DanielleBowden

I really like Kate's wreath. I was afraid that the frosting to biscuit ratio was off and would overpower the delicious sounding biscuits. I think thought Alex should have won the episode.

Keith and Evan robbed again. Their room was gorgeous and zen. The grout didn't look bad on camera.

I agree. If I had to pick a house to live in, it would be there's. Like MartyQui said I hope the extra bedroom gives them the win.

The docks were too small to do much of anything. The pergola was the only good idea out there. The hammock sounded promising but didn't work in the end. You need a dock to load/unload, maybe launch a paddle board and a place to sit with a cocktail or coffee and watch the boats. It is absolutely not the place for a giant sculpture. The Twins and Keith/Evan's looked too sparse but the Baumler's and Mitch/Page's looked overcrowded. The solar panels probably added the most value but not a design element for a show like this, might help them in the end. The balconies all kinda looked overdone/crowded to me, much like the pool deck/backyards. I think the Baumler's were the right choice for the pergola, the outdoor fireplace warming up the balcony and I loved the rock garden/bonsai tree.

The screens were "blind style" so are not really going to keep out bugs. I like the twins because their style is less beige/sanitized but the patio was a miss for me overall. I liked the subtle color of their hot tub tiles and also their pavers, which ended up getting lost with everything else going on.

Keith and Evan absolutely deserved the backyard win, every other space was way overdone.

Jay is very understanding of the ghosts but I'm glad he got mad and frustrated. Imagine having your portion of the business go unfunded/bankrupt because your partner won't release money that belongs to a ghost. A ghost who can never, ever spend it, like, ever. He has to draw the line somewhere. ]

I though Olivia and Curry were really harsh on the wife. I understand having to eliminate her as a potential suspect, but it was over the top with nothing to base it on other than "some alibis are performative". She had a totally different approach with the actual suspect. I miss the courtroom.

Yes, they would have totally taken the week 1 win instead of the bs tie from this week. I did like the Baumler's ceiling (and I didn't think I would when they were describing it) but the rest of their look was blah. Paige/Mitch's bed lift looked like an expensive malfunction waiting to happen. The twins over did the pink a bit in the bathroom but I love than they don't rely on minimalist beige. Their other bathroom was gorgeous and colorful.

The real Babe never talked to Truman again. I'm not convinced her deathbed thoughts were of him considering the relationship with some/all of her own children was complicated to say the least. Just thinking she might have been more haunted by her daughter refusing to see her then a friend who sold her out without remorse. Loved the swan in the tub though.

I'm thinking because we didn't see her get sucked off, she's not really gone. We didn't see cholera boy. Highlight if the episode for me, Hetty flicking Pete's arrow when he waffled on telling the ghosts to back downstairs.

Yes! Liv you literally car jacked someone a few episodes ago because you can't see straight in the Maddie case.

My first thought was Lennie Briscoe is spinning in his grave.

Where was the liner? In evidence but not tested? Or just thrown out and then retrieved and tested? The wife and victim’s angst and reluctance might have made more sense if there was some element of doubt. Either, she couldn’t positively ID him or he was brought in under dubious circumstances or treated unfairly. If they wanted a season arc and explore bias, unconscious and overt, they could have made Maddie a missing Black or Brown girl. Underrepresentation of cases on missing Black and Brown women and girls is well documented. The smash and grab at the police station was so dumb. Liv yelling they’re just teenagers and for the one cop to put down her weapon, then sighing, where’s my backup. They’re right there, but you’re yelling at them to stop.

So, we’re supposed to empathize with a rapist? Great, he took accountability, throw the book at him. Sexual assault is ridiculously underreported and under sentenced with the victim being traumatized again and a-fuckin-gain. But, now, if he’s feeling unseen and says sorry…. My god, what an episode. Of all the ways they could have done a racial injustice story, this was not it.