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Decision day was in April 2023 and the reunion was filmed in December 2023. I think the upcoming "Where are They Now?" episode was filmed late January this year.

Judging by social media, Lauren is still very tight with the Pepto Chicks. They were all at Coachella together this past weekend and Lauren just posted an Instagram story of the rest of the posse sending her flowers for her mother's death anniversary. I still like Lauren, and her disgust for them is part of the reason I don't believe the boys are all angels. She does seem to hate Cameron even more than Orion, which I sort of get. Orion is a big turd, but Cameron is the most devious person of that whole cast. He totally backed off when Lauren said not to try her because she's got way more dirt she could spill on him. It wouldn't surprise me, though, if Emily eventually falls out of favor with the Pepto Chicks. She is just awful in every way and her "friends" before the show didn't even seem to like her very much -- badmouthing her to Brennan at their wedding and even exposing her cheating to him. Emily was also so sure America would be on her side, but all the comments on her social media are negative and ripping her to shreds. I don't support the vitriolic comments like slut-shaming, but do think she desperately needs a reality check on what a mean girl she is and how obnoxiously she behaves.

So excited it will be back soon! I loved the first season so much and will do a rewatch before season 2 drops.

In the preview for the 'Where are They Now?' episode, it shows that Chloe isn't just an outsider because she doesn't have the same grievances with her husband as the Pepto Chicks. She and Lauren had some kind of falling out over Michael, with Lauren claiming that Chloe was irate with her because she followed Michael on social media. Chloe was also saying that one of the girls was trashing her on social media through a burner account. Guess we will hear the full story when the shitshow continues next week!

The biggest winner of Emily's histrionics is Cameron. She is such a trainwreck that not much attention is paid to what a pathological liar he is. His father's lung collapsed due to his divorce from Cameron's mother and now Cameron developed a heart condition from the heartbreak of losing Clare? He was with Clare for 31 days and planning an exit strategy with her for most of them lol.

Maybe Emily meant she's an 8.5 in age.

Preview of Emily vs. Kevin 😬 : https://www.instagram.com/p/C51m8PHvJ6I/

https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-view-behind-the-table/

I don't listen every day, but enjoy it when I do. Brian is actually a pretty likeable interviewer and all the ladies have a good rapport with him. They talk about certain standout moments that happened on the show that morning and also what's going on in the ladies' personal lives. Every once in awhile the guest from that day's show joins the podcast -- I remember enjoying the episode where Cassidy Hutchinson was on and conversed with Alyssa in a much more relaxed way than her press interviews. I think it would be great to have a separate thread dedicated to the podcast if the mods would permit it. I'd love to discuss interesting things when they come up (or hear them from others when I don't get the chance to listen).

I saw some clips of BB25 Matt doing an interview on Zach Nichols' podcast (another misogynist pig from the Challenge franchise). He was trashing Reilly saying he only knew her for two weeks and was totally creeped out that she wrote him an HoH letter -- like he wasn't the one who built her a Q-tip shrine, carved a pumpkin dedicated to her, and just obsessively talked about her all season long. Also said he didn't want to date her outside the BB bubble because all she does is drink and go to brunch -- like he wasn't a 27-year-old living a frat boy lifestyle at LSU when he came on BB. He also took no accountability for all the nasty things he said about America (justifying it as strategy so the other houseguests would dislike her and want to get her out), but that was less surprising to me than the mean-spirited stuff he said about Reilly (who btw was nothing but kind and gracious to him in the early stages of the game when it came to his disability). Even though Jag was a horrid BB player and a bottom-tier winner in the show's history, it reminded me why I was so glad he won over Matt.

The only reason I'm not surprised is I listened to them on a podcast episode from a few weeks ago and the way they talked about their relationship there were a lot of red flags -- not being able to decide on a place to live, Theresa still working and Gerry not especially liking it since he's been retired for awhile and wants to have adventures with his wife, marriage in general being harder than Gerry imagined it to be at this stage of his life. Far from what you'd expect from a couple who should still be in their honeymoon phase. Agree with the poster above that getting married so quickly was foolish for them. Having to uproot lives is a lot harder for people their age than the 20-somethings we see on the main show, and they should have seen how life would be like for them in the real world first. But I am glad for Theresa that they signed a prenup and she got to protect her money at least.

Candace Cameron Bure will be a guest on the show tomorrow. Friday's are usually my favorite without Whoopi, but can't say I'm too excited for that. Arizona governor Katie Hobbs will be on tomorrow as well.

But he didn't deny it when Clare revealed that he does the same stuff off camera -- calling her a sociopath and then professing his love to her immediately after. Say what you want about her, but he's shown to be a toxic person himself with that kind of behavior.

Yes, she's a trust fund baby who grew up with more wealth and privilege than all the other hosts combined. On the show she would routinely go against Joy and the others when they advocated for things like social safety nets and universal healthcare. It's pure delusion on her part to think she was some kind of voice for the working class at that table.

I'm not sure he actually wanted to get back with her. I get the sense he really hates her and it might have been more scheming on his part. Either way it destroys his credibility and reinforces what I've thought all along about what a fraud and manipulator he is.

Cameron seems like a totally unhinged person. Asking Clare if they can get back together after bashing her the whole reunion. As many unlikeable people as there were this season, he takes the cake for biggest nutjob of them all.

Joy, Ana, Sara, and Sunny attended Don Lemon's wedding this weekend. They'll probably share better photos on Monday's show, but here are some shots of them arriving at the ceremony:

I like both versions of "Jolene," but I really don't understand how Joy thinks Beyoncé's version is more feminist? Threatening Jolene instead of begging her doesn't exactly scream "girl power" to me lol.

I think that was Keith from the Philadelphia season. Airris was the 40 year old from the Nashville season who seemed more into his cousin than his beauty queen wife.

I'm picking up Table for Two at the library today! The Lincoln Highway is the only other book I've read of his, and I did love that one. I wanted to read A Gentleman in Moscow before the TV series came out, but I'm still on the waitlist for that one. Hearing the show is great so far.

From Mehdi Hasan's Twitter:

It's going to be: Airris Bennett Jamie and Doug Paige Rachel Stacia I'm personally not interested enough in any of the others to sit through Jamie and Doug for two hours, but hopefully those who do watch can share any good scoop!

Sunny continues to be the only person at the table who shows any kind of empathy for all the innocent lives being lost in Palestine. This is why I really value her presence on the panel in spite of certain of aspects of her personality being annoying at times.

Haven't gotten to listen yet, but Jennifer Garner is the guest for the podcast episode that dropped today: https://www.theringer.com/2024/4/3/24119863/felicity-jennifer-garner-interview-jj-abrams-alias

I agree that Keisha's husband shouldn't be there. It really annoyed me when he blamed Becca for Austin's lying, the way some posters here have done as well. But I don't think Keisha has been trying to make Emily "look bad" with her line of questioning on After Party. When Emily's accused Brennan of behaving abusively off camera, Keisha asked her for specifics and examples, which is totally fair and appropriate. Should have been easy enough for Emily to answer rather than getting defensive and upset. I actually think Emily got a great edit on the show, and tarnished it all on her own with how she behaved on the After Party episodes. It was totally gross when she gave Austin an attitude about not having sex with Becca, like that's something Becca was entitled to in spite of Austin not being ready. We would all be appalled if a groom asked one of the brides why she wasn't just putting out for his buddy already. The more and more I saw of Emily acting like this on After Party, the more it started to make sense why guys never call her back for a second date.