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There apparently is a serious problem in this country with faulty scales. It is outrageous that both the scales brought to weigh her were so wildly off that they could not register her obvious 200-lb. weight loss. It was so bad that the poor woman had to buy her own scale and what do you know, that one was faulty also! We should be writing our representatives to demand an investigation into Big Scale.

Loren is a fascinating character study that just gets worse and worse. (I have known, from somewhat of a distance, people like Loren and his ex-girlfriend. When they said she was coming out, I knew exactly what to expect and she was that.) Poor, poor Faith. She is so desperate to be loved that she will tolerate anything from this guy. She has flashes of dignity and self esteem that prompt her to cut him loose, but then her despondence leads her right back to him. He even explained how he didn't go to the Philippines for her, that she was just a last minute choice since he'd bought the plane ticket. At this point, after all she's heard, I don't think there is anything that would make her truly and permanently break up with him. I was Team Vanja pretty hard, but I'm kind of understanding now why men shy away from her. She creates a passionate love story in her head as soon as she meets someone, comes on very strong with the giddy lovey stuff all the time, and seems to have planned out their entire future from the first time they have coffee. That is the vibe they get, even if it is unintentional. When you're just chatting online or having a couple whirlwind first dates with sex you might push that aside. But then it gets to them and they leave.

The head-to-head competitions are just pointless now. It's like a contest for second graders where everything is always wonderful and you can never hurt anyone's feelings. They bring in the sweet teacher from down the hall who tells each contestant their dish is just wonderful! and you both get a point! Yaaayyy! But uh-oh! Now we have a tie. (Never happened before on this show.) I guess we'll have to choose one dish is that is ever so slightly better than the other totally wonderful, flawless dishes. But just by a tiny bit! Really, you're all winners!

Okay. I have wondered just how clingy and love obsessed a truly hot woman would have to be to turn me off. Now I know. And is that a radically new look for Veah in the tell all preview? Might be an improvement.

We’re used to seeing the big folks travel without using seat belts, but here we saw his normal sized wife driving on the highway without a seatbelt. She’s a nurse and he’s an EMT! You think they would know better. That was a silly setting shot of the closeup of the street sign with names blurred.

Loren never cared about Faith. He's a shallow, manipulative man who was just using their relationship to escape to the Philippines. His goal was to live there in whatever meager daily life he could scrabble together and not deal with the mess he'd made of his life in the states. He admitted it when he said he was going to have to go back home where he can't do anything. He was only sad that his scheme didn't work. Magda is crazy with jealousy and won't ever change. Joe is a man child but he should stay away from that kind of crazy. I'm debating whether Croatian Muscle Man got tired of Vanja's over the top instant love and clinginess (a lot even from such an attractive woman) or if he was just a hired actor and his contract ran out. I'm leaning towards the latter. A third option is some of both: he was hired to play the role but backed away when he saw how much she was genuinely falling for him.

This show should be called 90 Days Before I Realized What It Means to Date a Muslim Man.

I think the joke swap material must be much funnier on paper than when they deliver it live. It all gets lost in Jost and Che laughing and falling apart so much that there’s no comedic delivery and you can hardly even make out what they’re saying. It’s like two drunk friends at a party going, “Hey remember that time we…” and they fall apart laughing and mumbling whatever the story is. They enjoy it, but nobody else knows what’s funny.

Even aside from the price, who wants so many cheap throwaway plush toys from an advent calendar? From the three calendars on their website now, you'd end up with 58 of them! Hard no.

I was a big fan of Teeny all the way through, but towards the end she revealed some inner issues that were ugly and sad. She seemed to pin a lot of struggles with self doubt and her own identity on Sam, who was doing nothing to earn that kind of enmity. He wasn't even a particularly hunky alpha male type who was winning all the challenges and personifying glorious manhood by moving the desks around, whatever that meant. He was just there. I wish her well, but that behavior isn't appealing.

Sam prevailed in the fire challenge, but if I worked so hard to get on Survivor, I’d immediately print out the acceptance email and run outside to use it practicing how to make fire. Then I’d do that 10 times a day and all day during the game while others are sitting around camp. How do you go on Survivor and not be -very- proficient at making fire?

Addition to Loren’s charms: prison tattoos.

Agree so much. We look forward to the Tell All to see people asked hard questions, for couples to finally confront their issues, to hear someone else say the things we've been shouting at the tv all season long. Instead we get a bunch of giggling and crass sexual comments with a moment or two of manufactured "drama" when they're on stage, and then waaaay too much of them sitting around backstage eating butter. It doesn't feel resolved in any way. One couple I'd really like to have heard from is not even there. It's just raw footage that goes on forever with nothing new. It's no wonder my mind wanders and I end up scrolling on my phone more than paying attention to the Tell All that's supposed to be so juicy and revealing.

Everything about Veah is annoying. Her voice, her face, her lifeless demeanor, her inability to see her own selfishness, her willingness to hurt her boyfriend, and oh, those gross fingernails.

I think Sue is realizing that her face looks like hell now and she's sensitive about it. She's smearing soot and dirt on her face to cover it up, thinking hey everyone is dirty out here, it will just look normal and no one will see how my skin really looks. But everyone else is keeping their faces clean, so it draws attention anyway.

In their deep reflections voiceovers, did Nick say something like, "This journey has proven to me that I'm as awesome as I always thought"? Whatever the exact words, it made me laugh out loud.

I watched every episode and now this finale, and I still don’t understand how this game worked.

Fun fact: About four minutes into the episode when there's a shot of the water fountains shooting high in that public place, the footage is running backwards. I noticed a long time ago that this happens a lot in tv shows with water and especially campfires. It's usually fleeting, but it looks weird and you can see it if you go back in slow motion. I figure it's the editors deciding they want the shot to pan left to right, for instance, when it was actually shot right to left and they think no one will notice.

Sol's outfit made him look like he just stepped away from bartending poolside at the Sandals resort in Jamaica.

They must have told the contestants more than they told the viewers. As tv echo's post confirms, they presented it to viewers as "Everybody get to the summit! Hurry! Everybody who gets there in time will get a lot of money! Watch out though, there will be some challenges!" The contestants must have been told it's also a Big Brother/Survivor type interpersonal contest where you form alliances and eliminate supposed enemies, and that will affect how much money you get. We were right all along when we said they seem to be playing a game we weren't told about.

So this whole show was a lie. They lied to the contestants and they lied to the viewers. ”The objective is to get the team to the summit.” Nope, the real objective was to get yourself to the summit. ”Those who make it to the top will share the prize money.” Nope, a jury of pissed off losers will decide who gets the money. ”The prize is a million dollar bucks.” Nope, they started reducing that figure right away. ”You’re not playing a lame ripoff of Survivor.” Yes, yes you are. But we are going to confound viewers by giving them no clue as to why you are conniving against one another.

When the guy with tattoos all over his neck and head says, “Uh, don’t get his name tattooed on your neck,” maybe pay attention to that advice.

I didn't get the t-shirt business at all. Not at all. They came up with three clever(?) phrases to put on black t-shirts for a family to wear together. They print them to order in their garage. The woman said that once customers order those phrases, that's it. They don't have anything else to order. Slogans on t-shirts is the oldest idea in the world and anybody can do it, as they demonstrate. How is this a business? Maybe a little side hobby that funds a family vacation once a year? Sure, good for them. But a real business that sharks would invest in? I was with the foam cooler guys until they mentioned the price. I agree there is a lost market between the $5 Styrofoam beer chest and the $400 Yeti cooler. But $99 for their product is still a lot of money for taking soft drinks to the beach, especially if they expect it to be an impulse purchase.

I wasn't paying much attention either, but the article from People describes her as "DeeDee, an American therapist whom Sarper met three years prior on a dating site — the same way Sarper met Shekinah." So I don't think she was his therapist.

Poor Vanja. She's a classy act, at least. But the preview of the "open relationship" guy looks like just a setup by the producers. They saw their storyline ending and had to find a way to extend with another guy. Who just happens to come upon a woman dining alone with a camera crew and invites her to be the third? Veah is not ready to be in a relationship with anyone but her ex. She wants to hold on to her ex (who seems fine with that) but still enjoy the thrill of a new relationship with someone abroad. She only said yes to Sonny to keep her grip on both men, but she doesn't mean it at all. She'll tell the ex it's not true, that she still wants him close but has to say otherwise to Sonny. I hoped Sonny would hold to his initial instincts to dump her and dump her hard, but alas, he's giving in. Loren is such a sleazebag. That constant smirk drives me crazy. He's promised Faith everything she's dreamed of -- a good man who truly loves her and a comfortable life in America -- and he can't deliver any of it. Now he's lobbying to live in the Philippines and do odd jobs. I'm sure that's just what Faith and her family want: one more person barely scraping by and bringing no improvement to their lives. It's a shame Faith's sisters encouraged her to stay with him out of fears that she would never find a better man. Sad that they think that way of themselves and their prospects.