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My favorite was "Do you know why they call it Peak TV? Because one peek and you are hooked!" I love that he thinks Wipeout is "peak tv" 😂 I died over that! One of the SM accounts I like to watch is this guy called "Chef Reactions" and I was watching him react to someone making something horrible with corn and he said "ah corn - the vegetable you lease". This episode made me think of that 😂 Was I the only one that thought Laszlo was going to turn Sean into a vampire to save him? I am loving that Guillermo is pretty much in the exact same position he was in with the vampires, it's just corporate america instead.....

Thanks for the info - can't wait for it to come back! I have been having withdrawals, and I was so underwhelmed by the last season that took place mostly in South America. I started watching Season 1 since all seasons are on Paramount+ and oh my gravy! Season 1 looks like a completely different show. It's wild how long this show has been on and how it's evolved. Phil looks like a baby (he doesn't even meet them at the mat in season 1!), production was not nearly as slick and the rudeness of the participants in foreign countries is beyond cringey and off the charts compared to more recent seasons. But oh how I miss those early years where they were largely left to their own devices to figure out travel arrangements!

I agree with everyone that five in the finals is too many, but I can't be mad because all five bring something different to the dance floor and are all really likeable. I think the leaderboard at the end was accurate - Chandler and Joey tied, Ilona in the middle and Danny and Stephen at the bottom. I think Chandler, Joey and Ilona had the best nights, and Chandler is objectively the best dancer left (as she should be), but I just am always so bored by her. Is it that Brandon is mediocre? Is it that she is boring as far as personality? Is it that she and Brandon have no chemistry? Is it that I am over the perky Disney kids? I don't know, but she is not my favorite. Even though she is great, when this season is over, I won't remember any of her dances except maybe that Tango from last week which I thought was stellar. I hate all the bachelor/bachelorettes almost as much as the Disney kids, but I love Joey. Now here is a team that has chemistry for days! And he has all the charisma and great technique despite NO dance training. I loved their foxtrot. Go Joey! I love both Olympians, but I feel like Ilona has improved more than Stephen, and maybe that is because of the pros they are paired with. Mark got more out of Stephen in one session than Rylee did all season. When Ilona says she and Alan will be friends for life I believe her - they are awesome together and you can see how much he adores her. Love them and glad they made it to the finale. Even if they don't win (and I do think it's a possibility - they are hugely popular on SM) I think they just wanted to go all the way so they could keep dancing and hanging out together and that is fine with me. Danny is my least favorite of the five that are left. Witney over-relies on tricks and lifts and I think that's boring. He's cute, but kind of boring and I really think they are only here because of that trick on his contemporary being so viral on social media. He's the only one I really don't want to win.

That's hilarious - The Banana Pudding/Nilla Wafer "trifle" is a staple at our family Christmas to this day - my Step grandmother made it until she passed, and then my husband took over "making it" because it's his favorite dessert. It drives me bananas (see what I did there?) because he needs a pound of whipped cream to make it and he acts like using the kitchen aide mixer is too complicated for him (he is a college graduate, eye roll) so I have to make the whipped cream for him.... He is basically making instant pudding and slicing bananas and assembling but everyone acts like he made a masterpiece even though making the whipped cream is the most complicated part of the dessert! 😜 As my screen name says, I love pie, but I have never had Banoffee pie. Not sure about that one - it sounds mushy texturally and I wouldn't enjoy that despite liking caramel and bananas..... I absolutely love Dylan. He is so serious, but his offer of help was sweet, and I loved the outfit. I feel like Dylan and Georgie are neck in neck - it could go either way depending on what the final show stopper is....I guess the bigger suspense is who is joining them in the top three?

Truth! My husband and I waxed poetic at the remembrance of the excitement of the parachute day in our 1970's/early 1980's childhood! If I came across one now I would probably act the same as I did when I was seven...... Loved everything about this episode. When Gregory sniffed Jacob's collar and said "you smell like acai" I died. Ava's evolution on this show has been perfection and I think it really culminated in this episode. Season 1 I loathed her, now she might be my favorite (after Jacob who never disappoints - "it's the B.L.A.C.K.S.!" - ha!).

Yes to all of this! And you are so right about Joan and Guy vs. Pascal and Joan! So I guess by her logic, Guy is unlovable now! That whole boo-hoo session with Nancy was ridiculous, but I guess they needed some filler since she cut Guy's time with her family. And yes that football advertisement was so weird I didn't even understand it was a pitch for college football until he was almost done with his spiel - I was like "are they sending Chock and Joan to some football game?" 😂 Forgot to add that the real advertisement was for Tahiti tourism - that place looks so gorgeous! I want to go to there!!!!!

This was kind of anticlimactic - I think it was telegraphed from the time Chock returned from his mother's deathbed that he was "the one". I feel bad for Guy, but I do think she did the right thing by going and letting him down as easily as she could. But Chock is just so creepy to me. He sounds so smooth it's phony and when he tilts his head down and looks intensely at Joan he looks like a sociopath. Good luck to them I guess. I see no announcement of a giant tacky tv wedding this time, just a trip to Disney with the fam. ABC learned their lesson from last time! Can't wait for the announcement of who the next GB is! I would love Guy. I'm not as excited about Charles or Pascal or Mark.

I am one of the ones who won't vote for the ringer (usually), but Chandler and Brandon were fantastic! That was one of the best AT ever in my opinion. And not only was it Chandler's best dance, I think it was Brandon's as well. It was the only "remake" of the night that lived up to or exceeded the original. As much as I love Ilona, that was not a ten, especially compared to Jordan and Lindsey. Entertaining and good, but not that level. But I do think she was underscored last week (and good for them for calling it out) so this just feels like an overcorrection. I thought Mark did a great job coaching Stephen - his tips improved him noticeably. I wonder how much better he would be with a more experienced pro? I am glad they stopped giving Danny a tongue bath and scored him appropriately. He is ok, not as good as Joey and Chandler. I don't like the instant dance. Most were just retreads of dances they already did and it makes them so stressed. I would rather have them do an actual second dance they rehearsed if they need the show so long. I am fine with Dwight going - he was better than I thought he would be and has a lovely personality, but this feels like the correct person at this point.

Spoon and snuggle? Not sure that's the most important thing in the back half of life. There are many kinds of love and at this age (52) I don't know that I value one over the other. I have been married for 26 years and counting to a great guy, but as I have grown older, I cherish my friends as much (and sometimes more if he pisses me off 😉) as I do my spouse. I realize everyone is different, but I think the guys on this show know it's a long shot (1 in 25 chance? Was there 25 of them?) and to leave the mansion with a bunch of new friends instead is probably the best-case scenario in the long run.

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I hated this episode, maybe my least favorite of any episode. I didn't find it funny that a parent was threatening to assault a teacher, and it was made worse for the fact that all of the rest of the teachers and staff thought it was amusing. I know this is a comedy, but the plots this season have been really out there in the realm of not realistic at all.

Yeah that looked like a total hunk of junk! I guess the mansion, much like Joan's face, looks better under the soft glow of the evening lights and a million candles.......

That would be amazing! There was a show a few years back called Better Late Than Never and it was William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, Henry Winkler and George Foreman globe traveling - it was hilarious! I would totally watch these guys do the same!

Welp, I guess we can add boob job to Joan's list of surgical upgrades - there is no way a 61 yo woman who has birthed kids and is that thin has boobs like that! I will not miss Joan's scraggly hair and overly sexy wardrobe when this ends. This was my favorite episode this season because it featured the true stars of this show - the Mansion Men! I loved all of it! Charles and Pascal were the stars. The "haircut", the eye masks (with lopsided cucumbers!) and "meditation", Jack in the tub, and all the snoring and grunting. Loved it. I could just watch them all season - forget Joan! Their friendships with each other make them all the true winners. I bet these relationships last longer than Joan and whichever guy she picks..... I teared up when Jonathan read the post-its from Mark. What a wonderful group. I am so glad Jonathan found somebody, and not just for him, but for me so that I don't have to watch him and his unfortunate fashion and tattoo all season as the next GB...... The Gay Men's Choir singing Kim's song was hilarious. But the funniest part to me was Jesse singing all the words from the side of the stage. Please ABC, I need Goldens in Paradise now. Make it happen!

I feel like Patience would relate to the Shingrix commercial: SHINGLES DOESN'T CARE! 😂 I am glad this Patience arc is over. I love anytime the ghosts interact with Jay without Sam as a go-between.

What is happening to this show???? First the dumb ringworm episode and now this. What is with the Barbara character assassination? Barbara is not this dumb! How tone deaf to not see why the parents and kids would be grossed out by apple bobbing. I would have thought the school district would have shut that down a long time ago! And then telling the kids to keep a secret from their parents???!??? Very gross, especially since she teaches very young kids. Not funny at all. The final straw was her coming unhinged over children not knowing Pat Sajak??? All of this was totally out of character for her! Boooooo!!!!!! Absolute loved Ava, Jacob, Melissa and Mr. Johnson's costumes. Totally hilarious! The best moments were the reveal that the other half of Melissa's couples costume was Sweet Cheeks dressed as her! I love her obsession with that guinea pig! My other favorite moment was Ava staying in Blade character and spontaneously "fighting" the kids dressed as vampires when she exited the bar and then switching into principal mode and telling them to get home because there was school in the morning or something like that. The final Blade pose was hilarious.