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MerBearStare

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  1. Generally I prefer villains because I think they're more entertaining and they tend to move the story forward (and not just in soaps). But I have to say, on Friday's episode when Will and Sonny said goodbye to Chad and then Gabi, I really enjoyed those scenes, especially when Sonny offered to help Gabi and her family. It was a really nice change of pace to see decent people be nice to each other, particularly when contrasted with Sami's caterwauling at the custody hearing. Decent people being nice to each other doesn't exactly make compelling television, but I do wish there was more kindness in this show sometimes.
  2. Ghost stories are my favorite, so I loved this episode. When Leti said the house had 13 bedrooms, I was like, "No, girl! Get out!" Watching her get tossed around the back of the paddy wagon was even more upsetting knowing that's how Freddie Gray died. When Tic came outside in that tank top all sweaty...hello arms! I let out a little laugh when the racist guy was decapitated by the elevator. In the 1970's, my parents lived in a totally white neighborhood on the far southwest side of Chicago (West Beverly for those of you from Chicago). While they lived there, the first Black family to live west of Western Ave (a busy street that separated West Beverly from the slightly more integrated Beverly) moved in across the street from them. My mom had to call the police multiple times because crowds would gather in front of their house to harass and threaten them. My parents still live in West Beverly and fortunately both Beverly and West Beverly are much more diverse now than they were back then. Even more diverse than when I last lived down there in the mid-aughts. Progress always seems to move at a snail's pace, though.
  3. I hadn't heard of Anna or sundown towns until this ProPublica article from a couple months ago - https://features.propublica.org/illinois-sundown-towns/legend-of-anna/. And as someone from Chicago, which is one of the most segregated cities in America, it's ridiculous when people from the north talk about racism like it's just a southern thing. I heard a good summary years ago about how racism in the north differs from racism in the south (speaking in monolithic terms of course): In the south, they don't care how close you get as long as you don't get too big. In the north, they don't care how big you get as long as you don't get too close. This show seems like it could go the way of many American Horror Story seasons where they throw everything at the wall to see what sticks and it goes off the rails quickly, but so far I'm enjoying it and I trust Jordan Peele.
  4. Both the defendants were total dicks, though, so I didn't mind seeing her make fun of them. The one on the right in particular was uncomfortably aggressive.
  5. Ciara's very short and very low cut dress is reminding me of Go Fug Yourself's nickname for Blake Lively - Boobs Legsly.
  6. Appearance-wise, the new Claire reminds me a lot of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks.
  7. They loved it, @buttersister. And they ended up getting a laundry room because the 2nd floor came in under budget. They didn't get a garage, though. I looked it up on Wikipedia once and overall about 2/3 love it and 1/3 list it.
  8. Ugh, the couple on the episode that's airing right now is one of my least favorite couples on this show - Justin and Breanne. The couple with the laundry all over the place and she's pregnant. They're both just so obnoxious. She wants a house with five bedrooms, three baths, and an office for Justin, but the house can't be too big. Like David said, "If you want five bedrooms, they're going to be in a 3,000 square foot house, not a 1,500 square foot house." Justin needs two bedrooms, a home office, a laundry room, and a garage added to their current house, and when they need to cut the laundry room from the budget because of the cost of the structural changes they needed to make to support the new spaces on the 2nd floor, he had a tantrum. Who are these people who come on this show and are shocked (shocked!) to find out that construction is fucking expensive?
  9. I don't know who was more annoying today - Allie or Sonny. I'm gonna say Sonny. I was really put off by how he told Sami that she let down her grandchild because they told Ari she'd be getting a baby brother and now she's not. They're the dumbasses who told Ari she was getting a brother before the adoption papers were signed! That's on both of you for jumping the gun. And my goodness, everyone acting like Sami is the worst person ever for...checks notes...having a conversation with Rafe. Back in my day, Sami was doing legitimately awful things like raping Austin, lying about who Will's father was, pretending to be paralyzed, and probably a million other things I've forgotten at this point. So when Allie and Nicole and Sonny go on about how terrible it was that Sami talked to Rafe, I'm just like, "Oh my God, who the hell cares?!"
  10. Maybe it's just me, but I don't get the big deal about Sami talking to Rafe about not adopting Alli's baby. And why the hell is it something to even flashback to, like it's some shady secret? She didn't threaten him. She didn't blackmail him into doing it. She just said that if she ever meant anything to him, he won't adopt Alli's baby. Ultimately it was Rafe's decision to say no. I started watching this show when teenage Sami was changing paternity test results...the first time, so I don't know, this doesn't seem that bad. I wouldn't even say it's bad at all.
  11. I wonder if Sunhe's softened attitude towards Jason has to do with the pregnancy. Like he's definitely not going away now. Angelica and Jason both saying something like, "I didn't know if I wanted kids," then use some form of birth control! Never thought I would have something positive to say about this show, but it is refreshing to hear a woman say, "I don't want kids," and props to Sarah for being upfront. And the conversation between her and Miguel about it was maybe the most mature conversation on this show ever. But they definitely should not get married if they're not on the same page about children. Don't count on the other person changing their mind. I asked my mom before if she were to, God forbid, need some kind of organ transplant that I could give her, which I think might only be a kidney, would she take it. And she told me no because what if I were to have the same medical issue she had and then I would be out one kidney. But obviously this was purely theoretical for my mom and me and it's an actuality for Laurie and Sarah. And like Sarah said, you can't just sit there and watch your mom die knowing you could stop it. It's a hard situation all around and I feel for Sarah, as annoying as she can be. Dawn proposing that Cher and the baby live with her and Jared visit on the weekends is insane. I just hate how she hides her selfishness in "helpfulness." Maybe she legitimately thinks she's just trying to be helpful, but it's clear that this has to do with her trying to maintain the relationship she's always had with Cher. She needs to accept that it has to be different now. Get a new hobby, Dawn!
  12. It reminds me of the Pygmoelian episode of the Simpsons: Moe: Plastic surgery, huh? Maybe they could dynamite Mount Crapmore here and carve me a new kisser. Carl: I don't know. Plastic surgery might make you look good on the outside... but you still might feel bad on the inside. Moe: But I'd look good on the outside, right? Carl: Yeah, but you'd feel bad on the inside. Moe: Plastic surgery it is! I think Brittani probably needs therapy way more than plastic surgery. But that's true of most people.
  13. And this is why white people being like, "I don't see race," is so dangerous. You don't see race...good for you I guess. But those people at that party did and that may have gotten Alonzo killed. And I don't want to come down hard on the friends because they are young and I can't even imagine the hurt and the guilt they still feel, but when you go to a party with friends, no one gets left behind! Especially not if that person is BIPOC or female or LGBTQ+.
  14. Thank you, @boes! I thought maybe she was a random Brady or Horton.
  15. So I watch Days on and off and I just started watching again when Kayla and Justin were supposed to get married and I know most of the characters, but who is Gwen and where did she come from? From what I've seen of her, it seems like she could be either really annoying or really hilarious. I haven't figured out which one yet. Claire's and Ciara's bachelorette party outfits were A LOT (especially Ciara's). Perfect for going to a club, but not for sitting around Julie's Place (or whatever it's called).
  16. I'm not a mental health expert at all, but I wonder if Sarah's overreaction with her mom not answering texts or the phone (at night, when she was sleeping) is a form of OCD. Dawn, oh my goodness, how annoying and selfish she is! It seriously shouldn't be that hard to understand why your daughter and son-in-law want time alone with their new baby. Now that I think about it, she must be losing it if she can't see them during this pandemic. Unless they're quarantining together. Normally I would think it would be weird for a mother and daughter to get bikini waxes together, but on this show it's tame. I did crack up when one of them said the Brazilian wax should be called the bald eagle instead. Mary and Brittani, I have no words for their creepy relationship. And Frank, dump her!
  17. There have been at least two bouncy house cases on Judge Judy, which is hilarious. It's even more hilarious to hear Judge J, or anyone really, angrily say "bouncy house."
  18. I was so angry at Sunhe and Angelica last night (I'm really embarrassingly invested in this show) that I totally forgot to comment about the lactation consultant. That woman seemed like the nicest, most patient woman in all of New York. She was so kind and understanding with Cher and even tolerated Dawn. The producers were clearly trying to get her to talk shit about the matching outfits, but she just said it was a sweet way to bond. And honestly, while I think the matching outfits are silly, Dawn and Cher - and Kathy and Christina as well - are so tame compared to all the other mothers and daughters on this show that I can't hate.
  19. Normally I feel bad for Angelica, but she was a real piece of work tonight. I can't believe she had the nerve to tell Sunhe's fiance (totally blanking on his name) that he should leave his underage children so he can move to Vegas so that Sunhe doesn't have to leave Angelica, who's 32! Why the fuck do they think their relationship is so much more important than his relationship with his kids? And to be like "We told you we were close..." I would say I'm close to my mom because I talk to her on the phone everyday. Being close with your mom is entirely different than having a co-dependent relationship with your mom. These two crazy bitches deserve each other. Too bad they have to drag other people into their fucked up relationship.
  20. I think Mary likes the drama and conflict between Brittani and Frank, otherwise she would tell Brittani to knock it off. Every time I hear the story of Frank's "cheating," I'm like: Also, Christianity isn't exactly ok with masturbation, yet both Mary and Brittani, "Christian women," have vibrators, which they apparently have no problem talking about or showing each other. So if they consider pornography so awful, why is masturbation not equally awful?
  21. To answer your question @Rai, I find season 2 much more unwatchable than season 9. Beverly was treated terribly by Heather and Sarah, but Grayson defended her multiple times. (It's a shame that Grayson came back in a later season and had a shitty attitude; I really liked her after her first season.) Heather was eliminated pretty early in the season, which just left Sarah to hate on Beverly by herself. In season 2, everyone was against Marcel, culminating in an actual assault. Even Elia, his one friend, turned on him. Plus, at least Sarah didn't win her season. It was awful seeing Ilan win. Speaking of winners, Top Chef reminds me of American Idol as the past winners are kind of a mixed bag. Harold from season 1, Hung from season 3, Stephanie from season 4, Michael from season 6, Richard from the first All-Stars, Kristen from season 10, Mei from season 12, Brooke from season 14, and Joe from season 15 all seemed like solid choices when they won and they've been pretty successful. Ilan from season 2, Hosea from season 5, Kevin from season 7, Paul from season 9, Nicholas from season 11, and Jeremy (who I don't even remember) from season 13 seemed like really underwhelming winners and we haven't really seen anything from them since their wins, though I don't follow them super closely. (I didn't include Kelsey since she won pretty recently.)
  22. I think Mary intentionally undermines Brittani. Not only with that announcement, but when she told Brittani that the guy she likes blocked her number in the middle of her party. That shit could've waited. I'm amending my ranking of the mother-daughter relationships to put Laurie and Sarah at #4 most fucked up. Laurie is using her illness to manipulate Sarah and Miguel into getting married, which is really selfish. Any marriage that starts because the couple was browbeaten into it doesn't have a happy ending. Though I suspect Laurie only cares about the wedding and not the marriage. Part of me feels bad for these boyfriends/husbands, but, well, they picked em and they knew what they were getting into. If it's such a burden, break up with them. At least Christina's husband can hold his own against Kathy.
  23. Wow, was really not expecting Kevin to be eliminated, especially since all the speculation has been that he would win. I said last week that I would have kept Gregory over Stephanie, but I was glad to see her doing so well this week. I loved all the vegetables she used for her dishes. I would love to try the cabbage dish. One of my biggest pet peeves is when the judges criticize a dish for not having heart/soul/whatever other woo woo. All I care about is how it tastes. I'm not looking to eat heart; I'm looking to eat a delicious meal.
  24. I don't think she ever thought he would actually get divorced and that because of that Angelica would eventually break up with him and come running back to her. Not that Angelica really left (which, girl, GET OUT OF YOUR MOTHER'S HOME!), but things have been strained. I don't like or trust Jason, but Angelica doesn't seem very independent and between Sunhe and Jason, he's the much better option. I did laugh when they had a talking head with Sunhe talking so much shit about Jason and the camera pulled back and he was sitting right next to her. These producers are savage. For fun, here's how I'd rank the mother-daughter relationships on this show from least fucked up to most fucked up. #6 - The diabetic mom and her pretty brunette daughter - I don't know enough about them to really judge. The mom seems pretty comfortable using her diabetes to manipulate the daughter into getting married, though. #5 - Dawn and Cher - annoying but innocuous #4 - Kathy and Christina - also annoying but innocuous #3 - Marcia and Alena - I understand how their way too close relationship happened and it can get kind of gross with the licking and the chasing, but Marcia at least seems to understand that she's not always going to be around for her daughter and Alena needs to be more independent. But she still babies her, which is sending mixed messages. #2 - Mary and Brittani - who the fuck showers with their 19 year old daughter? And who the fuck showers with their mom? Gross, creepy lack of boundaries. #1 with a bullet - Sunhe and Angelia - Sunhe is a selfish piece of shit and Angelica needs to read the Raised by Narcissists subreddit.
  25. I think this is a little unfair. She's only 18. Yes, she had a giggle, but she wasn't giggling at inappropriate times. And she said like, but not any more than most people. When they showed her speaking to the Philadelphia city council at the start of the episode, she spoke very well and I don't think she giggled or said like once. Just because she giggles and says like when off the clock doesn't mean she can't speak professionally when she's on the clock. I don't know anything about the Sunrise Movement except their name has always reminded me of a cult. The communal living doesn't make it seem any less cult-like. Yeah, there was something off there. Why was she still storing stuff at his house? And when he set up boundaries and she said, "Can we still be best friends?" or something along those lines, I felt like she didn't want him to be over her even though she had moved on. And on another note, I love their dog this season. He looks like a scrappy little survivor.
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