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Anya should have told them her "cake" was a cookie.

Scola was wrong to go behind Nina's back to give the money, even though they have it. He's enabling bad behavior. They would have been better off helping Tink offload the expensive mortgage they can't afford and helping them with a deposit into a rental they could afford without the deadbeat brother-in-law. Why did MW and regular FBI both do serial killer storylines? These storylines seemed better for old-school Criminal Minds. Remy should not have been brow-beating the medical professionals into violating HIPAA. I understand why they needed the information, but they should have gotten a court order.

Yes it was pretty arrogant of Julian not to use his immunity for this challenge, especially towards the end when he realized his cheesecake was not going to be baked properly. He was just banking on someone else being worse than him. I think it was manufactured drama though to have him be on the bottom 2. I'm glad he survived though. I'm hoping to be able to go to his bakery in the next couple of weeks as we will be in his area. 😋 Kareem's madeleine tower looked so much better before he stuck the madeleines on top of all the piped flowers. I agree that he seems to not be in the same league as everyone else but I guess he hasn't yet made such an egregious error that couldn't be overlooked. In the early rounds, I think taste will always trump decor, which I think is how Kareem has managed to survive so far since the bakers eliminated already had technical issues with their flavors/bakes whereas his tend to taste good but his decor not so great. Are all of the contestant bakers professionals and have their own bakery or work as a pastry chef? Usually there is one or two who self-identify as home bakers but I don't remember if there is one for this season.

Matt Baker was a predator. All of those women who spoke at his sentencing - chilling. The show said he and Kari started dating in May and were married by August or some super short timeline. Seems to me like she was just desperate to get married and ignored any potential red flags she might have seen. So glad he is in prison now and away from those 2 daughters and I'm happy that the maternal family has custody since the paternal grandmother is in denial about what kind of man her son is. 20/20 made it seem like they were going to air an interview with Matt but the only thing they showed was him admitting he lied about the timing of the affair with Vanessa. He probably lied about everything else and they didn't show it. Of course he was going to admit he had an affair with a pretty blonde Vanessa - probably thinks it makes him look like a stud.

Maybe Kareem is colorblind and ashamed to admit it? Was there any indication from other challenges that he might be? Or maybe he's only red/green blind.

Most of the Minecraft cakes looked bad on the outside because there simply wasn't enough time to clean up the decorations. There simply wasn't enough time to put the fondant on cleanly without wrinkles and puckering or to straighten up any of the square pixels. I agree that for every challenge, they should make Duff do it in the same allotted time to see if it is even do-able. They could even use his creation as a comparison. Or they could simply give them more time. I liked Jamie (rooting for Sacramento/Bay Area bakers!) but she was on the bottom 2x already and her cake looked bad and apparently was dry, probably from rushing the second bake when she realized she didn't have enough cake. I don't know why the bakers don't always make extras of everything, especially cake. In the pre-heat, did they ever explain why that one baker (can't remember her name) didn't make a small square like everyone else? Hers was much bigger and she didn't even have time to pour her glaze or frosting over it.

That's a very strange thing to leave out. Dateline did make it seem like they were high school sweethearts who got married after she graduated from college, which they did, but with no mention that he had other kids! They mentioned that Desiree wanted to get married and have kids but then they were married and never did have kids of their own. Was it because he already had kids from other relationships? The whole thing with Paige was bizarre and since Scott is not talking and Desiree is dead, we'll never really know what was going on since I don't think Paige is credible.

Why does this forum not get more action? I want to comment on the episode from Friday "You Left Me for Dead". Paul DeWise was one of the worst that I've seen on all of the true crime shows that I watch. He involved his teenage children in the crime, had them lie about his whereabouts and their alibi, and then tried to throw them under the bus and claim that the 15 year old was the actual perpetrator. What an abusive SOB. You just wonder how he was able to get custody of those kids from their mother who was still around and living in Florida. I'm glad they now live with her. The video of Ashley lying on the ground after being shot was brutal to watch. I'm assuming that they got permission from her to show it. When they first arrested Paul, my husband who is an attorney, kept wondering what was the probable cause to pull him over, because at that point, they hadn't told us about his domestic abuse, he was only the estranged husband. AFter we found about the abuse, he was like "yup lots of probable cause." Paul DeWise's defense attorneys clearly did not like their client and did not believe he was not guilty. I wonder why they even chose to be interviewed on the show. Not surprising that Paul chose to take the stand, waiving his 5th amendment rights. Abusers like him are narcissists too.

I agree that there were multiple times that the hostages could have and should have banded together to overtake Dani even though she had a gun. She was distracted multiple times and Carver in his wheelchair wasn't going to put up much of a fight either. I think she gave him a gun too but I highly doubt he would have used it as he didn't even want her to do what she did. When the IED exploded and Nina and the rest of the SWAT team were still on the stairs, why didn't they just swarm through the open door and grab her? Again, she was one person with a gun. Even if she had another IED ready, if they had just ambushed her I don't think she would have had time to detonate it.

I haven't been able to watch this for more than few minutes at a time because they have a bell that dings every few minutes and it drives my dog nuts. Her ears perk up and then she either starts to howl or bark. It's pretty funny but annoying so I always end up turning it off or having to watch it on mute.

The DNA picture was just close enough to give them a lead to go on, but it wasn't a slam dunk by any means. It just looked like any other white kid with blue eyes. I may have missed them mentioning this but was there any way the DNA could have predicted the age? In any case, it was a good thing they caught this guy early before he had a chance to develop into a full-blown serial killer. He said he had the evil in him and so he killed Chantay and got it out of his system, but how long before the urge came bubbling up again? I've seen enough L&O and Criminal Minds to know that this likely what would have happened.

Agree that this episode was a dud. Remy is OTT but he keeps things interesting. I recognized the name Demarcus Ware too so I’m a little curious why they chose such a recognizable name and not so common.

I feel like I missed an episode with regards to Hana and Ethan. I thought she found out that the woman she thought he was cheating on her with was his drug dealer and she stormed out. Did they get back together after that and then break up again? Or is Ethan someone else?

It was interesting to see a situation where someone who just looked similar to the sketch wasn't actually the perp. But when they started describing him as "latin-looking but Asian" I was like, don't they have Filipino people in NYC? LOL

Watched this last night and even though it's not the same situation at all, I kept thinking that if the plane/helicopter crash had occurred before this episode aired, they would have delayed showing this. Really tense and suspenseful episode though.

Deadly Mirage Didn't realize there was a podcast about this. I'm going to listen to it on my next roadtrip to see if there was any more information. Was this basically a repeat to promote the podcast? It was marked as a new episode for us but there didn't seem to be any updated information. I thought we were going to find out at the end that her conviction got overturned or sent back for a new trial or something. I'm not sure what other evidence they had to convict Brina, the wife, other than her boyfriend's testimony and the wiretapped phone calls. From what they showed, she didn't actually say she was involved. However, every time she talked to the detectives and then to the boyfriend, she would be relieved that they didn't actually have anything or say they were fine and then they would pray. Who would say they were fine after finding out there was nothing new in the case unless you were worried you would get caught? Basically the "wolfpack" friendship group was a swinger club?

Glad it will be back for Season 4. No idea if I will still be subscribed to Netflix when it comes out as I only get it as a perk of my T-Mobile phone line and if Netflix keeps raising the price, I wouldn't be surprised if they eliminate it as a benefit. But luckily Netflix dumps all the episodes at once so I may subscribe for just one month if needed to watch. Not happy that Maggie will be back though. I do not like her character as Neve Campbell plays her and I don't like her and Mickey as a couple.

Big Daddy Something was definitely not on the up and up with that family. I also firmly believe that Melody had help or as someone else mentioned that she actually killed him near the burn pile and didn't actually have to move him very far. In the episode, they said there was no life insurance but I just read an article that said Melody was the beneficiary of a $2M policy. Melody looks like an older Danica Patrick - or what Danica Patrick will look like without plastic surgery. 😆

Not a bad episode but I don't like how they just jump right to trial. Where were all the discussions about trial strategy/prep, pre-trial motions, etc... Looking forward to next week's ER reunion!

Re: Nicholas Ross/Arthur Knight I remember watching the original episode and I did watch the update from last month from the beginning as my husband didn't remember much of it. The timeline of his many crimes/frauds/identities was confusing to me. I also wonder at how he was able to dupe Nafsika, the vegan woman, into hiring him for so much money. She claims he came with glowing reviews on whatever website she found him on, but if he was a fraud, where did those reviews/references come from? Was the website not a reputable one and it's easy to fake those references? Seems pretty reckless to pay someone so much money based off online references/reviews from a website that doesn't seem to have any way to verify if they are authentic. His current wife Miranda has not been charged but now that he's changed his story and admits to being Nicholas Rossi and not Arthur Knight, what does she have to say for herself? If she hasn't left him or disavowed him, seems to me that is pretty strong indication that she was in on the whole scam to begin with.

I don't think it was ridiculous that Jessie was curious about her biological father. Yes, she knew her mother used a sperm bank (or she was told that) but it's natural to still be curious, especially when she was told that her injury was likely a result of genetics. I've always thought that single women who used sperm donors would always have to have an awkward conversation with their kids as they got older and should be prepared. So when Jessie's mom wasn't prepared, I figured that she had to be lying about how she was conceived. And it seems odd that in the many years that she's had Jessie, the mom never met another man and married so that she could give Jessie at least a stepfather? If I were Andrea, I'd be suspicious that it was because she still harbored feelings for my husband and the fact that she never moved away. I didn't catch that Kara and Andrea were not friends due to Kara pulling away - I thought it was Andrea that had a suspicion and that's why they were not friends. My husband and I have done one of those DNA tests and they do tell you by name who you are likely related to. Even if the test didn't explicitly tell Jessie and Will that they were half-siblings, it would have told them how much % they share and they could extrapolate the relationship based on that. They almost kissed a couple times so I'm surprised that they didn't have a more visceral reaction to finding out they were actually brother/sister.

From what I remember, the judge suppressed as evidence a text from Blaze where he said something about going too far for a story. I don't think it would have mattered anyway. Even if Blaze met up with Sam as part of some "story", it wouldn't justify what Sam did to him and for the lies he told.

Is the actress playing Vo leaving the show? I hope not!

I have met and seen Rob Riggle in real life at the celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe and he is delightful in real life. 🙂 He's very friendly and personable and always willing to stop and take pictures with fans. I took one with him several years ago! Actually this was the first time I've seen him play a character who wasn't obnoxiously loud, gregarious and funny. Usually he plays characters like Gil Thorpe, his character in Modern Family, or the cop in The Hangover. He was a little more low-key in this episode.

My dog's ears would perk up every time Jer did her cat noises. 🤣