Getting ghosted by 2 dates... Love is Blind US S8 E10-12 and The White Lotus S3 E3 Recaps!

EP #36: Ellen has been feeling a little run down and overwhelmed and on top of that... got ghosted by TWO dates. But at least we can enjoy the fruits of TV... thank you Love is Blind and The White Lotus!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:40 What I've been up to this past week
• 20:29 Love is Blind US S8
• 26:47 The White Lotus S3 E3 Analysis

Transcript

>> Ellen: 0:00

Hey guys. Welcome back to Reasonably Certain. My name is Ellen. This is episode 36 and it's 241am M yeah, yeah, yeah. I've just been swamped this week and uh, literally I I don't know, I don't know where the time has gone. I've been feeling a little bit like overwhelmed. And so

it's u uh, 2: 0:23

41 in the morning and I'm filming this. So it's not go going toa be a super long episode because I need to go to bed so that I can be a functioning human being tomorrow. But I wanted to first talk about my week a little bit and then I'm probably going to jump right into love his blind and white lotus. We know this by now. It's been a few weeks. These two shows are consuming all of my brainower. Okay. And I love it. Don't get me wrong. I love it. But just bear with me for the time being until these shows are over. This is basically gonna be a TV podcast. Okay. Um, um, but I had kind of an exciting week because like I started booking trips so my parents are gonna come visit me soon. I'm excited for that. And then I did book my 30th birthday trip. So I will be in Miami. Yeah. So I'm very excited for that. And I've never been to Miami, so if you have any tips, let me know. Uh, uh, and yeah, so I, you know, it was a lot of like booking trips, checking flight prices. U uh, I ended up I should have bought my flight to Miami last week, but I was like, oh, it's so early. Like maybe I don't know if I want to go yet. And I just wasn't ready. But it was only €450 last week and then it went up to 614. But then of course by the time you choose like main cabin, um, and because I don't book basic economy anymore, I used to when it would still allow you to pick a seat like after the fact. But now basic economy doesn't even let you pick a seat. I don't even think it lets you pay for a seat after the fact. So I chose main cabin so that I could pick a seatash pay for seat because I'm flying a combination of Air France and Delta. So yeah, it ended up being like €780 or something after all of that, which is really annoying. But for a round trip to the US I'm not crying about it because when I fly home to Minnesota every time it's been minimum 15, €500 minimum. So I basically just got a round trip flight to the US for half that on Delta Air. Francis. So I'm not mad about it. I'm not mad about it. And you can fly cheaper. But I am a snob and I'm disgusted by upholstered DEC seats. We had this conversation in the last episode, I believe, when I was talking about how I'm disgusted with hotel rooms that have carpet and upholstery. I feel the same about airplane seats, especially if it's an overseas flight and I'm going to be sitting there for nine hours. I need to be able to disinfect the seed. I can't do that. If it's carpet, I can't. So there's like Iberia Air, Virgin Atlantic and a few other airlines that I could have chosen from, but I checked and it's some of their overseas aircrafts do have leather seats or pleather seats. I don't know what they're made out of, but do have like non porous seats and some of them don't. And I don't want to take a chance. Okay, so at least I've been a very loyal Delta and Delta partner flyer for probably eight years now. And I don't know, it's just one of those things where once you start, you can't go back. So if that makes me a snob, I guess it does. Um, but yeah. So at least I have a trip to look forward to now. So that's exciting. I need to save up money because when I was looking at Miami restaurants, one cocktail at like the average restaurant is $23. Yeah, I'm like, I'm not for a freaking cocktail. Like I when I pay €16 at like a fancy hotel bar here in Barcelona, I'm like, u ouch, that hurt. Like €10,€11 is great, but a lot of places have them for like 14, 15, €16 and I've gotten used to paying that. But then I saw$23 and I was like, what? What if I want to have four drinks? That'snna that's gonna run me a hundred bucks. Not including any food or any other non alcoholic drinks. What? I was like, I'm just gonna bring a bottle of alcohol and sneak a flask in with me everywhere then. But like, even if you get a non alcoholic drink, it's still 12, 13 bucks for like a glass of pop. What? I do appreciate free water though. Wait, maybe I should just be going to all the restaurants with like a um, mo in one pocket and A flask of tequila in the other pocket. Ca becausee then if I just get waters, I can just be like, ding, ding, ding, ding and make my own drinks at the table. Because if, uh, I want a few cocktails for the evening, I'm gonna need a few 100 bucks just for some food and cocktails. And then I'm gonna do that for 10 days in a row. No, no, no. I mean, I'm not gonna be doing that every single day anyway. But I'm just saying, like, that's crazy. That's crazy anyways, and I've just been feeling, like, really stretched thin. I don't know why. I mean, do I know why? I don't know why. I I maybe maybe I just did too much over the past weekend that it was just like too much for me. Um, um. But I did go to this, uh, uh, community, I guess you could call it called weigo. They had a launch party and I joined and I had a lot of mutual friends that joined and were at the launch party. So that was nice. But even though I I do feel that I am good at socializing, it is draining. I'm notnna lie. After, like, a whole evening of meeting, like, I probably met like 15 new people. And then I went to Libertine for a cocktail and I met two new people there as well. They were super cool. Like, everyone I met, of course, was very nice, but it is draining. And I was supposed to. Oh, yeah, I have to tell you guys this. I was supposed to go on two dates this weekend. That's really crazy for you guys. That's really crazy for me. Um, um, yeah, two dates because one guy was from London and he was here for the weekend for his friend's birthday party. And then the other guy I matched with, uh, just already lived here, but he was like, hey, do you want to get together on Sunday? And the London guy was like, hey, are you free on Saturday? And I'm like, hey, I am. Let's make something work. Let's make the magic happen. And neither date happened. Yeah. Yeah. And thankfully I'm not like, super upset about it. Uh, like, I think a year ago I would have been, like, absolutely distraught. Although the situation a year ago was, like, a bit more offensive. And this weekend it was not really, like, offensive. It was just kind of like. It's not like they were like, ghost. Well, the guy from London was definitely not trying to ghost me. Like, he seemed actually pretty nice and normal. We even FaceTimed for 15 minutes just to, like, try and coordinate but he was at a villa like 30 minutes north by car, 30 minutes north of Barcelona. And I was like, so are you going to come into the city center or like, I'm not going there. So you can either come to the city center or like, I guess we're just not going to be seeing each other. So I kept telling him like, I will be available from like 5 or like 3 to 6pm and then I was like, okay, I can maybe meet for a cocktail, but I'm only staying out till 11pm I just don't stay out later than that. And he's like, oh, we're gonna have a table at Shoko. You should come with us. And I was like, no, no. At first they were gonna go to Opium. And I was like, what are we, 19? No, I'm not going to a beach club. Also, it's cold. I don't want to stay out near the beach in the middle of the night. So no. And he, of course it was not his birthday trip, so like he was kind of at the becking call of his. His like birthday friend. And so he wasn't the one that was in charge of the schedule. And he was just trying to like coordinate with me, but also like not ditch his friend. I mean, understandably, like, he's there for his friend first and foremost. And then if he can squeeze in like a couple hours to hang out with me and see if we vibe, then that's great. So it just didn't end up happening. We tried to end up meeting on Sunday evening instead. I was, I told him no Sunday because I was expecting to be on the other date. So I was like, oh, I have a, you know, I'm hanging out with my friend on Sunday. Heh. He. And then the other guy that lives here just like never messaged me back, which is fine. He seemed really nice though. So I was like confuseduse. He didn't seem weird at all. It seems like he was genuinely interested in like getting together. I don't know. But I mean, hey, we all have days where we're just like e not really interested. And then we just don't message back. I'm not really offended by it, like, whatever. But yeah, so me and the guy that lives here, we're messaging all day Saturday. And then at like 10pm I was like, so are we getting get it together tomorrow still or whatus? You were the one who suggested it. You just tell me like, where do you want to meet? When? And then he just never responded. So then by like 4pm on Sunday, I messaged the London guy and I was like, so actually I will be free. And I was like, I'll be free like before you go to dinner. So like you should come to the city center before your dinner reservation because

their dinner reservation was until 9: 9:43

30. And I was like, it's a Sunday, so I can definitely 100% hang out before

9: 9:51

30. Before that is great. So. And I was like, you know that I don't want to stay out late from our conversation yesterday. And now it's a Sunday night and I'm not partying on a Sunday night especially. So like, let's really bring up the timeline here. But they didn't even go into the city center to eat. This is what I don't understand about what guys plan thinks. I'm like, I could understand if it was girls because like they want to go shower, get dressed, redo their hair, redo their makeup in between breakfast and dinner. Sometimes, like on a trip, right? Guys don't need to do all that. So when he messaged me on Sunday, I was leaving my brunch at uh,

like 3:45 or no, at like 4: 10:30

00pm and he's like, we're just getting into the city center to eat breakfast at 4pm And I

was like, but you have dinner reservations at 9: 10:38

30. Okay, like that's fine. I don't care. I mean, eat whenever you want to eat. But my point was like, he said that they're gonna eat and then go back to the villa and then get ready for dinner and then come back to the city center. I was like, why are you staying in a villa 30 minutes outside of the city if you're spending so many, uh, so much money and time sitting in a taxi going back and forth? Like if you what? Like by the time you finish

eating breakfast, it's gonna be 5: 11:11

30pm and then you only have four hours between then and dinner. And you knew you wouldn't have that much time to come see me if you really wanted to see me. So if you were smart, you would have planned ahead, been ready for dinner already, stayed in the city center to hang out with me, and then just pass the time by until your friends come back if they really did truly need to go all the way back to the villa just to get ready for dinner. I was like, what do you need to do? Slap some cologne on and like put a nice pair of pants and a shirt on? Brush your hair? Like, I'm like, how could it take you that long to get ready that you need to go back again. Like, I could understand if it was a group of girls that, like, needed to go get ready, but, like, what do you need to do? Like, throw on some moisturizer and like, a T shirt and jeans. I just. I was like, what do you mean you need to go back and get ready? And he's like, we're going to be getting ready for a while for dinner. Getting ready for what? So I wasn't annoyed. That was more so just like, the planning here makes no sense to me. And he was like, no, I mean, like, you know how guys, like, they never plan properly. I was like, oh, I know. I mean, I know. It's just annoying. And he's like, can you get together after dinner? And like, I didn't want to tell him how close close I lived to where they were getting dinner, but I was like, well, I do live close. So if you finish dinner by like, 11 maybe, since I already have makeup on it, I'm already dressed from my brunch, maybe, maybe because I live close, if I lived more than 10 minutes away, I wouldn't have gone. But maybe I can meet you at 11 and then I'm not staying past 12 because, like, I have to work in the morning and that I can't stay past midnight. That's just not go going toa happen. And then he texted me, or I texted him at 10pm I was like, dude, okay, this is. This is where I'm gonna make the decision. Like, if you're not finishing up dinner soon, I'm going to bed. And then at

like, 10: 13:03

40, he's like, sorry, we're running super late. I'm like, does this mean you're not at dinner yet? Does this mean you're just getting your food? Like, I don't know what that means. But I was like, okay, good night. Have a great time. Bye. Like, I'll probably see you never. But it was fine. I was just kind of like, why? Like, I knew that I probably wasn't going to see him because I was like, whatever. I mean, if he really wanted to, he would have planned ahead better. Um, but then, yeah. And then I just never heard from the other guy. Still haven't. It's been like four days, so. Yeah. We were so close yet so far, but, you know. Yeah, anyways, so I'm not really holding my breath. I'm definitely not really, like, holding my. I'm not holding my breath to speak to either of those guys. Like, whatever. I'm pretty sure those are done and dusted. But if like, I just. It takes so long to find a guy on the app that I even consider like remotely good looking and normal. And then once they start speaking in the DMs or the app or whatever, they have to like, also not be a creepy weirdo. U. Uh, it's just like digging through the bottom of a barrel. But anyways, okay, so that was pretty much it. And then I'm also on a second round of antibiotics because my strep throat was lingering and I think it was just like lingering in my ears. And then now I have a bandaid on my ear because like my piercing got infected and I have a hunch that it was from like maybe my ear infection. I don't know. But that's my thought. I don't know because it was pretty, it was pretty bad. But now I'm on antibiotics again and I feel a lot better. I think I just needed a second round of a different antibiotic to really kick it out of my system. And yeah, so I hope that was really thrilling for you guys to hear. But no, I'm mostly excited about Miami. I like having a trip to look forward to. It motivates me so much more than having nothing to look forward to. So I am excited for that. But yeah, in general I've just been feeling like pretty low energy, pretty like just tired, uh, and feeling like I don't have enough time in the day to do everything and like I want toa take my content more seriously and finally like make a second salary through content. But it's just like I feel like I'm just trying and trying to like cut out every extra second of my day dedicated to like planning content, creating content, editing content, posting content or reaching out to brands or like networking on LinkedIn. And it's just like I know I'm. This is like very privileged and like probably annoying to hear, but like it just. I'm um, Like I feel like I'm trying to dig myself out of a hole every day and like I just keep digging it further down rather than trying to get myself out or it feels like when you're treading water and you're just like, damn, when am I gonna fucking reach the shallow end? Like, what the f. When can I stand up? Like, damn. So I think we can all relate to that a lot right now though because like, sometimes it just feels like like you see one thing about Trump on the news and then you're like, u, uh, what is life like? This is a real life black mirror episode. And then you have to, like, log on for a Google Meets meeting for work and be like, hey'so good to see you. How have your weekends been? Oh, my God, I'm so excited to help you with your, uh, designs and your. And then I always, like, I don't know if it's ma. I don't think it's masking, like, autistic masking. Sometimes I wonder, but then I'm like, no, I think everyone does the exact same thing. We all turn on our, like, quote unquote customer service or like, our work mask for the meeting. And for whatever reason, I don't. I don't hate it. Like, it's not like I hate it. I do enjoy speaking with my clients. But then I, as soon as the meeting ends, I'm like, oh, my God. And I feel like I just melt. And I'm like, I can't look at the screen for 10 minutes. Like, just don't. Just don't. Just don't. And then sometimes I sit there and I just stare out the window and I'm like, what is going on? Like, why? What is life? What is this? What is going on? What is going on? Because sometimes it just feels so dystopian because, like, we are truly. I think it's like the frog in boiling water. Uh, metaphor. Is that what that's called? Where, like, a frog doesn't realize it's boiling because if the water starts out cold, you don't realize the temperature change so much as if you were to just throw it into the pot already boiling. But, like, if you start in the water cold and it slowly gets hotter, you don't realize it's boiling until it's too late. And that's kind of like how the world feels right now. And, um, it's annoying that a lot of people don't realize that we're like, very much in end stage capitalism. And it's like, we're fully in it. We're fully in, like, fascist regime and stage capitalism, like, doomsdays. And u. Um, every time I feel like being like, oh, my God, like, I can't do this anymore. It doesn't matter. Because through every tragedy in history, people can't, like, the world keeps spinning. And if you want to, like, live and keep enjoying life a little bit, you have to keep pushing through. And so I know, like, humanity is very, uh, resilient. That's the word I was looking for. Humanity is very resilient. Every time you think you can't do it, you can. It's kind of like, the mental, uh, strength, like, especially with working out, like, every time you think you can't, you can always do one step more, you can always do one thing more, you can always do one day more. And I hate that realization. But today I was just really feeling like, what am I literally doing any of this for? It just feels like I'm just spinning in circles every day and getting nowhere for, like, years, even though I need to, like, acknowledge progress that I have made and that will help me get out of that thought loop a little bit. But, I mean, I think we can all rant and relate about this a little bit. Like, oh, my God. It just feels like, like you're just trying and trying and trying. Like, I saw a TikTok that was like, I clawed so, um, motherfucking hard to get myself out of poverty into middle class. And Trump is just trying to punch my ass back down into poverty again. And it was like, I can't relate directly, but, like, it genuinely feels like you're trying to claw out of a hole and you're like, please. Like, I'm every. Clawing every day just like, trying to keep myself from, like, totally falling down this, like, well, or this, like, pit of despair and just being like, one more claw, one more day. I can keep climbing. I can keep climbing. And then it feels like someone's up there just like, punching you down, like, get down. Like, get back down. And you're like, no, please, no. I'm trying so hard. But you can't give up because. Well, I'm not talking about literally, like, give up, but you know what I mean? Like, you can't give up all the work you've done because it's like, you didn't come this far just to come this far. Like, you have to keep going. And like, every day that I get kind of melancholic and like, upset about life, I'm just like, well, what's the other option? There is no other option except keep going forward, even if you fucking hate it. Ah. Uh. But like, humanity keeps going forward no matter how crappy it is because you can't stop the money. Things still cost money even if the world is crumbling, you know, and that might sound kind of dramatic, but like, uh, u. That's just how I feel all this week. So don't mean to be a downer, but yeah, I'm kind of low energy, especially because it's now

3: 20:27

00am uh, let's get into Love is Blind. I'm going toa make these pretty brief today because I Only have one battery in my camera and I'm already about halfway through it. And, uh, uh, I also need to go to bed. We have Love is Blind. I believe it was episodes 10 through 12 this past Friday. And what did we see? I feel like it was so long ago already that I'm like, what did we even see? First of all, I thought that Monica's sister did her and Joey so dirty with their engagement photo shoot. I'm sorry, I am not a photographer, so I'm not a professional. But those specific types of photos where it's like, to me, I prefer when the exposure is a bit lower and you can actually see the details of the photo. But there is a very specific type of photographer that typically does engagement type of photo shoots or like, wedding photo shoots. That's like, the exposure and the brightness is just so high that it loses all of, like, the color and the detail in the photo. And to me, it just looks unfocused. And also, Monica had, like, why did they still have green? Actually, Joey had one on too. They still had, like, green wristbands on. Where they, like, are those, like, the all inclusive wristbands from their freaking trip in Honduras? Like, they didn't cut them off for the freaking engagement shoot. And, like, it's the same one. Like, like, a girl has, like, a hair binder on her wrist for her wedding day. It's like, take it off. Why do you have, uh, knickkn knacks on your wrists? It's ridiculous. So I thought that her sister did them so dirty with the photo shoot. And then she was also, like, the only thing she had against Joey was like, you're kind of energetic and like, we're a family of nappers. Did you see Monica when they did the reveal? She matched his energy perfectly. Like, she is also very hyper and, like, gets along with them well. And then also people were saying, like, how is she going to criticize him for being high energy? When literally when they first met him, they did a family jam session with random instruments. Yeah, right. Okay. Right. So I don't think that Joey and Monica are gonna get married, though. Like, I feel at their little. I think they were at the Como Zoo, uh, greenhouse. That was cute. I love that place. For their dinner. And, uh, just based off their conversation, I was like, yeah, I don't think they're gonna get married. They definitely seem like they just have friend vibes. Oh, yeah. And then the other thing that was really annoying was like, Ben and Sarah, like, the whole church thing, I loved Sarah's sister and her partner. I thought they were, like, perfect. I'm m so glad we had some, like, refreshing, normal takes on the television. Um, but it was nice to see that they were, like, not agreeing with Ben. And then Sarah was like, well, I'm fiscally conservative but socially liberal. And they were like, what? I thought we were done saying that, like, 10 years ago, but okay, so Sarah's still saying that. And I just think Ben is putting on such a fake Persona for the camera in, like, every scene. Like, it seems like he just wants to seem. Like he wants to seem a certain way on camera, for sure. Because he definitely is annoyed about how much Sarah'pushing back on, like, the church thing, the LGBTQ thing. Like, you can see there's, like, a twitch in the back of his eyes, and he's annoyed at how much she's pushing and asking for clarification. And he's, like, very annoyed by it, but he doesn't want to come off that way on camera. So you can see, like, I feel like his fuse is getting shorter and shorter. And I don't know. Taylor and Daniel. Cute as ever, as always. Their little ice skating date was very cute. And then who am I forgetting? Virginia and Devin. Yeah, they're not getting married. I think, like, the whole prenup thing, I'm glad she went through with it, but I feel like she knew that they're just not meant for each other. Or, like, I feel like her energy is so low around him, and maybe that's just how she naturally is, but I. I feel like she's trying to convince herself so hard that it could work, but she's like, at the end of the day, he'he's just not who she's meant to be with, so. Especially because they also had a politics conversation in bed, and she was the only one trying to be like, so do you have any really difficult questions for me? Like, we're about to get married. Like, he. Like, this is kind of, um, an important time to get everything off the table. And he's like, no, all, uh, good here. And she's like, well, how do you vote? How did you vote? Do your family vote? Like, are you Democrat? And then he's like, oh, uh, well, my family's Republican. What? And so they're clearly not on the same page. He doesn't want to come off, like, super Republican, but it's obvious. It's obvious. So I was like, dang. I. I guess I'm not that shocked, but I was a little shocked because I really did not expect that. But then as soon as that came out of his mouth like that, he's like, oh, well, my dad's a Republican. Okay, uh, okay, you know what? After looking at your whole family, it makes a lot of fucking sense. Makes a lot of sense. And then we had Ben and Sarah's like, wedding. Oh, yeah, we had like, the dress try ons and stuff and whatever. That was sweet. And then Ben and Sarah's wedding at the end of episode 12. And it cut off, like, right before they said what their answers were gonna be. So Sarah better say no. She better. So I guess we'll find out this Friday. And then I think the reunion is gonna be the following week. I believe. Uh, saw everyone's reunion looks. Um, um, why do they always choose, like, the worst photos of everyone? Like, do they not give them tips on how to pose for the camera or something? Like, David and I'm sorry, Mason, but David and Mason had the worst tux sport coat outfits. Like, they just were not well fitting. And like, the baggy T shirt with like, the super tight jacket and pants is just not really a good look. And then Devin was going for like, what, like the weekend? That's all I could think of is like, that the weekend was like his inspo or something was not working for him. Uh, but the girls all looked pretty good. Meg, I think she was a standout. Meg looked amazing. And that's it. I mean, honestly, this season is pretty boring. I'm like, like, uh, losing interest. But we will have all the weddings this week and we will see the results and then we'll have the reunion. So I will continue to talk about it, but, um, um, not too much. Okay, so let's get to my personal favorite, uh, the White Lotus. So we have season three, episode three. I watched this episode already, like, three times this week. So sometimes I'm like feeling like what I'm saying is so obvious because I already watched just this episode three times. Because I am dedicated to, like picking it apart and analyzing every single aspect of it. And I've also watched like so many TikToks analyzing it and also YouTube videos analyzing it. Because this episode, I will admit, was a bit of a slow one. It was a little bit boring in comparison to the first two. But it's just how the White Lotus goes. They need a bit of a slower episode to really build the storylines and build suspense. And it's quite obvious according to this episode, that episode four, so the next episode, this weekend is going to be crazy. So I Think we're going to have a bit of a mid season. What do they call that? Arc climax. And then it will build again for the final or the finale at the end, which I believe we're having eight episodes total, so that makes sense that episode four would be of a bit of a climax. And then we will dip a little bit, have a bit more story development, and then have a final climax for the finale. So, starting with my notes, we have the opening scene, which is Victoria's dream. And I mean, they were talking about tsunamis. It's very obvious that the tsunami is like a foreshadowing for what is going to happen to the Ratliff family. I didn't notice at first, but, um, in Victoria's dream, she's standing on the beach facing the tsunami. Her. Their house from North Carolina is in the dream behind them. She explains it later. And then I didn't notice that she looks to her left and she sees Loughan sitting on the beach with two lady boys. And I definitely think that that, like, he will probably connect with a ladyboy during the season. Or it's just like, showing how comfortable he feels with lady boys due to maybe their position in society, feeling a bit outcast or a bit like they don't fit into a box perfectly and that Laugchhlin must feel that way himself. Um. Um, maybe he's having gender identity questions. You know, we'll learn more as it goes. But I'm starting to think that Victoria is playing dumb and she knows Timothy's in trouble and she just kind of, like, is playing dumb to not, I don't know, not cause any issues and, like, make sure she has her kids and has her reputation on lock. But I can't decide if she's the type of wife that would ditch Timothy and save the kids and be like, I'm not ruining what I worked for because of your dumbass. Or I was thinking that at first, but now I'm kind of thinking that they both lie for each other a lot. And I'm kind of thinking that Victoria might be the kind of wife who stands by Timothy no matter what, even if it's at the detriment of her kids. Because she doesn't seem like the type of mother that is extremely protective of her kids. If anything, she's extremely protective of her reputation and therefore will lie and cover tracks and pretend like everything is fine in order to do that. So I'm kind of leaning towards that. It's very clear that they lie to each other even, and that they lie about things and that they're very obsessed with everyone's perception of them. So I'm starting to think she already knows something is up with Timothy. I mean, she's not stupid. She's. She's obviously. I think she's aware of that and not maybe bringing up to him because she's letting him figure it out. Or maybe she wants to bury her head in the sand a little bit and not think about it. But I do think that she already knows that he's in trouble and that she's already thinking in the back of her head, like, maybe she has a backup plan or she's already done something to, you know, be proactive, because she knows shit's gonna hit the fan. Uh, so then we see Victoria waking up from her dream. Tim, he's talking out on the balcony. There's a fund called Shokel that he did with Kenny, so I'm sure we'll hear more about that. And then I love the wave transition. Chef's kiss. Amazing. Uh, so then Rick, we see at breakfast what he has the energy level higher than, like, a level two. Like, what's going on? I was like, I'm not used to Rick seeing move any faster than a sloth. Like, what's going on? Who is this guy? And then we. Haveala, la la la, sit la. And I think she was, like, mocking Fabian. I feel like Suitala and Fabian actually hate each other, but they just, like, play nice in front of everyone. But, yeah, Rick, oh, my God, he can turn on the Persona. Amazing. Wow. Who is this guy? So then we have the cute exchange between Chelsea and Rick. She's like, oh, Scorpio. So secretive. I'm an Aries. I need everything out in the open. So she's obviously into her astrology. And then she mentions that she's his life partner. But I'm wondering, like, the. Did they discuss this? Because then Rick was trying to push her off a little bit and being like, why don't you just go find some other guy to, like, you know, take from while I'm gone in Bangkok or something. So it's interesting that he tries to push her away, but she says they're soul mates, which I do kind of believe. I mean, I feel that maybe she's quirky in her own way or whatever, and he's kind of fucked up, but they do match really well in a way, and I'm kind of obsessed. Uh, and then we see Valentine talking with the girlfriends at breakfast, and he mentions that he's from Vladivostok Russia. And it's a port city on the east side of Russia. And so immediately when he said that, I'm thinking, okay, kind of an obscure port city on the east side of Russia. I'm immediately thinking international crime. It's very easy in a port city if there's not a lot else going on there. Super easy for him to get involved in international crime. And he's been in Thailand for three years now, so we don't know. Maybe he is still involved in crime. And I definitely think he was part of the robbery last episode, and I definitely think that the robbery was an inside job. And I think that Valentina is involved in the robbery with Jim Hollinger's bodyguards. And maybe Fabian and maybe Mooc. I feel like Lok Key, all the staff is in on it. I don't know. And then Timothy and that damn phone. So two men from the FBI are at his office. Chuck is his lawyer. And saying, like, just don't say anything. Let me do what I need to do. Let me do my job. Gyalk says if Sala ever needs his help in Bangkok or another bodyguard, he would be happy to help. That was nice. And then another, like, tsunami reference. Again, like, so many. I feel like they're really just trying to. It's almost too on the nose that I'm like, okay, we get it. Damn. Okay. Laughlin, uh, said he's, like, showing the video to Tim. He's like, he didn't even run. He just stood there. And so, I mean, obviously, it's like Timothy's burying. I think Timothy for sure is burying his head in the sand this week. I mean, we see it because, like, the next scene, um, we see after Saxon is like, oh, Terry messaged him. Like, the person from the office, um, says, everyone in the office is looking for Tim. Oh, my God. The incessant iPhone ringing. I was like, we don't need that much. I hear it. Okay, we got the point. Oh, my God. Um, Tim then insists on giving up their electronics. Saxon loses his shit. Tim blows smoke up his ass. You know, Tim does not think that Saxon is a great guy or a great son, realistically. He knows that Saxon is, like, just, like, not cut out for whatever Tim does for work. And he's just blowing smoke up his ass, like, I know you'll have a great career. Oh, I know it. Oh, I know it. Um, so Tim is definitely burying his head in the sand by confiscating everyone's electronics so that they can't be contacted or answer any phone. Calls or find out what's going on with the FBI. Um, what is up with Fabian? I'm seeing, like, such a stark contrast between Armand and. Was it Valentina from Episode or from season two? I loved the managers from the first two seasons, but I do not like Fabian. He's giving me, like, a little rat, little squirrel, fake, can't be trusted. I do not like him. He's giving me terrible vibes. So then we see the girls at yoga with Valentine, and, yeah, I'm just. I'm kind of over the jokes about them hooking up. Or I'm just over the jokes about Jacqueline keeping, like, pushing and saying that Lari should hook up with him. Like, okay, we get it. Like, just hook up with him. Or don't. It's like, uh, it's boring. Like, find a new topic to joke about. And then Guyalk tells Muk about his conversation with Sala. Rick has his session with, um, Amrita again. And she says, underneath anger, there's always a sadness. What, are you grieving? Rick says he's done a lot of bad things and made a lot of mistakes. He says his father was a good and decent man. We hear, like, good and decent multiple times, uh, in this episode. So he says his father was a good and decent man. What does that mean, according to Rick, in his perception, in his mind, what is a good and decent person? I don't think we really know U. Um, but then Rick says, but maybe I can still get some satisfaction. I mean, it's so clear that I'm thinking it won't be what actually happens, because it seems almost too obvious that Rick, at least from our perspective so far, that he's literally only in Thailand to put a hit out on Jim Hollinger, either himself or whatever, have someone else do it. But he's clearly out to get Jim Hollinger. But it almost just seems too on the nose that it's what? What? Like, Jim killed Rick'stad and so now Rick's gonna kill Jim. I don't know. I'm like, is that really what's gonna happen? Because it just seems a bit too obvious. And I feel like there's always something like a twist that we might not expect, but m. Maybe. Maybe that is what's gonna happen. Then Piper finally goes to the temple. I was expecting her to do it in the previous episode, but she finally goes. I don't feel like it's for her thesis anymore, though. Even though she says that she's just talking about the year program and that she wants to come back after she graduates college in the spring. Um, but, yeah, I don't know. She would start in the summer after college. But something tells me that she's just not going to leave Thailand when the rest of her family goes home. And then Lari has her energy healing session with Valentine. And I just thought it was so funny that she looked up at him and he was like, better if you keep your eyes closed, Laughlin at his posture correction session. I think it's f. I was trying to read his name tag. He says, you're protecting yourself with your female side. So I think that just connects very well to, like, the lady boy, uh, imagery in the dream from Victoria. And then we see Chloe and Chelsea on the lounge chairs. Chloe says, this is a big moment. Chloe says, gary barely ever talks to me. He's so secretive. Okay, not shocking, but important. He has an ex wife, but he never talks about her. She just walked out into the ocean and kept going and never came back. And all they found of her was her leg. So Gary told her a false story. He's a liar, but we knew that. Um, but I don't think that he ever told Chloe that Tanya's name was Tanya. I don't know if he ever mentioned his ex wife's name to Chloe. She never said a name, but it seems pretty obvious that he must have made up a different name for her because she would have recognized at the table later in the episode when Belinda comes over to confront Gary. Spoiler. Um, but when Belinda comes over to confront Gary, Greg, she's like, did you date a woman named Titania Maquod? And he's like, no, but you would think that if Greg had told Chloe about Tanya that she would have perked up at that name and been like, yes, you have. So obviously he didn't mention the name Tanya Maquod to Chhloe or she would have clocked that. So, yeah, it's just interesting that that happened later on. And Chloe, like, doesn't seem to recognize it at all. We see Rick is having a weed crisis. And then we cut back. Saxon wastes no time in sitting next to Chloe, but she's, like, low key into it. I was expecting her to be standoffish like Chelsea, but she's definitely into it. And then we know that they're goingn go on, uh, the yacht next episode. And, like, they're those two. They're definitely gonna hook up for sure. And I love how she just says, I hear you're a douche. I love that line. Jim's bodyguards harass guy talk. And I'm like, don't touch a hair on Gaialk's head. Fabian wanted to fire Gaialk. So now why does Fabian hate Gai talk? Like, what is going on with Fabian? I do not trust him. But Sala, uh, liked Gaitak and wanted to keep him. So then we cut back to Rick again. He finally gets his joint. Chelsea holds up a shirt and says, hey, should I buy this? And I was trying to decipher the shirt and decide if it was important that they picked that specific shirt. It's like a sad blue heart that says, you break it, you buy it. I think it's, uh. Everything in this show is intentional, so I think it is important, but I'm just trying to figure out what it means. Like, you break it, you buy it. Obviously, I could see Rick breaking Chelsea's heart in some way. Not like in the sense that he's cheating on her, but in the sense that maybe he acts in a way that she really doesn't agree with. That's kind of what I'm leaning towards, but I just don't know what. You break it, you by it means, like, I'm kind of leaning towards that Chelsea might pass away. And so you buy it is that he has to live with the fact that his actions might have put her in danger, into a position where she gets killed. That's my prediction. That's my prediction. So I think the shirt would fit well with that prediction. Um, but then he goes, you want to get fucked up? And she goes, it's two in the afternoon. Like, is he regressing into a four year old or something? Because then it's like he has adhd, turns around, he goes, snake show. And just runs away to the snake show. And she's like chasing after him like he's a toddler. And then we come back to Victoria and Tim in the villa. She insists that he takes some of her medication. She's like, they're not addictive. Girl, girl. Why does he swallow the pill like a bird? That's what I want to know. But anyways, he takes the. I'm assuming it's all arazepam, so he takes the pill. Now we're back at the snake show. Rick's like, it's fucked up. They're stuck inside these cages. I was kind of shocked by Chelsea's response because, like, I did not expect her to be such a snake hater. But she's like saying, like, why? Where would they be? Where Else would they be Rick out biting the farmers. Well, okay, girl. Why are you such a snake hater? Damn. Like, what do they do to you? Um, and then they do this snake show. A cobra bite can kill someone in 30 minutes. I don't know if we'll see that happen again in the or in that future episodes. And then Rick is, like, so angry at everyone there. It's almost like he's getting, like, snake senses and staring at everyone and just, like, fuming at how they're just, like, oogling and watching the snake show. And then he just goes out and starts, like, releasing venomous snakes. But, like, he's fully lost it. Um, is he, like, the criminal Robin Hood? Like, is he trying to, like, do things that he, in his twisted perspective of the world, like, he thinks is good, but they're ultimately not good? I feel like we could see more of that, you know, pattern. And I love. He says, find a really good tree. Chelsea finds Rick mid snake crisis. She gets bit by cobra, screams like a monkey, and take to the hospital. And then we cut to dinner at the beach. So there's like, the hotel is hosting a barbecue, uh, on the beach. Everyone's there. Chloe says, I mean, Chelsea, you've had two brushes with death in two days. I'm thinking she'll have a brush with death every day and then ultimately die on the last episode. That's like I said. I already said, that's my guess. And then Chloe says, maybe you guys shouldn't come on the boat tomorrow. Rick is like, what boat? Like, she just keeps making plans without him. And then Chelsea's like, gary has a boat? And then, uh, we see Greg Gary, and we're like, he's doing the boat thing again. Like, is this the same freaking boat from Italy? Like, what are we doing? Like, what's with the boats? Gary, Greg, whatever your name is. Also, I was just like, I feel like we're already forgetting because we see them at the resort so much. But, like, why are they spending so much time at the resort if they're not even staying there? And they literally, like, don't. Like, they live in Thailand. Like, why? I get that Chloe and Chelsea made friends and, like, maybe it's strictly just because of that, but I'm like, damimn. Actually, wait a minute. Why are you guys spending so much time at the resort if you are not a guest? Like, it just. I was like, wait a minute. Yeah, they're not even guests. And we're starting. Or at least I was starting to think of Them as guests. So Chloe says, we're gonna do a tour on the island. We've done this before. Red flag, red flag, red flag. Um, but also, I was like, isn't Rick going to Bangkok? So, like, he can't go on the boat anyways. Like, he's busy. He has stuff to do. Um. Um. And I think my favorite part of the episode, we see the girls at dinner. Again, we're talking about Valentine. Like, okay, snore, snooze. Like, can we move on? Kate says, I'm just not a New Age kind of person. It feels kind of witchy. Jacqueline is talking about how religion was made by men. The father sacrifices the son. I mean, I feel like this is pretty on the nose for probably the Ratliffe family, but I don't know if it's talking about Timothy sacrificing Laughlin or Saxon. I don't really know yet. And then she says, the heroes are all men, and the women just cry on the sidelines. So maybe we'll see this season that the heroes are all women and the men just crown the sidelines. Maybe. Um, then Kate says, well, I'm a woman, and I get a lot out of going to church. Okay. And Jacqueline says, bible thumpers. That was so funny. Um, but the pacing, the writing, the facial expressions, it's just so good. I think I have to play it for you because it's just. It's just so good. Hm. M. And then Belinda confronts Greg. We were waiting for this moment to happen, and it was tense. I feel she's playing with fire. Like, girl, be careful. Uh, I know. I don't. It's obvious that she doesn't seem to know what happened to Tanya yet, because I think if she knew, she probably wouldn't have gone up to Greg. But Greg denies it all. He denies it all. So then we see the ratl lif at dinner. Saxon says, tomorrow's the full moon, and it's supposed to be, like, a really big holiday here. And I got us invited on a guy's yacht. And then Victoria's like, are they decent peopleball? And just because they're rich doesn't mean they're not trashy. And then Piper's like, most rich people are trashy. And Victoria's like, I wouldn't go that far. Okay, chill, Victoria. Okay, chill. Um, meanwhile, Tim is conked out from the lorazepam, and Victoria lies for him. So this is where I think, like, they lie for each other a lot. And they also lie to each other a lot. And then we just get the creepiest Gregg's there O. It's giving me nightmares. Chloe and Saxon have the hots for each other, and Greg knows. And then we get another creepy Greg stare like, he's definitely gonna kill someone. So, yeah, I'm guessing, uh, Greg versus Saxon fistfight on the yacht. Um, the security guards were chatting, and one of them says to Guyt talk tomorrow we need to have a meeting with Fabian about the robbery. But then in the trailer for episode four, we see that Guyt talk gets a gun. Rick calls his friend Frank and asks for help with a couple of things. And then Chelsea is too sweet to him. I'm confused. Like, she. Well, she's just too sweet to him. But I do really love their dynamic. But then I'm confused. Like, is she also a Bible thumper or something? Because she says, snakes are evil. Read the Bible. And I'm like, girl, I thought you were, like, a airy, like, a aloof astrology girl. And now you're over here being like, snakes are evil. Read the Bible. Okay. Don't clutch your pearls too hard. Damn. And then Rick's like, well, even evil things shouldn't be treated like shit. It's only gonna make them more evil. I think that's just, like, really on the nose for how he's gonna be this season. And then, oh, my God, this was so good. Belinda And Pornchai. Oh, he likes her. He likes her porn. Chai says, I hope you have good dreams of me, and I will have good dreams of you. Belinda, you should have invited him in. Like, he stayed with you the whole evening and had drinks with you. And he said he doesn't normally drink. And then he walked you back to your room, and then he says that you guys need to start dating right now. And Theninda's, uh, like, is that a tie Expression? And he's like. And then she hears something sus. Oh, my God, I'm so scared for her. Then we complete the circle of gossip. It feels like we've completed the holy trinity. We complete the circle of gossip, but this time, it feels really real and really genuine and something like they're really bonding over. It's not as, like, silly and catty and surface level as the first two episodes. Like, Jacquelyline and Laie are, like, really, like, whoa. Okay, maybe Kate isn't who he thought she was. Like, dang. Like, maybe we need to really reevaluate our friendship with her. Then, of course, Kate wakes up to hear Jacqueline and Lari talking about her. She seems really hurt by it. And like, maybe she's like, oh damn. Like maybe there's no coming back from this. Like this might really be a true rift in our friendship. And they're saying Kate always takes on the personality of who she's with and her husband Dave seems like a relatively new husband. So I'm wondering if they have other past husbands that we would be like, maybe that would come up later in the season that would be relevant. Timothy is already hooked on the lorazepam. Timmy is lying. He snuck a lorazepam and then he got in bed and he lied. He lied. But anyways, so that's the summary of the episode. Even though it was a bit of a slow burn, lots of stuff happened and I am just so excited for the next episode because I know it is going toa be insane. I mean we know that guyt talk gets a gun. We know that the Ratliffs and Chelsea go on the boat. I don't know who else goes with, but they said there will be expats there so maybe we'll have some new characters introduced or I don't know. Uh, and then we know that Rick goes to Bangkok, so. Whoa. We also know that Sritala is going to Bangkok. So like will he run into her there like he wanted to with like his. The card of contact information that he got from her and the fake, uh, acting gig? I don't know. But guys, I am so excited for the next episode so we will have much to discuss next week. But anyways, thanks for listening. I know my energy was down a little bit this episode, but I still hope you enjoyed nonetheless less. Also I did see. Oh it's 33am M Wee. Um, um, I did see on Buzzsprout, which is like my podcast host, um, that I got 1000 downloads today. Woo. So I know I technically have more than that because it doesn't count YouTube watches u but through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and maybe like two from iHeart radio or something. But basically I got a thousand downloads from Spotify and Apple. So thank you for listening on those and feel free to rate and review me if you want and if you've enjoyed, I would really appreciate it. And if you're watching on YouTube, feel free to like and subscribe and please share with a friend. I feel like I'm always like fighting with the algorithm um, to try and get it out to people that might be interested in the podcast. So thank you guys. It's been eight months and a thousand downloads so. Woo. Thank you and I will see you in the next episode. Bye.