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Not a fan of this episode. I didn't find the Pen and Teller bits funny, and giving them screen time by taking away time from the main characters was a fail for me. Very disappointing season finale.

Of course there is. We have to see Randall become POTUS, and Kate his Secretary of Education. Not sure what will be in store for Kevin, but we do know Kate's son becomes a famous musician. Who knows what surprises the writers have in store?

I never mentioned in my post about Deja's happiness, I specifically referred to Randall and Beth. Most parents I know would be concerned about what their child (at any age) is about to encounter, having a child at the same time as putting in the long hours (60-80 hrs per week) of a medical residency. Even if Randall did not want to express that concern to Deja, I find it unrealistic that Randall and Beth would not do that between themselves. But then again the ending of this series is being rushed, and in a magical world where Kate is in England presenting her one-of-a-kind curriculum, it isn't a surprise that the writers didn't go there.

It's one of the reasons I have never been a devoted fan or even viewer of this show. Too much time wasted on random people. Like you, I was watching the opening and trying to figure out who the characters were. I finally turned to hubby and said "I have no idea who these people are". So annoying when the series is almost over to waste time on their storyline. I am not sure I understand why Randall and Beth were so happy about Deja being pregnant, given that she is just starting her residency, and Malik works so many hours at his restaurant that he is never home. Also made me wonder about his child who would be about 12 at this point? (Can't remember if she was about two when he went to Harvard?). Seems like he has his hands full already.

I loved Shaun and Lea getting married at the hospital with their co-worker family. It is exactly how I thought the season would conclude. As the episode was drawing to an end, I was suspicious that the writers would let it end on a happy note. As soon as Lim said she was going to get more glasses I turned to my hubby and said "That nurse's husband is in the hospital and he is going to shoot her" . Right idea, wrong method of attack. I really hope Lim survives as she is an important part of the cast of characters. I don't want Morgan to leave either, but I do get tired of her and Park constantly bickering. I loved Lea's wedding dress as it was pretty much identical to mine. Same neckline, same type of material, and same short train. Only difference is mine was two pieces. I got married 18 years ago, and chose the style because I loved it, and thought it would be timeless. ☺️

While I don't necessarily believe that Dorito is lying about being robbed at gunpoint, I do think it is super bad luck after Dorito and PK were robbed just three years after their home which was on the market was robbed late in 2018. So two robberies less than three years apart, as this one happened in late Oct/21. You would think that you would barely have time to collect insurance money on the first robbery and replace valuables before you were hit again. Dorito said that she didn't care about material things, but obviously cared enough to accumulate a bedspread full of stuff for the robbers to cart off the second time. Now taking off my cynical hat, I do feel bad for Dorito. Like others though I don't understand how she could leave her children in the home where 2 or 3 (still not clear on that) robbers entered with a gun, I don't care who you are leaving the kids with. Apparently filming for Bravo was more important. Mind boggling to me. That said, I do think Sutton was very cold. Which makes me wonder about the whole time line of the scene with Sutton and Kyle. It was a bit much for Sutton to toss it off, when she felt she had to hire security for a week after a comment from Erika. But Dorito held a gun point is not biggy, SMH.

That's why I think the writing was so bad for this storyline. I don't believe in the real world (or as much 'real' as there is in a reality show) that a reality show would give the engaged couple hours to decide on such important parts of the wedding, Or really, basically ALL of the wedding. Also I don't believe that if the groom-to-be was not consulted about what he would like for his stag, at least the friends would be. So as is written, I am glad they bailed as the producer seemed unorganized in cramming so many big decisions into what amounted to hours before the wedding. But really the blame goes to the writers for a ridiculous storyline. or at least ridiculous as written.

I hated this episode. Only one medical case and it's on a kid. Of course the kid isn't going to die. Every scene involving the medical part of the show was like watching paint dry. But what I really, really (really!) hated was the wedding crap. I don't know how long the cameras are supposed to have been following Sean and Lea, but we are to believe that nothing has been decided about the dress, tux, flowers, theme. etc. until 54 hours before the actual wedding? WTF x 100. In addition why was the decision of theme not made by Sean and Lea? Are we to believe that Lea would not know that Sean would be uncomfortable in a skinny tux? Hell I knew, and I am not marrying him. BTW, pretty much no guy looks good in a skinny tux. They just look like they need to gain a few pounds. Also Lea's strapless dress while lovely, looked very dated as strapless was all the rage several years ago. Finally the producer of the documentary really didn't get Sean if she thought that he would be comfortable having his stag at the strip club. How unoriginal and cringe worthy. Obviously the scene was so that Sean would come up with a way to save the kid, but very lazy writing. So all in all I am glad that Sean and Lea bailed and the producer will not get her reality show. But mostly I blame the writers for the whole reality show debacle. Please give these actors better material.

I figured that Angela or Angela and accomplice if she had one must have been wearing disguises as Annie was tortured for 3 1/2 hours from when Angela arrived at 11:30 or so in the evening until she left at 3am. Must have disguised her voice as well, or Annie was so disoriented, in pain and near death when she called 911 that she was trying to reserve her strength and hold on. Wow, just when I thought I had seen every example of bad parenting, we have two losers who have found each other, and hatched a plan to make money off their kids so they don't have to work. I do wonder what it might do to Matt and Annie's daughter when she is old enough to learn that her step mother and possibly father killed her mother, and also only wanted her to make money off of her. And speaking of losers, WTF was up with Matt's You Tube videos? How could there be any losers even more pathetic than Matt, who would find the life and ramblings of a pitiful excuse of a human (even putting the possible killer part aside) worth listening to? Mind boggling.

I am sad that Mattea's run had ended, but so impressed by not only her intelligence, but her sunny personality and kindness to the other contestants. She always acknowledged with a smile and applause when another player answered a DD correctly. Some contestants are not that gracious. I did love the mischievous smile on her face as she wrote her FJ answer. I am already looking forward to the Tournament of Champions and hope Mattea, Amy and Matt face off against each other at the end. What a treat that would be. Congrats to Danielle on getting two DDs and FJ correct. Had she hesitated a split second longer on the second DD the outcome would have been different, but I am happy for her.

I knew FJ was Citizen Kane, but did some hand waving until I was able to shout out the answer. Maybe that is why Mattea's handwaving doesn't bother me. My husband also speaks with his hands, even when he is on the phone. I find it charming. I haven't seen Citizen Kane in years, but just checked and I can watch it on two different On Demand channels. So I think I will revisit the movie tonight, after hopefully celebrating another Mattea win!

But going by The Connors writers' rules, anything goes. Including Darlene being able to buy a house and then spend even more money to renovate it. Also I am confused - she is tearing the house down completely? Or gutting it on the inside? I thought the latter. But either is unbelievable, even with Ben supplying materials at cost. In any case most of this show no longer makes sense so I am still hoping for ghosts haunting Darlene's home, however they manage to get there.

As noted above, Ben has much more chemistry with Becky than Darlene. Heck, he has much more chemistry with Dan, Jackie and Mark. I do like the character so I am glad that Ben has stuck around, but not looking forward to he and Darlene becoming a couple again. They weren't cute together the first time. and I doubt that the fall with change Darlene's personality. I also hate the storyline of renovating a lovely old home because Darlene doesn't like that it was a funeral home. I hope she is haunted by ghosts once she moves in (like the ghosts on Ghosts, but not nearly as nice) and ends up selling at a loss.

Interesting as I have never won more than $1200 at one time in Vegas, but my sister and her partner often go to the states to play at casinos in Washington state. I know that her partner Dave has won jackpots over $1200 so I just called to ask her if the casino took money off the top for taxes. She said yes, they did. They told Dave that he could apply to have some of the money refunded but he never bothered. This would be as recently as three years ago, so maybe when you won the rules were different?

You would not pay tax if your winning were from blackjack, baccaret, craps, roulette or Big 6 wheel. Otherwise the casino should be taking 30% off the top of any jackpot. over $1200.00 if you are not a U.S. resident. In any case my info is from several law firms, as well as the Globe and Mail article on Mattea. I doubt if the Globe mixed up whether Mattea was a U.S. or non U.S. taxpayer. Lol. ETA, the law firms were Canadian, so yes there could be a difference on taxes paid for someone from another country. These law firms were referencing Canadian citizens.

Just to add to the speculation as to whether or not Mattea will pay taxes, I have read on several sites as well as in a recent article in the Globe and Mail that Mattea will pay a flat 30% withholding fee to the IRS. This applies to Canadians and other non U.S. residents who win money via game shows, lotteries or at casinos. In the case of lottery or casino winnings, you can apply to have some of the money refunded for the money you have spent on lottery tickets, or have incurred in gambling loses. So it looks like currently Mattea has won $428,570 in Canadian funds, after taxes.

I heard a recent interview where Mattea referenced buying a home. However she was referring to winning enough money to make a down payment, not buy a house outright. She said that it would have taken her years to save enough money for a down payment otherwise. I am not sure if all game show winnings are automatically taxed at 50 % in the U.S. but even if that were the case, she would currently walk away with $238,492 U.S. or $306,387 in Canadian funds. A pretty healthy down payment even in the GTA where I think the average home price is around 1.3 million currently. In another interview her father mentioned that she has plans to return to school to earn her law degree in the fall. Depending on where she goes (assuming that is still her plan) she may chose a city where house prices are somewhat lower. In any case I hope she sticks around long enough to be able to buy a house outright. 😀

They have already been on at the same time. Mayim was hosting during Mattea's first week.

Like others, I am appalled that Michelle had her conviction overturned. I have no doubt that she is guilty. She seemed guilty right away to me when the niece arrived at the carnival to find Michelle just standing there. It was the 15 year old niece FFS who had to go get a police officer and tell him there was a missing child. And then of course there was Michelle's ever changing story, fake Ellen and fake Ellen's friends with knives. I am also appalled though at the sloppy police work. To not bother contacting the teacher who found the shoe, who then had to go to media three weeks later to have the police do anything? And to just assume that the blanket was unrelated without even checking? Un-friggin-believable. I agree with posters who say that it makes no sense that the carni who said he remembered Timmy would be believed, but not the niece and babysitters who recognized the blanket. Hubby and I thought that maybe Michelle was there a previous day with Timmy, didn't think that it could have been earlier in the day which is also possible. One thing that I wondered was who was the parent of the niece? They only interviewed the niece, and the sister who had moved away and believed everything that Michelle said. Maybe they said it and I missed it, but found it interesting that those were the only two family members interviewed. I don't understand why Michelle was just exonerated without having to stand another trial? And you would think that the blanket would have been tested, regardless of cost if it meant making sure that a killer was not being set free.

I thought Heather was implying at her party where she went BSC that the lawsuit was dropped - in that it never went anywhere. IIRC Nicole said that she never wanted to sue, that her lawyer talked her into it. But that she dropped it. While I think your scenario is more likely, I don't think Heather, Terry or even Nicole have ever admitted it. It might also explain why there was a 45 minute convo (according to Gina) about it at the reunion but most of it was left on the cutting room floor. I don't understand why Gina was so mad about what John said. He said it to Shannon, and was trying to support her and make her feel better. I mostly remember John saying he was done with Gina. That's Gina's favourite phrase, and the one she used on vacation when she was drunk and tried to slam swinging doors. STFU Gina.

I posted about this comment last night but for the life of me don't know where I posted it - lol. The other thing I found interesting during this conversation was Gina saying that they had been discussing the topic for 45 minutes. There must have been a lot of editing to whittle it down to 10 minutes or so. But also makes me believe that there is more to the story than Heather is saying.

I am wondering why a blind contestant or a contestant on the spectrum would be considered attention thirsty? I like Mattea precisely because she is so relaxed. A couple of months ago there was a multi game winning contestant who seemed utterly miserable the whole time she was on the show. Even Ken commented a few times on her demeanor. I found her very uncomfortable to watch. Likewise a contestant who was on a few weeks ago. She had a very clipped way of asking for the clues and answering, and never smiled. Give me chatty, relaxed Mattea any day. I don't think the fact that I am Canadian has coloured my view of Mattea but eh, maybe it has? ☺️

The only thing I enjoyed in this epi was the marriage plans/proposals because I love Kit and Bell together. As for the rest of the storylines? Not interested.

I almost didn't start watching this show when it first aired based on that (and that I didn't think he would be a likeable character). George and Missy are tied for my fav character with Georgie a close second. Sheldon is dead last.

I missed that Sherri's husband had set up the Go Fund Me himself. Yes, what exactly were people supposed to be donating to it for? I am sure none wanted to pay off his credit card debt. I guess the whole thing was for attention? There were certainly signs of her extreme need for it. Her blog postings about her wedding? One was titled 243 Days Before the Wedding or some similar number. No one cares that your wedding is months and months away. No. One. I really hope Sherri is given some jail time. but I won't be surprised if she isn't. I cam glad that the old boyfriend who thought he was saving her wasn't charged. Jail time would not fix stupid.