BubblingKettle

I don't understand why a case about a shooting isn't tried in criminal court. Or did I miss the mention of a criminal trial in addition to this civil "trial?" Ariel needs to get her head on straight and get away from that jailbird. How many clues does she need? Christopher shoots off guns near people's homes, and he ends up shooting a neighbor! Then, a sliding glass door was shattered by something Prince Charming did that was so inappropriate that Ariel felt it necessary to tell JJ she didn't know how it happened. A giant door -actually two doors - in the house. Christopher blatantly lies to the police, while his friend reveals the truth. Red flags. A flashing sign. Ariel, you need to leave, hon. It's a shame that your parent is apathetic about you living with a jackass, but you need to apply for some scholarships and grants, go to college, and keep it moving. BTW - Blanca Martinez had nice hair color, and I liked her glasses. I hated those two men in the second case. They think dogs magically have great manners? No, morons! Then when the dog acts like an animal who is scared and locked in an unknown room, they're like F this, you're off to the pound. I really wanted JJ to say to them, "Don't get any more animals" at the close of the case. "Conned me into buying a car, conned me into buying my own diamond..." I wish some of these women would stop with the victim act,identify their own actions, and take some responsibility for their willingness to play along with men (i.e., desperation). If some guy attempted to get me to pay for his car, or if he had the nerve to ask me to buy the piece (or part of a piece) of jewelry he wants to "give" to me, I'd tell him to get lost. In the second episode's second case, that defendant was so unlikeable. Her stankface to Mr. Oglesby and to life in general wouldn't quit. I appreciated Mr. O's effort to show his good driving record. We all make mistakes, even those with the best records -- but I liked that he came to the court prepared with anything that might help his case. I'm glad the reruns are over!

"Wayyyyyt, what does deceptive mean?" Ugh, why didn't I hit Mute on stupid Harvey and his roadside dopes?!

I decided to tune in today to see if the new season had begun. Now I can't wait to tune in again tomorrow to see if Curt is again doing his VOs from his new location (bathroom). The jacket delivery was, indeed, an awkward addition. Instead, they could taken the viewer into JMM's pretend office where JMM and Douglas could be telling Doug (and the viewer) that they're so glad to have him back.

My only guess is that Hayden is so overcome with her hatred for Liz, she can't stop herself from blaming Liz for everything. To her, Liz has always been banging on to Hayden about she and Nik were "best friends," and she has also seen Liz sidle up with Lulu and Laura for some bitchface competitions against her. Hayden may think Liz was leading the "Nikolas, Get Away from Hayden" campaign which pushed Nik to leave and find his demise.

I'm just catching up on last week's episodes. This clip is truly the best comedy I've seen in a while (Michael Easton's contribution alone made me burst out laughing...then the cheek clutching/wincing!):

The way he says "the devil" part almost makes it sound like he knows he's sneaking it in.

Oh yes -- that's the one. And after she growls Marsalalaa, she can't get that fork in fast enough. If that's the best take they filmed, I can't imagine what the rejected ones are like.

I couldn't get into this episode because Andrea was just so.....performing all the time. And she obviously takes herself very seriously even though, as Tara said in her article, no one old enough to have a driver's license knows who she is. I know that she was somewhat confused about people creating profiles with her and her relatives' and best friend's likenesses, but her method of income is based upon talking about her life, right? So. maybe she offered tidbits of information that created opportunities for weirdos/catfish. Alex seemed like a nice young man, but I think he was hoping to find fame. And I think his "Skype would disconnect" story was suspect. Then, here comes the old chestnut. Zoie...friendless, drunk and abusive boyfriend, miscarriage, (were there some parenting issues thrown in too?). These catfish, always with the sob stories.

That's tragic. Those poor kids.

I also must have missed the explanation about Kaz's situation. An episode last week showed her in full uniform walking up the street, saying she was off to work. But maybe that was a farce? I heard that she's going to get into some mischief, so maybe she's setting up an alibi with the "back to work" story. I'm not sure.

Don't get me wrong - the little girl in this Boston Market commercial is very cute. But her vocal fry and the ridiculousness of the line they wrote for her to deliver makes me hit Mute. I couldn't find it on youtube, and I don't know how to embed videos from iSpot... https://ispot.tv/a/Arve

And up to 75% of reproductive-aged people have been infected at some point in their lives. It's not reserved for people with promiscuous lifestyles --- with a statistic like that, it's an equal opportunity STI. In most cases, there are no symptoms at all. If you're a female, you may discover that you have HPV when a pap smear comes back with abnormal cells....and those abnormal cells may be identified as "high-risk" -- those are the ones that can cause cancer (cervical cancer, for example). Then, you get to carry around the weight of the question, "Will I get cancer someday?" I'm not bothered by those commercials. Hopefully, the commercials might get some parents to stop pearl-clutching (because it's about sex, and "my special snowflake isn't/won't be into that") and get the vaccination.

Just caught up on last week's episodes... I always think it's a little odd that we're supposed to think that Port Charles is a hotbed of national interest. Alexis's situation is TMZ-level gossip?! The s/l would have packed the same punch if TMZ(I) was the local Port Charles tattler. I want to know if Kelly Monaco is told to keep a somber face most of the time. For example, when Sam and Jason talked to Sonny and Carly about the wedding plans and pregnancy, her energy level was nil. Even when she did crack a smile, the expression was lifeless and guarded on her face. Another thing from that scene -- Sonny, stand your ass up when a woman gets up from the table! Oh wait, one more thing from that scene -- Jason, that bummy gray t-shirt needs to be for home lounging only. And I hope that they don't make Andre the hospital's killer. This show does a dismal job of hiring people of color and giving them storylines. If Andre is the killer, he'll just get wiped offscreen like Shawn, while the show's focus should be on adding more diversity. Was Kristina suspended for a semester, or was it longer than that? Is the Haunted Star still in existence? Because Lulu needs to get a life. If that thing's still afloat, she should go to work. Heather has a good colorist in the max security facility.

Oh FFS, Katy Perry??? How the hell did Max keep a straight face while saying, "Meow Meow Bitch"? And more comedy gold from Max with, "Well, she kissed a girl and she liked it." When Spencer said that he re-listened to KP's songs and heard the clues that she had planted in them for him, the catfish situation moved to another department -- the Psych Department. Then, the details of the confrontation scene and Harriett's follow-up call... get that man to a behavioral health facility and a barbershop. Nev wanted to have a laugh about it in Spencer's face, but if I was faced with a person like that, I think I'd feel nervous and concerned. Then again, maybe that is precisely how Max and Nev were feeling, and that's why they stumbled at the close of their follow-up call with Spencer and told him to "Be good. Aaaand party on!" Oh, and the ring...poor chap thinks the very old and very cloudy emerald is a head-turner. Bless his heart. And Nev, putting on a cockney accent and "good morrow" -- don't be a stupid American traveler, Nev. Save your cutesy antics for when you're back in the US. I admit I had some hotel envy in this episode --- that place in Gloucester looked so cool.

During the confrontation part, Larissa acts awfully superior for someone who exhibited ZERO common sense. She should only be mad at herself. He's running from the law, he bilked her for money, he lied about his identity...and she's over there pearl-clutching, like she expected some gorgeous, upwardly mobile, gentlemanly prince to be on the other end of the Muted phone calls and empty-headed texts. And boo friggin hoo, Anthony/Juan about your upbringing. I guess he keeps that sob story in his mental file cabinet for when he has to stand in front of a judge (for whatever the hell he was running from). Undoubtedly, Larissa's either still talking to him (i.e., taking his collect calls from the jail) or she's latched on to some other pretend person she found online...or both. Did you see how much her face lit up when A/J said he loved her? Girl needs intensive therapy, despite her statement about having found "confidence" through the experience.

Of course Valerie and Curtis got it on after she suffered a head trauma.....because really, who doesn't feel in the mood just hours after getting knocked unconscious? And the cliffhanger of Maxie accusing Nathan of still being in love with Claudette -- I'm sorry, but no. On the side of milk cartons: Brad and Lucas.

Ah yes! Thanks, dubbel zout. I had forgotten about that scene.

My mind went to Brexit. Too much BBC for me, I guess! On another note, I'm amazed that Finn made it through a week without a fainting/flopsweat incident. I don't remember him obtaining medication for his Lucious Lyon-like unnamed mystery illness. Either I haven't been paying attention (totally possible with this boring drivel) or we're just supposed to forget about all of that (and a million other things). I even kind of missed the Maxie/Claudette/Nathan/Griffin story this week. But I'm not getting my hopes up about that s/l, because I fear it will be predictable.

The salon owner from today's bleached purse case said that she's sad to lose a customer --- I wouldn't miss that woman! She was full of baloney about the Formula 409 purse debacle. And, I'm sorry, but eating a greasy meal while at the salon? Tacky. You can have all the pricy purses you want, but you'll still be a tacky person shoveling food into your face (and onto your purse) while at the hairdressers'. If you go to a high-end salon that serves refreshments, or if you're at the salon for several hours, I can understand having a little something. But I'm just imagining being in my hairdresser's chair and looking over to see someone elbow-deep in a greasy meal. My side-eye would reach new levels. The plaintiff's comment about it being a 'Spanish problem' was really rude, too.

Did anyone else think about this during the early rerun today?

JJ: Who do you live with? Defendant Esmeralda Pacheco: "I live alone, and my son lives with me." At that point, I knew we were dealing with a dimwit. Moron, if another human lives in a home with you, you do not live alone! Mrs. Medaglia's story gave me high blood pressure -- what a nightmare she had to deal with. Neighbor David had big balls to suckerpunch the pitbull. The dog's name is Capone?! Oh, FFS. And Pacheco, with her John Poncherello hairdo, had such an air of righteousness when announcing that she had/has no homeowner's insurance, no job, and no income. Um, no Pacheco - your insurer probably has breed rules and declined you, and you didn't try other companies. She thought she was such a quick-thinker with her defense of "it was the Dollar Store." I'm glad JJ told her that she shouldn't even visit the 50 cent store.

If I remember correctly, they used their hallterview time to talk about getting back together! During the case, Mr. Strong wanted to tell JJ about their long and sordid history, but JJ cut him off with an "I don't care." Color me disappointed. I wanted to hear the details, even if they made me feel more annoyed! Let's face it, if the first part of your name spells TRASH, the odds are against you. If TraShaune was smarter, he would have worked to become a model citizen so he would negate the griminess of his name.

Today's early rerun with the pitbull people was a doozy! What was up with that plaintiff? He couldn't not lie. He couldn't even be straight about how many dogs he has -- five minutes after telling JJ he has two dogs, he told her he has one dog. Then, when she called him out on it, he put up two fingers and claimed the other dog was with a friend. Strange man! The whole situation with Adonis being called "Grand Supreme" (that may not be the term they used....I might be mixing in some Toddlers & Tiaras there), but neither party had the paperwork to prove it, and the defendant tried to use a Facebook post as evidence. Hmph, just for fun, I might post on Facebook that I won the lottery -- maybe that will make it true.

The afternoon cases are really putting me to sleep lately. The variety of dirty looks only kept my attention in today's painted mirror/angel statue case. The storage wars stupidity --- no thanks.

Valerie Cassity should have been suing herself for being so stupid and desperate. She knew damn well he was unemployed. She figured taking him on the cruise would make him stick around. Then, to compound her stupidity, she continued to shell out money after the cruise. I disagree with JJ's ruling -- I don't think there was any proof of "loans." Whoa. Weird Beard Alert in the second case. That ginger scraggle was haunting.