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I didn't get that either. A town that small and "friendly," it would be all over town in a matter of hours. I also didn't appreciate the cop demanding that the reporter obey him. Hey, freedom of the press, dude! Quick trying to intimidate your small town newspaper. If the victim has the name, he's free to run it. It would be on the police report anyway, a matter of public record. Generally, I didn't like David's character. He seems like an ass. I also chuckled at the two-hour drive to get halfway between the bay area and the Oregon border. As if! Also, the coastline didn't look like that part of the Pacific, either, more like the Oregon Coast. I haven't seen Broadchurch, and I found it slow-moving -- until we learned it was a murder and saw the friend kid delete his texts and computer. That was intriguing! As was the surveillance video of the victim skateboarding down the middle of the street at night. Suspect number one?

They're doing something illegal, that's enough for me. I got enough of that watching Scandal, which also quickly went off the rails. Every member of the cast is a murderer.

This was so...not watchable on a long-term basis. We're supposed to believe the main is "tough as nails," so when she started sobbing to the POV student about her affair, I thought it was a trap for him being set by her. I just could not believe she'd break down like that in front of a kid she barely knows. Yeah, that I couldn't stomach. So being tough means being unprofessional? Good to know, show. I don't expect TV shows to be completely accurate in every detail (as a journalist, I've had to roll my eyes pretty regularly), but I love ones that give me a realistic glimpse into another profession (ER for medicine, very early Grays, too; Paper Chase for law, or movies like A Few Good Men; West Wing for White House inside stuff -- Madam Secretary is doing a great job at this for me so far.) This one was so over the top, even those not in the profession could smell the ridiculous plot points, and that's never good. Such silliness, all the law students acting like hyper-aggressive sharks. Yuck. I hate them all, except POV guy, but he's helping cover up a murder, so...yeah, I'm out.

Sing it. It's laughable. Almost everyone sounds the same when they speak. They all have the same ratt-a-tat-tat cadence. They all engage in repetitive dialogue patterns, in a style like "I will not allow it. I will never allow it!" Declarative sentence, change a word, repeat. And all the hyperbole and in-each-other's-faces behavior was exhausting. Only two characters didn't succumb to these tiresome, fake-sounding speech patterns -- Mellie (who is always awesome, regardless of the dreck words written for her) and what's-his-face attorney general nominee (David Rosen, that's it!).

Red is in love with the idea of secession. He's living out his southerner's dream, trying to win the Civil War. If pregnant lady wanted a democratic republic, why didn't she ask the others to elect the other two members of her ruling council? (I give her appointment a pass since it's her "turn.") Oligarchy is a better term for it. I gather from comments from those who watch the feeds that Bri is neglecting or mistreating the animals. Someone call the Humane Society, which approves use of animals in movie productions -- let's get Utopia shut down. Whoever is in charge of milking the cows needs to get up at the crack of dawn. Whoops, I missed this. Yes! Shameful that the other cast members aren't kicking her off animal duty. Where are all the bleeding hearts? Bella cared more about the dead deer than the live animals. I don't get the idea that some people will leave -- I thought when this started they were expected to stay a year. At this rate, they'll all be changed out long before a year is out, except one or two. Is it true that they "knew" this in advance? Why the envelope reveal, then?

He was trying to equate that with what blacks have had to deal with for generations. Yeah, I don't think so, Red.

From what Aaron said when he apologized, Bella is trying to make out she needs a water filter for her health! Because she's against fluoridated water. OMG, there are no words. Fluoridation in water has drastically reduced cavities in children and adults, and even if you hate the idea on principle, it's only for a year (or more likely another month), and it's not because she has a health condition of any kind. That's pure misrepresentation, and total bullshit. (It's like the anti-vaccers scare.) I bet Red's hometown doesn't have fluoridated water. The revolving door of visitors is ridiculous. I thought these people were supposed to be on their own. Delivery people, family, vets, doctors (two already), fans, neighboring people. There's no sense at all that this is anything but a summer camp for grownups, not a whole separate society. So, they've belied the name and they need to cut out the "utopia" crap. They have arts and crafts, archery, swimming in the lake, campfires, skits, medical aid whenever they need it -- totally summer camp. And yeah, Red's child bride seems mentally challenged to me (maybe a former meth head.) Rob is a chauvinist douche, but Bella and her goddess circle crap embarrasses me for womenkind. If all women were like her, telling people to hug it out after a meeting, I would never want women in power positions, either. These people keep misusing words -- The latest is the skinny polyamorous chic called the teary confessionals "smarm." I believe she meant sentimentalism, and I have to agree. Get to business. BTW, how do they do laundry? Did the place come with a washer/dryer set? Does anyone else think the idea of trying out different governing styles was producer driven? I doubt this crowd would come up with it on their own. Because they didn't even assess the anarchy experiment, they just moved on to the women rule experiment. I assume that's what they're doing -- joke-glasses host guy didn't really explain. I suppose I can't be surprised they aren't having intellectual discussions about societal structures, but the promos made it sound like they would. Then they cast a mactor (former escort?) like Taylor who doesn't even know what a democracy is. *sigh* My grown son and I had a more interesting talk about what sort of government you might set up in such a situation in the 15 minutes it took him to make dinner, while I was watching (and rolling my eyes.) Red going off is ridiculous. If he doesn't even agree to the women-in-charge situation, he needs to be punished as much as Bri, who he wanted to "lynch." This show has devolved into Big Brother, what with all the love crap and hammocks and swimming. SO, so boring now. The Utopia Experience was so fake. Everyone arrived at the same exact time! Yeah...um...they were obviously bussed in by the producers. We're not that dumb, show!

Weren't they already living under anarchy? Taylor is incredibly stupid. How can he not know the difference between democracy and a dictatorship? How can he be so unaware of things happening in the world? (Students are having demonstrations for democracy in Hong Kong as I write this, because they want the right to vote.) Even computer games are based on having dictators be the bad guys, and movies too, surely he's seen one or two? It looked to me like Hex crossed him off her internal "potential mate" list the moment he said that. Or maybe it was when he forgot her name. Maybe boy toy fling material, but nothing else. So what's happening on the feeds that isn't being shown? I'm not paying for the feeds. I'll check out that thread, too, I guess, but I'm already getting bored. And fall TV season is starting!

I was shocked when I saw a brand-new stove sitting there. I get the need for a fridge, but a second-hand one would have been so much cheaper. And yes, to cook food, camp stoves, hibachis, there are a lot of choices that don't require a brand-new appliance. And why not an electric stove, if they had to buy one at all, after all that work hooking up the electricity... the mind boggles.

YES, this. Not only does "microwave cause death" thinking drive me up the wall -- I would have demanded to know what peer-reviewed scientific papers prove this -- her commandeering of the garden with her new-wave ideas would scare me because what if they don't work? They have to have a garden NOW. I still have yet to see tilled ground, amendments added (and NO, human waste is NOT AN OPTION), and seeds sown. It appears she's put some seeds in the ground (why she didn't let Dave just look over the envelopes is beyond me), but did I hear right that she wants grass growing with her seedlings? Wouldn't they suffer from the competition for nutrients, and struggle too hard to get to the sunlight? I have done a fair bit of gardening, and I have no idea what in the heck she's talking about calling growing grass "natural mulch." Uh, it ain't mulch if it's ALIVE. Now, if you pull it out and leave it lying there between the preferred plants, that would provide good ground-cover and mulch (which is definitely a necessity in the hot, droughty place they're in.) But the grass has to be uprooted first. I think she's an Internet surfer who picks up ideas here and there and thinks THAT'S how it should be done! Then she refuses to listen to anyone who has a different idea. The visit by the farmer (maybe that's the next episode) proves it -- she wanted him to say her keyhole style plots where how it "should" be done, but he said no, it's ONE way to do it. She is just so unreasonable, and I don't understand why everyone has given such a huge responsibility over to her. Surely some of them have gardened at some point? It's a pretty common hobby.

I saw the last episode of Siberia. I think it was on my On Demand -- I know I didn't have to go searching for it. I really got a kick out of that show, sort of a horror survival reality show parody. Much better than this dreck.

Finally got around to cleaning stuff off my DVR, so I marathoned the first three episodes (four, I guess, since the first was two hours). Um, Wow. This is not what I thought it might be. Where were the discussions about what makes a utopian society? The style of governing should have been the first thing to deal with, followed quickly by getting a BIG HUGE GARDEN in the ground -- and a few pecking chickens won't cut it (sorry, nutty Bella.) These people are going to be starving in a month. And I shall laugh.

I'm of the mind that if I want steak sauce, if it tastes better to me with it, then so what? No one else is eating it, and I'm paying for it, I deserve to have it my way. I'm also free to drink any wine with any dish (not worrying about that pairing stuff). Glad Denine is gone. What an attitude. She needs to grow up. Sterling is so bizarre. I wonder about his mental stability. I'm 100!

Me, too. He's a robot. I was so annoyed that they had to convince him to allow them to turn him off. So weird. They never really explained the limits of his emotional capabilities. While being fairly -- well -- robotic throughout the season, suddenly he's super petulant and bratty. Um, yay, science? Again, I have to ask, why make a robot child and try to make him mimic the particulars of a real human child? What's the advantage, when the robot boy is dumbed down below what any computer-based AI could do? Was it to test social AI and ability for an AI to emotionally develop? That might be interesting, but instead his father/creator expected everyone to treat him like a real-live boy, instead of like what he is, an experiment in AI. And Ethan being "everywhere" at the end was more than a little creepy, considering I just saw both Lucy and Transcendence. Plus the shades of HAL 9000 in another scene. Ew. Is the little-boy robot going to be in his parents' bedroom, too? That scene where John and Molly are reacting to finding out Ethan is still with them was so badly done -- both stood there with their hands stretched out at their sides and their mouths agape, like they were mimicking each other. It made me laugh. Such a transparent twist to get Ethan into a place where he could sacrifice himself. Why did the security system only ask for a temperature, and why did the reading take so long? Just long enough to endanger Ethan's systems. Why didn't it ask for a PULSE? Or, even more foolproof, actual fingerprints of security-cleared people? And how did Ethan, who supposedly is operating at a human child's intellectual level except for suddenly knowing Japanese (something never explained), know how to operate this system? This show lost me in so many places, I just finished watching out of habit. I couldn't accept Molly's attachment to the alien child, even before she'd seen it and after she saw how it could manipulate people, including herself. So what if it grew inside her -- so did the aliens from Aliens, but you didn't see the Nostromo crew getting all warm and fuzzy over them. And I already talked about my issues with Ethan.

I quit watching mid-Season 2. I stuck around to see the S1 resolution, then just couldn't get into it for the subsequent mystery. Now I'm glad. Interesting piece. I am mentally contrasting it with Breaking Bad, which I finally just watched. In trying to explain to my husband why BB is so damned awesome, I mention things like consistent characterization, solid writing and plotting, teases that come to fruition, twists -- but ones that always make sense and are never pulled out of the proverbial ass -- basically it did right everything that you say The Killing did so very wrong.

I just finished watching the finale, and now I can sum up my opinion...Breaking Bad is the BEST TELEVISION SHOW EVER MADE. I’ve watched a lot of TV — entire series, too — and this is the only one I can recall that had NO bad episodes, had a coherent storyline through all of its seasons, had characters who grew and changed and evolved in logical ways and didn’t suddenly do way-out-of-character things, and it had a satisfying ending that tied up all the important plot points (so many series bomb on the wrap-up). It was just so well done visually, too, and the acting was stellar. Not a wasted minute, things brought up in the very beginning resolved, and a strong theme throughout -- so few TV shows manage that!! The drug manufacturing and all the stuff that came with it turned out to be Walter’s drug. He finally came to the truth in the end, that he wasn’t really doing it for his family, but for himself. He became addicted to it -- and while I expected him to check out, I did not see it happening like that. This show continued to offer surprises. OK, I could go on…I can’t believe it’s over! But it ended exactly when it needed to. It deserves every award it ever received and then some. WOW. I’m so glad I saw it. If I’d known it was this amaze-balls I would have watched it when it was new, but the drug thing put me off. So, so worth it. It will stick with me a long time, and it’s a really hard bar for any show to top from here on out in terms of overall quality. WOW. I have to find out what Vince Gilligan is working on next. (I remember his X-Files episodes as being some of the best -- he was a new talent then.) As for Season 5 particulars, I felt so awful for Hank, and what Jesse went through -- I hope he will be able to start anew. If anyone deserves to walk away, it's him. I was so glad when he turned state's evidence, but I was equally glad that Walter saved him in the end -- once Walt saw Jesse was a prisoner, he stopped worrying about his damned ego over the "blue" and did what was right. How ironic that his own bullet brought him down, and thank goodness he took those scumbag Nazis with him. I was on pins and needles the last few episodes, so stressed out and worried that Jesse was going to be killed. I hated seeing that Nazi Todd holding him prisoner. Now that I know the outcome, I can relax more on rewatch! Whew. I love Jesse. I am SO now an Aaron Paul fan! ow I just have to imagine that he made his way to Alaska and started a new life as woodorker. I felt so bad for Walt Jr. A small role, but the actor did a great job. Poor kid just couldn't catch a break, cerebral palsey AND a meth-lord father. I know! I felt exactly the same. This show really knew how to engage our emotions! Until he decided he had to kill him. Walt was happy loving Jesse -- in fact, I think mentoring him boosted his ego -- until it was inconvenient. He manipulated Jesse for as long as he could get away with it, which really disgusted me. I was so happy when Jesse finally saw it. I don't know. I thought it was only half precious. Walt was still manipulating Jesse, but also longed for Jesse to like him again, again because of his massive ego, plus when Jesse thinks Walt is there for him, Walt can manipulate him. And the hug worked. Jesse did, after all, take his advice to leave town (until he figured out the Brock poisoning situation). That was exactly what Walt wanted when they were in the desert. And don't forget how nasty Walt was when Jesse didn't see him as his "caring mentor" -- like throwing in Jesse's face that he let Jane die in a later desert scene.

Everyone's already said what I was thinking. Irritable, your spider story made me laugh, then I shared it with my husband! Now I'm absolutely positive Michelle is at a higher pay grade and intentionally stirring up drama to enliven the season. Also pretty sure the driver was instructed not to leave -- and he had control of the door locks, lol. Michelle is the house mother, the aunt, the big sister. And the shit-stirrer. Graham is also like the older brother/uncle. They are really the best fit. I don't see Michelle with Cody long-term. I see him with a Christy or a Lacy, who I don't think is as smart as Marcus, unless he's also extremely dim. I learned about stalacmites an stalactites when I was six and visited Carlsbad Caverns. I remember which is which because the "mites" are like fists, shoving up from the ground, and the "tites" hang tightly to the ceiling, a trick the tour guide told us. But I suppose first we have to get Lacy to say even one of the words correctly before we worry about her mixing them up.

Season 4 — so good. A lot of character growth (or change) throughout the season. I am so into this show right now, I resent that there's a three-day holiday weekend because I have to do family stuff and I can't finish the show!! I am enjoying it more than The Wire, partly because it has a good dose of black humor. Jesse broke my heart when he turned all nihilistic, and had the endless junkie party. Awful. I felt bad for his house, too, so I was glad to see him repainting later in the season. And also happy to see the Roomba wasn’t dead, after some junkie decided to take it apart (unless it was a new one, of course.) Jesse could have afforded to have a fancier party, but he was catering to his people -- he still wears the same humble wardrobe, he selected an unremarkable car, and the house he bought because it had sentimental value. He doesn't seem to have many indulgences that money can buy, other than the odd stereo system or flatscreen TV. I got a kick out of him taking a girl's hand and leading her upstairs...to play Mario Kart! Later in the season, Jesse really came into his own. I feel like he’s finally become a man, able to stand on his own two feet and not rely on Walt at all. Yes, he was a being used by Gus, but it gave him a chance to show his own abilities. I loved that scene where he put the Mexican chemist in his place! I had to rewind and watch it a second time. It was like Jesse grew up in the space of ten seconds while he figured out how to handle the situation. And the scene where he dealt with the junkies with the shovel...LOL! "Why are you digging a hole?" "You know why..." Early in the season, I was sad that Walt was right, and Jesse wasn't seeing how he was being used by Gus. (While Walt was right when he cried out, "It's all about ME!", it's just such a self-centered thing to say, like Jesse has no value outside of Walt.) Then, as the season progressed, I forgot about what Jesse being with Mike and Gus meant for Walt, and just wanted Jesse to shine. Walt…Wow, he’s really turning to the dark side. He’s become so manipulative. Now he’s even using Jesse. What he did to the little boy…just no words. After knowing how Jesse was so affected by the 11-year-old’s death the previous season, too! What a scumbag. Such a narcissist -- he really just needs the accolades and to feel like he's the smartest guy in the room, even if it puts his family and co-workers at risk. Here he had Hank believing Gale was Heisenberg, and he goes and plants doubts in Hank's mind, because he just cannot tolerate that someone else is taking credit for his work! And he claims to Skylar that he's all about protecting the family. She's right -- she's the one who protects the family from the guy who's protecting the family. Skyler is several steps behind, but she’s following Walt down the dark path. It was interesting to see her turning so manipulative, too. Who knew she had it in her? Both in how she purchased the car wash (it was a lot like Walt because it was for revenge, not because it was the best property), and the whole IRS thing. She even hired muscle! Woah. She's certainly taking to the lifestyle better than I anticipated, and I think she's in denial about that to a big extent. Hank -- I'm still so impressed by him. I was happy to see him get his mojo back. The cat-and-mouse game between Hank and Gus was fascinating and had me on the edge of my seat. Gus — It was great to see his past and his motivations. No one, even the worst of the worst, is completely black and white on this show. Everyone is shades of gray, which makes it such a rich show. In his flashback, I got a strong feeling that his friendship/partnership with his friend who was murdered is a lot like Jesse/Walt's friendship/partnership. I think Gus sees that Jesse is extremely loyal, like Gus was to his partner/friend, and sees it as a characteristic he can use. At first I think Gus really did mean to get rid of Jesse, and take him out of the equation altogether because Walt wanted him, but Jesse proved himself, so Gus changed his plans and decided to make Jesse Walt's replacement. That scene where Gus eliminates the cartel using poison — it was Godfather levels of awesome. And Jesse taking out that final henchman — thinking on his feet and doing what needs to be done. I think Mike likes Jesse. The occasional smile from Mike (or Gus) when Jesse does a good job made me feel so good for him, because Walt is always grinding Jesse down. I’m at the point where I’d prefer Jesse be Mike’s protege rather than Walt’s, since Walt is such a douchey manipulator who only thinks of himself. I don’t get that vibe from Mike at this point. I also wondered how Jesse knew how to find the doctor, but perhaps he was briefed on it as a just-in-case, or Mike was able to tell him since he wasn't unconscious. Also, if the field hospital was six miles from the border, the cartel’s HQ was also practically on the border, which would be unusual, but this show doesn't normally ping my "Are you kidding me?" radar so I'll let it slide. The final few episodes were so well done. Real nail-biters. There were times I had no idea how they'd get out of jams, but the resolution worked so well and it all made sense. Then came the twist at the end as the camera closes in on the lily of the valley in Walt's own backyard. OMG, I was shocked, but it all made sense. That's quality writing right there. Not a twist for shock's sake, but a well-thought-out plot progression as the story is unveiled. OK, yeah. I spent a lot of virtual ink on Jesse. He's become my favorite character, because he still has a SOUL. Who'da thunk the junkie would turn out to have higher moral standards than the high school teacher! Thus is the beauty of Breaking Bad. Now onto the end game.

Wow, the scene where Hank is pursued by the Cousins was a nail-biter! So well done. So was the scene where Walt saves Jesse from getting killed. Actually, there were so many great scenes, I can't list them all. I loved the season, but I think I preferred the symmetry of Season 2, and the two guys (Walt and Jesse) struggling to make go of it in a very uncertain world. Now that they have a superlab and are beholden to higher powers, it's a whole different vibe. I can understand Jesse wanting to go back to running his own crew, rather than buy a business and pay taxes, but he was being pretty stupid thinking he could skim some of the product. I thought that's what would end up biting him in the ass, but the show is so good at surprising us, it was discovering Carbo's murderer that threw the monkey wrench into the works. Gus is such an ice man -- he gives good creep. I was glad to hear Gus tell those two dealers "no more children," but wouldn't be surprised if killing the kid was a proper interpretation of that order, despite what he told Walt. Gale -- I would love to know how he got recruited. I can understand (not to agree with) his libertarian stance in theory, but he was ill-equipped to deal with the lawlessness and danger inherent in the drug trade. I felt so bad when Walt ordered Jesse to shoot him -- knowing what it will do to Jesse, who blamed himself for Jane's death, and this is SO much more personal responsibility. I had to look up information on meth, since I knew only the basics, and that a lot of girls in foster care are named "Crystal" -- you can guess why. I had no idea it was considered a neurotoxin. **shudder** Might as well be snorting rat poison. I had to laugh when in the fly episode, Jesse tells Walt that their customers do not CARE about purity -- if they did, do you think they'd be taking meth? LOL, good point. I also laughed when the eminently qualified Gale was fired supposedly for being too "jazz," while Walt was "classical," then Jesse comes in all "Yo!" and "Oh wow, we should have ditched the RV months ago! It’s all like SHINY up in here!” And the sequence where Walt is at the hospital and Jesse is SO bored, and does things like fill up his yellow suit with the air gun! He cracks me up.

I don't think Skylar is awful, I think she's emotional and desperate to keep her husband alive. And she is married to a man she knows in her gut is lying about things to her and keeping stuff from her. I think one goal of the intervention for her was to get Walt to open up and reveal whatever it is he's hiding. This show is so surprising. I thought it'd be more like the first season of The Wire, which really depressed me. But I was laughing out loud at some of the antics. Perfect black comedy stuff. I've grown fond of Jesse, and I actually am rooting for Walt to find a way to make it work. But I just find it hilarious how they can never get ahead. They make some money, then immediately have to spend it to address a problem their drug making has created, or have new bills they have to pay. It's like a vicious circle. I also am surprised at how much I enjoy Hank. I thought he'd end up being one of those stupid jerky cops, which we see a lot of as antagonists on TV shows, but he turned out to be whipsmart, with great instincts (barring not seeing the true Walt), and a real love for family. I loved how he approached the idea of talking sense into Walt Jr. about pot, by taking him to see a druggie prostitute. Hilarious! And probably more effective than a lecture would ever be.

Well, that was a fun watch. I just started marathoning, and this show is like candy -- I have to see what happens next! Now I know what all the buzz was about. I never thought I'd be cheering when drug makers find a distribution channel to offload their stock. I also had no idea I'd find this show as funny as I do, thought Season 2 was a lot less humorous than Season 1 (which was filled with black comedy moments.) Yay, to finding out what the pink teddy bear teaser meant (I assume other viewers saw the pink teddy bear in the sky on the wall in Jane's room). During the season, we were given clues here and there about the teddy bear, but were led to think it might be a chemical explosion from a meth lab in the house, or later something to do with Walt hooking up the new water heater himself and dinking around under the house (like a natural gas explosion.) Since I've grown fond of Jesse, I admit I was glad when Walt didn't rescue Jane (of course I'd condemn him and rescue her in real life). Her eyes got a little too bright when she discovered Jesse had access to a gold mine. I half expected her to steal away with it in the middle of the night. I thought early on she might be good for Jesse -- until she introduced him to the really hard stuff. I hated her for that. Then her saying that they'll get clean, only to decide to use up what they had (junkies are always rationalizing their use). Mostly I didn't want her to take his cash and waste it on drugs (and turn them into another Spooge couple.) I keep hoping Jesse will see the wrecks that meth creates (how can Spooge and wife not be a huge cautionary tale?) and stay far away from partaking himself. (Pot, not a problem for me, just the meth and heroin.) It was so awful when Walt found him in that nest of junkies -- ugh, that was like the ninth circle of hell, wasn't it? Here's to hoping this will be his low point, and he'll turn it around. John DeLancie was great -- it was nice to see him. So ironic how Walt inadvertently caused the plane crash. Or Jesse did by doping up with Jane. Or Jane herself did. Of course, her dad is really at fault, he shouldn't have been allowed back at work, but it's fun to trace the cause and effect backward. Will Walt feel guilty? Will Jesse? I don't want Jesse to blame himself for her death, but I can see that happening more than Walt blaming himself. Walt is nothing if not practical. I was actually anxious for Walt to make the sale to Pollos -- I figured the baby would take at least an hour to come, before I realized she had scheduled a Caesarean, and mine took only 45 minutes from arriving at the hospital to having a baby. She ended up having a natural childbirth, but a really fast one, apparently.

Bar codes are often used to keep track of equipment and inventory, so it wouldn't be out of realm of possibility for the tag to be part of the mic pack. They probably check them out to the hamsters, so if a hamster breaks or loses one, or runs into the ocean with it in a drunken stupor, they know who to ask (or bill, hah!).

Oh, yuck. I'd be heading for the hills, too. I can't say I'm surprised. I'm going to guess he envisions his wifey as an-aproned-in-the-kitchen sort who lets him rule the roost. Just listen to Rick Perry on women's issues -- what a neanderthal. I am looking forward to people discovering the real Chris during the course of the season -- I have heard he's not as nice as appears, and he does have his arrest record, of course. Is there a thread to discuss the upcoming season (other than spoilers)? I didn't see one. LOL! Good one. We should know better than to be fooled by Bachelor previews. I think Graham was losing his vision because he was weak and starting to black out. Because he was lightheaded, maybe dehydrated. It certainly sounded at least as serious as someone puking while on vacay in Mexico!

I found that amusing as well. The obsession with blonde hair - even when it's limp dead hair, died within an inch of falling out, completed by black roots - continues to amaze me. Me, three. It's a head-scratcher. She looked horrible, a party girl who doesn't take care of herself, but because she's blonde (fake, brittle, overdyed, unnatural blonde), it's considered an asset? So silly. I feel the same about some women who are fake blonde being considered attractive, but who really have average at best faces. It's like the bottle blond dye is a magic potion that obscures facial flaws and elevates the appearance -- if you're not looking past the color. It's the Great Mystery about this show, isn't it? It doesn't make any sense to me, either, and the show doesn't really address it.

I hear ya, NikSac. There was no need for hospitalization, except production wanted the visual of the ambulance. Most all cases of Montezuma's Revenge (stomach flu) resolve themselves within a day or so. We've all been there, barfing our guts out, maybe with fever and certainly diarrhea, but most of us don't go to the hospital within 15 minutes of coming down with it, if it all. Lucy really was grossing me out. I liked her OK on her season, but here she was too much. I felt like I needed to see someone give her a good hose down. Too bad Clare once again went too far emotionally, too fast. I'll miss her, but she really made me roll my eyes when she was going on about not wanting the drama, when from where I sat, she was the one creating the drama. I've been to Chichen Itza, so it was cool seeing it on TV. But what a different experience! When we went, there were vendors everywhere, and they weren't shy about chasing you down to make a sale, either. Plus crowds of people, tour groups, tourists everywhere. And a group all in white doing some Mayan Sun ceremony (hey, it was 2012, remember when the world was supposed to end in December, because of Mayan prophecy?) So for their private viewing opportunity, I'm jealous of these hamsters! I hope they appreciate it.