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Why does Tali get NO airtime??


I don't know if I have ever heard her talk! It didn't even look like she was there last night either, until Luke made his choices. She's the only one we never hear from, yet Luke keeps picking her to stay. I wonder why? Maybe because she isn't stark raving mad like the rest of them? That's my theory.

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She's my fave.
We see some mini drama unfold in her next week, but he must have sensed something cool from her.

Cursing is a crutch for the communicationally-challenged.

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now that lauren is gone maybe she'll get some face time. i agree w/ your theory. she seems pretty decent and not crazy like some of the others.




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Lots of theories..

1- She doesn't play to the camera the way the crying and scheming girls do and when you don't do that, you don't get face time.

2- She's arabian/middle eastern looking. Look, don't call me racist but the image of 'arab' peoples in the US is not high right now. If Fox shows Luke hitting up a good old white American girl and keeps Tali in the background, it works for ratings more than if he were turning off anti-arab americans (i.e. most of the hard line red states).

The rest are much closer to conspiracy theories.

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I agree with you with #1, she's probably just not dramatic enough (ie Boring) and so they dont really focus on her.

I dont really buy #2 because if that were the case, they simply wouldnt cast a middle eastern girl in the first place, problem solved. And besides she's pretty Americanized as far as I can tell, I'm not sure what is about her that would come off anymore differently than the others?

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Lol at number 2

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Maybe they are trying to make viewers underestimate their connection and "shock" us all when he picks her as one of the final two.

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Anna got no air time until last week. For me it was a shocker that Luke would keep her over Lauren considering up until then, I didn't even know Anna was around!!

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Well I think Luke himself sort of confirmed why she hasnt gotten much airtime at this point. He basically said in the last episode she never really opened up to him untill now. So I'm guessing shes probably been under the radar, not just on TV, but in the actual house itself. Probably not a lot of crying fits or didnt come out and say she was completely in love with him by the 2nd week (ie, NORMAL!!).

She's probably been a little more cautious than most of the girls in the house and as we all know, that makes for dull television, hence why she wasnt really shown until now.

Funny thing, now that I know who the hell she is lol, I kind of hope he picks her. She's sexy as hell, smart and seems to have a good head on shoulders. GO TALI!!!

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I believe she will be the "dark horse". The producers are keeping her airtime minimal, when in fact, Luke is very interested in her. :)

Have you seen her? She is gorgeous.

In the previews where they show him proposing at the end, the woman's arm is of darker complexion. Kristian is gone now, so that only leaves Tali who isn't pasty white in skin complexion.

That's my take on the situation. :)

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