Jared is just a stupid gameplayer from top to bottom. He is decent socially but only because he tells everyone what they want to hear and shits on the people closest to him and they end up having to cover up and clean up for him. IF he makes it to the end of the game, there won't be a damn person in jury that will vote for him unless he is sitting next to Izzy or Cameron. His house of cards falls a little more every day.
I couldn't believe he actually thought it was going to work to try to make Jag think HE saved him. Did he not think that eventually Matt WOULD tell him if he hadn't already? What if Jag had not went to Cirie and asked if others knew about it and just kept quiet? That is just sloppy and slimy. Then he tells Cirie he will clean it up. He does that by basically going into the room and trying to intimidate Jag and almost THREATEN him that if he is lying that is it. Now he is using that situation to tell Blue, not the details to it, but that he "tested" him and he lied to his face 3 times when he gave him a chance to come clean.
It is also becoming a weekly thing where Cirie says she is "very disappointed" that Jared did this or that. But yet she says in the DR that she is SOOO PROUD that Jared won that HOH comp and he is becoming a great gameplayer right in front of her eyes! Those 2 things don't go together at all. Like you said Ctown, Jared didn't win that comp, Izzy lost it. He didn't even hit a button when he was up there with Izzy at the end. I think he thought Izzy would give it to him because he "deserves it" or something stupid like that. I want to know WHY the hell he was never chosen to go again? Actually I think Cameron hesitated because he wasn't sure he wanted HOH again, so that is probably the only reason Jared answered that one. Oh, and Cirie told Jared later that she tried to throw it to Felicia, but Felicia got it wrong first, so she was nervous that would happen on her next turn but she was able to throw it there.
As far as the conversations we are missing, I do agree with you about the feeds going down or switching more than they should be for sure. But I have also found out over the last few days that A LOT of important conversations are not being written about on ANY of the update sites (Morty's, hamsterwatch, Jokers). For instance I wanted to watch Cory and Jared arguing yesterday and while trying to move the button for the time back and forth (I like that better than using the flashback), I stumbled upon a conversation of America and Blue talking about the renom and plans going forward and such. They even said in plain English to each other that they are playing the same game and know they have to dump their men, probably about the same time and make their own moves then. How serious is it? Not sure but I know NEITHER of them are sharing the things they talk about together with their significant others, so it IS interesting for sure. Plus Blue is starting to protect America more than Jag which is interesting as well.
I thought the comp was pretty good. It was a good way to recycle a classic comp by using old clips as a backdrop. I did chuckle on several occasions too.
Now the fluff. Why the HELL do we need to revisit the Felicia dropping her mic in the toilet bullshit. They already did that in the first week or so, we don't need to see it again. Just wait, next week we will be seeing her telling people it is bedtime. She has actually gotten to telling them 15 minutes until bedtime, etc. Cory and America stay outside (production has started turning off that bedroom light when Felicia and MeMe go to bed) and then sneak into bed in that open room. They tried the scary room, but the bed for 2 is terrible and Cameron and Jag gave them a hard time about "doing porn" in the corner of the room. They don't really do much more than spoon, but they should be used to hearing Jared and Blue anyway.