Snapdragon

So I looked this up last night after Lochlan drank the smoothie to see if he'd drank enough to kill himself, and apparently one kernal from inside a seed is fatal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerbera_odollam#Use_for_suicide So, no, it would not take more than one seed to kill you. Also, my internet research said that there is no antidote, so yeah, I was totally expecting Lochlan to die.

The hell was that? 1) So you change your mind about feeding your family poisoned smoothies and toss them out but don't clean out the blender? 2) Who makes a smoothie in a clearly dirty blender that they know has been sitting out overnight and supposedly has bad milk in it? If the seeds hadn't been in there, Lochlon probably would have died from food poisoning! 3) The son you never knew you had shows up, clearly upset and thinking you're a murderer, and you don't clear that up???? You just call his mother a slut and continue on with your breakfast? 4) What was wrong with Rick's mother? On her deathbed she makes up a crazy story and just lies to her kid? 5) If you're going to start killing people and get yourself involved in a shootout, maybe you don't grab your girlfriend's hand and drag her with you. 6) I am beyond disappointed by Belinda and Gaitok. Shame on both of them. 7) Gary/Greg gets away scot-free??????????????? I actually liked most of this season but that ending? 🤮

Personally, I would only wear pants if appearing on any type of talk show. That way, I wouldn't have to worry about things hiking up, or accidentally flashing the audience and I could sit any old way I wanted without any worries.

Fabian is my guess for the shooter (if it's not a monkey, which I hope it's not as that would be beyond ridiculous. One, that a monkey could actually operate a gun and two, that if it did fire a gun, it would then fire multiple rounds, instead of running in fright after the first one). He's probably pissed that no one is appreciating his performances. I mean, the man's been practicing so much! Also, in my head, the reason Jaclyn was confused when Laurie brought up her past behavior is that she has an identical twin that she switches places with every other year and it was the other twin that did all that. ;)

Look, I like Grace Randolph (and watch her videos regularly), but she has some wild takes. That scene had absolutely nothing to do with gay people and the fact she thinks it does says way more about her than it does the writers or the audience. Personally, I find the entire incest storyline distasteful. There's nothing edgy or sexy or scandalous about it. It's just horrifying and gross. The fact that Chloe and Chelsea were so smug about it is even grosser. I find the "every season starts with a death" gimmick really boring at this point, so I have no guesses as to who's getting shot at the end or who's doing the shooting. I wish they'd just drop that going forward, as I feel it paints the writers into a corner. Overall, I felt this episode was just kind of "meh". I did like the part with the frenemies, but even that felt like it was treading water. I believe this was the final episode given to critics, so I'm curious as to whether things are going to really explode in the next episode or two.

The incest. Just..why? Besides it just being gross/twisted, there are way too many things going on in that one family. We've got pill addiction, impending jail time/possible suicide, lying about a thesis and now, incest. That's just, a lot. Also, Gary/Greg's girlfriend is gross. Why does she want to sleep with a high school senior? What in the predatory nonsense is that? The three friends plotline remains my favorite, probably because it's the most grounded and relatable. And while I love Belinda (and that green dress she was wearing this episode), why is she asking for permission to call the police? Just do it! Do not trust the manager at a resort located in a country that is famous for sex tourism to do the right thing.

Thank you! I too thought his character was Australian at first and it took another scene to realize that that was supposed to be a Carolina accent. Posey's accent was also bad, so I wish they'd just not bothered. Did they say where they were living currently? Because none if the kids had accents, so I would assume they moved out if the Carolinas at some point. I need Greg to get his comeuppance, big time. I get that terrible people get away with terrible things on this show and that overall everyone's pretty terrible, but straight up murder is just a bridge to far for me. Also, I wish the show hadn't decided that every season had to open with a death. I just find it unnecessary as the identity if the victim is way less interesting than all the other plot threads. I feel that they should have gotten an actress that wasn't in as good of shape as Carrie C. Like someone along the lines of Melissa McCarthy or something because she looks just as good as the other two actresses, so that part of the scene didn't really work for me. I really enjoyed the first season of this show but season 2 was a step down for me as I didn't care for the overall ominous tone that season had. The first season was fairly light, with just two serious events towards the end. Not sure how this season's going to go, though with that opening, probably more in the season 2 direction, but I do find these characters more interesting than the Italy crowd.

So I haven't watched season 3 of the White Lotus, but the fact that they made the Trump voter from Austin is very "tell me you've never been to Texas without telling me you've never been to Texas".

Yes, I agree that the way she said it wasn't overly rude or anything. It was just strange. I read an article after I posted that said that when the Charles became king, Archie and Lilibet automatically got the prince and princess titles, so the whole family's title now includes "of Sussex". Which, fine, but to act like now her last name is suddenly Sussex (when they don't even live in the UK anymore, nor are active royals) is weird. And her delivery was as if she and Mindy Kaling were friends from high school or something and Mindy kept using her maiden name instead of her married name. No one has ever referred to her as anything but Meghan Markle in the media. I've seen articles where they refer to her and Harry as the Sussexes, but that's only when they're talking about them together. When they're only talking about Meghan, it's always Meghan Markle. Maybe she's trying to rebrand? Also agree that I'm not sure who the show is for. It's Meghan entertaining "guests" at a rented property. Why? I think she views herself as some sort of Martha Stewart-esque, lifestyle guru and someone needs to be honest with her and tell her she's not. I watched parts of episodes one and two (couldn't make it through an entire episode) and I found the show to not only be tone deaf, but dull as well. Very similar to the Alec Baldwin reality show that just premiered on HBO Max.

So regarding the second episode with Mindy Kaling, I am so confused about Meghan going on about how her last name is Sussex now because that's what their kids' last name is. Her kids' last name is Mountbatten-Windsor. I double-checked just to make sure I wasn't remembering incorrectly, but yeah, it's Mountbatten-Windsor. I understand that Harry and Prince William used their title as their last name for school and whatnot, but now that he's no longer an active royal, it's odd to me to just start using Sussex, especially when legally, that's not even their kids' last name. And hey, Mountbatten-Windsor is probably a pain to write out so if they want to use Sussex instead, then fine, but then legally change everyone's name to reflect that. And certainly don't correct someone on tv that they have your last name wrong when you've all of sudden decided that's what you want to be called and didn't inform anyone.

Let's be real, the reason you're allowed to join the military so young (when you can't even legally drink or rent a car) is because they know people that young are easier to mold and less likely to question orders (or wars, for that matter).

I think y'all are missing a key point with this Sunny/Jeopardy topic. Sunny didn't lose at Jeopardy. She lost at Celebrity Jeopardy...which is way more shameful as it's 1000x easier!

Y'all got to keep up with your internet memes. Here's the wiki for the original doge (for which the coin, and most likely the current organization, was named). My oldest is in middle school and it's still popular with that crowd (which sums up where we're at as a nation right now).

It's a pattern with him. When he was with Kim K, he always seemed to be very involved in what she wore and her photo shoots. He's got some thing about putting the women he's with on display. It's pretty gross.

Personally, I doubt anyone who didn't vote this election would have been inspired to vote by Biden. In fact, more people probably would have stayed home (I know that was the first time I'd ever considered not voting. When your choices are a senile old man and a hateful old man who's also possibly senile, what's the point?). And anyone who was racist/misogynistic probably voted for Trump. So I doubt the end result would have been any different. If anything, Biden would have lost by a larger margin.