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They aren't allowed to talk about the game? But each evicted HG brings in a DVD for the rest of the group to watch, which tells them things they wouldn't otherwise know. I thought all they DID do was talk about the game in the jury house. And wasn't Austin going to go in guns blazing and try and sway everyone for not giving Vanessa a final vote?

Clay mumbles, Vanessa cries, Jason remains awesome, the usual Liztin weirdness, Audrey breaks down, James scares people...YAWWWWN. What a gyp. And the way the HG's talk about their memories like they're reading from cue-cards...so lame. If we're forced to sit through this, why can't they just sit and talk without it sounding so awkwardly scripted? I want that hour back.

So, looking ahead to the final speeches to the jury, we will have two of the following: Steve, who might not be able to form a coherent sentence without passing out or throwing up Vanessa, who might not be able to form a coherent sentence without sobbing hysterically while talking in circles at 100 mph Liz, who might not be able to form-uh a coherent sentence-uh. Gosh, can't wait. I feel like whoever can simply discuss their strategy without falling apart wins the money.

Any chance Vanessa threw the Veto comp? Her reaction after she ran her clock out was odd - she sat down and jutted out her lower lip like a pouting toddler. If she really wanted to win and made such a stupid blunder, I'd have expected her to show a lot more emotion. We know she knows how to do that. I would like to see a final 2 of John/Steve...and John, when he gets up to make his speech to the jury, abandons "Crazy John" for "I've Been Playing You Guys All Summer John," makes an incredibly coherent and lucid speech about why he should win, and the shocked jury gives him all the votes. But Steve is cute and I wouldn't mind if he won, either.

It took me a few seconds before I realized it was Vanessa sobbing and not Liz...and then I laughed and laughed. I don't know, Steve's hands were shaking like crazy while he was writing, I almost believe he forgot the zero based on his shocked expression when Julie gave the correct number - I don't know if he's that good of an actor. There was SO much to like about this episode. My favorite part was Vanessa in the HOH room, her face all puffy and slimy from sobbing...but it wasn't because she was crying, it was because of what she was wearing: a bright orange tee shirt, a yellow hoodie, her burgundy beanie and the green eyeshadow. She looked like a regurgitated bag of Skittles.

Here I go again, harping on the creepfest that is Liztin, but during Vanessa's and Steve's chat in the HOH room (I think that's when it was), there was a brief shot of Liztin in bed, Austin's huge hand was wrapped around the back of Liz's head, and you could see Liz jerk her head back so he'd have to let her go. I am constantly confused by this. Supposedly Liztin are the twu lurve showmance of this season, but the way it is being portrayed is so OFF. There are hundreds or hours of footage on these two, yet the editors continue to show Austin moving in for the kill and Liz backing away. What exactly are they trying to portray by showing this? All this tells me as a viewer is that Austin is huge and scary and possessive, while Liz continues to say that Austin is her boo but her body language says something completely different.

This! This, so much this! He is riding her coattails so hard, I'm surprised he doesn't have asphalt scars on his rear end. Oh, poor Steve. He may be a superfan, but he really doesn't have the mental fortitude to handle being stuck in a house with crazies for months. I was proud of him, however, for not hyperventilating when he sat with Vanessa in the HOH room while he endured her latest information grilling. And what, if anything, did Vanessa tell them about her job outside the house? I swear I heard Austin talk about not wanting to go up against a lawyer...was he talking about Vanessa? Please don't tell me the hamsters think she is a lawyer!?

I am still completely dumbfounded at Vanessa laying out her three-part plan to Liztin while they both stood there, open-mouthed and blank-faced. One would think that it's at this point when ANY of them says, "Vanessa is a strategic demon and an evil genius. She literally has the rest of this season planned out baby step by baby step. She makes us do things we know aren't in our best interests. She makes weird crying faces but does not produce actual tears. She talks so fast out of both sides of her mouth that she is impossible to understand. Her green eyeshadow and beanies have hypnotic powers. Perhaps it might be in our best interests to get her out of here like, last week." Is Vanessa just that good or can the other HG's truly be that stupid?

They couldn't possibly be that stupid, could they? I mean, it's way advantageous to keep Julia because she would have no problem going after Austin, yes? I don't know why I continue to assign logical thoughts to the players on this show, when I totally know better...

I noticed this too, as well as her hair, which looked like she hadn't washed it in a week or so. She was looking pretty ragged in that episode.

I think Vanessa's eyes have hypnotic powers. She could come up to anyone in that house and get them to do her bidding just by telling them to "think about it" and staring deep into their eyes. She could've babbled anything to Julia during the veto comp and Julia would've bought it. I cannot STAND the way Vanessa uses tears to her advantage, but if it ain't broke, why fix it? If everyone left in that house melts into a puddle of stupid when confronted with Vanessa's tears, they all deserve to lose, and Vanessa should win the game AND the fan favorite money (do they still do that)? Just give her ALL THE CHECKS and let's wrap up the most stupid, weird, and badly edited season of Big Brother ever. P.S. I still heart Steve and want him to win, I just don't see how anyone can surpass Hurricane Vanessa at this point. Although I would be very curious to see if he could pull it off just based on the fact that he finally broke up the Austwins. But again, all Vanessa would have to do at Final Two is cry and talk a hundred miles a minute and she wins, because if no one can follow her logic, she must be right.

I have been a reality tv junkie for longer than I care to remember, and some of the crap I've watched with glee is truly embarrassing to admit. But I have never felt the creepy vibes I get with the Austin/Liz relationship. I don't watch or follow the live feeds so I know I am missing a lot of detail, but I cannot get over the fact that Liz seems truly uncomfortable around Austin but continues to lead him on, while Austin is missing some glaringly obvious clues that he should back off but ignores them. It's not a cute showmance, it's a disturbing one, and the show is portraying it as such. (And one more thing - NKOTB, you have the most awesome user name ever).

Go Steve! He seems to finally be playing smart and using his awesome salutatorian brain. If he can manage to keep it up and not hurl, hyperventilate or pass out during the final two, he's got this game won! My favorite part is when he turned to the camera and called the Austwins idiots - then repeated it with rage, "ID-I-OTS!" You go, boy! I might have a 94% crush on him. Not 93%, mind you........

Listening to Julia and Liz talk about Austin's "saliva-uhhhhhh." I will never be able to un-hear that. NEVER, I TELL YOU.

So much this. I realize they have plenty of time on their hands, so I'm thinking they must spend considerable time inventing and then memorizing those stupid hallway rituals. What I have always wanted to know - are they given scripts to memorize when they do the weekly stuff like nominate other HG's, draw for veto players, or stand at the memory wall looking pensive and sad? The words never, ever change. How they all keep a completely straight face is beyond me.

Liz: "Austinnnnnn-uh! You are not a very good kisser-uh! I like you 93 percent-uh! Get away from meeee-uh unless it advances my game-uh!" Austin: Liz, I shall compare thee to a summer's day, thou art so lovely. Run away with me, we shall bask in the sunshine of your smile and listen to Clay Aiken." Julia: .................... JohnnyMac: "Yo! heh heh heh...I dunno, heh heh heh...*mumbles something unintelligible* Vanessa: So like I don't wanna get anymore blood on my hands but like OMG I am in a full body sweat here and like it's like I have to get more blood on my hands and I am like playing such an emotional game and OMG I just want to know Mel still loves me and like are you out of your mind like we have to make a secret alliance like now because OMG. Steve: *barf* And we have THREE MORE WEEKS??!

After James left, I heard Vanessa spew her usual crap, saying she was all emotional, wanted to cry, wanted someone to hug her, etc. It's as if she truly believes that she is HOH even when she's not HOH. She and her motor mouth and her awful makeup and gross beanies and bloody hands can be sent packing ANYTIME NOW PLEASE.

I have always thought that production does this particular comp on purpose in an effort to force the HG's to properly clean the house.

Perfectly stated. She has done this so many times - to me, the most dramatic was when she cornered Steve and made him hyperventilate. She's a bully, but at the same time, the other HG's don't have to take it from her. They could agree that Vanessa gets no more one-on-one time with anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with it. If Vanessa wants to talk to you alone? Just don't agree to it! She gets the advantage as soon as the door closes. It drives me nuts.

THIS THIS THIS! I cannot believe that those 4 are so intimidated by Vanessa that they would blow a perfect opportunity to get Julia out and weaken Vanessa and the Austwins. If they don't, James/Meg/JMac/Steve should just pack their bags and take themselves out of the rest of the game. I SO VERY MUCH wanted James to yell back at Vanessa when she started in on him in the HOH room. Why does every houseguest hand over their spine in the presence of Vanessa? I get that it's next to impossible to shut her up once she gets going, but yell back! She seems to have such a weird stranglehold on everyone in that house. It's disturbing. And one more thing: is it completely lost on the Austwins that if Vanessa puts up Julia, PERHAPS she has a little something on the side with a couple of the other houseguests? They have to see that, right? RIGHT? Or are they all really that dense? I'm sorry, I don't mean to YELL IN ALL CAPS. But this episode enraged me more times than I can count. And yet, I continue to watch. Help.....

I have zero respect for Liz. Agreeing to be the girlfriend of a guy who already has a girlfriend, and then interviewing that he'd better drop the chick on the outside as soon as they get out, even though it's clear Liz doesn't really like Austin (well, beyond that 93%) - it's just so gross and icky and uncomfortable. Although I will continue to watch this mess play out, it angers me a little bit that this is happening on television. It's worse than Caleb's obsession with Amber last season, because Liz continues to let herself be put in situations where it's clear she is not comfortable. In real life, this could be dangerous. Has no one ever suggested getting Liz out? Because if she's gone, I can see Julia turning on Austin in a heartbeat. And then Vanessa would fall apart. Is it mean that I want this to happen RIGHT NOW?! GAH!!

I don't know what's more annoying: A. Vanessa running around to every HG all day and night, needing to know every damn detail of everyone's game because she is under the impression that she is running the entire house and every single move must be made known to her, or B. The fact that all the HG's are letting her do it. I want Becky back in the house so bad because she is the only one who stood up to Vanessa, told her to shut her yap and get out of her HOH room.

I really felt for Steve when Vanessa cornered him in the dentist's bedroom and started going at him. I know Steve has issues with confrontation, but if Vanessa were all up in my face saying "Was it your plan? I heard it was your plan? Was it? Yes or No? Yes? No? Your? Plan? YESORNO?" I'd cave, too! She is a verbal tornado. And Liz...I don't even know. You say you "93%" like this deep, poetic, apparently smelly wrestler wannabe who has a girlfriend outside the house. I have watched this show from the beginning and I have never experienced the level of discomfort that I have every single time Liztin (which sounds like a brand of mouthwash) are on screen together. He is too aggressive, and she is not doing enough to get him to back off. It's really icky.

Thank you! Is she that super-sensitive about her roots growing back in that she can't bear to part with the beanie? And not to be super-snarky, but she didn't even curl it that attractively...it reminded me of those big 70's curls, made crunchy by layers of Aqua-Net. But then, her green eyeshadow and black eyeliner does absolutely nothing for her coloring, so whatev.

I guess to be fair, they only have each other to entertain themselves (that sounds icky but I don't know how to fix it), but I agree. Since they don't know how the viewing audience is receiving them, they sometimes play up their characters to a ridiculous level, as if we are all sitting on our couches, high-fiving each other over their brilliant personalities. I'm sure Austin must think that steamy chapters of Judas fan-fiction are streaming all over the interwebz right about now.