Thursday's show + AP task, August 23

[dingo]

Well I'm not sure where to start on this one

I was and wasn't surprised at Jen's eviction, the first unanimous even.. I totally called it wrong that I thought she'd go to finals (against all odds) but it was pretty clear she was a goner the last couple of days.. I still think she was intended to go all the way and was cut loose for mouthing off too much about vote "suggestions" and Eric as AP and so forth.. call it conspiracy theory if you like, but I think they just got mad at her for jerking them around.. and since Eric's still there, and likely wasn't intended to be once they passed the jury point, he's got her place and all's well

Show-wise, Julie probably had more lines than she's had in many a Thursday and pulled off most of them including no less than five mentions of "Power of 10", the cheesy "where there's smoking, there's fire" intro to the main event of the last few days, and the whole penalty nom turned vote fiasco, but she gave Daniele another round of HOH questions about Dick, and told Jen she'd been "compelling" instead of her former "vain robotic bitch" description

Editing for the cigs versus clothes war was as expected: incomplete and contrived to fit the storyline and the time allotted.. but ok, I'm immune to that stuff anymore

Editing was kind to Dick overall: even with his rants that aired, the full versions had a much bigger bite, and Jen came off looking like a fragile, unstable figurine that had shattered.. let's not forget, this is a girl who's only 23 and was the focus of outright hatred for most of 7 weeks from most of 14 hamsters, mostly based on stuff we never saw from the first days, and she actually held up remarkably well for what she was faced with in there which included many unprovoked and angry tirades, death threats, a drive-by mustard incident, a catsuit for a week, a bunny suit for a week, 24 hourly muck dumpings, slop several times, four nominations, having no friends in 7 weeks other than Kail, and some of the worst trash talk we've ever heard on the feeds (which is saying something)

All things considered, she held up better than most anyone could have been expected to.. if her demise was caused by eating a turkey burger, more power to her - let's not forget that she generally knew more about what was going on in there than any of them

All seven farewell messages were ridiculously sweet and sappy considering the above and the amount of trashing that continues into the night after her exit, but Eric in particular made sure that his true feelings were known on national tv.. don't forget folks, "He's playing for you, America" (at least between dress-up activities)

The "Power of 10" promotion opp was just that and only served to inform everyone - with graphic - that Nick was? is? Daniele's boyfriend in the house.. they just can't seem to let him drop back into obscurity

We really need to see some HOH comps that have some bite: hardly anyone is interested in Carol's or Kail's opinions about this or that anymore.. let's move on! At least Jessica wasn't robbed of her HOH glory this time by petty and loud fighting, and her win could put Eric in an especially sticky situation depending on what his AP directive is

AP vote is the usual Thursday task: Which houseguest should Eric "get nominated"?

[LV4DGS]

I found it funny and typical of Chenbot that she asked Daniele if she would turn on Dick if it they made it to the final two. Once they are in that position how could she turn on him?!? It's up to the jury at that point! Just proves she really doesn't know anything about the game.

[girlie]

I doubt Chenbot wrote the "turn on your dad" question herself.

[dingo]

Originally Posted by LV4DGS

I found it funny and typical of Chenbot that she asked Daniele if she would turn on Dick if it they made it to the final two. Once they are in that position how could she turn on him?!? It's up to the jury at that point! Just proves she really doesn't know anything about the game.

Thanks! I knew there was a major Julie blunder but couldn't remember what it was.. that one was a doozy all right.. didn't Daniele even ask for clarification "You mean final 4?"

Maybe the question was meant to be final 3 (which would have been a good question! for a change) but Julie should have just kept her trap shut and gone along with Daniele's final 4 lol

[rumblefish]

Originally Posted by dingo

Thanks! I knew there was a major Julie blunder but couldn't remember what it was.. that one was a doozy all right.. didn't Daniele even ask for clarification "You mean final 4?"

Maybe the question was meant to be final 3 (which would have been a good question! for a change) but Julie should have just kept her trap shut and gone along with Daniele's final 4 lol

Meh, I think she's just not very good at interviews. Her mandate was clearly to "get Daniele to say she'd turn on her dad at some point" and she got flustered when Daniele didn't give her the goods right away.

[michigirl74]

I didn't get the impression they were having issues with each other but having financial issues .. they couldn't afford the rent so he moved back in with his parents because of that.

I missed all of her being upset that she didn't hear from Kris.. and it didn't last long as she has had lots of conversations about seeing Nick after the show and traveling with him..

[ChestnutTree]

Not hating to be Captain Obvious here but with Nick showing up at Power of Ten, I find it a bit odd that Daniele has not said a word about her fiance. I thought her short letter that she received this week in HOH was was a 'Goodbye and Good Riddance' letter. She doesn't seem at all upset about it.

Hope that she wins so she can afford to buy her own place. Maybe we will see him on Maury or Montel..

Why didn't we see Dustin in the sequester house?

[dglow]

Originally Posted by ChestnutTree

Why didn't we see Dustin in the sequester house?

We don't usually see the sequester house til the next person goes there

[michigirl74]

Originally Posted by ChestnutTree

Not hating to be Captain Obvious here but with Nick showing up at Power of Ten, I find it a bit odd that Daniele has not said a word about her fiance. I thought her short letter that she received this week in HOH was was a 'Goodbye and Good Riddance' letter. She doesn't seem at all upset about it.

she got a letter from kris? I thought it was just one letter from nick?

[piperyoung]

Originally Posted by ChestnutTree

Not hating to be Captain Obvious here but with Nick showing up at Power of Ten, I find it a bit odd that Daniele has not said a word about her fiance. I thought her short letter that she received this week in HOH was was a 'Goodbye and Good Riddance' letter. She doesn't seem at all upset about it.

I think you are quite confused. First off, Kris is her boyfriend, not her fiance. When Dani found out she was coming into the house, something happened between the two of them that Im not sure we know the whole story, we just have bits and pieces. Kris moved out of Dani's apartment and moved back in with his parents because he has no job, an dhe packed up Dani's stuff and put it in storage - note that she isnt moving with him. But he is definately her boyfriend, even if things are a bit confused right now.

Secondly when Dani got her 2nd HOH, she got a letter from Nick, not Kris. She mentioned that she was worried about this but she figured she would be getting a letter from Kris on her birthday, which was during the 2nd HOH. When she didnt recieve a letter from him on her birthday, she was visibly shaken and upset, and spoke about it to Zach and Amber and Dick, how she was freaking out about her boyfriend Kris. So, I think maybe you are confused or just missed a lot of stuff in Dani's 2nd HOH.