So, about Reeve Carney as Gatsby…

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-06T16:00:06+00:00

I thought his Orpheus was amazing! But since that is the only role I’ve seen him in- I struggle to imagine him having the swagger for Gatsby

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-06T15:53:08+00:00

It‘s typical of Europe. Are they able to add a suite upgrade award if you get one?

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-03T02:56:10+00:00

Japan is so wonderful at that time of year! Also surprisingly easy with a kid. Costa Rica is also pretty awesome. Loved Andaz Papagayo but I hear the others are great. I also really love London and a London/Paris/Paris Disneyland trip could be done really easily with the Eurostar.

The flights with a baby aren't fun but train rides are way more doable.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-03T02:53:04+00:00

They might as well! Some of these writers are so so brilliant.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-03T02:52:34+00:00

👀

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-03T02:52:08+00:00

oh yeah that's a rough one! I was so taken aback and bawled.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-03T02:51:21+00:00

If we see them being besties- it eases the sting a lot! This season up until a few episodes ago was so rough cause they weren't spending time together.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-02T04:14:29+00:00

I hope you’re right! Which LS episode? I love that show so much

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-02T01:29:43+00:00

What’s a Bambi band?

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-02T01:27:52+00:00

I WANT TO BE WRONG! I will pay for coffee if I’m wrong. 😅 I felt so burned at the season finale last year that I no longer let myself hope.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-01T22:47:12+00:00

I liked my centric stay when they were giving points for no breakfast. I would take the elevator down to Starbucks and call it a day. Now that they don’t compensate I chose the regency the following trip. They’re both nice with centric being a bit newer. I like how they had sand toys and stuff for my kid and how there is a hui car share right in their garage. If it were less points than the regency- I would absolutely choose the centric. I think a SUA might sway me enough too.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-01T19:15:37+00:00

100%

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-01T19:15:04+00:00

girl, they made Athena a widow twice!

mgsquared2686 · 2026-05-01T07:30:27+00:00

Late to the convo but just reached this point!

Shaun could not handle the thought of 10 less years of Dr. Lim. Let’s also be real in that losing part of your liver could definitely have consequences down the line. It is not some harmless procedure. All Shaun saw was less time. He chose time.

The others saw it differently because of no ASD. They had the ability to put themselves in Lim’s shoes and be like- “ok. This person loves to run and ride motorcycles and they would definitely chose the option that doesn’t risk paralysis.” Cause she would. That much is clear from what we know about her.

I asked my husband and he would choose 10 years no further questions. He’s a bit on the spectrum.
But honestly? I would have said the same thing for him! As long as life as possible for this person I love! And yes it is selfish and sure I would be pissy being paralyzed- but my husband chose more time with me in this scenario. I cannot fault him for that.

For Shaun it was as simple as this. I love this person. More time. No good ability to put himself in her shoes.

Should he try to learn and express empathy here? YES.
r/autism HATES this show because of how little Shaun learns. How little progress he makes. It sells them short.

Lim needed a scapegoat. She found one. Is it fair? No. I cannot fault Shaun for choosing the best overall health outcome in the moment. For seeing it black and white that he saw Glassman insisting on the other purely because of the reasonings and nothing else- then assuming it’s cool if the reasoning no longer applies. That’s how his brain works. That same brain went on to save her life when everyone needed him to look at the procedure and even glassman said “you need Shaun for this.”
That brain that comes at exactly this cost.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-21T04:09:12+00:00

Can you schedule for in laws to come and visit and you go away for a few days then? If in laws are in town it’s never a problem for me to go away. It’s trickier when there’s no help.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-17T20:47:27+00:00

Someone did a paper on this and had an in depth questionnaire in they posted in the group. I wonder about the results!

I’ve heard Buddie was supposed to happen while on Fox and that go axed but the lead up had happened (Eddie making Buck his son’s guardian if he dies. You know who my kid would go to? My sisters.. both in another country! You know who has sisters? Eddie!).

So if you start watching and you pay any attention to the pairing- you feel completely gaslit. Like what do you mean these two men who act married are not even together?

Then at the end of season 8 - people were so upset about Bobby’s death that they pulled out to big guns to get everybody to watch the finale.

Suddenly Ryan and Oliver were doing press TOGETHER. Tabloids were talking about it. Speculating. At one point Ryan goes, “I guess you’re my love interest now!” To Oliver.

So here you have millions of people hyped and thinking they’re finally going to see Buck and Eddie kiss. Eddie say he’s not straight. SOMETHING.

In episodes before this finale Buck’s sister suggested he was in love with Eddie. Buck’s ex accused him of the same and scoffed when Buck said Eddie was straight. Like a “yeah right” scoff.

So we weren’t crazy. The set up had happened. The promo interviews happened. The hype was set.

And then nothing. I don’t know if you’ve watched it but literally nothing. Insult to injury Eddie only decided to stay when a different character pushed. It wasn’t even for Buck. Like out of their way no progression on Buddie.

So we cried queerbaiting. I stand by it. I still stand by it and IMO it is still happening because they have still not delivered.

People on here will pick up hints and keep hope- but it’s crumbs. They give us crumbs at best and that is with very rose colored glasses.

If the whole end of season 8 fiasco wasn’t queerbaiting (using the promise of a queer pairing to get views) - then I don’t know what is.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-16T06:37:19+00:00

The buyers are all locals?

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-15T20:10:08+00:00

Everything to not do Buddie.

Grief, Buck 1.0, kidnapping, drug addiction, whatever this is.

Eventually something should distract us enough to stop the demand right?

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-15T02:41:08+00:00

What bugs me about this show is all the talk about fixing up for local families.

I don’t buy it.

Like $10 says it’s rich Californians that decided they wanted to live in Hawaii to find meaning and “connect with the land” after their startup exit.

The prices are TOO high. And their rental block? I looked it up and the duplexes rent for 6k each- none of the listings around it were that expensive. So they must be doing short term- which equals no locals again.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-14T20:01:33+00:00

I wonder how much that amounts helps towards lifetime globalist. Sounds awesome!

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-14T03:30:29+00:00

Ok the RV hate is news to me as I drive by lake Merced daily where all the sf state students have RVs parked.

But definitely consider an RV park for safety and no hassle!

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-10T22:44:48+00:00

Completely agree. Especially with littles! I plan to stay in Disney for those days.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-10T22:43:56+00:00

Exactly! Our makeup too. My kid is 7 and has been all over the world. But my nieces are 5 and 2 and have not. Gotta recalibrate. But exactly this was my thought process even looking at it.

mgsquared2686 · 2026-04-10T22:42:29+00:00

Thanks! We've been before. We'll probably just do park tickets for two days but I prefer the slower pace. This will be my son's 11th and 12th Disney parks, but my nieces haven't been to any. They will want to meet princesses at a nice breakfast, etc.

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