Monday, September 9, 2024

The Anonymous Episode 6 Recap: The Math is Not Mathing

Andy King and Nina Twine during Episode 6 of The Anonymous
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If you’ve watched even a second of competition reality TV, you’ve probably heard the expression, “This is a numbers game.” The latest episode of The Anonymous took that phrase literally with a brain-rattling challenge that seemed straight out of an elementary school math class.

Before that headache of a challenge, a player with the power of The Anonymous sent another competitor packing. Plus, the entire house finally started to recognize that having a Big Brother winner in their midst might not be a wise path to victory. Here’s what went down during The Anonymous, Episode 6, “The Price of Safety.”

See you later, Wayne

Wayne Nichols on The Anonymous
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Per the slightly frustrating tradition of The Anonymous, the episode started where we left off last week, with the elimination up in the air. This show always leaves us on a cliffhanger, pushing the elimination to the next week to make sure you stay hooked week after week. Well played, USA Network.

On the dial, DANI announced that The Anonymous chose Detective Wayne to leave the competition. That wasn’t too surprising considering how he completely went off the rails during the face-off challenge. What did feel surprising was the fact that once again, Jack won the power of The Anonymous. What in the world?

In a flashback, we see Jack in his hideout win the power for the third time in this game. At this point, everybody else should just pack it up and give him the cash. He’s dominating this thing, and he explained the justification behind his latest move.

“If I take out a big player, the other players are going to feel uncomfortable,” Jack explained. “What I want is for everybody to feel safe and like they can beat me at the end of the game, when we know, in reality, they cannot.”

At the dial, Wayne confessed that he wasn’t really a janitor but a detective, which left everybody gagged. Xavier couldn’t believe he went head-to-head with a fed and won.

Jack is dominating, but can it last?

Jack Usher and Nina Twine on The Anonymous
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After Wayne’s exit, Jack explained in a confessional interview his plans for the next few days. With Wayne out of the way, he said his next targets were Bismah, Dillian, and Lilly. Look out, y’all.

Meanwhile, Jack also put Xavier on his radar, but he explained that he wanted to keep him around for just a little bit longer. He’ll strike when the time is right, and part of that strategy involves getting Victoria to go after Xavier, too.

Watching at home, we can all see how Jack is dominating the competition and pulling strings left and right. In Episode 6, we finally see some of the other players catching on to him, too.

Nina, his roommate, said that she noticed most nights he would be tossing and turning in his sleep. The night after Wayne’s elimination, he slept like a baby as if he had nothing to worry about. Add that to the evidence list!

Elsewhere, Xavier and Chris also talked about how they were starting to have suspicions about Jack. They can feel him scheming. Even Victoria took a moment from cuddling with Chris and acknowledged Jack’s cunning way of maneuvering the game. The walls are closing in on Jack, but it might be happening too slowly to make a difference.

Sum it up

Jack Usher and Xavier Prather on The Anonymous
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For this week’s challenge, DANI had the players divide themselves into teams of two. Obviously, Victoria and Chris partnered up together before anyone could even process what DANI said.

The other pairs were Lilly and Bismah, Andy and Nina, Xavier and Jack, and Dillian and Marcel. The winning team would get to choose one player from their team to be safe from elimination.

Once they got to the challenge, DANI told them the rules, which might have been one of the most mind-boggling challenges yet. They were presented with a table full of puzzle pieces that had numbers and mathematical symbols, plus a screen with a bunch of dollar amounts listed.

Their goal: pick a sum and then build a tower out of the puzzle pieces to equal that amount. The first team to finish the tower would win safety.

The options varied from easy ($50 and $140) to complicated ($19,999). Bismah and Lilly wanted safety, so they opted for the easiest sum of $50. Dillian and Mracel went for $140. Meanwhile, Jack begged Xavier to go for the larger amount. The lovebirds also went for the larger amount, even though they both seemed completely unsure of their abilities. Jack at least had the fact that he’s a math tutor going for him.

The players only had 12 minutes to do this challenge, and it immediately proved to be way tougher than it looked. They didn’t give them calculators, not even an abacus. On top of that, their towers had to stand still for three full seconds.

Ultimately, the only two teams to complete the challenge were the people who took the easiest options: Bismah, Lilly, Marcel, and Dillian. Everyone else failed, which meant they made a whopping $140 for this challenge. That’s barely even a drop in the bucket.

It’s revealed that Marcel and Dillian won because they completed the challenge first. There’s only one person who can get safety, and Dillian nobly gives it to Marcel. That’s a diplomatic move, but it’s going to bite him in the ass later.

Anonymous Mode didn’t go well for Xavier

Xavier Prather for The Anonymous
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Although the rest of the cast failed to even complete the challenge, they were all majorly in their feelings about the teams that took the easy route. Bismah, Lilly, and Dillian all walked away from the challenge with major targets on their back.

When DANI sent them into Anonymous Mode, the botched challenge was top of mind for several of the players. Meanwhile, a few other people were solely focused on getting rid of threats. Why harp on the challenge when you can drag Xavier into the chat?

Immediately, Popsicle aka Dillian dropped into the chat and declared that Xavier would be going home next. Nina and Victoria jumped in on it too, under the guise of their secret avatars.

Elsewhere in the chat, Andy said he wanted to target people who didn’t contribute to the prize pot, which is ironic since that’s what everyone has been saying about him since Episode 1. Regardless, he threw out Bismah and Lilly’s names into the chat, with hopes of them picking up nominations.

Mastermind Jack used that as an opportunity to throw everybody off his scent. As Flamingo, he reacted to Andy’s message in a way that made everyone think he was Lilly. Smart move. It’s that level of strategy of misleading and confusion that keeps giving him power every week.

Who is up for elimination this week?

Dillian Frelow and Marcel Cunnigham on The Anonymous
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After the chat, it seems pretty clear that Bismah, Lilly, and Xavier would be up for elimination. However, when DANI started revealing the nominations, there were a few really odd choices in the lineup.

Of course, Bismah, Victoria, Nina, and Dillian all voted for Xavier. No surprises there. What was surprising is that Scissors aka Xavier, voted for himself! That’s a power move, folks! He’s desperate to get people off of his scent and win the power of The Anonymous. That might be his only route to safety.

Chris wound up nominating Bismah because of her performance in the math challenge, and Andy nominated Lilly for the same reason. Meanwhile, Lilly randomly decided to nominate Nina for the second time without any clear reasoning. Then, moments later complained that too many women were up for nomination. Okay, girl.

The biggest backstab of this episode arrived via Marcel. Although Dillian gifted him safety this week after they won the challenge together, Marcel still nominated him for elimination. Yikes! Then, Dillian got another vote from Jack aka Flamingo.

After the nominations and the test to see who would become The Anonymous, DANI gathered all of the players back around the dial for our weekly cliffhanger. She teased that it would either be Dillian or Xavier going home, depending on who The Anonymous chose. No matter how it shakes out, this next elimination is about to be a major blow to this game.

The Anonymous continues on Monday nights at 11/10c on USA Network. Episodes are also streaming on Peacock.

TELL US – WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ANONYMOUS EPISDOE 6? WERE YOU SURPRISED TO SEE JACK WIN THE POWER OF THE ANONYMOUS AGAIN? DO YOU THINK XAVIER OR DILLIAN WILL GET SENT HOME NEXT?

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Big Brother Evictee Hits Out at ‘Cheap’ Production After Missing out on Jury

Joseph and Kimo on Big Brother 26
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After spending over 50 days trapped inside the AI nightmare that is Big Brother 26, Joseph Rodriguez has some thoughts. It’s safe to say he isn’t too bummed about going home, even though he just narrowly missed making the jury.

Joseph wound up getting the boot after a 4-3 vote against Kimo Apaka. He’s not being a sore loser about his situation on the show. However, as a longtime fan of the franchise, he had some solid criticisms about the show’s questionable production choices.

Joseph’s eviction from Big Brother was a blessing in disguise

Just moments after getting kicked out of the Big Brother house, Joseph spoke to Entertainment Weekly. He called his eviction a “f-cking relief.” Tell us how you really feel, Joseph.

When asked about the AI Arena twist of Season 26, Joseph explained that he wasn’t a big fan. He didn’t feel like he had a solid shot at the game. He also didn’t feel it was fair for there to only be seven spots on the jury.

“I feel like they should have done five evictions and a jury of nine, especially with such a good cast,” Joseph explained. “But obviously, they’re cheap and want to save on money, so they don’t want to add more people to the jury.”

Ultimately, not making it to the jury house was probably the best for Joseph. According to him, his nerves were already shot from his time in the house. Plus, he wasn’t the biggest fan of any of the other houseguests.

“Most of those people in the house were super annoying, and to have been in the jury house with them for another month,” Joseph admitted to the outlet.

“This game was way harder than I expected. Just the grind of it, having to work every single day, and the paranoia, the claustrophobia — and, surprisingly, the moral kind of duality of it all, which I didn’t expect,” Joseph continued.

Now that he’s out of the competition, Joseph admitted that he didn’t have a strong preference about who took home the grand prize. He praised Chelsie Baham for playing a good game, but if he had to pick, then he’s reluctantly rooting for Leah Peters or Quinn Martin.

“Who am I rooting for? Probably Leah. Or Quinn,” Joseph confessed. “Even though he screwed me over and his move to put me up was idiotic in so many ways but whatever. He’s a super fan. So I guess I want him to win. I don’t really care, to be honest.”

Big Brother 26 continues on CBS and Paramount+ on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 9/8c.

TELL US – WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON JOSEPH’S GAMEPLAY ON BB26? DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM THAT THE JURY SHOULD HAVE BEEN LARGER THIS SEASON?

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Why Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Star Taylor Frankie Paul Exposed MomTok Swinging Scandal

Taylor Frankie Paul reveals why she outed the swinging scandal.
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The Hulu series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives delves into the friendships among a group of Mormon moms and influencers. Their MomTok content group was incredibly popular. Then the group’s creator, Taylor Frankie Paul, revealed a secret online that blew the group apart. She shared that she and her husband, Tate Paul, were getting divorced, and they had taken part in “soft swinging.”

During an episode of the show, Taylor said, “I got on a TikTok live. My husband wanted to share. He did want to open that up.” She added, “So it’s like, I caught feelings for a man that my husband welcomed into our house.” Now Taylor is opening up about why she shared the “soft swinging” details online.

Taylor Frankie Paul opened up about the “soft swinging” after someone leaked the details

During a recent episode of the podcast, The Viall Files, Taylor discussed what happened at these swinging parties. “We do this for a while with this couple, cabin parties, making out in the same bed, intercourse in the same bed next to each other, the girls kissing and the husbands touching the other’s wife,” Taylor explained. As time went on, the situation became awkward.

“You could kind of see people are creating feelings at this point. People are getting jealous and weird,” she said. Taylor characterized the group as “inexperienced swingers.” When Taylor and Tate didn’t agree on cutting back on their “soft swinging” activities, their marriage started to fail.

Then, rumors about Taylor cheating with her friend’s husband popped up on Reddit, allegedly courtesy of someone in MomTok. “I don’t know who did it, but it ended up hitting the internet. All my TikToks were like, ‘Cheater, husband stealer,'” Taylor stated. “And the girls were liking it, confirming it, my friends. So I was like okay, well if you’re gonna do that, I’m just gonna go tell my story.”

She continued, “So I got online, not thinking at all, but like, ‘Hey yes, I did do this, but we were also all hooking up just the other night.’ It just didn’t feel like it was fair … There was a lot more to the story than just I am some sort of home wrecker,” Taylor added.

All of Taylor’s co-stars from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives have denied being involved in swinging activities. But would they ever admit it at this point? This series is definitely interesting and addictive.

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is streaming on Hulu.

TELL US – DO YOU THINK ONE OF TAYLOR’S CO-STARS LEAKED THE SWINGING INFO? DID TAYLOR MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION REVEALING THE “SOFT SWINGING?”

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Savannah Chrisley ‘Couldn’t Even Function’ During Todd and Julie’s Trial

Julie, Savannah, and Todd Chrisley
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It’s an undeniable fact that no one on this earth has suffered more than Savannah Chrisley. That’s what she seems to think, at least. The Chrisley Knows Best daughter is once again, reminding the world how heartbroken she felt when Julie Chrisley and Todd Chrisley got slapped with their guilty verdicts. Prepare the world’s smallest violin.

Of course, no one actually asked Savannah about how she felt the day her parents got punished for their fraud scheme. She took it upon herself to dedicate yet another episode of her podcast to the subject.

It isn’t easy being the kid to two fraudsters

In the latest episode of Savannah’s podcast, Unlocked, she gathered a roundtable of her friends to recount the “shocking” moment her parents received their punishments. Apparently, it took a little bit of time for the news to really hit her.

“I didn’t cry the whole way home,” Savannah admitted to her friends. “I don’t even remember getting home.”

Once she finally made it home, she completely lost it. She said she broke down, and the reality of the situation all came crashing down on her at once.

“When I got home, I literally walked in the door and collapsed,” she recalled.

She continued, “I couldn’t even function.”

The saving grace in the situation? The feds didn’t immediately cart the Chrisleys away to prison after their trial. Instead, the judge allowed Julie and Todd to spend about 90 days with their family before they reported to their facilities. According to Savannah, that felt like a major relief, even though they weren’t expecting it.

Savannah explained, “Everyone was shocked because whenever — especially too with how the judge had acted the whole trial, and whenever you get that lengthy of a [sentence]… They just take you immediately. And so we were shocked when the judge said that she would give them until January to report.”

On January 17, 2023, the couple officially reported to their respective facilities, marking the end of their crime spree. However, Julie might be going home early thanks to a recent appeal.

Meanwhile, Todd received a 12-year sentence and his attempts to appeal have failed. He’s got a long time to sit and think about where he went wrong in life and the years’ worth of podcast content he’s giving his daughter.

TELL US – DO YOU THINK SAVANNAH IS BEING OVERDRAMATIC ON HER PODCAST? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HER SAYING SHE “COULDN’T EVEN FUNCTION” AFTER THEIR TRIAL?

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Rumor: Pump Rules Season 12 to Film in Fall With Original Cast

According to rumors, Pump Rules Season 12 will film in fall 2024.
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There’s a feeling that Vanderpump Rules, as it was, is a relic of the past. And that signs point to cast members jumping ship. It’s not just that so many cast members, like Lala Kent and Scheana Shay, have filmed for VPR spinoff The Valley. But there are other active spinoffs that alums are seeking out. Stassi Schroeder joined Hulu’s Vanderpump Villa.

Meanwhile, the questionably tired original show and brain-child of Lisa Vanderpump, Vanderpump Rules, will start filming this fall. It’s been questioned whether Ariana Madix will even return, though she is the center of all the drama.

But speculation about who may be joining the cast could fuel new interest in Season 12. Or is a new Pump Rules spinoff in the works?

Where will the new cast members be placed on Pump Rules?

TMZ can exclusively confirm that cameras are filming at Lisa’s West Hollywood venue, SUR, over the past couple of weeks. Production crew have been spotted at the hub of VPR seasons past.

Confusion lies in the fact that the cast is entirely unfamiliar. So Bravo is taking a leap of faith with new faces, all employed at SUR. The question is, which show are they filming for?

A source close to the project claimed that it’s an entirely new program. And that current VPR members will be participating. However, the pilot has yet to be picked up. If it were, the show would be another Pump Rules spinoff.

Another theory is producers are seeking out potential additions to Vanderpump Rules for Season 12. Certainly, the current cast is struggling with morale and drama is rife. While production has been confirmed for the fall, a more specific date hasn’t been issued.

Could the Pump Rules franchise be expanding again? Is there enough interest to get to know another set of cast members? It all remains to be seen.

TELL US – DO YOU THINK THERE WILL BE ANOTHER PUMP RULES SPINOFF SHOW? OR WILL VPR GET SOME FRESH FACES? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PROJECT?

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