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I have a suspicion TLC keeps a pool of ‘friends’ on hand and brings them out whenever the storyline requires ‘friends’. How could someone like Geoffrey have friends? This whole Varya/Mary/Geoffrey plot smells of audience manipulation. This is a different Varya from the Russian version. And why would she go after Mary and not Geoffrey? And on top of everything I think Varya has been taking advice from Big Egg about hair care. Her hair looks like it needs a good shampooing. I cannot stand Stephanie’s voice. 😱 And the twins both have this staccato way of talking that’s annoying too. David... she’s just not into you. Another TLC manipulation. Lana has been talked into this. Awkward with a capital A. I almost feel sorry for her... but she is getting paid so there’s that. This is what NOT wanting the Green Card looks like. And how egotistical is geriatric David anyway.. assuming a youngish attractive woman would want an old leering guy wearing a wig. Washing feet in a toilet when there’s a bathtub nearby seems a bit odd... and yikes that was one big ginormous ring? Looked like a thumb ring.

The scene of Kyle playing with her dogs... why was she strutting like her thong was too tight. Looked so peculiar.

The visit to Geoffrey’s home was a planned event right down to the expedited travel visa arriving two weeks after Geoffrey’s huffy departure. We saw the van with camera crew ahead of the taxi. The dogs didn't bark. Geoffrey and PICK ME! Mary were waiting by the door for the arrival. The only one not in on the surprise was Varya. She seemed genuinely nervous and excited to have this opportunity. She thought she was staying at his house. No one would think that in real life, so production had set it up. It all makes for silly drama and ratings, but not fair to Varya who probably was egged into jealous What’s she doing here! anger for the cameras. Anyway they all get nice trips at TLC expense. So there’s that. But it would be great if future seasons could be less manufactured for drama and more realistic. Nicer participants we can root for would make a change too.

Anny genuinely loves Bryson. She’ll be a great mother. Hope it’s a little girl 🎀

When Avery was on the phone there were so many angle shots... did she have a bunch of cameras set up?

My Canadian taxes will pay to bring her home?

Lana is like Seinfeld’s date, the one that only looked good in certain light. She appeared softer, younger in the cafe scenes, even though it was close ups. But the Lana that walked up to David in cold light of day ... yikes ten years older! Lighting is everything as the movie stars say. Doesn’t Usman realize it’s going to be ten times worse in America? He can’t run to mummy.

David’s had that wig for a long time methinks....

I have to admit I didn’t think Danneel had it in her... judging by what I’ve seen of her work. But she commits totally (Jensen always does of course). Kudos to her. I’m impressed. We’ve all got the song stuck in our heads now, haven’t we. 🤣

It’s not entertaining anymore. Sonja is just sad and Dorinda is a nasty vicious bully.

Neither is Sutton. She gets frustrated and starts to cry. But Dorit and Rinna could give lessons. They’re cool as cucumbers and hard as nails.

I’m no prude and can drop my own F bombs once in a while. But nowadays on this show every other word is F-king this F-king that and every time my TV network beeps. I’d rather hear the dreaded word than the annoying beeping every two seconds. Wow...Dorit is ice cold. I don’t think she has a heart.

The earth is polluted because we are a throw away society. I admire David for hanging onto his leather coat from the 80s.

I wonder what “Lana” thought when she saw that thing on David’s head? So fluffy thick and black. A startling contrast to the saggy sallow old man skin. Maybe if he’d bought a silver toupee it might’ve worked better. He’s supposedly had 7 years of conversations with “her”, but I doubt it was actually this woman on the other end of the chat thingy. So she’s not going to have a clue. But she gets to be on American TV. She looked directly at the camera. Rose is my hero too. Ed has zero interest in her son or her life. I wish the best for Rose and hope she made some money from TLC. Enough to buy a proper bed maybe? Or medication for the ulcer?

Some housewives have been assigned the job of shit stirrer. This is entertainment after all. I’m not a big fan of Rinna, but I prefer her MO compared to that other shit stirrer Tamra Judge RHOC. Tamra drops nasty little shitballs often targeting another HW then sits back with an innocent smirk while everyone around her loses their shit. She enjoys it. Rinna at least mucks right in. That’s my observation anyway.

I was a bit jolted when they suddenly jumped to a flashback of Kyle from a few years ago. She looked liked a completely different woman.

Or dangling from wires....

This is a different house to the one we saw on the house tour? Isn’t it? Love the mural. Wonder if they argued during application? LOL. Wallpapering can be a test of any relationship (been there, done that 🤪). But I get the feeling these two really get along. Nice feet, nice hands, nice everything. Even perfect ear canals! The bowlegs had to be thrown in so it wasn’t all perfection... but then they were perfect too. :::sigh:::

Ed and Rose, BGL and Usman, David and Lana, Yolanda and Williams, Geoffrey and Varya. The level of delusion in this series is laughable. This foreigner loves me for MEEEEE, not because I’m their ticket to America and the almighty green card. 🙄 It’s an entertaining show, but I’m always aware there’s a camera crew and producer 4 feet from the action and that all footage is heavily edited. BGL wouldn’t be flipping the finger and stomping off in a huff if there wasn’t a hand dandy TLC car waiting and she actually was alone in Nigeria. They’d all be behaving differently without the safety of camera crew. But it’s all getting a bit repetitive now as they drag out storylines. And surely someone as determined as BGL would’ve checked needed documents before leaving the States? Proof of divorce seems a given. I wonder why Tom kept his finger over his image during the phone call to the “other” Darcy? I’ve noticed this before during these kinds of calls on this show. That Filipino resort was empty. Where was everyone? The underwater shots were unsettling and unnecessary, but at least production got to stay at a nice place for the filming of that segment. Too bad we won’t get the reunion show.

Dean would’ve made a great dad too. 😢

Denise looked physicality uncomfortable at the dinner table. Do they only get paid for each appearance or what? She probably should have stayed home in bed and recuperated a bit longer. And then to top it off her husband went all weird. Should’ve stayed home, but maybe needed the money? They’re going to have to come up with another puppygate or maybe they’re relying on Denise-gate to bring in ratings cuz it was dull y’all. Where had Kyle been? Getting her face changed? I don’t keep up. Off topic... years and years ago I paid good money to see Melanie Griffith in Chicago on Broadway. 😳 it was amateur.

Ed’s not interested in Prince, nor will he ever be. I don’t even think he’s all that interested in Rose since she’s not his perfect queen any more. Methinks he’s going to figure a way out soon. I’m not sure why BGL does absolute zero to improve her looks. She must have an ego the size of a house. And on top of that she’s bossy and uppity and no fun at all. And it’s not going to change if and when Usman is brought to the U.S. Hope he lives to see the green card arrive in the mail. He deserves it. But at least their segments are amusing. The rest of it is staged and/or frustrating. That amateurish ‘seminar’ with 7 participants for instance. I fast forward through the lesbians. The cat fishing idiots are just aggravating. The twins are sad. Although I must admit I did perk up for the creepy Russian camping trip. What woman goes into the backwoods with two men she hardly knows, one of which has just admitted to being an ex-con. It’s like the plot of any Netflix horror movie. Thank goodness for the camera crew.

It was sad. But one good thing... no one seems to have those gigantic long fake finger nails and heavy thick fake eyelashes any more. I’m glad that phase is over. And I saw Dorinda sneaking puffs from her vape thingy.

I wish Darcy would get rid of those chunks of straw-like fake hair that she has glued to her head. It looks so uncomfortable and heavy. It must give her headaches. If she lost the fake hair and the bulbous fake boobs she'd be 20 pounds lighter... and much happier maybe? You need to be tall for this fake look and she's not. And then there's BGL who doesn't do one single thing to enhance her looks. She didn't even bother to dye the grey roots before leaving home. She's sullen and dour. Honestly, if I had to... I'd rather spend time with Big Ange. At least I think we'd have a laugh... although I'd be a wee bit scared of upsetting her, I must admit. Bored now with the Australian visitors - Stephanie and Avery, and twits like Yolanda and David. It's all just padding to make a 1 hour show into 2 hours. Geoffrey gives me chills. But at least Big Ed and BGL storylines are entertaining. British Tom just wants the TLC fame money but I have to admit I wonder what will happen next when he meets up with our fragile Darcy. Be kind Tom...

Maybe one day the behind the scenes stuff will come out. But probably not. Jensen is nothing if not professional. He may not have as much fun on the set of his next gig, but I’m sure he’ll be very much valued when they realize how talented he is.