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I don't think he works at all; looks like Amy is making all their income. I was thinking that the sisters were collecting some kind of disability due to morbid obesity impairing their ability to work, but with them both collecting income through the show and possibly through social media, I'm guessing that may not be the case anymore.

Agreed! So much to discuss. I noticed that Grant had on some damn nice looking shoes and jeans and has been driving that guy's high dollar Jeep like he owns it (and it looks like he even took down the for sale signs). How does he use the bathroom and shower in the RV with no water? He can't drive to that gym every time he has to use the bathroom, can he?

The whole "my baby wants it" excuse for eating crap food seems pretty ridiculous when that baby is growing a brain and has absolutely no capability of thinking anything. It's not like he's using his app to order Grubhub up in there. Is she going to be one of those moms with a morbidly obese child who shrugs her shoulders and says, "He wants cheeseburgers and doesn't like vegetables. He needs to eat, doesn't he?" Then the cycle continues.

While I tire of Whitney's desperate pleas for attention (who really wants to be seen on TV trying to cross a creek after your friends do it and demanding the help of multiple people due to your size -- have some personal pride, y'all), I do really like that there is no other group on TV like Whitney's friend group. They're 100 percent real, and it's refreshing to see people like that on a reality TV show. I live in the South, too, and I would totally be hanging out with her friend group versus Chase and Ryan. I like that they're authentic -- some are cuter than others but no one is Kardashian hot, some are overweight, etc. That's one reason why I keep watching this bullshit. I feel the same about her parents. The two groupings of friends (Whitney's crew versus Ryan/Chase) seemed like they would never be friends in any other avenue of life, and that contributes to the awkwardness of seeing them all together at scenes like the breakfast table.

It was fortuitous that Benita was filming everything from start to finish for the big "wedding" but then continued to film once she discovered it was a lie. Now she can capitalize on all of it for professional gain. The average person getting scammed doesn't get that opportunity. The guy in the second episode, Johnathan, was fascinating in that he was so very determined to get justice. I wonder if Mair will team up with a writer and try to write a book about her life and try to get her own gain off of it. You would think a quick google of Irish royalty would prove her story false early on in the LA game? Here is an interesting article about the scam: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mair-smyth-con-artist-los-angeles_n_5d499eb1e4b01ae816c937f3. And here is Walton's blog about it all: https://johnathanwalton.com. Edited again to add that Walton's blog is looking for someone to help him release his own book about Mair.

Yes -- that's my point! She is a much better representative for those of us who are not thin than Whitney is. And she has a hot husband who would be great on camera, a fantastic career, a great personality, etc. and is not scared to show pics of herself with cellulite, fat rolls, etc. (She just had a baby not too long ago.) There are some plus sized model/body positive Instagram celebs who would also be great for this show concept -- celebs who work out and have a healthy lifestyle.

It seems like this show concept would have worked a lot better with someone who is closer to an Ashley Graham than a Whitney -- someone who is overweight by BMI standards and considered plus size but truly healthy and fit, attractive, etc. Someone like that could indeed have healthy relationships on a reality TV show without surrendering to hiring someone to play a role.

That kind of looks like Borat's swimsuit. As I watch this show, I think of my late father who had little tolerance for these self-absorbed reality stars. He would always incredulously ask me, "When do you think the last time they read a book was??!?!"

I really like the contestants being more real than the usual "I deserve to be famous because I'm hot" reality contestant. Overall, they are way more likable than the average reality star. It's nice to see Phil sincerely appreciating them and their diverse skills. This is the first reality show where I would definitely want to be friends with the female contestants. My two faves are Melissa and Callie.

So I live in a Southern city similar to Richmond, where Martha is from. Her style to me is very typical of the kind of designers who work the mainstream south and capitalize on those who want to look trendy Southern. It's not my thing -- to me, it looks like stuff on the floor at Belk. There is very little creativity to that look. It's kind of the "expected" thing -- like a Lily Pulitzer knock-off with bows. NOT IMPRESSIVE. But those kinds of designers make a lot of money down here and a lot of wealthy white women like that look.

Agree! Once they showed her all fixed up, I was bewildered why she needed any help at all. If she is brave enough to wear fake eyelashes and put on green lipstick, she's good to go! But I love makeover shows and drag queens both, so I'm fully in!

I had the same thoughts. I wondered how much "Lana" (whoever they really are) made off that one interaction and how much they made off of his $100,000 overall investment. Half? You know the management keeps a good portion for running the site. Does anyone out there know more about these sites work for the employees?

The way Ash talks reminds me of how those artificial intelligence customer service apps work. "I see you're upset about X; I appreciate your feedback very much. Let's talk further about X." His comments feel auto-generated and lack sincerity.

Just binge watched the heck out of this with my beau during our Coronavirus lockdown. AMAZING. I really liked the campaign manager (former Walmart manager) and felt like he is the most redeeming character on the show. Fascinating, though, that he is as smart as he is and he, too, got roped into Joe's world.

I am getting a gay vibe off Tennessee man with "so many marriages" or whatever he said that made us all wonder just how many there were. But his love interest seems like one of the coolest chicks we've seen from overseas so far. Is he trying to convince himself he's not gay by going through a buffet of chicks? About Yolanda: In most cases people believe their love interest's camera is broken yet that person is still able to update their Insta and FB with photos. Do they justify it by saying the pics are old? I have to give Yolanda props, though, because she refused to send Williams money. So she gets a little bonus for that.

Totally agree. I hate the way she always defers to him to answer first when she's asked questions like "What's the status of your relationship?" and "Do you love Mike?" Have your opinion and thoughts and don't be afraid to say them!

I agree with the other posters that Michael's love for Amy seems endearing and genuine. His patience is impressive, too. I can't imagine marrying a guy and his 600 lb. brother immediately moves in with us and needs constant care and help. Michael's a better person than I am. One bonus of watching this show is I have caught myself in my own hypocrisy a few times recently when trying to be more vigilant about my working out and eating to drop 20 lbs. Too much little cheats here and there means squelching my attempts at weight loss. I've caught myself doing the same lying to myself that they have done -- "It's OK, it's just one little slip. It'll be fine." It's so unattractive to see Tammy do it that it's made me have to own up to similar behaviors on my own. So there is that.

So this was the first time I ever watched this show, watching this episode. I live in South Carolina, and I got roped in by the ads describing Whitney moving to Charlotte (as I love that city). I can't say Whitney is as likable as I had hoped. Her voice can get pretty frenetic. It's clear that the producers want her to show big people are like everyone else and have her be like the normal peeps on reality shows, talking openly about things like her getting it on and working out, but the agenda seems pretty forced at times. If she is really working out with Jessica often it seems like Jessica would do more to get Whitney's workout form solid. Her form on the rower was crappy (that bar should be coming up to her lower chest, not her clavicles), Jessica was just now showing her about the split stance for the clean and press at the actual competition, they hadn't practiced the log saw, etc. I'm a bigger chick myself (about 25 lbs overweight) who works out regularly, and having good form is even more important for us bigger people to protect our joints and keep us out of the injury zone and in the gym. I think this whole exercise plot line would be more viable if there was more true work going into it. On the happy side, her parents are adorable and seem reflective of my friends' parents in the south. So that part feels authentic to me. I want to hug them. But there is a lot I don't get. Buddy sets off my gaydar. Like others have said, I don't understand why she acted all annoyed that Buddy seemed to want to live with her in Charlotte and then cried when he wasn't moving with her. I have no idea what the "business" is that she and her business partner (is it Ryan?) have. So I'm still bewildered a good bit of the time.

I appreciated Dr. Ritz' intro to codependency but he needs to get way deeper into that for Amy's sake, and Tammy needs to hear it and recognize what's going on. I have some codependency tendencies myself and the best thing I ever did was learn about the importance of establishing personal boundaries. To me, that's a key lesson Amy needs in order to succeed.

I am amazed that no one has commented on the weird way Jazmin drank from the water bottle at her sister's. It was like her lips were too inflated from filler to drink it the normal way, and she put the entire bottle opening in her mouth to drink out of it.

Anyone else notice that Tammy's voice in her solo segments is all sweet and breathy (and higher pitched), minus the attitude and thick accent, but then when she talks to her sister and Michael, it's a totally different voice - lower, louder, sassier, more throaty, with a much more pronounced Appalachian accent? Now that I've noticed it, I can't stop noticing it. It's like two different people talking.

They need a great therapist as priority one, above the dietician. I was surprised that wasn't the first thing the MD recommended. I don't think the sisters alone are enough to sustain a reality show without some interesting support characters, and Michael is too quiet to really be one. So the producers have to drag them out of the house to get some kind of interaction with the world to have enough material for the show. Tammy sitting around at home all day isn't going to be enough to keep us tuning in.

I watched the first episode and have mixed feelings. I wonder how much $ they're all making to do this? Seems like a lot of potential humiliation for not a lot of up side.

Did anyone figure out what the "track marks" were on Angela's chest? (She jokingly described them that way after she said she got Botox.)

Agree. Those ex-Pats' comments reminded me that we still have a lot of work to do in America to understand and respect each other. I now live in South Carolina, but I grew up in the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia. It's amazing to me how often people outside of the South who are progressive (in terms of politics, education, beliefs, etc.) assume that a Southern accent means I'm racist, uneducated, not sophisticated culturally, etc. That said, yes, there are parts of the South that have more work to do than other parts. But ignorance lives everywhere -- not just in the South. But people like Angela and Caesar as our "representatives" are doing us no favors!