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As opposed to another bearded guy who's ten times the blowhard? I'm good with Ben.

You know, Ryan winning would be hilarious. I mean, it'll probably come down to the other two, but that would be fitting AF. I only recognize one queen. ONE.

My heart goes out to new fans who didn't think to DVR the Reunion. Desi FTW. Way to keep the peace and deflate Probst's boner.

"What is your case for getting our votes, Ryan?" "Bllllleeeeeeeeettt!!!! Bleeeeeeeeeeeett!"

Meh. It would have sucked hearing that from Jeff Kent or Jimmy Johnson. It would be funny to hear, "Y'know what? I'm good with third place money. Winning would be awesome, but I'm okay with just showing."

I don't think Burnett would have dreamed this would happen. The ultimate overdog, dead man walking near the end . . . and he gets a second chance to win. Shitty gimmick, but I don't think it was put in last minute with Ben in mind. ETA: This is gonna happen next season? Fuck. Somebody explain to me why this series is guaranteed to stay, while fans of The Amazing Race constantly sweat their show's future?

Game, set, match, chicken dinner, Ben. ETA: Joe bowing . . . he recognizes. Also liked him waving at the finalists.

It's 9:31. Why can't CBS just schedule the Reunion for 10:15?

I don't think so, but I agree the twists are going too far. Cirie getting boned last season should've been a tip-off.

Am I bad for watching the final challenge and thinking everybody had a vibrational device on their apparatus except Ben? He fucks up, then everybody couldn't nail it. At some point, Production said "fuck it" and let Chrissy win. Okay, probably not. I'm just that cynical.

I don't think Ben is that boned. I mean, he'll no doubt get a future invite, and Probst will be riding his jock at the Reunion. He's got tha hat; Probst can close his eyes, feels the scratchy beard, and think of Colby. ETA: Fuuuuuuuuck. Chrissy has the win. Dang.

Work that plant, Probst!!! I know, right? If only the start was half as interesting as the end.

The king is down. Repeat, the king is down. And he would've nailed it if not for that one block. ETA: Who has the record? My guess is Stephenie.

The way I see it, if somebody you want out has played two idols, you have eyes on him at all times. Or just attach yourself to him with rope. I'd say Ben can gloat. Besides, the remaining players have one shot to bounce him. Damn, Dr. Mike looks so young cleaned up. ETA: "#BenBomb" for the win. Totally justified.

How is Ben not giggling like a madman? I think he deserves at least $200K for keeping a straight face.

As Shii Ann Huang would put it: "Stupid people! Stupid, stupid people!"

Am I weird for liking Yoda fighting Christopher Lee at the end of Ep2? "Chew bubblegum and kick ass, I have come. Out of bubblegum, I am!" But yeah, sometimes less is more.

Playing catch-up. Wondering how many audience members were recruited. I won't lie, playing games with Rob C. and Cochran is my idea of fun.

There is supposed to be a second season in 2018 airing in Japan. No clue when it would make the U.S. in any form. ETA for those who don't read the Media thread: Screen Junkies is doing Honest Trailers on anime, and here's the one for OPM.

Headline: "Rays Move Longoria." Underneath: "Move Expected To Alienate Dozens Of Fans."

Ditto. And I erased The Jellies from the DVR. Much easier that way. Just saw a commercial . . . you can welcome Christmas with a marathon of Robot Chicken holiday episodes starting at 11:30 on Sunday. A lot of it has been fun. The first one was previously-viewed sketch, and a new one with Goku and Gohan fighting Mrs. Claus.

Tweaking my profile some more. If any OKC folks here can provide feedback, I would appreciate it. I can work something out for non-OKC users if you want to help. ETA: "Hey, somebody likes my profile! Hey, she's a mother! Shit." Looking at my account, another like did the same, but she's a smoker. I'm not being nitpicky about smokers, right? Mothers are in a slightly greyer area.

This week: the Stars lose a game of human foosball (first one since Extreme Challenge) on a sudden death own goal. Only them, you know? These guys are as sad as Road Rules from Extreme Challenge, the women's team from BOTS2, and the Challengers team from The Ruins. Johnny acts like a little punk, then dispatches Riff easily. Seriously, I don't think Riff was ready to stay in the game, given his abysmal performance. Oh, and Johnny has a friend from Special Olympics over, and everybody is touched. Then Matt leaves, the Champs more or less conspire to give Wes MVP, and Johnny throws a fit. Because that was supposed to go to him. Y'know, because he entertained a kid from Special Olympics. And he fucking uses the kid while whinging about how he got screwed. Classic Johnny. Such classic Johnny. Losing to Riff would have been awesome . .. but since Riff is from another planet, Johnny stays on.

Can't agree. Finn is flawed, but he is a decent character. He's behind Poe, but they're at the same basic level, one tier below Rey. I think Finn can be valuable when IX comes along. I mean, he's got his own archenemy, even if it is the one with little screened backstory in Captain Phasma. I will say that John Boyega is not as cool in the franchise as he was in Attack the Block. Brief synopsis: alien invade the part of London tourists don't visit, and they're repelled by Finn, half of Firestorm, and the new lady Doctor.

Got an e-mail from the Mets. The home series against the Yankees has been moved to 8 p.m. I have to ask: is a Subway Series outside October a big deal anymore? And the game is in early June (I was off by a month), so it might be a school night. Both series enders start at 8. If I went to one of them, I'd probably take mass transit and maybe get home before 1 a.m.