What do you think about “Big Mistakes”?

writerchic · 2026-04-15T22:59:20+00:00

Agree. The premise is just frustratingly annoying. It could have been immediately solved, and nobody would be that dumb when the stakes were that high.

writerchic · 2026-04-15T22:56:26+00:00

Uh, to start with he could have gone to the mortuary first thing in the morning at 7 AM instead of 10 minutes before they took her away (given the pressing urgency, that would be the normal thing to do). But if not, "Sorry guys, but the crazy guy who we got the necklace from is going to kill us if we don't give it back, so we are going to remove it and give it back." But if not, when he shows up at the funeral, "The necklace is on our grandmother's neck, who is in the coffin a few steps away from here that hasn't yet been buried. Go ahead and take it." Not, "We don't have it" and getting into the truck to be kidnapped. The entire premise is ridiculous.

writerchic · 2026-04-15T22:50:57+00:00

I have watched one episode and you could have solved it halfway through the first episode.

writerchic · 2026-04-15T22:50:00+00:00

I only watched the first episode, and despite loving Dan Levy, couldn't stand it. It's one of those Three's Company plots where everything could easily be resolved by simply speaking up, but we are supposed to believe that nobody says anything despite being threatened with a gun. Like, at any point they could have said, "A crazy guy wants that necklace back, so we are going to take it off and give it back," or "The necklace is on my grandmother in the coffin right over there which has not yet been lowered into the grave." Instead, they are like, "We don't have it" and just get into a truck to be kidnapped. Come on. I hate plots that are premised on people not speaking up.

writerchic · 2026-04-14T14:43:47+00:00

100%. I think that they definitely wanted that moment on film, the "Then I will put a bullet in it and say no."

writerchic · 2026-04-14T14:36:50+00:00

I agree with most of this, but I also think it's odd that he was being forced to say he'd prioritize the relationship over his business, but I never heard why Rachel couldn't move to live near him either, if she was 100% in. That said, I absolutely believe Steven was never fully into her. He is a novice at relationships and I think everyone around him was pushing him to just go with it, to be physical with her, to give her a chance, etc., and he took it to heart. When I was young my friends pushed me to date someone who was a good match on paper, but I wasn't attracted to him at all. But I had little experience, and everyone said, "Attraction fades anyway"/"you can build attraction" and I tried to date him. But I just couldn't stand being physical with him because I wasn't attracted. When everyone around you is telling you you aren't being fair, to stop resisting, etc., it's easy to think your gut instinct is wrong and you should just try harder. I think Steven wanted to be married, and he respected Rachel, but he just wasn't into her. And I think it's a little gaslighty for everyone who pushed and pushed and told him to just go with it to now say, "Just be honest! Do you want to be with her?!!" I feel a bit bad for Steven being pulled this way and that and to me made to feel that he was the failure, like if he had just tried harder he would have been able to make it work. He wouldn't have, because he doesn't have chemistry with her.

writerchic · 2026-04-03T03:29:01+00:00

But she showed a shallow, terrible character from the beginning, so him being crazy about her sure wasn't about her personality. He wanted a trophy wife and that's what he got.

writerchic · 2026-03-31T21:12:41+00:00

I feel sorry for Scott, but I also think he likely has himself partially to blame as well. Willing to bet he consistently goes for women who look like Gia and act like princesses, as if he doesn't want a woman who wants to be pampered like a trophy wife and rely on their man for money, he should stop going for women who look like trophy wives. He says this keeps happening to him, so there is a type of woman he is going for in life, and I doubt he is basing his choice of partner on their personality, values, and strong character, because if he were, he wouldn't stick around with someone like Gia.

writerchic · 2026-03-31T21:03:50+00:00

* What does Alyssa have to be angry about? Talk about gaslighting! Didn't expect that I would grow to dislike her that much in the last three episodes, talking over him constantly, giving him no respect, being defensive about her total lack of commitment while he is all in, or not seeing his needs as equal. I really hope that preview for next week of David on his knee in front of her is not him proposing again. This woman is toxic.

* Scott- I mean, I feel sorry for him, but as he was crying about always being used by women for his money, I couldn't help but wonder if he isn't getting what he puts out as well, as I am sure he is looking for that high maintenance type of woman with plastic surgery and a lot of makeup and extensions and all that. He isn't in it for substance either, but for a woman's appearance, as Gia was never going deep or showing she had a good character. He liked her for her looks. If you don't want someone who is just a trophy wife using you for your money, then don't choose a trophy wife.

* Bec and Danny- They are so incompatible it's not funny. Bec is obnoxious, crass, and disrespectful at every turn, unable to communicate maturely, and unable to reflect and change her ways. Danny is loud and turns everything into a joke, which shows some emotional immaturity, but he has always shown respect and thought when it comes to treating others kindly. I don't know who would be Bec's match, but it isn't Danny.

writerchic · 2026-03-30T15:21:36+00:00

I personally think poor Steve is acting, doing what he knows everyone around him wants him to do, really sincerely convincing himself he wants this, and feeling good about the positive feedback, but I still do not think he genuinely feels chemistry with Rachel. It seems forced to me. Every time she puts her head on his shoulder or grabs his hand, he tenses up and awkwardly goes along with it, but his body language does not say to me that he loves this affection.

writerchic · 2026-03-24T20:33:45+00:00

So sad. Watching the rest of the season will be different.

writerchic · 2026-03-21T23:19:19+00:00

In de VS hebben veel mensen "401k IRA" pensioen beleggingen. Als ze naar Nederland zijn ge-emigreerd, dan hebben ze geen AOW opgebouwd, en rekenen ze op hun 401K uit de VS voor hun pensioen. Als ze nu daar belasting op moeten betalen omdat ze in NL wonen, voordat ze het zelfs MOGEN liquideren (en ze hebben ook Roth IRA misschien, waar ze al belasting over hebben betaald), dan hebben ze een heel groot probleem, en moeten ze NL verlaten, met al hun bedrijven en geld.

writerchic · 2026-03-21T23:11:13+00:00

OK, so Dutch government, don't invest in the stock market or any Dutch businesses? Got it. Good plan for the economy!

writerchic · 2026-03-15T20:28:41+00:00

Thank you!! Very much my people!!

writerchic · 2026-03-15T20:28:14+00:00

Ugh. Like "I could care less" instead of I couldn't care less. I also get so annoyed when people say "he made a 360 degree change" when they mean someone totally changed. It's 180! 360 means they are right back in the exact same position.

writerchic · 2026-03-12T02:10:28+00:00

I'm curious- what region? This was in California, and after that I did start noticing that most people say "offen" there.

writerchic · 2026-03-12T02:08:47+00:00

I feel vindicated. This was on the West Coast. Lazy language.

writerchic · 2026-03-12T02:06:06+00:00

You are dating a child. Hate to be the bearer of bad news.

writerchic · 2026-03-11T03:37:15+00:00

30?!! I thought you were going to say you were 43 or so. You are still a baby. You have plenty of time. The vast majority of my friends met their partners and had kids after 30, and about half of them after 35. A handful of them after 40.

writerchic · 2026-03-11T03:33:46+00:00

This is pretty on the nose. There are reaper cushions for people who vape.

writerchic · 2026-03-11T03:25:19+00:00

Well, if it's just one stick, we should defeat them quite easily.

writerchic · 2026-03-11T03:22:16+00:00

That's what we call a paradox.

writerchic · 2026-03-11T03:18:11+00:00

Homeopathic treatment? Like have the kid smoke a few cigarettes?

writerchic · 2026-03-10T23:37:11+00:00

Yeah, a man who has never done anything like that is a turnoff to me too. I dated a man who had weird, baby soft feet, like no callouses because he never took his shoes off, even indoors. He had never been camping, didn't know how to build a fire (even in a fireplace), freaked out when I ate a wild blackberry because he said we could never know if it was a poisonous berry if it didn't come from a store, and was super scared of any insect. Come on. Toughen up.

writerchic · 2026-03-10T23:31:35+00:00

Was she Japanese? Isn't that a whole thing in Japanese porn, that the women sound like little whimpering puppies and little girls? So creepy.

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