[Mistresses - General Discussion]

15 hours ago, TVForever said:

Okay, I need my memory refreshed. Why are Harry and Joss so weirded out about Scott? I get why Kate might have felt awkward about revealing that they were dating, but wasn't Joss the one that left Scott at the altar for Harry? Scott was the "wronged party", not Harry. Other than being a little odd, I really don't remember Scott doing anything wrong. Am I forgetting something?

I've been trying to figure this out also. She happened to meet him at the taco truck joss introduced her to.  Which makes perfect sense and is no fault of her own. If I was in Kate's shoes I would have been worried that he's still into joss considering he said he got married hastily because of a failed relationship. I would have been concerned about that even before I knew joss was his ex and then even more concerned knowing joss is the ex. No idea why Harry or Joss should have a say in that,  though. They (especially Joss) offended him,  not the other way around. It's just an unfortunate situation and no fault of Kate's. Though she's a grown woman but still manages to fall in love with any guy she meets. Kate's hits.  How are she and Karen not BFFs? 

[Mistresses - General Discussion]

13 hours ago, Free said:

Forced obstacle/conflict, same would happen with Savi had her awkward departure not happened.  Harry and Joss are the cheaters so the awkwardness should be on them so...

 

The writers can't get Karen's past relationships right, more of April/Mark's boring drama where they'll probably be forced back together even though it didn't take much for him to get out, and more of the same Harry/Joss nonsense.

April & Mark were heading for a breakup before Mama came to stay. April isn't the brightest but I still think she could do better. Mark is sweet but he's too unfocused. Not a good example for Lucy. Whatever happened to the little boy -  Lucy's brother? He never comes to visit? Isn't that where Mark came from? 

Joss needs help. She & Harry have clearly drifted and I find her character to be inconsistent. Did she start her PR firm while she was in jail? 

I wasn't aware Karen had any exes for the duration of the show. Just a patient,  his son,  the guys she slept with anonymously, and a married couple,  one of whom was her doctor. I was surprised to hear she had an ex lol.  Didn't realize her former colleague who reported her was an ex lol.  What a nut. 

[Mistresses - General Discussion]

5 hours ago, Free said:

That or ABC's production budget cuts.

I took it to mean that was the kind of apartment she could get with her budget. Who cares,  anyway? She needs to just go away.  At least Calista had real drama. This is purely manufactured. 

3 hours ago, Milks26 said:

This show gets more boring and ridiculous with each passing week

I seriously wonder if the actresses are happy with this crappy storytelling they are forced to recreate?

I hate Kate with a passion. If the show gets renewed - I hope she's gone

Yes! Go away,  Kate. 

[Season 1 Talk]

Catching up in a couple of episodes on demand.  I thought this one was good.  I'm interested in the subplots here.  For example, Brenda's crew,  Camila trying to get her business back on track,  epifanio destroying Camila's business, James and his partner, the sick woman that Teresa is taking care of, Teresa getting papers. Lots of good stuff. 

I do have a few nits,  though. How is Teresa able to maintain contact with Brenda? Don't they check her phone? Doesn't she ever get followed? Also,  what are your thoughts on the Language choice? Do you think it would be better if the show was mostly in Spanish with subtitles? I've never heard James speak Spanish.  Does he? 

[Season 1 Talk]

On 6/24/2016 at 10:47 AM, Yakimaman said:

I knew nothing of the book or story but was looking forward to this based on the trailers being shown.  I thought the soundtrack was awful, the mixture of English and Spanish makes no sense at all (if you're Mexican, in Mexico - speak Spanish and leave the English to captions - we'll figure it out).  Are all cartel thugs overweight, greasy looking guys?  The shoot-em-up scenes were pure comic book.  Hope this "piloto" was a fluke and it's gets better next week.

Agreed, the language choice is  weird. I feel like we are supposed to imagine that they were speaking Spanish and the writers threw in actual Spanish to give it a certain feel (authenticity, maybe?). I wonder how subtitles would work with a regular TV show. I've never seen that done before. Is this something that shows are doing now?