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On 11/9/2018 at 7:48 AM, chenoa333 said:
Did this episode air yet? (The big reveal of the blow up with Jenni and Jeff? ) Is this just reality TV b.s. so people will still watch? I smell something fishy! I think ratings for this show have dropped to dangerously low levels so maybe this is just a hoax to keep people watching.
I had to stop watching because I couldn't take any more of Jeff's rude treatment of employees. I've worked at jobs with supervisors/bosses who were mean but never at the level Jeff does. He acts like there's no other home designers to work for but him. So what, you're on a reality show. You're still a big dick head and working for Jeff isn't worth the abuse and mind fucking that he puts upon EVERYONE.
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.
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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....
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On 11/8/2018 at 8:07 PM, yourmomiseasy said:
Those cubes are the shit. I have a ton of Eagle Creek ones. I also have the big folding thing. The problem is my suitcase ends up heavy because I can fit so much crap in it. My stepmom has the suitcase that goes with them. We have had long discussions about packing organization. We took a 2 week trip to Europe where everyone was only allowed a 24" suitcase. Kameron wasn't really utilizing her cubes well.
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....-
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On 10/31/2018 at 9:14 PM, nexxie said:
Did I see a preview where Travis talked about butt sex?! So glad we had an emergency announcement about potential tornadoes that preempted that part of the show!
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.
On 10/31/2018 at 10:02 PM, dosodog said:And how did production not pick up the 1st class tab? Hmmmmmm.
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?
On 11/1/2018 at 8:17 AM, pasdetrois said:Stephanie's "I'm not worthy" schtick is fake. It's how she manipulates people into thinking she's a helpless little southern belle when in fact she's a crafty social climber.
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.
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On 10/31/2018 at 9:42 PM, chitowngirl said:
I said it last week and I’ll say it again-they do move these stories along. Any speculation that we have about many things that happen in an episode get answered and stories move forward. Except for Jon’s Big Secret. I wish they’d just wrap that up since it seems to have no place with the rest of the friend’s stories.
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!
On 11/1/2018 at 10:20 AM, izabella said:What is Ashley's problem? I really wanted that scene she imagined of giving Delilah the suicide note and folder, and Delilah going off on her, to have been real. And then we got the fakeout instead. She's hiding so much, but we have no idea who she even is, much less why she has taken it upon herself to do whatever the fuck she thinks she's doing to this family.
Yeah - I definitely need to know WHY she is hiding all of this from Jon's family.
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9 hours ago, Stuffy said:
I feel like this episode could've taken place in 15 minutes. Cordelia scene = five minutes, Satanists = five minutes, new robot mama/stoners = five minutes. I was so incredibly bored.
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.
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On 10/29/2018 at 8:41 PM, TexasGal said:
Plus, also, yes, I’m sure you are getting a skinny margarita in Jamaica.
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...
On 10/29/2018 at 11:41 PM, ninjago said:Also, I agree with whoever said Gina looks like Brianna! It's distracting! Also, I think Emily looks like Jeanna Keough.
OMG this is true - I had not thought of it before but you are so right!!!
On 10/30/2018 at 12:40 PM, SweetPotato said:At the restaurant on the beach, I liked Emily’s pina colada with the red, yellow and green layers. It looked yummy, I wanted one.
not a pina colada - a Bob Marley. Pro Tip: do not try this as a flaming shot. Trust me.
On 10/30/2018 at 1:38 PM, TV Diva Queen said:Also, I'm gonna hate myself for this one: It was actually nice to see Tamra cleaning up the dishes from breakfast and wiping down the table. I like to help out housekeeping as much as I can too.
I noticed this. I also try to pick up and not leave anything gross out for housekeeping to deal with.
18 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:I have an ex boss who was married to a very wealthy man, they owned several luxury properties in Jamaica with staff, guard dogs, gorgeous views and air conditioning, stupidly I never took advantage of going to Jamaica. I am surprised that Bravo did not book a luxury property for the women, there are lots of amazing rentals I am sure, the women usually have first class accommodations. If they stayed at that resort in exchange for the free advertising it didn't work, I don't even remember name of where they stayed.
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!
4 hours ago, Anne Thrax said:Because arranging security on that kind of an outing might have been a real problem. I heard Jamaica is not a very safe place for tourists outside their hotel compound. Quite a few years ago Mr. Thrax went there once on business with a client (a coffee broker), and he told me that street crime was rampant, particularly against tourists. They had to hire two bodyguards (one each) to accompany them on a trip from Kingston to Blue Mountain and back. I was really surprised because I always thought of it as a laid-back paradise.
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....
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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.
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1 hour ago, HazelEyes4325 said:
I was with you up to the bolded part...because Eddie was all ready to leave his son in the 1st episode. Now, keep in mind that this is Eddie. I don't think Eddie has even mastered object permanence yet, something most people do when they are about 8 or 9 months old (yeah, I looked it up..) He doesn't recognize anyone's needs but his own and he sees no repercussions to any of his actions UNTIL it is is too late. I don't think Eddie realized that he was "losing" (not really, but you know what I mean) Theo until the moment he sat down at the table to talk to him with Katherine.
Good point - I had forgotten that part from episode 1.
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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.
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On 10/23/2018 at 9:03 PM, notcreative enough said:
And am I the only one that wants a Vietnamese Jack Jr with like 5 look a like mini Jacks. Just so Katie girl isn't the only one to pass a bit of daddy on.
This....
On 10/24/2018 at 4:02 AM, Drumpf1737 said:Everybody eats fried chicken too but somehow it became uniquely associated with Black people.
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 :-)
On 10/24/2018 at 11:38 AM, Mrs.Monkey said:What surprised me about the convenience store scene was that no one recognized Kevin. He was the Manny. Now he's starring in a big movie. But no one in the store noticed that. Same thing with the conversation with the soldier's wife. Yes Zoe is dating a white man, but she's also dating a celebrity. How was that not part of the conversation?
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.
On 10/24/2018 at 2:22 PM, Dowel Jones said:If Randall was just a bit more astute, he would have realized that it would be far more effective to find out what people in that area wanted for their families, friends, and neighborhood. Then maybe support them and get them pointed in a direction to work on those goals as a community, so they have some ownership. By running for election he makes the problems and solutions all about him, and the residents are secondary (not that this doesn't happen in real life elections). As it is, the councilman, instead of dealing with local citizens, has Randall as a lightning rod without any support.
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?
23 hours ago, voiceover said:In bars, on a 5-hour flight, etc etc.
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.
20 hours ago, Driad said:I don't know much about IVF or depression, but why couldn't Toby start taking his meds again as soon as he gave his sample? The time from then to a confirmed pregnancy must have been weeks at least.
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....
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2 hours ago, Pickles said:
MIL Jimmy is just bizarre looking. I could not stop looking at her face. I didn't need to see LeeAnn imitating how she gives a blow job. Stay classy.
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.
1 hour ago, Juliegirlj said:I seriously thought Jimmy Westcott was Kam’s husband wearing a Halloween costume!!!!
If my Mother in Law told me I couldn’t be around someone (Brandi) because society looked down on them, I would tell her to stick it where the Dallas sun don’t shine. ( regardless of how many luxury homes she dangles in front of me).
Is the Dallas charity scene truly that cliquey and judgmental?! Seems like a hypocritical dichotomy.
Interesting that Brandi knew Travis even before he met Stephanie. Too bad we didn’t know that back when Stephanie and Brandi had their falling out. Adds another layer.
Mama Dee’s “best friend” Marion seemed a bit more than a friend......?
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.
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9 hours ago, BingeyKohan said:
I’m still confused by the timeline and use of extended flashbacks.
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...
9 hours ago, sashayshante said:What was Cordelia asking Coco to do, go to the grocery store? Was everyone else busy? What is happening??
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.
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2 hours ago, Retired Dancer said:
hahaha count me in too!!! Let's cater some meals from My Fit Foods while we're in town!
They all closed down so you might have to find food elsewhere :-(
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40 minutes ago, sATL said:
I liked the "Follow the Group Leader" test.. Again, it would have been nice to see this every week - a week or so after the GLs are announced.
I thought the GL was a step out in front - so everyone could see the dance she picked. If she is in line with those to her immediate right/left, isn't that hard to see ? Peripheral vision could miss a detail or two.
And I guess that means all four groups could be dancing a different dance with the same song. That's alot for the the person in the stands to watch - in addition to the game and anything else that is going on in the stadium.
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.
24 minutes ago, parrotfeathers said:Loved the group leader stuff. I don't think I could take that pressure of thinking of what to do in 4 seconds. I don't think I could react to anything in 4 seconds.
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.
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On 10/16/2018 at 6:32 AM, bichonblitz said:
Right!!! Every day of my life and it sucks! They are used to living where there is no humidity.
A hotel in Jamaica should have the A/C on 24/7. There is no point in the day when it is ok to be turned off. These are paying customer's for cripes sakes and Jamaica is a tourist destination. I think it was probably broken and the hotel was in process of having it fixed. The women were good sports about it, though. If that had been the BH or the ATL ladies they would have been out of there in a heartbeat.
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.
On 10/16/2018 at 12:31 PM, GussieK said:I could not believe those hats with the fake dreadlocks! Worse than LuAnn's afro wig.
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....
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11 hours ago, Drumpf1737 said:
I loved that the doctor mentioned Jack's heart irregularity--good job continuity cops.
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)
23 minutes ago, Biggie B said:One thing that sort of bugged me was - here we were, seeing in detail all the awful things Jack endured and experienced before and during Vietnam, and yet...no one but we viewers know what happened, or how it affected him. Perhaps he shared a few details with Rebecca but who knows. Certainly his children knew next to nothing about their uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather. So even though we are gaining all this insight, none of the other characters have it.
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.
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19 hours ago, stealinghome said:
(She really needs a bachelorette moment: “I pick me!...at least for a few weeks while I figure everything out.”)
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.
6 hours ago, Haleth said:Did Uber exist 5.5 years ago?
It existed but not to the extent that so many people would be using it as a verb on the plane like they did.....
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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....
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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!!!!
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20 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:
Michaela looked really lovely at the airport before her family took off on their flight, but, after her, her brother and nephew's return, she has looked rough. What happened?
Isn't that the whole premise of the show? :-)
3 hours ago, snarktini said:Where I switched to "shadow killer" was how they framed the shots leading up to the murder. They carefully zoomed in on the shadow in the family pic, then cut to the person-shaped shadow on the wall behind the woman, creeping up on her. That parallel was unmistakably intentional IMO.
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.....
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15 hours ago, mtlchick said:
And yes, I actually DO want to know how Mario Lopez has not aged since Saved By The Bell.
Better living through chemicals!
15 hours ago, CleoCaesar said:Randall's minute-long silence at the very end provoked like ten eyerolls from me. He's not Jack's biological son. Get over it, Randall. Why is this some massive deal? Why does a man pushing 40 have this drama queen reaction?
I found it very painful to process as well so was not shocked or disappointed in his reaction.
15 hours ago, ams1001 said:I know Toby's outburst was supposed to hint at anti-depressant withdrawal symptoms (irritability, mood swings) but I cheered a little when he told Rebecca to stop talking.
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!
14 hours ago, AllThatJazz91 said:It is getting annoying how Kevin can never have his moment. But we've seen since he was a kid, he was the forgotten one. So I'm sure he's use to it. Of course that doesn't make it right. But that's just how it is in the Pearson family.
He is the one that has the most fame outside the family but the least attention from within it... :-(
14 hours ago, Ms Blue Jay said:I found this episode dull.
Yeah - it was dull and boring to me too.
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11 hours ago, ParadoxLost said:
I thought the shadow figure in the picture was Cal unknowingly picking up on the his mother's involvement with someone else through whatever power he picked up or twin connection.
Am I missing something that made it seem more sinister or something other than that?
My husband thought it was the "boyfriend" and I thought it was the same shadow we saw in the garage and also the shooter...
8 hours ago, ElectricBoogaloo said:I'm glad that they didn't waste any time explaining that the storage unit belonged to the mom's friend because in the very short time before she admitted that, all I could think about was how a teenager without a job would have been able to pay for a storage unit without her mom knowing.
Exactly!
3 hours ago, mertensia said:Frankly I'm glad they added the Shadow Killer, so it's not just soap opera and Finding God. Though if it was a God responsible, it would be hilarious if it was a Hindu or Hawaiian or some other non-Christian God.
They were coming from Jamaica so maybe something Rastafarian :-)
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2 hours ago, Empress1 said:
Jack was 36 when the kids were born in 1980 - much was made of that in the pilot, that the kids were then turning the same age Jack was when they were born. That means he was born in 1944, which would make him 74 today. He died in 1997 when the kids were 17, so he was 53.
Jinx, @Lady Calypso.
2 hours ago, Lady Calypso said:The Big Three were born on Jack's 36th birthday. They were seventeen when he died. So Jack was about 53.
2 hours ago, ClareWalks said:He turned 36 the day the kids were born (according to the pilot episode) and died when they were about 16 or 17, right? So that'd be early 50s.
OOPS - my mistake!!!! I've edited the original post.
S11.E09: Destructive Criticism
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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.