Season 5 Discussion

[Miss Chevious]

Just now, eggsnbacon said:

That market had me salivating. Veggies as far as the eye could see. Morocco is one of the best & diverse ( a lot of fresh food options) food places in the world, Nicole seems to not even care. 

If it's not in Saran Wrap or in a McDonald's bag, she doesn't care. She couldn't even spell zucchini, much less know what one looks like.

[WhatsUpDummy]

3 minutes ago, KateHearts said:

Josh is now in skeevy territory. How many days in and he’s dragging her to a talent agency? And how many times must we hear him talking about how he “scored” with a “hot wife”?   Good on Aika for not falling into a “modeling career”. 

I’m loving Aika! She’s being honest and straightforward about everything and trying to tell dumb Josh to cool it with his behavior. Josh is officially a sleaze. I wish she could find someone better. 

[Nowhere]

Molly, Luis is not a parent! Stop saying he is. 

[eggsnbacon]

After this episode, really like Aika. She has a brain of her own and seems to really want a family. Have a feeling Josh sold her a bill of goods and she will soon find out.  She is realistic and his head is in the clouds. He cares more about appearances and proving something rather than caring about her.

Edited November 13, 2017 by eggsnbacon

[Frozendiva]

4 minutes ago, eggsnbacon said:

After this episode, really like Aika. She has a brain of her own and seems to really want a family. Have a feeling Josh sold her a bill of goods and she will soon find out.  She is realistic and his head is in the clouds. He cares more about appearances and proving something rather than caring about her.

Josh is all about his ego and having some arm candy. He probably could just hire someone.

[Samurai X]

I really didn't know what to say after that last scene. Did TLC set that up? After implying it once at the restaurant, Luis then continues to do it after Molly actually tells him no? Why didn't Brother Molly shut that shit down? 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Samurai X

[spankydoll]

45 minutes ago, CofCinci said:

I have never been to a wedding where the wedding party had a separate better cake and the guests ate a Costco or Shop Rite cake. 

I have seen a groom's cake to supplement the wedding cake. They were fun - a football shaped carrot cake, a red velvet armadillo cake, etc. 

Evelyn is such a bitch. Good luck to David Spain 

I think that it is fine for Nicole to be giving Azan money. The American fiancées are paid $1k per episode. The foreign folks are paid zilch. I think that ALL of the couples should be sharing the money. 

[what]

Luis gives me the creeps. How inappropriate. I think the way he said it, so offhandedly, is what really made alarms go off. He's testing the waters. 

[sainte-chapelle]

Jesbus Eveline let the man choose a tux. "It's the one thing I really want" b$tch please EVERYTHING is the one little thing you want.

[eggsnbacon]

5 minutes ago, spankydoll said:

I have seen a groom's cake to supplement the wedding cake. They were fun - a football shaped carrot cake, a red velvet armadillo cake, etc. 

Evelyn is such a bitch. Good luck to David Spain 

I think that it is fine for Nicole to be giving Azan money. The American fiancées are paid $1k per episode. The foreign folks are paid zilch. I think that ALL of the couples should be sharing the money. 

Will say Costco cake is dang good. I would eat it lol.

[Adeejay]

I found David’s daughter Ashley to be very disrespectful.  I can’t imagine dropping the f bomb while speaking with my dad.  Someone should probably tell her that not all Asian women do nails.  Her father claims that she  speaks her mind.  However, there’s a very thin line between speaking your mind and being rude.  Annie seems to be having second thoughts about David and rightly so. I think the fact that he hasn’t told his children about her and is unable to take care of her financially is starting to make her worry.

Azan got fired because he had to make time to talk to Nicole?! That doesn’t make sense.  If Nicole won’t eat a tomato, I don’t understand why they thought she would eat a sheep’s head. It’s probably delicious, but it didn’t look appetizing.

Evelyn, “David can get any tuxedo he wants as long as it fits my criteria.”  I think she would be a perfect candidate for “Bridezilla”.  I hate to say it, but I don’t believe these two are going to celebrate their fourth anniversary. 

Elizabeth, sweetie, like the late great Maya Angelou said, “when people show you who they are, believe them.”  Andrei’s beliefs about a wife’s role and what she is allowed and not allowed to do are not going to magically change after you get married.  So, think long and hard before you commit to this man. 

So, Josh just wants to walk around with “a super hot, model looking woman all day long.” What a jerk!  I wonder what Akai meant when she said that she isn’t comfortable with all of her body parts. 

When we first met Luis, he seemed like a decent guy.  Now, all of a sudden he is being inappropriate with a teenager.  I can't help but believe he wants to get out of marrying Molly and return to the DR.   

[Desert Rat]

I'm a city girl, and I agree with Nicole, before I cook chicken I "want to see chicken like when it's not moving."

[Awfarmington]

I think Josh and Luis would both be in first place after tonight, if it was a pervert contest. 

The way Josh looks at Aika (every single scene) is like he was watching porn. He's one sick puppy. 

I think Luis might be closer in age to Olivia than David and Evelyn are? Either way, he is going to be in the very least checking her out. But more likely, much more. Talking to her so openly about sex, and the constant reminders that she is basically grown made it obvious. 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Awfarmington

[DVDFreaker]

David is such an embarrassment, I wish Annie would leave him, she deserves much better

What is with Louis saying nasty things to Molly's daughter? He is a creep! Molly, stop staying he is a parent, he is not!

Azan and Nicole is getting boring now

Evelyn is such an idiot, she wants everything she wants her way but that does not always work that way

Joshua is a nutcase forcing Akia to do modeling when she does not want to do it, she should have stand her ground and say no and not go to the modeling place 

[Chickabiddy]

I am riding the Aika fan train. She is honest and calls BS when she sees it. She reminds me of Anfisa, but has a sense of humor...and a soul. 

She seems to be abke to read people and take things in stride.  I would totally watch her on her own show, something along the lines of “Aika After the 90 Day Debacle with Josh.”

Edited November 13, 2017 by Chickabiddy

[Desert Rat]

Wow!!  Bubba, the modeling agent guy, weighs 90 pounds and wears a yellow bow tie. 

[gavinmac]

Josh trying to force Aika into modeling was like Loren and Alexei all over again.

Josh knew that the 36 year old Aika wanted a family, but he thought he could have many years of "thin hot wife in Daisy Dukes" before having more children.  I'm not sure he understands biology.

Edited November 13, 2017 by gavinmac

[ChiCricket]

53 minutes ago, CofCinci said:

Sheeps Head is the new Chicken Feet.

I am on no way against eating meat, but the sheep's head, with the ears and nose and teeth still attached, made me feel like puking. 

  I do think his aunt took it with good humor that Nicole couldn't eat more than a bite or two.

Was the second bite from the brain?!    Because just NO.  ::::urp:::::

[PityFree]

Aika:  please think long and hard about helping to continue idiot Josh’s genetic line.

 Now I really want to know why Josh mentioned in earlier episode that he doesn’t have contact with his kids.

Edited November 13, 2017 by PityFree

[Cherrio]

New title for this episode.

"Sheepshead May"

[TrininisaScorp]

As if Poor David weren't pathetic enough, we find out that he's potentially an alcoholic with a temper.  Great.  Annie is werking for her green card.  Sigh.

Andreiiii vibes me as a bad man.   He seems to be on a short trigger temper, and always a half step away from saying "shut up, bitch".  **shudder**

Aika actually seems pretty cool.  Josh on the other hand can't see past his fetish to the real person Aika is.  SMH.

Evelyn and David deserve each other b/c they are both assholes.  Evelyn is, of course, the absolute worse, but David's speech on "of course, at 18...blah blah blah".  Dude, no one is forcing you to marry an immature 18 year old.  That's you, bro.  She is YOUR shit decision.  The lady at the bridal shop was a nice voice of reason.  I feel like she was really saying "these two can't talk about anything and are rolling up in here to argue; why?!".  Also, Evelyn is a bridzilla.  I've never been one of those girls who dreamt about her wedding and planned it since she was girl (hell, we did the courthouse thing), so I find it fascinating that she keeps talking about this thing she planned for her whole life.  Girl, you didn't know the man you were marrying when you started planning...how about take his opinions into consideration?!  The. Worst.  

Molly and Luis are a lot of fail.   Poor Olivia...she is stuck in a really weird situation.  

[Awfarmington]

1 minute ago, gavinmac said:

Josh trying to force Aika into modeling was like Lauren and Alexei all over again.

Josh knew that the 36 year old Aika wanted a family, but he thought he could have many years of "thin hot wife in Daisy Dukes" before having more children.  I'm not sure he understands biology.

Not to mention the fact that he might have to grow up and get their own place. Having roommates, a wife and kids under one roof isn't ideal.

I wonder what's going on with his other kids and support. Even if you don't have visitation, courts usually enforce child support. 

[Chickabiddy]

8 minutes ago, Adeejay said:

If Nicole won’t eat a tomato, I don’t understand why they thought she would eat a sheep’s head. It’s probably delicious, but it didn’t look appetizing.

I think Azan’s auntie  was just live trolling Nicole with that sheep’s  head. They had to know there was no way in hell she would eat that. Auntie Azan did the same thing family Pedro did, but she just did it with a little more subtlety and style. Way to troll like a boss. 

[Awfarmington]

2 minutes ago, Chickabiddy said:

I think Azan’s auntie  was just live trolling Nicole with that sheep’s  head. They had to know there was no way in hell she would eat that. Auntie Azan did the same thing family Pedro did, but she just did it with a little more subtlety and style. Way to troll like a boss. 

Agreed! First of all, it didn't look like the aunt or Azan were eating. Secondly, I've yet to ever see a hostess prepare just meat for a special meal. No bread or sides of any kind? 

It was pretty obvious that it was producer driven or the family was trying to play a dirty trick. 

[Forum member]

May took a look at that Bizarre Foods sheep head and rounded the corner headed fir America, not to be seen again tonight. 

 

How would Aika model without a green card? There are strict warnings against employment. 

[Luciano]

Nicole,  you could have escaped all that by just saying you'd eat a salad. 

Andrei killed that interviewer and forged the approvals.

[ChiCricket]

54 minutes ago, KateHearts said:

Josh is now in skeevy territory. How many days in and he’s dragging her to a talent agency? And how many times must we hear him talking about how he “scored” with a “hot wife”?   Good on Aika for not falling into a “modeling career”. 

  This is so fake.

[Mr. Miner]

Fun Fact : Josh is a fucking dullard loser who just found his 3rd ex wife.

[eggsnbacon]

3 hours ago, Granny58 said:

Hi all.  We're considering scaling back our cable and getting some sort of streaming service (Hulu, Sling, whatever).  Does anybody here do this and what service do you use?  I don't want to give up 90 DF.  Thanks.

I use DirecTV Now and works well. 

[Desert Rat]

Fun fact: It is not okay for step dad to encourage step daughter to f*** her boyfriend. 

I fear this will have a very bad ending that will tear Family Molly apart.  

[mamadrama]

Whether they were punking Nicole or not, her reaction was still totally rude. She acts like a frigging toddler. (Not offense to May.)

[magemaud]

Fun fact: I just want to slap that perma-smirk off Evelyn's face! 

[Bryce Lynch]

8 hours ago, PityFree said:

Will the cameras catch Nicole sneaking out of Azan’s Aunt’s house to go buy “non-goat head” food during the night? 

I think Aunt Azan finally found a way to get Nicole to lose weight.   The Sheep's Head Diet. 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Bryce Lynch

[spankydoll]

17 minutes ago, Forum member said:

May took a look at that Bizarre Foods sheep head and rounded the corner headed fir America, not to be seen again tonight. 

 

How would Aika model without a green card? There are strict warnings against employment. 

You are right about the modeling. There was a ton of press about Melania Trump modeling on a visa that didn't permit it. What type of modelling would someone like Aika or Pao end up doing anyhow? Some sort of calendar that would hang in the auto repIr garage? Is there an actual market for that kind of a look?

[ChiCricket]

48 minutes ago, what said:

Luis gives me the creeps. How inappropriate. I think the way he said it, so offhandedly, is what really made alarms go off. He's testing the waters. 

   I tried to give Luis the benefit of the doubt, but he just lost me forever with that inappropriate remark to Olivia.

[lizzie3]

I was extremely uncomfortable watching the exchange with Luis and Olivia. Good for Olivia for telling her mom right away, but we all know that she’ll (sadly) choose Luis over her daughters. I really hope Uncle Jess keeps a close eye on Luis and recognizes the vulnerable position that his nieces are in; someone has to look out for those girls. Considering the previews for next week show Molly preening in a wedding dress, it doesn’t look like she cares at all. The whole  situation is disturbing.

I usually don’t really care too much if things on this show are scripted or not because it’s entertaining, but in this scenario talk about “crossing the line”. When I genuinely fear for childrens safety, it’s not entertaining for me anymore. 

[Forum member]

1 minute ago, spankydoll said:

You are right about the modeling. There was a ton of press about Melania Trump modeling on a visa that didn't permit it. What type of modelling would someone like Aika or Pao end up doing anyhow? Some sort of calendar that would hang in the auto repIr garage? Is there an actual market for that kind of a look?

They showed Pao doing a local TV commercial for a tractor dealer and I thought she was well suited and had a future as the happy exotic spokesbabe around OKC. Then she changed .

[sainte-chapelle]

I am liking Aika, please don't have a baby with deadbeat Josh, and Lious is all sorts of creepy.

[Adeejay]

The scene of the two teenage girls playing pool in the basement with the unemployed stepfather and uncle made me uncomfortable.  And if that wasn't weird enough, Luis had to make that obscene comment.   I am glad Olivia had the sense of mind to report it to her mom right away.  I am starting to wonder where TLC draws the line, because this is not entertaining. 

[Frozendiva]

If Luis had been the parent of the two daughters and he brought another woman to the home, I don't know how it would work out - women don't seem to bring with them a lot of problems other than being the evil stepmother. My former neighbour was like that - marriage #2 broke up because the wife couldn't get along with the teenage daughter who moved in to go to high school. Three months or so after she left, another woman moved in. I thought it bizarre, but maybe that is how it is these days - people just move in and out.

[JocelynCavanaugh]

I couldn't believe Luis doubled down on the lewd comments even after Olivia and Molly both told him it was unacceptable. That might have been the biggest red flag of all. He tried to excuse it as a cultural difference, but I'm sorry, if that is your culture (which I don't necessarily believe), then your culture is objectively wrong. 

I hope that sheep's head will be the last of the local delicacy trolling. First Mother Pedro's chicken feet, then the Roasted Whole Pig with Face Still Attached Incident, and now this. We get it: most Americans are happily oblivious about the reality of meat. I consider that a benefit of industrialized society, TBH. Let the trained meat professionals handle the humane butchering and sanitation stuff and hand me a faceless cutlet, thanks. Maybe none of the Americans on this show handled it well but I can't blame them for being grossed out.

I like to think I'm a little more polite and open to other cultures than Nicole is, but I'm almost positive I would've ended up crying when they broke that skull open and started clawing at the brain tissue. That went waaaayyy beyond "we use slightly different spices in our stew here."

[mamadrama]

So I tried making my joke about Andrei and the dead body over on the 90 Day FB group...it went over like a lead balloon with people totally ripping me a new one. I quickly deleted and scurried back here to the safety of you guys. Lesson learned. 

[jumper sage]

1 hour ago, eggsnbacon said:

That market had me salivating. Veggies as far as the eye could see. Morocco is one of the best & diverse ( a lot of fresh food options) food places in the world, Nicole seems to not even care. 

Me too!  I love a good fruit/veggie stand or market.  The live chicken didn't bother me at all but around here they take it in the back and wring its neck/pluck it.  Can't get any fresher than that.  The chickens looked the right size too.  You can tell they don't steroid them up.

1 hour ago, Adeejay said:

If Nicole won’t eat a tomato,

OMG!  I live for late July, August and September to get fresh backyard tomatoes.  I know every farm stand in my county.

This was really a creep fest tonight.  Josh - what an asshole.  Poor David has one foot in the grave already and now he is a drunk too?  Jesus!  Luis, I am telling your he is more into Olivia than Molly.

[ChiCricket]

Why do these young guys pluck/shave out some of their eyebrows?

It makes them look like they have mange.

[Caseysgirl]

I actually think that Libby is trying to make Andrei into a villain before we can even get to know him. She's the one who keeps pushing the "girls night"" as if every woman in America is out partying all night long. By the time you are her age and in a serious relationship, going out for dinner and a few drinks is with your friends is about all you your "girls night" is and he wasn't objecting to that. He also did not seem to be having any problem with the interview even though she acted as if he would be throwing a huge temper tantrum and blow the interview. Maybe TLC is encouraging her to catastrophise.

[Hero]

Elizabeth is odd. She is definitely making Andrei out to be some type of villain. What he was saying to her seemed to be lost in translation. She was also interrupting him and wouldn't let him finish speaking. 

The way he says things sounds pretty harsh, but I think it's his accent and the way he is very straightforward in what he thinks. 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Hero

[biakbiak]

Evelyn is garbage, I could never ask someone to host someone but I have no problem serving my guests cheap cake as long as I still get the good kind. 

 Also, why do they need to have 150 people are their wedding? Scale down the guest list, make a playlist and skip the dj, etc. And her entitled attitude is even more bullshit given its both their families contributing.

[Splithair]

Elizabeth & Andrei - I actually didn't think anything Andrei said during the girls night out convo was that unreasonable. I sure as hell would not want my spouse going out to the club until 4am. What disturbs me is how Elizabeth seems to have a genuine fear of him and his temper. She needs to get out NOW.

Nicole & Azan - I'm not sure sheep head falls in the 'healthy food' category. 

David & Annie - He is gross but I didn't really get what the big argument was? He was drunk but other than that, did I overlook something? 

Evelyn & David - Boring

Molly & Luis - All kinds of wrong. I agree with everyone who said he is testing the waters. Cultural differences aside, I can't believe it is acceptable anywhere  to have that conversation with your soon to be stepdaughter. Since Molly is trying on dresses next week, obviously she doesn't care. It truly makes me sad and disgusted.

Josh & Aika - I like her, can't stand him. He sounds 19 instead of fortysomething. She could do soooo much better. I also think he has the same filter on his phone/camera as Elizabeth. He looks a lot different in quite a few of their pictures. 

Edited November 13, 2017 by Splithair

[bethster2000]

3 hours ago, eggsnbacon said:

That market had me salivating. Veggies as far as the eye could see. Morocco is one of the best & diverse ( a lot of fresh food options) food places in the world, Nicole seems to not even care. 

Me: We need to go to Morocco.  Immediately.

Husband: Oh, HELL no.  We'd go to one of those beautiful marketplaces and I would never see you ever again.

[Lemons]

1 hour ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

I couldn't believe Luis doubled down on the lewd comments even after Olivia and Molly both told him it was unacceptable. That might have been the biggest red flag of all. He tried to excuse it as a cultural difference, but I'm sorry, if that is your culture (which I don't necessarily believe), then your culture is objectively wrong. 

 

Talk about stubborn!  Luis should have stopped giving his opinion when they clearly didn't want him it.  Maybe Molly's brother can tell Luis out on what NOT to do or say.

Olivia needs to stop using the word stepfather. She will be an adult within the year and he won't be her stepfather. He will be her mother's husband. But I loved how Olivia asked for Luis not to tell on her and the first chance she got she ran to mom to tell on Luis. 

3 hours ago, PityFree said:

Fun fact, Josh: 36 is wayyyyyyyyyy too old for someone to start a modeling career. 

She wouldn't be on any runways but they always need women to be mothers or wives or friends or office workers, etc. in print ads.  it's not all high fashion. She wasn't into it though.