Grifter Lives

Yes - It would be impossible for him to baptize the child in the Orthodox Church, and Natalie, if she is so religious, would not baptize a child outside of the Orthodox Church. And, that apparent non-Orthodox, non-Alien religion wasn't a compromise for their own intended marriage. Maybe Uncle Bo will get ordained online and marry them in the barn.

The dealbreaker will be Uncle Beau stays in the barn.

Mike and Natalie are somehow the godparents to their friends' child. He should be confiding in his male friend, if not the couple who would actually know or understand Natalie. Or Uncle Bo.

I'm not going to watch or pay, but is it possible that the Other Way tell-all moved to Discovery+? Maybe they think that it's the lure to the subscription service.

Maybe Julia doesn't think that farmboy is sponge-worthy.

(Not Jon Bon) Jovi has a dumb laugh every time someone asks him about marrying Yara.

Maybe this will prove to the parents that Julia is not a pole-dancing prostitute.

"You have a big boy room now." I'm embarrassed from just hearing that.

And he went to the embassy when he was in Kiev, because there was some hold-up that made him suspicious of her past. But, there's no mention of that now.

Mike is ready for the drought with all that bottled water.

I watched the retrospect that preceded this episode. He was quite the honorable love rat.

And empty creamer containers, because it's not at all staged.

Big Mike and Natalie were filmed at Pike Place in January 2020. Zied also had to arrive at the beginning of 2020.

You're right - I overlooked them, and she's from the Philippines. Diversity.

So we have two cougars, one (or two) mama's boys, and an uncle in a barn. Two couples are recycled, and the foreigners are Eastern European or North African. (I'm unsure about the new cougar's guy - I missed it.)

Make-up artist. In the action shot, TLC blurred the client's face.

A boat wouldn't be the best vehicle for underwater robotics. Maybe a submarine.

Julia has about 3 dance moves and 3 photo poses. Maybe she'll be this season's aspiring model, even though she's short.

I don't disagree with your conclusion, but I have to note how TLC regularly and repeatedly ridicules Orthodox Christianity. Each of the most recent seasons includes completely disrespectful portrayals of the religion and beliefs: Natalie and Mike - She's the crazy one, even though he believes in aliens Andrrrei and Libby - Mocked the sacrament of baptism in the commentary and portrayal Bini and Ariela - Mocked baptism in Ari's assessment ("It's just sprinkling water.") and Ari's repugnance during the service. I haven't watched Sunday's episode, but I'm sure the mass religious service was portrayed as primitive and ridiculous despite its religious significance. This is contrast to the portrayals of Islam, where the followers offer the storylines (like Mohammed (Danielle) proclaiming he can't kiss her at their wedding during Ramadan) or the Americans participate in a service.

Who filmed this? Meri didn't do it herself, based on her show & tell and body positions. Bonnie and Sludge/Pudge are yards away, shilling to a non-existent crowd at another junk table. It is shocking to see that Pudge has tripled in size and is now twice as big as Sludge. (And they're obviously not in Salt Lake City or Chicago.) Meri's skin looked good in its natural, non-orange tone. The dead tooth, eyeliner and odd eleven nose wrinkles on the other hand. . . Other highlights: Blair - self-proclaimed & -taught interior decorator extraordinaire - loved the homemade string & rock art, and Bonnie loves Blair! (They gleefully greeted each other twice.) Those endorsements alone should ensure that the rock & string artwork sell out in the mad holiday rush - except they aren't available yet. "When one of the little kiddos sees something and he wants [one of the stones], I say, "Here, Solomon, you can have it. Anyway, it's fine. It's fine. I don't mind." Tithing is still required if Godhead Kody is going to call you to his eternal planet. Oh, and Blair loves the stones. Cinammon biscuits are available only for guests at the inn and are not available internationally. They do ship to New York. Later, Meri confesses that they don't ship well, again citing Blair's testimony, and further, she doesn't ship them at all. She only ships rice crispy treats. Sycophant Code and Diet Tip: "Pizza at midnight! We need pizza at midnight! Ginger and I eat pizza at midnight all the time." Who's Ginger?

I don't think that Strikes Back covered the highlights of the full original episode. Are they extending this even further? There's no good material. There's no good snark. And the cast just isn't that clever or witty.

Syngin's hair is incredibly greasy - greasier than usual. He's not even flipping it as much.

Well, it helps that she's eating nachos while she explains.

I can never tell if these are supposed to appear like binge-athons, so they wear the same outfits. Libby & Andrrrrei's DVR showed the time as 1:26. I'll look for it in one of their future segments to see. (Not that continuity matters to the editors.) Trashley said that they made her wear the same dress in all the talking heads for retakes (but she mistakenly switched). And Angela is married. Otherwise. . . (Insert loud, smoker-hacking bray here)