DearEvette

When I subscribed it was a .99 a month deal for three months, then I got it free for like 9 months because they kept offering to for free. When I went to see what the real price was, it s $5.99 for Paramount+ (limited ads) or 11.99 for Paramount+Showtime with ads only on live tv. I think Wikipedia only shows the original content of the streamer, not anything they are simply re-broadcasting or prior movie releases they are just airing. So for instance, Wikipedia won't show Suits because that show was a USA show that Netflix is simply re-airing. But it will list season 4 and 5 of Arrested Development. Seasons 1-3 were aired originally on Fox, but Netflix produced S4-5.

Oh man, I hope he is a sub who actually pronounces everyone's names correctly. LOL.

I heard Bradley Cooper had a cameo in the cold open and rolled my eyes. But it was actually well done and quite funny. I liked how the theme of the show (and the cold open quip referencing Oppenheimer) and the plaque tied in well and was apropros for a show that aired immediately after the Oscars. Janine being preoccupied with the plaque and what it represents for validation and being seen as important is exactly what a lot of the awards during award season represents for people. Meanwhile it is the work itself and the legacy it leaves that is important. Also caught some meta commentary in there about Abbott Elementary it's success with representation. Nice episode.

Globules. That is the word that comes to mind when I saw those puffs.

As usual Colman Domingo served! This man's entire red carpet run during award season has been flawless.

Going back a bit... I did not know Ava Duvernay had all that body-ody-ody. The dress if fine, but the body be banging!

I like her dress, except for the silver outline on the front that looks like panties.

Emma's dress looks poorly fitted and I don't like the color on her. America Ferrara looks gorgeous As does Issa Rae and Danielle Brooks. I am not loving Anya Taylor Joy. Her dress is giving fish scales. Hailee Steindeld looks lovely. Ooh, child, she is canoodling with Pacey!

Oh and now there is a trailer. https://tvline.com/news/love-is-blind-season-6-reunion-release-date-1235172766/

They have released photos from the reunion. AD's dress is FIRE! I almost did not recognize Chelsea. I really don't like Amy's look. Kenneth looks a mess, poorly fitted tux with no socks? I really like Jimmy's and Johnny's shoes. https://www.eonline.com/photos/36922/love-is-blind-season-6-reunion-first-look-photos

I love that you included Betty on this list. Damn right, she is an alpha female! Ormewood definitely rubs me wrong. He is an adulterer who actually brought the woman he slept with into his house. He does lazy police work. He abuses his position. That said, I appreciate that a cop show is showcasing a main character who isn't a poster child for Copaganda. They let him walk in the grey area and I appreciate that nuance. I actually hope they don't reform him too much.

The entire post wedding stuff from Clay was a testament of narcissism and damage control. "Stop crying you're making me feel bad." "Seeing you crying is hurting me." "I've grown so much through this process" "It is hard for me to look in the mirror and say that I am ready" "Can I get a hug" And of course, he didn't want to seem "indifferent" and that was why he went to see her and dump on all his 'me' feelings on her in the first place. Meanwhile she is literally hoarse from crying. No doubt he absolutely makes sense. He should not be marrying someone. But if , as he stated one of his reasons was "I could not see myself being married after two weeks of knowing someone" then you shouldn't have fucking proposed!

Oh, Chelsea. Yeah, keep proving to Jimmy why he was making he right decision. I was kind of with her when he went from 'I love you, you did everything I wanted you to, You're my person." in one breath to 'I don't want to do this at all." in literally the next. But then she kept minimizing their issues. And then when she simply could not understand the importance of something told in confidence, I just couldn't with her. Even the way she just kept saying it 'You fucked her' making it sound as disrespectful as she could. Come on! He was right to tell you about his sexual history and specifically did it off screen so as to not put that woman's business on the street. And Chelsea just turned around and did them both dirty. All because she is so insecure. That's right, Cry. I can't believe I ended up team Jimmy out of all the guys. Sigh. Oh, Clay. You do not deserve. But I think AD dodged a bullet. I don't understand how he could stand there and smile and mug and joke with her mom knowing he was going to say no. And then to get in her space after and try to get hugs and kissing. Oh Clay's dad. GTFOH. Oh, AD. "What The fuck?' indeed. You deserve better. I hope she really is done. And doesn't date him. Please!! On another note, she looked fantastic. I love the unfussy, clean look. Her mother looked gorgeous as well. Kinda reminds a just a little bit of Khandi Alexander. My husband said their pastor was giving Proposition Joe (if you watch The Wire then you know...). He also said Clay's dad looks like Merle (from the Walking Dead) only black. LOL. Honestly, Johnny and Amy were anti-climactic. I am happy for them. But they never captured my imagination. They are a more successful Kelly and Kenny. I am looking forward to the reunion.

Amanda scolding Will as they rose in that lift felt less boss-to-employee and sounded way more mom-to-son. Aw poor Wiil. "Your Lamp is broken let me fix it." So not fair. We deserved nice things too. Regarding Will with the Pastor: On the one hand, I am kinda with Will. I've known too many shady Pastors not to right where Will is with that Pastor. But in the other hand the actor was so good I really wanted him to prove that he wasn't the con man Will thought he was. "That man stinks of baby daddy." LOL. Faith had the same look on her face whenever she looked at the Councilman that Will had when he looked at the pastor. 'Aufgussmeister' Huh. A word I did not know existed til today and now I will never forget. Joel is dumb. He did not have to confess. Any evidence they had on him was circumstantial at best. A good lawyer could have spun it.

The only sub we saw them get introduced to from the jump was Mr. Bowtie who left only seconds later. All the other subs have already been in the classroom when we first see them, presuming some sort of introduction between Melissa and the subs happen that we are never privy to. Cassidy strikes me as a person who provides their pronouns. If this were a different show they might have shown a scene with Ava mentioning the pronoun thing. But this isn't that show. This is a show that has shown itself to normalize identity. I actually like how they seemed to confirm Cassidy's pronouns again without bringing too much attention to it in a way that serviced the 'big misunderstanding' joke that was at the center of this B-plot. In order for Janine to hip to the fact that she spelled Cassidy's last name wrong there had to be an organic reason for her to see the spelling of it. The normal convention of new teachers writing their names on the board to introduce themselves to a class, was the perfect vehicle for that. And they always include Mr./Mrs./Ms prefix. So including the Mx. for Cassidy was a nice way to confirm it without making it a big thing (in case the audience did miss Melissa using Cassidy's proper pronouns. ) And finally, a lot of people don't know what Mx. stands for still. And including might have prompted some to look it up and see what it means, so a nice teaching moment.

I've been doubting Jimmy's commitment to Chelsea since this moment here:

Laura lost me with the whole 'bean dip' thing. She told Jeremy to 'do it to AD' meaning -- smack her boob. And then when both AD and Clay got offended she kept dismissing it as a joke, insisting that people were making something out of nothing and claiming they were being childish. It was bad enough she told him to do it, but instead of owning that she fucked up, she refused to acknowledge that her 'joke' was offensive and then doubled down on other people being in the wrong, not her. She was dismissive of AD and Clay's feelings. It is one thing to have some inside joke with the other women, but to tell someone to do that to another woman, especially a stranger to that woman is pretty foul. Even if you know he wouldn't have done it, why would you even say that? Or suggest it? And why is she talking about AD's boobs to her fiance in the first place?

Not just that, but Barbara threw in the 'Bamboozled' as a nod to Malcolm X's speech (the movie Malcolm x). I also cackled!!

I think this was a middling episode. Honestly, the Ormewood family stuffy should have been interesting but it wasn't. It felt very much poured on. He said to his wife 'You're the love of my life" and I feel like the show wants us and her to believe that. Fine, but a serial cheater simply saying he loves his wife isn't a flex and doesn;t even deserve the metaphorical cookie. As @possibilities has said, Ormewood have not earned any sympathy from the audience at this point. It is the 2nd episode of the season, coming off a season where he has been shown to be a lazy, somewhat corrupt cop and an adulterer. He hasn't put in the work. So his domestic woes aren't working. I did like the Amanda/Angie team up and their takedown of that guy. But it was Amanda that elevated it for me. I wish it had just been the takedown of the guy and not because it dovetails into Angie being a crusader for abandoned teens. And finally. Will and Faith are a dream team. Add me to the list of people who love their partnership! Also add me to the list of people who doesn't think the show needs Will to be visiting Ullster for his mind games and not-sage advice. I like the COTW format for this show. Let's not make it all convoluted. Please.

Agreed. Even though this was more ostensibly a Barbara and Jacob centric episode, Ava, imo, is the one who shone. I really like all the growth of the characters this episode kinda teased out. We learned that Gregory and Jacob's relationship has really grown in a full on friendship with them hanging out. Janine's rise in confidence is also a nice thing to see. First the amount of positive affirmation she receives from the coworkers at the district, but also her little 'You know what, Emily..?' in that 'don't test me' tone was very not S1 or S2 Janine but feels right for S3 Janine. I liked the 'no big thing' inclusion of the non-binary Cassidy. And how Melissa just naturally referred to Cassidy as 'them' while talking to Janine so she didn't misgender them. Really funny moments: The cold open with Mr. Bow-tie. Gregory getting the hell out of dodge during the breakup. That was funny. I wonder if the almost trip on the desk was intentional or not? Zach's gasps at the mayhem Jacob left in the kitchen 'You have released the Kraken!" claps hands, create claws "Ca... Caw!!" The kid who had his eyes closed and was grooving in his seat while Barbara was singing. Every line of Ava's. She was on fire this episode. Fun fact: The actor who plays Zach said that Abbott is very tightly scripted so I gather they very rarely ad lib. But his 'Oh My Godd!' as he was leaving after his argument with Jacob was and they allowed it to stay.

Agreed 100%. She is not my favorite but I am 100% behind her in her interactions with him. She absolutely cleared! Called him a con-artist. Not a man. She came through. I like how she reiterated that while she thought Sarah Ann was terrible, she blamed him because he is the one that made her the promises. AD asked better questions and did better follow up with Sarah-Ann than Vanessa or Nick would. LOL. I love how she kept pushing and wouldn't let Sarah-Ann ooze out of it. And called her a class-ess cheat. I am always interested in how my opinion changes from the beginning of the show to the end on a person. Jeramy is the biggest one. I thought he was funny and charming at the beginning. With this ep he just comes off as a trash, trash person. In one breath he talks about how he didn't consider them over and in the next told her her stuff was already packed. Prince Charming, this guy! His and Sarah Ann's conversation reassuring themselves they aren't trash people was a case of protesting too much. I feel bad watching them at the bridal fitting because I almost feel they are all doomed, except Amy and Johnny. Netflix, I see you, you are making all the couples look all happy and lovey-dovey just before the weddings so we can be shocked. But I will only be really shocked if Amy and Johnny don't get married, and mildly shocked if Chelsea and Jimmy do. AD and Clay could go either way and it would not be a surprise whichever way they go.

Jimmy goes out for an hour to show his face at a friend's party and Chelsea says 'That's not the person I want to be with." Gurl, what? Because it deserves to be said twice: Chelsea is NUTS!!! And if I were her partner, her insecurity would drive me nuts too. The parents were fun. Jeramy's mom knew he was full of shit. AD's mom was dropping science. Also it was so weird to hear AD referred to as 'Amber.' Jimmy's dad was a hoot! Amy's dad was lovely. AD looked cute during the marriage license scene. See, you don't need the distracting lashes. I feel bad for her. I want her and Clay to work out but I fear Clay is not who she needs. The camera folks and editors are sooo shady at that party.... they show Jimmy staring at Jess followed by a shot of Jess leaning over with her boobs on display, followed by a shot of Trevor looking like he is holding in a laugh, Followed by another shot of Jess fussing with her bikini top with lots o' boobage, followed by a shot of Chelsea looking stressed. LOL. I hate that style of top Laura is wearing. Irina wore one like that last season and it just isn't flattering on any body type, imo. Jeramy acting like he is all surprised why Laura kicked him to the curb. You idiot. Stop being a victim. You know why and you deserved it.

That sweater is adorable. I know they don't do clothing, but that pattern looks very Mackenzie-Childs.

I'd be so fascinated by your take on Year One, the first book especially. It is so very unlike anything else she has written. So much so that some people speculated that she had a ghostwriter. But if you know anything about her or her writing style...that is ridiculous. It is all her. Also she did something so very unthinkable in that book. And even so, it was a 5-star book for me. But that could also be because it is more than a tip of the hat to one of my all time favorite books ever, The Stand by Stephen King. Year One is The Stand's kissin' cousin. It is unlike all the rest of her trilogies in that it doesn't pair up three couples. There are a lot of different romances going on but they are 100% out of her normal trilogy formula. I would have named the entire trilogy my hands down favorite, imo, except... the final book. Sigh. I was so stoked for the final book, The Rise of Magicks and I could have cried, legit CRIED with the disappointment that it did not bring it all home for me. Anyway... this thread has prompted me to reread Birthright. And after that I have Private Scandals queued up.

Oh yeah if we are going with phases then I'd say: Favorite overall: The Witness Favorite Rom Suspense single title: The Three Fates Favorite Oxymoron title (tie): Carnal Innocence and Public Secrets Favorite Trilogy (entire): The Guardians Favorite Trilogy single title: Year One Favorite Family: The O'Hurleys Favorite Category title: (tie) Dual Image (which imo feels like a proto-version of Private Scandals) and Gabriel's Angel Favorite In Death: (tie) Treachery in Death and Origin in Death