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J.D.

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  1. Exactly!!! I don't think the writers intended the show to be "Good Guys -vs- Bad Guys." I think there are many layers to each character's personality, which is part of what draws me to the show and keeps my interest. I like when writers start to peel away the onion and unravel complicated characters. Nothing turns me off more than a show with shallow writing and a one dimensional cast of characters.
  2. Yes, that. Plus, I think people are being a little too hard on Robert for his lack of emotional commitment to Grace considering how uptight and closed off she is emotionally. I don't read her as a loving and giving wife. I read her as a type "A" personality, the kind who lives by schedules, and that her business came first when she was in charge of the cosmetic company. Only now do we start to see Grace 'warming up' to feelings and that which is more important than one's career. For example, like the epiphany she had when she realized that the ottoman being placed where it was placed wasn't "all wrong," as she had put it...but rather it was perfect for two people who wanted to sit next to one another, resting their feet while they talked about their day's events. Any spouse, gay or straight, is going to consider looking elsewhere after years of disconnect. Again, I'm not condoning the affair because I think Robert should have ended the marriage and moved on if he was that unhappy. Nothing was going to make him 'straight,' so why prolong the inevitable? That only intensifies the pain.
  3. People are complicated. I disagree with the consensus that Robert and Sol did NOT love Grace and Frankie just because they DO love one another. I don't think it has to be an 'either-or' situation. In a perfect world they could have saved Grace and Frankie a 20 year heartache, if they had simply owned their sexual orientation early on, but then we wouldn't have a show since that's the pivotal axis here. Trust me when I say, I'm not defending their 20 year affair. I've been cheated on before, and I would wager that few fans of this show can say they haven't. Still, I don't believe Robert and Sol stayed with Grace and Frankie out of malice or selfishness. I think they didn't want to hurt them, and they didn't want to break up the family. They are from a generation that typically believes that when you make your bed, you lie in it. I think they tried to tough it out, until they couldn't anymore. Again, I'm not condoning. I'm just trying to see things from EVERY character's viewpoint.
  4. I remember in the movie "Field Of Dreams" when Kevin Costner went back to 1972 to find Doc 'Moonlight' Graham, Burt Lancaster's character in the movie. Costner was trying to convince Doc Graham to come back with him to Iowa, and all Doc Graham wanted to talk about was his passion for medicine, caring for his patients and his love for his wife Alisha. I remember how he specifically talked about his wife's fondness for blue hats and how every time he saw a blue hat, he always bought one for Alisha. Later, as Costner and James Earl Jones were listening to the local residents share stories about Doc Graham, (who had since passed away), one of the residents told them that when they cleaned out Doc Graham's office after he'd passed, they found dozens of blue hats that he had never got around to giving to Alisha. I remember that being a lump-in-the-throat moment for me,... touching and sweet. Anyway, I'm mentioning this because that's what first came to mind for me when Grace found all that jewelry that Robert had bought for her. I can't help but wonder that if Robert had died before Grace found out about him and Sol, would she have felt the same about the jewelry? And so I guess the moral of the story is that it depends on how you look at things. Some people saw that jewelry moment just like Grace did: cold and uncaring. Others (read: me) thought it was kind of sweet.
  5. Seriously? I didn't get it from that site, but it's strange that I now can't find the link I got it from.
  6. I was a little surprised that nothing was mentioned in last night's show about the accident Nyle's interpreter was involved in. Maybe they kept it out of the show on purpose because they didn't want to appear as if they were hinting for sympathy votes for Nyle. Still, Ramon has been Nyle's 'right arm' for so long (ANTM and before), that it had to be hard for Nyle to go on and perform without him. And it had to be hard for Nyle to keep his focus, wondering if Ramon will be okay.... adjusting to his replacement interpreter....etc. Still, Nyle pulled it off with only a couple minor missteps. I went back and watched his freestyle routine again. Nyle's timing was off in the beginning of the song when he was 'creeping' his fingers across Peta's chest before the word 'creeping' was sang in the song. His timing was off when they both fell to the floor. Still, I give Nyle credit for his strength and perseverance. He got all my votes.
  7. Is there room on the band wagon for me? LOL I already hate this new format and I haven't even seen any clips of what's to come.
  8. Again, this is where my 'essay' idea would have come in handy. LOL.
  9. Maybe the answer is this: From now on everyone on the jury has to write an essay explaining WHY they voted for the person they chose. Any essays relating to bitterness and not toward valid points relating to game play, get tossed out as unacceptable. LOL and winky face .... :D.... ;P
  10. Jeff takes his profession so seriously that you know it can't sit too well with him when he's reading the final votes and he can see where it's heading....then, to have to announce a winner that he clearly knows is not deserving. Plus, considering that Jeff has front row seats to everything time and editing doesn't allow us to see, that must only make it worse. Someone posted a screenshot of Jeff as he's holding up the winning card that read "Michelle," and his expression in the picture said it all. Disappointment. Think of all time, man hours and human commitment the show's crew put into trying to create an awesome season -- just to have it all get thrown into the crapper by a bitter jury. How frustrating that must be!
  11. Tai needs to edit his responses if he hopes to have a chance to win. He's going to stick his foot in his mouth one too many times by saying too much.
  12. Unless Cydney's bitter, of course. Then Cydney would maybe vote for Michelle. But if Cydney was to vote for the person who played the best game, then there's no way she would cast her vote for Michelle. That's where I was coming from in my thought process.
  13. If Michelle's smart, she'll vote out Cydney since Cydney would no way cast her jury vote to Michelle.
  14. Wonder if Michelle will stay loyal to Tai now that she won immunity.
  15. Dang! I can't even find time to comment. Too busy watching.
  16. I was hoping for Nyle, Antonio and Paige....but this is okay too.
  17. I hope she sings "Bleeding Love."
  18. Truth! I. Just. Love. Nyle. I hope he takes it all the way.
  19. Wanya is a long way from The Projects. Congrats to him!
  20. I love contemporary, and that was beautiful. Yay, Antonio!!!
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