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I love Rob, but he had to know he wasn't supposed to look. Even if he wasn't paying attention when Joe was explaining the rules, what did he think the blinders on each station were for? lol I still want him to win.
When he was waiting for Jordan to figure out the number so that his penalty time could begin to run, I was wondering what would happen if he just told her the number. No one said that was against the rules. It probably would have been okay if he'd figured it out himself, just like it was apparently okay for Stephanie to follow Jordan, but since he'd already broken a rule, it likely would have gotten him bounced on the spot. Which is a shame because if it worked, Amy and Stephanie would be bitter about it forever and I feel okay about that.
Amy should have been eliminated for never closing her mouth when she chews.
4 hours ago, seacliffsal said:This is not a spoiler as I didn't even watch the previews but in my opinion only I think Rob is out and that they didn't show it as some of us might not watch the finale if it's down to 'Night Owls' only.
I hate how much sense this makes. I'd still watch the finale, but if it's just the Night Owls, I'll be hate-watching it.
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1 hour ago, Scatterbrained said:
I remember the early years when it was hard for contestants to throw off the rules of regular society, and those who did were practically branded as evil. Then, people eventually got into the “anything goes” spirit.
Yes, even alliances were seen as somewhat shady in the first few seasons. The social constraints that the players feel have gradually loosened over the years, and the shorter seasons may be speeding that up. The possibility of living with someone for 39 days or at the very least 3 more days makes people try to be a little more civilized than if they know that it's only 26 days and could be as little as one day.
Honestly, I'm still a little amazed that Liz wasn't voted out after that tantrum. That was far worse than Brandon Hantz's freak-out and he got removed at an impromptu tribal council held at the next immunity challenge. Now, people just look at that insanity and see a goat who must be protected until the end.
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Now I'm wishing for a "Ricky Morales, Criminal Defense Attorney" alternate reality episode, with the entire cast playing different roles.
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12 hours ago, blackwing said:
IIRC, Liz said she has bought and sold 4 companies and currently owns 2. I wonder what kind of companies these are.
On the first episode, she told the others her job was teaching people how to make money sending emails, which sounds completely illegitimate to me. I did find this article and it seems to reinforce that her current company sells spam email lists. And previously, she was a "thought leader" in the RV community, which ... what?
2 hours ago, seacliffsal said:However, I did notice that when pressed, Liz said she had a burger there and it wasn't until after Jeff said Bourbon Burger that she was suddenly all about that specific burger. I think she lied about the whole thing (although there was a photo of her and her daughter [?] at a restaurant [although it may not have been an Applebee's]).
The thing I found a little odd was when she said that the Wednesday night dinner was her and her daughter's only "alone time." She's a single mom, so I would think she and her daughter get a lot of alone time, unless her ex-husband has custody and she only sees her once a week. And if that's the case, that's not Q's fault either. But really, I think that was just a huge performance.
1 hour ago, laurakaye said:I am still trying to figure out exactly what Liz meant by Q blowing up her game...because she wanted his ouster on her resume and he had the nerve to not get voted out?
Not to get too much into Liz's mind because that way lies madness, but after Tevin got voted out, Liz was crying and spitting mad at Q because he had caused chaos by asking to be voted out at that TC. She kept saying that she had made this great move by blindsiding Tevin and that Q's antics "stole her thunder." I think she had this vision that everyone would be talking about her masterful play, but instead they were all going, "oh that Q, he so crazy." She seemed to think that the Tevin vote was going to cement the win for her, but Q ruined that. I think that's what all her screaming about how he blew up her game and took her spot was about. But even without the Q factor, I doubt she would have gotten any attention for Tevin's vote; it would be the same as the Soda vote, with her and Venus both trying to claim credit.
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6 minutes ago, iMonrey said:
They cast Liz for the same reason they cast all the other kooks. They think they'll be "good TV."
Yes. She's just so ridiculously egotistical. "Every man wants to get with Liz." "I'm going to go home and have a hot girl summer." In a way, she reminds me of Coach, but at least his delusions were entertaining.
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I'm glad Q didn't let Maria or Kenzie give Liz the reward. He earned it; he gets to pick who he wants. If they want to give it up and he has to pick again, that's one thing, but they shouldn't get to choose for him.
Also, it seems that even before the challenge, Liz was trying to guilt people into taking her on the reward and said in a TH that she didn't want to win it, she wanted someone to give it to her. So this tells me again that it wasn't about the food so much as it was about her wanting to feel like she's in charge. Crazy that she thinks Q should give her anything after she's been so obviously against him.
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4 hours ago, Haleth said:
I had to miss the whole Applebees/tantrum bruhaha but I don't care enough to go back and watch it today.
I'll link it for you anyway. It's quite the spectacle!
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Zero sympathy for Liz, not only because she knew what she was signing up for, but because that ridiculous display of hers was more theater than real despair. If she were truly more desperate for food than everyone else, she would have stepped forward at the IC the instant Jeff brought out the rice and then tried to talk 3 other people into stepping forward. But even after he brought out the Mason jar and said one person could have it by stepping out -- and they have never done something like that before, that was clearly meant for her -- she STILL dithered about it, until I think it finally clicked with her that if she didn't take it, then people would know her constant whining was a play for sympathy. She didn't throw that tantrum about the Sacred Bourbon Burger of Mother and Child because she needed some kind of food in her system; she did it because she didn't get the treat she wanted and, for some reason, thinks she deserves, and also because she doesn't like Q and just wanted to scream at him.
I was also disappointed in Ben for siding with her and shit-talking Q in confessional. I get that he's happy to be in with any group at all, but if my choices were side with Liz and and Venus or go out in the jungle and talk to a bat, I'd take the bat.
Regarding Q ... damned if I'm not pulling for him! Charlie is still my first choice to win the game (he's aware of what's happening at all times, he's kind, he's a no drama guy), but if Charlie can't win, then I want Q to win. As far as I'm concerned, Tiffany is the only one who has a legitimate beef with him because he targeted her and outed her idol. Kenzie can't take any high ground because she went after Tiffany only two days after Q did. Really, the only thing he's done wrong is cause unnecessary chaos, but it never changed any outcomes or votes; the only thing he did was put himself on the outs because he's unpredictable. If he gets to F3 with Charlie, Maria, or Kenzie, then he loses, but if he gets there with any combo of Venus, Liz, or Ben, I think he can win. He only needs five votes, and the only people I'm certain would never vote for him to win are Tiff, Venus, and Liz. Everyone else, I think, could be up for grabs.
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5 minutes ago, shapeshifter said:
3.9 "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" was the exception:
Yes, but it's the exception that reinforces the rule.
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I too was disappointed that Faith didn't write the FAX message with the fake bartender's blood. I also don't think she'd just put her purse with her GBI ID in the corner of the bathroom to hide it. She's smart enough to at least stick it in a drawer.
This is the second time Betty has parked herself on a couch cushion to watch Angie and Will hooking up, so either she really disapproves or she approves too much.
I googled and saw something that said the finale is May 7, but it also said there are 13 episodes and May 7 will only be 8 episodes. So no idea what's happening. Even 13 seems a little short for a second full season, but I guess the writer's strike is still having an effect.
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On 4/30/2024 at 5:22 PM, chessiegal said:
It looked like about 50-60 bottles. My Lorazepam comes with 0 refills for 20 pills. Every refill has to be approved by my doctor.
Not to be morbid, but isn't 20 pills enough to kill a person? Limiting refills is a probably a good idea, but if someone can do themselves in by filling the prescription once, then I don't really get the logic.
As for the movie, it did seem crazy unlikely that he had one cabinet filled with vials, but I think that was them just making it obvious that Monk was hoarding. At the end, when he was in the park and had the pills all lined up on his handkerchief, it looked like he only had about 50 pills, which again, I assume would do the job, but since it's Monk, I would guess that was everything he had ever purchased. He's always been so against any kind of medication or drug (chaining himself to the tractor on Randy's farm after smelling marijuana burning and screaming that he had the munchies lol) that I think he got the prescription in the first place with the intent of never taking any until he had enough for suicide.
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I decided to try the first episode a few days ago and ended up binging the whole thing to get caught up. The actual deal or no deal suitcase game is boring, but the social dynamics of the Survivor-ish part of the game are crazy. Also, I like the random little moments like, during the jet ski excursion when Joe and the model (Ben?) were standing on the beach waiting and Joe suddenly asks him, "how many chicken nuggets can you eat?"
Stephanie and Amy are both horrendous but in different ways. Stephanie has some kind of emotional regulation issue; she was SO ANGRY with Alyssa over what was pretty normal gameplay and then once Alyssa was gone, she transferred all that anger to Rob over nothing that I can see. Amy is just stupid and mean. So funny when Rob said that Amy lies because it makes her feel like she's strategizing. Dawson was a good fit with them, being sort of catty and dopey.
Nick and Jordan seem okay to me; in the alliance for protection, but they're not vicious about it.
Aron was too fragile for this game, but I'm happy to hear that he and Rob are still friends now. I would be surprised about it, except a few years ago, someone asked him who he still hung out with from Survivor and he said Tyson, Sean, and Peter Harkney, who was this funny weirdo who got voted out first in Rob's first season and who spent a lot of time talking about how he was a holy person, prompting Rob to give a confessional saying "I thought he meant he was spiritual, but it turns out he was talking about the actual holes in his body."
Rooting for Rob to win a big chunk of money, but Jordan would also be fine. If Stephanie or Amy play for the money, I hope they walk away with the $0.01.
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1 minute ago, realitytvfan1017 said:
Thanks for sharing. Do they have secret scenes on you tube every week?
It looks like this account has them for each week, but that's not the official CBS Survivor account (which doesn't seem to have any secret scenes), so I don't know where that person is getting them.
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17 minutes ago, realitytvfan1017 said:
Wait, I still haven't seen the scene but it's something about Maria accusing Ben of having an idol and lying about it?
Here's the scene. I find it really awful, but I also think it should have been included in the episode.
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I don't remember Vinny's exact words to Amber because I became enraged immediately after, but it was something like, "I hope you take this as an opportunity to learn how you're hurting us." Somebody needs to punch that guy in the junk.
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I wouldn't say Maria has been loyal to Charlie. She was pretty happy to be in the Plus One alliance without him, and would probably still be in it, if it hadn't fallen apart. She's really shown no loyalty to anyone. She voted against Jem and Moriah, who were in the Charlie's Angels alliance, and she didn't vote for Tim because the split tribes that week meant she didn't vote at all, but he thought they were each other's number ones and she obviously didn't. Then she plotted against Tiffany and voted against Tevin, during the last gasp of the Plus Ones.
And I would say, that's all fine, that's the game, but then I saw the secret scene where she was berating Ben and being all self-righteous scoldy school teacher (as well as her TH about how he lied to her face when he didn't and she has no reason to think he did) to the point where he ends up sitting alone on the beach crying. Thank goodness Charlie is a good guy and came out to sit with him and just be decent to him.
Shorter version: hope she loses!
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Hunter was dumb not to play his idol obviously, but I think Tiffany was too. As chaotic as it's been and after three blindsides in a row AND knowing that everyone knows she has it? She doesn't know about Kenzie targeting her, but she expressed some concern early on to Q about how hard Kenzie was playing. Not sure why she's not at least a little wary of her now, but honestly if Q and Kenzie teamed back up against her, I wouldn't be surprised.
Venus continues to be awful, rubbing the blindside of Tevin in Hunter's face with her, "what now, Mr. Strategy?" Liz continues to be absurd. And both of them claiming responsibility for the Tevin vote. haha, I really kind of want these two and their desperation to take credit for everything in the F3.
14 hours ago, LadyChatts said:Hunter proved he really is an Ozzy type, there for the adventure but really bad at the strategizing in the game.
Yes. Great at challenges, bad at the social game, could not strategize his way out of a paper bag. The real crime, to me, was that last night he became yet another of this season's players to refer to himself in the third person.
12 hours ago, Chicago Redshirt said:Great Value Parvati
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Boxing out Bizzy/Sunny and Yvonne/Melissa from even being able to attempt the meat challenge was bad, but the thing that bothered me was that when Yvonne (?) asked if they could all work together, they didn't outright refuse, they suddenly just got very shifty. They either pretended they didn't hear her or acted like, "ha ha! we don't know either! don't mind us and these clues to the Pit Stop in our hands!" A simple, "I'm sorry, we wish we could help, but we can't be sure there's anyone behind us," would have at least been respectful.
It could come back to bite them anyway because as it turned out, those two teams were right on their heels. The three allied teams were still on the mat when B/S and Y/M showed up. So not helping them may have affected placement, but there's virtually no time advantage and they've engendered some bad will there. As someone upthread noted Danny/Angie were third of the three, so they may start out in the last group next week anyway, and they're not likely to get any help from teams they snubbed.
I liked Derek and Shalisa too and am sorry to see them gone. They did bicker a lot, but that seems to be their thing and they both let it roll right off. I very much loved them at the skateboard task:
Derek: Get ready to go, honey!
Shalisa: I've been ready!
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I didn't notice this until the rerun the other night, but Betty's leash is huge. She probably weighs 4 pounds and the leash weighs 5. Her little feet sticking out of that sweater are killing me with cuteness.
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This is the most egotistical group of players we've ever seen. I say that every season, but it might be true this time. At the very least, this is the largest number of players who refer to themselves in the third person. Jelinsky, Bhanu, Jem, Liz.
I understand the impulse for a big target player like Hunter to hold on to his immunity idol, but he made a mistake not playing it for Tevin because now he's a big target player with no reliable allies. The Plus One alliance is done, and the Nami alliance never really existed. He doesn't seem that flexible or adept socially, so he's going to have to beast it to the end now if he wants to get there.
Also I'm sorry to see Tevin go because he was at least entertaining. Tiffany is competent but boring, so I'd rather she had gone, and if not her, then Venus, who isn't boring but I think the editors have wrung all the humor they can out of her delusions of being the G.O.A.T. and now we're only left with how obnoxious she is. I do agree that the editors seem to hate her, but so does everyone else, and the only common factor there seems to be her and her personality.
I think I'm rooting for Charlie now. He seems smart and has a sly sense of humor. Hanging on the pole only one foot off the ground and then, "how about some rice, Jeff?"
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4 hours ago, LadyChatts said:
Didn't Q say this past episode that Hunter wasn't a physical threat? So how is one a challenge beast but also not a threat?
Tim said that Hunter was the biggest physical threat and Q said something like, "I don't know about that" or "I wouldn't say that." You could tell he was put out that someone else is considered the big challenge beast instead of himself. I don't know why he's surprised considering his challenge record.
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I liked Q a lot up until now, but I was almost hoping he'd get blindsided last night. For a guy who spent the first half of the game losing, he certainly has a lot of opinions about what other people are doing wrong. This sometimes happens when there are three tribes with one tribe losing so much early on; they come into the merge down in numbers, aren't seen as threats but instead as "extra votes, and then end up controlling the game. It's how Denise won in Philippines and Yam Yam in whatever season that was.
Kenzie, on the other hand, I haven't liked at all. I started to like her last night when she was helping Ben, but then she couldn't stop congratulating herself for what was basic human decency, so I went back to wishing she were gone.
And I've wanted to like Venus, but she seems to rub everyone the wrong way, not just Nami. So I think she might indeed be the problem and not every single other person. Her smugness at and after TC was hilarious; Soda and Venus may think Venus engineered that vote, but everyone else knows it was Tevin. I don't understand why he voted for Venus instead of Soda, but he was clearly behind Maria and Charlie voting for Soda.
Favorite moment was Jeff listing the reward menu and Tevin shakily uttering, "lord jesus."
Watching them play the alphabet game reminds me of the time Uncle Bob, a TWoP mod, tried to get a six degrees game going in one of the threads. It went like
Poster 1: Christian Bale was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with David Strathairn. David Strathairn was in The River Wild with Kevin Bacon.
Poster 2: Christian Bale was in The Dark Night. And so was Heath Ledger.Poster 3: It’s so sad about Heath Ledger. He was awesome in 10 Things I Hate About You.
Poster 4: David Krumholtz was in 10 Things. He’s also in Numb3rs now. Oh, and he was in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle!
Uncle Bob: Perhaps I didn’t explain the game correctly.
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16 hours ago, mrsbagnet said:
Faith's mom told him everything. That might have been the first time he's ever seen a photo of himself that young. He seemed really touched to find it.
I like the little moments where you see how much Amanda loves Will like a son, like right after the car crash when she looked over and Will was unconscious she cried out, "Wilbur!" and was trying to cut him loose. So far, the writers and actors are presenting that relationship in a nicely understated way.
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That was boring for a merge episode, especially because Moriah and Venus both seemed to be trying to move the target off the other one and back to themselves. Don't worry, ladies; you'll both go home before the end.
This is me in cranky-you-kids-get-off-my-lawn mode, but jesus christ why is the music on the show constant and so loud? I have to hit instant replay about a dozen times each episode because I can't hear the conversations over the drums and that one horn making an "aaaaooooooh!!!!" sound. Even if they're just talking about papaya or whatever, there's all this dramatic music pounding.
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Monk - General Discussion
in Monk
Michael was in three episodes: Mr. Monk and The Missing Granny, Mr. Monk Bumps His Head, and Mr. Monk is the Best Man. In the missing granny episode, I always wondered how many takes it took the two brothers to get through the, "what are you smoking, man?" "I'm smoking the TRUTH, MAN!" scene without laughing.
Tony's sister Susan Shalhoub Larkin was in Mr. Monk and the Genius, and the shushing monk in Mr. Monk and the Miracle was Tony's nephew, Tony Larkin.
Speaking of Mr. Monk and the Genius, I think it's a shame that the actress that played the murdered woman was never cast as a potential love interest for Monk because they had a lot of chemistry just in that one scene. Much more so than any of the three women they had Adrian show interest in in other episodes.
They do say both at various times, but she had to be 35 because her tombstone says 1962 - 1997 and we know she died in December a couple of weeks before Christmas. But her birthday is earlier in the year; in Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk, Adrian mentions to Dr. Kroger that Trudy's birthday was the day before and the next day he goes to Leland's backyard cookout in what looks to be summer.