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I had the same thoughts. Also, the little girl is already "performative." I'm just starting this series with no knowledge of Nate and Jeremiah beyond spotting them on Rock the Block (which I no longer watch). Their design was the most elegant and least crafty. It appears Jeremiah is a designer. What does Nate contribute to this show, beyond making sage comments to the camera? It appears he likes to shop, and he hates color. I rarely comment on physical beauty (or otherwise), but I have to agree with this. His large proportional features remind me of ancient Greek or Roman statuary.

I can't stand her. All talk, no talent, except self-promotion. I continue to worry about Anna's state of mind. Please send her home and never bring her back. The editors ignored Kara this episode. Laurence's determined lack of commitment this season is kind of hilarious. I think Brandon is sitting back and letting Nina and Elaine have their way with the show, while he takes it easy and collects a fat paycheck.

They have too many characters. They make an entrance, looking fabulous, toss off a few witty or dramatic comments, then they're gone. SJP especially is settling for looking good and phoning in her dialogue. Miranda appears to have traded in her wise brain for that of a teenager. The show's premise and the writing are utterly tone-deaf. Most of the scenes are embarrassing. This show is revealing a lot about the folks who produced it and what they think of their viewers.

The Washington Post had an interesting interview with Edi Patterson. I'd link but I think one needs an account to access it. I miss it when there's no singin' and dancin' featuring Judy. And I eagerly await all of her shiny outfits. Thank God they kept Keefe. The actor captures him perfectly. John Goodman seems to lack energy. I know his character is aging and trying to retire, but he seems to be barely functional.

Good stuff: the docking, the crew on shore with the guests, the chef's joy at preparing fabulous meals, her lighthearted banter with the Southern one, the grateful and pleasant guests, the sailing, the scenery, and even the quick and skillful response to the anchor-dragging. Bad dreck: the "triangle," Gary's increasing bad attitude and entitlement, the crew's communications reduced to nothing more than profanity (see note about banter above), the interior crew's dropping the ball. If Gary tested positive about two weeks before this episode was shot, would they have served sushi on his skin? Or was the COVID storyline faked to drum up drama?

Maybe drones. The lack of the crew and guests doing stuff on land is probably due to COVID (when this was produced); production costs (each set-up and break-down and hauling all the gear around is expensive); or both.

Increasingly, the BD crews understand they are producing TV content, with guests who are nothing more than people who responded to a production ad. Or Craiglist. Or got picked off the street. There's no motivation or expectation for the crews to provide quality service, and they get paid anyway.

So does the Gary/Daisy/Colin "love triangle."

This what I'm hoping for. These shows are all about personalities and drama - queue the sob stories - and as long as they have ridiculous two-day challenges, they aren't about beautiful fashion. The designers' abilities were sabotaged by having to re-envision their worst designs, so maybe the quality and creativity will improve. Based on personal preference, I would have given the win to Fabio. I recall that Anna did not seem mentally or physically stable during her former season. I wonder if she hired a coach to help her craft the odd persona she is delivering now. Kara is still wily ("shoegate"). She hinted broadly to Nora that she wanted Nora's model, and Nora took the hint. Then Kara tried to get away with that disastrous dress (which matched her hair), assuming the judges would keep her around. Her old reject was better. Is Silverstone advertising for work? That outfit and cleavage would fit right in to Beverly Hillbillies.

If the sums were large, they should have been set aside for savings for the children's use as adults.

I think a poster spotted Kim at one of the southern casinos and reported that Kim spent lots of money that night. I dimly recall reading about it on this thread or perhaps TWoP.

Way back when the Duggars' show first aired I watched because of the adorable children. But even then I could not ignore: them taking charity (even as Jim Bob owned land and leased it for cell towers): too many children means insufficient nurturing from the parents; the use of little girls to run the household; and the use of blanketing. Three of those were flashing red flags. Then much later we learned how they made excuses for Josh's abuse of his sisters. Also, many pedophiles are "made not born." That is, they learn the behavior from someone else. Was Josh preyed upon by a family or church member? (Absolutely not excusing the behavior of this loathsome creep.) I'm curious about Amazon not paying the participants and wonder if it's really true. So many victims sell out their stories for big bucks.

This drove me absolutely nuts. Talk about narcissism. And true documentarians (and news people) do not insert themselves into the story. I'm a BAMA alumni. After consideration, my roommate (a childhood friend) and I decided not to rush. Many of our high school friends did. The atmosphere at BAMA at that time was insanely competitive and very striated socially. I've never forgotten that girls from the wealthier sororities were expected to buy multiple new outfits for football weekends, which precluded a lot of girls from being able to participate. A few local dress shops did bang-up business, or mamas delivered or mailed outfits. The preeminent sorority was Tri-Delt and its fraternity counterpart socially was Kappa Alpha, whose "spiritual" founder was Robert E. Lee. KA members wore Confederate uniforms to events. I remember going to pre-game parades, and the KAs were on a float, in Confederate gray, and girls on the sidelines literally threw themselves at the float.

Interesting that Gary has at least twice said "we had sex" when others were using euphemisms. He said it about Mads and he says it about Daisy in the previews, after which she appears to be angry at him saying it. I've thought for a while now that they had a between-seasons fling, and he essentially confirmed it. If he knows Daisy wants it kept quiet, that's a lousy thing to do. But Gary is rapidly becoming Bravo's #1 whore. I'm afraid Colin is headed in that direction. Will he try to maintain some dignity through the seasons, or cave in? I changed the channel upon the arrival of the toilet scenery. Good God. That's a new low. It's as if the editors have utter contempt for the viewers. Did we learn the amount of the tip?

It's wired for Buddha.

The older couples do not represent modern young people, so they are a kind of false advertising. In their day, the expectation of arranged marriages and cultural prohibition against divorce essentially guaranteed the marriages would remain intact. I'll be surprised if they can find a modern young couple who were matched and married and also agree to be on TV. I think those numbers are very low. Which brings us full circle to our speculation that these shows are for Instagram/TickTock-bound "influencers" or are to find hookups. The shows put production dollars in Sima's and Aleeza's pockets while advertising their services. It's a lot of sleight of hand (which I watch).

Maybe because he shares a room with the crew? His roommates are often nincompoops and production wants to shoot them and has cameras there. Not a full explanation but the only one I can come up with.

Some of the funniest scenes have been when Gene, deep in self-righteousness, turns on a dime and abandons his stance when there's the possibility of a production.

Earlier in the season I predicted that Tom would win the top spot. I figured the siblings would cancel each other out with their dysfunction. A few days ago The Washington Post had a fun article speculating why each key character could win it (including Gerri). The author wrote that unlike the siblings and long-time staff, Tom was a nobody Midwesterner who arrived fairly recently on the Waystar scene and really leaned in to the nastiness and chaos. The family and long-time staff were accustomed and even brainwashed to Logan's ways - essentially trapped - but Tom had choices and decided to go all in. Was the dark sticky dot that he pasted to Greg's forehead left over from the pickings at Logan's mansion? If yes, a brilliant visual. Greg is like a serf who comes with the property. Shiv looked utterly defeated and hopeless as she rode away with Tom. He's capable of lording his power over her and the child. Matthew Macfadyen conveyed that without saying a word.

I took a quick peek at Acorn last night, to be sure I can stream it, but I have to get through the Succession and Barry finales tonight. Too much great TV. 😁

I am so looking forward to watching on Acorn, starting this week!

I stopped watching because I was seeing the same thing over and over. It's as if they were given a huge production budget and felt they had to use every cent, even if the scenes are repetitive.

I agree with this about at least one of them.

He went to their home to "lay down for a few hours and sleep." Perhaps he won't wake up.

They all party hard, but only some of them may have the disease. Being on the yacht, surrounded by drinkers, and pressured to drink breaks down sobriety barriers. I also wonder if Daisy believed that she, Glenn, Colin and Gary had an unspoken pact - as friends - not to give in to production pressure to fight with each other. The friend pact is broken now, and being criticized by friends for her performance is Daisy's weak spot. First (I believe) production demanded that some of the stews sit idle on the stupid beach when their time was needed on the yacht. They knew that would make Daisy's job harder, and it did. Then Glenn called her out for it, disingenuously claiming that he wasn't picking on anybody. Malarkey. Glenn has crossed over to the dark side; anything for those Bravo dollars Daisy knows what's going on, and normally she speaks up, but she cannot break the 4th wall. She's frustrated and angry.