Drew was on EW morning show and he said that Jeremy and Jon were in on the plan to throw the challenge, which is why they volunteered to sit out. I don't think they had agreed on who to vote out while agreeing with that plan, but Jeremy at least probably already had his sights set on Keith at that point.

They also use the same stock footage of the crowd for two different trips to the nightclub. Once I noticed that, it grates on me every time I see the movie now. I suspect that's budget-related too.

Sorry, I hope you didn't take my comment as rude. I just wasn't sure you were aware that this had actually happened to her in a previous AS season.

I don't know… I think Tina is running the show and I'm pretty sure that she's thought through the idea that keeping Vytas is better strategically for her. Keeping him keeps her pre-game alliance with Aras in tact by not pissing him off. The Aras/Vytas combo gives her and Katie two strong competitors as…

Are you referring to all other AS seasons other than the actual very first AS season, where she was in fact voted out first for being a returning winner?

I absolutely love that the combo of aging returning contestants and their loved ones skews the cast towards average looking people as opposed to aspiring models/actors. I don't know how the theme will shake out for game play but I find it refreshing that someone like Katie, a young woman with a realistic, womanly…

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It almost seems like there's some collusion at play here. At this point, everyone knows what makes "good" reality TV, so they're dishing out what they think people want to see.  I think they're both angling for a spot on the next All-Stars.

It almost seems like there's some collusion at play here. At this point, everyone knows what makes "good" reality TV, so they're dishing out what they think people want to see.  I think they're both angling for a spot on the next All-Stars.

During TC, I was struck with the realization of how strongly Kat resembles that famous National Geographic picture of an Afghani woman. Wearing her hoodie with her dirtyish tan face, she's a dead ringer for a blonde, blue-eyed version of that photo.  Does anyone else see this or know what I'm talking about? 

Did I somehow miss why Rebekah was able to just waltz into the Salvatores' house without being invited in by anyone, specifically Elena?  Isn't she still the official owner of that house?  And I'm pretty sure even an Original has to be invited in, based on the episode set in Tennessee when Klaus did the whole "my car…