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AND, hopefully they'll go their separate ways. Carl doesn't seem like a strong enough person to deal with a "human" like Lindsey. I grew so tired of Craig YEARS ago; Paige is the only thing interesting about him. Andy is so in love with Craig that he won't let him go...so if one of them has to leave, you'll probably get your wish. Don't we all? For me, their little Greek Chorus was the best thing about the show.

I agree. I don't recall that Dr. Lee "elaborated on having to light candles, and endure a patient’s smell after they left the office." It's possible I missed an episode or two.

My kids (middle-aged men) and I drove two hours on Saturday to a 60th Wedding Anniversary celebration. I've known the husband since I was 17 and the wife since I was 25. My two kids and their four kids consider themselves "almost cousins." One of their kids (G) manages the family's ski area in the high desert...with all kinds of animals and vermin. My boys were talking about one of the snakes they had that over the years grew from 18" to six feet. We expected G to be fascinated; instead he actually shivvered hearing about it. He can't even think about snakes. When they have problems with any at the ski area, he has to have his employees handle them. My kids and I TRY to understand that fear, but we just don't get it. We BELIEVE it, tho'. One of my kids (on the way home) reminded us of a time in 5th grade when he spent the night at a friend's house. He took his RUBBER snake. The mom said she wouldn't be able to sleep if she knew that snake was in her kid's room. They put the snake in the laundry room. Some time later, the mom knocked on the door and apologized--she couldn't even sleep, knowing a RUBBER snake was in the laundry room. My son grabbed the snake, got on his bike, and pedaled a FAST two blocks to drop off the RUBBER snake with me. I'm so lucky to not have that fear (or spiders, bugs, any vermin). Sadly, I married someone who was afraid of everything. I often wonder if that's one of the (few) reasons he liked me.

I'll be 83 in ten days. I've seen "kids" at class reunions over the years who still have little "graphite stab marks" left on their hands and arms. Two boys...the "stab marks" have lasted at least 50yrs.

We know she's not. We've seen her in action for seven seasons. Sorry, Lindsay fans. All of the above: it says it all for me.

Andy seems to cherish and protect a lot of these bitchy misfits. WHY? Yes, b2H, you're 100% right!

I didn't expect Mona to look so...so...well, normal and safe.

I was "the tall kid" in our extended family, "Look at those long legs!" I was 5'3" when I graduated from high school! and learned my legs were NOT long. My mother was one of five siblings. No female (including her mother) reached five feet and her brothers were 5'6". Of course I was TALL to them! At 21 I was a massive 5'5" and stayed until old age came creeping in. Now I'm 5'3" and just moved the daily dishes used most often to a lower shelf that's reachable without a step stool.

Yeah! How many languages do THEY speak?? And we wonder...well, I guess we don't...why our citizens are disliked when they travel to other countries.

I agree...and STILL in the early 80s Americans weren't accustomed to seeing ANYTHING like that. Unlike today. I probably wouldn't have been able to watch Dr. Pimple Popper then either ... but I am fascinated every week. Ahhh...I agree with that, but I also believe 4yr-olds should know and use the correct terms for their little body parts...and their functions. A body part is a body part is a body part. Starting there (even though uncomfortable for some parents) and evolving as the child gets older should make things so much easier--on the adults. I know it won't happen. My kids are in their 50s and I'm still waiting for their "vocabulary" experiences to be common.

Hmmm? Did I miss something? Was she going to Morocco to get married? She did say that as far as romance, she "prefers a seasoned gentleman," (which doesn't refer to the seasons of the year). By rebuffing the awkward advances of a truly awkward con-man she didn't give me any hint of not knowing what a marriage is.

I had actupuncture once too (no results: good or bad). I don't see how those needles could harm anyone...but one WRONG neck crack...and it's goners.

"Appropriate" is a matter of choice and cultural evolution. There are things that shouldn't be "that difficult" to discuss. Example: there are "bloody" things we watch on television and speak of freely that no one even 20yrs ago would have imagined. "Too gruesome." I worked for the company that makes the Pacemaker. My city had a small (900 employees) factory that made a hybrid circuit for that device...earliest 1980s. My boss was one of the founders of the local company and he went to various service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, political clubs, women's clubs, etc.) to educate the masses on the Pacemaker. A simple surgical procedure was featured in the video he always showed. A couple of men actually fainted... people were very upset by "the graphic nature" of the video. Definitely NOT graphic by today's standards. Not that many years later, we were all watching "real" surgeries and "realistic" surgeries on television...often during dinner. Things change; mores change. That's "mor-ays".

I liked it too, but see no reason to watch further. I worked for a large car dealership and the owner went to a local, well respected chiropractor--who caused some damage AND who was trying to oversell other stuff. He refused to pay. The chiropractor took him to court...with his beautiful VERY pregnant wife representing the practice. What I learned there is that (this was in the 80s) most sole-practiotioner chiropractors had x-ray units in their office...of very poor quality. The x-rays won the case for my boss. From then on I've been wary and haven't had the guts (or the reasons) to see a chiropractor. I do object to their claims to cure cancer and other maladies...and the necessity to sell vitamins and other "nutritional" items. AND...during the introduction we learned he had cysts on his chest. I expected Dr. Lee to mention that she would be seeing him again. Maybe his health and physical condition wasn't up to her requirements.

The only chemistry Kris will have with anyone will be explosions. She's a liar, a grifter, and probably an ex-and-future con.

It's apparent that certain body parts cause embarrassment among many people. Even MORE embarrassment seems to be caused by what my son told me when he was six or seven years old, "But MOM, it's a normal body function." Normal body functions need to be discussed ad nauseum so they no longer are cause for concern ... or channel-changing. My little boy's "normal body function" was a fart. I had told him what my mother told me and my sisters, "Go into the bathroom if you HAVE to do that!" Sadly, my sisters and I were more afraid of our mother than my kids were.

I think she considers herself a TV STAR now. Equal to a Bravolebrity...only she's on TLC.

Did he "specifically" want an American wife? I thought he saw what to him was a beautiful blonde vision and he immediately wanted to change his celibate ways. He had no experience with women...or much of anything. He does not WANT to live in the U.S. His wife is unhappy in Egypt and has already moved to her homeland. He wants to be with his wife, so he has agreed (kicking and screaming) to move to L.A. if his Visa application is approved. The adjustment will be SO INTERESTING that TLC should give them their own spin-off (for as long as he can stay here without being beaten up for his attitude toward woman or deported...for major infractions--because he's ALWAYS RIGHT).

It sounds like he was such a difficult kid that his family just gave in to him all the time. They created a little monster. He was allowed to control THEM, so he doesn't understand why his American wife is so difficult. Also, he seems extremely rigid in his religious belifs--more than his brother, etc. Additionally, he's very dislikeable.

Yeah! Very disappointing.

It’s already been announced for a second season. Announcing and In Production are two different things.

I have a friend who's 86. Her parents were wealthy...they had apple groves in their state (not WA, but I've forgotten which state), so...she started treatment on her portwine stain when she was in 6th grade. Portwine. Every summer through college was spent in excruciating pain from treatments and recovery. I doubt if laser therapy was available. It almost looked like she had been sand-papered. As soon as she graduated from college, she stopped all treatment. She was left with mottled/slightly scarred skin, like "something" had been corrected. It did keep her from being considered beautiful...but her fabulous and sweet personality made up for any disfigurement.

There's always hope. And most of the time, the partner-parent's genes have to mesh to continue those conditions Hope against hope.

As a teenager I worked at a movie theater with a boy who had a portwine stain that covered the entire right side of his face. It seemed very disfiguring. He was a cute, personable teen. He worked there most of one summer and never came back. I didn't see him again for (maybe) 20 years. I saw him in a grocery store and said, "Curt! Hi! I'm Kay from the Palms Theatre." He smiled and actually said, "How did you even remember me?" I have a great memory, so I probably said that. I think it IS great that he didn't consider himself so unusual that most wouldn't forget him.

HaHA! Wishful thinking.