Well, at least Rent was played more or less how it was supposed to, so at least it had some excitement to it.
I wonder how much taxes on a $47K trip to Aruba costs compared to the costs of an actual wedding...
That said, perhaps what saddens me most about this is...
Last year's Wedding Shower show was perfect. PERFECT. Not just in how every game was won (I consider $10K in Plinko a win and no one's going to stop me!), but in how the whole thing played out more or less like a normal show, and the feel of the show was like a normal show that was going really well. The only real gimmicks were an $8K trip to Miami offered to all stage players and a pair of bachelor/ette parties similar to today's (only in Bargain Game, and at least that time, it was less than the ARP of the car in the first half). The lineup overall was much better, with Plinko and Pocket Change instead of Pay the Rent and That's Too Much (though at least TTM got won).
It felt like a special, but it didn't feel extravagant, and the games carried the show more than the prizes did.
Unfortunately, the Powers That Be apparently don't feel like they want that kind of show again. They'd rather just go for extravagant prizes to appeal to what I guess the current primary audience for this show wants. And I guess I'm not part of that primary audience anymore.
Well, whatever. I have last year's wedding shower show saved on my DVR for all eternity. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and rewatch that now.