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Post by coco46 on Nov 26, 2021 11:08:54 GMT
Ugh. And Myrla and Johnny went to Cabo together post production and are "besties" who "get each other"? Just Ugh. Cut from the same cloth.
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Post by Critical on Nov 27, 2021 0:48:18 GMT
I think that was the craziest reunion show ever, especially combined with the Where Are They Now? special. I think they got as much out of this bunch as the possibly could. Pretty sure we're ALL ready to move on!
I totally understand why Bao would just be d-o-n-e with Johnny and not want to deal with him any more after the way he treated her. He wants everything to be nicey nice, but I get why she's not having it. He treated her like crap and now he expects her to be cordial like everything is fine. Maybe Brett and Ryan are able to be okay with each other - and I get that because neither of them seemed to form a strong attachment - but Bao and Johnny were much more "entangled."
I still think Jose and Rachel won't work out. He's just too controlling. I think she needs to pay attention to the fact that her family and friends don't like him.
I think it's great that Myrla got a dog, but apparently that pet store she went to buys from puppy mills. I wish she'd gone to a breed rescue shelter or at least an ASPCA. I sort of felt sorry for her little dog when Myrla just left her in the cabin during their weekend retreat. Maybe it had to do with her being little still, but at least Ryan's dog got to be with the people!
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Post by cavendish on Nov 27, 2021 14:21:51 GMT
I do think though that someone who has “social anxiety” and massive worries about how family and profession will be affected by revelation of personal conversations and unvarnished emotional reactions etc — ie who wants on,y a sanitized version of herself to be on display. — has absolutely no business being on a reality show. The fact that she pretended to be totally at a loss about what Bothered Johnny or why he felt manipulated or controlled by her says to me that she very unbending in her insistence on having it her way and also that’s she’s pretty unself-aware and not exactly empathic.
So while I think Johnny handled it badly and should have told her that he wasn’t willing to go along with tha, I do feel some sympathy for his position
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Post by coco46 on Dec 2, 2021 0:23:27 GMT
I do think though that someone who has “social anxiety” and massive worries about how family and profession will be affected by revelation of personal conversations and unvarnished emotional reactions etc — ie who wants on,y a sanitized version of herself to be on display. — has absolutely no business being on a reality show. The fact that she pretended to be totally at a loss about what Bothered Johnny or why he felt manipulated or controlled by her says to me that she very unbending in her insistence on having it her way and also that’s she’s pretty unself-aware and not exactly empathic. So while I think Johnny handled it badly and should have told her that he wasn’t willing to go along with tha, I do feel some sympathy for his position Where ever the real truth lies between Johnny and Bao, I will say that Johnny came off very unlikeable and whiny. If I had to choose between those two, I would choose Bao. The fact that Myrla and Johnny hit it off tells me a lot. Those two deserve each other. Attachments:BBCode.url (45 B)
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Post by Critical on Dec 3, 2021 7:52:18 GMT
Since the season is over, I'm not putting this in spoiler tags. Apparently, there was a whole thing with Zack and other women that got revealed (I think) on Reddit and or Insta. It was messy. According to MAFS Fan, who stayed out of it until today, when Bao found out about the first woman, she broke it off.
Also, according to a source who sent intel to MAFS Fan, Rachel and Jose broke up. They unfollowed each other on SM and are not speaking. There were pics of them, neither wearing their wedding ring.
Gil did an IG Live last night and took questions, but it's like 75 minutes long and I'm not down for watching that.
So, we're back to 0 for 5 on last season.
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Post by downsey on Dec 3, 2021 10:13:31 GMT
yeah....0 for 5 and we all called it far too quickly. It's valid to ask if the show intentionally casts to fail for tv drama.
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Post by DoodleMom921 on Dec 11, 2021 1:18:05 GMT
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Post by Critical on Dec 11, 2021 3:04:32 GMT
Rachel definitely deserves better. I’m glad she finally realized it.
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Post by Ellabella on Dec 30, 2021 2:48:55 GMT
The new season of MAFS started today !
I hope it will be a better season this time.
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Post by nicksmom on Dec 31, 2021 0:23:33 GMT
The new season of MAFS started today ! I hope it will be a better season this time. I saw it started last night and tonight but here in Canada it isn’t on. Which it was nothing on to watch. We always catch up though.
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Post by Ellabella on Dec 31, 2021 15:15:34 GMT
Last night we had the show with Kevin Frazier, where they talk about all the couples and give their opinion if it will work out or not. I had the feeling that it won't be much better than last season.
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Post by Punkin on Jan 2, 2022 3:47:52 GMT
The new MAFS didn't tape on my DVR so I suspect I removed it from my DVR queue during the last season. After so many mostly unsuccessful seasons, I think I'm done. If I'm up for a proven disaster I can always watch those 6000 pound people with a 5% chance of long-term weight loss.
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Post by Critical on Jan 3, 2022 0:32:35 GMT
I'm such an optimist. I start out most seasons really hoping the marriages will all work out! I do worry that Noi will have a problem with Steve being unemployed. We know that SO many people have lost their jobs in the last few years and it does seem like he's just unemployed and not unemployable. Still, she did comment that she wanted someone who at least made 6 figures. While I think that's a bit shallow, it's what she wants and she may have a problem being married to someone who isn't currently working.
I also think Lindsay and Mark may find each other to be too much, personality-wise.
As with every season when we've only seen a small bit of the couples, you can see how all of them could work out, but also how all of them could fail miserably.
We saw a lot more of the "experts" process of choosing couples, which I'm sure is a reaction to the backlash of the last few seasons. If this season turns into season 13 2.0, I won't be surprised if we get new experts. IIRC, the filming for season 15 in San Diego was set to start filming around now, so we likely wouldn't see a change in experts for a while. Still, if we keep seeing failed marriages and bad matches, they have to make a change. One of the changes I'd love to see them make is to NOT recruit participants from social media.
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Post by Critical on Jan 4, 2022 21:38:58 GMT
This isn't really a spoiler, but MAFS Fan posted a screen grab from Chris' Insta that is a pic of his new house, purchased with the mind to live in it with his fiance in November 2020. Apparently, they broke up in March or April of 2021 and MAFS started in July. That seems like really fast to come off an engagement to marry someone else. I wonder how Alyssa will feel about that. Oh, and here's the timing of the season (also from MAFS Fan) Weddings - July 23-25 (Museum of Science) Honeymoons - July 27 - August 1 (Caribe HIlton, San Juan, Puerto Rico) Couples Retreat - September 11-12 (Peru, Vermont) Decision Day - September 25 MAFS Fan is in the middle of posting what might be a spoiler about Mark the Shark (or something from his sm). I'll just edit this post f it's anything good)
ETA: Okay, I wasn't paying attention when I looked at MAFS Fan's Insta story. What she posted about Mark was that he's now selling hoodies and shirts that say "Follow the Fin" on the front and "MAFS 14" on the back. Good Lord That seems like the actions of someone who's on this show for the right reasons.
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Post by cavendish on Jan 5, 2022 18:16:46 GMT
We should be realistic about who wants to go on these shows I guess. Aspiring actors, “influencers” (cringe), self-promoters of all stripes …. The chance to be in a show must be irresistible. How better to get into show business than playing your part to the hilt? And who do these shows pick? Either intentionally or (at first ) maybe gullibly — people who put on a good “show”. — who have a keen grasp of what’s going to “play”— of their audience— and who look the “part.”
I actually think believability is a lot different from truth or honesty. More different than we can imagine.
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Post by Ellabella on Jan 6, 2022 19:07:39 GMT
I tried to watch yesterdays show ,but was unable to watch the train wreck called Lindsey.
I feel kind of bad for her now husband. (can't remember his name right now)
Omg ! Not sure if I will be able to watch much of this season.
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Post by Critical on Jan 7, 2022 2:59:38 GMT
I tried to watch yesterdays show ,but was unable to watch the train wreck called Lindsey. I feel kind of bad for her now husband. (can't remember his name right now) Omg ! Not sure if I will be able to watch much of this season. It's Mark the Shark, who's trying to monetize his participation on the show by selling t-shirts. Don't feel too sorry for him. Someone on Reddit claims to have worked at a restaurant/bar he frequented and he was the guy who came in with different women each time and, when he was alone, pestered waitresses for their phone numbers and made many so uncomfortable that they'd "hide" in the kitchen when he was there. I think it's admirable that he's taking care of his mom and that he loves cats, but the other stuff is really cringey.
I thought Keshia Knight Pulliam did well hosting the after party show. She was much more natural and relaxed than Jamie ever was and she navigated that conflict with Jasmina and Lindsay pretty well. That body language from the three wives was SO awkward. Jasmina looked like she was ready to bolt an any moment.
Jasmina was dead-on in what she said to Lindsay about how she spoke about Alyssa at the bachelorette party. Lindsay said some pretty rude things about Alyssa (which led to Alyssa blocking her on sm), but then she says that she thinks they should all keep an open mind about everyone since they just met. Which one is it? I think Lindsay is extremely insecure and I do feel sorry for her with respect to her mother, but I also think she's a jerk. I think she's going to be the source of a ton a drama this season. I'm shocked the minister performed that ceremony when she was clearly still a little drunk.
I've read comments on a few sites suggesting that several of the brides aren't happy with the looks of their new husbands (no spoilers). There's this stereotype about men being so focused on looks, but it seems like it's the women on this series who are much more focused on looks.
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Post by cavendish on Jan 7, 2022 4:47:35 GMT
One reason the women may be more focused on looks. —I noticed this right away when the experts were making their choices— is that the women are much more good-looking than the men. I wondered at the time if that was going to work — everyone likes to be physically attracted to the person they get involved with and it’s well established that people pick partners who are more or less on a apr with them in many respects. — or who meet their status expectations. The experts are competing with peoples unverbalized and unverbalizeable phantasies and they’re not mind-readers. I’m amazed that any of these pairings work. I personally thought , with the possible exception of Michael, that the men were significantly less attractive than the women. Not that charisma can’t make up a lot for lack of conventional good looks, but I can say I saw a lot charisma there.
And what’s all this shark nonsense anyway? I mean mark the sharks wife is not going to be mrs shark. When he said that I just about threw up. Has he ever heard of women not wanting to change their name? And who the hell wants to take on some odd nickname that’s attached to their new especially never before seen partner?
by the way. Don’t the producers talk to people who know the scuttlebutt on these people? If not then no wonder many of them crash and burn.
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Post by Ellabella on Jan 7, 2022 17:28:14 GMT
I tried to watch yesterdays show ,but was unable to watch the train wreck called Lindsey. I feel kind of bad for her now husband. (can't remember his name right now) Omg ! Not sure if I will be able to watch much of this season. It's Mark the Shark, who's trying to monetize his participation on the show by selling t-shirts. Don't feel too sorry for him. Someone on Reddit claims to have worked at a restaurant/bar he frequented and he was the guy who came in with different women each time and, when he was alone, pestered waitresses for their phone numbers and made many so uncomfortable that they'd "hide" in the kitchen when he was there. I think it's admirable that he's taking care of his mom and that he loves cats, but the other stuff is really cringey.
I thought Keshia Knight Pulliam did well hosting the after party show. She was much more natural and relaxed than Jamie ever was and she navigated that conflict with Jasmina and Lindsay pretty well. That body language from the three wives was SO awkward. Jasmina looked like she was ready to bolt an any moment.
Jasmina was dead-on in what she said to Lindsay about how she spoke about Alyssa at the bachelorette party. Lindsay said some pretty rude things about Alyssa (which led to Alyssa blocking her on sm), but then she says that she thinks they should all keep an open mind about everyone since they just met. Which one is it? I think Lindsay is extremely insecure and I do feel sorry for her with respect to her mother, but I also think she's a jerk. I think she's going to be the source of a ton a drama this season. I'm shocked the minister performed that ceremony when she was clearly still a little drunk.
I've read comments on a few sites suggesting that several of the brides aren't happy with the looks of their new husbands (no spoilers). There's this stereotype about men being so focused on looks, but it seems like it's the women on this series who are much more focused on looks.
Ok then, forgot about the "Mark the Shark" thing. I did not read about his womanizing ,so I guess I won't feel bad for him anymore. Yes Keshia Knight Pulliam did good . I liked her as replacement for Jaime. Lindsay might turn out to be the next Virginia with her drinking.
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Post by nicksmom on Jan 13, 2022 23:26:23 GMT
Well I finally got to watch and caught up.
Lindsay is something else. Even her father and brother think so. Mark the shark has his hands full.
The guy that doesn’t work would worry me. I noticed he is 38
Olajuwon…I worry about him , dinner on the table. She didn’t look like she could get a word in.
I like Michael and Jasmina. Sad about losing your parents so early in life.
Alysa and ? She seems high maintenance to me. 10 wedding dresses before her appointment here.
They all usually are ok until after the honeymoon anyway.
We don’t get the After show here in Canada .
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Post by Punkin on Jan 14, 2022 3:01:23 GMT
There's an after show?
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 14, 2022 3:38:56 GMT
Yes. They fired Jamie Otis, who used to host the "Unfiltered" show, where they would recap the previous week and have 3 guests or 2 guests and one expert. It was news to Jamie that she wasn't coming back and she was actually on her way to Los Angeles to begin filming. They now renamed the show as "After-party" and it's hosted by Keisha Knight Pulliam ( The Cosby Show).
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Post by var1117 on Jan 14, 2022 17:54:02 GMT
Well I finally got to watch and caught up. Lindsay is something else. Even her father and brother think so. Mark the shark has his hands full. The guy that doesn’t work would worry me. I noticed he is 38 Olajuwon…I worry about him , dinner on the table. She didn’t look like she could get a word in. I like Michael and Jasmina. Sad about losing your parents so early in life. Alysa and ? She seems high maintenance to me. 10 wedding dresses before her appointment here. They all usually are ok until after the honeymoon anyway. We don’t get the After show here in Canada .
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Post by var1117 on Jan 14, 2022 18:01:29 GMT
I thought I might be the only one watching lol. Might have to mute Lindsay. She's a lot, but so is he, so maybe a good match. Stop with the shark sh!t. She is very needy, hope he can break through that. Michael and Jasmina, I hope they work out. Very sweet. Alyssa,have you met Myrla? You are the low rent version. I feel for the husband. Olujawon did say to her when they read the part about cooking, "we'll do it together". I think he means well and is getting a bad edit right now. Noi is in for a shock, not only does he not make her required six figures, he makes zero figures. This will be one to watch. Am I missing anyone? I think I am but right now am not invested in any to keep track.
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Post by Punkin on Jan 15, 2022 3:24:11 GMT
Thanks, Cathy. I've never liked Otis as a host. She never seemed natural at it. Too superficially cheerful. She shoulda' stayed a nurse! Both she and her "At First Sight" husband had Show Biz aspirations before their MAFS gigs.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 16, 2022 21:06:24 GMT
Thanks, Cathy. I've never liked Otis as a host. She never seemed natural at it. Too superficially cheerful. She shoulda' stayed a nurse! Both she and her "At First Sight" husband had Show Biz aspirations before their MAFS gigs. Well, nursing is a difficult profession and it's not for everybody. I do know that she worked in a hospital in NYC and believe me, they are paid EXTREMELY well. Right off the bat my niece, fresh out of nursing school, was making close to 100K yearly. I've never understood why so many seek the limelight and choose to be on reality television programs. Jamie and Doug sure have done pretty well for themselves. They had a gorgeous home in NJ and also another vacation home in Florida. I don't follow Jamie on Instagram but from the few posts I have read over the years, she shares WAY too much personal stuff. And that live water birth was a ridiculous moment in my opinion. Is nothing sacred anymore? I don't dislike her but just would prefer to see and hear less of her.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 20, 2022 18:58:37 GMT
Well, now we have seen all 5 of the marriages and I only really got a good feeling about Jasmina/Michael and definitely Steve/Noi, who seem perfect for one another. Both Steve and Noi have brothers with crazy hair! I think Olujawon and Katina may be okay if he can settle down. Alyssa and Chris are definitely a NO. It's funny but Chris was the only groom who sent his future bride a note before the wedding. Alyssa seemed to appreciate the note and said it was just what she wanted, and he seemed like a good guy. How many times could the show have shown Alyssa saying that she hoped her husband was HANDSOME and had nice teeth? Pan to Chris with his not so nice and yellowed teeth. Teeth can always be fixed, but her stank personality can't. I don't know anything about Chris, and he seems to be a nice guy. If Alyssa was so adamant that her groom meets a certain physical standard, then she wasn't right for the show. And to be clear, I'm not even saying that if she found him unappealing and was not attracted to him, that she should STAY married. All I'm saying is that she could show some kindness. Get to know him and after 8 weeks make the decision to divorce. To leave him sitting there in the hallway while she whined to the producers was cruel. And to say that she felt unsafe sleeping in the same room as him was all kinds of weird. He didn't give off any psycho killer vibes to me. With that being said, here are the spoilers for the season. My comments about how I think the season will go were made before I viewed the spoilers from the MAFS Fan site. {Spoiler}
DECISION DAY
STAY MARRIED - Steve and Noi (yes! This is the only couple I really thought had a chance of making it)
Katina and Olajuwon
Lindsey and Mark
GET DIVORCED - Jasmina and Michael
Alyssa and Chris (as predicted, they don't last past the honeymoon, never move in together, and don't participate in Decision Day)
NOW - as of who is STILL together, post filming:
Steve and Noi
Katina and Olajuwon (possibly, this is unconfirmed)
Split:
Lindsey and Mark (possibly, this is unconfirmed)
More tea, the pastor who married Alyssa and Chris posted on IG, and I quote, "When I married Chris and Alyssa on MAFSLifetime, I truly thought this might be it. But, always remember Alyssa, teeth can be fixed. A cold heart, cannot."
Ooh, burn!
Two more things...Olajuwon appears to have a new, rather large tattoo on his ribcage that says MAFS, and has a black and gray skeleton, one-half is dressed as a bride and the other half as a groom and is holding a rose. Rather a permanent memory of this experience. And Chris posted a slide back around Decision Day that says "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck."
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Post by nicksmom on Jan 20, 2022 19:17:11 GMT
Well we know Chris’ and Alyssa are not going to make it. Cameraman kept going to Chris’s teeth. What the heck with his groomsmen. Why tell her that. Really didn’t like the boots with the dress either but she made a point of them at the alter. Was surprised she went on the honeymoon.
O and Katina : he sure can talk, wonder if the talk with her mother was after the lap dance he gave Katina.
Steve and Noi: they are cute together but thought that of Johnny and Bao last time too we know how that turned out. The brother’s talk was awkward. He does have a good sense of humour I hope they make it . Needs a job though, working 4 years at one job isn’t that long…lol
Michael and Jasmina: Michael seems so quiet. What does he do again that he is away for so long during the day but it is only for Monday to Friday so . It was really sweet the sisters gave her a pin too.
The previews look like there is a lot of drama coming. Mark and Lindsey: she is still loud and wild. Mark’s facial expressions tells all.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 20, 2022 19:23:08 GMT
nicksmom, Michael is a personal trainer.
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Post by woodiedog on Jan 27, 2022 11:58:44 GMT
1/26 episode. Honeymoons
What the heck is going on with these Boston women? They’re fighting on the flight to the honeymoon? It must have been a great flight.
The bride who had bought 10 wedding dresses is a total disaster. She lost it on day 2. I think all the potential mates need to go through psychological evaluation before being selected. This bride certainly needs help. I feel badly for her husband who has been deserted.
Jasmina and Lindsay might need lessons on how to play well with others. Short fuses and judgemental attitudes don’t work.
The men actually look much more fun this time.
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