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Amen. The flash forwards took so much from the drama of anticipation and wondering. If we could have whispered to Randall and Beth at dinner that night, "Hey, don't worry. Turns out fine. She's a doctor later, all is good," there would have been far less angst and drama. But that's where we viewers are. Why worry what they do now? It turns out fine.

Agree. It's like this is a part of her story they've just decided to pretend does not exist. Maybe the actress doesn't want that depicted? In reality, it would be a big part of her life and a struggle. Not the entirety of who she is, but to ignore it completely seems false. I say this as a big person (not as big as Kate) who is lamenting how some things are more difficult and limiting now at my size and as I get older. It's a real part of life they've chosen to conspicuously omit.

I know a lot has been said already about the Malik actor looking way too young, but I have to add that I was shocked by the scene where Randall is sitting on the steps and Malik comes out to join him. Malik looked so small! Guess I'd never realized that in addition to his very youthful face, he's of quite a small stature. It was very obvious next to Randall. Nothing against guys of smaller stature -- my hound dog, ladies' man dad was quite short -- but in the context of this show and story line, it makes it even harder for me to take the Malik/Deja situation seriously. The actual actor could be in the same situation in real life, of course, so it's not implausible but it just adds another distraction to an already hard-to-believe plot line when the college man looks like he's 12. Seems like the Malik actor could make a good living playing characters much younger, like on one of those high school shows. But I suppose he's doing alright for himself.

I thought it was odd advice and that someone dealing with an eating disorder would specifically not want you to get them food when they say no. Especially something like a smoothie, just a big sugar bomb. Anyone else think maybe Kevin understands this and was misleading the boyfriend to sabotage his relationship with Madison?

I was amazed by the chicken guy and after reading these comments I had to go back and watch his segment again. There's really something off about him. I think he came in primarily focused on his European expansion and had this misguided notion that he'd go hard on the "foreign" Shark no matter what. What a huge miss. That has to be one of the most entertaining Shark Tank segments ever. In a supremely cringey way.

I’ve worked with both, still have some of the artificial ones in my pantry. Those were intestines. Doesn’t ick me at all but would expect some people to be put off.

I couldn't believe Akbar and Sheri chose the stairway instead of sausage making. Granted, they didn't know yet how involved the sausage making was going to be, and if they know anything about making sausage they could have been deterred. I used to make sausage as a hobby, and the whole process from start to finish can be a lot of work with a lot of opportunities for it to go wrong. After too many instances of spending hours on a gourmet batch and it suddenly turning to very expensive cat food because it broke in the grinding process, I lost interest in that little kitchen hobby. So maybe they knew something of that and thought it too risky and time consuming. In actuality, all the hard work had been done already and they only had to fill the casing. A little tricky, but you get the hang of it. Even if I thought the sausage task might be more than it actually was, one look at that staircase and I'd be saying Nope! Akbar and Sheri should take any task other than one so physically demanding. Surprised they didn't show any of the sausage teams being icked out by the casings. They were intestines, most likely sheep. But maybe they didn't know. And for the record, sausage like you would get from a nice butcher shop they went to is not made from gross stuff swept off the floor or bits that you wouldn't eat otherwise. I second the idea of showing the actual clue information and whatever rules they must follow for a task. They must have been prohibited from stuffing wine bottles in their backpacks, right?

Right, I guess knew that is the theory behind it and obviously it works with some people. But with some of these folks it is just so obvious they don’t have the ability or willingness to do that. That’s when it seems farcical to prescribe it as if he’s talking to any kind of normal person. But I guess it’s that or just turn them away.

I have to say I don’t really understand this philosophy of telling a 650 lb. person to just go home and lose 40 lbs a month through sensible eating and exercise. If they can do that, why not just do that for 10 months and drop 400 lbs and not even get the surgery?

Dr. Now: How do you think you did this month? Larry: Not good. Dr. Now: Be more specific. Larry: Not good with the weight. 🙄 Well yeah, Larry, that’s what we’re talking about.

I think the flash forwards have almost ruined the show for me. The first couple seasons were intriguing with the flashbacks showing how their childhoods influenced them, but now the flash forwards just have me trying to reconcile what I'm seeing with what I know will happen later. It takes me out of the story too much and introduces too much speculation about how the hell they get from here to there. I think the flash forwards were a serious mistake by the writers.

“The twelve-tale sign.” Yup.

I have to be fair and say today’s show about the deluded husband restores some faith that Dr. Phil can still do some good. I’ve always thought Dr. Sophie was a solid guy and together they came to a resolution that protects the kids and might help that poor husband come to his senses. No face cream or bingo apps, but I still cringe at his wife’s podcast logo.

Well, you know, blind man grilling. Maybe he throws a few pounds of meat on the grill, pokes it a while, and hopes some portion of it comes out just right.

I'm a big fan of her mom, especially after that dead-on speech in Dr. Now's office toward the end. And god bless her for taking care of her granddaughter. But she kept saying she only gave Dolly a normal portion of healthy food. That's not what we saw on camera. There was a scene well into the supposed weight loss program where she handed Dolly a plate of what looked like several quesadillas piled on top of each other. Or something that looked like that, definitely not on the plan. I can't fault her for much for trying and caving in to the demands of her very dysfunctional daughter, though. Also, when they were discussing how the mother had recently lost 200 pounds, I was surprised they made no mention of how. Did she have surgery? Did she just get tough with a diet and excercise plan? I mean, it's kind of relevant in the moment. I was fascinated by the look on Dolly's face every time Dr. Now was talking to her. It was so... odd, like she was a child trying to understand the words of a grownup.

So apparently Ryan spent the entire 19 months in the gym. As for the busses at the beginning, they all ended up leaving at the same time but maybe the producers were hoping that at least one team would be delayed finding the busses and the last bus couldn't leave without the last team on board. Could have created a real gap for two or three teams. Curious detail: What was the silver handle with a black knob that was so prominent on the back of each bus seat? Just a handhold?

So you've met my ex-wife? That is exactly how she would have spun it. Especially the "preoccupied thinking of things to criticize your dad about." 🙂

Interesting that the husband said his wife had "defoliated" much of the northeast, after the original reference to how his wife "deflowered" Nicky. Defoliation was a term that came into common usage referring to how Agent Orange was used to kill the foliage in Vietnam, to make the enemy more visible to U.S. pilots, and to destroy crops. Perhaps this was a subtle indication that Sally's husband also had been in Vietnam.

Such a blah episode. But at least it was nice to see a spouse who was sensible and not actively enabling. Musa was delightful, and like someone suggested, I suspect she only enabled him in the sense that she felt she should not defy her husband because of their religious outlook. She seemed so nice and I hope she fares well.

Interesting you mention that. During that scene Rebecca referred to "10 years ago, back when we were in our sixties" or something like that, and I thought, wait, they're supposed to be in their 70s? I was not thinking of those two women, or Miguel for that matter, as being that old. The makeup is pretty good but I get lost in the timeline on this show and wasn't thinking that age range yet.

The automatic reply would have been "There is nothing exactly like this on the market." 🙄

Loved the awkward dinner and aftermath. I thought it was feeling false at one point but it all came together. A large part of it was the actress playing Sally. Pitch perfect from the first moment. The Miguel/ Rebecca story is so good and needs more attention. He looked really sharp in that shirt and sport coat. They need to find a way to keep the big square studio lights from showing in Rebecca’s glasses. Wasn’t interested in the Deja storyline. And why was Malik wearing a doo rag after sex? Is that a thing??

Agree. Second day he actually offered help instead of saying, “You do better, okay? Now my wife Robin will tell you about…”

Today’s episode with the girl accusing dad of molesting her, wow what a storm of batshit crazy and therapist manipulation. “Recovered memories” are false. So well proven now. Did mom seem kind of drunk? Never a good sign when you are your kid’s best friend. Surprised he did the full hour instead of pivoting quickly to an app or face cream.

Okay, I have to call it quits on this show. I was trying to stay with it just for the hate watching, but watching Memphis interrogate this young Muslim guy about his sexual performance on their first night together (disrespecting his mother) and repeatedly asking him if that's the way he normally ejaculates ...... ugh, just gross. Who does that? Who expects the first time to be like a porn movie, then berates and criticizes your partner if he got a little too excited the first time? Take it as a fucking compliment and stop asking what you can expect of his future ejaculation patterns. Some of these people are just disgusting excuses for human beings. I feel dirty watching them. Had to turn it off after that scene.