Sweet-tea

Shep reminds me of Hugh Hefner. He got older and his girlfriends got younger. He used to joke that if the woman was over 25, she was too old. Whitney needs an alcohol treatment progam. Maybe that's why he isn't on the show as much, because he's often drunk and/or sleeping it off?

Yep. Shep is looking pathetic. His friends are right, and he's not listening. Sienna is obviously not into Shep, nor does she seem to respect him. I don't blame JT for leaving. Craig misstated what he said. Shep and a few others realized it, but Craig doubled down. He doesn't want to admit he embellished JT's comments. Most of the group can't stand JT. If I were him, I would've left too. I'm not sure if Venita is really as into JT as she says or if this is just for a storyline. But I wonder how JT's supposed girlfriend feels watching this? Molly looks fantastic in her bikini. In what world is she considered overweight? Am I missing something? I think she's as pretty or prettier than Sienna by the way, whose beauty is being exagerrated. Once again, Whitney was really drunk. He was slurring his words at the dinner. Is it me or his his hair looking more fake than usual? In one shot, it looked like a toupee. Shep is probably glad they don't have footage of him getting kicked out of the casino for being drunk off his butt. So much for curtailing his drinking. Speaking of drinking, I noticed Craig is occasionally imbibing again. I hope he doesn't end up where he was previously. Seems like it would be a challenge to remain sober hanging out with this group.

Dorit's true, nasty colors are coming out this season. She can't suppress her rage at PK, so she's gone full throttle on Kyle and now Sutton. Watching her I can now envision some of the ugly fights she's said she's had with PK. And for all her judgment over Sutton's (and PK's) drinking, I don't see Dorit passing up alcohol very often. Looks like Belvedere and soda (3 lemons, no carcass) is on her short list. Please stop with the Boz baby storyline. I don't really enjoy fertility storylines in geneal, let alone between a new person and her half interested boyfriend.

She's out of prison but not totally free yet. She's at RRM Long Beach, a residential reentry facility in San Pedro, California, which sounds like a halfway house. She will likely be out soon though. According to Newsweek in 2/25, she's set to be released in 12/25. She started serving in 9/22, so she's only serving a total of a little over three years. This is what I expected when she was sentenced. Non-violent offenders almost always get out early, using seving around 2/3 of their sentence. Given she's only 39 years old, I expect she will con someone else. It probably won't be on the level of this scam, but she'll do something. She is a master manipulator. I could see her reinventing herself and coming up with a whole new sob story to bilk more hapless people. I'd like to know more about Corey. It ticks me off that he got away unscathed. He said under oath he went to many of he appointments, so we know the guy is a liar who was in on it. Also what about their children? Will she get visitation when she comes out? What is her relationship with Corey now? I also think this should be a good movie or limited series! I'll bet many actresses would love to play Amanda.

Her codependence was showing.

I think Dorit needs at least one friend. Everyone else seems to have cooled on her. Doris is SO angry this season. She is just simmering with rage against PK, which is being projected onto others. However, I did think Sutton was a bit over the top at the dinner. Let the mouse go. I don't believe any of these women ate a potato. Whenever they show Kyle reacting to somethign negative, such as the pictures of Mo and the chick, it seems fake to me. It's one of Kyle's performances. I don't believe she is honest when the cameras are on her. I think she's projecting the image she wants to project. This may be true for the others too, but I especially get this impression from Kyle. Yep. Me too. Not a great look for Sutton. It's saying something that I actually feel for PK a little, even though he's not exactly a prize. But Dorit.... gosh. She exhausts me.

I realize I'm so late that everyone has left the party, but I only recently found this show. Watched S1 and S2 in about a week. Obsessed! I wasn't surprised the two marriages didn't last. I don't think Jarrette's issue was going out as much as it was his drinking. He made some comments that raised flags for me. He said once he gets started drinking, he has trouble stopping, that he can't just have a few. He spoke of his party boy persona and how he gets reinforcement about it from others. These are both classic signs of someone with a drinking problem - an inability to control their drinking and becoming "someone else" when drinking. Normal drinkers don't tend to keep drinking until the wee hours of the morning on a regular basis. Maybe occasionally but not consistently. Danielle and Nick seemed destined to fail. I was surprised he said yes, because IMO she is an emotional mess. And I know it was hot outside on the wedding day, but he still looked tortured and like he was seconds from bolting. I don't think Shayne and Natalie were a good match. I don't know if anything happened with Shayne and Shaina, but he isn't the only one at fault. Natalie was hard on him with her biting comments, which seemed passive aggressive. As someone else pointed out, his love language is probably words of affirmation, and her response was to resist it or do the opposite. I wouldn't have liked it. That aside, he seems immature, volatile and struggles to control his emotions. Better for them both that they split uup. Not buying Deepti and Kyle as a couple. No chemistry. Even during his big "will you be my girlfriend" proclamation, they mostly hugged witih just a few peck type kisses. I'm lukewarm on Deepti. She's all right but not God's gift to mankind, despite everyone crowing about her. Just because Shake was a jerk doesn't mean she's a prize. I found her a bit dull. Moving on to Season 3!

One thing I picked up more from the documentary than the podcast was how charismatic and well spoken Amanda was. It makes me understand how she duped so many people. She was a very good actress. As the detective said, it was like she was playing a character. Every day it was a performance: "Cancer victim who has remained positive and inspires others". People mostly bought it. I don't know if she has narcissistic personality disorder, borderline or something else, but the woman is clearly off. I wonder about her childhood, as her mother seems off too. I don't believe her mother wasn't aware of what Amanda was doing. I think she knew and Corey absolutely knew and participated in it. I feel for her children, her stepdaughter and Corey's ex-wife. Also the reporter had to spend thousands or dollars to defend herself against a baseless lawsuit from Amanda. This would make a good movie! Even better, maybe a book as it would delve more into the details of her upbringing, motive and how she pulled off such a prolonged, comprehensive scam. I'm trying to imagine who would be a good pick to play Amanda in the movie. Can anyone recommend any other good scammer/con artist docs or podcasts?

Do you mean Step or Craig? I was referring to Craig drinking again. He had stopped.

I just finished. I’ve been listening to the podcast at the same time. I prefer the podcast as there is more detail, especially from the detective and reporter. But of course the TV show has the splashy photos of her. i would like to know how she faked all the photos in the hospital. She had to be there for a different reason, but how did she do the IVs and everything herself? And it must’ve been a full-time job just learning all the details about her cancer to ensure she was accurate in describing her symptoms. The woman is a psycho or at the least has a cluster B personality disorder to the nth degree. The sentence didn’t impress me. I thought, five years means she’ll probably serve about three. Disappointing that she’s in a halfway house now. She’ll still be young enough to scam many more people when she gets out.

This plays as fake to me. The guy doesn't seem dumb. He has to know he's being blown off. I don't believe he's as crazy as her as he says. I think he's milking this for a storyline. Taylor said he should date someone his age. Isn't she also a lot younger? Molly, Occum's Razor. It's not a migraine. It's the two bottles of champagne you drank. She's the new Cameran, big sister to cast... except she's the low rent version. I know! Austen was dead on. I was cringing too. "Freckled lips"? Sheesh. Is Craig back to drinking? I thought I saw him order a Bud Light. ITA. Fake, fake, fake.

It does look like stalling to me. What is the point? She's already been convicted. How is a new lawyer going to affect her sentencig? I'm calling it. I'll bet she gets no jail time. Fine, community service and at the most, perhaps house arrest but probably not. Shannon Beador hit someone's house and didn't get jail time. I know it's Karen's second offense, but I don't think she'll go to jail.

One thing I'll say about Boz is she has an air of authority about her. I can see how it might intimidate or bother others.

Dorit is looking super skinny this season. Is not eating making her mean? Yep. I know PK is no prize either, but I'm more on his side here. Maybe that is why Brandi Glanville tweeted Dorit was coked up LOL. Not saying Brandi is in any way credible though...

I agree there were too many breasts on display, but I thought Gizelle, Ashley and Stacy looked nice.