Reality TV week 8/2

[wanderingback]

Does anyone know how many episodes 90 days the other way is? I wish the episodes were 2 hours, ha.

Ariela's mom is annoying. I feel like she acts like Ariela is 16 and is dropping her off at school for the first time and has to decide if she can stay. Umm your daughter is a grown ass adult, and it seems like she was pretty independent living in other countries at least briefly before. There's no way I'd bring my mom in to a situation like that because she'd absolutely be a negative nancy and "typical american" shocked about the conditions, but if I was pregnant and had decided that was my choice, then I wouldn't want my mom there talking about "bringing me back home." But at least she approved of the hospital. 

Also I know Jihoon hasn't been the most responsible, but I hate how Deaven is just saying she's going to go back to America with his child. He's not abusive or anything. She has no more right to the child than Jihoon does. Definitely doesn't cross people's minds it seems when they have a child with someone who lives in another country and you relocate. 

I'm sure it's for the drama, but what do Libby's dad and brother think they're going to dig up about Andrei in his past? That he was a convicted murdered and convince Libby to divorce him? I'm glad my parents aren't like that!

Has anyone seen the previews for the Derrico family? They have 14 kids, lots of multiples. 

[Jalapeñomel]

I actually like Ari’s mom. I think she’s asks the questions Ari is too passive aggressive to ask but really wants to know. And I think that’s why she brought her with her.

I think Andrei left to be with a girl, and she left him. And he’s too embarrassed to tell the story because it’s not “manly”.


I’m mad that Kalani got to bring her sister to deal with Asuelu’s family....he is not afforded the same luxury, and she should have to deal with them on her own too. This may be on next week’s or the preview for next week.


Also, Pierre would be a US citizen with one parent a citizen. So I don’t think that Karine can leave with the baby without express permission from Paul?

[gummy]

Team Deavan. She certainly doesn't have any more right to their child then him but if he's not going to step up and do his part, she's got to do what's best for her children and unfortunately for Jihoon, that's family support and an easier way to provide for them in the U.S.

I was disappointed in Kenny after he arrived in Mexico.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 4, 2020 18:31:12 GMT -5 gummy said:

Team Deavan. She certainly doesn't have any more right to their child then him but if he's not going to step up and do his part, she's got to do what's best for her children and unfortunately for Jihoon, that's family support and an easier way to provide for them in the U.S.

I was disappointed in Kenny after he arrived in Mexico.

Why didn’t they pick a bigger city?

[lovelyshoes]

I like Ari’s mom. I think she brought her to have an excuse to go back If things didn’t look good for her. She’s a spoiled child, it’s pretty obvious she will need her parents to financially support her.

I think Andrei is just a loser who wanted to get get out of his country and there’s no real back story. He’s doing it for the drama. I don’t like Libby’s family, but he is pretty hard to root for. He’s a rude jerk and his brother just seems like a complete opposite.

How long is Jenny going to put up with Summit’s bs? I think he’s still milking her for money.

[gummy]

Aug 4, 2020 19:15:43 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 4, 2020 18:31:12 GMT -5 gummy said:

Team Deavan. She certainly doesn't have any more right to their child then him but if he's not going to step up and do his part, she's got to do what's best for her children and unfortunately for Jihoon, that's family support and an easier way to provide for them in the U.S.

I was disappointed in Kenny after he arrived in Mexico.

Why didn’t they pick a bigger city?

I wondered the same. He's already hours away from his family and doesn't have a job there. You would think a larger city would maybe provide both of them more opportunities.

[isabel]

Aug 4, 2020 16:19:16 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Has anyone seen the previews for the Derrico family? They have 14 kids, lots of multiples. 

I was at the dentist today and kept seeing ads for the Derrico's show. I'm super intrigued. I'm not a reality tv watcher generally, but I find shows about families with that many kids fascinating.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 4, 2020 20:43:46 GMT -5 isabel said:

Aug 4, 2020 16:19:16 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Has anyone seen the previews for the Derrico family? They have 14 kids, lots of multiples. 

I was at the dentist today and kept seeing ads for the Derrico's show. I'm super intrigued. I'm not a reality tv watcher generally, but I find shows about families with that many kids fascinating.

Are they fundy?

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 4, 2020 21:05:06 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 4, 2020 20:43:46 GMT -5 isabel said:

I was at the dentist today and kept seeing ads for the Derrico's show. I'm super intrigued. I'm not a reality tv watcher generally, but I find shows about families with that many kids fascinating.

Are they fundy?

Ok I googled. Not fundamentalists.

Although they didn’t use IVF, I’d bet Vegas money that they used clomid.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 4, 2020 21:09:33 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 4, 2020 21:05:06 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Are they fundy?

Ok I googled. Not fundamentalists.

Although they didn’t use IVF, I’d bet Vegas money that they used clomid.

Oh and it seems there’s a shady past for them too!

[isabel]

Aug 4, 2020 21:05:06 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 4, 2020 20:43:46 GMT -5 isabel said:

I was at the dentist today and kept seeing ads for the Derrico's show. I'm super intrigued. I'm not a reality tv watcher generally, but I find shows about families with that many kids fascinating.

Are they fundy?

No idea. I hope not because then I won't watch it.

eta: Oh, just saw your update.

[wanderingback]

Aug 4, 2020 18:31:12 GMT -5 gummy said:

Team Deavan. She certainly doesn't have any more right to their child then him but if he's not going to step up and do his part, she's got to do what's best for her children and unfortunately for Jihoon, that's family support and an easier way to provide for them in the U.S.

I was disappointed in Kenny after he arrived in Mexico.

I’m just saying it’s not an automatic that the mom gets to decide. I bet the baby would be well cared for by Jihoon and his parents. Quality of living is good in S Korea as well. The baby is half S Korean so would be taken out of its culture as well. I just don’t like the automatic assumption that it’s 100% her decision.

[basilosaurus]

Aug 4, 2020 23:16:54 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Aug 4, 2020 18:31:12 GMT -5 gummy said:

Team Deavan. She certainly doesn't have any more right to their child then him but if he's not going to step up and do his part, she's got to do what's best for her children and unfortunately for Jihoon, that's family support and an easier way to provide for them in the U.S.

I was disappointed in Kenny after he arrived in Mexico.

I’m just saying it’s not an automatic that the mom gets to decide. I bet the baby would be well cared for by Jihoon and his parents. Quality of living is good in S Korea as well. The baby is half S Korean so would be taken out of its culture as well. I just don’t like the automatic assumption that it’s 100% her decision.

Cared for and loved, yes. But don't forget they created manchild jihoon, and his mom still blindly supports him. If it were the dad only, great. He seems like he gets it

[Jalapeñomel]

I will say, all the scenes from Korea make me want to go back there. I love South Korea.

[wanderingback]

Aug 5, 2020 5:05:55 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Aug 4, 2020 23:16:54 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

I’m just saying it’s not an automatic that the mom gets to decide. I bet the baby would be well cared for by Jihoon and his parents. Quality of living is good in S Korea as well. The baby is half S Korean so would be taken out of its culture as well. I just don’t like the automatic assumption that it’s 100% her decision.

Cared for and loved, yes. But don't forget they created manchild jihoon, and his mom still blindly supports him. If it were the dad only, great. He seems like he gets it

All I'm saying is being a "man child" by only having a part-time job are not terms to take away a child from their parent essentially permanently. She shouldn't be able to just unilaterally decide that she's going back to America with THEIR child because from what I can tell neither of them are in true emotional or physical harm from him. 

[basilosaurus]

Aug 5, 2020 8:21:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I will say, all the scenes from Korea make me want to go back there. I love South Korea.

I quite like Seoul, but I lived far from there. My highlight was driving 2 hours away to go to a Costco. And there was a dog farm in the town that you could see from the highway. The fish market had a semi alive porpoise just sitting on the table drying out and dying. Inearly pulled an Angela. Can you imagine deavon mom freak out at that?!

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 9:00:43 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Aug 5, 2020 5:05:55 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Cared for and loved, yes. But don't forget they created manchild jihoon, and his mom still blindly supports him. If it were the dad only, great. He seems like he gets it

All I'm saying is being a "man child" by only having a part-time job are not terms to take away a child from their parent essentially permanently. She shouldn't be able to just unilaterally decide that she's going back to America with THEIR child because from what I can tell neither of them are in true emotional or physical harm from him. 

Also, I realize Jihoon fucked up royally in terms of lying and finances, but taking the baby away from him, across the world is gonna do some damage to the baby. Punish Jihoon, fine, but don't push that poor baby. 

[basilosaurus]

Aug 5, 2020 9:00:43 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Aug 5, 2020 5:05:55 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Cared for and loved, yes. But don't forget they created manchild jihoon, and his mom still blindly supports him. If it were the dad only, great. He seems like he gets it

All I'm saying is being a "man child" by only having a part-time job are not terms to take away a child from their parent essentially permanently. She shouldn't be able to just unilaterally decide that she's going back to America with THEIR child because from what I can tell neither of them are in true emotional or physical harm from him. 

I don't disagree with anything you said here. It's a shitty situation for everyone, most especially the innocent child

[egishere]

Aug 4, 2020 21:12:20 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 4, 2020 21:09:33 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Ok I googled. Not fundamentalists.

Although they didn’t use IVF, I’d bet Vegas money that they used clomid.

Oh and it seems there’s a shady past for them too!

yep there was some on my triplet Mom FB group that they are shady and apparently go by different first names now?  I can't remember all the details but someone in the group that lives in Vegas has met the mom.  

[Jalapeñomel]

Also, I’m so lonely over here in pandemic world, so I’m glad we are having conversations about stupid people on TV again!

[wanderingback]

Aug 5, 2020 10:14:22 GMT -5 egishere said:

Aug 4, 2020 21:12:20 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Oh and it seems there’s a shady past for them too!

yep there was some on my triplet Mom FB group that they are shady and apparently go by different first names now?  I can't remember all the details but someone in the group that lives in Vegas has met the mom.  

Oh wow. I want to know more.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 15:13:39 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Aug 5, 2020 10:14:22 GMT -5 egishere said:

yep there was some on my triplet Mom FB group that they are shady and apparently go by different first names now?  I can't remember all the details but someone in the group that lives in Vegas has met the mom.  

Oh wow. I want to know more.

Apparently, the father was accused of fraud but was acquitted. www.ktnv.com/news/dad-of-las-vegas-quintuplets-acquitted-of-fraud-charges

[wanderingback]

Married at first sight- what’s the story behind Amelia being a doctor? Is she doing a residency? When was this show filmed? I guess I was confused that she said she just finished but didn’t say what she was doing yet. Some Caribbean schools don’t finish at the traditional time and you have to wait until next cycle to try to match.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 19:03:01 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Married at first sight- what’s the story behind Amelia being a doctor? Is she doing a residency? When was this show filmed? I guess I was confused that she said she just finished but didn’t say what she was doing yet. Some Caribbean schools don’t finish at the traditional time and you have to wait until next cycle to try to match.

I don’t think they said anything about her school, but it does lead us to believe she hasn’t been matched for residency because the experts asked Bennett if he’d be willing to move. Then talking heads said they’d be a perfect match since when she’s in residency, they’ll have to move.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 19:06:24 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 5, 2020 19:03:01 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Married at first sight- what’s the story behind Amelia being a doctor? Is she doing a residency? When was this show filmed? I guess I was confused that she said she just finished but didn’t say what she was doing yet. Some Caribbean schools don’t finish at the traditional time and you have to wait until next cycle to try to match.

I don’t think they said anything about her school, but it does lead us to believe she hasn’t been matched for residency because the experts asked Bennett if he’d be willing to move. Then talking heads said they’d be a perfect match since when she’s in residency, they’ll have to move.

I should’ve googled first lol

“With a few months to kill before her residency, she decided to embark on a new adventure. Little did she know that the experts would fix her up with Bennett, an artist she briefly chatted with at a party before.


As a resident, Amelia will be working for a practice in Midlothian, Va., while Bennett is currently based in New Orleans, La. They have yet to arrive at a decision about the potential move. “

www.distractify.com/p/what-kind-of-doctor-is-amelia-on-married-at-first-sight

[wanderingback]

Aug 5, 2020 19:09:53 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 5, 2020 19:06:24 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I don’t think they said anything about her school, but it does lead us to believe she hasn’t been matched for residency because the experts asked Bennett if he’d be willing to move. Then talking heads said they’d be a perfect match since when she’s in residency, they’ll have to move.

I should’ve googled first lol

“With a few months to kill before her residency, she decided to embark on a new adventure. Little did she know that the experts would fix her up with Bennett, an artist she briefly chatted with at a party before.


As a resident, Amelia will be working for a practice in Midlothian, Va., while Bennett is currently based in New Orleans, La. They have yet to arrive at a decision about the potential move. “

www.distractify.com/p/what-kind-of-doctor-is-amelia-on-married-at-first-sight

That article is weird, it says:
As a resident, Amelia is likely to spend somewhere between three to seven years working under the supervision of a more experienced doctor. She won't be required to choose a specialism until this period comes to an end. What's more, some doctors go on to do fellowships before starting their careers.

But maybe she matched in to a prelim year and not a categorical residency program? If she matched in to a categorical then yes she picked a speciality.
But still unless you’re off-cycle, at most (all?) US schools you match in March typically and then graduate in April or May.
I didn’t want to google too much because I don’t like spoilers! But thanks for trying to figure it out for me

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 19:41:44 GMT -5 wanderingback said:

Aug 5, 2020 19:09:53 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I should’ve googled first lol

“With a few months to kill before her residency, she decided to embark on a new adventure. Little did she know that the experts would fix her up with Bennett, an artist she briefly chatted with at a party before.


As a resident, Amelia will be working for a practice in Midlothian, Va., while Bennett is currently based in New Orleans, La. They have yet to arrive at a decision about the potential move. “

www.distractify.com/p/what-kind-of-doctor-is-amelia-on-married-at-first-sight

That article is weird, it says:
As a resident, Amelia is likely to spend somewhere between three to seven years working under the supervision of a more experienced doctor. She won't be required to choose a specialism until this period comes to an end. What's more, some doctors go on to do fellowships before starting their careers.

But maybe she matched in to a prelim year and not a categorical residency program? If she matched in to a categorical then yes she picked a speciality.
But still unless you’re off-cycle, at most (all?) US schools you match in March typically and then graduate in April or May.
I didn’t want to google too much because I don’t like spoilers! But thanks for trying to figure it out for me

I think MAFS is pretty good about no spoilers unless something really crazy happens (see Brandon). Well on Google anyway. IG and Twitter gets iffy.

[flatlan]

Aug 5, 2020 9:01:50 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Aug 5, 2020 8:21:15 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

I will say, all the scenes from Korea make me want to go back there. I love South Korea.

I quite like Seoul, but I lived far from there. My highlight was driving 2 hours away to go to a Costco. And there was a dog farm in the town that you could see from the highway. The fish market had a semi alive porpoise just sitting on the table drying out and dying. Inearly pulled an Angela. Can you imagine deavon mom freak out at that?!

If you feel comfortable saying, where did you live in South Korea? When DH and I were dating we taught English there. I lived in Suwon and he lived in Naju. Two completely different environments but I loved experiencing both!

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 5, 2020 20:40:17 GMT -5 flatlan said:

Aug 5, 2020 9:01:50 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I quite like Seoul, but I lived far from there. My highlight was driving 2 hours away to go to a Costco. And there was a dog farm in the town that you could see from the highway. The fish market had a semi alive porpoise just sitting on the table drying out and dying. Inearly pulled an Angela. Can you imagine deavon mom freak out at that?!

If you feel comfortable saying, where did you live in South Korea? When DH and I were dating we taught English there. I lived in Suwon and he lived in Naju. Two completely different environments but I loved experiencing both!

I lived in Seoul and Osan but MANY years ago!

[morecoffeeplease]

Is anyone watching below deck? I’m a big sandy fan but this season she seems so micro managing. Maybe she’s always been like that? Bugsy and Malia are really good at their jobs.