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I'm just watching it now, but on the catamaran I suddenly figured out that Emem has to lean her head back to see out from under her artificial lashes. It's driving me nuts! She tilts her face and peers up at Ikechi like she's peeking out from under a canopy, even when they're situated on the same level.

@sassi214, I couldn't do it myself, but I appreciate that you're reviewing the entire timeline of the show with fresh eyes. I can see now how Christine, Meri and Janelle were all just famished for affection and validation from Kody and how it never arrived in sufficient amounts to nourish them. But of course that's the basic question everyone had when Sister Wives premiered. How DOES a marriage thrive with three wives and only one husband? I am enjoying the last couple of seasons because we finally have the unvarnished answer to that question: it does not. I love watching Christine roll around like a lamb in a clover meadow, soaking up all the good new things in her life right now. You giggle and suck face all you want, Christine, and more power to you. You earned it. ("Basement wife," indeed! Hmmph.) I wish Janelle held the deed to "Robyn's house," since I get the feeling Janelle basically paid for it. But Janelle's smart and she's found her footing; I think she'll be okay. I never saw a woman who needed a strong best friend as much as Meri. I hope her bestie in Padowan is legit. If Kody finds it necessary to gaslight her to hopeful tears one more time, I think my head will explode.

I use Closed Captioning and one of the women--literally--inserted "like" after every four words. My eyes spun around in my head, fell out and proceeded down the hall to pour themselves a cocktail.

I think Niles and Mathilda make a sweet couple, too. And they both seem very authentic and genuine in their affection. I just don't think Niles is going to get home and generate the wherewithal for the huge effort required to get the money together and get himself back to Ghana to get her. I think this because of the scene in the car when Niles told Mathilda that he was going to tell her parents that he'd never had any idea about any wedding happening on this trip. Well, that's bullshit, but he seemed to have convinced himself in the moment that it was completely true and he was innocent of any gaslighting or lying or misspeaking. I think he'll also be able to convince himself that there's some perfectly cogent explanation for why he can't go back to Ghana. A reason in which he's not the bad guy. It would be great if I'm wrong. Meanwhile, I really hate to see them do the "knocking" part of the ceremony. That surely takes Mathilda off the market and I don't want her to wither away, tied to a man who never makes it back.

Veah was trying to use ApplePay to buy a chunk of pineapple from a woman sitting out in the street selling fresh fruit off a card table. Veah's traveling a continent away from home with no rands, euros, dollars, coins or bills of any kind?? Sunny! Stop, drop and roll! AWAY! ,

I think the producers arranged the whole mud challenge to make sure Kyle would be forced to wash his hair. 🚿

Kenny?

This is the first time I've watched Accused, as well. Are you telling me this nowhere ending is typical? Boooo. I used to love Cold Case--the young/old actors gimmick, the civil rights storylines, the cool camerawork on the aging switcheroos, the MUSIC (heart, heart). But I was in tears at the end of every episode and eventually that got old. I'm going to need the occasional upbeat ending for the Accused people. .

"Furniture Cam." "Cam wasn't even a mustache. LOL Poor Cam. I guess his only move all season was holding off Chelsie.

Okay, I don't pay strict attention while this is on, so I must have missed something. Can someone please instruct me? James is an elevator repairman, which seems to me to be one of those high demand/high specialization/high risk/high money jobs. Why did he think he could move to Indonesia and support himself with a banana chip job for his father-in-law? The banana chip gig looked pretty basic, which doesn't usually translate to big paychecks. Did he think he'd go in as upper management or something? He's complaining about living in his in-laws' house, but he showed up with no money, a monthly car payment and a big car repair debt on top of it. Where else could he afford to live? He's lucky their daughter loves him and he's not sleeping in the kitchen, eating scraps. They're really drawing it out, but James is homeward bound and whether Meitalia goes with him isn't going to make any difference to his travel plans.

I feel like I've summitted that mountain myself, just by tracking down this forum. What the hell? CBS is pulling out all the stops on this thing--90-minute episodes with the Survivor juggernaut lead-in, multiple broadcasts of the premiere, a gigantic production budget. And it looks terrific. I like the broad mix of people, the challenges are freaking hard, the discomfort is real. (I cringed when someone mentioned the mosquito situation when they were all already stretched out in their dinky little burritos on the cold, cold ground.) If this show hits, there will be subsequent seasons, but it will never be as interesting as it is right now, when neither players nor watchers have a clue about what's coming next. I love that we have @CiscoPug on board. It's so fun to have a connection to one of the participants. So they just told the applicants it was going to be "an adventure"? YIKES. Taxi! .

I agree with this. I feel mad on the kids' behalf! So basically all that "consult the children" was just bullshit lip service. Joanne even says, "Sean and I were so wrapped up in our little world, in our own little bubble, that neither one of us really thought about the fact that we may be hurting the people we love the most, by keeping the truth from them." You got married on the sly and you kept it a secret from everyone for years. Uh, okay, kind of rude, extremely self-centered, but whatever. I think the real damage is caused by all the talk about how the kids have to schlep over to Ireland to give ol' Sean the stamp of approval before things proceed. Her oldest son probably feels like a fool, having told Sean that he believes his mother is waiting to hear his opinion. She doesn't care what her son thinks! She married the guy two fucking years ago!

Did they run out of name-brand cheftestants to take on "The Titans"? I have enjoyed seeing the likes of Scott Conant, Michael Symon and Marcus Samuelson stretching the competitive muscles they may not have flexed in a while. I didn't catch Kaleena Bliss's credentials except that she was a cheftestant on Beachside Bingo Brawl, which I didn't find interesting and didn't watch. And the judge for this episode is described in the guide as "Bobby's protege." Oh, okay, whatever. Meh. Do better, please. You're losing us.

A superiority complex is never pretty, but I can see why Tucker is feeling pretty proud of himself. He's been so adept at winning challenges, he's been comfortable squandering a couple in favor of someone else, plus "America" voted him that Instigator title. And I personally would have kept the $5k prize instead of swapping with The Hat. Of course, I may have to remove Big Brother from my dvr if Tucker keeps up the ground glass in my ears of that AI Assist voice.

Well, no, but I thought she was going to schlep over to meet the parents in that plunging v-neck onesie with her flattened breast creases shouting howdy. I am now really enjoying the Ingi + Corona segments. He's just a big good-natured doof whose dial goes from 0-3 and every time he opens his mouth, Corona's eyes narrow and sparks shoot out. Fun times! ##### I heaved a huge sigh of relief that the Turkish guy and the woman with too much plastic surgery called it quits with a minimum of bloodshed. But that's not going to be the end, is it? 🙄 ### Statler, you seem at least moderately self-aware. Does driving around in your van/home/office seem like a thing you'd ever be comfortable with? ### What's that guy's name in Thailand? My primary feeling toward him is: GFY. There seems to be no one in his entire life he has not let down, including the dog.