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I'm a little confused by this comment. It's a dating show. They most likely signed up because they wanted to be on TV or because they thought it sounded like fun. All the contestants are in their 60s and 70s, so it's not like they're looking to get married and start families. No one is forcing them to do this and even with the usual Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants, most of them are just looking for 15 minutes of fame, not love.

She'd probably already sent it before Joy told her they'd broken up. Not sure what the timeline is but I'm guessing the entire season only covers a week or two.

Sunny is one of the most ironically nicknamed people that I have ever come across. To be fair though, why does her son keep bringing these girls home? He knows his mom is just going to give them the side eye and bad mouth them later. Just spare everyone the headache unless it's serious, Gabriel.

A round of applause to all of us on the board who figured out that Ben was talking to a cookie and then wrote "f**ing pig" on the mirror due to cookie guilt (Was it obvious? Yes, but I'm choosing to ignore that and pretend that we're all just murder mystery geniuses). I'm guessing that Donna did poison Ben's cookie (though I'm not sure if she was trying to kill him. Maybe just make him sick enough that he'd have to drop out of the show?) but that Tobert will end up being the one who shoves Ben down the elevator shaft. Ben probably decided he didn't want to do the documentary anymore after his near death experience, which infuriated Tobert since he finally had an interesting story to film. I laughed so hard at the exchange between Oliver and the "five whores" when he handed them the ladder. That, followed by the reveal that one had actually been a hooker and Oliver's "WTF?" response had me dying.

I'm also thinking that the producer mom is involved with one of Ben's deaths and her motive's got something to do with her son. I'm also starting to wonder if Ben might have accidentally poisoned himself on opening night? Perhaps he put something on some food (cookies?) to stop himself from eating it, then just gave into temptation anyway? Or accidentally ingested the poison somehow? The critic being involved is an interesting theory. Maybe Ben had paid her off for a good review, then changed his mind after almost dying and when he tried to go back on the deal, she pushed him down the elevator shaft?

Honestly, I feel people have gotten very "mob rule" about this entire strike. It's ridiculous to me that people are mad at Drew Barrymore because she was going to continue her show without her writers. She employees three writers. So because of three people who are on strike, a bunch of other people (who can't get work anywhere else right now because of the two strikes going on, even though they're not on strike) can't work. And what gets me is that when others bring up that The View didn't stop taping despite the strike, people go, "Oh, that's because it's a news show, so it's okay." LOL. Please. The View might be under the news division at ABC, but it is not and has never been a news show. This entire thing is just getting ridiculous.

People are wanting talk shows to shut down because of the writers' strike, not the actors' strike, so Whoopi's not going anywhere unless they shut down completely.

That's actually a really good theory except that it's so close to what they did last season (murder to provide podcast content) and I doubt they're going to repeat themselves two seasons in a row.

As I see it, since Dickie came up with the CoBro idea, he probably felt entitled to all the money that was to be made off of Ben's memorabilia. There was obviously some resentment there, so why not sell it and get what he's owed? At the same time, he also misses his brother, so I can see why he'd pay $7,000 (which he has readily after just selling all the CoBro merch) for the last thing his brother held.

The second they showed that childhood drawing and said that Ben had come up with the CoBro idea, I knew it was really going to be Dickie's drawing. Don't think he's the killer (though he's definitely Loretta's son) though. I'm assuming he paid $7,000 for the handkerchief because, as Uma said in the intro, after people die, you hold onto the things that remind you of them. My guess for the murder right now is the producer mother/son team. Maybe mother's protecting their sons is going to be a theme this season? So the producer mom killed Ben because he was going to mess up her son's first production in some way and she wasn't having it? Minor gripe: Mabel pretending that she was a CoBro fan when talking to Dickie at the auction. She was a big Girl, Cop fan, so why not bring that up instead? Also, I would have liked it better if when Theo told her he was a CoBro fan, instead of just calling him a nerd she had said, "It's cool. I'm into Girl, Cop, so I can't judge." Would have been a nice moment. Also, I'm hoping that Theo ends up being Mabel's endgame in the romance department. I enjoy their relationship and how it's been built up over the course of the show and it would be a nice ending for both of them that wouldn't feel forced.

During the season, I was baffled by Paul's attraction to Micah, since he was very eco-granola and she was very vapid, high maintenance. Then I saw his mother and thought, "Ah, I get it now", which honestly makes his comments about not being able to see Micah as a mother very telling. So yeah, of course Paul's mother loves Micah. She's a younger version of herself, in all her awful glory.

Okay, I just started watching this but had to pause it to type this. The sharing a hotel room thing is weird. I would get it if we were talking about super young people who had no money. But these are two grown couples with steady incomes. Why on earth would you share a room?

Count me in with those who think Loretta is Dickie's birth mom. All the pics in the scrapbook had him in the background and I'm guessing all the articles mention him too. I doubt Meryl Streep is hanging around for another season, so as much as I'm enjoying her and Oliver's romance, she's either a killer or they're going to break up for some other reason. Speaking of break-ups, I felt so bad for Joy when she realized Charles hadn't meant to propose. That was heartbreaking! Maybe Charles will get his act together and can win her back but I don't blame her if she's done with him. And while we're on the subject of relationships, is it really necessary for Mabel to have a love interest every season? They're mostly terrible, have no chemistry with Mabel and she always ends up looking kind of dumb because she chooses the shadiest character to get involved with. I mean, come on, Tobert isn't giving her creeper vibes? If Ben does turn out to be twins, then I'm guessing there's going to be two murderers this season. Or, Ben faked his death at the theater for press and then got for real murdered later.

I find it odd that Charles wouldn't be aware of all of Joy's crazy until now since they've already been dating a year but I'll just hand wave that away. I do agree that Ben most likely wrote the pig comment himself after he ate an entire plate of cookies (or some other dessert). My theory right now is that Ben faked his own death at the theater as a way to get press and spice up the documentary, then later someone actually murdered him at the Arconia. The brother is my lead suspect, just because they haven't concentrated on him very much. Maybe after years of Ben's nonsense he just snapped? Or Ben found out that he was also going to represent Loretta and didn't like that? Also, am I the only one who was surprised that Selena Gomez and Ashley Park are only a year apart? I assumed Park was closer to 40 but she's only 32.

I liked the original detective as well, but goodness me is the new detective good looking!

I believe it's that she's a high schooler who's also a cop (hence, Girl Cop) and he's her fellow high schooler who's also her friend (or brother? boyfriend? less clear on that part). So, same premise as Doogie Howser, MD, just with cops.

OMG, Sunny's comment of, "But don't you do it" when Alyssa was saying how one of her book picks was about how powerful people get away with horrible behavior. As if it's a "how to" book. LOL. I just can't!

I made it about two minutes into her interview and couldn't take it anymore. I get that there's a strike on and The Bachelor (and all its spin offs) are on ABC but for the love of all that's holy, could they not have gotten a comedian or an author or a freakin' lifestyle guru type (someone with expertise in food, interior design, exercise, DIY crafts, etc) instead of this void of a person?

Apparently. I just watched that clip and both her and Joy referred to Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman the entire time. I also love how when Joy brings up that he appeared on The View once, Whoopi responds with, "I did not know that" right as they show the video of the interview, with Whoopi sitting right there on the couch with him. You'd think before they do these segments that they'd remind the co-hosts if the person had ever been on The View and who was present during the interview.

I thought Ladies Get Lit was interesting the first couple years they did it but now it's pretty boring because (except for Whoopi) they all choose the same types of books every year. Sarah recommends children's books (always picture books, which is odd considering that her oldest is old enough for smaller chapter books), Ana picks Hispanic authors (and she's only done this twice and picked Isabel Allende both times. I mean, she's a good author but she's known. Why not highlight a Hispanic author who actually needs some press?), Sunny picks her own book and Joy picks a classic. Whoopi's the only one who picks books from a variety of genres every year. I get that people have their favorites and preferences but I feel that they could try to switch it up a little. We'll see what Alyssa picks. I'm kinda hoping it's something completely out of left field, such as paranormal erotica or the complete history of ice cream. LOL.

I...do not like Sarah's makeup today. It aged her terribly. And I like Sarah but am not a fan of her taste in books. I can't with the celebrity books. There are tons of wonderful children's books out there. Why waste a pick with something that Katherine Schwarzenegger-Pratt "wrote"?

Does anyone know why the show was rated as TV-14 for most of the day? My daughter saw that there were new episodes up yesterday so wanted to watch it this morning but it had disappeared from the Kids profile. I checked our main account profile and The Dragon Prince was there, just now rated TV-14 (for self-harm). Figured the new season must have upped the maturity level, so I went to watch it tonight so that I could decide if it was appropriate for my daughter to watch, only to discover that now the rating is back to TV-Y7. So now I'm trying to figure out if there was just some glitch that temporarily changed the rating or if there's something that happens in the 5th season that is calling the rating into question.

I think Whoopi can stay since she's not acting or promoting a project. There's an entertainment news show I watch on YouTube and one of the co-hosts is a member of SAG and she said she could still host during the strike (though she is double checking to see if she can do movie reviews).

I'm assuming they could have actors on to talk about the strike (or just their life in general) as I think it's only promotional stuff they aren't allowed to do. They could also have actual authors on, instead of celebs/politicians hawking books. That would actually be a nice change of pace. Speaking of which, when are they going to do the Ladies Get Lit week?

Sunny saying, "In a sense, food is culture", as if that's something profound that she just came up with, instead of something you're taught in elementary school. LOL.