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In one of the last couple of episodes we got the explanation that he was healing his skin by milking the creatures he adopted from Guillermo's experiments. He's looking refreshed and the visual of the "milking" machine was classic.

Anyone else watching the spin-off? I erroneously presumed this might just be repurposed/re-edited footage from Ugliest House, but it's new (though, I'm betting it was filmed at the same time). Mostly, it's just an excuse to enjoy Retta being Retta. Only three "regions" for this one. (Unfortunately) Alison doing a remodel. If the scary house is already painted black, whatever will she do? *g*

Late to the party this week & y'all have covered everything, per usual...except the absolutely perfect Oliver moment during the Moonstruck scene: "Cher Bono"

I actually noticed the khaki-colored skull that Evan preferred on a lower shelf when they panned around. Guess he won the argument, lol.

Brittney Griner crying during the national anthem might've gotten to me a little. *sniff*

I actually think those particular kits are red and blue stripes, but the stripes are so thin and close together that they look purple to the naked eye. Some of the men (and I think a few of the women) had on solid blue last night.

Alas, let us all feast our eyes upon The Fug Girls annual post appreciating all things swimming (but most especially abs, lol)...

Good news, everyone! '“While the ad tested well before airing, given the feedback, we have decided to phase the ad out of our Olympics rotation,” a Google spokesperson told the publication.' Currently enjoying the Publix ad ... they do fabulous holiday commercials every year, so I'm not surprised it's good:

I said "she actually made it" out loud at the end because I was so shocked, lol. Unexpected, but hopefully they helped her family, too, because there was a lot going on there. I liked new interventionist as well -- he did a great job of staying calm at her bullshit posturing and then talking to her one-on-one until she opted to go to treatment.

Yes. The thing that's bothered me most all season is when they say "GO!" and everyone goes running to get to sometimes limited ingredients -- Dan waits, so as not to get caught in a stampede, and may miss out on certain items. Also, when collecting things from the pantry area, he might need to make multiple trips to carry things, etc. [I often have to explain to folks at work that, no, borrowing an umbrella wouldn't have helped me not get soaking wet coming in from the parking lot because I can't carry it and my bag and walk with a cane.]

I'd bet it's more than he's saying (notice that you rarely see him not using his cane now, when he quite often got around without it earlier on). Not to conflate all disabilities, but I have a similar mobility impairment and I can tell you, I'd be seriously worn down at this point. I'd bet the break before the final few episodes helps him considerably. Although, as some asked above, being on a ship may cause him additional issues (likely depending on if the waters get rough at all), if his balance is impacted by his physical limitations. They showed it because Danny said after the taste-testing that Manny swears his palate is better because he scrapes his tongue (a lot of dentists recommend this, as it cleans off extra bacteria, etc., the textured backside -- i.e. opposite the bristles -- of many toothbrushes is designed to do the same thing in a more low-key way). Her weird joyful, shocked, worried expression as she clutched her little black notebook when Kristen confirmed it was the taste test made me a fan, lol. I suspect she may be a student of the game, like Buddha was, but in a more endearing way, if that makes sense (feels less cut throat, with her notes on her mirror, etc. -- I think that was her?).

Gotta love Tom admitting what we've always said is the best path to winning when Gail asked what he would do for the challenge: "Honestly? I'd cook my best dish and make up a story to fit."

Headwriters / showrunners are EPs -- Executive Producer is actually a writing credit, most often, because of Guild Rules. There's no way she won't be credited as such. The actual "Producer" gets a "Produced by" credit, which she wouldn't merit since she's not doing actual production work.

They got me with a fake out here -- I thought Jimmy using real names & saying what went down would go viral and be the scandal that might cost Deb the job. Instead, we got that fabulous dark twist from Ava using Chekhov's hookup as blackmail. Loved it.

They had already done the upstairs themselves -- they showed it briefly & deemed it nice enough to leave as it was.