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Day 97 - Tuesday 9/22

The elephant

Day 96 - Monday 9/21

Merry Christmas

Day 95 - Sunday 9/20

Dog days, without the dog

Day 94 - Saturday 9/19

Pick a card

How to pick a winner

Celebrity BB: UK versus USA

Ratings - Endgame edition

The season retrospective show is usually a rerun yawn of over-scripted topics, and there was a lot of that, but they added some nice tidbits this time as well. Unfortunately, tidbits such as the truly unscripted angry and antsy Diary gems they shared just highlighted how desperately we're missing those throughout the season. I don't much care about game twists, lack of, or cancellation of, and despite the rumblings from The Powers That Be (and their boss) about the cast, I thought this season overall had the best feeds we've had for several years, and that is due to casting. They can't predict how hamsters will act or interact, other than things like putting in a professional liar/bluffer and setting up Shelli and Clay, but we did have unpredictable behavior more often than not, and a lot of extra paranoia and just-for-fun shenanigans to boot. But the bottom line for me, and huge huge improvement this season, is the uptime. We used to get fishies for 10, 20, 30 minutes at a time on a fairly regularly basis and with no explanation - this season that just didn't happen, outside of the usual and expected comp and ceremony blocks. Otherwise feeds outages were few and far between, and very very short when they did happen.
Won: Ariana field trip; ½ week Wackstreet, Outback dinner She seems to believe during these last days that she's a goner, out in third place and that's that, despite Vanessa telling her she'll take her to finals. I don't think Liz really believes that, so it's comical watching her just biding time to the end when we know both of them will take her and get her $50,000 (minimum). It's also comical watching her being as candid as ever, while Steve and Vanessa remain highly guarded in their ongoing cat and mouse game.	Won: nothing yet WON PART 2 His speech rehearsals for F3 and F2 make me stabby. Instead of giving credit to Vanessa and everyone else, this is the time he should be claiming it for himself. And instead of making BB16 analogies, this is when he should be playing, talking, and claiming his own season. But his speech drafts just prove the man-child act is not an act all, and it's refreshing to see a non-glam, unsophisticated 'superfan' get this close to the end.. isn't that what we always ask for when they throw a bunch of recruits and actormodels at us?
Won: Ariana field trip (guest); Outback dinner; 24 hours polishing Jackie WON PART 1 She was delighted when the cards arrived, and a lot of feedsters were hoping for some free poker masterclasses. Unfortunately, she had to start with the bare basics for Steve and Liz, and they preferred gin over poker anyway. I don't mind the slow final days of feeds a bit (it's a nice break) but even with the majority of her work behind her, she just doesn't seem to have any fun, whether she's playing cards or anything else. With the possible exception of poking at Steve, she does seem to like that.	Won: 3 week revival; 1 week Wackstreet On a show that often has cookie-cutter personalities, he's truly unique. Between his random shouty interviews, dentistry, and superb guitar & bass playing, I had no idea what to expect, and I was pleasantly surprised. I loved his dry humor and his exuberant Diaries, and he did well saving himself as long as he did because he was most everyone's easy target most weeks, mostly because they didn't know what to make of him. He kept his BB knowledge secret and slept too much when he should have been out gaming, but he was a pleasure to watch when he was awake. I think we'll never again see someone sit down to vote and greet Julie with 'What do you want?!' Classic.
Won: Outback dinner (guest) He came in educated & articulate, with BB savvy, and training & experience roleplaying bad guys. That was all aces on paper, but he disappointed with weird moves like aligning with Jace, and then he fell hard for Liz after saying he knew showmances take hamsters' heads out of the game. He blew up his game when Operation Jason backfired spectacularly, but he salvaged certain game death by pleading with Vanessa and it worked, and I realized his social game was in far better shape than it appeared. His Judas character failed repeatedly and he alienated most viewers on a daily basis, but I don't think he deserved as bad as he got. But the beardytail has to go.	Won: ½ week Wackstreet She did the twin switching pretty well, considering they aren't as identical as their DNA. Some called them mean girls but I loved the candid banter between them, as well as Julia's funny interactions with Steve and James in particular. I couldn't get enough of her 'shrrrrt' and 'for surrrre' gags, despite how silly and repetitive they were. Julia's facial expressions were priceless, especially her frequent shockface, and she was the best target for James to scare since she never failed to scream and she usually fell over. She wasn't crazy about her sister's showmance, and while Liz might face a firestorm when she gets out, Julia should be just fine.
Won: Outback dinner He had the first overlong HOH and his easy personality plus everyone gaming their brains out set him up in a friendly spot with everyone. He was hated by many when he buddied up with Jeff, but James kept it humorous even then. After that, James amped up his pranks, scaring, and candy pelting. He hung out with the less lucky Goblins and they were usually fun to watch, but they spent too much time having fun while the others gamed around them. He'll be remembered for his tinfoil headphones and Swiffer, his quick and unique wit, many Jamesisms and Lines of the Day, making Liz's kitty hat his own, and his devotion to his little girl Baleigh.	Won: Gronk party cruise She's one of the best laugh-at-herselfers we've ever had, and while she got emotional losing comps and losing her friends, she was mostly upbeat the rest of the time. She was a very good sport about James and Jeff's sexual jokes, as well as with the rest of them poking about her inability to win comps. But she won a cruise in a season without many prizes (thus far), and I think it's safe to say she'll remain friends with all or most of them. She turned laying around into an art form, inspiring me to start a #LeaningMeg hashtag game that became entirely too easy, and her enthusiasm for their non-game games made them fun, as did her cereal scorekeeping system.
Won: $10,000; Never Not pass; Outback dinner (guest) She came in with that incredible train/tram story and a good attitude about it, and she called herself 'Basic Becky' which fit well when she talked about recipes, dogs, and her daily tasks and procedures at work. But she proved to be a comp beast and she lived up to her billing as Black Friday Boss when she openly targeted Vanessa. Unfortunately for her, everyone turned tail on that plan and Becky was demoted to the after-Christmas returns desk. She should have gone on a dating show but she gave us some fun with Becky Updates - even Olive Garden got in on that. She can laugh at herself and those ones are always appreciated.	Won: 1 week 6 days knight; 24 hours polishing by Vanessa She came in as a stuntcast cross-promo opp with Jeff and she was easily the better of that duo, even if she was barely seen for weeks. She had a better grasp of this show and game than he did, and she talked some big talk but didn't get a chance for us to see if she'd put it in action or not. She did her costume week with a good attitude, and she was a good-natured participant in most of their non-game activities. She gave us some behind-the-scenes 'Amazing Race' info which was fun and different. Like Victoria last year, she doesn't need all that fake hair but at least hers stayed in pretty good shape most of the time.
Won: 2,400 battles She's the type who had Star of the Season potential but she didn't quite make the cut. She was volatile, emotional, controlling, and prone to hissy fits, and she took most things personally. But she was also an unexpected comp beast, especially on the endurance wall, and she wasn't afraid to make 'big moves' even if Vanessa had a heavy hand in most of them. She did her 2,400 battles largely (and surprisingly) without complaint, and she gained some hard-earned respect with that. Her thing with Clay was odd and uncomfortable to watch, and she easily won Death Race 2015 with her curious and unflattering taped-in extensions.	Won: Ireland trip; Outback dinner (guest) He started badly, calling himself a 'superfan' after being recruited at a basketball game and marathoning a few seasons. He said BB is about making new friends and memories, and he had a problem with lies and backstabs except when he was doing it. He spent most of his time stapled to Shelli and they got a lot of mother/son jokes, but I saw them more as creepy Lannisters, especially when she went on about how like her brother he is. He provided loads of unintentional comedy, weird mouth things and mumbling translations, he peed in HOH shower, and he got out just in time.
Won: 1 week Wackstreet Another superfan who found out it's easier to play BB from home, he fell into Vanessa's disastrous Renom Roulette wheel and went out earlier than many hoped. He got mouthy about many of them and popped some good funnies, but he laid around most of the time until it was too late. He gave us some of the best reaction faces of all time, especially the night they played squicky truth or dare - he even had a dedicated cam for much of it. He mentioned this site often, usually saying it's 'hard to navigate' so he'll probably never see this.	Won: Nothing She was erratic and unpredictable, and the random ways she kept them stirred up made for some of the best feeds in ages. And as a bonus, she featured in all the fights, many because the others didn't believe her telling truths. They did buy most of the fibs, and without 'empirical evidence,' but they fell for her wacky gameplay more than twice. She marooned herself in a bed and a dental chair, with some laughs in between, and she got the 2nd ever penalty vote. I enjoyed watching her, and will miss her.
Won: Nothing I haven't given many empty wheels before their time, and I don't think any of those got them as early as he did. But we've never had such a misogynistic, inappropriate, and unfunny pig before. CBS let him get away clean and that's what it is - I'm just glad to see the back of him.	Won: Power to nullify 3 votes She wasn't afraid to confront people nor to keep fighting to stay, which was good for us, but didn't help her much. She figured out the twins early but didn't leverage that to her advantage soon or well enough. Her 'game on' fight with Audrey and pantry rant to us were memorable, especially her catch-phrase 'get your life!' She was smart, funny, and volatile. She didn't let us take full advantage of #DaVonneHasADaughter, a hashtag that was too good to be true.
Won: Nothing He was like a parody of all the former surf boys we've had, with all the worst qualities of asshat hamsters past rolled into one. He verbally beat up on Steve a few times but the primetime version earned him viewer loathing, even if his actoring was lousy. He ranted, streaked, flipped us off, and mostly talked about himself, but he promised to save us all someday through music.	They erroneously said last year that BB16 would have 'the most houseguests ever' but this year they really did, with 17 total after the twins split into separate entities. Now my symmetry for this section is out of whack and I don't know what to put here.

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