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I think if the judges had turned over Jackson’s sad little sign they would have seen his real message: Please send me home. Please! Hard to believe all of that was unintentional.

People get wierd about that movie. I finally watched it with a friend who couldn't beleive I'd never seen it. Did not laugh or enjoy it.

So true. From creating the most stress possible for your fragile mother to Randall's depressing speech, and then those awful wedding vows. Who picks that moment to say I never liked you at first and this sure as hell wasn't love at first sight? Like, yeah, we got here and we're getting married, but you know, it was a struggle. I guess we'll go ahead and do it. Which isn't at all consistent with the whirlwind happy happy happy romance they just showed us in the previous episode. I half expected Phillip to respond to with something like "Don't forget my first wife got hit by a drunk driver. And died instantly!" Yayyy, happy wedding all around.

A wedding reception toast must be the absolute ultimate opportunity for a Pearson speech. Sure enough, pompous Senator Randall droned on with an inappropriate downer of a speech. If Randall comes snooping in my medications and makes a big deal about a pretty benign med and tremor for a 70-something, I’ll tell him to F the right off. Have always loved Beth, and Madison makes a good sidekick. The storyline with Kevin sleeping with/not sleeping with several women is just tacky and not cute. He’s not 25 anymore. Let his character mature a little.

Another episode full of products that already exist or products that are not needed. Yet they still make deals. I'm quite white and a typical old school "flesh color" bandage stands out, but I do get that others might want a bandage that more closely approximates their skin tone. They're out there already though, and I don't know if a lot of different shades is enough of a selling point. And it seems the trend lately is for bandages that are fun, bright colors and patterns. The potty training product is only for parents who can't come up with something similar on their own. I used a magic "potty box" to train my son by getting a little box from the office supply store (designed to hold index cards) and putting some stickers on it. It sat on the tank of the toilet and when he did a good job there would be a small, very modest prize in there for him. Something like a little green army man, or a rubber ball, never food. We'd show him the box was empty and slip a toy in while he was distracted doing his thing. Worked quite well. The hair cutting tool was hilarious. If you really don't care and that guy's look is your low bar, I guess it could sell.

To be fair, there was no indication it was the first time she suggested it. For all we know, maybe the therapist said very early on that they should have a date night dinner alone on a regular basis, and she was checking in to ask when was the last time they actually did that.

A meet-cute with your boss on the day you signed divorce papers, and then on the first date he tells his tragic backstory which inexplicably prompts them to kiss. ("and then she died." "Kiss me, you fool! Give me some of that sad widower hotness right now!") Divorce to dating your boss within hours, and then married soon. No single time, no finding peace on your own, no dating others to see what might work best for you and your young children. Even that lousy therapist would be jumping up and down waving big red flags like a Navy signalman trying to wave off ships on a course for disaster.

The writers suddenly realized they had written no personality for Phillip or any reason for us or Kate to like him. So they went into overdrive and instantly turned him into a happy, smiling, charming Hugh Grant lite. Then they had to give him a sympathetic back story, again in an instant. Quick! Get all this down on paper! Here's me watching that scene: Phillip: I was married. She had a crooked nose. She was blind. Me: Okay, the blind bit is a little much, but okay. Phillip: We went through three rounds of IVF. She didn't want to quit trying. It was brutal. It ruined our relationship. Me: Okay, I went through exactly the same thing, rings true... Gives your character some depth. Phillip: So we broke up. She got in a cab and left without saying goodbye. Me: Aww, that's sad. Well, not a bad effort at giving you a sympathetic backst... Phillip: And then a drunk driver hit her and she died instantly. Me: And now you went too far and fucked it up.

Hmm, very interesting take I've never considered. Even if the producers don't really expect us to see it that way, I could see that being their justification internally and maybe encouraging Chrissy to think that way. "We don't need to address the size issue much because Chrissy is really playing a woman smaller than herself. The character is plus size but not to the point we need to make it a big concern for her, and Chrissy really pulls that off." Would be a way to rationalize themselves out of a lot of questions and potential discomfort for the actress. And maybe that would be okay.

The risk from the dog chase toy all depends on the dog and the owner. Some dogs won't even be interested, might just sit down in the middle and watch the thing go around. But others with a high energy level and prey drive will go bananas for it, and that kind of dog can easily over do it from the excitement, especially outside in the heat. I had a dog like that who would run himself crazy and sick if I kept throwing the ball, so it was up to me to know when he needed a break. I think the danger with that toy is an owner who thinks the dog is loving it and the owner doesn't have to exert any effort to retrieve a toy each time and throw it again -- which gives the dog a little breather -- so it goes on too long.

“Because that’s where Mommy and Daddy were happy.” That broke me. And that scene with Toby looking at his little boy sleeping after, I totally would have climbed my big Toby-like ass in bed with him and held him all night.

Sock people: 72 gazilion people have foot problems. We know dancers, so we know. We’re selling a minimum $32 pair of socks. They feel good. GTFO.

I fully support Jo Chan.

Fell asleep on the first attempt at watching this episode. Saw some Deja storyline and that was it. Had to watch it again tonight. Felt like a Deja view.

Emma was heavily tranquilized.

Oh wow,I’m New Toby 100%.

Loved this episode. Wonderful watching Bertha duel with Ms. Astor, trying so hard to exude confidence when you know she was battling insecurity and doubt. and I loved the Cynthia Nixon character, maybe my favorite in terms of both character development and acting: Take a half day to sleep if you want.

I remember seeing the prep box thing in a Facebook ad and being intrigued. I’m all for mise-en-place when I cook, so I thought it would be great to walk up to this box and have all my ingredients prepped in such a neat way. Then I remembered that I’m a normal human being cooking at home and I don’t have a sous chef to prepare my precious little box of ingredients for me. It would only add more work, cleaning, and storage.

The beach chairs are so typical of what frustrates me with this show. They have a beach chair that seems reasonably nice and well designed, but they present it as the first improvement in beach chairs in the past 100 years. (A complete lie.) The sharks respond as if they’ve never seen a modern beach chair. Oh, this is better than the crappy beach chair of 1922! You’re a genius! Even if their product is nice, I’m sure a 5-second Google search would show me 100 comparable options. So why are they special? Just because they got on the show?

This could be an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Anyone who enters the compound is stricken with a compulsion to make long, self-indulgent speeches that no one wants to hear. They can't stop themselves. By the end of the movie the Pearson property is crowded with a babble of people speechifying over each other -- all the Pearsons, the FedEx delivery guy, the mailman, the neighbor walking her dog, the police sent to investigate...

Yes, another example of bad writing. This could have worked if Russell had conspired to make the two poor employees take the fall for his actual culpability in the deaths. That would have been consistent with the nature of robber barons and class disparity in this age.

You make a good point. It's amusing to see him befuddled, but it doesn't seem realistic. Even though the Russells are new money and doing some things the new way, Church would know the English way or else he wouldn't have the experience that Bertha demanded when hiring him. The only explanation might be that Bertha had a hard time finding a good butler because the Russells are new money. Seems a stretch. The experienced guy across the street was happy to take Bertha's new money.

Seems like every contestant is now described as a superfan. I'd love to see a season where they dig up people who have never seen Survivor but are intrigued by the concept. Like the original season or two. Then you'd have people figuring out how to play the game on the fly, instead of coming in with preconceived strategies and knowing all the history and fine details of what they should and shouldn't do. I can dream...

Wow, no matter how much they put her in old lady fuddy duddy clothes that might not be realistic for today’s women of that age, I just don’t see see her as 71 or 72. Not even close. In those scenes I think 60ish at most.

Hmmmm, that would make a bit of sense that it was evidence Church is in over his head, not realizing a postilion does ride a horse. He did know that a postilion wears a different uniform though, because he mentions needing to get them from storage. So, okay... perhaps Church was thinking a postilion is just a footman riding on the back of the carriage, as they do sometimes. When he said, "then you step down and serve dinner" maybe he meant you just step down from the rear of the carriage. Would have been fun to show the whiny footman riding the horse after all and hating it.