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It's funny that Erica is 12 and acts like a 5-year-old, but when Dylan was 12, he was a hard-partying drunk who was already well-known around "the scene."

I wonder if it's because they did a 100 episodes special a few years back that covered a lot of the behind the scenes stuff on the earlier seasons? It did seem like an odd season to highlight, but it was still interesting, especially all of the stuff about the Mexico trip. God, I do not miss Gretchen at all.

Oh my god, that Dr. Martin screen grab is amazing! I can't stop laughing at it.

She also said she travels a lot, which isn't cheap.

So, in season three, Brenda is the naggy girlfriend who wants Dylan to go to college while Kelly's the cool other woman who doesn't see the point of it. In season four, the writers just swap the roles. Kind of lazy, guys! Brandon's hair: wow. Just wow.

Indeed, if this is taking place in Minneapolis in early September, it would probably be about 75 degrees. Fall is gorgeous here!

That b-roll shot is weird, but as someone who lives in Minneapolis and went to "the U," I can confirm that it's an actual building on the University of Minnesota campus and it still looks like that. I don't know why the shot appears so old-timey.

I graduated high school in 2001 and there was a Patti in my class. Pattis (and Pattys) still happen. (Or they did in the late twentieth century, at least.)

I'm so happy to see "The Slap" gif again! I watched all eight episodes of that thing just for the hilarious "Who most deserved to be slapped this week?" recaps here.

There are a lot of things Katie wears that she shouldn't. The pink outfit she had on for that party was really unflattering for her figure (no bra, really?) and that weird bikini she wore in Hawaii was another no-no. She's a pretty girl, but she doesn't seem to have a clue what looks good on her--not someone I'd take style advice from. Actually, I think Kristen Taekman is the only "style blogger" on Bravo who's genuinely stylish.

I listened to the podcast before checking out the visual aids and I couldn't imagine what "ramen hair" might look like, but seeing Tori's hair now... yep, ramen hair is a perfect description!

She did! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_I_Lay_Me_Down But... that was about it, at least in America.

I hate James, but I find him so entertaining. The way he was dramatically smoking that cigarette and telling Kristen she was never going to have any of "this" (gesturing to his muppet face with wonky eyes) made me laugh so hard.

Dylan's lascivious look didn't surprise me, thanks to this bit of gossip from a few years ago: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/carol-potter-had-a-flirtation-with-beverly-hills-90210-costar-luke-perry-201385

FYI: Fluff Mullet went on to play Eddie Fisher in that Lindsay Lohan classic, "Liz & Dick": http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386438/?ref_=nmmd_md_nm

I love that video so much. Whenever I watch it, tears stream down my face and my stomach hurts from laughing so hard. It is amazing.

And that would explain the older daughter who doesn't really look like Julie! Perhaps Julie actually started out as a governess...

Ha, "bougie" is my immediate thought whenever she says Boujis. Pretty appropriate for her. That segment with her and her husband going through their new space made me dislike her even more. How gross to go through the restaurant while it's still being used and snottily say, "Well, we're going to have completely redo the kitchen... ugh, it smells in here..." I mean, sure, that place looked like it had issues, but do you have publicly embarrass the prior owners by broadcasting that on television?

I think it might have to do with the show's lighting. I noticed the frosting on Caroline's cake also looked weirdly yellow in certain shots, while it looked white in others. I personally like Julie and enjoy seeing her biking around with JUBs like a fun weirdo. She seems refreshingly normal, if a little high strung. This article from the Daily Mail explains more about her husband and their situation:

I find it worrying that Mr. Suiter is about to take a position at an all-girls school.

It's super boring until Emily Valentine shows up. We're only a few episodes away from that, though, so hold on! Also, there's an episode coming up where Andrea and Brenda fight over their drama teacher and if I'm remembering it correctly, someone may get slapped. (Please let this memory be true!)

I don't hate Caroline, but I would like her so much more if she would drop some of her pretensions. It's like, you're on a reality TV show, lady. You spent a lot of time last season palling around with a D-list underwear model. You can drop the holier-than-thou, "British society is so closed off" act. I don't think Queen Elizabeth is coming round to yours for tea.

Almost all of the blonde people on the show last night seemed to have oddly yellow hair to me. Maybe it's something to do with the lighting?

"I don't even know what Thanksgiving is." Oh, shut up, Caroline (and go blow up your lips some more). I don't believe that a worldly woman like her has no inkling of what a traditional American Thanksgiving is like. Surely she's seen a movie or TV show depicting it. I continue to hate everyone on this show except for Julie, but I'll keep watching it for the pretty scenery.

I was hoping you guys would mention the establishing shot of Minneapolis showing snow on the ground. The average high in Minneapolis in June (which is when I'm guessing this episode takes place) is 78 degrees! The average low is 58 degrees. Yes, it is very cold here from mid-December through mid-February, but our summers are hot, with highs regularly in the upper 80s. There's no way those damned Walshes are really from Minneapolis.