Vivigirl10

Alicia was so awful to watch! I don't remember her face being so twisted as a younger woman. Yikes. I too enjoyed the 70's scenery and fashion. I'll give it another go.

Your post is so relevant! Can't you just hear Jax saying the same thing? And honestly, it's kind of true! He has 100% shown his true colors to her. He hasn't hidden anything. She knows who he is and she is freely choosing to commit to him and have children with him. If she thinks marriage is going to change Jax, then really, the blame for the ultimate failure is almost as much on her as it will be on him.

I sincerely hope that someone saw the episode of "The Killer Beside Me" on ID. I don't know if it was new or a repeat. It was about a young girl, Alisha, who worked at a garden/landscaping type of store and was ultimately murdered by her Manager. I'm going to be extremely careful not to blame the victim but I sat watching the show with my mouth agape the entire time. Not just about Alisha's lack of self-protection, but that of her parents too (maybe even more so her parents)! My goodness, did they leave out the part about how all of these people had sub-par IQ's or were brain damaged? Her Manager verbally abused her in public settings and sexually harassed her constantly. This didn't take place back in the 1950's when that type of behavior may have been swept under the rug. It was in 2012. None of them knew enough to understand that every boss has a boss and report him to someone, anyone? Or, just have her quit (as her friend wisely did)? Instead, Alisha continued to have him threaten her that she would be fired if she didn't comply with his demands. Nearing the end, she was pregnant and her own parents didn't step in and offer to take care of her for a brief period so she could escape the monster she worked with? I was aghast. Ultimately, he bullied her into travelling to attend a wedding with him (her Mom was aware and let her go) and surprise, surprise, he murdered the poor girl. She and her parents should have just served her up to him on a silver platter. It was like watching a horror movie where the victim has a chance to escape to freedom every five seconds and instead continually turns around and runs back towards the killer. The Mom said that Alisha had tried and was unable to find another job, but again, couldn't her parents have stepped in to help? It's not like it was some high powered job where she was making a ton of money that would be hard to replicate. I don't mean to sound harsh but I've never watched anything like it. Just wondering if anyone else viewed it the same way.

Her complete lack of emotion is odd. When Chelsea was talking about her stepdad in the car, Kathryn appeared to be wiping away a few tears and even then......she had an absolute, completely blank, detached look on her face. It's the same when she's with the kids. Poor Kensie seems devoid of any connection to her, like, "who the heck are you"? If they even attempt to go down the path of a Kathryn/Shep storyline, it will be fake, fake, fake. Shep would never go for a baggage ridden woman like Kathryn. I'm kind of on board with the line of thinking that he will marry in his mid-40's or 50's and pop out a few kids. But even though he's been a total and utter man-whore, I think his choice of a wife would be a young (of course, young) woman who's kept certain "activities" to a minimum :-) I think he views women with a Madonna/whore filter. I'm confused by Chelsea's timeline in Hilton Head. She said she hasn't lived there in 25 years but then was talking about being 8 years old and living in the stepdad's house when he passed away. Is she 33??? I thought she was way younger. I'm sorry but Kathryn looks just like a Chucky doll with this hairdo and when she isn't wearing any make-up.

Nice move, Brittany. We all know before too long she'll be bringing children into this mess. It's one thing to choose to be a doormat, it's another to drag innocent children into it the next time he inevitably cheats. Which he will, or he'll just up and leave at some point. I lost all sympathy for her a long time ago. Also, a big shout out to Kyle Chan for the comped ring. Like Jax could afford to buy something like that!

I liked them as well and enjoyed an episode that was drama free! The closest exception was that the required oddball request was the husband wanting a pizza oven. It wasn't stressed and overplayed so a big deal wasn't made out of it. It was also nice that they had an adequate budget to work with instead of the standard, I want to pay $500 a month with 5 bedrooms, a terrace and located in the city center.

I saw all of it! Absolutely amazing and well done. So many great twists, turns, frustrations and ultimately, justice. Out of all of that horror, I keep going back to the neighbor's story who was so devastated to realize he may have eaten the dead man. The way he was describing the "burger", I can't get it out of my head! Oh poor buddy, the next time you're chewing on some faux lobster meat that you can't identify, please don't ask for seconds!

The Naperville episode last night confused me. Maybe there were things that weren't conveyed well, such as location of the homes or the true size of the home that they ultimately chose. But why oh why did they not just stay in what appeared to be their superior current home and upgrade it, instead of electing to basically downgrade and then rehab that house? The house they chose was plain ugly, on the inside and especially the outside. I thought maybe they were hiding a financial need to downgrade, but then their reno budget was something absolutely ridiculous like $250k. I have a family member in produce sales so I know it can provide a nice living. But add a stay-at-home Mom, four kids and the cost of living in Naperville to the mix and I was surprised at their high budget.

The Romanian couple was very sweet and likable. The Realtor was so dry! Wife: "It's so small you can't swing a cat in here!" Realtor: "No pets allowed." Ha - loved it!

If Chelsie is still cutting Austen's hair, she's found a great way to low-key sabotage him. His haircut made his head look oddly small this episode! Not lookin' good. I think a spin-off, "The Pets of Southern Charm", would be much more interesting than the original manifestation! Chelsie's adorable pup (name?), Gizmo and Elvis!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Kathryn wouldn't have so many shippers if she was dumpy little hag. Her height makes her magnetizing and she does really catch your eye. But girl is a big lump of nothing. She's completely devoid of emotion and seems to barely be able to mumble at most times. There's mention that this is drug/prescription induced but I think that honestly she is just lacking in personality. If she wasn't pretty, I don't believe the support and fan base would be there. I wish Whitney was on more. It was just so fun to snark on his lifestyle and fake foreign lover! Does Craig truly even sew?? I know he uses the embroidery feature on his machine, which makes him personally responsible for 0% of the handiwork. Does he cut and use a pattern? I believe that even those that are basically unfamiliar with sewing would be able to figure out how to make a pillow. Not being critical because I like Craig. It's just an honest question!

I hated that too and am so glad it was brought up here! They would be downright cruel to each other and say terribly things that wouldn't in real life be so easily forgotten. It was not fun to watch. Perfect example. Dorothy was horrid to her. Another example would be when Blanche thought Dorothy was trying to steal her job when in reality she was planning a surprise party for her. Do I remember that Blanche even kicked her out of the house and told her she had to move?

I have to jump back to the little people episode because I just caught it this weekend. Oh my, it was my favorite episode too! When the Mom walked in and she was literally, absolutely, speechless (and the husband said, "you said you weren't going to cry!"), I don't think I've ever seen such a raw, lovely, genuine reaction on reality t.v. Cue the waterworks!

People have been commenting on recent Instagram photos of Ashley that she looks shockingly thin. There's another pic that shows her weight loss even more than the one above. Those making comments are immediately crucified and shot down for being "body shamers". But girl has lost a rather concerning amount of weight.

I saw it too. I'm not sure which explanation is worse or more annoying! Did anyone catch Peyton on RelationShep who can fill us in on what she's like? I watched for a hot minute and found her to be completely lacking in personality, maybe kind of temper-tantrum thrower/pouter, also? She strikes me as the type who the guys all label as "hot" but the ladies see as a lump of mush. I'm hoping she's not a permanent addition to the cast but at this point, it's looking like she probably is. Austen's Mom has very strong genes. Eesh.

My only thought was the husband had had an affair and the wife was moving him as far away from the mistress as possible! Maybe she can teach adults too? So the Notting Hill Wife won't fall to her death off of her two kitchen steps?

Has anyone watched "Ghost Stalkers"? It's not on regularly and I don't think they have many episodes but I caught it again last night. The drama level is high. The younger guy reminds me of Shaggy from Scooby Doo. The tiniest of unthreatening noises will send him clinging to the rafters. In one episode, they are exploring an abandoned school. To stimulate activity, he sits on a stage and pulls out a recorder and starts playing Hot Cross Buns while sitting Indian style. Not only is it the most ridiculous thing ever, then he starts yelling at the unseen entities, "do you like my song...Hot Cross Buns?". My husband and I routinely say this to each other. It will never stop being hilarious.

Boise Boys is (are?) using that same tired formula of "drama" and "you're kidding me" moments between the two guys. They execute it so poorly that it's like no one is even attempting to make it a remotely believable scene. Skinny guy approaches big guy with some shocking tile choice and they bicker! In the end, Mr. Skinny was right! Aw shucks. I caught one of the Buyers' Bootcamp episodes and I really liked it! More please!

OMG! Now not only do we have to worry about children falling to their deaths off of a few steps, grown adults are susceptible too! She literally described going down two steps as "dangerous". For real. Dangerous. I immediately laughed at that too. I didn't see any! When they were standing in the kitchen, there was a set of metal bars there. I wonder if that's where you'd hang your clothes??

Ugh.......his bragging and misrepresentation of his level of involvement in the restaurant is getting to be enough to make me stop watching. He's like a new college grad know-nothing trying to tell the CEO of a successful business how things should really be done. Sorry, Ken and Lisa obviously know a thing or two about opening/running a restaurant. Tom's so stupid to not even know what he doesn't know. He takes himself sooooo damn seriously. His image is of this "do-righter" when really he's as shallow as a puddle. It's tiresome. Ariana - let me check back in with you in five years when you're married (hopefully, not to Tom) and pregnant with kid number 3. This girl waves the "no children" flag because she thinks it makes her sound cool, all knowing and above the standard populace. People who don't want to have kids can give you a myriad of reasons. Pregnancy and childbirth being too "yucky" is generally not at the top of the list. As with everything, she is a big poseur. I wanted the realtor to look at the two of them and ask, "so how you gonna pay for this once the Bravo gravy train ends"? I know we didn't hear the tape that Faith made of Jax on the show, so do we truly know it's for real? Because if it doesn't exist and there's no proof the cheating happened, the whole storyline is fake. Regardless, at this point, this break-up is 100% fake for them to get t.v. time. Brittany smirking about giving the bartender her phone number was the stupidest thing ever. And they're still together so there's that. I can't judge Lala's singing because all I heard was some lip-synching and the words, "Ain't nobody got me feelin' like I'm feelin' you", repeated about five million times.

I don't blame Patricia at all either (actually, admire her for it). And yes! Why has Cameran's shunning of all things Kathryn been swept under the rug? Was there some sort of reconciliation that we didn't see? Did anyone else think that Kathryn's scenes with the children were not heartwarming (as I'm sure intended) and instead made her seem distant? Pretty obvious she doesn't know her own children at all. And it made me kind of sad how Kensie kept saying, "Saint, Saint", like she was there to take care of him or protect him. She gets it....Momma sure as hell isn't going to. Happy to see that Saint is cuter in live action than he is in pictures. Way too much Naomi. Leave Craig alone.

With all the unnecessary and often untrue bragging people do about their children, why do so many in turn make their kids seem completely uncoordinated and unable to navigate the simplest terrain? Geez....it seems they'd be shouting from the rooftop how their 4 year old can back handspring down an entire flight of stairs, instead of falling to their death off of a five inch step. I gave up on these two right around the second house. They were sooooo impressed with themselves. Glad they found each other. I was also surprised with her Dr. Kardashian look that she chose to wear her scrubs for her big t.v. debut instead of a different evening gown for each scene. But even the scrubs came across as pretentious, like a fake scammer who wears a stethoscope to the bar.

At times they were so over the top it was hard to stomach. At the end, when the cop was telling the Mother what had happened to her daughter (and really, this is the first she's hearing of it???), his details and visual descriptions were so absolutely unnecessary I found them horribly cruel. Good Lord. When they talked to witnesses, their "thank you's" and compliments ("you are so brave", "how hard for you", etc.) were delivered more in a way to make the cops look soooo understanding, than as a genuine expression. Tammy, the poor woman raped by her monster of a Stepdad, gave them a look of, "are you kidding me with this"? She was so over it. Sorry, focusing on the irritating parts here....when they were chasing the Stepdad in the car and the two cameramen were in the back, the camera footage seemed deliberately shaky and unfocused as to amp up the drama. Here's a snap of the side of the driver's seat! Quick move to the ceiling! Sudden glimpse of the outside! After the chase, the camera work was perfect. They started to lose me in the end so my attention wasn't 100%. Is the thought really that these guys have uncovered evidence and a new suspect that was never considered by the police/investigators??

You know she thought her demand for two kitchens made her sound sooooo upper class. To make it even more ridiculous, in one of the houses there was like a little wet bar sink in the kitchen and she declared that could be the "wet" kitchen! Who knew! Ugh. The husband had such a nice smile and seemed so easy going. Sorry he decided to saddle himself with that gem.

Agreed! Oh how I wish one of them would have yelled at her...."I can't even take you seriously right now with the way you look! You're absolutely ridiculous!" Tear that fool down. Erika grates to no end. She lives with a geriatric who finances her make believe pop career. Yeah, really someone to be afraid of. Where is the REAL person??? I have absolutely zero interest in Dorit's lame swim line. I fast forward through those parts. Absolutely nothing cutting edge there or that can't be easily replicated at your closest Target swim department.