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I would think that Jeff's company would have some old phones (after upgrades) that they keep on hand to be used as loaner phones when their employees have issues with broken or forgotten phones.

I believe it is a made up fight for tv and ratings and drama. And to further Jenni's acting career... I don't think Jeff is as "rude" off camera as he is on camera. I think he builds up for effect on the show. He seems very calculated and would know if/when he was pushing people too far. And they are paid to be on the show and paid for their work. I am sure they can separate the feelings when the paycheck comes LOL... I sure could.

Is the song Rebecca sang to Jack the same song we hear on the show each week with just music (no words)? I am growing tired of the Vietnam story with Jack and his brother -- not of Kevin/Zoe -- I feel like they should have wrapped it up much faster. I am losing interest in it. Now Kevin/Zoe - all kinds of interesting. But seriously, bat? There is a fine line between adventurous and stupidity....

She had way too much air in hers. Mine are packed as tight as we all wore our jeans in the 80s.... They are the bomb... I got all mine at Container Store when they have had their sales. (Eagle Creek). Other than getting an inhuman amount of stuff into your luggage, they are awesome for unpacking — makes it so fast!!! I still have no idea why Brandi thought getting drunk would be a good way to prove LeeAnne was wrong about her alcoholism. I also can’t believe they were not taking in more of the scenery vs being cooped up in doors at a cooking class or brewery....

This was absolutely horrifying that he would say this knowing it was being taped for a tv show. And in front of his inlaws aka Stephanie's parents!!! ACK. I am convinced they all sat in First and that it was all a ruse to try to create drama. OR that Leanne and D'Andra don't really care about sitting up front and wanted to spend their money some other way. International first or business is just the best. If all they wanted was $1200, I'd be so down with that. However, maybe it is not as important to them? This. I also enjoyed meeting Chunk this episode. I feel like the whole drama between D'Andra and LeAnne is manufactured only for the show. I think LeAnne and Brandi signed on as "the villains" and they are set to play their roles. D'Andra simply hasn't been that interesting in the past seasons but this year she is front and center due to the "feud" with LeAnne.

They need to get on with the "big secret" -- and thanks to the poster who shared the screenshot of the letter which revealed almost nothing :-( UGH. ENOUGH ALREADY - SPILL! Yeah - I definitely need to know WHY she is hiding all of this from Jon's family.

Yeah... this was pretty boring especially for an AHS that halls on Halloween. I'm still loving the season but did not love the episode.

We go to Jamaica frequently and laugh at folks who order tequila based drinks there (not to their faces). It is just not a tequila place. Rum is their mainstay and what they make best (see Bob Marley drink reference below). I am willing to bet the margarita (skinny or otherwise) was horrible tasting. It is also probably not the best idea to get steak in Jamaica. It is not going to be ANYTHING like the steaks we are used to in the US. Fish and local dishes are the best since they are fresh. I've found beef to be substandard - but then again I am in Texas and have access to tons of great steak restaurants... OMG this is true - I had not thought of it before but you are so right!!! not a pina colada - a Bob Marley. Pro Tip: do not try this as a flaming shot. Trust me. I noticed this. I also try to pick up and not leave anything gross out for housekeeping to deal with. The private villas are luxury properties but the larger resorts are mostly basic. 5 stars in Jamaica is like 3 stars in the US. The resort they were staying was fairly new but they really didn't do much on property - they were always off somewhere. I am unsure why they left the property and went to Doctors Cave beach when the beach in front of their property was much less crowded and looked really clean. Unless it was so we could be wowed by Kelly doing a backflip on the water trampoline. That was pretty cool! Jamaica is a super poor country. The living wage there is remarkably low. The lure of easy money with tourists who probably won't stick around to file charges who maybe couldn't pick them out of a line up due to excessive alcohol or drugs.... It is safer within the compound of the resorts where guards sit at the gates and track who is coming and going. There are many wonderful people in Jamaica and it is a beautiful place. You have to remind yourself to secure yourself as you would in a large city or in the seedier parts of your smaller town -- even though you are surrounded by palm trees and gorgeous beaches....

I second giving everyone on the show, other than Rebecca and Manuel a good forensic accounting investigation.... Toby and Kate live in a tiny apartment and rarely work (Kate) or show up to work (Toby). Beth and Randall live in a nice house and drive nice cars which seems to fit with a 2 professional income household but then we have Randall burning through money (buying a building, running a campaign, etc) and Beth unemployed as of late plus they took in an additional daughter who is older than their existing two so can't wear hand me downs. And she didn't come with clothes to hand down to the existing 2 daughters. Kevin gets a pass since he is likely living off syndication money for the Manny and was recently starring(?) in a movie by Ron Howard and he isn't paying an assistant right now (that we know of). I really wish Randall would have just hugged Beth and supported her vs ensnaring her into his folly (campaign). I *hate* this campaign story line.

Good point - I had forgotten that part from episode 1.

I just got caught up on a few episodes that were on the backburner in favor of other more interesting shows... I want to know more of the intrigue and mystery around the suicide. I want to know what his assistant knows. Questions from this episode: What grown woman uses a pregnancy test at another grown woman’s house and doesn’t fully obscure it in the trash. If you did take the test at a friend’s house (doubtful), you would for sure hide it at the bottom of the trash can or take it with you in the little CVS bag that it came in. I know Eddie is the “wrongdoer” in the marriage but why would he move out when he is admittedly the primary caregiver for their son? Catherine can’t quit her job nor can she pull back overnight from work in process. She also can’t find a nanny overnight either. Eddie should stay, take care of the kid and Catherine move out or into the spare bedroom. Maybe Eddie moves into the spare bedroom instead. But no way does Eddie move out away from the son. I am part of a couple who decided not to have kids and very happy with the decision. It is nice to see “us” on tv as many of you have mentioned upthread. I do not care if Maggie takes treatment or not. I just don’t care that much about her and I feel like she was reckless as a therapist to have Rome quit his job.

This.... I am white and from the south and I've never associated fried chicken with anything other than being southern. It was a staple on both sides of my family (maternal and paternal grandparents) and also with my parents. Even I can cook a mean fried chicken even today.... Fried chicken was at every church (also very white) pot luck or picnic I ever attended and being southern - that is many! I also associate it with Colonel Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken) who is pretty white by all accounts.... Please know that I have heard that reference and am still shocked by it each time it comes up... I just do not "get it" due to my background of being a white fried chicken lover :-) I thought it was odd that they didn't recognize him as the Manny too. No one ever seems to even mention that to Kevin. And he has that movie that just premiered where is one of the stars... That part rang false to me. Also, my husband and I are not an unusual couple - similar age, similar race, nothing unusual about our looks that would seem to "separate" us but many times we are asked one check or two at restaurants. I think it is that people do not want to assume a man/woman are a couple. I do not dispute that the look she gave Zoe was racist at all. But everything up to the point where he said "we're together" didn't seem racist at all. I can't imagine ANY outsider winning an election especially against a long-time incumbent. PLUS - why in the world would they still be paying rent (albeit to themselves) on that apartment since William passed many months ago? I hope I never sit by you on a plane trip. No offense but I hate when strangers try to talk to me on planes other than basic pleasantries. My guess is that he would need to wait to see if the eggs fertilized and if they did, then to see if they were successfully implanted... He might have to go back to for another sample....

Yeah that was too much for me. Definitely not classy. I am no prude and definitely not part of any charity society in Dallas but can't imagine that is more desirable behavior than over-indulging in alcohol. I had no idea Jimmy was her MIL or even why she was there til Kam mentioned it. I am guessing that this is a way for Kam to have more story line only and to bring her MIL onto the TV show. I would be willing to bet that most of these ladies who lunch REGULARLY have cocktails at lunch, at the country club afterwards, at bars/restaurants, and at home on the regular. I bet many of them have drivers so they don't get DUIs. But I bet MANY of them do drink -- but maybe are more reserved in their drunkenness. Also - we did know that about Brandi knowing Travis -- he is her husband's long time BFF.

We had to pause the show because my husband was super confused as well. I am only not confused because I come here to get the things I missed... Coco distracted Kathy Bates' character at the grocery store so that they could kidnap and burn her with the warlocks. My guess is she was used as she is the least "witchy" of the girls and could be a good distractor.

They all closed down so you might have to find food elsewhere :-(

I always enjoy this as it is a "real life" scenario - meaning that at the games, this is what happens. Songs pop on and they must start dancing. Also the stadium is so huge you can't really focus in on it being 4 sets of dances going on so it is not really an issue. It becomes more about muscle memory and just hearing a song (they are basically the same songs on repeat) and kicking into the right routine. 4 seconds is a lot longer than it sounds :-) Great episode - I feel like we missed a ton of conversation to have Victoria go from some small tears to full on Tammy Faye (love that old reference!) a few seconds later on the show. CMT can't show every single detail... I do wonder about Tara as she just wasn't that bad IMHO to warrant being cut based on what we've been shown. And I 100% thought the same thing about the flashback / where are they now scene - with the aging... And in sad news - I passed by the old Cowboys HQ in Valley Ranch last night and it is being demolished. Saw it on the news this morning to confirm.

That resort is fairly new - it opened last fall - and likely isn't up to full occupancy. Somewhere in this thread, someone said they were there in April. Jamaica isn't typically that warm in April. From lots of experience travelling to other resorts in Jamaica specifically and the Caribbean in general, I can say that hotels do not leave the A/C on 24/7 in unoccupied rooms. And the A/C usually turns off when the sliding glass doors open to the outside (for efficiency). I wonder if the hotel had just not had those rooms in use and it was taking awhile to get cool and then they kept opening the doors (well not the Zika scaredy cats). And some hotel rooms there have triggers that turns off the AC when there isn't enough movement in the room which would cause it to be warm when they first entered the room after being gone awhile. I can't imagine that it was broken for more than a few hours. And I would have definitely been complaining til they fixed it if I were at a resort without working A/C in the Caribbean. They are everywhere in Jamaica in all of the tourist shops. The entertainment staff at the resort will wear them etc. They do not see it as offensive at all but it was HILARIOUS that the HWs had to ask....

If he had been Jack's dr since childhood, shouldn't/wouldn't he have already noticed the heart defect? But I did like the foreshadowing.... (is it foreshadowing if we already know a heart issue takes him out? LOL) My dad was in ROTC in college and commissioned as an officer in the US Army in the late 60s. He was eventually sent to Vietnam when I was a baby and fortunately came home safely after a tour. He was in the reserves for a period of time afterward (not the same as the reserves today where you do weekends). He has not spoken one word about Vietnam to his family (parents, wife, child, etc) and none of us would ever ask him given he doesn't share it freely. I can only imagine it was a horrible time and something he doesn't wish to talk about. I find that part about Jack's experience to be very realistic as it mirror's my dad's experience and mine as his child.

Ha - to jump on the 90210 bandwagon - she needs a Kelly Taylor "I choose me" moment :-) And yes I was totally distracted at the Kelly Taylor reference as well. It existed but not to the extent that so many people would be using it as a verb on the plane like they did.....

Yes what a great show. As soon as the BD Wong appeared on my screen - I screamed "WHITE ROSE" (for any of you Mr Robot fans) and knew we were going to be in for a treat. It only got better! March! Queenie! Myrtle!!!!! I am finally "getting into" this season....

I am totally over the kids on the RHo____ shows. Too many kids. I don't want charity events either (a la season 1). Can't these gals go out for happy hour? A painting party without the kids? Even D'Andra who doesn't really have kids had her college age husband's son in one scene. Dear Bravo - enough of the kids!!!!

Isn't that the whole premise of the show? :-) There were also the shadows in the garage as the shadow on the wall behind the woman.... I can't remember the name of the show but it was an NBC summer show where they kept saying "All Will Be Revealed" all summer long. They were in a wild west sort of town and then ended up on a cargo ship of some kind? NOTHING was revealed. It better not be like that. Looking at you NBC.....

Better living through chemicals! I found it very painful to process as well so was not shocked or disappointed in his reaction. I almost never cheer for Toby but do enjoy his comic relief to that Debbie Downer he's married to. He's gonna be right there with her off his meds... but seriously - Go Toby! He is the one that has the most fame outside the family but the least attention from within it... :-( Yeah - it was dull and boring to me too.

My husband thought it was the "boyfriend" and I thought it was the same shadow we saw in the garage and also the shooter... Exactly! They were coming from Jamaica so maybe something Rastafarian :-)

OOPS - my mistake!!!! I've edited the original post.