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Originally Posted by kizzy

Shiv has been honest at least that she has issues, its sad to see really...You can tell she was once a funny bubbly person.
Now no matter how she tries there is this bitterness, she is so guarded and comes across as unhappy all the time.

That's very true. In her VT, she did not say anything about playing the role of the mother, but when she got there she felt that was her only option. That did not last long because her bitchiness came out and intimidated a lot of people.

I thought she was reasonably smart, but she really isn't. She just fires nonsense at 100mph and thinks that because the other person remains quiet, she's won. I think she had a thing for Adam, but blew her top over an innocent mistake. She pretends to be caring, but she's one of the harshest and most unforgiving people in that house. She was better suited to be BFFs with Lydia - those 2 just grasp at anything and go to town with it.

She's just a very angry person and the more she tries to mask it with smiles, the more her true person shows and it's very unpleasant.