Jump to content

Type keyword(s) to search

MelineB13

Member
  • Posts

    96
  • Joined

Everything posted by MelineB13

  1. I remember my high school drama teacher REFUSED outright to even consider doing Grease because she decided it villainized Sandy being a good person who did well in school and obeyed her parents and didn't drink or smoke and made her change to become more like the boy she liked. Even though he made a half assed attempt to change, he quickly went back to his greaser/bad boy ways the minute she put on those leggings and started smoking. She decided those were not messages she wanted to teach teen girls. Digression aside, I am 100% HERE for this show! It had me at hello with the Hamilton singing and the cool stylized montages of kids singing and dancing. The one thing that drove me crazy were during those montages of the rehearsal... when all of a sudden they all knew the choreography and all the lyrics in a day. Or when Lillet is stumbling over the words reading straight from the script during the football player's audition and then in a second she knows it by heart. They made a big to-do about how 80% of these kids were completely new to theater so are they all just complete naturals?
  2. Yes!! You just made it click what has been bugging me about Shawniece. Not just that she's over the top (and OMG she is so beyond Extra) but it's all a lack of respect. She DGAF about Jephte or his comfort level or job. And it's not just her, but her family too. I would have been out the minute her mother started with the "Thank you Jesus"es before the wedding. But the masturbation talk, lap dance, peeing with the door open, pushing about his phone, etc are all examples of how she believes life is the Shawniece show and he's just a prop. Frankly, if I'd have spent 24 hours with that person which included international travel with delays, I'd need a minute by myself too. #FreeJephte
  3. YES! I could have watched a whole hour of their horror at the breaches in protocol!
  4. The actor they chose as Young Philip looks so much like Ryan Phillippe to me that I called him Phillippe in my head in every scene. To the point that I kept missing actual plot points. That being said, poor little muffin Charles. I also really enjoy all the end of episode notes about real history.
  5. Don't worry, she'll be back. When she seduces her own son (gross) when he and Roger go back even further (or was that in a Novella?)
  6. Ah see, I should have listened better too. I missed that! Thank you!
  7. Y'all know I am never one to defend Jenelle, but I think the point she was trying to make to Barb is that while yes, a pediatrician is capable of prescribing meds for anxiety/moods/adhd/etc, Jace probably should have seen a psychiatrist earlier to really get to the root of issues and make sure the medication is actually needed and correctly being used. Barb has been running around citing all these issues Jace has that require him to stay with her and to hear she'd never taken him to a specialist, I can imagine Jenelle's frustration. It's like, yes, an ER doc is perfectly capable of setting a broken bone. But I'd prefer to go to an orthopedist for follow up to confirm the treatment. Or yes, your GP can diagnose a tumor, but you should go to an oncologist for an actual treatment plan.
  8. AGREE! When they showed the clock at 12:30am and Briana complaining that Luis left and Brittany came out of her room complaining that she was trying to sleep and then they panned to wide awake Nova standing in the middle of these harpies complaining about how men suck, I just groaned and prepared myself for 10 years from now when it would all be repeating itself.
  9. [small voice] if I went to a back yard wedding that served Olive Garden (or BBQ) I'd be pretty damn happy [/small voice] At least Jenelle is owning her lifestyle and the fact that most of her friends are probably in their early 20s and would much rather be at the beach or fishing than at a stuffy wedding. Unlike Caitlyn and Tyler's putting on airs at their wedding in that castle wearing freaking tails while guests are in jeans. That being said, girl said "out of the box" so many times it lost all meaning to me. By the end of the episode when she stood in a very pretty, very classic wedding dress that she called out of the box, I sersiouly started to question the meaning of the phrase... have I been using it wrong my entire life?? I CANNOT with Leah. She doesn't want to be a motivational speaker. She wants to make (more) money for telling her personal sob story. And that's fine. There is a market for that. But she has zero experience overcoming adversity or coming up with a program or way to do something better. To compare again to Cait and Tyler... it's like them saying they want to be adoption counselors or social workers. Just no.
  10. Wasn't it established that Kate has pretty bad stage fright/self esteem issues? Why would she want to front a wedding band? That just seems like the weirdest fit ever! She lives in Hollywood with a fairly famous actor brother. I feel as though she could get voice over/soundtrack singing work pretty easily. And that has nothing to do with her size. It just seems like a better match for her voice and experience level. Or she could start her own band or be a solo artist or she could audition for a back up singer of a star she idolizes. The wedding band seems more like a crazy scheme that Toby is pushing her into or a hairbrained idea she has that becomes her sole focus. Someone up thread mentioned her similarities to Sarah Braverman and YES it is all I can see now! She wants to be a personal assistant/event planner and all of a sudden she is THE BEST personal assistant who has hundreds of contacts in the event planning world. She kind of maybe likes to sing and bam she has to be a front woman of an established band. I prefer the Kate who tries but is crippled by her own self doubt and ends up not really excelling in anything that gives her a true sense of self because it is easier to just go with the flow. THAT is a real person! And frankly a real character in this family of big personalities and over achievers.
  11. Matt trying to get Amber to "read" the "text" from "Leah" was Shady AF! "No seriously, she's ok with us getting married! see she totally texted how excited she is! see! it's totally her! look at it! I swear!!!" Amber's reaction looked like someone slowly coming out of a spell. Like one good shake of her head was going to get the rest of the pixie dust out of her eyes. But then on the after show she said they were still together but no seriously THIS is his last chance? Girl please. I believe when she says that is the first time she's seen those moments. But she should have been on her phone calling her brother in to move her out of that house as soon as they aired.
  12. Yes! instead of owning that he was absent and he's thankful it worked out, he blamed the instant bond he saw between Lorelei and a newborn Rory as making him feel unnecessary. That is basic biology. The baby didn't choose Lorelei over you, you big man child! Stop pouting because you weren't the favorite parent for a nanosecond. After watching the whole revival a second time, I think my biggest beef is that ostensibly these four episodes were supposed to give closure to the fans. So to end them on such a huge cliffhanger is just rude. It's a slap in the face.
  13. Agreed! She always seems so genuinely happy around those guys. Even back in the original series. That fancy meat market party Emily threw for Rory or the Tarantino birthday party are two scenes I always think of when I think "Rory having real fun" Maybe it's all the male attention. Maybe it's the fact that she can stop pretending to be embarrassed by her family history/wealth. But Rory always seems to blossom around the LDB and Logan.
  14. My priest did the same thing. His reasoning was that was the most important part of the ceremony and should be taken the most seriously. So you couldn't/shouldn't half-ass your way through it by repeating. I think overall, this ceremony looked so much higher end than the previous two. I actually liked the bridesmaids dresses and I appreciated the varying colors/shades. The florals were much nicer and didn't looks like a pinterest board exploded. I wonder if Jeremy has money - I have no knowledge of what a professional soccer player makes - but it just seemed so much nicer and not as DIY (though, did anyone else notice that the bouttenier's the boys were making in the back room before the wedding were not the ones that the groomsmen were wearing?) I agree with everyone up thread that they seemed WAY too comfortable kissing for this to be their first. Especially that mid-aisle kiss where he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him. It was flawless and she seemed super at ease with it all. I also spotted several front hugs! Good for you Jinger! Go get you some! #FreeJinger!
  15. Exactly! Notice how Caitlyn never actually RIDES the horses. She just stands next to them while limply holding a lead. And obviously hitching up the trailer, driving out the stable, loading the horse, driving it back home, and unloading it will allow you to hug a panic attack away much easier than just signing up for a $30 riding session. One thing that stuck out to me was in the beginning when she was saying "I used to love to ride" I actually thought, hmmm maybe she used to ride a lot and knows what she's getting into and wants to go back to something she once loved to do. But cut to the next scene when she's talking to the horse guy and he asks her what kind of experience she has and she says "oh well I rode a few times in Arizona." So - much like her burning, lifelong desire to become a social worker - her lifelong love of horses is nooooot quite what she depicts. As a person who DID grow up loving horses and took many years of riding lessons and had dreams of owning my own horse(s), I know what a bummer it can be when you realize the reality of horse ownership. Sadly "reality" has never been Cait's strong point. All that being said, you have to admit that their doberman is really calm and seems very well trained. He doesn't look remotely neglected. So maybe Tyler spends a lot of time with him. Also, DAMMIT CAITLYN! YOU MADE ME AGREE WITH TYLER!! Please knock it off!
  16. Agreed! The other thing is, Teresa specifically called Cate to ask her not to talk about them on camera anymore. And neither Cate nor Tyler have stopped. I get that they are being asked by producers and by producer fed lines from friends but just shut your mouth and shrug and say "I don't know." They'll stop asking/airing if it is a non-starter. But all you have to do is say "Car" around Tyler and he goes into a monologue. Add that to the fact that I'm sure B&T feel bullied by MTV. How many times have they said "we don't want her being filmed" and then concede to "fine, you can film her back or her feet or blur her face" or the classic "we do not want her in the room with Butch" cut to Butch at the wedding being all creepy. It's got to be weird for Carly. Having these two yahoos show up once a year and act like they know her and they are her parents who miss her as if she's been away at boarding school or something. Tyler going off on his rants about how "the one who is suffering is Carly because she doesn't get to know me!" Butch, Please! Clearly their wishes to protect their child from this circus are not being respected so I applaud them for taking control and not giving in. I wince just thinking of Carly on her 18th birthday walking out of her school and finding Cate and Tyler waiting for her.
  17. I also think that he was about to admit to smoking when the producer asked them in the kitchen. The way Cait's head flipped around and the face she made shouted "don't you dare tell them!" so maybe they (Tyler/production) trotted in his mom to ask the "innocent" question. I am NOT a Tyler apologist - I think he is the douchiest asshat who ever mansplained - but I almost wonder if his "Happy F-ing Mother's Day" groan was due to the fact that Cait was still in bed. Like maybe he had everything set up downstairs for her and she was refusing to get out of bed and so he had to bring everything up to keep the shooting schedule on.... I don't know. Just something about how he dropped Nova on her with the "mommmmmy get up!" made me think that there was more going on.
  18. Well you know she's got all that sweet sweet Tooth Fairy money. So she should be able to afford it. I was thinking the same thing. I think the ubiquitous take out and Starbucks are brought/paid for by the production. I always used to wonder how we're seeing these people leave their house in the morning with a huge iced coffee or sitting around in their pajamas with a venti cup. I honestly don't mind Maci's family eating take-out occasionally. I know growing up there were a day or two a week that were very activity heavy for my sister and I and we typically did some form of take-out or left overs or quick meal those nights. They've mentioned that Bentley has some form of sport activity every night but Wednesday. Couple that with production probably saying "hey we can get take-out since we're feeding the crew, we'd rather not film your back while you cook" and I think it's fine. What I think makes a difference is they are all sitting at the table and engaging with each other and their child(ren) Unlike Cate and Tyler who have no other obligations/schedule and let their child play in the toilet (for all we know) while they eat their take-out and talk at each other. Speaking of Maci... how wonky is the timeline?? Jayde's birthday is May 30th right? And Maverick was born May 31st? This week it was Mother's Day (May 8th) and Maci said the doctor said she could go any day. But last week they said it was two weeks before Jayde's birthday, so... the 15th? And they were celebrating her birthday early because baby could come at any time. And then she has a voice over saying the doctor said they'd induce the next day. Wasn't the 31st always Maverick's due date? They tried to make it seem like this was weeks later and he was late. I feel like they filmed her for a weekend and then split it into two shows but flip flopped them to fit with the other moms' timelines of Mother's Day this week and late April last week.
  19. Ditto. I remember being kind of disbelieving that they were planning on having her deliver triplets naturally and without a NICU team standing by. And then I remember thinking during the doctor's pep talk that this was an oddly formal hospital, with the nurses in white dresses and the orderly wearing white pants and shirt. And then when the fireman pointed out the baby he brought in, my first thought was "aha! they are going to be mirrors of the 36 year olds!! Got it!" and then my jaw dropped when I really GOT IT! Well played show! I'm all in!
  20. You just know in Farrah's internal narrative, she is the struggling victim of domestic abuse who keeps going back to a verbally abusive partner because she can't break the cycle. I'm sure in her mind it is truly poignant. Unfortunately, that is so far from reality. FARRAH! You are dating a douche bag! Many women have done that. They are just smarter than you and know how to end it. There is literally NO reason she ever needs to see him again. And yet, she keeps bringing him around. She's been doing this since the first season (just watched the very first episode again thanks to MTV online) when she found out the doofy male model was cheating on her and decided she HAD to drive six hours round trip to confront him when everyone in her life was screaming at her to stop being so weird and needy of male attention and stay home with her daughter. IMHO, she needs major reconstructive mental therapy, not more plastic surgery. PS... nothing says super high end furniture like having to build it yourself (I say as a person who has built close to 90% of the furniture in my own home)
  21. They are the way that Weight Watchers tells you how much you can/should eat in a day. The points are calculated based on calories/fat/fiber in the food.
  22. I noticed the same thing! The problem that Cate (and many other people including myself) have with a program like Weight Watchers is that you have to be fully prepared to be fully truthful. Yes a cheese and chicken quesadilla is 7 points. But that is for a single portion. The one she was eating seemed even bigger than your average quesadilla... I'd wager a guess that it was probably 28 points in full. And that doesn't take into account the sour cream. And not to defend Tyler, but I think that was what he was trying to express to her. Like ok, you looked it up, but ALL THAT is 7 points?? Are you sure?? But she's too firmly in denial to pick up on that. Granted, Tyler is an insufferable asswad who was trying to make this point with a full mouth of chicken tenders. So I can see why Cate either didn't get it or chose not to hear it. I once had a weight watchers leader explain to my group that yes... you could say "but I didn't go over any of my points and I still gained weight" and be correct. But then you have to look at WHAT you are spending your points on. You can't have a muffin and coffee for breakfast, pizza for lunch and quesadilla for dinner and lose weight.
  23. Or when she walked out of the kitchen to greet the cameras holding a jar of her sauce with the label out like a Price is Right model?
  24. I'm always surprised when women from cultures who really prize fertility know NOTHING about how babies are made! Maneka, sweetie, pick up a copy of "Our Bodies, Our Selves" or download a fertility app before you start crowing about how your period is two days late just one week after your wedding.
×
×
  • Create New...