Also, I feel horrible for the people who got sucked into this. If you are making $10/hr and someone offers you a huge amount of money and YOU didn't steal anything and aren't being asked to physically steal anything, it would take a great deal of self-possession to turn that down. And I think the show is treating those people respectfully so far.
Sarah Marrs at LaineyGossip on Matthews: "Agent Mathews is basically like if Sterling Archer was real, and an FBI agent. The absolute best thing to happen this month is when someone told me that Agent Mathews had a nickname in his pre-FBI days, and that nickname was “Bazooka”. Bazooka! Has there ever been anyone more suited to the nickname “Bazooka” than Agent Doug Mathews? There can be none more Bazooka!"
i am mad with how much i love doug mathews. i dont want to think about his political opinions or potential racism bc he is so fun! which is how i feel i would be in an alternate universe as an fbi agent.
This is a fucking downer but my father is dying and I just want him to be gone already, I hate this drawn-out period. It didn't seem at ALL like it was going to go this way until last Friday and I'm just enormously conflicted (he was abusive -- still is, I don't know how often he's lucid enough to be a dick to my mom right this second though) and upset and adrift and I want it over with. I want my mom around again instead of occasionally drifting in and judging me.
Matthews is a DELIGHT which is fascinating to me, because I would absolutely find him to be Entirely Too Much were we to ever meet in life. But on TV? My LOVE !
I only watched the first two episodes. A friend asked me why I was bothering watching it, since we had both read the longform piece a couple years back about the scandal. And Special Agent Doug Mathews is basically the entire reason for making a documentary series about this! I can see how it would be flat and better suited for the written word without him.
I've been really scared the past week or so. Was in the ER with abdominal pain, and they found a mass on one of my ovaries. Biopsy isn't until the 2nd of March, which just...fills me with so much anxiety. I don't want this to be cancer. I'm scared if this is cancer, I won't be able to afford treatment or that I won't be able to afford FOOD. I'm scared of everything, and none of my calming techniques are really working. I haven't even been able to make myself draw or paint, because I keep thinking. What do I do?
I know this is a lot to bring up on here. Has anyone else ever dealt with anything like this?
The Sailor Moon ColourPop collab has sold out before my lunch break and the Zenni geometric frames I want can't accommodate my weird prescription but these two weird, disappointing foray into the Culture of Stuff can't bring down my Thursday. I'm feeling the best I've felt in a long, long time, and I know it's cheesy at this point but check your meds if you take them, go to therapy if you need it. Even if my face is not magical and my eyesight is poor, at least my brain is back on track.
Also I want to talk all day about McMillions, the only scam that comes close to my love for Elizabeth Holmes and her whole deal.
What really tells you about the whims of law enforcement’s selectiveness is this whole thing happened bc they were bored of healthcare fraud and wanted something sexier. 🙄
I'm not a binge watcher, but with that cliff hanger (I was screaming "nononono" before my husband even realized what was going on) I wanted to immediately find out about that poor baby.
And I think it would be EXHAUSTING to be Mrs. Special Agent Mathews. Especially in his younger days. So. Much. Talking. I do think someone needs to interview Mrs. Mathews, though, or his gf at the time, whatever.
Doug Matthews' manic energy is making it VERY difficult for me to watch the show; it gives me anxiety. I might just go read the longform article about the scam again.
I cannot believe this show has me cheering for the FEDS and MCDONALDS, he is just so ADORABLE.
Also, I feel horrible for the people who got sucked into this. If you are making $10/hr and someone offers you a huge amount of money and YOU didn't steal anything and aren't being asked to physically steal anything, it would take a great deal of self-possession to turn that down. And I think the show is treating those people respectfully so far.
Me: "Doug, baby, we need to do a Costco run."
Doug: "UNDERCOVER OPERATION!"
Me: "Okay, I'll get the wigs out."
He's not even my type but I love an enthusiastic man. I bet he eats it like he's at a pie-eating contest.
THE FUZZY BUNNY
TEN CREAMS AND FIVE SUGARS.
He needs to host America's Most Wanted.
I have no idea how we will pad out the last three episodes but I'm not abandoning my future husband, Special Agent Doug Mathews!
You can tell everyone in the FBI who isn't Doug has an opinion about Doug that they are unwilling to say in camera. So many tight, exasperated smiles.
Sarah Marrs at LaineyGossip on Matthews: "Agent Mathews is basically like if Sterling Archer was real, and an FBI agent. The absolute best thing to happen this month is when someone told me that Agent Mathews had a nickname in his pre-FBI days, and that nickname was “Bazooka”. Bazooka! Has there ever been anyone more suited to the nickname “Bazooka” than Agent Doug Mathews? There can be none more Bazooka!"
I would pay an inordinate amount to see a young Special Agent Matthews in that gold suit.
i am mad with how much i love doug mathews. i dont want to think about his political opinions or potential racism bc he is so fun! which is how i feel i would be in an alternate universe as an fbi agent.
This is a fucking downer but my father is dying and I just want him to be gone already, I hate this drawn-out period. It didn't seem at ALL like it was going to go this way until last Friday and I'm just enormously conflicted (he was abusive -- still is, I don't know how often he's lucid enough to be a dick to my mom right this second though) and upset and adrift and I want it over with. I want my mom around again instead of occasionally drifting in and judging me.
Matthews is a DELIGHT which is fascinating to me, because I would absolutely find him to be Entirely Too Much were we to ever meet in life. But on TV? My LOVE !
I only watched the first two episodes. A friend asked me why I was bothering watching it, since we had both read the longform piece a couple years back about the scandal. And Special Agent Doug Mathews is basically the entire reason for making a documentary series about this! I can see how it would be flat and better suited for the written word without him.
GIVE AGENT DOUG HIS OWN SHOW
SIX SEASONS AND A MOVIE
I’m so glad this forum is here because all my coworkers are real sick of me yelling about the McDonalds scam
I've been really scared the past week or so. Was in the ER with abdominal pain, and they found a mass on one of my ovaries. Biopsy isn't until the 2nd of March, which just...fills me with so much anxiety. I don't want this to be cancer. I'm scared if this is cancer, I won't be able to afford treatment or that I won't be able to afford FOOD. I'm scared of everything, and none of my calming techniques are really working. I haven't even been able to make myself draw or paint, because I keep thinking. What do I do?
I know this is a lot to bring up on here. Has anyone else ever dealt with anything like this?
The Sailor Moon ColourPop collab has sold out before my lunch break and the Zenni geometric frames I want can't accommodate my weird prescription but these two weird, disappointing foray into the Culture of Stuff can't bring down my Thursday. I'm feeling the best I've felt in a long, long time, and I know it's cheesy at this point but check your meds if you take them, go to therapy if you need it. Even if my face is not magical and my eyesight is poor, at least my brain is back on track.
Also I want to talk all day about McMillions, the only scam that comes close to my love for Elizabeth Holmes and her whole deal.
Trying to plan my upcoming wedding on a tiny budget, daydreaming about my crime family giving me thousands of dollars just because
What really tells you about the whims of law enforcement’s selectiveness is this whole thing happened bc they were bored of healthcare fraud and wanted something sexier. 🙄
I'm enjoying this show despite the fact that it is very low-stakes FBI propaganda lol
I don’t approve of the FBI...and yet...
DougMathews4Lyfe
Can we talk about the end of episode 3? (Spoilers) Because...well.
Ep 1: Thirsting after both Agent Doug and Amy Murray (also Doug =
reminds me of my segment of the family that is all named Doug + a coworker who recently moved on who is New Jersey 40something cute )
I keep hoping an episode of the podcast will be entirely dedicated to him and still I wait!
I'm not a binge watcher, but with that cliff hanger (I was screaming "nononono" before my husband even realized what was going on) I wanted to immediately find out about that poor baby.
And I think it would be EXHAUSTING to be Mrs. Special Agent Mathews. Especially in his younger days. So. Much. Talking. I do think someone needs to interview Mrs. Mathews, though, or his gf at the time, whatever.
I am COMPLETELY PUZZLED at how anyone could ever find Doug appealing in the slightest, men that pleased with themselves are horrid and infuriating.
Doug Matthews' manic energy is making it VERY difficult for me to watch the show; it gives me anxiety. I might just go read the longform article about the scam again.
the hamburglar did it