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I agree. I think if it were Tracey Ullman’s show, she would make herself the femme fatale if she wanted, and Larry would be the repugnant shlub. Cheryl Hines is 56 and is presented still as an attractive and desirable woman. To me this is just a role that Tracey Ullman can pull off, is probably improvising a lot of the disgusting mannerisms, and is just a vehicle to move the plot. Certainly no one thinks this plot is realistic. Real Larry David would have paid a fine, put up a fence and never hired Maria Sofia. But then we wouldn’t have a show. I’m a woman in my early 60s, grew up with one of Larry’s co-writers and producers for Seinfeld, and am merrily enjoying this fiasco. Nobody could do this better than Tracey, in my opinion.

I just didn’t find this episode humorous at all. Too much slapstick, and it feels to me like Larry is really forcing the curmudgeonly bits now, instead of it being natural Larry.

George Wendt is Jason Sudeikis’ uncle, so I’d have loved to see them together for that sketch. What Up With That always makes me laugh. Especially Jason jumping in and Fred Armisen on the sax. Even though the title is What Up, they always say What’s. And Keenan is the best.

I think you maybe meant to write “both” instead of “bot,” but bot works for me because that’s what Thomas is. Even Becca finally tossed him because he couldn’t be real. Someone above wrote that Brendan and Pieper broke up? I hadn’t heard that but that’s great news. Villainous plan, foiled. Kendall looked like such a fool standing on the engagement platform for no reason.

I’m another who thought that was Owen Wilson portraying Biden. I’ve never heard of JAJ but clearly they gave him a lot to do for his first ever show. I think he did a great Joe Buck. Was Kyle in anything other than the two seconds as a teenager at the school board meeting? Two things I found distressing—new father Colin with no mask at the end, and I personally thought it was offensive to have two jokes about Brian Laundrie while this tragic situation hasn’t been resolved.

I was wondering why Devon almost died when he’d only been in the casting room for a brief time, but the blind patient had been there before Devon and also overnight, but was in much better shape. I know Devon vented the room when he exited to get help, but that still means he nearly died from less of an encounter with the gas than the blind patient had. I didn’t know anything about the Nic actress leaving the show, but it was obvious when she didn’t appear in the season premiere. I don’t mind Sutton’s son being on the cast if he becomes a mentee to The Raptor. But his mother can leave the show anytime.

I realize the contestants can only use what the producers give them. So James apparently got paint and two pieces of wood that are supposed to represent Arkansas vs Manhattan. Great. Then a little spiel about how small towns are not like big cities. Scintillating. Well, it didn’t seem like much to me, but after Tia had her peeved conversation with Blake, apparently to her James had put in a lot of effort. The whole thing was so pathetic. And Blake and Tia are arguing like people who have been together 20 years instead of 20 minutes. I can’t stand her and I don’t want to know her vagina’s every move. The human plating, also, ugh. Why do people think this is a sexy good time? I’m perfectly content with Kendall leaving. If it’s so awful to see your ex with someone else, don’t come to where he is quite possibly in fact with someone else. She could have reached out to him long before he went back on BIP. Maurissa with makeup and hair looks nothing like the unadorned Maurissa, but it looks like maybe she and Riley could actually be good for each other.

I’m a Dr. Joe fan and I want him to “find love.” I don’t like that he’s bros with Brendan, but he may not have known the extent of Brendan’s plot. He certainly didn’t know how Brendan talked about Natasha, since it hadn’t aired yet. Maybe Brendan has been pulling his good guy act on his friends, too. Joe doesn’t know Natasha and it was unfair that he was put in the middle like that. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt unless I see otherwise. I hate how smug Becca is, as though she wasn’t dumped by her Bachelor and then her Bachelorette romance didn’t last. Thomas is going to be Thomas and she’ll eventually see she’s just very basic, and not some superstar.

Well, I’m stupid and don’t know how to insert a link, but I just read an article in Us Weekly titled “Pieper James Wants to Make Things Right” and she further declares “I’m not an extension of Brendan.” The really disingenuous part is where she says she was excited to see “ a guy that I had connected with” before the show, and “was looking forward to see if that connection could grow into something more.” That sounds exactly the reverse of when she scolded Brendan for downplaying that they were fully boyfriend and girlfriend already. Also that they congratulated each other on what they thought were their superlative game-playing skills.

“Pieper and I had misunderstandings going into Paradise” = “we misunderstood that our mics were on all that time.”

This was a very unsatisfying episode. Four hours this week and no rose ceremony. Chris and Alana hounded off the beach, but nothing said to the far worse Brendan and Pieper. It’s true that at the time this was filmed, the contestants didn’t know the extent of the heist that Brendon and Pieper were pulling on this show, but they did know the rumors that Brendan and Pieper had a relationship. Alana comes, goes straight for Chris, Chris immediately jilts Jessenia. How is that different than Pieper arriving, going straight for Brendan, and Brendan immediately jilting Natasha? Even without the others knowing the strategy that Brendan and Pieper were using? I hope it is true that next week Brendan and Pieper get the same treatment. Demi’s facade has completely cracked. Another one of the very many hypocrites. “But we had sex!” This from the woman whose whole shtick is that she’s a good-time only girl. Throwing her hair over her face and crying, while saying that she’s the most fun person there, doesn’t exactly prove her point. I didn’t think Becca was anything special even as the Bachelorette, and I dislike her throwing it around that in the Bachelor Nation hierarchy, she’s more important. “Does he like me just because of who I am?” You’re not exactly Queen Elizabeth, Becca. I thought Riley went too far on his first date with Maurissa, but he did seem like a stand-up guy tonight.

That’s true, but they knew they were being filmed on their “first date,” when they were sitting at the table discussing their relationship. Yet Brendan went on to discuss how he had to create a certain “narrative” in order to last until Pieper arrived, and Pieper said “thanks for playing the game,” with the two of them in mustache-twirling mode. They knew that would be televised; I can’t imagine how they thought this would be received by their fans. I’m old and don’t have Instagram but I do understand that X amount of followers translates into commercial opportunities. I sincerely hope that whichever entities pay them for endorsements or whatever will hastily withdraw all offers now. I know they aren’t the first to have killed time and tried to last until someone they had a crush on appeared on BIP. This was a different order of magnitude, though. Just Brendan telling Natasha she had “selective hearing,” and claiming it was such a coincidence that Pieper showed up, plus obviously that they were already boyfriend and girlfriend is a heinous way to treat someone and too overtly gaming the show.

Okay I already don’t remember….was there a host this week? I don’t recall anyone greeting Pieper when she came to the beach, and there was no rose ceremony, so I truly don’t know. I liked Brendan so much when he was a contestant. I think he’s cute and I THOUGHT he was humble and sincere. What a jerk he is, and Pieper too. It’s awesome that the show aired their conversation about followers and publicity. I hope it backfires completely and that they are embarrassed in front of their families. The absolute nerve of Brendan to sit there and tell Natasha he doesn’t have the “gift” of being a manipulative liar. I think she’s pretty and well-meaning and I hope she finds someone who appreciates her. I didn’t like Kendall before and I don’t like her now. The logistical problem isn’t going away and I think she should have let Joe have an uncomplicated relationship without her marching back in.

I always give the side eye to anyone who claims to miss someone and wants to reconnect, but only manages to do that on TV. Kendall said she and Joe had been broken up for a year—-she had all that time to contact him privately. So she’s here for TV, followers, fame and the drama. I like Abigail and Noah but I do think there wasn’t much passion. Hoping they do give it a chance. Happy to see Chasen and Karl go. I don’t like Deandra’s hair, it’s too much, but I love how she didn’t get swept away by the jewelry and sweet talk. Smart girl. Ugh Demi. She declares she’s there to steal everyone’s man, but won’t accept it happening to her. Although I am not a Tia fan, I’m glad he went on the date. Mari can eat it because I think Kenny would have stayed with her had she not decided on two sets of rules for them. I never thought Becca was anything special, but I guess in their world she has panache due to having been a show lead.

Really, I cannot understand how Mari did not see how hypocritical she was being toward Aaron. She honestly acted like she just did not get the ramifications of what she said to Kenny. It seemed very deliberate on Tammy’s part to go off with Thomas. She purposefully took Aaron’s enemy and marched right in front of Aaron to make out with Thomas, pretending not to notice what he was doing and then asking Thomas if Aaron was staring at them. I hadn’t noticed any relationship with Tammy and Thomas at all and I think she just wants to be some kind of femme fatale. She’s acting as though she’s upset that they’re fighting over her, but she arranged that whole situation for maximum impact. I think Jessenia is adorable and obviously she can go after whomever she wants, but I did think she and Ivan could have been a strong couple. He certainly thought so. I don’t remember Chris at all.

And the audio. There wasn’t as much moaning as we’ve been subjected to in other cases (was it Kaitlyn on her season? I can’t recall) but there were some preliminary sighs and moans. Maybe it was added in post-production because aren’t the mike packs attached to their backs or something? I’m certainly aware that BIP is a different level than the pretense on the regular show, but I just can’t imagine how anyone would want to be filmed this way, when they aren’t seeking careers in porn.

I attribute this to it’s being Year One of Katie and her vibrator. So 2021, yeah.

I get this, but I find it so exasperating that while she claims to have never been taken on a genuine date, apparently many men found her appealing enough to have sex with her, despite being 80 lbs overweight. But not good enough to take her out in public. Riley selected her, apparently not knowing any of this, but I did find it suspicious that he zeroed in on her insecurities immediately. This is Paradise; how will she feel when new women come in and Riley may or may not drop her? JMO.

I had the same impression of him, although I vaguely recall him from his bachelorette season. I agree that he said all the right things to a woman who has a lot of insecurities and desperately craves reassurance. I know very few bodybuilders who are really okay with a woman gaining 80 pounds. He sounded disingenuous saying “oh you were beautiful then too, who cares” because gym rats REALLY care about bodily looks. SJP are the initials of a well-known actress who is often slammed for her looks and has been compared to a horse. Personally I think that’s very insulting so I’ll leave out the name; just responding to the poster who asked about it. Thomas. He is what he is and I’m glad Serena dumped him. Props to Tre; he handled his confrontation with Thomas very well.

I either don’t remember Victoria P. or just don’t recognize her. What kind of face is that? She had that gruesome Joker smile and a totally contorted look. James’ style is not to my taste, but he seems intelligent and I’m sorry he was suckered in by that faker. That was a nasty twisted grin when she admitted she had someone at home. Personally I think all Bachelor Nation shows should place a moratorium on all aspiring country singers or country singer-adjacent contestants. No good has come of it thus far!

The team may have won some money, but I was embarrassed for all of them. The first two players were rotten and that guy was a coward to go with the lowest offer. The other girl was okay. Ken looked stupid. Really did not enjoy this episode at all.

Wow, what a mess this Brittany is. We didn’t get to see this Billy and what could possibly be so desirable about him, but the wife is the wife. Brittany is the interloper. The husband is a cheater and liar. Kami said something about Brittany being 22. That’s still old enough to know right from wrong. Even though it was Bobbi behind this nonsense, just the idea that Brittany was willing to go up to their house at what she thought was Billy’s command is really disrespectful. Bobbi also, if she’s this deep into ensuring her husband doesn’t cheat again, maybe they should get some marriage counseling. She and Brittany sniping at each other over this guy, ugh. And Brittany’s attitude, telling the wife she’s stupid or whatever...just back off, girl.

I was told there would be no math! 🤣 I was fairly certain that Kenny had to be wearing something beneath that black box. No matter how loose the vibe on BIP, I can’t see ABC taking that chance. What I hate, though I know it’s all a farce, is everybody pretending that he’s naked. “Oh, I’m trying not to look down,” all that kind of stuff. I still like Grocery Store Joe. Didn’t he own the store? So he wasn’t a clerk or cashier, and I would think being the owner is good money. I do think he still cares for Kendall or he wouldn’t have mentioned her so much. Or, producer interference, I suppose, to set us up for the “most dramatic return” ever.

I don’t have it back...after about a half hour on Afghanistan, I have a rerun. Not sure if it will be shown in my market at all

I would agree if I hadn’t seen Blake fall in love with three consecutive Bachelorettes. Three women with nothing in common but their ability to keep his face and name on TV. In my opinion he stayed despite Katie telling him she almost left, because no way was he leaving without being dragged out. He probably thought If Katie left, production would fly in another Bachelorette and they could kick it straight to the Fantasy Suites.