Watching Reality TV

Well, this is what I was afraid of. Oswald and Danny couldn’t struggle out of last place last night. I think that even if they had come in second, their “Marked for Elimination” would have seen them gone. I sort of enjoyed them after all. A heck of a lot more than Charla and Mirna or Eric and Danielle. And now, those two cursed teams will be racing for the million. See that? I just got a shiver of dread down my back. Dear God, if the BQ’s don’t win, I may have to throw in the towel on this one.

It was actually a pretty anti-climactic episode, for being so close to the end. The teams traveled to Guam which I don’t know if it should count as a foreign country since there are so many American military bases on it. And the teams spend most of their time on these military bases. But anyhow. The Detour has the teams choosing between taking part in a relief drop exercise or washing the plane. I probably would have chosen the relief drop like Charla and Mirna did, even though it did seem to go rather slowly. So that’s probably the only thing I have in common with them. Though I had to gag a little when they said they chose it because they like to help people. Gimme a break.

The Roadblock had one teammate using a GPS device to locate and rescue an injured soldier and then find the landing zone and call for a helicopter. Really, it looked pretty cool. But I could see that if you were technology challenged you might have difficult time. For those of you keeping track, yes, Charla did this one too. Does Mirna do ANY of the Roadblocks?? And Oswald does so badly, that he and Danny pretty much deserve getting eliminated, even though it pained me so. The BQ’s came in first, though, so there’s that at least.

God, I hope they win. Next week? The season finale. I think I will try to liveblog that one for my Monday column (don’t ask how a Sunday show will be my Monday post, it’ll hurt your head). So if you’re around InternetLand during the finale, come on by and see me cringe, LIVE!

You would think that in an episode where Alex and Mookie find Yau-man’s secret hidden immunity idol, that things would get shaken up quite a bit. And you know what? You would be WRONG. Because what do these mental giants do? They try to blackmail Yau-man regarding the fact he has the idol. And Yau, my most favorite of Survivor’s at the moment, could care LESS. He knew that there wasn’t much these guys could really make him do. And, that the knew that they were blackmailing him could solve his problem for him. And it did. The rest of the tribe was rightly disgusted at Mookie and Alex’s tactics and voted Mookie out. Ha! Yeah, that little plan didn’t work too well for them. They were poised, after last week, to come back swinging and fight, fight, fight. If this was their idea of fighting, then they both deserve to go home. Thankfully, it looks as if Alex will be following next week. But we all know that when it comes to “Survivor”, you certainly can’t predict what’s going to happen even when it looks like a “sure thing”.

For the record, after Alex goes home, I want Dreamz to leave because his name bothers me. At least I don’t have to type “Mookie” anymore. That always made me feel like such a tool.

I’ll admit, I didn’t watch all of “American Idol” last night. For pity’s sake, it was two hours long! Yes, it was for charity though and a very, very worthy charity. But I have a husband who is charmed by improv comedy and he wanted to watch “Thank God You’re Here” over on NBC. Good enough. I did tune into the last hour though. And it was good. There were some great performances though I will admit that I rolled my eyes at the whole Celine Dion/Elvis thing. Puhlease. Been there, done that.

No, I was primarily interested in who was going home. All night long we were teased by who was on the hot seat. Improbably, the final two were Chris Richardson and Jordin Sparks. I said to my husband, “Ah, Chris. Oh well, I can understand it.” Then Ryan announced that Chris was safe and my jaw fell off. WHAT?? How could Jordin, the obvious frontrunner, be going home?? Ryan then revealed that Jordin was safe too. No one goes home on charity night, after all.

ARGH!!

You know, I kinda had a feeling something like that would happen. Because Ryan said Tuesday, before any votes were tabulated, that last night’s vote would be “shocking.” I wondered how he knew that. Did he have a crystal ball that I don’t know about? Then again tonight, as the show opened, he mentioned this “shocking” result. The heck?? So I was a little suspicious going in. Still, I don’t appreciate being led along and it didn’t look like Jordin appreciated the shock either. Poor thing was crying.

So next week? We get two that are eliminated. Sweet.

You know, I could talk about “Dancing with the Stars” and how the gods smiled up on me and smote Heather Mills (it is my birthday!) so that I never have to watch her dance on my screen ever, ever again. Or I could talk about “American Idol” and how it finally feels like a real competition and everyone on last night’s show did a really good job but Blake still has a piece of my heart. But I’m not going to. No, once again, I’m going to talk about “Deadliest Catch”. This show is quite possibly the best show on TV. It certainly is the best reality show on TV. And if you aren’t watching it then I pity you because you are SO missing out.

It’s got death; real, honest-to-goodness DEATH and it lurks around every turn on this show. Three people have died already, folks. Sure, no one that we “know” on the show but it was a stark reminder of just how real this show is. These people go out in quite possibly some of the most ill-tempered weather and mean waters to be found on this planet and they try to pull crab from it’s depths. Sounds like no big deal, but just you watch an episode. You’ll have a new appreciation for those crab legs at the grocery store from now on, I guarantee it. You become completely involved in the boats and their crews. Everyone has a favorite. My favorite is the Northwestern, piloted by Sig Hansen. Speaking of which, Sig and his brother (and deck boss) Edgar were on Jay Leno last night and they were pretty funny. Especially Edgar, who was cracking out the jokes right and left.

Seriously, just do me a favor and watch it. Discovery is running marathons of this show all the time so it’s really easy to catch up. You can also watch the episodes online, I believe, from the Discovery channel website. Just watch it and you’ll see what I’m talking about. And then it’ll be your favorite new show too. TRUST ME.

The important information first: The lowest score (a 19) went to John Ratzenberger and Edyta Sliwinska who danced the mambo. It’s not that he’s that bad, but he’s not that good either. We’re getting down to the wire here and his performances, no matter how charming, just don’t measure up to Laila, Joey or Apolo. And the judges are letting him know that with his score. It’s either get better or get going. And I’m going to predict that John gets going this week. It’s time.

The best? That’s not so easily answered. Both Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough (dancing the rumba) and Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy (dancing the cha cha) got 28’s. Of the two, I’d have to say that Apolo’s performance was my favorite. I truly think he’s the one to beat in this competition. I think he’s got enough of the audience’s love and talent to take it all the way. Laila is a fantastic dancer, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the contest came down to Joey and Apolo, simply because Joey’s numbers are always fun and he’s quite charming. But Laila does deserve some special recognition because she truly is doing a magnificent job. I just don’t think she’s got as much of the audience vote as she should have.

Unfortunately, Heather didn’t fall again. I’m going to hope against hope that she goes home this week, that the audience will punish her for missing practice, but I’m just not sure and I don’t want to get my hopes up too high. John is a safer bet, but if Heather went home I might start thinking today’s my birthday.

Is it over yet? Nope, not by a long shot. God, I miss Rob and Amber. This week, I continue to want to brutalize Mirna. My feelings are not unusual, people. My husband just last night said, (and I quote) “I just want to bash her face in.” My 70+ year old mother has a strong, STRONG dislike for her. NO ONE likes this woman. Which gets you thinking, how must it be to know that a majority of the world really doesn’t like you? That’d be rough. Doesn’t seem to make her want to start acting any more decently though. UGH. WHY is she and Charla racing so well?? I want them GONE. Bah. Charla, to set the record straight, is a perfectly fine human being. I have no issue with Charla. It’s MIRNA who is the DEVIL.

Ahem. This week continues the race in China but involves some breathtaking scenery and a VERY breathtaking Roadblock where one team member has to jump the highest jump in the world. Basically it’s a HUGE building and they jump off it. Sweet. Mirna, once again, makes Charla do it and she does a very admirable job. Go Charla! But first, there’s a Yield. Dun dun DUUUNNN! Danny and Oswald are in first place and have no plans of using it. However… they are low on cash. So while waiting for the building to open, they ask the BQ’s for money in return for not yielding them. Sounds fair, right? For some reason, they push the envelope further and offer to yield someone of the BQ’s choosing while they’re at it. How can the girls NOT take them up on this? For a measly $45, they ask the boys to yield Eric and Danielle. Why them again? The BQ’s did the sensible thing and asked themselves if they’d rather race against them or Charla and Mirna in the final three. Honestly, I would have made the same choice. But, whatever. The boys should have asked for more $, but they didn’t. Charla and Mirna show up and the boys proceed to bitch to them about selling their souls to the BQ’s. Mirna chides them that she would have given them the money without asking for anything in return. Whatever. The BQ’s didn’t come up with this plan, the boys did so I don’t feel too sorry for them.

Anyhow, that’s the yield drama. Eric and Danielle get yielded and the BQ’s sail to first place and remain there for pretty much the rest of the episode. The boys complain about bad yield karma the rest of the leg but they really do poorly for no other reason than themselves. They just made bad decisions. The BQ’s make it to the pit stop in first place, well deserved on this leg. It’s just plain SAD that they’re my favorites this go around. Shows what a poor selection we have to chose from. Eric and Danielle (surprisingly) make it there in second place. But since they were marked for elimination, they have to wait 30 minutes to check in. During that time, Charla and Mirna show up and check in. GRR. I swear, if I’m left with the BQ’s, Charla and Mirna and Eric and Danielle as the final three I’ll be plenty upset. It looks as if that’ll be what happens too, when Danny and Oswald (who got lost on their Detour) fail to check in before Eric and Danielle’s 30 minutes are up. But then… it’s ANOTHER NON-ELIMINATION leg. I can’t take much more of this, people. But, it seems as if I have two more weeks to take. Dear god.

If Charla and Mirna win the race, I’m gonna pitch the mother of all hissy fits.

I mentioned this show several weeks ago, it’s a new reality-esqe program on VH1 called “Acceptable TV”. It airs on Friday nights at 10pm and it gives us, the viewers, the opportunity to decide and vote on what we’d like to see on the show week in and week out. The show has been slowly developing a cult following and is gaining popularity by the week. And why not? It’s funny as heck! So if you aren’t watching this, tune in tonight and check it out. I can pretty much guarantee you won’t be sorry. Tonight’s new pilot is “Gayliens”, which, you can imagine, pushes the boundaries of political correctness. You can see a trailer for the show below.

Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund

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You know, instead of “Thank God”? Get it? Har. I wake up this morning a happier person, a more fulfilled human being. All because America removed it’s collective head from it’s collective ass and finally voted that no-talent ass clown off the show. (Bonus points if you know where I got the phrase “no-talent ass clown”.)

It was a full hour, the results show last night. But unlike “Dancing with the Stars”, it didn’t feel especially bloated. And partially because I feared for Blake’s existence on the show, I wasn’t that desperate to get to the results. The “group sing” in the beginning of the show was nice, fluffy and completely without substance. The Ford video this week was particularly dumb. The questions of the contestants, the “what music are they into right now” filler was mildly amusing. The digs at Peter Noone were kinda off-color though, considering he did help them out mere weeks ago. But, whatever. I did enjoy the stuff with Dreamworks and “Shrek 3″ and actually am very jealous that they got to see the movie. I’m totally going to see that when it comes out, and not just because I have kids. And, am I just imagining it, or did Blake do a very decent Antonio Banderas?

So onto the results: Ryan split up the groups. Sanjaya to one side of the stage. Phil to another. And so on until it was Sanjaya, Lakisha and Blake on one side, Jordin, Phil and and Chris on the other. And both sides looked WORRIED. And I was WORRIED. Jordin looked VERY worried. It was pretty stressful for everyone involved. Then, Melinda. Where would she go? Because she’s as close to a “sure thing” as this competition has right now. Ryan tried being a total tool and making her “pick which side she thinks is staying”. Uh, no. She refused and sat in the middle of the stage. Good girl. Finally, Ryan revealed that she was safe alongside Phil, Jordin and Chris. And that’s when the focus shifted. Was it going to be Blake or Sanjaya? Because I didn’t truly think that Lakisha was in danger. I was so scared it was going to be Blake. But then, he was safe. And there was much rejoicing across the land. Even Simon looked downright giddy.

Yes, Sanjaya shed a few tears and warbled his way through “Something to Talk About.” I couldn’t hear it because I was too busy celebrating. What an awesome night on “Idol” indeed.

Yep, it’s that time again!

First up, we had “Deadliest Catch”, which NEVER fails to enthrall me. It’s on during dinner time around here, so we keep the television on. Though, I started thinking twice about eating dinner and watching it at the same time when one of the guys cut his finger pretty bad and they insisted on SHOWING it and then showing the doctor sew it back up again. Yeesh. Both the Cornelia Marie and the Northwestern are having truly crappy seasons. It’s surprising because they are always leading the pack. I find myself hoping that the tide turns for these fishing giants soon because I want to see them do well. Meanwhile, the “newbie” captain on the Maverick (please correct me if I’m wrong and that’s the wrong boat) is getting hazed right and left and it’s funny as heck. It’s nice to see everyone enjoying themselves, despite the ever-present danger inherent in the job. I’ll say it again, if you aren’t watching this show, you need to start. Discovery runs “marathons” of it all the time, usually on the weekends and it’s super easy to catch up. Just watch, you won’t be disappointed.

Now, for “Idol”. We all know the real story here: Sanjaya. And ya’ll? It’s over. It’s not even funny any more. He just HAS to go. He completely murdered Bonnie Raitt’s totally awesome “Something to Talk About” and I literally felt ill just watching him. It’s retarded. If there is a God, this boy will be going home. He. Needs. To. Leave. Period, end of sentence. Fun’s over. In other “Idol” news, Phil did not bother me as much this week. He wasn’t great (is he ever?), but he wasn’t awful either. I actually think I liked his performance better than Blake’s which has to tell you something because I loves me some Blake. Lakisha was so-so. Chris made me want to murder him. Melinda was completely fabulous. I like how she had her hair done this week, it de-emphasized her lack of a neck. She looked great. And she sounded even better.

Tonight was also the results show for “Dancing with the Stars”. It was nice to see not only Clyde in the bottom two (which, DUH), but Heather as well. Was she worse on Monday than John or Billy Ray? Not especially. But she did fall and I don’t like her. Two big strikes against her. It was nice to see, even though I knew she was safe. Because it tells me America ain’t falling for her bullshit either. Yes, it was Clyde that went home. Thank GOD. Next week we’ll get to see the remaining contestants do the Jive and the Swing. The Jive… eh, we’ve seen it. But I am looking forward to the Swing. That should be a lot of fun. Apolo and Julianne got the encore performance, rightly so. They’re just so fun to watch. Easily my favorite so far this season. I loves me some Joey too, but Apolo is the bomb. And, I’m still annoyed with how they drag out these results shows. Just GET TO IT. I’m getting old here, people.

Coming up tomorrow? The “Idol” results show. Will Sanjaya FINALLY go home (please oh please oh please)? If Blake goes home I may have to throw something through my television screen and then how will I watch my tv?

My dear friend Angela from high school is a HUGE “American Idol” fan. She’s also incredibly lucky because she goes to AI tapings all the time. Well, maybe that’s an exaggeration. But even going once is a lot more than I get to go so she’s lucky in my book. Anyhow, she just got back from a taping (last week’s show) and here are her observations:

• Blake and Chris are totally adorable together. They sang along with Akon (who wasn’t there, it was pre-recorded) and had a secret handshake.
• Blake definitely had the most signs in the audience, although I think Mandisa had a sign for Melinda.
• I think Jordin hates Sanjaya. She was obviously annoyed with him.

  During the breaks the contestants just chilled on the couches getting their make up redone for the most part. Sanjaya and Jordin were seated next to each other, and at one point I noticed Sanjaya blowing in Jordin’s face. He wouldn’t stop and she looked really annoyed. Then she snapped at him, “Stop it! You’re so weird!” and turned to face the opposite direction. Rawr.

• Sanjaya physically attacked Ryan after the whole “stand up, sit down” thing.

  In jest, I’m sure. I only caught the aftermath, really, since at that moment I was fixated on Blake and Chris’ reaction to Chris being in the bottom 3. But then I noticed Ryan kind of stumble sideways and saw Sanjaya walking away with a grin on his face…. like he had gone over and pushed Ryan for torturing him with the results.

• J Lo got make up on Ryan’s suit when they hugged.
• The judges kept leaving during the commercial breaks. Odd. One time Paula had to literally run back to her chair and sat down at the very last second.

  There was a man in a wheelchair sitting next to me, and he had a dog to assist him. We were on the far right aisle near where the contestants sit on the couches to hear whether or not they’re safe. During almost every commercial break, the judges would walk down our aisle to go backstage…. to do lord knows what. They all stopped to chat with the man in the wheelchair and pet the dog. Simon actually stopped two or three times and was totally playing with the dog as if it were his own. It was surreal — Simon Cowell standing about 3 feet away from me smiling from ear to ear and being all happy and cute with a dog. Definitely not your typical image of Mr. Cowell!

• Simon and Ryan both chatted with Sharon Osborne in the audience.
• After the show, Pink recorded a performance that will be shown on a later broadcast. She’s awesome.

  I was thinking that Pink’s pre-recorded performance was going to be for the 2 hour “Idol Gives Back” special in a couple of weeks. However, I do remember them saying that it could be for IGB or for some other show. So maybe they don’t even know? Or maybe they were purposely being vague? The song she performed isn’t the same song that’s on the AI “hit list” site. Marc Anthony also recorded a little something (not a performance) for the IGB special that apparently will also feature Johnny Depp.

• Simon winked at me. It was weird.

  Simon was winking A LOT that night. In fact, when I watched my tape back, I noticed him do it on camera at least once, and I saw him do it off camera a couple of other times. I guess that’s his thing, to wink at people? (like Howie from BSB! lol) He smiled a lot too, surprisingly. Everyone seemed to be in a particularly great mood.

• Ryan and I shared a moment during the group song. We both did this: “HI!” It was special.

Thanks, Angela, for sharing that with me. It’s cool to get a “behind the scenes” peek at one of our favorite reality shows!

And, as a treat for you all, this fan video for you Sanjaya fans out there. Try getting this song out of your head for the next few days. I dare you.

I nominated my own blog! Is that against the rules? I hope not. I still think that Watching Reality TV deserves some cred out there in the Entertainment Blog category so please stop by and give me a vote, would you? I’d be soooo happy if you did. It just takes a moment to set up an account and get voting and you can easily spend an entire morning browsing through the nominated blogs and voting for your faves. Do your civic duty and vote! Please?

Wow, how refreshing was it to not have to watch Leeza Gibbons last night? I know, there are a lot of people that are offended by her ouster, thinking it refers to the fact that she is a) middle aged and b) a woman (since there are only two female “stars” left in the competition). I really don’t think there’s anything to that. Leeza just wasn’t up to par with some of the other dancers. The judges and the viewers called her on that. End of story. If you wanna blame anyone, blame the producers for not casting better female dancers. Can I get an amen?

Anyhow, onto the night’s dancing. Ian Ziering and Cheryl Burke danced the samba and it was okay but it wasn’t great. He’s a competant dancer, but he doesn’t stand out in the pack by any means. I don’t think he’ll unnecessarily need to worry this week, but when things get down to the wire, he may be the first to go. Clyde Drexler and Elena Grinenko danced the rumba and he was truly atrocious. I’m starting to feel bad for Elena because she deserves a better partner than him. He doesn’t even seem to be trying at this point. Does he even show up for practices? The judges gave him a scathing 13 and he deserved it, along with the unofficial title of “Worst Dancer in the Competition”. Yikes. He’ll be gone. He has to be. America, I implore you. Get this thing off my tv screen.

Heather Mills and Jonathan Roberts danced the samba and, well, she just shouldn’t have made the guy wax his chest. Why she made him do it, I have no idea. She didn’t want to put her foot on a hairy chest? Anyhow, somehow this baby-smooth chest caused her to fall. Yes, fall. It finally happened! Oh how my heart sings! Sorry, I’m just not a Heather fan folks. I’m not about to change now. The judges were very kind to her and gave her a score of 21 since the rest of the dance was technically good. I don’t know as if I would have been that kind. I have the feeling that they’re giving her a break because of that leg and that really drives me nuts. I don’t think it’s fair to the other dancers. Thankfully, next we had Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson dancing the rumba and once again, he brought it. The Len and Carrie Ann were a little harsh with his scores, but Bruno gave him the props he deserved and they earned a respectable 25. John Ratzenberger and Edyta Sliwinska danced the samba and… well, he tries hard. You can say that about him, if not about Clyde. He’s charming and he’s fun, and though he got a rather low 18 from the judges, I am hoping he’ll be in the competition at least another week. Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced the rumba and boy, they blew the doors off. The sexy was back in a big way and any misstepping last week has been long forgotten as the judges gave them an awesome 28.

Next came Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough dancing the samba and yet again we had a completely awesome performance. Having just seen Laila burn up the floor, we were now treated to Apolo incinerating it. Who knew the cute couple could do sexy and do it so danged well? He wanted a perfect score and he got it, 3 10’s from the judges for a score of 30! It was almost a letdown to see Billy Ray Cyrus and Karina Smirnoff dance the rumba next. The sexiness did not translate at ALL and instead Billy Ray came off as rather creepy and slimy. Not the image he wants to project, I’m thinking. The judges didn’t think so either and gave him a 17. I thought that score was deserved.

So who do you think is going home? I think it HAS to be Clyde. He’s killing me here, ya’ll.

So what happened on “Amazing Race: All Stars” last night? Not really anything at all. You’d think being down at the Final Four, mere days from the finish of the race there would be plenty happening. But not so much. The most interesting news is that the teams traveled to Honk Kong, China and the tasks they needed to complete there were appropriately awesome. Danny and Oswald snagged the fast forward by riding in a stunt car that raced around before purposefully flipping onto it’s side and then righting itself again. It was amazing. So they made it first to the mat, to the surprise of no one. I’m hoping either them or the BQ’s win. Yes, I said the BQ’s. I know, I’m just as surprised as you are. But I lurve Donny and Oswald a wee bit more so they’re my current front-runners. The rest of the teams got to climb bamboo scaffolding, being careful to avoid the flying, fighting ninjas around them. Oh yes, flying fighting ninjas indeed! So that was pretty cool. The next task required running around an abandonned building and kicking in doors. I bet that was great for working out race aggression. Surprisingly, Charla was pretty good at this. As she said, she’s got great strength in her legs and she was proud to be able to showcase that. The BQ’s made it to the mat second and the producers tried their darndest to make it seem like it was neck and neck between Charla and Mirna and Eric and Danielle, but I knew Eric and Danielle were significantly behind. I should have been less surprised that it was a non-elimination leg. After all, the finale episode almost always starts off with four teams and I don’t remember anyone saying last night was going to be the finale. So, whatever. They’re marked for elimination, big deal.

Okay, onto the annoying things from last night: Danielle’s rack. I couldn’t take my eyes off it and I’m a girl. I kept wondering if it’d just up and bounce out of that ridiculous excuse for a top she was wearing. Also annoying about Danielle (there are so many things, I know) are her eyebrows. Why do some women do that? Pluck off nearly every hint at an eyebrow? They look absurd. I wanted to get a sharpie and color them in for half the show last night. Mirna’s never ending prattling is beyond old too. She thought she was so clever, coining the term “Yield Karma”, insinuating that the BQ’s yielding of Eric and Danielle will come back to haunt them. Because using a race-sanctioned strategy is a bad thing to do, apparently. But then, wait, in the scenes from next week’s episode, was it not Charla and Mirna plotting to yield the BQ’s? Riiiight. You know, Mirna can just be quiet any minute now. I’m so tired of listening to her. And, despite Danny and Oswald’s siding with Charla and Mirna, they are just too adorable to hate. So I’ll let it slide. Just this once.

Last night’s episode was confusing. Even after reading through several different recaps I’m still a little confused about it all. Did they merge? Yeah, sorta. Did they compete separately for immunity? Yeah, sorta. And I know what the producers were trying to do too. In the past, big twists have inspired a lagging audience and made the show once again interesting if it had been losing it’s spark. So since this season has been a little less than exciting, I can see where they might think that a bunch of complicated twists would re-energize the show. However, it only made things confusing and convoluted. First they merge, then they lose their “cushy camp” but they’re still at that camp but it’s just not so “cushy” anymore and then they’re competing separately and then… then Michelle went home and she SO didn’t deserve that. Frankly, it was a little hard to keep up with.

Other sidenotes about the episode:

• The new tribe is Bula Bula. Seriously! Where do they come up with these names??
• The boys at old Ravu have formed an alliance and call themselves the “Four Horsemen”. Cuz that worked SO well for Jase and crew on “Big Brother”.
• Was I the only one who hoped for a minute that the newly merged tribe would be forced to live on Exile Island?
• Yau-Man remains brilliant and is perhaps the smartest person on that island.
• Boo should have gone home instead of Michelle. I’m still bitter.

So remind me, why am I still watching this show?