call me ishmael

Maybe Mama Pete saw Victoria’s pet lab and that is who she is talking about? Would make the most sense.

Victoria: “I don’t know why I can’t walk away from you.” Me: “Because then you wouldn’t be on TV.”

I think they should have every hometown be with Jojo’s mother. She was the best especially if you throw in JoJo’s brothers. Peter Rabbit wouldn’t know what to do.

Wasn't it also that she used that issue to basically shame him because he wasn't a virgin and to imply that everything that went wrong was because he couldn't handle her values? I always got the impression that it was partly a power play.

Run away

But they are his equals.

I am determined to believe that this was intentional.

He needs help from Obi-Wan Kenobi

I'm hoping against hope that she is referring to the cow in the first episode. Now that would be the most dramatic final rose ever!

And the contestants had jobs besides "influencer" back then

I can’t speak for Peter but I certainly thought she had the most genuine reactions of anyone on the show.

When Peter thanks every woman “who shows up tonight” do you think he has forgotten that it was taped months ago??

Aren’t they combining the usual Sunday and Monday episodes? Normally they try to make people watch Sunday night to get all the preliminary stuff. I guess they worried about competing with Football and Ricky Gervais.

Maybe the 3 of them are hidden somewhere in a windmill.

I'm pretty sure it was all a joke.

Maybe they are worried that if the most talented singer actually wins no one would compete. This week was particularly silly. At least Thingamajig didn't beat the Tree which I was convinced was going to happen. Except I guess the audience votes on that one as opposed to the producers judges.

I was wondering if maybe she learned that the International Windmill Society had banned her from their properties.

Instead of bringing Hannah back constantly, ABC should do what Fox recently did with the Masked Singer: invite Triumph the Insult Dog. He could host the after show or perhaps interview the lead each week.

The "best performance on any show" was by Triumph if you ask me.

Yes but Talon didn't blow them up. It's not as if the cause would be obvious. That said am I the only one who yawned at the ending. The complete stilted quality of the acting and predictability of the betrayal just seemed so drab to me. I kept hoping there would be something new and different.

They could also start using the guy who does the commentary on Love Island UK. They need to dump the incredible seriousness.

But does the exam check anything but how well they can say “journey”?

You may be right and I certainly agree with your notion that at a certain point the shows start repeating themselves both because the producers want it and because the characters start playing roles. But the particular story line is more contingent. All of your spot on plot lines could happen without the engagement fetish. But then it would just be “another reality show.” Harrison on BIP is just a smoother version of Pastor Cal on Married at First Sight.

The more I think about this season, and yes I'm aware of how depressing it is that I'm thinking about this season, the more I'm convinced that BIP's descent into 21 Day Fiancee and all the various efforts to make us think that this is about true love are related to the controversy around Corrine and Demario. At first it looked like ABC was going to have to close down the show but once they were able to salvage it they had to sell a narrative that they were socially responsible. Hence the cutting back on alcohol and the increased emphasis on marriage. Blake was a perfect object lesson for them because he seemed to think everything was cool and then could be caught out for being "wrong reasons.". The old style BIP of going to the beach hanging around and maybe continuing isn't enough to continue the fiction that the producers are doing this to help people find love. But they need that fiction after the scandal.

I didn’t think that was the issue. I thought that she worried that he wouldn’t let her back because he was worried about her health and was too protective. That’s why Sherlock had the email.