londonfroglet

I think Derrick's face was already on its way out when Jemmye's hand appeared. Nelson gave him a full open-palm shove to the front of the face, and as Derrick's head was going back, Jemmye's fist just kind of sailed through the middle of the situation. I watched it several times in slow motion, and it is really hard to see, but if anything I think she grazed him at most, completely inadvertently of course. The momentum of his face came from Nelson, whose revisionist history was fascinating. Hunter meanwhile is standing directly beside them with a a look on his face like he is watching a mother deer and her fawns graze in a field of wildflowers. In thinking about Cara and Aneesa's relationship, and why Cara is acting like such an asshole to her this time around, I thought back to the Rivals 2 reunion. Diem and Aneesa were on the couch, and Diem was crying about her portrayal due to her post-treatment hormones, and Cara came over to hold her hand. Aneesa took that moment to chastise Cara like a 6-year-old, pointing her away, mumbling at her and telling her to go back to her seat. It was weird. Not saying it's relevant to this season, or that there weren't reasons for it, but Aneesa was a condescending bitch to her right then.

Yes, mine ended with three minutes of commercials, so I didn't see anything after the scene where Cara was saying no one wanted Aneesa back (I don't mind her). Anyone willing to give a brief synopsis of the final segment?

I listened to it again, because it threw me too, and that is what she said but I think she meant it like: "Probably better than when I experienced my first love, makeup."

I know who Kathleen is as a figure on the show, and I know her nickname here is Kinko's Kathleen, but has anyone here established who she actually is? Her name, her practice, her certifications? I am just so curious as to what would inspire anyone to seek continued help from this woman, who doesn't otherwise seem capable of inspiring much of anything else.

Highlight for me was CT striding forward as the first pick for flag football before anyone's name was called. Also loved CM Punk (whom I haven't really cared for otherwise) saying that he could smell Shawne since he'd hung out in ketchup for 45 minutes the day before. Enjoyed the subtitle, too, before he entered the elimination ring, where he calmly stated, "My instinct is to swing wildly." I think he kept talking after that, but the subtitle was just so matter-of-fact. I fell for Lolo as an athletic hero several years ago after she was the subject of an abdominal workout spread in the first copy of Runners World that I ever purchased, but as strong and beautiful as she is, man alive, she has one stinky 'tude. Reading about her background, and how many people stepped forward to help carry and support her through her high school years, you'd think she'd exude gratitude.

That's funny, because I was just watching the Shit They Should've Shown special from Rivals last night (man, when I admit that out loud...), and there was a segment on F*ck, Marry, Kill, and Johnny said: "Cara Maria would be in there somewhere. I don't think I'd marry her, I don't think I'd kill her... so that only leaves one thing." And he said it kind of sweetly and/or mischievously.

Interesting - thank you for the explanation! I have The Inferno saved somewhere, but I haven't watched it in its entirety recently. Will put it on the list. Also, I promise I won't ask this every single time someone posts a reference I don't understand, but... ... what's this about?

Did she get booted for drug use?

Thank you... I could have sworn I heard Faye say, "What?" in the second before the La La Land music started, and some mumbling before it, but I couldn't make out if it was Warren or what had been said. For whatever reason, this comment wins the day for me. Still giggling.

I like Jen. She seems like a sweet person with a great sense of humor who is quick to laugh and see the love in things. There were moments where her natural expression seemed to betray her... the camera caught her a few times when she wasn't actively engaged with anyone, and she just looked sad or let down or deeply tired (in a tired-with-life, flat-line kind of way) to me. Not that there's anything wrong with feeling any of those things, but it seemed quite a contrast to her outward personality. It made me sad and I hope the best for her. It was good to see Ryan's personality come out on the rare occasions that it did... for some reason, I don't dislike him. He did appear to be wearing women's jeans on numerous occasions, but perhaps he just has lady thighs. He seemed more lively at home than after they departed. For the first time, I kind of agree with whoever said less of Larry may be more. Ryan may have issues, but that doesn't mean I would discount his claims that his dad can be a real dick too. Some of the digs he took at Ryan just seemed unnecessary, but then again, I don't live with him. I also have literally zero radar for identifying long-term drug use. I'm one who would probably naively believe Ryan was "just tired" if that's what I was told. I don't mind Mackenzie, but that wedding dress, GIRL. Totally unrelated, I felt bad seeing their nice house with what looked like a massive development and new housing frame encroaching behind it. 'Course that could be what their neighbors said when Larry and Jen built theirs, who knows. But there probably used to be, like, grass and trees and shit behind them. God forbid. And yes, Sports Barn is a fitness center.

And the two players alongside Hallie (Rhiannon Giddens) are/were members of the Carolina Chocolate Drops - on the right, former and founding member Justin Robinson, and on the left one of her current tour mates. I assure y'all that CCD is one of the finest live shows you could hope to see, and I loved getting to see Rhiannon do her thing for a brief moment. ETA: Yes, that too, that would be fantastic.

Lord, this woman. I've had the pleasure of seeing her live three times, twice with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and once billed solo, while backed by most of the Drops. She holds me spellbound every time, and I cannot recommend her music enough, particularly if you are inclined toward Americana/folk. She can fiddle, she can banjo, and holy god, can she sing. I checked her IMDB, because aside from the cameo the band made on Nurse Jackie, I couldn't remember her in any other roles, and that reminded me that I think she was shown briefly in the final episode of Parenthood. She did a duet of "Forever Young" and they may have shown the recording of it as though they were recording it in the one character's studio. Anyway, I was delighted to see her beautiful face on the screen. Also, Deacon's "... this April" was the best line of the episode for me.

Caroline has a brother with one of those too.

I think I'm up too late. I cannot stop laughing at this. The Little Dutch Boy remark as well. Thank you.

I would like to see that. Someone on the Vevmo board linked above compiled and posted about nineteen videos with the entire history of CT and Diem. I've started watching them and honestly they've kept me up the past couple of nights. There is something not just sad, but so deeply unsettling about the fact that her battle was eventually, for lack of a better word, lost. I don't know if it's Diem's age, her attitude, the simple fact that she was on our screens for eight years showing us exactly who she was, or the opportunity to see chemistry and a relationship of such a palpable and undeniable nature unfold (and fold and unfold again). The way they looked at each other and spoke of each other, good lord. I don't know what else to say about CT and Diem because I obviously don't know them and I don't know who they were to each other as the past couple of months passed. I'd love to believe what we probably all want to believe... I hope that was the case truly. I wish no regrets for CT. I hope that he is at peace with the role he played in Diem's life, particularly in the past year or two, I hope he can look back and know that he was present for her in the last couple of months and find peace in that. I don't know that there's any peace in seeing a fighter like Diem suffer what she did, but it's possible to find peace in your own actions.

That's lovely, Maharincess. I don't think there's any better way to respect the loss of someone's life than to live every day doing everything you can to respect and hold onto your own. Like a lot of you, I actually said, "Ohhh..." out loud at work when I caught the headline. I loved CT & Diem together and that was rekindled on Battle of the Exes especially. My favorite memory of the two of them was that night they had to share the tent in the cold. I don't remember it word for word, but CT said something about giving her the Titanic and then struck Kate Winslet's pose, and she just lost it. She was fantastic on that challenge and their chemistry was something to behold. I also found it weirdly endearing (in that I was surprised by how endearing I found it) that she repeatedly called him Chris throughout the final climb. After that challenge (or the last one, I can't recall), I found myself really, really, really hoping they'd end up together again. Anyway, nothing else to say besides how sorry I am to hear of her death and of the loss that her friends, family, and CT have experienced.

The saddest death scene for me was the one where the woman commits suicide in her garage. When she leaves the envelope with the pet records for her cat, I get all weepy... not that I've found myself in that position, but that would be my first and last thought, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. The worst for me that I refuse to watch was toward the end of the 3rd season, Death Works Overtime, when the poor older Asian woman gets held up at her grocery store and the robber turns back and shoots her point blank. The cruelty of that is too much for me, I don't even look at the screen. The mass telemarketing murders were disturbing as well. Also very sad was the final moment of the third season when Lisa's death card flashed. Always gets me. For some reason, I can't remember more than one or two deaths out of the last two seasons. I'm about to start the 4th again now so I'll have my memory jogged... I only remember peaches and the moron who rolled over his own head.

I did too, and thought it was ridiculous the way he kept prodding her to blab in the middle of the public gym. That being said, I feel for Blake being saddled with weight issues from such a young age, but I was expecting something at least borderline traumatic, not, "I never hit the goal weight my parents set for me."

Hello. Londonfroglet of TWOP. Don't contribute too much, but lord knows I read the thread for hours. Let the bunding begin!