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['Big Brother 12' - 'Never Seen Before Footage Clips']

Yes, it's that time in the 'Big Brother' season. You know, the final hamsters are trapped in the house, possibly pulling a Donner Party due to boredom, and we get treated to the old walk down Memory Lane. Ah, but we've been promised "never seen before footage"!

How exciting is that? Whatever do they have in store for us? Perhaps we'll see more of the jury house. Maybe they'll show us cat fights we've never seen before! Out of the hundreds of hours of filming the captive hamsters, they have to have lots of fresh goodies on the cutting room floor.

Well, we're heading toward the the final episode of 'Big Brother 12' (Thu., 8PM ET on CBS). The main house is an all-dude house now. Since Britney was evicted, only three guys are left -- Lane, Hayde, and Enzo -- all of whom are members of "the Brigade." Tonight, the former teammates fought it out to become the Head of Household. But while that was happening, the show also checked in with the previously eliminated contestants.

We got to see former "Saboteur" Ragan arrive in the Jury House. And much to his displeasure, Ragan was forced to hang out with über-drama queen Rachel once again.

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Since the first week of the season, 'Big Brother' contestants Hayden, Lane and Enzo have been united in an secret alliance known as "the Brigade." (Matt, the other Brigade member, was kicked off during Week 7.) But now, there are only four people left in the house, and Britney is the odd man out, so to speak -- the one remaining outsider. Will Britney manage to beat the alliance, or will she be evicted?

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... In the end, Britney doesn't really stand a chance. Even though she's been buddy-buddy with the guys for three months now, she still hasn't caught on to the existence of the Brigade. (Despite the fact that Ragan specifically tried to warn her about it several weeks ago.) Oh, poor clueless Brit.

We can understand how it must get a little dull for the contestants on 'Big Brother.' Day after day, hour after hour of being trapped in the same house, never being able to see your friends or your loved ones. On the latest episode (Sun., 8PM ET on CBS), Britney suddenly can't take the stress (i.e., the boredom) anymore, and promptly starts a no-holds-barred ... pillow fight.

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Britney first complains about the other players, saying that "all anybody does anymore is lay around and sleep ... it's so boring." And sure enough, when Brit goes outside, everyone is lounging around and sleeping. So she takes matters into her own hands. She starts by attacking Hayden. "DO SOMETHING FUN," Britney says, while hitting him in the face with a pillow. "I was raised never to hit a girl," Hayden confesses. But still, he fights back -- as a man must, and starts striking Britney (with another pillow, obviously, not with his fists).

"Now that the game is over, I got no reason to lie; I want people to know the real Matt." These are the non-wise words of Matt Hoffman on the latest 'Big Brother' (Thu., 8PM ET on CBS).

For the first time this season, we got to peek inside the Jury House, where the eliminated contestants are sequestered. We thought the big excitement would be from seeing the reunion of insane lovebirds Brendon and Rachel. But actually, it was Matthew who supplied all the drama.

For some reason, Matt decided to reveal to his housemates that he had lied to them. This was done with the goal of showing them the "real Matt," but that was ... maybe not the best idea of all time. After all, the "real" Matt is kind of a weird scheming jerk. Maybe it's better not to reveal this to everyone.

If you were tuning into 'Big Brother' for the first time this season, you could have been forgiven for thinking you had ended up on the wrong channel. "Hey, what's with all the dancing?"you might have said to yourself. "This ain't 'Big Brother.' This must be 'Soul Train,' or ... some obscure dancing-related show that I can't remember the name of."

But no! This is still 'Big Brother' (Wed., 8PM ET on CBS). And tonight, all the contestants got to shake their "groove thang" -- so to speak.

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With the 'Big Brother' house down to the "Final 5," it was time to make some tough decisions. Unfortunately, the burden of making a choice fell squarely on Lane's shoulders -- and he wasn't really up to the task.

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Tonight's show (Sun., 8PM ET on CBS) was a "Head of Household" episode. This led to some problems, as Lane was torn between his crush on hot girl Britney, and his loyalty to the all-dude Brigade. Rather than dealing with any of this, Lane tried to intentionally lose the Head of Household competition -- which consisted of a game of "Big Brother Blackjack." Lane wanted to fail on purpose, and tried to let Enzo win the game. ... Interesting strategy!

We lost two more contestants on tonight's 'Big Brother' (Thu., 8PM ET on CBS). Yes, it's a double eviction night! The castmates decided to get rid of the two craziest people in the house. This was a good decision for them (as it will mean less drama), but it might result in a less entertaining show for us.

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First up for elimination: Matt and Enzo. Hilariously, Enzo is still wearing his dorky penguin costume from the previous episode. The pair both give their "please don't kick me out" speeches -- but it's clear from his demeanor that Matt knows he's doomed. And sure enough, by a unanimous vote, Matt is booted from the house.

Well, it is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. Unless your name is "Brendon," that is.

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On 'Big Brother' (Sun., 8PM ET on CBS), Brendon is still mad that the other housemates kicked off his fairly skanky "showmance" girlfriend Rachel Reilly. So he decides to take his odd revenge: which involves saying crazy stuff and yelling at the sky. .... Brendon won the Head of Household competition, which gives him power over the other players. But he's still not getting the central message of the show.

If we could just break it down for a second:

1) Rachel was kicked off because she was fairly mean and arrogant.

2) It's a reality TV contest; therefore, being rude and arrogant is not a good way to win over other people and get votes.

3) Or, you can be arrogant inside your own head, if you really want. But be clever about it -- and don't announce your own rudeness. Because this is how Rachel got thrown off in the first place.

But of course, Brendon don't get this at all. He's still incredibly angry that his girlfriend was eliminated. So when he becomes Head of Household, he just rants and raves and further alienates all the other contestants.

Yeah! Let's rock! It's time to kick someone else out of this house.

As you may remember from our continuing coverage of 'Big Brother' (Thu., 8PM ET on CBS), universally disliked "showmance" couple Rachel and Brendon were both up for eviction. The pair have fallen in love, and on the last episode, Brendon showed his passion for Rachel by intentionally trying to get himself kicked off the show instead of her. Would that fairly odd strategy work? Who was eliminated tonight? Brendon? Or his girlfriend?

And the player thrown out is...

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We've all been annoyed by Brendon and Rachel's relationship on 'Big Brother' (Wed., 8PM ET on CBS). Frankly, we're not a big fan of the couple -- and neither is anyone else in the house.

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Brendon and Rachel are suddenly in super-duper-love. But they're both on the chopping block this week. Even though the pair have only met five weeks ago (approximately), Brendon LOVES Rachel. Still, the two of them are up for elimination. And only Britney can save them.

Due to his excessive, insane love, Brendon comes up with an awful plan. Britney has the power of veto -- which involves having the power to save either Brendon or Rachel. So Brendon decides to make the worst speech ever to Britney. Brendon decides to mess up on purpose, in order to give Rachael a chance to win the veto.

And so, Brendon is incredibly rude to Britney, and he does this for the sole purpose of saving his girlfriend Rachel. Is this a good idea? A bad idea?

Beware of Pandora's Box! ...As you may or may not know, "Pandora's Box" was a mythical container. Once it was opened, this box would unleash all the evil in the world. And now it's back, in 'Big Brother' form.

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On the latest episode of the show (Sun., 8PM ET on CBS), Matt gets a super-special "Diamond Power of Veto." But this veto might have a potential dark side. Uh-oh.

As it turns out, the new "Diamond Veto" comes with a curse. The curse involves the return of the dreaded "Saboteur." But since the previous Saboteur was Annie -- the first girl who was kicked off the show -- this means that we're going to need a replacement.

Ragan is offered the position. If he chooses, he can become the next Saboteur. Will he accept the offer of $20,000, and then turn against the other contestants?

Will Ragan do the right thing or the wrong thing? And could Matt's mistake lead to much more trouble for the rest of the household?

As we mentioned last time around, "showmance" couple Rachel and Brendon have taken over the 'Big Brother' household. They've decided to square off against the second 'Big Brother' couple -- which consists of Kristen and Hayden.

Somehow, magically, Rachel has gotten "Head of Household" power, and so she's put both Kristen and Hayden on the elimination block. It makes no sense that Rachel is in charge of things now -- except that maybe it does. ... Yes, she seems kind of dumb. But she's also kind of good at playing this game. Her overly self-confident rudeness really kind of works in the reality game show format.

But on tonight's show (Wed., 8PM ET on CBS), Rachel may have gone too far. Brendon gets angry at her for saying "Bring it on!" to the other players. Then, he correctly points out that saying such a thing might -- y'know -- annoy the other players, and asks Rachel to apologize to them. Which is when Rachel freaks out and gets mad.

(S12E11) Finally, we're getting some excitement in the 'Big Brother 12' house. You see, without controversy, this show can be much more boring than watching paint dry. At least with watching paint dry, you can throw stuff at it to see if it sticks. With the hamsters inside the house, what can you do? Shout at the television? Write letters to CBS demanding they have a brouhaha or cat fight or you'll never watch the show again?

It was evident the way Andrew went out on Thursday that we'd be seeing drama tonight. Thank you, Captain Kosher, for a job well done in exposing the Hayden/Kristen showmance, thus setting off the fireworks. They should put something extra in your stipend for that!

Great. Now we have two rival couples on 'Big Brother' (Sun., 8PM ET on CBS). As if Rachel and Brendon weren't annoying enough.

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Now, it is confirmed that Kristen and Hayden are also a couple. This leads to a lot of anger from Rachel. Why? Because everything on 'Big Brother' leads to someone getting angry. Rachel also continues on with the non-clever plan of the current contestants on the show. She decides that she wants to kick Kristen and Hayden off; so she announces that's she's going to kick Kristen and Hayden off. Wow. Super-crafty, Rachel!

Then, for a long time, Rachel and Kristen and their respective boyfriends just fight, in an effort to decide who is being more skanky. Here is a sample of their conversation ...

RACHEL: "I heard you AND Hayden making out last night!"

KRISTEN: "Bullsh*t! ... Why would we ever do something so stupid in the room with you?"

RACHEL: "Why would I lie about that?"

HAYDEN: "You're making sh*t up!"