Spencer Hastings

Ron said that the original intent was to get Shelley Hennig to play Stephanie in the first episode. The explosion would happen, her face would be covered in bandages, they’d remove the bandages and NuStephanie would be in her place. Since Shelley was unavailable the gimmick didn’t work and I guess they didn’t have much else planned for NuStephanie.

I’m glad the show had the foresight to preshoot the scenes with the OG Big Three kids. They were such a big sort of the show and it wouldn’t have felt right to end without seeing them. This show has packed such a big emotional punch for so many years, ending it in such a simple note feels weird but I see what they were going for.

Miguel deserved better. Better children. Better stepchildren. A better life. Better treatment over the series. Miguel deserved better everything. I knew it was coming, but I hate that it took this long to get his story only to kill him at the end. Jon Huertas did a beautiful job.

Surprise, surprise. It was Sophie all along. This really didn’t need to be drawn out in one episode. I wonder if we would’ve had all of this back and forth with Kevin if the actress who plays Sophie hadn’t booked Virgin River. Anyway, I’m glad it wasn’t the wedding singer and I’m glad Cassidy won’t be subjected to Pearson speeches for the rest of her life. Onward.

I’ve been in similar situations and I can tell you that when it happens, it may not bother you as much until you’ve had time to work through it or you go into survival mode to push it down. You respond how others want you to respond (so many people were commenting on how well he handled himself), you know you can’t respond with the same energy as the aggressor because then you’ll be the bad guy, you’re in the workplace and don’t want to mess up your livelihood. Sometimes when you bring things like this up, people challenge you on it and essentially tell you to get over it. It just so happens we are living in times where people are more receptive to our feelings, so maybe now it felt safe for him. Whatever his reason is for bringing it up now, it’s his issue to deal with and bring up as he sees fit. We all process trauma differently (and it’s traumatic every time it happens).

I’d love to be wrong about this, but there’s no way Joshua Jackson returns for more than an episode or two. He has a lot going on already, he’s been working steadily since D3 wrapped. Disney would have to work out a heck of a deal with lots of money to make it worth his while. I don’t think he’s as attached to this film as we are. That being said, I’d love to see any of the original Ducks take over. Elden Henson (Fulton) has always said that he’s absolutely indebted to this franchise and would do anything they ask of him. Matt Doherty (Averman) also seems to love being involved with the franchise as much as he can. He shows up to every reunion, autograph appearance, etc. They have plenty of options but the execution would need to be stellar.

They did a good job with this episode, showing how this impacts black people as individuals and also as a whole. I didn’t want to watch it because I’m more of a Doug (I’ll drive myself crazy if I keep thinking of it type of person), but I’m glad I did.

I knew that Madison and Kevin wouldn’t go through with it. Ugh, I hated this British guy in A Million Little Things and I hate him here. Toby got on my last nerves at first but come on. Definitely didn’t see Kate remarrying though, so there’s that.

No bail. He messed up BIG time. Also, his booking info is out there (not sure if it’s okay to post) so this is absolutely true.

It’s nice to see one of the Duggar kids have an age appropriate birthday. I’m not at all surprised that Jill would be the one to know her kids, their likes, and really want to make their day special. She was so involved with her buddy team and they seemed to adore her. Motherhood seemed touch and go for a minute there while she worked through her own issues, so I’m glad that her kids get to experience this version of her.

It makes me so sad how they treat Aneesa in this game. Every season it ends like this for her and it’s so maddening. Growing up and watching as a little black kid, it was never lost on me that they sent the black people in first when their backs were against the wall. I believe with everything I have that this is a big part of the reason why Leroy and Aneesa are still fighting so hard for their first challenge win. I really liked that Aneesa pointed out that all of the women left are WOC. That’s so important and it’s such a big change. WOC hardly got any respect until recently, and even then they had to prove themselves over and over again. So while I have a bad taste in my mouth about how they treat Aneesa every season, I’m so happy to see the WOC left up there.

Dawn has been recast. https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a35874057/kyndra-sanchez-cast-dawn-schaefer-the-babysitters-club-season-2/

I would bet everything I own that you’re not wrong. I’m so sure that I couldn’t decide if this needed a spoiler tag. I mean I could be wrong too, but I’d be embarrassed if I saw them in concert 63 times and still got it wrong.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcLhKfLuSN/?igshid=1g83jvcgqghw0 Instagram post. The link won’t embed for whatever reason.

Jessa Expecting Baby 4 "After the heartbreaking loss of a baby last year, we’re overjoyed to share that another little Seewald is on the way!" the couple said in a statement to ET. "The pregnancy is going smoothly, and both baby and Jessa are doing well. We are so grateful to God for the precious gift of a new life! The kids are delighted, and we can hardly wait to welcome this little one into our arms this summer."