OK, so let's get the 2 obvious things outta the way first! We're all darn pleased that our favorite farming family is back on TV! Couldn't they just tape year round???? Hiatus sucks for us! Second, THE NARRATOR SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Stage 3 if you didn't quite get that let me put it out there again..... THE NARRATOR SUCKS!!! I couldn't even make it through the episode before doing a quick blog post to get everyone's opinion on this. I published the comments and got several emails on it as well. If you go to the GAC Farm Kings page it seems to be the overwhelming consensus there as well. (Check it out HERE) The show was great before so why mess with something that is working? The way the family members would do their one on ones were great. Sure a lot of it was used on a repeat reel to serve the purpose but it worked. It showed the human side of the family which is part of what makes it a great show. Yeah, the guys are smokin' hot and who doesn't like eye candy. The part that throws it over the top though, at least for me, is that this is a group of strong, moral people with work ethic that is almost never seen like this any more. Lisa has done one hell of a job raising her kids and it shows. The family doing their one on one wasn't always perfect and like I mentioned it was often repeated but it worked.
Now for some things that really surprised me. Dan taking one day a week off? Whoa! So didn't see that coming. I love it and I hate it. I love it because Dan is standing up for himself. No talk of making him a partner even though he busts his a$$ just ask much as the older boys. If you don't take care of yourself who will? That said...I'm amazed that he made the stand. I also don't know why he picked Saturday. The show was near the end of the season but you'd still think with the home market and other things that Saturday would be a pretty busy day. I'm hoping Dan isn't shooting himself in the foot with this one. It was so adorable to see him spending time with his girlfriend and making her a priority.
Pete and Jessi taking Jilly to the fair was fun to watch. Nice because you have to figure that Pete doesn't have much down time like that at all until the season is totally finished. Nice that they're showing him as a family man. I was completely laughing when Pete was discussing his dislike of the rides. Too much spinning? C'mon dude! It showed a cute, human, vulnerable side.
The demolition derby stuff seemed a bit over the top. First of all the season wasn't over so for 3 guys who are always pushing themselves to the limit it didn't seem like they'd just say "Weeee, lets bust up a car and maybe ourselves in the process!" It was nice that they're trying to make sure they stay close in ways other than farming. Again it shows their values. It also really rubbed me the wrong way to see Lisa's reaction to it. She's going to go off about them possibly getting hurt? Last time I checked farming wasn't the safest. People get hurt dealing with machinery all the time so that wasn't cool. If your kids want to bond and this is what the picked just roll with it. A great moment was when they talked about Joe not getting the memo on not hitting the white doors.
Lisa and the whole apple pie thing was funny and sad at the same time. How in the bloody hell is she going to blame the fact that she lost on using lard instead of crisco? It's like she doesn't know how to lose gracefully. It's never her fault. By the way Lisa lard is making a comeback. The editors of Grit magazine even published a cookbook on it last year. Anyone interested in the cookbook can find it HERE. So Joe is trying to get her to use Freedom Farm products and lard is making a comeback anyway. It was nice to see Lisa lose only in that it didn't even cross her mind that it was a possibility. I think whenever anyone starts thinking they can't possibly lose is exactly the time they need to and karma must have agreed because that's exactly what happened. Maybe it was the way she was trying to butter up the judges first. Honestly I can't fathom being so sure of myself that when 2nd and 3rd place have been announced that you know you've won since it's the only option left. I give her points for her sense of self but it's also a bit mind boggling to me.
The previews for next week touched on Bitty's upcoming wedding so I'm anxious to see how much of that is shared. I'm wondering if they will share anything from Tim & Maggie's wedding. No reference to Joe's engagement so I wonder how that will play out. I also wonder now that his siblings are all walking their way down the aisle if Pete will maintain his stance of "we're committed to each other" as far as his relationship with Jessi or give in and get married.
So overall, I'm glad the show is back. The family dynamics seem to be the same which is nice. Now if they would just 86 the narrator!
Now for some things that really surprised me. Dan taking one day a week off? Whoa! So didn't see that coming. I love it and I hate it. I love it because Dan is standing up for himself. No talk of making him a partner even though he busts his a$$ just ask much as the older boys. If you don't take care of yourself who will? That said...I'm amazed that he made the stand. I also don't know why he picked Saturday. The show was near the end of the season but you'd still think with the home market and other things that Saturday would be a pretty busy day. I'm hoping Dan isn't shooting himself in the foot with this one. It was so adorable to see him spending time with his girlfriend and making her a priority.
Pete and Jessi taking Jilly to the fair was fun to watch. Nice because you have to figure that Pete doesn't have much down time like that at all until the season is totally finished. Nice that they're showing him as a family man. I was completely laughing when Pete was discussing his dislike of the rides. Too much spinning? C'mon dude! It showed a cute, human, vulnerable side.
The demolition derby stuff seemed a bit over the top. First of all the season wasn't over so for 3 guys who are always pushing themselves to the limit it didn't seem like they'd just say "Weeee, lets bust up a car and maybe ourselves in the process!" It was nice that they're trying to make sure they stay close in ways other than farming. Again it shows their values. It also really rubbed me the wrong way to see Lisa's reaction to it. She's going to go off about them possibly getting hurt? Last time I checked farming wasn't the safest. People get hurt dealing with machinery all the time so that wasn't cool. If your kids want to bond and this is what the picked just roll with it. A great moment was when they talked about Joe not getting the memo on not hitting the white doors.
Lisa and the whole apple pie thing was funny and sad at the same time. How in the bloody hell is she going to blame the fact that she lost on using lard instead of crisco? It's like she doesn't know how to lose gracefully. It's never her fault. By the way Lisa lard is making a comeback. The editors of Grit magazine even published a cookbook on it last year. Anyone interested in the cookbook can find it HERE. So Joe is trying to get her to use Freedom Farm products and lard is making a comeback anyway. It was nice to see Lisa lose only in that it didn't even cross her mind that it was a possibility. I think whenever anyone starts thinking they can't possibly lose is exactly the time they need to and karma must have agreed because that's exactly what happened. Maybe it was the way she was trying to butter up the judges first. Honestly I can't fathom being so sure of myself that when 2nd and 3rd place have been announced that you know you've won since it's the only option left. I give her points for her sense of self but it's also a bit mind boggling to me.
The previews for next week touched on Bitty's upcoming wedding so I'm anxious to see how much of that is shared. I'm wondering if they will share anything from Tim & Maggie's wedding. No reference to Joe's engagement so I wonder how that will play out. I also wonder now that his siblings are all walking their way down the aisle if Pete will maintain his stance of "we're committed to each other" as far as his relationship with Jessi or give in and get married.
So overall, I'm glad the show is back. The family dynamics seem to be the same which is nice. Now if they would just 86 the narrator!
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Very complete recap Sarah! You captured it all! Way too much time spent on that demolition derby thing. Wondering if they have hired extra help, when they opened the show and you see how much livestock alone,plus the CSA plantings being so much more, these guys can only do so much. I apree with Dan, take one day to rest.They all look exhausted. Lisa was not a gracious loser!
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