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Am enjoying this and feels like this spinoff is doing the best job of introducing new characters ( same with season 1). It’s different enough that I’m intrigued again. Only thing that I don’t quite buy but will roll my eyes and move along… how did that many walkers get through the one gate that only partially pops open when the power goes out let alone how many came in during her brief jaunt in the greenhouse.

Pilot just aired in the US. Was excited to watch - Krysten Ritter was so good in Jessica jones and loved orphan black. Was intrigued through most of the ep and then that last scene - oof!!! Aunt Cosima!!!! I like that it is enough of a different story with a nice link to the original. Am excited to watch the rest of the season!!!

That was such a painful ep to watch. Trejo was definitely the best part of the episode!!! “Vanjie” while walking backwards had me rolling! Otherwise it was such a miss. The whole script didn’t work at all. The 2nd best part was definitely the door slam. mistress annoyed the crap out of me - her “I’m so understanding” over and over. If you have to tell people that multiple times, you probably actually aren’t! If the whole metal part was truly just a joke, which it wasn’t, they let it go way too far. I would have also been frustrated if I had been the other team. They weren’t budging. And to me it was a bit of bully behavior to get it your way. And instead they went for gaslighting/switching the argument around to say how dare you say it is bullying instead of just listening to how the others felt, apologizing without caveats and move on. Ugh. back to this ep. The runway was great. The only outfit I didn’t love was Mistress’ puffy diaper. I think if she had gone for the puffy up top and sleek panties with the chaps which were good, I think it might have been better for me. And I’m so glad that they finally said something about Spice doing the same runway walk every time. Michelle was shooting daggers with her eyes when she left the runway at the end with it. It is such the sugar and spice thing going right along with the airhead head tilting thing too. That dumb bit is funniest when you actually show smarts with it. And it’s like they just rest on being cute so they don’t have to try harder. and the whole educational moment thing - well then stop doing immature stuff that warrants it all the time!!!

I second the earlier comment about how they should realize they can vote out some white men too. Ugh.I was hoping the underdogs could turn it around. I also hate the whole justification because she is smart. She’s been on the outs for multiple votes and hasn’t won a challenge so it seems like silly justification to protect their strong bro alliance. I’m losing interest as all the ones I like are getting sent home. james telling Owen that he’s protected at the challenge made me instantly dislike him. I wish that they had targeted him instead of Ryan and with more subtlety. ryan I felt bad for until his condescending comment on how Jeanine should learn to become more of a leader when voting. Ugh. just ugh.

haven't read comments yet as I'm typing while watching finally... Alexis and Keaton - bollywood - fun number! good opener. thought alexis was stronger especially with her arm movements. she was just sharper really hitting each shape deliberately. Keaton did a good job but definitely would boost alexis in my rankings Alexis and Essence - contemporary - thought it had promise watching the studio sessions and then the song started. it was such the wrong song! The choreo didn't match at all and would think that would make it really hard to lose yourself into the dance. Honestly don't remember much of their actual moves as it was mostly tulle and wind. ugh Essence and Robert - hip hop - glad to see all stars but don't really remember Robert - was fun - found myself watching Robert more as it seemed more smooth (weird to say for hip hop) and effortless. Essence did fine but meh. Keaton and Audrey - contemporary - beautiful lifts and choreo (go Robert!) well done by Keaton but there is something still not clicking with him for me. Alexis and Kiki - argentine tango - Kiki is one of my least favs of all the ballroom all stars so meh - did highlight alexis well - could have done without the accordian but I just didn't get into it - something was off with the pacing of the routine to me. but that just might be that style. appreciated twitch kinda bridging the gap and making a reasonable judgement and helpful comments. Keaton and Essence - jazz - of course essence is a rapper? Love to see Eleanor again! was generally good - high energy. had some rough transitions. essence was stronger generally but she had points where she gets caught prepping for what's next and loses me(jojo just be quiet - geez) So Keaton and Alexis are in the finale. I think that was the right choice. I think they definitely had the best dance of the night. overall notes - liked that all the allstar dances were in their style so gave them all equal shots to really shine I really miss more interaction with the choreographers - now they just give them cheesy sound bites like "there is no room for error" and Cat no longer highlights their name when introducing the next pairing. I loved seeing them really talk through steps with them and seeing more of the process seriously jojo - are you auditioning for My Little Pony or something? while I understand her fan base is very young - this seemed extra pandering and was just odd to me. granted everyone should where whatever they love and more people should have fun with it and care less what people think so... thank goodness for twitch - I really wish they had more seasoned judges - I miss the days that they would rotate in the choreographers. this season went so fast that I still barely feel like I got to know the dancers well and just feel meh overall. I also don't really recall any specific numbers that I want to rewatch.

Not sure I’m liking this new format. I hope that the next episode will include the time with the choreographers and it wasn’t included this time due to announcing the top 12. I love seeing the work that goes into it and hearing from the choreographers. Some of these choreographers were a little weak and wasn’t sure if it was the choreo or the dancing. I liked the way they did it before where announcing the cast was then a focus on their own style. Helps you get to know them more. Glad they didn’t send anyone home - although was in agreement on who should be in the bottom. regarding the audience voting - that is fine by me as it doesn’t make them wait to come back the next week only to be eliminated first. strange to have the group number last. will have to see how next week is set up as this seemed so rushed and the season will be short with only 5-6 episodes left to get down to final 4/2. Hope they find a better balance as it feels like a shell of the show and what made it great before. Wondering if they struggled to get choreographers to commit time again

Just saw that this was coming back in time to turn it on. 5 mins in and I’m already super annoyed with JoJo and her constant shouting and look at me me me overexcitement. I actually may miss the hot tamale train and was so over that. 14 mins in and have seen one dancer. This doesn’t bode well about them keeping the auditions short. Seems like they are trying to match the voice with even more backstory and judges backstage and other snippets. I just want to see the dance!!! Interesting that it is all at the LA stage. So no auditions at different cities. Does that mean they have already done a first round of auditions to get to this point? Maybe they will be smart and keep the auditions to a minimum. I hope that they still do their LA/dance week with all the choreographers. the Afro-dancer was amazing and so much fun to watch - he has the personality to do well on the show. I really don’t care that the 18 yr old likes fast cars. Weird thing to focus on but she was fun to watch dance and agree that wade robson or Sonya would be a fun choreographer for her to work with. I wish we could see them dance first before all the background stuff. I wanted the Russian to be better - So was glad that they passed for now. She popped way harder in her battle. She needs instruction and a choreographer. A lot of background for that and all the boxing footage? love the couple - liked the white stripes for a ballroom number. She definitely seems a bit stronger than him. Can understand them passing on the guy. Loved Macey’s (sp?) audition. Loved when you thought it would be a typ contemporary dance and then the isolations. wish they had a preview or had given us any idea how the next few eps will go. Not sure Matthew adds much as a judge. But happy to have twitch and cat back. Although they seemed to minimize cat when she used to be a big part of chatting with them amidst auditions instead of all the back stories and I miss that.

Regarding the shellfish shell allergy but not the meat and all the other comments talking about similar experiences - wondering if it is similar to to Oral Allergy Syndrome. I am allergic to ragweed so when it is in season, the rinds of honeydew and cantaloupe will make my lips tingle so I have to cut off the rinds and not eat wedges. Also have to avoid chamomile and sunflower seeds then too along with a few other things that will irritate my throat. It's something about the pollens being similar that the body has a reaction as if you were exposed to your allergy pollen. So for those saying that it's not legit - please don't discount someone's allergy experience just because it doesn't match yours or someone you know. All bodies react differently and allergies can have many different levels of severity. Back to the episode more specifically - I was ok with Sam going. He should have owned up to leaving the potatoes on the stove and that may have saved him. they will overlook some mishaps if the intent was clear/correct. But I am also ok with him going. The overly excited/happy was starting to get annoying and I can only imagine it being worse in the high pressure kitchen. Overall I really like this group of chefs and am intrigued to see what is next.

I see your point too and agree that Sandy wasn't micromanaging in that one instance - however at the beginning she basically negated any of Katie's concerns and didn't listen. So why would Katie feel like she could really talk with her about it or get any support? I feel like Sandy intervenes/micromanages when it isn't necessary and tends to miss when it is. She somehow always manages to like the most hated crew member because they suck up to her. At least she finally fired Lexi, which I think Katie would have done after the first night as it was evident how toxic she was to the whole crew.

YES! From the start, Sandy shut down Katie and never even let Katie tell her about the first night. Instead she invited Lexi right in when it should have been a discussion with just Katie first. Katie has always tried to look out for the boat as a whole and was trying to avoid the toxic situation that they ended up with. Sandy was all about not firing someone (maybe because she was trying to avoid all the Hannah backlash?) and once again does the absolutely wrong thing. She micromanages and yells at the wrong people and times. While I think Katie needs to build some confidence and harder edges to be a great chief stew, I actually think she does a generally good job. She wants to work with the right team that gels and builds the whole group up. Meanwhile Sandy tries to also be buddy buddy and always chooses the worst person to be buds with on every charter. And then ignores all the ones who are doing all the extra work. I agree - I think Courtney will make a great manager for that very reason. She is willing to shut it down. You know Kate would have shut that down and yet it was always the deckies or Courtney trying to deescalate any Lexi or Mat situation.

Meant to type Kevin - too many thoughts while watching this! :)

Except that the gun was the one that Patty and Allison got on their crazy road trip. Kevin just found it buried in the yard - so I'm guessing there will be legal issues when the gun isn't registered and maybe even tied to other bad things. I agree but I wonder if she isn't considered a suspect. Just a witness to the take down. I hope that the cop isn't just dating her to get info. But I agree that no matter what Patty is likely going to get hurt. I'm curious if they would do anything beyond confirming that she was there for an appointment. Can cops demand that doctors violate HIPPA? And that secretary won't remember. she was way more into whatever she was looking at on her computer. They will just be able to say yes - she was here for an X:00 appt. Maybe I am thinking too much on this. Also - in some ways - Neil and Kevin seeing the pamphlets and Kevin getting tested actually supports the happy marriage ideal that Allison was trying to establish. It's not as one sided. This does present issues because I agree that Kevin didn't get shot so will see if Kevin then starts pressuring Allison to have a kid. Edit - corrected it to say that Kevin found the gun which is what I meant but for some reason typed Nick. Oops!

She definitely wasn't a sous chef. Sous chefs have skills. As @Back Atcha mentioned, she specifically said she was an assistant when she came on board and talked to Yawn. Considering that the two boats were in the same bubble, and that it sounds like that may be the boat with the crew, there was definitely some producer fun going on there. That or the other boat was all - send her - so that they didn't have to deal with her for a bit. She was completely clueless to not even get steak right. I also find it funny that Yawn thought another boat would give up their sous chef for a night!!! Also didn't yawn talk about how she really helps out when it is needed on the last season? She didn't seem to really help out that much. she didn't even delegate well. She is such a bad leader that all her talk about mentoring made me LOL.

Wow - I may actually watch it based on your comments about sandy getting hosed!!! :) Was thinking I would skip as I can't stand Sandy or Malia.

ugh. I don't want any more new streaming services - might wait until they are all up and then do just a month to watch this and the updated Real World NYC