Same here. And they waste a lot of show time reiterating things when they come back from commercial. A ton of shows I watch do this, but when you're watching on dvr, it seems like such a waste of time. So I read the spoilers thread and only watch the show for the interactions and the DR sessions.
I'll go ahead and say many characters have grown on me, as happens just about every year. Still love James, but I'll add Paul to my favorites. He's such a goof and kinda ridiculous but I like people like that. Natalie seems like a genuinely nice person, and I know you boys love it, but the jumping up and down crap has to stop. You're a grown ass woman, lady! I could go either way on Paulie, Z, and corey. Nicole is trying to play both sides or something but she's terrible at it. Michelle strikes me as one of those girls that was super dorky in school, then in college or just after got a makeover, a good haircut/color, some fashionable clothes and left the ugly duckling phase behind. I thought from her intro she was gonna be a snob, but so far she seems nice enough.. frank & bridgette are the ones I'd like to see go next.