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It's HILARIOUS how this cast is moving in the game, it's as if they all saw Heathers edit from Survivor 41 and said not a chance in hell.

they're doing everything in their power to be the main character, even moves that don't make sense.

Oh Soda blindsided? THAT WAS ME

Tiffany blindisded? I WANT MY CREDIT IMMEDIATELY

I don't get to eat apple bees? ITS LITERALLY ALL I CAN EAT IN THE WORLD

At first I thought it was a sense of entitlement, but honestly I'm now in love with just how into themselves everyone in this cast is because we literally just watched a season where 2 people (katurah and Austin) literally handed someone the win.

This season? you have people physically crying not because they feel left out, or miss who was blindsided; but solely because they couldn't put the move on their resume. (and she's the best thing to a winner edit we've gotten so far LOL)

If they weren't all so terrible, it would just be another gamebot season, but they eliminated all the competent people early in the merge and now it feels like a bunch of people doing ANYTHING for the bitter jury to notice them.

We SAW that conversation. She found out she got cheated on, called production, rolled cameras and there was the conversation. And we remember how that conversation went, it was just a bunch of deflection, a lack of remorse, gaslighting, blaming, and even went so far as to mention her mental health that she's been very open about and raw about since she joined the cast.

She clearly is taking the necessary steps to take care of her mental health as she explained to us, she is gray rocking him. And she is doing that to *protect her mental health* and is likely to do that by recommendation of her therapist. So she's already HAD that conversation with Sandoval. She gained some level of closure with it because she saw the person he truly was. She doesn't HAVE to repeat that conversation just because cameras are picked up.

She also *knew* how that conversation would go because she remembers when she was being coached by him for 10 straight seasons (she wasn't cast quite yet in season 1). She knew what he told her to do when she was in that whole Kristen triangle. So she simply executed her right to not have that conversation, confronted cameras (as I'm sure she said explicitly to them before she signed the contract for this season that she has no intention of filming with Sandals) and doubled down on the one boundary she made for herself.

To me, it read as her protecting her own mental health by all means possible and the strength to walk away from that conversation and take his narrative completely away from him in the last shot of filming was the most bad ass thing I've ever seen on that show.

Idk, i think Ariana calling and having the crew come back after the season was wrapped last season, to film her right after finding out about Tom cheating was not “coasting” at all. We saw her in a dark moment, crying, angry, and vulnerable. I don’t understand Lala, she admits she wasn’t open about her relationship at all, but then is saying Ariana has “coasted” thru all the seasons. Ma’am, your bf was abusing his staff, and was doing some disgusting shit and all you did was call Randy a “stand up man” for 3 seasons. How was that being honest? Bc you tried to save face in season 10 and claim you didn’t know and were blinded by love? Ok.

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Also could you IMAGINE someone on the show, let’s say Ariana trying to tell Lala to get over it with Randal and for her to talk to him and let him in her space to air it out on camera since she wasn’t honest about her relationship for 3 years anyways? Lauren from Utah would lost her shit. She ain’t shhhiiiiiihhhhhtt

LOLOLOLOL

The only idol played in this season was a fake one.

Like many others, I'm enjoying the hell out of this season. It's been fun to watch. As much as the cast doesn't like each other, they all seem to respect each other (for the most part). But I can't help but feel we are getting robbed of a truly great season because it won't end with a live reunion show.

With the way parts of this season has popped on social media, and the really memorable pre-merge boots, it's a shame we wont be able to see the whole cast together and reflect on their time in the game and the edit.

the live reunion was always a great way to put a bow on a season and I miss it a lot.

I mean, she was trying to do what Bethenny did to the cast of RHONY by tripping Katie up verbally (Example: "we weren't living together, we were STAYING together" when the two things are pretty much exactly the same) I think that was kind of where it clicked for me... the girl is a FAN of Bravo. She clearly *watches* a lot of Bravo because some of her moves are the same we see in Housewives and even VPR timeline and I guess I didn't clock it until I saw her pull a Bethenny.

Then I really thought about it... she was known as "Kristen's 'crazy' friend. She also made appearances on the show as a hairstylist and as Kristen's friend, so she's probably been trying to get on the show *for years*. She also texted Katie after the divorce that creepy text, but Ariana also mentions that she group texted her and Sandals moments after the Ariana sent that text to Raqchel. Apparently it said something along the lines of "I love you guys so much" or something weird like that. And that, to me, strikes me as she's been moving around the group for years as she has these people's phone numbers. She was also invited to Sandals and Ariana's Thanksgiving party, after going on dates with Raqchel, Shorts, and Sandals so saying that she didn't know about the affair was also incorrect.

But I digress. She thought she *had her bag* when she was double dating Shorts and Sandals with Raqchel. She thought she was going to make more appearances on the show because of this. And Shorts said on Nick Viall's podcast that before cameras picked up, Jo did something really bad and then he basically dumped her but he wasn't comfortable sharing it because Jo is "his friend". I think it was related to her trying to be on the show and using him or something. It's likely not talked about this season because they didn't break the fourth wall until the finale.

AND THE THING IS, I do think Jo did use Tom. She's not "in love" with him, she wants to be his girlfriend so she can be on the show. She's in love with the show, Bravo, and wants so badly that relationship so she can get her bag. And her acting like the heartbroken lovesick puppy is clearly an act because EVEN SANDALS SIDE EYES HER A LOT. He seems genuinely confused why she came to single's night... which she invited herself to because she knew cameras would be there. Shorts told her how many times that it's never going to happen, and going on Insta live to say she thinks she and Shorts will end up together is her trying to gain a fanbase. They call her "Spooky Jo" and I think all of these reasons kind of add up? WDYT?