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I've decided Aaron's penance for being such a gaslighting douche is having to listen to Kaylor's vocal fry for the duration of their relationship. FAWWWWWWWKUH!

Please. I'll even pay for a motor on the dinghy to get them out of the Villa faster. Kaylor's voice when she's upset hits some notes I didn't know existed until now.

It's a promising start to what hopefully will be a good season, at least for me. One Islander is already showing his/her bonkers side -- fun for the moment! And I don't actively dislike anyone yet, so yay!

The positives (Dorinda Medley, Bob the Drag Queen, Bob Harper) outweigh the negatives (Sandoval, Rob Mariano, Sam Asghari) for me. I think the hijinks will be delightful.

It's the official beginning of summer with today's UK premiere of a new season of Love Island. I'll be watching via VPN when the episode is up on the ITV website. Anyone else watch in this fashion or do y'all wait for the Hulu drop?

Oh Michelle. You went out with a whimper, not a bang. But I suspect with your charming smile and infectious personality, we'll be seeing you on the TC past contestants circuit soon, if that's what you would like to do. Manny's been the recipient of the "Bad But Not As Bad As The Eliminated Chef" Award most of the season. Dude, risotto on a table spread? Really? I want to do a spin on Laura's dessert table that's within my cooking skills. It was fun, well-conceived and different.

Wine coolers are a land drink. Check. Brown liquor puts wind underneath your sails. Check. Sea Barbara is GOALS. Especially dancing with a cardboard cutout of Allen Iverson.

One word: eVay. Never leave me, Vanjie.

Any time Vanjie is on my screen is a good time for me. I adore her, both in drag and out. And I didn't remember just how young Plastique was the first go-round, but out-of-drag it's obvious she's grown. Angeria is still delightful as is Nina -- her stint with "Hairspray" has polished up her performance skills, which weren't bad to begin with. Appreciate GREATLY the $$ going to charity this year -- now have a soft spot for Roxxxy as I too live in Florida and it's a cesspool of hate and horribleness down here. Looking forward to a fun season -- which will go a long way to saving my world as these queens are just what the doctor ordered.

A random thought -- pardon if it's been shared elsewhere -- but I wonder if the decision to cancel was related to the relationship between the show's ratings versus the cast salaries. I suspect MGH and Skyler did not come cheaply. Perhaps the execs didn't consider the ratings were worth the cost of the show.

Bless Craig T. Nelson because he made me laugh while I was still sobbing after the "Funeral" episode. He is a national treasure.

The right chef won -- even without blind judging. I am now a full-fledged Marcel fan and I am not ashamed to admit it. I laughed when Stephanie Izard told Carlos he was no longer Mini-Malarkey to her because that's a nickname I can get behind. He is a darn good chef but that's overshadowed by his thirst to BE NOTICED. Excellent point. The market for competitive cooking shows is very over-saturated at the moment -- are you listening, Food Network??

I think Gloria said something about there being a long line at the food truck because people wanted to watch the owners fight and I was expecting to see Kemi and Chukwuemeka's mother being those owners. For me, THAT would have brought the humor.

In this spirit, I'm going to start naming all my dishes after myself.

Co-sign the blind and/or more than one judge concept. It's a lot of pressure and responsibility for one person to decide who stays and who clocks out -- especially if that judge has prior/current relationships with the participants (although Jet navigated this issue very well IMO.) Bummed to see both Martel and Chris D go, as I like them each quite a bit (and hope to see them frequently in the future on my telly.) Trying to imagine a kitchen with both Carlos AND Malarkey and I became as exhausted as Chris Oh at the prospect of THAT.