MicheleinPhilly

I loved it, party of one. Dexter has always been one of my FAVORITE television characters of all time so this was like revisiting an old friend after far too long apart. It was a bit jarring to see Dex be this social butterfly, man about town considering he was so painfully socially awkward in the original but 10 years is a REALLY long time. And couple that with the fact that he hasn't been killing and trying to deceive people constantly to the extent he was in Miami. I did think the Harrison introduction was a bit rushed and wish they had waited until the 2nd episode, at least, to have them meet face to face. I have no interest in Hannah or what she has been up to and would be completely fine with a simple explanation for how Harrison tracked him down. Maybe Hannah had some photos of him and the kid did some type of "reverse image search" or something and he popped up on one of the yokels' social media pages. 🤷‍♀️ I hated that rich douche with every fiber of my being and was actually saying "Kill him!" our loud to my tv when Dexter was hesitating. I'll be curious to see how he behaves after having "scratched that itch" and if elements of his old personality begin to emerge.

This was so incredibly horrifying. I'm not a fan of organized religion in general but I'm REALLY not a fan of these crackpot denominations that somehow justify beating your children or telling wives to submit to their husbands for sex even if they really don't want to. I hope they're all burning in hell.

Is this a regular thing??? I'll admit I'm not a big YouTube watcher so I was rather confused by the whole thing. "Here, watch me doing my dishes while I talk about something I have no real knowledge of or connection to." 👵 #getoffmylawn

Yes. I think you make a good point @Schweedie but this is essentially what it boils down to for me too. Yes, Rebecca was professionally petty (and let's face it, Rupert was a deserving "victim") whereas I just found Nate to be personally cruel. And taking things out on people that had done nothing to deserve it. And contrary to Rebecca, he just seemed to get worse and worse as the series progressed. But again, I'm a Scorpio so I will hold grudges to my grave. 😁

I love Rebecca and don't consider her and Nate in even the same galaxy in terms of wrongdoing. Yes, she tried to tank the team but she has genuinely shown growth, maturity, and regret for what she was trying to do. She is an inherently kind person who cares about the people involved with the team. Nate is just a petty, cruel little shit who thinks everyone should lick his boots even though he has done nothing to deserve it.

I just binged both seasons in a matter of days so maybe it's seeing all of his awfulness condensed into a few hours or maybe it's becuase I am a Scorpio, but I have no interest in a redemption arc for Nate. Yes, I know he is a main character and my desire is obviously unrealistic but I loathe him with a vengeance and wish he would drown in the Thames.

She also played Dasha in season 3 of Killing Eve and is currently in the film The Last Duel.

THIS. They drove me absolutely nuts and I have absolutely no idea why the filmmakers decided to include them. They served no purpose and offered no insight whatsoever.

I watched this over the weekend and found it so unbelievably sad. I always found her to be a very talented young actress and her death was one of those that hit me hard. I didn't know a lot about the circumstances other than that she was married to a shady, older schlub and that he died shortly thereafter. The number of prescriptions they were both on was mind-boggling. I know it's not difficult to find pill mill doctors in Los Angeles but given the sheer number and combination, it's a miracle either of them were able to stand up, let alone function. I'm reluctant to criticize someone who experienced such tremendous grief as her mother did but for me, she belongs alonside the Lohans, Spears, and Markles as truly abhorrent people who used their daughters and contributed mightily to their mental health struggles. She can rot right alongside Simon...in the same bed. 🙄

Bette and Tina were my very first television OTP so I get where you are coming from. I have unfairly hated every single woman either of them has been with in both this series and the OG. But what killed it for me in this season was how badly the women they were paired up with were written which subsequently trickled down to B&T's characterizations. Will I be happy when they inevitably reconcile? Of course. But I won't be quite as swoony as I was after one of their 37 other reunions. *insert old lady emoji*

This reminds me - does anyone who has done a deep dive into this know what you receive in return for the $5,000? Like how many pieces of clothing does it buy you? Because for $5,000 I would expect them to send me 1,000 pieces of their crap but I suspect it is SIGNIFICANTLY less.

No, and I will sit at this table with you.

This is my problem with this series - everyone acts like an insecure, emotionally immature idiot. But I blame that on the writers. They clearly have NO idea what to do with these characters so they just write reality show drama around however many sex scenes they can cram into an episode. If they do continue with a third series, they need to completely clean house in the writers' room and hire some folks with actual series writing experience. I've read more competently written fan fiction.

Nope because that's exactly what I thought too. I mean it's not like they gave us any background on why they had divorced. But if they had better writers, once Laurel decided she DID want back in, they could have at least come up with something more organic than this constant "will they or won't they?" and spared us from Rosie O'Donnell. I'm not going to lie - I was kind of hoping that was the last we'd see of Finley. Her character does nothing for me except make me wrinkle my nose and say, "I bet she smells" every time she is on screen. The whole thing with Dani and her father's trial was beyond dumb. I know there are differences depending on criminal vs. civil trials and different jurisdictions, but any time I watch a tv show where future witnesses are sitting in the courtroom watching the proceedings always makes me grind my teeth. And the climax of that was laughable. I'm so sure the U.S. Marshal's service would come busting into a private room at a fancy restaurant to perp walk a missing witness. 🙄 Color me perplexed as to why Shane and Tess can't at least TRY long distance too. I've done it and it was a hell of a greater distance than LA to LV. I love how in Alice and Tom's relationship, Tom is the one that is acting like a lesbian. A RING? ALREADY? Slow your roll there, buddy. I will continue watching if this gets renewed for a 3rd season because I am a masochist, but I won't be upset if it gets cancelled.

Damn my sense of nostalgia and loyalty for forcing me to continue watching this hot ass mess. And here I thought the OG was the gold standard for running a beloved series off a cliff. These storylines are so contrived and immature and basically just exist to show more bed-hopping. Baby gay Michele wanted this level of bed-hopping and drama 17 years ago. Approaching middle age Michele is now like, "Ugh, give it a rest, ladies." Alice being bisexual has been canon since season 1 of the OG so I'm confused as to why there is suddenly this concern about revealing that she is dating a man??? Did the interviewer read her book??? Has Alice been identifying publically as a lesbian??? I know that there are issues with biphobia within the larger LGBTQ+ community but this was just a very clumsy way to address that. I hate Carrie, I've always hated Carrie. I'm glad she didn't attempt to insert herself into the whole "meeting Marcus" incident and thrilled that she didn't show up for the prom send-off because she would have found umpteen ways to make it all about her AGAIN. And I think she's starting to rub off on Tina because this episode was the first time in 17 years that I actually rolled my eyes at the prospect of Bette and Tina getting back together again. Bette, go live your best hot ass life with Pippa. Finley needs to go away. Gigi needs to go away. Dani needs to grow a pair. Micah and Maribel and Tess and Shane can live happily ever after. *end grumpy old lady rant*

They just looked like giant glasses of ice to me. I couldn't even see any liquid. My issue with the Sophie/Finley relationship is how they're retconning that they don't really know each other that well. Haven't they been friends and roommates for years? Also I distinctly remember Finley having a problem with alcohol last season but maybe I'm not remembering correctly.

From episode 1, I could just tell that these people were full of 💩. DeAnne acted like because she flew "standby" that somehow negated the fact that she just told us she was dirt poor and now she's flying somewhere. You still have to pay to fly standby - it's not a free ticket lottery. And that story about her mother was just total BS. I don't really know anything about the tenets of Mormonism but I assume it's like other religions where telling outright lies is frowned upon. 🤷‍♀️

I always assumed it was just hideous leggings until I once stumbled across a retailer's social media account and saw her "styling" outfits. I'm certainly no fashion plate but these were just so horrendous my only thought was "why?" I feel fortunate that no one in my circle became involved in this because I wear my heart and my thoughts on my face. 🤨

OMG, I literally said out loud, "Where's Alice's damn chart when you really need it?" It's seriously getting ridiculous.

I'll admit I had a little something in my eye when the Marconis were saying goodbye to Zach. I have no problem with the tidy little bow they placed on everything. I found the entire show REALLY messy and pretty poorly fleshed out so I appreciated the little bit of happy closure. As I've mentioned before, I really hated the book so I think there was only so much that could have been done with this. But given the pedigree, I expected a LOT more. If Kidman continues optioning and adapting Moriarty's novels, I hope she considers partnering with someone other than David E. Kelley as I don't think he is the right showrunner for these stories (season 1 of BLL excepting.)

Finally watched the final episode last night. A $4.5 million settlement seems pretty paltry when you consider how much money they were raking in. I can only guess that their attorneys watched the playbacks of the depositions and told them that a jury would crucify and bankrupt them. Here's hoping the plaintiffs in other suits use this entire documentary as an exhibit in their lawsuits. Did their son Justin join a boy band before his depo? Derryl's remarks re: Kelly Clarkson literally made me laugh out loud. I doubt Kelly or her team knew anything about LuLaRoe other than that they sell hideous clothing. And Sam mentioned earlier that they paid Katy Perry something like $5 million to perform at an earlier convention. Celebrities get paid huge sums all of the time to perform at corporate events. It doesn't mean they endorse all of their business practices. Assuming they're even aware of them. Dude, enjoy your Jason Aldean duet - you'll feel much better. Mark and Deanne are the perfect representation of the old adage "Money can't buy you class."

It's not sung by Nicole Kidman. The song is called "Strange Effect" and is by a group called Unloved.

That whole anecdote about his father immediately set off my BS detector. He claimed that his father wasn't going to spend his life bringing in $412 a week? I don't know how old Mark is but say that conversation happened in 1965-ish. The equivalent in today's dollars is almost $3,500 a week. $412 a week is basically what a family of 4 has to make nowadays to be considered at the poverty line in the United States. It most certainly was not when Mark was a child. 🙄

There is a 2nd season available via Showtime. Just binged both seasons over the weekend and while it took me a couple of episodes to warm to it, I became quite fond of it. But I'm a sucker for dark comedy. I won't say too much in the hopes that others will discover season 2 and come back to chat about it. But I will say that despite having spent 18 years in prison, Miri seems to be the most emotionally well-adjusted person in the bunch.

I've reached the point where I'm watching this for comedic relief. The more "dramatic" the plot point, the harder I laugh. My S.O. has started referring to it as "Nine Crazy *expletives*" when we're discussing what to watch at night.