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How so? A dress on the floor means nothing to me. Why would someone want to sleep in a dress? Each had other clothes with them that they were wearing in the morning. It isn't like the FS is a surprise so each had other clothes for that purpose. Or they could have slept in bra and panties, or in the buff. Doesn't mean they had intercourse. Like saber5055 said above, I have done it myself. It reallly isn't that hard (no pun intended).

Yes, I realized that after I posted and as another poster pointed out that was the whole reason for Mary to tell Bertie. If he was just a lowly agent she would not care. But I still do believe that the scene was not believable that Bertie would telll Mary and Tom before Edith's parents. And that he would announce it without OK'ing it with Edith first. He has been portrayed up until that point as a much more thoughtful person.

By 'shed an actual tear' I meant tear(s) rolling down her cheeks. Maybe she is just a very controlled, pretty crier. When I cry I produce many tears and over that length of time and would also need to blow my nose a couple of times. But maybe the wet eyes and cheeks were actually producer driven (eye drops). As others have said maybe this was her tryout for the Bachelorette. I wonder why TPTB changed the order that the visits were shown? That Jo-Jo was second makes more sense though. (And how does the poster who posted this know?). I think he got caught up in the moment and told Jo-Jo, whereas I think he really does love Lauren. (And think it is quite possible that they have actually said those words to each other before). Or the Jo-Jo scene is a set up to create drama, and maybe Jo-Jo was promised the Bachelorette spot to play along. I don't know if I could watch if Jo-Jo as the next bachelorette. All that running and jumping into arms makes me stabby. I predict that Ben proposes to Lauren and then has to go into a witness protection type program to escape the wrath of Jo-Jo's brothers. Edited to add: why do a lot of people assume that all three women had intercourse with Ben? Don't all the last women standing (so to speak) spend the night in the FSs? I haven't watched for several years but they certainly used to. One can certainly spend the night without 'going all the way' to use an oldfashioned term. Also isn't this pretty much the only time they get to spend alone without cameras in tow? One would think at this point in the game each would want that time for that reason alone.

I thought that Lauren B is 25? And that Jo-Jo and Calia are both a year younger at 24. They are all too young (including Ben) but I don't think any of the contestants are as young as 22.

I just don't believe that Calia was all that into Ben, let alone in love with him. She spent at least 5 minutes boo-hooing in the car yet didn't shed an actual tear. Not one. The whole surprise visit/breakup seemed to be producer driven, and someone in the car really should have put some eye drops in Calia's eyes to make the crying look at least a little bit real. I will admit that I haven't watched a Bachelor season in awhile, but aren't there always two women that the guy is in love with and are in love with him? Though I don't recall them declaring their love to each other before at this point. However I have to say I really don't see the connection between Ben and Jo-Jo. Maybe that is because I don't like Jo-Jo and think she resembles a pug (as I believe poster JudyObscure pointed out previously) but in their kissing scenes they just do not appear to be sincere feelings but rather an act for the camera. Could their mutual 'I love you's' also be producer driven? Has their ever been a bachelor season where the last two women standing don't claim to love the bachelor? Otherwise how can you have 'the most shocking rose ceremony ever' if there is only one women he claims to love and one women that claims to love him? I just can't imagine that he will end up with Jo-Jo and her dysfunctional family. And of course I figured the double rainbow that came out during Ben and Lauren's date while they were in the water is a sign. Even the producers can't rig that. But then I have always been a Lauren fan. Though at this point Ben might be right - maybe he doesn't deserve her?

Good point sandyskybue regarding Bertie announcing their engagement at breakfast without Cora and Robert there. And maybe this is a more recent custom (or at least more recent than the mid 1920s) but would Bertie not have discussed this with Robert beforehand? And especially since at the time he made the announcement the family did not know that he was in line for a title - he was simply an agent. The whole scene does not ring true but you are right, Mary would not have said what she did in front of her parents so JF had to write an unrealistic scene to ruin Edith's happiness. I am starting to think though that Edith might be better off if Bertie doesn't return. She will have her magazine and a wonderful, progressive life in London. If she marries Bertie she will be stuck carrying on the traditions of a life that for many is going by the wayside. Albeit on a grander scale than her sister. On the other hand Mary will be stuck at Downton trying to keep it afloat and married to someone that despite taking him as her hubby she will never consider her equal. Either way I think Edith will come out ahead of Mary in the end, but I won't mind if she stays foot loose and fancy free in London.

Your post reminded me growing up in southern Ontario. Despite the fact that where I lived was further south than all or part of a dozen or so states, we would often see Americans in the summer pulling trailers carrying snowmobiles and expecting to find snow, just because they were crossing into Canada. I kid you not. Leo seems to be just about as bright.

I am thrilled that Spotlight won for best picture, and that Mark Rylance won for his wonderful performance in Bridge of Spies. (I would have been happy with a Mark Ruffalo win as well). I don't care about Leo one way or the other. I did love a comment I read today though that last night he was playing the part of someone who is an expert on climate change - lol. Many Canadians, myself included, gave him the side eye when he described the 'terrifying' evidence he saw of climate change while filming The Renevant in Alberta when in fact what he was witnessing was a perfectly normal weather condition called a Chinook. In any case I will take Leo seriously when he stops flying on private jets and holidaying on mega yachts. I detest when Hollyweird elites preach to us little people. I thought Chris Rock did a pretty good job, though I do think carrying the diversity problem through the whole show diluted the cause a bit. The best part though was his dissing of the insufferable Jada so that was a big plus in my book.

Oh I totally agree that they would encourage the stupid, over the top applicants. I was thinking more of the ones who actually do have a good product but value their companies at such outrageous numbers that the sharks cannot possibly invest. Seems like a waste of time for the sharks and pitchers, and an annoyance for the viewer at times.

It seems like more and more ST (and Dragon's Den in Canada) is featuring businesses that have barely gotten off the ground (if at all) and in addition the pitchers are making ridiculous claims of valuations. Do they not get any guidance from producers, or never watch the show beforehand to know that they are wasting their time if the sharks think they are out to lunch with their request/valuation? It really makes for an uninteresting show when every shark is out (understandably) from the start due to stupidity and or greed of the pitcher. I think the only reason they were still listening to the tea lady is because she was alone, thin and pretty. She had a terrible presentation so I can't agree it was an 'off day'. She had no focus, which as Robert said normally would have had the sharks shutting her down much sooner than they did. I did laugh at Kevin's comparison of her to a dishwasher (I think it was - I no longer have the show on my PVR). Though Kevin can be mean at least he can also be funny and has a sense of humour even about himself. Mark has none - he can be replaced any time and I would not miss him.

I am not often as repulsed by someone as I was by Dinh - I didn't find him the least bit attractive. I found him to be androgynous on top of his obvious narcissism. And I can't believe Snuggles was a dentist - ugh. I can't imagine her having the personailty to take care of patients. I wonder if she has changed jobs to hide her identity or she was just a lousy dentist. I also can't believe she got away scott free. Even if she didn't know about the crime beforehand she certainly knew after, given her note on the fridge and her lying to the cops. I'm not sure (pun intended) that they couldn't have gotten a conviction where she is concerned. I am on the fence regarding the parents. Yes, they may have spoiled Dinh all his life but I also know people who have perfectly normal parents who turn out to be narcissists (my hubby's ex for one). Some people are just born that way. And some are born evil - which I think Dinh is. I had to laugh when the defense lawyer read his mother's statement - I think he even rolled his eyes. And since I know little about the mother (or father) her tears and plea could have been as phoney as her son's - who really knows? I just wish that when the judge handed down the sentence he had told Dinh that it was not a problem at all to sentence him to 29 years.

OMG you are right - I totally missed that! But the name does go with the blue hair, rag she was wearing and spacey persona. Ugh! I looked on her website and didn't see one romper that I thought was cute. And ya, I don't see the advantage of a stretchy neckline but do see the disadvantages.

But Cuban didn't know she was going to go out - which was why I was glad that she did. In another recent show Mark was dismissive of a question Lori asked a pitcher and cut her off with his own question, not letting the pitchers answer her. I find Cuban to be an arrogant bully and would take Kevin over him any day. He also never plays along when pitchers ask the dragons to wear something they may have brought. Kevin has a sense of humour about himself - Mark has none. It is like he has a perpetual stick up his butt. And yes, both he and Daymond often tell pitchers that they much accept their offer right away regardless of whether others have had a chance to talk or not. It ticks me off. Until they change the name of the show to The Mark Cuban Show, STFU Mark.

The only pitcher that really bugged me this epi was the Rags to Riches lady. She dressed like she was still in the rags phase. I said to hubby that she looked like she picked her rumpled shirt out of the dirty clothes hamper. To boot I thought the jumpers were really ugly, and that she was all over the place with her presentation. The only thing I liked about her was that she picked Robert over Daymond as that pretty much never happens in clothing related businesses. I just hope she doesn't drive Robert nuts.

Keith was very close to his father who passed away from cancer this past December. He credits his dad with his love of country music and for his career path in general. I would think Keith is still in mourning and the song brought about memories of his father being the kind of dad that Kelly's husband is to her daughter. I would imagine he was also thinking of his own daughters. I lost my dad 20 years ago and I was in tears listening to the song, knowing how lucky I was to have him as my father.

Personally I didn't think it was at all odd that Leslie was there. Her relationship with Sheldon ("dumbass" to Leslie) isn't much different than his with Barry. Just because it has been awhile since we have seen her on screen insulting Sheldon doesn't mean she hasn't been at the university doing it all along. Which is why the conversation with Leonard didn't ring true. I do agree with another poster though who said that Sara Gilbert looked very thin and not well. Neither did the revelation that apparently Sheldon flew cross country to attend Leonard's mother's birthday party. Leonard and Penny live with Sheldon part time, and the rest of the time they are across the hall. He shares every faucet of his life with them including his bowel movement schedule. The likelihood that he disappeared for a couple of days to fly cross country without their knowledge is slim to none.

That would make even less sense - at least to me. a) 'We' aren't supposed to exist. b). That would be assuming that they never run into each other at award shows, and a gazillion other fuctions that actors throw to pat themselves on their backs. But irregardless of their past history IRL, it should have no bearing on their present characters.

That is what I didn't understand regarding Leslie and Leonard's conversation. It was a "long time no see" comment but don't they work at the same university? They often ran into each other in the cafeteria - why wouldn't they still? And how could Leslie not know that Leonard is married and has been for awhile now. The whole convervation did not ring true to me.

Kelly's performance had me in tears and I grew up with an amazing father. I figured that also was likely the reason Keith was crying (other than he is just a softly in general), just having lost his own dad late last year. I have only ever bought one of Kelly's albums (a Christmas one which I didn't like) but that song may make me buy her new album. I have always liked her in general though - I love how she says what she thinks but is also a kind person. She never seems to have let her success go to her head.

That seems exactly to be what the prosecution said, and their expert witnesses testified to. In the 48 hours videos that someone posted a link to above I rewatched the video with the foreman. (It is hard to find as it is under the "pathology testimony an issue for some Lovelace jurors" but there are several videos under that heading). Anyhoo he laughs when he says that 'some of the nurses' had a hard time with the expert who said rigor could have set in that morning within the 45 minutes Curtis was gone. He looks at the lady juror beside him who I assumed was a nurse. (And she looks very pissed off). I wondered if there were more nurses on the jury but then he goes on to say that his mother is a nurse also. But he didn't believe the nurses who actually are around people who have recently passed. He also sited the cop Baird who is the one that said one arm was slightly stiff and the other a bit more. Sounds to me like he is prejudiced in favour of the cop (the one who screwed up the investigation in the first place). The cop that also said he interviewed the three older children two days after Cory was found, but none of the children remember that happening. The cop (I believe now retired?) who refused to be interviewed for the show. This case really needs to be tried somewhere where people do not know each other including those testifying, and most importantly Curtis.

I don't know if I should have watched those videos - the sheer stupidity of some of those jurors, not to mention the latest wife have made me stabby. Love this quote from one of the jurors who voted not guilty: "We wanted hardcore evidence," Venvertloh said. "Proof that that man's DNA was on a murder weapon that murdered her, and they can't prove that." I guess she missed the part of the trial where they were told that one of the pillows was missing? Ya know, the one that Curt used to smother Cory? How did the jury pick the foreman? Lowest IQ? His comment regarding the rigor of the arms - one was just a bit stiff and the other a bit more. They were stiff enough to be hanging in the air you moron. Sheesh. I love that the three jurors who voted not guilty think other jurors were prejudiced against Curt. No chance that they themselves were prejudiced in Curt's favour, apparently. And the wife. OMG. Curt picked her well, I will say that much for him. She says that Curt "has a wonderful relationship with God". WTF does that even mean? I doubt that God told her that, so that leaves Curt. Or does she have some kind of inside knowledge. Pray tell, what would that be? I don't think they said the next trial is in a different venue, did they? I predict another hung jury if it isn't.

Now I know with a sitcom we are supposed to suspend any semblance of common sense, but did Vanessa really leave Edie alone to go take a bath next door at the grandmother's? And the whole bathroom thing was ridiculous. Just put a lock on the outside of the door high enough that she can't reach it. I know, I know - then we wouldn't have been treated to Edie throwing everything but the kitchen sink down the toliet. But for me, situations are funny when the parents aren't written as complete dolts.

I have pretty much given up on this show. Besides treating Stewart like crap, the whole therapist thing is just too OTT. Not only is she having an inappropriate relationship with a patient, she apparently is homeless so needs to sleep with said patient in the home of his brother - also her patient. And if that wasn't bad enough, she is butt ugly and has zero chemistry with Dean. If the writers were going to go for such an inappropriate story line thinking it is funny (it isn't) at least make the therapist hot so it can be a tiny bit believable. If the ratings for this show were already bad, I can't see it digging itself out of a whole with this type of pathetic writing.

I can't believe (but then again I really can) that they are recycling the storyline of the judge being blackmailed to keep a Newman out of jail. Sheesh, does the public really care that a judge had an affair with Victor years ago? One would think that the only thing they would be questioning is her terrible taste in men.

I just happened to be thumbing though a People magazine while waiting for my hairdresser and there was an artice (from January) on this murder. In the article Curtis admits that he was an alcoholic, and also that he had been collecting unemployment and living in his parents' basement at one point. What a loser. What is wrong with wife number three that she thinks he is such a catch? photo fox, where are you?