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I was recently on a vacation and I met two guys from Toronto at the resort. They asked if I'd ever been and I said no, that I'd like to, and then said jokingly that I'm a big Degrassi fan, so that counts, right? The guy I was talking to went to high school with Charlotte Arnold! He said she's really nice and down to Earth. It made me happy to hear that and I thought you guys would appreciate it.

I never did. Couldn't stand him on BB and he's even worse on the Challenge.

I wated to shout at her to just touch him while he was telling that story. The one good thing I saw with Bao and Johnny was that when they were each getting emotional talking about their childhoods, the other person supportively took the other's arm or put a hand on the other's back. Would it have killed Myrla to show some sort of empathy or connection during that moment instead of looking so cold and withdrawn? I also think the reason that we saw nothing of her childhood, only her high school volleyball uniform and playing volleyball was because she is still very ashamed and closed off from it. She will tell people she grew up poor, but she doesn't want anyone to actually know just how poor she was. I might take back my somewhat kind comments about her from last week. She's like a robot, unless she's drunk of 25 cent martinis apparently.

As a therapist I have to say that ALL of these people have so much unresolved trauma and they need to fix that shit before they can have functional relationships. Watching all of them talk about their pasts showed just how damaged these people are.

I liked Ed from the minute he appeared. He reminds me of the old school challengers, the ones who had a sense of humor about themselves and didn't take this whole thing too seriously. I hope he comes back. And I love Kyle and have no problem admitting it. I thought his line about his dying grandfather was hilarious as well, and I love it when TJ is genuinely entertained by these fools.

This was so sad. What a taltented and creative guy who lost so much due to shame. Shame kills people. I'm so glad he remained sober and got away from his hometown, and I hope he really did embrace the sober scene in Austin, because there is also a big drinking/drug scene there, especially in the music industry. He seems like such a good guy.

I'm never going to "like" Myrla, and being friends with her would be utterly exhausting, but I have grown to appreciate that she recognizes exactly who she is. She knows she's a pain in the ass and hard to satisfy. She actually does have a sense of humor about herself, which didn't really come through until the last episode or two. She was able to laugh at herself during the "most likely to" game and that finally showed me some self awareness. She's not my type of person, but I no longer have the same completely negative view of her that I did.

This is exactly what I've been thinking. THeir disagreements haven't been "deeper" like they keep saying, in my opinion. They both are just over analyzing every little thing possible and it is getting in their way of enjoying each other and this process.

I've noticed Davia losing weight over the past several episodes, which I thought was actually the actress losing weight. Then again, I've seen some other pictures of her and I'm wondering if she was wearing padding when she was being her plus sized, body positive self. Her face has looked a lot thinner this whole season. It's not a criticism, she can weigh what she wants and look how she wants. As someone who struggled on and off with eating disorders for a long time, I do love that they had her talk about this before it became a too thin/passing out/needing hospitalization storyline. You can have an ED at any size, and even though she isn't underweight, she still said that she HAS an eating disorder, not HAD. I applaud this show for it. Davia continues to be wonderful. I knew they were going to go there with Maika, and I have to say, I'm bored. I'm bored with storylines of people meeting someone of the same sex and all of a sudden "discovering" that they are queer in some way. I feel like this is a trope and while this show does so many things well, this is a cheap place to take her story.

Gil, in the first part of this show, says that he didn't think compromise would be this hard. It's only hard for you because you are the only one doing it. That isn't compromise. It's acquiensence.

Yes, exactly this. Her stank face when he told her about the plane ride was just unnecessary. How about "that was really sweet of you to set up a surprise for us! I don't think I ever told you that I get motion sickness, but I will give it a try and see how it goes." That does't seem like too difficult of a response to come up with. Even if you hate it and are miserable when it is over, you can express that it a way that isn't so bitchy. I really don't want to think like this, because I hate when women are reduced to this role. But digging in, if a man where this whiny about everything, I would say the same (like last season's Chris).

I have a 4 pillow system if you count my body pillow. And when my husband is working out of town, it becomes a 5 pillow system as well. A little pyramid type under my head, one body pillow on my right side and when my husband is gone, his body pillow on my left so that I feel like I am in a little coccoon. Sleeping patterns and confort levels are weird.

She mentioned that she grew up very poor. I think, as an adult, she is doing the things she thinks that make her classy, not the things that actually make her classy.

This drives me nuts. I'm the daughter of a dental hygeinist and she would have a fit if she watched them do this. I've observed this in several seasons.

Every season Dr. Viviana talks about how sex is expected on the wedding night, but since this is marriage to a stranger, it is completely their call if they have sex on the wedding night. This bothers me SO MUCH. Sex should always be completely their call. Consent is important and in actuality, many couples don't have sex on their wedding night because they are tired, or too drunk, or whatever. I know it is nit picking, but this phrasing irks me.

Anyone else getting a Veronica Mars vibe from Mariana's storyline? Are they going to have her go in that direction of being on the tech side of investigating? Honestly, she has the bubbly personality to do that kind of undercover work where she can charm people, as well as the tech knowledge of being able to break through things. It would likely lead to some far fetched storylines, but I don't hate it.

I was too, and I didn't believe a word she said about being passionate about making sure all kids get a quality education or whatever BS she said. Her job is about power and it's very clear. Now, I was wrong about New Orleans Woody, so I am willing to maybe give her a shot, because editing can do a lot of damage, but her tone was not edited and it did not come across as sincere in the least. She's a pain in the ass and even her girlfriends seemed to know that. Also, I was so distracted by her boobs I didn't even see her makeup. Props to Gil for being able to make eye contact with her at all.

That was the first podcast I ever listened to! On another note, I am finally watching Six Feet Under for the first time and Julian appears in two episodes as this young stoner guy. He is super young and has floppy blond hair!

I am liking the podcast as well, but I wish they took more of a recapping stance. I need a reminder of what each of these episodes were.

I'm sorry to go the shallow route here, but why did Lisa only own one shirt?

Well damn. At the end I just had a feeling watching her talk that she wasn't going to stay sober, because something just looked off. She didn't seem like she really believed all the things she was saying about her sobriety and her relationship with her mom...but I didn't expect that gut punch ending. She seemed like she could be a really fun person when she wasn't in her addiction and mental illness. Her poor mother.

Has there actually been anything put out there officially that they broke up? A quick goole search gives me nothing recent.

This was so sad. I'm honestly surprised he is still sober. I could be wrong, but I assume that he refused the follow up interview because he was angry at the show and the people in his life who participated in the intervention. If he is still that angry months later, it doesn't bode well for continued sobriety. Most people at that point can look back and see that this was done to help them. Early on in the show he was even able to say that work was his co-addiction and he went from one to the other. I am glad for him if he is sober, but there were a lot of underlying issues there that he needed to take care of.

I have been wanting to watch old episodes recently and all I can find are seasons 17 and 18 on Peacock. Anyone know where the older seasons are streaming?

After I chimed in here, I went and binged that last season. There's so many issues with it, Mouth being "fat" and that whole story line is probably the lowlight. I still cried during the last episode. I have an almost pavlovian crying response to Gavin DeGraw's "Soldier" because of another association I make with it. But there is something about watching a cast cry knowing that it isn't the characters, it's the actors since this is their final show just makes me weepy. It's ridiculous.