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In reply to Colin Robinson. And with 2 games vs Gobert up next, it could happen by Tuesday.

In reply to NBA is OK. Jonathan Kuminga has played his last game for the Warriors.

“A new dawn breaks over my castle,” says Alan Cumming to introduce “Planning A Coup,” the halfway point of this polarizing fourth season. And a new dawn it happily is—the Rapaport Era is behind us, blessedly, though Lisa Rinna and her fellow Traitors are cursing the exit of that loudmouth distraction. And after some dark, discouraging weeks of Faithful-on-Faithful hostility, the Peacock competition is also finally tapping back into what so often makes The Traitors peak reality entertainment: when those titular turncoats start twisting the knife on each other. It was only a matter of time before the kumbaya camaraderie between Rinna, Candiace Dillard Bassett, and Rob Rausch turned cutthroat, and I’ve got to hand it to the castle’s resident overalls-lover for bringing some much-needed drama to the turret. But I’m getting ahead of myself: First, we need to see if any of the Faithfuls claim that dangling shield to save themselves at the risk of sabotaging the group. Alas, the majority rules, with the entire remaining cast showing up to breakfast the next morning. Left with displaced murder energy, the Traitors quickly strategize that they’ll follow the herd and get Ron Funches out at the next roundtable before murdering Colton Underwood, who’s had his sights set on Rinna and is trying to rope in anyone who will listen against the Real Housewife. Rob isn’t a fan of the group’s plans to target Ron. He’s sparked up an oddball friendship with the comedian over the past few episodes and doesn’t want to see him banished from the castle grounds. Helpfully, he’s pulled into a large alliance by Johnny Weir, who does the numbers and realizes the Faithfuls just need a majority of eight players to swing any vote, with “ringleader” Colton on the top of their banishment wishlist. That strategizing is put on pause for the recurring haunted-cabin mission, in which the players have to decipher clues—spelled out Ouija board-style across the table or splashed onto the walls in fake blood—before rushing over to a corresponding grave for $3,000 a pop. Though there’s a tempting two shields at one burial site, the group collectively decides to forgo individual protection in favor of prize money—well, almost collectively, with Yam Yam Arocho putting up a bit of a fight and earning some suspicious side-eye from Maura Higgins in the process. Not only does the cast now have an extra $15,000 in the prize pool but “we can murder whoever we want!” Rob cheers. “They’re giving us a Faithful buffet.” The banishment plan is split between Ron and Colton, a development that the latter is acutely aware of, so he makes a big swing: “Instead of trying to banish a Traitor, I’m gonna try to hold one hostage.” And that double-crosser is none other than Lisa Rinna, who Underwood pointedly assures he’ll protect at the roundtable moving forward if she protects him in the turret. He’s right on the money, but Lisa does some A-plus Lifetime acting and asserts that he’s barking up the wrong Traitor. At the roundtable that evening, things are eerily quiet until Ron prompts them to get the inevitable over with. He knows that he’s a major target, though he rightfully points out that Colton has gotten things wrong in that very room more often than he has: “Because we don’t like Michael, we don’t count it; but because we love Porsha [Williams], we’re still on me. I don’t feel that’s fair.” (For his part, Colton acknowledges that he’s been playing the game “recklessly and boldly,” sure, but he’s not “playing it as a Traitor.”) Ron starts individually saying his goodbyes, a sweet but savvy move as it gets Natalie Anderson, Tara Lipinski, and Mark Ballas all believing that he’s maybe a Faithful after all. With the spotlight now shifting back toward Colton, Underwood desperately throws another name to the wolves: Rinna. “You don’t go against a Housewife,” he theorizes about her first-night vote for Porsha, but it’s also a potent warning for his own gameplay. It’ll no doubt be a harsh…

We haven’t heard the last of Tenacious D, according to Kyle Gass in an interview with Rolling Stone. Roughly two years ago, Gass joked about the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on stage (“Don’t miss Trump next time”). Those were the “five one-syllable words that brought down the empire,” says Gass. “It was terrible judgment, obviously,” Gass continues. “I’ve felt terrible ever since, because it’s such a responsibility to not screw up like that.” After Gass’ joke went viral, his bandmate Jack Black released a statement, canceled the tour, and the D has been quiet ever since. Meanwhile, Gass began to fear for his safety, claiming, “somebody called my mom […] My poor 95-year-old mom. It hits close to home, and you want to be brave and courageous, but I’m not a congressman. We’re just entertainers.” Nevertheless, Gass promises the band will be back, and “it’s gonna be bigger than Oasis.” He echoes Black’s comments made shortly after the hiatus. “These things take time sometimes,” Black said in 2024. “We’ll be back when it feels right.” For his part, Gass didn’t seem to begrudge Black’s decision. “It was hard to take responsibility for it, but it was my fuck up. When you’re in it, it’s hard to even think straight. It’s just this thing flooding and coming at you. We had to take the break. And I got it. Jack has this magnificent career; I can’t even count the franchises now,” Gass says. “So as hard as it was, I just had to take the long ride home.” The pair has since “hashed it out. And it was hard. It is like a marriage. You go through these ups and downs, and try to understand your partner.” As for when the D will get back to playing tributes to the greatest song in the world, that’s still unclear. “We will serve no D-wine before it’s D-time,” says Gass. That’s about all we can hope for from Paul Masson Wine and beloved comedy rock outfits.