LAST EDITED ON 08-04-11 AT 08:28 AM (EST)It's nice to see that CBS still can't do anything right with this show.
Naturally, the news of Rachel's latest breakdown sent me to the HoH blog page to find Danielle's entry. And because CBS can do nothing right, it wasn't up yet. (What was I thinking?) I wanted to see exactly what Danielle had said which might have set Rachelle off. Not that she needed to say or do anything, but, y'know, just for the historical record.
The better question might be 'What was Rachel not allowed to say?' Shout-out to her workplace? The show probably locks out any business promotion which they can't get commercial money for. Family member? Now we're bordering on ridiculous, but with Grodner in charge... Demanded an editor? They should have given her that one.
But the point's ultimately moot. Rachel went off because she's upset about Brendon leaving and any excuse to cry would do. More to come.
ETA: After searching around, Rachel accused Danielle of using the shout-out to emotionally manipulate Shelly. (There were also hints that the DR told her to start something.) Is it possible that Danielle was going for that? Sure: her father has taught her well. But it could have been an honest moment -- and the DR always wants the screams.