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It would have been beautiful if they had agreed to vote her out, and tell her it was out of kindness so she could get a cheeseburger.

The game show laws are from the 1950s and were about giving contestants answers to questions on quiz shows. The language of the law referred to contests of intellectual knowledge. It was about producers pre-determining a winner. I don't believe those laws apply to modern day reality shows. The contests on TAR are not always clear-cut, there's a lot that is subjective. For example, when TAR teams compete in a performance task, judged by a local, the judging can seem pretty arbitrary, even inconsistent. I can't see the FCC getting involved in that the same way they would if a Jeopardy contestant was given answers.

Sure, but both Liz and Tiff talked about going to Applebee's every week. Liz for a burger, Tiff for artichoke dip and cocktails. I think both of them were exaggerating, possibly urged to do so by whoever is in charge of marketing. It just seemed like one big overblown commercial, trying to convince us that contestants on Survivor miss Applebee's food more than anything else in the outside world.

She was waiting to see what others did. She hesitated when Jeff called for 4 people to sit out, she hesitated when he offered a jar of rice. She wants to whine about being hungry, then ask the others to solve her problem for her. "Take me on the reward! Get me rice! Start a fire for me! " was she also expecting someone to cook the rice? They should have voted her off, the explained they did it out of kindness so she could get a burger at ponderosa.

I've done parent coaching. In my case, it was running a class teaching the basics of reward/consequences to parents of special needs kids who had behavioral issues. Other clients were referred by the courts as a condition of keeping their kids. It was amazing to me how many parents never taught kids how to behave, just screamed, then hit when the screaming didn't work. And parents who have no idea of the basics of feeding, dressing, etc. I could tell you stories.

I've been to 2 Applebee's locations. Both had a weird mold/mildew smell when you walk in the door. No thanks. I'm finding it hard to believe that two of the survivor contestants make weekly trips to Applebee's. It's not some trendy, newer place. The chain has been around for 30 + years.

The issue I have with Liz is not only is she on a show where she can't eat the food, but she believes she is more worthy of the reward because of her dietary restrictions. "my daughter and I go to Applebee's, it will feel like home to me." Sorry, but everyone there wants the reward. The only one deserving it is Q, because he won the challenge. You're not the only one who wants a burger.

Yes, they "dated" on a tv show, got engaged on a tv show, had a televised wedding. Then within months of when the whole thing started, went on a tv show to announce their divorce. So people are going to scrutinize, criticize, and express opinions about what kind of man he is. I always thought "smarmy" was the best way to describe Gerry. Smarmy is defined as " revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness." Seems to describe him perfectly

What made the puzzle difficult was the instruction that they needed to pay attention to the route as they were being driven around the track. Just the puzzle, without the ride, would have been easier.

Yes. Alliances work in Survivor and Big Brother because the game is about voting other players out. TAR has always been a superior show because victory isn't about avoiding getting voted out, it's about racing to the finish line. Each team runs their own race, they don't HAVE to team up against other racers. Maybe that's why I am bothered by the way the alliance was going. It was more like a Survivor/Big Brother alliance, where 6 people try to get others eliminated.

I'm not convinced that all the teams know about the others alliances. Or, they have an idea which teams work together, but not the extent to which teams are willing to go to make sure their alliance members advance past the other teams. I guess what bothers me is the "us vs. Them" mentality, that 3 teams work together to bully another team. At the beef task, grabbing all the tables the way they did was basically ganging up on another team. Helping teams by giving them a hint or a tip has always been a part of TAR. But running the race as a team of 6 is just unfair.

Exactly. The female team who showed up to the beef challenge, saw everybody cooperating, asked a question and received an icy response. Wow. Yeah, nobody HAS to help you, but that was rude.

I was disappointed because the story was too much on Olivia. I wanted to know - what did the boys plan to do with the kidnapped girl? Who were these other boys? How did the older boy get them to commit crimes with him? Did they all get life sentences? The story just switches back to Olivia and Noah, leaving the main story hanging.

Gerry and Teresa went from being engaged on TV to being married on TV to announcing they are divorcing. Again, on TV.

Not fiancee, WIFE. They had a big televised wedding not long ago. Saw it coming? Sure. 2 people in different areas of the country, already with kids/,grandkids. Neither wanted to make the sacrifice to move. It seems the premise is doomed from the start. Plus, Gerry was having too much fun being the center of attention.

Yes, it is unrealistic that people in that age group who have kids and grandkids can have a marriage to someone in another state. As we age, we become more dependent on having our kids close by.

What was it we heard a thousand times? "Don't find the one you can live with, find the one you can't live without. " I guess he found he could live without her.

I had an irrational dislike for Amber, I couldn't figure out why. Normally I would be sympathetic to a woman whose partner keeps telling her to move faster. Then it hit me. The resemblance to Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

I'm beginning to hate Kenzie.

Joey reminds me of the character in this show:

Lexi talks about not wanting a long engagement. It's pretty usual to DATE for 1 to 2 years before getting engaged. But this is the Bachelor, where the couple STARTS with an engagement. It wouldn't make sense to jump into marriage and kids so quickly after he's been dating others.

Lea says "my heart is in my ass ." Is that a saying? What does it mean?" Cause it sounds stupid.

Exactly! She didn't have to tell everyone what the card said, she could have been vague, and then used it when needed. On the other hand, we know that as soon as another girl rubbed her the wrong way that girl would get a one on one date, right? The powers that be gave her an advantage in order to stir up drama.

So the beginning is, I think, trying to tell us that Joey shows up to the final rose, ready to propose and the woman doesn't show up? But we know how they like to mislead us so we can assume that's not what happens, right? The chemistry intro was stupid. Pour this into that and see what happens is not an experiment. Then the giant bra, the screaming girl, the "tennis grunt", the tennis balls, made the chemistry experiment seem smart by comparison.

I recall a season, don't remember which bachelor, when it seemed like all the women used the same clairol shade of Crayola yellow. I'm glad this season is different.