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1 minute ago, Lantern7 said:
I understand that, but shouldn’t the casting people get the majority of the blame? Maybe Liz applied and left out the allergies, and the production didn’t press her about it.
I doubt she left it out. She seems very open about her dietary restrictions. Liz seems like a rational enough person to inform production of that so that she could survive the season, literally. I think production knew about her dietary restrictions and still casted her. I'm assuming they thought as long as rice was available, she would be good. Liz clearly thought she could handle it.
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Kenzie looked like she was about to volunteer her Applebee's spot to Liz.
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Well, Venus is still here 😂
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I can understand how Applebee's seems like the greatest food in the world if I've only been eating unseasoned rice, coconuts and possibly fish (if any was caught).
2 hours ago, LadyChatts said:I'd be even more bitter, I would have rubbed it into Liz all the wonderful things I was gonna go eat and say that I hoped her jar of rice got broken.
What made me chuckle was Tiff being like "we didn't touch the burger" 😂
I would have reloaded that Applebee's burger that I didn't touch and added the giant burger I'm gonna have at Ponderosa.
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12 hours ago, WInterfalls said:
I think there is a pretty big distinction between between not saying Rachel's name even though she was going in regardless and people she trusts saying her name and putting Cara into elimination.
The scenarios are different… but the feelings aren’t. Kam felt betrayed by Cara’s actions and Cara’s dismisses them and says Kam shouldn’t be upset. Cara felt betrayed by Brandon’s actions and gets upset.
Kam wanted Ayanna out because Ayanna said she wanted Kam out. Kam expected Cara’s help in getting rid of a person that threatened her game, and didn’t get it.
If Cara gets to be mad, then Kam also gets to be mad. If Cara believes Kam shouldn’t be mad at Cara for a game move then Cara shouldn’t be mad at Brandon for a game move.
12 hours ago, WInterfalls said:Cara has always been emotional and she had her emotions, expressed them, and moved on. Then she did what she needed to which was get to the bottom of what was going on with Kam and proved that coming for her is not going to be without consequences. I don't know how I ended up the Cara apologist here haha I just feel like she's being judged too harshly for having feelings.
To be clear, I’m not judging Cara’s feelings. I don’t like to watch nor appreciate that Cara whines about getting the shitty end of a game move but fine, I recognize that’s how she expresses her emotions. I don’t like watching it from anyone (e.g. Josh). As much as I like drama, I’d prefer them put those emotions into gameplay, which is what Cara did this episode and what Kam did last episode. I want some petty revenge and retaliation. The part I’m judging her for is what I believe to be hypocritical behavior.
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1 hour ago, WInterfalls said:
Truthfully I think Kam was just looking for an excuse because Cara is strong and has a really good chance of winning the season. That's fine and I'm here for the drama. I would prefer for Kam to just admit that though instead of trying to make it seem like not voting for Rachel was some great betrayal.
Maybe… but I can’t read minds so I can only take her word for it for now. Kam has never really given me the impression that she’s scared of other “strong women” in finals. It’s not like Cara is unbeatable. She’s lost 7 finals.
I think Brandon and Jasmine were much more vocal that they’re not trying to have Cara in a final.
1 hour ago, WInterfalls said:It feels a lot like Jay thinking Nurys had to vote his way every time during 39.
Sure, but you’d think you’d vote together if you’re allied with someone… which Jay and Nurys were initially.
1 hour ago, WInterfalls said:I think Brandon and Leroy both knew they were going in before voting. Cara felt blindsided. She even asked Brandon before the vote and he lied to her. I think it's okay for her to be upset by that though it might have been a little much.
I don’t blame her for voting Brandon and Leroy in. This is exactly how I would want her to respond, to play the game and throw them in elimination.
I do think Cara is trying to have it both ways and excusing her own behavior. Cara’s telling Kam she has no reason to be mad or upset for Cara playing her game, but Cara got upset with Jasmine and Brandon for them playing their game. That’s an unreasonable expectation from Cara that she gets to be upset, gets to pout about it, and tell everyone her feelings that she felt betrayed but Kam shouldn’t be mad about feeling betrayed by Cara. Also, Cara being dismissive about it saying Kam got what she wanted completely misses the point. If Brandon and Jasmine said “our vote didn’t even matter because you’re still in the game so you shouldn’t be even mad at us. This is pointless,” Cara wouldn’t like that. The betrayal was in their vote, not in the result.
If we’re allies, I do expect you to vote with me. That’s not an unreasonable thing to ask from an ally. If you don’t, that’s a red flag to me that we’re not allies like I thought we were.
*My Kam voice* : If you get to be mad about feeling betrayed by people you thought were allies, then so do I. I get to be mad that I trusted you to vote with me and you didn’t. I get to be mad that we’re allies and you chose prioritized a rival’s (Rachel’s) game over mine because you didn’t want to vote for her, and we’re supposed to be friends and allies.
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17 minutes ago, WInterfalls said:
All Cara did was play her own game. She never said Leroy's name or Kam's name and she never intended to. Kam was the one that pushed Jasmin and Brandon to go against Cara.
I just rewatched the last episode. I didn’t realize that she threw out Cara’s name in the previous episode. I missed that part so it threw me off as to how it got to this point.
17 minutes ago, WInterfalls said:Kam pushed Cara's name the same terrible offense that Ayanna had done to Kam. Kam wanted total control over Cara's vote or no Cara to go against. That was Kam's decision. I say this as some who likes both of them a lot but Kam started the war not Cara.
Kam may have overreacted to Cara not voting her way, but it did signal that Cara might not be playing or aligned with her… but that’s a good thing to me. Kam is willing to take a shot. I appreciate that. Cara’s willing to shoot back. I also appreciate that.
I just didn’t appreciate Cara whining about it.
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Ok, the highlight of this season so far is QT leaving the influencer chat and unilaterally making the decision of who to block. I'm at the beginning of episode 11 at the time I'm writing this but that was a boss move that needed recognition. That's mostly because I didn't know she could do that.
When they announced that the person rated #1 and their "ride or die" will be the influencers, I assumed they both had equal power and had to come to a collective decision.
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13 minutes ago, Jobiska said:
Rachel was all "Tina is not a very good political player" in her talking head, but with a sort of fondly exasperated "whatcha gonna do?" (Especially since, again, Tina's vote wouldn't have mattered). Another example of Rachel's maturing.
Rachel was still very much annoyed that Tina said her name even though it would have made no difference. Rachel still gave Tina a hissy fit about it.
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The Challenge DJ is the winner in this episode. Every track was perfect and had the perfect timing. I should send a nicely worded letter to BMP because that person deserves a raise.
I liked this episode. I didn't care for the daily challenge but I liked the episode overall.
Brandon has the cutest little girl!!! 😭
Brad always hulks or muscles his way through challenges. He acts before he thinks.
Cara, Kam, Leroy and Brandon sat down for a chat to move past whatever conflicts in game play that they have. I'm not sure why Cara agreed to this if she was just going to dismiss any reason they gave as a "fake reason" for going against her. Cara says that Kam got what she wanted anyway so she shouldn't be mad at Cara. Cara stubbornly misses the point. The point isn't the result, but rather Kam asked a friend and ally to vote with her and that friend and ally didn't come through. The conflict is not in the result.
IMO, I'm not quite understanding the "game animosity" that Cara has toward Kam and Leroy. Kam didn't actually do anything (unless she did and it wasn't shown) to go against Cara. Kam didn't vote her in. As far as we saw, Kam didn't whip vote to throw Cara into elimination. Kam didn't actively do anything that jeopardizes Cara's game as far as I recall.
Laurel and Nicole.... (sigh)... whatever.
Cara is has power and is able to get her lick back. Leroy and Brandon go into elimination. Unlike Cara, they seemingly took it on the chin. I recognize that people process their emotions differently so I'll give some wiggle room for that.
I knew Brandon would lose. Everything about that elimination says Brandon would lose. Production follows the same formula to create a suspenseful and tense buildup.
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A power move backfires in spectacular fashion. A top veteran's losing streak puts their alliance in danger when an enemy gains control of the vote. Ex-lovers give in to their chemistry, but one party instantly regrets it.
Air date: May 1, 2024 on Paramount+
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7 hours ago, jabRI said:
So I'm still trying to understand the premise, if you make a bad deal you are out and leave with no money, but if you make a good deal the money is added to the pot and you get to eliminate someone, is that correct? feels that they should say it once in a while.
If you make a bad deal, you’re eliminated and you leave with no money… and I think the offer you took is added to the final case, or whatever it is, that the finalists will compete for in the end. I think money is added to the pot no matter what.
i still want to know how the finalists win. Do they play a final game of Deal or No Deal? I get the feeling that this $10MM case isn’t the prize money but it’s a case a finalist could possibly win in a final game of Deal or No Deal.
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2 hours ago, DEL901 said:
I still think the banker is Howie.
Same.
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19 minutes ago, Thalia said:
Even tho I wanted Stephanie and Amy gone tonight, I'm glad Aron is gone. I just feel like he has no read on people at all and believes the last thing someone tells him. He had to know that Stephanie lied about Rob badmouthing Nick, or at least should have. Nonetheless, he swallowed her lie about Rob targeting him without seeming to question it all. And then he seemed so betrayed, but he quickly dropped his final 2 with the Rob the moment a cute (ish) girl was nice to him.
Considering the events of previous Temple, I figure that Aron has to at least ask himself "why the fuck would Rob talk to Stephanie about anything? Oh wait, he wouldn't."
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2 minutes ago, snarts said:
Knowing that Syrus & Genesis were alternates is super disappointing. I'd much rather they'd been on the show than Cara Maria or Brad.
Brad could have taken a break.
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49 minutes ago, zenithwit said:
What happened to The Circle? This season is #Trash. How is it possible that after 8 episodes, we've only had one traditional blocking?
Also, why would one of Kyle or Paul sacrifice themselves for the other? There needs to be a better incentive - like if you "sacrifice" yourself, you get to come back as a catfish.
That twist may come. They usually don't find out until they're blocked.
I'm not finding the cast to be that enjoyable. There's not a lot of personality here.
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9 minutes ago, realitytvfan1017 said:
I get it, if people want to feel that way about CM they should feel that way about Kam too.
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1 hour ago, realitytvfan1017 said:
Agreed I don’t get why people are getting on more of CM’s case not Kam’s?
59 minutes ago, Jobiska said:This is where I come down too. Kam really acts like people should be playing for her and Leroy's game.
They all act like that. Kam really threw her weight around during that Ayanna/Rachel vote. The reason I'd say Cara is being discussed more than Kam is that Cara's moment of entitlement has come full circle in the few episode that we had. I'm not saying this to justify Kam's entitlement but I do think there is a slight distinction.
During the vote for Ayanna and Rachel, Cara made a move to help herself. I don't think Cara was wrong to protect her own star when it came to voting for Rachel. Now, others have made moves to help themselves to Cara's detriment and Cara's mad about it.
To summarize, Cara told Jasmine "you went against me when I was rooting for you and on your side." Cara told Brandon "you were my favorite person, my #1, and we were in this together and you voted for me." I'm paraphrasing the words.
In much the same way Kam thought her and Cara were playing together to benefit each other, scratching each other's backs, Cara thought the same of Jasmine and Brandon (or maybe mostly Brandon). Cara had expectations of them just like Kam had of Cara.
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12 minutes ago, Caudex said:
I get that Brandon has to get CM out in order for himself to win, but did he really expect her not to get upset for being blindsided?
I'm sure he did expect her to be mad. If Brandon didn't expect Cara to be mad, he wouldn't have lied to Cara when she checked in with Brandon and Jay to see if they were leaning toward throwing her in. Brandon lied and said they hadn't talked about who they would throw in when they did.
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37 minutes ago, laurakaye said:On 4/24/2024 at 11:10 PM, AntFTW said:
It feels like Venus is squeaking by to the FTC, and possibly winning.
I would give this a standing ovation. She might be annoying, but in this cast? She's like maybe the 7th most annoying player in this season.
I wouldn't be mad at it. I like surprise endings.
It's just funny to watch people actively dislike her and want her gone, and somehow she sticks around.
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4 hours ago, Haleth said:
Who voted for Ben on the first vote?
I think Q did.
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On 4/25/2024 at 3:26 PM, Ilovepie said:
Stephanie is unhinged - Rob even told her before Alyssa left that she needs to play less emotionally and more strategic - her crazed altercation with Alyssa was insane, and then she just transferred the delusional mistrust to Rob when Alyssa was gone. Her comment that he was playing the victim and then in the same breath turning around and saying he might not last the night was hilarious - like, do you even hear yourself??
She was like "you're nobody's target. No one is thinking about you HOWEVER you are the target so enjoy your last night here." 😂🤣
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This is the most boring season of The Circle.
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On 4/25/2024 at 1:43 AM, Duke Silver said:
What fresh hell was that bullshit? Hunter, my man....you are a dope. I mean, come on! Why in hell would you tell anyone about your idol. Play it at TC! Maybe have some damn control. You're nervous AF, teetering on paranoid; you have salvation literally in your pocket, and....you leave with it in said pocket. GTFOH...yikes.
I'm conflicted about it.
I understand why he would mention his idol.
1) He's extending his hand to build a relationship with people that can play the game with him after that one TC. I get that he's trying to leverage his idol to get people to play with him this one round, and if that plan turns out to be successful, maybe they'd be open to playing with him further down the line rather than just this one time.
2) Also, if he hadn't told anyone, and he received the majority of votes, and surprised everyone and played it for himself, that makes him an even bigger target. He now becomes the "white whale" that everyone needs to take down to build a resume.
HOWEVER, the reason I think he's an idiot is not necessarily because he told people he had the idol, but rather why keep it after he revealed he had it? Now that people know he has the thing, it makes him a target in a different way. Why not save himself for one more day and hope that the plan he came up with went his way?
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S46 Ep. 10 "Run the Red Light"
in Survivor
The biggest clue for me that Tiff was likely the one going home (which I believe was before we saw Maria talking about getting Tiff out, correct me if I'm wrong) was that they made the effort to show us Tiff saying she hadn't heard anyone else's name but Q's.
It brings out the old cliche that if you don't have a seat at the table, then you're on the menu.