RedbirdNelly

I realize this is a tv how but kind of funny to imagine if this was a real person's birth story.. . "so then your dad got stuck to an MRI machine with scissors in his neck. . ."

kind of unusual for this show to bring back a patient for follow up. It's been a good season for Dr. Charles.

this. My fav Laurence line was "I came for blood. And more."

random thought but seemed like Dr Archer's son had a really nice truck for a guy who has been down on his luck and just out of jail But I was glad he could help out.

I couldn't believe we had to have another "doctor yells at owner" scene. Seriously writers. Besides being unrealistic, you've done it 100 times.

I didn't hate Yam Yam but I found the finale so dull--and the reunion part so dull as well. We've been watching since season 1 but walked away thinking it may be time for the show to end. I don't want jerk players but a little more strategy drama would be nice. I got very tired of the editing that tried to make you think maybe THIS time Tika would turn on each other. It was clear they were trying to create drama where there was none. I liked Lauren but I'd like to see no more tribals where everyone decides who is going home and we just spend a bunch of time watching that person give a tearful speech.

glad to see it wasn't just me. For a second I thought it was the baby's head and then just cracked up

I don't hate Danny but I thought it very odd that he tried to convince all not to go for the rice. If it were me, I'd quietly decide "I'm not stepping down for rice" but be more than happy for other people to do it--(a) I get rice and (b) I compete against fewer people. There is no advantage to me to convince everybody to compete and it just gives people who want rice to be annoyed with me.

If we gave prizes for best comment, this would be my vote. Attempts to make Glasses into a character I like will not work show. Please kill him off. I don't like Lync and Jo together so I can't enjoy their scenes together. And I dislike how they can just take days off no problem but all other times we're told how busy/short staffed everything is.

I'm neutral on Carolyn. I think she's in a pretty safe spot for a while since most players will be more focused on physical threats. I didn't have an issue with the merge feast people not jumping on Carolyn's info as the driver of their plan. They (1) don't know her; maybe she just made this up and Josh his her close ally; (2) should know that idols and advantages are all over the place. Even if the idol Carolyn is talking about is fake, whose to say Josh hasn't found one while they were eating? or any other time? Given they had plenty of numbers it still made sense to split votes just in case. To me Carolyn seemed overly sensitive.

Matt's stupidity really stood out because he was a fan of the game. If you've watched prior seasons, you know that people have gone home due to infections--which can happen just from scaping against a rough rock and breaking your skin. So knowing that, unnecessary rock climbing is the last thing I'd do.

I was glad Sara didn't play the fake idol because I dislike the show giving fake idols to people to use. If you created it and fool someone, I'm good with it, but not if its producer created. I also had forgotten she had the inheritance advantage or what that even involved. That being said, it was weird that she didn't play the fake idol since the rules allow her to make that decision AFTER Josh played his (part of me wishes you had to declare whether you are playing an idol as part of your vote to avoid someone reacting to someone else's play). She had to know she was at risk for Josh to play it. I guess she assumed it was Yam Yam, who became much more annoying to me this week. I'm feeling zero sympathy for shoulder guy right now. You brought that on yourself. I didn't love the "here is an idol that expires and trade tribes" thing. You have to know a merger (or all living at the same place) is about to happen based on numbers so only an idiot would not play their idol at the next tribal unless some factors truly convinced them they were in the clear--and I don't see how anyone who just joined a tribe and immediately faces tribal the next day would feel that safe.

I expected some mention of lumberjack or for him to show up at the end in some way. Surprised there was no mention. I'm a fan of JGL so when he showed up early I was hoping he'd be a good guy but realized odds were he was the killer or the victim.

My husband pointed out the exact same thing when we were watching. I also couldn't figure out why anyone would dig through poop for a tooth. I lost one of mine in the backyard--we just wrote a note explaining the situation to the tooth fairy. She got it. I felt bad to see Helen go. So far she seemed chill and may have made some interesting moves. i did not get why Matthew felt the need to tell everyone he practiced in his backyard. You save that for the reunion or the talking head. Just say "Jeff, I just felt like I could do this. Somehow I knew."

unpopular opinion but I liked the episode kind of. I was dreading another Ode to Meredith episode. I feel like we've gotten plenty of those already such as when she won the Harper Avery. I don't need another. Helm annoyed per usual with her "meredith can do anything" stupid speech. She hasn't earned the right to do anything. But otherwise I liked Helm's interaction with Mika. Glad Glasses was barely on screen. I wish they could come up with a better storyline for Maggie and Winston. He comes across as nice. Give him something interesting to do.

I question whether Jaime has the emotional stamina for this game. She looks like a person who will easily freak out which makes her hard to work with.

any idea on why they would do challenges and not show them--especially since they drug this out over 3 episodes I was ok with Tori and Devin winning. I always root for Devin some due to his "what is 7x9 Josh" thing. That was hilarious

we really enjoyed this but were puzzled how she got her phone back---would have been better if B Bratt had handed it back after confirming she wasn't recording

Carol's insecure side showed up with Maggie. Kerry is such a great character. She does good things but always mixes in something unlikeable.

great episode. The 2 teams I wanted in the elimination go in and Fessy goes home. So nice to see a competition that did not just play to "who is gigantic." I get you have to come up with reasons why people should vote you in, but if Fessy seriously thinks he deserves protection for the few seasons he has been on and not voted for Devin or Tori--please--name one when it was close to the same situation?? I was glad to see Aneesa make a final. In the seasons I have watched she has always gotten eliminated right before. Then I watch the final and think "no way she could have finished." Then on the reunion show they never ask her "I know it hurt to go home so close to elimination, but do you think you could have finished? been competitive? now that you have seen it??" Now we'll know the answer. I'm fine with Devin/Tori or Olivia/Horacio win. I will like Olivia more if she comes back after the giant fake eyelash trend passes. I find it very distracting in a negative way

I enjoyed seeing Margaret's love interest again. This show is a nice mix of semi-serious and fun. I hope it makes it.

I hate that episode. It's not fun to keep watching and I generally hate episodes where dreams are a big part of it.

I enjoyed seeing Aneesa and Jordan send Kaycee home and I'm a sucker for Aneesa tearing up about being supported. It's something Jordan seems to do a lot (despite having a jerk side). If Horacio's real reason for voting to save Devin/Tori was what he stated (tallying up who voted for him), I think he's got a weak strategy game. It's obvious rookies get votes and some of those "you said my name" come down to the situation of the game/how the teams were structured. I would put more weight on "you said you had my back and double crossed me" type votes and work as a rookie to build up some relationships --like the Jordan friendship (see Exhibit A: Moriah and Johnny). when Nanny and Johnny immediately agree to save Fessy I was so annoyed. Seriously? But in the end, I don't think it mattered since he would have just dragged around any opponent. I did not get the Amber stuff. Who cares if they self-nominated? how does that take power away? Johnny and Nany were free to ignore the request. The advantage of appearing to be selfless is very fleeting and I couldn't see it as some big conspiracy. I feel like we are missing footage that explains the Amber hate. Cameras: do better because it seems like you must be missing drama footage or this is just all ridiculous.

(I didn't watch BB so can't comment) It seems like she has potential as an interesting person on the Challenge but you don't get to see it.

I hope Kaycee goes home. I don't hate her but she just seems to coast along and I'd like to see her actually do something.