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Okay got around to watching the finale. Posting my thoughts now: - LOL woww watching this opening recap for the finale was insane! Seeing the newbies saying they would all stick together and take out the vets. Then seeing the Anthony & Victoria's final 2 deal when they entered the house.... and we saw how that all fell apart. - Lol okay even seeing this heated Anthony & Bayleigh argument early in the game and then seeing how close they got as an "alliance" is still so odd to me. - lol I also can't believe how Lexus made it to the Final 3. Like I get it but.... it also feels so random to me? lmao. - LOL the narrator making it such a big dramatic moment of Anthony touching the block after 132 days of gameplay. - I knew this season recap would be long but DANGG did it really need to be nearly 12 minutes long? My gosh. But they did a great job covering all of the high (and low) lights of the game. - Oooh the first HoH game is Inside Out 2 inspired. - OMG Anthony almost completely the orange orbs but lmao thankfully that green one went in it. - Ughh nooo, the same thing happened to Bayleigh, ughh. - Dangg Lexus is doing terribly in this. - I like that Lexus wants to be the first black woman to win BBCAN. I would normally and usually be here for that but not this season (especially since Victoria can't take that title), but hopefully next season. - Ugh Anthony is slaying. Catch up please, Bayleigh! Ugh Anthony got 32 to her 18.... not enough time for her to catch up, sadly. - Ugh Anthony won that first part, which was expecting. Dang. But he slayed it. Bayleigh to win Part 2, please! Really hoping she can stay calm and cool under pressure, which ugh Lexus is so good with that. - Wow Bayleigh looks like she is slaying this Part 2 HoH comp! Please let this be her comp. Ughh that last question tripped her up a bit but she looked like she did a great job. - Come on Lexus, please lose. You're likely going to the Final 2 with Anthony or Bayleigh anyway. OMG LOL Lexus is going so slow motion in this. What gives? Not that I don't mind it lol. Just hope her slowness works against her. But she is really giving us "go girl, give us nothing." I just hope this edit wasn't meant to fake us. - OMG YESSS Bayleigh won the 2nd part of the HoH comp in 10 minutes!!! Yesss, so proud of her staying cool, calm and not being under pressure there! Now she's got a true shot. Just need to win that part 3! - lmaoo Bayleigh's reactions in this HoH is hilarious. - OMGG this Part 3 ending in a tie. Ughh so scared. - Ughhh dangg it, Bayleigh messed up and went over on that tiebreaker. UGHH SHE WAS DOING SOOO GOOD. Ugh ugh ughh. And ughhh of course Anthony wins that final HoH.... ugh ugh ugh. - OMGGG Anthony's emotional speech. And whoa whoa whoa whoa whoaaa..... I DID NOT seeeee this coming!!! Anthony voted to evict Lexus??? He really thought Lexus had a better shot of beating him?? OMGG I AM SOOO SHOOK by this!!! Like wow wow wowww. I am stunned. I am shocked! But yayy Anthony got yet another mad jury member at him. - Aww I do lowkey feel bad for Lexus. Omgg she was savage with that "money over loyalty" line. She did leave in a classy way. But also shame on Lexus for not evicting Anthony when she had the chance to do so at Final 4. She could have got him then! - But woww I am stunned. I NEVER would have imagined Anthony to take Bayleigh to the Final 2 with him! He is in for a whirlwind of shock. He is in for a rude awakening as I imagine he's gonna lose badly to Bayleigh. I can't wait to see this now! - Ahh it was nice and fun seeing the pre-jury back on the show and wow they get interviewed early on. Aww loving Donna's happiness and being so proud for Bayleigh making it this far. Matthew had some nice and sweet words for Lexus. - Aww booo that Arisa didn't make the jury guess who was evicted. Ugh I wanted to see who they would have guessed. - Both Bayleigh & Anthony did well with answering their questions from the jury. - lmaoo Anthony shaking his head at Bayleigh when she was answeing Tola's question. But wow she SLAYED his question when she made those chess references. Wow I think she cemented her title with that answer (though she already did when Anthony evicted Lexus over her). - Hmm Anthony thinking Bayleigh was the most beatable of that Final 4. I think not but lmao I am living for this big game mistake he made. - Wow Bayleigh really killed it with her final plea to win the game! She is honestly once again cementing herself to win this show. I really hope she can win this! LMAOO her reaction when Arisa told her that was enough time.... - Anthony made a good plea for himself and I like that he owned up to betraying people, but I am not as moved or motivated to vote for him like I would be for Bayleigh. - Okay if that intro hadn't been so dang long... we could have had some more fun fesitivies with the houseguests. But nope. - Oooh lmaooo woww at Todd winning Canada's Favorite Player. I am NOT surprised about that. He's a fun lolzy player/person and was fun to see learn and have fun in the game. I can get why Canada loved him! - Ahhh final results time.... I'm scared and nervicted! - Alright not surprised with Elijah voting for Anthony. - Yayy Kayla voting for Bayleigh! - Yayy Avery voting for Bayleigh! - LOL i loved Bayleigh's shocked reaction of Tola voting for her. But yayy Tola for that! - Yayy Victoria voting for Bayleigh! - And yayyy Bayleigh has officially won BBCAN!!! Wowww I am soooo proud and happy for her pulling out and off that win! Whoever would have imagined or saw this coming at Week 2/3 of this game when she was a prime target to go... and even on Week 4 when Elijah wanted and FAILED to get her out. And lmaoo now Elijah failed once again in not voting for her to win. Yayy soo proud and happy for Bayleigh. - Ooh yayy Todd & Lexus voting for Bayleigh. I knew Todd would vote for Bayleigh, of course. Didn't know with Lexus but with how Anthony betrayed her last minute, I totally get that. Very proud of Lexus' with that vote! Wow this has been an insane really rollercoaster of a season.

Fair ranking for "Almost There." Also seem like it got a lot of respectable middling ranks from us - none in the Top 4 or Bottom 6 spots.

1. Amber & Vinny (+1) 2. Rod & Leticia (+1) 3. Ricky & Cesar (+1) 4. Yvonne & Melissa (+2) 5. Juan & Shane (=)

4 Jana Wosnitza & Vadim Garbuzov - “Get Here” (Waltz): 13 Detlef Soost & Ekaterina Leonova - “Tum Takketà” (Samba): 15 Lulu Lewe & Massimo Sinató - “Crazy in Love” (Charleston): 12 Gabriel Kelly & Malika Dzumaev - “Nothing Else Matters” (Tango): 48 Biyon Kattilathu & Marta Arndt - “Earned It” (Contemporary): 9 Tony Bauer & Anastasia Stan - "Ich atme ein” (Viennese Waltz): 2 + Gabriel & Malika - Tony & Anastasia

4 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “My Love” (Samba): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - "Cruel Summer" (Contemporary Ballroom): 15 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Killer Queen” (Foxtrot): 0 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - "Cuff It" (Cha-Cha-Cha): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Good” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Jason Smyth & Karen Byrne - “Show Me What I’m Looking For” (Contemporary Ballroom): 1 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Paso Doble): 3 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Dance the Night” (Salsa): 8 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Just Like Fire” (Contemporary Ballroom): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Tattoo” (Contemporary Ballroom): 8 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Keep Holding On” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Dr. Wanna Do” (Charleston): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Lady in Red” (Rumba): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Galway Girl” (Quickstep): 10 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “I Need You” (Charleston): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “yes, and?” (Cha-Cha-Cha): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Almost Like Being in Love” (Quickstep): 5 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Paradise” (Contemporary Ballroom): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Take On Me” (Tango): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Everlasting Love” (American Smooth): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Quickstep): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Whole Lotta Love” (Paso Doble): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Levitating” (Salsa): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Wrapped Up” (Salsa): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Monster Mash” (American Smooth): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Make It Look Easy” (Showdance): 8 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “I Am What I Am” (Showdance): 15 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “You Never Can Tell”/“Misirlou” (Jive) [Reprise]: 10 + David & Salome Jive reprise - Katja & Ervinas Foxtrot

Oooh gosh Blake Moynes. Was Not a fan of his and yeahh he was quite A LOT, as far as it goes on the Bachelor Nation franchise. Fine with him being the first cut from the Bachelor shows. Steven captured his 3-season journey quite well there. Regarding his original season, that was such a tricky situation. Claire was the original Bachelorette, but she made/broke history in selecting her guy Dale - on like Week 3/4 or something? So that left the producers scrambling and then Tayshia became the Bachelorette for the rest of the season. So that explains the different week elimination kind of thing. Though I don't think he was outright eliminated on Claire's season but it just ended there lol. And LMAOO the Kylee running to Blake of telling him not to quit comments. hahaha I totally get the context of that being really weird. I didn't really get that either. They were just good friends (as she was really into Aven). And yeah Blake's relationship with Jess was.... pretty non-existent and kinda awkward to watch, lol.

I was thinking it was a recap show and a semi-finals show. Or at least it better be. We don't need a two hour recap show. Ooh lol yeah he did. That was funny. I was wondering when one of the judges would make a guess for Nicole. Lol I know you will. Mhmmm that's very true. LOL hahahaha. I kinda want you to but kinda don't? Cause I do like to be surprised in finding out. Oooh lol at these small text here. Zac would make for an interesting guess. Though LOL if it was him considering who one of the other contestants might be. Ahhh hahaha I see and understand. It doesn't really bother me but I get it.

I watched the show late last night but forgot to post my thoughts in here. Hmmm Clock having a son that works for her on tour? Ugh she said a lot and seemed to have a lot of helpful clues but I still have no clue who to guess for her. Oooh "Get On Your Feet" is a fun and unexpected song choice from her. Oooh awww wow at how emotional she got while talking to and listening to her son on the phone. And oh wow she sang for the Pope. - Gumball singing "I'm Yours" was an interesting and cute performance. Oooh Robin's James van der Beek guess wasn't bad. And ooh wait, I fffeeelll like I finally got an idea who Gumball could be. I am also not hating Ken's Taran Killam guess. - Poodle Moth singing "Price Tag" was a really fun, cool and funky performance. Hmmm not sure if I get the Sheryl Crow or Riley Koeugh guesses but hmmm. I don't get Mandy Moore but Chrissy Metz isn't a terrible guess. - Goldfish's performance of "Unforgettable" was reallly stunning and beautiful. There's no doubt that she's sailing through to next week. LMAOO Ken guessing Nicole Scherzinger for Goldfish. hahahaha I always wondered who would make a Nicole guess and who. Oooh interesting that Jenny said Julianne Hough for her. - Oooh Poodle Mooth vs. Gumball for the Bottom 2 Showdown Smack down. Idon't really have any issue with that. Oooh wow, "If I Could Turn Back Time" is a really interesting song choice. Poodle Mooth's version stuck more to the original version while Gumball's had a pop/rock influence to it. Both versions were good. - Oooh okay, so Poodle Moth the one eliminated and I am fine with that. Hmm I still don't get Robin's Shania Twain guess. Melissa McCarthy, interesting and not a bad guess but I don't get it. I like Jenny's Chrissy Metz guess. Hmmm Faith Hill from Rita Ora? Wow never thought of that but don't think I hear Faith's voice in her. *looks and sees* OMGGGG Jenny got it right. It was Chrissy Metz! Wow how fun and exciting to see Chrissy there. And aww yayy for Jenny guessing right. I never had Chrissy as a guess, but she was fun to see and she delivered a lot of really good performances. Well done to Chrissy/Poodle Moth making it to 4th. But LOL it would have been hilarious if Ken was right with the Melissa McCarthy guess, Jenny saying that's not her and it ended up being her.

OMG Not Lily's comment on Savannah's father. I did enjoy Savannah on Special Forces. She did do well early on and seemed like a strong contender at the start but then yeah.... that didn't last long as the show got tough on her. I wish she could have lasted longer but understand why she left when she did. LOL at her The Masked Singer mention. But yeahh if Savannah gets cut this early in the game, she definitely has no shot for the 2024 version of the game. Ahh and Tara Reid.... I wish I had some space to bring her in the game (but just had too many people I couldn't bring in). But she was.... something to watch on there.

3 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “My Love” (Samba): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - "Cruel Summer" (Contemporary Ballroom): 14 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Killer Queen” (Foxtrot): 1 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - "Cuff It" (Cha-Cha-Cha): 8 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Good” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Jason Smyth & Karen Byrne - “Show Me What I’m Looking For” (Contemporary Ballroom): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Paso Doble): 3 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Dance the Night” (Salsa): 8 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Just Like Fire” (Contemporary Ballroom): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Viennese Waltz): 2 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Tattoo” (Contemporary Ballroom): 7 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Keep Holding On” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Dr. Wanna Do” (Charleston): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Lady in Red” (Rumba): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Galway Girl” (Quickstep): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “I Need You” (Charleston): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “yes, and?” (Cha-Cha-Cha): 8 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Almost Like Being in Love” (Quickstep): 5 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Paradise” (Contemporary Ballroom): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Take On Me” (Tango): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Everlasting Love” (American Smooth): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Quickstep): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Whole Lotta Love” (Paso Doble): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Levitating” (Salsa): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Wrapped Up” (Salsa): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Monster Mash” (American Smooth): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Make It Look Easy” (Showdance): 8 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “I Am What I Am” (Showdance): 14 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “You Never Can Tell”/“Misirlou” (Jive) [Reprise]: 9 + David & Salome Contemporary Ballroom - Katja & Ervinas Foxtrot

3 Jana Wosnitza & Vadim Garbuzov - “Get Here” (Waltz): 13 Detlef Soost & Ekaterina Leonova - “Tum Takketà” (Samba): 15 Lulu Lewe & Massimo Sinató - “Crazy in Love” (Charleston): 12 Mark Keller & Kathrin Menzinger - “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (Foxtrot): 2 Gabriel Kelly & Malika Dzumaev - “Nothing Else Matters” (Tango): 41 Biyon Kattilathu & Marta Arndt - “Earned It” (Contemporary): 10 Tony Bauer & Anastasia Stan - "Ich atme ein” (Viennese Waltz): 6 Stefano Zarrella & Mariia Maksina - “Moliendo Café” (Samba): 0 + Gabriel & Malika - Stefano & Mariia

Hoping that Pageant Queens can get saved, as I did nearly save them (and kinda wish I did lol).

Lol poor Cameron being the first boot. But I'm not complaining, especially as he would have been my first BBUS25 choice to go. Tom Sandoval "Diver" was a decent enough singer. He probably could have done better in a less stacked group but I was fine when he left. He did better on Special Forces, so I'm fine with that entry of his outlasting his The Masked Singer entry.

Richard Sherman (Stars on Mars) Ah the first cut of the game is both exciting/nerve wrecking! I enjoyed Stars on Mars and thought it was a cute, fun and funny show. I wasn't really sure what to do with my first cut but I think Richard Sherman makes for a fine first cut from me. Richard Sherman is an American former football cornerback, who played in the NFL for 11 years and he's most known for playing for the Seattle Seahawks. He and Marshawn Lynch are both former Seahawks, so they obviously connected and were friends right away on the show. I can't really remember much about Richard as he only lasted 3 weeks on the show, which again proves he's a fine cut here. And of the two football players, Marshawn was HILARIOUS and a lot of fun so he should definitely outlast Richard. Also even in his short 3 episode stay on the show, I think Richard was one of the celebs that had this ~over it~ attitude and wanting to go from the show.... which is never fun to watch as a viewer. Okay, I'm seeing that Tinashe was the base commander that episode and that Richard was chosen to be extracted. Richard's final plea was that he felt isolated and stated that the other two least Mission Critical celebrities (Marshawn Lynch & Natasha Leggero) were better suited to continue on with the show. Richard pretty much gave up at this point, which led to Tinashe and Ariel Winter (the Mission Specialist) to eliminate Richard. I do remember Richard and Marshawn having a sad goodbye, which was sad to see. Richard was alright but not a favorite of mine on the show. Here is a fun clip of him on the show: And another clip of him pretty much giving up on the show: Saving: Missy Byrd

2 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “My Love” (Samba): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - "Cruel Summer" (Contemporary Ballroom): 14 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Killer Queen” (Foxtrot): 2 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - "Cuff It" (Cha-Cha-Cha): 8 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Good” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Jason Smyth & Karen Byrne - “Show Me What I’m Looking For” (Contemporary Ballroom): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” (Paso Doble): 3 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Dance the Night” (Salsa): 8 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Just Like Fire” (Contemporary Ballroom): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (Viennese Waltz): 2 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Tattoo” (Contemporary Ballroom): 7 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Keep Holding On” (Viennese Waltz): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Dr. Wanna Do” (Charleston): 5 Rosanna Davison & Stephen Vincent - “Lady in Red” (Rumba): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Galway Girl” (Quickstep): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “I Need You” (Charleston): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “yes, and?” (Cha-Cha-Cha): 8 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Almost Like Being in Love” (Quickstep): 5 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Paradise” (Contemporary Ballroom): 9 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Take On Me” (Tango): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Everlasting Love” (American Smooth): 5 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Quickstep): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Whole Lotta Love” (Paso Doble): 9 Katja Mia & Ervinas Merfeldas - “Levitating” (Salsa): 9 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “Wrapped Up” (Salsa): 10 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Monster Mash” (American Smooth): 5 Laura Fox & Denys Samson - “Make It Look Easy” (Showdance): 8 Blu Hydrangea & Simone Arena - “I Am What I Am” (Showdance): 14 David Whelan & Salome Chachua - “You Never Can Tell”/“Misirlou” (Jive) [Reprise]: 9 + David & Salome Salsa - Laura & Denys Viennese Waltz