S06.E01: Moonstruck

[greekmom]

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Amanda finds love again after a tragic loss; Gino and Jasmine have issues to fix before her visa is approved; Riley suspects his girlfriend is lying; Tyray finds out shocking information about his online lover; David has no doubt Sheila is the one.

First Look: 02/06/23; TLC: 04/06/23; Discovery+: 04/06/23;
 

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That non-US date format for a US show always throws me for a loop.

[Frozendiva]

We meet Amanda, whose husband died from cancer. Sad story.

I have not missed Gino or his laugh. I guess Jasmine wants him to buy some hair extensions, but they are too pricey. He shows off some new shirts. He is hoping this is his last trip to see Jasmine before the visa is approved.

I missed one cause I was making dinner.

We also meet Riley, who likes jazz, and has been burned in love before.

[greekmom]

Amanda and THE KIDS need more time to heal from the death of her husband (their father) than 6 months or whatever before she goes off to find them another daddy.  I mean she didn't even try to date local for a while.

I had forgotten about Gino's annoying laugh that is like running nails on a chalkboard.  But having Jasmine screaming her ass off is entertaining. 

Riley.  Remember when we first met big Pred and we thought ohhh what a quirky harmless guy?  I'm thinking there is something super wrong with Riley and he's not just "unlucky" in love.  I would love to hear those women's version of what happened. 

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Is it normal to carry cremains from room to room, kiss them, etc.?

[Shrek]

8 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

Is it normal to carry cremains from room to room, kiss them, etc.?

Maybe it helps her cope but she is nowhere near ready for a new relationship & this being on tv is very close to TLC taking too much advantage of a grieving widow. Nobody is ever going to match up to her deceased husband & she should really concentrate on her kids & herself rather than flying to a new man in another country.

I already feel uncomfortable just from watching her on the preview.

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50 minutes ago, Shrek said:

Maybe it helps her cope but she is nowhere near ready for a new relationship & this being on tv is very close to TLC taking too much advantage of a grieving widow. Nobody is ever going to match up to her deceased husband & she should really concentrate on her kids & herself rather than flying to a new man in another country.

I already feel uncomfortable just from watching her on the preview.

It seems more exploitative than usual this time.  The deaf guy, the morbidly obese guy scammed by the escort, and Gino has always seemed like he has cognitive issues.

[Shrek]

5 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

It seems more exploitative than usual this time.  The deaf guy, the morbidly obese guy scammed by the escort, and Gino has always seemed like he has cognitive issues.

Thanks, that's the word that I was looking for to describe what this season looks like, exploitative. 

[Frozendiva]

2 hours ago, MrBuhBye said:

Is it normal to carry cremains from room to room, kiss them, etc.?

Maybe on a soap. I could see this happening for a short time after you get the urn from the funeral home. There is a huge jewelry industry that can include some ashes - more tasteful.

All people grieve differently. I can see some casual dating six to eight months after the husband died. No expectations, just getting out and meeting new people. Not fly to another country. You are vulnerable and people can easily take advantage.

As for Riley, his former hopeful fiancée could have had many reasons to not return from Philly.

[Elizzikra]

Fuck you TLC and the horse you rode in on. This story is just unbelievably sad.

[Elizzikra]

Anyone else getting Larissa vibes from Jasmine of Jasmine and Geno?

[DEL901]

How do they find such sincere/sad people who are almost guaranteed to have their hearts broken and their humiliation shown on national television?  

He has built that woman into his fantasy dream woman, but they have never video chatted in the four years they have been talking?  He really believes this woman wants to live with him in a one bedroom apartment with a 33 year old, 400+ lb virgin with his mom who is recovering from a stroke?   He seems like such a nice guy.  He deserves better than this show.

[anoninrva]

On 6/3/2023 at 12:52 PM, MrBuhBye said:

It seems more exploitative than usual this time.  The deaf guy, the morbidly obese guy scammed by the escort, and Gino has always seemed like he has cognitive issues.

I'm really hoping the deaf guy isn't being catfished too.  He seems like one of the most normal people on this show, otherwise.  The jazz guy seems kinda weird.  The young mom and Romanian I don't see working out, but they seem to have some different expectations.

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3 minutes ago, anoninrva said:

The young mom and Romanian I don't see working out

It sounded like he might live with his family a la Florian so I wonder where she will be staying.

[Frozendiva]

Amanda and the Romanian guy - if she is still carrying her husband’s ashes around, it may be too soon to move on. Finding love again a few months after the spouse’s passing can happen, but it is rare. The kids are the priority. She does have to go through birthdays, holidays, etc. without the husband. Maybe a little grief counseling?  Nothing wrong with going out with friends, meeting new people, and maybe casual dates with local folks. Romanian guy who reminded me a bit of Andrew Tate may be a fun short term fling. The storyline feels exploitative.

Tyray, the red flags would be a giant tree of red flags. Snapchat, a photo, no conversations, no anything. I probably would go to see who actually was on the other end of the scam.

Gino and Jasmine continue the telenovela. Jasmine, whatever bedroom issues you are having stem from Gino. Looks like some new surgery/enhancements. Gino will not pay $1500 plus for the hair extensions. Your old boyfriend seems to be a better fit except he probably doesn’t have Gino’s money. No idea why you still want Gino. Your doctor did not need your life story.

Riley and Violet? She is looking for a way out. Doubt you are the only one. You may have closed your account but her options are still open. A two week visit can expose some red flags. Not sure she would be into jazz but who knows. I would keep my eyes and ears open.

David seems like a nice guy. So far. Maybe some folks will learn a little ASL. Hope Sheila is what he hopes her to be. She did not video her home and surroundings for him? Maybe the bartender friend can offer some good advice for him.

People are very quick to find their loves of their lives online. Sure, go in with an open heart but do pay attention to things that don’t add up.

 

[Hellohappylife]

Amanda- I’m sorry to be so judgmental, but what kind of life does she expect to have with this guy? He’s not the type that’s gonna want to live in Louisiana,playing daddy,working a typical job. He’s the type that would rather be out in L.A. at the clubs, trying to become famous. She’s still young, pretty & looks great after having 2 babies, She should have no issues finding someone. Those kids shouldn’t even know this guy exists, until it becomes serious & he lives in the same country. It’s way too confusing & they have enough to deal with. 

Geno/Jasmine- They deserve each other. I don’t buy her excuse of those nude photo’s being the reason she lost her job, her crazy, psychotic behavior & outbursts were probably a huge factor.“virgin” surgery? umm You have 2 kids Jasmine, that ship has sailed…

David is so sweet! I hope things turn out well for him. Also shout out to him for having 2 jobs, stocking shelves at the grocery store & cleaning the casino, some of these previous cast mates should take some pointers & stop with the excuses. 

[js9548]

The best quote I just saw on Facebook regarding David is: "If she hurts him, we ride at dawn."

Also there must be a backstory regarding David saying boarding school felt like family. It felt like home. I would like to know more about that.  I wonder about his family. He seems so sweet. 

Edited June 5, 2023 by js9548

[Quof]

It's strange that David never learned to speak or to read lips, at all, given that all of his family is hearing. I was surprised to see he is permitted to drive, since he can't hear approaching traffic including sirens, but disturbed to watch him sign while driving.   

[greekmom]

Amanda - sadly this one falls within the categories of "my kids are important but i am going to dump them on a family member while I run off to <insert country> to chase a bit of "d""   This woman needs therapy and some friends with benefits sex than this dude.  Whoever said it up top is right.  This guy doesnt want to stay in Louisiana and play house.  He wants LA or NY to pursue his modelling/acting career.  The fact that they carry around the ashes of deceased husband is a red flag that they need therapy STAT.

Oh Tyray. You need to watch social catfish on youtube.  I hope he hasn't sent the catfish too much money.  

Riley - The guy has some issue.  He's not a nice guy and honestly I am team Violet so far.

David - not surprised that his parents dumped him at an ASL boarding school.  Interesting the school in Nebraska closed in 1998 which I assume is the one David went to.  Might have been the done thing for David's generation to just place them in a boarding school.  Did he say if his family knows ASL?  David could have been one of those kids that just didn't want to learn to speak due to the "deaf accent" and/or to learn to read lips.   Sheila is going to hurt him.  I wish David would have tried again with some girl in the US or Canada instead of going international.

Gino and Jasmine. I think we are going to learn more about their sex life than we learned about Gabe's and Isabel. 

[Sir RaiderDuck OMS]

Amanda said her now-deceased husband was the only guy she'd ever had sex with. This could literally be a situation where she was living with her parents until moving in with Jason, which means she's never lived in her own, much less while taking care of two young kids. The attentions of a foreign playboy may make her feel wanted and desired, and there's nothing wrong with that, but she needs to be going to counseling and concentrate on her kids who obviously have not fully processed their father's death. For the three weeks she's gone, her toddler children will be without either parent. If she needs companionship/dick, I'm sure one of her or her late husband's single friends would be happy to fill a FWB role that does not require her to abandon her fatherless and grieving children for weeks on end. No doubt an incredibly horrible and unfair situation was inflicted on her, but HER KIDS ARE THE IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW. Don't make their suffering even worse by leaving them without any present parent.

So Riley owns 20,000 jazz albums? How would you listen to even a fraction of them? What a colossal waste of money, especially in an age where a $10/month streaming service can supply any music you want whenever you want. And whoever referred to Elton John, one of the biggest-selling and most influential popular music artists ever, as "minor" or "obscure" or whatever simply doesn't know what they're talking about.

Tayray was well on his way to becoming this season's David (and I mean "Lana" David, not Annie's David or this season's deaf David), but it looks like the producers took pity and stepped in.

The sound mix during the deaf David sequences was creepy. I understand they were trying to convey his isolation, but hearing nothing but his breathing was unsettling.

Jasmine continues to be awful. If Gino had asked her to pay big $$$ so he could live in the same apartment building as an old girlfriend, her resulting freakout would have probably violated numerous international arms treaties, but since it's the other way, she expects him to be OK with it. She and Gino are both terrible people. 

[seacliffsal]

Because I watch this on my dvr I am able to fast-forward through all of the Gino and Jasmine scenes.  Didn't like them before, definitely don't want to watch them now!

This may be cruel, but if Amanda is justifying everything about going to Romania and being "in love" then her future hurt is on her.  HOWEVER, it is her children about whom I care.  I really hate when these shows bring children into the stories, but in this case I think it is especially horrible.  Amanda may think she has all the bases covered-they are staying with family (her sister), she made 'gift' bags for them, they have their father's ashes, and she will face-time with them.  But, what they need is her.  It's not been that long since their father died, and now she is leaving them for three weeks.  To young children who now are suddenly without either parent, three weeks is far too long.  And face-timing is not the same.  Yes, I understand that there are many parents whose jobs take them away from their children for extended periods of time, but IMO that is different.  These children have permanently lost a parent and now the other will be gone when they are still very emotionally vulnerable.  And the aunt may have a job or other obligations which means she may not be with them 24/7.  Not to mention (which I am about to do) that Amanda is spending a lot of money to go to Romania in order to find out she is being scammed.

I like Tyran and David and hope their stories end well (although I doubt it because, you know, I have watched these shows before...).

[Stuckathome]

11 minutes ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

Amanda said her now-deceased husband was the only guy she'd ever had sex with. This could literally be a situation where she was living with her parents until moving in with Jason, which means she's never lived in her own, much less while taking care of two young kids.

 

12 minutes ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

I'm sure one of her or her late husband's single friends would be happy to fill a FWB role

Did they say if her family/upbringing was super religious? Because if so, that combined with rural southern area lead me to think a FWB situationship with a friend, particularly of her dead husband, would not go over well in her community. I agree that she has jumped into this way too fast, too soon. I give the guy props though that he has actually facetimed her, her kids, etc and not like some of the other gigalos we have seen on this show where they string them along with pre-recorded videos where they never say the other person's name, the camera on the phone is always broken, etc. He has an amazing body, his English is decent---I would say I am surprised he hasn't already found an American to sponsor him TF out of Romania, but then again, maybe he doesnt' want to really leave? He wants to live it up in Romania on the $$ they send him. I also would guess she doesn't have a lot of cash, but then again, perhaps her husband was a veteran or active military and had some nice death benefits lined up for his family. And if that is the $$$ she is blowing on flying across the world for some D rather than spend time with her kids and getting therapy, well screw her. 

Tyray---glad they stepped in adn told him. Curious where this goes from here, I mean they gave him the option of just dumping the footage already shot and not participating. Yet here we are, watching it. I would have been so humiliated no way that would have seen the light of day. My guess, they go there to track down the woman in the pics, talk to the catfisher, etc. Cause Tyray needs the TLC payday. 

[Shauna]

On 6/2/2023 at 6:18 PM, MrBuhBye said:

That non-US date format for a US show always throws me for a loop.

I always think I'm in the wrong place and go looking elsewhere.  Only to find I'm in the wrong place. 

On 6/3/2023 at 8:45 AM, MrBuhBye said:

Is it normal to carry cremains from room to room, kiss them, etc.?

Or to take them for a ride in the car????

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1 hour ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

where a $10/month streaming service can supply any music you want whenever you want.

Vinyl snobs insist analog sound is vastly superior to digital.

[anoninrva]

1 hour ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

So Riley owns 20,000 jazz albums? How would you listen to even a fraction of them? What a colossal waste of money, especially in an age where a $10/month streaming service can supply any music you want whenever you want. And whoever referred to Elton John, one of the biggest-selling and most influential popular music artists ever, as "minor" or "obscure" or whatever simply doesn't know what they're talking about.

That number is highly suspect as there were only about 30 or so in that one shelf he displayed.  Maybe we're talking about a digital collection, but even then, that's a very high number.  I think you'd be lucky to get a couple hundred records out of all of the jazz greats put together.

FWIW, I agree about Elton John, but I could see GenZ'ers having no clue.  He isn't as flashy as Bowie.

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1 hour ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

And whoever referred to Elton John, one of the biggest-selling and most influential popular music artists ever, as "minor" or "obscure" or whatever simply doesn't know what they're talking about.

I think he meant he owns the whole back catalog.  Elton John’s sales dived in the US after the early to mid-70s, perhaps due to homophobia.  The same thing happened to Queen once the slower folks caught on that Freddie liked dick.

[anoninrva]

3 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

Vinyl snobs insist analog sound is vastly superior to digital.

"pop" "hiss".  Sure.  I still have a handful of records, but have never developed that good of an ear, despite plugging away at playing and rarely recording music over 35 years or so..

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Just now, anoninrva said:

That number is highly suspect as there were only about 30 or so in that one shelf he displayed. 

I thought he said they were mostly lost in a house fire so maybe he is just slowly replacing.

1 minute ago, anoninrva said:

"pop" "hiss".  Sure.  I still have a handful of records, but have never developed that good of an ear, despite plugging away at playing and rarely recording music over 35 years or so..

I hated flipping the record every 15 to 20 minutes lol.

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1 hour ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

She and Gino are both terrible people. 

I have a feeling during one of the times that she screamed at him for not ejaculating inside her, he bitchily said that his exes were tighter.  So that is why she is getting the surgery.  I have always figured guys who accuse woman of being cavernous are actually small and are projecting.  The opening doesn’t stay the size of the baby’s head lol.  I wonder if she is so focused on him coming inside her because she wants a kid to trap him into staying with her or at least being on the hook for child support.  BTW I pray that I will never be a driver or passenger in a car that Gino designed.

1 hour ago, Stuckathome said:

I also would guess she doesn't have a lot of cash,

I picture them living in a shack which is why they filmed “visiting” the sister.

[Breedom]

9 hours ago, Frozendiva said:

Amanda and the Romanian guy - if she is still carrying her husband’s ashes around, it may be too soon to move on. Finding love again a few months after the spouse’s passing can happen, but it is rare. The kids are the priority. She does have to go through birthdays, holidays, etc. without the husband.

I can't judge her (without knowing more, of course!) --- but IMHO it's way too soon. She still loves her husband, so looking for someone new in such a short time and finding feelings for them too will be difficult. Maybe she is afraid of being alone, raising the kids herself or realizes the only way she can make it financially would be to find someone else to help. But then, no one local?

When her son asked if Mommy was going to sleep in this guy's bed, that was odd. Why would a little kid suddenly ask that? And then Amanda giggling over it was weird too. Having recently lost her husband, I wouldn't find it funny. It's still raw.

I liked at first that she included her husband's "box" in the family's day-to-day. But taking him in the car and having him sit in the "middle seat" was a bit weird too. To me, that was going too far.

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5 minutes ago, Breedom said:

I liked at first that she included her husband's "box" in the family's day-to-day. But taking him in the car and having him sit in the "middle seat" was a bit weird too. To me, that was going too far.

I wonder why they didn’t choose a pic of him smiling.  He looks glum in the pic.

[Shrek]

27 minutes ago, MrBuhBye said:

I think he meant he owns the whole back catalog.  Elton John’s sales dived in the US after the early to mid-70s, perhaps due to homophobia.  The same thing happened to Queen once the slower folks caught on that Freddie liked dick.

My wife thought he meant that he had the more obscure Elton John albums not that he was obscure.

Also your point later about losing the 20,000 in a fire is 100% correct, I went & checked on my recording as I haven't watched the whole 2 hours yet.

[Stuckathome]

1 hour ago, Breedom said:

I liked at first that she included her husband's "box" in the family's day-to-day. But taking him in the car and having him sit in the "middle seat" was a bit weird too. To me, that was going too far.

I cannot imagine having to navigate my own grief plus that of those two VERY young kids. I can imagine it started off as, "well, Daddy is still here" and pointing to the box of his ashes. But, including a box in everyday life? No. Just, no. Put some of the ashes in some jewelry, maybe find a shirt of his or other possession the kids can carry with them always, but....just no. I can't imagine if I were on the other side of this, dating a widower with two young kids and when we went on dates or I was at the home, a box with the deceased wife's pic on it followed us around. They all need counseling. 

 

Jasmine and Gino are the telenovela I can't stop watching. A trainwreck that I can't look away from as it catches fire and veers off the tracks.....I did feel for her that she lost her job because of the scandal with the nude pics the stupid jackass forwarded. And I LOL'd when she said she didn't fully trust that Gino hadn't screwed up the visa paperwork since he insisted on doing it himself to save money. She knows he isnt' the brightest bulb. 

Edited June 5, 2023 by Stuckathome

[mytmo]

Amanda has only been with one man.  She got the attention of a hot man online and now she is dickmatized.  Mr Mytmo says that I would carry his ashes to the places he would never take me while he was alive.  Nope.  Won't give him that satisfaction.

I do think it is creepy and traumatizing to the kids having Daddy ashes always around.  How can anyone move on?

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1 hour ago, Stuckathome said:

But, including a box in everyday life?

And you know there will be some black comedy when it falls down an open manhole or they drive off with it on the roof of the car.  Or it’s stolen while they are shopping.

1 hour ago, Stuckathome said:

Jasmine and Gino are the telenovela I can't stop watching.

Jasmine said she dumped the rich Australian because he wasn’t passionate.  Sure, Jan.  He ran once he saw the cray cray.  And even if it’s true, why was she taunting Gino in the preview that no one fucked her  better than her ex?  (Assuming that’s whom she was referring to, maybe she is talking about the baby daddy or another ex.) 

[Frozendiva]

Before vinyl’s recent comeback, you could probably buy albums for next to nothing at record sales, flea markets, and garage/yard/estate sales. Someone gave my cousin a bunch of vinyl to unload at her garage sale. Most seemed to be garbage, or, well, not my taste. Don’t think she sold many.

Wonder why Tyray did not go a Google reverse image search when ‘Carmella’ sent a photo. The woman’s photo could be of Sally Jones and not Carmella. He or his friends could have saved him time and grief.

Would not hugely surprise me if Jasmine would think of a kid with Gino. Seems strange to sign a new lease if you are waiting for a visa to go to the US. Jasmine should be paying her own rent, or most of it, and her sister should be paying her half.

[Stuckathome]

11 minutes ago, Frozendiva said:

Wonder why Tyray did not go a Google reverse image search when ‘Carmella’ sent a photo. The woman’s photo could be of Sally Jones and not Carmella. He or his friends could have saved him time and grief.

Go over to reddit and read the posts on the "is it a scam" group....it is amazing how naive people can be, and how not tech savvy. I know quite a few people who, if I said run a reverse image search would look at me like I asked them to hack Bank of America. No clue where to start. 

I am very curious as to how they tracked down the catfish and got him to admit what was going on rather than just ghosting them or letting Tyray show up and wander around like David (of Lana and David) did for a few days. 

The deaf man I think is in for a world of heartache. And was it just me or did his "girlfriend" look different in those pics, like some were of the real her, others not so much? Or did she just use THAT much of a filter?? 

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12 minutes ago, Stuckathome said:

I know quite a few people who, if I said run a reverse image search would look at me like I asked them to hack Bank of America. No clue where to start. 

Like half the episodes of Catfish they run a reverse image search and it goes back to some model with thousands of followers.   People shouldn’t be on the internet if they can’t do that themselves.

[Sir RaiderDuck OMS]

1 minute ago, MrBuhBye said:

Like half the episodes of Catfish they run a reverse image search and it goes back to some model with thousands of followers.   People shouldn’t be on the internet if they can’t do that themselves.

You can't convince someone who doesn't want to be told they're wrong. Someone (might've even been you) once mentioned an episode of MTV's Catfish where a guy was being catfished by a scammer impersonating Katy Perry. MTV introduced the victim to the actual catfisher and played him (the victim) a video message from Katy Perry herself saying "I'm sorry, but you've been scammed. You and I have never spoken even once." Even after all that, the victim was still making excuses for why megastar Perry "had" to falsely deny they were in an intimate online relationship.

[Matty]

Tuned in last night just to see if any of this season's couples would be interesting, entertaining to watch, etc., and saw the return of Gino and Jasmine and their tired, worn out saga. It's really stale and quite boring.  I decided to watch something else.

[lilmarysunshine]

Amanda reeeaallly needs to skip the boyfriend-in-Romania thing. It would be a bad idea even if it involved the nicest, most genuine guy next door but especially when it is this “influencer”/player from Eastern Europe.  Her sister (probably among others) has tried to tell her but she won’t listen to anyone. A friend’s mom married fairly soon after his father’s death. The marriage failed. In hindsight, his mother recognized that the relationship was based on panic. Here she was this widow and having to support and raise 4 kids on her own. She was just seeking security but this guy likely won’t even provide that.

And the rituals with the ashes is just really not appropriate, inmnsho, with those kids. I agree they ALL need therapy. 

[FrancescaFiore]

Amanda is an idiot. She's ready to move on from the loss of her husband of 8 years after 4 months of talking to a guy? Four months, during which she's broken up with said guy multiple times. Oh, and the guy is a social media wannabe celeb. How many more red flags need to be waving? Amanda could've just skipped this whole chapter where she gets dragged through the perils of an ill-conceived long-distance relationship, and just started her OnlyFans for extra cash, like everyone else who goes on this show does. I will say this much for Amanda: she seems to be a better mother than say, Jessica on Love in Paradise. Amanda's kids are MUCH better behaved.

Why is this show becoming a knock off of Catfish? It's Williams all over again. YAWN.

ManicJasmine and GumpyGino are wholly uninteresting. Was there really any great call or desire for bringing them back?

I hate the way the show is handling the deaf guy. I hate that they're playing goofy circus music for his intro and then go to dead silence when he's signing. He seems very sweet and I hope that his relationship isn't a trainwreck.

Really looking forward to new couples this season. Just a shame that they had to ruin it by bringing back old, non-favorites. 

[monagatuna]

I hate that Gino's stupid face is back on my TV again. I'm no fan of Jasmine, although she's very nice to look at, but I loathe Gino so much after he revenge-porned her (still think he should've been prosecuted for that) that I can't help but root for her. Elizzikra is right, she reminds me of Larissa, who I also didn't really care for but hated her partner (I forget or willfully blanked out his name) so much that I circled around to grudging respect for her. Same situation here. 

Did I see that right that Amanda's husband was something like 15 years older than her? He was her first and they obviously got together when she was in her late teens/early 20s and he was so much older. Yikes. I wouldn't be surprised if she comes back from this trip knocked up a la Jessica and Jose from TOW. 

I really hope the deaf guy and Sheila get what they're looking for. They seem really genuine. I feel so sad that his family never bothered to communicate with him and just shipped him off to deaf boarding school. I want to like him but after TLC bamboozled us with PrEd and Aleena, I don't trust their "you have to love this guy" presentation and am keeping my hopes low.

[Kath94]

8 hours ago, Breedom said:

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I liked at first that she included her husband's "box" in the family's day-to-day. But taking him in the car and having him sit in the "middle seat" was a bit weird too. To me, that was going too far.

My husband & I traveled to England and then drove his mother to Wales to deliver his father's box of cremains.  At least we were able to joke that it was the quietest he had ever been in the car.  

4 hours ago, Frozendiva said:

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Wonder why Tyray did not go a Google reverse image search when ‘Carmella’ sent a photo. The woman’s photo could be of Sally Jones and not Carmella. He or his friends could have saved him time and grief.

Would not hugely surprise me if Jasmine would think of a kid with Gino. Seems strange to sign a new lease if you are waiting for a visa to go to the US. Jasmine should be paying her own rent, or most of it, and her sister should be paying her half.

Tyray was not bright enough to realize "Carmella" was a catfish.  What makes you think he can do a reverse image search?

Jasmine is "punishing" Gino by making him pay the rent on a luxury apartment because HE said they'd hear about the visa within another 30 days.  She's going to make him pay until that visa comes through, and then make him pay for the rest of his life.

[Shrek]

Every time Gino laughs I expect the next words out of his mouth to be "gigetty gigetty" . 

[AR Traveler]

I don't know everything in Amanda's head, obviously, but what is sure is that she's going way way way too fast.  It's barely been six months?  She's still carrying around the ashes?  And simply the fact of the young kids makes it way too soon.  Maybe Romania sounded exotic and she got the Dracula fantasy going.  If it was Phil from Cleveland, that foreignness wouldn't be there.

I was thinking of Gone With The Wind, in which it is implied (not spelled out) that Scarlett and Rhett waited a year after Frank's death to marry.  There's a reason for that custom.  The loss is too raw before that (I know, people grieve differently, but it's a good yardstick).

I have hated kids being on this show since Daniel from Tiffany and Ronald (and their daughter).  If adults want to mess up their lives, so be it, but a kid has no say.

Last week I learned much more about Gabe's transition and private life than I needed to know.  This time, it's the state of Jasmine's hoohah after two kids.  News flash: some things, like Scarlett's waist, ain't ever going back.  I don't know about the rest of you, but if I'm even remotely considering surgery, um, there, there'd better be a hot date with Bon Jovi (who is happily married, as am I) involved.  Personally, if I shave my legs, it's on.

Just for trivia that no one asked me, we have a school for the Deaf in my city.  Their mascot?  The Leopards.  Get it?

[CrazyInAlabama]

Some of the U.S. people I don't care about, like Gino.   Jasmine and Gino disgust me. 

However, I'm worried that David, ahd Sheila won't work out, and he'll give up looking for a partner.   Amanda and Razvan looks like a total trainwreck, not just for Amanda, but her two little kids.    

And Tyray, the man who was told he's being catfished, broke my heart.   I'm hoping that he realizes that being lied to by one person doesn't mean everyone is rotten.   

At least Riley wants to confirm he's talking to an honest person. 

Edited June 5, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, AR Traveler said:

I don't know everything in Amanda's head, obviously, but what is sure is that she's going way way way too fast.  It's barely been six months?  She's still carrying around the ashes?  And simply the fact of the young kids makes it way too soon.  Maybe Romania sounded exotic and she got the Dracula fantasy going.  If it was Phil from Cleveland, that foreignness wouldn't be there.

I was thinking of Gone With The Wind, in which it is implied (not spelled out) that Scarlett and Rhett waited a year after Frank's death to marry.  There's a reason for that custom.  The loss is too raw before that (I know, people grieve differently, but it's a good yardstick).

I think it’s way too soon too. Yes he was older than her, but he was such a young man, and their children are LITTLE. I fully understand that she’s lonely and heartbroken (no one can blame her for that), but this isn’t a good idea. Eight months afterwards if she wanted to join a dating app and be taken out to dinner/movies/drinks while her kids were with a sitter that would be a completely different situation. Of course she has a right to find love again if she wants, but that doesn’t make every method of doing that wise or emotionally stable. 
 

Does she have any FRIENDS in her small town?? She needs support. 

2 hours ago, monagatuna said:

Did I see that right that Amanda's husband was something like 15 years older than her? He was her first and they obviously got together when she was in her late teens/early 20s and he was so much older. Yikes. I wouldn't be surprised if she comes back from this trip knocked up a la Jessica and Jose from TOW. 

 

Yeah I observed that too. But he may have been the best catch her her small social circle and it sounds like she was of age (he wasn’t being a predator). But still. 

 

7 hours ago, mytmo said:

I do think it is creepy and traumatizing to the kids having Daddy ashes always around.  How can anyone move on?

In lots of cultures it’s common to have the ashes on display with the person’s photo and flowers/food/candles etc. I don’t think it’s creepy. As far as them kissing the box goodnight, they are very little still and it’s been less than a year, I’m not worried about the kids because of that. 

[KateHearts]

10 hours ago, MrBuhBye said:

Vinyl snobs insist analog sound is vastly superior to digital.

There is definitely a collector's value to old records. My 92-year old uncle has a house full of jazz records dating back probably to the 1930s, many of which are valuable, I'm sure. People collect- and pay good money for- a lot of things that make me scratch my head (action figures, anyone?) but there is definitely a market for that sort of thing.

So many sad stories already, and we haven't even met half the cast yet.  I think Amanda is taking what her husband said very literally ("he wanted me to find love again...") but wow, this is hella fast. Everything in her presentation- how she tears up so readily, the timeline, carrying the cremains around- just screams "THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA."

Jasmine, thanks for sharing Gino's sexual dysfunction with your doctor- and the world. Honestly, is there a bar lower than TLC and this show? When they showed him looking at the extensions, I was kind of hoping they were for him and we'd hear a confessional of some sort regarding his need for hats (giant scar? obvious deformity?)

David seems very sweet and sincere, but I am not holding my breath. 90D has done the old switcheroo before and I don't want to get fooled again. 

The previews of the upcoming cast intros has me intrigued. 

12 hours ago, Sir RaiderDuck OMS said:

The attentions of a foreign playboy may make her feel wanted and desired, and there's nothing wrong with that, but she needs to be going to counseling and concentrate on her kids who obviously have not fully processed their father's death. For the three weeks she's gone, her toddler children will be without either parent.

I was happily married when my kids were small, and never would have left them for 3 weeks for ANY reason. Her kids are cute. 

[Scarlett45]

12 hours ago, greekmom said:

David - not surprised that his parents dumped him at an ASL boarding school.  Interesting the school in Nebraska closed in 1998 which I assume is the one David went to.  Might have been the done thing for David's generation to just place them in a boarding school.  Did he say if his family knows ASL?  David could have been one of those kids that just didn't want to learn to speak due to the "deaf accent" and/or to learn to read lips.   Sheila is going to hurt him.  I wish David would have tried again with some girl in the US or Canada instead of going international.

Yes. Given his age, that happened a lot to Deaf kids in hearing families unless their parents really wanted to keep the family together AND they lived in a major metro area with Deaf schools. Lots of parents of deaf children never learn to sign.