Hoarders - General Discussion

[Pepper Mostly]

I'm here! Where is this? I missed the beginning.

[Suzywriter]

Darlene is straight up crazy. 

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

I'm here! Where is this? I missed the beginning.

I missed it too, but the accent and cadence sound like LA (Ell Ay, not Louisiana).

[CrazyInAlabama]

Tonight's new episode "Darlene", Season 14, Episode 3 (cable guide still shows season 13).    Here's the cable guide blurb "Experts help a woman regain control of her life and create positive energy in her home.  She has hoarded so many items inside her home that she is forced to sleep under a tarp on her porch in Burnaby, British Columbia."     

How can she sleep under a tarp on the porch?  That's not safe, and she can't possibly stay.   

That reminds me of the man on  the competitor show who slept outside in Colorado, in Commerce City.   It was on Buried Alive, and his name was Gary.   He show aired about 2012, and died in 2016.

 

 

 

Edited June 13, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Suzywriter]

Wait, what was mother's illness? 

[sainte-chapelle]

Just now, Suzywriter said:

Wait, what was mother's illness? 

Agressive form of MS

[Suzywriter]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

Agressive form of MS

Aw, that's tragic.

[Pepper Mostly]

Reminds me of that movie, "My Mother's Garden". Woman hoarded up her house so much she slept in her back yard. 

"Alchemize"?? This lady is crackerjacks. And I say that as a Salemite, we are drenched in and surrounded by woo. I respect and appreciate the practitioners of the magical arts. This lady? I don't know. She seems a bit...hectic.

[sainte-chapelle]

So wait…both her mom and her sister died? That is traumatic 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Reminds me of that movie, "My Mother's Garden". Woman hoarded up her house so much she slept in her back yard. 

"Alchemize"?? This lady is crackerjacks. And I say that as a Salemite, we are drenched in and surrounded by woo. I respect and appreciate the practitioners of the magical arts. This lady? I don't know. She seems a bit...hectic.

 I blinked when she was spinning the pendulum by...spinning it. 

[Stevie Nicks]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

So wait…both her mom and her sister died? That is traumatic 

And her grandmother too. 

[sainte-chapelle]

Darlene needs therapy…not a cleaning crew

[Stevie Nicks]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

Darlene needs therapy…not a cleaning crew

She needs both. Hope she's taken the aftercare. 

[sainte-chapelle]

Oh no…nononono…I have no issues with this but she needs therapy ..rocks and herbs can’t fix this.

Edited June 13, 2023 by sainte-chapelle

[Stevie Nicks]

I'm exhausted from Darlene already. What happened to her father? Is he gone, dead or? 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

Darlene needs therapy…not a cleaning crew

Alas, therapy doesn't work for everyone. 

even her tarp tent is hoarded. 

[Stevie Nicks]

She seems a bit manic. She can't sit still. Constantly moving. This is a really sad story. 

What does she do for money? Does she have a job of some kind? 

[sainte-chapelle]

Darlene has…many an issue

[Pepper Mostly]

5 minutes ago, Stevie Nicks said:

She seems a bit manic. She can't sit still. Constantly moving. This is a really sad story. 

What does she do for money? Does she have a job of some kind? 

She says she's a makeup artist for films.

[sainte-chapelle]

1 minute ago, Pepper Mostly said:

She says she's a makeup artist for films.

I wouldn’t last five minutes in her chair…I just imagine her chatting endlessly.

Edited June 13, 2023 by sainte-chapelle

[Suzywriter]

This girl is trapped in the age that she was when she was caring for her mother. She acts like she's about 11 or 12. 

[Pepper Mostly]

The therapist has been there for four minutes and she's already on the verge of tears. She's seconds away from a breakdown. 

[Suzywriter]

7 minutes ago, Stevie Nicks said:

She seems a bit manic. She can't sit still. Constantly moving. This is a really sad story. 

What does she do for money? Does she have a job of some kind? 

She does makeup for the entertainment industry. 

[Stevie Nicks]

Just now, Suzywriter said:

This girl is trapped in the age that she was when she was caring for her mother. She acts like she's about 11 or 12. 

She said she was 6 when her mother's MS got to where she needed constant care. Darlene seems to be stuck there. 

Just now, Suzywriter said:

She does makeup for the entertainment industry. 

Thank you. I obviously missed her saying that.  I'm vibrating just watching her. Like her manic energy is coming through the TV. 

[Pepper Mostly]

She's deflecting as hard as she can. "I don't remember. I'm confused. That's too hard for me". 

[Suzywriter]

Does the hoarder have to agree to the intervention? 

[Stevie Nicks]

Just now, Suzywriter said:

Does the hoarder have to agree to the intervention? 

I think so? 

[Suzywriter]

So Julio, I really really need organizing over here...

[CrazyInAlabama]

The hoarder has to sign the waivers, and filming permission.    I'm sorry to say this, but I have zero hope for change in this episode. 

Poor Julio looks shocked by Darlene living outside, but I doubt that's going to change.   Darlene is churning, and that's not a good sign. 

Sarah and Julio seem hopeful, but that won't last for long.  Hoarding Cleanup and Julio are going to be wasted on this. 

Edited June 13, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[Suzywriter]

Who on earth is the bad plastic surgery/basement botox dude? 

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, Suzywriter said:

Who on earth is the bad plastic surgery/basement botox dude? 

He's the Sassy Gay Friend. 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

He's the Sassy Gay Friend. 

And the bossy blonde? 

[Pepper Mostly]

Just now, Suzywriter said:

And the bossy blonde? 

Her cousin.

Darlene can't even speak, she's fighting back the tears. Full on wobbler within 15 minutes. 

[Suzywriter]

This girl is heartbreaking.

[sainte-chapelle]

Damn she is already having a melt down

[Pepper Mostly]

Bring on the hunks who haul junk! 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

Damn she is already having a melt down

What does she want to happen? I can't figure out what she  means by "nobody checked on me". The crew arrived. The helpers arrived. Where did checking on her come in?

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Bring on the hunks who haul junk! 

Looks like these haulers may have been ordered from WISH. 

[Stevie Nicks]

1 minute ago, Suzywriter said:

What does she want to happen? I can't figure out what she  means by "nobody checked on me". The crew arrived. The helpers arrived. Where did checking on her come in?

 

I can't either. Like did she want an engraved invitation to come outside? Did she want everyone to come in and escort her out? 

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh my god this poor girl is a WRECK. "Nobody came in till she came in. And you came in". So, someone came in? And checked on you? Like you wanted? But since a crew who's paid to be there is respecting your privacy is waiting for you outside, they're not there for you emotionally? Yikes.

[Suzywriter]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Oh my god this poor girl is a WRECK. "Nobody came in till she came in. And you came in". So, someone came in? And checked on you? Like you wanted? But since a crew who's paid to be there is respecting your privacy is waiting for you outside, they're not there for you emotionally? Yikes.

I come from a family that does not check on each other...to the point where when one of us slipped up and checked on somebody (like, I checked on my now-late mother before she was late, during a hurricane) we got told to mind our business. 

I can't imagine waiting for someone to check on me, or expecting it. What would they be checking for? 

[sainte-chapelle]

Oh dear….she is exhausting. How much is she paying Paul to treat her with crystals?

[Stevie Nicks]

Just now, sainte-chapelle said:

Oh dear….she is exhausting. How much is she paying Paul to treat her with crystals?

Whatever it is needs to be spent on tranquilizers. 

[Pepper Mostly]

She's just spinning her wheels. She's so overwhelmed she can't even begin. 

[Suzywriter]

1 minute ago, sainte-chapelle said:

Oh dear….she is exhausting. How much is she paying Paul to treat her with crystals?

Maybe we can hook her up with Baba?

[Pepper Mostly]

Oh, lovely therapist lady. Darlene will move heaven and earth to avoid connecting with you. 

[Suzywriter]

Just now, Pepper Mostly said:

Oh, lovely therapist lady. Darlene will move heaven and earth to avoid connecting with you. 

I feel called out.

[sainte-chapelle]

60:Days In is still on? I watched season 1 but meh. How is this legal?

[Pepper Mostly]

How does this woman function in the world? How does she order a coffee at Dunkin Donuts? "How does this menu work? How can I understand the process? All I want is a double espresso! How do I go about getting one? I don't understand, it make no sense! Will someone support me and explain to me how I go about this?"

Well, jeez, Darlene, maybe if you'd shut your wittering trap for five seconds someone could explain things to you. 

[Suzywriter]

Why would any hoarder trust the cast of Hoarders? Clearly they are there to take the hoard away from the hoarder. 

[Stevie Nicks]

4 minutes ago, Pepper Mostly said:

How does this woman function in the world? How does she order a coffee at Dunkin Donuts? "How does this menu work? How can I understand the process? All I want is a double espresso! How do I go about getting one? I don't understand, it make no sense! Will someone support me and explain to me how I go about this?"

How does she pay her bills? She's not overwhelmed by that? 

Just now, Suzywriter said:

Why would any hoarder trust the cast of Hoarders? Clearly they are there to take the hoard away from the hoarder. 

Sometimes they think they're there to "help them organize" their crap. 

[Pepper Mostly]

This woman is a stone wall. Not budging. At all.

And who is this Paul character? Is he the leader of some kind of cult? 

Edited June 13, 2023 by Pepper Mostly