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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Victor really seems to think his nomination speech was smart and cool instead of containing weird sexual harassment and aggression. What goes through this guy's head?

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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Bridgette is my favorite, I'm so bummed. I've been catching up on the live feeds thread, so I don't know if she's done anything lovely, but as far as I've seen her and Tiffany were pretty mercilessly bullied, and while Bridgette definitely had mean girl moments, she seems sweet when she's not being socially pressured by people like Jozea or Bronte. I'm hoping she has the round trip ticket. Honestly, I'm just hoping the round trip ticket gets used at all (excepting it being on Paulie or Victor), since they expire and so it could theoretically never appear.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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STAC Goat posted:

Bridgette had s few rough spots early but mostly shes been a genuinely kind person who isn't afraid to stand up for people and has played the game.

:) I'm really glad to hear that. I vote for her for the care package every week. I feel like she's been getting a lovely TV edit and general reputation because of her association with Frank, who was public enemy #1.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Poor Bridgette. I hope she's got that ticket.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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OH MY GOOOOOOOOD.

It's nothing. :(

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Tyree posted:

fully expecting paulie to get the care package this week.

I would love to see Paulie get the care package just for America to immediately find out how hosed he is in that same Sunday episode.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Arcanen posted:

I think this is undermined by how she acted towards Frank and repeatedly thanked him early on for doing things that were actively detrimental to her game.

Not that I disagree that the meatheads aren't capable of dealing with strong independent smart capable women.

I honestly believe she didn't view her relationship with Frank as romantic (I'm not entirely caught up on the live feed reports our lovely STAC Goat provides, though) - it seems like he was a father figure and that her own parents were kind of lovely - they forgot her birthday one year because they went out shopping for a new house and had too much fun doing that. She was fairly drunk at the time too, which is why I think she forgave him. I wish he had revealed it when she was sober and therefore more critical. It may have been a different story.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Poor Bridgette, gone too soon. She was too anime for this for this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfXq_tXKvXA

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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JOHN CENA posted:

we've breached it and this is a season thats in contention to displace 9 as the worst ever

Could anyone provide some background on what made Season 9 awful? I did some brief research and it looks like early on a Houseguest who would go on to win and use that money to start a drug ring had also made negative remarks about people with autism, and that there was also a really lovely gimmick question in an HOH comp. I'm wondering if there was any other major controversy I'm missing that made it the worst season, or if it was just unwatchably boring.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I feel legit bad for Z because every time someone said, "Your boyfriend is an rear end in a top hat" she just came running back and was like "why do people think you're an rear end in a top hat? I hope you still want to be with me." It's the kind of relationship that would absolutely become abusive in the real world and when she told Julie she would hope to continue that relationship "if he wants her" still, I got really sad.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Is the round-trip ticket still in play for one last week? I'm a little horrified that Paulie or Corey may end up going right back into the house.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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It would be magical if the Friday episode isn't actually there for any Battle Back plan B and in fact it is just "here's an hour of Paulie being a douche" as if they had anticipated a further meltdown. They may have realized they need more time to show some of the more complex house dynamics since everything has flipped (Michelle's face turn is still really a feeds-only thing). I want to believe.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Robnoxious posted:

It'll be like the Thanksgiving episodes on Survivor.

Those "Remember when [event x] happened?" and the screen dissolves into a flashback. It'll be that interspersed with Zig Mar.

They always do that for the BB Sunday episodes at final three and it is the worst because they almost never show clips that haven't already been on episodes. A clip show for a feeds-based program could be so much better.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I'm already surprised at how they're showing off how much Paulie is continuing to alienate people in the house. I hope the Calafiore relationship with CBS is done.

Edit: I love this romantic music playing over Paulie confessing his love to Corey.

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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I really enjoyed James's zing: "You love to play pranks and scare people, but the people you've scared most this season are... NATALIE'S PARENTS!"

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Britt Burns posted:

That whole diary room spiel Paulie did in the backwards blue cap sounded extremely scripted - I think production dictated it.

You're right on the money, friend! The feeds suggest Paulie refused to do his punishment for quite a while before something said over the PA (with the feeds off) or in the DR convinced him to try baking a pie - he had to do it twice for them to get enough usable footage. I have no idea if he's going to get a penalty vote for not immediately complying, or if they'll sweep it under the rug.

Wee Bairns posted:

He's getting a completely sympathetic edit. Which his unaired behavior doesn't remotely deserve.

His family's money and his brother's popularity with fans of the show override any ethical concerns re: his behavior, it seems.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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ToastyPotato posted:

Completely bullshit edit and I was right to think they were going to do it. This is why they need to abandon having people related to past HGs or even past HGs themselves on the show. I dunno why or how they care so much about Paulie, but here are somethings we didn't get to see this week.

He apparently hit Michelle with a door hard enough that Corey thought he might get thrown out.
On double eviction night, he made reference to his family kicking the girl's asses outside of the house. He later amended this to female family members.
He stuck the girl's pads and tampons to a wall and spelled out some kind of message with them. (didn't expect to see it, but still.)
Claiming he never tried to kick someone when they were down in this game, after noms, in response to Michelle laughing, despite him laughing at her nomination and also him planning to humiliate her during this week's noms (he thought she was going up.)
He told James he was booby blind, and when James told him that wasn't cool, his response was, "maybe I should have said booty blind."
The argument in the kitchen today had a major point of contention which was the fact that he made a final 3 with James and Corey AND a final 3 with Paul and Victor. He admitted there that he had been lying to Paul and Victor, which is why Paul says "but gently caress me right?"
He got caught in a bunch of lies because he kept running around the house giving sob story reasons and people kept calling him out on his dumb poo poo.
He claimed he was not going to stay at jury because of claustrophobia.
He brings up an aunt who has cancer as a reason to both stay in the game, and a reason to dodge jury.
He initially refused to get his costume and the producers had to somehow force him to do it.
After baking one pie, he refused the second call, resulting in them cutting to fish.
Crying and not wanting to sleep in a bed alone.

Just wanted to add in that the message wasting all of the tampons and pads was "Tampons are not toys and neither are pads" which makes me wonder if a girl had said something to him about not loving around with their hygiene products, and being told he couldn't do something he decided he was going to poo poo all over them.

Also, I believe at one point he accidentally was telling people his grandmother had cancer, and not his aunt, which makes the story extra suspect and therefore lovely.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Who's ready for a Paulie round trip ticket? Calling it now so it's a win/win where I'm either right or I'm relieved.

ETA: Oh my God, they're ACTUALLY showing Paulie resisting his punishment. I guess that means he's definitely getting that penalty, then.

E2A: Oh, never mind, it's just to make him the victim of bullying. He is officially being given production's full sympathy.

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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Binary Logic posted:

How is baking pies even a punishment?! Lean into it and have some fun.

Just get to the vote already I can't stand listening to Paulie.

I wonder if they really will manage to flip the votes by having Paul convinced he's just casting a sympathy vote. He'd have to be pissed.


Binary Logic posted:

How is baking pies even a punishment?! Lean into it and have some fun.

Just get to the vote already I can't stand listening to Paulie.

The worst part of it is that it lasts for the rest of the summer instead of just for one week, and that he needs to wave a flag while the pie is in the oven. Still, it seems like a fun punishment and an amazing way to build up a social game - if Bridgette was still in the house, she'd be able to be really helpful in teaching about making apple pies, and in general being the provider of delicious pie would surely make people like you more.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I'm so thankful Da'vonne seems to be opening up to Zakiyah's eyes to how lovely Paulie has been. My greatest hope is that the Da and Bridgette jury can help Zakiyah's self-esteem.

ETA: Thank god for that ticket result. I hope they reveal who did have it.

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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Do y'all ever wonder if Julie is sick of people constantly talking about her appearance on this show? Like, I don't watch The Talk but that group seems like people who probably hate that kind of bullshit. And people bring it up like every time.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I'm so glad that Paul had the round trip ticket, considering he was the first person to solve that puzzle.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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Turbl posted:

Maybe Paulie will be a big baby and leave the jury house before he finds out there's a buyback. He must be terrified of living with all those females with no bro to cuddle with.

He must know there's a buyback, because there's always a buyback, but I hope in the deepest region of my heart that he holds true to his "I don't need the money and won't stay in jury" promise.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I thought the carnival and Ziggy concert happened days ago. Did it just leak days ago and it was actually recorded last night without Paulie in the house? Did they, like, greenscreen him out somehow? This is bizarre.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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violetdragon posted:

They edited Paulie out.

That makes sense. It wouldn't even surprise me if they just re-recorded a bunch of reactions and stuff though because these clip shows are always insanely scripted. I hope this means they have a twist or bonus comp at the end of the season instead of doing two clip shows this year.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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STAC Goat posted:

Not only did they edit him out (pretty sure you see his arm in the bottom right of the beer bottle cheers at the start) but from what I heard on the feeds Paulie actually won the sPectactular. So they not only edited him out but they had Jessie film a Victor win announcement and Victor do a win DR. Presumably while Paulie was there.

That episode sure did capture the essence of the Zaulie showmance.

Was Paulie disqualified by being sent home/being a baby about his punishments and stuff? Did they give a second one to Victor and make everyone agree to pretend Paulie won nothing? Are they actually not gonna give two prize sets away, so Paulie gets a prize but everyone is forced to pretend that Paulie wasn't there? Why did they bother pretending this happened last night? Is it really beyond the ability of America to watch a single episode released later about an earlier date? I have so many questions about this clusterfuck of a pointlessly more difficult editing decision. :psyduck:

I do agree about the showmance though and I'm glad they showed Paulie being kind of a dick and making Zakiyah feel bad about herself, even though it's not "HAH yeah we banged with no condoms, no big" levels of douchey.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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STAC Goat posted:

All those clip leading where a HG says "remember the time X happened?" were some of the worst acting this side of pornography.

I love the idea that they really tried to pass off, "My favorite showmance was Nicole and Corey" as something James would say.

TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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patonthebach posted:

Not that I agree with the insult or would say it myself... but... Day does brag about being from Inglewood and how she dont play.

It's pretty common for people who are from marginalized groups or areas to use the things other people are marginalizing them for as points of pride or empowerment. A woman of color self-identifying as ghetto in an attempt to get a white man to back off is much different from if that white man identified her as ghetto to discredit her emotions. The context is definitely more important than the actual content.

I also think Da has every right to feel hurt by Paulie because she's watching one of her best friends in a relationship with somebody awful who was specifically awful to her, and it has to feel like being betrayed.

I also hate Big Meech's comic book cover, which was definitely unfairly cruel. She is also an unfairly cruel person, but hers is definitely stemming from self-esteem issues. I might be too much of a skeleton warrior to enjoy this show anymore.

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TheRecogScene
Aug 22, 2010

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I can't believe they bothered to do two separate flashback episodes this year. The ratio of re-hashed content to not-yet-aired feeds footage is always so far in favor of rehash. I wonder if the houseguests are purposefully trying to give terribly delivered intro lines to those segments, or if they're all legitimately bad at acting.

I thought it would be a fun idea one season to just be like, "hey, here's some booze, we need you guys to reminisce about stuff at the table, but we won't actually guide what you talk about; we'll just edit it together based on what you want America to see." That's a potentially dangerous game though, considering how much the TV portrayals differ from the full view on the feeds.

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