laurakaye

So let me see if I understand...the meaning of a Very Kardashian Holiday is for Kourtney, Kim and Pimp Momma to go shopping together, drop about $197,684 per person on Christmas decorations because they each need a new "theme" every year, and then bitch and moan when one of them dares to copy another. These people suck.

Next we're going to see Janelle shilling plus-sized spandex. #strive #whynot #grifterlife #lularoesucks #doesthismeanihavetogotothegymnow

This is the saddest thing of all, because who is there in her life to inform her that there are things she can do and places she can go? I look at that sweet child and want to give her a hug and tell her that she has a brain, she can learn and study and read and travel and find something she's really good at, but is there an actual person in her small little world to let her know that there's something better for her? Certainly not her stupid parents, and most likely not her pseudo-mom Jana, because she herself is firmly stuck under JB's thumb. If she doesn't know, how can she do anything about it? It breaks my heart. I never connected the dots before, but the girls that were molested by Josh are then told that they need to raise the younger kids, because Michelle is too busy baking more J's in her oven. I have no clue how one event influences the other, but if Jill/Jessa/?? were told by their "parents" that what their brother did was wrong but they needed to forgive him and move on, how does that mindset then affect how they raise their younger siblings? I would think a certain amount of disconnecting would've had to have happened to the older girls...so how could they be a positive presence for their younger siblings? Could Josh's actions have affected each and every one of his siblings, even the ones who weren't born yet?

Clearly I am missing the presence of snark in my life, because I am irrationally looking forward to this next season. That said, I discovered that I have no way to watch it after going to basic cable (thought I could get it on the TLC Go app but my provider doesn't support it). Is there a way to watch (delayed would be fine) without paying for it?

I hope she files off those talons before trying to change a diaper....... Hahahaha never mind, I didn't think that through.

Too bad Dreck doesn't get paid to sit on his ass responding to his Twitter followers with phrases loosely disguised as "neener neener" and "I know you are but what am I?" He'd be able to buy his own island.

I'm certain they have no freaking idea that the video is awkward, or that Jordyn looks uncomfortable and miserable, or that they have a daughter named Jordyn.

Thank you! He creeps me out too...like when Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory tries to smile and ends up looking like The Joker from Batman. And I hate that picture because geez, can Jordyn get her picture taken at all (on her BIRTHDAY no less) without Josie jumping in the frame?! As much as I want Jana to escape and be free, if she's the only one paying attention to Jordyn, then...well, it still doesn't make it right but I'd feel better knowing that there was an adult Jordyn could go to if she is hungry or sad or skins her knee. Clearly that person is NOT Michelle. I loathe Michelle so, so much.

Does anyone know which episode it was when Meri visited the other catfish "victim" from Georgia or wherever, and they giggled and had dinner and went shopping? I'm having fun reading up on past threads, and I remember that particular episode had me all weirded out.

Because of course it's not official until the entire family posts its repetitive, generic, bland congratulations on social media.

That's how I watched it this morning, sound off. I immediately noticed that Jordyn was not happy - and she probably innately knows that she should be, but she is too young to fake it. JB gripping her the entire time, constantly nudging her, was disturbing. Jordyn's complete lack of facial expressions while Michelle was blathering, not to mention her recoil at Michelle's touch, was really disturbing. I can't help but wonder if Jordyn was told by her "parents" that they'd be filming this for public consumption and that it was important for her to act happy, but Jordyn just couldn't do it...so JB kept nudging her to get a reaction, while Michelle was just as clueless as ever. I'd love to hear a more professional opinion, but it sure seems like we're looking at a little girl who has no connection to her mother. And that is just freaking sad, MICHELLE.

I would actually be content with this as the main storyline for the upcoming season. I find the juxtaposition of the wives proclaiming how polygamy makes "each of them better," they "wouldn't have it any other way," they "wanted the fam'ly, not just the man" and, of course, the fact that they "all shoulda been together from Day One" with the fact that each of them has their misery etched on their faces quite fascinating. At this point it's become a joke, but gosh darn if they're not still going to give us that stupid spiel at the beginning of each show...followed by an hour of Robyn's fake frowny face, shots of a spaced-out Janelle, Christine breathlessly whispering how wonderful everything is, and Meri discussing her many fillings. So sign me up for Season 9, y'all! This is scary. Given what Jackie has put Meri through (at her own behest, of course), the fact that Jackie's still out there maintaining this fake persona is chilling. I'm not sure why Meri is still so active on social media, to be honest. Not that she needs to necessarily hide away, but perhaps keep a lower profile given that social media is where she got into trouble in the first place - which is why I still think that the high Meri got from this illicit online fling outweighs the negatives it had on herself and her family. It's like she's playing a little bit of online cat-and mouse, along with a hefty dose of "poor me."

Starsky and Hutch? Cagney and Lacey? Crockett and Tubbs? Mulder and Scully? No thank you, I'll take Remini & Rinder all day long. They play off each other and read each other so well. I can't remember, have either of them talked about how well they knew each other when they were both in the CO$?

Just saw an ad for a new TLC show called "Seeking Sister Wives," about three plural families seeking another wife. You just KNOW the Kodester would've signed up for that show in a heartbeat if they weren't being renewed, with the argument that those McMansions aren't going to pay for themselves unless we get a renewal, a new show, or - horrors - real jobs. Best part about the new season is MOAR SNARK!!

When I first read this, I thought you were asking what kind of bowl Jill put on Dreck's head to get that haircut, LOL.

Does anyone else read anything weird in her comment? To me, it reads like: "I HAD to make these. Because I ACCIDENTALLY took some meat out of the freezer on ACCIDENT and so I HAD TO USE IT because it was an ACCIDENT. I know this is really fancy but it was all an ACCIDENT. So I made these but it's not like I WANTED to make them. But since I made them I have to eat them and so I dressed them up with veggies for this photo and after the photo I smothered them in sour cream and crushed Fritos. But don't judge because it was all a terrible ACCIDENT and I didn't mean to but I ate them anyway." It's bizarre. If she didn't want to make them in the first place, why post a photo? It's like she's apologizing for her dinner that we wouldn't have even known about if she hadn't taken the picture and made up the excuses as to why she made this. I don't get it.

This drives me nuts as well, but I have to wonder if it's something wonky with the editing. I get that there's only so much time in an episode, but at least show us short clips of others looking and failing to find the idol - otherwise the logical conclusion is the bolded line above...viewers assume no one else is even looking. In a show that's been around this long, it just makes zero sense for anyone to sit around complaining that one person is "tearing the jungle apart" looking for an idol, while those same people that want to vote out that player sit around and do nothing about it. Having just re-watched Game Changers, when Tony la-la-la'd himself into the jungle to search for an idol, Queen Sandra was all, "we gotta get up and follow him." I have a hard time believing that Chrissy, Mike, Ryan, Devon and Ashley are all so collectively stupid that they let Ben scour the island for hours unchecked, and yet that is exactly what the editing suggest. It bugs me. And honestly, while I don't hate this season, I often find myself staring at the tv after TC thinking, "WTF just happened?!" Why did Lauren leave her extra vote at camp? Why is Chrissy so incessantly smug? Why is Ben so determined to make everyone hate him? What on earth is Mike's game (other than trying really hard to make himself a character)? I have no clue who is going to win. I don't hate these people, but I don't understand most of what they do or say, either. It makes for a frustrating season, for sure.

Reign looks like a feral child in that Day 13 photo, and Mason looks like he's wearing a dress. Is this art? Am I missing something? Who the hell would make this part of a Christmas greeting?

THIS. I'm sorry, but that smoothie looks like a cupful of phlegm.

Oh my goodness, it sure is. I find it takes me about 90 minutes to watch one episode because I'm constantly rewinding to catch a scene two or three times over...sometimes it's just to clarify what's being said but lots of times it's because Claire Foy's facial expressions are just fantastic. Excellent comparison. And can I just say, "YAY for full recaps!" However, I've quickly learned that sipping tea while reading the recap is a potential choking hazard (sucking on the binky of his own emasculation might be the best phrase I have read in my whole life).

And another thing about that stupid shell idol... Could Mike have thrown it into the fire because he thought it was fake? If Mike is a Survivor superfan - or even a casual fan - and another player hands him a seashell and says, "this is part of my idol, it's for you...the other part is a string and I have it"...why should Mike believe that? It's kind of a stretch that a random seashell could be part of an idol in the first place...almost as big a stretch as a face carved into a stick. But that's one of my problems with this season - idols are everywhere, and they don't even have to look like idols anymore. Mike should comb the beach for another pretty seashell or a random piece of crap, hand it to Ben and say, "this is part of another idol. I have the string. Don't tell anyone." I mean...sheesh. Neither do I. It was so out of context. Between leaving the extra vote back at camp and handing Mike half of her idol, I just have no clue what Lauren's game was all about. I honestly thought she was running the show.

I liked your entire post - the challenges and the location are as much a part of the show as the players, IMO. I do like the new challenges we've seen so far in this season, with the pointed exception of the rock-draw loved ones challenge. I tend to pay more attention to challenges that we haven't seen before. That said, I have always loved the trivia challenges because they're different each time, and the gross-food eating challenges, because I love seeing who's tough and who's not. As for the nature photography, I liked it far better when each location was new and unique. Haven't they been in Fiji for the past four seasons?

Seriously, that ticked me off. I thought the shell was at least going to require some sneaky maneuvering on Lauren's part. But no, not only is it not hidden, it's sitting directly in front of her platform. And then she picks it up and rests it right on her knee. I mean, come on. This idol thing is beyond ridiculous. Next season why doesn't Probst just hand everyone an idol along with their buff? THAT would be interesting. (sarcasm) (not really) As for Ben winning...man, who would he have to be sitting with in the final three for that to happen? Probably Smug Chrissy and S****** Dr. Mike? Yuck. So my pretty Devon is probably next to go, based on the fact that he's not an inexplicable idiot. If Ashley can get herself to three, she stands a good chance at winning, IMO. I guess Ryan could also win by default, if a moderate breeze doesn't blow him into the ocean first.

WHYYYYYYY would Lauren not bring her extra vote to TC? I have never understood not bringing an advantage/idol to TC. Why on earth would any player ever leave it back at camp? You can never predict what's going to go down at TC. I honestly thought Lauren was pretending she didn't have it and was then going to use it, but it wouldn't have mattered anyway, I guess. Why does anyone find an advantage, tell someone they "trust," and that person immediately runs and tells everyone else? That's been a theme all season. Maybe Ben should win based on the fact that he alone knows how to keep a secret. I also don't get why Lauren gave Mike half of her idol (was she really that comfortable)? And why Mike tossed it in the fire - his moves are so strange and don't make a lot of sense to me. I feel like he's doing it only for camera time, or to make himself into a wacky character who might be asked back. Admittedly, all of my questions have probably been answered already...off to read the entire thread. What a weird season. I alternately hate it, love it, and am annoyed by everyone. EDIT: At the loved one's reward, I swear I heard Probst say that they were going to be "running the reward in pairs." So when it turned into "pick a rock," I was super confused. I wonder if a couple of the loved ones were physically unable to run and they changed it up at the last minute?

LOL, so much this, and their idea of younger Randall was different frames for his glasses. As far as dressing Mandy like a frump, I have a strong feeling that the male writers of this show can't think of any better way to make the viewers know she's aged than to dress her like this. Would it even occur to them that 60-year old women don't necessarily all head for the "drab & shapeless" department? I doubt it. That said, @wings707, I adore your attitude and I'll bet you rock the hell out of those boots. Are there any women writers on this show, and are they allowed to express opinions?