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My satellite went out for a minute on my DVR recording due to ice, but what was the surprise for grandpa? I saw they were taking him somewhere that had to do with his childhood but I missed the story. When it came back they were posing for a picture. Can anyone fill me on what I missed?

I was surprised that guy was 70 years old and was in Desert Storm? He must have been an old soldier. I'm 48 and I have classmates who were in that.

Thank you! That took me right out of the episode. Especially since they were arguing about her trying to get him to go see Dr. Pimple Popper. Like, gee, what are these cameras doing here then if I’m not going to see her?

This might sound weird, but I actually thought the black salve lady was more attractive with the bad nose. The new nose totally changed the look of her face. It reminded me of Jennifer Grey’s nose job. Her new nose may have looked better on its own but it didn’t seem to fit well with her face.

I loved the running joke "This is above your pay grade" as he pulls the curtain.

I thought it was interesting when the surgeon explained one of the reasons for the therapists letter is because the procedure ensures lifelong sterility - didn't Jazz's parents essentially do that by giving her hormones that prevented her from starting puberty? Isn't that the reason her surgery is so complicated now?

OMG I thought the same thing! I stayed at home for 2 years when my second child was born, and although my house was usually a mess, I did stay on top of laundry. How hard is it to throw in a load after breakfast, change it to the dryer at lunch, and then fold when the kid is napping? Its not like she had to beat the clothes against rocks down at the river and hang them up to dry.

I'm just now starting this series and watched the first episode. I may have been tired, but I didn't really get what was happening when the guard pulled Benicio del Toro away and into that one room and then brought him back to his cell. Can anyone explain what happened there?

There was a new episode last night. Did anyone watch? That was the first time I can recall an adoptee initially saying they did not want to meet but then changing their mind. I'm sure that has happened before, but they haven't really shown much of the behind the scenes discussions that likely happen before the the cameras roll. When the mother and daughter met, it was certainly awkward. I also felt that she was instructed by the producers to write her letter to the daughter in a certain way - it seemed way more about acknowledging her adoptive family than most letters on this show. I really felt for the other mom who gave up her daughters but they ended up being abused by their adoptive father. When she broke down on learning that, I teared up. I can't imagine the pain and guilt she must feel about that. She thought she was protecting them by getting them away from their own abusive biological father. Such a sad story. I noticed this show had yet another staged "important call comes in while one of the hosts is out driving somewhere". Do the camera people just follow them around all the time whenever they drive somewhere, LOL.

I got really depressed last night reading some of the comments on WDYTYA's Facebook page. If you can watch a show about the KKK and your main takeaway was that it was "unfair to white people", you just might be a racist. There were also lots of comments from people denying that police kill black people. It's so sad how much denial people live in about things that don't directly affect them. I also had a hard time getting into Morrison's story, but I may have just been emotionally exhausted from Regina's episode that his seemed rather lightweight.

I was kind of expecting a twist ending, but nope, it was a rape just what I thought it would be. And I know they have to fit this into the conceit of taking place in the same room, but I don't remember any frat parties in college that happened at a motel. That should have been prom night in high school.

I like how the contestant mumbled she needed a drink at the end. LOL.

I loved the season overall, but one thing bugged me and didn't really make sense to me, storytelling-wise. There were several episodes where Joel lamented about how he just wanted to be forgiven, blah blah. But in the first episode flashback, they showed that Miriam did want to take him back, but HE was the one who couldn't handle her making comedy about their relationship. I feel the later scenes would have made so much more sense without that flashback. Because she did forgive him. He was the one who couldn't forgive her for being a comedian.

This episode was a little boring to me. Mandy Moore was likable but her super enthusiasm over the slightest little detail started to wear on me. Also, I hate how this show will produce easy to find documents much later on like they are some big discovery. For instance they only showed Mandy the 1861 census at the beginning, then later on after she went galavanting across the world "Oh look! We found her in the 1881 census!" When really that would have been one of the first documents they had found. They just try and hide things at first to try and tell a better story.

I kind of enjoyed season 1, but season 2 has been all kinds of WTF moments from me. Glad the season is almost over.

Basically he searched the California Birth Index for all boys born on that date in Santa Ana. Then proceeded to call them all. Oh and the kid just happened to call him back when he was driving around aimlessly on camera. Why do all these important phone calls always happen while they are driving?

Last night's episode was so weird. They kept hinting that we were going to get some big reveal about finding out the truth but it never happened. I get that the brother didn't know anything because he wasn't born yet but why didn't the show at least interview the Uncle who was still alive? Instead they drop all these weird snippets like the mom trying to call to get her son back for years and they never even mentioned it. Also, John knew he was adopted for 4 years so why had he never taken a DNA test before but his son had? And his son just never bothered to message the close match he had already? And why hadn't Wilson messaged him on Ancestry if he was looking? And what was the weirdness with Lisa introducing him "He goes by Wilson"? Was that his stage name or something? So bizarre. The other story was nice, I got a sense that the mother and son will likely have a relationship going forward. But again I wish this show would tell us more about these people. She mentioned having other kids, is she married? She talked about her high school boyfriend at the beginning, was she in touch with him still? You'd think if you were going on a show to find your bio kid, you might want to reach out to them and see if they want to join the search. How come the son never once asked about who his dad was? Also, he mentioned having 3 kids, is he married? At first I thought maybe he was gay.

I thought it was strange that she asked her father the cause of her mother's death. Wouldn't her grandmother have been told that? I was surprised when the father said she had epilepsy because I thought her own mother would have known that. Was her mother estranged from her own mother? Also the fact that they were together 5 years but the grandmother had no idea who her father was? I wondered if the grandmother maybe kept her from knowing so she wouldn't have a relationship with him? I was kind of bugged by the fact that the father's wife was there during the first interview with Lisa, but glad that she stayed back during the reunion. It wasn't about her, and her being there at first made it seem rather defensive since often the spouse may feel threatened by a newfound child coming forward. Had they been married long? He said that she helped him look for her, but was this recently or when the daughter was little? Also, he mentioned 14 grandchildren, did he ever say how many other children he had? This show always frustrates me with what little info they give about the people.

Hearing "Lieutenant Wolff" with a Scottish accent sounded like "Lieutenant Worf" and for a minute I thought I was watching a different Ron Moore show. This season is pretty depressing so far.

And now I can't stop thinking of SNL: "Step One: cut a hole in a box..." "It's my Beck in a box, girl!"

I thought it was interesting that both cases this week only seemed to be interested in meeting their birth mothers. The fathers were never really mentioned and they didn't seem to look for them. The one daughter seemed a little hippy-dippy what with her psychic friends network telling her she descended from "aristocracy". And the fact that the mom went along with that was weird. My great grandmother came from Austria too but that doesn't mean we're aristocrats. Also, after she reunited with mom she was speaking in a very over-dramatic way and was less emotional than most adoptees which came across like she was emoting for the cameras. Did not seem as genuine as most of the people on this show.

So there's a trend lately that is kind of bothering me about this show: the found sainted bio dad who claims if he knew about the kid, he wouldn't have agreed to the adoption. And now last night's episode with a dad who says he never wanted to agree to it, but the meanie birth mommy made him do it. I'm sure these situations can happen, but I also feel these stories really vilify the women as cold and unfeeling while also being very unrealistic about the demands of full-time parenthood and how women are usually the ones left holding the bag. It's very easy for a bio dad to claim they would have raised the child etc. but actually being a parent 24/7 is not the easiest job and the main responsibility usually does fall on the woman. Rant over.

I didn't get the impression he had figured it out, but maybe I missed something an earlier post alluded to? My impression from the scene was just that he is sort of a lazy therapist and gives the same stock advice to everyone. I thought showing him relaxed and smoking weed was just underscoring that. That he probably has some canned replies he uses in situations and then sort of sits back like, my job is done here.

Why does her mother always say "Man.."? Is she trying to be hip? It always seems out of character.

I was surprised that Joe just put back the doctor's laptop after only listening to the one session. I would have thought he would have had a thumb drive and saved all those recordings so he could listen to everything Beck said.