Misslindsey

I agree with your post. I thought maybe Bronwyn told the boyfriend and he did not tell his parents, but told Bronwyn that he did. Another possibility, besides what you stated in your post is he told his parents that Bronwyn had a miscarriage when she obviously did not, but as a way to wipe his hands clean of the whole situation. Basically, I think that the boyfriend could have told some lies to his parents to remain in their favor or in favor of the church. I cannot stand Lisa. She is so insufferable.

I don't think Will and Em have any chemistry. I rolled my eyes in the pilot thinking of course the two blondes had a previous relationship and still had feelings for each other. I find them dull together. I might find Will more interesting if any of his storylines were not about Em. He had the firefighter story, that was brief and mostly happened off screen, which was basically a plot point because his fiancé did not want him working with Em. He started a surf school in two seconds, but that seemed like a plot point for him to work with Em for the day. Most of the time he just stares forlornly at Em. Oh and of course his fiancé is unreasonable. I believe there was an earlier episode, maybe the one where Em had they day off, where Laka was made second in command for the day over Will. He seemed fine then. Sonny has gotten better, but we all know he isn't going to retire. It's just a matter of what circumstances keep him around. Other than that I find Laka, Hina, and Kainalu the most interesting. Em and Will would be better for me if they dropped the romance angle. I also, would like it more if they mixed up the characters in the storylines more, just to see different interactions between characters.

It would be nice to have a season when Sutton isn't being dumped on by half the cast. I get she's probably an easy target, but it is the same shit, different season. Can we have more seasons where people gang up on Kyle, Erica, or Dorit?

I thought the same thing.

Seeing what Glenn is up to when the crew is away is probably my favorite part of this show. His reaction to the Telenovela made me laugh.

Maddie was on a podcast almost a year ago and she said that if people do not make an effort to be in her children's lives she isn't going to force them. She said her mother, Christine, and siblings make an effort. I cannot remember if she was answering a question directly about Kody or not. If it wasn't it was definitely implied. She did say that her kids do not know Kody or recognize him. She also, said if people do not treat her kids or husband well she has no problem cutting them out of her life.

This. I am a horrible person because it made me laugh.

I thought I was the only one that disliked Bejing '08 Opening Ceremony. Honestly London 2012 is probably my favorite. I too, liked that Paris tried to do something different. There were parts I enjoyed and parts that were underwhelming, but that is pretty much what I think of most of the opening ceremonies. I tend to prefer the closing ceremonies over the opening ones.

I have always thought that Joe Gorga and Teresa have very similar personalities. They both have had some very reactive moments. My problem with it is that there is a bit of a double standard. If Joe does it, usually Marge and co. are okay with it. I think they justify it with the Teresa is so mean argument, when Teresa does it she is the worst. They both should be called out on their tempers, but usually only one is. If Teresa is still in therapy or is trying to be less reactive, good for her. I dislike Joe Gorga so much. His speech was so ridiculous. Marge and some of the others have very little to offer as a storyline if they are not talking about Teresa. If they want her off the show they need way more interesting storylines to offer up.

In all honesty, I am surprised more cast members do not do this or gather information about the others. I do believe Marge does. I think she digs for dirt on the others. I remember on the first season of Potomac, some of the women were clutching their pearls that Ashley Googled Robyn and Juan. I thought the whole time that I would at the very least Google some of these women.

This. I don't particularly like Teresa, but the past so many seasons I have started to root for her. A lot of it has to do with the constant storylines of people going up against Teresa or trying to "take her down". I think a lot of that started around season three. I concur with you that it is tired. I also, find the Fuda's and Marge way more irritating than Teresa at this point. I loathe Joe Gorga, so I always root against him. I wish Marge and especially Joe Gorga would get their comeuppance, but I doubt it will ever happen. Honestly, with this cast, I probably would not watch the show without Teresa. I may be remembering wrong, but when Louie and Teresa got serious didn't he encourage her to go to therapy? I feel like that was mentioned when he came into the picture. I do not know if Teresa is still in therapy. She definitely isn't perfect, but it has helped a bit for her not being so reactive.

Regarding Teresa's housewarming gift to her brother, I thought Fuda left it on the bar saying something like "He doesn't want this", referring to Joe. I thought Teresa then picked it up on her way out.

I agree with Teresa that her brother is a bitch boy. I dislike Joe Gorga the most and for me, there are a lot of people to dislike on this franchise.

If anyone does go, you might be one of the souls that Jill saves! That will probably get you a mention on her social media.

At least there is no chance of seeing Kody in his underwear at Christine's possible plague puddle.