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Loved the rooftop party setting. So jealous of that view and the pool! I'm guessing Ramona and Sonja were given their scripts with the direction to "play nice" w/ Aviva. If not for the 2 of them coming to her aid, there's really no need to film Aviva. Maybe Ramona was trying to keep any light from shining on her marriage troubles and stirs the shit as a distraction? I like Kristin more each week. I hope she gets a great settlement for her DB soon-to-be ex- husband. Heather was right on with her summation of how Aviva "communicates" with only answering someone w/ another question. So annoying. It doesn't make Aviva look smarter or classier. She highlights her inability to argue or debate with confidence or conviction. I know I'm going to Hell for this, but my ticket was punched long ago...I think the wrong end of Aviva fell into that farm equipment.

I don't see why Peter and Alicia stay married (other than the title of the show). Why is divorce such a taboo in politics? Is it based on religious or morality reasons? I don't understand the logic. As mentioned above, state and federal offices have been won by people with far more disturbing morality issues than splitting up with their spouse. A candidate can have drunk driving records, admit to affairs, or drug use or gambling problems, and some have even been convicted of crimes. As a voter if I had the choice between a candidate who got divorced vs. another with a sketchy criminal or near-criminal record. Gambling, drugs, sex tapes or OUI's are (to me) examples of bad decision making and I'd have a harder time putting my fiduciary trust in that person over someone who just didn't get along w/ their spouse anymore. When Kalinda was looking through Will's "work stuff" boxes, who was the little kid in the photos she found? Was that supposed to be Will? Or a nephew/niece? If it was, why wouldn't his family keep the pictures? And speaking of Kalinda, we get it CBS. She's super sexy! She's (OMG!) bisexual! If you want to portray her as dating or in a relationship people of either gender, great. But give her more depth in that arena. It's getting offensive that Kalinda is shown using sex as a weapon all the time. I also am finding it hard to believe that every person who walks within 10 feet of her is instantly trapped in her orbit. She is attractive but come on. Kalinda is like Sarah Braverman on Parenthood...EVERY man falls instantly in love/lust with them.

Does Rachel think it's her job to invent America's latest catch phrases? Every damn episode she looks into the camera and says the most idiotic one-liner. It ain't happening. I know she said she was not sure where the Eternal City was and just randomly said "Ethiopia", but oh how I would love to see a team hop a plane to a completely incorrect destination.

I wish Rose would disappear. To bad she couldn't enlist and go off to France. It was so sad to see all the Selfridge men line up to go off to war. The statistics aren't in their favor. All wars are tragic and traumatic but reading some history on WW I really was eye opening as to level of the brutality those soldiers experienced. I like how every movie or TV show about a war shows some wise scion of society stating "Oh, don't worry! This will be over in a few months/by Christmas!". Ummm...ever hear of something called history? Even up til WW I, wars lasted several years and the British should know better than any population! Let's see...there's the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, the Boer War, the Boxer Rebellion...and a small skirmish known as the Hundred YEARS War!! So we know George has a crush on Kitty, but isn't she interested in the newspaper guy? I don't want her leading poor George on! Although, truth be told, I feel like George may not be back.

Yeesh, here we go again with the Braverman fantasy world. The proposed building for Snowflake Academy is in a commercial area, even with the economy slowly coming back, it's gonna cost way more than any of these fools have in the bank. I don't think grant money or donor money is covering the cost to purchase and rehab a building that size. It's old so there will be tons of repairs needed, never mind retro-fitting it into a school for "gifted" kids. Any of these geniuses think about asbestos? Mold? Lead paint? Ask Crosby how much mold removal from a 1200 sq foot residential home costs before you sign papers on a crumbling mausoleum. And what about getting any kind of non-Braverman professional in the place before putting in a bid? A structural engineer? Plumbing & electrical contractors? How about an architect with expertise in school design to see if that heap can be made into a functional space for your snowflakes? Max is such a horrible person and his idiot parents are to blame. If any kid, spectrum or not, did that in my home or business I'd tell him and his parents he is no longer welcome there.

I live in Boston and one year ago there were terrorist bombings during the Marathon. Several people died & many more lost limbs. The grace and dignity and strength these people and their families have shown over the past year is amazing. There are millions of soldiers and civilians who've lost arms, legs, eyes etc because of wars. Let's not forgot the hundreds of thousands who have had amputations because of an accident or illness. These people survive, work, attend school, teach, inspire, ache, grieve, laugh and cry everyday without relying on sycophants to tell them how brave/awesome/talented they are for doing something so mundane as picking out yet another Century 21 real estate style blazer from their closet. 99% of these people do not have the financial advantages Aviva has had. So I think well-wishing should be spent on other, less self-absorbed people.

Chloe needs to run away from this show ASAP. It's been obvious for a long time that Chloe's choreography has been sub-par. She can not her strongest handle more complicated routines. Maddie however doesn't seem to improve. I think she's peaked. Or at least she's reached her capacity at ALDC. I don't know if Melissa will ever leave ALDC though. Maddie gets to be Queen of the studio there. If she moved to another studio, she'd risk being #2...or lower. There are plenty of young dancers who can beat her in real, unscripted competitions. I guess anyone with a YouTube account and access to an auto-tune device can be a "pop star" these days. Mack is a cute kid but maybe she should look into acting vs. singing? Her voice is not her strongest asset. They probably can't due to their contracts w/ ALDC & Lifetime, but when they expire I wonder if any of these girls will get offers for videos, commercials etc. Some of them might be able to stay in the entertainment world if they can escape Abby's tentacles..

In case anyone wants a little amuse bouche before Friday's KN episode, Amy & Samy will be on Dr. Phil today. I set my DVR so I can rewatch the cray-cray over & over.

Boy, is Aviva the best self well-wisher ever or what? I thought she'd dislocate her shoulder from patting herself on the back so much. I loved her little digs at the poor Becky woman, saying it was no one's fault but implying it was most certainly the 7 yr old's fault. I'm with those of you who say the whole email from Becky and the trip to the "scene of the crime" were contrived. So convenient that this trip aligned with her "memoir". I guess since there was a law suit it would explain why there was a gap of 35 years between the two women. I was thinking the whole time watching it that wouldn't the Morgan family have made some contact after the accident? And Aviva, I highly doubt that Becky's first thoughts as she walked down the aisle or delivered her first born were about YOU. The freakin' sun isn't as egocentric as this woman.

I hope Rose gets shipped back to America ASAP. I didn't like her character or the actress last season, and there's been no improvement this season. I can't stand the weep cry-baby voice either. It's almost as bad as Kitty's squeaky little Betty Boop voice. I'm happy for Miss Mardle too, but would a "woman of independent means" keep working at the store?

Rock,Paper, Scissors indeed! Why bother to have "judges" who rarely judge? And that Zanna is a walking fashion nightmare anyway. Are we sure she's an editor at a fashion magazine or is she just some random who claims to have read a fashion magazine once? I don't get the format of this show. What a mess! I don't think I'll bother to catch this show next week because I have zero interest in who wins. I will be outraged if Pinocchio wins, even though I kind of like Sam. Same for Shan, he's cool but Anya can go strangle herself with one of her hula-hoop earrings. I don't really feel one way or the other about Nick, other than liking him a bit more than I abhor the other two, but I'm not into Oscar's style. Meh.

Why does this show's inability to be based in reality bother me so much? Wouldn't Crosby (or at least the the brains of that relationship, Jasmine) be in touch daily/weekly with the guys doing the mold job? Wouldn't they have updates on the situation as the job went along? I can't imagine anyone would hire a contractor, let them walk in & tell the owners "get out and don't come back til I tell you to". They gave free range for these guys to do whatever? And then Jasmine & Crosby get word it's OK to move back in, but "Oh yeah, BTW I had to make 4x6 gaping holes in your floors. Good luck with your 2 small kids avoiding these mini mine shafts! Will you be paying me in cash or by check?" Zeke & Camille -Before most people sell their home A, they usually have an eye on a home B to jump to if/when they sell A. Yay! we sold our house for huge bucks! Boo, now we're homeless. (sad frowny face). This show is caled "Parenthood" but these people are some of the worst, least aware parents ever! Who's watching Nora 99% of the time A &K have to deal w/ Max? Why is Max allowed to be so intollerable? Why has Haddie been shunned? Where are Victor and Sydney while Julia becomes super lawyer again? Why didn't Sarah know her son had basically dropped out of college or that her daughter has been hiding him? Or that both her kids have been smoking weed frequently. It's so diffucult for me to understand how the creators of this mess were behind one of my all time favorite show "Friday Night Lights".

And of course the charter was approved! They have papers! And a headmaster! No staff, no facilities, no funding, no equipment or supplies, but this is Braverman World so "yes we can!". This small school w/ a planned 4-1 student-teacher ratio will be a nightmare if all the other students/ parents are like Bravermans. Good luck dealing with an office full of Kristinas Mr. Knight! Proposed Snowflake Academy Mission Statement: All children are special... Of course SA students are even more special so we discourage the acknowledgement of any non-SA siblings. SA students shall be treated with kid gloves at all times. Parents and non-special residents in the SA student's home are required to earn a "Walking on Eggshells" certification to underscore how incredibly delicate Snowflakes are. No child attending SA shall ever be reprimanded so as not to crush his/her independent spirit or get his/her feelings hurt In order to be accepted into SA, the students' intellectual ability will be decreed by the SA Board as "genius". Therefore, we will not be accountable for any State or Federal academic testing or preparedness for further education beyond SA. Each student will be issued his/her own vending machine w/ snack of choice. Each student will only have to attend the class(es) that interest him/her so fundamentals be damned. The student will be allowed to hold the classroom hostage as s/he rants about her/his obsession (on or off topic) If another student wants the same chair/book/copier as another, s/he will be allowed to push, shove, shout until s/he gets her/his way. Parents are encouraged to bring any perceived slights to the school's attention and brat it out in front of the Board. If any student or parent at any time becomes disenchanted with the Snowflake Academy's philosophies or methods, feel free to quit and storm out in a huff. Go ahead and start your own school...it's surprisingly easy!

Me too! I saw her name in the credits and I was so happy to see her. Of course her role on "Rome" makes me suspect of her every move & every sentence she utters. JP does seem to have dialed it back a bit, thank goodness. I never liked Rose last season and I still don't. After seeing the PBS special on the real Harry Selfridge & his family, I know a little about their fates. I keep looking for signs of foreshadowing, but that's what I get for "reading ahead".

So Kass knows the odds are not in her favor, right? She just signed her ticket for bottom of the totem pole in ANY alliance. Of course, there are several days to go and stranger things have happened in Survivor, but I think she's a goner before Final 5 if not sooner. I feel bad for Spencer. I am glad Sarah's gone though. The last thing you do is brag about how you control the game and that you are willing to "flip" to the group that kowtows to you best. She painted a big target on herself by crowing "I'm the swing vote!" Tony has got to go soon. His rapid-fire babbling annoys me to no end! I can't image being in a police interrogation room with him. I'd confess to anyting just to get him to STFU. And I mentioned this on TWoP but I'm amazed that Morgan is able to keep her strapless bikini top in place with those cannon balls she's carting around. Most big boobed gals I know (like me) can't walk out of the house without some extra harnessing to keep the girls in place.

The scariest thing for me about this season is that Rachel keeps threatening to procreate if they win. She keeps talking about how if they win the $$, Brendon "will let me have babies". Whaaa? She says it in the same tone and with the same affect that my 4 yr old uses, as in; "Mommy will give me a cookie if I pick up my toys!"

I fully believe this show purposely hires some cast members as plants...every season there are a few "contestants" who can't cook. There is NO WAY someone like ySimone has anu professional cooking experience. I wonder if some of these pinheads have ever actually been to a restaurant let alone ever been in a commercial kitchen. I even question whether the casting crew even requires any psychological screening. Some of these people go off so damn quickly over nothing! Maybe it's reverse testing? Those who can act the most irrationally or pop a vein at the slightest provocation get chosen?

So over Brandi and her fakey-fake tears. The dogs in my neighborhood were howling everytime her squeaky voice went up several octaves. "Are you kidding meeeeee?" And the cry-whisper "I need a tissue!" Please. The damage is done and you've lost any credibility you had. Go away, get help and figure out how to raise your 2 kids so they don't end up faulty human beings like their Z-list parents. Like them or not, I think Kyle & Joyce looked fabulous. Yolanda looked pretty too. The new hairdo suits her. Brandi looked like a bad wax figure. STOP injecting crap into your face! Her make up & styling wasn't flattering for the reunion. She's looked better in her assorted drunken tabloid pix.

Hello! New here from TWOP. Glad to see a few of you are as confused as I am re. Asha still being on this show. I haven't liked any of her stuff since the Disney Pop Star challenge. Unfortunately the way "reality" TV works, each mentor will have a mentee in the final 3, so she'll be around. I like Shan a lot but it means if he wins then Mean Girl Anya wins. I don't want her rewarded for her lame "mentoring" or her participation in the Natalia evisceration. Mondo should just go away permenantly and take all his Pinnochio short pants with him. So, I'm rooting for Oscar I guess.