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They mentioned that the bag held the combined weight of all four people on the team. I guess they stuffed that duffel bag with gold bars.

LOL, it was kind of refreshing and amusing that teams could choose to choke down some funky mac 'n cheese or strip down and sprint off to the finish line while the team of Chicago cops broke out a sweat trying to budge their (VERY) heavy bag an inch at a time. I assumed the trained Chicago professional cops would triumph in every task. And I think they may have expected that as well. You know, I'm looking forward to more Buddy Games.

Catfish & hushpuppies were a delicious staple where I grew up, but on the East Coast, my catfish dinner arrived as a flat flabby slab sitting in a puddle of oily water. When I moved to Key West, catfish was universally regarded with distaste: "That fish eats shit." I like the flavor and texture of mackerel as sashimi. I'd give it a shot as a filet before I threw up my hands in disbelief. ETA Agree that "mackerel broth" is a bit of a tough nut to crack. : )

I have to agree with Jose Garces that Jose Garces won.

I'm sorry that this is about an earlier show, but I'm behind on my dvr and I have to say this: All the judges are APPALLED to see a mackerel prepared like a filet and I thought Joe might lean over and vomit when he saw that mackerel broth. But why? I even played it a second time and no one ever explained why it was so egregious for him to treat that fish that way. They just kept repeating: "You don't do it like this!" "I've never seen anyone do this!" "You can't make a broth out of a fish like this, [you idiot]!" Honestly, I still don't know the answer. His dish looked pretty serviceable to me. A teachable moment, wasted.

Well, if Anne really did dream up that dish with the giant shrimp on top of succotash on the spur of the moment, it was a huge misstep. Why would anyone serve a shrimp that large, intact with head and shell, in a deep bowl where there is no place to discard the shell shards and that big googly-eye whiskery head? What were they supposed to do--lay that stuff on the table?

Agree on all points. High five. I almost skipped it, because it looked stupid, but I was entertained and wound up getting a little bit invested in the various team themes. "The Derby Girls" are my Buddy Game spirit animals. I thought it was funny when one of them finished the naked race trying to cover her bits with her hands and the woman next to her was doing victory jumping jacks. Mainly, it was good-natured and fun and the people all seem inclined to be nice to each other, so far. I think those Pageant Queens may have a "villain" clause written into their contract. I was struck by the difference between this show and the lead-in show, Challenge USA. After watching the professional reality stars compete for ten minutes and gossip/strategize for the rest of the hour, Buddy Games was upbeat and refreshing. P.S. I'm sure the tall Philly guy cheated in the flag grab competition. He kept his head tilted back so far, you could tell he was peeking out the bottom of his blindfold. Then it was even more obvious when he darted forward and snatched the flag straight out of the Chicago cop's back pocket. Hey! No cheating in Buddy Games! I'm keeping my eye on you, beanstalk.

How long until we get a 15-minute LAL chaser of Keke Wyatt's World?

Hmmm. Extend my prison sentence or marry Savannah. Tough call.

Well, now I have to rewind. I was mesmerized by his perm.

Here it is! Attica! Attica!

Right? The prison system would be completely different if only every convict netted ten or twelve thousand bucks a month.

That one daughter has exposed her bosom for the road trip to Georgia.

Why is she soft-selling the lawyer's assessment? It's not "not a good fit"--it's a violation of professional fiduciary regulations. Speak up, mush mouth. He knows he's a con.

Hint: it's a really big dill.

Quote "Jade gets grilled by in-laws; Raneka confronts Asonta; Savannah hatches a plan to get Jake out." Wait. Savannah's organizing a jail break? Well, that should jazz up the LDL action.

I like it. I think I can work Norah into the rotation.

Well, I guess I should have Expected . . . . the . . . . Unexpected, because I would have put money down on Felicia being the first boot. Really, show? The one person over 60 is a bald woman in odd little shift dresses?

Could someone please remind me who Paul's talking about when he mutters, "Fuckin' Norah"?

Is it over? I nodded off.

I'm wondering if Izzy wasn't nudged by pre-production in a direction to make it likely she'd recognize the Cirie-Jared connection. It really ups the intrigue to have a third, unrelated party in on the secret. But to your point, wouldn't it have been great if Izzy had run in, seen Cirie and said, "Hey Jared! YOUR MOM'S HERE!! How cool is that?" .

How much of that hour was devoted to Cirie and Jared? I feel offended and annoyed, on behalf of the other 15 hamsters, that one of their numbers has his freaking MOTHER right there in the house--using all her celebrity, on top of all the advantages the show can possibly bestow on her--to make sure her son is safe and protected. It took all the way up to Episode 2 before Cirie influenced the other players to help Jared's game. If each of those four players initially had a 25% chance of getting voted out, how did those odds shift once the Reality Show Goddess went to work versus each of the four of them advocating on his/her own?

No, Julie's just going to keep drawing out "Expect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Unexpected." longer and longer until at last the blessed hundredth day arrives.

This is the only show I watch where "finna" is a standard part of the CC lexicon.

Okey dokey then. One of our better LAL franchise attorneys!