Grifter Lives

Uncle Beau appreciated the pancakes on Sunday, even if it wasn't a bottomless brunch.

Mike has an icon of the Virgin Mary on top of his refrigerator.

I watched the preview. Julia is polite and honest. Brandon's parents are self-serving, and Brandon is obedient. I didn't get this great sense that he loves his parents' farm or farm life. It's where he and his parents have always lived, and he hasn't thought about anything different. The cougar has a voice that sounds a lot older than her age. In many ways, she looks great for her age, but more so at a distance. She really favors that one style of dress. Natalie is straining to play the sexy, agreeable wife-to-be, but she is not capturing Mike's interest. He seems to really miss Sunday pancakes with Uncle Beau; French toast while Natalie forages for a carrot is not a good substitute. The time given to commercials, especially Discovery+ and other Discovery shows, far exceeded the actual preview.

I apologize. I posted to the wrong thread.

Amira may be a Copt - so TLC can amplify its full-frontal attack on Orthodox Christianity through her this season. After all, Natalie's storyline is her desperation to marry Mike, even though he's destined to an eternity in Hell for believing in aliens, and her own brand of bunny-killer, Uncle Beau-exiling crazy, so they need back-up in this cast. However, "Amira" is a Muslim Arabic name. Also, Amira noted in her introduction that she felt like an outsider in France, which she attributed to her Egyptian family, but which hinted at her Muslim background. I agree - I don't think religion is Andrew and Amira's conflict or storyline. It's either the drama of her detention and how their love survived it, or the disagreement about having children. Andrew seems to be the one pegged to be weird or possibly inflexible in their relationship.

The last Brown Christmas on the show was Kody's Plyg Palace reveal. So, if they are taping Christmas this year (for our viewing in August), it will be interesting to see if Logan and Michelle and Hunter are in any of the crowd scenes.

It looks more appropriate for Halloween than Christmas.

Natalie introduced a new tactic on last night's episode. She rudely criticizes Mike, but then she tilts her head back and laughs. She lets her eyes linger on him, while she waits for or tries to assess his reaction. Her gestures looked scripted, so she still does not come off as normal or lovable.

Pepsi Zero Sugar (and Coke Zero) = Diet Pepsi Marketed to Men. American men who don't want Russian K-1 visa holders/go-go dancers calling them fat.

Andrew and his friend share henna.

Andrew's immigration strategy: I read it on the interwebs, so it must be true.

Natalie will burst into tears and storm into the hotel room, throwing herself on the bed, because Mike hasn't returned the engagement ring. Yet, neither Uncle Bo nor Mike will pat her hair and remind her that she's the golden child, like her mother did.

Uncle Beau is the bon vivant and conversationalist in this meeting, even with his subtitles. Mike and Natalie need to add that to the list of issues with their relationship.

How did Uncle Beau get to Seattle? Can he drive? Who let him out of the barn?

Me and Dean used to be super-tight, but we aren't now. Early in Hazel's and I's relationship. . . Tarik chopped up the English language with that sword. Don't worry - for $4.99/month, Shaun Robinson will unite the brothers to bring them together on Discovery+.

Right. What are his qualifications, other than being his mother's son? And, what are her qualifications?

This is Yara's version of, "In my culture, family is important." She twists it to, "Since my family can't attend my wedding, it's unimportant, even to the groom's grandparents who have lived to see that day."

Jovi's mother's teeth are large, but he must have inherited his mouth from his father.

I actually don't think that Yara's pretty. She's make-up and hair. And, she's juvenile, which overrides some of her looks.

Yara couldn't possibly Google, "bayou," or have any interest in her fiance's background. It was up to Jovi to tell her.

How can Julia look at him and want or think about sex with him?

From ScreenRant: https://screenrant.com/90-day-fiance-jenny-sumit-arya-samaj-marriage/ The matrimonial lawyer Rishabh Rai suggested Jenny get married via the Arya Samaj, which would be the fastest way for her to become Mrs. Sumit while also keeping his parents at bay.

That must be what TLC means by "Bare All."

This video tells us every reason not to buy it: There will be a 90-Day talent portion, where Shaun touts Big Ed, who's "feeling himself," and Annie & David's cooking show. Angela has a recurring segment - Angbush, where she ambushes other cast members. TLC is promoting and rewarding her violence. Shaun Robinson is the host of the Bare Alls. She suddenly acts like she actually watched the show. Oh - and Angela is her favorite. They advertise hearsay their crew learned a week after as new revelation on the Sumit & Jenny break-in that was already irrelevant last season. Shaun doesn't actually confirm, but she leads the interviewer to believe, that Yazan's parents will appear and give their side of the story about their fight with Brittany. The drama in that fight was that the mother refused to appear on camera, due to religious reasons. I guess she pimped out her lifelong beliefs for the low price of a TLC appearance fee that didn't appeal to her before. Shaun kept on hyping that there will be content that they weren't allowed to show "because of the rules," but they're already on cable TV.

Some background - I didn't notice any spoilers, since it's about Episode 1 and the locations of the obligatory dining-out scenes. https://www.progress-index.com/story/lifestyle/2020/12/14/virginia-man-featured-tlcs-90-day-fiance-brandon-gibbs-julia-trubkina/3866683001/