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I thought the same thing while watching today. I feel the opposite. Rhonni was pretty bad and the actress that plays Alison was okay and decently gave off stalker vibes. I can see that now that you mention it, but they're definitely getting it on soon.

Don't get me started on that 🙄 I feel like they might be pushing Jacob and Kat. While I dob't necessarily love another cheating story, it does cause major ripples throughout. The fallout when Naomi finds out. How Chelsea will take it being Kat is her best friend/business partner and Naomi her sister. How Dani will take the news and what tension it might cause with Dani and Nicole.

I mean that bed so cheap and that chain so flimsy, Chelsea could have pushed that dresser easily and dragged that whole bed easily if she really wanted to.

I think this plays into some viewers thinking stories take too long to develop when they are cycling them in and out in this way. We have stories like June rediscovering her children and Leslie's financial windfall that move at the speed of light and skip several beats and then we have stories that are dropped for several weeks to resurface again out of the blue. Sometimes it works and other times it really doesn't. Definitely something they need to sort out for season 2.

I also thought it might be Allison's partner when they decided to not show who had taken Chelsea. However, as mentioned before, the show has gone for the obvious so it most likely is Allison.

My thought exactly when I saw Ted invite Eva to Kat and Chelsea's launch. How thoughtless to not even consider Kat's feelings knowing how tense Eva and Kat's relationship has been. It's not the time to force some kumbaya moment, Teddy. Story is moving wayyyy too fast. I feel like we have all these major stories in motion or limbo and now we've been thrown a curveball with Chelsea being abducted. If we look at a weekly snapshot, I've seen primetime shows move slower at this point.

Yeah, that was a choice...of words.

Really enjoyed the Ted/Andre/Dani scene. It felt real and genuine. It felt soap. This is something I feel this soap has struggled with, but I loved Dani reading Ted down and seeing Andre's facial expressions as he's caught in the middle. NuTed has more chemistry with Leslie than he does with his own wife. Although, in the actor's defense we've hardly seen NuTed have much interaction with his wife besides watching Nicole put him down...rightfully so tho. I love that Bill put those Duprees in their place. He was absolutely right. They need to stop acting like he's the scum of the earth and then want him to clean up their messes. It really frames the Duprees as comolex characters that are flawed. I think coming into wealth has given them a superiority complex and they have built these walls as defenses to keep others away that may want to take advantage of this wealth and status. It's probably why they see all the non-Duprees as less than while the Duprees can do no wrong. Bill, Ted and Jacob have all mentioned this in one way or another.

Well he did steal her virginity and did a lousy job. Stealing is a crime isn't it? Straight to jail, Tomas.

Ha! I similarly didn't want to bring down the mood, because it seemed like everyone was raving about it. Then I saw AllMyShadows post and I was like ok so I'm not the only one.

Dana Leslie vs. Anita was fantastic! Cracked me up that my first post at the start of today's episode was 🎶 Big girls don't cry, big girls don't lie 🎶 and it's what Leslie sang on her way out of the Dupree's mansion. I can't with Andre's facial expressions but at least he's toned down that huffing and puffing when delivering lines. I hope they're not pushing Kat and Jacob. As exciting as that drama might be, it just demonstrates how Dupree (and relatives) heavy this cast is and we don't need Kat sleeping with her cousin's man just yet. We already have Andre sleeping with his "aunt."

I just came here to say this. What the hell is she wearing!!!

I know! TMG is so good. Lord the actor that plays Derek's acting is painful. Shanice needs to give him PT and acting lessons.

🎶 Big girls don't cry, big girls don't lie 🎶

Yes, the turnaround from June learning that Tyrell and Sam don't want to see her again to her forcing an interaction and then claiming she is going to change because they will need her was absurdly quick. However, that aside, June gave them up and she knew what that meant. When she came to the realization that something had to change for the sake of her kids, she didn't seek help to get clean or asked her sister to take care of her kids so she can make the necessary changes. June decided giving them up and losing them forever was the best option. The only reason she found them is because Naomi and Jacob gave her details about a closed adoption. It was strange seeing her entitlement to having their time and acceptance.

Ok, I thought I was the only one after reading so much support for the June stuff today. I am not into it at all. However, there are other things keeping me watching.

Makes no sense.

After Peaches explanation today, I pretty much said the same thing. I settled to the idea they just want to make Leslie rich and they are trying to expedite it for whatever reason without crafting a very logical story. This man has been with Nicole for 30 years and doesn't even know how to approach her. The number of times someone else has convinced Ted to talk to Nicole for him to allow her to shut in down without a fight is embarrassing. Like do you want your wife back or not?

I'm curious as to what some of this board's theories are about Madison speaking to Nicole. It is obviously foreshadowing to something to come, but I wasn't sure what. Was she referring to anyone in particular when discussing her fear of getting too emotionally invested in a patient. Is this hinting that Madison is feeling something for Derek or that she might be having feelings for another patient? Have we ever learned about Madison's sexuality? Is she into women only?

Overall, I thought today's episode was good. It showed that there are good bones but there is a lot of work needed in terms of daily story development and progression. I think the Derek story would have worked better a little further down the line. I think Shanice being his PT might work into them getting closer. I liked seeing Ted interact with Doug. Two characters I honestly don't care much for, but it breathed new life into them having them interact with each other.

😆 😂 I do wish they had used a more age appropriate actress to play Leslie's mother.

That's what I was thinking. So Peaches and Leslie fell out for damn near 20 years at least if Eva don't even remember her. Also, the whole story about how Peaches found out about the inheritance needs more details. I am still confused how she found out about the trust. So Barbara's last known descendent (her sister) passed. Ok, so what? I understand that Barbara's sister/aunt to Leslie didn't know that Leslie was Barbara's daughter but why wouldn't Peaches have found out about this trust. However, it would be obvious that Barbara's family was suddenly living it up and people talk. So did Peaches move away and cut ties like she was supposed to?

Right, I heard that part as well but it still didn't make sense to me, because Peaches seemed to have cut all contact with Barbara and moved away. Barbara has also been dead for a long time and it seems like this trust was setup early on. Why would Peaches be aware of this trust and how has other members of Barbara's family not gone through these funds already.

I understood the whole Anita donating to a blind trust throughout the years to support Barbara's family. What I am confused about is how these inheritance letters have found their way to Leslie? It seems like Barbara gave the baby to Peaches and cut all contact and Peaches did a good job of not telling anyone. So how would attorneys know that Leslie is Barbara's daughter and entitled to any of this money? Also, if it is assumed that Barbara had no children, wouldn't her money already be distributed to her other closest relatives? Or are we to assume this money has been sitting there for decades with Anita adding more throughout the years and those running her blind trust haven't informed her of the issue with tracking down Barbara's family?