Monday, October 7, 2024

The Anonymous Episode 10 Recap: The Final Refresh

Bismah Ahmed for The Anonymous
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It’s that time again. DANI just unleashed another round of chaos on the players of The Anonymous, and the game just got spicier than ever. The players are anxiously racing towards the finish line, but a few more people have to go up on the chopping block before they get there.

Last week, DANI caught everyone off guard by forcing the safe players into a last-minute game of face-off. No one is ever really safe in this game. By the end, Marcel, Bismah, Dillian, and Chris were all up for elimination with their fate determined by someone who has almost certainly been lying to their faces. Here’s how it all played out on The Anonymous Episode 10, “Refresh. Revamp. Restrategize.”

Bye-bye, Bismah

Bismah Ahmed on The Anonymous
Photo Credit: Rico Torres/USA Network

Last week, we saw Dillian go into “silent mode” after being nominated by a majority of the house. He refused to talk to anyone, but when he finally did, he dragged them all for being stale, dusty, and crusty. Those were his words, not ours.

While you have to appreciate his dedication to making entertaining TV, it seemed like the writing was on the wall for him to get the chop. However, fate was on his side. DANI announced that Bismah aka Eagle, had been selected for elimination. Another one bites the dust.

In a flashback, it’s revealed that Nina won the power of The Anonymous for a second time. She’s on a roll, and she explained the decision to cut Bismah. It was simple — out of everyone else up for elimination, Bismah was who she was the least close to. It’s business.

Back at the dial, Bismah shocked the group when she revealed her real-life job as a political lobbyist. It’s not every day that you meet one of those, but it makes sense why she navigated the game so slickly. This was probably nothing compared to Washington D.C.

Post-elimination finger-pointing

Dillian Frelow on The Anonymous
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After DANI dismissed the players from the dial, they all went back to their fancy little house to decompress from Bismah’s elimination. The aftermath wasn’t quite as dramatic as when Jack got eliminated, but the paranoia was still high. Within minutes, they all started throwing out theories about who had the power this week, all while chowing down on pizza.

Andy and Christopher guessed that Lilly was behind the latest elimination. For some reason, they’ve convinced themselves that she’s a force to be reckoned with, so they’ve nicknamed her The Grim Reaper.

Elsewhere in the house, Nina was doing what she does best: planting seeds of confusion in everyone’s heads. For example, she told Lilly that perhaps Chris or Victoria were responsible for the elimination. She even suggested that Dillian might be the one with the power to eliminate, all while knowing damn well that she had blood on her hands.

“This isn’t the game of friends and ‘Let me save you,'” Nina explained in a confessional. “This is The Anonymous, and you need to let people dig their own graves.”

The next day, DANI gave them a new opportunity to do just that. Before kicking off their next challenge, she revealed that they would have their third and final handle refresh. That’s major.

An interior design nightmare

Christopher Shulstad, Victoria Vesce, Andy King, and Nina Twine on The Anonymous
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Before the handle refresh, DANI gave the players another chance to add more money to the pot this week. They need it. They’re barely even halfway to building up the $100,000 prize pot.

Fortunately for them, DANI’s latest puzzle didn’t involve any weird math equations, and they didn’t have to stack a tower of puzzle pieces. Instead, they were presented with a bunch of little knick-knacks, which looked straight out of a display table from IKEA. Both Andy and Dillian said the challenge made them feel like they were doing “interior design.” For that reason, we’re just going to call this one the interior design puzzle.

DANI explained the rules: she had a secret sequence that the puzzle pieces had to follow. As a collective, the players had multiple attempts to guess the sequence, and if they completed it, one player would win safety and they’d get $10,000 into the prize pot. It seemed doable, but then DANI added a twist because that’s her job.

“Every time a player matches a new object to its correct placement, they must choose a player to remove from the challenge,” she explained after the puzzle started.

Andy wound up being the first person to win that privilege. He matched three objects in their correct places and chose to block Dillian, Victoria, and Lilly. Then, the remaining players went right back to trying to piece together the sequence.

Somehow, the puzzle got more and more difficult as they progressed. It’s the opposite of how a puzzle like this should work. However, in their final attempt with seconds to go, Andy, Nina, and Chris miraculously cracked the code and landed $10,000 in their bank. DANI Confirmed that Nina won safety because she had the most correct placements.

So, not only did Nina win the power of The Anonymous this week, but she also won safety from elimination. It’s a good week to be Nina.

New handle, who’s this?

Marcel Cunningham on The Anonymous
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After banking all of that cash, DANI sent the players into Anonymous Mode to select their new handles. Clearly, this has the potential to be a major turning point in the game, but the players had mixed feelings. Some folks saw it as an exciting opportunity to restrategize, while others felt scared about undoing all of their progress. Plus, some folks were probably traumatized from the last handle refresh when DANI also brought in three new players. Thankfully, that didn’t happen this time. There’s already enough going on, right? Here’s a look at everyone’s new handles.

  • Dillian: Sushi
  • Andy: Banana
  • Lilly: Rainbow
  • Nina: Wolf
  • Christopher: Tea
  • Marcel: Crown
  • Victoria: Ghost

With their new handles activated, the players immediately dove into a messy chat session. Within seconds, they just started throwing names out into the ether. Should Dillian go home because of his drama, or perhaps they should eliminate Marcel because he’s so good at face-off, which could be the deciding factor for the grand prize?

Once the votes started rolling in, the nominations seemed to catch everyone by surprise because they didn’t match what they talked about in the chat. It ended up being Lilly, Chris, Andy, and Dillian up for elimination.

Chris and Victoria’s showmance gets real

Chris Shulstad and Victoria Vesce on a couch together on The Anonymous
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This week, Christopher and Victoria’s relationship continued to dominate the storyline. We’ve been watching week after week the other players have attempted to target them, but it never pans out. Part of that is because Victoria has been secretly winning the power to eliminate.

Although it initially seemed as if like Victoria was just using Christopher as a convenient accessory to her strategy, she claimed this week that their romance is more than just strategy. Allegedly, she really likes him and isn’t just “using him.” From her mouth to God’s ear.

With that said, she also made it clear that she wouldn’t choose Chris over the money. If it comes down to the $100,000, she’s picking the cash. By the end of the episode, it seemed like that choice might be coming sooner than she thought.

As DANI revealed the results of the test, she showed that either Victoria or Christopher won the power of The Anonymous. If she wins a third time, Christopher’s fate in the game will be back in her hands. How romantic!

The Anonymous airs on USA Network on Monday nights at 10/9c.

TELL US – WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ANONYMOUS EPISODE 10? WERE YOU DISAPPOINTED BY BISMAH’S ELIMINATION? DO YOU THINK VICTORIA OR CHIRS WILL WIN THE POWER OF THE ANONYMOUS NEXT WEEK?

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Jessel Taank’s Husband Responds to Sai De Silva’s Finding Nemo Shade

Jessel Taank's husband Pavit Randhawa on RHONY.
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Sai De Silva brought her particular brand of commentary to the Season 15 premiere of Real Housewives of New York. This time, her target was Jessel Taank’s husband, Pavit Randhawa.

The snub had everything to do with his appearance. But the highly-followed influencer claimed that the timing of that text hit when she was fighting with Jessel last season and that she and her co-star are on good terms. Pavit though, had a response.

Pavit referenced not having to “resort as low” as Sai De Silva did

During the Season 15 premiere, Brynn Whitfield told the group that Sai said Pavit looked like a “Dory from Finding Nemo lookalike.”

“I have so many messages about my text messages that Brynn read on the show,” Sai responded to the episode via Instagram Story. Queens of Bravo shared a screen recording on their Instagram account. “I just want to give some context because there’s absolutely no context to that message.”

The RHONY star continued, “One: I was mad as hell, and when I’m mad I have a horrible mouth. It could be very lethal and I’ve been keeping it very PG around here, but I was fighting with Jessel last year. This message was last year. We all know, since then, me and Jessel have made up and moved on.”

All that being said, Jessel received those messages in the group chat last year. Sai apologized for the comparison but added she has “no idea why it was read” on RHONY.

“So everyone saw it, including Jessel,” Sai claimed. “It wasn’t like I was talking behind her back. I was talking to her face, but I have since apologized and me and Jessel are in a really good place. I love Jessel.”

Meanwhile, Pavit responded with an Instagram video of his “top 3 favorite cheap eats fish dishes” posted Friday, October 4.

“I don’t have to resort as low as some people do in calling others names but in honor of my kids’ favorite movie, Finding Nemo, join Dory and I as we explore three of my favorite fish dishes across New York City,” the food influencer introduced his video holding a figurine of the little blue fish in question.

Catch Real Housewives of New York Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

TELL US – WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PAVIT’S RESPONSE? WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO SAI CALLING HIM DORY?

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Lisa Barlow Says Jen Shah Is ‘Harmless Unless You’re Elderly’

Jen Shah and Lisa Barlow having a discussion.
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Jen Shah was the center of the drama during her three seasons on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Her arrest in 2021 shocked fans, and her cast members. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to telemarketing, she was given a 6.5-year prison sentence. As you may recall, the telemarketing scheme that Jen was involved with targeted the elderly. Even though Jen reported to Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, she is often mentioned on RHOSLC. And now it seems that Lisa Barlow may be changing her tune about Jen.

Will Lisa Barlow have a relationship with Jen Shah?

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During Season 4, Heather Gay revealed that Jen allegedly caused her black eye. Of course, Jen chimed in from prison and denied that she injured Heather. At the time, Lisa felt that the entire cast was dealing with trauma from their experiences with Jen.

“Until you’ve experienced that or had Jen almost beat you up in a van or be mid-laugh and go to attack you, you don’t know what it’s like,” Lisa previously said. “And in a way, she gave every single one of us a black eye with her actions.”

Well, buckle up, because it sounds like Baby Gorgeous has softened her stance on Jen. Recently, Lisa was a guest on the podcast Scheananigans with Scheana Shay. “Do you stay in touch with any of your former castmates? Ever receive like any jail mail?” Scheana asked.

Lisa laughed. “Oh my gosh, jail mail! No, but she did tell [Murilo] that when she gets out of prison, she’d like to have a relationship with me and Meredith [Marks]. So, that was like our jail mail.” Interesting.

“How do you feel about that?” the host asked. “We did exchange one text on Mother’s Day where she said ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ and I said it back,” Lisa explained. “But you know, Jen’s crazy, but she’s harmless at the end of the day unless you’re elderly.”

Scheana responded, “Clearly.” I’m not sure if Jen’s victims would find Lisa’s comments amusing. And why did Lisa decide that she would welcome Jen back into her life once she leaves prison?

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT LISA’S REMARK ABOUT JEN AND THE ELDERLY? WHY WOULD LISA WANT JEN BACK IN HER LIFE?

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Jeff Probst Thinks One Former Survivor Player Could Join Production

Survivor host Jeff Probst, who says one player could move into production down the line
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Hundreds of people have played Survivor, but is there a world where one of them could step behind the scenes as a producer? Possibly. Jeff Probst recently shared in an episode of his podcast, “On Fire With Jeff Probst,” that there’s one particular Survivor alum who could step into the production side of things. However, it’s not because of their prowess at the game. It’s because this person already has a celebrated career in film and television.

Jeff Probst thinks one Survivor player in particular could work their way into production

On Jeff’s podcast, when asked about a former Survivor contestant stepping into a producer role, he quickly replied, “That’s not completely out of the question.”

Jeff immediately had someone in mind — Mike White from Season 37, Survivor: David vs. Goliath. He finished the season in second place, but that’s not why Jeff thinks he’d make a good producer on Survivor. He’d be a good fit for the show because of his decades-long career as an Emmy-award-winning director, writer, and producer. His most current work is the HBO hit The White Lotus. Ever heard of it? Now, imagine having that type of visionary behind the scenes on Survivor.

“If after Mike White completes what we all hope will be a decades-long run of The White Lotus and he said, ‘Hey, Probst, I’d be interested in being a producer on the show,’ and we happened to have a producing slot that we were looking to fill and there wasn’t anybody already in our producing ranks who was in line — which is also very unlikely that that would happen — then in that specific situation, who knows?” Jeff shared.

“Mike White could join the producing ranks of Survivor,” he continued.

Of course, the likelihood of this happening is slim to none. There’s no way Mike would step away from the HBO money and the Emmys to produce a season of Survivor. But, they are getting ready to celebrate the 50th season of the show. If there were ever a time for him to do it, that would be it.

Survivor 47 airs on CBS airs on Wednesdays at 8/7c.

TELL US – COULD YOU IMAGINE MIKE WHITE JOINING THE PRODUCTION TEAM FOR SURVIVOR? DO YOU THINK ANY OTHER FORMER CASTAWAYS ARE QUALIFIED?

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Mauricio Umansky Makes Big Career Moves as The Agency Expands

Mauricio Umansky on WWHL.
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There are a lot of changes happening with Mauricio Umansky these days, personally and professionally. The ex of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards recently debuted his new relationship with girlfriend Nikita Khan. When he’s not busy jet-setting around the world with her, he’s focused on expanding his real estate empire. And his newest location for The Agency is none other than Bentonville, Arkansas. 

Mauricio Umansky chose Bentonville because their population is “projected to triple by 2050”

Garcelle Beauvais and Mauricio Umansky filming RHOBH.
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They say when one door closes another one opens, and that is just what happened for Mauricio. His show Buying Beverly Hills was not renewed for a third season. But now he’s launching a real estate coaching network. While he and Kyle are no more, Mauricio is living the high life and vacationing in Greece with his new lady. 

And that good energy continued with his plans to open a new real estate office in Arkansas. AMP reported the details of The Agency’s newest location. Mauricio said, “We are thrilled to announce The Agency’s arrival in Bentonville, a city known for its robust economic growth and dynamic real estate opportunities.”

Arkansas seems a long way from Beverly Hills. Still, Mauricio has his reasons why he picked this up-and-coming area. And it’s not just for the hush puppies.

He shared, “Bentonville’s impressive development, including its proximity to major corporate headquarters, makes it an ideal location for our newest office. We are excited to bring our exceptional service to this community alongside our new partners, Kaala House, Calah Andelman, and Alex Andelman, as we embark on this next chapter for The Agency.”

It’s also noted that Bentonville “has been identified as a key market, with its population projected to triple by 2050.” This new office is “part of The Agency’s global expansion strategy, with the brokerage opening 25 new offices in 2024 alone.”

This also sounds like a great opportunity for a real estate show based in the South. We need Andy Cohen and a camera in Bentonville, stat!

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is streaming on Peacock. 

TELL US – ARE YOU EXCITED FOR MAURICIO TO OPEN THE AGENCY IN ARKANSAS?

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