MicheleinPhilly

When he was droning on and on and on and on making himself sound like a washed up starlet, I actually thought, for about 5 seconds, that he would apologize to Halle Berry for his behavior last go-round. Alas, that would have required him removing his head from his ass. EDIT: And literally 2 minutes after posting that, I saw that she "got him back" on the red carpet so it looks like she doesn't harbor any feelings of ill will.

I personally never care who gets included in the In Memoriam and who doesn't. I mean, if they had left out Maggie Smith or James Earl Jones, sure. But other than friends and family of the deceased, I've never understood why people get salty over omissions. It's a limited segment and personally I'm fine with them just sticking with people who where somehow involved with Oscar-nominated films. 🤷‍♀️

I've only seen 4 or 5 of the BP nominees so I didn't really have my hopes pinned on anyone or anything except Zoe and Demi. So a 50/50 outcome. (Also for those of you who haven't seen The Substance and were grossed out by the clips, that's NOTHING in comparison to the rest of the film. Seriously, I watched it yesterday and I'm still traumatized.) I liked Emilia more than most it seems as I thought it was fresh and original. It's a shame the lead is such an asshole as it's clear the Academy loved it before that all blew up. I would have preferred to see it win Adapted Screenplay over Conclave which I thoroughly enjoyed, but wasn't wowed by in a "This deserves Best Picture" sense. The James Bond tribute was just dumb. I was texting with my sister during the show and said, "If this doesn't end with the new Bond reveal..." Golden opportunity missed but of course, Bezos wouldn't allow another conglomerate to steal his moment. 🙄 Personally I found the In Memoriam beautifully executed. Tasteful orchestral music with the focus solely on those who have passed rather than a performer or some interpretive dancers. Conan was...fine.

I'm going to see the touring production of &Juliet later this month and The Wiz in June. I'll keep you posted!

Unless he found a LOT of coins in the forest, I don't think he'll be the seer. In 2 of the 3 challenges, he banked no money at all.

This episode was stupid. I think Britney absolutely voted for Danielle and I will laugh LOUDLY when Danielle has to do her talking head and she suddenly reverts back to hating her and not trusting her. I am a bit confused as to how it's between Ivar and Danielle though instead of Gabby and Danielle. Aside from Dolores, was anyone talking about Ivar? Did they do it just to piggyback on Dolores' once again, totally useless vote? I don't really give a crap who wins at this point but if Dolores does, I'm going to be a little salty. She literally has not done a single thing of note. Has she ever even voted for a traitor?

This episode was Abbott Elementary gold and should be the show's submission for the Emmys for Best Comedy. I laughed out loud throughout the entire thing. It was just *chef's kiss.*

More anonymous Oscar ballots. The director sounds *slightly* nuts. https://ew.com/2025-oscars-secret-ballot-anonymous-academy-members-reveal-votes-8789203

I actually Googled the pills he flushed. I believe the container said Synthroid which is used to treat hypothyroidism. We also see him take Lipitor every morning. But I noticed when Roger told him that he spoke with Mullen's doctor and renewed his scripts, the list on the computer screen contained way more than just 2 drugs. 🤔

Carolyn's boobs and that crab claw between them were so distracting.

I'm not familiar with Danielle outside of this show and while I think she has played an AWFUL game, I didn't necessarily have a problem with her as a person. Until the roundtable when she basically called Carolyn stupid and referred to her as Forrest Gump. That was a supremely low blow especially if, as someone mentioned upthread, Carolyn is neurodivergent. There was no need for that. Carolyn dug her own grave with the chess game, you didn't need to be cruel to her.

Yes, I know. When I say "refuse" I mean voluntarily taking yourself out of the game when there are only like 6 (7?) people left. Not one of these numptys is willingly giving up their screentime.

I'm back at the point I was in last season where I don't want any of these people to win anything and I just want them to donate the prize pot to an animal rescue organization or something. In addition to Danielle's Razzie-worthy acting, can we also stop with the dramatic, hands to the face, ZOMG!, when someone knocks on the door at breakfast? Looking at you, Gabby. I sincerely hope she is murdered because her vocal fry alone makes my skin crawl. Although I did laugh during the challenge when she again forgot that Ivar even existed. Not that anyone would have suggested that he was running the game. Can this show also stop with the incessant Kate worship? Yes, she was amusing during season 1 but I don't need to see her in EVERY FUCKING SEASON. At least it was a brief appearance. I don't think Britney will refuse because this late in the game, you have to accept. But it would be pretty advantageous to Danielle if she does because no one would suspect that Danielle would murder her bestie. Of course, they could suss that Danielle tried to recruit her. I don't know. These people are all idiots and we're once again limping to an underwhelming finale.

To be fair, being better than everyone amongst this crew is a LOW bar to clear. Sigh. I miss the UK.

Wasn't Danielle considering sacrificing Britney within the first 10 minutes of the game because she hated her that much? And now she's suddenly willing to blow up her (admittedly idiotic) game out of some sense of loyalty to her? 🙄 I just can't with Danielle and all of her fake drama. I do agree with your rationale re: keeping Rob, but I can see why they did it. As soon as he went after BTDQ, he made no secret that he was running the show. And the 2 of them just stood there looking like deer caught in the headlights in the turret while he dictated what they were going to do every time. Granted, I don't think either of them has any idea what they are doing in terms of strategy.