S06.E01: My Best Friend's Meddling

[TwirlyGirly]

Corona puts her dreams on hold for love; Josh fears he will disappoint his wife once he's in China; Shekinah is ready for a new look and a commitment from Sarper; as James and Meitalia prepare to move to Indonesia, his secrets are revealed.

➡️Air date: 7/1/2024

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Edited July 1, 2024 by TwirlyGirly

[Back Atcha]

I GAVE UP on Shekinah and (especially) Sarper soon after I met him...but a new look for her?  I'll tune in for a moment.  A commitment from him? Doubtful.

[TwirlyGirly]

CHEAT SHEET 

Season 6 Cast: Names & Locations 

The Agony... (Returning couples):

Shekinah (California) & Sarper (Turkey)

Statler (Texas) & Dempsey (England)

...and the Ecstasy (New couples):

Josh (S. Carolina) & Lily (China)

James (Maine) & Meitalia (Indonesia)

Corona (Pennsylvania) & Ingi (Iceland)

Joanne (New York) & Sean (Ireland)

[renatae]

Shekinah and Sarper: You control me and I control you. Isn't my life wonderful? I am so tired of these two. They are ridiculous and he's like an iceberg - brawn on top and nothing remotely interesting in his bottom dwelling brain.

Elevator man has elevator music. Classic.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Is Leo transgender female but has a beard? And I'm not sure which partner is pregnant🤷‍♀️

I thought Statler and Dempsey broke up? Didn't Dempsey accuse Statler of completely scamming her? Or was it the other way around?

Edited July 2, 2024 by renatae

[AR Traveler]

2 hours ago, renatae said:

Shekinah and Sarper: You control me and I control you. Isn't my life wonderful? I am so tired of these two. They are ridiculous and he's like an iceberg - brawn on top and nothing remotely interesting in his bottom dwelling brain.

Elevator man has elevator music. Classic.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Is Leo transgender female but has a beard? And I'm not sure which partner is pregnant🤷‍♀️

I thought Statler and Dempsey broke up? Didn't Dempsey accuse Statler of completely scamming her? Or was it the other way around?

I think the Statler-Dempsey blowup is yet to come.  That's what you get when you're stuck in a vehicle 24/7, even in beautiful Europe.

[lightninggirl]

The Lego guy is weird, and I'm not talking about the misophonia. "A kid at heart" = arrested development. I hope Lily has some idea of what's coming her way (as his 3rd wife). 

Elevator man is winding me up for another season of Brandan and Mary. God help us.

Are they trying to humanize Sarper with the OCD and tutu? Not working. 😂 I'd like to see a show of hands of who thinks he's actually faithful.

Shekinah's friends look like they're two fries short of a Happy Meal, but they're the voices of reason all the way around. She totally gets whatever she deserves.

I'm loving the doula chick and her kitties, and Iceland is one of my favorite places on the planet so I'm just here for the scenery. ❤️❤️❤️ Also, how is this guy like 38 and he's never been in a relationship? There's only about 300K people in Iceland so I guess he's really picky? 😂 I'm in love with her mom & grandmom - "this person he's in love with is not the real you yet!" 👏🏻

[lu1535]

18 hours ago, renatae said:

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Is Leo transgender female but has a beard? And I'm not sure which partner is pregnant🤷‍♀️

I'm going to try and word this as respectfully and PC as possible, I don't want to get in trouble. The non-binary person who is pregnant has a beard but to have that beard don't they need testosterone but won't that mess with the pregnancy? I didn't think that could/should be done? Anyone with knowledge who could explain it to me?

[lightninggirl]

23 hours ago, lu1535 said:

I'm going to try and word this as respectfully and PC as possible, I don't want to get in trouble. The non-binary person who is pregnant has a beard but to have that beard don't they need testosterone but won't that mess with the pregnancy? I didn't think that could/should be done? Anyone with knowledge who could explain it to me?

Sure! Not a dumb question at all. The testosterone regimen is stopped during the trying to conceive period and pregnancy duration, and then the individual can decide if they would like to restart it. If estrogen and progesterone blockers are used, then those are stopped and the levels are tested to ensure that both are at the level where the individual can get pregnant. There is no risk to the fetus if testosterone or estrogen/progesterone blockers were used prior to conception. Obviously, if used during pregnancy then it's difficult to to actually conceive.

Also, the friend might have PCOS and severe hirsutism, and might have cultivated the natural beard without any testosterone at all. It's more common than you'd think as most individuals with PCOS that are female-presenting remove it. :) 

[Chalby]

On 7/1/2024 at 8:19 PM, renatae said:

Shekinah and Sarper: You control me and I control you. Isn't my life wonderful? I am so tired of these two. They are ridiculous and he's like an iceberg - brawn on top and nothing remotely interesting in his bottom dwelling brain.

Elevator man has elevator music. Classic.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Is Leo transgender female but has a beard? And I'm not sure which partner is pregnant🤷‍♀️

I thought Statler and Dempsey broke up? Didn't Dempsey accuse Statler of completely scamming her? Or was it the other way around?

Oh boy, this is off to a sad start.

If you have to drag back a few old castmates (who weren't well received) while also inserting a "woke" storyline, they are desperate for viewers and ratings.

[politichick]

On 7/2/2024 at 4:40 PM, lightninggirl said:

The Lego guy is weird, and I'm not talking about the misophonia. "A kid at heart" = arrested development. I hope Lily has some idea of what's coming her way (as his 3rd wife). 

Elevator man is winding me up for another season of Brandan and Mary. God help us.

Are they trying to humanize Sarper with the OCD and tutu? Not working. 😂 I'd like to see a show of hands of who thinks he's actually faithful.

Shekinah's friends look like they're two fries short of a Happy Meal, but they're the voices of reason all the way around. She totally gets whatever she deserves.

I'm loving the doula chick and her kitties, and Iceland is one of my favorite places on the planet so I'm just here for the scenery. ❤️❤️❤️ Also, how is this guy like 38 and he's never been in a relationship? There's only about 300K people in Iceland so I guess he's really picky? 😂 I'm in love with her mom & grandmom - "this person he's in love with is not the real you yet!" 👏🏻

The Lego guy is totally weird. And did he not get any proceeds from the sale of his house that he can use to fund his basic needs and a few niceties now and then?

I watched on Max so fast forwarded through all of Shekinah and Sarper scenes.

The doula chick is in for a hurting. I hope she just deferred her midwifery program or has not yet told the school of her decision because I think she will be back at home in a few months.