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6 No David Lynch (Spruce, stacey, caprice, Dougal, MarkHB, Athena, jessied112) 0 to procrastinate all day

Donny took himself off the block and Joey's the replacement nominee

Well, I've watched a bit of the live feeds already and I'm laughing at how this Team America is already falling apart. It probably doesn't help that the girl who knows nothing about Big Brother is the one who's the first on the team AND probably going home, unless things change. I mean, there's still a few days left and there's been quicker changes in the game, but seeing as Joey's playing a pretty awful game, I don't see how she's going to be staying. I also like how people want Devin to go but seeing as he is seemingly close with Caleb and Amber, he probably isn't going to be put up this week. When I was watching the live feeds, I was listening to Zach and Cody talking (apparently, their alliance name to the live feed viewers is the Suite Life) and I laugh at how they say Derrick is 100% trustworthy and he's so honest. He's lying about his occupation and it's working in his favour. I actually really like Derrick and think he's playing a good game so far. But again, it's still early so things could blow up as early as today. It's weird because I disliked Zach before I was watching the live feeds and now I kind of don't mind if he stays a bit longer. I want people like Joey, Devin and Creepy Caleb (Gina Marie 2.0) to go home. Oh, and I also really, really like Cody. I admire how he's genuinely a good guy. He's refrained from saying the r-word, he's said he won't sleep with Brittany because her kids are watching and he's not that kind of a guy and I think last night, he was talking to Christine about how he was a loser in high school and to not be afraid to talk to him. More and more I hear of him and see him, I like him. Sure, he's also said some other things about girls like Paola being dumb, but I think he tries to not say anything really mean. He has a line that he doesn't cross and I love that. Now hopefully he stays this way and he doesn't get influenced by others to cross that line, because I really appreciate a guy who has morals.

It's S-H-A-W-N and where is he? I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself. I remember hearing that quote from Mr Feeny over and over during commercials for the show on Family Channel back in the day, and I'll never, ever forget that scene of Cory trying to forge a note for Shawn. I've already said my piece for the pilot, but I have to add in the fact that I love Maya a lot from a second viewing. I just watched an episode of BMW tonight on television (had to; the nostalgia hurts) and it was an early episode with Eric taking the SATs and Shawn's dad up and leaving to find his mom, so Shawn has to stay with the Matthews and then he goes to stay with Mr. Turner. The show, even though it was classified as a sitcom, still had those heartfelt moments and they weren't afraid of digging deep every few episodes. Nowadays, it seems like Disney shows are afraid of digging too deep, so they occasionally brush the surface of dramatic and emotional moments and they stick to pure funny antics. I think I like the heartfelt and bittersweet moments much better, and I have hopes that GMW will stay modern, but also will go back to the good old days, where we actually learned important lessons from shows and they happened on a regular basis, and not just for those Very Special Episodes. I also look forward to cameos from our old favourites (I also realized how much I miss Eric's friend from the earlier seasons, Jason I believe his name is). And I am definitely sticking around because they're so much potential in this show, especially since it's written and created by the original showrunner. Maybe this could be the start to getting back to the good old days (or am I dwelling too much on it and I should just let it go and embrace the new wave of Disney?).

I don't know why it's taking me so long to piece this together, but I think I finally get Malia's purpose on the show. I thought it was so sudden that she would be thrown into a regular cast member status when she's had not much screen time and from what I see, not a huge positive fanbase reaction. This may not be the exact reason, but I think I have a theory about Malia...well, sort of. I'm not positive on this, but I think she is basically Cora Hale 2.0. She shares too many similarities with Cora and I feel like if Adelaide Kane didn't get her show on Reign and if Jeff had her storyline planned out from the beginning, this basically could have been Cora. I guess here are my reasons and the parallels between the two girls: Cora: She went 'missing'/presumed to be dead by her whole family for eight years When she returned, she was in a feral state, out of control and basically trapped prisoner She was thought to have killed people Her and Stiles have a connection on the show and I think that's what sparked people to start shipping them Cora has to spend some time readjusting into the world after her out of control incident. Well, she is a Hale as well so there's that Malia: She went missing eight years ago She was in a full wolf state for all this time, out of control and unable to shift back to her human self She was also thought to have killed people on purpose, but this case it had been accidents Her and Stiles have a sudden connection Malia has to spend time readjusting into the real world Hey, look at that! Unless it's stated as a red herring, as it actually hasn't been confirmed officially on the show, she's a Hale too There are other points that parallel their stories, but those are the major ones. There are differences, yes, with Malia being a werecoyote and having a harder time readjusting, but if you replace Malia with Cora, this could have easily been Cora's backstory. We don't know where she had been for the years she was presumed dead. It could have been easy to say she had been kidnapped by the Alpha pack and held prisoner back then. She could have been the one in a feral, animalistic state for all these years if Jeff Davis had thought about it back then. If Adelaide had not gone over to the CW, she probably would have been a regular for season 4. Yes, she wouldn't have had this weird 'werecoyote' storyline (most likely not) but it would have made more sense to have her and Kira in the club, going to find Derek. Malia's presence now makes more sense to me if I think of this theory as completely true. To me, she truly is just Cora 2.0, the character that Jeff screwed up and is trying to correct, the one that 'could have been', so to speak. Their personalities may also be a bit similar.

I bet the twist will last to week five, at the most. It can't last too long anyway because they're going to run out of people to nominate and too many people are going to get pissed for being nominated and it'll be one big clusterfuck. But then again, clusterfuck is Big Brother's middle name, so they might try to keep it going for longer. Hopefully longer than the Saboteur twist.

Basically, the HOHs want their nominees to lose because if they don't, then the HOH who nominated them won't be HOH anymore, their nominees are safe from eviction and the HOH can, I guess, be put up as a replacement nominee (if they're still doing POV, which I guess they are). That makes for two angry nominees and if they gain enough allies, their HOH is basically screwed. So nominees will be fighting like hell, the HOHs will be hoping for their nominees to lose. At least, that's how I understand it, so the twist only last for, like, three days a week and then, besides the HOH being able to be nominated, it goes back to two nominees.

Ok, so I missed the premiere last night due to me being on a plane at the time, so I'll have to go back and watch the first 8's introductions and what not. But I'm glad to have tuned in to this episode, because I find that...currently I don't hate Frankie? As long as he stays like this and not over the top, not braggy and not flaunty, then I think he might be ok. The biggest twist was when Joey, not Frankie, won the first America's Vote. Of course that doesn't mean that Frankie won't win the second or third place on the team, but my hope isn't lost on this show anymore. They truly surprised me for the first time in a while. Good for you, America. Good for you. For the 8 that were introduced tonight, I really love Christine. I don't like Victoria at all and I laughed out loud when, after she fell first, Frankie dropped their alliance like a hot potato (pun definitely intended). Zach's a jerk and so is Caleb. I actually think Hayden's ok and I like Derrick a lot. I thought I might like Jocasta but I'm not entirely sure yet on her. She seems ok and all, but her first few lines in the intro video were a bit too much. And Brittany is pretty ok, but not much of an opinion on her. And for the other 8 that I missed their intros, I definitely don't like 'Pao Pao' (ok really? That's her nickname? I guess mileages vary on that one). I don't like Amber either; she seems a bit stuck up from the little screen time I've seen of her. Nicole seems cute, but a bit dumb (maybe that's just her ploy). She's not as dumb as Donny, though. He's...something else entirely. Cody's really cute and I think I might like him, and I also like Devin. Like I said, Frankie's actually ok and we both share immediate dislike on Zach so that's a plus. And I like Joey a lot so that works out for me. That Caleb/Paola convo was awkward as hell. I hope it's two more girls that make the alliance because I think three girls as Team America could be quite interesting. Although I wouldn't mind if Derrick took up a spot. He seems like he'll be a good liar, due to his undercover work, so that'll help. I want Christine as that third member, and then I'd be happy.

Every time I see Jill Flint onscreen, I keep thinking she looks eerily similar to Erica Durance. And then I take a closer look and realize they don't really look all that similar; it's just me. I've just binge watched all five episodes today because I was bored and had nothing else to do. For a summer show, it's actually not bad. I love Drew and think his story is the most interesting, I like Topher and he really makes the cases shine, I like Ragosa and think he's a hoot and I like Paul and think he's grown on me slowly and won my heart over this episode with the kid. I like the girls to an extent; I think Landry's cool when she's not around TC, but I do appreciate the fact that she actually stands up to the guy. I somewhat like Jordan and her friendship with Landry and I do like her relationship with Scott, even though she's already screwed it up. But TC/Jordan has to be the worst couple on the show. It's episode five and we already have them kissing. I also like Mole Girl and her friendship with Drew. I think, as soon as she gets over her feelings for him, they have the best friendship and she seems really supportive of him. It's nice to actually have a friendship that won't lead to romance. Ragosa/Landry, on the other hand, actually isn't bad either. I like them together and it feels natural. Lots of cliches, lots of patients in and out, but not the worst show I've seen. I have nothing better to do, so I might as well stick around for the season. I just want to meet Rick and I want to see Scott punch Dr. Stu in the face for not following protocol. I admire his reasons for wanting to help people, but dude, you're not Superman. You can't do a bazillion things at once; it's going to blow up in your face sooner or later. That being said, his scene in the hospital with Topher's wife was the only moment where I've liked him, because he dropped his conceited, know-it-all attitude and actually was a sweet guy.

I got mine too! And I am so excited!

I had to watch the scene with the dad again, but he did give this look when he saw Jude's hand on Connor's back so I don't think this is the case. I do want to watch their scenes again though, because maybe Connor isn't actually homophobic. I'll admit to have forgotten about the blue nails episode when I made my first post, but maybe Connor is ok with everything and might be forming feelings for Jude himself, but because of his dad's disapproval, is afraid and starting to distance himself from Jude. I will want to watch their scenes once more to fully give my opinion on the matter, but I am hoping Connor does like Jude but is just afraid of his dad. Hmm...actually thinking about Callie's storyline, I wonder if they're going to go one of two ways: either Callie meeting Sophie will have her think of the possibility of asking Robert not to sign the papers (maybe something else happens that impacts this) or maybe, a more out there yet unique idea, if Sophie meets Callie and asks/begs her dad to not sign the papers in hopes to keep her older sister around.

Hmm, that could be a possibility. We did see an earlier scene of Kate in front of that crypt with a still older Derek, right? It depends if that scene was in real time, because then Derek would have only just turned younger. But I do think Kate either did turn him younger, or had an accomplice who did. Obviously there are questions that should be answered in the next episode.

I know, right? I absolutely agree with this. We literally dealt with this lack of communication in 1A, where even Stef and Lena were making choices about Brandon behind Mike's back, right? And then we still had the Mike/Stef vs Lena in that same half season, but then they found a way to make decisions altogether by the end. So having the show regress back to Stef/Mike vs Lena, it bugs the hell out of me. I hate regression so for Stef to do that, especially for such a pivotal event in Brandon's life, I am on Lena's side for going to talk to Brandon. It's not like she said 'yes, go do the surgery. Just don't tell Mama'. She just went to state her opinion. Ok, in short terms, Emma was basically being a bit controlling when they arrived at the concert, from where they were going to what they were doing during their makeout session in the car. Emma wanted to have sex but Jesus said no. The next day, Emma and Jesus were talking and Jesus said that she was being bossy, which caused Emma to I think break up with him or something? I kind of missed the last bit of their scene. It's clear Emma is the dominant type and Jesus kind of is. I don't think he's used to having females being the dominant ones so he kind of freaked out over that. It's a bit sexist for him to think that girls shouldn't be in control (at least that's the feeling I get) but at the same time, Emma was being controlling. It's just that she did stop when he asked so I don't think she was in the wrong. I think when it comes to strong female characters, it's a fine line between what is ok and what is too much. Males can get with a lot more on tv, but females are judged much more harshly for their actions. I think Emma is just fine; maybe a bit too bossy, sure, and too much with the 'can't be friends with girls', but I think if a male had Emma's storyline, it would be received much differently.

I say it's probably out of embarrassment. He doesn't want people knowing that he was willing to even take revealing photos because that could circle around the Internet and eventually when he tries to apply for jobs, even a revealing photo could incriminate him and he'll already have a harder time finding jobs. I agree that he should have stuck to turning him in, but I understand why he might not want to. Also, he's a teenager. He's going to act on feelings more than logical thinking.

So, I've been thinking about this young!Derek storyline for a bit now. Despite me not knowing how the hell he got turned back into a teenager (and if he has his adult memories or not...I'm guessing not), it makes me think of Kate's motivations for doing this. Is she trying to retrieve the times she had with Derek as a teenager or something? I'm not really sure of her purposes of turning Derek into a teenager. If anything, it would make more sense for her to turn Peter back into pre-fire Peter. I just don't understand and don't really have any ideas as to why. I just hope it's not for romantic reasons.

From the Malia thread: This is very true, but for me, the difference is that he's known Heather since he was younger so it's a bit different. Sure, Stiles was ready to have sex with Heather but at the time, he wasn't going through a mental crisis. He was pretty much drama free at the time. But this time around, he was in a mental institution, trying to control the Nogistune and trying not to hurt people in the process. He was also in the middle of solving something of his own, so stopping to have sex with Malia was just a really odd choice and it didn't feel natural at all. It just felt like the show wanted to tick off a list of Stiles losing his virginity after all that has been said surrounding it. I would have been completely fine with a makeout session because hey, it's a tense situation and maybe Stiles is vulnerable enough to let a werecoyote kiss him. But going straight to sex? It's not in Stiles' character to do something like that, not when he knows he's hurting people around him and he's trying to contain himself, not make himself vulnerable for the Nogistune to sneak its way in. If they had said blatantly that it was the Nogistune who had been in control of Stiles at the time, then I might have been fine with that too. But it's the fact that it was Stiles having sex in a mental institution in the middle of a major break with some girl that he helped turn back into a human that creeps me out. It might make sense for Malia, but it doesn't for Stiles and now they're pushing the idea of Stalia and I just don't like it one bit. At least with Scott/Kira, they've slowly introduced the idea of them and we had Kira as a full fledged character before anything happened with her and Scott. With Malia, she was a coyote, then she was human, then she was in a mental institution and then having sex with Stiles. Now she's Stiles' mate or whatever and he presumably might have feelings for her too, which I guess could happen if their friendship grew in the months of offscreen time they had, but it's because it happened offscreen and now Shelly is a regular that bugs me. I'm glad females are being represented, but Malia's character does not work with Stiles at all, and we have other characters that could be regulars instead (I really hate to say this, but Ian Bohen's Peter for one, or Danny even. Or even one of the parents).

I'm gonna take this over to the Stiles thread.

I'm adding the recently departed but still loved Enlisted to the ring. It's really hard for me to get into sitcoms or comedies; mostly I have a unique sense of humour and frankly, I don't find poop jokes or immature jokes funny. I also don't find violence very funny, so that eliminates most of the sitcoms on television right now. I also have never gotten into Big Bang Theory and I never really watched Community, so my shows consist of basically dramas and crime shows. I think the last comedy I've gotten into recently was Cougar Town but life made me miss the last two seasons. So when I watched the first trailer for the show last year, I genuinely thought it was funny and wanted to give it a chance, but I honestly did forget about it until the third episode aired (no tv at my university). But watching the first three episodes, I knew I made the right choice; I haven't laughed harder at a comedy in years. It's one of those smart comedies with a light hearted tone to it and all the actors have great comedic timing. I also fell in love with the showrunner's passion for the show. It's clear he loves the show so much that he was willing to fight hard for it each and every single week, even with the dreaded Friday night time slot and the lower ratings. I think a lot of people go for the immature humour because they don't appreciate the subtle, more mature humour that shows like Enlisted produce. Even when Enlisted has made poop jokes, they're done in a classy way. It's just one of those shows that truly is ahead of its time, and it never really got a chance with its crappy timeslot. Some drama shows do well on Fridays, but comedies don't seem to do well at all. I think Enlisted could have done better on another day of the week, but the network never gave it a fighting chance, and I am hoping it gets picked up somewhere else because now I have no comedies to watch and I need some laughter in my life, and not the cringeworthy 'I feel sorry for you actors' laughter.

He does seem like a bragger. I've briefly gone through his twitter page and he does seem to brag about being friends with celebrities, and I know he did a video or something with last year's houseguest Nick, so that's another thing. I think he's said that he's a fan and he's applied like everyone else instead of recruited, but I do consider him the equivalent to the Rachel/Elissa scenario. The only difference is that Rachel is a Big Brother celebrity, and Ariana is a mainstream celebrity, and both are very much different.

In my opinion, I just didn't think it was completely in Stiles' character to lose his virginity to Malia in the middle of the Nogistune drama.We don't really know Malia all that well, so it's easier to say that she could be the kind of person to have sex in a mental asylum. I just don't think Stiles would have immediately gone 'ok, I'm trying to stay sane, trying to keep the Nogistune under control. Let's have sex'. It's just...odd motivation. Stiles may have worried about being a virgin all throughout the series, but despite his gung-ho personality, I don't think he would have sex with anyone just to lose his virginity, unless it was a do-or-die situation, like it was in the Darach arc. Although, I guess I could be wrong but I read Stiles differently. I just think that the sex scene was not fitting to the current storyline, it didn't quite fit Stiles' character and we barely knew much about Malia and if she had been planned to be a regular since that episode, or before it, then having her sleep with Stiles wasn't the way to make me like her. It's just kind of hard because they've never been so blatant about a couple before to make me root for them (the only other couple is probably Scott/Allison and that's because they were the main leads but have good chemistry from the start).

Yeah, I agree that I don't mind Malia when she's interacting with Kira. I got some serious lesbian vibes from that club scene and thought they were going to start making out on the floor. But they're pushing the Stalia ship way too hard, and they even did it last season. At this point I'd take Stydia over them, because at least their relationship feels more organic. And I really only like Stiles/Lydia as friends, but I'd prefer it to Stiles/Malia. Maybe that's true. I could see it, if she wasn't full on coyote/wolf for the last 8 years. I mean, I could read the club scene as Malia scoping out her 'prey' and relying on animal instincts or whatnot, but honestly, it would have been better if Malia had been the awkward dancer because she still wasn't used to her human form, and Kira was the one to be the confident one. It would have been a complete switch for Kira, who is known to be awkward and quirky, and it would have allowed us to see Malia struggle with the simple, teenager experiences like dancing at a club. I do understand and kind of liked Malia not understanding why they couldn't leave Lydia behind. That was actually a moment that showed how far she still has to come in terms of human interaction, even with a couple of months already in her human form. I think my major gripes with Malia deal with her interactions with Stiles (which really started last season when they randomly slept together for no good reason at all) and her leading things in the club. I think they do need to tone her down a little bit. We're still getting to know her and it's hard to really get into her with the flashing neon lights about her and Stiles. I get it from Malia's perspective that she's latching on to someone to help her through this experience, maybe kind of like a wolf/coyote might do with a mate. But Stiles? I don't completely understand his motivations when it comes to Malia because all we've seen is them interacting in the mental institution, then sleeping together, and now suddenly 'I can't leave you, Stiles' and whatnot.

I agree. And as inconsistent as Peter's backstory is, I like teenage Peter a lot more than teenage Derek.

I don't know how I feel about the premiere. I kept going back and forth between 'WTF is this hot mess' and 'Oh, this could actually turn to be an interesting season'. So far, I don't like Malia at all. I don't like her inconsistency this episode and I know I should like her dominating 'go getter' attitude but it actually turns me off a lot. We had two episodes with this girl last season, maybe three, and now she's a regular? I didn't get a feel for her last season and her being a regular isn't sitting with me thus far. I'll have to wait till the end of 4a to really decide whether I like her, but so far I do not. I also don't like the blatant Stiles/Malia vibes. But whatever, I guess a plus is that there's actually an even ratio of lead males to lead females (3:3). I am happy for more Lydia, and I still love Kira/Scott and Braeden calling her Scott's girlfriend. I guess the young!Derek twist could be interesting, and I'm kind of hoping they don't drag it out for the whole season, but they don't magically solve it next episode. I wouldn't mind a couple of episodes. The Mexican hunters were interesting, at least, and I like more clues about the nature of Scott's True Alpha status. So now he can magically conjour up a name (Kate) and rip out of the electric handcuffs? Also, I must have missed something, but how did Scott immediately think of Kate as the one who could have kidnapped Derek? I mean, I know the huntress said who would have a grudge with Derek, but I don't get why Scott would think of someone who's supposed to be dead. I guess Peter's going to have a shitty season, with finding out about Malia (I still wish it was Deputy Hottie Parrish) and finding out Kate's alive and probably gunning to kill him. I do like Peter, and I love the actor, but he definitely needs his ass kicked all season.

*sigh* They don't need to make Lena's pregnancy even more dramatic. They already have a bunch of stuff going on as it is and Lena's age is already a factor into her pregnancy. I liked Timothy before they made him into a complete jerk. I like the Callie/Robert storyline, and I do like where they're heading with it. I said last week that I was worried about Callie's dad being a scumbag and I probably would have liked if they kept him one way. But seeing this week's episode, I like how he genuinely didn't know about Callie until recently and I like how he told his other daughter Sophie immediately and let her write the letter to Callie. I mean, it might be slightly manipulative to get Callie to bond with them, but I think he and Sophie genuinely want to get to know Callie. I also really like that he's willing to sign the papers and he didn't have anything to do with the DNA test. Now, I really am hoping now that it's all true because I want the papers signed and I also want Callie to get the chance to meet Sophie and get to know her bio dad because he doesn't seem like a jerk. I mean, would a jerk really keep going to a dingy restaurant and give a $100 tip if he wasn't wanting to know her? So, I'm guessing Brandon/Lou will have a thing. Ok. Ok, Jesus was kind of an idiot for blurting out that Emma was bossy, but he was being honest and it was true, so Emma storming off like that was kind of uncool. I get both of their POVs and am on Jesus' side at the moment. But at the same time, good for Emma for being a bit dominant and not letting the guy take all the control. Again, at the same time, that was a bit too dominating. The story tonight that made me sad was Jude's story with Connor. His dad is clearly homophobic and a jerk to Connor, yet Connor's probably been raised to be like him. I hope these two lovebirds make up soon because I'm pretty sure the next couple of episodes with them won't be pretty if Jude comes clean about his feelings with Connor. And finally, a Callie/Brandon scene I actually liked with them in his bedroom. I do like their friendship a lot. I think they both needed that talk, for Callie to get things off her chest and for Brandon to think about this surgery thing a bit more. Oh, yeah, Dani. Still a total bitch and I hope they send her off somewhere far, far away. I was going to say I hope she rots in hell, but that's a tad too mean.

Well, that was something. First of all, Emmett/Bay/Matthew's storyline. I kind of guessed it when I realized the catfishing was going on for far too long and it was only Matthew in on it. If he had friends helping him out, sure. But I did laugh my guess off because 'oh, they might not go there.' But they did, and I'm actually...I don't know, happy with that? I guess it's kind of interesting, and it did make me feel sympathy for Matthew. I'm still pissed that he had to beat up Emmett and blackmail him, but I was afraid this show would make him less of a villain and I was totally right. But it could actually be interesting. The Kathryn/book storyline just does not interest me at all. I couldn't care less with her story because she's an idiot for making her character's name so close to Sarah Lazar. I mean, I hate when TV shows do this so much. NCIS is the one show that comes to mind and I hated it so much for that, and of course Kathryn thinks that everything will be fine but seeing as Sarah is connected to John and Kathryn, and seeing as she has the same career and rumours floating around as the character, then I'd be pissed too. That's not to say I like Sarah because I hated her last appearance and I hate her now. I just think her agent is an idiot for not pointing out the similar names and Kathryn's an idiot for not changing the name and occupation. I miss Toby. When is he coming back? I also like Natalie; if she wasn't gay, her and Toby could be a cute couple. Also I hate the Regina storyline. I just have a bad feeling about all of it. I'm going to guess she, or someone like Angelo, gets shot by the midseason finale. And the Campbell/Daphne storyline. On the one hand, I think he needs to stop being jealous; she did go ask for the job and she doesn't have to talk to him about it. They were barely dating when she asked her boss for that job! He could have asked for it, but it doesn't seem like he has. But on the other hand, I understand why he might be frustrated. He has been working there for longer and Daphne's only been there for a couple of months and she suddenly is his own boss? I would be a bit jealous too, actually, and it seems like Daphne really can't do any wrong. But whatever, I just want those two broken up and Daphne with Wilke again. Then I would be able to tolerate her ability to be successful almost every single time. Yeah, poor Tank. He's going to be pissed for a long time.