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A lot of people said Eric, but I actually think Jessica would've had a good chance as well.

BTW, for some reason I thought America voted for America's Player. I just learned that production picked him to do it lol

I’ve seen seasons 1-12 and I’m watching bb13 for the first time so please no spoilers until the first 2 weeks. I know it’s such a minor thing but seeing Danielle and Dominic talk I ship them so much. Danielle has an alt kind of vibe to her and dominic is kind of bringing her out of her comfort zone and you can see that. ive never heard people talk about him but I really like him and Shelly. Porsche is kind of a bitch imo lol

With a new season coming up this month, I wanted to ask about a pivotal moment in BB27: Lauren using the veto on Vince and Rachel putting up Rylie as replacement. At the time, I saw a some discussion that Lauren should have listened to (even obey) Rachel and not use the veto, and that Rylie going home was her fault, and that she had it coming.

Now, I know Lauren approach wasn't the most confident, and that Rachel is far more popular of a player, but I don't agree that it was a bad move. Vince was one of Lauren's closest allies, if not THE closest. They also lost Zach, another close ally, just last week, with Vince sitting right next to him on the block. If she has the power to guarantee her #1's safety, why would she risk it? Especially cause there wasn't really trust built between her and Rachel, and she knew that she would prefer for Vince to go home.

Of course, eventually Vince does turn on Lauren in favor of Morgan, so hindsight is 20/20. But Lauren using the veto is the type of move that people clamour for, where a player goes against the house/HOH's wishes and uses the power they have to benefit their personal game. If Lauren didn't use the veto, regardless of who goes home, she would be seen as even more passive and afraid to play the game than she already was.

I try to view the show not through a particular players's journey, but as a collective web of connections and possibilites for entertainment. If I just watch the show for Rachel, I would want her to have her way easily and everyone to fall in line. But Rylie's eviction wouldn't have been as impactful if Rachel didn't have to make that tough decision because of Lauren's action.

but enough of my thoughts, what are your takes on this week/move?

They removed the Flashback/Archive feature in Season 26 and the live chat in Season 27. After the major success of last season, do you guys think they'll finally start improving the live feeds by bringing back some of those features, or will they continue slowly killing the live feed experience instead?

Do you guys think we will get a house reveal today? Last year, the house pics got posted Wednesday the week before the premiere, and that Wednesday is today. What do you guys think?

Whatever happened to them? Do they do them and not film? Or are they not a thing anymore?

Watching this show, it almost seems like production purposely tries to set up people to be in showmances? Is there something about them that makes the show more appealing?