S18.E07: Basement Blues

[Crashcourse]

Oh sure, a grown ass man baby relying on his mom. 🙄

[Elizzikra]

1 hour ago, Retired at last said:

Or, his mother could have cleaned it before they got home.

That would have backfired. David would have walked in and said "this looks great! My mom must have cleaned up." And Michelle would have lost it.

[Hip-to-be-Square]

Is there a penalty for leaving the show early? None of these couples should stay together.  They're trying to force connections or chemistry and its one-sided or not there at all for all of these couples. 

Edited December 15, 2024 by Hip-to-be-Square

[Elizzikra]

22 hours ago, Hip-to-be-Square said:

Is there a penalty for leaving the show early? None of these couples should stay together.  They're trying to force connections or chemistry and its one-sided or not there at all for all of these couples. 

There have always been rumors that there is a penalty but I don't think there has ever been any sort of factual confirmation.

[Jeanne222]

On 12/14/2024 at 8:44 PM, Hip-to-be-Square said:

Is there a penalty for leaving the show early? None of these couples should stay together.  They're trying to force connections or chemistry and its one-sided or not there at all for all of these couples. 

I'm  guessing there must be some kind of contract that says you need to be there til the end.  There would be no show if all of them left or they got down to two boring couples.

I'm convinced they are not all living together up until the end.

It's SHOW BUSINESS baby!

[Retired at last]

Many people have said that they only are together when they film on evenings and weekends, depending on their work locations in relation to where the show makes them "live." David said on AP once that during the honeymoon, they never spoke at all, except when the cameras were on and that he slept on the couch the whole time. I think the couples who really want to make it work do try to live together, but even then, there are times when one will say they spent the night at their own apartment, for whatever reason. I am sure that Karla lives in the supplied apartment, since she doesn't have her own, and I am also sure that Juan lives in his apartment, which he loves.

[atomic]

Madison also seemed surprised that Allen goes to the gym every day now trying to get buff for her. I doubt she spends much time in their shared apartment either.

[Elizzikra]

8 hours ago, atomic said:

Madison also seemed surprised that Allen goes to the gym every day now trying to get buff for her. I doubt she spends much time in their shared apartment either.

I don't think that she does much for him. I think all the "compromise" in their marriage is him changing to make her happy. I was surprised she threw a surprise birthday party for him but I guess since it counted for their "housewarming party" it was no more effort than she would have had to make anyway?

[Retired at last]

Plus, I am positive that production does all the work for any parties they have. So, why not combine the party events? I think it was kind of weird that it seemed like only her friends were there, I think. Or at least there were people he didn't know.

[PupCal]

Loofy is a cutie-pie but ohhh, you gotta train him. That biting is not cute. (Does anyone know what breed/s he is? He resembles an Italian Greyhound a bit but the tail is throwing me.)

[Elizzikra]

1 hour ago, PupCal said:

Loofy is a cutie-pie but ohhh, you gotta train him. That biting is not cute. (Does anyone know what breed/s he is? He resembles an Italian Greyhound a bit but the tail is throwing me.)

He does need to be trained but he isn't biting. He's "mouthy." It's not semantics. If a dog wants to bite you, he will draw blood. Mouthy is kind of like a toddler putting everything in its mouth. It's how they experience the world but it does need to be trained out of them so they don't accidentally hurt someone, be mistaken for a biter or ingest something harmful. 

Get on that, Alan.

[Retired at last]

Sounds like my new puppy (what the heck was I thinking???). She is just barely 6 months old and EVERYTHING goes in her mouth - including my hands. But, as @Elizzikra said, she is just teething and mouthing everything. I try to put an acceptable toy in her mouth, so she learns what she can and can't chew. Frozen baby carrots seem to work, but, on the other hand, she is also eating rocks, so what do I know????

[atomic]

Fwiw, Allen says Luffy is much better behaved/trained since the show was filmed:

[Elizzikra]

17 minutes ago, atomic said:

Fwiw, Allen says Luffy is much better behaved/trained since the show was filmed:

So glad to hear that Luffy has reformed and become a very good boi!

 

[Lindz]

ROLL TAPE!!! Michelle said it was fine for her husband to live at home, but didn't mean it. Should've played the video for her. She's sabotaging because she's afraid? How was this not known during the application process & she not selected??? Oh gawd! Now she takes issue with him calling her apartment simple? 🙄 

[Lindz]

 

Waiting til the experts to share her thoughts? Uh. No. Like. No. Like. Like. Like. "Swag factor" she can't describe. GTFOH. Maybe she means he should keep it sexy, flirt, be attractive. I always say that's the problem with the experiment: that the husbands didn't earn/win over their wives to get them & they don't try to win them over & the wives want to be won over. Do they expect they'll have sex because they're married? 🤔😕

[Lindz]

Karla's withholding verbally & Juan's withholding physically & didn't explain. How's that going? Happy? Cool. MORONS!

[Maximadc]

I would match Madeline with David, Michelle with Thomas and Allen can go home to check his DMs