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Grandma Saracen

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  1. Gracie and Ali seemed so comfortable, relaxed, grown up, and beautiful at lunch with their Dad and Jeff. It was really lovely! Chelsea cracked me up with her good humor, and Aubree's deadpan "This is our life now"! 😆
  2. I have to admit, I had an a-ha moment (and a great laugh) hearing Sara and her mom sing the first two lines of 'Wherever you go, there's always someone Jewish' on TV. Growing up Jewish in Paducah may well have contributed to that chip on her shoulder, and I see her sarcasm in a different light. None of the elimination meals besides Sara's appealed to me, I have some sensory issues and am averse to most seafood, so... meh. But I knew that getting dinged for not meeting the challenge briefing was going to hurt Michelle. I liked her, I found her sympathetic, and I think she had a great journey on the show. I think Kelsey has been embracing the challenge of cooking in Macau the most thoughtfully of the chefs who remain, and I wouldn't mind if she won. I'd be okay with any of the 3 winning, though.
  3. I'm so meh about this season. On the runway, AR and Irina's looks both seemed to best meet the challenge for me. I think Sean did well with what he had to work with. The heavily produced, awful THs are almost unwatchable. Especially Michelle and Bidell's. I'm not really rooting for anyone, just for the damn season to be over.
  4. I'm so glad it's Michelle! Now my ideal final 4 is Michelle, Eric, Kelsey, and Justin. I'd be happiest with Michelle or Eric winning.
  5. I need the angry reaction button. 😡 Make an insta-ad for special needs books, but don't properly take care of your own kids' significant needs. Because that would take work.
  6. Having a really difficult time caring this season, between the time delay and the relatively few designers I feel drawn to. I didn't mind the judging this episode, it's more intresting when they disagree. I did like Irina, Sean, and Cynthia's dresses, and am frankly relieved that Anya went home.
  7. No, it's being handled the same way. Brandon competed against someone last week.
  8. Brandon has really grown on me, and his demeanor is impressing me. I wouldn't mind seeing him be the one to come back.
  9. I just... it's not my usual way, but as soon as I saw the pictures on twitter, I thought, "Well, that's it. That's where they're going to find her body." Creepy. They're so creepy.
  10. I think that Cole still isn't totally comfortable on camera, and was already feeling dysregulated because of the nature of their trip to the visitation center. He showed more anger and emotion than he usually lets go of when the camera's there. If his nerves showed when he was comforting Chelsea, I think it's understandable.
  11. Step/half relationships can be confusing to have and to explain, especially in the moment. I felt like they moved on just fine, but it was an interesting dissonant moment to watch on Paislee's part. I grew up with 3 siblings that were born within 13 months of each other, as we are a blended family. It took a long while for me to get the story smooth in order to answer questions. My half siblings had to do the same when answering questions about our dad (their non-bio dad). Aubree handled her moment well, and teaching bowling to her sister was super cute.
  12. Part of the reason Barb hasn't tried to forge a connection with Ensley is that she is, after all, UBT's child. That relationship is already fraught, her entering into a relationship with the baby daughter would trip all of his wires. She may also feel that Ensley is a bit protected from the worst of it, as a girl, and will only suffer from the general neglect and abuse present in the environment. (Not saying I agree). Also, she does have her hands full. It occurs to me that Chelsea and Aubree have been the only ones there for each other during the whole entire experience of Chelsea's motherhood. In a way. Randy, Chelsey, Landon and all the rest are amazing support, and now Cole is in the full time Dad mode... but Chelsea and Aubree have created this routine together from the beginning. Wanting to share the latest experiences with her must feel natural in a way. Aubree is very caring with Watson, and is very cared for by Cole... but some of the single mom roots of their relationship are sticky. I think it's nice, and I hope they continue to be close.
  13. I was at the optometrist's today, and as the optician and receptionist were helping me pick out new frames, we started talking about how frames go in and out of style. I told them I watched a show with a young girl wearing aviator frames, and they both laughed, incredulous. It's an interesting choice, and not one I would have predicted.
  14. We watched Randy speechify a much younger Chelsea over and over to instill calm, to wait for the right one, to learn from her mistakes... and maybe she did. I think their dweeby sides work really well together, and like SPLAIN said, they're dealing with a lot with Adam. If they want to be big dweebs and lovey dovey together, I get that. Re this episode...I watched the show (I usually watch just online clips of the cast I'm interested in)... the first time I'd watched Kailyn in ages. I couldn't make it through. I've always loved Isaac...but I just can't make it through his mom's segments. I wanted to see some twinses in this show. I never watch Briana's segments. Ever. and I could not care any less about this drama. Poor Kai.
  15. I loved Fabio's idea, but I think it was a little subtle, and he lost me a bit with the braiding. I just love listening to his voice, too, and hope he goes on to win it. I'd love to see Anthony and Ken or Stanley in the final with him. I liked Stanley's design - I didn't 'get it' in the work room, but on the runway it made sense. I love the AG challenges in general, and this week didn't disappoint. I'm sorry Kimberly left, and I'm looking forward to both Josh and Merline leaving (I hope). Even if she doesn't leave, I don't think her collection would win... Anthony's top was too literal with the spin-art thing, but I think he's been meeting and reacting thoughtfully to the other challenges so far. It's nice to see. Rupaul and JTF were fantastic judges, I'd love to have them more often. They brought out Alyssa's snarky side, and that was really enjoyable.
  16. I would have made matzo ball soup, or garlicky chicken with a charosets side (apples, walnuts, wine, cinnamon). Maybe an elevated kugel of some sort (yum). I love latkes, but they don't sit as well.
  17. Thanks for watching so I don't have to. I can't stand the sad panderer. Everything else sounds predictably awful.
  18. Wasn't super inspired by the designs this week, but I do love Christina's face (and cute husky voice). I like Meisha's stage presence and her walk, and missed Marsha. Not surprised by the Margarita save. I was pro-Brandon from the start, and still enjoy him and Kentaro, but Ayana is bringing something fresh now that she's branched out a bit. Wouldn't mind a W for any of those 3.
  19. I try not to be an Ensley's-head alarmist, but this is alarming!
  20. I had hard lenses for all of 3 days before I noped out of them. I don't mind underwater, but contacts were a big no. My favorite meltdown has to be "Why am I a guy?"! I didn't watch this episode, but just seeing the title has had me walking around my apartment occasionally over the past few days, whining Nathan's line to myself and chortling. Good thing I live alone ;)
  21. How come the wedding picture mkay just posted looks to me like JE was thinking, "How would Chelsea pose? I'm gonna do *that*." I loved Jace lighting up when he saw Kaiser over facetime. Otherwise, everything was awful.
  22. The clip slowed down - one commenter saw JE point to her nose, to signal/indicate to Kaiser 'nose in the corner', perhaps.
  23. Only 2 Chelsea segments and they were adorable. She's really good about priming Aubree with expectations, & Aubree seems to generally be pretty good about listening. I like their relationship, their high-five in the car was sweet. If she's leaving the show, I'm incredibly happy for her little family.
  24. Jesus God, Leah, if you want to make a difference, what about making a difference with Ali? She doesn't need t-ball and affirmations. I've been to many-many self-help, mindfulness training, awareness-raising kind of things in my time. I get what she was trying to do. With the fire and the flames. But (as far as we saw), the audience members didn't have any buy-in with her. She told them a tad about herself. She put her kids on display. She had the participants write a fear and burn it... but it was all play, not coming from somewhere deep, and therefore not creating deep change. She's so out of her league. Maybe if you're generally new to this sort of thing it could've felt powerful (if the remaining 115 minutes were astounding)? I'm not buying it.
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