Snark, snark, chortle, chortle, tee-hee, tee-hee...I need a kleenex. This show is a riot but your recaps are even better! Watch out Flipit someone's trying to dethrone you! Thanks for the laughs!

I must admit that I DID vote for Ronnie to get the coup d'etat power for the simple fact that he would use it.

I mean, let's keep in mind he is playing the game, albeit horribly. I don't particularly care for Ronnie as a person, but I do like the way he attempts to play, whereas floaters like Jordan, Kevin, and Lydia wait for others to make a move before they do anything.

It also makes sense to keep Ronnie to the end, since no one would vote for him to win (like Drew taking Cowboy over Diane in Season 5). I don't understand why Ronnie won't use this card with Russell, Jeff, Jordan, and Michelle rather than try and cast more doubt on himself.

And, on a side note, how can Jessie be mad at Kevin for winning $5k at the HOH comp when he won $2,500 at the last Veto competition that Michelle won and he kissed his muscles as a result?

slutty_whore...you have to keep in mind that when someone betrays Jessie, he's all "you were supposed to be loyal to MEEEEEE," but when he betrays someone, he shrugs it off with, "it's all part of the game." He's not exactly known for his logic. Jessie sure does pout when things don't go his way...almost as much as Lydia and Ronnie were pouting when they found out they've been nominated.

Oddly, I find the Jeff/Russell alliance to be very appealing. I hope they take it all the way to the finish.

They need to hold Ronnie down and force feed him the raw squid...just to please the audience.

I must admit, Russell is growing on me. I cannot stand most of the people in the house, and at this point Russell is the only one with an iota of personality who seems to be able to think for himself. I am curious to see where this alliance with Jeff goes, because I like him too and I am almost certain that Jeff is going to get the coup d'etat.

Cattyfan, although shades of BB10 Jessie emerge from time to time, he is overall more palatable this season than last (IMHO, of course!). I just found him being a hypocritical asshole towards Kevin was truly annoying, especially since he couldn't compete in an endurance competition.

I like the Jeff/Russell alliance, also, but if it comes down to either of them in the end, it favors Jeff because Russell will have been seen as having turned on an alliance by Jessie and Ratalie. Russell also wouldn't get Chima's vote and possibly Lydia's or Kevin's vote.

Taking Jeff to the end is the epitome of stupid, whereas taking Ronnie to the end ensures victory. While it's good to be in an alliance, you have to consider who you can beat in the end. Ronnie is the only person everyone can beat and he needs to play that card to garner votes, whether it works or not.

the riki tiki tavi reference made my day. PRICELESS!

I can't stand how cbs is editing this show...the whole thing with picking the people for the have nots was not accurate, and the reason lydia was telling jessie to not be a baby wasn't accurate either. I wonder if they edit Survivor the same way. This season has really gotten me to think differently about how i view these shows...

I loved the My Girl reference! Great recap. I would really like to see this Russell/Jeff alliance work out. I don't care if Ronnie is playing the game his personality is just so lame and I can not handle him being on my tv screen anymore.

Now I want to see a slap fight!!!!

LOL, Schoonie, totally love you. I choked on my Dr Pepper laughing so hard.

Dang it, I'm starting to like Russell, despite his looking like my crazy Russian ex. He mentioned his dad (I thought this was a trick, too, but dang it if his family sounds sort of stable and nice) and (possibly) made a Riki Tikki Tavi reference. Hard to totally like a guy that knows what a mongoose is.

He needs to go back to grunting and yelling and throwing his poop, stat, so I can go back to disliking him.

Ronnie's lame king cobra comeback bugged me. I'm pretty sure the entire point of the movie/book RTT was for the mongoose kill the evil king cobra couple, Nag and Nagaina, who were threatening his family. So I wiki'd it (it's been a while since I read or saw RTT), and, sure enough, mongeese are commonly raised to be pitted against king cobras in matches.

Hopefully Russell can "kill off" Ronnie and his ego. I don't care that much for Jessie or Natalie, but Jordan and Jeff are too hideous-fluffy cute to back, Kevin is annoying and can't dress himself, Lydia appears to be a certifiable headcase, and Michelle, well, for someone so smart she seems to have taken Lessons in Strategery from Dubya. Not too many likable folks in this show, when Russell and Jessie are actually seeming to be the best there are.

jennaboa...comparing Michelle to Bush means we shouldn't count her out. After all, Bush won two elections.

Squid - not so bad... if someone can cook they can dish up some mean calamari!

I too am starting to actually like Russell! Horrors, but who else, I ask? Michele and Kevin big floaters, Lydia is psycho, Ratalie is ratalie etc. etc.

That letter from his dad was pretty cool.

Jennaboa -- great Dubya/Michelle comparison. I was always holding my breath for W to finally come out and say or do something monumentally good, and then deflating when ultimately nothing did. I am doing the same thing now with Michelle!! I'm hoping she gets on the ball, but there's probably really nothing there.

jennaboa...Dr. Pepper and "Dang it"....you've got Texas written all over you within 10 words.

Great recap Schoonie. My favorite moments:

"Leave the joke telling to me, Chima. And the commenters. Well, unless there are terrible banana puns involved, in which case just leave the jokes to me."

AREN'T I CUTE WITH MY OLD SCHOOL EXPRESSIONS AND OFFBEAT ATTIRE? TELL ME I'M CUTE! TELL ME! (Cries like a baby and runs into the bedroom, slamming the door behind her)