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New clue for Jeopardy, if they do a Big Brother category: Q: The most unlikely hamster to be a voice of reason to starstruck folks. A: Who is Victoria? I'm sorry, but tonight is hysterical to me!

All Caleb had to do was play and actively sabotage. He wanted to put on a big show. That's on him and the rest for not just playing it cool like they did when Caleb threw it with Jocasta. Hubris and cruelty of group think annoys me and that is where we were going into this and where we were going to be all week. I will be truly sorry if Donny goes because of this. ETA: For the record, I still believe that Derrick is going to win this and Frankie will be voted out before the finale. He'll definitely lose if he's in the finale.

To be honest with you, I'm glad he won and did the reveal. I was not looking forward to a week of bashing. Now, it's fun watching folks try to figure out how to get in with a star and how that will affect their games. This amuses the hell out of me. Him being trashed all week would have kept me off the feeds (and I'm not even rooting for him).

I don't think this saves Frankie's game, but it saves him from being attacked and/or shunned while he stays in the house. I, for one, am glad for that. I hate when that starts happening, even if it happens to someone I'm not rooting for (such as Frankie). I would also like to see it not happen to anyone else going forward.

At this point, Victoria is playing the best $50,000 game. I think that's the only interesting question left: Who finishes 2nd. Cody possibly could take it from her if Derrick at the end knows that he has destroyed Cody as much as he has.

I saw that as well, Turtle. I agree he didn't want to win. I think he just didn't fully know what the hell had happened the prior week and didn't want to choose wrong if he won POV. I suspect he may have kept trying if Hayden was in the lead.

I think he went to the University of Florida, their teams are the Gators, that's their cheer/sign/I don't know how to designate it. It's the Gator Chomp, as in an alligator chomping something.

And, no, I'm not Christine's husband, but I'd also like a shock collar on her every time she decided to pet Cody.

The only question left is: Will it be Derrick and Frankie (and a hamster) in the final three, or Frankie and Zach (and a hamster). I see no other conclusion, sorry to the rest of the HGs. Hayden/Nicole, you should have sex soon if you want to block this, that is your only hope!:)

Oh, he will never overtly acknowlege to the other HGs, but he is taking it for granted. He was in a perfect spot, could parachute either way during the DE, but decided to draw a line. He'll likely still win, but, in my opinion, he just made a risky move. He was safer playing the middle for one more week.

You are probably right, but Derrick thinking that could be his downfall.

Yep. I still think Derrick is the best bet. His flaw is that he knows he is in charge. That could bite him in the ass one day. I think drawing a line in the sand where no one else saw the sand was a bad call tonight.

The odd thing I keep coming back to is that Derrick may, indeed, have been better off getting Zach out. Of course, he's well positioned otherwise, but this whole revolution is going to bring a lot of chaos that he now has to control. It would have been easy for him to cut bait with Zach this week. Now, he can't ride the center of the DE if he pulls this off. His saving grace would be that he is with Frankie and Zach, as are the producers. As always, rooting for bloodbath.

According to twitter, Caleb said something to Derrick that caused this latest uprising. "Beast Mode I Did What?" Still scrambling to figure out what is going on. ETA: I think Christine now is trying to figure out where she stands, and now that Cody is spilling about Rationale, she's going to tuck herself and Frankie back into the fold. I think. Editors are going to be up all night for this one. ETA2: I just want a bloodbath going forward. I'm honestly confused as to which vote would make that happen.

I think, somehow, Derrick is turning this around and saving Zack right now. I just turned on the feeds for the first time in days, but this is what Derrick is discussing with Cody right now.

Derrick did.

We all know from the feeds Zach had a tantrum at the POV competition. Watching it on the show tonight made me realize he really made a mistake not bringing his Adderall for his ADD. His reasoning was that it helps keep him focussed, and he really didn't want to be focussed all the time in the house because the house could be so boring. It was clear he lost focus in the comp and became so frustrated he could not see what was in front of his face. I wonder if some of his other erratic behavior which is behind him losing favor in the house could also have been controlled better on his meds. Who knows, I'm not a doctor, I just play one on anonymous message boards!

The show is about manipulating folks. Derrick used Caleb's feelings for Amber to better his game. Hell, everyone did. No one believes she had any feelings for him. If Zach is seen as having feelings for Frankie, that is Zach's responsibility. Whether he is a tease or has real feelings, I don't know, but that there can be confusion is solely on Zach. And, at the end of the day (because, well, yeah, it had to be said), there's nothing wrong with Zach either loving Frankie or playing Frankie. So what if he's not gay and folks think he is? He knows what is real. .And so what if folks who don't know him think he is? And so what if he is gay or bi? I don't see how being labelled that is being on "blast".

I've been playing around on twitter, my new favorite thing is that Amber sent her condolences to Nicole's friend, vis a vis, his new fixation.

Oooffff...I've been trolling twitter, and I think what has happened is that Christine told Cody the she (Christine) and Frankie know about The Three Amigos (a/k/a Cody, Derrick and Zach's final three deal). If this is true, well, I believe that Derrick could blow the whole thing out of the water and turn on Zach, cause ain't nobody go out quicker than somebody that figured out Derrick's game. Can someone else confirm? P.S. I hate myself for relapsing.

Thank you Dougal. I've edited my post accordingly. I appreciate your help.

And of course, just when I thought I was out..... Part of me though, without looking, assumes that Derrick is just assuaging whoever he was talking to at the moment, so I very much assume that he's keeping Zach..... you know whats coming.....at the end of the day.

Small confession here, I will always pull for Amy Poehler to win the lead actress Emmy until she does (because Leslie Knope and Parks and Rec are everything that is right in this world), so I can't root for Taylor outright. I will, however, put in a vote for her above Julia, because I believe in sharing the wealth. I loved Candice Bergen in Murphy Brown, but even I got tired of her winning year after year. I see Laverne Cox as a potential darkhorse in her race. Honestly, I'm rooting for that because it would be an historic and important victory for transgender folks . And the role merits an award. I like when history meets merit. In ways we can't imagine, her winning would simultaneously rattle the whole world and also give some balance/footing to those who look up to her and need someone like her to get a win so that they can get more grounding for their own experiences. Does anyone know what episode she submitted? I'm assuming it is the one which explored her transition [Edit: I initially said transformation, it has been suggested that the proper term would be "transition", if I'm still wrong, let me know, I want to get this right]. How fascinating if she were to win an Emmy when her brother played her character for part of the role. Lots of folks think that this is Mulgrew's to lose. I don't know, but I do know I would vote for her without hesitation for every award for season 2 for this line alone (regarding the older ladies' attempt to take out Vee): "Step one, pick a person to kill. Step two, kill THAT person"

It finally happened. This season's spell over me was broken last night. Got up today, played around outside, cleaned my house and finished a book. Didn't think once about it until now to check in here to see if anything was happening. And, nope. Didn't even watch the episode tonight. I know I will keep tabs (for the updates, but more for the entertainment provided by all of you), but unless something exciting happens in the DE (and my standards for exciting have been reduced to anything other than the most predictable thing happening), I'm not sure how much of the feeds I'll watch going forward. On the one hand, I want to be sucked back into the feeds again; on the other, for my health and sanity, I hope Derrick continues to dominate the game and earns his seemingly well-deserved (up to this point) victory. Cheers for now.

I'm right there with you Nashville. I know that Derrick wants orderly, and the move to get out Frankie would be messy, but at the end of the day (damn you Caleb), if he could endure messy for one week, he'd be completely safe during DE. As it is, he is drawing a line in the sand before DE week and that could bite him in the ass. Although, if I think about it, he'll convince someone else that there is no sand and no line in such imaginary sand.