Grandma Saracen

I tend to like Brooke's persona & much of her food, but I just have the feeling (not only because of the family clips) that this is Sheldon's to lose. He's been cooking from a deep place, it seems, and I wouldn't be the least bit mad if he ended up victorious.

Had to take a break after Fun!Erin won, but I'm glad to be watching now. I like Allie's dress a lot, and there were some nice personalities in the mix.

Look at the contrast, after all - presenting the baby as an anticipated and loved member of the family vs. presenting the baby as a commodity. I like the way that Chelsea was in control of how and when she introduced Watson to the world, interacting with his family (that picture with Aubree is stunning) - it's something we're not going to see a lot of from Jenelle's camp.

Y'all have covered most of the important stuff. Barb's sweet couch-sitting dog was giving me life in that sad, sad scene. Giving Kaiser the toy after he whined for it at "nap time" made me, as an early childhood type, cringe whole-heartedly. The conversation in the car was frightening, because of the creepy factor & because there was Kaiser sitting in the back seat, nary a thought given to him. The conversation that was actually about their land was pretty damn frightening, too. Leah & her clan had a few malapropisms that I didn't write down, but should have. There wasn't enough Ali in this episode for my liking. Vivi seems like a cool baby. Lincoln does, indeed, look like his grandpa! (I had wondered the same thing.) Isaac. Just heart-breaking. I love the way Chelsea is esteeming Aubree, treating her like a bigger kid. It's pretty awesome to see, & theirs are the only segments I like-watch (& sometimes love, because of Aubree's coolness, enthusiasm, husky voice, & turtle spotting).

I thought Sunny's cgi was much better in this episode, & the vocalizations seemed to sync a little better, too. I am still adoring both the Anderson & Fuller flavors. I liked Jacquelyn, whoever she may be, and love what they've done with the henchmen in this adaptation. Usman Ally, in particular, was wonderful this episode, and the white-faced women were wonderful in the play. I loved the one-off comments that were foreshadowing/gifts to the readers, and the casting of Will and Cobie as the Baudelaire parents tickles me.

This, exactly! The drama is so awful & amazing. I always find one or two people to root for each season, though they often change throughout the season. I like the puzzle part, and I actually also love the doofy challenges.

We also got the Wes Anderson vibe from the episode. I loved that I recognized so much of the script as verbatim, and the attention to detail was wonderful. The children were great, the details of the troupe's interactions were wonderful, and I'm an unabashed NPH fan (while decidedly not a Jim Carrey fan), so this casting pleases me very much. I also thought that Patrick Warburton was incredibly great as Lemony Snicket. I liked the solution of turning Sunny's back to the camera when she had to do her work, and I'm going to overlook the dubbing, because, while it annoys me, obviously something had to be done for my favorite Baudelaire to work her magic!

Amazon had it captioned as "parental-ary"!

I'm not really phased by either pee sticks or dog vomit. Hi, my name is Grandma Saracen & I'm the daughter of a veterinarian. *waves* Isaac's freckles & blonde hair were so sweet, & I loved the scene of him at Jo & Vee's. Kailyn is lucky she has people who listen to her so well. Aubree's "I know that you love me" cracked me all the way up. Ali's eye roll when listening to her mom at the doctor's cracked me up, too, & made me want to give her an extra turn with the easy cheese. I like seeing Dr. Tsao, because I feel like he understands who Ali is (*still* one of the smartest people on the show), but it makes me sad, too, for obvious reasons. Leah's projection onto Addie was just...ew. I like that they made sure to capture Jenelle's most classiest mediation heels in one of the interstitial stills.

I was impressed with Mah-Jing physically putting himself in between the warring factions. I covet Rik's coat, and thought his look was the strongest, though I did like Roberi's skirt. Of the neutrals, I liked Natalia's best. The other two were unimpressive to me. I disliked the drama so much, but was unsurprised with the TG-save. I've learned that he rarely saves people I'm interested in seeing more from, but gets his heart-strings (or sometimes his drama-strings) tugged. It's okay.

While in previous seasons, Rabbi Raquel had been the highlight for me, this season Shea's speech to Josh and her performance in the entire episode stands out. I am a Reform Jew, and I always enjoy the uniquely American Jewish aspects of the show. This year, I loved the feeling of the Havdalah (until it became more than bargained for), as well as the crazy prepping of the Seder plate on the ship. I wasn't grabbed by any of the Pfefferman's story lines, and I don't think I will be back for season 4.

Jenni gives me a Kelly-from-the-deli vibe, so I'll forgive her laugh for now. I loved Erin's reaction to winning, and her calm, thorough manner during the challenge. I wasn't sure about her on R to the R. Maybe because I can't wear anything with yellow tones unless I want to look seriously ill. I got what Roberi was trying to do, & I did love the artistry. I liked Tasha's attitude so much as she was working. I didn't like Nathalia in the least, which is too bad because I had a good feeling about Cornelius during R to the R. During the aufing, I found myself feeling that I wanted Brik to stay. I wasn't impressed with his design (but I do love glitter), so I'm glad he's still around. The right person left.

Jordan's winning me over with her personality; I liked the way she and Ruby danced together - they're a study in contrasts (personalities, styles), but it really worked. Damn, Jake's charms are working on me. Meh. He and Tahani are a little much together, but I like her, too. Tate's dancing is always beautiful. I like what she and Kida bring out in each other, but he's not a favorite. Emma seems so much like someone I might have grown up with - a very familiar face. I like her personality and the way it seems she's willing to work hard at multiple styles.

Gearing up to watch, I realized I didn't care who won. I like Matt well enough, but I think TAR 23 Marie played the villain role better than Dana did this time around. I liked watching Shari's 'can-do' spirit, and Korey seems like a nice enough guy. The fisherman was my favorite, though. I would've loved to her his inner monologue.

I'm not upset with the win, but then I've been a Dom fan all along. Her collection didn't completely wow me, and I loved the train on her finale piece, but not the way the pattern was placed... but I liked it a lot better than Kini's plaid brocade. His Alice bands scared me in the hair studio, but I realize he was doing it for cohesiveness and it turned out okay. Although Ken's was more commercial (horrors!), he had some wonderful ideas, I liked the first pant, the cream coat, and the pop of yellow, and actually found his menswear most appealing of the three.

I read "Chelsea considering" as "Chelsea talking to Chelsey and Cole and her parents about one day changing Aubree's last name", like "wouldn't it be great if we all had the same last name?" - not like she's actually doing it. I, meanwhile, feel for Dr. Tsao. I'm glad Ali likes him so much, because her parents put him through the emotional ringer. Maybe we'll hear about the mysterious pink chair.

I just wasn't impressed. The challenge didn't interest me, that word they kept saying makes me wince... I liked Asha's concept in theory, but the buttons did look a little chintzy. I'm really tired of Kini. I'm really tired of Sam. I'm tired of denim, smugness, bitchiness, neoprene, circle skirts, and mesh. I can see why Kini's concept worked for this challenge, but they both lost me with that mesh. I had "Little Mermaid scooped in a net" flashbacks. Too soon. I was very tired of Layana, too. I wanted Alexander back, I feel like he's grown, and would've loved to see his "musty", "costumey" take on this challenge. I liked Ken's idea with the piping, and can see a market for it. Was glad he chose to cool off, that was actually pretty great. I've really been enjoying him this season. I also enjoy Dom, and very often, her designs work for my aesthetic (not my personal clothing style, but I often find them appealing) - this design made me smile, but wasn't my favorite of hers. I liked Emily's, I think, but I didn't pay great attention to it. I liked that it was more subtle, and worked with updating a classic. My ideal final 3 would be Dom, Ken, and... Emily, although if Asha keeps up the design level (and chooses better materials), I won't hate it if she makes it that far. I fear that we're all stuck with you-know-who, though. I would love a Dmitri/Elena running commentary - brilliant!

It must have been an...excuse me... damn fine ice cream cone. I want to still love Spencer, she's been my favorite all along. Her Girl Detective moments were a lot of fun. I love Ashley Marin, and there was nowhere near enough of her. I also love Mona, though, and her scene with Shower was great - Shower was like a black hole of personality, but Mona's line readings were amazing. Sasha's acting skills, too, or rather, her expressive face... Love triangles bore me, Ezra puts me to sleep every time he's on screen, and that writing was so bad, but the writing of the scene where they go over the writing was so, so bad. There are so many reasons for me not to watch this show, but there are always a few nuggets of goodness.

Melissa is at her best when she's at her craziest, so I enjoyed that. Also liked the sweet Mama Hastings w/Spencer moment before she was betrayed. We need so much more Mona (friend, enemy, frenemy, I don't care - Janel is one of the best parts of the show) & so much less Shower. I agree that they're styling Caleb weird, but Ali's makeup looked really good (yay! finally!) when she was sitting on the couch talking to her fiance(?!). Emily being terrorized by A car and getting her paws all over the Very Specific Weapon was so cringeworthy. Piper & Jesse, I mean Ella & Byron... I can't really invest in them, even though I like Ella. I missed Ashley. Aria's speech was kinda sweet, and her pizza shirt was perfect, but most of her SLs usually bug me.

Also very into the Les MiZombie ending, even though it was the movie recording :) This was a great episode for David Anders. Some of his line readings were almost Julian Sark-like, and that made me happy. Also, I'm pro-Ginger Revolution. I'm glad Clive is (finally) stating facts about Liv's personality changes.

Okay, there were a few things I found enjoyable in this episode - more so than the previous few. I like Ella, especially when she's not overly empathetic, so this was a good one for me. She also makes Byron more tolerable. Spencer's voice was a little crackly, and I very much enjoy that. Hannah's makeup in the end scenes looked great. The aftermath of going through Ashley's potential hiding places made me laugh. Caleb was righteous and awesome and also hot. ... but my favorite was Mona absolutely chewing the scenery in the one small but important scene she got. I have to say, I've grown to kinda love her as a nefarious force. There were bad parts, too, of course. So many bad parts. The worst were the Harv, and Emily's freak-out after donation.

Yay, my preferred designer! Finally! ;D Samantha's collection mostly just made me miss the black bomber jacket i rocked the hell out of in the early 90s. I lived in that thing! Sigh... but none of it felt new. The red was a great addition. I love Zachary so much as a person & as a student of fashion, but the palette he works with bores me. I did like the handkerchief dresses, especially with the bold black borders. Peytie - I didn't love her runway show as much as I wanted to :( even though I loved some of the pieces a lot. I like how she reworked the orange material (and that she didn't scrap it!) - but the final 6 looks relied a little too heavily on the hand-painted material and the same stripey/mirrored material for my taste. Her final look moved beautifully, though. I was terribly impressed with Maya. Her construction, taken from her pre-finale 'rib cage' idea and morphed into her 'woman warrior' idea, was so strong and unique. Would I wear it? Of course not. Would it make me gasp and look twice if I saw it on someone? Very much so. I liked the obi reference that wasn't over the top, and her "architectural" design, that if she were an original recipe PR contestant, we would have heard a million sound bytes about.

I was really impressed with what we saw of Maya's collection. I liked how she seems to have extended that play with the 'rib cage' from the previous challenge. While the faux brocade doesn't really excite me, I like the clean lines and the contrast with the black. A day look would be interesting, but I think she can dress her looks up or down. Her collection is my clear favorite. If Samantha wants to play with feminine/militaristic, I wish she would actually push it further. I don't need evening wear, but maybe something like a better constructed version of the shirt dress from the last challenge. I'm not excited by either her concept or her execution. Zachary... I can't deny his talent, and I've loved his fashion knowledge from day one. Our styles are dissimilar, but I liked the concept of the Chanel straw dress, and I liked the lining as well. Peytie - I'm a little disappointed that she used so much of the previous fabric - it would've been better in small doses. Adding baubles and piping to it makes me like it even less, unfortunately. I liked the iridescence of the fabrics she used in the orange dress, but agree that it needs to be different. The hand-drawn fabric was used to great effect...at this point, her collection feels boho-but not in a positive way.

Yes!!! Same exact thought. I was expecting a "my sister and I..." story, or something of the like.

I didn't know how attached I'd grown to Isaac until he was up for elimination. *sniff* Karen has also really grown on me, though I still like many of the remaining chefs. I did not envy the judges having to eat those squid meatballs. They looked pallid and like they'd have the nastiest mouth-feel. I was glad to see that Angela and Marjorie got along - that she had someone on her side - but didn't really mind her leaving. I want to try the tamarind beer and many of the tacos.