Pour The Wine, It's Rom-Com Time

Hallmark's The Chicken Sisters S1 E6 - I Choose to Be Happy, Ya'll

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In this episode, Pour the Wine, It’s Rom-Com Time dives into Season 1, Episode 6 of The Chicken Sisters, where the emotional grease fire really starts to sizzle. Amanda is barely holding it together, clinging to happiness like the last crispy drumstick in a family bucket as everything around her crumbles. The long-awaited Kitchen Clash is finally served hot, but instead of a side of friendly rivalry, it’s a full-blown food fight when Frank Jr. loses his cool and the competition boils over. Meanwhile, Mae’s on her own slow-cooked path to redemption, facing the hard truths that can’t just be breaded and deep-fried away. The Chicken Sisters dishes up another episode packed with rivalry, reconciliation, and the spicy, sometimes greasy truths of family ties.


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Amy:

Welcome to For the Wine. It's rom-com time where we'll sip some wine and review all things rom-com on the Hallmark Channel. I'm Amy.

Garry:

And I'm Gary.

Amy:

And it's time to.

Garry:

For the Wine.

Amy:

I know we're pouring a cab salve.

Garry:

Yes, and this one is. Clos de Bois.

Amy:

Clos de Bois, are we sure that's how it's pronounced?

Garry:

I think it is, I don't know. I think I really do, I really think it is. That's how you pronounce it, but it's from California.

Amy:

It is oh it's from California. Yeah, cali.

Garry:

I'm going back to Cali.

Amy:

Oh, you're spilling it.

Garry:

Oh, oh, I spilt it, you just spilt it.

Amy:

Oh, that's all right, it's okay. That's wasting wine in my opinion. Oh, it is.

Garry:

You're right A drop, I wasted a drop people.

Amy:

Can you believe we only have two more episodes? We're reviewing the Chicken Sisters today. I'm just crazy. After this one, we only have two more episodes before season one wraps.

Garry:

And it's getting good.

Amy:

It's getting good, it's getting good, it's getting good. I think we should just dive right in. What do you think?

Garry:

Well, we would love it if you would click that follow button on your favorite podcast platform. So you don't miss any of our episodes. If you listen on Apple or Spotify, you can also leave us a review, and I hope it's a positive review, do you?

Amy:

Yes, I do.

Garry:

Yes, we do, yes, um.

Amy:

You can also find us on social media, you know facebook, instagram, blue sky x and threads yes, head on over to the socials and let us know what you think so far about the chicken sisters yes, I'd love to know what your thoughts are so far yes, and speaking of thoughts, oh boy, what do we get?

Garry:

you got some thoughts um, you know, today I don't know we're reviewing the sixth episode of season one of the chicken sisters. That's your thought. I choose to be happy y'all, which aired on sunday, may 4th 2025. If you missed it, you can catch it and all episodes on Hallmark Plus. What do you think about?

Amy:

that. I think that sounds great.

Garry:

So tell me, darling.

Amy:

Darling. Oh boy, it's going to be a night, right.

Garry:

Who are we adding to the list of actors, actresses and chicken sisters?

Amy:

Well, I discovered there were some that we haven't mentioned. They've been in previous episodes and they showed up again for this episode yes for episode six, so I probably should mention them in the last episode I said we're all caught up. Turns out that was a lie.

Garry:

You know, not all caught up it's a good thing we caught it right all right, here we go.

Amy:

Leah rose hannah hannis plays young nancy. She has two acting credits, including the chicken sisters. She was also in a movie called saving christmas in 2024 good for her anika feronato feronato plays young gus. She has three acting credits also, in addition to the Chicken Sisters. I don't know why I said also because Leah only had two, but it's fine. It's okay, she was in two shorts Burning the Candle at Both Ends and Consumer. She actually directed and wrote Burning the Candle as well.

Garry:

I think that's pretty cool. Yeah, it is.

Amy:

Someone who's acting, writing and directing, that's crazy right. Liam Boland plays young Frank Sr For Hallmark. He was in Sweeter Than Chocolate in 2023.

Garry:

Okay.

Amy:

He's been in a few shorts in 2021 and the movie Christmas on the Vine in 2020. So he's been in a total of five. He's had a total of five acting gigs. That's awesome. You got to start somewhere.

Garry:

Hey.

Amy:

Drew Henderson plays Sheriff Lawrence and he's been in a few episodes for sure. He's been in several Hallmark productions, including An Easter Bloom in 2024, wedding Season, the Wedding Cottage and Candid About Love in 2023. He was busy His first appearance in a.

Amy:

Hallmark film was in A Feeling of love in 2023. Yeah, ooh, he was busy in 2023. He was His first appearance in a Hallmark film was in A Feeling of Home in 2019. A few of his other works include the TV movie Devil on Campus in 2024 and one episode of the Flash in 2023.

Garry:

I don't know if I'd like the devil on my campus.

Amy:

Just saying I don't know, just saying I mean you know Michael P Northey plays Big Tim. His homework projects include Garage Sale Mystery, the Mask Murder in 2018, ms Matched in 2016, and he was in one episode of Signed Sealed, delivered in 2013. But I don't know who he was. I should have looked that up, because we just watched that we're starting to watch.

Garry:

Yes.

Amy:

Signed, sealed, delivered movies. We're now a postable.

Garry:

We are a postable y'all.

Amy:

Yeah, we love the series, the pilot movie, the series and To the Moon and Back, which we just watched and really enjoyed, and we're going to go back and watch.

Garry:

The movies, all the other movies, that's right. We have a chore in front of us and if you haven't partaken in the watching of SSD, partaken.

Amy:

Yeah, partaken, that's a big word for tonight.

Garry:

Make sure you bring a box of tissues, because there's some episodes that are tear jerkers.

Amy:

boy Right in the heart, oh yeah.

Garry:

Emotions.

Amy:

Yeah, but it's good. It is good. Michael northy has also, as far as series, he's been in under the bridge one episode in 2024 alaska daily one episode in 2022. Charmed, he was in five episodes in 2022, shut Eye.

Garry:

Ooh, Shut Eye.

Amy:

One episode that Shut Eye keeps popping up. That was in 2016. And five episodes of Once Upon a Time. He played Friar Tuck.

Garry:

Ooh, Friar Tuck From 2014 to 2016.

Amy:

And he's been in some movies also Kindergarten, cop 2 in 2016. Two for the Money in 2005. And the Santa Claus 2 in 2005. Sammy claus, I know him brie widow plays deirdre for hallmark. She was in leah's perfect gift in 2024 that was good.

Amy:

she's been in tracker one episode of tracker in 2024, one episode of upload in 2023. She was in one episode each of DC Legends of Tomorrow and Lucifer in 2018 and 2016, respectively. Her movies included Love on your Doorstep and that was actually with Stephanie Bennett, who was Ella in two of the recent Hearts Around the Table movies, so they worked together and a movie called the Bright Side in 2023.

Amy:

Never heard of that one, but okay, now I think we're caught up on actors and actresses and if you want to hear who all is in the Chicken Sisters, listen to episodes one through three. We list several at the beginning of the main players and then we're trying to add as we go.

Garry:

Yes, the little chickadees that are stragglers here and there, which we should have, because they've been in some episodes All right, so you ready for some Hallmark trivia.

Amy:

Oh gosh. Yes, what else am I not going to know?

Garry:

Yes, Lay it on me.

Amy:

I want to do some Hallmark research and surprise you one of these days.

Garry:

Yes, Do so. This one, though, it's in your wheelhouse.

Amy:

Uh-oh.

Garry:

It's about Christmas.

Amy:

Christmas, yes, christmas. Okay, now you have my attention.

Garry:

So Hallmark produces over blank new Christmas movies each year across its two main channels, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. How many does it produce?

Amy:

Over. It says over Over Right Over 80?. No, over Over Right Over 80?.

Garry:

No too high.

Amy:

Oh, over 50?.

Garry:

Still too high.

Amy:

Over 20?.

Garry:

No higher.

Amy:

It's like higher, lower. What was that? That was a card shark or something. You put the card over higher, lower. I don't know. That was funny shark or something.

Garry:

He flipped the card over high or lower, I don't know. That was funny. It was really funny. No, it's 40.

Amy:

It's 40. Over 40, yes, ooh, that's pretty good.

Garry:

I mean, considering they average about 15 to 20 days of filming. Yeah, yeah For a movie, that's a lot of movies. Ooh, let's bring it on.

Amy:

I'm ready for Christmas 2025.

Garry:

I know, I knew that would get you going.

Amy:

Christmas in July is coming up, and then we have actually countdown to Christmas and ooh yeah, let's go, can't wait.

Garry:

So it's time to drop the synopsis for season one episode six.

Amy:

Oh boy, that was pretty good. Are we going to jingle all?

Garry:

the time. I'm in a good mood today for some reason, and you haven't even had a sip of wine yet.

Amy:

Good grief.

Garry:

Oh, I did, you just didn't see me do it. Oh, okay.

Amy:

Okay, season one, episode six. I choose to be happy y'all. Amanda tries her best to be happy despite current events, but she's not convincing herself. Meanwhile, the kitchen Clash competition comes to a head.

Garry:

Yes, it does.

Amy:

Yes, it does.

Garry:

Man, let me tell you Wait before you say anything. Okay.

Amy:

Just know, we'll probably give away some spoilers.

Garry:

Oh, that's right.

Amy:

So if you have not watched episode six yet, go watch it and then come back. And then come back and listen. We don't want to give any you and listen. We don't want to give any. You know we don't want to spoil things, but we do talk about a lot in the episode.

Garry:

Well, it's kind of hard. It's kind of hard to not talk about right, the spoilers right while you're reviewing these.

Amy:

It's a little difficult. Yeah, we try. Well, we do, but look at it this way.

Garry:

see if you're on the same wavelength that we are in pointing things out or noticing things throughout the episodes. Right, that's the way I look at it, right.

Amy:

All, right, now you may proceed with your thought. I wanted to give that spoiler alert, okay.

Garry:

Well, I can tell you I really enjoyed watching some of the characters go through their personal growth in this episode.

Amy:

Ooh.

Garry:

You know what I mean.

Amy:

Yeah.

Garry:

They really did. Yes, yes, yes, there was a lot of soul searching.

Amy:

There was a lot of soul searching Self discoveries.

Garry:

Deep thoughts Then you mix it with moments of family betrayal Look at you Family betrayal, rising health concerns, and then a little sprinkle, a little dash of kitchen chaos. Uh-huh yeah, made this episode pretty good too. It was a pretty cool episode, wasn't it? I really enjoyed it.

Amy:

I mean, I agree. So we started off this episode. Amanda's returned home to Frank Jr Yep Right at the end of last episode and she's back into the routine of everything. Frank Jr Amanda's listening to a podcast.

Garry:

Yes, right, frank, jr and amanda's listening to a podcast yes, it's kind of uplifting.

Amy:

Well, it's trying to be like make yourself be happy. Yes, put your shoulders back, look at them. Here you know, frank jr is listening to a different type of podcast, having to do with mr chicken right, sabrina and lindsey bond may's trying to make amends but you encountering like that brick wall with her family.

Garry:

And.

Amy:

Nancy and Gus, learn more about one another. And we finally get the competition.

Garry:

Finally, the side competition.

Amy:

Yes, the kitchen clash finally begins.

Garry:

Well, you know, Frank Jr yeah.

Amy:

All right, are we going to start with him? Sure.

Garry:

Just just, he didn't just cross the line. Oh man, he sprinted past the line.

Amy:

Yeah, he's and.

Garry:

I'm done giving him-.

Amy:

The benefit of the doubt, the benefit of the doubt.

Garry:

Okay, he's just a jerk.

Amy:

Well, you have to wonder what redeeming qualities did he have that Amanda fell in love with? Was it just, you know, comfort, yeah, and you know she settled.

Garry:

A way of getting out of her mom's house.

Amy:

Well, I mean, she said that as much last episode.

Garry:

Right.

Amy:

So it was a way, but you know she just settled for a real ass, I know. You know, I know, he a real ass, I know you know, I know he doesn't redeem himself at all and in fact he makes it worse in this episode.

Garry:

And the way he treats his mom.

Amy:

His mom. Yes, yeah, the things he says to her and it just, yes, I did not care for him. So he's a good actor, because he's really making me not like him.

Garry:

Yes, me and Frank Jr are awesome On the outs, or on the outs right now.

Amy:

That's right, right, right. Well, speaking of his mom, you know, nancy, I thought it was interesting when she kept trying to talk to him about you know well, why don't you want to have more kids? Kids make a family, and it's just a weird. I mean, yes, kids are lovely, they're great. Right but not everybody has children and not everybody has a gaggle of children, correct?

Amy:

You might have one, you might have two, you might have 10. I mean, it doesn't it's whatever your choice is, but it doesn't necessarily. It doesn't you know, as most people know.

Garry:

Right.

Amy:

Make your relationship better, right, you know. It doesn't define you. You have a child and it's a wanted child. It makes your life richer in a lot of ways, but it's hard. So I guess we're going to find out why Frank Jr really didn't want more children.

Garry:

That's going to come out at some point. But then he fires back at Nancy, saying why did you only have one child?

Amy:

Well, he doesn't know that she actually lost one, yeah, yeah, so it was kind of a moment and she's never spoken about it obviously to him.

Garry:

We're probably going to find out about that. Yeah, we are probably going to find out about that In the last two episodes.

Amy:

Right. And I just like when she says, too, I may have taken a vacation. What does she say? I may have taken a vacation outside of my own values. For a minute I thought that line was really funny when she was talking about when she went to Gus's house with the hydrangeas and all that jazz last episode.

Garry:

So yeah, that was a fun time with her.

Amy:

And then there was another. There's another line I have to point out about Nancy that she said when her and Gus are are in there, I guess argument or they're debating or talking or whatever, and Gus kind of laughs at what Nancy says. And she says is my pain a Paula Poundstone to you? And I wonder how many people get that, you know, is my pain a Paula Poundstone to you, and I wonder how many people get that. Do you know who?

Garry:

Paula Poundstone is. No, I do not.

Amy:

She was a comedian that was really popular in like the 80s. No I did not know that I want to say 80s 90s, maybe late 70s, but 80s yeah, she was really all the comedy specials and everything she was on, so I was like I wonder how many people will actually pick up on that.

Garry:

I thought that was really funny. Well, I'm not one of those people. I did.

Amy:

You are not. Well, I did.

Garry:

I picked up on it, not picking up on that.

Amy:

Yes, sir I haven't thought about her. I mean yes. So if you know anything about 80s comedy and all that jazz, you probably remember Paula Poundstone.

Garry:

Yeah, that's crazy. I'm glad you picked that up.

Amy:

You always pick up things like that yeah, yeah, but Nancy, yeah, she.

Garry:

Yeah, she, yeah, we'll talk about her some more as we go on. Let's go to May.

Amy:

Let's go to May, may. I'm really liking her.

Garry:

I know, me too, I'm really really liking her a lot.

Garry:

She's starting to realize you know why is it that everybody hates me. You know, especially with Kenneth, I felt that whole scene. Yes, when you know, when she first went to talk to him and he was up on the ladder, you know cleaning and putting things away talk to him and he was up on the ladder, you know, cleaning and putting things away, she didn't realize. You know that he was hurt from her because she was always kind of, you know, joking his upcomings, or you know the people around him, his upbringing, him staying there and I think he gave it to her.

Amy:

He was like you know cause she?

Garry:

she was just like. I don't understand why you're mad at me.

Amy:

Well, I think the tipping point for him was excuse me, when Patrick says that he had a moment with her and they kind of bonded, yes, and Kenneth, it seems like, feels like she's not making the effort with him, like, all these other people are talking to her and having these moments and you know they're coming around, but there were so many moments in his life that she missed.

Garry:

She missed.

Amy:

And he's harboring that a little bit. Right, and that's part of what I was going to say too. I'm kind of glad you brought that up, and that's part of what I was going to say too. I'm kind of glad you brought that up, not so much about Kenneth, but about May, in that, you know, it's kind of like it reminds me of an addict. Once they're ready and they get clean and they get sober and they're ready to make amends.

Garry:

And it's not easy. No, it's not.

Amy:

With people that you've hurt over time. Just because you're ready doesn't mean everybody else is. Right and don time just because you're ready right doesn't mean everybody else is right and don't be mad. So and may has kind of encountered that like hey, we're good I'm cool like it's like no time has passed, but you know. And so kenneth is like, yeah, but you left yeah and when you come home you make fun of you're making fun of my life here you're making fun of the people here.

Amy:

You're joking about it and I don't appreciate that. And I think you know may is sort of caught in that. She's, you know, she's really coming around to realizing how she was, she realizes her upbringing, she's trying to make amends and people aren't having it yet.

Amy:

Yeah, and it's, it's sad in some ways, but it's also understandable yeah so it's sort of like this yin and yang for her and I feel badly for her and I really like her, but people don't change on a dime yeah, but it was good to see her realizing, you know, that she growing up didn't like her past.

Garry:

Yeah, and it it kind of destroyed her relationships, right.

Amy:

Right, you know with.

Garry:

Amanda with her mom, with Kenna, with Jay her fiance and she starts to realize it. And then when she comes in with the gifts for Kenna the three gifts, I thought that was.

Amy:

Yeah, that was a start. Yeah, it was a good start.

Garry:

You know, she brought the flowers because his mom had passed away. She brought the blender because you know of his party, bachelor party, and then she brought the oil or the lotion.

Amy:

Right, right the lotion, right the special lotion and then she was like can you be?

Garry:

honest and just tell me you know what's wrong with me. And he goes do you want to have lunch Like?

Amy:

this is a conversation. This is going to take a long time, right.

Garry:

So I thought that was a really good, really good scene.

Amy:

Yeah, yeah, I mean. Well, it was the whole, it was more than just that scene.

Garry:

Well, it was two scenes, it was the whole.

Amy:

Well, yeah, the episode.

Garry:

Well, between them.

Amy:

Yeah, and well, yeah between her and Kenneth. Yeah For sure. But I don't know the issue with her fiance, I just have to say I think is because she lied about where she worked, Right? Did she lie about where she lived and grew?

Garry:

up yes.

Amy:

Where did she say she oh, ok, ok. So she did lie about where. Because I was thinking I guess I just overlooked that because I was thinking, I mean, she lied about where she worked, I get it. She kind of said she was on Broadwayway and she wasn't she was, but she was working in a restaurant, right, donkeys with a z you know, and so I just was kind of like, why is that a big deal? But I, I guess I get right. She lied about where she grew up.

Garry:

I I forgot about that yeah, because she felt like if she lied then he would love her. But then right when he fell in love with her. She didn't know which right no may he fell in love with her.

Amy:

she didn't know which you know may. He fell in love with Right. You know Right, and that that weighed on her. And that's what Kenneth said.

Garry:

Yeah.

Amy:

I don't know.

Garry:

Yeah, Basically.

Amy:

I don't know who you are.

Garry:

Yeah, which may are you? It's like you. You shut people out from knowing May in the past, but you also keep people out from knowing the new May. And I thought that was a pretty good way to explain it to her.

Amy:

Pretty profound right.

Garry:

Yes profound people. So let's move on to Amanda in May.

Amy:

Amanda in May.

Garry:

Yeah, I thought that scene outside with the car was pretty funny.

Amy:

So Amanda comes out and approaches Mae. Yes, because she's mad and Mae has no idea what's going on Right and she's like what fresh hell is this? That was funny, you know, that's what Mae says yeah, what fresh hell is this?

Garry:

That was so funny and it's interesting because they started yelling at each other, you know, telling the other that they were like Mom.

Amy:

Oh yeah, yeah, that was a funny scene and it was some deep cups.

Garry:

And what was funny is the one when Amanda says you know you have wrinkles on your forehead and May lost it.

Amy:

That's the one that got to May.

Garry:

Yeah, it's like you, crossed the line.

Amy:

Yeah, that part was so funny because that was the one that got to may. Yeah, it's like you crossed the line. Yeah, that part was so funny because that was the one that set her off everything else she kind of just brushed off, and those were the deeper ones, you know, but it was when amanda says the ring, yeah, like your forehead, or whatever about the wrinkles and she was like you've gone too far. Yeah, that was a pretty, that was a pretty funny scene.

Garry:

And and then Sergio coming out, coming out, yeah, Telling them both to calm it down, because you know the cameras might be rolling.

Amy:

Right, how would?

Garry:

it. Look with you guys fighting and them filming it you know Right, yeah, that was a good scene.

Amy:

Well, and the anger there too is about Amanda finds out that her daughter wants to go to New York City and she had no idea. Yeah, and she was going to go to New York City and stay with May, and May had offered up her place. And I did kind of like when May was like, well, would you rather me have her stay in a place with Bedbug Sure. You know, like no problem.

Garry:

She can be in New York by herself, central Park yeah.

Amy:

No problem. So I thought that was yeah, I no problem.

Garry:

So I thought that was. Yeah, I mean you know, we get. We get angry at the silliest things, don't we? Well, sometimes.

Amy:

But they're not silly at the time.

Garry:

Well, you need perspective and time sometimes to get away from things and look back. So then let's go into that scene with Amanda and Frankie.

Amy:

So that's a good. That's a good scene that we can go into then, because we're talking about Amanda and she. She was upset about frankie, not that frankie wanted to go, but that frankie didn't tell her, right, she wanted to go and she was mostly hurt by that part of it. And so they're driving home, frankie and amanda, and you know they're discussing the new york city scene and I thought it was a a pretty profound scene between the two of them, right, because they they have misconceptions about one another.

Garry:

Yes, which was kind of funny because you know Amanda. When they were younger, may left, went to New York, made a life of her.

Garry:

Right or May did, may left and then Amanda stayed, you know, for one reason or another. Maybe she was scared, maybe she didn't, you know, want to reason, or another. Maybe she was scared, maybe she didn't, you know, want to put herself out there like May did. And now that her daughter wants to do the same thing as her aunt, it, I don't know if it it hurt her feelings or she was scared, maybe both. She was scared for her daughter being in a big city by herself.

Amy:

Well, I think I think she was, and she said she's afraid to let her go out on her own because she's like what happens if you get hurt. What happens if you don't make it? What happens if? And so you can really see where Amanda stays, because she's comfortable. She doesn't want to take chances, big chances, because what if you get hurt? She just doesn't have that personality like May. Where May's out there, may's like I'm gone, Bye.

Garry:

I'll see you later.

Amy:

I'll make it or break it, I'll work at donkeys, I'll do what I need to do, whereas Amanda's, like you know, she'd rather play it safe, and a lot of people, a lot of people are like that. There's nothing wrong with that, but a lot of people are like that and I think that she just and she said she couldn't protect her from getting hurt and that's what she wanted to do, and that probably has to do with her own relationship with her mother, with Gus and you know and all that jazz, because she and how about the line when?

Garry:

she says when Amanda tells Frankie haven't you heard of unconditional love?

Amy:

Yeah.

Garry:

And then Frankie goes well, may is your sister and Gus is your mom. Where's the unconditional love there? Well, she says it doesn't exactly run in our family.

Amy:

The unconditional love.

Garry:

And she's right.

Amy:

She's right and Frankie feels like that's where Amanda's afraid to let her go and Frankie feels like, if she goes, the reason why she didn't talk to her is because her mom would be mad at her like she was mad at May for leaving.

Garry:

Exactly.

Amy:

And kids think like that. They can't understand that you're their kid and, of course, your parents are going to love you and they may be upset with you, but they're going to love you no matter what. So, yeah, that was a really really powerful scene. Yeah, for sure.

Garry:

Yeah, well, speaking of kids, and moms, let's go to Sabrina and Lindsay.

Amy:

Sabrina and Lindsay. Oh, yeah, they had a good, they had some moments, yeah, they did this time around. So this episode you really see Sabrina kind of excited when Lindsay wants to go to work with her and that's kind of cool because parents, you know we're not cool to our kids a lot. So I think Sabrina felt like, oh yay, she wants to go to work with me.

Garry:

Yay, let's bring a child to work with me. And.

Amy:

Lindsay goes to work with her mom and she gives great feedback to her mom.

Garry:

Yeah.

Amy:

And her mom really appreciates it and she's really excited.

Garry:

And then they have the kitchen clash. Yeah, the kitchen clash.

Amy:

And there ends up being a fight. There ends up being a fight and her mother, instead of having the camera stop she wants the cameras rolling and Lindsay.

Garry:

Was like here we go again, Right, right we're out.

Amy:

Bye. Well, Lindsay, then yeah, kind of realizes we go again.

Garry:

Right, right, we're out, bye.

Amy:

Well, lindsay then yeah, kind of realizes what she does, right, it's kind of like salacious.

Garry:

And she doesn't like it. She wants to fight she doesn't really like it and yeah, she leaves. That was terrible.

Amy:

Right, but it also pays her bills, that's true.

Garry:

It's like Gets her nice fancy shoes. Kind of reminded me of Jerry Springer a little bit. Yeah, it kind of got there, that kitchen clash.

Amy:

Kind of got there a little bit, a little bit.

Garry:

But did you notice when Frank Jr hit Sergio, whose name Amanda called out, it was Sergio.

Amy:

Oh no, I didn't notice that. Oh well, you know, there's a little fire burn there. I think a little fire. I did not notice that.

Garry:

Well, and what's funny is, after all of that chaos that went on when it started to settle down, then you get Nancy, Gus and Amanda together.

Amy:

Yeah, Well, can we go back to the kitchen clash itself with.

Garry:

Frank Jr yeah.

Amy:

That's kind of where he gets mad that he doesn't win.

Garry:

Oh yeah.

Amy:

And he's for that particular part of the competition and he gets really upset and then he blames his mom. I know, I mean, he's just such a spoiled brat. He is he really is, and you wonder what I mean. If he's like that, you wonder about his dad.

Garry:

Yeah, and all Sergio was like is don't treat your mom like that. And then that set Frank off. Yeah, that's where you get that whole fight scene.

Amy:

But yeah, he's a little crybaby. So you were saying and then we get to the scene where it's Gus, nancy and Amanda and Amanda.

Garry:

And that's where you find out the true. What happened between Nancy Gus and Frank Sr? Right, right, do you want to talk about that? Find out the truth. The spoiler.

Amy:

The spoiler. It's a spoiler. Well, they imply up to that point. Nancy thinks that her husband had a tryst with Gus right before they got married.

Garry:

Because he told her that.

Amy:

Because that's true, that's Because he told her that, because, oh, that's true, that's what he told her. Yeah, so he. But and that's so interesting to me because Gus actually says he wanted my business- yeah. He wanted to take everything away from me. He wanted my house or-.

Garry:

He wanted to put us out on the street.

Amy:

He wanted to put us out on the street and Nancy. But it's interesting to me that frank senior would instead say he was having an affair right instead of you know what I mean like it's just like he thought that was better, the better out than just saying you know, I really want everything. I want meemees, I want to take over the town or whatever it was you know I mean, I don't know, but I just found that fascinating.

Amy:

Like he, he thought the the better route was. Well, I, you, I you know had a had an affair with her before we were married and uh yeah.

Garry:

Well, I think, I think it was more so that Nancy would hate Gus.

Amy:

Oh, that's a good point, because if he would have told her what he was doing. I would have felt sorry, I would have been like no, you're not going to do that. You know what? That's a really good point. Look at you. That's a really good point. Woo, woo. Yeah, it would make her really hate Gus and that's caused all that tension for 30 years or whatever.

Garry:

And it was funny because Amanda threw her two cents in there. Gus goes. She's like well, why would you do that? Or why would you say that?

Amy:

It's men, he's a man.

Garry:

He's a man.

Amy:

So why would he say he had an affair and then she walks in between them to go out?

Garry:

And then she has that little stumble. Oh yeah, and that's when Amanda goes. Is something wrong? What's up? And Gus was like mind your business.

Amy:

Well, that's kind. Of that leads us into Gus then so you find out and we have been mispronouncing a name.

Garry:

Yeah, Gen.

Amy:

It's Gen. We've been saying Jen.

Garry:

Yes, we've been saying Jen, sorry about that Gen.

Amy:

So it's again yes, so you do find out that she's Gus, is not sleeping with him, and breaking up that marriage, which I, you know, didn't think she was. But I didn't know, honestly, what the explanation was going to be.

Garry:

Yeah.

Amy:

So I'm glad that I'm not glad, but I'm thinking like rheumatoid arthritis or something.

Garry:

That's what it seems like.

Amy:

That's what my guess is yeah, stress and so he's giving her massages and she doesn't want to go to his place in town because then everybody will know her business and she's had enough of that for her life.

Garry:

But let's go into a freezer, you know, and that's not Right and make it look, but Sergio knows. Yeah.

Amy:

Sergio. Sergio knows, and I liked how they did talk about how Gus let those men in.

Garry:

Yes.

Amy:

Patrick and Kenneth and Sergio, and she does have this soft spot, but she just won't show it enough. She just won't do it.

Garry:

Well, she shows it to them. She just doesn't show it to her daughters, to her daughters, right? And that's the sad thing, yeah.

Amy:

And then Amanda goes to Gus's house to check on her and Gus won't answer the door and you can see she's struggling with. She wants to, but she can't get out of her own way. She won't, she won't do it. She won't open the door because of the hoarding and all of that, and there not being any room.

Garry:

So yeah, and then you know, of course, amanda, after she leaves her mom's house, goes to the restaurant and who's there waiting? Sergio goes to the restaurant, and who's there?

Amy:

waiting Sergio Sergio? Well, he's not really waiting for her.

Garry:

He's just cleaning up, right, she comes in and says you know where's my mom? And he's like no, she's at home in bed, you know sleeping. And then Amanda goes into. You know her projection of.

Amy:

Sergio, yeah.

Garry:

How he's kissed so many women.

Amy:

Yes, yes.

Garry:

You know there's that. Don't judge a book by its cover Right right. And then what does Sergio do? Sergio, being the nice man that he is, he says come, let's go on a ride. I want to show you something, Because she thinks he's just there. You know, Maranac's just a stepping stone for him.

Amy:

He's going to move on. He's going to move on to bigger and better things, right.

Garry:

But he actually takes her on a drive to a field that has a soul sign in it and it's where he's building. He's going to build his house because he loves Maranac and he wants to stay.

Amy:

He wants to put down roots and stay and that's going to be good or bad for Amanda, maybe both.

Garry:

Yes, I don't know.

Amy:

That's going to cause. Yes yes, that's going to cause a lot and you know, I like when he says to her that he's never been dumped by voicemail. Oh, that was so funny you know, because she had called him in the last episode. Was it last one or?

Amy:

ago where she calls him and says you know I can't see you anymore and you know last night was a mistake and you know whatever, and um, and then he gives the thumbs up. So so he's like I've never been dumped by a voicemail, and it reminded me of sex in the city, the episode where, um, she gets dumped by a post-it. Remember the post-it dump? Yeah, that's, that was what my mind immediately went to.

Garry:

Yeah, that was funny.

Amy:

Anyway, that's just a little Sex and the City shout-out.

Garry:

And then one thing leads to another and Sergio leans in to give her a kiss. But oh, wait a minute, he can't, because he still has a seatbelt.

Amy:

Right right, the seatbelt catches him up.

Garry:

That was funny. That was a funny scene.

Amy:

Well, we're going to see what ends up happening. I mean, I don't know, you know the whole affair of it all. I don't know. We'll see kind of where it goes and you can kind of see. But you can see where people are unhappy and then you start to make decisions that aren't necessarily the best for you, but you are unhappy and you know.

Garry:

Yeah, I agree with you, so we'll see. And then we come to the final scene where you know there's a car pulling up to a field, to a phone booth Right, right, right, well, and Frank Jr is Frank Jr. And he's listening to the podcast and he gets out and it's like a Macho man podcast or something. It's really weird Pump my chest.

Amy:

He gets out and it's like a macho man podcast or something. It's really weird.

Garry:

You're the king of your castle and take crap from no one mr chicken, yeah, yeah, and, and you're not sure what he's gonna do, right so well, you think he's gonna see amanda, and that's what I thought.

Amy:

Yeah, that's exactly what I thought.

Garry:

But what does he do? He gets into the phone booth, right.

Amy:

Who has a phone booth anymore? Oh, maranac, in the middle of a field. Well, I mean, it is Maranac, right? Yeah, it's a southern town. A town that doesn't even have stop signs but they had a phone booth in the middle of a field Go figure it out. Yeah, I thought that was. And he had quarters. Who has quarters?

Garry:

And who does he call?

Amy:

Well, he could get tips. Now I'm thinking about it. I'm sorry.

Garry:

No, totally. He calls the health inspector on Gus Yep. He's dead to me, he's dead to me.

Amy:

He's dead to you, Frank Jr. You are dead to us. Yeah, you turned Gus in and you know the best part of all this is the narrator. She did a really good job.

Garry:

Yeah, she's so good In every one of these scenes she's so good, she just teed it up and then the scene happened and it was great.

Amy:

Yeah, I love her too. Is Gus getting her biscuit buttered? That's what she said, that's what the narrator says. And what did she say? Like, I'm just going to let you know, like she's. Like, I'm going to tell you what's going on You've waited long enough, or whatever it's so good.

Garry:

It's so good. That was really good.

Amy:

Yep, yep, yep.

Garry:

Yeah Well.

Amy:

Well, that was. That's a lot for episode six.

Garry:

That was a fun episode, so we have two more episodes, it's going to be very interesting to see where things go. I'm ready for the cook-off. I want to know whose chicken's better chicken?

Amy:

I know, I know and I'm curious is sabrina gonna stay for a while, right? Is she gonna come back?

Garry:

will she be in season two? I don't know. Will she fall in love with the handyman?

Amy:

will she fall in love with gruster? Gruster right right, we didn't see him at all. Whatever his name, we didn't see him at all. No or not the season?

Garry:

yeah, we didn't we didn't see shauna either, or the pastor, or the pastor. Yeah, I think that's where nancy's needs to come.

Amy:

We need more of Shauna.

Garry:

I know, I don't know why they don't put her in there.

Amy:

I don't know.

Garry:

She's funny.

Amy:

She's really funny. Maybe she'll get more air time in season two.

Garry:

Yeah, let's hope so.

Amy:

With all of her little businesses and side deals Out of five corks.

Garry:

what would you give this one?

Amy:

I would give this one. I thought it was really good. I'd probably give it a four and a half.

Garry:

Nah, I'm going to give it a five.

Amy:

You're going to go for a five? Yeah, because I man.

Garry:

Frank made me hate him in this episode.

Amy:

I know last episode was so good, though, coming off of that, it was good. Frank Jr was good. Yeah, he was good, he was good.

Garry:

All, is that a wrap?

Amy:

That's a wrap.

Garry:

All right, Thanks for listening. Be sure to follow the podcast wherever you listen so you don't miss one. Also, follow us on social media if you really really like the show and are listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We would really appreciate your positive review.

Amy:

No, we'd really really appreciate your positive review.

Garry:

Yes, Thank you for adding another really in there, really, and if you didn't really really like the show, we still appreciate your positive review.

Amy:

We would really really appreciate your positive review.

Garry:

I'm just repeating no, we would.

Amy:

We'd really like to hear your feedback. Yeah, we'd like to hear it from you, yeah, and let us know what you think of the episodes so far of Chicken Sisters. Maybe you've watched it all the way through on Hallmark Plus. So, you know how it's going to end, but we don't yet.

Garry:

Yeah, we haven't, and we haven't read the book, so we don't know.

Amy:

Nope, not yet. Join us next Tuesday when we review episode number seven it's Just Junk Y'all which will air on Sunday, may 11th 2025 on the Hallmark Channel. Be sure to also tune in on Wednesdays for our Hallmark movie reviews. Until then, fill up your glasses and push play. Thanks for listening, cheers.