AnnMarie17

Nope, no surprises. I did get a little whiplash when Adrian and Awphina (sp?) both said no to staying together....and then stayed together. And, I must say, I hated Jacqui for making RYAN look like a mature, sensible person. Way to go, weirdo.

WAIT! It's almost as if this was pre-planned....😱

I had the brilliant (if I do say so myself) idea to try a different browser and AHA! I binged three episodes last night and am all caught up now. Jacquie and Ryan...there are no words. They cannot be real people, right? This is all an act. "We went on dates with others and now we know for sure what we have is so strong." COME ON. Paul and Carina...he truly thinks if he keeps saying the same thing over and over, she will see it his way. Wrong-o. He made a very dumb decision and now has to live with the consequences. I agree, she deserves so much better. BUT, I did get a chuckle out of her repeated references to her "morals". We saw her in her underwear licking chocolate off him on international television; simmer down with yourself.

southhemitv is pausing and stopping and buffering so much, I can't stand to watch it. I'm having MAFSAU failure at the worst possible time...I watched 30-some episodes and now can't see the finale! Why is life so hard???? 💩

PAUL. Wow. The look on his face as he shared his letter with Awphina (not positive on that spelling). He took such pleasure in tattling about that "dig" that was made - hurting Awphina, Cleo, and Carina all in one swoop clearly brought him such satisfaction. And then the way he lied to Carina about what his letter actually said, so she only got the truth when reading it herself...and then delighted in blaming her "jealousy" as the reason she initially said the dig, when HE was the one that punched a door in his jealousy just a week ago! IMO, he is a terrifying, dangerous man. I'd want absolutely nothing to do with him. Ever.

I agree with all of that, Lennie. While Adrian repulses me and Paul saddens me, it's Jacqui and Ryan who really throw me for a loop with their constant on again/off again shenanigans. She strikes me as the type who has to have drama with someone allll the time. She was pissed a Rhi for being called out on her own shit so, since she had beef with Rhi, she was being "nice" to Ryan. I think she'll kick off with Ryan again before we know it...she thrives on the back/forth drama. She's coo-coo for cocoa puffs. I think it was Veronica, most of all, who irritated me this episode. I cannot stand Eliot and she had the audacity to almost make me feel sorry for him. Her insistence that his letter didn't tell her anything about him (even though it clearly did) and the way she just went on and on and on about it...refusing to be rational; it was so frustrating. By the time she was telling him not to raise his voice at her (which he wasn't), *I* was ready to raise my voice at her! She would be infuriating to deal with.

This was a great read, thank you for sharing. I found the ending of that episode tough to handle. Wow. That punch was a gut punch as a viewer. I recently spent several days at Cleveland Clinic with a friend recovering from major surgery and we noticed pretty early on that several "Code Lavender" calls could be heard each day. On the second or third day I googled it and found that it's a code for a violent person (patient or visitor or whomever). I asked one of her nurses if that was correct and they confirmed it...Code Lavender is calling for help with a violent person, and we heard several of these calls every single day we were there. I was gobsmacked. This show is really terrific. It's got me thinking about patients, doctors, nurses, health systems, insurance companies, societal issues, familial issues, financial issues, criminality....there are so many layers and avenues to digest. I just think it's really really good. It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a scripted show this much.

Just reading that made me well up. What a beautiful thing to do; I had no idea. Thank you for sharing that with us.

If hoping for that is wrong, then I don't wanna be right.

Well we don't have to worry about any "half-eaten food" laying about; it looks like Dorit has completely stopped eating. Frankly, it's alarming. Her bones protruding from her chest along side her massive fake breasts looked, honestly, painful. Her back must hurt constantly from the imbalance in her weight. Along with a divorce attorney, I sincerely hope she'll find a counselor. She places so much of her identity on copying Kyle, I wish she'd follow Kyle's commitment to caring for her body; ditch the booze and focus on getting herself healthy.

Allan hardly got to speak at all! I was so disappointed; I think Allan is a great "chat" guest.

I am so sorry, Stats Queen. Thank you for sharing that with us and giving us important insight into your perspective; I've not been in your shoes and I appreciate what I've learned from you today.

1. I haven't had a fried egg sandwich in YEARS and I may have to make one tonight. You opened a core memory here. I use mayo in my home and not Miracle Whip, which is what we had when I was a kid. I wonder if it'll still hit. 2. I had to pause the show when Boz was talking about how they will make plans for their marriage and "baby" while building up to the words "I love you" together. Oh. My. God. No. Nooooo. In my experience, a man will tell you when he loves you...a man will show up when he wants to be with you....a man will propose to you when he wants to marry you. Men leave very little doubt about how they feel. This is not rocket science, men are not complicated: he's showing you who he is; believe him, Boz. Does anyone know if her first husband was her first real relationship? Listening to her get it SO WRONG made me wonder if she married young and doesn't have other experience with men. Or any friends who will tell her "ummmm, no, Boz, he's not the one." And to see her so clear with Dorit about PJ's nonsense but unable to see the nonsense she's excusing...seems she's very immature in relationships.

Oh dear....this is the evil cursed hope that's kept me tuning in for almost twenty YEARS (next year is 20 years since OC debuted). RUN Mr. Miner...RUN and don't ever look back!

We caught up through episode four yesterday. I have SO MANY thoughts but don't want to spoil it for anyone else. Looking forward to sharing, though!