Does anyone watch Catfish?

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Because I really need to talk about what the hell was going on in this last episode, and no one I know IRL watches it.

[pinkroses]

Which was the last episode?  I saw half of one last night, where apparently the guy sent her pictures of his cousin and lied about his name, but then it turns out the girl lied about being transexual, but was really 100% female, and also had a secret 11 year old daughter?

If it's not that one I probably can't help you.  I might not be able to help even if it is that one.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

YES! That's the one. So much crazy in there. I think the fact that he was pissed about her not really being transsexual means he's actually gay, but is having difficulty accepting it, so he thought a M to F transsexual would ease him in. Or something. I couldn't figure out why the heck anyone would pretend to be trans when they aren't, but when she explained it seemed less crazy. Or maybe it was just less crazy than he was at that point, I dunno.

I am so obsessed with this show. And I have such a crush on Max. I love it when he calls people out, like when he pointed out to the dude last night (Rod, I think his real name was) that he was ALSO being a hypocrite. Or when he totally verbally bitchslapped that girl who made her friend think he was in a relationship with the Miss Teen USA chick. (Who, by the way, is like a crackhead, and had her kid taken away from her, and all of this was found in .02 seconds of me Googling, so why didn't you bring it up, NEV?!?! Heh.)

[pinkroses]

Okay, yeah.  I started watching right when he met her for the first time at her house and she was all "You're tall!  You don't look like you're pictures!" and he was all ::no reaction::  I think he told her that he only talked to her for the money because he wanted to make her mad so she would tell him off, so he didn't have to end it himself and admit that he wished she wasn't physically female.  At first when she was like "I am 100% not transgender" I thought she was making a joke about how people on the internet lie about stuff.  I didn't realize til later that's what he was looking for.  I felt bad for her because she seemed to genuinely like him as a person and regretted her lies, and he was being a real asshole. 

ALSO how many episodes of this show are there?  Because I've only seen two and the other one I saw was the Miss Teen USA one.  Although that one I also only half saw because my H was watching it while I was trying to sleep and I was just listening and thought the whole thing was fiction because it was so ridiculous.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

This was episode 9 of the season, I think. They recently got renewed for a second season, too.

Yeah, the money thing was weird, too. I couldn't figure out why the hell you would pay the cell phone bill of some dude you'd never even met.

This show makes me crazy. Like, I want to be all indignant about it, but then some of the stories are just so ...sad.

[pinkroses]

Jan 24, 2013 11:51:04 GMT -5 5kcandlesinthewind said:

Yeah, the money thing was weird, too. I couldn't figure out why the hell you would pay the cell phone bill of some dude you'd never even met.

I would guess he was like "Hey, we can't talk on the phone so much anymore, I'm killing my minutes and can't afford it" and she was like "Oh but I neeeeeeeeeed to talk to you, can I help pay your bill?" and he was like (idea)  Because from what she said it sounded like he "helped her through some tough times" or something?  So maybe she figured the emotional support was worth the money.

[nk]

I love Catfish & this thread about it. It's like you guys are reading my thoughts while watching it.

I definitely said WTF? multiple times during this weeks episode. I don't know how Nev or Max didn't lose it. When he said se had been paying his cell bill...I mean WTF dude?

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Jan 24, 2013 12:07:15 GMT -5 nk said:

I love Catfish & this thread about it. It's like you guys are reading my thoughts while watching it.

I definitely said WTF? multiple times during this weeks episode. I don't know how Nev or Max didn't lose it. When he said se had been paying his cell bill...I mean WTF dude?

Sometimes, I just like to watch Nev and Max for their facial expressions. I don't know how the hell they didn't lose it on the guy in the car when he said he was upset about her not really being transgender. I also don't know how Nev kept driving that car in a straight line, because I am pretty sure I would have been up the curb while alternating between being flabbergasted and screaming at him.

I just kept wishing that they had somehow brought Dan Savage along with them on this one; they needed some backup from someone who isn't afraid to call it like it is.

[5kcandlesinthewind]

Also-also, I was dying to know about her kid. I'm assuming she used a sperm bank, because she said she hadn't been in a relationship with a man for 15 years, and her kid is 11. But I am nosy and wanted to know if she was in a long-term relationship with someone and they decided to have a kid, or if she thought she was missing an opportunity, or what. I realize there was so much other stuff to focus on, and this has nothing to do with anything, but like I said, I'm nosy.

[nk]

Sorry about the multiple posts. The app sucks today.

Um yea...I want to know about the kid too. I'm soo nosy on stuff like that.

Nev & Max do keep their facial expressions in check. I would have been dying screaming at him...laughing at the insanity...

[sporklemotion]

I just discovered this show during a marathon last weekend.  It's crazy!  I haven't seen the latest one yet, but it's on my DVR (along with the latest Top Chef-- I'm dying to peek into the thread below!).

[pinkroses]

Jan 25, 2013 5:38:00 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

I just discovered this show during a marathon last weekend.  It's crazy!  I haven't seen the latest one yet, but it's on my DVR (along with the latest Top Chef-- I'm dying to peek into the thread below!).

I knew there were other Top Chef watchers on here!  Come join us when you've seen it - it's just me and Rock-n-Voll right now, haha.  And I didn't even see this week's episode until last night, but her first post does spoil who goes home.

[sporklemotion]

I'll watch soon and will definitely chime in once I've seen it.  I go to bed super early every night, so I DVR everything.  I love to talk reality TV, though!

[nk]

Jan 25, 2013 18:52:35 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

I'll watch soon and will definitely chime in once I've seen it.  I go to bed super early every night, so I DVR everything.  I love to talk reality TV, though!

Me too!  Its pretty much all i watch :::hangs head in shame:::

[sporklemotion]

Jan 25, 2013 21:36:25 GMT -5 nk said:

Me too!  Its pretty much all i watch :::hangs head in shame:::

Yup.  I don't really watch the Teen Mom-Real Housewives kind, but the competitive shows (Top Chef, Project Runway) are my secret shame.  Actually, my secret shame is Guy and Rachel's Celebrity Chef Challenge or whatever it's called, but let's not go there .

[nk]

Oohhhh! I have not watched those yet! It freezing & snowy here so I may be watching that on On Demand this weekend.