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I adore Kat. Colby Muhammad is great and I love that she is so perceptive and proactive in figuring out the truth and motives of the people who are coming for her family. They also style her very cute and distinctively. I couldn't be more bored of Ashley and Derek. The show grinds to a halt with any scene that is just the two of them. DON'T CARE. I also had a wild theory today that maybe June was Eva's real surrogate mother or something, but I don't want that to be true

I definitely think Clifton Davis was singing terribly on purpose during his duet with Anita. There's no way a trained actor like that who's worked on Broadway could be so off, haha. I am glad some of the family is starting to accept Eva, but it does seem a little too quick for them to be able to accept her into the fold. Not that they should hate her forever, but it's been like two days...? The actress playing June is doing way too much, but hopefully she will tone it down if she is going to play a bigger role and tie into being someone's relative. It has to be Hayley, right? I am having a hard time thinking who else she could be related to that would make sense from a dramatic standpoint. Just wanted to say that I agree with some of the earlier posts, and I feel like this is one of the first episodes where it felt like the majority of the cast has sort of settled into their roles and they are beginning to feel more natural and comfortable on the screen. ETA: Quick question, does anyone know or does it seem to anyone else that they completely dropped the "crooked cop" storyline they had brewing with Jacob, his cop partner, and Jacob's father? We haven't heard about that in ages?

I feel like the next big story beat is going to start now with this Bill/Smitty scene. He will somehow get Smitty to dig into whatever happened with Martin, and maybe this will all come to light with whatever secret the Duprees tried to cover up for Martin? I think it was some rage-driving/reckless vehicular manslaughter coverup or something? Just my guess.

I did find it kind of hilarious and tone-deaf that Martin wants to help his son get over the humiliation of his photo and then proceeds to show the photo to all of his family and anyone else around. Way to embarrass the kid even more... Did Vernon and Chelsea really need to see it to understand the bullying? Haha, I'm sure Tyrell wouldn't appreciate that.

It helps that Jon Lindstrom is a good/seasoned vet as an actor. I find some of these subplots more interesting than the main stories. I was most excited when Vanessa/Joey had their scenes, and generally the scenes with Kat and Eva are pretty good. Daphnee Duplaix does a very good job of making Nicole seem real and genuine, without being too "boring" as the stable person in the family.

I was also super curious, so I found this interview from Caroline today where she talked about it: Here's the full article if anyone is interested: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/survivor-caroline-explains-why-sue-084634106.html Sue also agreed with Caroline's assessment. Even with that explanation, I still don't understand how/why she wouldn't clean her face up before Tribal Council or maybe even the challenges, knowing they would definitely be focusing on her more. I guess she just didn't care after however many days it has been?

Alan: "Tom Sandoval, for the first time ever, you are a Faithful."

Luke and his glasses are definitely giving me vibes of Alec Baldwin in Beetlejuice. My partner kept calling him Rick Moranis when we watched the first episode though... *shrug*

Yeah, it's always so karmic. There was a similar player on Big Brother early in this latest season. She bragged about how easy the game was and how she was controlling things, then got her ass handed to her that very week and got evicted. Elie reminded me of that. I had a feeling she was doomed when she gave that confessional early in the episode. I agree with those who think Karla is getting the best edit now. Plus, I always respect the players who can actually keep their advantages and idols to themselves for a while.

The only person I definitely DON'T think is The Mole at this point is William. He seemed totally and legitimately shocked when his prime suspect, Casey, was eliminated, and he just gives some of the most genuine reaction shots of all the remaining contestants. Plus, he always seems to try hard to actually WIN the money in the challenges. He looked actually relieved and surprised to still be there after Casey's elimination, seemingly because he geared his quiz toward her being The Mole that episode. I also don't think Joi is The Mole, just because she has been so obvious and sloppy since Day One.

Yeah, she stalled so much and was really adamant about picking the wrong pigeon. The only reason she backed down was because Joi got lucky and beat her at rock, paper, scissors, so Joi was able to choose the correct pigeon. She is looking the shadiest. Plus, she seems to have a quieter personality than most of the remaining players, so she doesn't stick out as much as a William, Joi, or Avori...

Who knows, maybe their son will turn out to be gay or non-binary or something, which I'm sure would be Jax and Brittany's worst nightmare.

Yeah, I agree. I don't think that Claire winning a "free pass to Jury" is all that big of a reward/advantage or that all that exciting. There's probably only like one or two more evictions after this until Jury anyway, so she's still going to have to do plenty of work to actually make it to the end. It's not like it was a free pass into the Final Four or Finale Night, or something. Certainly nothing to the extent of Chris's Edge of Extinction win. And she would have been stupid not to take it, since Tiffany and Kyland were not in any danger whatsoever from Christian/The Kings this week anyway.

I think the problem with Trina/Jeremy and now Aimee/Jeremy is that these women are giving him too much credit by thinking he has an actual personality. He seems to be a person who just gets what he wants in life normally by "being hot" and is one of those people who's never had to develop much of a personality to get by. They're expecting him to be far deeper than he is, I think? He is like a block of wood to me. I'm glad Korey got some love from the audience and some attention from the new girls, but really? They couldn't give him short, individual dates with each of them? That was NOT a date, sitting there with three other women all at the same time. I think he got screwed. It would have been better for him probably to just have a one-on-one date with Florita or something... The OLD LADY of the bunch! Lol. I don't necessarily think she's old, but she is pretty boring, and I don't think she is really into any of the guys that have been presented so far.

Yeah, it seems like she's relaxed a bit, and I think she does better in smaller crowds. She was getting along better with the morning crew while the others were downstairs or still sleeping.