The contestants compete in challenges

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Big Brother Canada, a spinoff of the Dutch reality TV series Big Brother, premiered in 2013 on the Canadian network Slice before it moved to Global TV in season three. The show follows the same format as other versions of Big Brother, where around 15 contestants live in a house together with no communication with the outside world as they compete for a cash prize. On Big Brother Canada, that prize is $100,000. While in the house, the contestants—who are called “Houseguests”—are filmed 24/7 as viewers can watch at home on a live feed. The contestants compete in challenges for power and safety as they vote out each other one by one until two Houseguests remain. The eliminated Houseguests, who form a jury, vote between the two finalists for the winner of that Big Brother season.

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In an interview with Mike’s Bloggity Blog in 2013, Big Brother Canada host Arisa Cox revealed what the show often looks for in contestants they want to cast. “We saw such diverse personalities in the house, I don’t think you should try to be like anyone else. Just be yourself. I spoke with the casting director who does a lot of the U.S shows and she said it was so refreshing that in Canada not everyone is trying to be an actor,” she said. “Our people have actual jobs and just love the game. So I think they want to see people more like that, a dentist, a firefighter. I think that’s what they want.

The format is virtually identical to the American series. “BBCAN” follows a group of 16 strangers living together under the watch of dozens of cameras and microphones. Nearly everything they do is recorded. Every few episodes, a contestant is eliminated, and the last one standing wins a massive prize.

Angelina also had another big fight with Chris.

Meanwhile, Pauly D learned how to play bingo as everyone struggled to follow along.

Elsewhere, Mike kicked off an investigation.

With Jenni and her husband-to-be in a happy mood, the others were at odds with one another.

Angelina was in a lot of trouble when new details about the wedding day roast hit the headlines.

Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, here to give you all the deets on Jersey Shore Family Vacation Season 5 Episode 8 "Deena's Revenge." But first, a message to a dear friend of mine: Vlad, I know you are doing all of this just to look cool in front of Xi. Just stop it, bro. He's not that into you. Anyway, this week's episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation started with the same tease we saw at the end of last week's episode, with the cast, at a resort in the Florida Keys, freaking out as a dead body is pulled out of the pool at night.

The show immediately cuts back to the morning, which means they are going to take the whole episode to get back to the body scene. But four minutes in, they spoil what's going on: Deena decides to claim the Prank War Championship by planning a murder mystery party but not telling the roommates. She sets it up with an acting troupe that does that sort of thing, and it plays out throughout the day.

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First, while the cast is hanging out at the resort bar, playing bingo, two actors arrive, playing a married couple. They have a loud fight right behind J-Woww, who eavesdrops and revels in the drama. Then, later on, the woman playing the wife walks past the cast with another man, and J-Woww notices that as well. Finally, the body scene happens at the end of the episode, and everyone freaks out before, of course, it will be continued next week.

This was one of the better episodes of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, or any of its family of spinoffs, in a while. I liked that it spotlighted Deena for once, and I have to compliment Deena on her acting that really sold the prank. And there are enough other stories brewing that I actually believe they might be able to go the rest of the season without stretching out a single night of drama into six episodes.

Also this episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, we got to see more of Lauren going full Karen, as she snapped her finger at a waitress to complain that her margarita wasn't spicy enough. The Situation, teaming with 24, lost at Bocce Ball to Vinny and Deena's Chris despite claiming to be the Bocce Ball champion from his time in prison. And The Situation also has begun to suspect that Angelina and her Chris are lying about making up and having sex, based on inconsistent stories about their sexual positions, and he shares this suspicion with the others.