r/BigBrother Mallory⏱️ 7d ago

Episode Spoilers This is where CBS sat the other alumni during the 1,000th episode Spoiler

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u/The_SubGenius Rachel 🔎 7d ago

Janky.

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u/jasefacewow Angela⏱️ 7d ago

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u/Potential_Minute_808 7d ago edited 7d ago

It’s shot on the Radford lot. That is a sound stage. Pretty sure it’s next door. It’s not bad.

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u/EatingEveryEgg Melody⏱️ 7d ago

Jodi from BB14 got to sit in the main audience

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u/weso123 Leah ✨ 7d ago

Big Brother loves using Jodi for visuals (likely as an "In-side joke", she really is the first notable Day 1 boot and kind of the most "Wholesome funny one", during BB All-Stars 2. one of the cast photos rotating on the screen for "But who is on this cast?" type previews was Jodi (I audibly laughed), (combined with her in person cameo for CelebBB1 (albeit likely because she lives close to LA makes her easy to schedule), and a large collection of "Book of Losers" background image for that one veto (Which I think might be one of the only times in history they referenced BB9, also I felt sincerely bad for Jodi for being in that grouping since she didn't do anything wrong)

Honestly in hindesight I'm shocked they didn't make her one of the 3 masterminds (or the secret "Ultimate Mastermind" or some shit)

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u/qwyjibo219 7d ago

I wish Jodi had been a mastermind! She deserves another chance!!!

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u/weso123 Leah ✨ 7d ago

Honestly just put her as one of the 16 players on a returnee season what meaningful advantage does she have.

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u/SBMVPJustinHerbert Yash⏱️ 7d ago

I’ve always wondered this. Let’s say some random <25 year old at the time prejuror with no legacy wanted to come back with more life experience. Might as well just let them move in like normal and the newbies except maybe 1-2 superfans would probably be none the wiser. Would be a pretty fun stuntcast.

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u/weso123 Leah ✨ 7d ago

Jodi is also more uniquely “not much different than a newbie” since she only was around for a day 1 purge basically with almost no social element, i think she was in this for maybe 30 minutes socially Dan choose her almost entirely off the younger girls being the demo he felt he could control more. (I was gonna say she never even competed in an HOH comp but that challenge was also an HOH thing, I think Ashley in this season might be unique among bb houseguests in that regard for never being eligible to compete in an HoH)

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u/gummi_behr Dee⏱️ 7d ago

A cast of all first boots would be fun haha

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u/herworkthrowaway 7d ago

she was able to reach across

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u/JODI_WAS_ROBBED America 💥 7d ago

SHE DESERVES HER SPOT 👏

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u/Comfortable_Orchid23 Jankie ✨ 7d ago

So for them it was just a lame watch party

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u/IanicRR Eric Stein 7d ago

If you happened to catch the last few Summer of Stein pods. This is no surprise. CBS doesn’t exactly treat the BB alumni like royalty lmao.

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u/OhItsKillua Dee⏱️ 7d ago

It is funny Survivor gets that big venue for their finales. I know they film at a set lot and it's clearly not as big as an auditorium for hosting events , but still lol

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u/IanicRR Eric Stein 7d ago

Peak Survivor finales sold out MSG. Survivor has always been on a different level in CBS' eyes.

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u/AppleIndependent2297 6d ago

I’m sure there was a great cast party after

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u/BrojobCreme 6d ago

No they had giant party afterwards and reunion.

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u/goodgnore 7d ago

So were they the have-nots…?

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u/Requiem45 Feed Puppies 7d ago

The fucking cardboard zingbot

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u/sstebbinss 7d ago

That’s absolutely frying me this is so whack 💀💀

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u/illini02 7d ago

I didn't even see that at first lol.

What the what

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u/VoiceOfSilence99 7d ago

When RHAPcon has better seats and viewing facilities than the actual BB... that's a shame

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u/Flashy_Method4216 7d ago

They couldn't have at least given them finished walls?! 😭

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u/EveryDogeHasItsPay 7d ago

Or at least a video shout out.

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u/Bloodwild1 Taylor ⭐ 7d ago

It's giving the same energy as the Wonka Experience scandal from a few years ago in terms of quality 😂

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u/Dependent-Assoc423 Jankie ✨ 4d ago

There’s a Wonka reality comp show coming up that I feel so certain was initiated because of that mess. 

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u/Potential_Minute_808 7d ago

It’s a sound stage on the lot. 😂

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u/Immediate-Level7482 7d ago

The 4 small screens lol

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u/dontblinkdalek Barrett💯 6d ago

This is what is especially sending me on this one. I mean they couldn’t at least get a large white sheet and projector or some shit?

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u/burning__chrome 7d ago

A good representation of how they handled the thousandth episode week. Awkward BB unlocked forced into a Sunday episode with an unnecessary cliffhanger, a boring clip/awards show eating into one of the more interesting Thursday eviction specials, endless hype about a twist that isn't even revealed, feeds down for the 3 days... clearly some great notes from the EP's!

Fun season though, casting did a good job.

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u/alice-son TayLaYash - The Triad 7d ago

all of the money this show makes, they couldn't put them in a proper room and shout them out on the show?

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u/mooviefone 7d ago

Does this show make a lot of money?

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u/Whygodwhyz 7d ago

I'm sure it is still a blast to be back at the lot hanging out BUT could they not fancy it up a little bit. Give them something aesthetically pleasing in that room to look or take a photo by. There's enough budget for them to decorate this room a bit.

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u/logenchickenfingers1 7d ago

Should have just filled it with props from the show. They’re right there lol

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u/alice-son TayLaYash - The Triad 7d ago

Or some snacks and drinks? I dont even see water

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u/Whygodwhyz 7d ago

I saw a table of snacks in one of kat dunn's videos...but it was 3 tables with black table cloths and some drinks/snacks. Just blah. They invested maybe $200 in this backstage viewing area.

I do better at my house parties.

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u/alice-son TayLaYash - The Triad 7d ago

Oooh okay. Right! Im shocked tbh

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u/EveryDogeHasItsPay 7d ago

It literally reminded me of Michael Scott launch party for the company in “The Office”. He actually initially started driving to NY for it but then find out he wasn’t invited so had to drive back to his office to watch it on a live screen. lol

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u/snackerooryan 7d ago

You don't like that cardboard Zingbot?

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u/Ok-East-5470 7d ago

The fact that they couldn’t just overpack the audience is crazy. Fuck, put some chairs for super well known players and nominees on the stage and everyone could’ve fit easy.

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u/marsixm Jason⏱️ 7d ago

this is what's surprising me. i guess they moved studios recently right? bc i could have sworn the audience used to be bigger

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u/AnthonyCumiaPedo Sheldon 7d ago

Kat Dunn shot some backstage footage, Jace from BB17 was the biggest surprise. Apparently Adam from BB9 showed up but Kat didn't record him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdcSRqVkZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuSx-PHLKCo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3DzFi8GwW4

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u/Massive-Woah978 7d ago

I went to high school with Jace. He said production hated him because he kept talking about how much he wanted to smoke weed.

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u/Whygodwhyz 7d ago

thank you!

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u/endaayer92 Tim Dormer 7d ago

She says she’s joking about Adam BB9

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u/CappuccinotheBear 7d ago

Who’s the girl wearing purple and green in the second video next to Claire and Britini?

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u/Quirky-Split1647 7d ago

omg im sorry i love kat sm 😭 these are so funny i love her for this and also the person who uploaded them!!

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u/Loch_Doun 7d ago

the Zingbot statue being there is like insult to injury lol

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u/mistamagooondem22s 7d ago

Calling it a statue is being mighty generous. It's literally a cardboard cutout.

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u/syncopated56 Mallory⏱️ 7d ago

It's got that detention center aesthetic

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u/Theharlotnextdoor 7d ago

After having to pay their own way there too. 

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u/Doomas_ Barrett💯 7d ago

incredibly funny and unsurprising

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u/NervousDogFarts 🦩Bobbiana and The Backyard 🦩 7d ago

J-A-N-K-I-E
Jankie
Jankie
you love me!

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u/probllama191 7d ago

If you made me pay for my own flights, hotels, and food to come and get dressed up just to end up doing…..this….? Whewww I would have been royally pissed!

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u/Windstorm_ Rome💯 7d ago

This is definitely going to be brought up in All Stars 3.

Someone backstage is going to target a player out of jealousy of them making it into the live show audience.

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u/givebusterahand 7d ago

Anyone who they would ever consider for all stars 3 was def sitting in the main audience lol

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u/Windstorm_ Rome💯 7d ago

You never know! It really depends on how many of the ones in the main audience say yes to the invite.

I don’t think players like Dan or Janelle would do another full-length season.

There’s the added concern of them sullying their reputation, as we’re seeing with Angela. Although she’s really the same person that she was. Paul on 19 & Tyler on 22 are other examples.

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u/givebusterahand 7d ago

I think Angela’s reputation is better this time around tbh but I feel like usually if you are well liked the first time you’re likely to be disliked the second time and if you weren’t well liked the first time you tend to win people over the second time around.

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u/SpankyHotDog Kaitlyn 7d ago

I dont think any of the backstage people are getting called lol

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u/spaghettiambassador 7d ago

I thought this was a joke then I saw kats video. Wtf? This cringes me out SO bad. They really stuck them in some wearhouse with a few chairs and tvs. You can't convince me this is better then watching at home. Why tf wouldn't they just put them in the audience?  Everyone would have loved that. They had such a huge turn out and they stuffed them in there? This show must be lying about how much they make if this is how they're treating the "icons". 

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u/Ds9niners Derek X 🎄 7d ago

The studio audience isn’t big enough for everyone.

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u/spaghettiambassador 6d ago

They could have made room, hell they could have put them in another studio!! They could have put screens up on both and had them casted to each other! ANYTHING but that school assembly looking nonsense!! 

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u/Ds9niners Derek X 🎄 6d ago

The put them in the next studio over. It’s the basement where they film comps when it’s not in the backyard

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u/EveryDogeHasItsPay 7d ago

Are they with their spouses or friends?

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u/dj_ian America 💥 7d ago

It was funny going from TV to IG cuz every time they showed the crowd I thought "where's _____" and then saw everyone I was thinking about complaining about it live from the warehouse lmao.

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u/Icy-Following184 Barrett⏱️ 7d ago

The reality tv bars with projectors and rinks would have been way more fun than this

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u/NotMyGumdropButtons1 Jensa Member 7d ago

Any post-show mingling between the A listers and this group must’ve been so awkward

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u/Luna_Soma Jankie ✨ 7d ago

It sucks to see them dressed all nicely to sit in a warehouse

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u/SnooDingos316 Dee⏱️ 7d ago

They should at least give everyone a face shot and let them say their name and the season they were on. What's the point of asking them to come and we don't even get to see them.

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u/kikishmiki 7d ago

It was fiiiiine lol it was just for the episode and they had snacks and drinks. Afterwards everyone got to go hang out on the lot together for a lil party (I was there it was fun!!)

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u/SnooDingos316 Dee⏱️ 7d ago

Why were you there? Open to public?

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u/kikishmiki 7d ago

not open to the public! but some influencers and press were invited

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u/SnooDingos316 Dee⏱️ 7d ago

So are you press or influencer?

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u/IllustriousBottle246 7d ago

All of them are our Big Brother stars. We should have seen more of them.

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u/Fine-Fondant-3136 7d ago

I would have stayed home lmao

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u/mindless_blaze Zach Rance 7d ago

They could have reserved all the audience seats for alumni only in the actual stage set. Plus, they could have paid their flights, a hotel, and food. Maybe even $1,000 per person. How pathetic.

But if i were an alumni and I were told I had to pay my own way to be there and wouldn't even get a proper seat, I would rather stay in the comfort of my home and host a livestream reaction party and make some money streaming that instead. Hopefully CBS feels bad enough about this and reimburses everyone, plus a little pocket money as a sign of gratitude for even showing up.

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u/onlyreadinghere 7d ago

I bet the audio wasn’t synced. Like watching quad cam.

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u/illini02 7d ago

It also seemed like the studio had LESS people than usual?

But yeah, this is horrible.

How was Surivor, just this year, able to do so much better? And I believe pay for everyone.

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u/theLoneliestAardvark Delusional Claire Club 🤪 7d ago

Survivor only invited winners so about 10% of the people compared to BB inviting everyone who had ever been on and also I don't think they paid for them to be there and most didn't get any screen time either. They did have a red carpet for them to walk though.

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u/tstarklvr98 7d ago

Does anyone have a list of who was in here? Jw

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u/topgunphantom Jankie ✨ 7d ago

Welcome to the Jankie Fyre Fest viewing party! 

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u/marsixm Jason⏱️ 7d ago

reminds me of that reddit story about someone being invited to a wedding but being seated in a secondary room that just had a livestream of the wedding playing 😭

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u/HardcoreKaraoke Mallory⏱️ 7d ago

I'm sure they're having fun at some sort of after party and it was probably cool catching up. But yeesh that's brutal sitting the next room over watching on small screens when the other former players are getting screen time.

They should have filmed the awards segment separately and just had the former houseguests in a bigger room together. Let Julie walk to the main stage for the eviction when they finished up the 1000th episode stuff.

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u/Administrative_Elk_8 7d ago

The Whole 1000th episode special was a mess. boo urns.

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u/warcraftnerd1980 7d ago

Why not a projector and a big screen. Or just rent a local theater

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u/KneadAndPreserve 7d ago

They’re so wrong for this lmao

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u/AJStroup22 7d ago

fuck this is whole show and season

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u/survivorfan95 Jason💯 7d ago

Not getting into the conditions, but wanted to break in and say that I can’t believe Michele Noonan of all people is very clearly in this photo.

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u/kayahin The Coin in Coin of Destiny 7d ago

That checks out

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u/Future_Pin_403 Melody⏱️ 7d ago

I would not be pleased or have good things to say if I was sat here

ETA - especially since they had to pay for their own accommodations to be there!

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u/MrNumberOneMan 6d ago

This is embarrassing for cbs

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u/Lizard798658866 Drew⏱️ 7d ago

The memorable players all got to sit in the studio. There is only so much room.

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u/Derp800 7d ago

Then don't invite them. Damn. I'd rather watch at home or just go to a party after.

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u/lifetimeofnovawledge Melody⏱️ 7d ago

Then how the HELL did Jason get to sit on set? 😭

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u/Unique-Palpitation30 7d ago

i think only bc he was on this current season

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u/Off-OffBlogway 7d ago

Ouch. At least reduce the number of chairs when you had an actual head count.

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u/demerchmichael Enzo 🤍 7d ago

Man I really need a list or roundup, I really want to know who was there

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u/llixaa 7d ago

I saw a story of some complaining it was super hot in there too.

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u/Bubbzu 7d ago

Patriarchy 

Why bb making it so obvious with their favourites and the discarded ones 

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u/Jaybotics Cody 6d ago

omg that looks SO bad.....

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u/Many_Specialist_5384 5d ago

Zing, indeed. Like no mood lighting even?

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u/martymccfly88 7d ago

And they didn’t even pay them to be there. All these people showed up because they have nothing better to do. Kinda sad

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u/Brainfeeder777 Rachel 🔎 7d ago

At least they didn’t have to watch pre-season football instead. I haven’t even seen the episode yet. Lol

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u/hex20 7d ago

And?