Comedy is Ian forming a new alliance with Britney, Danielle, Dan, and Shane -- then getting kicked out of it because Dan saw him talking to Boogie. (About what? Does it matter?)

High comedy is Danielle freaking out because now the cage knows she's athletic and they already knew she was a genius.

Transcendent comedy is Malin depressed about how sad it is in the cage because everyone there has lied to him.

All this is prove once and for all that he pretty much has no game of his own, yes. But I'm really starting to think he was actually emotionally invested in the coaching. He knew he'd never win on his own, but he convinced himself he could lead someone else to the victory and add another layer of cement to his sunken reputation. And now he's Just Another Player who's convinced himself he's also The Next Backdoor.

He's also been talking to Dan about some of the various scandals currently orbiting his life, fairly openly. (Janelle has just been spreading knowledge of them behind his back.) You could almost get the impression that other than his son, this is just about all he has. And it's going to go bye-bye -- if not this week, then soon.

I'd feel sorry for him, but it's Malin. He could still be lying.

In other news...

...Dan & Shane are pretty much secretly warring for direct control of Danielle: Shane has been more open to contact and Dan just keeps pulling those strings. He had to virtually yank a few: Daneille almost went Frank/Malin before he brought her back to the original plan.

...beyond her dubious emotional state (which may or may not be helped by the fact that Janelle has shimmied her way into HoH and played Girls Bond Together with her), Danielle is not in great physical condition. She has bad bruising on both arms, and she's claiming the injuries go deep -- residue from the HoH competition. It's bad enough that a medic checked her in the DR.

...Britney took some time to warn Danielle about The Evils Of The Internet and advised her not to check anything after her departure if she's sensitive. And this after Danielle asked her how the post-HoH kiss looked. Start worrying.

(She did suggest Danielle could look at Hamsterwatch. Dingo is considering going into Witness Protection.)

...Kara and JoJo have been released to the world, so any future Revive-A-Hamster won't include them.

...current target seems to be Frank, but no one's really considered The Veto as much as they normally do -- maybe because so far, it's been The Shane. (Janelle has said she might save Wil, but that's been about it.)

...Hamsterwatch found this on Twitter.

@RachelEReilly: danielle..yuck her wana-be showmance & winey vocie ewww..over her!!! since its shane/dans hoh thank god at least they play...she follows!

@EvelDick: kettle