RedbirdNelly

I've been calling her Always Wrong Robyn As for Boston Rob, I enjoy watching him because he plays hard. He won't go on a show and just sit there hoping he skates to the end. He may mess up and won't necessarily win but you'll get some interesting moments. He won't play scared.

i thought that was a surprisingly good show for Chicago Med. The show isn't one I pay close attention to but the last scene of her against the glass with a knife coming down on her and Dean in the elevator--that was gripping stuff. I laughed out loud when Dean asked Dr. Charles if it was a May/December thing with him and Reese. . .

thanks--I skipped right past that

the comments made me realize Dr Marcel is gone. I watch this show on a delay--record it and gradually catch up so I'm behind. Was his absence explained and I just forgot? I generally enjoyed his character.

that's along the lines of what I was thinking My other dislike on the karma thing is it doesn't really represent "played like a jerk"--people were free to apply the points however they wanted, which included "you are not in my alliance" and "you picked me as a target even though I was the only realistic choice." So to give that much weight to it was annoying to me. That being said--I'm not a Michelle fan so that part didn't bother me and I don't care that they were not able to play to the jury. That's a dumb complaint. In most cases, people drew negative scores based on "you targeted me." Someone had to be targeted and someone had to lose so there is no way to jury manage that. Kyland came across so nice in the final--helping Michele even though in the previous Challenge she was part of the anti-Kyland alliance with Jay and was in no way a friend to him.

it would have been a better final to have had some balance. I'm ok with some swimming challenges but it would have been more impressive if there was a mixture. Jordan would do well regardless; it just would be a more balanced show. And Michelle would have been less disappointed with 3rd given she really benefited from all the swimming. I would prefer for the karma stuff to be handled differently. It shouldn't be a popularity contest but I'm ok with some "don't be a jerk" aspect. I thought they were going to give people timing disadvantages based on the karma piece, so it could help/hurt you but not necessarily jump your spot.

It was a very boring final but Rachel deserved the win. I was surprised by how well Sam did at tribal--much better than I expected--but unless they all hated Rachel for some reason, there was no way he was going to get the votes from someone who won immunity that many times, especially when he doesn't have a story of his super strategic moves (besides Operation Italy which wasn't his idea)

I don't miss Jeff talking to random kids or other audience members on who will win or telling us what the word on the street it. The only thing I miss from the later reunion show was getting feedback from players after they watched the show. When it's right after the vote, they don't see footage of them getting made to look stupid or made fun of in a confessional or fully get where they looked dumb on TV--so we miss "how do you feel now" type reactions. That's all I miss and whether those moments exist vary by show.

I was not an Andy fan but full props to him for last night, and props to the acting talents of all 3. That no one backed out/got cold feet/over acted, etc. was impressive. It was especially nice after Teeny arrogantly announces at tribal that the pecking order has been set. I liked Teeny previously but what the heck was that melt down? What did Sam do that was so awful besides have the nerve to win a challenge? to complain about not being picked was indirectly saying "yea, I'm obviously the most likely of this 5 to flip" to her alliance members. Also, the 4 pretty strongly dissed Andy at tribal--referring to him as part of those 3, which if he was wavering, gave him full reason to follow through with Operation Italy. We're past the years of being ok with 5th. The nice thing for all 3 in Operation Italy was that they had very little to lose. None were obsessed with going out in 7 vs 5th place, etc. Andy had more on the line but seemed to get he was in 5th most likely. As it turned out, picking only Andy from the 5 was smart (while also lucky since it was Andy's plan)--if you are trying a flip move, only having to get one person on board can be easier than trying to convince 2. If he'd taken Teeny and they came up with a plan, odds are Teeny goes back to camp and spills all the beans, I was just faking etc. Working with one person simplified things in this case vs wasting an opportunity. One thing I've realized is how much I lean towards the underdog (unless I just despise them for some reason). The underdog alliance were ahead 5 -2 which made them not underdogs, and I found myself not rooting for them as a result. Even though I'm otherwise neutral on Sam and think Genevieve stupidly dug her own grave by masterminding a move against Sol that was not needed.

it seemed like a really unnecessary move for Genevieve. She outs herself as someone who is playing hard--or can be described as a threat as an excuse to turn the spotlight on her---for what? it makes sense if she's getting rid of a big threat but can't see how Sol was that at this point. He could have been later, but she lost someone who viewed her as an ally, missed a chance to get rid of Kyle, and labeled herself someone you should get rid of. Timing seemed very off. Andy is annoying. I get not enjoying being at the bottom of your tribe and I respect not just sitting back and letting it happen. But it would be nice if his confessionals indicated a bit of awareness/humility. He wasn't at the bottom because he wasn't cool. He was at the bottom because he freaked out after the first immunity and made himself seem to be unreliable and unstable. He doesn't have to play Sam's game the whole time as a "thank you for not voting me out" but a little bit of "I appreciate they didn't vote me out that first vote and gave me a 2nd chance, but I still need to play the game that is best for me at this point" would be helpful. Not the smug/I'm a dirty player crap.

all the tears etc was hard to take. I get you are in a pressure bubble, but this is not your first time on the show. There will only be one winner per gender so stop it. You know the numbers go down and picking people or going against people is not optional. If Olivia and Michelle played chess, would they cry before taking the other player's king? I also found it funny to have Michelle and crew be catty about other girls "skating through" when they were perfectly fine sitting on the sidelines while Jenny gets sent in again and again. It's a game and you can be on the top or bottom at different times.

Amelia and Linc were a good couple--and I'm still not into Jo/Linc. I wish they'd found someone new for Jo and kept the brother/sister relationship with Linc

meant to add that I feel like the term "purge" suggests more than 2 people leave, so was disappointed with that. They should just call it automatic elimination or something and save purge for really gutting the field. most of the eliminations have not been direct physical--I guess they save those for when Fessy is at risk. :)

I'm not a Johnny fan but so glad he won. Theo is not interesting tv and Johnny in a war with half the house is much more interesting. The dailies are often not that great of TV --so need some drama to make this something besides boring. And Olivia annoys me, so seeing her disappointed makes me happy. Same with Michele. Michele would be less annoying if she would work on not using up-talk all the time. I did dislike the chance element of the hi-lo part. Less luck/more skill is always better.

I loved Clooney on Sisters and Selena Ward's scene where she breaks down just tour me up. I didn't start watching until season 2 and then understood why he needed to move on to ER.