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I have not been watching this season, but I had to drop in on this episode because my mother was born in Latvia and emigrated here after the war. I've never been there. But I saw those guys lined up for the trademark "Hannahhhhhhh!!!!" and I thought "Those guys all look exactly alike!" Is the poofed up hair now a requirement for (at least the white) bachelor guys?

pet peever/constant annoyance of mine as well.

ah that beautiful home in Connecticut is gone?

macrame, OMG. The 70s called......

LOL I know that. Was referring to the closed captioning.

I didn't mean ego in taking the job-- I meant in claiming 50% credit for the tip, saying now she will do what chefs do (get drunk on nights off), etc. She went from 0 to 60 awfully quickly.

I totally agree. I did not like the ego that reared its ugly head here. If she's going to be a chef, and not an "acting chef" then do it the way other chefs do-- without a deckhand as sous.

Yes. I'm in no way high-maintenance, but I do like to be served "food I can't cook myself" especially on a "luxury yacht." I'd be unhappy being served spaghetti, hamburgers, etc. even though I'm happy as a clam having that kind of food at a pub for lunch, or at a summer bbq.

Ok, I forced myself to watch the first episode and was, frankly, bored out of my skull. So SLOW. No spoilers (obviously) but does it get better? Is there an episode I ought to skip to where something freakin' happens?

It's always summer in the mediterranean. Did you see how they were dressed? My point stands.

and cauliflower bisque? I love it -- IN THE WINTER. Not summer in the med. Pretty heavy food she's serving. Those guests are very easy to please. And was it supposed to be a "rap" party or "wrap" party? (Closed captioning said "rap" but I'm skeptical)

"Do you have iced tea?" and she didn't ask "Sweet or Unsweet?" ??????? In Europe, or on yachts, is there an assumption one way or the other? (I'm a northerner who spends a fair bit of time in the south with family and this is IMPORTANT to me LOL.) What exactly happened with the anchor and chain?

ah Angelo was kind of sweet. Clueless yes.

What they *really* want is to give her $30k and she improves the value of the house by $150k and then they can move to their over-budget "dream house" LOL.

sure, all that is nice. But I don't think at the expense of a decent living/dining room when you've only got 2000 sq ft