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Agnes Bean

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  1. 100% agreed. This bothered me SO MUCH. It would have been one thing if they portrayed the problem between Max and his dad being that his dad used money to try to control or manipulate him ("Yeah, he'll pay for anything I want, but he always expects something in return" kind of thing). But that was not it at all! Max's problem with his dad was very clearly said to be that his dad always wanted him to come back home and work for the family business. Offering the money was a real, concrete way his dad was saying "I understand that's not what you want, I am supporting you in what you want to do instead." And honestly, while "Numb" was great a great number, even that I thought was poorly timed. His dad came to this investor meeting, listened to the pitch, and then shared a bunch of ideas he had about the business -- and that's what set Max off? Because...what? He just wanted his dad to gush about what a great idea it is? I know the dad is in a very different line of work, but he's apparently a successful business owner himself, and the show gave us no reason to think he was being critical for the sake of being critical, as opposed to maybe actually having some helpful feedback (certainly the questions we saw him ask, like "wait, how do you make money?" made perfect sense to me). I guess none of this is helped by the fact that the whole venture seems pretty nonsensical to me. I mean, sure, it could end up catching on as a novelty thing, but it's not exactly unreasonable for a person to have questions about it, so Max acting like anything other than gushing love of the idea is a slap in the face is just childish.
  2. You know, this is making me think this would've been so much better if the defense attorney had been pretty strongly against it, but Jonathan pushed for it really hard and she relented (because ultimately it is his strategy). This would make more sense to me with the two characters. It would make the supposedly talented defense attorney not look like such an idiot, and I could see Jonathan wanting Grace to testify for him as the ultimate sign of proof that he ~won~ and still has her on his side. As we saw at the end where he thought she was running to him rather than her son, he can't really comprehend that she could/has turned against him, so that would've been fitting.
  3. As a lawyer, can confirm. I'm not a trial attorney, so I had to pause the TV and go Google to confirm that I wasn't completely misremembering everything I learned in Evidence. Complete nonsense. Weirdly, I think the statements were arguably admissible as non-hearsay -- that they weren't being admitted for the truth of the matter asserted, but rather for their impact on Grace's mind, which I guess is what the prosecutor was getting to with calling it impeachment evidence. I don't understand why the writers used declaration against interest at all. It was completely non-applicable and stood out like a sore thumb for a lawyer, but was also way too specific to mean anything to most non-lawyers. Weird choice. Anyway, add me to the list of people who cannot understand why the big fancy defense attorney put Grace on the stand. How did she not know about the 911 call, at the very least? That alone should've made it a no-go. But hey, at least Hugh Grant was really good.
  4. Add me to the list of people who was disappointed with this episode. And this is coming from someone who actually likes Rebecca/Nathaniel. But I do not like the way they have progressed recently. Yes. This is spot on. I agree with your first point. Most of the co-workers have been written as pretty bad at their jobs, so it makes sense for Paula to take charge! And the episode was even internally inconsistent: at first Sunil said the other people were also doing good work, but then at the end he said they were idiots. Which is it? And re: the font: I was actually bothered by that, too. They picked the wrong profession to use issues with font and margins as an example of a boss being unreasonable. There are plenty of courts that straight up won't accept documents that are submitted with the wrong font, margin, type of paper, etc., etc. Attention to detail on that kind of thing is something they drill into law students from the first semester on.
  5. For what it's worth I'm a lawyer from the south, and until this conversation I'm not sure I could have actually told you that one pronunciation was non-standard. I mean, if I thought about it I suppose I would have figured out that there are two pronunciations and one is potentially the correct one, but it has never come up before now. Being a lawyer doesn't mean you have thought about the difference between regional and technically correct pronunciations of ever word in the dictionary. Why would it? (I also can't spell to save my life. And I read a lot! But I have to read through my writing extensively to catch all the typos. I would have flopped at this challenge. Though I do agree that there were some misspellings that were so off it raised eyebrows. But the people who just were a bit off? I totally sympathize.)
  6. Yes, this I agree with. Caila is interesting to talk about precisely because reactions are so mixed. And also because what's being argued about is totally within the scope of good/bad you expect on the show -- is she a bitch, is she nice, is she in it for the Right Reasons or not, etc. Nick is like that, too (though post BIP it seems a lot more people are pro Nick so there's less debate). To me, one of the best parts of talking about reality TV is seeing how people react differently to these more polarizing figures. I actually think Caila makes an interesting contrast to someone like Josh. I have seen less detailed discussion about him (here or anywhere) recently, but that's because it seems like there's less disagreement -- at this point, most people agree he sucks. And personally, I think he sucks in a way that's not even fun to snark on. He really might be emotionally abusive. That's not fun or interesting, that's, to me, sad and disturbing.
  7. My thoughts exactly. I started this show a few seasons ago as a decidedly Wrong Reasons viewer, and I thought I was finally free because Luke (and Chase, and all of Jojo's final guys) bored me the tears... and instead I literally cheered when Nick walked out. I really do hope he finds love, and doesn't end up coming off badly. ETA: I also hope Josh is raging somewhere. He came on BIP to redeem himself post-book, instead he looks worse than ever, while Nick gets the redemption edit and the big gig. Delightful.
  8. Yep! It's called Rice to Riches, and serves all kinds of rice pudding. (I personally find it all way too sweet but I know many people who love it). That was my first thought, too. Surprised Marnie didn't bring it up. Also, it was fun to see Heather from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as one of the neighbors. Would love to see more of her, I think that actress is really funny.
  9. See, I actually thought that was totally her Bachelorette audition speech. She feels all this love, but she's not sure if she can give her heart 100% -- which of these 25 hot guys will finally win her over completely? I don't know if it really worked because honestly, she just came off as incoherent, but I definitely felt like that's what she was going for.
  10. I could not agree more. He was laughing and having fun and occasionally being awkward in a way that felt really honest. It wasn't over the top romantic like a lot of the dates on this show, but the day part actually felt like watching a real first date that could happen between two people (other than the location, of course). The intense soul baring at dinner was a bit much for a real world first date, obviously, but it felt like they actually had a real connection over it. Or at least faked it well. That said, I do think he has more long term potential with Lauren B, and he's clearly head over heels for her. She does seem perfectly nice and like a good fit for him, but DAMN do they make for boring TV. Just smiling and saying "like" every other word. I mean good for them if they're as into each other as it seems, but yawn. Only good part of that date was the scenery porn and the lol moment of the hot tub in the middle of nowhere. Also: Wow Olivia. Either she's really good at playing a part, or she's just straight up batshit with all those "signs." And talking about her body issues right after Ben's tragedy definitely knocked her down in is mind. Finally, I'm 100% Team Jubilee when it comes to her vs. the other women. She's an odd duck, for sure, but as far as they showed she didn't do anything malicious or even unintentionally bad (and since the only thing Amber mentioned was her joke at the beginning of the date, I don't think anything big was cut); nothing I saw was at all worth the others ganging up on her, and I LOVE that she wasn't going to just meekly let the other girls attack her. I'm sure the whole "go confront Jubilee" idea was at least partially producer pushed, but still,it made everyone else look bad, not just for viewers but to Ben. I bet you anything Amber is cut next week after that.
  11. Martha didn't get a big emotional farewell, but that's because she chose to walk away on her own (both to be with her family after the ordeal with the Master and because she realized her feelings for the doctor weren't good for her). It wasn't a Big. Dramatic. Moment, but I'd say being the only New Who companion to get to leave on her own terms makes her ending (as a full time companion, anyway, because she popped up a few times) awesome in its own way. I didn't shed tears over it, but I don't think we were supposed to. It was more "hell yeah! Go live an awesome life on your own, you rock star!" (I really love Martha. And I would love it if the next companion also left voluntarily, because while traveling with the doctor can be awesome, it's not all there is in life. Even though they basically got a happy ending together, I'm still annoyed Amy and Rory weren't allowed to bow out because they wanted a grown up, settled life. It would have been the perfect end to their arc.) Anyway, I agree with the people saying they were not moved by this. Clara never really clicked with me the way past companions had, so maybe that's why. I do in theory like that she died for no real reason other than her own hubris, though. That's an interesting idea. Just wish I really cared more.
  12. I noticed this, too! At one point Kelly even thanked a model for turning around for them, which I thought was nice. Also, in general agreement with the posts here: I didn't expect to like this, only tuned in our of boredom, and am surprised to discover it is much more enjoyable than the flagship was this season. Some of these kids are really talented, and I love their enthusiasm, and the generally positive vibe.
  13. As a young plus-sized woman (at least as defined by this show -- I'm about the size of some of Ashley's models) who loves me some crop tops, see-through shirts that show bras, and other in-your-face, yes-I'm-sexy looks, my problem is actually that nothing about Ashley's collection felt sexy to me, at all, because the colors and the lace combo made it seem so little girl, baby doll in feel. I do think there's a market for that, but it's very small -- not just young, plus-sized and confident, but young, plus sized, confident, and interested in rather twee styling. And even then, half the pieces didn't even fit well!
  14. My thought on the fairness issue is that it matters not because of the designers and their feelings, but because if the AUDIENCE perceives a situation as unfair, it's going to have a negative impact on the show. We all know this is reality TV and things are manipulated, etc., but in the end it's supposed to be a competition of talent, where a bunch of people are faced with the SAME challenge, and live or die by their abilities. That's what I'm here to watch, anyway. So if a situation seems like it vastly handicaps one contestant more than others, that's bad because it makes me, a viewer, annoyed at the setup (and clearly at least some other viewers are also annoyed, based on comments here.) So basically, I don't care that life is unfair in general, and I don't care that the contestants CAN quit -- I want the show to provide challenges that give people an even starting ground, because that's what I want to watch. And other competitive reality shows manage to keep things fair, or at least make it seem that way. Of course, at this point we all just have to be used to the fact that some of the clients in the real women challenge are going to be pickier than others. I think the real misstep the producers made this time was not even PRETENDING it was randomized via button bag. That makes it a lot easier to feel like the situation was manipulated to make Swapnil fail, which I think is just bad TV.
  15. I’m with everyone who thought Andy was so much better with Sharna. It makes me really sad to remember he was supposed to be with Peta originally — that could have been a really strong pair, and I think we got a taste of that last night. Though OTOH if that had happened, we might not have gotten Lindsay back, and she’s proving to be quite the talent. Loved what she did with Carlos.
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