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Same. And the suspenders. THIS.

THIS.

Totally and completely.

Wait. That's not how it's done? lol. Girl, not jail!!! lol. But yes I can see it. Cuz she's more expensive than the diva who should obviously be appearing before La Kane.

Given several of the cast have been hinting at that and his bisexuality for years, I wish I could say I'm surprised, but...

Yeeeeah, I would have put Erin in a first chair over Brynn. She is actually giving us story versus Brynn who is making up story. I can agree with Ubah only because she has been the target this season. That said...we still haven't gotten to the full fallout which would probably explain why Brynn got the first chair in the first place.

OH?

Wow so no co-HW. Dear God in Heaven... Wow so no co-HW. Dear God in Heaven...

12-6 Well, I guess I jinxed myself by mentioning that wacka wacka humor. Cuz...Home and Heart? Again??? Oh, well, on the bright side, I guess I now know which HW to throw my disdain at when I see their name on top going forward so a win! That said...I am surprised it did not bother me. Perhaps it was because the story itself was focused on a character I liked aka Lois. I just figured when she hid her accent, it would be a nice C story. And the writers treated it as such. And we saw Lois struggle a little bit, but then it vanished. I figured it was over and done. So seeing Home and Heart again was an eyeroll. But her Bensonhurst friends calling her to remind Lois who she is...it gave me something I don't mind having with this story...CLOSURE. It was ridiculous that Lois felt ashamed of her accent (or her nails) at all so that story was reaching. They would be better off with Lois vs Lucy and a new man for Lois appears at Deception. JS. While Kai did look nice in his suit, this story is for the birds. I did like that Trina broke it down for him why it was so important to her in terms Kai as a football player would get. And she touched on Spencer without saying his name. I assume they will grow to that with Kai later. But arguments over class assignments ain't it. Yassss to Ava being free. Wiped that smirk right off Kristina's face. And how dare the writers tease that breakdown that I felt Kristina should have (and still might have hehe) only for her parents to snap her out of it. I did like the aftereffects of Ava's trial. TJ and Molly grow farther apart. And with Ava free, she can pursue what she really wants...her court battle with Sonny hinted at in the spring!! And with Ric as her lawyer I can see that being MESS-Y. And I loved watching Sonny/Alexis vs Ava/Ric. People got good digs in. You know what? I didn't see it when I saw both of the scenes, but now that I'm thinking about it...TJ's anger gotta go somewhere. hehe. And in a perfect soap world, yeah I could see TJ getting drunk and having a moment with Lucas that turns into an affair. And then Brad finds out or something. But...probably too tropical. I do like TJ having a friend outside of his family though and Lucas is perfect. Meanwhile, Brad doesn't come across as stalky to me. Yet. But I loved he was called out by Stella on him trying to get on that doctor trip WOULD make him a stalker. And you all was right re: Kristina's comment to Molly. That bitca can burn for all I care. Molly SHOULD have slapped the taste out of her mouth. And I loved how cold as ice MV played that scene. Her inflection was EVERYTHING. She went from emotional to ice queen to match Kristina in a snap. Sorry, Alexis. The feud is BACK ON.

Cool!!!

Meh. Unless stripping is involved. That's all I really remember from his DAYS role. And he was involved with Kate Mansi's Abby maybe?

NY Le sigh. It was a solid start to the trip. The good for me was the fact that Racquel was going to finally to meet her mother. And the buildup for that has been well done. But Racquel has been a great addition. I also liked that Rebecca vs Brynn started to finally happen with Rebecca not only getting a good dig on Brynn, but she also checked her when Brynn started to pot stir between Erin and Ubah. She really has her number. And I continue to love the Ubah/Sai friendship which was on display throughout the episode. What I didn't love was how routine it was. At this point, we are all used to the silliness of the room assignments. So it going down and the 4th wall breaking of Ubah being a diva was just something out of *cough*Eric*cough* an old playbook. Brynn pot stirring between Erin and Ubah when it was NOTHING of the sort and then getting kinda micro-aggressive with Ubah was having me see red. And then...ANOTHER PRANK!!!!!!!!!!?????????? Are you frakking kidding me? Those things took away from the episode, but I did like how people managed to either course correct, agree to disagree, or called it out. I was really disappointed in the end because I was looking forward to Rebecca vs Brynn because she needed to be put in her place. Well...next week... ERIN. Is it a Karen thing to ask why do you hate me every time she's in an argument or is there something going on with her and Ubah that is just not on screen? I was right there with Sai in her Confessional. Given how much Brynn stirs the pot and how Erin did a whole episodic prank to find out the pigeon, Erin should know at this point to take anything Brynn says at face value. And barely that. So how was she able to be snowed yet again? At least her and Ubah were able to smooth it out. Twice. But outside of that and trying to be there for Rebecca, Erin was definitely not playing for the good side this week. UBAH. But wait!!! Ubah, I like her, but she was no better with her diva temper tantrum about the room assignments. Breaking the fourth wall and all. I did like that she was able to defend herself a little bit better from Brynn...even when Brynn was trying to be micro aggressive. I was very glad that rather than her being out there on a branch, that the other women came to help. Because she was recapping what she was talking about with Erin and not talking crap about her. And as I always say, I enjoy seeing the Ubah/Sai friendship. JENNA. I loved that she can laugh at herself because last season the fight was about her flying coach. That said...I don't think Jenna is faking money. So it's funny to see the other ladies hearing the car was a loan and already starting mess. JESSEL. Basically the comic relief with that stupid prank and good Confessionals. Cuz I laughed at 'young old people.' That said...dare I say it...I feel like the input she gives to the show has kinda vanished. And I am going to need a little bit more. RACQUEL. 'Honey, don't tell me this room is too small. I've seen your apartment.' RACQUEL!!! I HOLLERED. I love that she's grown so comfortable on the show that she's throwing fun shade. Meanwhile, I'm excited with anticipation for her to meet her mother for the first time in 6 years. THE storyline. SAI. YASSS!!! What do I mean? She really and truly was not as good of friends with Erin as she was last season. And I loved she stood up for Ubah, too, when Brynn was trying to gang up on her with Erin. No, ma'am. Not today. And yes, Erin is really stupid to be listening to anything coming out of Brynn's mouth. And then changing rooms with Ubah so she stays. Yep. It was not that serious so good she did it. And Ubah might step to everyone else, but she WON'T step to Sai. And just how Sai did it was awesome, making Ubah feel better about it. She was giving good shade in her Confessional, too, because we were thinking the same thing at all times. BRYNN. BITCH. Was the first word that flew out of my mouth when the episode ended. I hated she did that stupid prank on Jessel. I hated that she could not stand that Ubah and Erin was getting along so she tried to cause mess. And then the glee she had at seeing them fight while playing stupid. GIRL, BYE. I loved Production clocked her at one point. And then Rebecca...wow...the hatred between her and Rebecca is real. And she started that from Episode 2/4 in the helicopter. Rebecca had not done anything. So I loved Rebecca FINALLY started to find her voice. Her dig was good...moreso when Rebecca revealed later in the episode she did it on purpose. And then when Brynn started to pot stir and do micro aggressions, I loved Rebecca stepped right in and defended Ubah. And finally Rebecca called her out at the end. Someone needed to. The trip was fine without her doing stuff. Solid start to the trip.

^THIS.

Mmmmmmmmmmm look forward to their calendar every time it pops up somewhere.

12-5 A meh of an episode. I figured that they would do what I mentioned a few days ago and use Thursday as a breather after that awesome momentum they had for the last two weeks. Because the one thing I didn't like about Lulu's Awakening has been other scenes that could have waited for an episode or two that had nothing/very little to do with Lulu. And here it is. And I was just meh. A break well needed for me. lol. The more they put Anna front and center on this 'Must Find Charlotte Valentin' storyline, the more my RHOA Housewife shade wants to come out, complete with gifs. Not even the talents of Finola Hughes can keep that storyline from not feeling like Frank just wants to bring his buddy back on canvas. Though I do have a hope that the writers might pull a Josh Griffith and have Charlotte found off-screen. I thought it was funny to have Spin roped into this. And I'm not at all surprised to see Carly mixed up in this due to who wrote the episode. What I actually cared about this episode were the Alexis/Molly, TJ/Curtis, and Dante/Sonny scenes. It was a nice way to keep the Molly/TJ storyline going as the B plot it has been this week and as expected Lulu adjacent story was put to C plot. That said...I love we are still getting both points of view between Molly and TJ. And I'm always here for Dante/Sonny scenes. Let me swoon for Isaish and Jordan for a moment. Hehe. I didn't like the concept of the scene. However, I stay loving the look in his eyes when he's around Jordan. Ugh. Not Dr. Obrecht Lite as a spoiler for Carly/Brennan. GIRL, BYE. I don't care about Natalia. I don't care for the propping. But at least write Natalia like how she's been written and not St. Maria of the PushUp Bra. Le sigh at that phone call. Slowly, but surely.

Yeah, and I don't like it at all. Perhaps it's my love of children, but that was a whole lot of mess for kids to have to put on their shoulders because it's all fun and games until something bad really happens. I can't with her on that. LOL!! It's a sad, sad world when all the HW shows now have their own version of Terri Demarco. That said...GET HER, KURREN. Can't believe how disappointing Jacqueline has been. OOOOOOOooh!!! I never even thought about if Gizelle's mother is still alive and might be contesting the will. Wooooowwwwwwww!!! Because I was sitting and watching and going 'who could someone be?' And that just never occurred to me. Who would dare mess with Gizelle's kids? Just...wow.

Every time I see those undies I just...

RHOP It was a low-key episode. Well...until that ending. But truly another episode where we got to tune into all the little subplots going on this season. I've been saying it often. I've been loving that this season that it isn't just about the overall arc of La Dame vs Messy Mia. We actually have stories going on with the characters. I'm grateful that the cast here are colorful enough to be able to carry such episodes. I'm shocked to say it, but I enjoyed Gizelle and Ashley speed dating the most. It was...actually something different for a change. Refreshing...kinda like the rest of this season. Then we saw Ashley on an actual date. Gizelle dealing with her father's will. Ray and La Dame talking about their relationship as Stacey and TJ are confronting theirs. And then Mia... Mia, Mia, Mia. Sadly, that ending was probably the most authentic moment Mia has had since the last season's finale. But that said...it does not paint a good light for her at all. She's so busy running around trying to create this narrative where she's not the victim that when she has to deal with the REAL victims aka HER KIDS, she don't know what to do. And from the mouths of babes...they saw things more clearly than she thought they did. And worse...they are speaking out. How dare she tried to blindside them for a moment on camera. And even they are Team G because of what they see. So damn selfish. LA DAME. LOL at Ray with La Dame this week cuz...not her taxicab!!! And it was just nice see them together and in love. Though I admit that I don't know how I feel like La Dame using Ray as an excuse for her DUI. BUT she did have a point cuz she held him down when the other ladies were coming for her over Ray's taxes. GIZELLE. OMG!!! At that father will tea!!! Gizelle actually GIVING?? Wow. And just given who her father was in terms of the civil rights movement...I agree with her. There was something else going on because her father did love her, and he adored his grandchildren. So...what else is going on? Or more importantly...WHO? Meanwhile she at the speed dating...was kinda hilarious. And I hollered at her clearly having a type. Speaking of...is she still talking to that chocolate hottie. He seem kinda into her. I...again am shocked at how much she is enjoyable. ASHLEY. Speaking of enjoyable...NOT ASHLEY HAVING A STORYLINE THAT SHE'S SHOWING!!! Now where did this come from? Her and her date was interesting to watch. And wow at his personal story. A cute little moment for her since she really hasn't had too many this season. WENDY. OMG! She finally told her mother she left the university! I was surprised. It also reminded me so much of how much Wendy could have if she was to lean into her family drama. STACEY. Lord at her with TJ. Their relationship is starting to get a bit messy. And I don't mind it. I liked that Stacey brought it to camera. I'm not sure that TJ liked she was talking to him with the other girls. And well...what's good for the goose...if Stacey wants to see other people while dating him. So...mess!!! KEIARNA. I will always find it odd to see her and Mia alone in a scene. And I didn't like her being there to help Mia speed a 'G is mentally ill' narrative. Not that I felt that she did it purposingly, but smh. MIA. You know what...STOP. QUIT. Seriously. I was already annoyed at her for all of her attempts to push this G mental illness narrative. And then I was irked at the fact that this season is almost over and she still HAS NOT gotten a paternity test. But that last scene? For her children to now be asking questions made me wonder. Were their classmates starting to talk about Ms. Mia in school? Or was it worse...they were seeing things online about Mia and their two Dads. AWWW HELL NO!!! It was just signs that this whole situation was getting out of Mia's control. And as it has also sadly been the most authentic she has been all season. Her son asking questions. Her daughter picking up on G's pain. And then they not wanting her to marry Inc at all. I will give that it was giving real. But it was so distasteful. And then Gizelle coming for her, too? smh. Oh, well...next week is La Dame vs Jaqueline.

Oh, I saw the WWHL clip about what Giz said, and all I could say....it made up for the episode skipping over last week's ending cuz I was YAAASSS!!! Gizelle totally is playing chess with Mia. Thank you for the tea on Andy's reactions, too. I also felt like Production might be slowly turning against Mia, too, after this week. And we know Gizelle is THE favorite so... Same. Hell has truly frozen over. You know someone will. 😜

I saw. I hollered. Ummm no. I think the scab writers played Cyrus as more of a gray character and to JK's strengths. It was them that revealed to the audience that Cyrus was totally faking his conversion to the audience even as he was feeling a little (but not too much) conflicted about his actions. Shame all the writers after that have forgotten that plot point. But hey...the scab writers were the ones that officially got Sprina together and treated them like an actual couple, right? So...

Yeah, I agree. Making it to last Friday, there has been some interesting turns and great scenes (Carter vs Ridge last Monday comes to mind), but the way to getting here has been so jarring. It would have been better if there had been a nice build. I don't know. Someone coming for Forrester. Carter might wind up in a who done it mystery. Good question. All of this going down and he's nowhere in sight. Odd. I agree. I know I really liked Carter vs Ridge and both actors really bought it.

12-06 Was that Victor's Theme that was playing when Victor let Kyle know what time it was and he's about the long game? Victor. Ahhhh....Victor. I can't believe how a little bit goes a long way. He was something else as he matched wits with Kyle, tried to mess with Diane, and went up against Jack. And ooooo at Jack getting the last word. You all were right. PB clearly enjoyed that. Go, Jack!!! Okay, Summer, girl, I see you. The light shade she was throwing at Claire during their talk. I wish that Claire did not take it so well. And Claire definitely should have felt a way when Summer broke the news to Kyle before Claire could...and it's CLAIRE'S news. Nothing really happened, but I really enjoyed all the characters in this episode. I see the directors were at it again with interesting camera angles. But overall, this week was okay. It had a sense of building up stories again. Just disappointed that they lost all of that momentum when they had a nice groove going. Probably because GH has a good grip on me these last two weeks with two central main plots that rotate easy between A and B plot and a debatedly solid C plot underneath it.

They could have done some classics.

12-6 Woooow!!! So Carter taking over IS legit at the moment. Uh oh now. Somewhere...Maya is smirking. Seriously, though I thought those were some good scenes. I loved that Eric was there and there was a Quinn callout. And Steffy ain't so smug now, is she? And in a way, this latest Forrester mess looks like it will give Brooke and Ridge some real meaty drama. Because his hatred for Hope is really growing. I think the actor playing Remy is cute. Which is funny since he's so not my type. lol. But so far, so good with this storyline. A Poppy sighting! And I can't believe Luna wrote Bill at his job. More shocking was seeing Bill show up at the prison? Where IS this storyline going?

12-5 See? I didn't even think about the fact that Phyllis might have seen what hit her car. Well-played. So this Sharon storyline continues to turn. That however does not make that Giggly Heffa any less annoying though. I hated those popshots she was taking at Christine...still mad that Danny picked her. And I'm not looking forward to a Heffa/Whiny Billy/Sally triangle. Or I could be if it means that Phyllis and Billy will get together and I can just FF them. Poor Sally. I didn't mind Nick vs Adam at all. I'm not sure if this is really Adam trying to be a good friend to Sharon or another brother triangle merry-go-round, but I felt those were good scenes. Lord have mercy. Please don't let Summer be jealous of Kyle/Claire. I continue to love the little things that have changed with Ed Scott's return. I felt this episode and last both saw the directors really trying to be creative/old school with some of their camera angles. And I guess the swooping in camera angle in the beginning of episodes is here to stay. That said...yeah this CGI needs to go.