Wandering Snark

Only slightly less well know is never bet the HoH when EVICTION is on the line!! Nicole and Daniel truly do have dizzying intellects!

That is the mother of all twists. I'd guess it would be both male and female "hotties" because oh deer gahd can you imagine a whole house full of women and their moms?!? Because... yikes. That's one where I sure hope they don't listen to Julie, but here is one where I just wish they did!

Interesting. I basically assumed she meant she had a girlfriend.

At least they didn't have that argument on Rockstar's daughter's birthday, because that would be diss-cuss-ting!!

Yeah, this is a tricky one. Monte is really doing his best to handle her with kid gloves and make her feel like she belongs, as a 'full member' of the new Leftover group that really does have her back. The problem is though... I think she just has to suck it up one more time for the greater good. She won't be on the block in the same way as her previous stays though. She wouldn't have to get so stressed about it as this time she'd actually be and agent of change, bringing Nicole to the chopping block. The greater good is a tough pitch given her history though. I think I'd just say "The Leftovers have worked so far, but we're not out yet. We can't afford to take our foot off the gas yet. And that means taking down targets. I'm so sorry you are tangentially involved in that situation, due to this twist. But we've got to do it to really guarantee that The Leftovers will be in to for the long run and not swept away with what could happen next week. Should we lose power you might end up on the block for real this time and we all want to avoid that. So just suck it up and do what you have to do." Okay, probably without the 'just suck it up' part. But she really DOES need to just suck it up this week.

Nicole was so pained about her precious integrity that she breaks down weeping so the whole house can hear?? I really didn't understand that. Then her 'reveal' to Terrance to get this 'I'm a cop' secret she's been carrying off her shoulders? I think she has a radically inflated sense of her own worth in the game and in life. Honey, you ain't that special.

Yeah, I think your point is similar to my reason for not keeping track of (or spend time watching) the live feeds. I'm good to roll with whatever they decide to present on the broadcasts. I don't need to know every detail so I can cry 'editing!' from the rooftops. IT's just not my jam.

The only use of post-voting comments I'd approve of would be if they calmly turned to the camera and said 'And don't forget to love one another' while pointing toward us at home. They'd also instantly become my favorite houseguest ever.

It's usually one HG that goes with the 'tell Julie how beautiful she looks' approach. For some reason it seems most have taken up the charge this year. I did find it odd last night. Also odd? How is it that there's always at least two 'happy birthday' shout-outs every week? I think there were four or five last week and I think I caught three this week. I agree this seemed to be a good rational approach. People that stayed hunched over the piles were just ripping and tossing the offending non-winner down in front of them. I kept thinking that as it winds down people are going to regret that approach. The 'duds' will possibly be covering up a winning envelope and the final searchers are going to really have to scramble and dig around for unopened letters under the piles of rejects. I kept thinking of someone catching a corner of an invite right in the eye. They were releasing them in a way that made them 'float' down instead of whirling in circles on their way down. This would increase the chance that the comp went down safely but the glasses were a good call. I wonder if the guys had to put their contacts in? We missed out on more squishy sound effects! Speaking of sound effects I'll be the one this week to complain about the goddam squeaky cart sounds of Jasmine's cart. This. Must. Stop. It wasn't funny or clever the first time around and keeping up the joke just makes it more grating on my nerves. Just let it go sound peeps.

Hah, exactly Nashville... that bitch and her crackers. 😃

Ya think that's the first time Julie has had a houseguest compare her looks to BBQ before?

Especially on her eyebrows... them things have a life of their own! Nice work Turner. I spent so much of this episode (as I said previously) waiting for The Plan to not go through somehow that I didn't get to really enjoy the blindside itself... though the idea of her bestie really being voted out whirring around in the void that is Alyssa's head was pretty choice. AhMEerah almost sprained something patting her own back so hard at the end of that Chenterview.

Just looking at that list is making ME angry now heh. But hopefully we won't need to add another this season!

This cast is terrible and did no favors to it's sagging collective image tonight. Like I posted on the last thread this collective cast has certainly not brought to the table what they were (likely) expected to. You see little glimmers of what casting might have seen in some of them but damn there are a lot of swings and misses in this group. It's a truly failed casting... and adding on to that, it's also now becoming kind of tough to watch. So many people acting like such tyrants/assholes. Also Daniel and Nicole apparently are 'those people' that live on pounding down others while refusing to talk about it. They are those 'Oh, you KNOW what you did!!' kind of people. All done in the Big Brother equivalent of 'being really big hiding behind your keyboard', while wearing sunglasses and not making eye contact during their proclamations... sickening. I hope Nicole really feel like shit when she sees this back. And Daniel? Well, yeah. Overreact much?

Ya know, I like the developments that led us to this 'Leftovers' alliance. It was good to see. However, I can't help but feel that this is a long-form version of the weekly BS they love to hand us. They always spend a whole veto noms or eviction night cobbling together an alternate plan that is going to happen, and then we even see said plan gaining traction as they try to convince us something unexpected will happen: *announcer voice* "Will ____ go home as everyone seems to be planning or could there possibly be another target that will come through and rip the house APART?? Stay tuned to BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG BROTHERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!" So if this actually DOES become a 'thing' I'm all for it, but I've seen too damn many of these things week after week go sidewise and all of a sudden everyone is again 'voting with the house' to get out the initial target anyways come voting time. I just have a bad feeling about this one.

I still feel that the stench of bad casting decisions is hanging like specter over the house this year. I have never experienced such a high mark on the 'don't give a shit' meter with any reality cast before this one. You can kind of see what they may have thought about members of this cast after interviews etc. The problem is that it seems most of them have clocked in WAY below what they were expected to bring to the house: It was very present yesterday when we got that 'Turner is really odd' montage (including that I just realized that he is going by his last name). They probably thought: 'Wow this guys has such diverse interests and abilities! Why wouldn't we cast someone that can lick their own elbow and makes rugs for a living?? Also: weird hair!' Terrance: 'He's an older guy but he loves interacting with people and getting the party started! He's a Karaoke DJ!! Never a dull moment!' Jasmine: 'Wow, she's a sassy Southern Belle but owns her own company. She tells the greatest stories!' Pooch: 'C'mon how can you not like Pooch? The hair, the smarm charm, those eyes? Ladies will love him! General Hospital here he comes!!' Allysa: 'Could she be cuter? We always loves us a shot at a good showmance and the guys will be falling over themselves to get to know her; she's the Girl Next Door! We can just let that whole 'Newark' thing slide...' Indy: 'She's a spicy latina SEX THERAPIST!!!! OMG! She'll definitely bring the fun, not storm off and tell everyone how 'pissed' she is to be a havenot!" Daniel: 'He is, get this... AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR!!! He's got crazy hair! He's a born entertainer!' 'Why did we cast Britanny? I just remember her being VERY persuasive, she has us spellbound! Will she use those powers in the house for good or evil?' That is EIGHT casting 'misses' that have collectively contributed just about ZERO to the house and to the show. When you have a limited number of chances casting a group of people, failing on eight does not make good teevee. When half of your cast all turn into Victoria's, leaving you to feature 'Two Guys and a Mirror', the story of trying to put in contacts complete with added squishy sounds?? You have a failed casting. Period.

Damn... I just realized this was on and on Peacock instead. Streaming 6 nights a week? With commercials I can't fast forward past even with 'enhanced' Peacock that comes with my cable sub? Yeah... that's still a no. I don't like that any of the familiarity to it is gone with a new host and commentator (even if he's the voice of the UK version too) as well. That's a LOT of strikes against before I even consider tuning in. Ugh, that reminds me of those 'extra' episodes from last season where they just showed rolling footage of everyone, you'd see front to back of every conversation. It was basically like seeing a compilation of a live feed. I found them extremely boring. It felt like an excuse to be lazy, but then try to make it sound 'special' as it was "unedited". Didn't like that presentation much and yeah if that's what it will be I won't be tuning in for any nights; let alone taking it on like a part-time summer job.

Yeah I have just two words for Joseph post-Big Brother: 'Restraining Order' It was total Al Bundy moment... but both hands? With people around? Yikes. This girl is klassy! She lives on in their hearts and minds... I guess? Buy yeah it makes me think of a breakup song called 'It's Over Now' by a local band: "I will always love you, until someone else gets my attention . . . You've got about a week or two until forever disappears." I now will think of the departed ever time I hear it (over the next few weeks). This WACKY sound effects guy does need to not only be tracked down but punished severely and publicly so nobody dares follow in his (or her I guess!) footsteps. The damned squeaks are giving me PTSD flare ups. Also, if they are resorting to this degree of filler this early on it's a red flashing signal that this cast is extremely boring and getting any decent 'content' from them to show has been a struggle. It also makes me fear for what they'll so with two hours on Sunday. Oh, wait, I see a new Fest coming up! "Welcome everyone to Big Brother Fast Forward-Fest! We have a few boring comps, a needlessly complicated 'twist' and five minutes of content to stretch over two hours of airtime!" It's bound to be the first big hit of the summer!

Politics and BB have never mixed well... thanks for the update!!

Such a thrilling episode I forgot to even surf by here afterwards let alone post... not sure when the last time I did that was. This casting continues to really light up my tv screen I guess! I was just about to mute the OTT antics of our worst-pick-of-anybody-to-host host with the 'stylings' he brought to his 'part'. I'm sure he was loving yukking it up and thinking he was being soooo funny. The fake accent obviously was triggering Jasmine too, as her accent then went bonkers. Both racked up a BUNCH of marks against in this one. I was really put off by Taylor finding it so yummy she was eating a big scoop out of her hand after being eliminated... I found it funny how much the 'girls girls' felt: 'A win for Jasmine makes it like we are ALL HoH this week!' and proceeded to lay out exactly who "they" think they should go up and why totally independently from ANY input from Jasmine herself who was sleeping. I'm sure them telling her their plan started something like "We decided what WE should do this week!" Taylor can't leave soon enough for me. I can't stand who she is ALWAYS on and has her Pageant Girl persona dialed up to 11. Hosting that comp also got 'Elvis' on my list for the same reasons. There are so many fakey/ott hg's in this cast it makes me tired attempting to cut through the BS to grab some stupid summer entertainment from this season. Two of five stars, would not suggest.

Also, I've been thinking about Paloma. It's quite possible that she really doesn't have any underlying mental issues. It could have been just the lack of sleep that ruffled her edges. It can make you act/react oddly. However, the not being able to sleep (if it's because you are feeling restless) is a classic symptom of mania. So it's kind of a chicken/egg thing to really say what triggered what... did she start getting manic and that kept her from sleeping and it snowballed or did the lack of sleep bring on those manic-like symptoms? Hopefully either way she'll be able to find help if she needs it. The circumstances could lead her to just write it off as stress of the BB House and the lack of sleep though. Should that happen (and she does have underlying issues) she may just be setting herself up to have an even worse reaction the next time she is triggered. The more times you get burnt by that flame, the uglier they can get and easily lead to hospitalization. I sat that as I ducked and dodged my own symptoms (while kinda tearing down everything around me over and over again) for years until things completely exploded down the line. It was a super whirlwind of chaos for many a year before I (and others) figured out what was really to blame. I don't wish for anyone to take that road, but sometimes you need to hit a dead end pretty hard before a resolution.

Now that you mention it... I bet the Backstage Comp was meant to use that layout and they on the fly made it into a HoH comp instead... not really intending to have to show people doing that layout over and over again and still not have an HoH winner.

Yikes... I hadn't noticed that was the issue, I thought she just rolled it when she landed. Exactly... how about a little compassion?? She clearly sounded miffed that her live broadcast had to take a timeout to carry someone off the 'playfield'. I was also not crazy about it being all contestants that finally rushed over there. Shouldn't there be SOMEONE out there that is consulting on these comps safety-wise? It really was not a good look.

"Live TV ladies and gentlemen!!" Is all I kept hearing in my head. What a shitshow. Nothing like having to admit that you had planned to do the 'Backstage' people dirty and possibly boot one of them that 'can't be nominated but might still go home'. It was like a real Scooby Doo moment what with them then saying basically "Since we can't send someone who didn't deserve it this week we aren't going to send ANYONE home. *pouts* Fine. *hair flip* Whatever. We would have done it too if wasn't for an inconvenient emotional breakdown... So... get your asses to the backyard! NOW kid!!" Then someone gets hurt and Julie was clearly bent out of shape about it throwing of the Live show's timing. You could almost see the circuits frying. Then we come back and they've presumably carried Jasmine back to the stage (at least to the winners circle) where she OBVIOUSLY can't even stand up... and Julie clearly flips her a "you're okay and not going to ruin my LIVE broadcast anymore, right Jasmine?!?" out to her. This episode really shows how much they care about the HG's doesn't it? I mean I love a good 'let's laugh at someone's suffering' montage as much as the next guy and this one was SO classy... *rolls eyes* But I have to agree with this. There was no need to poke fun at someone's breakdown for the entertainment of your audience. I guess they couldn't resist...