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Haven't finished the whole season, but it seems like the emphasis is now on the Fab 5's goofy antics than actually telling us about the process. They really don't seem to be doing much for the candidates, and if they are, that footage is on the cutting room floor. Per usual, Antoni is barely cooking.

How did Kreese make it all the way to Korea as an escaped convict? He was able to just jump on a plane with no security hassles? I know this show doesn't abide by real world logic, but come on.

$175 is a steal for a dinner like that. I won't even discuss what I recently spent on a one-star meal in Stockholm. But it was considerably more.

The whole time I was watching this ep, I kept thinking "this sounds like a Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score." The credits revealed that to be true. Interesting that they got hired for a one-off episode of TV.

Despite knowing what happens, I'm enjoying the new episodes. It's truly amazing how many people are willing to defend or suck up to Durst just because he's rich. They all think they'll eventually get a piece of the pie.

I still don't understand how a registered sex offender can legally work on a set filled with kids.

Finished the last ep last night. Anh seemed really nice, and fortunately didn't need Antoni's help. Getting the Beyond Meat packaging in every shot seemed to be his job for the cooking segments.

Not surprising that the show is more interested in their perceived narrative than actually helping people.

Almost done with this season, and Antoni still doesn't seem capable of doing his job. His "cooking" segments have gotten sadder as the show goes on. Nachos? Any stoned college student could throw that together. And with Alison, he had a chance to teach her a little bit about mixology and maybe find her a interesting cocktail that would be tasty. Nope, he made her a screwdriver. So lazy. I get that his major selling point is his looks, but at least give some sort of effort for these people. Too bad Bobby's leaving and not him.

Man, this was a rough episode. Who knows how many people Roy has killed and disappeared. If the FBI searches his property, he's screwed. But I hope Dot gets to deliver his coup de grace.

Couple of nagging questions here: 1. How does one just "have someone committed" against their will? Aren't there strict rules/laws on how this works? 2. What is Roy's plan with this "get Dot/Nadine back" thing? It's not like there's a bounty out for her, and she's not actually anyone's property. He hasn't been shy about letting everyone know what he's doing, but I guess he's not too concerned with the law other than his own.

Definitely some interesting needle drops in this season so far. The Prodigy playing over the sequence towards the end was unexpected, for sure.

For everyone who is confused and annoyed: it's only ep 3, and based on how the previous seasons went, it's not supposed to all make sense yet.

Nev let those 3 off the hook pretty easily. Why didn't he push harder on the CashApp account that was linked to the mom's name? It just seems like a waste to go that far, then let the catfishers say "nah, I don't wanna talk about this anymore." The catfishee seemed pretty dumb, as usual. But I have to wonder about someone (the catfisher) who would be totally fine with him ready to pull the trigger on MOVING to their town and not putting a stop to it before it happens. Strangely, I don't see this ep listed on IMDB anymore.

My wife pointed out something that I hadn't thought about until now. Why are some of the characters on this show written to be SO dumb/naive? When Dot offered up her ridiculous explanation of where she'd been, the husband was like "oh, golly gee, well, I believe you!" If this scenario happened to me, there's no way I'd believe a word of it. I know people are inclined to believe their spouses, but no one is that dumb. I don't know if the writers are trying a little too hard to portray "Minnesota nice," but reeling it back a bit would be good. This also happens a lot with portrayals of southerners.