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A big thing I noticed this episode (I skipped a few) was that Teresa's face seemed a lot more "normal" than in the beginning. Something changed. However she's still crap at putting on lipstick.

I have long thought he was destined to choose Teresa. I was just distressed that he said several phrases to Leslie that mean, if he does choose Teresa, it's going to come as a gut punch to her. I agree that the editing is meant to lead us the other way, but agree that usually this is "telling us something."

I've only watched the first third or so of this episode, but I got the feeling that Gerry is feeling that whatever he has with Leslie, and vice versa, is more infatuation than real. He made some kind of comment about "rose colored glasses." I haven't seen how the day goes with Teresa, but I also think she has the edge as a more real connection.

I keep seeing a Verizon commercial that I'm not sure I understand. It's a bunch of carolers at the front door. Apparently the husband paid them to influence the wife to buy him a new iphone, I think???? But she says Verizon is a much better deal. So I *guess* you get the new iphone through a Verizon trade in? It's just not really easy to understand. Give your message in words, not high singing voices!

where is it streaming?

I think Dan got a nudge (a la Project Runway) due to "which person do we want to see more from?" He's been more ambitious and "interesting" with his flavors than Christie.

yeah, the judges' comment about that, and his comment at the end, didn't seem to match. I also had never heard of a caterpillar cake, but apparently all the bakers knew exactly what it was. The cutting out of the strips was definitely something that would trip me up (and even did Dan, who presumably knew what it was supposed to look like).

SERIOUSLY? Personally I have not shed one single tear. It's about as silly and unrealistic as the original recipe, but more amusing. I didn’t want to watch ‘The Golden Bachelor.’ Now I need Kleenex to get through it.

I also felt really uncomfortable at her saying many times how hard her life was being a single mother. I get it- she probably had a bad breakup-- but making that be your "personality" on nationwide TV seems sad.

That made me think: most cans for other stuff don't have ridges like that, So the whole "lines" thing is intentional, right? (I don't buy this product but I make sauce from cranberries even though I don't eat it, so no judging here)

I'm old (not that old) and all I could think at the end was: now we have to climb the hill????

I make my own from whole cranberries, but I do believe that a lot of people put it sideways on a plate (not typically upright, because how would you easily cut it?)

so I started watching this on Britbox and am quite enjoying it. It's well done-- reminds me a bit (of the book, at least, never saw the movie) of that old goodie, Grisham's The Firm-- someone who finds themself in a very very bad place, and a lot of looking at accounting data, LOL. It has the woman who planed Rhona from Shetland in a fairly minor role, but I recognized her right away, even remembering the character's name, which is an accomplishment for this rather face-blind person :)

I wondered about the spelling (CC shows mould, but I always thought it was mold). According to Wikipedia (and I'm American): A mold (American English), or mould (British and Commonwealth English), is a container used in various techniques of food preparation to shape the finished dish. The term may also refer to a finished dish made in said container (e.g. a jello mold).

just saw an ad for "Payback" on Britbox. Same creators as Line of Duty and Bodyguard which caught my attention. https://www.amazon.com/Episode-6/dp/B0CHG6Y62R/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14K7RXG49T18J&keywords=payback&qid=1699826305&s=instant-video&sprefix=payback%2Cinstant-video%2C86&sr=1-1

we went on an expensive nordic cruise this spring with a mess of people with a LOT more money than us, and the first day we met a woman whose face was so stretched she literally looked like the Joker. My husband and I both gave each other a look once we'd separated from her. She turned out to be an awfully nice, if a bit ditzy, person, but wow, first impressions.....

especially, since as far as I can tell, this is not a substitute for going to the doctor and getting an antibiotic? Maybe.... it's somewhat effective as a preventative (like those of us who swear by cranberry pills) but IANAD and don't pretend to be. that's very good!

I know. Somehow these people are scrutinizing their "forehead lines" in the mirror (or more likely, photos) than I am ever likely to do, or care about.

speaking of crepe skin, remind me NEVER to raise my bare armpits above my head at that (my) age. Sheer sleeves exist for a reason.

I constantly see the Serena Williams ad where a dad is teaching his daughter (presumably meant to be a young Serena) to float, while she's driving her car, and is able to let go of the wheel. There's nothing inherently obnoxious about the ad, but I can't help but wonder why taking your hands off the wheel is a good idea, even if you can. Doesn't that just tempt people to do things they REALLY shouldn't do, like search for the thing they just dropped between the seats, or grab a glance at the text message they heard come in?

totally! She always looks like she's about to have a breakdown. The accent seems to come and go.

wow, there are a lot of bakers! The show creators really had to come up with some, um, interesting coffee combinations. That one baker said she "remembers running around her parents' restaurant in diapers." Does ANYONE remember being in diapers? Somehow I doubt she remembers that. The baker who put sprinkles on??? She is a professional bakery owner-- underwhelming is the right description. But I guess that Molly person from the Spring Baking Championship would have liked it LOL. I assume they force the bakers to go talk on the baker cam? Who in their right mind would want to step away from their work to do that? I think we've all probably burned nuts more than once. But how on earth can you be so frazzled that you roll your inlay on the INSIDE of the swiss roll?

just like the format of the show encourages the contestants to see the lead as "the best thing since sliced bread," the format does the same to the lead. Pretty sad; isn't some of the joy of a new love relationship the idea that "I love this guy/gal --- and isn't it amazing that he/she loves me just as much!"

yeah, at least the thyme I buy or grow has a lot of branches on each sprig, and the swoop down method only works on a single "branch." Regarding the signing, and purported chatter about it, the nature of social media these days amplifies one comment on a random website to "so many people are..." Somehow I can't imagine that many people give a fig. I was just surprised they just did CC on it rather than an oral translator. That is, for those of us who have our eyes elsewhere than the screen LOL.

I totally agree. And why would he ask for "older" ladies rather than 20 year old arm candy if all he were interested in was looks.