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Wow, Kelley turned into Single White Female so gradually, I didn't even notice. I find it utterly hysterical that Matt will only kiss her on the cheek. If that was me, I'd have eliminated myself at this point. But she does make for good TV. I don't get the feeling Rose was actually on board with who he was, and of course, the producers must have been terrified she would reveal his secret. I don't blame her, actually -- she must've been sort of skeeved out realizing she'd been kissing this random English dude. And just to say "My name is Matt Hicks" (plus no other explanation) almost made it creepier. Like she'd been catfished in real life...or something. I still like Kimberly, though bless her lack of royal knowledge. If the uber-partier Prince Harry looked terrified to bungee jump, that probably should've been a tipoff. Can't wait for the finale!

I'm shocked. I truly thought they'd keep the "good"/"evil" Kelley/Meghan rivalry until the end. I find Kelley's holier-than-thou attitude much more irritating than Meghan's in-your-face nature. If they were on Survivor, Meghan would have made an alliance on the first day, and Kelley would be opining about people who deserve to be there. I also find Meghan's "I wanna get with Prince Harry" attitude far more palatable than Kelley's "I want to be a Lady and have an estate and a family and be princess of England" delusion. But I'm Team Kimberly, so...

My Verizon FiOS finally got all the episodes! A day late and a crown short, or...something. Yeah, she must be confusing this with I Want to (Lady) Mary Crawley. Kelley was on my last nerve during this episode, from her wide-eyed insistence that there "happened" to be an American diner in the middle of the English countryside, through her "seductive" licking of the BBQ sauce off her fingers. By all means, eat the burger however you want -- but don't conflate being messy with being sexy. The producers must be salivating over her.

If anyone finds the unaired episodes on OnDemand, I'd be curious to know. I have Verizon FiOS and they don't have anything past 1x04 yet.

Maybe if he had said "My boss was such a [expletive]," but the entirety of his comments seemed to be based on her being a woman (or a "little girl"). That's not just sexist, that's a misogynist. The tenor of his comments was he was upset that a woman dared to speak to him in this way. Never mind the fact that she was his boss -- he insinuated that her being a woman made what she did somehow wrong. Not only that, but he was bound and determined to act out against her because she was a "little girl." Contrast his behavior to Kaisha's. She rolled her eyes and talked back to Chef Ramsay. Her issue was being dressed down. Anton's issue wasn't being dressed down, it was who dressed him down. That's not bitterness. That is visceral hatred. Anton will join the long line of men whose wives/girlfriends/family are just wonderful, but all those other women out there are bitches.

Man, I loved how Joy tore into both guys on the red team. She took them completely apart, but in a totally professional manner. I may have needed a cigarette afterwards. I think Jason has a little crush on Rochelle, but maybe that's just me. Buh-bye, Anton. Too bad for you that Hell's Kitchen doesn't serve misogyny.

That's still too much "Let's point and laugh at the stupid women!" for my taste. Bold-faced lies are actually kinder than letting people's delusions take over. For example: "Joe Millionaire:" they told the contestants he was rich. So, it was more difficult to judge the contestants thinking they were dating a wealthy guy, since that was what they had been told by the show. I also feel like a flat-out lie allows Matt to let more of his personality show through. I think he's so concerned with the "mystery" and playing up his "possible" identity that it's made him reluctant to talk much. If the show just went "Yeah, he's Prince Harry," then there's no guessing game -- and he can pretty much be himself (since his "identity" has been revealed). Then they can do the whole Joe Millionaire-esque "do they like him for his personality or his money/title?" I actually think the contestants' questions about his family/job/life of a royal would go away if it his identity was "confirmed." It would allow them to treat Matt like a suitor as opposed to a riddle. (I do wonder if they originally wanted to do the reveal immediately, but quickly saw there were several contestants who weren't convinced and probably couldn't be convinced-- and those contestants had to go before the big lie was unveiled.)

Absolutely agree. She's a star...how can I put this politely...canoodler.

It wasn't photoshopped, right? It was just a picture of Harry and William. The guy in the picture looked beefier and more...ginger than Matt is. I understand this view, but on the other hand, I think stepping up the charade actually may make the contestants look better. It's one thing to believe the guy is Prince Harry just based on putting together clues and convincing yourself it's the truth, but if you're flat-out told he is, then you can't be faulted when it turns out he was lying. I'm of two minds about it now. The show is less "Let's point and laugh at the stupid women" when they are being actively deceived (instead of the show giving them just enough clues for the women to talk themselves into believing the ruse). It puts the onus on the show for outright lying to them vs. the onus on the contestants for believing what they wanted to hear. But I agree with those that say the show could not have tipped their hand more when the most gullible got the Crown Suite and the skeptic got the boot out the door. Especially as the show was escalating into these more obvious lies. They couldn't take the chance that any of the contestants wouldn't buy what they were selling.

GoldDerby is saying Carter Bays & Craig Thomas have submitted "Last Forever" for Emmy consideration. They still don't get it. Why am I not surprised?

I enjoyed this episode so much more than the last few. Reward challenges are so scripted at this point: guest judge chooses a winner by one point, and the non-chosen dish is always proclaimed better than what was presented. Losing team (who just lost by one point) gets over-the-top punishment, including gross lunch rivaling "Fear Factor." Winning team rubs their outing in losing team's faces. Rinse and repeat. Menu challenges, on the other hand, at least show the team's personalities -- and I feel like production doesn't mess with the contestants as much when it's their menu. The fact that the much-feared chicken never turned out RAWWWW is proof enough of that. Just when I thought Anton might be getting a slightly nicer edit, we get next week's preview. I still see him making the finals -- Jason's soundbytes are mostly to prop Rochelle, and complain about the other men on the blue team. I still feel like those who switch teams tend to be winners, so I'm holding with my prediction of Anton vs. Melanie as the final 2.

What a fascinating idea. How old is he? Granted, I've never been in his situation, but one would think that time would start to heal some of the wounds. (to me, he'd have been more believable were he in his early 20s, not pushing 40). I don't know whether I'm less or more impressed that he might've been exagerrating his issues for dramatic effect to win the show. With all the "My family means the world to me!" contestants, maybe the show figured they needed to even the score.

Interesting the closed-captioning on this says "I Want to Marry Prince Harry" as the name of the show. Must not have gotten clearance by the legal department. Kelley. She looks so much like Emilie de Ravin/Belle on "Once Upon a Time." Though I wished he'd sent her home. She's a star...ahem, gazer. When she finds out he's just Matt from the council estates, she will drop him faster than anyone. I thought Karina (new occupant of the Crown Suite) didn't seem that impressed with him, having had an English soccer player boyfriend. But maybe he likes that about her. Of the remaining girls left, I like Kimberly (previous Crown Suite occupant). She seems sweet and as genuine as anyone can be on a show like this.

I'm a man who had unprotected sex with a woman. Nine months later, I have another mouth to feed. Maybe two or three or four mouths to feed. So, I want to win because the results of our unprotected sex are costing me money. More money than you folks who used protection. I will tell you a fine story about the results of our unprotected sex and say they are "the most important things in the world to me," but that's simply code for "I should win over you because I created humans." See, I can't pay for my existing family, so obviously I had more unprotected sex. Now I will have to pay even more money. So, please reward me for the money I am about to lose on the hypothetical mouth to feed that doesn't even exist yet. But I'll say it in a cutesy fashion like it's on the way. Now don't you want to give me the money? Not only did I create humans already, I created humans who aren't even humans yet. That has to earn me bonus points, or something.

When this episode finished, I really liked it. I thought it was a fitting tribute to Cristina and her character. But the more I thought about it, the more it seemed like the script was written by...well...a really enthusiastic fanfic writer. All of the beats of Cristina's character were there, but there was an authenticity missing (though this writer -- whoever he is -- completely nailed Cristina's parting words to Meredith). But "Dance it out" and the music choice, and referencing George and Izzie, and "you are my person" -- it felt a little too try-hard to me. Sandra Oh obviously nailed the emotion, but the script itself seemed lacking...substance. I just wish Shonda Rhimes had written it herself. I feel like she would've been able to hit those beats, while still referencing how Cristina has grown from early season Cristina in a way that wasn't just throwing a bunch of nostalgia against the wall and seeing what stuck with the viewers. I hope Sandra Oh's next job is the actor equivalent of Cristina's dream job in Switzerland. Someplace with lots of critical acclaim and awards, where she'll finally be recognized for her talent. In that way I wondered if Cristina losing the Harper Avery became kind of a meta statement about Sandra Oh's decision to leave: as deserving as she was, she was never going to win an Emmy while she was on Grey's Anatomy.

Does a gossip site count as media? I suppose in this Internet age, anything does. Looks like Dan Stevens finally got his name out there -- though maybe not exactly in the way he wanted: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2014/06/blind-items-revealed_5162.html