Haley17

I just started watching this and I'm on episode 4. It's just as much of a trainwreck as I had imagined. And I'm here for it.

I was surprised more of the contestants did not guess Basque cheesecake. It's been having "a moment" over the past year. I've seen it on other cooking shows, blogs and the cover of ATK's Cooks Country. As an aside, it really is delicious and much, much easier to make than regular cheesecake.

There was an interview with a lawyer who disputed Betty's theory that no lawyer would represent her. His words were, and I paraphrase: "Yes Dan was a shark but San Diego is a very large city with many sharks, she could have found someone." Agreed. In normal life lawyers, judges and court staff get divorced. There is counsel to represent the opposing spouse, often gleefully. Perhaps things were different back when this case occurred, but the fact that Dan was an attorney, president of the bar, and wealthy would not be a hinderance to obtaining counsel. Being a very difficult client, as Betty was, coupled with not paying your legal fees would present far more problems to maintaining representation.

Absolutely. I tell clients that before they hit "send" they should picture themselves reading their text/e-mail/letter out loud in trial. Still want to send it? Fine. The problem with Betty is that I don't think she could ever internalize this kind of advice. Not super uncommon and generally does not end well.

This. As a family law attorney for the past 25 years I see this time and time again. The whole Dan and Betty divorce proceeding is not really that uncommon. Everything Dan and Betty have done thus far I have seen. And, unfortunately, while not common, the way the Dan/Betty situation ends is not unheard of either.

Does this episode get better? I soldiered through the sperm donation in what appeared to be porta-potties and then the trophy for most swimmers and I was out. As someone who has viewed every season of the Bachelor franchise, watched whatshername marry a millionaire, cheered for singles to break up "couples" on an island, and rolled my eyes at weddings where the bride and groom had never met, I thought I had seen it all. However, I felt actually skeeved by show. Wondering if I should give it another chance.

It's not. For context I'm 15 years older than she is and I'm solidly in the lower half of my class for those lifts and I can regularly do those weights. I don't know why she doesn't work more on her form before going for max weight. I literally started learning with a length of PVC pipe and moved to an empty #15 bar. But I suppose that would not make for good tv. Or show her fabulousness.

Exactly. As ridiculous as it was, it was nice when they were competing for faux princes, D-list actors, ex-NFL players, and ER physicians who aspire to daytime television. It's a bit of a stretch to see women "compete" for some random dude you wouldn't look twice at if he was standing next to you in line at Starbucks. And yet I watch...

I thought the bra that she wore during that weight lifting segment was ludicrous. I guess I have no issue with wearing a sports bra at the gym but how could she handle her boobs flopping all over like that? That had to be the most unsupportive sports bra I've ever seen and I was certain she was going to have a major wardrobe malfunction. I regularly attend a crossfit gym and do some Olympic lifting and I cannot imagine anyone, no matter their weight, showing up to work out wearing that.

Reality Steve has the most cringeworthy podcast ever with Dom and Samantha up. Dom talks about having sex with Kate and having to use Plan B, etc. Also, it sounds like Sam and David allegedly hooked up after the show ended, hence her comment about the balcony at the reunion show. This show makes the Bachelor look like Shakespeare in the park.

For me the hair flip bugs almost worse that than the ass wiggle. I do this kind of lifting and I have yet to see any women, or men for that matter, shimmy and wiggle up to the bar while flipping their hair. It's ridiculous.

I'm wondering if "Kale" is some idiot spelling of Kailey or Kalley or something like that.