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This really felt like a series finale to me, but I heard they’re coming back for another one. Either way, in my mind, I’d love to see Gideon and Eli working side by side to fix up May-May’s tiny church in the woods together. Eli still has some good preachin’ left in him to give - as well as mentoring. But I think he’s sick of all the slick and shiny stuff. Gideon, after his trip to Haiti, has also shown a desire for spirit more than success. I think both of them would thrive with a tiny flock of non-militia people - hopefully without snakes, as well.

I have to admit, Ivy bugged me a bit at the start of the season. Also, I worried about her after that first or second episode when she was so upset. But man, she has really come into her own the last few weeks. She makes me laugh more than any of the others. She’s got this really dry sense of humor that is just coming through and I am here for it. She was killing me with the WWE challenge. Also, if I got nailed in the forehead with a baking sheet by a wrestler 5x taller than me, I would have reacted way more dramatically than she did. She just sort of blinked at him, laughed, and kept on rolling. Liya might be more consistent, but man, I am loving Ivy lately.

Oh man, I said this when I first saw him! Robert Downey Jr. with Eddie Van Halen hair!!! Both my children stared at me like I was crazy. Thank you so much for seeing it!

Watching Jason now not let Kylen hold her own damn baby, while his parents so obviously defer to him on all things, is so completely terrifying to me.

Oh man, Yve with the profoundly special needs child has somehow acquired another one. “I expected breakfast in bed. Usually my mother prepares my breakfast and I expected Yve to do the same.” I just can’t.

Man, I went from loving Colby to thinking he was a sociopath. Fascinating.

Surprisingly, my favorite was Marshawn Lynch. I never would have expected him to go all in with the improv. The one-way mirror scene had me gasping for breath.

“I have shapes to grade,” or whatever Barbara said made me laugh so hard. I always feel so ungrateful saying this, but no, I don’t usually want someone’s old coloring books after their children have used them. As a teacher, yes, I often find myself using my own personal funds to buy things for my students and classroom. But I am fairly picky when it comes to hand-me-down items. Also, the district gets pretty upset if a kid gets hurt on a non-approved piece of furniture.

Yep - year 30 now. Definitely related to both Janine and Barbara. I’ve had the kids I let sleep in class - for a variety of reasons. Yes, the principal was a bit over the top, but I definitely have had my share of principals who kept their jobs longer than they should have and who did questionable things with building funds.

Dear god, between José last week wanting to brush her teeth, and this week being determined to wear her down enough that he will soon be handfeeding her and controlling her financially, I am worried she will be kneeling under the table with a collar and choke chain next week. I’m all for power exchange dynamics - but only when all parties are consenting and have agreed on safe words.

No, because I totally agree! He’s not a dog that jumped out of a car on a cross-country trip and will be unable to find his way to shelter or home. The previews of them hysterically navigating the mean streets of Missoula, Maine/Massachusetts/Missouri in search of their underclad runaway castmate were just sad. If they truly believe his life was in jeopardy due to his decision to run away in a “blizzard,” then clearly he does not have the mental capacity to sign a contract for any of the shows he does or the physical wherewithal to be on The Challenge where just getting breakfast is more physically taxing than jogging down a residential street in less than an inch of snow.

I'm still thinking Tara Lipinski for Cotton Candy. Maybe I just want it to be Tara Lipinski...

This show has been fabulous for our family right now - guaranteed to make all of us laugh so damn hard. We’re on Season 7 and, honestly, I’ve loved every group. There was one I thought wasn’t quite as magical of a combination, but it was still entertaining and the next season was right back to a great blend again. And, honestly, it could have been me - things are crazy right now and that can color my perception, you know? But anyway, this show is great.

Omg - Anna’s wedding drove me crazy. Why couldn’t they just have swung by the courthouse and gotten legally married on the way home from the airport - after getting Mursel a snack? The time pressure was ridiculous. Not to mention the fact that he was jet-lagged, there were family issues, and wild amounts of stress. Just handle the legalities to buy some time, then they could have had a more relaxed wedding with the bees a few days later.

Omg - the fire! I was legit freaking out about the fire. How does that even happen? And they just stood there laughing about it! Thank god someone on the crew intervened before the tank blew - taking off the deck and Candace and Kortni with it. In Season 1, I liked Gus. I can’t stand him now. And yes, Jeremiah should have paid for his dinner - but Gus shouldn’t have ordered everything on the menu. I think Gus was wrong to start with there. At that point, I think Jeremiah should have said, “That’s bullshit. It was teams, so our team is gonna pay for your team,” and averaged it out. The whole fight to start with was because Gus was acting a jealous, self-centered fool and NO ONE called him on it. Why Kurt and Kodi threw all their support and time at Gus is weird and made me feel sorry for isolated Jeremiah. No one wants to be the kid who doesn’t get a seat at the lunch table. But also - holy shit, Jeremiah’s emotions are cycling hard. Aimee needs to take him to her anger management class. Actually, Aimee’s callbacks to her anger management class are about the only thing I’ve enjoyed this season. But please stop with the personification of your lady garden, Aimee. If I never hear about your cookie again, it will still be too soon.

I think Bryson would know because I think they are all still in one bed. At least Robert has some standards: Bring the Dominican Mary Poppins Pen Pal into the bed you share with your child on Night 1 - Fine Threesome with a stripper on my birthday in the same bed - A horrifying example for my impressionable son

I have so many things I could say, but everyone else has said them. So all I’m going to say is: why does Jeremiah look so different this season? It’s weirdly distracting. I keep analyzing each part of him. First I thought his upper body was larger; then I thought it was smaller. Then I thought it might have been his hair, but that wouldn’t account for such a complete difference. It’s just weird.

I cannot even believe that I found myself getting angry on Max’s behalf tonight. Truly, it is the end of times. But what was that, Chloe? I don’t expect super-intelligence from her, but I guess I thought common decency toward “the love of her life” might be in her wheelhouse. Hearing her repeatedly beat him down and then hang up on him just made me feel so damn sorry for him. And I am no fan of Max’s!

Oh my god - I felt so badly for Tyra. Those two women were so awful to her! And there was Alexander - “ Why are you upset?” Oh, I don’t know, dumbass, she’s a new, young mom, still in pain from delivery, still trying to figure out breastfeeding, and those bitches just sat there sniping at her. No “thank you” for bringing the baby over the day they’re driving home from the hospital. No attempt at trying to make her feel comfortable - just nasty criticism. Tyra was way more mature than I would have been. I would have called an Uber and gotten myself and Layla the hell out of there.

He really does, Claire. I don’t know if it’s due to his age or general Caelan-ness, but he seems to be under the assumption that Mikayla gets to make all the decisions about the status of their relationship and their children unilaterally. If she says they’re together, they are. If she says they’re broken up, they are. And until now, “break up” has always meant “take a break.” But he also gets to say, “I don’t want this” - maybe not to their children, but definitely to her. But I think everyone would be happier if there was a set schedule - both in terms of child support as well as visitation. Although I can imagine Mikayla kicking up a fuss about him ‘taking’ HER babies anywhere. I realize getting any kind of lawyer is expensive, but I’m assuming he wouldn’t be asking for custody. And honestly? The way everyone was yelling at him for not being there for the non-birth when they were broken up? They are not communicating well right now and are not making each other happy. Why would he be there? I left my husband during my pregnancy and the last place I would have wanted him to be would be in the delivery room. It’s possible he might have wanted to be there to witness the miracle of life - but it’s painful and scary and a time when you’re fairly vulnerable. If she genuinely depends on him to that extent and wants him there, that’s weird as hell.

It’s Ellie Goulding.

Just finished Season 2. I love this show so much. The last 10 minutes of the last episode? I was in tears...

I fear you’re right about this. I think she feels she can’t say no to him - which is terrifying for a number of reasons. When he came out of the embassy with starving Baby, he practically flung him at her and demanded her to feed him. Like it was her fault that a newborn was hungry in the first place. Knowing now about her past, my heart just breaks for her every time he hammers on and on to her about how bad his family life was growing up. Yes, it sucks that they had an international baby. But my mind boggles at his callous hypocrisy of, “I’ll just take him away from you because it would make ME sad to have him taken away from me.”

I have so many feelings about Season 3. The first 1-2 episodes, I kinda really liked Coach Brown. Yes, he was crude and every word out of his mouth was either the f-bomb or Cadillac/beach house, but damn, he loved those kids. The middle bunch of shows, I hated him and wanted to form a wall between him and some of his players. The day he threw Bobby Bruce off the field and the game with Dodge City were the worst. But then, starting with the day he wore the pink shirt, I reluctantly started going back toward the middle. And by the end, I was nodding my head when his assistant coach said that JUCO was JB’s sweet spot. No way could he handle the constraints of coaching at a DI school and my god, he’d be thrown out of high school. But he does raise these kids up a bit and, if they can handle it, they’ll be able to handle the demands of a 4-year or, potentially, the NFL. Is Buckmaster too old for me to adopt? A lot of the players this season frustrated me because they didn’t seem to be stepping up (although that could be a flaw with the way this season was presented; it seemed different than the other 2) but man, Buckmaster was a leader for that team. I’m thrilled he’s going on to a 4-year. I recognize DII isn’t probably exactly what he wanted, but he’ll be valued there; he’ll play (probably all the positions, if necessary), so he’ll have plenty of film to show for it, so who knows? But more importantly, he’ll have a degree. Malik. Oh man, Malik. My heart breaks for him at the same time I think he’s a cancer for any team. The day his “dad” came back into his life is the day I think his world imploded. He probably should have been allowed to continue baseball because clearly he has a golden arm, but he hates being hit. Plus, he loved baseball. He’s fairly emotionless about football. I do think he might make a good coach which Diaz said is what he wants to do. Holding out for a Big-5? Is that his choice or his dad’s? LaTonya was great, but I loved the other English teacher who showed up on a day she clearly didn’t think she needed to be at work - with her infant and in weekend clothes - because one of her students needed her. She might not have had book clubs, but on that day, she showed that player (Emmit, maybe) that she cared about him and she saw him and she wasn’t going to let him slip out the back door. Drake! I hope there’s another season with this team and I hope we get more of him. Where did this kid who looks like a Canadian hockey player come from? I didn’t even know there was a 3rd string QB. Where was he all season? Loved the last game when Malik went from being Diaz’s pet to a voice yammering in his ear - so much so that Diaz had to complain about it to JB. As if JB hadn’t been saying it all season!

I'm totally baffled by Fik-shun's low scores - particularly in light of how much everyone but Ne-Yo praised him. I know that the judges prefer Les Twins, and I would have been ok with the outcome, but the huge gap between second and third is just weird to me. It was weird too that Les Twins were praised by Ne-Yo for moves that Fik-shun did too - and I thought did better.