LJ Idol Presents:

There used to be a ton more than just the write-X-number-of-things. A lot of them haven't been used in awhile, like this particular one. For all I know maybe Gary's saving them for s9. Actually, I wouldn't put it past him, to be honest, because...well, this is Gary we're talking about ;)

Like I said to x_disturbed, I think maybe everyone wouldn't have been caught so unawares if there had been more twists throughout the exhibit, perhaps? To have something not happen for a very long time then go BOOM tends to shake people up in more than one way.