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Pharma sales -- how do they make a commission, anyway? They push their brands to doctors but is there some way of knowing when those specific doctors write prescriptions and the reps get bonuses based on that? The doctors themselves aren't buying anything.... Thanks for not making me look it up. ;)

Screw the commute! If Sean had the slightest interest in being near and/or having sex with Davina, he would have slept over. Not in any way implying that it was justified, but I can see why he was a target for bullying as a kid. His timid and frightened side was clearly on display in this episode. Easy pickings. I'm somewhat doubting Ryan's interest in Jaclyn, too. He's so quiet and laid back. He barely had any reaction when she was snuggling with him on the couch and seemed to ever so slightly draw away when she kissed him. I hope he's not as tepid in bed as his demeanor would suggest. But then, maybe Jaclyn doesn't need that. I don't know these people!

I know, right? Davina makes me tired but if she specifically said Manhattan was her deal-breaker, I can't fault her for standing her literal ground. I can also understand someone not wanting to live there, but Sean was practically whimpering. Maybe we discussed this before and I spaced out, but the talk of finances tonight made me wonder if all the couples sign prenups. I wouldn't imagine any court would award spousal support, but I wouldn't want to chance it. Was the cameraman using a damned fish-eye lens or something? The hallway corridors on the apts Davina/Sean looked at were so narrow! Made me squidgy watching them walk through.

I'm not gonna go back and count, but it seems like there's been so much focus on slaves and slave-owners. Or maybe I'm conflating this show with Finding Your Roots or Genealogy Roadshow or a dream I once had. Whatever the truth, I'd be happy to never hear about the subject again. There are other stories to tell.

Here's what got my attention -- so the cold case detective investigated for 3 years, then handed it over to the D.A. who reviewed it for 3 years. What the hell? I have zero knowledge of how cold case units work. Do they typically idly investigate 6-8 cases at a time, switching between them and not really focusing on anything? And then the D.A.'s office repeats all their work? Because otherwise how long can it take to read a file? I'll also note that Paul looked a lot older than 32. He and Linda didn't seem mismatched in age from their photos. Wonder what lies he told his 4th wife about the other three.... To Narrating Best Friend of Linda: If you had it to do over again, you still wouldn't be able to change anything. Linda was so far in denial there was no budging her. It may have been that the bulk of Linda's estate was her life insurance payouts, but for someone who was portrayed as a spendthrift, seems like she had a pretty good chuck of change. I was puzzled why Paul would let the house go into foreclosure -- why not sell it?

Do we even know yet what Doug actually does for a living? I didn't watch any of the Doug/Jamie specials so may be out of the loop.

I figured it was Louie meta-answering his audience about the show being too dark, painful to watch, and "not funny."

I never wanted children, so there's that, but I don't understand anyone, man or woman, being over the moon about getting pregnant from a casual hookup. Was Sean intending to maintain a relationship with the woman and be involved in raising the kid? Was he supporting her through the pregnancy and going with her to doctor appointments? What were her feelings about him? I mean ... for him to be so excited, then brought so low for months about a child he might or might not even have known seems like he's making it more about him than the baby. But I know 4 sentences worth of the story so will allow for the possibility that I'm completely misreading the situation.

I certainly understand not wanting to participate in a reality show, and even more so if you may or may not be wanted in various states on charges of fraudulent driveway repair work, but poor Marie looked so pale and alone. I'm sure her family members were somewhere off camera, but the editing made it seem like she was being thrown to the wolves. Although from my admittedly skewed, TV-based knowledge of the Romani culture, I thought Christian's parents came off comparatively well and not wolf-like at all. I mean, yes, rules and tradition and brooking no dissent, but still pretty likable. I also enjoyed Ragini and her whole "give me a fucking break" attitude about the extravagant wedding.

Not meant to be comedy, but is it meant to make me cringe? When Louie was trying to tell his therapist that he might be clinically depressed, I was all "duh." And that's not amusing for me to watch.

I was also wondering what kind of venue allows events that start around 10pm and must go through the night.

Their progress is interesting to me because it supports the theory that, given enough time and perseverance, affection can develop between many sorts of disparate people. I still think Ryan R would have been a good match with Jessica and that Jaclyn would have been much more able to respond to Ryan D's "teasing" in kind. If he dumped her into the water, she would have damned well dunked him right back. They may have turned into a battle royale, but at least Jaclyn is not the trembling fawn that Jessica is. I fully expected Davina to blow a gasket upon finding out about Sean's recent breakup from a serious relationship as well as the pregnancy but she took it very calmly. ... or as others said upthread, maybe it wasn't a serious relationship. Still.

So basically 1 out of 3 is arranged. I'm still gonna watch but I don't appreciate the hoodwinking, show.

The show's focus is on genealogy so I can see them not wanting to delve into a missing parent. I guess I assume a lot goes on out of camera range, if that's what the subject is interested in. They could just hire a danged PI to find out about living relatives and whatnot. I really enjoyed this episode, and America herself. Seems like she has her head on straight. I wonder about the lack of bookend relatives this season -- we were seeing the celebrity touch base with someone at the start of the show and then bring that person the answers at the end. I didn't realize I even liked it, but now it seems like the celebrities are simply cast adrift.

Do you mean you don't think he's an attractive person, or you aren't attracted to him? I can acknowledge that he's extremely good looking but wouldn't be drawn to Milt IRL (as portrayed here, anyway). I watched part of the movie When in Rome yesterday and Josh's character there was scruffier with a normal personality and would have been much more appealing to me as a potential romantic interest. You know. If that wasn't a movie and he wasn't married and I wasn't his mother's age. I seriously doubt that polygraph machines have FALSE blinking on them in 172 pt type.

I watched a CNN special about atheism in America and they talked to Greg Epstein as part of the show. He didn't say anything noteworthy but I was startled to see his big moon face pop up when I wasn't expecting it. He's probably had the least air time of all the experts on this show.

Well, shoot. I enjoyed the episode and Candice Bergen but there were no previews for next week and nothing is scheduled. I hope CBS at least sees fit to air however many shows remain. I would like to find out Milt's damned secrets.

What is "trashy" about a facial piercing, anyway? I can understand someone finding them unappealing or even nasty looking, but trashy? That has a connotation of low class or immoral, which I don't get. Goth or rock, yes. Hipster, maybe. Not something an investment banker would wear to work, sure. But even if the intent is to connote "tacky," I don't see how a Monroe piercing qualifies while others don't.

I don't understand many/most of the presenters on here, I truly don't. It's not like they're selling a car or house and pricing it higher knowing they'll eventually have to come down 10-20%. It's debatable whether pricing high is ever a valid strategy, but it absolutely isn't when it comes to valuing one's company. The parade of fools who march onto the show and offer a 5% or 10% stake make me want to stake them. Through the head. Maybe viewers enjoy seeing the sharks cut people down to size over valuation, but I think the show should enforce a minimum starting point of 15%. Let's try to be realistic and also weed out the wienies who are only there as a promotional gimmick.

There was a show many years ago that had one bachelor/ette making 3 date choices out of a preselected group. There was a panel of experts involved. Then the choosing person had to live with each selected date for a week. Some of the couples started out disliking each other but warmed up as the week -- and enforced closeness -- went on. At the end, the person picked which of the 3 dates they wanted to continue a relationship with. I think we see a lot of the same dynamic here. First impressions are often wrong.

Me neither. Making a man wait for sex only delays the inevitable. He'll still leave right after he gets what he wants if that's the kind of man he is. Sex on the first date is just as likely to lead to sex the next morning, then breakfast, then dinner, then eventually spending all your days together.

Thanks for bringing over that post. And gah. I would still like an explanation of why Ryan D wasn't matched with Jaclyn, who is more than capable of standing up for herself and not getting intimidated by a guy who tries to prove how macho he is by steamrolling over people's feelings. You don't have to be Patti Stanger to see that Ryan R and Jessica would have been much more compatible. And I say that even if it turns out that Ryan R and Jaclyn do end up staying together.

The line about ordering a martini with two olives or whatever it was made me laugh, then Diana just gave him a look. Sigh. "Club soda with a splash of grenadine."

I think my favorite storyline was the purse and the gay catfish.

The guy says a lot of nice things but backs none of them up with action. He wants to be intimate, he wants to be a good provider and a supportive, understanding, loving husband. Yet he acts? Like an immature 9th grader. Dear Sean and Davina -- you can't make angels on packed snow. Scritch, scritch, scritch. Sean's sexual comments to Davina in front of strangers made me uncomfortable and yes, I found him to be creepy. As in, gives me the willies. Perhaps Jessica and Davina should have been matched. They could both shop, relax by the pool, and keep their nails manicured and clothes clean. (Which I would prefer, too, so I'm not knocking it.)