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Another one from Seinfeld that my sister and I use with each other when there's an event we don't want to go to: "Ya gotta see the baaaaaby." Plus, as my avatar might suggest, a ton of Simpsons stuff. :)

House Hunters. I don't like the hunters or the realtors and after 20,000 episodes, I've seen all possible combinations of cities and house types. The international version is no better, yet I watch. House Hunters Renovation? I watch. House Hunters: Where Are they Now? Sigh.

At least Jamie knows the "truth" about Preston now and that Roy wasn't trying to gaslight her. I don't suppose we're rid of Preston entirely but sorry, something about the actor's jawline and mouth bothers me when he talks. While I'm going there, I also hate Knox's pornstache. Do we think the blond city council woman will turn out to be Roy's ex? She seems icy enough. That was sure a targeted molotov cocktail that kills (I assume) the guy in the wheelchair but not the woman hugging him. Good grief. I was cruising IMDB to find the actor who plays Knox and just now realized that Dec is Gregory Harrison. For some neurotic reason, I realize I'm getting old but am always surprised when actors age. They're supposed to stay the way they are in my memory!

Now I feel kind of sick about poor Doug from that spoiler. Shit. I don't want to care about any of these people.

The breasts on California Girl were still too big. Dubrow has a skewed sense of proportion if he thought those looked good on her. He was correct that she wouldn't have been happy without the lift, though. I had a breast reduction and lift in 2000 and (1) yes, those leave some big ass scars, and (2) they've now fallen back to where they were before the surgery. Pfft. My own addiction is to makeover shows of all kinds (houses, cars, tattoos, wardrobes) but the patients here have been uniformly so annoying and the results so underwhelming (especially the noses) that this hasn't been much fun to watch.

My first thought was that Lori doesn't carry HAH-LO gowns because nobody in her right mind would want one. But I browsed around online and there were actually a few I didn't find totally repellent.

At least they didn't cast the woman who was saving herself.

There have certainly been any number of horrible people on this show over the years, and I've forgotten most of them, but that SIL has gotta be one of the worst. As ever, I wonder why the other people in the entourage DON'T SPEAK UP. Why did the bride's mother seemingly let a 19-year-old snot run the appointment? That spineless bride was so cowed she was actually considering buying a dress she disliked just to appease a brat. A pox on you!

It was very odd, with the stucco arches pasted onto one side of a clapboard house. I don't think they did screen the porch. The neighborhood looked like it had some industrial buildings on it, as well. I guess that's to be expected in the price range they were looking at. Was there a new bathroom off the office? I guess they only partially renovate each house since the reveal only shows a few rooms. With this particular house, were the bedrooms and entire upstairs still falling apart? And what about the furniture and accessories? Are those part of the renovation budget? A person wonders.

I had to look up what the hell that Emmy is: "The honorees in this category reflect the Television Academy's commitment to recognizing, fostering and celebrating not only traditionally formatted content, but second screen experiences and cutting edge "next generation" content produced by the major studios as well as independent creators." I'm happy the show is being recognized, but aside from the Hashtag Wars, I'm not seeing a lot of cutting edge interactivity. Maybe they counted Chris' jutting Adams apple.

@Pollack, thanks for looking that up! I was far too noncommittal. (Jab at Jamie intended.) Were there three couples in the Danish version as well?

Per Tara's summary, Jamie has been on The Bachelor and Bachelor Pad? Good grief. That's the end of any empathy I may have felt for her.

Thanks, I'd forgotten that! Climbing out of his waders to reveal his suit. That boat must be very sloshy. I also enjoyed the scene of Roy closing the screens (?) on the porch while Jamie was trying to talk to him. Didn't shut out shit from sight or hearing, but very symbolic and flirty in that "I'm paying you a lot of attention by pulling your pigtails to prove how much I don't care" kind of way. Can't wait to see Roy's ex-wife.

Honestly. Do you spill on the first date, just to get it out of the way? Do you lie since you got an annulment and justify it as not really being a marriage, only to have someone who dislikes you tell your partner the truth? Anyway, potential dates have probably Googled you before going out.

Is the police corruption arc going to carry through the season? I normally don't cotton to TV series that are really 20 hour movies, but this had another B storyline case that was interesting enough. I was glad to see that the writers aren't going to have Jamie win all the time. Jamie and Roy have such good chemistry that I'm having trouble believing her relationship with the forgettable .... excuse me while I look it up ... Preston. Annoying that the rape recording was sabotaged and didn't work when Jamie was watching, but I suppose that would've wrapped everything up too soon.

I might have felt sorry for Ms. Butt if I hadn't seen the photos of how huge she had it blown up to before, and the clothes she wore to show it off. She also ignored her doctor's recommendations not to have the implants inserted right after surgery to remove the silicone. I'm not so sure about her body dysmorphia, either - more like attention whoria, what with voluntarily putting her saggy ass on You Tube. Oh, Kimber. Those tits are still way too big and you're still way too dependent on being in porn. It was funny to see her chest completely collapse when the implants were removed. No natural breast tissue, indeed. It probably takes a lot to horrify these doctors, but they definitely had that, "My eyes!" thing going on when Kimber's friend cheerfully flashed her vagina at them.

Did Dubrow and Nassif intend this show to be a anti-cosmetic surgery PSA?

I don't so much think they do. I like competitive shows (although I'm terribly bored with this one) but never watch straight cooking shows and don't know any of those hosts. Well, I used to occasionally catch an episode of Alton years ago, but that was because the food science part was mildly interesting. But people who do watch how-to cooking in order to learn a trick or two need to like and trust the expert/chef, don't they? (Although from what I gather on the forums, a certain number of people only tune in to hate-watch.)

I thought it was fun enough to set a season pass, except that the actress who plays Jamie looks so much like Juliette Lewis that it kept drawing me out of the story. That and her excessively red lipstick. I had to look up Cam Gigandet, because yowza. Sultry indeed. IMDB tells me he's been pretty busy, but nothing I've seen. I'm easy to please but will try not to get too attached because I don't see this lasting very long.

My guess is that Sherri, like a lot of celebrities, doesn't actually have a lot of money saved. If I had her salary for 2-3 years I'd retire and be set for life, but I bet she spends it all on $1.7M homes, nannies, special education, travel, personal assistants, private chefs, cars, house upkeep, stylists, financial advisers, managers, shopping, gadgets, etc. One's "needs" always seem to expand to fill the available income.

Do you think that's a limitation of hers, or is it situational? The type of houses they work on don't really allow much scope to go ultra modern, Asian, Art Deco, European, etc. I haven't seen every episode, but she has steered clear of Western style, which I guess could be apt.

I appreciate that they don't automatically tear out every kitchen. The difference made with paint is amazing, even on what I would consider really fugly cabinets. I even like their big rolling mural reveal at the end, because I get to really remember what the house used to look like.

Thanks for the photos, @sleepyjean! That blue one is puzzling. It's like that danged Lazaro that it seems like 100 woman have bought although it hasn't looked good on any of them. I didn't mind the dress with the attached neckpiece, but I agree that these women need to put their hair up during appointments, if only for my benefit.

I was rummaging around Yaya's site -- I wonder how much of her accessory line she sells, and if she makes them all herself. She does work pretty fast. As for her signed photos, is this photoshopped or did she wear the tightest waist-cincher ever? I had to take a few deep breaths in sympathy.

Tippy and unable to climb stairs without help or not, YaYa's costume looked fantastic. The Pan's Labyrinth team was fun, but Choe's nightgown was so plain and tame compared to Jessica and Holly and Holly's cornea-killing contact lenses that nobody in the audience and probably not even the judges could see. It was nice that the participants/cast got to be friendly and seemed to enjoy each other, but I still wanted to see more of the actual competitions. Some enterprising documentarian needs to cover Wizard World for real next year.