Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

The merge episode of Survivor is always one of the best episodes of every season, and this one lived up to the hype. I’ve been soooooo looking forward to this particular episode ever since the them of Season 40 was announced, as it also featured The Edge of Extinction Return Challenge where one of the previously voted-out winners got a chance to re-enter the game. I was literally shaking in anticipation and even for several minutes after the challenge, as it did not disappoint (well, depending I guess on who exactly you were rooting for). We’re now not only into the post-merge, but the jury phase of the game too, as new alliances and battle lines are being drawn and re-drawn nearly every episode.

As I do at the beginning of every recap, please heed the following: Remember that this recap assumes that you have already seen this week’s episode of Survivor: Winners at War. If you have not and don’t want to be spoiled, please come back later! It’s important to add that while we WILL hit on all of the important developments of the episode, this is not a linear “blow-by-blow” recap. It is more of a discussion and reaction of what we just witnessed together.

CLICK THE CONTINUE READING BUTTON FOR MORE, AND THIS IS YOUR LAST *SPOILER* WARNING!

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Boston Rob was so close! What an amazing, heart-breaking finish to The Edge of Extinction Return Challenge. A big congrats to Tyson, who found himself back in the game, the only old-schooler now playing outside of The Edge. His Fire Token purchase of a giant jar of peanut butter a few episodes back will continue to be a topic of conversation and debate, and now the spotlight is on that decision. Did that boost of protein propel him to win this challenge? I doubt it, with a peanut-butter-less Rob being able to finish mere split-seconds behind Tyson. But Tyson is back in and Rob is not, and that’s all that matters for now. And Tyson, one of the big personalities and “legends” of the game, was barely even mentioned as a threat once back. That’s how quickly this game can change.

But oh was Boston Rob close to getting back in. Pooling his Fire Tokens together with Amber, he purchased an advantage in the Return Challenge, and still presumably has an Immunity Idol as well that he purchased. He would have been back in the game, guaranteed immunity at least for the first Tribal Council, and would have had Amber still fighting for him on The Edge…a guaranteed stream of future advantages at his disposal. That, and it was his last shot to live out his dream scenario of somehow finishing the game sitting next to his wife Amber, who could have plausibly re-entered the game later during the one remaining Return Challenge. It was all right there.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

And while I think Boston Rob‘s return would have made for better TV than Tyson‘s, let’s remember that even after this crushing defeat, Rob, Amber, Danni, Ethan, Natalie, Parvati and Yul all still have a chance to not only return to the game, but to win the game…I’m hedging my bets that this challenge won’t happen until Finale night, which is Wednesday, May 6th, which means that one of them has a chance to return when there is probably six or seven people left in the game. So don’t count any of them out just yet.

Tyson dissolving into the background once back in the game only speaks to how drastically the dynamics have shifted since he was voted out. The game-play among these winners is so next-level, it’s been pure fun to watch thus far, and I’m sure it’s going to keep ramping up until someone is eventually crowned as a two-time winner, and hands-down the best to have ever played the game through 40 seasons. And it is fun to watch these new-school players now have to go after one another now that all of the old-schoolers have been sent away. The contrast in their styles couldn’t be more apparent, so let’s go through some of them one by one, in no particular order:

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Denise. Now dubbed “The Queen-Slayer” for her impressive move that knocked Sandra from her throne, Denise went to “under-the-radar” to “Incoming! Incoming!” right quick. But anyone who remembers her play the first time around knows that her game exists best when her back is against the wall…after all, she was present at every single Tribal Council during her season, and still managed to come out on top. Knocking out Queen Sandra was impressive, but so was this first Individual Immunity win. Her winning challenges will only bolster her reputation this season, but she managed to get through another three days, while also keeping her closest ally Adam safe and mostly sound.

Adam. Speaking of Adam, he’s played a reckless, all-over-the-place game so far, but there he is. Still in the game. Love his style or hate it, the dude has now played Survivor for 58 days and has yet to have his torch snuffed. In a season of big moves and bigger personalities, Adam’s style might just be perfect enough to be “that guy” that others feel they want to sit next to at the end…and if Adam – or any of these winners – are sitting at the end, I don’t care who it is, they will have a compelling story. And with a massive jury (presumably, if nobody else quits the game or is medically-evacuated), we’re looking at a record-large jury consisting of 16 jury members…so anything is possible.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Ben. In the same boat, somewhat, with Adam is Ben. He’s reckless, sort of a goofball, and a bit chaotic, but he too has yet to have his torch snuffed. That, and he continues to be at the center of things. Perception might be the thing Ben struggles with if he were to make it to the end…even though he’s been involved in a lot of major moves, will the others see him as master or puppet? His season, he went on an improbable late run, finding Immunity Idol after Immunity Idol, a finish that isn’t likely to be duplicated this time around. Will Ben be considered stable enough by the others to go deep with? A true wild card I say.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Jeremy. This dude is on point and playing a great game, and let’s not forget he still is hanging on to his “duck out at a Tribal Council” advantage, which will surely come in handy at some point. He also was in the “poker alliance” that hasn’t been referenced too much lately on the show, but who are quietly still around, and having just grown by one with the re-introduction of Tyson. Losing Wendell must have been a blow, but it also looks like Jeremy was in on the Wendell vote, so what we saw on the show this week might have been a case of good, sneaky editing. He’s a big target, but there are lots of big targets, and Jeremy has several paths to the end, if he can just play his cards right (see what I did there?).

Tony. Once afraid he’d be the very first vote-out, Tony has found himself at the merge, on the right side of the numbers, and nobody is talking about him at all. That to me, is damn impressive. Surely others will gun for him at some point, it’s just a matter of time, but I think universally we’d all agree that Tony has surpassed all expectations that I think anyone except for Tony had for him coming into this season.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Sophie. There is a new “Queen” a-brewin’, and her name is Sophie. Talk about surpassing expectations, but Sophie has been one of the best surprises of this season and a previous winner that I think was overlooked and underrated by everyone in and out of the game. She’s been owning the game thus far, and she’s so smart and aware of what’s going on. Remember, Sophie still possesses an Immunity Idol and her calm approach to the game (as she described at Tribal Council tonight) is simply bad-ass. Is she on anybody’s radar? The thing about Sophie this season is, she doesn’t want to turn into that player that the audience at home knows should have won, but the players in the game can’t see her merits. She’ll need to do something out in the open and big before this thing is said and done, to have any chance of winning, but wow has she been playing a near flawless game thus far.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Nick and Michele. I’m lumping them in together only because it appears that they were the two that were left out in the cold following Wendell‘s blindside. Michele’s storyline this season has been tied to her relationship with Wendell, and also her feeling that she somehow needed to prove herself out there. I think next week is a big week for Michele in that department. How will she rebound from this setback? Does she deserve a place among the “best” of all-time? Or does her story end as a cautionary tale, of not letting her emotions for her ex-boyfriend derail her game? Time will tell. As for Nick, I think Nick is in trouble, and that’s about all I have to say about that.

Kim. While all of this drama and plotting back-and-forth is going on, Kim Spradlin-Wolfe, one of the most dominant winners of all-time, continues to drift on by without even a thought from the others. How is Kim not considered a humongous target? She can and will win challenges, and the further she gets in this game, the more deadly she becomes…will Kim have a good enough resumé this season though? Merely making it to the end given her reputation coming into the game might be more than enough to crown her the new Queen of Survivor.

Sarah. One would think that Sarah is in a good spot: She has her “Cops-R-Us” alliance intact with Tony, and she’s  good with Jeremy and Sophie. She also still has a “steal a vote” advantage. But Nick is targeting her next week, which will raise her profile, but Sarah is actually in a fairly good spot I’d say coming into the merge. She too, can definitely win this thing.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Since we’ve already hit on The Edge of Extinction players and have already chatted about Tyson, we’re down to Wendell, the newest occupant on The Edge of Extinction. He’s a great player, no doubt, but he played a game this season that was a bit too “out in front” which was completely opposite of his game the last time around where he sort of just stayed cool and let Dom take all the bullets. Maybe his win got to his ego, maybe he figured he couldn’t play the same sort of game and win again, who knows. He clearly had Jeremy pulling for him, which ended up not being enough when Sophie wanted him gone. I feel bad that we as viewers never quite got closure on his relationship with Michele, which had been such a major theme of this season thus far and now it’s just sort of over.

With the merge episode now behind us, this seems to me to be a very unpredictable stretch. Often times, the merge reveals a clear majority and a clear minority, but things feel so jumbled up, with underlying relationships, old and new tribal alliances and several other factors coming into play. I think it means that the best is yet to come this season, as we enter into the game’s next and most important phase.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

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Legacy Watch: Since the game of Survivor will forever be changed as this season rolls along, I’ve added a new segment where we’ll take a look at whose game legacy’s have taken a hit, and whose have risen, based on the actions of this week’s episode. When Tyson had been voted-out earlier this season, I had noted that I didn’t think his overall legacy took much of a hit. Obviously by him winning in epic fashion over Boston Rob and re-entering the game, he has bolstered his legacy and positions himself to build upon it even further based on how things shake out for him the rest of this season. As for Wendell, his legacy takes a bit of a hit, only because of how his game so drastically changed from his winning season, but also for how the edit portrayed him as one of this season’s biggest pre-merge heels.

Episode Take-Away: For me, this was the best and most highly-anticipated episodes of the season, as I found myself completely enthralled by the Return Challenge and the different ways the winner of said challenge might have affected the rest of this season. I love all of the contestants this year, but there would have been a few disappointing outcomes (like for me, that would have included Ethan, Danni or Amber coming back into the game). My BEST outcome would have been for Boston Rob to re-enter, just because of how interesting that would have been to watch, but also I was rooting heavily on a personal level for my fav Survivor player in history, Yul Kwan. That would have been awesome had he won. Second to them, I was really cheering for Natalie as well as Parvati, so I guess Tyson coming back into the game was like a mid-tier outcome…it could have been better, but it definitely could have been worse.

As for the game itself, I do feel like the inclusion of the Return Challenge this episode made the late-episode scrambling feel a bit rushed, and I’d have loved to have had a final scene between Michele and Wendell given all that has come before. And I found it super-interesting just to see how things will start to fall into place now that we have everyone all in one spot post-merge.

One last thing of note: It’s interesting to see that the Fire Token menu went up in value, making these things even more valuable…that and the fact that Immunity Challenge winners also will receive a Fire Token in addition to Immunity. I still feel like how these Fire Tokens are managed down the stretch will become a huge factor in the outcome of the game.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

FIRE TOKEN/ADVANTAGE TALLY (current)

Michele: 4 FT

Nick: 3 FT

Jeremy: 2 FT, 1 “leave Tribal before it begins” advantage

Sophie: 2 FT, two-halves of an Immunity Idol

Denise: 2 FT

Sarah: 1 FT, a “Steal a Vote” Advantage

Kim, Tony, Adam, Ben, Ethan, Danni: 1 FT

Natalie: 0 FT, 1 Immunity Idol

Boston Rob: 0 FT, 1 Immunity Idol

Amber, Parvati, Yul, Tyson, Wendell: 0 FT

Sandra: Out of the Game

Edge of Extinction Return Challenge Winner: Tyson, returns back into the game

Voted Out This Week: Wendell

Won Immunity: Denise (1) and Jeremy (1)

Vote: No advantages or Idols played. 9 – Wendell (Tony, Sarah, Sophie, Jeremy, Kim, Ben, Adam, Denise, Tyson, ), 3 – Adam (Wendell, Nick, Michele).  Wendell gave one Fire Token to Michele and one to Nick.

Survivor: Winners At War Episode 8 Recap: Peanut Butter, Jury Time

Next Week’s Episode: Nick has a new “duty” in the game after feeling scorned by Wendell‘s blindside: To take out everyone that double-crossed him. He sets his sights on Sarah, who seems to not be having any of it.

Quick Note! I appreciate that you are reading this recap! Those that have followed me also know that I am also a RottenTomatoes-approved film critic, and with the current coronavirus pandemic, I’ve been putting movie reviews on hold, mainly since none are being released in theaters. In the meantime however, I encourage you to check out my past movie reviews as I am the film critic and Executive Producer of the TV show, “Movie Show Plus,” the #1-rated local program in the Detroit-market (episodes are also available online at the website, www.MovieShowPlus.com.) As always, the easiest way to get all of my Survivor coverage and movie reviews is to follow me on Twitter – @tomsantilli – or on Facebook.

TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THIS EPISODE? ARE YOU HAPPY THAT TYSON IS THE ONE THAT RE-ENTERED THE GAME? AND WHO ARE YOU NOW THINKING IS BEST POSITIONED TO WIN IT ALL?

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Vanderpump Rules Recap: Prank’d

Katie Maloney Vanderpump Rules

Katie Maloney Vanderpump Rules

Things are happening on Vanderpump Rules. Dramatic things! Jax Taylor turned 40. We do not need to celebrate any more milestones for him, though. Raquel Leviss is suddenly finding herself included in things. I can’t tell if that’s because Kristen Doute is finally finding herself EXcluded for not making Carter her official ex, or if it’s because Lala Kent wants to eviscerate Raquel in public. Or because James Kennedy has finally sobered up and everyone wants to experience the potential shit-show that is Sober James?

Lisa Vanderpump meets Ariana Madix for a little horseplay. Lisa has taught her horse to talk, likes to make-out with him, and can conjure his wiener on demand. Lisa is one step away from Carole Baskin, and Ken better watch out before he finds himself fed to a pen full of tiny ponies. You know Lisa’s next wedding will feature a slavish weirdo wearing a pink hassled horse saddle while she holds him by the literal reigns.

(Please watch Tiger King. I will be recapping a couple episodes, and we need to discuss.)

Anyhoodle, back on track to the other show about a crazy menagerie! Here we are on Vanderpump Rules. Katie Maloney shows up at Stassi Schroeder‘s holding a literal trough full of In & Out to cure their hangover. Stassi is sprawled on the sofa in schlubby PJs bemoaning how Kristen made her get wasted. Look, these two need to get In-volved in something besides themselves and OUT-of the house doing something that doesn’t involve alcohol. That’s not gonna happen though. Instead Katie having a girl’s wine night and invited every single person she knows except for Kristen.

 

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Katie is probably only having this party solely to have something to exclude Kristen from. Katie and Stassi are so desperate to prove a point that Kristen is axed that even Raquel is invited.

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On the other side of town Raquel wakes up fresh-faced and chipper, wearing matching jammies and a perfect pony. She confronts James about whether or not he was drinking at a party last week, like Lala claims, and James denies it. James also realizes that if he’d been drunk at Tom 1‘s birthday party he would’ve lashed out at Lala and caused a big scene, which Lisa would’ve heard about (aka Lala’s plan), but instead he left with his dignity in tact. Something he’s never experienced before. Lisa has become James’ sober companion and is calling every day for reports on his sobriety, and now he has something good to share.

Later while Raquel is at work Katie calls to issue the invitation. Raquel accepts but predicts that Lala will try to fuck Raquel has such nice manners. Honestly she could teach a class to the rest of these hoodlums. Starting with Brett Caprioni!

Vanderpump Rules Brett Caprioni Scheana Marie

Brett runs a YouTube channel where he personally trains his anonymous audience of women everywhere. Hoping to broaden his audience he asks Scheana Marie to be a guest to discuss being a young divorcee.  Scheana’s eyes take on the shiny glaze of someone who has just been asked out. Brett can smell the desperation emanating like a Walmart perfume, and clarifies that he sees her as JUST A FRIEND. He drives this point home over and over again, but Scheana considers it a moving a point. One that on an Instagram survey is sliding right towards ‘Best Friend who I fuck and try to trap into a realationsip.”

 

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Brett actually compares Scheana to a guy friend, but she still sees that rejection as a personal challenge. These two are literally speaking two different languages like a couple on 90 Day Fiance. Is Brett smarter than every other guy at SUR in escaping her talons? We’ll see, my friends (pun intended)!

Brett reiterates that he is SO NOT THAT INTO SCHEANA by referring to her as a “middle aged woman” to all his subscribers on the actual video. Scheana is 34. Um, ‘scuse me – what middle-aged woman goes on a date and has sex 4x in one night!? Scheana is fun! She’s spunky! She’s spry! Shy has energy! She’s spontaneous! Her vagina is still naturally moist! If you want middle-aged, head over to the valley where Jax is celebrating his 40th!

Finally Scheana gets a clue that Brett is a fucking asshole when he also refers to her as a “fuck girl” and dogs her out for sleeping around trying to find Mr. Right. Basically she’s a desperate cougar. This guy is GROSS.

Tom Schwartz Vanderpump Rules

To celebrate Jax’s entrance into a new and probably just as horrid decade, Tom 1 invites Tom 2 and Max Boyens over to help him play a little prank: he wants to TP Jax’s house while he’s out to lunch. WASTING TP in the era of Coronavirus?! The shaaaaaaame! Tom 2 thinks it’s a bad idea because Tom and Jax are in such a bad place, but Tom 1 won’t be deterred. Even when Tom 1 tries to loosen Tom 2’s rationale by feeding him beer bongs, he still refuses to help, leaving Tom 1 to make Max his sidekick. Tom 2 is deeply afraid of Jax’s rage, whereas Tom 1 thinks going the extra mile (or ply) is just the thing to get a friendship back on track. He even writes “Old Fart” in shaving cream on the driveway.

Predictably Jax is furious and immediately suspects Tom 1, but Tom is prepared with an alibi: he pretends he was also TP’d! He literally threw TP on his own bushes.  Jax vows revenge. At least Brittany Cartwright laughed.

Kristen Doute Vanderpump Rules

Continuing the trend of pay it forward, Scheana calls Kristen to warn her before she sees on social media (and you know everyone will be insta’ing this intentionally to rub in Kristen’s face) that Katie is throwing a wine night and everyone with a vagina except her is invited. Even Charli Burrnett, this weird girl who sometimes scuttles around SUR mumbling pasta, and Danica Dow, whom Katie thought was the homeless person living in the SUR dumpster.  Scheana postulates that Lisa may have even been there if she weren’t heading to London for her mother’s funeral. SO thoughtful Scheana. Then Scheana chirps that she’ll see Kristen at Jax’s party and leaves Kristen to drink with her dogs.

 

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James preps Raquel for the “feeding frenzy” that will likely descend upon her once these girls get a little wine in them. With Kristen not invited Raquel will have to be their entertainment!

Scheana brought stringed cheese to the party. With their little single packets. The cheese that stands alone. Being slowly eaten away at. Lord, I love an unintentional irony! Everyone is dressed cute, but casual and in a cheerful mood, until  Lala walks in, dressed waaaay up and overly sexy and with a serious chip on her shoulder. Did Rand revoke some PJ privileges? Was this when the Fofty dramz was going down and Lala was supposed to be on house arrest?

Lala Kent Vanderpump Rules

Lala decides to ruin the party by announcing to Raquel that she needs to go sit in the corner, which is her place. See, Lala heard from Jax, of all reliable sources, that Raquel was bragging about telling Lala to shut the fuck up  at Tom’s birthday, so now it’s time to remind Raquel who’s boss by trying to embarrass her in front of everyone. Except for all the narratives about how dumb Raquel is she swiftly and promptly informs Lala that she is not impressed or intimidated by her. “If we don’t all agree that Lala is a bully, we can at least all agree that she’s a bitch,” explains Raquel.

Lala pretends she was just trying to see if James was OK when she confronted Raquel at Tom’s party, but YEAH FUCKING RIGHT.

Raquel Leviss Vanderpump Rules

Thankfully Raquel was completely nonplussed and composed as she calmly reminded Lala that if she cared she wouldn’t have been making accusations about his relationship with Logan Noh. Then Lala went off and started screaming at everyone, even telling Stassi to stay in her lane. Honestly is Lala mentally, like, OK? Perhaps Charli is right (she’s the new idiot savant here): Lala still has feelings for James, and is projecting onto Raquel. I thinks its more that Lala resents no longer being able to control James. Suddenly Raquel has more power in the dynamic than Lala does. Raquel used to always come second to Lala, but not anymore, and what’s worse is that Raquel knows this. Raquel has found her power and her voice, and I love it.

Meanwhile Lala is ranting like a crazy person in the subway. Maybe she’s not as happy in love as she pretends to be…

James Kennedy Raquel Leviss Vanderpump Rules

The next morning Raquel is scarcely bothered by Lala’s outburst and is more focused on how James‘ AA meeting went. James is finding his center away from alcohol. Let’s hope this positive progression continues.

 

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Now entering the downward spiral, Jax, the man who complained about theme parties being annoying, is throwing an 80’s themed birthday. Revisionist history is Jax’s thing, so he claims he wasn’t wearing a costume – he just dresses like Brett Michael everyday! Everyone pretty much ignores Kristen as she struggles to learn why Stassi and Katie hate her so much. The answer is Carter, lurking awkwardly around like a squatter. This guy really does not ever get clue that he’s not wanted. Brittany is the only friend Kristen has at this point and Brittany’s resolve might be waning under the powerful spell of the remaining Witches of ValleyHoe.

Jax is still miffed at Tom 1 for the TPing. Even after Tom gives him a samurai sword signed by Randy Jackson to solidify an inside joke from one of their earliest friendship memories. For Tom’s birthday Jax gave him… [crickets]. Tom is too good for this Vanderpumpian world!

Tom 2 gave Jax a foot fetish prosthetic foot that has a silicone vagina attached. Too fucking gross to even contemplate, yet I cannot get that vision out of my mind. BLERGH. Ariana, who has been watching HGTV decides to repurpose it as a shot glass holder for the after party they are hosting for Jax at their place. Instead of appreciating it Jax complains that they spent all this money on a party, but haven’t bought a couch. He actually whines to Brittany, “Where am I supposed to sit down?!” Jax is the most ungrateful loser the land has ever known. I want to stomp his face with that silicone fetish foot.

Tom Sandoval Vanderpump Rules

Since Rand and Lala are such a power couple, always trying to do right by everyone, Rand went ahead and planned the ultimate prank to get Tom back by having fake cops arrest him for vandalism. Why is Rand even involved in this? Rand -go back to being the anonymous “My Man” in Lala’s shadowy imagination.

Tom is completely blindsided by the phony arrest, but complies believing it’s real. Poor Katie was completely panicked as they cuffed Tom and put him in a cop car. Just as Ariana is starting to freak out on Jax, Rand and Jax reveal themselves. Tom is a good sport (as always) and is actually honored someone put this much thought into pranking him, but Katie is genuinely upset and emotional thinking one of her friends was about to be arrested. She’s probably so upset because deep down he knows Jax would call the cops on Tom because he’s petty and vicious.

 

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Tom Schwartz Vanderpump Rules

Then out of the night comes the next dark passenger: Tom 2! Tom is furious that Katie is trying to ruin the party. In an out of body experience he repeatedly tells her to shut up and snarks that this is why they don’t have sex. Tom 1 desperately tries to get Tom 2 to stop saying such awful things. Even Beau Clark tries to talk Tom down, but Tom tells him to shut up too.

Katie Maloney Vanderpump Rules

The the emotional floodgates have been opened and Tom 2 is airing allllll their dirty laundry. Hanging that shit from the trees and vandalizing Tom 1‘s house with it. Katie looks defeated as she sulks away, insisting that she’s not mad. The worst is while berating her as a moron and an idiot who he isn’t attracted to Tom still tries to get Katie to leave with him, but she sends him home alone. Thankfully.

I really wish these two would’ve split when they had the chance. Instead they went through with a second sham marriage to legitimatize the first sham marriage. Will the toxic cyclical farce never end? Their relationship, if you can even call it that, is to quote Tom 2, “gross.”

TELL US – DID KATIE DESERVE TOM’S VERBAL ABUSE? DID RAQUEL PUT LALA IN HER PLACE? DID JAX’S REVENGE PRANK GO TOO FAR? 

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