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When they strapped Teretha on that gurney and started to lift the gurney to sorta make her stand up, they have to stop halfway because Teretha complains about "pain" - she sounded just like Pervert Steven who called his pain a "9" while being all smiley and bushy tailed. She could have done way more.

Same here, it totally read "roach" to me. The antennas were way too long and facing completely backwards. The headpiece was shield-like, like a roach's prothorax. Even the color was German cockroach. There are mantises that have beautiful patterns and colors. Some camouflage in flowers. So many missed opportunities. I had high hopes for the crane, a graceful bird with spectacular head plumage. Pulling the skin into a bun didn't do it for me, and the face lacked the beauty that characterizes this bird. I was rooting for Emily but seeing the wasted potential of the crane and mantis, I thought she was geared to lose. Cig's was way above everyone else's. His dragon really popped. Good idea keeping the dreads, too. George, meh. The eagle didn't have those mean, piercing eyes. The snake looked clunky and painted with cheap paint. I agree with the judge's decision.

Weren't the stillettos decorated with huge white dusters?

Maria the native princess was sensational. For a vegetarian, she was pretty bold with the insects. Look, grubs! Nom nom nom. Oh, termite larva! Pop'em in mah mouth! Grasshoppers... let's grill them like hot dogs on a stick! One good thing about this episode is that they were in a good location where there was fish. There wasn't much vegetable nutrition but they had meat. The jungle locations seem the worst for finding food, just an impression I am getting.

The romper as seen on the runway: http://apis.xogrp.com/media-api/images/c33e40d4-6666-46f2-909d-51e7502659a6~rs_768.h?quality=75

I loved the blue pasties! What a spectacular dress! Many others were breathtaking. Congratulations to Randi!

Some episodes are a special covering the challenges that overweight brides may experience. Today's episode was a special for brides with pumpkin spray tan and huge fake porno titties, and how to only pay lip service to covering them! No-budget helicopter bride's had really gross tattoos, especially the ones in the inner thigh and crotch area. Not a good look with a romper! And that so exciting red riding hood cape looked like the last thing left on the 75% off rack. The removal skirt was totally redundant. Popeye bride's junky dress was a huge disappointment. It looked like cheap polyester satin. Blonde Barbie's sparse lace dress with the nude/beige background was absolutely magnificent. It made up for the other two clown brides! Oh I almost forget... Go away Shay... it's not all about you, you attention hog. At least he wasn't giving guff to our beloved Randy!

I haven't seen Phil recommend divorce/separation for some time... seriously, was this the most hopeless couple?

Maybe he had the flu but he can't miss a day's work in case he needs to promote Robyn's care regimen for plastics.

Too many reruns! At a time of the year when I am expecting new episodes... this makes me very sad.

This may explain why they all sound so exhausted and depressed on the voice overs!

Anyone else chuckle when the Seanmom recap included a moan of "Owe mah knee!" when they shoved him in the ambulance? Or when mom handed him a roasted leg of prehistoric bird, Flintstones size? Memories...

Brittani was a fabulous palate cleanser for the dysfunction with Seanmom. A lot of the weight loss patients' skeletons are broken and twisted from the extreme overweight, it's really nice to see the medical team fixing these issues (her knees) rseulting in much greater mobility. Brittani was smiling non-stop about her new life. A doctor like Dr Now must literally live for patients like her. They may be few, but one success like Brittani might justify dealing with 10 failures for him. She looked so beautiful! Happiness does that. Mommie Dearest was going to explode as she was explaining to Dr Now how her dear son needed more extreme medical treatment because only she knew him! The doctors didn't know Sean! Medicate him now! Sean was real passive the whole time and his loyalty was 100% with mom who is always "helping" him with her angelic mannerisms. These mannerisms hide something far more sinister. Munchhausen by proxy? Dr Now wasn't sugar-coating it. That's a pretty heavy accusation to lay since it's such a perverted, twisted criminal mindset. but hey, it sure seemed to fit the puzzle. This was emphasized when the show showed more visits where she was agitated by his minor symptoms (that I think he was playing up, too), and Sean was returned home with "nothing wrong with him." She had a very underhanded way of placating anyone that brought up the harm she was causing Sean. She did it both with Dr Now and Dr Paradise. She would agree with them emphatically! In fact, it seemed to catch Dr Now off-guard. "You agree?" he wondered, with visible amazement. Oh yes, she absolutely agreed. What more can you say after that? How deviously clever. Dr Now himself looked like he was going to blow up when she brazenly declared that she was counting calories, but adding just a little more because her 1000-lb baby was hungry. He gained over 50 lbs... after bariatric surgery! That didn't add up! I was fascinated by the unexpected result that Sean LOST weight when mom was away at the hospital, and he dieted on his own. That's even more damning for mom as something much worse than an enabler, but an active, malicious participant in the sabotage of his 'progress.' Why was she in the hospital, and why didn't Sean appear to care that much? Maybe she's in inpatient psychiatric care? It seemed to be a very long hospital stay. A stroke? She was massively overweight herself and did not look healthy at all.

Dr Phil always sides with the parent no matter how unreasonable. Stephanie and her overbearing, co-dependent Jewish mother settled when Phil asked the mother what she requires of the daughter (a minimal list, I bet in reality it's way longer), got the daughter to agree to it, but never asked the daughter what she needed from the mother. If I were Stephanie's boyfriend I'd run! Stephanie can remain a nun and placate her mommy until one of them dies.

I can save you some time about the video. Starts to look like she regrets it 1:10 Turns beet red 1:40 Hair soaked with sweat 1:57 Visibly out of breath 2:11 Even smiling is starting to get hard 2:27 Slowed down to half speed 2:55 Doing only 1/4 of the moves 3:19 Almost lost her balance 3:51 Pretty much stops moving 3:58

And you know that while she insisted on keeping the fetus, she won't keep the actual baby. Once the baby is born, she'll pass the buck to someone else, and quickly, too. She'll never look back.

I hated, HATED the Russian gargoyle. It was terribly literal and not at all creative. I don't know what the judges were raving about. It was just a bunch of Russian domes with slapdash painting (though I appreciate the time constraint in trying to make them correctly) with a dull, pasty, uninspired face that didn't match the rest. I was sure they were going to comment on the ears, they were just awful. They looked like giant skin tags. Repeating the architecture on the face totally didn't work for me, it was more literal interpretation. This architecture had so much potential, Cig really let me down. I was disappointed that Tyler didn't go the wooden, pastel-painted route on this one. I agreed with the judges that the curves on top of the head felt a little off. The lack of stained glass was a missed opportunity. On its own, it looked great. Much better than the Russian hot mess. George's eventual enthusiasm for the deconstructionist architecture was a breath of fresh air. Emily's eagle was spectacular, steps above the rest. Breathtaking. During the judging the model was looking down like the contacts were bothering him, I felt sorry for him!

Diabetes and poor nutrition (lack of folic acid) are indeed risk factors for this condition. So irresponsible.

I can't judge the relationship between Rapey Gilbert and Chola Lupe - after all, as Lupe says, it's the Lord that brought them together! I guess the Lord's plan required Gilbert busting her stitches and letting them fester green ooze for a month... something about "mysterious ways."

Pregnant diabetic teenager can't possibly deal with caudal regression syndrome. Stork said he wouldn't "sugar-coat it" but he did. It looked to me as if the pelvic bone was missing, or grossly incomplete, which happens with this syndrome. The twisted, stunted legs tend to be a hindrance to locomotion and are often amputated. Such patients walk on their hands while swinging their truncated torso. They of course have problems with elimination, and reproduction. Fortunately there is no associated mental impairment. I cannot imagine drunk grandma that works full time, and uneducated, babyish mom with her older boyfriend being able to handle this huge challenge. With the right parents, this child does have a chance at a happy life.

Ultimately the less I know about the brides, the more I enjoy the show. Just put on some dresses and pick one! That's my heaven.

Claudia was so annoying! She looked terrible no matter how nice the dress. Nothing was flattering. They should have put her with Shay to complete the effect.

I can't believe Phil let this nut ramble on about Chakras for an hour.

Banging your wife with her hundred stitches still raw, just returning from the hospital to begin her home recovery, and who cannot stand up for more than 5 seconds is rapey. He's disgusting.

Lupe made so much progress! I was hoping to see her leg fixed at last. It's for the next update, I guess!