was nice of Tyler Christopher to 'show up' to work, or maybe he was just happy to have someone to yell at. That has to be better than pining for a vanquished DID personality.

If next week is the finale, I may have to reconsider thinking last season was the worst ever. Last season was painful but this season has been a total snoozefest. Did anything happen besides a handful of attempts to make Shannon have a breakdown?

Doesn't an eye for an eye make the whole world blind? I didn't think Sami owed Susan anything, I just overestimated her capacity for compassion. At least we got a conversation between Belle and Sami about it, though, because I think the show likes to skip over scenes like that. I loved Hattie's heartfelt plea for Bonnie to come back to prison with her. It's nice to see a little character growth on a show that is so plot-heavy. The talking doll was amusing but I think Stacy Haiduk is doing so well with her Susan that she could have played an inner conflict without the need for Camp. But I know, it's DAYS. I can't remember ever watching Kyle Lowder as Brady but I do remember Eric Winter as Rex, so every time someone calls him "Rex" I have a moment of confusion. Wait, what?

I could totally see Shannon and Tamra laughing during their phone call that they had caught Gina in their little Housewives' web. Tamra is always playing The Game and I think Shannon gets better at with each season. I just trying to figure out if Gina knows what she's doing, yet.

Susan and Victor were good fun, and loved how all of his insults were taken in stride. I wondered if John Aniston smiled all the way out of the studio that day. I thought it was cruel of Sami to want keep Susan away from EJ, especially because of the whole ordeal with Will, but Sami's gonna Sami. Are we never going to see the actor under the bandages? There was picture of him with Kristen in SOD before the explosion but, obviously, that was edited out, right? I didn't fast-forward over it, did I?

Is Gina not quite Housewife savvy enough to know what she was getting herself into by spilling the tea all over Shannon's bed, or was she just trying to keep her job? Enquiring minds want to know!

And Andy was sitting in his office laughing diabolically while you type that!

It'd be fun if someone could plot out the trajectory of a supercouple from the 80s and show how that compares and contrasts to how couples are written today. There were some good points above about why they may have came to an end in the 90s. I feel like supercouples were replaced by rabid fan bases who insist that their favorite couple be kept together. What was it about Brady and Kristen or Eric and Nicole that made you felt they reached that status, DisneyBoy? I watched CBS in the 80s, and always liked it when Reva and Josh were torn apart and trying to fight their way back together than I did when they were happily reunited. I saw some of that torment with Eric and Nicole, which may have been the only reason I liked them as a couple. But, Eric and Nicole didn't have that larger-than-life quality of Josh and Reva. The funny thing about Brady and Kristen is that I couldn't remember why she ever loved him during her latest return to Salem and their trip to Nashville. At least Eric and Nicole do/did have a palpable chemistry, I thought.

Heather is insufferable in her own way but I thought she brought an interesting presence to the show. I loved the contradiction of the pristine image she tried to project against the tawdry nature of getting dragged into the mud with the likes of Tamra and Kelly Dodd. It was fun watching her try to juggle the two, and I'd love to have her back. The show has had two seasons to find a worthy replacement, and they've failed miserably.

So now Kristin is a Targaryen? I know they were going for the Phoenix theme but I was half expecting Kristin to jump on a dragon and ride off cackling at the end of Monday's show.

Just a reminder that the Heather we all know and love to hate will be on WWHL tonight!

Yes, they shoot the reunion close to the end of the season airing.

It's funny how she bitches about Shannon being negative from the moment she gets up in the morning but then she seemed pissy when she was telling Kelly about Shannon asking Vicki to ride on the raft with her. I suspect Tamra loves that Shannon is shutting out the new girls, and hates that she's bonding with Kelly and Vicki.

If Xander had smirked after Nicole threatened him, that would have nicely tied together the earlier scene in which Sami talked about Eric calling Xander demented and a sadist. Years ago, Father Eric bored me to tears but Greg Vaughan impresses me at times when he gets to work with anger, rage and sadness. It's so hard to buy into Kristen's great love for Brady. Are we supposed to watching those scenes with a chuckle? I like Nicole's hair.