Mama Poo asks Amanda to dress the two salads for lunch. Amanda stares blankly as the sister tells her that one needs balsamic vinegar and the other needs oil and salt. Mama Poo looks at Amanda and says, "I don't think she's ready for that." Jenn takes over and tosses both salads. Leave it up to the older one to know every kinky trick in the book. She laughs to camera that Amanda "didn't even know what to do with lettuce." Amanda tells Mama Poo that her mother didn't cook too much because she was a latchkey kid and Mama asks her how will she learn then. "You want to learn to cook?" she asks. "Yes, yes I do," says Amanda. I wonder if the producers had a limited budget in Australia because Amanda needs some serious blotting in her on-camera interviews. "I'd love to learn," she says to the camera, "if someone would. . . show me? Anyone got any powder?"
Woah. What happened to the Vaseline on the lens? You're slackin, JD.
They sit down for a traditional Greek lunch and The Poo hopes the women will eat so his mother doesn't think they are anorexic. "Just think like you are at home like you at your place," says Mama Poo in her charming English. Jenn tells Mama that before she knew she would get to meet her, she wanted The Poo to tell her that she did an amazing job raising her son. Amanda, also apparently unaware of the etiquette of polite conversation, tells the camera, "His mom knows she did an amazing job. She knows he's wonderful." Then she makes a face.
Seriously! Get me some FUCKING POWDER!!!
As they leave, Mama Poo says to Amanda, "You're very shy, like me, eh?" Oh, crap. The Mother is going to prefer Amanda, even though she has no manners with which to temper her debilitating insecurity. On the other hand, Jenn's adroitness in the situation may come off as pushy. The Poo escorts the ladies to the limo where he tells them Jenn will have a one-on-one date tonight. Amanda slumps in her seat, because this is Jenn's third one-on one date, and she hasn't had any. "But, " she says, maturely, "that is the nature of the game." Just kidding! She says, for the hundredth time during this season, "It did not feel good. At all."
The Poo's family and friends weigh in on the women. "Wasn't there a third one you really liked?" asks the best friend's wife. No, kidding again! The little boys liked Jenn better. Mama says they were both nice, "but I liked the younger one... she's shy. She reminded of me, you know." Jeez, I wonder which one he'll pick now? The sister likes Jenn because she's more like her: "loud." Best Friend's Wife says that of course Mama liked Amanda because she wants grandkids. Best Friend says he thinks The Poo will want kids. The Poo talks about how even though Jenn is 48, he never thinks about it. Right. Right. Mama says, "You are not ready for marriage. . .don't think so far away!" The Poo is confused as ever.
Later that afternoon, Jenn meets The Poo at a gondola. The Poo tells the camera that a few weeks ago, Amanda was definitely the front runner, but Jenn has opened his eyes to the fact age doesn't matter in love. I don't know about you, Procrastinators, but I'm feeling pretty duped by the Producers. The Poo's responses at this point seem pretty prompted. Whenever he talks about Jenn, it is ALWAYS ALWAYS about her age, not about his "kinniction" with her. I feel like we're just waiting it out.
In the gondola, they have the usual "special" and "amazing" exchanges, and make out some. When The Poo asks Jenn to share "something, anything" with him, Jenn goes for broke and whispers something about how many orgasms she has had in a session. We can't hear it, but they both allude as much to the camera. "The number 34 times was a part of the conversation," says The Poo. Yeah, we get it, Jenn. You two want to fuck. And probably already did. No one ever says thank you very much for the massage, I'm going home now. Besides, I'm sure The Poo wasn't intimidated by that whorish number. I'm sure he believed you and thought it was sexy.
I've dated every member of the Rat Pack.
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Comments (13)
Ting Lee, thank you so much for recapping this show. I watched this train wreck for lack of anything better to do and your recaps made it all worthwhile. They were so funny and often made me laugh out loud. Will there be a reunion show? That would be the bestest!
I can't believe we didn't get an inadvertent crotch shot of Jen standing on that windy runway in that skimpy dress. I kept waiting for it but it never happened. Maybe they used some double-sided tape on her legs.
I'm not so sure about the romantic date in the aquarium. It was lovely and the light was pretty but every aquarium I have ever visited has had a bit of a smell to it. Not really a place I would want to eat my dinner while smelling the fishy odor.
I kept wondering how The Poo could take time away from tennis. Shouldn't a pro tennis player be training every day? Was it just me, or was his body not "all that?" I think I saw a bit of a gut. I wonder why he agreed to do the show. I am sure he has no trouble finding women to date.
1 of 13 | Posted by LonnaSaur
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:00 AM
Ting Lee, thank you so much for recapping this show. I watched this train wreck for lack of anything better to do and your recaps made it all worthwhile. They were so funny and often made me laugh out loud. Will there be a reunion show? That would be the bestest!
I can't believe we didn't get an inadvertent crotch shot of Jen standing on that windy runway in that skimpy dress. I kept waiting for it but it never happened. Maybe they used some double-sided tape on her legs.
I'm not so sure about the romantic date in the aquarium. It was lovely and the light was pretty but every aquarium I have ever visited has had a bit of a smell to it. Not really a place I would want to eat my dinner while smelling the fishy odor.
I kept wondering how The Poo could take time away from tennis. Shouldn't a pro tennis player be training every day? Was it just me, or was his body not "all that?" I think I saw a bit of a gut. I wonder why he agreed to do the show. I am sure he has no trouble finding women to date.
2 of 13 | Posted by LonnaSaur
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:01 AM
This was a complete disappointment. The finale was over-hyped... we "won't believe who he chooses"? On retrospect, it's been painfully obvious that he was going to choose Amanda...if he wasn't going to choose her he would have let her go a long time ago, don't you think? After all, she's a little possessive/psycho. And I think he brought Jenn along because he knew she would handle second place better than any of the others.
LonnaSaur, I think the poo is recovering from an injury, which is why he had time for the show.
Finally, I read something online about the poo meeting the girls' families, Jenn's son, etc. Did I miss something? I know the Australia finale is in a few weeks time.... are they getting extra episodes? (Not that I want to sit through any more of this mess than I already have.... just curious is all.)
Nice work, Ting Lee. I always looked forward to these recaps!!!
3 of 13 | Posted by MCH
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Posted on August 8, 2007 9:28 AM
MCH. Last week the episode before going to Australia the info on my DVR for the show said that the Poo meets the families. But that certainly didn't happen during the episode that aired. But the rest of the show description matched. So I don't know what happened with that. It must have been so bad that NBC didn't even bother airing it. WOW that's saying something if the rest of the show was good enough but that wasn't. This whole show has been so lame. But what would I do if I didn't have a show to watch and complain about?
It always amazes me that men are stupid enough to fall for chicks like Amanda. And stupid Megan. He kept saying how funny she was and she said the funniest things. No Poo, she's an idiot and is not saying these things in an ironic fashion. She really is an idiot. Whatever. Thanks for the life lessons NBC.
4 of 13 | Posted by TheKid
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Posted on August 8, 2007 10:35 AM
Ting Lee's recaps have made this show even more fun. Thank you! The pet names you coined for the cast were especially enjoyable.
RateItAll has had a list going for the show, in which the candidates are rated (http://www.rateitall.com/t-23963-the-cast-of-age-of-love.aspx). I'm afraid the winner isn't going to do too well there!
5 of 13 | Posted by Lennie
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Posted on August 8, 2007 10:57 AM
Agreed! Ting Lee is the poo! I am proud to announce that she will be taking the reigns of The Hills next week, so fasten your seat belts. Kick ass, Ting!
6 of 13 | Posted by Flipit
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Posted on August 8, 2007 11:55 AM
I can't believe I came back week after week for this show. You know, this was so lame I'm craving a new Temptation Island now. My first gripe was with the Poo. I'm a 49 yr old myself, and yes, I like looking at younger men. But really. I just never found anything attractive about him. His personality sucked. Sure he had a nice body. But that was IT. And I never saw a connection between them. Hell, Dick and Jenn from BB have a bigger connection! At least it's feisty.
I honestly think he'd been better off with Maria. Or Jayana. At least they had spunk. And at their age - they would have REALLY shown appreciation for his hard body. Hormones kick ass in your 40's.
Yeah. I'm ready for some Temptation Island.
7 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:35 PM
I can't believe I came back week after week for this show. You know, this was so lame I'm craving a new Temptation Island now. My first gripe was with the Poo. I'm a 49 yr old myself, and yes, I like looking at younger men. But really. I just never found anything attractive about him. His personality sucked. Sure he had a nice body. But that was IT. And I never saw a connection between them. Hell, Dick and Jenn from BB have a bigger connection! At least it's feisty.
I honestly think he'd been better off with Maria. Or Jayana. At least they had spunk. And at their age - they would have REALLY shown appreciation for his hard body. Hormones kick ass in your 40's.
Yeah. I'm ready for some Temptation Island.
8 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:38 PM
I forgot to say - Ting Lee I enjoyed the recaps. Made the show a lot more enjoyable.
9 of 13 | Posted by Amythyst
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Posted on August 8, 2007 2:45 PM
Fabulous job as always. I saw the results of this show early on-line but didn't bother to watch the whole last episode. I'm sure your recap is much better than the show. I am so glad Ting Lee will be recapping The Hills. That should be awesome!
10 of 13 | Posted by Beth
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Posted on August 8, 2007 6:18 PM
I thought i was going to have a seizure with all the splicing and screens going right and left and back and forth at the end.
I was also wondering about Amanda's shine in her confessionals.
I couldn't believe they had the pillows/blankets on the aquarium floor. I even made the remark that it was a staple of practically every date. What do you want to do tonight, Mark? "Oh I don't know, just toss a couple blankets on the floor, we'll be fine. Leave the alo-ay also please, in case there's a kinnection."
what a terrible show.
11 of 13 | Posted by DP Hooker
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Posted on August 8, 2007 7:48 PM
Late comment...but did anyone else notice the thing on Amanda's lip during some of her confessionals this ep? Not sure if it was a coldsore or what...but it was gross. The makeup dept was clearly on a budget in Melbourne. Icky.
12 of 13 | Posted by aloveaffairwithtivo
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Posted on August 10, 2007 12:50 PM
I love that you commented on Amanda's greasy face. I was so distracted by it. And I did notice her little lip herpes - gross is right!
There was never any doubt to who Mark was going to pick - during that opening scene when they kept cutting between the two girls you could see that the girl he was giving the boot to was shorter with lighter hair - so even if it wasn't already glaringly clear that he was gonna pick Amanda they blew any pretend suspense by showing that clip.
Plus - the way Mark eliminated anyone that Amanda didn't like was concrete evidence that she was the one.
I love that the whole time this show tried to demonstrate that age doesn't matter, but when his Mom was asked which one she liked she didn't say "Amanda" or "Jen" she said "The young one".
Lonna - I'm with you about his body, there was a gut and it was not attractive. Then again, neither was his deep dark brow ridge and sunken eyes. He was weird looking and dull so I'm kind of glad he ended up with the weird looking creepy girl.
Great recap Ting - can't wait to see what you do with The Hills.
13 of 13 | Posted by TinkerbellAPixie
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Posted on August 12, 2007 10:38 AM