Season 1 Discussion

[checker]

5 minutes ago, Landlord said:

Credit to the queen of Fiveheads, Tyra Banks.

ETA: I'm rewatching the ep. when Darcy ''just woke up'' in bed with Jesse, eyeliner already on fleek, but her eyelashes looked pretty crusty.

Actress Leighton Meester is also a Fivehead. Any relation to Jesse? IDK.

[Grumpy Lobster]

Courtney:

I have been in a long distance relationship with +10 hour time difference. We managed to video & audio call each other pretty fine. So, Courtney not being able to find the time & place to at least get a 5-minute video conference with the love of her life is simply ridiculous. Again, there are audio messages in Viber/Whatsapp. You don't need to call, you record them. How come they have never done that? I am not buying the story. She seems to be in love with an idea she created in her mind.

Paul The Explorer:

Am I the only one who questions if his girlfriend is really 21? She looks 16-17 to me, judging by her physical appearance, behaviour & room. Who buys stuffed toys for 21-year old? What is more intriguing is how did they manage to fall in love without being able to communicate properly? I am amazed. 

Jesse:

Are these his real parents? He is so controlled & disciplined & wooden, I assume he was adopted right after he signed the deal with TLC. 

[Peper81]

17 minutes ago, Grumpy Lobster said:

Courtney:

I have been in a long distance relationship with +10 hour time difference. We managed to video & audio call each other pretty fine. So, Courtney not being able to find the time & place to at least get a 5-minute video conference with the love of her life is simply ridiculous. Again, there are audio messages in Viber/Whatsapp. You don't need to call, you record them. How come they have never done that? I am not buying the story. She seems to be in love with an idea she created in her mind.

Paul The Explorer:

Am I the only one who questions if his girlfriend is really 21? She looks 16-17 to me, judging by her physical appearance, behaviour & room. Who buys stuffed toys for 21-year old? What is more intriguing is how did they manage to fall in love without being able to communicate properly? I am amazed. 

Jesse:

Are these his real parents? He is so controlled & disciplined & wooden, I assume he was adopted right after he signed the deal with TLC. 

Per Jesse, that was his mother but not his father.  That was his step-Dad.  I do not believe they've shown his father or really made much mention of him.  He was also in the military for a couple years so I am guessing that he may have gotten some of his discipline and control behaviors from that if not from his father as well.

[Landlord]

56 minutes ago, checker said:

Actress Leighton Meester is also a Fivehead. Any relation to Jesse? IDK.

''Her ancestry includes German, Dutch, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh'', from Leighton Meester's wiki page. So, mayhaps a cousin/distant cousin. Quick google search didn't give me a lot of results for people of that name, maybe 3 or 4.

[PamelaMaeSnap]

I keep thinking Jesse's dad reminds me of Mark Hudson of the Hudson Brothers ... 

[tv4sho]

This dude Patrick was on a BET dating game show earlier this year called "The Game of Dating".  He's in episode 4 and met his date at a strip pole dancing class.  It seems to me that Patrick is more interesting in becoming a reality star than becoming a husband. 

[greekmom]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Lobster said:

Courtney:

I have been in a long distance relationship with +10 hour time difference. We managed to video & audio call each other pretty fine. So, Courtney not being able to find the time & place to at least get a 5-minute video conference with the love of her life is simply ridiculous. Again, there are audio messages in Viber/Whatsapp. You don't need to call, you record them. How come they have never done that? I am not buying the story. She seems to be in love with an idea she created in her mind.

Paul The Explorer:

Am I the only one who questions if his girlfriend is really 21? She looks 16-17 to me, judging by her physical appearance, behaviour & room. Who buys stuffed toys for 21-year old? What is more intriguing is how did they manage to fall in love without being able to communicate properly? I am amazed. 

Jesse:

Are these his real parents? He is so controlled & disciplined & wooden, I assume he was adopted right after he signed the deal with TLC. 

I think Courtney is TLC production driven. I saw some article and can't find it again.

[AUgirl]

On 8/28/2017 at 2:47 PM, EastCoast4Life said:

You have more fillers and plastic in your face than most people.

Hell, Darcy has more fillers and plastic in her face than most Barbies. 

[guilfoyleatpp]

 I felt that Jesse's step dad was envious of him with the comment about the panties being thrown at him. 

[EastCoast4Life]

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Paul The Explorer:

This made me lol, I don't know why, but it did. He is so unequipped mentally for this journey. Sure, he has 4 foot lockers full of penis fish protectors, but he can't tell the driver in clear English that he needs to go to the "boatdock", let alone say anything in Portuguese. 

[Kickboxer]

14 minutes ago, EastCoast4Life said:

This made me lol, I don't know why, but it did. He is so unequipped mentally for this journey. Sure, he has 4 foot lockers full of penis fish protectors, but he can't tell the driver in clear English that he needs to go to the "boatdock", let alone say anything in Portuguese. 

Now I want to change my screenname to Penis Fish Protector.  Paul is reality TV gold.  About Darcy's fivehead, that happens after years of wearing weaves.

[guilfoyleatpp]

29 minutes ago, EastCoast4Life said:

This made me lol, I don't know why, but it did. He is so unequipped mentally for this journey. Sure, he has 4 foot lockers full of penis fish protectors, but he can't tell the driver in clear English that he needs to go to the "boatdock", let alone say anything in Portuguese. 

Right? Did he think it would be more clear when he said to the driver "boot...daahhkah?" 

[balisticnikki]

14 hours ago, tv4sho said:

This dude Patrick was on a BET dating game show earlier this year called "The Game of Dating".  He's in episode 4 and met his date at a strip pole dancing class.  It seems to me that Patrick is more interesting in becoming a reality star than becoming a husband. 

Yep, same with Darcey. (Filmed a pilot for her own reality show.) Why doesn't tlc screen these ppl out, I wonder? They lose all credibility.

[EastCoast4Life]

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Yep, same with Darcey. (Filmed a pilot for her own reality show.) Why doesn't tlc screen these ppl out, I wonder? They lose all credibility.

Tell me it was a Botched spinoff...

Darcey's hair extensions/weave could have it's own show. It's like they just cut off a horse's tail and slapped it on her head. 

[Dobian]

Paul is just a creepy little weirdo.  If I met this guy for the first time with his stupid grin while he wrapped his arm around my daughter like some gangly spider monkey I would have physically escorted him out the front door.

Is Darcey 42 or 22?  When stepdad is challenging you, you be an adult to put him in his place, not whine about it afterward to your bf like an insecure schoolgirl.

I like Patrick, will see how his story unfolds.

[islandgal140]

On 8/28/2017 at 3:11 PM, Desert Rat said:

Interesting how different Jesse lives compared to his mom.  Jesse has the super small, but highly organized apartment, decorated all in white and grey.  Sterile and boring, like Jesse.  OTO, Mom's place is eclectic and fun, a fantastic assortment of colors and shapes and textures. It made me a bit dizzy, but I loved it.  

 

20 hours ago, Matias130 said:

Its really funn y how Jesse came to be the way he is with such an eccentric mom. Even the way he drives is super careful and following the rules - is this a dutch thing ? 

I used to date a guy very similar to Jesse - super tall, disciplined, very professional and serious. Yet his mother was a hippy bohemian free spirit artist. Maybe its a form of rebellion against their parents. 

It is interesting and I think there is some truth to this. I find it fascinating that he has used the word 'chaotic' at least 3 times in reference to Darcy - and it wasn't a compliment.  If they have been talking/skyping for months you can't tell me he wasn't somewhat aware that she was a bit on the flighty, materialistic side of things. Maybe he is both inexplicably drawn and put off by the Darcy's chaos due to his upbringing?

[AussieBabe]

Oh delicious badness. Where to begin?

Let me just dive in. Abby and liver lips. Thank the lucky stars they weren't on this week. He's being played like a fool, and if he thinks she cares about him, baby, I have a bridge to sell you! Regarding her other beau, when a 19/20 year old "dates" a 64 year old, I doubt it's for his banging body.

Paul is just plain creepy. In what alternate universe is a unicorn blanket, twin sized bed, stuffed animals, and cereal the makings of a romantic evening? The whole fuck, dude? I don't think she's 21. Are we even sure she's 18? Her room looked like it was stuck in a time warp from when she was a 12/13 year old. As I got older, my room in my parents home changed with me. He skeeves me TF out. Her parents should've shut down this hotel stay with the quickness. Then again, that just goes to show how much of a creep he is to even ask that. I would say it's editing, but let's be real. Whether he asked five minutes or five hours after arriving, it's still a no go, dude. How are they going to communicate if the battery dies? I just can't even. Sometimes it's too much stupid for me to consume.

Courtney. Good LAWD! This child is dense as they come. You're flying off to parts unknown to meet some "man" that you've never video chatted with, talked to on the phone, or anything else. You, my simple minded twit, are the making of another series of Taken movies. Only the victims walk right into the traps and don't have common sense. Her parents expressions were the best part of this. 

Darcey is nice--albeit desperate and more thirsty than a person walking through the Mojave at the peak of heat. I wanted to give her cases and cases of FIji water and hope it went quench that thirst. I'm of the mind that you can be trendy at any age, but you need to dress for your body type and not borrow stuff from your teenage daughters. Jesse is barely able to tolerate her. It's like a Mo/Dani thing where she's sufficient to get him to where he wants to be. His stepfather was a douche. I love his parents home. Very whimsical and quirky. I can vibe with the quirk. Darcey could tone down the marriage and babies talk. At least she isn't rude like his stepfather. On the flipside, Darcey might redeeming qualities that Jesse likes, but her insecurities, materialistic side, spending habits, and chaos might be the off-putting aspects. I think his controlled demeanour and discipline are a direct result of being in the armed forces. With a different hairstyle/side part with bangs, appropriate clothing, a new hair colour, and cutting back on the facial work, she would be fine as evidenced by the twin sister. It's very possible she did all that crap to her face after her divorce to feel better.

Patrick seems like a good father, and I like that he has a healthy, close relationship with the mother of his daughter. In a society, where co-parents do stupid photo shoots wearing shirts that say, "I hate her," with an arrow pointing to the mother and "I hate him" with an arrow pointing to the father with the child in the middle, it's a bit nice. Yes, this was a real life "family" photo shoot. (Re his stint on another reality show, I thought I recognised his face.) His girlfriend probably hasn't told her family about him. At least they have Facetimed, and he's not flying blindly talking about I feel this and I feel that. 

Where do they find these people?!

Edited August 30, 2017 by AussieBabe

[spankydoll]

34 minutes ago, islandgal140 said:

 

It is interesting and I think there is some truth to this. I find it fascinating that he has used the word 'chaotic' at least 3 times in reference to Darcy - and it wasn't a compliment.  If they have been talking/skyping for months you can't tell me he wasn't somewhat aware that she was a bit on the flighty, materialistic side of things. Maybe he is both inexplicably drawn and put off by the Darcy's chaos due to his upbringing?

Its easy to hide the crazy for short periods of time. I do it every day. Darcy is out of her element and off her game. Jesse should shake up a Xanatini for her every morning 

[happy hobo]

On 8/29/2017 at 9:00 PM, PamelaMaeSnap said:

I keep thinking Jesse's dad reminds me of Mark Hudson of the Hudson Brothers ... 

Looks like he vomited up a parrot

[bichonblitz]

21 hours ago, Kickboxer said:

Now I want to change my screenname to Penis Fish Protector.  Paul is reality TV gold.  About Darcy's fivehead, that happens after years of wearing weaves.

Oh yeah, let's not forget Tamar Braxton with the weave damage. She's the fivehead of all fiveheads in the world.....

Edited August 31, 2017 by bichonblitz

[gunderda]

I think Karine's dad commented that she was 21 and he couldn't tell her what to do.  So if by chance she's actually younger then the whole family is in on the scam. 

[ChiBurbsMama]

On 8/27/2017 at 9:48 PM, Awfarmington said:

I'm so tired of Jesse saying the Dutch are straight forward. There is a difference between that and just being rude/hurtful.

It's true in some cases though. My company has an office in The Netherlands and the people are pretty hard to work with sometimes. Opinionated and stubborn and with an very inflated sense of  role -- classic tail wagging the dog scenario. They have never sugar coated a comment or opinion in their lives and don't 'get' the American 'social lubricant' that allows us all to work together in relative harmony 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Edited August 31, 2017 by ChiBurbsMama

[Lindy Dear]

so are we looking at a build up to some sort criminal prospects for  some of these  pathetically  desperate Americans?Paul, for instance.  The absurdity of traveling to the Amazon to meet a  poor girl (and I mean poor as in impoverished)  with a language barrier so intense it seems like it would take decades and decades  for her  family to even begin to learn English,  and bringing her stuffed animals as if she were.....pedophile material?  And Dad the cop allowing his daughter to go to a hotel with this   fellow who screams filth and looks like one sick-o puppy?      And the other gal off to Spain, with the permission of her parents,  to meet a guy she's never talked to but has seen in porn photos online?   And then the hopeless and hapless Darcy and the guy, what.....30 years her junior and the whacko step dad who is nonethehess the only one to speak truth and suggest this whole thing is nuts.

I'm all for a whacky crazy stupid reality show..... but so far this is beginning to   seem like witnessing  crimes-in-the making.    If the wincing gets too frequent, I'm out. 

[gingerella]

Dear Mother Courtney, 

Yeah, ummmm, Courtney is not smart hon...

Sincerely,

Reality

[greekmom]

On 8/28/2017 at 10:35 AM, PinkFlamingo said:

Karine's parents facial expressions when they were being asked if Karine could immediately go to a hotel with Paul almost looked like they were announcing that she had a terminal illness or something. Sadness and resignation. 

Darcy- if a guy that looks like he was kicked out of some crazy cult because HIS views were too extreme for them says you are f-ing out of your mind, it's time to rethink your life decisions. 

This time around most of the couples are so cringeworthy (some even at skin crawling levels) and hard to watch that I hope the catfish ends up being as horrible as we expect for some comic relief.  My money is on us not even seeing him or her in the next episode.  TLC will keep everyone hanging on for the big reveal.

My thoughts are how are they going to do the Tell All? Have the American in the studio and skype the rest of the guests?  I can't see cheap TLC actually flying in the other halves from all over the world.  

On 8/28/2017 at 11:15 PM, Eme said:

Paul and Karina need a Translator STAT!  And that Translator needs to be with them all the time -- so that he can have a 'conversation' with her parents.  I couldn't help thinking that her riding in the back of the truck - much less going with him to his hotel -- were going to RUIN her reputation forever in that small town. Who Does That?  He is oblivious of her culture.  His asking for her to go with him to his hotel was just so jarring.  I felt like her parents were giving him permission to Marry Her or at least Take Responsibility for her at some level.  Maybe that is why she expected intimacy with him that night -- a Honeymoon of sorts?  Confusing but nothing that a TRANSLATOR couldn't have cleared up. Sheesh!

Once I saw Mother Jesse, everything clicked into place. Why Jesse would even give Darcy the time of day.....why he may be moving the relationship forward even though her extreme thirst is a big turnoff to him.  I said it before but it bears repeating.....Darcy should have checked into a hotel first thing....gotten some beauty sleep....walked around a bit on her own (at least down the block from the hotel) to check out the effect of the cobblestone on her high heels....and then met up with Jesse after being refreshed.  Him taking her on a bike ride and then riding ahead was jerky behavior.  He does not appear to be into her and his constant complaints about her thirst are sad because he needs to have these conversations with HER, not the camera.  Step-Dad Jesse was rude, but he made cogent points....Clearly Jesse thinks he's All That...so. other than her looking like his Mom's Sister...why does he want to have a relationship with Darcy?  BTW, thanks Step-Dad Jesse for not having this conversation in private but sharing it with all of us out here in teeveeland....

Paul is a goober.  The money he spent on the junk and the hotel he could have just stayed at Karmin's parent's home and got a translator to come for 5-8 hours during the day.

[Baltimore Betty]

35 minutes ago, greekmom said:

Karine's parents facial expressions when they were being asked if Karine could immediately go to a hotel with Paul almost looked like they were announcing that she had a terminal illness or something. Sadness and resignation. 

Darcy- if a guy that looks like he was kicked out of some crazy cult because HIS views were too extreme for them says you are f-ing out of your mind, it's time to rethink your life decisions. 

OMG, Greekmom, you are too funny!  You are right about Karine's parents, I think the reality of their daughter selling themselves out to the highest bidder is weighing heavy on them.  They realize this is the best way for her to have a life elsewhere...what an awful predicament. 

Jesse looks extreme, I bet his clients are in excellent shape out of fear!

[Meowwww]

On 8/29/2017 at 5:47 PM, Landlord said:

Some bangs would do wonders for Darcey's face. Whenever they showed her, I could not pay attention to dialogue, because of her fivehead. It was so distracting. 

The heels are of no help, When she walks beside Jesse, she's so short it looks like a dude helping his grandma cross the street. She almost os larger than she is tall in some frames/some clothes. 

That hair of hers is too dark.  Extensions apparent.  Ages her.  

[millennium]

Can anyone think of a reason why this episode is not offered on demand?   I have Free On Demand feature on my cable package.   We turned it on one night and saw episode 1 and 2 were available.   We watched episode 1, planning to watch Episode 2 the following evening.   Then Episode 2 vanished from the On Demand list -- and never came back.  Episode 1 is still available, Episodes 3 and 4 are available.  Still no episode 2.   This has been going on for a month.   I am reluctant to continue the series without having seen Episode 2.   There is no sane reason I can think of why it shouldn't be available.  But it isn't!   

[Arwen Evenstar]

55 minutes ago, millennium said:

Can anyone think of a reason why this episode is not offered on demand?   I have Free On Demand feature on my cable package.   We turned it on one night and saw episode 1 and 2 were available.   We watched episode 1, planning to watch Episode 2 the following evening.   Then Episode 2 vanished from the On Demand list -- and never came back.  Episode 1 is still available, Episodes 3 and 4 are available.  Still no episode 2.   This has been going on for a month.   I am reluctant to continue the series without having seen Episode 2.   There is no sane reason I can think of why it shouldn't be available.  But it isn't!   

Look for it on TLC.com

[millennium]

1 hour ago, Arwen Evenstar said:

Look for it on TLC.com

Good suggestion.   But I can't view it on my regular TV.  Watching on laptop is difficult when more than one person.

I can't fathom why TLC won't release episode 2 to On Demand.

[fountain]

I think Darcey seems nice enough but so insecure which I find sad in a 42 year old accomplished woman.  She has a career, a nice house, great daughters, friends and family.  I think Darcey seems more "normal" then the others who go overseas for someone half their age.  I would think in the US she would have a lot of dating options and if she didn't talk about marriage so much I would think she was in this for a bit of middle-aged fun with a hot millennial.  I am 43 and I think a young guy would be fun for a good time but for marriage?  I just don't see the appeal unless the guy has more depth than just being fit, which Jesse doesn't seem to have thus far.

I am rewatching the first show and I didn't know Darcey had a twin!  Now I can see what Darcey would look like with less Botox/fillers (not really less makeup or hair, her sister has fake lashes and extensions too).  She would look a lot better if she just held off on the next treatment and let a little natural wrinkle come back and cut the hair but then I dislike super long hair even natural (my sister has that super long hair and it ages her but I don't tell her as she would get mad).  

[Jayohgee]

On 8/14/2017 at 5:47 PM, kittle1974 said:

Or, maybe he's done this before (or he's planning for next time) and doesn't want to have to buy a new banner each time. It's much more cost effective to have one banner that can be used to welcome any skank home than have to individualize banners every time he imports someone.

That's what I thought, too!  It didn't even have her name on it; it just said "Welcome home, my love" or some equally generic sentiment.  Totally recyclable!

[kacesq]

Larry is bringing his lady a blue emerald. I just can't with these people. But this is my new favorite show.

[Bubbacat]

Larry's sons? Young voices of reason! Love the skepticism. The older son sounded years older than Larry. Hang in there, Sons of Larry.

[poeticlicensed]

Omg Paul wading around in his fishing pants and penis holder. 

Larry is a McD's manager. Lots of meeting women opportunities. I live in Tampa . Got to go to Pinellas Park and get a burger. 

[Miss Chevious]

2 minutes ago, poeticlicensed said:

Omg Paul wading around in his fishing pants and penis holder. 

Larry is a McD's manager. Lots of meeting women opportunities. I live in Tampa . Got to go to Pinellas Park and get a burger. 

We don't know if the McD's is in Pinellas Park, he could possibly work at one in St. Pete. That's a lot of burgers! Let us know if you find him. I find it telling Larry didn't mention to his boys how old she is.

[Bubbacat]

Didn't Larry have to log on to Filipino Cupid to see that Jenny had logged on to Filipino Cupid? So wouldn't his profile show that? Am I overthinking this? Is Larry thinking at all?

[Mercolleen]

I'm going to get my cooling vest on before I hit "play."

[Meowwww]

Filipino Cupid?  Ugh. 

[poeticlicensed]

Loving the look on karine dad's face. It's all "who is this asshole"?

[Mercolleen]

Paul flailing around in the "poop water" ... I wonder if Karine wonders if she's being punked?

[Meowwww]

We have Dish.  It failed to record a bunch of stuff that was in timers.  The timers disappeared.  So frustrating 

[Bubbacat]

Maybe Larry and Cortney should hook up. They might actually have one functioning brain between the two of them. Of course, the sheer amount of brainlessness and desperation emanating from the two of them might cause a rift in the space/time continuum or something. And the universe would explode. So . . . maybe not.

[poeticlicensed]

3 minutes ago, Bubbacat said:

Maybe Larry and Cortney should hook up. They might actually have one functioning brain between the two of them. Of course, the sheer amount of brainlessness and desperation emanating from the two of them might cause a rift in the space/time continuum or something. And the universe would explode. So . . . maybe not.

  When two idiots hook up with each other I  usually say that it saves 2 other people

Edited September 4, 2017 by poeticlicensed

[Christi]

yeah Larry...my phone constently logs onto random sites as well....nothing to worry about there!!?

Edited September 4, 2017 by Christi

[kacesq]

I'm disappointed in Karine's parents. Karine and Paul can't even talk to each other and they're ok with them getting married? after he's been there an entire day or so???

I think Abby is looking to get out of Haiti and will marry the first guy who will do that for her. I'm guessing Chris didn't want that so here comes Sean. Who is still a disgusting creep.

[Bubbacat]

So who's creepier? Paul or Sean? It's kind of a toss up. Larry? Larry's just sad.

[Mercolleen]

Patrick's mom's "What if she's a man?" cackle and counter pounding is my favorite moment of this series so far. 

[jennyf]

Paul's long, dirty fingernails may be the most disturbing thing on this show. 

[ChiCricket]

16 minutes ago, Meowwww said:

We have Dish.  It failed to record a bunch of stuff that was in timers.  The timers disappeared.  So frustrating 

Plus, TLC and Dish don't play well together for watching online. I have TLC and still can't watch it online....Dish isn't listed as one of the providers.   >:-{