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This thread needs a name change - Nate, Jeremiah, Poppy & Oskar!

I kind of felt bad for Kayla and Dixie (I refuse to spell it with a Y) when Leann Rimes stole their thunder, but it wasn't like that was difficult to do. Leann looked good, but I wasn't sure who she was at first. I thought it was Colby Callait. I've never heard of Gary Young, but I thought he and his song were damn sexy.

I really hope she was lying because otherwise her and her mom are pieces of shit for seeing a woman in distress and saying, "That woman is about to get raped and murdered," and then doing absolutely nothing about it.

This! I swear Jason has something nitpicky to say about his bakes every time, and I just cringe with secondhand embarrassment. I'm amazed the guy doesn't laugh in his face.

I imagine most of the people do turn up within 24 hours and it probably comes down to best use of limited resources. But if it was my loved one, I would definitely want them searching right away.

I am loving this after suffering through the spring baking competition where there was no time to do anything well and stupid twists ruined a lot of the bakes.

Totally agree it happens, but as someone on these boards pointed out, they don't go after people like Tiara (sp?) because it brings too much attention. Plus I imagine it's much harder to break down someone who's doing okay in life and has a family that loves them and get them to submit to that way of life. The simplest answer is probably closer to the truth - the ex did it. Too bad there wan't any CCTV.

My feeling is human trafficking is the new "satanic cult" theory for the 21st century.

I've always said this is one of the best perks of having someone come clean every two weeks - you don't get a chance to let stuff pile up.

OMG, I had a friend like this woman. It was exhausting. Kuddos to her friend that stood by her. She will go back to her old ways and make a shit show of that beautiful home in no time.

I had no intention of watching another design show, but since this is on after Trading Spaces, I decided to give it a go. I've been sucked in. I really enjoy Nate and Jeremiah's personalities and interaction. I was skeptical when I kept reading how adorable Poppy was, but she is so adorable!

I get what you're saying, Ohmo, and I agree, but there seems to be this idea in society more and more that if you're not 100 percent for, you're 100 percent against. People do have the ability to sympathize with the victim but also realize the victim may have put themselves in more danger than necessary and it can be a lesson to others if we talk about it in a respectful way.

My son is the same age as Dannie, and I was curious how those kids could skip school so easily without getting caught. My school district, as far back as I can remember, has always notified me by email when my child missed even one class. And I know people sneer at you if you suggest abstinence for teenagers, but this is a good reason why they should be. They're just so immature, and the negative consequences of having sex (emotional upset, diseases, unwanted pregnancy) are far-reaching and hard for even adults to deal with.

My sister had a civil ceremony for legal reasons and then had the "real wedding" with the religious ceremony and reception. She tried to keep the civil ceremony a secret. It didn't go so well. I didn't understand why she wasn't just up front about it, but it was her decision. I think it's the secret part that troubles me because then you're forcing the people who know about it to either lie directly or lie by omission. If it's not a big deal, why does it have to be a secret?

I agree. I think Maddie is guilty of being one note like Cade. At least Cade tried doing something differently this last time. Maddie may not win, but I think she'll get a career out of this, so it may not matter to her if she plays the game or not.

The show can have viewers vote however they want them to, but I think it should be as fair as possible to all the contestants, and I don't think last night was.

I was totally confused by the voting last night. Is AI trying to force us to download their app or what? I voted by text, and it was like they were trying to keep the contestants' numbers a secret. And then they were in no particular order. Madde was 10, and then they jumped all over the place from there. I watch on my DVR, so I was only able to vote for the earlier contestants. I really hated the voting beforehand because it totally discounted the freakin' performances and made it a pure popularity contest. And one of the things I love most about Idol is that breakout, totally unexpected performance from someone who I didn't really care about before that makes me jump off the sofa, grab my phone, and vote. Shakin' my damn head. And this is not the Katy Perry show or The Voice. I don't want some dipstick judge making it all about themselves. And I want actual critique when it is warranted, not a predictable love-fest that I just fast forward through. Not feeling the reboot at all.

From what I understand, it just helped them narrow their search, and the legally-collected discarded DNA from the suspect confirmed it 100 percent.

This is so interesting because I had wondered before if they could get a familial match through Ancestry or one of those type services. It's been said they've been very resistant to cooperating with police, which is understandable. Could have a chilling effect on people submitting their DNA. But now I'm thinking, what's stopping police from just submitting a suspect's DNA sample as if it were an individual customer? Can't wait to hear more details!

I was coming here to see if everyone knew - lol. I'm not finding anything online about the DNA match. Is that confirmed?

I would really love to know the top 10 that America voted for.

My daughter in on the spectrum, very high-functioning, smart as heck. She is beyond quirky. There is no doubt when you talk to her that something is not neurotypical. Quirky or different does not equal autism. I am certainly no expert, but Catie and Michael communicate too well, to me, to be on the spectrum. My daughter is a brilliant writer, but communicating ideas verbally is very difficult.

Did anyone else think it was unfair of Katy to put Luke and Lionel on the spot about immediately putting Ada through to the top 10? Like they were going to say no. Or do you think it was planned that way?

And I'm kinda thinking the opposite for Maddie - put down the guitar and get some energy and get moving around the stage.

I wish Cade would play acoustic guitar and sit down and just sing for once. But maybe he knows better...