MooCat Pretzel

The LA wife bugged me. “What are these floors,” she asked. “Laminate,” the realtor replied. “Ugh. I don’t like laminate,” the wife complained. Wait. What? How can you dislike something that you don’t even recognize??? Do you even KNOW what laminate is or could be?! No? Then you can’t go on national television and complain about it. 🙄

Oak Island: Did the wife actually say that the first house had “too many (back) stairs” for their 8 month-old DOG?!?! Any 8 month-old puppy we have ever had flies over stairs because puppies are so agile and excited about everything—doesn’t matter how many steps there are... That husband had the patience of a saint.

My mom passed away this past September and my dad is currently dealing with accelerated dementia thanks to a COVID infection. It may not have been the best idea to watch this show right now, because holy tears, Batman! But I did appreciate the message behind Carry On and felt just a tad bit lighter when the episode ended. Thanks, ZEP!

My husband and I didn’t know Eswar was a software engineer and we looked over at each other during the cello challenge. At the same time, we both said “Worst. Engineer. EV-VER.” Thank GOODNESS he isn’t a civil or mechanical engineer because I would have to look up every bridge and/or building he worked on and not go near them.

Studio City—I felt like she was trying too hard to appear cool with her “attitude” and talking about dating/guys/her ex. Six months after a break up that you weren’t expecting, things are still pretty raw. Because if what she showed was her true personality, yikes. Maybe that boyfriend was on to something. Loved her mom though—supportive and gave great advice. Houston—I’m showing my age as well. I see 80s architecture and a lot of times my first thought is “Cool!” When clearly, in 2020, it is not... I really liked the house they chose!

Serious question (Alabama episode): Why is it that when Dateline shows pictures of the crime scene, houses always look like they are straight out of Hoarders? Can’t murderers keep a clean, organized house?? Okay, maybe that second question wasn’t serious...😀

Las Vegas: I was not a fan of the wife because of how critical she was about everything, but then she said something to the effect of “It’s hot as BALLS out here” and she instantly redeemed herself. 🤣 I still can’t get over the fact HH left that statement in there.

So I just watched “Poker Player Girlfriend in CA”, “Wants to Live in the Burbs/Wilmington, DE”, and “I am Orange and Want to Give my Two Boys EVERYTHING/OR” fairly close to one another. And I am convinced that these are not real couples, that at least the women are actresses. They HAVE to be—who in their right mind would go on a television program and be that way in front of millions of people?? Nobody can be that big of a shrew or that delusional...can they??? I just don’t understand why people keep giving the producers so much ammunition to make them look bad. Yeesh.

You guys! After James received his first set of scores and Tom hinted about James having a rough week, my first thought went to the pregnancy. (Unfortunately I have a history with miscarriages, so that’s where my mind goes.) I also noticed his wife not in the audience, so I went to her Instagram. She had a video posted and the text that went along with it was like a farewell speech to the show. She thanked Emma and she talked about the celebs’ family and friends bonding. She told Ally that Ally’s parents were “her kind of people”. Anyhoo, the post was timed around 1pm PT. It sure sounded final. I was like “Dang. James is leaving tonight.” Sure enough... The weird thing is that I went back to the post after the show and all that I read was GONE! Now, excuse me while I get my tinfoil hat adjusted to size. 😀

Holy smokes. I would rather have Ryan as champion for a million straight days than one more day of Michelle and her voice. I kept thinking of the character “Pat” on Saturday Night Live every time she spoke.

I cannot believe they are STILL trying to make Kacy happen. If she shows up at the other city courses this season to "support her friends" and the cameras keep following her, I might be done with the show. Yes. My Kacy annoyance runs that deep.

I like to think that Johnny and Emma were eliminated first because they incorporated a whistle into their routine. I used to be around baseball teams a lot as an athletic trainer and then as a statistician. I never saw a coach use a whistle. I associate whistles with sports like football and basketball, so I was taken right out of the routine from the start. So weird and so random--you never know what sticks with you or turns you with these dance numbers! Seriously though, I think the right two couples went home. Kareem is not going to leave early even though he probably should. He is getting "legend votes", so he might even stick around until week 3 with the college basketball player and maybe Jennie or Tonya going before him. Make room for me on the "I hate the 4-week show" train. I think I would have been okay with 6 weeks, but four is just plain weird and useless.

Cool for Buckeye shout-outs! I grew up in Ohio and went to college about 25 minutes from Kitty Hawk--err, I mean Dayton. A serious WTH Jeopardy moment indeed...

I thought that Denver kitchen was horrible as well. The white upper cabinets looked cheap, especially where they stashed the microwave. They said the original galley kitchen “didn’t work for them” in terms of functionality, so they just make a wider galley kitchen?? And (shallow alert!) if you were going to be on an episode of House Hunters, would one of your outfits be a tank top where your boobs are hanging out??? I didn’t care for the wife’s “look at me” display. I did think the work in the bathroom was great, so that’s something.

Buffalo to Ft. Worth She talked about prom pictures for their future kids quite often. I hope she still loves her children if...you know...they never go to prom/school dances. It can happen and I am afraid she will lose her damn mind if it does!

Really, Tyler? You are too young to know something that was before your time? Because people are incapable of knowing about things that pre-date them?! Lamest excuse ever. Douchenozzle.

I thought board-hopping was my biggest annoyance, but I find myself being super frustrated with slowness and the inability to clear the board of clues. Between the clues being longer to read, the contestants feeling like they need to buzz in for everything and get it wrong, to just general TS, Jeopardy has been a tedious watch lately. I am hoping a few contestants can kick some tail next week to rid me of this feeling. I will even let them board-hop if they can get the spark going!

Denver. My "favorite" part was when the couple was talking in the backyard about all of the money they were spending and the wife said something to the effect of "Let's not worry about the bathroom in the basement and instead focus on the BEER GARDEN". Because last I read it was kitchens and beer gardens that sell homes. Eeesh. Between that, her comment of "I hate pantries", her approval of brass pulls, and her vocal fry, she had to be one of the most annoying House Hunters Reno person I have seen in a while.

There are days where I like Erin and there are days where I don’t. Today I LOVE her because she referenced The Cutting Edge, one of most under-appreciated cinematic works of the 90s!

Maks could have nipped this attention in the bud. He could have come out with Vanessa and said "you have it all wrong", or he could have said "we are having issues but are working on it." With these vague social media posts and then going out after the show, it just keeps the attention on him and people talking. LOOKATMELOOKATME during a week of national mourning is beyond tacky. And if he is trying to distract people from what is going on then he is doing a horrible job. I am just annoyed and really want him to not be involved with the show, ever.

Atlanta. The first rule of being cool is: you do NOT talk about being cool.

I just kept thinking last night while watching the Tampa couple was, if they spent basically a million dollars on the house, and then 1.2 million in renovations, isn't there a 2 million dollar house somewhere in Tampa that would give them more privacy and intimate views of the water? I currently live on a pretty busy road, so I suppose I was biased in believing their money would be better spent on a house on a road with lighter or no traffic. Of course, then he might not have the additional money to buy that tub to lay in...

I just had to laugh when they said Barclay "made history" by "being the shortest person to ever make it up the warped wall". It seems like everyone who makes it up --especially women--hold some kind superlative with the feat. I am surprised they didn't say something like "Barclay is the first person with two A's in their first name to make it up the warped wall!!" It feels like they ALL hold some kind of "record".

Wow. Just watched the episode from last night about the car chase in San Antonio. Really hard to sympathize with anyone. The husband sounded like a jerk, the wife put up with the husband, and everything the mistress said sounded sketchy. Hard to "pick" a side!

If I were Erin Andrews, I would be contacting my money person and funding a trip to the Caribbean for her partner that she screwed by misreading the word and then misreading it again after Michael said something. I watch this revamped show out of loyalty, but it just isn't the same. Nobody knows how to play the game or at least play it well. Because of it we have started recording the original (on GSN) on our DVR and watching old Dick Clark episodes when we have the time.