Darcey & Stacey

[Xebug67]

During Darcey's first season with Tom when she went over to England, I actually liked Stacey a whole lot better than Darcey.  When we saw Darcey and Tom interacting with Stacey and Florian in ??? country that they flew out to to meet up with them, Stacey seemed to be much more level-headed and seemingly sincerely concerned for Darcey's happiness.

However, after watching the first season of Darcey and Stacey's own show, that opinion completely changed.  I no longer prefer one over the other because Stacey's truly no better than Darcey, though she loves to act as if she is, and seemingly loves to lord it over her because, first, she was engaged to Florian BEFORE Darcey could even get engaged to anyone.  Then the got married to Florian before anyone would marry Darcey.  Third, she believes that she's emotionally morally superior to Darcey, who's always acting like a basket case.  I'll give this last one to Stacey, who does seem to hold her emotions in check better than Darcey does.

The ironic thing is that Florian's NO BARGAIN.  IMO he's ugly AF.  He's aggressive AF.  He's unpleasant AF.  He clearly cheated on her, with no remorse.  He's unemployed and brings no financial assets to the table.

He does, however, seem to be keeping a tighter check on his nastiness this season.  Well for the most part anyway.  A tiny bit of it seeped out at his modeling session when he told Stacey to, 'Shut up.'  But then again, who wouldn't?  She was annoying AF.  I was amazed by how cool and calm the photographer was regarding all of her usurping antics.  He must get a lot of work from her/House of 11 and make great money to be willing to be pushed aside as the director of the photo shoot.

I do love that Stacey's sons have never appeared on TV (whether that be the decision of her husband, her, or both of them).  They have been spared the awfulness that is Darcey's and Stacey's "twinning" antics that Darcey's poor daughters weren't saved from.

Edited July 30, 2021 by Xebug67

[Stuckathome]

51 minutes ago, Xebug67 said:

The ironic thing is that Florian's NO BARGAIN.  IMO he's ugly AF.  He's aggressive AF.  He's unpleasant AF.  He clearly cheated on her, with no remorse.

SO true....I do not find him attractive at all, however, in the photo session pics, ok, Newsies outfit aside, i did find him to be more attractive than Darcey's first attempt at international love, Jesse. If you missed out on his season, please go watch on demand because it was comedy gold. With her heels stuck in the escalator, his parents who just have to be seen to believe.....etc 

As for Florian and his cheating...I agree, he probably did bang that woman in the pics, but to be fair (can't believe I am saying this), he was "dating" someone half a world away for about 5 years and didn't see an end in sight (that is what the other woman mentioned that he was getting frustrated with the distance and amount of time until he could get to the US, felt Stace was a bit pushy etc).....a young guy on his own and yeah, I can believe he slipped up. Is that ok? No. Cheating is despicable. But we have no idea what Stacey was doing over here in the meantime, or what arrangement they had between the two of them----I sort of got the feeling that maybe they did have some sort of open relationship, but weren't too keen on letting the world know. I felt like Stacey just didn't want to discuss the issue and was ready to drop it and move on; Darcey was the one that kept pushing and contacted the other woman and brought it on the show. Probably at the producers urging, to bring some more drama and help get the ratings for a new season. Stacey overall seems to be a little more level headed and private in that sense (I mean, she could have her kids on here, or she could have pimped out Florian for her own story line on 90 day, but did not and had been with him a few years by the time she showed up with Darcey). 

[StatisticalOutlier]

On 7/29/2021 at 8:53 AM, Stuckathome said:

Still love Darcey's daughters.....they seem to be very smart and mature for their ages

I'll say.  The younger one is what, 14?  Ninth grade?  I didn't look anything like that in 9th grade.  Or 12th grade, for that matter. 

[seasons]

D&S are 46 years old. I know they've had a shit ton of work done on themselves, but I will say their skin is beautiful. All over. Even their hands. I wonder if they get injections in their hands like Joan Rivers used to do.

Edited July 31, 2021 by seasons
Or maybe they sage their skin too.

[Baltimore Betty]

On 7/28/2021 at 9:42 PM, nytonc said:

Florian the Ghoul.

Bwahahahahahahah!!!  So funny, I may have to use that when referring to him, it is so perfect a description.

[magemaud]

21 hours ago, Stuckathome said:

Darcey's first attempt at international love, Jesse. If you missed out on his season, please go watch on demand because it was comedy gold. With her heels stuck in the escalator, his parents who just have to be seen to believe.....etc 

My absolute favorite scene that season was the fakeout when Jesse takes out a ring box, makes a big speech, opens the box and presents her with an "APPRECIATION RING!" The look of confusion and disappointment on her face was priceless, only to be recreated again when Tom cruelly repeated the ploy and gave her a key to his apartment. 

Edited July 31, 2021 by magemaud

[magemaud]

On 7/28/2021 at 9:42 PM, nytonc said:

Florian the Ghoul. 

 

[kristen111]

On 10/19/2020 at 10:30 AM, Baltimore Betty said:

I'm a half hour in, are they having some sort of "who can wear the largest glasses" contest?

In the same breath Darcey is losing her shit over a fire emoji comment on Georgi's Instagram and she instantly leaps to some question of paternity of a baby because he chatted on line a year ago with some woman when everyone knows you get pregnant from a toilet seat.

The clothes, oy vey, they are aging women built like fire hydrants, if they cannot figure out how to dress by now they never will.  I am sure it is a huge source of embarrassment to their children.

Stacey has a dress up doll named Florian, he will turn in to a douchy skinny male version of her. The pants that looked like he had a load in them were just so bad. 

What in the world to those two twits talk about with their men? We see a lot of talking about what they are doing in that minute but I doubt they talk about current events.

Nice to see that Georgi was able to get the fake Versace pants in the swim suit version.

Florian not only sounds boring but he sounds like Frankenstein.

I think that Darcey and Stacey dress with their tits out because they are afraid that the men might forget they have tits.

I tuned in this channel by mistake.  Loaned behold, these twins were on again.  Married no less.  They both look like they are three feet tall with the big boobs and overly constructed faces.  What can they possibly bring to this show?  Now one of them wants a baby?  Why, as she’s married to one already.  Her husband hardly speaks.  I don’t believe all this is true.  I think they all are in for the money. The both of them look like cartoon characters.  I just can’t with them.

[John M]

On 7/31/2021 at 10:55 AM, magemaud said:

My absolute favorite scene that season was the fakeout when Jesse takes out a ring box, makes a big speech, opens the box and presents her with an "APPRECIATION RING!" The look of confusion and disappointment on her face was priceless, only to be recreated again when Tom cruelly repeated the ploy and gave her a key to his apartment. 

I think this is so emblematic of their entire view of relationships and what a distorted view they have of marriage. I'm not married as expression of being in love with my husband, I'm married because I love my husband very much and as such have built a very intertwined life with him that marriage legally protects what we already had together.

Both these women are so obsessed with what marriage is going to make them, marriage doesn't change people or a relationship, it's just paperwork to make sure if I am in an accident that there is no question that the man I have built my life with gets to decide my medical treatment, not my next of kin who I talk to a few times a year.

Edited August 2, 2021 by John M

[deirdra]

On 7/28/2021 at 3:12 PM, Xebug67 said:

Whoever said last week something about him looking like a character straight out of "Newsies" was 100% correct. 

Or Oliver Twist from "Oliver!"  - "I want some more, sir"

Are heroin-chic male models still in fashion? 

[Coltee Gal]

I was just watching episode 3 (tonight’s episode) on D+. I had to turn it off because I was annoyed with the same old shit about trust, true colors, he hiding something…lather, rinse, repeat. It was so fucking exhausting to watch. Ugh

[sainte-chapelle]

Wrong thread

Edited August 3, 2021 by sainte-chapelle

[StatisticalOutlier]

2 hours ago, Coltee Gal said:

I was just watching episode 3 (tonight’s episode) on D+. I had to turn it off because I was annoyed with the same old shit about trust, true colors, he hiding something…lather, rinse, repeat. It was so fucking exhausting to watch. Ugh

But it sounds like they took a small break from getting a new start.  Progress?

[1011101010001]

So was Darcey channeling Hatchet Face in the second half of the episode or is it just me?

 

[renatae]

These relationships are so uncomfortable to me. They're awkward to watch. Neither couple seems to have much in common. The guys are put off by the extreme neediness and insecurities of the girls and they seem like strangers to one another.

Both these guys seem sketchy.

Edited August 3, 2021 by renatae

[deirdra]

Who were his "roommates"? His ex-wife & her new lover? They packed up his stuff nicely.

[renatae]

40 minutes ago, deirdra said:

Who were his "roommates"? His ex-wife & her new lover? They packed up his stuff nicely.

That would be a good answer as to why he didn't want Darcy to meet them. That whole scene was ridiculous. She couldn't meet his roommates even wearing a mask and distancing herself. Smells like 3 day old fish.

[Pepper Mostly]

On 7/30/2021 at 2:24 PM, Stuckathome said:

 

As for Florian and his cheating...I agree, he probably did bang that woman in the pics, but to be fair (can't believe I am saying this), he was "dating" someone half a world away for about 5 years and didn't see an end in sight (that is what the other woman mentioned that he was getting frustrated with the distance and amount of time until he could get to the US, felt Stace was a bit pushy etc).....a young guy on his own and yeah, I can believe he slipped up. Is that ok? No. Cheating is despicable. But we have no idea what Stacey was doing over here in the meantime, or what arrangement they had between the two of them----I sort of got the feeling that maybe they did have some sort of open relationship, but weren't too keen on letting the world know. I felt like Stacey just didn't want to discuss the issue and was ready to drop it and move on; Darcey was the one that kept pushing and contacted the other woman and brought it on the show. Probably at the producers urging, to bring some more drama and help get the ratings for a new season. Stacey overall seems to be a little more level headed and private in that sense (I mean, she could have her kids on here, or she could have pimped out Florian for her own story line on 90 day, but did not and had been with him a few years by the time she showed up with Darcey). 

Florian and Stacey saw each other what? twice a year? when they were, ahem, "dating"? Florian probably had several other relationships going, at least consecutively. It was a great deal for him! He had Stacey, probably sending money and gifts. She's not bad looking, so having sex with her when they met up every six months was no hardship. Meanwhile, after tears and hugs and promises to be true, he sprints back to Albania and into the arms of his actual girlfriend, with whom he presumably has something in common, shared interests and values, and similar background and goals. 

The only thing I can't figure out is why Wolf Boy chose to marry Stacey. Was a ticket to the US really worth it?

On 7/31/2021 at 11:55 AM, magemaud said:

My absolute favorite scene that season was the fakeout when Jesse takes out a ring box, makes a big speech, opens the box and presents her with an "APPRECIATION RING!" The look of confusion and disappointment on her face was priceless, only to be recreated again when Tom cruelly repeated the ploy and gave her a key to his apartment. 

I have always maintained that that wasn't even a key to his house, but a key he picked up at a thrift shop. He's so mean spirited and spiteful that you know he bit when someone from production suggested he do a bait and switch with Darcey, just like Jesse did. You can always count on Sharp for reusing and recycling tried and true plot devices!

[Mrs. Hanson]

1 hour ago, Pepper Mostly said:

Florian and Stacey saw each other what? twice a year? when they were, ahem, "dating"? Florian probably had several other relationships going, at least consecutively. It was a great deal for him! He had Stacey, probably sending money and gifts. She's not bad looking, so having sex with her when they met up every six months was no hardship. Meanwhile, after tears and hugs and promises to be true, he sprints back to Albania and into the arms of his actual girlfriend, with whom he presumably has something in common, shared interests and values, and similar background and goals. 

First off, I give full credit to the fine people here who can sit through this.  I will try again but man....."I think something is shady when Gorgei needs to go to DC.  I will go, no, wait, LET'S ALL GO and drill him and speculate on all the things that could go wrong!!!"  

Bolding:  I do not insert myself into my son's personal lives.  I do, however, in this time of technology, communicate my opinion that talking online is NOT dating.  It is talking online!  When The Pedophile the Ed would talk about this deep connection after dating for four months on Facebook my eyes rolled waaaaay too far into my head.  Dating is going out, going to baseball games, museums, shopping, etc and being in front of each other!

[bichonblitz]

Ok, I'm going to say this and then ya'll can throw tomato's at me!

I think Georgie (despite maybe looking for sugar mamma's and being sketchy) is hot, hot, hot AF. When he was sitting there with his friends and the evil twins with that man bun and nice jacket all I could see is his gorgeous face. Same when Darcey was driving to his "room" and he was sitting in the passenger seat looking out the window. He is the one that should be a model, not Florian. He also has nice, normal friends unless they are paid actors. 

At least he never yells at Darcey, telling her to shut the fuck up like Florian does Stacey. He keeps his cool with that crazy lunatic. Florian has a scary temper.  Speaking of yelling, who in hell does Florian think he is yelling at Georgie about using Darcey and not paying for anything when he is doing the EXACT same thing! Georgie should have hauled off and punched Mr. Model square in the face!

Edited August 3, 2021 by bichonblitz

[John M]

Did anyone else notice how much a bigger deal Darcey made about the sock money vs the repossessed car? A repossessed car is a big deal that materially effects their lives as a married couple with regards to credit and even things like leasing an apartment, that is a huge red flag and it was just like mentioned in passing.

Also after what money of Darcey's? Their primary income seems to be leaching off their actual father, which is really not a good look at their age.

[Persnickety1]

My highlight of this episode:

Florian:  "I don't want to show my dirty pants"

Such a hilarious twist on "air my dirty laundry."  

I cackled like a deranged hyena at that one.  

 

[essexjan]

Oh dear God, these women are a mess. Their pouty, judgy little faces with their jowl lines of disapproval already starting to etch into their faces, their obsession with "finding out the truth", the inappropriate, too-young, too-small clothes and the hair, the awful hair ...

I'd love to know how many outfits Darcey took with her to DC/Virginia. Georgi was wheeling several large suitcases that themselves were loaded with holdalls. And she still looked a hot mess! I thought that the outfit Stacey wore to meet the friends in DC, an A-line high-necked tunic/jacket - although way over-embellished with chains, sequins, studs, etc. - was a very flattering cut and shape for her and Darcey's figures, and definitely more classy than Darcey's 'Biker Momma' outfit.

The scene with Stacey and Florian when they were by themselves in DC was really nice. They were having fun and enjoying one another's company, having a laugh together. It was a welcome change to all the negativity, back-biting and accusations that dominated the rest of the episode.

I am confused by the timeline. It was only last week that D&S were talking about their planned trip to DC, and were also at the salon having their bad extensions taken out, yet this week we had this (which I am sure Stacey is mortified about).

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by essexjan

[essexjan]

2 hours ago, Pepper Mostly said:

I have always maintained that that wasn't even a key to his house, but a key he picked up at a thrift shop.

Yes, I'm in the UK and that is most definitely not an actual house key.

Edited August 3, 2021 by essexjan
typos

[Stuckathome]

1 hour ago, Pepper Mostly said:

The only thing I can't figure out is why Wolf Boy chose to marry Stacey. Was a ticket to the US really worth it?

I think it is because he really didn't have much going on for him back in Albania. I doubt the women he hooked up with or dated were financially helping him out much, if at all. He worked as what, a trainer? A model? I don't know that would pay too much. What future was he looking at if he stayed there? Have we heard any mention of his family? I mean, are his parents alive does he have siblings? He could try to trap another foreign woman, but that would take time and may not pay off. So he stays in Albania, working as a trainer until he gets too old, finds a local woman to settle down with and if they are not well off, live in some depressing Soviet style apartment for the rest of his days. 

 Stacey is an attractive woman, a bit too much surgery etc but somehow she doesn't come off as clownish as her sister. How old is Florian? Guessing mid or early 30s? There is something to be said of having a nice roof over your head, food and companionship. 

[1011101010001]

1 hour ago, Persnickety1 said:

My highlight of this episode:

Florian:  "I don't want to show my dirty pants"

Such a hilarious twist on "air my dirty laundry."  

I cackled like a deranged hyena at that one.  

 

Wasn’t that Georgi?  I figured too much Darcey gives him the runs.

Man, Georgi’s friend Ivo is a handsome devil.

Edited August 3, 2021 by MrBuhBye

[1011101010001]

59 minutes ago, Stuckathome said:

2 hours ago, Pepper Mostly said:

 

I think it is because he really didn't have much going on for him back in Albania.

I think he still lived with his parents.  Which is why they had to get a hotel when she visited.

[Persnickety1]

4 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

Wasn’t that Georgi?  I figured too much Darcey gives him the runs.

Man, Georgi’s friend Ivo is a handsome devil.

Oh, maybe it was!  There was so much shit flying around the table at that point maybe I misread the closed captioning.  

Whoever said it, it just made the episode for me.  

I'm going to start using "show the dirty pants" instead of "air the dirty laundry" any chance I get 😂

1 minute ago, MrBuhBye said:

I think he still lived with his parents.  Which is why they had to get a hotel when she visited.

That thought crossed my mind, too.

Perhaps his parents are well aware of TLC's tawdry reputation and "noped" right out of appearing on this show.  

[deirdra]

15 minutes ago, Persnickety1 said:

I'm going to start using "show the dirty pants" instead of "air the dirty laundry" any chance I get 

It was Georgi who said it and I sure LOLed!  It is actually a perfect mix of two idioms - one where something happens that is so innerving that it makes one literally "sh!t their pants" and then the pants get aired in public in front of your friends. It is not just twice as embarrassing, it is 5-10X more embarrassing than one of them happening.

Florian did something similar around the time of the cutting steak on the bias blowup, when some of the only English words he knew were "how come?"

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by deirdra

[KateHearts]

These women don't understand that they will not be happy just because they find some "hot" (subjective) guy to put a ring on their fingers and say "we're twin flames" to. I honestly can't even understand what kind of connection they have with men who communicate at best in broken English, have no jobs, don't seem to have much motivation, and overall kind of suck.  

Darcey, especially, seems to think that "happiness" is exclusive of ordinary life, drama-free days and just letting things happen. Her constant analysis of everything, always talking about "this relashhhip" and acting like life is a Lifetime movie is absolutely exhausting. I would not be comfortable AT ALL with her constant referrals to "starting our life together," "getting to know the real Georgi," and the needy, longing stares. Her bawling to Stacy ("I did EVERYTHING RIGHT"...? which was- what? Gave him lots of sex? Provided a roof over his head?  

Stacy is horrible- under the guise of being the "caring sister" you can read on her face that she is secretly gleeful that Darcey is having problems with Georgi while she gloats to herself that she is "winning"- she is legally married to her so-called Prince Charming and is talking babies.  Watch the scene where she says something like "I want to like Georgi, but I have a feeling he's using you as a Sugar Mama..." I want to know what kind of money these women really have- sure, they get TLC money but the plastic surgery alone surely has added to tens of thousands at this point with no end in sight.  I think it's cruel but funny when TLC zooms in on the really bad-looking hair extensions (are they knotted in? Situated on plastic combs?) and the giant cleavage. 

I think any adult woman who still needs Daddy to make sure their prospective husband has "good intentions" and needs to take them out for a private man-to-man talk is in need of some very serious therapy. It's obvious that their father has stepped in to be a co-parent of Darcey's daughters and continues to be the twins' voice of reason (although it doesn't seem to work that well). He has provided them with housing, funded their business ventures and watched out for his grandkids over many years. Perhaps he is driven by guilt-? At any rate, their development has become stunted somewhere around the age of 13. 

Georgi and Florian should have their faces displayed under  the definition of "apathy" in Webster's Dictionary.

[essexjan]

2 hours ago, Persnickety1 said:

I'm going to start using "show the dirty pants" instead of "air the dirty laundry" any chance I get

My friends and I still use the phrase "one-way monkey" from years ago when Dmitri on Project Runway was trying to describe someone as a one-trick pony. 😄

[Baltimore Betty]

Darcey and Stacey jumping all over Georgi for having $1400 in sock but they are okay with Florian not having $1400 in a sock or in anything not even a bank, Stacey says Florian gives what he can, from what earnings?

Darcey wants to know if she was penniless would Georgi still want her, I think she needs to ask if her father was penniless would he still be there. 

Forian is sort of the undead.  

This baby quest has got to stop, it is ridiculous to entertain the idea of a 46 year old woman (who has not real interest in having a child) actually go so far as to going to a doctor to talk about options.  If Florian really wanted children he should have fished in a younger pond, I do not think he really wants children.

[LucyEth]

These two are shit heads.  Who goes to meet friends for the first time and starts throwing accusations out and fighting.  The friends were like deer in headlights.  They always look like crap to me and Stacey's hair was separating in the back and you could see the strip of hair glued on.  Why don't they just wear their natural hair and have it professionally colored.  I can't stand Darcey's ugly crying face.  Women who are in their mid 40's should not have daddy talking to their much younger fiancé.  I thought I would vomit during the pimple popping scene.  Stacey just yammers away at Florian and he just grunts some kind of barely understandable response.  This show is comedy gold!

[bichonblitz]

6 hours ago, LucyEth said:

Stacey just yammers away at Florian and he just grunts some kind of barely understandable response.  This show is comedy gold!

Cracks me up when he says to the camera "next question" in order to shut up her yammering

[Texasmom1970]

At least seeing Darcey crying made me feel better about my ugly cry face.

[deirdra]

17 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Darcey and Stacey jumping all over Georgi for having $1400 in sock but they are okay with Florian not having $1400 in a sock or in anything not even a bank

Georgi keeping $1400 in a sock when he has no real home or local bank doesn't surprise me. He has probably kept his tip money in socks for years since putting it in the bank would alert the IRS to possible undeclared income.  Daddy's money is probably laundered through House of Eleven to D&S so they don't have to pay gift tax on it.  Hof11 probably loses money paying the "salaries" of D&S.

[Stuckathome]

Finally watched episode 3....wow...

Again, I know this is fake, but there are moments that make me doubt that----like the scene as they were driving and she mentioned picking up his car and he just drops the bomb that it is gone. The other three looked genuinely shocked. I LOVED that interaction----(paraphrasing) "What do you mean the the bank has it?" "Well, I didn't make the payments so they came and they took it." LMFAO.... Maybe that sock money could have gone to maintaining things like, oh I don't know, a car payment? Even Florian the undead made the point that a car is pretty essential.

I didn't think it was possible for a man to look more checked out and uninterested than Florian, but Georgi beat him in this episode. He looked freakin miserable to be in the car with her going ANYWHERE. His friends seem like decent, nice people----felt bad for them getting caught in the middle and I did appreciate that they just sort of stayed quiet as it went off the track into crazytown rather than jumping in (like Brandon's friends in HEA) and joining in the yelling. If these are his super good friends though, how did they never meet the wife?? Or was she just saying that to not have to answer any questions?? It seemed....odd. And yet, in line with friendships my ex husband had when we moved to the DC area. It's a very transient area because so many people come here to work for foreign NGOs, and in government and then leave when administrations change. He was not from the US originally and he had a large group of other Latin Americans he hung out with that I never really was comfortable around (despite having lived in LA and being fluent in SPanish) because I felt they were very superficial friendships. So, maybe this group really is the best he could offer? 

If anyone has seen season 1 of Dirty John, there is one episode where they show what John was actually doing during the time he was dating and meeting his mark, Deborah. That is what Georgi is starting to remind me of, more and more. If you haven't seen it, well then to summarize John (played by Eric Bana) presents himself as this clean cut MD all the while he is living in a trashed, filthy RV, doing a lot of drugs and trolling a LOT of different women online, blackmailing those who it turns out had BFs or husbands. The RV was sort of a gift from a sister, otherwise, John would have been homeless. Georgi even blurted out something about having been homeless when he came to the US. And, plug for that first season of Dirty John it is a true story and completely bonkers. 

While I do agree Stacey likes to stir the pot and cause drama, and there is a stupid rivalry with her sister when it comes to men, that doesn't mean she is wrong for pointing out the red flags she sees----cause there are HUGE red flags with this man. And she would be an even shittier sister if she sat back and kept quiet. Yes, she has issues with Florian but I don't see Stacey falling apart every other day and sobbing in her sister's arms the way Darcey does---and I can imagine it has been this way their entire lives. Stacey handles her shit---she didnt' seem too thrilled when Darcey reached out to Florian's video vixen last season. 

[Mahamid Frauded Me]

On 7/31/2021 at 9:06 AM, magemaud said:

 

FIFY

[1011101010001]

1 hour ago, Stuckathome said:

If these are his super good friends though, how did they never meet the wife??

I thought when Florian was defending leeching off Stacey he said it was justified because he had recently moved here but Georgi had been here ten years.  So maybe the wife was already out of the picture before he met these friends.  I thought Georgi said last season they had been separated for a long time but never bothered to divorce.

[Persnickety1]

56 minutes ago, Stuckathome said:

Finally watched episode 3....wow...

Again, I know this is fake, but there are moments that make me doubt that----like the scene as they were driving and she mentioned picking up his car and he just drops the bomb that it is gone. The other three looked genuinely shocked. I LOVED that interaction----(paraphrasing) "What do you mean the the bank has it?" "Well, I didn't make the payments so they came and they took it." LMFAO.... Maybe that sock money could have gone to maintaining things like, oh I don't know, a car payment? Even Florian the undead made the point that a car is pretty essential.

I didn't think it was possible for a man to look more checked out and uninterested than Florian, but Georgi beat him in this episode. He looked freakin miserable to be in the car with her going ANYWHERE. His friends seem like decent, nice people----felt bad for them getting caught in the middle and I did appreciate that they just sort of stayed quiet as it went off the track into crazytown rather than jumping in (like Brandon's friends in HEA) and joining in the yelling. If these are his super good friends though, how did they never meet the wife?? Or was she just saying that to not have to answer any questions?? It seemed....odd. And yet, in line with friendships my ex husband had when we moved to the DC area. It's a very transient area because so many people come here to work for foreign NGOs, and in government and then leave when administrations change. He was not from the US originally and he had a large group of other Latin Americans he hung out with that I never really was comfortable around (despite having lived in LA and being fluent in SPanish) because I felt they were very superficial friendships. So, maybe this group really is the best he could offer? 

If anyone has seen season 1 of Dirty John, there is one episode where they show what John was actually doing during the time he was dating and meeting his mark, Deborah. That is what Georgi is starting to remind me of, more and more. If you haven't seen it, well then to summarize John (played by Eric Bana) presents himself as this clean cut MD all the while he is living in a trashed, filthy RV, doing a lot of drugs and trolling a LOT of different women online, blackmailing those who it turns out had BFs or husbands. The RV was sort of a gift from a sister, otherwise, John would have been homeless. Georgi even blurted out something about having been homeless when he came to the US. And, plug for that first season of Dirty John it is a true story and completely bonkers. 

While I do agree Stacey likes to stir the pot and cause drama, and there is a stupid rivalry with her sister when it comes to men, that doesn't mean she is wrong for pointing out the red flags she sees----cause there are HUGE red flags with this man. And she would be an even shittier sister if she sat back and kept quiet. Yes, she has issues with Florian but I don't see Stacey falling apart every other day and sobbing in her sister's arms the way Darcey does---and I can imagine it has been this way their entire lives. Stacey handles her shit---she didnt' seem too thrilled when Darcey reached out to Florian's video vixen last season. 

Have you seen 90 Day Love Games?

Stacey and Florian and Darcey and Georgi were all on it.  

I really enjoyed Stacey and Florian and they seemed to know each other pretty well, joked back and forth, and I surprisingly really enjoyed them on the show even though they missed their fair share of questions.  

Darcey and Georgi, not so much.  I'm not sure they even got a single question right.  It was obvious they really didn't know each other at all.  At times, just watching them was uncomfortable because it was so obvious they really didn't seem like a couple at all.  I also think Stacey has more of a sense of humor than Darcey, and it really showed during Love Games.  

I also cut Florian some slack in the financial contributing at this point.  When this was filmed, I don't believe he was able to work yet, whereas Georgi has been here for years and should be working in some capacity.  If his car wasn't repossessed, he could have been doing Door Dash or something along those lines.  Even without a car, he could have been hustling in some capacity, even if it was as a runner taking customers' food orders out to their car or working at Walmart in the pickup department.  

I'm interested to see what his ex wife has to say about him.   

[Stuckathome]

2 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

 I thought Georgi said last season they had been separated for a long time but never bothered to divorce.

I thought he said they hadn't been married long, separated a year and then had filed but Covid shut down the courts which had delayed everything. Depending on the state and circumstances, sometimes even an uncontested divorce requires a certain separation period, so I can buy that part and yes, Covid did shut down non essential court functions. He made the comment that she had used him, put a bunch of stuff in his name and didn't pay---somehow I am doubtful. It will be interesting to hear her story but keep in mind she may be a bit of a jaded woman scorned or just not willing to air her dirty laundry on tv. I mean, sometimes I start to tell a story from the time with my ex and I stop myself because I think, well what does it say about me that I tolerated that? 

Yes, he could have been hustling doing SOMETHING. I keep flashing back to the pic of him in that ridiculous fur coat he insisted she buy him on HER birthday. You are unemployed, losing your car and you ask her to spend $$ on that BS? 

[1011101010001]

The whole “move” was so staged.  He had no furniture or personal effects?  Just boxes of clothes to donate to charity?  And the roommates couldn’t do that?

[Stuckathome]

23 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

The whole “move” was so staged.

You know what just hit me---I am annoyed that this ass clown couldn't even be bothered to fake excitement, happiness, SOME type of emotion for the trip when you know damn well he is drawing a paycheck from this crap. If he brought that much personality and enthusiasm to his day job pre Covid, it's no wonder he is no longer employed. I don't need a masseuse to talk my ear off or flirt, but be able to converse and not look like he wants to punch me is basic. Just sayin'

[alegtostandon]

On 7/29/2021 at 6:53 AM, Stuckathome said:

 

I was confused, they kept saying Georgie Porgie lived in DC but he really lived in Virginia. When I was a kid, my dad was a government rep for a pharmaceutical company, we lived about 30 minutes out of DC in Virginia but I would never say we lived in DC.

Odd that Georgie's boxes were all packed, ready to go. And, seemed as if he had more "donate" than "keep".

What kind of info are D&S hoping to find from Georgie's friends? Why attack him in front his friends? And for Florian to get involved and start yelling "your wife not happy!". 

This group never fails to give laughs! 

 

Edited August 4, 2021 by alegtostandon

[John M]

If his car was repossessed, what makes it more likely that he continued to pay rent on a place he wasn't staying at? I think he was evicted and they boxed up his stuff and held it as a courtesy, which would explain a lot about everyone's behavior in the pick up situation.

[Mrs. Hanson]

42 minutes ago, alegtostandon said:

they kept saying Georgie Porgie lived in DC but he really lived in Virginia. When I was a kid, my dad was a government rep for a pharmaceutical company, we lived about 30 minutes out of DC in Virginia but I would never say we lived in DC.

Funny  - my younger son just moved to a town outside of DC in Virginia but works in DC.  He makes it clear that he lives in Virginia, NOT DC, lol.  

 

1 hour ago, Stuckathome said:

I am annoyed that this ass clown couldn't even be bothered to fake excitement, happiness, SOME type of emotion for the trip when you know damn well he is drawing a paycheck from this crap. If he brought that much personality and enthusiasm to his day job pre Covid, it's no wonder he is no longer employed. I don't need a masseuse to talk my ear off or flirt, but be able to converse and not look like he wants to punch me is basic. Just sayin'

Now I need to watch this!  I tried when they all piled into the car but bailed.  But now I must watch for this:

 

44 minutes ago, alegtostandon said:

And for Florian to get involved and start yelling "your wife not happy!". 

Florian the Newsie Wolf Boy never disappoints!!!!

[Stuckathome]

40 minutes ago, John M said:

If his car was repossessed, what makes it more likely that he continued to pay rent on a place he wasn't staying at? I think he was evicted and they boxed up his stuff and held it as a courtesy, which would explain a lot about everyone's behavior in the pick up situation.

Yes and yes to this!!! That is why he was acting so sketchy about the whole ordeal. He was probably renting a room and was well on his way to homeless (again cause apparently he was homeless when he first came to the US, resents Florian a bit for the lack of struggle) when Covid hit. Or yeah, he stopped paying and due to the eviction moratorium because of Covid, they legally could not evict him for reals but probably since he hadn't been around in a long ass time boxed up his shit. Someone mentioned he has been here 10 years----10 years and the man doesn't have one piece of decent furniture to his name? His now ex wife is probably thanking her lucky stars that Darcy came along when she did otherwise she may have had a harder time finalizing a divorce to the deadbeat. 

50 minutes ago, alegtostandon said:

What kind of info are D&S hoping to find from Georgie's friends? Why attack him in front his friends?

Plus I have a feeling Bulgarians are not big on being sneetches and sneetchy sneetchy people. lol

[Xebug67]

On 7/30/2021 at 11:24 AM, Stuckathome said:

SO true....I do not find him attractive at all, however, in the photo session pics, ok, Newsies outfit aside, i did find him to be more attractive than Darcey's first attempt at international love, Jesse. If you missed out on his season, please go watch on demand because it was comedy gold. With her heels stuck in the escalator, his parents who just have to be seen to believe.....etc 

As for Florian and his cheating...I agree, he probably did bang that woman in the pics, but to be fair (can't believe I am saying this), he was "dating" someone half a world away for about 5 years and didn't see an end in sight (that is what the other woman mentioned that he was getting frustrated with the distance and amount of time until he could get to the US, felt Stace was a bit pushy etc).....a young guy on his own and yeah, I can believe he slipped up. Is that ok? No. Cheating is despicable. But we have no idea what Stacey was doing over here in the meantime, or what arrangement they had between the two of them----I sort of got the feeling that maybe they did have some sort of open relationship, but weren't too keen on letting the world know. I felt like Stacey just didn't want to discuss the issue and was ready to drop it and move on; Darcey was the one that kept pushing and contacted the other woman and brought it on the show. Probably at the producers urging, to bring some more drama and help get the ratings for a new season. Stacey overall seems to be a little more level headed and private in that sense (I mean, she could have her kids on here, or she could have pimped out Florian for her own story line on 90 day, but did not and had been with him a few years by the time she showed up with Darcey). 

I totally watched that season.  In fact, I believe when the first episode of this season aired I believe they did flashbacks (unless I'm confusing this with another show) showing that infamous escalator/high heeled shoe scene again and AGAIN I laughed my ass off.

I remember the hippie, earth angel mother and the odd stepfather.  That couple was comedy gold, and I felt short-changed by how little exposure of them we got during that season of Darcey and Jesse.

You're completely right about newsboy's age combined with the distance factor.  Who knows what arrangement, if any, they had.  And if it was an "open" relationship back then, I doubt that Stacey would tolerate any such "openness" now that Newsie's here and they're married.

I also don't think that Darcey's intervention with the side piece was totally on behalf of Stacey, as much as some competitive part of her probably enjoyed bringing this private business of Stacey's to the TV viewing audience, thus showing that Stacey's not as superior to Darcey as she tries to portray herself to be.

Edited August 4, 2021 by Xebug67
Corrected angel vs. angle

[Baltimore Betty]

1 hour ago, alegtostandon said:

I was confused, they kept saying Georgie Porgie lived in DC but he really lived in Virginia. When I was a kid, my dad was a government rep for a pharmaceutical company, we lived about 30 minutes out of DC in Virginia but I would never say we lived in DC.

Odd that Georgie's boxes were all packed, ready to go. And, seemed as if he had more "donate" than "keep".

What kind of info are D&S hoping to find from Georgie's friends? Why attack him in front his friends? And for Florian to get involved and start yelling "your wife not happy!". 

This group never fails to give laughs! 

 

Yeah his living arrangement looked pretty grim, his car got repo'd, his stuff was in plastic bags and boxes that looked like someone had wanted him out fast...my thought was they all piled in to the big Suburban with their big suitcases and I thought how will there be room for Georgi's stuff for the ride back?  I guess he was not taking much back with him.

Darcey and Stacey do a lot of talking with their eyes closed and their speech sounds garbled sometimes which leads me to think they are a bit drunk a lot, am I wrong?

I would give anything to see S&D navigate thru a particular adult that may or may not be still open on King Street in Old Town, it had some extreme toys, S&M equipment, cages, etc...just 5 minutes of them in that store that was all I wanted, lol.

What is wrong with having a 9 to 5 job, it seems that none of these 90 Day people have any clue about an actual job but instead make up companies that do nothing to earn them a living but somehow have money to pay the rent, what did they do before they were on this show and getting money from it, how did they get along with no visible means of support?

[Stuckathome]

10 minutes ago, Baltimore Betty said:

I would give anything to see S&D navigate thru a particular adult that may or may not be still open on King Street in Old Town, it had some extreme toys, S&M equipment, cages, etc...just 5 minutes of them in that store that was all I wanted, lol.

Now THAT would have been amazing! So much better than seeing Kalani and her "special" boy Asuelo navigate an adult store.