Jel

I so agree about Katie. I like her, but I think she's making that classic first season mistake, where she acts like she's so chill and above all the drama, while simultaneously and immediately starting drama. This is never a good look imo, and if she doesn't do a quick about face, she's headed into Teddi Mellencamp territory. And Teddi had the added benefit of a celebrity dad and a strong fan hatred of Dorit, who Teddi was up against early on. Katie doesn't really have that. Heather's not hugely popular, but I don't think she's as hated as Dorit was back then. So I don't see Katie as having a very wide berth here. But, she has avoided the other first seasoner classic mistake of frosty pink eye shadow, so kudos on that.

Why must there always be a Diary Room yeller? Is this a trait they look for? Hoping Quinn gets a deep conditioner in his HoH basket. I have a terrible feeling that somehow Angela is going to goat herself to the end, and then, in a shockingly WTF!? move, a spiteful jury is going to goat her into the win. Putting this down here as a counter jinx ;)

So sad. And mean, too, what with Tamra with a belly full of crickets!

Losing Tucker not just to Mackenzie, but also to Angela!? Which one of you angered the BB gods?

This episode felt like penance.

I’m not saying I think Tamra is a shape shifting reptilian person, but given that she couldn’t seem to stop herself from vacuuming up that cricket that passed by her mouth, I wouldn’t be that surprised to find out she is.

Can we settle on not rough, but rough on her? Agreed it’s harder for her, but the competition itself? Not that bad. Imo. Maybe I have turned mean in my old age!

Yes, of course things like age and weight can factor in to the level of difficulty. It would have been easier for a younger, fitter person, but that's beside the point. The punishments are not individually tailored -- you get what you get, the luck of the draw. Compared to other punishments, punishments that any one of them could have received, I did not find this one "cruel". That's all I'm saying. I don't disagree that Angela, being older and less fit than other housemates, had a harder time, but that's not relevant to the overall evaluation of the difficulty level or the cruel/kind measure of this punishment. Angela has had an incredibly fair season for someone of her age and fitness level. Other seasons' competitions were way more physically demanding. She's also behaved like an idiot and has still been saved from the block. All things considered, she's one of the luckiest contestants in BB history!

This season is weirding me out. Tucker started out as Evel Dick Jr and over a few weeks has turned into the Seinfeld episode where Jerry gets in touch with his feelings. Also, the whole "we can hold hands now whenever we want" to Rubina. Hold hands? Huh. And his devotion to Angela? And being hurt by the actions of his housemates. Is this the same guy from a few weeks ago? What is going on?! I thought Angela's punishment was pretty easy actually. Much better than the woman who had to score 2,000 goals. Walking eight miles? Cold showers? Getting slimed? I don't see how that's any worse than many other punishments or competitions they've held over the years. Maybe we're into a kinder, gentler era of BB and BB fandom. I blame microplastics ;) I also loved the Mattrix; and also lol'd many times.

I always thought that was a big part of the genius of Derrick's play. He really understood that.

Aww why did they have to do Cedric like that? Tucker makes me think Evel Dick, but 45-50 years ago. Hope he's a Suicidal Tendencies fan because there's going to be a lot of those shirts in his future. Grodner really has a type.

Wow, old triangle headed Tamra was really showing her true colors tonight. The instigating, the evil smirking, so much eveil smirking, the digs, the jabs. It was hard to watch. And yet the thing that bothers me the most tonight is the fact that you all*, with your infernal show watching and forum posting have made it possible for her to buy a house in Big Bear!!! Granted it's the ugliest house, and her fugly decorating is fug, but still. WHAT HAVE WE DONE!? *And also me Exactly.

For anyone interested, I did a 30 second google about HWs first year salaries. I found a couple of comments that suggest it's less than 100K per year, first year, or was about 8-10 years ago, for a couple of them. And hey everyone, Tamra wants us to know she doesn't like to be around toxic people. Huh. Well thanks, Let's Get Her Naked Wasted, for letting us know about your high moral standards!

Do you have any idea of Jenn's RHoOC salary? It couldn't be less than 200, right? That made me sad, too.

He offered to pay her full show salary if she didn't go on the show, hey? Well sir, I don't believe it. In fact, it seems like something designed to serve one purpose: stick it to Shannon. Like if you wanted to come up with something to make Shannon feel bad, you could say you're having tons of sexy time (check) (and also, barf), and old cheapskate MacGruder has suddenly got tons of money that he wants to spend on Alexis (but not on Shannon!). Then, to add insult to injury, she gets the same kind of dog as Shannon. Besides Giggy, what dog was more beloved than Archie? The whole thing seems very SWF.