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I woke up yesterday with no Live Feed updates or Summary of the house events for the last 24-hours, I still can't believe this season happened, and that it's over :cry: I would agree this is the best season since Season 14 and likely will end up being a Top 5 season overall. Chelsie played a very commanding game, she won power when she wanted to but also had a heavy hand in influencing the game when she was not in power. She picked up allies at the right time but also equally discarded her allies at the appropriate time as well. Winning 7-0 against a player that had a resume like Makensy's is impressive. I don't think I've seen someone work so hard for 2nd place. I'm glad it ended up being Chelsie/Makensy because Cam in the Final 2 would have put a damper on the Finale. For me this season only went sideways during the Jankie week. The endgame was somewhat predictable, but it always is around Final 6. A Final Attempt To Rank This Cast: 01: Angela 02: Tucker 03: Quinn 04: Chelsie 05: Leah 06: Makensy 07: T'Kor 08: Kimo 09: Rubina 10: Cedric 11: Brooklyn 12: Joseph 13: Lisa 14: Cam 15: Matt 16: Kenny Angela was really one of a kind and this season wouldn't have been the same without her. I had no doubts I was going to put her in first place. She deserved Top 3 for AFP as well. Thank you Angela for a stellar season! Tucker as well, it's great to see someone that was Prejury make so much of an impact in a positive way. Quinn as well absolutely deserved a Top 3 AFP position. I hope these three come back! Also: RIP Reindeeer Games I guess :cry:

@1845161391503606248 Angela and Leah get the seat next to Taylor!

Despite Era 1 being a total flop (they're so old! :lol:) I really do think they've fumbled on a GREAT format for the season. It really does shift relationships, dynamics and targets each week. I thought maybe Era 1 would be in a good position with a stronger, competitive team if the Challenges themselves worked out beneficially, alas, they were not. They really did need numbers in that last Challenge to have any shot at safety. Sad Derrick is gone, I hope he does come back soon. I think Rachel may have a good shot if future Challenges don't rely on having numbers. Outside of that, good season. We haven't been seeing much of Tori or Jordan. That's a good thing. Laurel actually being a team player for once. Josh and Kaycee called out for being snakes. Cory fumbling each and every week, I wish he would have gone.

If I'm being honest I was bored to tears with Episode 4 (Wednesday) :lol: I was waiting for something to happen. I don't need a big fight or an argument, but some light bitching would have been nice. Episode 5 (Thursday) was a lot better, they're starting to get cranky now :lol: I've definitely noticed Nathan popping up every scene or two, he doesn't bother me too much actually, he seems engaging and relatively inquisitive. I really enjoyed the conversation between him and Daze, they both put their points across and I appreciated they could have that conversation with different viewpoints and took the time to listen. Daze I absolutely adore, I really appreciate how open she is and doesn't shy away from difficult conversations. Lily is such a Channel 4 Coded housemate. I get hints of Jade and Nikki at times, just with how out there she is and the contrast that she brings compared to other houseguests. With that being said a Vote to Evict puts her in a bit of danger, no? I think she's a big target for a House nomination, do I think she could survive a public vote? Absolutely. Could she survive if she was just against someone like Ali or Khaled or Thomas? I'm not so sure. Ali I am slightly obsessed with. Insightful, supportive, inquisitive. She's the total package for me. If I was a Housemate I could listen to her talk for hours. I just have it in the back of my mind she's going to pull a Sian and just fade into the background if things get spicy in the house. Thomas he's really non-threatening, a nice lad, a bit boring but I see him as this seasons winner somehow. Ryan get him out! If anything Episode 5 hopefully put a nail in his coffin. Hannah as well for me someone to watch out for, I really like her a lot! Some great housemates this year, I have some strong opinions for the first week and a few I'm championing.

They really should have made last night the 2-Hour Finale. I'm still so annoyed the Final is on Thanksgiving Sunday, I'll have to watch later in the evening! Makensy: she had the template to be a strong contender this year, I thought she was going to be an Angela 2.0. Makensy's problem was that she was too passive at the beginning of the game, and really prioritized Chelsie in the Jury phase. I've never seen someone go into a week with a plan who they wanted gone, only to be misted by someone every week. She's going to have a hard time talking herself of making these questionable moves every week that never benefitted her and only benefitted others. Chelsie: for me she would be the best representative for this season, she absolutely should be the winner. Sometimes the best seasons end up with a questionable winner, or terrible seasons end up with a great winner. This season was amazing. Chelsie as a winner would be amazing. I'd be pretty choked if she came 3rd, but, nothing surprises me at this point. I don't know who she's leaning towards taking, but she wins (hopefully) in any situation. Cam: I have nothing to say really :lol: I mean I can blame the edit on not having a strong opinion of Cam, but looking at what the Jury and Housemates are thinking - doesn't sound like they have much to say either. I think he loses against Makensy and Chelsie. Normally I would be upset with someone carried this far in the game, but taking a look at the moves made every week - Cam did a good job of protecting himself this season. Kimo: I will give Kimo a little shout out being the last Queer housemate this year - 4th place is an amazing accomplishment and he's done the community proud. I do wish he was a bit more activated and won a few more competitions. HOH Part 1: The new Jury Roundtable host was announced yesterday as well. It's Taylor Hale. Taylor is an excellent representation and face of Big Brother. Her win and Jury speech still brings tears to my eyes. With that being said, I felt there were stronger options to consider with more Big Brother experience. It's not lost on me that Taylor was a recruit and has really only seen a handful of seasons. She was also never a Juror, however, is that really a requirement? Will wasn't a Juror on Season 2. Will was a Juror in Season 7 - but, he was the last evicted and was always going to vote for Mike. The only other two that I felt would be a fit was Derrick and Dan.

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There was an official announcement Today that A*Teens will be participating in Fiesta Grado 3. Looks like tickets are on sale now! Per Scandipop A*Teens have signed on with Live Nation for more events this year!

Oh it’s a Vote to Evict again this year? Lily is toast :lol:

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A big step back this year in Diversity and Age as well. I wanted an older cast. Standouts for me: Emma, Hannah. Marcello hello *.* Team Red with the Gays and the Girls *.* Thomas is winning, I’m calling it now.

I was quite mixed on my first listen. I’ve never seen a group this large want to tackle Spa Instrumental Music. What even was that first track. Something somewhere between what I would hear at a Sauna and a Child’s Television show. A few songs were okay, a few sounded like they were building to something that never came. I don’t think I’ve ever been so bored listening to an album this short. The only exciting part I took away from the album was the tracklisting.

Finally, some Canadian dates! It will be great if I can see her in Vancouver, hoping I can get tickets!

I vote to evict 2-Hour Epsiodes at Final 5. I already knew the Veto outcome and saw the comics so I just had the episode on the background the entire time. The Jury segment was cute (Leah and Quinn finally!) but they could have done a lot more with that whole segment. At this point I likely think our Final 2 will be either Chelsie and Makensy or Chelsie and Cam. The jury seems to be behind Chelsie and I'm confident she will take out the win. She would also be a great winner and representative for the season. Any other outcome I don't think I would be very happy. I'll always remember this season as one of the best, regardless of who wins. What a belter of a season. Pretty much perfection up to the Jankie week. I don't know why they even bothered going back to a twist that wasn't received well when they did it two seasons ago :lol: it's hard to produce a season that is flawless from start to finish, usually at some point it get uninteresting. This season had a great run overall. My three picks for America’s Favourite Player: Angela, Tucker and Quinn. Chelsie's win brings us one step closer to the All-Winners All-Stars Season for Season 30. With CBS' 50% BIPOC Diversity Target for their Reality TV shows, it only looked like an All-Winners season would be possible for a shorter season, rather than a full Summer season; but with Xavier's, Taylor's and Jag's wins we're finally almost ready to have this happen (I know there are other BIPOC winners but these three back to back has been great to see). Someone needs to make sure Jun books off Summer 2028.

Bad news for Survivor Australia, Season 10 will not air this year. Instead seasons 10 and 11 will both air in 2025.

@1841161780287905974 Took me a hot sec to recognize that this is 2026 and not next year :cry:

@1840792701249180105 Based on the Comments only sounds like Season 1 is available? Worth the watch while you wait for Season 2 as it was EPIC.

Schedule to close out the season: Thursday October 3rd: 2 Hours - Veto & Live Eviction Sunday October 6th: 1 Hour - HOH & Nominations Thursday October 10th: 1 Hour - Veto & Live Eviction Friday October 11th: 1 Hour - Recap & HOH Part 1 Start Sunday October 13th: 2 Hours - Live Finale There is still half a month to go :lol: but the end game of Big Brother has always kinda been an issue. They should have actually extended the Jury and had a jury battle back this season. Unfortunately for me, the Finale is on Canadian Thanksgiving so I won't be watching live. Why is the Finale of this season on a SUNDAY?! Still such an amazing season however. Again, I still think it's the best since Season 14. If I had to compare this season to any other season however, I'd probably say it's closest to Big Brother 15 :lol: I mean, minus the Racism and the god-awful casting and just how the game played out, this season is somewhat similar? Big boys out pre-jury, Big threats taken out at just the right time. Kind of an assortment of randos at the end. What I would like to see happen is for the Veto to be used again and Cam to go out. My preference would be Rubina 4th. Maybe Kimo wins final HOH? Maybe he takes Chelsie out? Maybe Kimo wins 5-2?

01: Chelsie GAP 02: Kimo 03: Makensy 04: Rubina 05: Cam I was content with Leah leaving, she messed up bad last week by going after the weaker Trio over Chelsie/Cam and Makensy. Angela was who I was rooting for and now she's gone. She was so close to that HOH win. I would have really enjoyed an Angela win, so I was disappointed with her Eviction. It's pretty much Chelsie's to lose at this point. I'm concerned that she may end up 3rd and we get a random Kimo/Cam or Rubina/Makensy F2.

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I mean, I wouldn't say I'm floored that Makensy made the decision to put up Leah. This gameplay comes from the same person that was a part of flipping the vote when Cedric left and made no effort to continue building a relationship with Tucker + Co. Her game should have been kaput after this week, but Chelsie was smart enough to realize that Makensy was a number she needed. Is it poor gameplay? Absolutely. Does it top the poor gameplay T'Kor and Quinn had taking out their own allies... not really. Chelsie's mist this endgame is incredible. I guess what I'm saying is I'm not shocked at Makensy's poor gameplay :lol: It's par for the course this season! Chelsie has a great runway to make it to the end and win, but literally ANYTHING can happen. Assuming Leah goes, I don't see how Angela isn't a nominee and evicted in the Double tonight. Her only saving grace is if Makensy ends up on the block and they decide to just let her go. Cam, Rubina, Chelsie and Cam would all take the shot to get Angela out, and they should - the next big threat after Chelsie is - Angela!

I just used two vouchers for Mario Party Jamboree and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom which came out today!

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Ugh at all the Måns rumours on my timeline today. Apparently he wants Eurovision badly.

A few more names and they just keep getting better:

Oh of course they would make Neda a Traitor :lol: actually all three of them are very obvious and suss.