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Is there any doubt that Lee has been a propped-up figurehead for several seasons? He's not medically fit to captain a large vessel.

As some additional perspective, when this series first appeared there were reports that 1) Kate pursued having this many children when she didn't need medical intervention to have children (and she already had the two older girls) and 2) she had her hand out very early on, asking for public assistance. There were links to articles about her arguing/appealing decisions that denied the family public assistance (pre-TV show). When she and Jon traveled the Christian circuit, my family member attended a church service where a collection was taken up for Jon and Kate. That grifting happened over a period of several months or weeks down South. The IT world exploded the past 20 years, and if he had steadily pursued an IT career, getting extra education and certifications, Jon could be making well into six figures now. Well before COVID, many IT staff worked remotely. A lot of my clients cannot find enough of these senior IT people to meet the need and they command top salaries. I always wondered if Kate singled out Colin because he reminds her of Jon.

Colin's only hope is to avoid the entertainment world and pursue a regular, private life. I hope he has a qualified therapist's support for many years, because his trauma is enduring. He needs to jettison his barnacle father too.

Perhaps his many creditors will wait in line for any proceeds.

Yes, she may never find out. I suspect her attorneys and IT consultants have already explained this to her - how bots work and Internet privacy are very common knowledge. She's just virtue-signaling.

Sounds like the perpetrator used the very common virtual private network (VPN) tool. The user is offered choices as to where his/her Internet traffic travels in order to reach its destination. The user's actual location is masked. Many federal agencies require their employees to use VPN on agency computers because VPN helps prevent SPAM and malware. Bots hide behind these false locations. Internet privacy is protected so Diana is limited in what she can uncover. Unless she employs a skilled hacker, or a law enforcement agency gets involved.

Mia has very masculine energy.

I recovered from the wretched Michael Sheen episodes (mostly by deleting or FFing), only to be thrust into the fake court nonsense. So frustrating for a brilliant series to go sideways, twice.

This episode lost me a bit. The bad guys were cartoonish, especially Rafe Spall chewing the scenery. The supposed southern accents were too exaggerated. I was confused by what happened in Cornelia's drawing room. Was she raped by Melmont? Or did he just overpower her in order to steal the money? The writers took care to emphasize that Cornelia was alone in the house (except for the piano tuner), setting her up for villainy. They also mentioned visiting a bawdy house. I appreciated Clarke (Gary Farmer) mentioning that nothing would grow on his allotted land, thus the thievery. Indians were expected to have a functional farm 25 years after receiving their allotment of land, and to be able to start paying taxes. If not, they lost the land and it was sold to non-Indians. I also appreciated that Cornelia's attack and the Chalk River massacre were not portrayed visually.

I loved this series and am thrilled there will be a season 2. The six episodes forced economical storytelling, which I appreciate. Well, except for the endless arguments amongst the bad guys. One of the best series of the year.

Here is a link to Jenna's lash line - she launched it several years ago: https://loveseen.com/ She was inspired in part due to her own loss of eyelashes. I bought a pair for Zoom work because as I age my lashes are thinning.

When these southern women agreed to producer-driven shenanigans (sweet tea, grits, country ham), they should have refused the suggestion that they sexually harass the Black crew member. Horrible behavior. As was the forced prayer circle. Being ordered to wear too much makeup and big hair is a BD first. The phrase sweet tea arose when southerners began to drink their iced tea without sugar, for health reasons. Before that, pretty much all of us drank sugared iced tea automatically. Restaurants had to offer both options. I remember them having to brew it specially when someone asked for unsugared iced tea. I make homemade grits every weekend. Faye stated that these women were high class. Um, no they weren't. These were garden variety middle class southern white women, presumably with jobs and an itch to be on TV.

Maybe, being a good spay, Cartwright anticipated the bus-swap and did one of his own? This was another great episode. I'm drawing out my viewership so I don't arrive at the end too soon.

I think Mia planned in advance to throw the drink. She probably hinted to production. She just had to poke the bear long enough for the bear to give her justification to react. And who in their right mind claims grifter Peter as "family?" And when did she start talking like Rosie Perez on steroids? I felt sorry for Wendy, with the entire table blaming her without valid reason. Until she couldn't stop running her mouth. Then she lost me. Karen was sitting in the middle of two angry, physically imposing women, so of course she's not going to "pick a side," as Gizelle kept screeching at her. Was Gizelle trying to add Karen to the bully pulpit? Robyn sure was ready with her phone camera and TMZ. Did production plan that also? Weird, given that Bravo would normally want exclusive video rights to the event for the show. My friends in academia think Wendy may have ruined her chance of a contract renewal at JHU. Also, her commentary career isn't that illustrious. There is a TV pundit under every rock in the DC area. She may have ruined that opportunity as well. She is self-sabotaging.

I hated that they focused so much on Dorothy and Paul's story, which has been told multiple times already, in print, film and online. I think it was used for the shock factor, when I'd prefer that the focus be on Banerjee.

So he's more disgusting in the books? I just added the first book to my library list, but I may take it off 'cause he's gross enough on TV. (Just kidding. I adore British intelligence stuff so I'll read the books.) Enjoyed the first episode a lot so I'm looking forward to the rest over the Thanksgiving holiday.

You are right; I didn't think of length of term.

Given how much was made of this wedding, It's odd to me that the editors didn't add a note that the couple are now legally married. It's been 10 months since the wedding was filmed.

I feel like there's an angle at play with this marriage. Why would Madison yank her young son out of the only town he's known, as well as far away from his father? Maybe she will be a Salt Lake City housewife (RHoSLC) and spend the school year in Charleston.

The Girardis (RHoBH) have everyone trumped, I think. Will Todd and Julie serve one-at-a-time so that their minor son has a parent at home?

Much better episode than previous ones. It represents what I expect to see. Although the two actresses are even as to which reporter is the "most serious." Their acting is so flat as to be somnambulent.

I watched this late last night, half-asleep. Did Vishal and Richa admit that they were not actually married? No marriage license.

I was stunned at the beauty of the final scene. First we see Eli's horse dancing and disappearing in a swirl of dust, and then an astounding camera pan from Cordelia to Eli as he sings out to her and the sun sets. I've never seen anything like it. Was the English farmer played by the actor who was Prince Albert to Blunt's Victoria in a movie? Presumably he is the Englishman Cordelia is seeking? Perhaps due to the late hour, I got confused about what was happening in the little house. Too many non-specific pronouns as they conversed. They spoke of a bereaved mother nearby who might nurse the baby, then seemed to switch to saying that the two children had family "south." It's hard to believe that Cordelia would make that journey with a newborn and little girl alone. I like that the writers worked in references to the Dawes Act allotments - essentially the cause of the biggest grab of tribal land in US history. As Gary Farmer's character said, they shoved Indians onto 40 acres of non-sustainable land. When those "farms" failed and taxes couldn't be paid, the government made the land available for white homesteaders.

I read somewhere that there were general disputes - money and reality TV. I don't know if the producers refused to pay Lenny, or if having to cooperate with production cost him time that affected his business.

We are taking a pause after losing our last old dog. It's because of the cost of vet bills. The shelter where I volunteer has noticed an uptick in returns due to adopters not being able to afford the vet bills.