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Next to Joey being busted for trying to keep his first date as an off-camera side piece, Kerry got my vote for Second Best Moment of the episode.
She didn't want to go out with sailboat guy in the first place and made a big production out of the sacrifice she was making by submitting to the public vote. The guy put tons of thought and effort into the date and I LOVED that he showed up for a second date purely to ask, "Why are you here? You don't know one single thing about me because you couldn't be bothered to ask me anything about myself."
Then she's so delusional she decides to text him that she'll be dating other people. Sweetheart, he had a hearty laugh when he read that one.
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After the even-steven "judging" from last week--X won Y's challenge, Y won X's challenge, X/Y are neck and neck down to the last course--I dozed off before the three course circus dinner. Obviously X winning the two quickfires meant Y was a lock for the Duel.
Wow, loco, reading my quote in your box, I sound like the world's biggest tool.
No wonder I'm single.
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I'm watching a string of Kitchen Nightmares this morning. GR's sitting behind a wall with a little screen window, listening to the individual owners as though he were hearing their confessions.
As far as show gimmicks go, I say: bubblebath Gordon, speedo Gordon, Gordon driving up naked with the seatbelt covering his junk*---bring it on! It's all WAY more fun than "Father Gordon."
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*Credit to poster surrealist, Hotel Chester thread.
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After the even-steven "judging" from last week--X won Y's challenge, Y won X's challenge, X/Y are neck and neck down to the last course--I dozed off before the three course circus dinner. Obviously X winning the two quickfires meant Y was a lock for the Duel.
The Top Chef franchise bums me out these days.
Is next week Mike Isabella vs. Antonia? She was nice, talented and people liked her a lot; he was a dick and still bested her. Her turn to come out the big winner. But they can't have Antonia sweep the whole thing or it looks funky that Mike beat her in the regular season, so $10k apiece and Antonia in the Duel.
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I think the tank of happy snarky fun ran dry when they decided the storylines inside the container Dome were exhausted: "Hey, let's extend irrationality and magical thinking to the rest of the world."
Early in the episode I was enjoying my regular UTD cackles when Junior and Drownsie knew they'd find Joe at the locker ". . .because we looked everywhere else." REALLY?! Did you check out Mare Winningham's house on that island? How about those seven pig farms? Scooby Joe could have stumbled onto the secret stash of whatever BJ's been flying out in the cropduster--betcha didn't look there!
But all the eye-roller nonsense in Zenith, including Barbie's mysterious warmonger prototype father agreeing to pull Pentagon strings because he groks the depth of true love between soulmates. . .blurg.
(Sidenote: I was so sure Mrs. BJ's latest "primitive art" was a red book that I wondered why there was a red book lying under some leaves in the woods.)
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Test.
Oh, sorry, someone already said that.
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Good episode! Plenty of Max, several nice lines. Taylor got a backbone. Always nice to see Grandma Moneybags Elyse Keaton, and I'm ridiculously pleased that Carter didn't leave.
My one little grouse is that Crash was so quick to go on the lam with the felony kidnapper and her aiding-and-abetting-a-fugitive daughter. That's way past one toke over the line, Dude. Remember how good it felt last week when you didn't go to prison?
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Great. Now Divya can be Stephanie Powers, trying to escape from Tallulah Bankhead in Die! Die! My Darling!
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On Tuesdays, I also watch "Finding Carter" on MTV, which requires me to shake my cane at the screen while I tsk-tsk.
I can't imagine those crazy kids caring about concierge healthcare in the Hamptons. Hahahahahahaha!
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We have a local Breaking News thing happening.
So I missed the episode where there were decent people involved and Gor-DON did some actual good?
Go on with your bad puppy self!
Next you'll be telling me the bedspread passed the blacklight test.
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*le sigh* - allright, I'm gonna say something and its probably going to make a lot of people make angry comments directed my way. But its kinda getting to me.
I think Angela's "appearance" here was just another manipulation on her part to get people to "be on her side" and to try to get us to feel bad and stop talking shit about her and her designs. I think its all in line with the whole "tyranny of the weak" angle. And I've noticed the "oh well, there is nothing I could do because everyone was being so unfair to me, but thats totally fine" angle that just seems to be an attempt to manipulate.
I applaud her for trying to control her public image, and I don't want to be too harsh, because I would love for this to be a place where other "auf'd" designers reach out and interact with us.
We usually see eye-to-eye, Reality, but not this time. I went back and read Angela's comment and I don't see how she could possibly have been any more self-deprecating or even-tempered. I thought she summed her remarks pretty well with the invitation to her blog:
"Anyways, not here to defend myself or argue, I put myself up for display, so..., But PR gets to share their story, why don't i share my side?" She seemed very careful NOT to claim that she was treated unfairly--just that she wound up in the bottom from the get-go and that confused her (as it would anyone.)I'd understand if you took the position that "it's no fun when the snarkee shows up at Snark Central," but there's not much point to laying out the welcome mat for other auf'ed designers when one of them shows up and you see even her mere appearance as "just another manipulation" to try and get us on her side. Why else would they drop by--to encourage us to keep on slamming them?
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Jamal definitely brings the pizzazz, but Bassam is supposed to be emotionally stunted and repressed. He's no Olivier, mesmerizing with the twitch of an eyebrow, but we're still a long way from The Blacklist-- where there's exactly one character who can carry a scene.
I'm even okay with bringing in this ridiculous aunt character for some cultural numbfuckery. The show wouldn't let anything really awful happen to the American Al Fayeeds but we can sacrifice Auntie in any number of satisfying ways.
"No one's had anything chopped off in a while," she says cheerfully.
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Uh-oh, hold the phone. . . .is Barry having a belt at a cozy little neighborhood bar?!?! Show, why do you do this to me?
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Well, my level of interest is that I decided to watch last week's episode before the next one airs tomorrow--and found I'd missed THIS episode without noticing.
Sounds like the whole hour was Tool-Time.
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Huh.
There was a huge storm here yesterday and I didn't have power all night. (I got trapped here without power for almost a month after an ice storm in 2009 and I'd almost rather go through that again than spend another night sweating in the mugginess with the mosquitoes singing in my ears.)
Anyway, my DVR erased and reset--everything's gone.
Now I'm bitter. Like Arizona.
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Bye, guys, over and out--it's been a pleasure!
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It's a little bit awkward when the snarkee shows up, but I think it's fine. PreviouslyTV doesn't have "snark" right in the tagline like TWoP, but it's pretty much understood to be the order of the day.
And hopefully we'll continue to maintain a nice big gap before we get to cruelty. Anyone spend time at IMDb? There are posters over there whose main goal in life must be "Make An Actress Cry."
So anyway: Welcome, Angela. There's a lot of talk about you here--some positive, some negative. It will be nice to check out your blog and compare it to all the speculation.
Oh, and if you ever bump into Tim Gunn again, you can invite him to drop by or warn him off--your choice. : )
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Pant suits may be perceived as an attempt to appear powerful by wearing what the men do, but, for me, pant suits were all about the comfort and versatility. I never wore skirts to work, they are a pain when you have to run up and down stairs or jump on cabs to go from meeting to meeting. Not to mention you'd have to wear stockings and they are the most uncomfortable, constricting thing, ever. And you have to keep your legs completely hair free every day, which is a hassle. Not that I walk around with hairy legs, mind you, but if you only wear skirts, you can't be even one day late on the waxing/shaving and sometimes, if you're in the business world, that's not logistically possible.
Don't even get me started on heels! Do you know how awful it is to go for a meeting with a client, then inviting them to lunch to a nearby restaurant within walking distance and having to walk through the pain and the sidewalk cracks as fast as the men do in their flat comfortable loafers? The evolution of the female business outfit would be one that allows her to be comfortable without getting any judgment for it, and, strangely enough, judgment is usually harder, meaner and more frequently coming from other women, not men.
I prefer a pant suit, with flats, in muted tones that I can color coordinate with my existing shirts, tops, purses and shoes, so that I don't have to waste three hours getting ready in the morning just so I can look "fashionable". If the future evolves toward more practical fashions, and I think it will (look at people like Zuckerberg and Gates who wore a suit after they got rich, not before), Angela's outfit was a total fail. So, based on that alone, I think she should have been offed.
Love this post.
Men have a huge professional advantage with their "uniform"--the standard issue business suit. My whole working life I watched women struggle to find a neutral point between "too feminine" and "too masculine." Criminal trial juries will spend the first 30 minutes dissecting a female attorney's outfit--too short, unflattering color, trousers inappropriate for courtroom? Her "fashion sense" has an early influence on her case, dependably negative, before she ever opens her mouth. A male attorney has to walk in and immediately spill his glass of water all over his papers to move himself so far back from the starting line.
A team of people will be trying to dress Clinton so the focus can stay on her platform instead of her wardrobe. Good luck with that.
A really GOOD 20-year challenge would be businesswoman workwear. Any designer requiring double-sided tape and any garment eliciting "Brazilian" remarks would automatically default to the bottom.
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I'm just glad the reruns started all over again on Lifetime, and I can quit my 3 episode a day obsession (until the next time this fucking show sucks me in). :-)
You're free!! Go NOW!
I'm just past the plane crash--I have 21 hours of Irksome Interns & The Bitter Uniped left, culminating in the departure of the best character. Save yourself.
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The way they handled the plane crash made for some truly masterful television, didn't it? When the docs were back at work and squeaky clean, even on the second viewing I thought I'd missed an episode. That scene of Yang robot-voicing about staying awake all by herself, drinking urine then gasoline, wanting to curl up on dead Mark for warmth but resuscitating him instead--MUCH more powerful than two more episodes showing us frantic Seattle Grace staff and deteriorating crash victims.
We were kept so off-balance in the (then) new season with Mark alternating between chatty and intubated, I remember deciding during the original broadcast that Arizona must have been DOA. But. . .Boom!
Shonda Rhimes can really weave a story. More of that, please.
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The shoe discussion is interesting. Shoes in the house are pretty standard in the US. In Norway, I remember to remove my shoes, but can't get used to the raised threshold at the bottom of all the interior doorways, so I stub the hell out of my toes at least once a day.
I'm becoming more proficient at cursing in Norsk.
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Hmmm, clothes in 20 years. I see jeans having a natural waist and everyone cracking up about "the muffintop era."
My favorite moment was Sandhya's TH, with some sentiment like "I didn't know it would be so tough with the other designers, but whatever. On to the next challenge."
Maybe they can ratchet up the stress and knock that sensible attitude out of her before it catches on entirely. Korina. How about a challenge with only one pair of scissors for the whole room or a three-legged race around Mood?
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Sometimes this show is excellent, but sometimes I can come here, grab the one tiny nugget I need for future episodes and save myself the hour.
Sounds like this one was rich and meaty--queue 'er up!
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Wow, it's getting hard to watch that guy become a bigger and more inflamed asshole each week.
I'm worried about how this show is such a big hit in Sweden. Please tell me they aren't laughing at "The Typical American" they've all met before.
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And even though I'm not a fan of her personality, I thought Amanda's was good too. I didn't get why the judges were so judge-y and told her she was lucky she had immunity. There were FAR worse ensembles out there!
That was Step Two of Operation Damage Control.
Last week all 15 designers were lined up to exit the stage and the judges pulled out a big hammer just for Angela: "YOU! Your design was so bad, your teammates aren't being considered for the win." Then everyone filed out. (Someone here compared it to sending a bloody gazelle off with the lions.)
Either because Angela's a nervous breakdown in the making, or maybe just because that was a brutal move no matter how thick the target's skin, they worked up a little retcon. The opening sequence showed two cuts from another portion of the judging which made it seem like Heidi sort of randomly cruised the contestants and noted this one was good, that one was bad, here's another good one. Then they made sure everyone heard another designer get a dose of the same medicine.
(Yes, I know the judges direct criticism at individuals all the time, but I've never seen one person get cut out of the herd for a smackdown where that's the only commentary for the entire segment.)
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I'm not sure. I think the show had the occasional misstep. ("Booty Call Bailey"? Mmm, seems unlikely.)
Arizona had zero chance for recovery--they made it clear the alternatives to a prosthetic were a permanently mangled limb, or death. She needed an objective ear and a safe place to vent her bitterness. They ALL should have been putting in serious hours with the staff trauma counselor, including Survivor Guilt Alex and Callie.
I wonder why the show didn't go that route? Amy Madigan was terrific as the house shrink in an earlier season.
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One of my chef friends is a judge tonight. He wouldn't tell me a thing. :)
Cooksdelight, go back and offer yourself to him as a naked sushi platter. (Don't be afraid to go retro.)
I was completely disillusioned when one of the other "reality" competitions turned out to be so fake even the THs were created by editing together little two-word sound bites. So now, although I love Top Chef, the ping-pong suspense in the first Duel seemed artificial. "It's all come down to the final dinner mint. . ."
I believe you're a professional in the industry, yourself--can you please, please treat us to one behind-the-scenes glimpse that will make me believe in fairies again?
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The Singles Project - General Discussion
in The Singles Project
Joey may be a bigger schmuck than all the others put together--which is saying a lot.
First Joey gets positively giddy about his first date, or rather, his first date's sculpted abs, big package, tiny swimsuit, defined musculature, etc. I was embarrassed for Joey, tossing his head back like a new spring foal at the wealth of goodies before him.
Then he kicks the guy to the curb because . . . there's an insufficient intellectual connection?
THEN it turns out Joey asked the guy to be his off-camera side piece?!
Sacré bleu!!!