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They get a voucher. The Kilimanjaro suggestion was basically an Expedia commercial.

And she wastes no opportunity to let us know it! 😄

I was thinking Cedrek made the wrong choice but then considered that maybe it would be helpful to his game. They must be expecting the merge soon and Sai is a lot more irritating than Justin. He can kind of blend into the scenery as he has so far while Sai runs her mouth and gets booted. Jeff’s explanation of who could and who couldn’t vote gave me a headache.

I was in tears laughing at the teams trying to move the sumo wrestler. He was a good sport to mess with them that way. I also loved the way the drum leader messed with the contestants when they got the routine correct. Everyone was having fun. Well, except for Ernest and Mark. That was painful. Wow, Scott and Laurie nailed that leg. There are still a few teams that make me say “who?”

I think Whoopi genuinely is friends with Paul, and Paul and Julian are (or were) close, so it’s possible that’s where the connection is. Yeah, last week Alyssa was Rah Rah Team Trump and this week she’s all “I told you he sucks at economics.” You can’t have it both ways, dear.

Finally!

I can’t give you a source but I’ve heard there are only 10 trans athletes in the whole NCAA.

This almost felt like a penultimate episode with the drama ramping up for everyone: Desperate Tim gets a gun. The boys are partying on a killer’s boat. Greg is contemplating doing something about Belinda or her son. The 3 friends are off property with some fairly questionable men (who probably just robbed the hotel). Rick is on his way to confront who he thinks is his father’s killer (but will probably turn out to actually be his father). And we are only half way thru the season.

Since the speech the other night I’ve changed my stance on how Dems should have reacted. I’d said they should be there but seeing them holding up ineffective signs was a bad look. It made them look passive aggressive. Not sure Al Green’s outburst helped but at least he showed some life. Maybe leaving half of the chamber empty would have made a better point. I’m astounded that 10 Dems voted for censure. Again that just screams passive aggressiveness and powerlessness. I got to skip Octomom because of a phone call. (Daughter discovered asbestos in their house. Eek!)

The only thing I appreciate about short seasons is that with so much content available I can watch a lot of different shows. There aren’t enough hours in the day to watch everything if shows had 20+ episodes each season as in ye good olde days.

Didn’t he say something like he’s happy she feels empowered to make decisions while he is out of town? (I may be wrong, that’s how I remember it.). That’s still not the best word to use but it’s more proactive on her part than him ceding her the power. i didn’t mind Jonathan and Ana (?) being annoyed that the other teams caught up (shoot, I would have been louder in my displeasure), but his reaction to being second in was a poor response.

Sincopants, Sunny? Do you mean sycophants? 🤣 While I was laughing at that did anyone mention how the Kennedy Center board cancelled performances like the Gay Men’s Chorus? So why all the pearl clutching about artists cancelling for their own reasons? I love Sunny’s sweater.

The fork in the road was interesting but, yeah, it’s still a detour. Maybe it will encourage teams to hustle if they know they might not have a choice and could be eliminated even if they finish ahead of teams doing the other task. I expect there will be one more fork to lose the extra team 14 teams. And a good portion of the epi half of them were in makeup. Yikes. Maybe next week we can start to sort them out and learn names. I was a little worried why the dating nurses could not get a taxi. It looked bad that drivers kept turning them down. Good to know it was their own mistake, not using the name of the street(?) the drivers would know. So far everyone seems fun. Yeah, a couple of the guys were kind of intense right out of the gate but their partners didn’t mind. The ladies who were so far behind were on the wrong show. I’m glad they were allowed to do all the tasks though. It was a nice adventure for them. I loved when all the handlers cheered on the one sister who climbed the bamboo. (Was she the same one who was afraid of stairs? But climbing the tower was ok?)

He said as much. He said he’d gotten comfortable and complacent until Cal showed up in his bathrobe.

Cal said he went to the library to make the tape and bury secrets, two separate things. That’s when he hid the book. It wasn’t meant as a clue for Jeremy, the book wasn’t left for Jeremy to find. (Kudos to the folks who recognized the number as a library book number.) About replacement parts, I wonder if the plan was to have people periodically go topside to scrounge for parts and materials?

It figures Alyssa would have a lot of compliments about trump’s speech. Blech.

I’m glad Sinatra is not dead since she’s such an interesting nuanced character. Once she recovers she may find it hard to regain power though. Maybe Sinatra and (shoot, what’s her name?) Robertson(?) team up against the billionaire cabal and Jane next season. Speaking of Jane, I thought there must be some incriminating evidence on the Wii, but no, she’s just nuts. My jaw was on the ground for most of Trent’s story. Nice guy turned raging psychopath. Poor Cal, he was a puppet and didn’t deserve to die. Trent went after the wrong guy. I’m not sure about X leaving his family and venturing into the world. When a character is removed from the rest of the cast that storyline always drags everything down. Hope he finds his wife in the first epi and they scoot back to Paradise immediately. Yes. Phil Collins. I noticed when he added it. He had several of the songs used in the show on the cd.

Sara was right. 😱 I heard another good point about why the Dems should absolutely show up tonight. If the only people there are clapping and cheering the cameras will only be showing that, and that’s what the viewing audience will see. People need to see a protest from the Dems. FTR I will not be watching. Stephen Smith isn’t completely wrong but I feel that it wasn’t so much people running from what the Dems were saying as too many hurting people fell for the lies and misinformation. They were grasping at straws that turned out to be just an illusion. Dems should have been better at messaging what the plan was for kitchen table issues.

That’s exactly what my neighborhood is like. (It’s a 55+ neighborhood so I guess it proves Dr Rick’s point. 😄)

The show is pretty much unwatchable now. Jenna is a nice lady but she’s too bland to host a show by herself. If they want to save this they need to find someone with spark, who can take over the lead.

Natalie Suleman another victim of Joy’s comedy.

I was sympathetic to Laurie last week but this epi she showed she’s just as catty as her friends. I love Carrie Coonz though; this character is such a far cry from Bertha on The Gilded Age. The family is awful, well, except for maybe Piper. Saxon is a pig and his mother encourages his gross behavior. Did anyone else notice how Jason Isaac’s real accent keeps poking through? About the only guest I like is Chelsea. She is a bright light in a sea of glum. (And yes, she reminds me of Keeley.) I’m guessing Rick is looking for his father? He showed some genuine concern for Chelsea after the robbery so he’s not a complete jerk. (Off topic- Justified was a great show even if some seasons were better than others. Best ending of a series ever. Goggin’s character was by far the most interesting one, start to finish. Horrible person but fascinating to watch.) Thats really interesting, the art associated with the actors in the credits. I hope it’s not Lochy floating in the water!

Wow! Very glamorous! I wonder if Christian Siriano designed this.

A new week when everybody plays nice and gets along, right? Ugh, I won’t be watching on Friday.

It’s ironic that Joy is talking about Monica Lewinsky after her countless jokes. Has she ever apologized to Monica for making her the butt of her mean jokes? Even right now she called it “having fun” with her.