Finally catching up on Christmas week's episodes.
I found Kat's comment about fasting for 2 days so she can have some of Smitty's eggnog really out of place in 2025. It was a joke I'm sure, but it read like 90s/2000s toxic diet culture - like you didn't eat for two days so you can enjoy a treat around the holidays? It's also not common of Gen Z to support such outdated views. Don't get me wrong girls (and guys) still worry about weight, looks/appearance probably and ironically in a more harmful way than ever before. The way they speak about it though is completely positive and reframed. It's like they all spout body positivity and loving yourself, but then want to look like their favorite influencers and go under the knife or get beauty enchancing procedures on the other hand.
Ted is an idiot. Like why in the hell would he go and tell Nicole about Vernon's "affair". Even if he believed it to be true, it wasn't his place. There was no winning for him. He didn't even frame it as I think Vernon might be cheating. He straight up said Vernon was without any concrete proof.
Ted just needs to get away from Nicole. There is no redeeming qualities in that pairing at this point. The writing has completely annihilated this.
Regina seemed to have no issue referring to Samantha and Tyrell by their new names even though she has hardly seen them since they came back into her life. I wonder if writers just want to completely forget how weird and offensive it would be that Martin and Smitty changed two grown children's names because they preferred other ones - especially when said children were old enough to know and understand their own names.
TT did phenomenal work. I have faith she will do an amazing job with this story.
I love that we are building some traditions. Like the Dupree women searching for their gifts before Christmas. Of course Naomi had to be nasty about her gift. I feel like this would work well otherwise and in years to come where someone finds a gift early and it causes anger, confusion, mystery, etc. But I am so dang tired of Naomi's hot and cold attitude with Jacob. Like get over it already.
Another cute tradition is the competitiveness around who has the best tree. I can see Dani and Martin trying to outdo each other to the point it the trees and decor become ridiculous.
These episodes were really nice balance of families, gathering, and drama. It was nice.
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