Tuneful

Now has been shown in U.S., and it was truly one of the most wretched season finales I’ve ever wasted my time to watch. This show jumped the shark at least 2 years ago. Here they had an opportunity to perhaps explore some change or progression in Doc (e.g., related to Dr. Timoney’s life-altering accident? Buddy’s loyalty? A turn for Ruth’s brain tumor? An evolution on the part of Louiser?). Instead, they revert to the tired old cliche (three times now, at least) of a hostage situation, Doc being obnoxious in said situation, Penhale screwing up a rescue, some medical crisis on scene, Doc as the White Knight, and Louisa going googly again watching him do it. They can’t get along and they’re not happy, but we’re supposed to be believe this is a happy ending. The still and the B 'n B -- who cares? My cat could do a better writing job at this point.

Usually I have some kind of feeling of sympathy for the hoarders but Laura was too repellent. I started just fast-forwarding through her outbursts.John is a victim of spousal abuse and I'm guessing he had an abusive alcoholic mom and/or dad. He's a nice man with money and could do a lot better than Laura. I'm glad to see he is finally beginning to see some daylight and push back to her manipulating and berating, though he caves whenever his daughter (who can't ever see anything wrong with her mom) whimpers. I wonder if he's started doing something about his own drinking and is beginning to "clear up." He went above and beyond with his storage offer. Doesn't the Toddler Tyrant work?? Too bad John didn't enforce her moveout date with some kind of legal notice/action and I hope he does so. At least I was cheered by Green's eyeshadow, tough Qs, and lurid wig. Maybe Laura is a drug dealer (how else would be she be getting money?), to wit the horrible skin, extreme mood swings, etc.

Holy cow. She looks a lot older than that, the BF (did they mention HS sweethearts?) even more so. I'm skeptical that place can be made livable, and acceptable in terms of city codes, but good luck with that project--and to the friends who are having them live in for however long.

My gaydar went off the moment I saw Brian. I wonder what the condo neighbors thought when this hissy, probably-controlling HOA president had junk trucks arrive and tons of clutter spread all over their common property. S-w-e-e-e-t. I bet he had to tell them of the problem. I’m glad it was Dr. Green. Every time Zasio is on I want to throw something at the TV set. I like Matt but the male hoarders always seem to get pissed at him. It was good to see both hoarders in the epi be on board with the efforts and actually help. I too was creeped out by Coral’s BF. Why can’t both of them work? (I bet there’s at least one “disability” claim in there.) Why is she so attached to that piece-of-junk trailer? Clearly she has mental issues, and if I were her family I’d rather see her move into senior housing. But, unfortunately, she’s not the only senior I’ve seen who refuses to leave. I think her church is enabling her by “fixing up” that piece of cr@p.

It was punishingly boring. He must have paid double to be on for the whole hour. Nearly-nude body painting for the first date? Ugh, NO class, and does Patti have no control over what they choose for those first dates? It was like the episode about Chris Manza in that this guy will never move on from his "butler" (really?) and his homies the way Chris will never move on from his Mom. Such a turnoff to women. These guys do not want to grow up, and why should they, they are surrounded by enablers who do everything but wipe their azzes for them.

Newcomer to posting here. I appreciate all the reality checks as I find this show oddly compelling, is it because I’m single or it’s compellingly bad? (Although I think Patti's instincts are right at times.) I kept getting distracted by the tennis player’s resemblance to Hugh Grant. I think he picked well, making a cute couple who seem well suited. They don't appear deep, but not everyone needs that, I guess. I’m so tired of seeing people who come in and tell Patti they want to do it differently this time, yet they always pick the type that didn’t pan out before—e.g., a M athlete says he wants a woman to settle down with and will take it slow, but he picks the best arm candy and tries to get into her pants immediately. There are no words for Sheree, who makes Kim Jong-il look like Mother Teresa. What an angry, bitter hot mess. I worried that she would eat the sweet first guy (on the boat) for lunch, but I liked the way the second (Rasheed) and her eventual date saw through her wit a quickness. Patti does herself no favors bringing hopeless, unlikable cases onto her show. Maybe she needs to go to Codependents Anonymous.