not only that, she was clearly allied to Devon/Ashley in a tight alliance. Yet.....they were gonna leave those 3 in at final 6? With the double vote....

I hate that their stupidity isn't costing them and they're benefiting from Ben's idol. This was a pivotal vote that will likely propel them to the end too.

That really was the first time someone negated all their votes at TC and their sole vote sent someone home. Pretty shocking that that's never happened before. Cool moment

Definitely seems to happen a lot more in ORGs

And Lauren takes the cake. GG. Should have given Mike a fake seashell.

I was hoping Ben would take the cake by not playing his real idol and going home but oh well.

Ben is super unlikable.

this episode was a glorious clusterfuck

Curtis @ 6/12/2017 21:08

That really was the first time someone negated all their votes at TC and their sole vote sent someone home. Pretty shocking that that's never happened before. Cool moment Definitely seems to happen a lot more in ORGs

stop giving the outcasts idols curt

Lauren will probably end up my favorite person this season. Devon is close but Lauren was just so average. And up until tonight she played well. And her half sister was funny.

I pray this isn't the last of Lauren.

I hope Ashley ends up in the end with chrissy/ryan and somehow wins

remember how devon and ryan were a thing? complete opposite sides now

DD @ 6/12/2017 21:27

why would lauren call them over? just go back later. ugh

Yeah!

lol i just watched the entire tc with my jaw dropped

That was one of my favorite TC’s in recent memory

Well, this episode was so great, but that ending blows!

Thoughts!

1. Love family visits because it usually takes even the most unlikable and makes them appear more human. I didn't care for Chrissy's though, but Devon's got me.

2. That challenge sucked. The fact it was down to Ben or Chrissy and how easy it would be for production to meddle in that challenge makes me feel it was a bit rigged, but oh well.

3. They spent a lot of time on that family challenge, I'm surprised that we got as much packed into one episode as we did. Though, I wish I would have heard more from a few people on their thoughts.

4. Devon has some GREAT moments, but that challenge dropping for a shoulder rub was not one of them

5. I think Ben going here regardless would have been a smart move for Ashley/Devon/Lauren if they kept it quiet. It should have been simple. Then next round, Lauren has her double vote that takes her to the end.

6. Mike really doesn't play this game well. Why Lauren gave him that idol is beyond me, but it would have been hilarious if she gave him a fake shell just to see if she could trust him and, based on what he did with it, she could have either played the idol or held it. Definitely a dum-dum move. million dollar move, even.

7. Mike throwing the idol in the fire was out of nowhere, but I really don't think it was a good move, especially if he was planning to then keep Lauren around. Why would she ever trust him again? Stupid move that appeared more for TV time.

8. Chrissy: "Be brave, Mike. Vote Lauren."
Also Chrissy: *votes Ben*

Super short sighted move. I agree that this was a bad move even if he didn't have an idol and would have went home, but now they pretty much betrayed Ben. At least D/A/L had a reason to vote Ben since he turned on them first.

9. Ryan and Chrissy cannot play on the bottom. They don't know how. They have no tact.

10. Ben is an idiot all around. He has less social grace than Joe in my opinion, and that's saying something. But good on him for keeping his idol quiet. Saved him some time. But it looks bad for him unless him and Chrissy can come to some sort of an agreement.

I really liked Dr. Mike's family reunion - that was the only one that made me tear up. But Devon and his mom was also heartwarming. What a really nice, well-mannered, well-raised young man. I think he's a good guy.

Last few things:

Lauren completely surprised me this season. Her personality wasn't captivating by any means, but she was charming and her gameplay surprised me and she grew into probably top quarter of this season's players. Would love to see her back. Could have won the whole thing.

I become incresingly happy as I see Ryan fade to just a one liner character with no important content.

At this rate, I can't see anyone but Ben, Devon, or potentially Mike winning. If Mike were to somehow win this whole thing, I think it would be safe to say he rates higher than Adam for being a stumbling ding dong that somehow gets to the end and wins amidst all the sloppy gameplay

Charming is a good way to describe Lauren. I'm still hoping the Ben winner edit is a red herring.