LennieBriscoe

IMO, three women who wanted adult males---men who maybe wore shoes, their hats facing front, and a regular shirt to a restaurant; men who kissed women as well as dogs; men who knew of Corinthians' "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." ---were not matched at all, let alone well. I have developed another theory about Tom's being bugged at Lily re: alternative medicine. When Lily speaks of surgery, his thought balloon is like "$$$". Tom has lived in the bus. Tom wants to continue to live in the bus. When did he say they were "not going to live in the bus"? As for "hot and humid" being "no biggie": I would submit that to a woman who needs to be very careful with her hair styling, that particular rivulets-of-sweat-inducing weather can indeed be a "biggie."

The producers looked at "The Bachelor" long-running franchise and said: "Let's take just the ending and run with it! Multiply the couples, have them marry, and let the hijinks ensue! Nobody cares if 'The Bachelor' or 'Bachelorette' couples live happily ever after, and nobody will care about ours! Go for drama, get the ratings, and grab the cash! Rinse, lather, repeat!"

"hoopty bus"!! I keep saying that out loud!

Tom is on a re-vamped---minimally so, heh---bus, not an RV, never mind a Rock 'n' Roll tour bus. He follows the waves, walks in the dirt, and ignores the scorching sun. The "experts" should have paired him with "Wilson"!

Lily wants to be upwardly-mobile, and Tom just wants to be mobile. :-)

Okay, Nick wants "twins" and Tom wants "to adopt older kids." I find those remarks.....interesting. I don't buy Nick's newly-turned-leaf. He barely looked at Sonia in that Jessica Rabbit dress, and he picked a "fun activity" that forced Sonia to stay behind him and out of sight. I wish Sonia would just up and confront him about "I don't think she's attractive." Tom's fear of "losing myself" is not just a red flag; it's a red flag draped by Christo over the entire length of the Great Wall of China! Run, Lily, run! Tom is not just a free spirit; he's a self-centered one. He doesn't care that the bus is an oven; that Lily can't sleep comfortably; that she really didn't want to go anywhere by bus (she wanted the Bahamas, but Tom essentially bullied her into the Keys-by-bus); and that she, an autonomous person, made the decision, AFTER SEEING THREE DOCTORS, on how to treat her injured shoulder. No; LILY is closed-minded, "unwilling to listen to alternatives," blah blah blah. Whatever you say, Slacker Flip-Flops Boy. The women should ask themselves if their husbands are trying as hard as they, the wives, are, and if it doesn't come out 50-50, D-I-V-O-R-C-E.

Heads-up for the next episode: I think it might be better to watch on A&E, as there's a 15-minute preview at the end (episode begins at 8:45 p.m. ET), unlike on the FYI channel.

I think it might be better to watch on A&E, as there's a 15-minute preview at the end (episode begins at 8:45 p.m. ET), unlike on the FYI channel.

By my observation of her talking with Tom's mother (who herself seems quite the free spirit, if sitting posture is any indication), Lily is gaining weight.

Nick mumbled and mangled and garbled the word "attractive" at one point in describing Sonia. He couldn't lie smoothly.

I think Lily and Tom are done. Tom's lack of his own ambition and his irritation at not taking precedence over Lily's work will be the final nails in the marital coffin. His mom told Lily how needy for attention Tom is, so fair warning. Nick is playing the game well now, but he said what he said. I have an inkling, though, that Nick and Sonia will opt to stay married.

Anybody try for a Tour ticket? I barely got a decent one, because I'm not paying $400 or $300 for the first ten rows!

The difference was that Mah-Jing knew his design wasn't good, and Kimber didn't recognize that fact about her own. Taste levels. The winning design was lovely and ethereal, showing much work. Jenni's laugh, IMO, is an affectation that can be unlearned, and ought to be.

Who DIDN'T know that Nick's angry outburst wasn't the reason he's been so taciturn?! "You want 'open'? I'LL give ya *^$%%^&$* 'open'! I DON'T LIKE HER! I DON'T THINK SHE'S ATTRACTIVE!" He's an entitled creep who clearly places himself higher on the 1-10 Scale than does the rest of the sighted world. And marriage shouldn't be anything but R&R? No "work"? Dope. I think Latina Lillian can dress anyway she wants, ca. any era she wants, AS a Latina. Snewtsie, it has been pointed out more than a few times that Sonia's "complaining" was once, but has been re-played BY THE SHOW repeatedly. Do I believe Sonia now? Not really. Her comment WOULD serve to "in" Nick, wouldn't it, if the show's people read Message Boards? Heh. Apparently with Tom, wanting to discuss the future of a relationship is "an issue."

I think VI was way underscored.

I hate to say this, but as soon as I saw the 3 finalists, I picked Amber. I didn't think an overweight boy would be given this title.

I was rooting for Kevin Spacey, 'cuz I love him!

Oh, man! I just remembered youse guys here! I'll go catch up, I promise! Yay for the "OJ" awards! That series was brilliant! Damon/Kimmel = awesome!

It's called "Married at First Sight." On television. With cameras and mic-packs. So I don't wanna hear from "shy," "introverted," "not on camera," "just met," or any other suggestion that these six people didn't know the premise or the expectations, or that any slack should be cut for them.

Derek Schwartz is not a "person of color."

Sonia has said she fears dogs, and gave the reason. To deny that and to say she simply isn't "a dog person" is, IMO, grossly unfair to her. If her behavior was as aloof and her speech as hesitant as Nick's and he was the one wondering what the deal was, I'd at least ask WTH was she doing and thinking, getting married? Just go date----again. Would I opine that she is gay? Maybe, if she said something like, "I don't want to touch your man-boob!" If she blurted out, apropos to nothing, "I'm not in love with you," I'd wonder, again, at least what she thought she would accomplish by that. And IMO, the reason Sonia mentions only "funny" and not "adorable" or "handsome" to Nick is: She has given Nick enough signals, and he to her, zero. It's his time to step up, not hers to buck him up.

Not so quick to label; been watching the entire series. Funny, people are quick to label Derek as a pot-smoker, with zero evidence. Whereas Nick towards Sonia......First I thought "physical appearance." Then I thought "the dogs." The whole "He's just not that into you" book. Now, after Nick's contortion not to place his hand remotely close to Sonia's heart, heh, PLUS one of his rare vocalizations about it, in a total "the thought of it turns me off" manner instead of an "I really want to, Baby, but I'll be a gentleman on camera" tone, well, I'll draw my conclusions as freely as others do theirs! And people go on TV for many reasons, do they not? There has been speculation by some here that Nick wanted the free publicity for business purposes. These six agreed to be MARRIED! If he or she is "too shy" or "into themselves" or "living to their own standards"---Since when did anyone's "standards" ever include the premise of "MAFS"?!

Maybe Tom can design the interior of Nick's closet.

Nick lets his dogs romp. Sorry, but Sonia has no responsibility to "overcome" her real fear so much as Nick has to rein in his dogs, IF he wants to stay with her. And when he speaks, it is (IMO) deliberately off-putting or hurtful even, to get the intended result: Silence. "I don't want to go too fast" (or whatever words he used before). Tonight it was, and out of the blue (or as Sonia put it, "0 to 60"), "I'm not in love with you." But as long as he "went there," Sonia should just figure "WTH" and let him know the depth of her phobia. Plus, when Nick DOES talk, his voice and halting speech pattern are supremely annoying, to me anyway. Tom, Tom, Tom. His entire life-style says, "Fancy-free, here." It's not that Lily might not re-adjust to the bus (because he ain't giving it or the freedom it represents up) or to not having children or to Tom's being less than SOP hygienic; it's that HE will not adjust to surfing the same wave forever, speaking literally and metaphorically. Maybe that's why he chose this route of "Marriage For 6 Weeks Without All the Expensive Dating and With a Free Divorce Option." The sad state of Lily's hair was extra noticeable tonight! I feel sorry for her, and wish she (and the show) would help her out, as TV lights are not kind. Oh, yeah, Heather and Derek. Will they be the Big Surprise couple who stays married? Tune in next week!

I didn't mention only one aspect of Tom; I mentioned several. Tom IN TOTO and IMO is not suitable for Lily.