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He looked pretty strong in the comp though from what they showed so he might win. For his own sake, I hope he isn't stupid enough to throw this one too.

If he would have used it on her, then they would have been the definite enemies of the East Coast Alliance. He probably thought that Topaz and himself would have still came out of the wrong side if that happened. Plus, I don't think Peter is comfortable playing so direct. He seems to play a more indirect and mental game. He might have also thought that with Topaz in the house he would have a harder time winning, I don't know. He seems to think so highly of himself that he probably thinks he can manipulate the house and get to the final two. Little does he know, he isn't nearly as good as he thinks he is and will be going unless he wins HOH. He thinks he can manipulate the outcomes of things based on previous events, but he doesn't seem to understand that he was just with the house on those things and they would have happened regardless. Overall, I think he did make a pretty poor choice and it's really hard to justify it. Though I am not unhappy about it as I am rooting for Emmett, Jillian, and Andrew.

Nope, they start taping it at like 6:30 I think and they are done by 7:30 I think. I don't know why they don't just do it live. The only time Spoilers have ever leaked out by an outside source was the week Suzette was evicted and Topaz became HOH. Other times, the feeds went back up before broadcast, so we knew though. I think either Emmett or Jillian could have a good chance at going if Emmett doesn't win HOH.

When reading the LFU's for Tuesday some of the HG's were talking about how Alec had already won 10k, and that was almost half of the second place winnings. As far as I know, nothing about second was ever mentioned on the show and it wasn't mentioned on the live feeds before this. Does the runner up get 20-25k or something? Here is the quote from the live feed updates:

I really liked it and I thought it was one of the more interesting/entertaining challenges. It was definitely fun to watch. The one I least liked was the one with Alec and the chum. It's been used before and didn't seem personalized. I just wish that Gary had been there so we could have seen him have a tantrum over having to flush all of his glitter down the toilet. XD

I'm happy too. Alec seems like a tool and Peter is nowhere near as good of a player as he thinks he is. The last thing that Jillian said before the feeds went off was to tell Peter that he and Alec were going up. It definitely seems pretty official and it doesn't seem like she is going to deviate.

What Jedi says makes more sense though. I wasn't aware that they could hear cheering during the HOH competition. I knew they could hear cheering through the wall when the evicted HG exits through the door, but that was all I knew. I guess Arisa's mic picks it up?

You've absolutely got me there. I just rewatched it and the bench where the eliminated players and Alec sat was behind the stalls, so there is no way Topaz would have known that she won from cues given by the HG's.

I am not sure if there are any screenshots, but you can find the episode on YouTube and send him (well, I presume it's a him) the link so he can see. I believe it's Episode 16.

This is the answer I came up and posted above: "As I think about it I think it is possible that the HG's sitting in front them may have heard the answer, quickly realized that Topaz had won, and gave her some kind of indication. That's the best guess I can come up with." Perhaps Alec or Gary figured it out and started cheering. It's definitely fishy, but there is probably an innocuous answer to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PudxgO1Gm8 Start the video at 38:15 and then watch Arisa give her the answer. Once Arisa gave the answer, Topaz jumped off the steps screaming because she (somehow) knew she won HOH. She is screaming and running towards the HG's when Arisa announces Topaz won.

I think it is. When we get angry there is often lots and lots of swearing. However, I've never encountered any angry Canadians before. All of the Canadians I've met have been super nice, whether they were in Canada or the US.

Yeah, I totally forgot about the feeds being off. If they talked about it at all, we didn't see, and by the time the feeds came back up on Sunday it would have been old news. But why would the audience applauding let Topaz know she won? They could have just as easily applauded for Talla. I think we figured it out above though.

I think it depends on who Jillian and Emmett align themselves with. From the feeds yesterday it seems they are both saying that they are loyal to Alec and Peter as well as Andrew. I am not sure where they actually stand (with the Shield or Andrew), but I think it matters in any case. I don't really like Alec, so I hope he gets evicted at least.

I do that too because I felt like I was in the way. I might be unique in that regard. I definitely overdo it with the word "sorry"! I've heard that Canadians tend to swear more than Americans for some reason, so I wasn't too surprised when I heard it all. I also agree with everything else you said. I feel like we are trying to pick out these huge differences between Americans and Canadians that aren't actually as big as we are trying to make them out to be. There are polite Canadians and polite Americans, just like there are going to be Americans and Canadians who are not the least bit polite.

As I think about it I think it is possible that the HG's sitting in front them may have heard the answer, quickly realized that Topaz had won, and gave her some kind of indication. That's the best guess I can come up with.

This sounds kind of fishy to me and I am not sure I buy it. What would their reason have been to stop the competition with those two at the end to have a meeting? If so, what did they ultimately accomplish by having this meeting? If they wanted to manipulate the outcome of the comp, they would have done it before it started. Plus, if they took a 25 minute break during the competition I think it would have been mentioned by the HG's. I do think it was weird that Topaz seemed to know that she won before Arisa announced it though.

I am an American, but you would probably have thought I was a Canadian based on that hypothetical exchange at McDonald's. I absolutely hate how most people here in America say "I'll have a Big Mac" because it just doesn't seem polite enough...where is the please? Whenever I come back to Canada I think I'll have to pay more attention. I do notice that most Americans say sorry when they bump into someone though. Perhaps it's just different things. Are there any other distinctions between Americans and Canadians that you can think of?

I think we seem to think that niceness and politeness are synonymous with one another, I guess, because that's usually how it is in my life at least.

Well, it might be the first season, but they have 14 seasons of the US version to build off of so I don't think that's the reason. It's probably just the group of people they put in the house. They just aren't that manipulative or cutthroat. BB8 was the last season that I really enjoyed. BB9 began a downslide IMO with casting. Those people that season were just horrible. Since then it's definitely been a mix. There has been lots of great memorable people, but it's mostly been a bunch of people who I cared little about and sometimes forgot existed if they didn't annoy me. And yes, I forgot about Suzette!

While I definitely love Canadians (I've been called a wannabe Canadian more than once!), I wouldn't say the BBCA houseguests are so nice and polite to each other. There was so much trash talking between Topaz and Liza for example, the fight between Topaz and Tom, Talla being called a slut, and there is lots of trash talking about other HG's all the time. They might be nicer than BBUSA contestants, I'm not sure, but it's certainly not all niceties. With that said I am really enjoying watching the Canadian version. I am liking Big Brother more now than I have in years. There is just something about these HG's that I like. Lots of BBUSA contestants are just useless, dumb as bricks, boring, etc. That's definitely much less of a factor in BBCA. Even AJ, who was probably useless from a competition perspective was at least entertaining in some way. Also, the token gay guy is actually useful which I am really enjoying. Since the same casting agent was used for the Canadian version that is used for the American version I think it really shows the difference between Canadians and Americans. I mean, you just know that she didn't deviate from what she just does for the American version...you can see the same exact format. Also, I am really enjoying the humor and just the events in the house in general. It doesn't seem as boring as recent seasons of BB. Gary crying after being put on slop, Talla waxing Topaz...all hilarious!

As sisu power said above, on BBUSA Julie always tells the HG's that they aren't being overheard and that they can speak freely. You might be right and that the HOH room was their way of saying, this is fair game to be shown to the HG's, but I still think if she had been smart she would have realized you always have to be extremely cautious about anything out of the ordinary in the house (and this was) as well as the fact that keeping your mouth shut as much as possible is best. I think that they gave her some very, very subtle clues, yet they didn't seem to be ones easily picked up I guess. Still, I think either argument could be justified. You vote out Gary because he is clearly a threat. After this week Topaz will go back to sleeping the days away and not being much of a threat at all. I am surprised that she doesn't fall asleep during competitions actually.

Expect the unexpected. She was called in there for a conversation with Arisa, yet Arisa never asked for her thoughts while she deliberated. She was just there as a time keeper. People go to the HOH room to discuss strategy because it's a room that is secluded and has a door that locks. Just because of those things doesn't mean privacy is expected or guaranteed. People spill things that happen in that room all of the time. The HOH room isn't any different than the rest of the house and it isn't under any different rules or expectations IMO. I don't understand why you seem to think that conversations that take place in the HOH room are any different than ones that take place in the bathroom or the kitchen or the bedroom. People will have "private" conversations in those places if it is free from unwanted guests just like the HOH room. I am confused why they sent her to the HOH room though, instead of the Diary Room.

I am pretty sure that FOTH happens for at least three hours for a POV ceremony every Monday. They usually leave the feeds down for awhile. On BBUSA, if they break a big rule while on the block they usually get a penalty vote against them (I think) like Jen did when she ate food while on slop.

If he was faking, then his strategy backfired IMO. After all, all he did was just annoy his fellow HG's. I still think they would do it "diplomatically" and put those who have been Have Not's the least on slop, just so they can have a legitimate reason.