DaphneCat

I don't understand why these girls insist on doing unflattering, unnatural shades of hair when from what I remember, they all used to have pretty colored hair. Do something crazy with the length while you grow out your natural hair.

But they could actually be DOING things. They could have challenges that don't involve cheating or being kidnapped. I want ANY of the couples to actually do something other than either sit around having sex and being all schmoopy or cheating on each other (apparently the only two things people can do in Salem.) It would be great if DiMeara and Titan were both vying for the same account and there was a (respectful) rivalry that involved BOTH males and females working and coming up with campaigns rather than scheming all the time. People working in the hospital could be working on cutting edge research. Other people could be investigators solving crimes or mysteries. There are many things people could do that would be interesting that doesn't involve unhappy relationships. A great story line that was totally ignored was Jack's PTSD. The J/J thing was starting to get interesting because it was almost like the slow burn of old. They don't particularly like each other at this point but there is something that makes them keep trying. If the writers were anything but hacks they would have had them far enough along on reconciliation that the serum or Jack regaining his memory was a nice surprise - NOT the driving force to them reconciling.

I would like this a lot also. I would REALLY like it if we didn't see them either until someone turned. That way we also wouldn't be influenced by performance. If they can't avoid a back story all I really want to hear is what kind of music they want to sing and who their MUSICAL influences are. YES, if they need to fill time instead of back stories it would be great to hear more constructive criticism. If as an artist you feel your biggest weakness is X (breath control, pitch, whatever) and one of the coaches zeros in on that quality you're more likely to pick that coach who can really help you rather than pick someone because you've always admired them.

We can become MENTORS! TRAINERS! or one of many different levels that I'm sure @Sofa Sloth has thought of.

Night two and the pacing still seems better. Less background, more singing. The two little girls were good but I REALLY don't want a season of "They're ONLY 13 and 14!!!!!! That's CRAZY!!!!!!" (No, many people are 13 or 14 and some of them even have some sort of talent.) I want to hear a singer who's good, NOT someone who's good for their age. Again, I guess I really am mean and heartless, but the 16 year old (with the sobbiest story) was not ready. I'm glad we don't have to listen to that for several more episodes.

She's saying you have to look close to see the tag. Oh honey, that's the very first thing I noticed - the giant white tag under your arm. And the second picture? What the hell is the bunchy bulge thing near her right hip? Is that extra fabric from the skirt not hanging straight or did her ugly t-shirt bunch up? I sincerely thought this WAS a bathrobe.

I was just glad the sob stories seemed FAR less "sobby." I don't want someone to succeed on a singing show because they had something bad happen to them. Call me heartless, but I don't really want to hear your sad story before you even audition - I just want to hear good singing. I hope the editing monkeys keep up the good work and give us a brief recap of who sang what when they start getting to the battle rounds. Oh, and let's hope for no more montages.

I was making the assumption they were at the Hide-Out Motel - the second most popular place after Kidnap Kabin for the deranged and nefarious.

And they're both just so miserable. They should be happy and giddy but today when they went for the hug Nicole AGAIN had that grimace (I think it was supposed to be conscience or sympathy for Sarah or some such crap but just looked like breakfast wasn't sitting too well.) Eric has mopey down to a science but does Nicole REALLY have to join him?

Yes. And Jennifer is one of the few people with enough sense to act like she's still tied up/incapacitated when she hears the kidnapper coming back. I would have preferred she spend her time trying to untie the second knot rather than useless shrieking, but at least she isn't crying, whimpering, and waiting to be saved! THIS X 1000. This story line hasn't even HAPPENED and I'm over it. When Brady gets that stupid, eyes-glazed-over stare in Kristen's presence I keep hoping they're going to go with him having petit mal seizures instead of trying to show undying passion.

Please let her know we're all hoping for her fast recovery. While these are great comments, you're all in the wrong thread. Darcy is on Before the 90 Days. This is The Other Way.

Please, Show, let Brady be up to something. Please do NOT go there again with the two of them. Just when he was starting to redeem himself (not letting Victor kill Ben, acting like an actual human being with Nicole) I just keep hoping they won't let him be THAT stupid AGAIN. This, they could actually be tolerable if they were allowed to have some fun. Julie's high horse histrionics and hypocrisy are never fun.

I keep seeing the choirs with V Unbeatable jumping over them, around them, flinging random members of either choir (they can pick choir members who are only lip synching)....complete chaos. If you could throw in the dog act it would be perfect. Now THAT I'd watch.

I think the majority of us are glad you're here too. I think it's actually a shawl that she's wearing backwards (being fashionable and all). I can't be Lulano because it doesn't make my eyes bleed.

Mykelti has mentioned wanting a baby several times. IMO it is not selfish to want to live a "young" person's lifestyle before you tie yourself down with kids. It is actually a very responsible thing to recognize that you are not ready to have a baby and wait.

Yes, she's wearing the shirt in front of her own racks of Lulano. The shirt was a gift from a friend - probably not Lulano - so I think you can safely burn it (as you should) without breaking out the hazmat suits. The kids are all fairly young. So far they've all seemed to overcome their upbringing and reject polygamy. I'm hoping that as they mature they'll discover a life beyond MLMs and grifting. (We can only hope that once Lulano implodes at least some of them will get burned with enough un-sellable crap that they wise up and figure out they need to have real careers.) The social media over-exposure is (I'm afraid) a generational hazard - we can only hope something else comes along so every millennial and gen z can move on to the next thing and stop posting 8,324 daily pictures of important things like their breakfast or their shoe laces.

I want to like this post about a thousand times. If we have to have singers I would much rather hear Chris or Luke (even though Broadway show tunes are not my first choice) instead of either choir. I think you're right - they don't want anyone to actually compete with Kodi.

I at least give Tony credit for being smart enough to wait to reproduce (since she's always posting about being baby crazy it has to be Tony that is putting it on hold). If they were going to follow the Brown model they would be having as many babies as possible that they expect the rest of the world to support. The fact that they haven't yet at least offers a glimmer of hope that they'll break the cycle.

I was just making the assumption that by the time she got divorced she had already established a life here (kind of like how if you moved after getting married you wouldn't necessarily move back to your home town if you got divorced). Is Liam her son from a previous relationship or is he the ex husband's? If he's the ex's then it would make sense for them to stay in the US.

Everyone knew the dog act wasn't going to win several episodes ago. But which would you rather see, the dog having a great time effing up his "act" or the Detroit Youth Choir? Personally, I pick the dog. I know a lot of people were really impressed by Emanne, but I didn't really see why she needed to sing it in a foreign language. I would have been more impressed if she had managed to do a really good version in English.

That was one of the best episodes ever. Julie admitting she hated cruises and Kayla having the munchies and being obsessed with tacos.

Nope, you have to fulfill certain requirements to prove you have a legitimate marriage. The government only cares if you lie on your application. They do not care if you are really in love with your spouse.

This is why I hate social media. EVERY SINGLE THING in your life is just so important you HAVE to share it. Just think in a few years we can have Meri, Janelle and Christine all doing "I can top that" hot-flash stories.

This is a good idea. I'd love it if Julie wasn't aware that the dishwasher quit and she doesn't realize it until after they've opened for the night. Julie trying to pass off serving a steak in a frying pan or salad in a mixing bowl as "avant garde" or trying to juggle several different groups would be pretty funny. What is the whole point of this plot line? We know they aren't going to kill off Julie and I, for one, do NOT want to see another heart transplant where the patient is running around pulling people out of the ocean literally months later (a la Brady.) Are they going to have Julie get a transplant and take up MMA fighting?

YES! Why didn't they just use an old track from Doug. It would have made a lot more sense.