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If Les Moonves turned out to be the leak, that would legitimately be the most shocking twist that this show has ever been associated with in its 20 seasons.

I was surprised to hear that Scottie was hoping for Sam to get herself nominated as a result of suggesting Haleigh go up as the replacement nominee. Surprised because that had initially been my thought process... that Fessy would be incredulous that she'd suggest he put up "his girl" and target Sam as a result. But then immediately following that conversation with Sam about the (very ill-advised) plan, Scottie went to Fessy and made the same suggestion regarding Haleigh as the re-nom, painting a larger target on his back. Confusing. Count me in with the camp that's unimpressed with our Battle Back options. The only person I wouldn't hate to see return is Scottie. That's not to say that I would be overjoyed with that outcome either. We have Kaitlyn and her inability to complete a 5-piece puzzle to thank for this. Namaste.

Y'know, your post *just* made me realize that this is probably the first eviction in which Fessy and Haleigh know who is going home.

Quick question (without going *too* far off topic), but what does "recruiting" entail? Is it simply DM'ing the person on Instagram and encouraging them to apply? Or is it something like a Golden Ticket to the BB house? Because for years I thought that it was the latter... that they found all these hot models that had never heard of the show and basically casted them in a very streamlined audition process ("you're pretty, you're relatively sane... move on in!"). But then I started a business Instagram related to baking and was DM'd on Instagram by a reality show casting company looking to cast for a Food Network reality show. The casting company basically said, "We like what you've done on your Instagram and think you could be good for this show. Here's how you can apply!" I'd believe that that's how Sam was "recruited," which seems less egregious than what I used to think was considered "recruiting."

There's something super charming about how Sam thinks this game works. She was so earnest with Fessy about putting Haleigh up, and I know in her heart of hearts she thought she was doing a bang up job of convincing him. Charming and bizarre. Mostly bizarre, though. I didn't think the zings were particularly hurtful. I assume that production is very familiar with each HG and knows which of their quirks are fair game and which might be legitimate triggers. I also imagine that production understands that certain HGs can take a joke (Brett) and some HGs cannot (Sam) and so tailors the zings accordingly. For example, I don't think that a HG that exhibits legitimate body image issues would have a weight-related zing aimed at them. At least I'd hope not.

I was fine with Vanessa being the bottom queen. As ill-fitting as Kalorie's runway look was, Vanessa's was just... super unflattering. She truly did look like a big, fluffy circle. Still sad to see her so upset at the loss, however. I'm pulling for Eureka, just as I was in S9. Hopefully she avoids doing any splits this season. Aquaria just comes off pretentious. Would be fine if she goes home sooner than later. But I suspect Kalorie isn't long for this Drag Race world.

In these early weeks, I think that was as good a scenario for the reveal of the PoP as one could hope for, especially if you despise Cody and his crew as much as I do. Seeing him knocked down a peg while being stupid enough to ostracize a strong competitor who was, until that moment, seemingly aligned with him was delicious. I attempted to vote for the Ring of Replacement temptation and couldn't because I'm not going to create a CBS account, but if I could, I was going to vote for Raven because 1. I wouldn't want to waste such a lame temptation on someone I like; and 2. she strikes me as a weak competitor and the power is unlikely to help Cody's team.

This, though. Like, it was a stupid prank in the first place and certainly not funny enough to put some dirty toilet bowl seat under your shirt.

How did it play on CBS? My fiance and I were wondering if they censored the F-bombs on the TV broadcast.

I've deleted the four latest posts for two reasons: 1. They're off topic; and 2. The use of the "N" word. It's not pertinent to this episode's discussion and it's offensive. Keep the conversation about the episode and not about your dating preferences and/or the state of race relations. Thanks.

This was my biggest issue with the episode as well. It just didn't feel as organic as some of the other movie tributes the show has done.

Moved to the Main Page because he's competing this season.

With the end of the season comes the end of the Live! Feed thread. Thanks for the great discussion this season. We'll see you all in the Live! Feed thread for Big Brother: Over the Top.

Y'all, let's leave the moderating to the moderators. I've removed all the posts relating to the comment a page back regarding the off-topic tweet. Thanks.

Yea, in 13 minutes, EST.

Then hold your thoughts until after this episode airs. You're discussing things that are happening on a live episode, during the episode, which has nothing to do with the live feeds. Once the episode airs and the live feed returns, if you feel like you need to mention something that occurred during the episode inside this thread, so be it.

This is not an episode discussion, y'all. Hold your thoughts for the episode thread. Thanks.

I understand why we'e having the discussion (ahem, because this season blows), but the talk of previous seasons is off-topic here. Let's try to stick to BB18 and the live feeds. Thanks!

I'm a little bitter than Day is headed to the jury while someone like Natalie (who admitted in tonight's episode that she's pretty much playing for James) is still competing. Conversely, it was refreshing to see that Zakiyah didn't vote with Paulie, even though they're showmantical.

It was one big infomercial for Lauren's Kohl's clothing line, interspersed with some boring behind-the-scenes stuff. It wasn't that interesting, mostly because I wanted updates on everyone else. I get more updates from Lo's, Audrina's, Whitney's, and Heidi's Instagram profiles than I did from this special. Snore.

I'm seeing a lot of off-topic discussion regarding CBS All Access and the possibility of BB19 airing during the fall. Please find a thread in which this discussion is appropriate and post your thoughts there. This thread is strictly for live feed discussion. Thanks!

We're getting a touch off-topic for this thread, considering it's about The Challenge in the media and we're discussing the intricacies of an alleged rape of a former cast member. I appreciate that this came up because of Susie and Sarah Rice's podcast, but I think we've taken the discussion as far as it can go, at least in this thread. Thanks!