JudyObscure

Really. what a sad episode. I know you can't force people to see a doctor but they knew he was ill and didn't keep a close eye on him. signing those forms? What in the world did she think that was about? The NRA keeps trying to sell the idea that we can keep guns out of the hands of the "wrong" people, but it will always be impossible to predict just who those people will be. Schizophrenia usually strikes young men in their early twenties and they can amass a huge gun collection before they are ever diagnosed Plus the mentally ill only account for about 8% of gun deaths and most are actually less likely than well people to be violent. I felt sorry for everyone in this episode. Let's get back to the escalation of petty complaints, show!

I did wonder how in the world he got custody. He had a level 5 hoarder house, a hobby that would have upset a child, and a police record. Even his own mother thought he was dangerous enough to report him to the police, she should have been trying to get custody of her granddaughter if the girls mother wasn't. I imagine he told his wife that if he didn't get custody he would kill her.

And Faith is much taller than Leslie. I think Faith looks like Olympia Dukakis.

Same. I'm worried. The jerky movements are so quick, it's possible that they've passed before nurse Kellie looks over and all she sees is the falling part, so she's missing the seizure symptoms. However, production must see it so why hasn't medical been called? On the positive side, if it was going to turn out to be something serious we wouldn't be seeing the spells because it would make the show look bad for not doing something sooner.

I find this pretty easy to believe. Every complimentary thing Gerry says about the women relates back to him. "She looks at me like I'm the greatest guy on earth." keeps coming up, plus how she "connects," with him. Spot on. My husband was on the other side of the supermarket yesterday and before he joined me I had three separate old guys chatting me up. It happens every time I'm shopping by myself, one time my son was with me and he got sick of it and said, "They just want you to cook for them, Mom." So true. Because of this show, I took a long look at the fifteen women in my book club last week. We range from 60 to 80. None of us has had a face lift (we've been together 20 years, I would know.) Most of them have short hair and while the amount of wrinkles varies, all of us have saggy necks except for those in their early 60's. About half are either widowed or never married, I don't think a single one is looking for love. We don't even read romance books.

Ellen is 71, Sandra 75, Susan 66 Faith is 60 Leslie 64 Theresa 69 It's my guess he's going to pick Faith. Although his thing for Theresa continues to amaze me and may keep on amazing me to the very end.

Only on Survivor could I see a woman pick her nose in public. Where do they find someone like Kendra? Bruce is pretty original, too. So he believes once you become an adult you never have to debate issues or compromise with people ever again. You just do everything your own way. His wife deserves a medal, I'm glad she's getting this break. I'm already making a wish list for the end of the season where Kaleb takes out Bruce (with Katurah's gleeful assistance) and Austin outsmarts Drew. Austin has proven himself to be more than a stack of muscles and a beautiful smile and I haven't forgotten Drew telling him, to his face, that Austin would be the brawn and Drew would be the brains.

That bothers me, too. I'm cowering in my recliner with my pillow over my face when they get those talons next to their eyes. One of the worst for doing that was Victoria Fuller who seemed to spend her entire season crying and sticking her long white fingernails in her eyes.

Right, that's how I understood it throughout. What I didn't understand was this bright wonderful girl Grandma described, not calling to ask about her own baby at least once a day and when her grandmother and mother were texting a dozen times a day saying, "Please answer, we're worried about you," all they got back was a "I don't feel like talking." That seemed plausible to them? Either she was the most self-centered young woman on earth or the family was being very obtuse.

Don't forget Season 8 Episode 5, Clendenin WV. Where the nice old couple lived out on the mountain in peace, until they saw some young guy stealing tools from their garage. Old man follows him to the neighbors down the road. The neighbors all come out and stand in a row like an old west gang and swear the thief never left the house. Yet the hood of his car was hot. The old guy called the police and it. was. on. Because evidently stealing is no big deal but calling "the law" is. I loved that one because I grew up a few miles from Clendenin. I know. Why did Mildred have to call Bob. The poor man got killed and it wasn't even his issue. She just brought him right into the middle of her fight. All Mildred needed to do was stay inside. We're always hearing these people say they were so afraid. But then they leave the safety of their home to go outside and confront the threat. Why? I really have to wonder why that little girl went back outside just to stand and stare at Bob while he was telling her to go inside. A chip off the old block I'm thinking. I'm also thinking she, her brother, and her mother are all safer with good ol' Dad in prison. Now the little dog can return from wherever he's been hiding.

I have no trouble believing Leslie dated Prince, or that she's a professional dancer. It's just all in how you define dated and dancer.

I think they said right off the bat that he didn't want the family to know because he was embarrassed about his financial mess. Foreclosure was scheduled for the day after the murder (which says a lot right there.) I imagine his father was paying him more than enough to comfortably pay his mortgage and had possibly made the down payment for the young couple and maybe bailed him out before. We know that even after killing someone over it he still couldn't keep his money straight, so he had probably over spent all his life and knew his father would be furious to find out he was doing it again. I can't blame his family for not getting him out of the mess if they didn't know about it and I really don't think there's any excuse for a married man with a steady job not paying his mortgage payment before anything else.

Yes, I think TV and movies in general just love to point out what they see as the hypocrisy of religious people. Non-religious people seem to be looking for that hypocrisy all the time, but it's starting with a false premise to say that people who go to church are saying to the world that they never do anything wrong. Maybe the main reason they're seeking religious guidance is that they know themselves to be weak in the face of temptation. It's why so many alcoholics look to help from a "higher power." For this guy though, I think it was a way to meet chicks. What on earth did those two nice, pretty women see in him? The second one may not have known he murdered his wife, but she probably had heard his lying story of events and even in that he looked like an idiot. She should have known he was someone who spent his income on everything but the mortgage payments and someone who thought it would be a good idea to carry his gun into the path of a burglar and then lose control of it. Why did Mr. "I'd rather kill than be embarrassed' not feel embarrassed about those things?

I kind of think he might be and it's why I'm picking Ellen to win. ( I haven't read any spoilers and just seeing Reality Steve's name makes me skip over posts.) When Ellen told him she was falling in love with him, I thought she sounded sincere and Gerry seemed deeply moved by it.

I hope all the women who get sent home find some nice local men to date, they look great for their age when given a chance. One reason some of them seem to be looking older is the show is asking them to show a lot more skin than most women that age are used to doing. Sleeveless gowns? Shorts and little tennis dresses? I'm used to seeing women that age out for the evening in black silk pants topped with pretty brocade jackets and soft scarves around their necks. It really isn't fair because Gerry can hide a world of faults in his suits. I noticed on the three wheeler thing that he had a good bit of soft bulging around the waist, so he's not perfect either. Did anyone notice Theresa interrupting Trista while she was trying to do her set introduction to the group date? Theresa actually lunged forward and put her hands on Trista to stop her talking so she could tell all about her one-on-one date with Gerry. What a strange little woman she is.

Well it was satisfying seeing Kathy get cut. That hand waving down her body as she asked, "How could he give up this?" showed just how deluded she is. She'll always believe that she would have won if Theresa hadn't messed with her mind. When she was shouting over Theresa to tell her to zip it I got a little scared. Now it looks like it's going to be a close finish with sexy Leslie facing off pickle ball Ellen. Leslie is 64 and Ellen is 71, just Gerry's age. Both of them seem truly caught up in this. Faith of the first-impression-rose is also taking it very seriously. This all just proves that you're never too old to get your heart broken. The ending might be really sad.

Katurah plus editing equals comedy gold to me, first the long rant and then an example of Bruce's corny shtick followed by Katurah's silent "see what I mean" face. LOL. I don't know what her game play is like, but I want her to win. Sean thinks we all said "awww" and made hearts with our hands when he said being with his husband was his true great experience. Hah! We know you're just hungry, Sean. Jeff's face was priceless.

Didn't Scout have a knee issue? I seem to remember people helping her simply walk through the jungle. There was also an older man (with very expensive shoes some woman put in the ocean) who had recently had a knee replacement. Now, like you, I can't picture anyone with knee problems making it through the first day. I messed up my knee 13 years ago falling down the steps into the garage taking my full weight on my knee because my hands were holding my puppy, and these days I'm in awe just watching people put on their socks.

You are so right and I keep forgetting that. Even the most superficial men (and most of them are very visual) will have personality traits they don't like or bad history with a woman who looked like her. Maybe Edith was an interrupter, maybe she had bad breath, maybe being with a white haired woman makes him feel old. Maybe when she's nervous she chatters on about her little dog (that would be me.)

New episodes start tonight. Yall better watch or I'll put a dead squirrel in your mailbox.

I don't think Peter did it, but when he called Julius an idiot he used the very word I called him. You didn't "fail as a man," Peter, you failed as an intelligent person when you filled your house with guns and let everyone know about it. I was ready to give Peter that mythical electric chair for calling his dead wife a tank and implying she should be able to handle a murderer because of her extra weight. Women don't usually gain muscle, Peter, they gain fat which just makes them slower. You would know that if you weren't an idiot. On another subject, don't all of you find it odd that two teachers couldn't live a little better. That house was so depressing. Brown on brown accented with shades of tan, cluttered and dirty. Just sad. I guess all those guns were using up the money with nothing left over for a can of paint.

Starts tonight in USA. I'm not worried about having forgot where we were. As I recall it wasn't making much sense anyway, so we can just plunge in and enjoy the scenery and clothing again.

Yes, there's no reason to think the skinny gals are truly fit. We know nothing about their drinking habits, blood pressure, family history, etc. As for weight as a life expectancy predictor, those whose BMIs are slightly overweight tend to live longer than thin or underweight ones. And most of these women look seriously underweight to me.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the dancing. For someone who brags about being a professional with a life time on stage that wasn't very impressive. A few fast kicks to some really loud music and a bit of grinding on Gerry doesn't wow me that much. It just reminded me that strippers call themselves dancers and I hate that. Someone asked how Gerry's hair could be faked. I think his hair is probably beefed up with a fiber spray in a gold color. I'd like to push them all in the pool for a few hours and see how they come out.

That was me. Very dark brown until the white ones started showing up. So I put a blonde dye on my hair and the white one turned to blonde streaks and didn't change the dark hair. This went on over the years as more and more gray came in and now I'm a platinum blonde. Hubs loves it. Gerry lost a lot of points with me this episode and I wasn't crazy about him to begin with. He's so self-centered! Almost every time he's raved about a woman it's been because "she looks at me like I'm the only man in the world." That's nice, but I'd rather he liked them for their own unique qualities. Joan's poem was cute and clever and she looked great on stage, it wasn't just about looking straight at Jerry. Then the sobbing when Joan left. A woman he had one date with in the midst of a dozen others waiting in the wings. Come on Ger. I think it's fine when men cry -- when their wife or mother dies -- but male or female someone who cries as much as he does is simply a cry baby to me. Another thing I don't like about him is that he only seems to like the women who have had a lot of work done and only carry 90 pounds of gristle on their frail frames. Edith was gorgeous but she had a natural face with a tiny bit of jowls and beautiful natural hair. Not Gerry's type. He cut all the women with a few extra pounds the first night. So basically he wants a woman his age but not if she looks it. I'll be here till the bitter end though.