BitterApple

You may be on to something. There's a poster on Reddit who does recaps of Bates socials and she noticed Alyssa has been glued to her couch lately and mentioned having to nap because she had no energy. I'm praying that's just due to summer heat, but Alyssa has a pattern of getting knocked up when she and John go away on a trip. I think Utah was a couple of months ago, so it would fit.

Maybe they'll nudge Travis to enroll the kids in a private Christian school? Although in fairness to Katie, I don't think the Clarks' school is any great shakes. Deven Clark is a teacher there and her social media posts are riddled with spelling and grammar errors.

These two can't keep their lies and half-truths straight. I could've sworn they said they'd already rented their NJ house in their moving vlog, and now it isn't rented? Just like the variety of stories they've told as to why they've returned to the hive. It's so unnecessary, just be honest. I'm not surprised they're looking for houses. Travis pretty much admitted to hating apartment living before their suitcases were unpacked. With two kids and a large dog, they really need a fenced yard.

Alyssa's been posting a lot of workout content lately. Given how badly she struggles with morning sickness, I don't think she'd be up for much exercise if she was pregnant.

She's already done it as part of her hair care tutorials, lol. I'll concede that this sort of product is more on-brand for her than the jewelry was, I just don't understand why anyone would pay a premium (plus shipping) for something that can be found at any big box store/online retailer for much less money. Also, fun tip about the scalp massager, they're awesome for pets. I ordered one for my dog as well and he loves it.

Lulz! Per Josie's Insta, she's going to be selling scalp massagers starting June 25th. I'm dying to see how much she's charging because I got the exact same one off Amazon for $7.

Damn, Jessa looks good for being five kids deep. I didn't know she started wearing shorts.

I wonder if Creepy Pastor's wife has some sort of arrested development. If so, she and Carlin are perfect for each other. Most 40+ women would rather spend their birthday with their feet kicked up at an island spa, and most 20-something women don't have the time or money to take sixteen vacations a year. Not to mention an unemployed husband who's free to care for the kids. I know there's an entire subculture of adults who obsess over Disney, but i don't get it. The last time we went we got sick of it after three days and just wanted to hang out at the hotel pool.

Katie's apartment complex looks pretty ritzy. I imagine most families who can afford that kind of rent would probably just go ahead and buy a home, especially in a (relatively) low cost area like Knoxville. Maybe there's couples with a baby or toddler, but it doesn't seem like the kind of place where parents with multiple kids would live. I imagine the bulk of the inhabitants work during the day, which is why grifters like Katie & Co. have the entire space to themselves. It's probably busier on weekends. I'm assuming Carlin's pool isn't happening. Her sweet church friend should've had permits pulled and broken ground by now. Between Katie's apartment pool and Creepy Pastor's pool, she really doesn't need it anyways.

I remember when the Stauffers rehomed Huxley like an unwanted dog. Then less then two weeks after they dumped him, they flitted off to vacation in Bali. They're awful people and Myka is narcissism on steroids. I have no doubts Carlin will be exploiting every milestone in her kids' lives. My only hope is that less and less people bother to watch. Everything trends in and out, so hopefully family vlogging goes by the wayside.

I can't remember, but wow, she does seem tiny this go-around. I wonder if her morning sickness was bad and she ended up losing a lot of weight?

As weird as it is for Carlin to be glomming on to a 40 year-old couple, the reverse is true as well. Why are two middle aged people hanging with 20-somethings? It's not even like Evan and Carlin are old souls. They're basically 14 year-olds playing house. I'm curious as to what angle they're working. With regards to the kids, it drives me bonkers that E&C aren't more conscientious about sun protection. Just because the kids tan easily doesn't mean they don't need SPF, hats and rash guards. A tan is still sun damage.

That's my take as well. I think they rationalize Josh Duggar as a one-off, the exception rather than the rule, and any creepy DM's they receive are dismissed as trolls and haters. I also think they've been extremely lucky that they've never had a security incident, whether it's someone showing up at their door or issuing threats (that we know of, anyways). Also, putting your personal business on the Interwebz has been so normalized, it's easy to justify it as "everyone does it." As far as Evan and Kelton? I agree, both like the $$$$ and freebies that Influencing brings in. Kelton is very achievement oriented and if pics of Hazel and Willow get him into that six bedroom McMansion a decade earlier than he could off plumbing alone, then so be it. Evan will do anything to avoid working a full time job.

Ugh, Slade from RHOC was such a sleaze. I'll never forget how he pretended to be such a a great dad to his dying son, only for his ex to spill the beans and reveal he was never around. I just can't like the name because I immediately think of him. I think Weston is nice and dignified, but Tori's naming style is all over the place.

Not sure if any of you lurk over on BatesSnark, but they're discussing Carlin's latest reels. Carlin is thanking all of Layla's "Instagram aunties" for their support, and she reposted a comment I found absolutely horrifying. Does it even occur to her that whoever wrote that might have meant it, ahem, quite literally? And how gross to encourage complete strangers to think of your child as family. I feel like Layla is being groomed to become a modern day JonBenet, without the tragic ending.

Did Carlin get veneers? Her teeth look bigger and white than I remember. I'm sad to think of Addie graduating. The poor girl is now on the fast track to be married off to some Fundie loser. I'm praying it isn't a Duggar boy.

Lol, so Josie drove down there to do a 'making memories' photoshoot, then turned around and came right back home? Nice. And, yes, it's always precious to have friends who have a pool, whoops, I mean friends who love your babies. 🙄🙄 I guess since Carlin's pool never materialized, the Bates are scrambling to find other options.

I feel like the cheating story is a retcon the audience is okay with (or at least I am, lol). Is it fully believable that Sheldon mistook wigged Mary as George's mistress, yet never questioned it? No, but by that point they'd redeemed George's character so much, they couldn't blow it all to pieces with an affair.

I was reading comments on Reddit and someone had a good suggestion that if the show hadn't been so crunched in terms of scheduling, it might've been best to have Funeral as a stand-alone episode and then Memoir as a one-hour finale the next week. It would've given the audience time to process and recuperate. In terms of the finale, there would've more opportunity to flesh out Missy's, Mary's and MeeMaw's endings, and allow their characters to come full circle, as opposed to just Sheldon's. I also think the moments of levity would've hit much better if we all weren't still sobbing from George's service. It didn't occur to me until this morning, but we didn't get a real good-bye between Sheldon and his family. There was the brief exchange with Missy in the kitchen, but nothing with Mary, MeeMaw and Georgie. I don't think Sheldon and Georgie even shared any dialogue in Memoir unless I'm not remembering correctly. I think it would've been nice to have that scene and then end with Sheldon arriving at CalTech.

Amen. I lost my father and grandmother within three weeks of each other, and this was on top of spending a year caring for my mother after she was in a serious car accident. My aunt got huffy with me when I declined to do a Bible reading at my grandmother's funeral. Let me tell you, there's nothing like being guilt tripped when you can barely function. I'll join you on that hill. I agree. It definitely feels like we needed one more episode. I think the writers were trying to underscore how messy things were in the Cooper household when Sheldon left for CalTech, but it's a bummer Missy went out on an angry note, and I too would've liked more information on what Mary and MeeMaw did in the years immediately after George's death. During the scene where Jim Parsons was walking through the old house, I was really hoping the camera would turn and we'd see adult Missy and adult Georgie. I think that would've been a cool way to bring closure. Overall though, I think they did a good job. So many series have crashed and burned by the time the finale rolls around, but YS finished strong.

Nothing flatters the figure like a giant, pouffy ruffle right around the midsection! 🤣🙄

I get a kick out of watching Carlin trying to make fetch happen by constantly posting the family in Nikes.

I think the dress would be cute on anyone 18 and under, but on women pushing 30, it looks absurd. BSB has really gone off the rails this year.

Carlin has a nice figure and that dress makes her look like a sack of potatoes. Is Shapeless Lump the trend for this year's summer fashion? I agree with you all that the fabric is cute, it's the silhouette that's awful.

It really is. We had a family friend who beat cancer at 17. A month after getting a clean bill of health, he broke his neck diving into a river and died. Reading some of the personal stories here, I'm truly sorry for anyone who lost a loved one suddenly and tragically. Life can be so unfair.