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Madelane

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 09:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, I don't have three VCR's, so is anyone inclined to tell the rest of us what happened? Everytime I switched over at commercials UOR was also going to commercial, but it looked like the kids were doing a lot of conspiring.

Faerygdds

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 10:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OK... let me see if I can sum it up...

Mike Skofield told his kids to get cozy with their peers of the oppostie sex in order to play head games. They had a competition where they had to reverse a piece of cloth/Fijian banner thing... trick was it was on a floating raft and if you touched the raft or water, you had to start over. The Hatmakers won again, the Paganis came in second... the Mcraes and the Skofields didn't finish.

There was a bonfire discussion about the pranks Mike Skofield has been playing. He agreed to stop, then that SAME night, while his daughter is kissing Jon Hatmaker under a blanket... Mike puts the McRaes Flag up in a tree with duct tape.

The McRaes ignore it as it's so childish and stupid that it isn't worth their trouble. Mike puts the flag back after family prodding. And the rest of the house responds by completely ignoring him and his ENTIRE family!

Off to the property quest - It's Firewalking!!!!!
But first they need a lesson in releasing fears. They take an wooden dowel of some kind and they write their greatest fears on them, then they break them by putting one side against a board and the other side is on their neck (really hard to describe) they lean forward and snap.. bye bye fear. (note: The older hatmaker boy made me cry when he said his greatest fear was his mother and brother dying!) Now to the firwalking... even one makes it through really well, with one exception... Little Bianca Pagini (11) was again terrified by this and her Mom wasn't so cool with it either. She freaked out (like she did with the spiders) and everone just kept telling her to "go for it" and "you can do it!" She finally got this look of grim determination on her face and she DID it! It was a truly great moment! All families are tied... now they have to play a Fijian marbles game to break the tie. The McRaes came in first, The Skofields #2, Paginis #3, and the Hatmakers were last.

The Hatmakers (after a little proddin by Mom and Jon) decide to go to isolation... in a treehouse... with bats nearby that have 4 foot wingspans... NICE! NOT! Their brainteaser is a puzzle that they have to make a 4-sided pyramid out of, but little is being done on that becaus ethe eldest child is being reflective. He knows that someday Larry's kids (The McRaes) will really appreciate their Dad.. you know... when he's gone... because if he would kill to be able to tell he Dad he loves him just one more time... (fade to black)


Basically that was it.... feel free to cover any gaps I may have missed...

Muse

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 11:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Pa Skofield is just *strange*. Like, there's something wrong with him. I don't follow his thinking at all. I'm really hoping that he's just trying to get face time by acting that way, because otherwise he needs some serious therapy and/or medication. It's not like he's just competitive, or fond of playing jokes. There's just something...off about him.

Ma Skofield is an enabler. I get the impression that she knows that what he's doing is wrong, and sometimes feels guilty about it...but she still eggs him on, and supports him when he does stupid stuff. Their son isn't much better. He's going to be a lot like his dad when he grows up. I don't mind Brittany as much. She honestly does seem embarrassed about how her family's acting.

The Hatmaker boys are a bit vicious, but I get the impression that they're just trying to fight back against the Skofields. "Get them before they get you" sort of mentality. That's not really admirable, but I can sort of understand it. Plus I think the one boy really does like Brittany - hopefully they can have a nice little "romance" without getting the family dynamics involved. :)

The Hatmakers dealing with the loss of the father is really touching.

I felt sorry for Bianca, but I'm also getting the feeling that she cries whenever she's not thrilled about something. Maybe at home she cries a lot, and the family's sort of used to it...and that's why they know they can push her a little to make her do certain things. She seemed very calm when she decided to do the firewalk, and then she was happy she did it.

The McCreas handled the flag in the tree prank very well. I really liked them last night - well, except for the time that Mr. McCrea sort of snapped at his son and said, "Let your mother speak". It was sort of similar to how he snapped at his daughter in the first episode. He really keeps those kids in line. Sometimes it seems a bit extreme, but I far prefer his style of parenting to the Skofields. :)

Faerygdds

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 03:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I didn't mind Larry hushing his son because I think he was trying to keep the kids out of it and safe rather than shutting him up... know what I mean. The son has definite opinions, but i think Larry is trying to protect him from the skofield backlash... JMO

Max

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 06:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Papa Skofield is scary. He's listed as being a parent and teacher. I hate to think what he's teaching his kids (I do hope it's ONLY his kids that he's teaching). He sets a terrible example and his wife definitely is an enabler for not putting a stop to it. Both the adults in that family act more like teenagers in the maturity department than adults. They just aren't very nice people, IMHO. This win by any means approach is really unattractive. They are bullies in my book.

Love when the Hatmaker boy talked about how you can't define a family by limitations like mom and dad. Mark is part of his family. He realizes that love is what makes a family, not blood lines and that's a very mature thing for someone his age (heck I know adults who haven't figured that out yet!).

Right now, I don't necessarily have a favorite family, but I definitely have a least favorite. You guessed it! The Skofields.

Madelane

Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 06:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you both so much for the updates and the insight. I wish I could watch the show but my TV's don't work that way. Maybe next week.

I am not a parent but I think it would freak me out to have my kids fooling around at that age in my house. How do you know where they'll draw the line? I'm all for teen romance and I think it makes the storyline better but if I were the parent I don't think I could stand it. I'm not saying I would forbid it but you can guarantee I'll be acting irrationally. Knowing what kind of teen I was, I may not ever be able to stand having kids!

Mssilhouette

Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 09:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Drat I already missed an new epsiode..I gotta watch this tuesday :) but thanks for the update!

I'm glad to see that the McRaes(sp) are handing that crazy Skofield dad better than before. And someone tell me why he keeps bothering that one family.

Muse

Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 11:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I think the Skofield dad picked on the McRaes simply because it's easy to rattle them. He stopped when they didn't really react to his latest stunt. Mrs. Skofield even said it was like they refused to play, so he packed up and went home.

Now if only he'd do that *literally*. :)

Ladytex

Monday, July 22, 2002 - 12:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL, Muse, I'd help him pack ...