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But Jesse is 24 and I don't think he looks older than that.

The butcher originally had two steaks on the scale, then Darcey told him there were "four of us" so she wanted a third steak all of which he weighed and wrapped. Then she said, "My kids love steak," which prompted the butcher to ask how old her kids were and Jesse to deny their parentage. Sure Jesse, the butcher thought you looked old enough to have an 11 and 12 year old! is that a hilarious typo?

Oh yes, it's perfectly normal to eat steak for dinner anywhere in the US, but Darcey had gone on and on about how her daughters like chicken and pasta.

One out of three maybe...

that’s why she smokes Marlboros

Here's a photo of Angela on her FB page where she compares herself to Marilyn Monroe. I wonder if this was the type of picture she had posted that Michael reacted to when he contacted her? or this one:

I try to look at it this way, but every so often I get sad and think, "why am I single and these garbage people aren't?" Perhaps you just delete flattering Nigerian Prince Facebook messages?

Exactly, what "gentleman" plans to meet someone in person for the first time with 3 bottles of wine, rose petals and chocolates IN HIS HOTEL ROOM? Ximena knew the score, that's why I think she's a hired "pro."

and instantly becomes the current "love of his life."

How dumb is she to talk about the hot weather to the locals? ? For all Angela knows, she might be visiting Nigeria at the coolest time of year and Michael's friends are thinking, "Hot? You call THIS hot?"

Guess it's time to change the name of this thread to "Melissa and Ricky and Ximena"? My theory is that Xi is a hooker who immediately accepted Ricky's invitation to "get intimate" and quickly made her way to Medellin with every intention of servicing him that night and enjoying a few days in the big city on TLC's dime. I also agree that maybe she knows Melissa and agreed to take on her client because Melissa had other irons in the fire.

not sure where you get that! she really looks like angie jolie to me, without makeup. Count me in with the people who never got the "most beautiful woman in the world" hype about Angelina Jolie. She and Hazel do have similar facial structure, high cheekbones and full lips, but to me they're both kind of skeletal looking and have resting bitch face.

I wonder if they ever got to divvy up that mini carrot cake into four "tiny-just-like-Darcey" wedges

and what happened to the "appreciation ring" Jesse gave her in Amsterdam? Jesse has the longest torso on any man I have ever seen! In Darcey's defense, she was cooking in someone else's kitchen and probably had no idea what pots/pans/utensils, etc. she had at her disposal. Maybe he saved a couple of Melissa's "I Love You" red roses? Hazel looks like she’d rather be doing anything other than giving Tarik “some lips.”

I had one of the original Barbies with the ponytail. One day I decided I wanted to change her hairstyle and took out the elastic. Surprise! Barbie only had hair in a circle around her hairline and was totally bald in the middle. Maybe Darcey’s hair is like that, too

The whole "Lord's Prayer" on the purse might have been lost on Michael's mother, maybe she can't read English? If Angela thought faster on her feet, when Mother Snail indicated she liked Angela's larger purse better, Ang should have said, "Here, Mama, let's switch!"

Paying more attention to the extended episode tonight. In the supermarket scene, Paul and Karine are both wearing gold rings on their left hands and Karine is wearing a loose peplum type top and is only filmed from certain angles that would disguise a baby bump. Edited to add: of course we could all be "played" by production to fuel speculation and interest that Karine is pregnant with someone else's baby.

Maybe Jon is having second thoughts after seeing Rachel in person? Of course the comments from his mother and sister might also have influenced him. Don't forget, at this point "Papa" to Lucy is Rachel's father thus her grandfather.

Yes, Hazel said in a TH that she has a 6 year old who lives with his father's family, but what we don't know at this point is whether Tarik knows about the boy (or if Hazel knows about Tarik's daughter for that matter) edited to add: Maybe Hazel’s parents won’t care too much about Tarik’s religious preferences once she starts sending his money back home to the Philippines.

I’m not sure Hazel herself is super religious, just that her parents are. I also don’t think her hair is long for religious reasons and just because we’ve only seen her wearing dresses, for meeting Tarik and to attend church, doesn’t mean she dresses Duggar Conservative. After all her relative said, “You look sexy, bitch!” when she came out in the red dress.

Agreed. They said "Angelo's Pizza" like 4 times. I can picture Jesse holding up the pizza, smiling at the camera and saying something like, "Please bring me a knife and a fork. I can't wait to taste this Angelo's Pizza!"

I think all that was set up by production in exchange for free advertising for the restaurants, hotel, etc.

okay, thanks, I knew one of them had a sensible female friend, I just thought she might be brunette.

I forget whether it was Tarik or Ricky, but when they were out with a group of friends in an early episode, didn't one have a pretty brunette as a friend? If it was Ricky, could she be the woman who shows up in the previews? (or am I imagining the whole scene?)

I’m convinced that the participants don’t show what they really wear to bed for filming and that Rachel in a t shirt, Darcey waking up in full makeup and Angela wearing a bra under her nightie is just for the camera. On another topic, could it be that Hazel’s super religious parents are so eager to unload her onto a wealthy (in their eyes at least) American husband is because she had a baby out of wedlock and is now considered “damaged goods” among the locals?