I suppose, also, when the contestants were talking about Carlos' food, they would have immediately mentioned it was Mexican, which could then be used in editing to dictate the story.

"So maybe I’m just not connecting with something at its core that will never work for me as a white, straight guy. (Hey, it’s happened before.)"

Did the judges complain, or was it a talking point the producers fed to the contestants, to play up Carlos' Mexican, informal background?

Just wanted to add, Gail's challenge reminded me way too much of The Taste. Anyone else annoyed by that?

When I run out things I love, I might go back to it. It's on Netflix, so that's easy. Thanks :)

I don't know, I watched the pilot of The Following and couldn't even get through it, it was so dumb. Maybe if I'd gotten to James Purefoy actually speaking I would have stuck with it. Spader is a delight, the show is awful, but at least it's not classic Poe.

Right after it came out, my friend's boyfriend just blurted out the twist in front of me, before I'd seen it. I remember silently damming him, feeling all of the joy flow out of my soul. Super sucked.

I must have missed something (I was barely paying attention to this one). Where did the substitute teacher come from? What was she doing in the bathroom?

God damn, that was good. Everything I've been thinking.

Nah, it's not mostly Julia's fault. I mean, yes, she quit her job randomly, is very selfish, and emotionally cheated and then lied about it. But I think a lot of her behavior stems from the fact that they never had a strong marriage. Joel quietly simmered without ever letting on how important things like working and…

Yeah, that's because they've handled it poorly in terms of writing and pacing. But I urge you to start from the beginning, because he seriously was the greatest guy ever (apart from bottling up his frustration, which we're now seeing).

Yeah, I really liked that Max picked up on how others perceive him. It was a big step for him, character-wise. Nice bit of writing and acting there.

I understand what you're going through. I also went through it. I might be projecting myself into the story as well, but I've seen this coming for a long time. Joel and Julia never had real, honest conversations. Julia was saying one thing, Joel listened and didn't respond honestly.

I totally agree. For the first few seasons, I didn't understand why Joel put up with Julia. She was demanding and selfish. I'm not surprised at all that their marriage is dissolving, just that it took so long for the writers to realize it.

That cracked me up so much. I have to call margaritas margs now.

Amazing.

For everyone wondering why Drew is pulling the hotties, I will tell you. He is a dreamy looking, sensitive, smart 18-year-old at Berkeley with amazing hair. My personal taste requires more nerdiness, but I know girls, beautiful girls, who would have been all over that.

Agreed. I wish she'd just leave Ethan alone. He hit her, for eff's sake.