What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

General Hospital

Was a rerun today. But the pending summer begs the question, when is the MetroCourt pool opening?

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Colin tells Glenn, no oil and no exhaust from the engine, and Glenn says, great news. In Glenn’s interview, he says he’s happy they were able to solve the problem. The Parsifal III has been giving them a run for their money. He doesn’t think he’s every had this much engine trouble with guests onboard in his whole career, and he hopes it’s the last. Knock wood. He knocks on his head. Daisy shakes down Colin for what his talent is going to be, and in her interview, she wonders how the f*** she’s going to top last year’s talent show. We flash back to that, and she says she’s not sure what Jim is expecting, but she’s a talentless person. She tells Colin, according to everyone, he can do it all. Alex has slept through the sailing and the heeling, and when he gets up, Gary says, he needs a word with him. Gary tells Colin that he doesn’t know what’s happening at night. The first day, he told Alex to leave the boat the way he’d want the boat left to him. Nothing is rinsed. Daisy teaches the stews to Irish dance, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, she wasn’t good at Irish dancing when she was 12, and she’s sure not now, but she’s a team player. Guest Marnie goes out on the eFoil, and Glenn asks what Gary is doing for talent. Gary says, nothing, and Glenn says, he does that all day long. In Chase’s interview, he says, the situation with Alex is a tough one. It’s frustrating that Gary doesn’t want him talk with Alex;  it makes him look like a tattletale. That’s not his intention. Daisy gets some provisions for the talent show, like a keyboard, and Gary meets Alex on deck. He tells Alex, the boat looks like sh*t, but Alex says he spent 6 hours on it. Gary says, it’s mainly the anchor pocket, and Alex says he forgot that. Gary tells him that Glenn commented on the flybridge. He thinks it’s unfair on Chase, even though he knows that’s not Alex’s intention. Chase is claiming he’s lazy, but Gary told him that he didn’t think that was it. We flash back, and Chase said nothing of the kind. He asked if he could speak to Alex himself, and Gary said he’d do it. Alex says he’s shocked, and Gary says, Chase thought Alex had been just sitting there all night and was livid. WTF? This is why I hate this guy. He’s like a middle schooler causing drama where there is none.

In Alex’s interview, he says he feels like he’s working hard. He doesn’t know why Chase is attacking him behind his back. Come and talk to him. What’s this guy’s deal? Alex apologizes to Glenn, and Daisy tells the guests that the seafood-palooza is on for tonight. In Ileisha’s interview, she says, seafood is her secret weapon. She’s making oysters, whole baked snapper, fresh fish, and grilled prawns. She’s going to smash it. Mads talks to Alex, and Gary asks her to come hang out. He tells her that they’ve hooked up twice, and asks what she wants out of it. She says she’s fine with a casual hookup, and he says, she wants to flirt with everyone else. In her interview, Mads says she doesn’t know what Gary expects. She likes to enjoy herself, but that doesn’t mean she’s settling down for life. She doesn’t want anyone hindering her flirting. If anyone wants to tell her what to do, she’ll tell them to f*** off. Colin tries to find a rhyme for deckie, and says, the keyboard is for kids. The table is decorated in a seashell theme, and it’s gorgeous. Primary Jim asks if his shorts make his butt look fat, or does his fat butt make his butt look fat? The palooza is served, and Jim says, the chef is amazing. He declares that whoever wins the talent show will get to take the flag home. The flag that flies his nakey self. Glenn practices a joke about how sex can burn the same amount of calories as running 8 miles… but no one can run 8 miles in 30 seconds. BA-DUM-CHH!  

Glenn announces the second annual Big Jim Talent Show, and says he’ll warm them up with a joke. He went to the zoo, but they only had one fluffy dog – it was a shih tzu. It takes them a minute, as it does me. Chase catches things in his mouth, Mads and Lucy do cartwheels, and Lucy makes her boobies go up and down. Gary tries to do a pyramid with Mads and Lucy, holding the Jim flag, and fails miserably. Then Daisy does Irish dancing with Mads, Lucy, and Ileisha. Colin says, last year, he did a song about the guests, but this year, the song is about the crew. Alex holds the music while he plays the tiny keyboard and sings. In Daisy’s interview, she says, she’s so proud of her team; they’re the most talented bunch. Except for Colin’s song. He’s so cute. Colin and Alex win by one point. Alex asks Chase about what he told Gary, and Chase says, Glenn comes out and says, the boat looks like sh*t, and he looks like an a-hole. He’s not a guy who gets pissed at dumb sh*t. We flash back to Gary saying he was livid, and Alex says he doesn’t believe Chase is like that. In his interview, he says, from what he can tell, Chase either isn’t that fired up, or Gary is instigating drama. It seems like someone’s not telling the truth. Alex cleans the boat.

Last day of charter. Alex tells Chase that he didn’t stop moving; the boat should be perfect. Jim says, the talent show was awesome, and Gary tells Alex, good job. Jim scares the stews by hiding near the bar. Why? Who knows? Gary tells Colin that he doesn’t think Mads takes him seriously, and Colin says, the more Gary pushes, the more she steps back. Gary says, he wants love too, and in Colin’s interview, he says, what we’re dealing with is a stage five clinger. Mads isn’t giving in to all of Gary’s shenanigans and it’s kind of funny. Breakfast is served, and they get to Igy Marina. The spot they’re supposed to dock in is pretty tight, and Gary asks Daisy to help watch the fenders. In Glenn’s interview, he says, it’s the first time they’ve had big neighbors on both sides. He can do a lot of damage if the groundlines go under the rudder. If they’re pulled in too fast or too hard, they can pop the stern lines. Focus is critical. We see a crane shot, and yeah, it’s tight.

There’s trouble fitting the fenders between the boats, and in his interview, Glenn says, it’s 11 meters wide, but they only have about 9 to work with. Still, he knows he can wiggle his way in, and he does. It’s time for goodbyes, and Jim gives Glenn a humongous envelope, saying, it’s a small tip, so it won’t go far; it’s all ones that he usually spends at the strip bar. Farewell, and he loves them. As he asks, where’s his horn honk? Glenn obliges. The crew meets for the tip meeting, and Glenn says, something can always go wrong on charter; there’s never a dull moment. There was smoke and an engine fire, but Colin saved the day. The gelling of the interior is a testament to Daisy’s leadership, and he noticed an improvement. Ileisha also showed a big improvement. The tip is $27,500, or just shy of 2700 euros each. In Ileisha’s interview, she says she’s so happy; Glenn is giving her compliments. She’s exhausted mentally and physically. Gary asks who Alex has his eye on, but Alex says he’s not playing. Everyone gets ready, and the drinking commences, and Chase is already past his limit. He demands someone funnel beer with him, and starts getting loud and obnoxious. They get in the taxis, Gary going with the girls, and the rest of the guys together. Chase says he wants to drink tequila from Lucy’s tig old bitties, and Gary tells the girls what the guys have been saying about them. When they complain, he gets out of the taxi on the highway, and calls to the other taxi that he’s coming.  

He gets back in, and Daisy tells him, that’s not funny; they’re on a main road. Gary says, all the guys want to f*** Daisy, and Daisy tells him to stop talking. They get to the restaurant, and Gary tells Colin that the ride wasn’t good. He told the girls what the guys think about them, and it clearly wasn’t a complement. He said, all the guys wanted to f*** Daisy, but they’re scared of her. Colin says, Gary ditched the boys, then threw them under the bus, and in his interview, he says, Gary was in direct violation of BroCode number one; don’t tell the girls what we say about them. Colin goes back to the table, and says, Gary is a f***ing leper. Ileisha isn’t feeling well, and gets sick in the bathroom. Colin says, Gary is being a f***ing gossip, and Lucy says, he told her that Colin said she was ugly. Colin is like, what? and Lucy starts laughing. Chase asks if he can drink tequila from between Lucy’s boobies, but that’s a hard no. In Lucy’s interview, she says, Chase needs to chill until he understands his limit. When he’s drunk he gets loud. Chase rephrases it, and just says he wants tequila. Meanwhile, Glenn lounges on the boat. Ileisha decides to go back, and tells them that she’ll let them know when she gets there. Have an awesome night. Gary talks to Mads in Italian, and asks her to be his girlfriend. She says, it’s a little fast, and she needs another drink. Chase says, cheers to boobies, and Lucy says, it’s not the time or place. Chase says he’s 10 drinks deep, but she doesn’t have to call him a f***ing a-hole. She tells him not to put words in her mouth, and gets up, her chair falling behind her. She says, if she’s going to call him a f***ing a-hole, she’ll call him a f***ing a-hole to his f***ing face. She storms out, and in her interview, she says, he is a f***ing a-hole.  Daisy and Mads follow Lucy out.

Chase says, it was a joke. He’s not saying another word. The girls come back, and in Lucy’s interview, she says she’s fed up. Chase is so annoying. WTF? My name is Chase. I love boobs and want to do tequila shots on your t*ts. On the way back, Gary says, say one thing to chicks, and they start throwing their chairs. I say, first of all, Gary, only chicks can call chicks chicks. Back at the boat, with Glenn safely asleep, Colin asks, what’s in Gary’s head? Gary says, Mads gave him two second of her time, and Daisy looked at him like he cheated on her. He’s sick and tired of games. He’s over it. Mads gets in Gary’s bunk with him, and Chase says he’s not putting up with this sh*t tonight. S*ck my d*ck, boss. He and Colin commiserate, and when Mads leaves, Chase tells Colin, quick, reclaim the cabin, but they wonder where Gary is. They look for him. Alex joins the search, and they check out the master, Gary yelling for them to get out. Mads says, WTF? Why? I give up on figuring out what anyone sees in Gary and what side of the fence Mads is on. Alex says he’s glad they got to the bottom of that, and Gary tells Mads that it took his b*ner away straightaway. I don’t know if that’s the reason, but Mads leaves, and in Daisy’s interview, she says she’s so confused right now. She asks Colin where Gary is, and they go looking for him, because what else is there to do on a night off? They go to the master, and Gary tells them that Mads got pissed off and went to bed. Colin says, his bad, and on the way upstairs, Colin kisses Daisy on the steps, which makes me very nervous that they’ll fall. Colin wonders where that came from, and he and Daisy go to her cabin. Daisy asks if it’s okay that Colin sleeps there, and Mads goes back to the master. The door closes, and Gary tells Mads that she’s something else. Daisy tells Colin that he turns her on.

Color me surprised. I knew it was going to happen this season, but there was no gradual leading up to it. Or even flirting all night leading up to it. There was zero leading up to it.

There was no preview.

Summer House Reunion – Part 1

Before the Reunion begins, Lindsay says, there’s literally nothing worse than what her best friend did to her. Danielle says, it’s like experiencing a death in real time, and she’s not up for it. The housemates sit down, and these girls need to take fashion tips from the Housewives or something. Mya looks like she’s dressed for the beach, nobody is impressive, and some of them look like, did you check yourself in the mirror before you left? Andy says, the set is inspired by Kyle’s 40^th birthday party, and asks Kyle, what is the endgame for the mullet? Kyle says, TBD, and Amanda says, it makes him happy, and it’s not permanent. She’ll deal with it… for now. Andy congratulates Lindsay and Carl, and admires the ring. He welcomes Sam, Gabby, and Chris to their first Reunion. He tells us that there was a seismic shift in the friends group, and emotions were raw. He hopes that they find a resolution. Seeing the finale, he was upset as a fan. We flash back to Lindsay being awful to Danielle and Danielle calling her a monster, and Andy asks what Danielle hopes to get out of it. Danielle says she hated seeing Lindsay’s face. The way it looked, it felt like she was seeing a stranger. If it’s over, it’s over. Andy asks, what about Lindsay? and Lindsay says she’s hoping for an open and honest conversation. During the summer, they weren’t hearing each other; they were speaking different languages. She’s hoping they’ll hear each other and have an open dialogue. This is really mature sounding, but sooner or later will no doubt implode.

Andy says, relationships took turns in ways we’d have never predicted. Kyle and Amanda weren’t in a single argument. Everyone applauds, and Amanda says, they didn’t have to plan a wedding. Kyle says, and he didn’t cheat. They communicate better. Andy tells Amanda that Jen from Provo, Utah thanks her for being open about her health issues, and Amanda says, she’s back on her cycle. As a matter of fact, she has her period right now. Post birth control syndrome, which messes with your cycle, is apparently a thing, but she didn’t know. Andy says he wants to address a blind item that Kyle cheated, and Kyle says, the internet is a powerful drug. According to the internet, he had affairs with everyone. Lindsay says, no way Kyle has the time, and Andy says, the leak happened during the Loverboy drama. Paige thinks it came from Lindsay, who wrote about Kyle’s wedding under anonymous sources. Carl says, it’s a truthful thing that happened. Craig’s behavior was questionable. Paige says, they don’t know them, and Lindsay says she never sent the item. Andy says, a viewer was reminded of the cheating rumors Lindsay brought up, and Lindsay says, which turned out not to be true We flash back to Lindsay saying Kyle was making out with someone, and Andy says, but Kyle’s forgiven Lindsay. Kyle says he thinks there are a lot of things they’ve been quick to forgive and move on; that’s what friends do. But he’s been told by numerous people that Lindsay knew for a couple of days before filming. Lindsay spins a lot of things. He knows for a fact she knew before they got to the house that summer. Andy asks if he means she waited until they were on camera, and Amanda says, it was Kyle’s birthday weekend. Kyle says, Lindsay spoke with a producer, and they decided to blow it up on his birthday. It was a rumor, and there was no confirmation. Lindsay says, mutual friends saw him.

Lindsay says, they weren’t in a friendship place, and Amanda says, she would have pulled Lindsay aside and talked to her privately. Lindsay says she’s sorry she brought it up on camera, but Kyle says, her apology is shallow. Just admit it was purposeful backstabbing that she spun as a friend. Amanda says, it was the beginning of a series of trends, and Kyle says, Lindsay often sounds forced and produced. Carl says, the issue is that Kyle cheated, and Kyle says, it was a rumor, and he was blindsided. Lindsay says she found out the week before, and had a hard time going through with it. Amanda says she’s so sorry Lindsay struggled. Andy says, this is Kyle and Amada’s first summer as a married couple, but Gabby, Chris, and Sam came single and left with mixed results. A viewer thinks the way Mya addressed Sam was harsh and unkind. We flash back to Sam talking non-stop, and Mya talking to her about it. Mya says, they’ve talked about this, and it wasn’t her intention to hurt Sam’s feelings. She thought Sam should know. Andy asks if Sam was surprised, and Sam says she wasn’t upset because it felt mean. She’s heard it before. It’s her one biggest insecurity. She cries, and says, it brought up hurtful things from her past. They were done behind her back which made them more hurtful. Andy says, Gabby surprised them, having issues with Ciara, and Gabby says she didn’t think Ciara liked her; which is fine. But Ciara seemed to be making a concerted effort to find a reason. Ciara says, it’s not that she doesn’t like Gabby, but in the conversations they had about money, it felt like Gabby was flaunting it, and it rubbed her in a weird way. Mya says, it felt like she and Gabby had moments as time went on, and Andy asks if Ciara has written off Gabby, but she says, no. Gabby says she felt written off, and Andy says, Danielle came in last year reunion with hate toward Ciara. He’s surprised how close they are now. He wonders what changed, and Ciara says she thinks a lot of their feelings were based on other people’s situations. They hung out outside of filming. Andy asks if Lindsay was surprised, but Lindsay says, Ciara has animosity toward her, so when her friendship with Danielle cracked, she wasn’t surprised. Ciara says, the past is in the past, and she thought they were on good terms now, but it doesn’t seem that way.

Andy says, Carl and Lindsay moved in together and decided to exclusively call each other babe. We flash back to the 47,000 times they called each other babe, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed. Andy says, they’re relationship put their friendships in the house to the test. Did they realize how much they called each other babe? Carl says he cringes now when he does it, and Lindsay says she can’t call him Carl. I understand this, since a friend of mine and I suddenly realized how much we were both saying you know. Then every time we did it, it was definitely cringy. Andy asks if it felt weird coming back as a couple, and Lindsay says, being a couple, you’re always target, so you brace for impact. Carl says, there was still resentment about things past, and this was his first serious relationship in 10 years. Their friends were seeing them in a different way, and he’d hoped it would be positive instead of questioning everything. Chris says he was supportive, and Sam says, seeing them as a couple brought her joy. Andy says, Amy from NYC wondered if Kyle was nervous about them coming to the house as a couple, as he’s known them for over a decade. Kyle says, he would be concerned about any friend who was dating Lindsay. He’s sorry, but he knows her well, and knew she was drinking again, When he drinks, he’s goofy, loud, and obnoxious, but she gets irrational and defensive. He was nervous that the honeymoon phase was being driven by her not drinking, and they were all waiting to see what happened, but it was out of concern and love for Carl, and knowing her. Andy asks if that’s a fair concern, and Lindsay admits it is. Andy says, a viewer wants to know if Carl and Lindsay act differently on and off camera, and Paige says she thinks they’re fake, and Andy says, but the newbies don’t. Paige says, there was an article in People four hours after they were engaged. Everything is premeditated and planned. Carl says, Paige dates the biggest liar, nyah-nyah-nyah, and Andy says, there are a lot of liars on Bravo. I literally lol, and Paige says, they lie about everything, and spin every story. Lindsay says, she must think there’s a lot of money in it, and Paige says, that’s why she’s confused. Neither one of them have jobs.

Danielle says she doesn’t think they put on for the camera, but they want the fairytale to be real. She played into it. They wanted to express their love bigger than anything. Andy asks if she saw the cracks, and Danielle says, when they were in Montauk, it was like they were the amigos. Lindsay was drinking, and became contentions with Carl, so he left. Carl says he assumed if Lindsay went back to drinking, this part of her might be activated again, but he didn’t think it would be toward him. The more I hear, the more I think Lindsay shouldn’t be drinking at all. Not if she’s a mean drunk. For the record, I’m the happy drunk who says, let’s put on musicals! Danielle says she told Carl that he could get through this, but he went back to the city in an Uber, while Lindsay stayed in South Hampton. Andy says, for those unenlightened, taking an Uber to NYC from Long Island is an aggressive move. It’s a $400, four hour move. Andy asks why Danielle never mentioned it, and Danielle says she didn’t want to air Lindsay and Carl’s fights. She was protecting them. Andy says, it seemed the fights happened when Lindsay was drinking, and we flash back to some of that. Andy says, Susan in LA asks if Lindsay ever feels like she’s walking on eggshells around Carl, and Lindsay says she wants to be respectful of his sobriety. Carl says he wants Lindsay to be the best version of herself. He tries to talk to her about it, so she can recognize it and learn. Andy asks if Kyle feels Carly is more troubled about Lindsay’s drinking than he’s saying. Kyle says, a month or two in, he knew what Carl’s number one challenge would be. He’d been looking forward to his one year mark sober as a single person. Andy asks Carl if he’s more bothered than he’s admitting.

Carl says, they talked about it in couple’s therapy. A big part of the work is dialogue, and he doesn’t want to hold back. Lindsay doesn’t communicate well when she drinks. Andy tells Lindsay, Carl is sober and she’s not; Al-Anon is her friend. Lindsay says, a friend sent her a list of Zoom meetings, and Carl says he’s an alcoholic and a drug addict; it’s a lot. Communication has to be constant, and he gives Lindsay grace and credit because of what she signed up for. Please don’t tell me that he takes this crap out of gratitude. Andy asks why Carl told Kyle about the engagement early, especially after he said he could never trust Kyle with another secret. We flash back to Kyle spreading the good news about Carl fingerbanging Lindsay, and the reactions, which are mostly elementary schoolish giggling. Amanda says, Kyle only told her, and that was because she had to stay home, since the dogs were having surgery. He told her two seconds before he left. Andy asks if Chris was surprised Carl told him early, but Chris says he’s not marriage minded, so he was  it was no big deal. Carl says he thought she must know, and Andy asks how many of them think she did. It’s everyone, and Paige says, she knew when Lindsay asked if she liked her dress. Lindsay had never asked her a fashion related question in the five years she’d been in the house. We flash back to Kyle telling the others, and Danielle freaking when she finds out. Andy asks if Danielle wishes she’d reacted differently, but Danielle says, it’s the most raw she’s been on the show. She found out 30 minutes to an hour before they were going to the party; it was pure raw emotion. Andy asks if Lindsay was surprised at some of the muted reactions to the engagement so as not to upset Danielle, and Lindsay says she remembers Danielle’s reaction to Amanda’s engagement; there’s consistency. Danielle asks if Lindsay is saying she hates engagements or happiness.

Andy asks Carl to elaborate on saying, all the girls owe Lindsay an apology, and Amanda says, the feeling’s mutual. Carl says, it was the commentary. Paige and Lindsay had lunch in the first episode, and it seemed all good. What changed? Gabby reminds Paige that she said it was a clean slate. Then at the first sign of tension between Danielle and Lindsay, Paige said she was glad Danielle was seeing who Lindsay is. She was confused why Paige would be excited about a longstanding friendship… Paige says she wasn’t excited, and Lindsay tries to interrupt. Paige says she remembers being a 25 year old new girl who Lindsay barely spoke to, but screamed at. We flash back to that, and Paige says, it was her first summer, so it was a wash. She gravitated to Amanda, since Amanda was the only nice one. She know others have had different experiences with Lindsay, and yes, she gossips about that, but she’s watched Lindsay fight with every girl there, and it had nothing to do with her. She was in that position at one time, so when they come to her, she says she gets it. When Danielle got it on the other end, she was happy Danielle was standing up for herself. Lindsay asks why Paige squashed their beef at lunch, and Paige says, Lindsay went on a PR tirade, saying Paige weaponized her miscarriage, when Paige sent her flowers. She judges people based on how they treat others. Lindsay shouts over Paige talking, and Paige says, Lindsay is rude. Andy had to yell at her at Bravocon for the way she spoke to his employees. Ciara says, the way she speaks to the employees is despicable. Someone (I miss who) says, Lindsay threw a shoe at a producer, and Paige says, name one girl Lindsay talks to. Lindsay says she texted Mya when the dog bit her at the wedding. She thought they were in a good place. Then when she shows up at the Reunion, they’re not. Paige says, that’s because Lindsay goes on press tours, and Andy asks if Lindsay complained about Paige to Danielle. Danielle says, she did. There’s a bunch of yelling and everyone talking at once, and Paige says, Lindsay is literally nuts. Lindsay says, she’d rather be nuts than boring.

Next time, Kory joins the group; Carl admits showing up for work coked up; Kyle cries; we find out Ciara texted Kory to go out; and Carl says he did what he thought was best to surprise Lindsay.

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Slide into my blog tomorrow for soap and the mess that will be the Jersey Reunion. Until then, stay safe, stay not making your phone an appendage, and stay always having an endgame for your mullet.