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Now it's a wrap (Wednesday 9/18)

Euthanasia

Co-Stars of the Season

It's a wrap, almost

Ratings - It's Over edition

They packed too much into the finale again, robbing us of the much desired fallout again. The big scales set for Part 3 was dramatic but probably not necessary - having pieces from the various comps around the backyard was always fun. They brought in Dr Will for jury tampering and then skipped two jurors' questions - the same two who voted for GinaMarie, coincidentally or not. Then the glitter bomb blew and that was that, and none too soon. Many say every season is the worst by the end, and maybe this one was - time will tell as we get some distance and everything falls into perspective - but it was definitely the most scandalous, surpassing even BB9 which pretty much had it all scandal-wise, until now. With eight of them, half the cast, in the Things Nobody Should Say club, you have to ask how that happened. How did so many of them slip through the exhaustive audition and casting process without them knowing? Especially when most of those eight started slipping their slips in the first two weeks of feeds. Did they know? We never will. BB15 was lacking some staples for sure, and I don't know if that's good or bad. We had one luxury comp that was colorful but silly, the giant balloon pop. We had no movie comp, no clothes comp, no field trips and no Pandoras. They were given very few activities to keep them occupied, and most of those were from the kiddie aisle again. Unfortunately we did have the dreaded slop and Have-nots, even though most of the food vote reveals didn't even make the air show. It's time to put the whole Have-not concept to bed and go back to whole house food comps. They also need to follow Canada's lead (and every other country's BB) and introduce tasks and more important, penalties. The new feeds were technically pretty good, not counting the on & off quads quality problem and the flashback timestamp problem. And while they have always controlled the content as far as what was and wasn't seen on the feeds, there were a lot less fishies blocks this year, and that's something. This could be the first year the hamsters got more hate than TPTB, and it was definitely a new low for rabid 'fans' blaming the messengers. I thank them for letting my shoutouts go out on the feeds and I'm still floored they didn't bleep me on CBS. In the end, it's our guilty summer pleasure and they delivered once again.
Won: $500,094.83 WON PARTS 2 & 3 - FINAL HOH WON BIG BROTHER 15 7-2 He played a good social game but an odd one, popping into every early gametalk session like he had a private radar system, which made him look more like a busybody than a gamer. He was in more alliances than most could keep track of but he got away with it better than most double- and triple-dippers (not easy to do), and he avoided nomination and enemy-making via comp wins for many weeks. He humanized robotic Elissa in the early weeks with their ongoing banter, but he turned on her and his other teamies to stand with Exterminators-less-Judd. He also bashed her & all the evictees brutally after their exits, all of which helped develop his 'rat' rep. But he popped some good funnies and was a fun drunk guy, and he'll be remembered for his Garanimals wardrobe and for relentlessly holding things. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to have a memorable freakout about slop. - Check, more so than most anyway	Won: $50,000, 48 hr cone of shame, 24 hr shackled to McCrae WON PART 1 Where to begin? Easily one of the most memorable characters we've ever had, from her unique vocabulary to her many injuries, pinkyswears, fights, and self-confessed eating disorder. She was a frequent contributor to Bigotgate, although hers seemed to come from a place of ignorance rather than malice, however flimsy an excuse that might be. She was an unexpected comp beast and a very good sport about her cone of shame, making it one of the best costume punishments yet. She's as tough as she is fragile, and she gave us more WTF moments than most. Her funeral for and later obsession with Nick was bizarre to say the least, but he owes her big for keeping his memory alive long after he'd otherwise have been forgotten. Her ever-changing hair, fake hair, and roots situation made her the inspiration for and clear winner of Deathrace 2013. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to inspire colorful catlady commentary. - Check, although many others did too
Won: $10,000, Bahamas trip, 24 hr megaphone, 48 36 hr chicken VTW Andy He was the everyman hamster, not expected to do well or last long by most, but growing out his beard and flying to an open call in Maine so he'd stand out at auditions proved he had more smarts than expected. He was a savvy gamer but came across otherwise, especially during the long period between the Moving Company collapse and the Exterminators setting up shop, since he spent most of that time on the block, breaking the all-time record formerly tied by six. He was a good sport and comical with his megaphone and chicken suit, and he kept things normal with a lot of movie chat amid everlasting gametalk. He was often likable and funny but invariably went too far and made everyone cringe, like the drunken uncle at Thanksgiving, and we often ate our pie in awkward (or outraged) silence. His main offenses were sexual in nature, peaking with his bad joke into McCrae's mic which made headlines beyond our little BB world, and he might have the first greenlight obit pic for his cameras interruptus event on the sex tally. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to be the victim of many Yukon Cornelius chops -Check, but really this first one said it all	Won: $5,000, 24 hr shackled to GinaMarie VTW Andy He's the first hardcore feedster we've had in there, and the first regular from Hamsterwatch chat! Seeing his name was a shocker but a nice one when the cast was revealed. Then he proceeded to make one newbie mistake after another, from winning the first HOH to getting sucked into a showmance, but surprisingly neither of those hurt him as much as they should, nor did being a member of the early doomed Moving Company. Unfortunately he laid around with Amanda for nearly the whole season rather than entertaining us as he promised in the first days, but maybe they'll live happy ever after, so who are we to question? He was a fun hamster when he was upright, a good sport most of the time, and he was liked by most in there and many out here (without his other half anyway). He didn't notice the Exterminators had taken over and he went out just after reaching the tiny table milestone. Thanks to McCrae, it was delivery and DiGiorno's, and he'll be remembered for creative bandanas, Olson family Christmas stories, 'nyeeah' & 'I dunno', plus sections in my Extracurricular Tally and Attwx.com's BB15 page. I'm proud to call him my pal. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to make my day and annoy others with Hamsterwatch shoutouts. -Check, plus two for my dog!
Won: $5,000, 24 hour solitary, revival, 48 36 hr chicken, 24 hr exercises VTW GinaMarie He was one of the most liked and funniest hamsters we've had in ages and his first eviction blindsided us as much as him. He seemed to be in over his head after his revival but he lasted longer than many returnees, and his Slutty Chicken was a treat. Amanda's paranoia about MVP did him in the first time, along with his own real and fake alliances, plus Helen realizing that he was on to her. J-U-Double-D Party Daugherty will be fondly remembered for becoming King Judd with his HOH, his quick wit and constant one-liners, his lucky bear shirt, and his distinctive way of speaking. He was one of two Hamsterwatchers on the same season which was beyond cool for me, but his first eviction was the reality equivalent of the Red Wedding. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to be a sleeper fan favorite: hated at first, loved later -Maybe not so hated except by those who needed a decoder ring, but definitely loved later	Won: $25,000, Sit out 1 veto comp VTW Andy She came in as the only casting twist but proved that she's nothing like her sister, as she was mostly unemotional and robotic. Her extensions weren't as bad as some but they landed her in #Deathrace2013 a few times anyway, and a few more times for her peculiar eyelash situation. She often made it seem like she was above it all as she talked about her wonderful life, and she was barely on the show until Helen left. Then she stepped it up and won a couple serious comps, including a Rachel-esque OTEV and a miracle save on the baseball wall. She'll be remembered for doing her yoga, including random bendy in the middle of serious convos and Candice's house meeting, her odd cadence when speaking, and for doing a classic spit-take when being harassed by Amanda. Mmm-hmmm. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to duckface in HOH and/or photo booth pics, and most likely to outlast her shelf life. Check and check - the first is fact, the second is just my opinion
Won: 50 shades of orange VTW Andy She played a good game but got got by the underdogs she'd overlooked. She was loud, volatile, and shared way TMI at every opportunity, but she also brought humor and was able to laugh at herself. Sometimes. She sucked McCrae's head right out of the game but also served as a shield for him with her mouthy attitude, and she featured in most of the fights, fake rumors out here, and sex events. Most of her explosions were when she was perfectly safe, and she was often the epitome of a sore loser. She won them over one by one with brilliant people skills but then lost them with lousy social skills, and she might want to look into anger management and/or meds adjustment after this. She was extra paranoid and lousy at comps but she got spray-oranged, BB engaged, and BB married twice. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely be Diary's favorite. -Check	Won: Nothing VTW GinaMarie She was Bigotgate's poster girl as it spread as far as USA Today, NY Times and international news outlets. Flipping Candice's bed didn't help, nor did her continual denial of having said anything wrong. The fact that Howard & Helen were evicted under her HOHs didn't help her rep, but they were as much game-related group decisions as they were personal. She lost most of her teamies early but she rallied and stuck til jury, largely due to winning four HOHs, making that record a six-way tie, as well as Amanda winning her over to do her dirty work. She had a fit about having her hat sat on, she drank nail polish remover, was a #Deathrace2013 contender for both roots & extensions, and her friend Clownie had a dedicated overnight feed many nights along with five suicide attempts. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to give mirror-face, most likely to waste away on slop, and most likely to either be booted early for no reason, or go to finals against someone they all hate and win -Fail on all counts, but I don't think anyone expected what we got
Won: 2 night curfew, BBQ party VTW Andy She started out okay but once she won HOH, she got a raging case of HOHitis that never cleared up. Her political background helped her manipulate them but she played it too heavy, and that was her undoing with both hamsters and feedsters. She learned about teabagging and dental dams this summer, but someone needs to tell her dentists use them too. She held nail parties, orchestrated activities, cried way too many fake tears and a few real ones, reminded everyone she's a mom more than BB9 Sheila Kennedy, and she overused 'I love you' like a teenage boy trying to get laid. #STFUHelen became a thing on Twitter for a few weeks, and it even trended on her eviction show. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to talk too much and too long. -Check and double-check	Won: Nothing VTW Andy She was a non-entity for most of the season other than crying over Helen's BBQ party (then going anyway) plus a knockdown drag-out with Amanda, until she got wind she was about to be evicted. Then she revved up Tropical Storm Jessie and swore she'd turn them all against each other after she left. That was fun for an afternoon and would have made her one of the most memorable hamsters of all time if she'd kept it up but alas, she fizzled, apologized, and will fade into obscurity with so many others. She had the reputation of being a man-izer but most of that happened before the feeds, and all we got was a 2-day sHOwmance with Judd. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to find herself without an alliance. -Check, repeatedly
Won: $5,000, 1 week clown suit VTW Andy She laid around with Howard until he left, and then she mostly laid around by herself. She still managed to figure in many of the fights, including one during the veto comp and one during her own eviction. I think a lot of their problems with her started before the feeds did, but it's fair to say she egged it on as well. She'll be remembered for tragic life stories, being the Mad Hatter sitting on hats (or not), Keepin' It Real With Candie, her crab shack story, meeting Julie in a clownitard, and the #BlameCandice hashtag game. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to say she's there 'for the experience' -I don't know if she said that much or not	Won: Nothing He was eloquent and animated in Diary but we didn't get that guy on the feeds. Instead he mostly laid around with Candice, held Bible study in the coach seats, and prayed in the photo booth. He isolated Candice and himself, killing both of their games, and their combined lack of awareness foiled any chance for his 11th hour save plan to succeed. He gave sudden speeches that few understood, but he wore Candice's tassel earrings and Judd's crown equally well. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to parannoy, eventually -Fail - others freaked out for no reason more than he did
Won: Nothing She was a caboose for the mean girl train and when she wasn't straddling Jeremy, she was laying around making out with him, including in her bestie's HOH bed whenever Aaryn stepped away. She took being widowed better than GinaMarie, but she had several days to prepare for it and seemed almost proud of making 'Big Brother history' by using her veto. Otherwise she brought eyebrow adventures, and apologies when she mouthed off, which is more than some. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to be intimidated, taken advantage of, and blindsided -Fail, although Jeremy's eviction did blindside her.. taken advantage of is subjective	Won: Permanent Have-not pass He claimed 1/16 Cherokee but he besmirched that heritage regularly, along with many others. He caused and starred in the big Winegate fight, smooched with Kaitlin while laying his hand on Aaryn's leg, wore a diaper, and mistakenly boasted he'd win every comp. He was a boy in a man's body, but his tattoos were nicer looking than most heavily tatted hamsters' have been. He'll be most remembered for being the asshat of BB15. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to get in a fight -Check
Won: Nothing He came in saying he hoped for stardom but it probably won't happen as a result of this show. Overnighters got to know his blue hoodie & cap well, and he was usually the last one to go to bed. That's usually good strategy but it didn't help him. The over-the-top character he played in pre-season interviews gave him a rough start with most, but he didn't stick long enough for us (me anyway) to get to know what he's really about. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to namedrop and be generally annoying -Subjective, but I'll take it	Won: Nothing He didn't bring much to the feeds and he seemed oblivious about how the show works, but those types are the ones who get blindsided and we always like to see that. The Aaryn & David Comedy Show was fun for a minute but all the controversy she fed took the fun out of that, so it's just as well he got gone early. Back to the beach and watching BB on the couch with mom. My pre-season prediction: -Most likely to climb on stuff and be told 'Stop that!' -Check, first night of feeds