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    S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"

    in Survivor

    · Edited by laurakaye

    This episode showed us a picture of Liz and her daughter posing at Applebee's.  So is it safe to assume that when she was cast, production already knew that she was a major fan of the place (like perhaps she mentioned it in her interviews)?  Applebee's has catered rewards in the past, so they're connected with Survivor.  Is it possible that they cast a woman who has a very limited diet and then as a reward, provided the one thing she claimed to love to eat most in the whole world to see what shenanigans would ensue?

    Or maybe it's possible that I am trying to read way too much into something that was pure coincidence, because nothing else about this season makes much sense to me.

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    S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"

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    · Edited by laurakaye

    15 hours ago, Chicago Redshirt said:

    Applebee's does not seem to have tried to build on this, from a quick look at their Twitter. Pretty subpar.

    They would need a real marketing genius to try and spin a crazy lady screaming  and raging at the heavens over a burger into something positive...I think I would be more scared to try it than anything, lol.  

     

    13 hours ago, PhoneCop said:

    I mean…if I'm F7, doesn't my plan now shift to trying to drag both Q and Liz to the end? I would think that would guarantee me the win, or at least a front row seat to the most batshit final tribal ever.

    We have all earned this and I demand it.

    12 hours ago, blackwing said:

    When Liz was crowing about how Q blew up her game, I really wish someone had asked her "what game? 

    An absolutely hilarious final 3 would be Q, Venus and Liz.

    I am still trying to figure out exactly what Liz meant by Q blowing up her game...because she wanted his ouster on her resume and he had the nerve to not get voted out?

    Also, that is my dream final 3 for this season.

     

    1 hour ago, seacliffsal said:

    If she hadn't eaten for 3 or 4 days, why wasn't she feeling dizzy like Charlie?  Why didn't she immediately step out for the rice like Kenzie did?  Why didn't she bother learning how to make a fire so that she could cook any food she could have?  None of it adds up IMO.

    This.  She should've been jumping out of line and running to Jeff to get that precious rice.  Instead, she seemed to hem and haw a bit until her tribemates told her to go for it.  Why would she even hesitate?  If she's so weak and depleted, she knows there's no way she's winning that challenge, so grab the rice, say thank you, and take a seat on the sit-out bench.  You're right, something weird is afoot.

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    S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"

    in Survivor

    1 hour ago, fishcakes said:

    Yes. She's just so ridiculously egotistical. "Every man wants to get with Liz." "I'm going to go home and have a hot girl summer." In a way, she reminds me of Coach, but at least his delusions were entertaining.

    Somewhere in America, a casting department intern for Season 50 is placing calls to Coach and Liz and cackling in glee.

    As gobsmacked as I was over Liz raging "I'M PISSED!!" to the heavens and then continuing to rant until her vocal cords gave out, I have to say that there have been plenty of times I have wanted to do the exact same thing so I had to give her a tiny handclap for that...but perhaps not on an international tv show while competing for a million dollars.  I mean I love Panera's apple chicken salad, but I don't think I would want to verbally murder someone over one.

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    S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"

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    · Edited by laurakaye

    1 hour ago, fishcakes said:

    The Sacred Bourbon Burger of Mother and Child

    This should have been the title of the episode.

    Also, if I'm starving on a beach in Fiji, I have to say the very last thing I would want to feed my starvation with would be a giant bucket full of blue alcohol.  That said, I laughed out loud when - after they gorged on appetizers - the servers brought the main course and no one looked enthused...followed by the Sacred Burger and an Oreo shake for dessert, lol.  No one could possibly eat that much food, that was insane.    

     

    28 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

    I loved her confessional about Q not deserving to be at the end because he's spitting in the face of applicants who can't get cast but Q can be trying to quit and being dragged farther.

    This is why I can't get on the Q to win train.  He's said he wanted to quit at two TC's that I can think of, for reasons that only Q understands.  If he does go to the end because his constant wanting to bail was reason enough for others to bring him to final 3, thinking he wouldn't get jury votes, it is kind of a slap in the face to anyone trying to get on this show.  But it also doesn't look great for the people that brought him there.  There's bringing a goat to the end, and there's bringing a guy who proclaimed in front of everyone that he didn't want to be there to the end.  Do they reward Q for wanting to quit and cause chaos as his strategy?  Or reward whoever decided to bring him along?  

    I am sort of hate-watching this season but also I cannot wait to see who wins.

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    S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"

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    · Edited by laurakaye

    10 hours ago, AntFTW said:

    Well, Venus is still here 😂

    And I say good!  I'm not sure of anything about this season anymore, but she's playing the game and not caving under the pressure of not being "liked" by anyone (which I don't completely understand, but whatever).  I would not hate a Venus win.  In a season where the majority of players are so full of themselves I'm surprised they can walk upright, why not Venus? 

    10 hours ago, princelina said:

    And still smugging when Jeff starts to read the votes, until she again realizes that she was left out of the plan! 🤣

    This is true, but at least she sits there and smugs quietly unlike Kenzie, whose jaw unhinged for the entire time it took for Tiffany to stand up, bring her torch to Jeff and walk down the jungle path of shame.  I feel like those huge reactions are mostly for the jury's benefit anyway and they bug me.

    I have no idea why I am rooting for Venus except that I think she was an early and convenient scapegoat, and I'm not sure what she's doing wrong in comparison with the histrionics of Bhanu, Q, Liz, etc.

     

    2 hours ago, QQQQ said:

    That would make this week's episode about 27 seconds long bc it's mostly an Applebee's commercial. 

    Bourbon burger.  BOURBON BURGER.  BoUrBuN bUrGeR.  DID YOU KNOW THAT APPLEBEE'S MAKES A BOURBON BURGER?!

     

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    Meri Brown and her Wet Bar of Tears

    in Sister Wives

    Can anyone give me the condensed version of whatever Meri is up to now with her dramatic "Worthy Up" IG posts?  I saw one post that looked like she was announcing a podcast, or a world speaking tour or something, complete with a blurry fade-in and mysterious words like "To Be Continued."  I wasn't paying close enough attention but yet, I am curious. And lazy. :)

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    S46 Ep 9 "Spicy Jeff"

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    On 4/24/2024 at 10:24 PM, iMonrey said:

    I might be done with this season. I just cannot stand one more week of The Q Show. I can't remember the last time I was this sick of a single player. 

    *cough*Bhanu*cough*

    When Bhanu left, I thought - good, now maybe I can finally settle in and try to enjoy this season minus the insane theatrics until Q said "here, hold my Q Skirt."

     

    On 4/24/2024 at 11:10 PM, AntFTW said:

    It feels like Venus is squeaking by to the FTC, and possibly winning.

    I would give this a standing ovation.  She might be annoying, but in this cast?  She's like maybe the 7th most annoying player in this season.  

     

    On 4/25/2024 at 12:31 AM, Steph Sometimes said:

    But now I'm kind of into it. It's become one hell of a mess, and I'm actually finding these people pretty entertaining in their messiness.

    I appreciate messiness in Survivor gameplay if I can make some sense out of it, which I have been unable to to this season.  I have not and still don't understand what Q is doing, and why every single person last tribal, didn't say - "no need to vote, Jeff, Q can go."  If ever Jeff needed to take someone's torch and refuse to snuff it, it's Q's, IMO.  It's like the game is so meta now that the players are purposefully creating chaos for the sake of what they think will be great tv, but it's just noise and nonsense.

     

    On 4/25/2024 at 1:22 AM, Lantern7 said:

    I don't like Probst the fanboy with the front seat to the dramatics.

    Neither do I.  I prefer my Probst with a little bit of salt and snark.  This Probst seems to think that we, the audience, are eating up this insanity just like he seems to be, but I don't think that's the case.

     

    15 hours ago, violet and green said:

    Yes, it was Q. He did it with a shell-shocked look straight at camera.

    Did he?  I missed that.  Why was he shell-shocked?  Because even he couldn't believe that he was still in the game after trying to quit 14 times?  Does he even understand what he's doing?  I am completely perplexed.

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

    in Counting On

    · Edited by laurakaye

    It's hard to know what reaction emoji to use in response to these non-sensical screeds from Tim.  I chose the "like," but what would be better is an emoji that is confused, amused and befuddled whilst rolling its eyes.

    Pretty much what I got out of that is the fact that Heidi will be allowed to occasionally wear "loose fitting" pants when she feels she needs to, and if Tim agrees with her.

    😒

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

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    · Edited by laurakaye

    14 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said:

    Sweet baby Jesus, Jill is doing yet ANOTHER Plexus reset next week. If it worked, why does she have to do it every. damn. month? 

    Whoever is working in the Plexus labs inventing those pink concoctions must be making a fortune.  I am convinced that normal Plexus usage is designed to make its users gain weight somehow, and the rah-team-go Zoom meetings are to convince them that if they are gaining weight/feel gross on normal Plexus, then they must be doing something wrong and need to re-set.  Janelle and Christine Brown from Sister Wives used to also frequently talk about their Plexus re-sets.  If it works as good as it's supposed to, why would anyone need a "re-set?"  It's all marketing BS to get more money out of these people, and it's actually kind of sad.

    Also, wow - Nathan KELLER got one of the bestest Mahmo birthday tributes that I can recall in quite some time!  I guess all that picking up the Olive Garden check really counted for something, right?  Congrats on becoming ONE OF US!

     

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

    in Counting On

    1 hour ago, InjuryJohnny said:

    Jill doesn't drive because she can't put her phone down long enough to do so. 

    It's just very difficult to both steer a huge wobbly rust-bucket full of waifs down the Ohio Turnpike at 90 in a 70 zone, and also manage to shoot majestic panoramic videos of those neat "You Are Now Entering..." state signs, along with stunning views of....other parts of the turnpike, I guess.

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    S46 Ep. 8 "Hide 'N Seek"

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    On 4/19/2024 at 3:18 PM, SnapHappy said:

    The only person I can stand is Hunter. 

    I can very much relate to Hunter in that I too would be unable to hide my misery at sharing a camp with people who love to chew the scenery by serenading the tribe with camp songs that no one asked for.  I also laughed at how he seemed to sit like a confused, angry statue at that knee-slapper of a tribal council like he was wishing he was back in his garage working on his latest Survivor puzzle creation and maybe not actually playing the game for real with these crazy people.

    When 75% of the players are acting so over-the-top as to be unbelievable, I will root for the ones that seem to be actually playing the game as it was meant to be played - so I guess I am on team Charlie, Maria and Venus?  Idk.

    Old School >>> New Era.  Not all changes are good changes.

     

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    Seeking Sister Wife Live Chat

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    10 hours ago, Pepper Mostly said:

    Dude. You think this is "vibing"? This poor woman just wants to get out of the house. 

    OH MY GOD I AM CRINGING SO HARD RIGHT NOW. SHE DOES NOT WANT TO KISS YOU! 

    I blacked out during the kissing scene...did I hear him say something about not using tongue??  

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    Seeking Sister Wife Live Chat

    in Seeking Sister Wife

    · Edited by laurakaye

    So Nick's plan is to keep acquiring wives two by two so the women can keep marrying each other, while he lounges at home and shops for bigger beds?  That's not polygamy, and it's not really polyamory, right?  If he just wants to collect wives, I'm not getting why they have to marry each other.

    I am new to this show - my favorite podcaster does recaps and I had to see for myself.  But I am a Day One Sister Wives watcher and something about the behavior of many of these men is so weird to me (shocker).  Justin, Naeem, Shane - they all seem so badly to want another wife, but when their original wives go girl shopping for them and they finally meet face to face, it's like the men sit there like deer in headlights, mumbling "heh heh" like Beavis and/or Butthead, staring at their wives to get things going while they act like they'd rather be anywhere but at a table with their wife and potential side-piece.  If they want another "wife" so bad, their mannerisms sure show the opposite.  It's like they all want the thrill of the chase but once Wifey brings a real-life Lady #2 to the table, they want to turn tail and run back to their blanket fort because girls are scary.

    I mean, Kody Brown is nothing to aspire to but at least he was the leader (in his own mind).  All of these men, hands down, proclaim to want the women without any of those silly hormonal emotions.  How any of them found even one woman to commit to them is beyond comprehension.

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    S46 Ep. 7 "Episode Several"

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    · Edited by laurakaye

    On 4/11/2024 at 9:23 AM, Grizzly said:

    Tevin was mad he didn't get credit for the Soda blindside but he voted for Venus. Because with Soda on the jury, he can honestly say he didn't vote for her? Can't have it both ways.

    Since my tv screen shrinks the end credits of Survivor to the size of a postage stamp, I didn't realize that Tevin didn't vote Soda.  I swear I am mostly paying attention, but wasn't it his idea?  So he got everyone on board, and then didn't vote for her in order to get her jury vote?  Seems like an idea that might have some serious blowback.

     

    21 hours ago, SuburbanHangSuite said:

    Soda was way too gracious during her exit and she lingered a little too long. 

    I agree, she seemed to be making a pretty theatrical exit.  And why did she get applause on her way out?  Reserve that for Queen Sandra.  Was Soda just that beloved or were they applauding themselves for getting her out?  Or maybe trying to applaud her off the stage, like when the music starts playing over the Oscar winner who won't stop talking?

     

    21 hours ago, princelina said:

    Charlie is the prettier one; Ben is the scruffier one 😃

    Charlie looks like Anthony Perkins, circa Psycho.  No, I'm not that old, I've seen it on tv.

     

    14 hours ago, QQQQ said:

    Venus reminds me Rachel Campos (aka Mrs. Sean Duffy) from RW San Francisco. Shut up, you're old.

    But I am this old, and I agree.  And Maria's voice had me wondering who she reminded me of until it clicked that she sounds just like Cristina, the cop, from Ozzy's tribe on Cook Islands (my favorite season).

    Liz - bring your bag next time.  It's a really bad look.

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

    in Counting On

    14 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

    Has there been a time where Jill was actually near the birthday child while the family sang happy birthday? She hung onto Janessa for this one.

    Normally Jill is the one shoving her camera in everyone's faces while the embarrassed birthday child stands with a frozen smile in front of his/her Twinkie with a candle in it, but this time Jill was all over Janessa.  She is going to baby that child something fierce.  Janessa might end up the least educated of all the Rods, by Jill's own devices.

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

    in Counting On

    · Edited by laurakaye

    This is something, even for Jill.

    What I noticed about her video...the girls were constantly pulling up the sleeves of their pinafores because they were clearly too big.  It also looked like Jill had pulled the dresses from the bottom of her unwashed laundry bin because they were both very wrinkled.  Also, summer frocks over black long-sleeved t-shirts is a "look," but sadly, not a good one.

    Janessa was clearly scared to be sitting next to the animated Chuck.  Jill even wrote over the video that Janessa was "nervous."  When freaky Chuck-E turned to "look" at Janessa, her face showed fright and she tried to move away but was forced to smile for Jill's video.  Jill.  Is.  AWFUL.

    50% of the video, probably taken by the other waif whose name escapes me, was of Jill and her Hunk (hands off, ladies, he's taken) shooting hoops and playing video games.  I thought they were there for Janessa's birthday?

    That was one sad video.  At least the little waifs got some pizza.

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    Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

    in Counting On

    1 hour ago, merylinkid said:

    Based on her writing "style" and musical "ability" I can just imagine the quality of the songs she writes.

    (sung to the tune of Danny Boy)

    My fruitful womb!

    The pipes, the pipes are opennnnnnn

    To plant a seed.....to grow and grow my grift!

    (points to her waifs one by one)

    It's you and YOUUUUU and you and you and you....."dear"

    Help Mahmo shine, or Mahmo will be miffed!

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    Raquel, Rachel; One woman's strange erotic journey from Sur to TomTom

    in Vanderpump Rules

    I admit that I have been listening to Rachel's podcast and I think she's been doing a good job at giving her side of the story.  In the most recent episode she's talking with Jo.  If I wasn't particularly a Jo fan before, I am now.  The hateful treatment of her by the other women gives pretty disturbing middle-school mean girl vibes towards the girl who is a little bit quirky and unique.

    Jo's funniest line so far was, "If Schwartz were dating a tree, Katie would chop it down." 

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    Spoiler, Speculation and Social Media

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    I agree with airing whatever they've got in the can now and then ending the show.  It would seem that if they kept on going, Garrison's passing would have to be addressed in the season to follow, and for the sake of the kids - adults or not - who had no say in having their lives documented for entertainment, the Brown parents need to put an end to the filming.  There are no Sister Wives anymore.  Even a Janelle/Christine or solo Christine spin-off would be pointless.  Certainly Kody and Robyn can't carry a show on their own.  Time to bow out.

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