Big Brother 26: Update #3

 

 We pick up following Matt’s eviction and OMGOMGANGELA is ecstatic about it (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette to Brian!).  I can’t wait to see Karma kick her straight in the teeth.  While his dear, departed ally is shown in gray Kenney lets us know that others love the game more than him. (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Carol!) and (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Teresa!).  Kimo is also ecstatic but for a good reason – he won the AI comp – while Tucker thinks Lisa is a snake because she voted for Matt to stay and lied about it, which Lisa confirms to us (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Demi!). Makensy finishes the open by…hugging Angela who wants everyone to know it was just a game move. 

Does this look like a game move to you?

Lisa and Chelsie talk about the Matt vote while doing the liar’s dance,

Liar's Dance, def: The moment in a reality competition where both parties know the other is lying but neither calls the other out.  Lisa knows she’s lying. Chelsie doesn’t believe a word of it but lets her dig her hole deeper while telling us 

Chelsie isn't having any of it

In the pantry, T’Kor and Kimo do the “Don’t Underestimate Kimo” rap.  Slim Shady doesn’t have anything to worry about from these two.

Still a better story than Twilight

Meanwhile, Makensy and Leah convince themselves Matt was too good to be allowed to stay and question if the Barbershop alliance is legit (spoiler alert: it’s not).  (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Teresa), (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Teresa!) and (1 point each for for “Mention ‘I have to win << comp name >> to Carol and Teresa!).

It’s a “Watch a video, answer True or False” HOH comp and Angela feels like a target.  First things she’s said that hasn’t been batshit crazy. (5 bonus points if you get that movie reference! Text me privately with your guesses! Each incorrect guess subtracts 1 from the bonus. No, you can’t go negative 😊. Hint: It’s a Marvel movie line).  Anyway, Chelsie is only half-heartedly playing, not really caring if she wins while Leah and T’Kor are gunning for the title.  In the end Chelsie guesses right enough times to take home the HOH! (5 points for “Win HOH” to Viviana!) which brings Leah to tears since this is the 2^nd HOH in which she’s been close but no cigar. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Carol!)

Sorry Leah. If only you'd practiced just a bit harder!

It’s now time to play “I seriously hope I didn’t piss off the HOH!" Angela doesn’t know where she stands, Makensy is happy she has her Veto power and Cam quickly suggests Makensy, Leah and either Lisa or Kenney as nominations while Chelsie also sees Angela as an easy nomination.  She also tells Tucker he’s not a target, and the Jim Carey/James Franco clone reminds us that Lisa is an annoying, narcissistic look-at-me try-hard who’s also a jerk about being a chef. 

Not-so-bold prediction: Lisa doesn't have Tucker's jury vote

Kimo and Chelsie have a chat about how living in and around the church conflicts with the LGBT lifestyle (Kimo for himself, Chelsie for a family member), which leads Kimo to tears and me to feel like they are bonding. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Tessa!).  Cam, Chelsie and Cedric begin to coalesce into an alliance and look for numbers in Quinn and Brooklyn. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Joe!).  Quinn is already in several alliances but knows better than to hesitate.  Brooklyn is worried that she’s the 5^th person in a new 5 person alliance, but that’s a problem for another day.  Together, Cam, Cedric, Chelsie, Quinn and Brooklyn form The Pentagon (3 points for “Name an alliance” to Viviana!), (6 points for “Be part of an officially named alliance” to  Viviana, 3 points each to Demi, Joe and Tessa!)

In her HOH conversations, Chelsie tells Angela she doesn’t want to send her home, but Chelsie knows Angela must go up. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!). Chelsie must have probed everyone about the secret powers, but when she grills Makensy, the construction project manager breaks Rule #1 and gives up her secret without getting an alliance or promise of safety in return.  Chelsie isn’t sure if this means she should ally with Makensy or put her up.

The Pentagon meet in the HOH room and Cam wants to figure out how to expose the power ups. Quinn, the owner of the Deepfake HOH, keeps his mouth shut as he realizes that coming clean now means no one will ever believe him again.

At the nomination ceremony, it’s Kenney and Lisa on the block for the 2^nd straight week but this time it’s Angela sitting next to them! Way to go, Chelsie!  (3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” to Teresa, Demi and Brian!). On the way ouf of the episode, Lisa reminds us that she’ll always bring the glitter and sparkle. 

We know. That’s why you’re sitting on the block.

So what does that mean for the scoring?

Carol’s lead shrinks to 5 over Demi, thanks to Quinn’s alliances and Lisa’s antics but watch out for Viviana who, thank to Chelsie’s HOH win and her alliance with Brooklyn, scores a15 point jump putting her in 3^rd!   Brian leapfrogs Tessa into 4^th with Teresa only a point behind her daughter!  

1. Carol    35
2. Demi    30
3. Viviana 29
4. Brian     26
5. Tessa    24
6. Theresa 23
7. Joe         13
8. Evan      11

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #3

 

Big Brother 26: Update #3

 We pick up following Matt’s eviction and OMGOMGANGELA is ecstatic about it (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette to me!).  I can’t wait to see Karma kick her straight in the teeth.  While his dear, departed ally is shown in gray Kenney lets us know that others love the game more than him. (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Ricky!) and (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Dalphyne!) .  Kimo is also ecstatic but for a good reason – he won the AI comp – while Tucker thinks Lisa is a snake because she voted for Matt to stay and lied about it, which Lisa confirms to us (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Jay!). Makensy finishes the open by…hugging Angela who wants everyone to know it was just a game move. 

Does this look like a game move to you?

Lisa and Chelsie talk about the Matt vote while doing the liar’s dance.  Lisa knows she’s lying. Chelsie doesn’t believe a word of it but lets her dig her hole deeper while telling us 

Chelsie isn't having any of it

In the pantry, T’Kor and Kimo do the “Don’t Underestimate Kimo” rap.  Slim Shady doesn’t have anything to worry about from these two.

Still a better story than Twilight

Meanwhile, Makensy and Leah convince themselves Matt was too good to be allowed to stay and question if the Barbershop alliance is legit (spoiler alert: It’s not).  (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Dalphyne), (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Dalphyne!) and (1 point each for for “Mention ‘I have to win << comp name >> to Ricky and Dalphyne!) as both Kenney and Leah remind us of the next HOH competition’s importance.

It’s a “Watch a video, answer True or False” HOH comp and Angela feels like a target.  First things she’s said that hasn’t been batshit crazy. (5 bonus points if you get that reference! Text me privately with your guesses! Each incorrect guess subtracts 1 from the bonus. No, you can’t go negative 😊).  Anyway,  Chelsie is only half-heartedly playing not really caring if she wins while Leah and T’Kor are gunning for the title.  In the end Chelsie guesses right enough times to take home the HOH! (5 points for “Win HOH” to Carol!) which brings Leah to tears since this is the 2^nd HOH in which she’s been close but no cigar. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Ricky!)

Sorry Leah. If only you'd practiced just a bit harder!

It's now time to play "I seriously hope I didn't piss off the HOH" Angela doesn’t know where she stands, Makensy is happy she has her Veto power and Cam quickly suggests Makensy, Leah and either Lisa or Kenney as nominations while Chelsie also sees Angela as an easy nomination.  She also tells Tucker he’s not a target, and the Jim Carey/James Franco clone reminds us that Lisa is an annoying, narcissistic look-at-me try-hard who’s also a jerk about being a chef. 

Not-so-bold prediction: Lisa doesn't have Tucker's jury vote

Kimo and Chelsie have a chat about how living in and around the church conflicts with the LGBT lifestyle (Kimo for himself, Chelsie for a family member), which leads Kimo to tears and me to feel like they are bonding. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Jay!).  Cam, Chelsie and Cedric begin to coalesce into an alliance and look for numbers in Quinn and Brooklyn. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Roberta!).  Quinn is already in several alliances but knows better than to hesitate.  Brooklyn is worried that she’s the 5^th person in a new 5 person alliance, but that’s a problem for another day.  Together, Cam, Cedric, Chelsie, Quinn and Brooklyn form The Pentagon (3 points for “Name an alliance” to Jen!), (6 points each for “Be part of an officially named alliance” to Carol and Jen, and 3 points to Roberta!)

In her HOH conversations, Chelsie tells Angela she doesn’t want to send her home, but Chelsie knows Angela has to go up. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!). Chelsie must have probed everyone about the secret powers, but when she grills Makensy, the construction project manager breaks Rule #1 and gives up her secret without getting an alliance or promise of safety in return.  Chelsie isn’t sure if this means she should ally with Makensy or put her up.

The Pentagon meet in the HOH room and Cam wants to figure out how to expose the power ups. Quinn, the owner of the Deepfake HOH, keeps his mouth shut as he realizes that coming clean now means no one will ever believe him again.

At the nomination ceremony, it’s Kenney and Lisa on the block for the 2^nd straight week but this time it’s Angela sitting next to them! Way to go, Chelsie!  (3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” to Dalphyne, Jay and me!). On the way ouf of the episode, Lisa reminds us that she’ll always bring the glitter and sparkle. 

We know. That’s why you’re sitting on the block.

So what does that mean for us???

Jay maintains a small lead over Ricky, but Jen has cut her deficit in half and is within striking distance of the lead!  Carol also rocketed up the scoreboard thanks to Chelsie’s HOH, and forming 40% of the Pentagon.  Kenney keeps Dalphyne in play, while me Roberta and Marissa wallow.  TUCKER! TUCKER! WHERE FORE ART THOU, TUCKER?????

1. Jay           36
2. Ricky       35
3. Jen           28
4. Carol       25
5. Dalphyne 23
6. Scott        17
7. Roberta   14
8. Marissa   10

Big Brother 26: Update #2

Welcome back to Pretend Points BIIIIIIIIIG BROTHER!  When last we left, Lisa, Kimo and Kenney were put on the block by OMGOMGANGELA, which was surprising because she seemed to think Matt had threatened her during their conversation in the HOH room.  He did but, as goofy as he is, it’s possible he didn’t realize it.

We pick up on Wednesday with Angela in the opening vignette (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Brian!) and she kicks us off saying Kenney is her target but she’s still threatened by Matt because…wait for it…he didn’t give her a post-veto ceremony hug. Memo to Angela:  Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.  

Kimo and Lisa both shed some tears at being nominated (1 point each for “Shown on camera crying” to Tessa and Demi!), and both are convinced they have to win the veto (1 point each for “’mention I have to win << comp name >> to Tessa and Demi!)  and Lisa feels backstabbed because she doesn’t know everyone hates her. 

Let the hate flow through you

Angela convinces herself the house is on her side with nominations, except for Matt because he didn’t hug her.  Didn’t his psychic powers tell him he should be grateful to not have been nominated??? In the HOH room, she goes off on a rant to Joseph and Chelsie, making fun of his eyes.  She spends an awful lot of time up there alone obsessing over him. 

Meanwhile, Matt and Makensy make goo-goo eyes at each other (SWIDT?) and they form a three-person alliance with Leah named “The Throwmance” (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Teresa!), (6 points to Carol, 3 points to Teresa for “Be part of a formal alliance”!)  Now that they’ve solidified their alliance, Makensy breaks Rule #1 and tells them about her power.  At the same time, Quinn creates a 7-person alliance with Cam, Joseph, Cheslie, Kimo, T'Kor and Angela called The Collective (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Demi!), (6 points to Tessa, 3 points each to Brian, Demi, Viviana, Evan, Joe for “Be part of a formally named alliance”!).

And then everything goes sideways. And I mean….off the wall, off the other wall, off the stone guy in the corner and up into space looney toons.

Self-isolated in the HOH room, Angela obsesses over Matt having a good time and convinces herself he's starting a war with her.  She also doesn’t trust The Collective alliance that Joseph and Quinn just included her in. 

“Why doesn’t she trust her allies?”, you may ask.

“Don’t look for logic when crazy is in play”, I say, “and it’s definitely in play”.

She goes from “The alliance is just trying to keep me comfortable” to “I have no power or control” to “I WONT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT” to muttering Latin incantations while holding a voodoo doll of Matt she made with some Fritos and bits of hair pulled from the HOH room shower. I may have embellished that last part, but not by much. She wants to “crucify crazy-eyes” (her words, not mine). 

And then, she emerges from her room and EXPLODES.  From the stairs between the HOH room and kitchen, Angela delivers one of the all-time great rants.  She’s flattered, you see, that she was such a threat to Matt (who has no idea they were even in a fight) and calls him Crazy-Eyes in front of everyone.

 

She really did this

Now, I’m thick skinned when it comes to insults but how anyone could hear what she said and not get pissed about it is beyond me.  Where is the “Just happy to be here” camp mom??? 

She also goes off on her “alliance”, saying their performance was good for a low-budget movie.  Everyone is stunned. Then she goes off on Makensy saying she can do better than “Crazy-eyes”.  Leah’s jaw is on the floor as Angela finishes with how she’s “trying to be mature about this and it brings Makensy to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Teresa!). Joseph finishes the segment perfectly “I think that’ll make the episode” deadpan.

Indeed.

Interlude: I always say no one should ever share whether they have a secret power. That’s why it’s Rule #1.  Why, you ask? Picture yourself as Quinn watching the only person you told about your secret power melt down in front of everyone. Then picture her actions if you get on her bad side.

Just. Shut. Up.

Somehow, they resume normalcy and pick players for the veto.  Since 4 are already set (HOH+3 nominees), Angela picks the remaining two, and it’s Joseph and Brooklyn (1 point for “Picked for veto via random draw” to Evan) and (2 points for “Picked for veto via Houseguest Choice” to Viviana!).  Smug Angela is beside herself that Crazy Eyes doesn’t get to play. She’s insufferable and I hope she’s a have-not next week. 

Matt breaks down at the thought his mom saw how mean Angela was (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Carol!), while (1 point each for “Mention I need to win << comp name >>  to Brian and Tessa!) as both Angela and Kimo assure us of their Veto win needs.

At the veto, it’s the “spell the longest word” comp with a twist or two. After 12 minutes of slippery yet sticky slop, Lisa takes home the victory! (4 points for “Win Veto” to Demi!)  and chooses to use the veto on herself.  Unsurprisingly, Matt is chosen as the replacement nominee. (1 point for “Nominated for eviction” to Carol!)

We pick back up on Thursday and Joseph’s perfect deadpan opens the show (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Evan!).  Angela thinks Matt has the backdoor coming to him while Kenney is sure he’s still the target (1 point for “Mention ‘I have to win << comp name>>’”to Teresa!). Matt's lack of understanding why Angela's targeting him sends him on a vote-building spree, and leads to the creation of The Barbershop Alliance which includes Matt, Chelsie, Makensy, Cedric, Cam, Rubina, Leah and Brooklyn (3 points for “Come up with formal alliance name” to Carol!) and (6 points for “Be part of a formal alliance” to Carol!), (3 points each for “Be part of a formal alliance” to Teresa, Viviana, Joe, Evan and Tessa!) which he hopes will keep him safe.  Their DR sessions don’t seem that promising, however.  Brooklyn, Quinn, and Cedric all think Matt is the bigger target. 

Editorial:  I always say get the biggest target out, and Matt is a bigger target here but after how she acted, I have a big problem giving Angela what she wants. Maybe it’s just the contrarian in me, but that would grate against me something fierce.

Meanwhile, T’Kor thinks Kimo should be kept around (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Joe!”) but Brooklyn and Lisa are non-committal on whether they’d keep him. Angela then goes off on Kenney because he might want Matt to win, leading the cop to divulge Matt is his #1 ally.  It’s a good thing you retired from undercover work, guy. Angela can’t believe Kenney doesn’t want to fight against Matt. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!). In the DR, Quinn laughs at Kenney for falling on his sword for Matt.  “You’ve known him a week!”.  Kenney is now coming for Angela.

At the AI Arena challenge, the three nominees have to determine which houseguest appears most in series of images.  After two very confusing minutes, they all choose a different answer and it’s Kimo who comes away with the right one. (4 points for “Win special comp” to Tessa!). Angela is ecstatic at that result, and I want to throw up. They have a brief minute to convince people for their votes (1 point each for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Teresa and Carol!). In his speech, Matt forgives Angela and she’s so self-centered that she doesn’t understand why.

At the vote, Lisa mentions how good Julie looks (1 point for “Mention “<<  X >> is iconic’” to Demi!”). The votes come out, and much to my chagrin Matt is evicted 8-3 (8 points for “Received vote against” to Carol!), (-2 points for “Evicted” against Carol!), (6 points for “First person evicted after our game starts” to Carol!), and (3 points for “Received vote against” to Teresa!).

They put the game first, and I get that. Any other moment I’d be yelling if they did it the other way, but I hate that Angela got her way.  We close the show as Makensy’s would-be showmance heads out the door which brings her to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Teresa!)

What does that mean for our scores?  Carol picks up a huge 26 points, moving to 31 on the season thanks to Matt’s alliance and ultimate ouster, while Demi snags 13 more thanks to Quinn’s alliance and Lisa’s Veto win.   Tessa and Brian tie for 3^rd with Teresa and Viviana just behind.  Don’t give up now, Evan and Joe! You may not have seen much of your players yet, but you will!

1. Carol    31
2. Demi    23
3. Tessa    20
4. Brian    20
5. Teresa 16
6. Viviana 14
7. Evan      11
8. Joe         9

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #2

Welcome back to Pretend Points BIIIIIIIIIG BROTHER!  When last we left, Lisa, Kimo and Kenney were put on the block by OMGOMGANGELA, which was surprising because she seemed to think Matt had threatened her during their conversation in the HOH room.  He did but, as goofy as he is, it’s possible he didn’t realize it.

A reminder that I traded Lisa to Jay for Angela, and it takes effect this episode.

We pick up on Wednesday with Angela in the opening vignette (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Me!) and she kicks us off saying Kenney is her target but she’s still threatened by Matt because…wait for it…he didn’t give her a post-veto ceremony hug. Memo to Angela:  Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.  

Kimo and Lisa both shed some tears at being nominated (2 points for “Shown on camera crying” to Jay!), and both are convinced they have to win the veto (2 points for “’mention I have to win << comp name >> to Jay!)  and Lisa feels backstabbed because she doesn’t know everyone hates her. 

Let the hate flow through you like edible glitter!

Angela convinces herself the house is on her side with nominations, except for Matt because he didn’t hug her.  Didn’t his psychic powers tell him he should be grateful to not have been nominated??? In the HOH room, she goes off on a rant to Joseph and Chelsie, making fun of his eyes.  She spends an awful lot of time up there alone obsessing over him.

Meanwhile, Matt and Makensy make goo-goo eyes at each other (SWIDT?)(Google it, old people), and they form a three-person alliance with Leah named “The Throwmance” (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Dalphyne!), (6 points to Ricky, 3 points to Dalphyne for “Be part of a formal alliance”!)  Now that they’ve solidified their alliance, Makensy breaks Rule #1 and tells them about her power.  At the same time, Quinn creates a 7-person alliance with Cam, Joseph, Cheslie, Kimo, T'Kor and Angela called The Collective (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Jen!), (6 points to Carol, 3 points to Jay, Roberta, Marissa and me for “Be part of a formally named alliance”!).

And then everything goes sideways. And I mean….off the wall, off the other wall, off the stone guy in the corner and up into space looney toons.

Self-isolated in the HOH room, Angela obsesses over Matt having a good time and convinces herself he's starting a war with her.  She also doesn’t trust The Collective alliance that Joseph and Quinn just included her in. 

“Why doesn’t she trust her allies?”, you may ask.

“Don’t look for logic when crazy is in play”, I say, “and it’s definitely in play”.

She goes from “The alliance is just trying to keep me comfortable” to “I have no power or control” to “I WONT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT” to muttering Latin incantations while holding a voodoo doll of Matt she made with some Fritos and bits of hair pulled from the HOH room shower. I may have embellished that last part, but not by much. She wants to “crucify crazy-eyes” (her words, not mine). 

And then, she emerges from her room and EXPLODES.  From the stairs between the HOH room and kitchen, Angela delivers one of the all-time great rants.  She’s flattered, you see, that she was such a threat to Matt (who has no idea they were even in a fight) and calls him Crazy-Eyes in front of everyone.

She really did this

Now, I’m thick skinned when it comes to insults but how anyone could hear what she said and not get pissed about it is beyond me.  I can’t believe I traded for her on purpose! Where is the “Just happy to be here” camp mom??? 

She also goes off on her “alliance”, saying their performance was good for a low-budget movie.  Everyone is stunned. Then she goes off on Makensy saying she can do better than “Crazy-eyes”.  Leah’s jaw is on the floor as Angela finishes with how she’s “trying to be mature about this and it brings Makensy to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Dalphyne!). Joseph finishes the segment with perfect “I think that’ll make the episode” deadpan.

Indeed.

Interlude: In case you wonder why I say no one should ever share whether they have a secret power, picture yourself as Quinn watching the only person you told about your secret power melt down in front of everyone. 

Just. Shut. Up.

Somehow, they resume normalcy and pick players for the veto.  Since 4 are already set (HOH+3 nominees), Angela picks the remaining two, and it’s Joseph and Brooklyn (1 point to Roberta for “Picked for veto via random draw”) and (2 points to Jen for “Picked for veto via Houseguest Choice).  Smug Angela is beside herself that Crazy Eyes doesn’t get to play. She’s insufferable and I hope she’s a have-not next week. 

Matt breaks down at the thought his mom saw how mean Angela was (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Ricky!), while (1 point each for “Mention I need to win << comp name >>  to me and Jay!) as both Angela and Kimo assure us of their Veto win needs.

At the veto, it’s the “spell the longest word” comp with a twist or two. After 12 minutes of slippery yet sticky slop, Lisa takes home the victory! (4 points for “Win Veto” to Jay!)  and chooses to use the veto on herself.  Unsurprisingly, Matt is chosen as the replacement nominee. (1 point for “Nominated for eviction” to Ricky!)

We pick back up on Thursday and Joseph’s perfect deadpan opens the show (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Roberta!).  Angela thinks Matt has the backdoor coming to him while Kenney is sure he’s still the target (1 point for “Mention ‘I have to win << comp name>>’” to Dalphyne!). Matt's lack of understanding why Angela's targeting him sends him on a vote-building spree, and leads to the creation of The Barbershop Alliance (3 points for “Come up with formal alliance name” to Ricky!) and (6 points each for “Be part of a formal alliance” to Ricky and Carol!), (3 points each for “Be part of a formal alliance” Dalphyne, Jen, Roberta and Marissa!) which he hopes will keep him safe.  Their DR sessions don’t seem that promising to me, however.  Brooklyn, Quinn, and Cedric all think Matt is the bigger target. 

Editorial:  I always say get the biggest target out, and Matt is definitely a bigger target here but after how she acted, I have a big problem giving Angela what she wants. Maybe it’s just the contrarian in me, but that would grate against me something fierce.

Meanwhile, T’Kor thinks Kimo should be kept around (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Marissa!”) but Brooklyn and Lisa are non-committal on whether they’d keep him. Angela then goes off on Kenney because he might want Matt to win, leading the cop to divulge Matt is his #1 ally.  It’s a good thing you retired from undercover work, guy. Angela can’t believe Kenney doesn’t want to fight against Matt. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!). In the DR, Quinn laughs at Kenney for falling on his sword for Matt.  “You’ve known him a week!”.  Kenney is now coming for Angela.

Go get her, big guy!

At the AI Arena challenge, the three nominees have to determine which houseguest appears most in series of images.  After two very confusing minutes, they all choose a different answer and it’s Kimo who comes away with the right one. (4 points for “Win special comp” to Jay!). Angela is ecstatic at that result, and I want to throw up. They have a brief minute to convince people for their votes (1 point each for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Dalphyne and Ricky!). In his speech, Matt forgives Angela and she’s so self-centered that she doesn’t understand why.

At the vote, Lisa mentions how good Julie looks (1 point for “Mention “<<  X >> is iconic’” to Jay!”). The votes come out, and much to my chagrin Matt is evicted 8-3 (8 points for “Received vote against” to Ricky!), (-2 points for “Evicted” against Ricky!), (6 points for “First person evicted after our game starts” to Ricky!), and (3 points for “Received vote against” to Dalphyne!).

They put the game first, and I get that. Any other moment I’d be yelling if they did it the other way, but I hate that Angela got her way.  We close the show as Makensy’s would-be showmance heads out the door which brings her to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Dalphyne!)

What does that mean for our scores?  Jay remains in first thanks to Kimo and Lisa’s comp wins but Ricky is right behind because Matt racked up a bunch before he took off. Jen and Dalphyne lead the also-rans while Carol, Scott, Marissa and Roberta wonder if their players will ever get screen time! Why in the world did I trade for Angela? #BRINGBACKLOLO!

Current Scores:

1. Jay: 34
2. Ricky: 31
3. Jen: 19
4. Dalphyne: 16
5. Carol: 13
6. Scott: 11
7. Marissa: 10
8. Roberta: 10

Big Brother 26: Update #1

 

Welcome to the first update for Pretend Points Big Brother 26!  Before I get started, let me mention that this is a SPOILER FILLED POST!  If you don’t want spoilers, click away now.  This is your first and last warning.

Ok, as I mentioned in the rules, scoring that took place before Sunday’s show does not count.  That means Quinn and Makensy’s upgrades, along with Cedric and Rubina’s downgrades will not be scored.  Can’t remember who was drafted by whom?  Click here to see the teams!

The scoring season starts with T’Kor, Quinn, Leah and Matt cheering that they’re in the Big Brother house, (2 points each for “Speak in Opening Vignette” to Joe and Demi. 4 points to Carol for having both Leah and Matt!).  Angela is really excited to be here – and not the normal OMG I’M HERE level either. She's like “Just drank 3 cups of coffee and followed it with a bucket of Red Bulls” excited.  

As they sit around the living room introducing themselves, we learn that Tucker is a chef and Lisa is a narcissistic, look at me try-hard who interrupts him the moment he says the word chef.  We are three minutes in and between her and Angela, I’ve already got villains to root against.  Finally able to finish his intro, Tucker realizes he has a lot in common with Old Man Kenny, while Matt and Rubina bond over being Filipino.  Kenny also bonds with Matt over military family/cop stuff, though the undercover cop doesn’t share his history quite yet.

A look at the last time they will all like each other

 In a bedroom, Brooklyn, Makensy, Rubina and Chelsie talk about how a girl's alliance would help all of their games, (1 point each for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Viviana, Evan, Theresa and Carol!) but they fail to solidify the alliance, and openly say how the girls alliance is always discussed but never happens.

 In the shower/bathroom, Angela jokes that Matt is so good looking he will be in a showmance in short order. Visibly cringing, Matt tries to shy away but Angela keeps going.  Matt is not happy about this at all and she's blind to it. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!).

 In the kitchen, Lisa makes sure everyone knows she’s a chef and adds edible glitter to….everyone’s food and then to Matt, Cam and Tucker’s bodies. It’s a good thing I wasn’t in the house for this. I hate glitter. There’s a decent chance I’d have made her cry.

 The group discusses who won the upgrade powers. Lisa, Leah and Brooklyn can’t wait to use someone else’s power to their advantage. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Demi!).  We find out that Makensy has won America’s Veto – she can use a veto at any time in the next four (4) weeks, and America will choose the replacement nominee

 Quinn has won the Deepfake HOH where he can strip the HOH of all power, control the nominations and even make videos as the HOH saying anything he wants it to say.  Ok, that’s cool.

 AI Ainsley calls everyone together to tell the houseguests the HOH will have to nominate three (3) people each week, and all three will play in an AI competition just before the vote with the winner coming off the block. Everyone thinks it’s insane which helped me realized Ainsley's true alter ego:

I'm here for it, Ainsley!

  They will also play veto, giving each nominee two chances to come off the block!  Note: Winning AI comps will be scored as “Win special competition” which is worth 4 points.  No points just for competing.).  As opposed to everyone else (he said, sarcastically) Brooklyn needs to win the HOH to ensure her safety (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win <comp name> to Viviana!) 

 At the HOH comp, Rubina and Cedric can’t play due to downgrades. The remaining 14 houseguests must break into teams three, leaving Tucker and Makensy out. They don’t even get to compete -  sorry Brian and Teresa!  Rolling a disc along a virtual board, the highest team score gets to eliminate another team, Kimo, Rubina and Brooklyn are quickly eliminated in Round 2.  In Round 3, Kenny, Leah and Angela advance leading Leah to cry at the idea of winning HOH (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Carol!).  Unfortunately for her, tears don’t get the job done as it’s OMGOMGANGELA who takes home the win.  (5 points for “Win HOH” to Brian!), bringing joy to….no one but her and Brian😉.

 Kenny and Tucker don’t know where they stand with Angela, but she is good with her roommates Joseph, Cedric, T’Kor and Chelsie.  It’s a diverse group and the video store clerk is all for it.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Evan!).  Matt breaks Rule #4: Know Your Audience, openly telling Lisa, Kenny and Joseph about how Angela will put him up. Joseph immediately sprints to the HOH room so he can squeal.

 Unsure who to put up, Angela does interviews and it’s Quinn who gets the most out of it. He shares that he won the Deepfake HOH, which would normally break Rule #1: STFU, but it absolutely builds trust with Angela.  Not only do they make a final-two deal, but they cement it with a formal alliance name! (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Demi!), (3 points each for “Make a final two deal” to Brian and Demi) and (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Brian for BB Guns!).  The rest of the interviews have one common theme:

                               Apparently she annoys the houseguests as much as she annoys us!

The true fun begins when Matt comes up.  Angela apologizes to Matt for the misunderstanding and going too far about showmances, saying it wasn’t gameplay.  I believe Matt bought it, but he very openly threatens her saying if he’s nominated, he will have two chances to come off the block and if – by some miracle – he doesn’t, the house likes him anyway and he will come after her.  She is seriously taken aback by this aggression and I love it!

At the nomination ceremony, Matt’s aggression paid off as he avoids the block. Lisa, Kimo and Kenny are not so lucky as all three are nominated for first boot. (3 points each for Demi, Tessa and Teresa!), and (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Brian!) for Angela’s episode-ending tears. All three will compete in the Veto and the AI competition, so who knows who'll be on the block come eviction night?

I feel like there are several explosive personalities in the house and the fuse has been lit.  Let’s hope it’s an crazy season!

On the strength of Angela’s HOH win, forming a final two and naming an alliance, Brian jumps out to a quick lead, with Demi close behind. This early on, the few points separating everyone else can be made up with a veto win, a special comp win or even some open crying! Check out the standings in the current scores:

1. Brian     13
2. Demi     10
3. Carol       5
4. Teresa     4
5. Tessa       3
6. Viviana   3
7. Evan      2
8. Joe         2

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update 1

 

Welcome to the first update for Pretend Points Big Brother 26!  Before I get started, let me mention that this is a SPOILER FILLED POST!  If you don’t want spoilers, click away now.  This is your first and last warning.

 

Ok, now As I mentioned inthe rules, scoring that took place before Sunday’s show does not count.  That means Quinn and Makensy’s upgrades, along with Cedric and Rubina’s downgrades will not be scored.  Can’t remember who was drafted by whom?  Click here to see the teams!

The scoring season starts with T’Kor, Quinn, Leah and Matt cheering that they’re in the Big Brother house, (2 points each for “Speak in Opening Vignette” to Mairssa and Jen. 4 points to Ricky for having both Leah and Matt!).  Angela is really excited to be here – and not the normal OMG I’M HERE level either. More like “Just drank 3 cups of coffee and followed it with a bucket of Red Bulls” excited.  

As they sit around the living room introducing themselves, we learn that Tucker is a chef and Lisa is a narcissistic, look at me try-hard who interrupts him the moment he says the word chef.  We are three minutes in and between her and Angela, I’ve already got villains to root against.  Finally able to finish his intro, Tucker realizes he has a lot in common with Old Man Kenny, while Matt and Rubina bond over being Filipino.  Kenny also bonds with Matt over military family/cop stuff, though the undercover cop doesn’t share his history quite yet.

A look at the last time they will all like each other

 In a bedroom, Brooklyn, Makensy, Rubina and Chelsie talk about how a girls alliance would help all of their games, (1 point each for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Dalphyne, Jen, Carol and Marissa!) but they fail to solidify the alliance, and openly say how the girls alliance is always discussed but never happens.

 In the shower/bathroom, Angela jokes that Matt is so good looking he will be in a showmance in short order. Visibly cringing, Matt tries to shy away, but Angela keeps going leading Angela’s owner Jay to say “Just shut up. Just shut up!”.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Jay!).

 At that point, Jay and I agreed on a trade – mostly because he can’t bear to root for Angela. I give him Lisa. He gives me Angela.  The trade takes effect on Wednesday.

 In the kitchen, Lisa makes sure everyone knows she’s a chef and adds edible glitter to….everyone’s food and then to Matt, Cam and Tucker’s bodies. It’s a good thing I wasn’t in the house for this. I hate glitter. There’s a decent chance I’d have made her cry.

 The group discusses who won the upgrade powers. Lisa, Leah and Brooklyn can’t wait to use someone else’s power to their advantage. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!).  We find out that Makensy has won America’s Veto – she can use a veto at any time in the next four (4) weeks, and America will choose the replacement nominee

 Quinn has won the Deepfake HOH where he can strip the HOH of all power, control the nominations and even make videos as the HOH saying anything he wants it to say.  Ok, that’s cool.

 AI Ainsley calls everyone together to tell the houseguests the HOH will have to nominate three (3) people each week, and all three will play in an AI competition just before the vote with the winner coming off the block. Everyone thinks it’s insane which helped me realized Ainsley's true alter ego:

I'm here for it, Ainsley!

 They will also play veto, giving each nominee two chances to come off the block!  Winning AI comps will be scored as “Win special competition” which is worth 4 points.  No points just for competing.).  Brooklyn needs to win the HOH to ensure her safety (1 point for “Mention ‘I need to win <comp name> to Jen!) 

 At the HOH comp, Rubina and Cedric can’t play due to downgrades. The remaining 14 houseguests must break into teams three, leaving Tucker and Makensy out.  They don’t even get to compete!  Rolling a disc along a virtual board, the highest team score gets to eliminate another team, Kimo, Rubina and Brooklyn are quickly eliminated in Round 2.  In Round 3, Kenny, Leah and Angela advance leading Leah to cry at the idea of winning HOH (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Ricky!).  Unfortunately for her, tears don’t get the job done as it’s OMGOMGOMGANGELA who takes home the win.  (5 points for “Win HOH” to Jay!), bringing joy to….no one but her.

 Kenny and Tucker don’t know where they stand with Angela, but she is good with her roommates Joseph, Cedric, T’Kor and Chelsie.  It’s a diverse group and the video store clerk is all for it.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Roberta!).  Matt breaks Rule #4: Know Your Audience, openly telling Lisa, Kenny and Joseph about how Angela will put him up leading Joseph to sprint to the HOH room so he can squeal.

 Unsure who to put up, Angela does interviews and it’s Quinn who gets the most out of it. He shares that he won the Deepfake HOH, which would normally break Rule #1: STFU, but it absolutely builds trust with Angela.  Not only do they make a final-two deal, but they cement it with a formal alliance name! (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Jen!), (3 points each for “Make a final two deal” to Jay and Jen) and (3 points for “Come up with a formal alliance name” to Jay for BB Guns!).  The rest of the interviews have one common theme:

                                  Apparently she annoys the houseguests as much as she annoys us!

The true fun begins when Matt comes up.  Angela apologizes to Matt for the misunderstanding and going too far about showmances, saying it wasn’t gameplay.  I believe Matt bought it, but he very openly threatens her saying if he’s nominated, he will have two chances to come off the block and if – by some miracle – he doesn’t, the house likes him anyway and he will come after her.  She is seriously taken aback by this aggression and I love it!

At the nomination ceremony, Matt’s aggression paid off as he avoids the block. Lisa, Kimo and Kenny are not so lucky as all three are nominated for first boot. (3 points each for me, Jay and Dalphyne!), and (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Jay!) for Angela’s episode-ending tears. All three will compete in the Veto and the AI competition, so who knows who'll be on the block come eviction night?

I feel like there are several explosive personalities in the house and the fuse has been lit.  Let’s hope it’s an crazy season!

On the strength of Angela’s HOH win, forming a final two and naming an alliance, Jay jumps out to a quick lead, doubling up Jen who rides Quinn into 2^nd place with Ricky, Scott and Dalphyne close behind. Alas, its a slow start for Carol and Roberta as they take up the bottom two spots in the current scores:

1. Jay           16
2. Jen           8
3. Ricky       5
4. Scott        4
5. Dalphyne 4
6. Marissa    3
7. Carol        1
8. Roberta    1

Big Brother 26: Champions League Cast and Teams

 

Here are the teams for Pretend Points Champions League for Big Brother 26:

Carol	Cam	Chelsie
Scott	Tucker	Lisa
Jen	Quinn	Brooklyn
Jay	Angela	Kimo
Ricky	Matt	Leah
Dalphyne	Makensy	Kenney
Marisa	T’Kor	Rubina
Roberta	Cedric	Joseph