SugarHigh

Brandon's rapping makes me cringe. Good for Madison for not getting back together with him.

It looks like they are adding some new cast members in for the season.

I hope they're back this week. I've enjoyed listening to the podcast.

I had the same thoughts. He's not particularly likable. The podcast that scrb mentioned has talked about this as well...that for someone whose dad financed the pilot and is listed as executive producer (?), Alex doesn't come across well.

So Kelsey wouldn't go on the Bahamas trip without Garrett because she was afraid of what she would do...does she have no self-control at all?? Garrett is better off without her.

I have it on in the background. I don't like Katy Perry. Her hosting is annoying me. I really just wanted to see Ed Sheeran perform and see what craziness Taylor Swift would put out so I could turn it off, yet I still have it on. The Lorde performance was interesting. That makes sense that she didn't sing if she's on vocal rest, but I couldn't figure out the point of it in the moment. I know more songs and people there than I thought I would.

This show is definitely in the "so bad it's good" category for me. I also think it's bizarre that everyone seems to blame Chloe for the fight. It does seem like she gets fired up pretty quickly and no doubt that alcohol played a role, but Amanda still punched her and broke her nose! And no discussion at all about how Amanda was all over the guy she knew her supposedly best friend has feelings for? Even if you think it's fine for Amanda to do whatever she wants with Brandon because he and Chloe weren't dating or anything, it still obviously hurt Chloe's feelings.

Wow, I stopped reading the Duggar forum and didn't realize that Wanderwoman was outed as the same person behind the Razing Ruth scam! I never donated money to Razing Ruth, but was definitely sucked in and and believed the story. I'm glad to see Whitney wearing jeans. I know it's small in the grand scheme of things, but it at least shows they're making some decisions independent of family beliefs.

I appreciate Bill Murray's fandom, but I thought his 7th inning stretch was stupid. I definitely think the Cubs need to win tonight to have a chance, but I don't love having Lackey out there. I'm hoping that Kluber on short rest works in the Cub favor. I selfishly am also hoping they win because I found a Chicago sports bar in Atlanta and want to experience some excitement rather than frustration if I'm going into the city to watch the game.

Even as a Cubs fan I can agree that the media is over the top (and has been for a lot of the season). I don't live in IL anymore so I enjoy the coverage because I don't have the local media talking about it as well, but I see where it could turn off the casual fan. Of course I'm also the ever pessimistic Cubs fan and I worry that all the media craziness will jinx them. During the last game I was on edge until about the 7th inning and even then I couldn't fully relax until that last out was recorded.

As a Cubs fan I felt my ever-present pessimism start to creep in last night and was pleasantly surprised to wake up to the news that they won (as an East Coaster the late start times on weekdays are killing me!). I didn't want to see this Giants in this series, but don't have an opinion on the next one. I'm just hoping that the pitchers don't have to carry the offense in the first games.

I don't normally post here (but have read along almost all season!), but I have to say "Go Cubs Go!" to all the talk of who to root for against them ;) I'm cautiously optimistic, but as my Cardinals fan husband likes to remind me, the Cubs could easily end up going the route of the Cardinals last year (although I think Cubs are much healthier than the Cards were at this time last year). That being said, I'd much rather see the Mets than the Giants.

I don't know why I'm still watching this, but here I am. I was not sad to see Michelle go at all. I'm positive Natalie will pick David, and I'm not 100% sure about David. I want the first season format back.

So excited for the playoffs! I'm a Blackhawks fan so I'll be rooting hard for them, although I'm not terribly optimistic this year. I feel like playing the Blues in the first round will be tough, but they're not exactly unknown to the 'Hawks so they know what they're up against. Hopefully they'll surprise me like they did last year!

I'm not usually a fan of episodes that are very clearly made for show (the police training stuff) so it was kind of a "meh" episode for me, but I did think the Chad/Erin album cover story was cute. The whole "let me figure out a way to spend more time with this guy I like" was so normal sounding!

I agree that's he's doing a pretty good job, but Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte are my favorites right now. It's a little over halfway through the race. I'm hoping Jr. makes his way back to the front!

I'm with you. Carlin is my favorite even though in real life she would probably drive my introverted self crazy. I don't get the impression Kelly and Gil are trying to squash any personality out of the kids. The two littlest boys also crack me up. I could probably watch a whole show of them responding to each scene.

Yuck to the flower girl dresses. There are so many cute dresses for flower girls and that's what she ended up with??? I still can't get past the modesty swimwear. It's better than wearing jeans in the water or something, but it just seems uncomfortable.

I'm also in the midst of the period where a lot of people my age are getting married and got married myself recently and I have to say that I don't think I've been to or seen a themed wedding yet. Color schemes? Yes, definitely. I incorporated scrabble tiles on our place cards and table numbers because that's a game we play a lot together, but it by no means was a theme for my whole wedding. I agree that TLC must think that theme = better television. I think it's nice (but not necessary) when a couple includes some personal touches, but I think most of the themes tend to end up over the top. Like I'm not into specifying what guests need to wear and I don't think your theme should over shadow that it's a day to celebrate your marriage (the super bitter bride who had a bunch of entertainers and her wedding in Dracula's castle (?) comes to mind).

This. I wouldn't blame her if she attempted one more pregnancy as I could easily imagine a lot of couples in her position making the same choice, but I think the smartest thing they could do would be to take some sort of birth control into consideration, even if they just go the NFP route. Chad clearly loves Erin so much that I don't know if he could get over it if something happened to her as a result of pregnancy/childbirth.

This. I just recently got married so I went through the planning part not that long ago and even with a generally flexible date (we wanted a Saturday in about a 4-6 week span) we didn't visit any place that didn't have a Saturday spot in that time frame open because what would be the point? And I thought rejecting the one church based on color was odd too. Michael said their colors were brown and pink. That church looked heavy on the brown (as a lot of churches seem to look, especially ones with pews). I found that weird too. I'm hoping that was just something for show.

I didn't stay up to watch, but I saw it on replays as well and it was horrifying. My husband stayed up to watch the race and he said it was scarier not knowing if Dillon was alright. I'm just amazed (and glad!) that they've improved safety to the point where a driver can walk away from a crash like that relatively unharmed.

So happy the Blackhawks could win it at home! I felt good about it once they won game 5, but those first four games were nerve-wracking. Tampa Bay played some good hockey!

The hair was horrific! When they showed them out the next day and the hair was still the same all I could think was, "She actually aims for that hairstyle on a daily basis!" I'm sure some of it was played up for the cameras and obviously they chose to focus on it for the storyline tonight, but if Kelly was my mother I would have been freaking out at her and all her talk about PROPOSE ASAP. While watching last night my fiance asked me why I continue to watch when I disagree with everything they stand for and believe in. I couldn't give a good answer. Even though I know they're cut from the same Gothard cloth as the Duggars they are just inherently more likable to me. I'm chalking it up to the psychology major in me always trying to figure out why people are making they choices that they are.

Yay Hawks! It should be a good series!