oh god ew.

This post is SO, like, psychoanalytical. lol! Well done, you.

Yeah, the Barrymores.... are a different type of family than most. I think she has had to define clear boundaries around who is her family for self-preservation reasons.

lol yup those are some DILATED pupils.

I dunno. To paraphrase the quote by character Ms. Norbury (played by actress Tina Fey) in the 2004 film "Mean Girls":

Oh. Whenever I click on my posts they look grey. So I just assumed I was still "in the greys". I always did find it so hard to prove my legitimacy though. I don't mind a way of separating honest commenters from trolls, as long as it is effective.

Secretary of Soul sounds like the best job in the world, and the perfect job for him!

Ohhh. I would do about anything to see them live.

Um. I still worry about that. Someone wrote a whole book about that and I CAN NEVER READ THAT BOOK BUT I FEEL LIKE I WANT TO READ IT BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO READ IT HEEELLLLPPPPPPPP.

Yes! Exactly! Corgis you are so smart. It must be the Newf blood. ;)

Me too!

"the stalker edit"

Did you watch it?

Yeah, there's no way Nick's emotion was contrived. He was visibly, palpably nervous and upset. When he talked, he sounded like he had a mouth stuffed with cotton balls. I genuinely felt for him, and I have almost never had that experience with a bachelor person before. Except Des, when Brooks took off.

hunnerd percent this.

Conforming to gender stereotypes is important to your mother.

Agreed. He seems to be to be a sensitive man who doesn't censor his feelings and try to cover it all up with some sort of bravado. I liked him all season, but I can also see why she didn't pick him. Being with someone so vulnerable might be worth it, but would be a lot of emotional work.

I so cannot wait for that. My friend and I are doing wine-and-shitshow viewing parties each week.