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Nice choice. <sings "Get out of here, girly/I'm just trying to have some fun" in the direction of any of those useless girls>

I smiled like a fool through her entire Ponderosa video.

I enjoyed Zeke in the game, but Zeke in his Ponderosa video is off-putting. He thinks highly of himself.

The Wuss of Wall Street furnishes his place with Ikea furniture that his sister puts together?

I appreciated Tai telling why he's been walking around in only his underwear. It seemed that if he had shorts he'd wear them, so hearing his explanation answered that question.

The 105 number on the monitor reflected heart rate. A later shot showed it bouncing around the 111-114 range. His BP went from 139/83 to systolic readings of 169 to 183. Hypertensive crisis is when that number tops 180. The worst part of the episode was Jiffy's almost gleeful "we're going to have an evacuation" proclamation. He is loathsome.

Austin was at his absolute douchiest in his. What a tool.

Although this was my initial thought, I actually think it was a deliberate vote for a woman. She said that her vote was for the person who "best represented" the season. I think it was an awkward way for her to herald a season with strong women. ETA: Posting at the same time as Sweet McGee. One step behind. Par for the course.

I would bet that an equal, if not greater, number of Americans would tune in to see intelligent and crafty players, of any race, ethnicity or demographic group, say and do interesting things. Just look at this season's cast of Survivor, which (arguably) viewers voted in. Although mostly white, the cast covers a much broader range of ages (average age 37.2) and more than half of them fall into the traditionally brainy category (executives, attorneys, a pilot, a chess champion, an accountant, a professor, an IT project manager, a corporate consultant). It's certainly interesting that most of the Big Brother contestants who made this year more compelling than others in recent history are the ones that have more than air occupying the space between their ears.

That wasn't the only thing to just fall in her lap. (BTW, "felt in her lap" — regardless of whether it was intentional — made me snort.)

This is what has made this season so much more interesting to me than most others. I find intelligent players more compelling than bolt-on bimbos and vacuous bros. With the exception of Liz, all of this season's players who either are dumb or pretended to be have already walked out the front door.

I figured nothing could top Austin's eviction episode, but this might just do it.

I appreciated that Johnny Mac recognized Vanessa's game play in his interview with Julie and loved that he said he would have taken out Vanessa had the tables been turned. Such a contrast to the bitter pill that's now trying (and failing) to turn the jury house toxic.

My alarm went off this morning as I was in the middle of a dream in which Austin's ex-girlfriend was reacting gleefully to watching his eviction play out. Karma is his $500,000 bitch.

At least Sasquatch was sure to point out that Vanessa has no chance of winning, which should up her chances of getting dragged to the end. And once she's there, I'd bet she wins handily. He's just loathsome.

But the bittercakes were so delicious. His WWE rejection must have been outstanding.

Highlight of the episode for me was a hamster FINALLY pronouncing "veto" as "vee-toh" rather than "vee-doh." Thanks, Steve!

Paula said something about Jaja not even making it out of choreo last season. I could have sworn she made it to the Green Mile. Anyone recall her path last season?

Dark lipstick does Hailee no favors. At one point last night, the camera caught her either sans makeup or in a more muted shade, and she looked like a completely different — and much, much lovelier — person. She's cute as a button here: Also, are choreographers' egos so fragile that they get in a snit if the judges don't find a way to praise them?

I fell in love with the capybara-size beast of a cat (as pictured on the episode summary) that pushed aside the other Caturday felines to get a fresh-milk fix from every TAR team that did that challenge. Every. Single. One.

He was giving off a strong Silence of the Lambs Buffalo Bill vibe.

While I recognize the whole bar scene was scripted, I loved that when a pervy old guy brought up sex talk that made Whitney uncomfortable, she walked out of the bar — and left Ashley behind to fend off the creeper alone. What better way to treat a friend who has obviously been there for her through thick and, uh, thicker?

I'd like to ask Jim whether losing to the Candy Girls feels like a kick to the low-hanging fruit?