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A hamster scorned (Thursday 8/8)

Poor Judd is dead

Daily rabies report

Ratings - Bear Shirt Disaster edition

I always give them ups for pulling off the logistical and timing nightmare these shows are, and for keeping all of them and all of us on the edge of our seats for a solid hour. Unfortunately Thursday's doubles extravaganza didn't have such a happy ending for me, but I don't think that's their fault.. is it? Julie was vague about the possibility of Revive-a-Hamster but that's because her writers are professionals.. winging it without them is what caused her to lose control of the show to Candice & GinaMarie as well as mistaking Judd for McCrae in the veto comp. I'd say I feel a bit ripped off that we didn't see the giant RESET button she teased, but I'd be fibbing - it was silly. I'm glad they didn't forget about the mung beans but you have to wonder why they're still having four Have-nots with only nine of them left. PS Belated thanks for including me in the now ancient July 3 CBS News Bigotgate article I just discovered. Also, I'm wondering if I should maybe add that to their goofs tally. While it's very cool, I'm the one who's usually sitting over here in the corner shooting rubberbands at them.
#1 VTE Candice #2 Head of Household #2 Won/used veto #2 No vote (HOH) I have to give her props for winning not one but two comps in what's always one of the most intense nights of reality tv all year. Even if I'm personally distressed that she booted out the most entertaining one, I can't fault her for doing what she felt she had to for her own game. Too bad for her if she lands in finals with Judd on the jury - he had been loyal to her game-wise before this, and he didn't know she usurped his spot in the Goof Troupe. Payback's a bitch, and hers will only just be starting when the credits roll on the finale.	Won: 50 shades of orange #1 No vote (nominee) #2 VTE Judd I know that McCrae's not uninvolved in the downfall of his game but I can still blame her for it, right? Especially when she had yet another tantrum for not winning a comp tonight when it turned out she didn't need to anyway. Again. Hello, does 'only one winner' ring a bell? A little heads-up Amanda, the same applies at the end. As for Judd and your weeks-long campaign against him, he was on your side, you ninny.
#1 VTE Candice #2 VTE Judd #2 HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD Big ups for a big win when we needed it! There's nobody else I could have tolerated in HOH room all week so I'm selfishly grateful he got it, plus I'm sure he'll enjoy having a bed to himself that isn't an airplane seat. His letter from mom was one of my favorites since they started doing that, complete with a weather report and random neighbor news, and baby teeth were a nice if peculiar touch too. He kept @IdolKnights extra busy by holding one thing after another, and I'm hoping we get lots of Drunken Andy to get us through the week.	Won: Sit out 1 veto comp #1 VTE Candice #2 VTE Judd Like did you know she like washes dishes by hand, like literally? It's like aMAzing? Mmmm hmmmm.
Won: 48 hour cone of shame #1 No vote (HOH) #2 VTE Judd Interrupting Candice's nominee speech was bad, but taking it to a full-out catfight ON THE LIVE SHOW IN FRONT OF JULIE AND EVERYONE was inexcusable. Her parting shot was despicable. I don't regret sticking up for her lack of education or learning disability or whatever caused all those tears over her blog, but those few Thursday minutes were a big disappointment. Street fighting style is fine in the streets, but not so much while ranting about someone else not being 'classy' or 'a lady'.	Won: 2 night curfew, BBQ party #1 VTE Candice #2 VTE Judd She's still peptalking, still comforting, still cheerleading, but also still subtly trashing and still fighting Amanda for the steering wheel. It all sounds so actory to me but they keep buying it, so it's on them. Sigh.
#1 VTE Candice #2 Nominated/veto'd off VTE Judd I really should give her ups for this afternoon's crocodile tears fight, but look what happened! That wasn't the cause of Judd's demise, but timing counts for a lot and his get-around damage control was probably almost as big a factor as the fact that they all thought he was the MVP who nominated Amanda twice, especially the part where he told Helen he knew about the girls alliance.. oops.	Won: $5,000 #1 VTE Candice #2 VTE Judd I'd all but disowned him until the tears came, and the dumps so low that Amanda had to peptalk him - talk about tables turned! When Andy came along, McCrae perked up, and I don't think that was just HOH suckup since Andy's cool with McCrae. I'm just guessing here but I suspect McCrae was regretting not sticking with Judd in favor of Amanda, but of course he couldn't tell her that, and anyway it was far too late to do anything about it when Judd got nominated. I could be wrong, but it's all I've got to keep me hanging in there.
Won: 24 hour megaphone, Bahamas trip #1 No vote (nominee) #2 No vote (nominee) For a perma-pawn, he's feeling pretty good and he's okay with going up again. Have you noticed that cozying up to him leads to certain eviction? Has he? He's the worst kiss of death we've seen since BB10 Brian Hart and the Doomed Friends of Brian alliance. McCrae started talking game with Spencer again tonight after the dust started to settle, so he could be next.	Won: $5,000, 24 hour solitary #1 VTE Candice #2 Evicted 7-0-0 I can't do his obit yet, but there's this for now.
Won: $5,000, 1 week clown suit 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.