In the beginning of the game it seemed like Dan would be a very weak player but he surely was just portraying that. After tonight it shows that Dan is one of the strongest players in the game but still playing in a behind the scenes way. Following the nomination ceremony Memphis immediately went to talk to Dan. Although the two are aligned, Memphis was not happy that Dan put him up on the block and after Memphis learned the third part of the deal things got even more intense.
Later Dan talked to both Keesha and Renny, asking them if he made a mistake. Keesha was on the negative, saying it probably won’t work out like he wanted to. Renny was siding with Dan since he was going with Ollie’s deal. She did however get a bit upset when they discussed who would go up after the veto was played. Renny got a bit snippy with Dan, thinking she would go on the block. It was odd to see Renny turn this way but humorous at the same time. On the other side of the house were Ollie, Jerry and Michelle. Although Michelle already knew the PoV clause of the deal, Ollie filled Jerry in but he didn’t buy it. Dan screwed Jerry over before and he didn’t doubt that he would do it again. Ollie was still in high hopes thing and on his “I’m the HoH” trip. He’ll learn soon though, oh will he ever.
When the houseguests were all called into the living room they knew something was up. Everyone got emotional when the chance for a call from home was revealed but Michelle took it hardest. She cried before the winner was even announced since she misses her mother. She’s talked about her mom several times on the feeds so I can understand her pain but I doubt she realizes what America thinks about her. The next morning a phone suddenly appeared in the house and began to ring. Michelle was the one to first hear it and picked it up. Jerry’s daughter was on the other end and it became obvious that Jerry won America’s vote. He talked to his grandson and wife, who had parkinsons. It was nice to see the two talk and touching as well. One of the better calls from home and Jerry deserved it for sure.
Following the call from home, Dan was talking to both Memphis and Keesha in his HoH. They realized how important it was to win the PoV since Dan wanted to go against his word and put Michelle on the block. The three realized she was a powerful force in the house and wanted her gone. When the Power of Veto players were chosen, everyone but Ollie would be playing. He was a bit pissed that he couldn’t control his “own fate’ but since he’s HoH he’s safe anyway right? Oh yeah, he ISN’T the HoH although he may think he is. Stupid, stupid Ollie.
For the Power of Veto competition the six players would play in two heats. The winner from each heat would face off in one last round to see who would win the Power of Veto. In order to win the players had to fly across a gap in “Planet Veto” to grab several puzzle pieces. The first to get their puzzle together would win the heat. In the first go around, Dan, Keesha and Michelle faced off. It was really only up to Michelle or Keesha to win as Dan was, once again, throwing it. Although Michelle was good at gliding, Keesha’s puzzle skills gave her the win for the first heat. In round two Memphis, Jerry and Renny were gliding for a win. Since Renny was only in it to have fun, Jerry and Memphis competed to win the power. Memphis ended up getting his puzzle together quicker, pitting him against Keesha for the Power of Veto. Since both were going ot use it if they won it wasn’t that pivotal to rush. In the end Memphis put the new puzzle together faster, giving him the Power of Veto to take himself off the block.
Since everyone knew Memphis would remove himself, Dan had to put someone else up on the block. He discussed that Michelle would go up with his alliance and they all agreed. When he got to talk to Ollie he said that the deal was still on but wanted to play a game at the veto meaning. He asked Ollie to say to the house that Renny would go on the block if he could pick the replacement. Ollie was a bit confused since he wanted Keesha on the block. He did agree though as did Michelle to say Keesha and Keesha to say Michelle. Renny was the only one to not want to tell Ollie that he wanted him up since he felt it was a cop out for Dan. She wanted Dan to put the target on himself and it was smart of Renny to do that. In the end she agreed to do that and all four did just that at the meeting. Once Memphis took himself off it was up to Dan to put Michelle on the block. After his “game” he told Ollie he lost his bet and placed Michelle next to Jerry. We didn’t get to see too much of Ollie’s temper tantrum but hopefully on Thursday more will come!
Following the nomination of April and Jerry by Renny last Sunday I thought April would be fine while Jerry would go around screaming about it. The polar opposite seemed to happen though as Jerry was generally ok with being up on the block and April not so happy. She knew she was going up yet she acted so upset, it just doesn’t make any sense. Although she did claim it to be a “show” to look weak, I honestly think April realizes she’s probably going out the door come Thursday.
Half of Renny’s nominations were expected by her alliance but Dan, Keesha and Memphis didn’t understand why Ollie was not up on the block. All three feel she has some sort of alliance with Ollie now and don’t feel safe if the Power of Veto is used. While that group was confused Ollie and April were arguing. It was their “first fight” as a showmance and it’s all because Ollie didn’t comfort April enough. He wasn’t happy with how she was putting on a show but the fight quickly ended.
Downstairs in the 80’s/90’s room Jerry was showing his age. The guy was talking to himself! Seriously, he’s going even more crazy in there then I expected but I guess being the oldest guy can’t be easy. Still, he’s still annoying and probably the most crazy there right about now. When it was time to pick the Power of Veto players nobody, but April, wanted Ollie in the mix. Of course it didn’t go down that way though as Renny, April, Jerry, Dan, Keesha and Ollie were selected to play in the PoV. Following the picking, Ollie and April ran to the sauna room to celebrate. They were acting as if one of them already won the veto but little did they know fate was not in their corner.
For the Power of Veto competition everyone was shocked by the transformation of the backyard. It was decked out with Halloween type props, including a python, voodoo dolls of all eight of them, crows to scare Ollie and a witch like Michelle. The point of the competition was to guess how many items were in the backyard or how long an item was. The person who stayed in the game and was furthest from the exact number was eliminated. Once someone got 3 points they would win the Power of Veto.
The first item was the length of the python. Jerry ended up winning the point and Renny was kicked out of the challenge. The second question was asking how many pins were in all the voodoo dolls. Once again Jerry gained the point and this time April was eliminated. Third up were the cockroaches, the one item they could not see but rather had to feel to see how many were there. Since she didn’t touch them, Keesha was way out and eliminated herself, Dan gained the point for that round. With only three left the guys had to guess how many ounces of blood were on the table. Ollie and Jerry folded, automatically giving Dan the point. Tied with two points each, it was down to Dan and Jerry with Ollie having very little of a chance. The last item up for guessing was a bed of nails which Dan came closest to. This marked Dan’s first win of the season, breaking his self imposed losing streak.
Later that night April and Ollie knew that April had to get Dan to veto her. She wanted to use her $5,000 that she won from a previous PoV to sway Dan and Ollie thought that would surely get Dan to use the veto. Dan had other ideas though as he wanted to use the veto on Jerry, forcing Renny to put Ollie on the block. When the two got a chance to talk, Jerry apologized to Dan for the Judas comment. Of course he would though since Dan is in power this week and it just shows that Jerry will sway to wherever the power is.
Before the two could talk strategy, Dan and Renny had a humorous moment when Renny cut Dan’s hair. He was so scared that she would mess it up, since she is crazy and all, but he loved his new cut and even got a kiss from Renny. After a lock down outside the houseguests came in to a smaller table. Some were sad that their huge table was missing, except for Renny of course. Renny hated the large table since it was “such a bitch to dust!” Got to love Renny and her one liners!
Back outside April finally approached Dan about using the veto. She mentioned about possibly giving him some money and said that on her and Ollie’s word, Dan would not be targeted. Some good reasons for NOT using it on Jerry were also made since he almost did win his third PoV. Although I don’t like April too much she does know how to talk her way out of things but I don’t think it will work this time. Since Dan did have the choice to make he went to Renny to see her thoughts. He asked her straight out about having a deal with Ollie, which she denied. Dan then asked Renny who would go up if Jerry came off the block. She wouldn’t tell him, making Dan wary that Ollie would stay down and either Memphis or Keesha going up.
When it came time for the ceremony Dan dropped a bombshell on everyone. He said that one of the two nominees made a deal with him that involved cash. He never said which wanted to give him money, but since both April and Jerry have gold bars it could have been either. It was a smart move for Dan to play, putting the target on the two nominees and off of him. Not using their Veto was also smart for Dan since Renny could have put his alliance up. That leaves this round of Big Brother 10 and leads us into the eviction. Who will go? Either April or Jerry will walk out the door on Thursday and when they do we’ll let you know!
Before I begin I must say I’m shocked that America’s Player is returning and still wondering how it will all play out. Since that came up in the show a little later I’ll wait to discuss more but for now lets return to the recap. Following the nomination of Jessie and Angie, the two sides took opposing opinions. Michelle, Memphis and Michelle were all heated about Jessie going up while Libra, Ollie and April were ecstatic for the nominations. While Michelle realized she was somewhat doomed, Jessie took it upon himself to try and sway the HoH for his benefit once again. I’m not sure why he thinks people should always do what he tells them and I’m starting to wonder if Jessie even realizes how forceful he’s being. After telling Keesha to put Libra up and her somewhat suggesting she might, he celebrated by telling Michelle that Keesha WILL put up Libra and that he WILL win the veto. Yeah, I doubt that buddy.
When it was time to pick players for the veto Jessie continued his cocky attitude by saying that no matter who gets to play he’s smarter and stronger then all of them so he’ll win no matter what. The one person he didn’t want in the veto was Libra but of course she was, along with Keesha, Angie, Ollie and Memphis. The six veto players all had to lay in a potting bed full of ground. If that wasn’t bad enough they would have water dripped on their head for at least an hour, Chinese Water Torture style. The person who dropped out of the challenge closest to an hour without going over would win the Power of Veto and could possibly change the nominations. Not only would the water be keeping them distracted but worms and stinky composite were added to the mix as well.
During the challenge it seemed like each person took a counting strategy. While Angie and Jessie psyched each other up, Ollie and Libra talked it out who would leave. Around the 20 minute mark worms were placed on top of everyone which forced Keesha to drop out. It seemed like she had no chance of winning but the way the challenge was set up she at least had a shot. When it came time for the compost everyone knew time was almost up. Libra was the next to drop out followed quickly by Jessie. Angie, Ollie and Memphis followed a few minutes later and it was time to reveal who won. Since everyone but Keesha went past an hour, Keesha won the Power of Veto by default. Hmm sounds similar to her HoH win. This made Keesha “Queen Keesha” for the week as not only was she the HoH but now the PoV holder as well. Her having the veto made things interesting as both sides wanted her to do something different with it.
Following the veto Jessie put a plan in motion to get Libra up and gone. He first sent Angie up to talk to Keesha, little did he realize they haven’t talked the entire game. Angie tried her best though, pulling out some tears and saying she wanted either herself or Libra to go since she can’t be in the house another week with Libra. This put doubt in Keesha’s mind on Libra’s loyalty and forced her to bring up the possibility of Libra being nominated to Ollie and April. They agreed that Libra was a threat to them as she is putting a target on their alliance. Keesha’s conscience got the best of her thought as she remembered she gave Libra her word on Day 4. Knowing she couldn’t go against her word Keesha stood with her nominations and stood on her stand that Libra wouldn’t go up.
After a few hours Jessie decided to try one last time for Libra to go up. Once in the HoH room Jessie went off, freaking out a bit at Keesha that she has to do what he wants or he’s gone. He reveals that Libra wants Keesha gone and also reveals that Libra wanted Steven up. Jessie did put a good case ahead of him calling himself a prisoner who didn’t commit a crime. I don’t believe it but at least it was a good case. He didn’t like it too much when Keesha told him that she can’t put Libra up since she gave Libra her word. Apparently Jessie doesn’t care about loyalty since he still fought for Libra to go up, even after Keesha said she wouldn’t.
During the commercial break America’s Player was revealed. Since it will be happening for only one week this season we, the viewers, get to decide who will be chosen as America’s Player. To vote you can head over to CBS.com or you can text your vote to 81818. To vote text the number for the person you want to be America’s Player. (1 Angie) (2 April) (3 Dan) (4 Jerry) (5 Jessie) (6 Keesha) (7 Libra) (8 Memphis) (9 Michelle) (10 Ollie) (11 Renny). Of course, like last seasons return player, there is a loop hole. The person we choose as America’s Player will get to choose if they want to actually do it or not. If they do choose to be our litle puppet, they can win up to $20,000. If not the votes will once again be a waste and the game will go on as normal.
When the show returned Jessie, once again, went nuts and this time in front of several other players who were in the HoH room with Keesha. This forced Keesha to tell everyone that she will be keeping her word with Libra. She went throughout the house and told everyone that she will not turn on Libra, in hopes Jessie and everyone else would stop bothering her. When Keesha finished her announcement she and most everyone went to the HoH room. Outside a banner was flying over the house and like last year it created drama that affected the game. Only Memphis, Angie, Jessie and Michelle saw the banner but none of them really knew what it said. They decided to act like it said “Libra is a liar, love Steven” and went up to start the drama. After Angie broke the news Memphis followed by going off on Libra a bit. Jerry then spoke up by calling Memphis a womanizer which caused another crazy fight like never before. Once again Jerry was in the middle of it but this time Memphis got “really real” and spazzed on Jerry. Although Jerry sat there nice and calm it was another fight in the Big Brother house and probably a record amount for any season to date.
Following the banner and womanizer drama it was finally time for Keesha to reveal what she was doing with the veto. Although Jessie and his posse pressured her to use it, Keesha kept her word with Libra and decided not to use the veto. On the new eviction night on Thursday night several things will happen. Not only will Angie or Jessie be evicted but a new HoH and new America’s Player will be announced as well. It’s sure to be a good episode so make sure to tune in then tune back here for the full update!
With four players left it was time for Big Brother 9 to finally get down to its final three. Last time Ryan won a very controversial HoH and placed both Sheila and Sharon on the block. Sheila didn’t take this nomination so well simply because she was on the block. Does she forget Sharon has been nominated five weeks in a row? I’m not sure why Sheila was scared since her and Adam have been close the entire game but it seems like she doesn’t remember that.
Although it was somewhat agreed that Sharon would go from the get-go Ryan, thanks to Sharon, was worried that Adam may take Sheila to the end. This made Ryan think that Sharon would stay, since they had a secret alliance, and he would basically be taken to the end by both Sharon or Adam. With this thought in his mind Ryan went to Adam and asked him to evict Sheila, his ex-partner, keeping Sharon in the game. Adam seemed to go along with this idea but also said he’d say anything to simply make it to the final two.
Before the Power of Veto could occur it was time to chain Adam and Sheila together. It was a very humorous segment to see the two bicker with each other. It seems as though they act the part very well as we all know they are very close to each other. Its almost like the “All in the Family” couple where they always fought and bickered yet loved each other in the end. Although I don’t think Sheila or Adam really “love” each other, they are closer then ever and could just go to the final two.
It was then time for the PoV where the houseguests had to match pictures of the jury members and two statements about that person. In the beginning Sheila took a very surprising lead but Ryan caught up to her. It was then a battle between those two on who would win the very last veto. Ryan ended up claiming victory and called himself the “power whore”. He really is as he’s won a ton of challenge lately and although he came in not knowing much about the game, he sure has proven himself worthy of a win simply due to his challenge skills.
Knowing that nobody was really safe now something very odd happened. Adam asked Sharon for a deal that if she promised to take him to the final two that he would keep her. She kind of freaked out and wouldn’t let him know either way. This small gesture then set off a chain of events. Sharon quickly went to Ryan and let him know what Adam had just done. He was very angry and believed at that point that Adam was closer to Sheila then he thought. When Sharon left Adam then went up to the HoH room and lied his ass off to Ryan. He told Ryan that Sharon was the one to ask for the deal and even said it seemed like Sharon had a deal with Ryan simply from that “gesture”. This then sent Adam and Ryan into a yelling match which made it seem like the veto could possibly be used.
It was then time for the veto ceremony and eviction to occur. Ryan was asked to do the veto “live” right in front of Julie although it wasn’t live for us. He chose to not use it and it was assumed he thought Sheila would go. Adam then had to vote for either Sharon or Sheila to be evicted. He chose to evict Sharon, after five nominations, to leave the game once again. Although Ryan acted shocked he was in fact in the loop that Sharon would be evicted. It wasn’t shown on the show but they agreed that Sharon should go shorty before the show was taped.
After Sharon’s short talk with Julie it was then time for the HoH to begin. The players all sat on a boogie-board and had to hold onto a rope. They were then raised to a slop where water began pouring down on them from the slop and as rain. The last person hanging on would win the first part of the three part HoH and automatically move to the last round of the HoH. Although the show was shown tonight we already know who won the first and second part of the HoH. To find out highlight the following: Ryan won the 1st part of the HOH and Adam won the 2nd part of the HoH.
It seemed like on tonight’s episode the BB9 editors felt like emptying out their “filler” closest into one episode as that’s really all it was. It began with about a 10 minute recap of the entire season then another 10 minute recap of Wednesday’s live eviction episode. I’m getting tired of all these recaps but I doubt CBS will listen so I’ll just get it out once and never complain about it again.
With the couples split they let us know that James and Chelsia weren’t as close as they once were. I don’t think this is actually the case if you watch the feeds since they seem to be acting normal and not as distant as they show. They also showed Matty and Natalie and their differences in what type of relationships they have. It really seemed like Natalie has gone all stalker-ish and unlike the last story line I think this one may not be editor induced. Some other filler stuff we had were Joshuah randomly dancing in what seemed like what would be a YouTube clip and Natalie letting us know her wide wisdom of there being 27 letters since ‘and’ is apparently a letter. Her spelling lesson came at the perfect time since the food competition was all about it.
It a version of a BB5 food comp the houseguests had to spell out words of food using floating letters in a pool of chocolate. Hey it’s let getting a chocolate bath at the Hershey resort for free! When we all though Natalie would be the problem for the competition it ended up being Sheila. I think she can spell, I think, but she just couldn’t find letters. Even though they were sitting right in front of her face apparently. Natalie, Matt, James and Adam ended up winning food for themselves by a single point while Sheila, Chelsia, Sharon and Joshuah were all placed on slop. Let’s hope this time we don’t have anymore visits from the nurse or those crazy paramedics!
It then came down to the nomination ceremony and we saw the “bro alliance” decide that Sharon should go up for sure. I mean why Sharon, it really makes no sense? She’s quiet and kind of more ‘covered’ then the other girls so maybe that’s why. Chelsia ended up going up with Sharon as a pawn apparently since everyone else would go home against Sharon. We all know how the pawn deal works and here’s hoping the great ‘pawn goes whoops’ eviction happens once again since I know at least one person who would be very happy about that.
With four players left it was time for Big Brother 9 to finally get down to its final three. Last time Ryan won a very controversial HoH and placed both Sheila and Sharon on the block. Sheila didn’t take this nomination so well simply because she was on the block. Does she forget Sharon has been nominated five weeks in a row? I’m not sure why Sheila was scared since her and Adam have been close the entire game but it seems like she doesn’t remember that.
