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The short episodes leave me wanting more! The actors have developed great acting chemistry at this point.

Have you visited the Deep South or the MidWest? I'm a Southern Boomer, and all my Boomer relatives are in the Deep South. They haven't evolved one. inch. In fact they've gone backward. 😁

I quit watching the show because I thought Gerry was inauthentic and smarmy. And I hate the "house-full of desperate women" trope. I just read the Reporter article. What we have here is an old-fashioned chauvinist and misogynist (who lies). I'm not surprised, because in reality lots of men (and women) his age share that perspective. Once again "reality TV" has revealed itself to be anything but. Why do people keep falling for it?

I'm so glad to see these posts. I lost the show and have found it again. I started watching it on random YouTube videos years ago, and then it popped up on PBS, then it wandered over to OnDemand, then it was gone. I don't pay for a Peacock subscription, but somehow I can see nine seasons now. I've dived back in starting with season 6. Unfortunately I spotted some videos on YouTube claiming that there has been trouble in Paradise. Something about Dick and Angel being difficult to work with...and thus Channel 4 ending production of the show. ETA: is it true they will sell/have sold the chateau? Another YouTube video says so.

At the cannibis dinner, why is Dorit dressed like Mary Todd Lincoln?

Dorit secretly taking notes as they reviewed Sutton's matchmaking candidates.

Forgot to say that Heather's look is improving. She's better groomed with softer makeup and quality extensions, less janky face work, and her gray outfit was more elegant than her usual looks.

The group's two most demanding narcissists squaring off is hilarious to me. Lisa won this bout because she summoned her good manners and didn't attack who was grieving. As I watched Whitney receive the news of her friend's death, I had the icky sense it was being staged for the camera. Whitney and Justin seem like a couple who are worried about money and who are also sick of each other. The bloom is off this particular rose. Weirdly, Mary seems more grounded this season - less delusional ranting, some actual common sense, and a fresher appearance. When she stomps around and lashes out, it's no more than other housewives have done. Maybe stepgranddaddy/husband lives elsewhere and she no longer has the pressures from him of fronting that "church" (I think he controlled her). Maybe she's taking the correct meds. I'm not excusing her heinous history. And we'll always have "What? You've been married for one year while living in my house?"

Current rumors are that Morgan has secured a touring deal (i.e., PR paid off) and she is distancing herself from Kyle. Also, country music fans are notoriously conservative, and many country artists try to avoid the appearance of using drugs.

As we watched we suspected there would be lots of attrition due to the training tactics and environment. It was all wrong for that culture, and ultimately one of the recruits clued the trainers in. With a smarter, more supportive training environment, they would have had more graduates.

Having watched this series and some Twin Flame episodes, I am reminded that behind every one of these "spiritual missions" is your basic MLM set-up, supported by clueless losers, loners and deadbeats. The leaders pull their idealogy and processes from Scientology, Christian youth cults, and others of that ilk, stick a charismatic leader in front, and re-brand with a shiny new name and sparkly graphics. Mother God's key sycophants had superior verbal skills, because they easily regurgitated her simple-minded nonsense all day, every day. Many of them probably figured it was a good gig as long as the money lasted. Beats minimum wage. In fact I wondered if they understood she was dying but didn't care as long as they could continue the easy life (as some are still doing). Also, they may have been worried that the authorities would intervene if they knew Mother God was helpless and being kept from care that would save her life. The most genuine emotion the sycophants showed was over the loss of their nest egg, which apparently was always in the accountant's name and legal for him to keep. Will the tax man catch up, or are they a "church?" Sue from Life Below Zero was taking it in early episodes of that series, but I wonder if she stopped. She lived alone in the Arctic, far from medical care, and believed it would keep her healthy.

This occurred to me because of the cameras, but I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. 😁Maybe production asked him to wear the scrubs. Maybe he didn't really fly in and the whole thing was staged for maximum interest. (Why were they flying in to Virginia instead of Baltimore?)

I wondered about that too. Maybe he was late to catch his plane? Also, he complained about how the plane dropped from the sky very quickly during landing, and asked why. National Airport is in Arlington, next to the Potomac River, and has a very short runway. The planes don't have a lot of taxi space so they descend quickly. She's shallow and insecure. She has zero housewives game. She probably ordered Eddie to engage in that silly Facebook mess, and he obeyed to keep the peace and quiet.

She's trying to keep her housewives gig. Desperation is not a good look.

She's still listed on the JHU website as an assistant professor. I suspect his and Candiace's drama shenanigans on the show and social media have made Chris persona non grata at local restaurants. Plus, he comes off as a deadbeat and a whiny baby with a hot temper. (Producer-driven or not, not a good look.) There are many talented out of work chefs in the DC area and restaurants will hire the safer choice.

Absolutely agree. Sutton is exaggerating the southern accent and mannerisms, and I think the tipsy Sutton is an act; her houseman is in on it. Perhaps Sutton is channeling Talullah Bankhead. It's odd and off-putting. Wasn't it Dorit who used to show up late all the time? Now it's Sutton keeping Dorit waiting. Dorit, your status is slipping. Erika's scene with her mother was so scripted it was silly. Probably her mother put in an obligatory appearance and then beat feet to her grandson's home. ETA: didn't Garcelle's boys live with their father when she first appeared on the series? I had the impression she borrowed them for production.

I'm disappointed in Wendy hurling the insult "slow." Since the 1960s it's been understood that the term is used to describe kids with learning difficulties ("slow learner"). Those kids suffer a lot of abuse, and now we have a supposed academic (assistant professor in the Doctor of Education program at the Johns Hopkins School of Education) using it to insult an adult.

Since I raged against their design aesthetic in my last post, I'll add that in two following episodes their design was decent. Less mis-matched color and materials, fewer knick-knacks. (I think episodes 2 and 3 from Season 4). I immediately thought that they had subbed in a different, unseen designer. Then we were back to more ugly design in another episode. The "potential buyers" are clearly production plants, chosen for their willingness to wander through the houses and praise them. And the sellers sound like robots as they tour the finished houses. I think the twins are doing their version of boho Seattle fashion. The grunge fashion style began in Seattle. Also, I just spotted an article that says the former contractor Jeff chose to focus on his own business, which appears to have grown thanks to his appearance on this series. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/hgtv-star-clears-up-why-hugely-missed-cast-member-left-hit-tv-show/ar-AA1ki2LD I'm glad for him.

I think Golda was suggesting Esther choose between remaining with her Native family in Regina or returning to Montreal. Golda commented earlier that Regina had a decent law school, so Esther had two good choices for furthering her education. As I watched, my thought bubble was "Stay in Regina, get your JD, and dedicate your career to rescuing the stolen children and abolishing the practice."

Exquisite episode. It really was that bad. I expected the children's mother to be dead. She was living as a maid, barely alive. Her trauma is unimaginable. I liked the simplicity of the episode, showing how the family slipped into four days of mourning, without fuss yet deeply meaningful. I will remember this series for a long time.

About two years ago The Washington Post corrected its method for determining "best seller" status. I can't remember the full details, but it had to do with the trend for assembly line hacks/celebrity ghostwritten/online sales. Also it was explained that many publishers buy their way into best seller status by ordering large numbers of a book from stores that report their sales. Different lists use different data, so the best seller lists vary. From a discussion I read: "Buying your way onto the New York Times best-seller list is not all that difficult, although it is...basically cheating.’”

Maybe she can't feel her mouth.

They've all hated Sutton since she appeared (exception Garcelle) because Sutton was wealthy, different and - most importantly - someone unique who had production's focus. They recognized her camera-stealing tricks, such as the face roller and willingness to take on Erika. Sutton's favorable edits drove them crazy with jealousy. Now they are unleashed and it's a pile-on. Sutton's extremely canny but she may not be prepared for falling from production's favor. Someone asked about Sutton's children. I believe she has a daughter and son, and the daughter appeared in several episodes a couple of seasons ago. I think both kids are out of the house. I assume the son refuses to be on camera. I agree with this. She's played a smart game and may have benefited from a favorable edit. What I like about Garcelle is that she has used this series to re-launch her career. She invested in a modest beach home instead of buying piles of ridiculous stuff. I do wish she would stop with the Foot o' Cleavage (TM from a poster in an old TWoP forum) in all of her talking heads. I think some of them suspect she's lying.

Dorit (from RHoBH).

But she rode a bull at Gilley's and has a diamond cowboy hat! That's close enough!