desertflower

I’m so sad. I just posted this morning about him and hoped he would be ok. 😢

I saw a snippet of Shannen Doherty responding to a reporter who asked about Luke’s stroke. She said she didn’t want to talk about it too much because she would start crying, but that she’s in touch with him and to please keep him in your prayers. She also said something about “He’s my Dylan”. So sweet. I hope he makes a full recovery.

I was getting nervous watching that; I was really hoping they hadn’t hired Goran to play a child molester. Not my Luka! As an Alias fan I was thrilled to see Carl Lumbly as Beth’s dad. He was wonderful in this part.

I never used to hear this phrase, like ever. But now they say it every third word and it drives me crazy. It’s like they sent a memo out instructing everyone to start saying it.

Just popping in to say I was not familiar with David Giuntoli before this but wowzers, is he handsome. Also, I find Romany Malco very intriguing to watch. He just has a quality about him that draws me in, a lot like Sterling K. Brown in This Is Us. So, even though I came to this show strictly because of James Roday, I’m happy to find these other interesting actors as well.

I’m sure it felt terrible to be heckled by the crowd but I don’t think Adrienne went into that situation with that intent. The producers clearly fed Tom the info that the mix was bought because why else would he just bring that up out of the blue? Adrienne bantered back and forth with him about how she saw some mix in the other team’s cart (not mentioning Sara outright) and it just seemed like some light hearted trash talking in the kitchen at the time. If anything I would blame Tom for bringing it up to the crowd and also Justin and Eric for encouraging the chants. Sad to Michelle go.

I wonder if Rahul was more rattled about the jar breaking than they showed. They mentioned a couple times that he was in a tizzy and Paul asked him if he’d calmed down yet, and was assuring him it would be ok. But in the footage we saw he didn’t seem much more upset than he usually gets when things aren’t going well. I loved seeing Terry the widower getting together with some other bakers at the end. Hopefully he has found some new friends to spend time with.

Ha, me too. I think he’s cute and I’m rooting for him, but I have an irrational dislike of sideways hats. I like that Eddie mentioned galumpkis; my mom used to make those when I was a kid. (I think they have different names but that’s what we called them.) Sara’s sad little sausage looked ridiculous on that plate. I would’ve been angry being served that.

A big "Amen" from a fellow quiet person! (But just know I will say it quietly.) :) I'm rooting for Michelle to come through as a good EC. My heart rate was through the roof on this one! So chaotic; seems more so than in past years. I hope Nini is ok, I really warmed up to her last week. I hate to see a good chef go home because they are not great at FOH. On the flipside, one of my favorite parts of watching RW is when when someone really excels at FOH. Joe last season comes to mind, as well as Fabio in his season. Anyone recall any other really great FOH contestants? I will join the chorus that it is ridiculous the spaces weren't ready and that the staff seemed totally inexperienced. Of course there might be some good ones hiding in there and they just highlighted the clueless ones.

I'm a big Psych fan and started watching this only because of Roday. I'm impressed with him on here, even kind of proud (our little Shawn Spencer handling grown up drama!) I think he has great chemistry with everyone, especially the kids. If this show doesn't last I hope it opens more doors for him.

So funny that so many of us thought the same thing. I don't remember her, like at all. How weird.

I saw him on the Today show just the other day. (It might've been Friday, after you posted this.) Anyway, they were celebrating that his restaurant was named best in the world (!!!) by a fancy list. Then they asked him about Bourdain and he was lovely and said very nice things. Then he cooked a fish dish and they said it was clear why he was the best.

I'm way behind, just now watching this season on Netflix. But I just wanted to say Noel cracked me up when he said he couldn't tell where Paul's finger ended and the cannoli began since they were the same color. Then later he said maybe he could request that color next time he goes in for his spray tan. Lol! I'm enjoying the new hosts.

Lol, I said this EXACT thing to my husband. He added he was surprised she didn't have a little crutch like Tiny Tim. God bless us, everyone! I'm so curious to see how they handle this next week. I'm sure all the coaches have favorites from their team but it's their JOB to keep that to themselves and support all of their team members. Buried somewhere under all his stupid comments I think I can see what Adam's intent was...to try to represent for Reagan since she couldn't sing for herself. But to do it as DeAndre was standing on the stage was awful. They should've given him time to remark/encourage DeAndre, take a commercial break and get the guys off stage, then let Adam remark on Reagan. It was just handled really poorly. If DeAndre had won the save I doubt he would've even wanted to continue with Adam as his coach!

I still go to YouTube every once in a while to watch Pentatonix's performance of Dog Days Are Over. Perfection!

As I watched Tyke all I could think was how I wish the other long haired folkie teenager had made it through instead. (Forgot his name but he sang Jim Croce and had a nice smile.) He was way better. Sandy Red was just too much. Reagan sounded good on the group sing. I thought it was hilarious Carson commented out loud about Tyke's song choice. It reminded me of when someone sang Creep as their last chance song. "What the hell am I doing here...I don't belong here...." Lol!

I'm not sure what is was but I found her unpleasant to watch. Like I can see she has some skill but it seemed like she lacked grace. It might've been the onesie style outfit, I didn't like that look.

Well, I just finished my rewatch. A lot of episodes were very familiar to me but I had forgotten a lot of the last season. Overall I think the show holds up well. The last season wasn't great (I found myself really not caring about Bailey and his girlfriend) but I enjoyed watching Claudia grow up, and Victor the nanny was a nice addition. The final episode made me cry a lot, especially showing the house getting packed up and all the sweet flashbacks. The house was like another character. One funny little moment though...two movers come into the bedroom to get some furniture and one of them is Eric Stonestreet, Cam from Modern Family. It was funny seeing him play a tough guy mover.

I remember Catwalk! Just bits and pieces of it. I think it was Canadian show. They showed it Saturday mornings for a while. Did you check youtube?

I can totally hear "God, Charlie!" in my head now. Lol. She also put her hand to her forehead a lot too. You tend to notice those things when binge watching! Neve really was beautiful, though, wasn't she? I'm midway through season 6 and I've noticed they have hardly mentioned or showed Diana at all. The old "let's not mention the baby and maybe people will forget about her" move.

Ha! Totally with you. I could take or leave Griffin when he first came on but I really loved him by the end. He was much better after he and Julia split up. Maybe she was sucking the life spirit out of him. :) Ok I've been waiting to complain to someone about this one episode, here's my chance! It's when Julia and Griffin are married and his friend stays with them a few days. He gives Griffin crap about all the household duties he does so he acts all macho and says he wants Julia to do more of it. Then there is a ridiculous scene where she is struggling to make dinner and is fumbling through the whole thing while they snicker at her. She later tells Griffin she didn't learn that stuff from her mom because her dad always did it. What the what??? This is the same girl who was basically cooking holiday dinners by herself in season 1. The show was usually pretty good with its continuity but the writers really dropped the ball on that one. Ok, rant over! Feels good to get that off my chest. Lol!

Yes, exasperated is a good word! It's like they forgot she was a little kid. There is a scene where Julia tells her she is spitting on their mom's grave (I think it was when she had contact with their grandfather) and it was just so sad to put that guilt on her. But in a way I guess it was realistic, because Julia was only a teenager herself and spoke impulsively. On another note, I had totally forgotten Wilson Cruz came on the final season (watching now) as the nanny. He was great. Loved him in My So Called Life. I think i've only seen these season 6 episodes once so I've forgotten most of them.

Yay! I've been wanting to discuss this show since I started rewatching it on Netflix. I watched it during its original run, then a few reruns here and there over the years, but this is the first time I'm watching the whole thing again. I'm in the last season right now. It's interesting watching it as a 40-something mom now. During the first run I related the most with Julia. I was 15 when my mom died and she is supposed to be that age in the first season, so it definitely struck a chord. But watching it now I was surprised by how much more I care about Claudia. I guess it's because she was 11 in the first season and my daughter is almost 10 so I'm seeing her from a mother's eyes now. I feel protective of Claudia and get so mad at Julia when she's mean to her. I just want to give her a hug. Lacey Chabert really was amazing. Anyway, I have more to say but I'll wait until the discussion gets going a bit more.

The thing about Brown Jessie was it was really hard to tell when she was joking and when she wasn't. I mean she clearly didn't like the room but when she first tackles her friend she seemed to be kind of joking. Then she got really mad and yelled and walked out. Then during the end credits they showed an outtake where she had the friend in a chokehold, and you can hear someone saying "Ok, now she's kidding.". So she was kind of back and forth about it. But ultimately, it wasn't that hard to adjust that room. Paint the walls off white or something and leave the rest.

I just caught the Brown Jessie episode. I hadn't seen it in YEARS but as soon as I saw Jessie I instantly remembered she hated her room and yelled at her neighbor. The room looked decent but it was very brown. You could tell Laurie just really liked those colors herself because her outfit and make up matched the room. Lol. I'm looking forward to the reboot as long as they don't go overboard letting Hildi destroy rooms. It's one thing to have eccentric taste, but putting sand on the floor or hay on the wall was so ridiculously impractical and just made me angry. I guess they thought it was good for ratings but you're totally ruining people's homes. Not wacky, just mean.