Snapdragon

Well, that was a disappointment. Especially after the high that was episode 5. So how exactly did Storm get her powers back? She just willed it? What was the point of her losing her powers in the first place? It had absolutely no effect on anything story wise or character wise. I guess it took her out of commission when they were fighting the Goblin Queen but they could have done that with her watching over Jean or something. Really, the entire storyline just seemed rushed and unnecessary. And Xavier's plan to win over the Shi'ar council (or whatever it's called) is to trap them in a classroom in their minds and lecture them? Sure. That doesn't seem annoying at all.

You're right. Imdb (where I checked the rating originally) incorrectly lists it as being tv-pg but there was an article today on MSN about why the show is tv-14. So now I feel much better about the ratings system.

I'll be at the table with you. This new animation is just the next level of Archer. Sometimes it's fine and sometimes it's super clunky and I hate it. In my opinion, the best it's looked so far was in the Genosha massacre. My original intention with this show was the wait until the entire season came out and see how the overall reaction was to it and then decide if I wanted to watch it or not. But the internet is going to internet and spoilery thumbnails and clickbait headlines started appearing everywhere (and I'm not even a social media person. I just do youtube and that's it), so I figured I should probably just watch it now. I think it's fine. They're moving through the plotlines at breakneck speed so save for the episode 5, nothing really feels as earned or as epic as it should be. I hate the Rogue/Magneto storyline, so hopefully now that's over and when they go back in time and fix everything, they just forget that ever happened. I like Jubilee but I could have done without half an episode being devoted to her and Sunspot (who I do not care about, at all) having a video game adventure. Would have rather that they devoted the entire episode to Storm and Forge because Forge busting out with that he loved Storm seemed to come out of nowhere. It seemed as if they'd only been hanging out for like two days but with his big confession and all, I guess it was supposed to be long. A month, maybe? Does anyone know if streaming services get to make their own ratings? Because I do not understand how episode 3 could be considered PG. There is no way I'd let my kids watch that (they're elementary/preschool age) with all the horror elements, nudity, sexual innuendo. This is obviously aimed at adult fans of the original show, so just make it tv-14 and be done with it. For all my nitpicking, I am enjoying this and from what I've read, episode 5 is where things were supposed to pick up (mission accomplished!), so if the rest of the season keeps the same energy, then I think I'll overall be happy with it. And even though I suspected the Gambit death was coming, I still cried because darn it all, that was sad.

I did something similar to the writing angry notes and shredding them thing. About a decade about, I realized that I was getting hung up on a lot of negativity (both past and present) so what I started doing was any time I had a negative thought, I would write it down and put it in a jar. At the end of the week, I would take the notes in the jar and burn them. What happened was that just by having to write down and acknowledge the negative thoughts, it made me self correct and purposely redirect myself. After awhile, I stopped writing most of them down and would just self re-direct myself, saving the writing down for only when I was really upset about something. I only did it for a few months because after that amount of time, I wasn't having very many negative/angry thoughts and didn't need it anymore. Should probably start doing it again since I've been under a lot of stress lately and could use a positivity boost.

For me personally, I don't like when celebrities endorse politicians because it reeks of self importance. Most people out in the world don't announce who they're voting for (unless they're the type who bring politics into everything and those people are insufferable), so why do celebrities think their opinions matter so much? You want to privately donate to a campaign, go for it but when a celebrity feels the need to announce who they're voting for, even when it's a candidate I also support, it just makes me roll my eyes. Also, I find it ironic that they're discussing how famous people should be politically active when part of what got Trump elected was this cult of celebrity worship that the country finds itself in. Like, maybe we don't look to celebrities when it comes to how to run the country? Just a thought...

My feelings about the "Jolene" cover have been basically summed up by the internet. "Girl, ain't nobody want Jay-Z!"

I'm sure the author would have gotten criticized for it, but when Sunny brought up Bernice King, I wished he had said, "So what?" Bernice was five when her father was murdered. It's not as if she was his contemporary. If Sunny disagrees with his interpretation of what MLK said, then she should state her opinion, not drag someone else into it. Honestly, the only thing the guy really said was that ideally, people should be judged on their character, not skin color and that it's better to concentrate on helping people based on their socio economic status, rather than race. Then Sunny went off on her tangent so I have no idea if he has any actual controversial opinions, since we barely got to hear him speak. I now feel that I should read his book to see what all the hubbub is about (which I'm sure is not the result Sunny was hoping to inspire, but that's what happens when you don't let your guest actually get their thoughts/opinions out).

So on the subject of Princess Kate, Alyssa and Ana actually seem remorseful. Sunny and Sarah...not so much. How are you going to blame your co-hosts and the royal family's PR for the fact that you're middle aged women that acted like teenagers? I'm appalled. And Christy Carlson Romano is a bit delusional (former child star who got the boob job). She has a youtube channel which I stumbled upon randomly about a year ago, where she talks about her Disney days and interviews fellow former child stars. Poor thing thinks she's way more famous than she was (she played the sister on Even Stevens, the show that made Shia LaBeouf famous). She had an entire video where she talked about Anne Hathaway and how people used to compare them and bring their names up in the same sentences and as I'm watching it, all I could think was, "Oh, sweetie..." Also, I'm pretty sure she's estranged from her family, so I don't know that her mother was the best advice giver...

So now that it's come out that Princess Kate has cancer, I wonder if anyone on the panel is going to feel like a jackass for going on about the ridiculous conspiracy theories?

I saw a video on YouTube earlier this week (Queen E), where she cited an interview in which Chelsea said that the show gave her a bad edit and that Jimmy was going out basically every night (not just the one we saw) and was texting those two gal pals of his all day, every day. Also, on one of the nights, he told her he was crashing at his place since he was tired but then he butt dialed her and she overheard him talking to all his friends as they were heading out for the night. So if that's all true, then Chelsea isn't as unstable as the show made her seem. I'll see if I can find the video again and link it.

There's a lot of things that you hear about uber rich people doing that I can handwave away as "if you an afford it, whatever makes you happy" but this entire Ozempic (and related drugs) thing makes me sick. I was pregnant in 2020 and due to the gyms all being shut down, I gained way more weight than I had during my previous two pregnancies. Post birth, I was 200 pounds. Since then, I have been on a weight loss journey for the past three years that has included working out, eating healthier, eating less and not eating late. I am now down to 155, with fifteen pounds to go until I hit my goal weight. Has it been easy? Hell, no. But it is doable if you actually buckle down, do it and give yourself a lot of grace, knowing that it isn't going to be a quick process. The fact that people cannot get the meds they need to live or manage an actual health condition because people that can afford personal trainers and chefs want to lose weight quickly instead of putting in any actual work is disgusting. I honestly don't get how any of these people can live with themselves. There have been multiple stories about this for a year now, so it's not as if they're unaware of what they're doing.

I could see it being very awkward if the rest of their friend group didn't know. Also, depending on how close of friends they are, maybe they go to get togethers with each others families. I can see that being very awkward as well. I think people forget that while there are people who like to put all their business out there for the world to see, there are plenty of people who are private and don't want details from their sex life broadcasted.

They had the texts because his ex-girlfriend posted them. Apparently he broke up with her around the time the show started to air, so she posted them so that people would know what a creep he was. And there were way more messages than what they showed on the reunion. He talks about how he's probably going to get a great edit, come off as such a great guy, etc. Also, the show left out that according to the ex-girlfriend, Trevor threatened to show her minor son a sex tape of her if she ratted him out. He's trash and I don't feel sorry for him in the slightest.

I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I'm not really bothered by Sarah Ann and Jeramy. Should Jeramy have broken things up with Laura earlier? Yes. Was it appropriate for him to talk with Sarah Ann until 5am? No. But acting as if this is a normal dating/engagement situation is just ridiculous. Sarah Ann and Laura dated Jeramy for the same amount of time and at the same time. Her sending him a message saying, "Hey, if things don't work out, give me a call" makes sense to me. We're talking about a show where out of the five couples that usually make it out of the pods, only 1 or 2 relationships actually result in marriage. It's not as if Sarah Ann and Jeramy dated for two years, broke up and then a year later he started dating Laura, proposed to her after two years and then Sarah Ann tried to get him back. Also, Laura is a mean girl! I don't think she really loved Jeramy either. She just wanted to beat Sarah Ann and when she did, she had the biggest poo-eating grin on her face as she "consoled" Sarah Ann after Jeramy broke up with her in the pods. This is a woman who complained about Sarah Ann's message to Jeramy, then in the next breath encourages Jessica to go after Jimmy while he's still engaged to Chelsea. And then there's the whole beandip situation! (which she brought up again, despite AD obviously not being happy about it, just because she was trying to save her image, the selfish cow) So yeah, what Jeramy and Sarah Ann did wasn't cool but Laura isn't some innocent angel. She's just mad that she "lost" and the fact that she's with someone else now but still so upset is very telling. Agree about the couples from past seasons. Why were they there? I get having Brennan and Alexa pop in since they're having the first Love is Blind baby (well, them and Zach/Bliss) but everyone else? Why? And poor AD is a fool. She still is going on about how she was so good for Clay and all the stuff she could have done for him. Stop trying to be the fixer! Look for the guy who's going to be good for you! Who's trying to take care of you! If you want to rescue and fix something, get a rescue pet! At least she wasn't interested in dating Clay again. That's something, at least. I'm still confused about Johnny. Did he not use condoms in his past relationships? And how do you get to 27 and not know anything about birth control? It's just not making sense to me. So Brittany and Kenneth get about five minutes of screentime and they don't even bring up how Kenneth seemed to be having second thoughts after having the race conversation with AD? What the hell? They spent half the show on Laura/Jeramy/Sarah Ann, shared a pointless tiktok of Amy and Johnny but didn't have time to fully address things with Brittany and Kenneth? Please. Of course Jessica and Micah have bonded and will be on Perfect Match. Ugh. I feel so bad for Autumn.

I hope the reunion was filmed after the finale was released. I hate when they film it before since then people aren't aware of what other people were saying to the camera. Case in point, Clay saying that he wasn't deeply in love to the camera crew after going on to AD about how he did love her but just wasn't ready. Those are two different things, sir.