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Am I the only one who finds the use of subtitles for Paul one of the show's more hilarious decisions?

Manning-up and breaking it off is most likely what he would do if they weren't on a TV show that craves drama and crazy behaviour. Aren't they getting paid to be together no matter how unhappy or incompatible? What's the likelihood of the show producers not intervening and creating manufactured tension with stunts like disappearing to do laundry for 24 hours? Or getting down on one knee to present an "appreciation ring". I mean ... who does that??

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Jesse used the term "promise ring" in his talking-head interview right before the car ride (when Darcy kept pushing for clarification, and he said, "look at the goat!")

And even if he IS Jewish (which I doubt, but you never know) - if he's going to the Philippines for a wife, I promise you that dietary kosher laws are not forefront in his mind.

Hahaha, the bolded line just took me to an image of Matt (is that his name?) from Hoarders sleeping over in the rat & poop-infested hoard, filming himself with a night-vision lens. I can just see Larry sleeping at Jenny's house talking to the camera like he's in The Blair Witch Project 2.0. :-D

That had to be a producer-driven stunt so TLC could get a week's worth of teasers out of the clip of Jesse getting on one knee. This couple is probably the most baffling of the bunch for me. As someone up-thread said, maybe Jesse planned to do a complete makeover on Darcey in order to promote his brand, and eventually launch a career as mind-body-spirit personal trainer for rich older ladies. Bleh, watching them together makes me cringe, though.

I'm parachuting into this discussion with only having skimmed some of the posts, so, sorry if I'm just repeating stuff. I totally agree with CoachwristletJen. Don't know if Jenny despises Larry, but she's clearly phoning it in with him. The thing with the pork "Lechon" was ridiculous. How did Larry not understand that you don't behave this way? They tell you it's a super-special dish, expensive, labour-intensive, and prepared in your honour ... and you act like a squeamish child afraid of the cooties. Ugh, common sense, Larry ol' boy, common sense! On a general note, Sean drives me bonkers; Abby is a minx; Courtney is annoyingly ditzy; Antonio is a caricature of a Latin Lovah; Myriam is beautiful, but I can't figure her out; Patrick has all the moves; Jesse and Darcy are beyond human comprehension; Paul is kookoo, but kind of endearing; Karine is (amazingly) totally normal in every way; And Chris is the only man on the show who totally gets it. "Ha! And what was with the Paul style "I wanna f your daughter" finger gesture? I get that these guys are totally socially inept, but it's called the ring finger. Shouldn't be difficult to remember." LOL, I noticed that, too. And the crazy hand-kissing and awkward hugging. This may be the best crop of 90 Day-ers yet. Mind you, it's hard to top Anfisa and Mohammed for sheer lunacy.

She does seem very down to earth and sweet. But we also know she admitted to being terribly jealous. This leads me to believe that she has to tamp down her feeling daily ... hourly ... just to make life bearable for herself in this situation. It's awful.

Ariella-May, but she'll be called Aria. Why not Ariella or Ari? it makes more sense.

Bet 'baby sister''s name will be something like Dakota Rose Brown, or Kelowna-Bay Lynne Brown, or some-such.

True. Ugh, how do these women manage such marital Dhimmitude for so long? I'd spontaneously combust from the festering resentment.

Are all the non-Robyn wives really really as excited about 'baby-sister' as they act? I mean, I couldn't fake that level of anxious joy if it were my husband's favourite mistress having a kid.

Melissa and Ashley both had gastric bypass, and years later, both put on a significant amount of weight. Does this mean they just stretched their stomach over time, and now the bypass is no longer effective?

Oh, ok, I did see a teaser for a 'where are they now' during tonight's Ashley D ep. Still not worth the 'extended' tag. lol

So ... they add a couple of "never before seen" scenes, and take out others -- in order to keep it 1 hour? That's not exactly "extended", but ok.

Dumb question: Why is tonight's 8pm show called "My 600 lb Life: Extended"? It's only an hour long, so where is the "extended" part?

$200/month for food for one person is quite decent. I spend much less than that (about $120/month) and eat very well. Of course, that means looking at weekly flyers for sales, and stocking up on good deals; buying mostly raw ingredients and cooking from scratch; avoiding high fat, high sugar, processed empty calories; staying away from convenience items like prewashed lettuce or precut fruit/veg; buying in season, etc. America's obsession with convenience is both expensive and unhealthy. A little planning and a little effort - anyone can eat healthy, satisfying food and stay on budget. </off soapbox> :-D

Thought I didn't hear that correctly. That many calories doesn't register in my brain because it seems like there would be no time during the day to do anything but eat. Then again, I'm thinking of regular, home-cooked healthy food rather than the super-high density junky fast food that most morbidly obese folks tend to live on. I know we've talked about this before, but it still boggles the mind how people can afford that much take-out.

OMG, I thought the same thing. They never seem to space them out normally. How hard is it to keep them in the original vicinity, only higher and tighter?

Amber looks gorgeous. She was beautiful even at 600 lbs, but now it's out of control!

How do some of these folks think they can get away with lying to the doctor when there's a camera recording their every bite? Glad Dottie got it together in the end. Weird thing is that I couldn't see the 70 lb weight gain on her, or the 150 lb (or so) weight loss. ETA: Looks like there's no forum for "Skin Tight". Amazingly, most of the Skin Tight people lost the weight without surgery. I've always wondered why Dr. Now jumps to perform surgery for patients who demonstrate that they can control their eating and lose 50 lbs on their own.

Is that even kosher in the FLDS (or whatever sect they are)?

That's just it! When you take on the awesomely important task of wiping out reality and rewriting history, you must try to be as painstakingly accurate as possible. If the kids are 10 years younger in the picture, well then Daddy must also be 10 years younger. Because Kody is Daddy now, and this is what he looked like as Daddy then. It's all so wholesome and tender and loving and natural. *sniff sniff*.

And don't forget Kody's touching little speech at the "name giving ceremony": "I want these kids to know that I fought hard for them!!" (implication - bio-dad didn't care enough to fight, so he dumped them, and now they're 'Brownies'). Urrgh.

That's exactly what I first thought of when she opened up that picture. She's totally forcing a new narrative of her family history. Gah!