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I always watch this show for the music and skip the other stuff except for the coach's feedback. That being said, I feel like Adam has been given very strict guidelines about how he is supposed to act this season. He is not being as much of a jerk as he usually does. At least to my eyes. I always like John Legend's comments... I find it interesting to hear what he notices, etc.. Michael.... he is an odd duck. Nothing wrong with that, but I find his comments strange at times. The new girl... eh... not that impressed. But I actually liked when Christina Aguilera was a judge, so there's that.

oh, ok, great. I will keep it on my DVR.

I finally watched the first episode last night.... but didn't they show this last fall? Why is it being portrayed as a new season?

When someone is eating over 6000 calories per day, no amount of exercise would make a dent in that. I just googled how many calories walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes would burn and it said, depending on weight and speed, it could burn 200-270 calories.

When someone dies without a will, the intestate laws of the state will apply. Here are those for Arizona - https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/intestate-succession-arizona.html In Arizona, unless someone puts beneficiaries or payable on death on certain accounts or assets, those will pass based on the intestate law. For someone without a spouse or children, assets first go to parents (if living), then siblings.

I want to see more of Salley's dog. A very cute pup.

If you're a fan of podcasts, there is a hilarious podcast called Dead Eyes. No spoiler, but the premise is this - the host of the podcast is an actor and 20 years ago he went to an audition in front of Tom Hanks. He didn't get the part. The reason that was shared with him was he had "dead eyes." The podcast is his quest to figure out why Tom Hanks thought he had dead eyes. Its very funny and smart. I have listened to over 300 podcasts (I keep a spreadsheet) and it is one of my all-time favorites. Back to MAFS - the girl paired with Allen is, IMO, a complete dullard. I hope that Allen's DMs blow up after being on this show. I think he's a great guy.

What stood out to me this season was Michael Buble's personality. No digs against the guy, he has a great voice, but he struck me as someone who isn't great at articulating himself when speaking impromptu. He's also a bit more quirky than I would have expected. I don't think its too surprising though. He is famous because of his singing, not because of his speaking and personality. It reminds me of an actor I used to love- Benicio del Toro. I loved him in the movie Traffic. Then at some point I saw him on a late night talk show. He was SO dull and boring! OMG. My crush instantly went poof and I could never see him the same after that. The "real" him was not anywhere nearly as appealing as how he came across when acting.

If you'd like to read about the status of the farm, here is a recent blog post about it: https://taedafarms.com/blogs/news/patience-parenting-and-permits-lessons-from-building-a-farm

One moment in this episode had me laughing so hard I rewound it several times. Shakina gave Corona-Virus and James each a stick of butter, after talking about how it was an aphrodisiac. James took a bite and someone asked him, "how do you feel?" He turned to Tata and said, "good luck tonight." IDK I just found it hilarious for some reason.

I assume when someone pays alimony/spousal support, it is only a portion of their income. What kind of career does someone have where $4.2 million per year is a portion of their income?

Was anyone surprised the chicks in the van broke up? Anyone, anyone? I really wanted to see them at the tell-all...just to hear what they both had to say.. kind of disappointed they chickened-out.

The chick with the parents who are pastors is seriously unhinged. I was thinking she needs to book a therapy session and bring this episode in to show the therapist (and herself). I would enjoy an episode where they show clips like this and have the folks react to them.

I stumbled onto this little gem today.... thought folks here might find it interesting. I'm only 7 episodes in ... not sure where the story will go.. but it starts with a Mormon family with a bunch of kids who get approached to do a reality show about their family. I'm finding a bunch of interesting nuggets of information about the Mormon church, reality tv, how the church (doesn't) handle abuse, huge families and other stuff. No polygamy though.