Big Brother 9/1/11
Big Brother, A Taste of Your Own Medicine
We caught back up with the houseguests to finish watching Shelly scramble for Jordan and Rachel's votes this week. She approached Rachel and again promised everything under the sun (that basically she wouldl do their bidding without question until the Final 3). When Rachel tells her that they can't trust her, she offers up her "past, present and future" ring, which means the most to her, as collateral. Rachel doesn't take it, but it raises the possibility of keeping Shelly for the two Alums. Jordan just has a guy feeling it's wouldn't be good to keep her… and we find out that the "past, present and future" ring is a fake version of the real one, and Shelly had no real tie to keeping her word to Rachel.
JURY HOUSE
We also got a big chunk of show featuring the evicted houseguests at the Jury House. Brendan has been studying and playing ping-pong with himself. He was hoping to either see Rachel (because a week of vacation with her would be sweet) or Dani (because he evicted her twice and it'd be a taste of her own medicine).
Dani walked through the door and Brendan was mostly nice to her. Sure, he was glad to see that she was in the Jury House, but he didn't make her feel awful about it. They watched her demise (with Jeff winning HOH and back-dooring her).
They were both wondering who would be the next to arrive, but before they got too many guesses out there… Jeff walks in the kitchen, still pissed as hell. He told them about the Double Eviction. Dani was like a giddy school-girl listening to Jeff tell them how Kalia won HOH, Porshe won POV and how Shelly voted him out and was overjoyed to listen to the ladies deem their actions all for her. Jeff was even more pissed after watching the video and seeing himself throw out one of the clown shoes in the POV competition that sent him packing.
But let's get back to the house… Porshe tells Chenbot that she regrets opening Pandora's Box. Well, DUHHHH.
SPEECHES & VOTES
Shelly made one last plea and directed it at "the only important people in the room" Jordan & Rachel. She outwardly expressed that she would be loyal to them if they kept her around. This came as a shock to Kalia & Porshe, but it was Shelly's last ditch effort to stay in the game.
Adam talked about nothing. Then the vote… Rachel & Jordan voted to evict Shelly and Kalia voted to evict Adam. (I think she thought the Alums were going to keep Shelly).
SHELLY IS EVICTED!
During her interview with Chenbot, she said she regrets hurting Jordan with her plan to evict Jeff, but I think it's just because the ramifications of it hurt not only on a personal level, but it ended up hurting her game instead of helping it.
At least Jeff will be happy to see her at the Jury House; where I'm sure there will be some fireworks.
HOH COMPETITION
This one's crucial (as they will be from now on). Will it be an Alum or a Newbie?
Well, after seeing that it was a timed, physical, endurance-type challenge (13-minutes to get as many donuts on a pole as they can. Oh, and they have to run through a pit of sticky goo), it was Rachel's HOH to lose. I think that's her wheelhouse (compared to trivia or skill challenges that she tends to choke), and she's the strongest physical threat left in the game (minus maybe Porshe – who couldn't play in this competition). Plus, you have to look at her competition in this one. Kalia – who has shown that she doesn't do well in physical endurance challenges (she's more a trivia girl), Jordan – who may think she tries hard, but has shown she just doesn't have much gusto (she's more a luck/skill girl), and Adam – the lump, that's shown he's not really good at any of the BB games (plus he's a heavy smoker, so physical isn't his bag… despite the weight loss).
HOH SCENARIOS
Rachel/Jordan win – like I said they can decide to stick to their deal with Kalia & Porshe for a final 4 or not. My bet is on not. I think Kalia & Porshe will go up on the block, with Adam being the back-up plan in case one of them wins the veto. My guess would be they would target Kalia, because my guess would be a trivia competition is on the horizon.
Kalia wins – like I said she and Porshe could decide to stick to their deal with Rachel & Jordan for a final 4, but I doubt it. It will be a repeat of this week, where Rachel & Jordan are on the block (but without the Duo Twist), and Adam would be the back-up plan in case one of them wins the veto. My guess would be they would target Rachel again.
Adam wins – like I said, I don't think this will happen, but I'd be kind of excited if it did. He'd actually have to do something this week instead of float.
So, we know that this next week will be a speed-up week. This HOH will have to decide whether a Celebrity Pandora's Box will be opened. And we'll get a live eviction on Wednesday instead of Thursday.
SPOILER!!!
DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO WINS HOH!!!
RACHEL WINS HOH!
DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHO WINS HOH!!!
RACHEL WINS HOH!
As I predicted, Rachel wins. I couldn't find out if she dominated or not, but she won. Alums are in power for another week heading into the final 4. It looks good for them, as long as they learn from last week and do not open Pandora's Box (it just isn't worth it at this point). They also have to decide who's the biggest threat to win HOH next, because that's who they should target… So, therefore the targets should be down to Kalia or Porshe. Kalia if you think the next HOH will be more of a trivia based challenge; Porshe if you think the next HOH will be more of a physical based challenge.
