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The thing is, I don't think there is. More importantly, it seems like Brittani doesn't think there is, which makes me sad for her. Brittani clearly thinks a will-they-won't-they with a junior varsity Osmond is what makes her special.

Hmmm . . . has Angie improved immensely this season, or does she just look so much better compared to the dumpster fire that is Brittani? 🤔

Those christening pictures must have ended up being priceless. I cracked up at Dave's "it's 3 of the clock." As obnoxious as she was, I was hoping that Angela would stick around for a few episodes; everyone bonded by shit-talking her!

Mixed feelings about this one. The content was interesting, but the stupid computerized voice thing was distracting and annoying.

Actually laughed out loud at this one. Would anyone even get an Elmyra or Kida costume these days? Is asking that question aging me like Barbara? I get it. I love Mr. Johnson, but having his brand of . . . eccentricity appearing every episode takes away from his overall impact. As @Enigma X said, there's a difference between a character and a caricature.

I really want this to be someone's tagline for next season. It seemed to me that Whitney was trying to recapture some of the magic that was Heather's Scooby-Doo-like dramatic unmasking of Monica last season (Receipts! Proof! Timeline! Screenshots!). OMG guys, Whitney got verbal confirmation that it was Lisa. Stop the presses! Oh, Britani. You are so . . . Sweet Valley High. Why is Britani more upset that Lisa told Jared to stop toying with her than she is that Jared keeps toying with her? He won't commit and he won't let her move on. Fine. But now you've made this everyone else's problem. They have to hear you whining about him and have Jared crash their parties. This seems like way too much work.

I won't be able to un-hear it. Maybe she was brought up by parents like these? I was actually surprised that Gizelle apologized. After she sent Ashley to collect funds (which only happened to manufacture more drama), I didn't think either one of them were self-aware enough to apologize to the New Girls. Ah, well. The season is still young; they have plenty of time to let me down.

I enjoy the fact that he saw the potential in Ring, but the regular Sharks didn't. Add me to the list of people who think the Mushroom Wine lady was just in it to raise her profile and name recognition. Why else would someone carrying her debt balk at getting a deal? Especially if she wants to enter the beverage game?

My favorite parts were Lionel Richie's valiant attempts to act like his Michael Jackson stories weren't crazy. I had seen bits and pieces of the behind-the-scenes stuff for "We Are the World," but I was glad to learn more about just how much work it took.

I'm not saying that their off-camera lives should be off limits; I'm just saying that the show becomes stale if we have to do additional background reading homework to understand what the Housewives are talking about.

This is a problem across the franchise. Yes, social media is a factor for anyone with any degree of fame, but it gets really tedious to see constant back-and-forth about stuff that happens off camera. Brynn needs to take the tee-hee-ness down several notches. As she herself said, they're grown women. All that said, this season opening was pretty good and the newbies seem interesting as well. I like that for the most part, they have actual jobs instead of just being Real Housewives.

Ah, SLC. Currently my favorite franchise. I love the kookiness. What other show will feature someone semi-seriously unroll a Scroll of Grievance at a party? Whitney does seem to be good at articulating everyone else's flaws; I remember her naming Meredith's pattern of using some Mystery Trauma when people confront her about things. But I thought the other women had valid points about how Whitney never admits her own faults. I'm sure the therapy-speak makes it even more irritating. I'm not a fan of Mary and I didn't want her back on the show, but her . . . "gift" is leveling reasonable ideas up to the strangest place: Reasonable Statement: I don't prefer baths. Mary Level: Baths give you yeast infections. RS: Brittani doesn't seem to know much about high fashion. ML: Brittani's coat looks like dyed German Shepherd fur. RS: I'm cutting back on meat for health reasons. ML: That slab of meat will sit in your colon for nine months.

He would be more interesting than Jackie. And I know @ww92 was kidding, but I'd love it if Luis was going around demanding opinions on Marge's hairpieces. Especially considering the mammoth one Teresa wore for their wedding.

NINETEEN! TIMES! At this point, I'm just watching out of mild curiosity about whether Jen Aydin will fully turn on Teresa. I think next week's preview is a fakeout, but I just can't see that friendship lasting.

Absolutely. The Bear is at its best when it shows character complexity, so it's even more of a letdown when characters are weakly written. Richie was terrible at first because it seemed as if Yelling was his primary personality trait; he becomes much better as when we get to see his layers. I wanted to like Claire, but she was set up to be the Perfect Girlfriend with nothing humanizing about her. It didn't help that all the other characters kept singing her praises. Granted, she doesn't have to be as dysfunctional as everyone else or as dorky as Pete, but it might have been nice to see something more realistic.