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Ratings - Thin Air edition

They handled Ian & Dan's convo about Ian's ADHD well on Wednesday's show, tinkly piano and all, and hopefully that will put an end once and for all to the armchair psychologists and their nasty habit of deciding they can diagnose things on a tv show. But that was the dumbest OTEV we've had in the many seasons since it showed up, especially with the tinfoil flying saucer overlay. A space theme is one thing, silly as theirs was, but how does that tie in to corn? Their cows weren't even turned inside out. See Wednesday's section above regarding Julie on Letterman, as well as Ian's blog & tweets.. logic fails a bit more every day.
TEAMIES: Kara, Danielle, Jodi WON: Sushi party, 24 hour disco I don't usually have a problem with BB lies or with hamsters swearing on things, but I do have a problem with Dan making a big deal of swearing on his wedding ring and Bible for a lie, mostly because he talks up both his marriage and his faith as being everything to him when he's not swearing on them. People say well it's just a game, and it is for the losers, but for the winner (which he already is), it's a life-changing experience with very real consequences. That I have a problem with, and I can't write that off to 'just a game'. He's played a very good one and seemingly wants to replace Will Kirby as the one with the 'best BB player' reputation, but Dr. Will told everyone he was lying plus he begged to be evicted. More importantly, he did all his gaming in 10 minutes and he spent the rest of each week entertaining the others, and us. Dan's still a distant #2 on that score, in my opinion. However, his negative turns neutral thanks to a couple brief convos: see Ian.	TEAM DAN WON: 24 hour shackles I can't take much more. Even poking at her with As Danielle's World Turns has lost its sparkle. Maybe it'll come back if she's still around after Thursday's double whammy. Meanwhile, the girl's going to have enough problems when she gets out and discovers what most think about her, but rather than continue playing her up or even neutralizing her, CBS took aim with a direct hit and a very, very cheap shot: see Links of the Day below. I wouldn't put it past them to feature her giant forehead zit on a segment Thursday - that's the kind of cruel bastards they can be. She's a very young, very insecure, and very messed up girl in some ways, but she's not the devil. They knew that going in: even her pre-show interviews made it clear that she had some emotional issues, and supposedly they do extensive psych testing, but they cast her anyway, when she didn't even apply to be on this show and had no idea what she was getting into, or what she'll face afterwards. They don't need to contribute to making that bad situation any worse.
TEAM BOOGIE WON: $3,341.49, 1 week spiritard, 1 week carrot, green bath, 24 hour chum showers NOMINATED Unlike many, I don't have a problem with him, and I admire his gutsy about openly campaigning, and especially his attempts to shmooze Danielle. It would have been nice to be rid of all the veterans & recuits and see him versus Ian in finals, but that's not going to happen.	TEAM BOOGIE WON: $4k, 24 hour dog's life, veto ball HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD He & Dan had a short interlude Tuesday about Reality Blurred and Andy Dehnart's snark, but also about the stale BB casting documents that Andy's posted, right down to the repeated/uncorrected typos and snacks directives - click to read more and/or Flashback 9/4 4.45pm. They had another short but hilarious exchange Wednesday about my BBQ Smackdown, in which they both figured out that the grill has a HUGE advantage over the hamsters - see Lines of the Day below and/or Flashback 9/5 4.35pm. (They both also agreed that I do a decent daily feeds recap here, but they haven't seen this week's scanty efforts.) Ian's been a cocky but somehow still endearing HOH, but he needs to be schooled on some items in his BB history arsenal: namely what an overall fabulous season BB5 was, what incredible feeds BB9 provided, and that Dan won BB10.
TEAM BOOGIE WON: $1k, Hawaii trip Danielle spilled something major to her Wednesday and later Diary got her all worked up about the possibility that Dan might not be as loyal as he appears, and yet she did nothing to help either herself or us. Pure fail.	TEAM JANELLE WON: 24 hour hula hoop NOMINATED Nobody would have believed it if you told them two months ago that he'd be our chief source of entertainment, the only way to prevent Dan from collecting his second installment of a $1 million paycheck, and the only one who'd even think of booting Dan or Danielle, but here we are. It's just too bad nobody listens to him.
TEAM BRITNEY WON: Veto ticket I thought I was finished here and scrolled down to discover I'd forgotten to write anything about him. Oh well.	TEAMIES: Shane, Willie, JoJo WON: 1 week safety, 24 hour shackles She gamed way too hard as a coach and as a player, but she contributed to Willie's pork rind tantrum so kudos for that. She didn't bring as much comedy as she's capable of but when she did, it was hilarious, including early late nights with Janelle and her stellar pre-eviction drunk. It's a shame we didn't get a second season of Just The Tip and that she repeated some of her same mistakes, but she was fun to see again and she'll definitely be missed.
TEAM JANELLE - WON: Nothing She was ditzy and kooky, and didn't seem like she knew what show she was on most of the time (which fits, since she landed here after being rejected from a dating show). She had back problems that looked legit, and worked in her favor more than once. She brought a kitty-cat sleep mask, creative counting methods, unicorns and dreamboard strategy, and while she seems like a nice enough girl who would have been a hit in 1967, her monotone voice won't be missed.	TEAMIES: Frank, Ian, Jenn - WON: $16k He started a bit better this time but degenerated to his old self. His friends in production couldn't save him this time around and he got got. His team survived him but only Frank stuck with him til the end, even though Boogie went for cash rather than working to help him. I'm very relieved to see the back of him for a third and hopefully last time, and I only wish we had a feed for when Dr. Will smacks him upside the head.
TEAM JANELLE - WON: $5,000 He came in with the most entertainment potential we've seen in awhile but other than a few spectacular bursts such as his drunken sushi birthday, he failed to deliver on a regular basis. His Sharon Osbourne was spot-on and so was his Joe, but his quick wit wasn't enough to combat the overall doldrums of the season. He fiddled his hair constantly (like Kaysar), and he pinkyswore Janelle out the door. He starred in two of the three 'The Soup' segments to date, and he'll be missed.	TEAMIES: Wil, Ashley, Joe WON: nothing She was the first coach casualty but she went quietly, robbing us of an updated 'bye-bye bitches'. She didn't have a Howie or Kaysar to work with (or entertain us) this time, and her teamies either didn't know or didn't care how loyally she plays BB. She had some sippy fun but this cast didn't get her shtick, and she had pork rinds thrown at her and mean girl chatter reminiscent of BB6. She drove the early game but didn't play in any veto comps, and that was a huge loss for the season.
TEAM BRITNEY - WON: nothing She promised to bring it, but apparently she left it on Staten Island since she failed to fight even when confronted. She talked a lot but it was mostly the same loops over and over: she only gets along with East Coast girls, she's street-smart, she's loyal, and she's loyal, know what I mean? She was scouted via Facebook to get here, and that's where she should have stayed. Now she can get back to modeling and piloxing.	TEAM BRITNEY - WON: nothing (Possibly forfeited stipend) He spent two weeks laying in HOH bed, parannoying his brains out even though he was perfectly safe, and his fall from HOH was the hardest we've ever seen. He head-butted himself out the door when he might have been saved by veto, so he'll go into the BB blunders pile. I didn't come in with Hantzophobia so I'm grateful for the cheap entertainment he brought, especially the Froot Loops war and Willieisms like 'key-hos', 'corn-ho', and 'totin' pole'. He's the first hamster to pose for his mug shot while his season was still underway.
TEAM DAN - WON: nothing She brought a big name and rep to the show but didn't live up to either. She seemed like a nice enough girl but she didn't bring much to the feeds, and her sister wife wardrobe greatly disappointed her pre-existing fanbase. She'll be remembered for extra shiny knees and little else - she didn't even campaign to stay.	TEAM DAN, for a minute - WON: nothing Most were looking forward to seeing what she'd bring, but she got a raw deal and was gone before the feeds even kicked on. She'd said she was worried about lack of privacy & sleep, missing her family, and slop, so maybe BB wasn't for her, and she got away without airing any dirty laundry. It had to be humiliating to go back in for the group bikini pic but that's how they do things.