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ITA, even if it is one of the "ding dongs" this late in the game. I'm not sure why Xmas is so invested in Paul. Did they know each other on the outside? I just haven't seen enough "friendship" between them that would explain her intense loyalty. Granted, they're all star struck (apparently), but with Xmas it's like it's a whole other thing.

Alex was removed from the block -- Paul used the veto to take her down and now Kevin is in her place. The plan is to make everyone think Kevin will be voted out but in reality Jason is getting backdoored. However, there has been some discussion of Josh being onto Paul's whole schtick, and I'm wondering if this might be enough to sway power in the other direction and keep Jason in and Kevin be evicted, just to blindside Paul (if that's possible). Josh and Alex would have to convince Raven to swing with them, leaving Paul the only vote to evict Jason.

So is Alex really as stupid as it appears she is?? At what point will she "get" that she has been played? When Jason is voted out on Thursday?? If Josh is onto Paul, is it possible he will try to swing the votes to evict Kevin so that Jason stays after all? It just occurred to me that if Josh and Alex convince Raven to vote to evict Kevin, then Paul would be the only vote to evict Jason. Any chance of this happening?

I don't have live feeds and am wondering if Alex and Jason are aware (yet) that 1) Paul will not be using the veto, or 2) that they plan to blindside whichever one remains on the block? Because once Jason and Alex realize they've been played, then the cat is out of the bag for good and there's no going back. At that point, every single person in that house should realize that they have all been playing for the benefit of Paul. I'm just curious if Alex and Jason have this figured out yet.

Nor do I, nor anyone else I've been around. In fact, there are a number of stay at home dads that are popular in entertainment, etc. which doesn't necessarily mean it applies to real life, but it does show a cultural shift in the general population, even if some people still see it as negative.

I'm sorry, but there is no comparison I was making to Jess anywhere in my comment. Were you confusing my comment with someone else's?

The producers should allow Alex to shit in Kevin's bed and not edit it out for the CBS viewing audience (obviously blurring what needs to be blurred on the screen). You want to make a fool of yourself on national tv? Go right on ahead. Be our guests. And then we'll watch Alex's future going forward, including employment prospects.

They already look foolish for allowing a houseguest to vote from outside the house. And they have now set the precedent that if someone gets injured and cannot compete, they can still stay in the game.

Still give Jason props for not backdooring Kevin this week but holy yikes! This from the updates page: "Jason says if Kevin puts him and Alex up he will call him every name in the book. Jason jokes that he will F his wife and tie up all his daughters and make them watch. Jason jokes where is the line. Paul says the line is gone. Jason jokes he was thinking of the worse thing he could. Paul says he found it." It's a sad day when it appears Paul shows a shred of moral fiber and Jason grows more despicable by the day.

Nor will I. He is a pathetic waste of space in that house. Dead weight doesn't even begin to describe how useless he is.

I've always said Jason is not the brightest bulb on the tree, but yes I give props to him for sticking with what he truly wanted to do which was to not put Kevin up.

Mr. Massachusettes lives to see another week. Raven apparently is exploding as a result of Jason not using the veto on her. I would love to see Kevin (or whoever stays between Raven / Matt) pull out an HOH this week just to see how the power would shift and possibly change things up.

I love this one. If Kevin wasn't drowning in Minion City (aka All Hail Paul), I think we might see a very different style of play. I suspect Kevin has more ability (in any number of areas) but due to the nature of what he's up against, he's dealing the best he can. Winning something would end up just working against him since he would have to show his hand and that's the last thing he needs to do. The real take away message is that he absolutely isn't under Paul's spell in the way the others are, but he's doing a fairly good job of not making it too obvious.

Sadly, I agree. However, I look forward to seeing his reaction when he becomes the target very very soon. Hindsight will then be 20/20. If Paul has proven one thing, it's that he's several steps ahead of everyone else. There is no way he is going to want to be up against Jason at the end. He also isn't going to want to be the one to do the dirty work, so he'll have someone like Christmas or Josh take out Jason.

Actually, Paul now knows how committed Jason & Alex are to each other (b/c Jason said so on live tv, that no one comes between me and her) and also sees (now) how powerful Jason is in comps. If Jason lets Paul slide another week, it could very well be his demise, as Paul will get him and / or Alex out as soon as possible. Jason is the one who exposed that he and Mark were discussing it -- of course to disassociate himself from it, but it still had to have gotten Paul's attention. I think Jason is much more on the radar now than ever before, and esp. on Paul's radar. He'd better use this opportunity very, very wisely. If anyone other than Alex wins the next HOH, Paul's going to be floating a Jason nom big time and like the good minions they are, they'll go for it, esp. Xmas.

Indeed it is. And in fact, the more typical -- and strategic -- scenario is to bust up the couples, yet this season not just one but several couples apparently posed no threat at all. It almost seems like everything is in reverse or opposite. All the couples had to do was join forces and they could have steamrolled through the house.

And she's very mean, sadistic even. I don't like her one bit, and she is so illegitimate due to having such extreme privileges (voting from a hospital bed? are you f--- kidding me??!! NEVER been done in BB history, not to mention the opportunity for influence on that vote, totally tainted). Here's hoping her "business" or whatever it is suffers as a result of such favoritism. She needs to crawl in a hole and go away.

Hahahaha Matt and Raven??? So lame. I can't wait to see this stupid man kicked to the curb (probably by Paul). He just doesn't get it, nor apparently does Alex. Paul already indicated that Alex was too big of a threat to take to the end. Either Jason or Alex will be going sooner than later. This week was a big opportunity to take out Paul, Christmas, or even Josh. Instead, they keep the target low AGAIN.

No, but he should consider backdooring Paul BIG TIME b/c Paul will see to it that Jason / Alex will not get anywhere near the finals. If he doesn't strike now, it will be too late.

Ditto what Stevea11 said. That move would be too strategic for these folks. It might mean that it would mess Paul up.

He's too nice of a guy to do it, but it would be hilarious if he walked across the table on his way out tonight just like Cody did. The table would bust to pieces, and Mark wouldn't say a word to any of them on his way out. I think it would make for a classic moment in Big Brother history.

I feel that way too. But then I start to look at it from a different angle -- the sheer stupidity of the houseguests who have enabled Paul all season. I think I want their stupidity to go unrewarded more than I want the producers to be sent a message. I do not think Paul has played a strong game. He just happens to be in the house with an entire roster of stupids. It will also be painful to see Paul win at the end, but again, it will be more unacceptable (to me at least) to see stupidity rewarded.

No, hadn't heard it and also don't have feeds. However, if it's true it really says a lot about how low and pathetic the cast is when Josh, arguably the one who suffers from the deepest insecurities, is able to muster enough strength to stand his ground against Paul (and Alex) on the issue of refraining from bullying, an activity he normally would not hesitate to do when NO ONE ELSE IN THAT HOUSE dares to go against the wishes of Paul.

Brilliant. This is exactly what should be done and I think it would actually create a crack in Paul b/c he is actually paranoid, more paranoid than what he wants everyone to see, but it's definitely there. Why else does he keep such tight reigns on everyone? And even if it didn't actually work to save Mark, it would still cause enough second thoughts and doubting that it would still be worth it. If Paul's gonna win, then make him sweat some bullets at least.

Lol too funny and absolutely pathetically true