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Post by Bookshelves on May 28, 2020 17:59:27 GMT -6
I did not get gay at all. I got that he likes Annie and doesn’t know how to act on it I do not get the impression he likes her like that! It is funny how we are all reading it differently! It’s making me realize that I was looking at it through a somewhat heteronormative lens. Although I would be a bit surprised, because the source material seems pretty heteronormative, too. (I haven’t read it, though.)
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Post by thatgolfb on May 28, 2020 17:59:38 GMT -6
I have been watching it in the background while I dick around on my phone, so it’s possible I made it all up. 😅
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Post by Bookshelves on May 28, 2020 18:03:14 GMT -6
I have been watching it in the background while I dick around on my phone, so it’s possible I made it all up. 😅 I tried to start things up with at least two gay men in college, so my gaydar has never been well calibrated...
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Post by thatgolfb on May 28, 2020 18:04:41 GMT -6
Also, the kid that works in the restaurant whose mom lives in Serenity... is it Helen’s kid? With the Ryan guy?
Don’t answer if that’s a spoiler. I have an episode and a half left. But I just watched and it is fresh on my mind lol.
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Post by thatgolfb on May 28, 2020 18:05:47 GMT -6
I couldn’t tell if the kid knows who his mom is already.
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Post by onatrain on May 28, 2020 18:08:17 GMT -6
Do the southern accents sound good/real to those of you outside of the south?
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Post by Bookshelves on May 28, 2020 18:08:58 GMT -6
Also, the kid that works in the restaurant whose mom lives in Serenity... is it Helen’s kid? With the Ryan guy? Don’t answer if that’s a spoiler. I have an episode and a half left. But I just watched and it is fresh on my mind lol. You'll have to keep watching for that one. That story line is alllll over the damn place.
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Post by Bookshelves on May 28, 2020 18:21:12 GMT -6
Do the southern accents sound good/real to those of you outside of the south? I’m not southern, but adjacent by way of southern kinfolk. They seem... inconsistent? At best. But my kinfolk have also called me a Yankee, so what do I know. Heather Headley (Helen) is a Broadway New Yorker by way of Indiana by way of Trinidad and Tobago, so I give her a pass, because that’s quite a three-way culture shock. I really like her and have been following her career for years.
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Post by Bookshelves on May 28, 2020 18:25:05 GMT -6
I also have no idea what happened with Eric. Spoilers So I gathered he was an EMT, his wife died, he has PTSD presumably from not being able to save her. Became a chef because he liked feeling in control after the loss. He was upset that Isaac was digging into his past, but we determined he’s not the father, right? Isaac is just willy nilly going around assuming everyone is his parent...? Then he took Isaac camping or something? What was that about? And went to PTSD support group, and seems to have turned a corner? Clearly has the hots for Helen.
Did I miss any other big developments with him? He seemed like a main character for awhile, but then he disappeared for big chunks of time.
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Post by frlcb on May 28, 2020 19:32:18 GMT -6
Do the southern accents sound good/real to those of you outside of the south? Not one bit. Chris Klein's is the worst. I think Jamie Lynn Spears is a really bad actress.
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Post by frlcb on May 28, 2020 19:33:15 GMT -6
I have been watching it in the background while I dick around on my phone, so it’s possible I made it all up. 😅 I also thought they were heading down the gay path with Tyler. He definitely doesn't seem interested in Annie at all. And Kyle is in love with Annie, right?
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Post by thatgolfb on May 28, 2020 20:58:55 GMT -6
I have been watching it in the background while I dick around on my phone, so it’s possible I made it all up. 😅 I also thought they were heading down the gay path with Tyler. He definitely doesn't seem interested in Annie at all. And Kyle is in love with Annie, right? Oh yeah definitely. That one they made clear.
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Post by elle on May 28, 2020 22:16:33 GMT -6
I think Chris Klein is a bad actor at the best of times, and that Southern accent was the worst. Shades of Foghorn Leghorn. Also Chris Klein is a jerk, so I'm happy to hate him/his character. link
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Post by Bookshelves on May 29, 2020 6:23:06 GMT -6
Well. Now I hate him, too.
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Post by kellykapow on May 29, 2020 6:41:23 GMT -6
Gross
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on May 29, 2020 14:29:18 GMT -6
I think Isaac's mom is the reporter. She made a really strange comment that made me think that
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Post by frlcb on May 29, 2020 15:05:29 GMT -6
I think Isaac's mom is the reporter. She made a really strange comment that made me think that When she talked about being out of town for a while during high school?
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Post by elle on May 29, 2020 16:44:00 GMT -6
I think Isaac's mom is the reporter. She made a really strange comment that made me think that When she talked about being out of town for a while during high school? That's my theory too. She acted really weird when explaining why she wasn't in the Juniors (something) picture.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on May 29, 2020 18:33:36 GMT -6
When she talked about being out of town for a while during high school? That's my theory too. She acted really weird when explaining why she wasn't in the Juniors (something) picture. Yes it was then
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Post by thatgolfb on May 29, 2020 21:37:52 GMT -6
I’m watching episode 10 now, and they are alluding to Dana being Isaac’s mom, right? When he asks if she took a break after high school or something?
Sorry. Live blogging as I watch in small chunks. I don’t think I haven’t gotten to the reporter yet, but I could have missed it. I only pay like 75% attention.
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Post by sarah on May 30, 2020 5:59:26 GMT -6
Jamie Lynn's acting was definitely not good but I found her and her character adorable. I follow her on Instagram and her promoting the show was what made me give it a try
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Post by Bookshelves on May 30, 2020 7:19:08 GMT -6
I’m watching episode 10 now, and they are alluding to Dana being Isaac’s mom, right? When he asks if she took a break after high school or something? Sorry. Live blogging as I watch in small chunks. I don’t think I haven’t gotten to the reporter yet, but I could have missed it. I only pay like 75% attention. I think they are dropping red herrings about his possible parents everywhere.
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Post by elle on May 30, 2020 13:13:27 GMT -6
I’m watching episode 10 now, and they are alluding to Dana being Isaac’s mom, right? When he asks if she took a break after high school or something? Sorry. Live blogging as I watch in small chunks. I don’t think I haven’t gotten to the reporter yet, but I could have missed it. I only pay like 75% attention. I think they are dropping red herrings about his possible parents everywhere. Yeah, my other theory if his mom is not the reporter is it's the mayor's wife Mary Vaughn (had to look up her name, kept thinking it was Mary Ellen for some reason, lol) because her character is exactly the kind who would freak out about having an out of wedlock interracial child as a teen because it would alter the course of how she thinks her life should play out.
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Post by thatgolfb on May 30, 2020 15:00:58 GMT -6
Cal saying I love you so quickly was bizarre. Like, I get that that is how these shows work, but it was almost jarring. lol.
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Post by tgrimes on Jun 4, 2020 9:19:08 GMT -6
elle Cheshie6 jubilantsquirrel Damn y'all for sucking me into this show. Here are my take aways. Jamie Lynn is a horrible actress. Chris Klein's accent is awful and he's a horrible human being. I love Helen. I want that ridiculously expensive stove in Maddie's house but don't have room for it. I think the reporter is Isaac's mom.
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Post by abbandkaa on Jun 4, 2020 11:50:08 GMT -6
{Spoiler}I think Peggy (reporter) is Isaac's mother. I think Chris Klein can fuck off and take that awful accent with him. JLS is mediocre as an actress, but I came to like her in the end, and her relationship with Bill's theater kid. I wonder if she'll be back. I started watching because I loved Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva, but ended up loving Helen the best! She's got an interesting storyline and I really enjoy her relationship with Annie - and with CC, tbh. Oh, and I was rooting for Helen and Eric to hook up since mid-way through the season! I also think Ty is gay. Love Trotter, too.
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Post by Cheshie6 on Jun 4, 2020 11:58:00 GMT -6
Cal saying I love you so quickly was bizarre. Like, I get that that is how these shows work, but it was almost jarring. lol. This didn’t bother me. I feel like Dh and I said it pretty quick and started talking marriage sooner than MiL was ok with. (We didn’t get engaged till 3.5 years after we started dating)
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Post by hugsfordrugs on Jun 5, 2020 11:58:47 GMT -6
Do the southern accents sound good/real to those of you outside of the south? I’m about as far away from the south you can get (NorCal) and they are awful sounding.
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Post by Cheshie6 on Jun 7, 2020 6:57:51 GMT -6
abbandkaa, I was thinking JLS was terrible on purpose so that we'd be annoyed with her. To me her character was very naive in thinking she can be half the reason a family was destroyed but seemed to expect everyone would come together because a baby was coming. She knew better than thinking Maddie would go along with it, but thinking that most of the kids would seemed silly to me. It couldn't have been that long! I'm assuming he didn't leave his family until she discovered she was pregnant to when she left at 7 months. So in 6-ish months, she had thought everything would smooth over? That seems silly to me. She had some endearing moments and I won't completely hate her character for her support of Kyle.
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Post by abbandkaa on Jun 9, 2020 9:25:04 GMT -6
abbandkaa , I was thinking JLS was terrible on purpose so that we'd be annoyed with her. To me her character was very naive in thinking she can be half the reason a family was destroyed but seemed to expect everyone would come together because a baby was coming. She knew better than thinking Maddie would go along with it, but thinking that most of the kids would seemed silly to me. It couldn't have been that long! I'm assuming he didn't leave his family until she discovered she was pregnant to when she left at 7 months. So in 6-ish months, she had thought everything would smooth over? That seems silly to me. She had some endearing moments and I won't completely hate her character for her support of Kyle. Maybe you're right! It seems odd to me that she'd intentionally act terribly - but I've never seen her in anything before so I cannot compare it to previous performances. TPTB left so much of her relationship with Bill ambiguous, I started wondering if they'd do a season of flashbacks to when their affair got started, seeing Bill and Maddie's marriage come undone, etc.
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