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PaulaO, the carpenter/builder baker's name was Richard, and it was from the 2014 season. He and Nancy both made windmills. Hers was the one from the Moulin Rouge. I like that season a lot, and wanted all 3 of the finalists to be able to win.

The Tampa husband was getting on my last nerve. He needs to study hurricanes a little bit more before deciding not to buy a two story house, or that brick will matter to a hurricane like the one we just experienced in Louisiana (Ida). Also, tornadoes spin off from those storms, and will demolish anything in their path. If he's so concerned about that, perhaps she should have chosen another area of the country in which to do her residency. Hurricanes are like the honey badger - they don't care. While the wife's voice was irritating, I sympathize with her putting up with his endless list of things to beware of. No one has mentioned the mother/son duo moving from Colorado to New Jersey. I was laughing through the entire episode that the teenage son wanted a traditional house with a porch, a backyard, and a suburban feel. Good for him.

I watched the latest London episode and Australian episode last night, and thought the comparison of the couples was interesting. The couple who moved to Australia (he was from Ireland, and she was from Ohio) had not known each other very long before they married, and moved to Australia. He was a paramedic with the goal of going to medical school to be a doctor, and she was a designer who liked DIY projects. They were spending $500,000 on a house! There was some hidden money there I think. The woman was very emotional when she spoke about leaving her family to move halfway around the world, and the man at one point, said maybe they got married too soon, when they were each describing what they wanted in a house. The vibe between them just didn't feel comfortable to me. I hope their marriage works, and she enjoys the pool she wanted so much. As for the London couple, I think they had a good partnership. Someone mentioned upthread that the husband said his wife had encouraged him to take the job and move to London. They both seemed to be pretty much in agreement with the type of place they wanted, and I think their relationship showed more maturity and insight into each other's goals, and the reality of becoming parents. I enjoyed that episode more than the Australian one because there wasn't any bickering. I liked the apartment they chose, and it's always nice to see Richard and hear his take on the HH's.

Shapeshifter, where did you see the follow up comments from the contestants and Mayim about Who Framed Roger Rabbit? My local station cuts away to the next program immediately after the winner is shown.

I read all of the comments about the Naples HH before I watched the episode. Wow! She looked like she was auditioning for Housewives of Naples. When she was giving the one-on-one interview snippets, she looked less harsh, and I guess that was lighting. If she would remove the false eyelashes, and get rid of the bad blond hair/wig/whatever it is, and dress more stylishly for a person of her age, she could be a very attractive woman. In every scene she looked like she was posing, and wanted to be the center of attention. I guess her husband is used to it, and it must not bother him. Neither one of them was interested in whether the kitchen cabinets were white which was a refreshing change from the usual plot. I think the producer knew white kitchen cabinets weren't going to generate fan discussion for this episode.

I don't know how far in advance contestants are notified to appear on Jeopardy, but if the contestants in this new season already know of Matt's winning streak, I would think they are probably disappointed to show up for taping and he walks in as the reigning champion. They would know his strategy, and by the time they can manage to ring in for an answer he has gobbled up all of the high $$ clues like an old Pac Man game gobbler. I'm also in agreement with some aforementioned comments that he leaves the smaller $$ clues for the 2 other contestants when he's way ahead.

Is anyone on this forum familiar with San Francisco and surrounding areas? Regarding the SF couple who bought the new construction townhouse across the bay from SF - where is it located? The aerial view showed downtown SF in the background, and the townhouse was located next to a huge complex of very long, low structures. It almost looked like warehouses. I did a little poking around on a map, but could not figure out what they are living next to.

Noosa, last night my son and DIL and I were watching this episode. Son and family are at my house this week because Hurricane Ida has left them w/o power since Sunday night. Halfway through the episode, my son says "What is wrong with that woman. Those houses are beautiful." By the end of the episode he was thoroughly disgusted with her expectations, and the husband's seemingly total acquiescence to the daughter who is the same age as my grandson. He wanted her to have to go live in his house for a week w/o electricity to change her idea of what was acceptable - lol. I didn't like the house with the metal stairs and catwalk that you could see through. Those make me uneasy. All were very nice places, and I always like to see the landscaping in the Australian episodes.

Open concept is also a drawback when you are the hurricane shelter for 4 extra people and you are used to living by yourself with one cat. The cat hasn't been seen in hours, the noise of the TV, and other electronic devices is disturbing, and everyone but the owner wants to be in the same room. Um, glad to provide shelter, but next time, I plan to buy a house with 10 separate rooms with doors - lol.

Yes, those people who want open concept, and then turn right around in the next sentence and ask for a get away space. Uh, those were called walls that divided spaces into separate rooms in "the old days". Open concept isn't all it's cracked up to be for many people.

I cannot believe it took the Irvine, CA buyer 15 years to get fed up with a 2 hour commute each way. The school her daughter goes to must be a one-of-a-kind facility to get her to make such a nightmare commute daily. I did not know the distance involved, but a map shows it as about 52 miles via I-5. I know some people who live about 45 miles from my city, and they commute daily, but it's an hour at most via the interstate - barring any wrecks. Of course, we don't have California traffic here. I think I would have looked around for another school years ago before the daughter became so entrenched in that location. I liked the 3rd place.

Possibilities, I thought the same thing about his voice. I don't watch baseball, so was not familiar with him, and while he kept the game moving, his voice is the wrong type for Jeopardy. It is "shouty" and sports announcer friendly. I also thought he was treating Matt as a winning contender with his encouraging remarks. I am feeling sorry for all of the people who have appeared on the shows with Matt. He gets to go first (rules), runs through all of the $1000 clues and proceeds to clear the board except for a few questions. All the other 2 contestants can do is stand there like props. Once he clears the big amounts and hits the daily doubles, there's no way he can be caught and all he has to bet at the end is $1 to win. I don't dislike him, but I do wish they would make a rule that full names on answers must be given. I'm not sure how well he would do if that were the case. Maybe they should have all of Matt's opponents back to compete among themselves after his run is over - lol.

I got tired of the whining of both mother & daughter in the Atlanta (bad carpet) episode. If the daughter was so determined to make the house buying her own "journey", then she should have done it alone, and engaged a realtor who was not an old family friend, and was obviously in her mother's corner. Yes, it was nice that she was able to live with her parents for 2-1/2 years to save to buy a house, but that doesn't mean her mother had to be with her on every tour. I agreed with the dad in the few scenes he was in, and trying to give his daughter some space. Having said that, the mother did have some good comments about the single family house with her remarks about yard upkeep, gutter cleaning, etc. All the HH was concerned about was where to put a Christmas tree and her nutcracker collection. The condo she chose was the best of the 3, but I wasn't wild about any of the choices.

Saw this on a news feed this morning regarding Patrick's record setting lowest score ever. Count me as one of the fans of Jeopardy having a match between low scoring contestants. https://news.yahoo.com/le-var-burtons-debut-as-jeopardy-guest-host-overshadowed-by-record-for-lowest-score-ever-051913626.html

It was a shame that Patrick ended the game in a deep hole. The woman (I've already forgotten her name), seemed to be having trouble with the buzzer, and several times you could see her waving it around trying to buzz in.

Maastricht couple seemed to not be on the same page as to where their relationship was going judging by his comments. I didn't get the idea that he's ready to become a permanent couple. As for the housing options, I think the 2nd one was the best choice. The one they chose is close to where he wants to live, but that place is small, and those stairs are just waiting for one misstep by someone.

I always feel sorry for the contestants who end up in the hole and can't participate in FJ. Pat(?) never seemed to gain his footing with the buzzer, and then gave wrong answers on most of the ones he answered.

CrazyInAlabama, I agree with you about that first townhouse in Arlington last night. They didn't show closets, but I bet they were tiny since that place was built in 1948. I was hoping that her love of location, and charm would not win on that one. Once that baby comes, that place was going to seem even smaller because of all of the stuff that babies have now days. I liked the single family home best, but it was a long commute. I just can't imagine having an hour commute each way daily, but I know people do it.

Miss Chantelle was quite the demanding HH, but her father was the one with the common sense. I'm sure the parents were providing some of the $$ for that purchase. I also wondered what a customer brand satisfaction manager is, and how much she gets paid for that? For someone who had been living in a garage, albeit a very nice looking one, her demand list was extensive and impossible to meet. All she wanted was "pretty". As long as it was pretty she didn't care about security, broken light switches, grout lines on floors or counters, etc. I think she's been watching too many Kardashian shows. The one she chose was the best one, IMO, and had the most square footage.

Seacliffsal, the series is being rebroadcast in my area as well, and I just watched the first 3 last night. Cannot believe it's been 10 years since the first show aired, but that's long enough ago that I have forgotten the plots and who the murderer is. It's like a brand new series! I had totally forgotten about Fidel, and I was laughing out loud at a couple of DI Poole's snarky remarks about the French.

I was watching an older one last night with DI Humphrey, but fell asleep before the big reveal of the murderer. It was about the murder of the vulcanologist. Can anyone enlighten me as to how he was murdered?

Did you know that the Portland woman likes vintage houses? OMG, she must have said that word 50 times (slight exaggeration) during the course of the episode. My brother lives in Portland in a 100 year old bungalow style house that is considered Portland vintage. It looks nothing like any of the houses they looked at. His is much nicer. I was screaming at the TV when I saw the kitchen in the first house they saw. Those cabinets had a slap dash paint job, and there are no words to describe those counters, yet the woman thought it was charming and had character. Thank goodness the boyfriend put his foot down on painting the cabinets in the house they selected. As for the Raleigh couple, all he wants to do is rap in a closet, and she wants to paint. Of the two, she had the most common sense about $$, and home maintenance I think. Yes, the dog was cute. I like the realtor's description of Cary, which must mean it's populated by mostly people who have moved to Raleigh recently.

I thought the realtor/friend gave Miss Indiana some good advice throughout the show. I especially liked that she told her she should be buy a house because it had a barn door, because that was a feature she could add to any house after purchase. Shotgun houses aren't my favorite, but like CrazyInAlabama noted, a double shotgun house is wide enough to have a hallway so that rooms can be separate. Shout out to Littleiggy - Geaux Tigers! I'm an LSU alumni.

I read an interview with Scott Bakula in which he said that he became a little "misty eyed" when he saw his wife walking toward him in that red dress. Maybe both of them liked it. I thought it was a little prom dress looking, but it's New Orleans where dresses like this are celebratory attire. Not necessarily for weddings, but probably fitting for this shows final episode.

This episode was fine, and would have been better w/o the Bishop-Torres "the talk" marathon. Seriously, as someone upthread said, this is like junior high. The writers need to drop all of those lines from future episodes and fill the time with more interesting things. Guess Gibbs has been busy adding things to his house for potential home invaders. Good idea about the small hiding place behind the closet. I do wish he had answered Phineas's question about how he planned to get the boat out of the basement.