Big Brother 26: Update #14

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Godzilla kicks off eviction night with dance moves that call for brain bleach.

(2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Brian!)

She wants to explain to Tucker what happened, but he’s not interested and is shocked at T’Kor’s decision. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!). Godzilla does what she does best and stomps all over her alliances like they’re Tokyo, outing the Tanks alliance to the house (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Brian!).  Then she calls out Quinn saying no one can trust him, which is both true and hysterical.

Anyone who thinks she’s a number in their favor is crazier than she is

 Seeing the chaos, Makensy knows it’s her time to win in the AI arena (1 point for “Say ‘I need to win << comp name >> to Teresa!).

Rubina tries to keep the Friendzzzz strong by comforting Tucker and convincing him to talk with T’Kor.  He feels like he’s playing on the varsity vs. the JV team.  5 points if you read this line.  Message me directly. Tell no one else. Offer good until the next update is posted.  Rubina wonders if he’ s playing her but she shouldn’t.  To my knowledge, he hasn’t lied to anyone.  Well, maybe he exaggerated a bit when he claimed to be trained by the FBI to detect lies but otherwise, his game has been remarkably honest.

Chelsie takes some post-veto ceremony time to align votes against Tucker if he loses the AI arena. Cam and Makensy are in, while SlayZeeAh quotes The Great One, saying “You miss 100% of the shots you don’ t take”.  I’d bet anything she has no idea where that quote comes from. Quinn sees voting against Tucker as a big risk as it may alienate Kimo and T’Kor (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Demi!).

The first person to solve the BB AI Arena puzzle, match the encryption code and press their buzzer wins safety and Makensy absolutely destroys this comp! (4 points for “Win special competition” to Teresa!) meaning the two biggest targets in the game will be on the block.  Rule #3: Play to Win applies here. As much as I like watching him, Tucker HAS to go.

They both campaign to stay, and the non-nominees hustle into a side room to discuss the vote.  Godzilla’s speech is ridiculous and….she…absolutely…will…not…stop…talking.  Come on, Chenbot! Tell her enough already!

At the vote, Kimo, Rubina and T’Kor vote to keep Tucker but it’s not enough. He’s evicted by a 5-3 margin. (8 points for “Received vote against” to Brian!), (-2 points for “Evicted” against Brian!) and (-5 points for “Evicted after agreeing to go up as a pawn” against Brian!). 

That’s a lot of work for one point!

Tears abound following his eviction, as SlayZeeAh, Kimo, Cam, Joseph, Rubina and Godzilla all let some loose (2 points each for “Shown on camera crying” to Evan and Tessa), (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Carol! . All is not lost for Tucker.  He earned $20,000 for being a lousy AI Instigator (7 points for “Win a cash prize” to Brian!).

It’s not going to be the same game without him.

So what does this mean for our scores?  Brian has 122 point lead and I am not sure it will be enough now that Tucker is gone!  Demi stays in 2^nd  while Teresa jumps past Joe into 3^rd.  Evan remains in 5^th but Tessa swaps 6^th with Viviana.  Carol still has a shot.  All she needs is 157 points from SlayZeeAh without anyone else scoring a point!  IT CAN HAPPEN!               

1. Brian     206
2. Demi       84
3. Teresa     81
4. Joe          78
5. Evan       75
6. Tessa      72
7. Viviana   71
8. Carol      50

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #14

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Second, 5 points to Marissa for finding hidden points in the previous post!

Godzilla kicks off eviction night with dance moves that call for brain bleach.

(2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to me!)

She wants to explain to Tucker what happened, but he’s not interested and is shocked at T’Kor’s decision. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!). Godzilla does what she does best and stomps all over her alliances like they’re Tokyo, outing the Tanks alliance to the house (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to me!).  Then she calls out Quinn saying no one can trust him, which is both true and hysterical.

Anyone who thinks she’s a number in their favor is crazier than she is. 

 Seeing the chaos, Makensy knows it’s her time to win in the AI arena (1 point for “Say ‘I need to win << comp name >> to Dalphyne!).

Rubina tries to keep the Friendzzzz strong by comforting Tucker and convincing him to talk with T’Kor.  He feels like he’s playing on the varsity vs. the JV team.  5 points if you read this line.  Message me directly. Tell no one else. Offer good until the next update is posted.  Rubina wonders if he’ s playing her but she shouldn’t.  To my knowledge, he hasn’t lied to anyone.  Well, maybe he exaggerated a bit when he claimed to be trained by the FBI to detect lies but otherwise, his game has been remarkably honest.

Chelsie takes some post-veto ceremony time to align votes against Tucker if he loses the AI arena. Cam and Makensy are in, while SlayZeeAh quotes The Great One, saying “You miss 100% of the shots you don’ t take”.  I’d bet anything she has no idea where that quote comes from. Quinn sees voting against Tucker as a big risk as it may alienate Kimo and T’Kor (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Jen!).

The first person to solve the BB AI Arena puzzle, match the encryption code and press their buzzer wins safety and Makensy absolutely destroys this comp! (4 points for “Win special competition” to Dalphyne!) meaning the two biggest targets in the game will be on the block.  Rule #3: Play to Win applies here. As much as I like watching him, Tucker HAS to go.

They both campaign to stay, and the non-nominees hustle into a side room to discuss the vote.  Godzilla’s speech is ridiculous and….she…absolutely…will…not…stop…talking.  Come on, Chenbot! Tell her enough already!

At the vote, Kimo, Rubina and T’Kor vote to keep Tucker but it’s not enough. He’s evicted by a 5-3 margin. (8 points for “Received vote against” to me!), (-2 points for “Evicted” against me!) and (-5 points for “Evicted after agreeing to go up as a pawn” against me!). 

That’s a lot of work for one point!

Tears abound following his eviction, as Leah, Kimo, Cam, Joseph, Rubina and Godzilla all let some loose (1 point each for “Shown on camera crying” to Ricky, Jay, Carol, Roberta, and Marissa!). All is not lost, for Tucker at least.  He earned $20,000 for being a lousy AI Instigator (7 points for “Win a cash prize” to me!).

It’s not going to be the same game without him.

So what does this mean for our scores?  I have a 99-point lead but now that I’ve lost Tucker, I feel extremely vulnerable!  Jen now has company in 2^nd as Marissa moves into a tie thanks to the secret points she found.  There’s also a tie for 3^rd, as Dalphyne has caught Jay thanks to Makensy’s AI arena win. Roberta, Carol and Ricky stay steady at 6^th, 7^th and 8^th.

1. Scott       197
2. Marissa    93
3. Jen           93
4. Jay           79
5. Dalphyne 79
6. Roberta    70
7. Carol        59
8. Ricky       50

Big Brother 26: Update #13

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

SlayZeeAh gets us started by confirming what we all knew: She’s clueless (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Carol!).  Following the nomination ceremony, Cam and Makensy aren’t surprised to be nominated but Tucker is, despite pseudo-volunteering to be a pawn as he did for Chelsie and Cedric (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Joe!).   In the HOH room later, T’Kor assures Cam he’s the pawn but the football player’s not taking it for granted (1 point for “Say “I need to win << comp name>> to Tessa!).  Meanwhile, Godzilla raises a toast of salted meat to dear, departed Brooklyn (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Viviana!)

In conversation with Makensy, T’Kor explains that she had to nominate her because there are so few people left in the game.  Excuse me?  THERE ARE 11 PEOPLE LEFT!  11!  

If I’m Makensy, I’m reading that as “She’s aligned with everyone except the nominees”.  Tucker tells us he’s not sure if he should use the veto on himself if he wins, while T’Kor tells us she hopes he doesn’t so she can remain relatively blood-free, thinking the Sixth Ave alliance will keep him safe.

Different reasons lead to the same result

 In other areas, Makensy complains about being on the block to Chelsie who says she’d use the veto on the Volleyball player if picked to play.  Chelsie’s lying, of course. She wants to win so she can keep Tucker on the block.  Meanwhile, Quinn still has the hots for SlayZeeAh but she’s clearly not interested.

It’s time to pick players for the veto! Godzilla is drawn at random, while Cam gets to choose. Everyone knows he’s going to pick Chelsie but this is Big Brother where we EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!  Cam swerves and chooses Joseph who’s thrown almost every competition he’s played in (1 point for “Picked for veto via random draw” to Brian), (2 points for “Picked for veto via houseguest choice” to Evan!).  “Why didn’t you pick me?” Chelsie asks Cam which is exactly what we’d say to Cam given the chance. 5 points if you read this line. Message me directly and don’t tell anyone else. Good until the next recap is published. He’s just trying to keep her safe, he says.  Dumber than a box of rocks.  And not those smart rocks either. That’s dumber than the truly dumb rocks.

It's a “Low score is eliminated and chooses a prize” veto comp meaning veto, cash prizes and punishments are up for grabs!  Makensy and Tucker are really gunning for it (1 point each for “Say ‘I need to win << comp name>> to Teresa and Brian!).  

Note: This comp is scored by what they eventually wind up with, not by what envelope they open.

1. Joseph is out first, and has the veto
2. Godzilla is out second, and gets “Trapped in the Mattrix” punishment which she trades for Joseph’s veto
3. Makensy is out third and gets a trip to Hawaii which she keeps
4. T’Kor is out fourth and gets a the “Radiation eradication” punishment which she trades for Godzilla’s veto
5. Tucker is out fifth (HE FINALLY LOST!) and wins $5,000 which he trades to T’Kor for the veto. He knows Cam is going to take the veto from him and he’ll get a punishment in its place but he did it for her. He’s something else.
6. Cam wins the competition and trades his “BB AI Assistant” punishment for the veto.

So: Cam wins the veto.  T’Kor and Makensy win prizes.  Godzilla, Tucker and Joseph earn punishments.

The scoring goes:

(7 points for “Win a cash bonus or prize” to Joe and Teresa!),

(16 points for “Earn a punishment / wear a stupid costume” to Brian!), and 

(8 points for “Earn a punishment / wear a stupid costume” to Evan!).

Most importantly, T’Kor now needs to make a renomination decision. She has enough trouble deciding what to eat for breakfast. Being forced into this decision could cause her to short-circuit entirely

An actual photo of T'Kor trying to make a decision

 Between the two of them, T’kor and Kimo see SlayZeeAh as an easy choice – mostly because they are aligned with everyone else in the house who’s not already on the block!  We get some AI Instigator nonsense but Tucker’s shockingly bad at stirring up chaos until Makensy starts telling everyone she thinks Godzilla is the instigator.  Let’s put a pin in that.

Godzilla does her punishment, and it looks brutal, clearing 1,000 “radioactive” balls from the backyard one at a time is bad enough, but she also has to get “Decontaminated” with foam and cold water several times.  This looks truly awful, and it brings her to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Brian!). Somewhere, Matt is laughing.

And speaking of Matt….

Joseph thinks 24 hours if isolation from these annoying people will be bliss, but his reverie turns into torture as an AI version of Matt spends the next 24 STRAIGHT HOURS telling him idiotic facts like “No number before 1,000 uses the letter A.  Let’s check!  One – no A, Two – no A…”.   This is torturous! Joseph’s ready to put picks in his eardrums.

I'm Matt as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!

While Joseph is tortured by Matt, Tucker’s psyche is tortured by Godzilla.  When he tells her everyone thinks she’s the AI instigator, but he would keep her safe to the end, she doesn’t believe him. She thinks he would keep Rubina over her.  Tucker’s exclamations to the contrary, she’s probably right.  The thing is, THERE ARE STILL 11 PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE!  It won’t matter if he’s lying for WEEKS.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!)

She takes this proclamation of loyalty, wipes her behind with it and schemes with Quinn, Makensy and SlayZeeAh to get him out.   Being the backstabbing schemer he is, and wanting to keep his heart throb SlayZeeAh safe, Quinn goes straight to HOH T’Kor – who’s looking for a renomination – and spills the tea.  Predictably, T’Kor is fine with going after Godzilla. Quinn also tells Tucker everything and while he feels betrayed, Tucker follows Rule #2: Trust but Verify. He needs to hear it from Godzilla to believe it.  

It's hard to feel bad for Tucker when she confirms it.  He’s an honest player and she’s so crazy he should know better. She’s a time bomb.  Whether she’s going to go nuts and explode isn’t a question of if.  It’s a question of when, and how close by you are when she does.  Despite her machinations against him, Tucker still wants to keep her safe. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Brian!).  We haven’t seen a player like him ever.

T'Kor’s decision comes down to “Does she want to piss off Quinn by nominating SlayZeeAh or piss off Tucker by nominating Godzilla?”.  Given how betrayed he already feels by Godzilla, I can’t imagine Tucker will react well if T’Kor goes against him.

At the veto meeting, Cam uses the veto and T’Kor nominates….

(3 points for “Nominated for eviction” to Brian!)

Quinn can’t believe his plan worked while Tucker just wishes they’d listen to him.  He agreed to be a pawn, he gave her $5,000 and took the punishment and he didn’t nominate her last week.  He feels completely let down and while it wasn’t his HOH, I can’t say I blame him.

So, what does that mean for our scores?  Brian’s lead grew to a massive 101 points over 2^nd place Demi but Joe has closed the gap on her, and now sits only 5 points out of 2nd!  Teresa picked up 9 points moving her to 4^th while Evan, recently in the cellar, is now in 5^th, just a few points from 3^rd! All it took was torturing Joseph. Viviana and Tessa fall to 6^th and 7^th while Carol looks up, hoping against hope that SlayZeeAh finally starts playing the game!               

1. Brian     194
2. Demi    83
3. Joe         78
4. Teresa  76
5. Evan      73
6. Viviana 71
7. Tessa    70
8. Carol    49

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #13

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Second, 5 points to Marissa for finding hidden points in the previous post!

SlayZeeAh gets us started by confirming what we all knew: She’s clueless (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Ricky!).  Following the nomination ceremony, Cam and Makensy aren’t surprised to be nominated but Tucker is, despite pseudo-volunteering to be a pawn as he did for Chelsie and Cedric (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray”  to Roberta!).   In the HOH room later, T’Kor assures Cam he’s the pawn but the football player’s not taking it for granted (1 point for “Say “I need to win << comp name>> to Carol!).  Meanwhile, Godzilla raises a toast of salted meat to dear, departed Brooklyn (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Jen!)

In conversation with Makensy, T’Kor explains that she had to nominate her because there are so few people left in the game.  Excuse me?  THERE ARE 11 PEOPLE LEFT!  11!  

If I’m Makensy, I’m reading that as “She’s aligned with everyone except the nominees”.  Tucker tells us he’s not sure if he should use the veto on himself if he wins, while T’Kor tells us she hopes he doesn’t so she can remain relatively blood-free, thinking the Sixth Ave alliance will keep him safe.

Different reasons lead to the same result

 In other areas, Makensy complains about being on the block to Chelsie who says she’d use the veto on the Volleyball player if picked to play.  Chelsie’s lying, of course. She wants to win so she can keep Tucker on the block.  Meanwhile, Quinn still has the hots for SlayZeeAh but she’s clearly not interested.

It’s time to pick players for the veto! Godzilla is drawn at random, while Cam gets to choose. Everyone knows he’s going to pick Chelsie but this is Big Brother where we EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED!  Cam swerves and chooses Joseph who’s thrown almost every competition he’s played in (1 point for “Picked for veto via random draw” to me), (2 points for “Picked for veto via houseguest choice” to Roberta!).  “Why didn’t you pick me?” Chelsie asks Cam which is exactly what we’d say to Cam given the chance. 5 points if you read this line. Message me directly and don’t tell anyone else. Good until the next recap is published. He’s just trying to keep her safe, he says.  Dumber than a box of rocks.  And not those smart rocks either. That’s dumber than the truly dumb rocks.

It's a “Low score is eliminated and chooses a prize” veto comp meaning veto, cash prizes and punishments are up for grabs!  Makensy and Tucker are really gunning for it (1 point each for “Say ‘I need to win << comp name>> to  Dalphyne and me!).  Note: We score this comp by what they eventually wind up with, not by what envelope they open.

1. Joseph is out first, and has the veto
2. Godzilla is out second, and gets “Trapped in the Mattrix” punishment which she trades for Joseph’s veto
3. Makensy is out third and gets a trip to Hawaii which she keeps
4. T’Kor is out fourth and gets a the “Radiation eradication” punishment which she trades for Godzilla’s veto
5. Tucker is out fifth (HE FINALLY LOST!) and wins $5,000 which he trades to T’Kor for the veto. He knows Cam is going to take the veto from him and he’ll get a punishment in its place but he did it for her. He’s something else.
6. Cam wins the competition and trades his “BB AI Assistant” punishment for the veto.

So: Cam wins the veto.  T’Kor and Makensy win prizes.  Godzilla, Tucker and Joseph earn punishments.

The scoring goes:

(7 points for “Win a cash bonus or prize” to Dalphyne and Marissa!), (16 points for “Earn a punishment / wear a stupid costume” to me!), and (8 points for “Earn a punishment / wear a stupid costume” to Roberta!).

Most importantly, T’Kor now needs to make a renomination decision. She has enough trouble deciding what to eat for breakfast. Being forced into this decision could cause her to short-circuit entirely

An actual photo of T'Kor trying to make a decision

 

Between the two of them, T’kor and Kimo see SlayZeeAh as an easy choice – mostly because the are aligned with everyone else in the house who’s not already on the block!  We get some AI Instigator nonsense but Tucker’s shockingly bad at stirring up chaos until Makensy starts telling everyone she thinks Godzilla is the instigator.  Let’s put a pin in that.

Godzilla does her punishment and it looks brutal, clearing 1,000 “radioactive” balls from the backyard one at a time is bad enough, but she also has to get “Decontaminated” with foam and cold water several times.  This looks truly awful, and it brings her to tears. (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to me!). Somewhere, Matt is laughing.

And speaking of Matt….

Joseph thinks 24 hours if isolation from these annoying people will be bliss, but his reverie turns into torture as an AI version of Matt spends the next 24 STRAIGHT HOURS telling him idiotic facts like “No number before 1,000 uses the letter A.  Let’s check!  One – no A, Two – no A…”.   This is torturous! Joseph’s ready to put picks in his eardrums.

I'm Matt as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!

While Joseph is tortured by Matt, Tucker’s psyche is tortured by Godzilla.  When he tells her everyone thinks she’s the AI instigator, but he would keep her safe to the end, she doesn’t believe him. She thinks he would keep Rubina over her.  Tucker’s exclamations to the contrary, she’s probably right.  The thing is, THERE ARE STILL 11 PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE!  It won’t matter if he’s lying for WEEKS.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!)

She takes this proclamation of loyalty, wipes her behind with it and schemes with Quinn, Makensy and SlayZeeAh to get him out.   Being the backstabbing schemer he is, and wanting to keep his heart throb SlayZeeAh safe, Quinn goes straight to HOH T’Kor – who’s looking for a renomination – and spills the tea.  Predictably, T’Kor is fine with going after Godzilla. Quinn also tells Tucker everything and while he feels betrayed, Tucker follows Rule #2: Trust but Verify. He needs to hear it from Godzilla to believe it.  

It's hard to feel bad for Tucker when she confirms it.  He’s an honest player and she’s so crazy he should know better. She’s a time bomb.  Whether she’s going to go nuts and explode isn’t a question of if.  It’s a question of when, and how close by you are when she does.  Despite her machinations against him, Tucker still wants to keep her safe. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to me!).  We haven’t seen a player like him ever.

T'Kor’s decision comes down to “Does she want to piss off Quinn by nominating SlayZeeAh or piss off Tucker by nominating Godzilla?”.  Given how betrayed he already feels by Godzilla, I can’t imagine Tucker will react well if T’Kor goes against him.

At the veto meeting, Cam uses the veto and T’Kor nominates….

(3 points for “Nominated for eviction” to me!)

Quinn can’t believe his plan worked while Tucker just wishes they’d listen to him.  He agreed to be a pawn, he gave her $5,000 and took the punishment and he didn’t nominate her last week.  He feels completely let down and while it wasn’t his HOH, I can’t say I blame him.

So, what does that mean for our scores?

It almost seems impossible that my lead would grow but thanks to Tucker and Angela both gaining punishments, I now lead 2^nd place Jen by 73 points.  Marissa moves into a 2nd place tie with Jen thanks to her 5 hidden points and T’Kor’s prize win.  Dalphyne is now only a few behind Jay thanks to Makensy’s prize win, but Joeph’s punishment leaves Roberta close behind.  Cam won the Veto for Carol but disappeared shortly after, and while Ricky’s stuck with SlayZeeAh, it could be worse. He might’ve chosen Rubina or Joseph instead! 

1. Scott      185
2. Jen           92
3. Marissa    92
4. Jay           78
5. Dalphyne 74
6. Roberta    69
7. Carol        58
8. Ricky       49

Big Brother 26: Update #12

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Tucker reminds us “to thine own self be true” as we kick off Sunday’s show (2 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” to Brian!). When last we left, we said goodbye to President of the HOA, Brooklyn and Tucker is fired up (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Viviana!) as he’s brought the Pentagon down to a Triangle.  Chelsie is proud to have kept herself safe, and is now joined at the hip with Cam, who totally trusts her despite Chelsie being his sole vote to evict. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Viviana!). 

At the HOH competition, Chelsie and Quinn both feel they must win (1 point each for “Say ‘I need to win <<comp name>>’” to Viviana and Demi!). It’s a True/False game with 10 players, last one standing wins HOH and to the surprise of everyone including herself, T’Kor takes home the victory! (5 points for “Win HOH” to Joe!).  SlayZeeAh can’t seem to get over the victory hump and is tired of “being used as others merch” (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Carol!). Not in power, Quinn decides to move to personal conversations rather than strategic ones because those keep blowing up in his face.

Following her win, everyone follows T’Kor around like ducklings. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Joe!), (1 point for “Mention “it’s iconic” to Evan”).

Makensy was right. This was weird.

Everyone’s reaction to her win is over-the-top bizarre. Tears flow from Rubina, Kimo and T’Kor herself (1 point each for “Shown on camera crying” to Evan, Tessa and Joe!) as Tucker tells us how special she is.  

Cam and Chelsie don’t know where they stand with her following the Collective implosion and Cedric's eviction (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to  Joe!), Rubina thinks dwindling numbers make nominations difficult, which boggles my mind as there are still 11 players left.  Joseph and SlayZeeAh aren’t worried because no one remembers they’re still playing.

In the HOH room, Tucker, Rubina, T’Kor and Kimo decide Godzilla and Joseph are only numbers for them and form another alliance, the Friendzzzz. When I hear that name why do I envision a 90s boy-band? (3 points for “Name an alliance” to Evan!), (3 points each for “Be part of an official alliance” to Tessa, Brian, Evan and Joe!). 

A visual representation of this alliance’s staying power

Tucker is called into the DR and finds out he’s been named the AI Instigator.  As if the season didn’t already revolve around him!  (7 points for “Be a secret team member” to Brian!).   His first use of the power is to look like Quinn and out his own showmance with Rubina, signing off saying Pentagon 4 Life! As the house didn’t know this power was coming, they are all confused. Was it really Quinn? If not, who was it?

Tucker was trying to be funny, but Rubina is really upset, and he’s not allowed to tell her. She’s going to kill him when she finds out!  However, the Tubina showmance is now officially out there (8 points each for “Be part of an officially named showmance” to Brian and Evan!).

As the houseguests try to figure out what the power is, and who has it, Carol predicts Joseph and SlayZeeAh will hook up at some point. I’ll give it 3-1 against, just because of his moustache. We also get some Godzilla tears, as her have-not week ends (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Brian!). That’s what you get for falling off the wall first!

T’Kor probes each person one-by-one on who to nominate.  Taking a line from an old boss of mine, “When you go into a meeting with people above you, be prepared to share your opinion”. Makensy has opinions, but they’re all T’Kor’s alliance mates (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Joe!), so she’s an easy target.  I guess we should amend that to “share your opinion…but make sure it’s the right one”. Cam has no targets and gives nothing and while Tucker doesn’t volunteer to be a pawn, he thinks she deserves an easy HOH even if it comes at his expense.  WTF. IS. THAT?  

Finally, the story of T'Kor and SlayZeeAh's "Who are you targeting" conversation told in pictures:

T'Kor

SlayZeeAh:

If you look closely, you can see the spinning wheel 

Finally, Godzilla stomps into The Friendzzzz meeting in the HOH room, crying that she feels like she’s going home.  No one has even talked about that, and she’s in Sixth Avenue with T’Kor.  Carol thinks she’s playing it up for sympathy to avoid nomination.  I think she has main character syndrome and just assumes everyone’s always thinking about her.

At the nomination ceremony, it’s Makensy, Cam and Tucker who get the nods (3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” to Teresa, Tessa and Brian!).  T’Kor claims the pool is so small she had no other choice.  This doesn’t hold water for me. She’s the HOH and we’ve had 5 evictions meaning 10 people are still available. If I were not in an alliance with her, and not nominated, I’d assume she’s allied with absolutely everyone else.

With that done, what does this mean for our scores? Brian takes another huge jump with a massive 24-point week thanks to Tucker being both AI Instigator and in an official showmance.  Demi remains in 2^nd, but Joe takes a huge jump in a 3^rd place tie with Viviana thanks to T’Kor’s HOH and alliance work. Teresa drops to 5^th while Tessa remains in 6^th with Evan, who climbed out of the cellar last week, just two points back due to Rubina’s alliance / showmance.  With only SlayZeeAh left Carol looks up wistfully, wondering what might have been.

1. Brian     170
2. Demi      82
3. Joe         69
4. Viviana  69
5. Teresa    67
6. Tessa     65
7. Evan      63
8. Carol     47

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #12

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Tucker reminds us “to thine own self be true” as we kick off Sunday’s show (2 points for “Speak in the opening vignette” to me!). When last we left, we said goodbye to President of the HOA, Brooklyn and Tucker is fired up (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Jen!) as he’s brought the Pentagon down to a Triangle.  Chelsie is proud to have kept herself safe, and is now joined at the hip with Cam, who totally trusts her despite Chelsie being his sole vote to evict. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Carol!). 

At the HOH competition, Chelsie and Quinn both feel they must win (1 point each for “Say ‘I need to win <<comp name>>’” to Carol and Jen!). It’s a True/False game with 10 players, last one standing wins HOH and to the surprise of everyone including herself, T’Kor takes home the victory! (5 points for “Win HOH” to Marissa!).  SlayZeeAh can’t seem to get over the victory hump and is tired of “being used as others merch” (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Ricky!). Not in power, Quinn decides to move to personal conversations rather than strategic ones because those keep blowing up in his face.

Following her win, everyone follows T’Kor around like ducklings. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Marissa!), (1 point for “Mention “it’s iconic” to Marissa”).

Makensy was right. This is weird.

Everyone’s reaction to her win is over-the-top bizarre. Tears flow from Rubina, Kimo and T’Kor herself (1 point each for “Shown on camera crying” to Jay!), (2 points for “Shown on camera crying” to Marissa!) as Tucker tells us how special she is. 

 

Cam and Chelsie don’t know where they stand with her following the Collective implosion (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Roberta!), Rubina thinks dwindling numbers make nominations difficult, which boggles my mind as there are still 11 players left.  Joseph and SlayZeeAh aren’t worried because no one remembers they’re still playing.

In the HOH room, Tucker, Rubina, T’Kor and Kimo decide Godzilla and Joseph are only numbers for them and form another alliance, the Friendzzzz. When I hear that name why do I envision a 90s boy-band? (3 points for “Name an alliance” to Marissa!), (3 points each for “Be part of an official alliance” to me and Jay!), (6 points for “Be part of an official alliance” to Marissa!).  

 

A visual representation of this alliance’s staying power

Tucker is called into the DR and finds out he’s been named the AI Instigator.  As if the season didn’t already revolve around him!  (7 points for “Be a secret team member” to me!).   His first use of the power is to look like Quinn and out his own showmance with Rubina, signing off saying Pentagon 4 Life!  I’ll give you 5 points if you read this line.  Message me directly and don’t tell anyone else. Offer good until the next post is published. As the house didn’t know this power was coming, they are all confused. Was it really Quinn? If not, who was it?

Tucker was trying to be funny, but Rubina is really upset, and he’s not allowed to tell her. She’s going to kill him when she finds out!  However, the Tubina showmance is now officially out there (8 points each for “Be part of an officially named showmance” to me and Marissa!).

As the houseguests try to figure out what the power is, and who has it, Carol predicts Joseph and SlayZeeAh will hook up at some point. I’ll give it 3-1 against, just because of his moustache. We also get some Godzilla tears, as her have-not week ends (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to me!). That’s what you get for falling off the wall first!

T’Kor probes each person one-by-one on who to nominate.  Taking a line from an old boss of mine, “When you go into a meeting with people above you, be prepared to share your opinion”.  Makensy has opinions, but they’re all T’Kor’s alliance mates (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Dalphyne!), so she’s an easy target.  I guess we should amend that to “share your opinion…but make sure it’s the right one”.

Cam has no targets and gives nothing and while Tucker doesn’t volunteer to be a pawn, he thinks she deserves an easy HOH even if it comes at his expense.  WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK. IS. THAT?  Finally, the story of T'Kor and SlayZeeAh's conversation told in pictures:

T'Kor

SlayZeeAh:

If you look closely, you can see the spinning wheel 

Finally, Godzilla stomps into The Friendzzzz meeting in the HOH room, crying that she feels like she’s going home.  No one has even talked about that, and she’s in Sixth Avenue with T’Kor.  Carol thinks she’s playing it up for sympathy to avoid nomination.  I think she has main character syndrome and just assumes everyone’s always thinking about her.

At the nomination ceremony, it’s Makensy, Cam and Tucker who get the nods (3 points each for “Nominated for eviction” to Dalphyne, Carol and me!).  T’Kor claims the pool is so small she had no other choice.  This doesn’t hold water for me. She’s the HOH and we’ve had 5 evictions meaning 10 people are still available. If I were not in an alliance with her, and not nominated, I’d assume she’s allied with absolutely everyone else.

With that done, what does this mean for our scores? I feel bad even saying it, but I took another huge jump, with a massive 24-point week thanks to Tucker being both AI Instigator and in an official showmance. Jen remains in 2^nd while Marissa rockets up to 3^rd thanks to T’Kor’s HOH and Rubina’s extracurricular activities.  Jay, Dalphyne, Roberta, Carol and Ricky remain in order, as everyone wonders “What happens to our game once Tucker gets voted out?”  I don’t know either, and I don’t want to find out!

1. Scott      161
2. Jen           89
3. Marissa    80
4. Jay           78
5. Dalphyne 65
6. Roberta    57
7. Carol        53
8. Ricky       47

Big Brother 26: Update #11

 

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Tessa	Cam	Kimo
Brian	Tucker	Angela (aka Godzilla)
Evan	Joseph	Rubina
Joe	Cedric	T'Kor
Carol	Matt	Leah (aka SlayZeeAh)
Viviana	Chelsie	Brooklyn
Demi	Quinn	Lisa
Teresa	Kenny (aka Yo-Yo)	Makensy

Stolen cheeses and salted meats make Godzilla salty to begin Thursday’s episode (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to Brian!) as we see her complain about her lost charcuterie.  Tucker tells us Quinn’s the obvious target, but Brooklyn’s social game is a more important target.  Let’s agree to disagree there, chef. Chelsie calls out Joseph and Quinn for selling her out, a theory Tucker quickly squashes while bragging that he sees everything, reads body language and that’s why Cedric is gone (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Joe!).  Even if that’s true, why say it? Brooklyn thinks Tucker is intimidated by her because she’s the best player in the house.  Best?  Hah, no.  Most delusional, maybe. 

Congratulations, Brooklyn!

Cam does his best to suck up the HOH while Quinn tries to patch things up with Chelsie. She’s pissed at him for loose lips but keeps it together in front of Quinn (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Viviana!)  Here’s what Chelsie had to say in the DR. What do you think? Is their relationship patched up? 

I guess not

Self-important Brooklyn and Tucker try to hash out their differences, but it doesn’t go well.  He knows she’s lying but instead of doing the Liars Dance, he calls her out directly. In the DR, she tells us again how she’s smarter than Tucker and how intimidated by her he is.

 Here’s a life lesson:  If a person feels the need to say aloud how strong or smart they are, the person they’re trying to convince is themselves.  She’s totally shaken.

 Chelsie and Rubina chat about the power of women working together helping Rubina realize that while it’s best for Tucker’s game if Chelsie goes home, it’s not best for hers. T’Kor and Rubina also see Tucker spend more time with Makensy, SlayZeeAh and Cam than with his alliance. They worry that he's setting himself up with them while they are left out.

 Rubina may have the hots for Tucker, but his wandering gives her the freedom to play her own game.  The two women enlist Kimo, Brooklyn and Quinn to save Chelsie.  The only obstacle is getting Tucker on board.  Does Tucker get on board the Save Chelsie train? Survey says! 

Is another flip coming???

If Brooklyn comes off the block, Tucker wants Chelsie gone and he's having none of Rubina's arguments otherwise.  Despite his bragging about reading between the lines and body language, he completely misses that Rubina is ready to go another way.

At the AI Arena, nominees Cam, Chelsie and Brooklyn have to unscramble a word puzzle and use the answer to put the right picture on a nature background, and this puzzle is hard.  No one makes progress until, in the interest of live TV, Big Brother makes it a bit easier to see the words.  After that change, Chelsie quickly finishes and wins her way off the block.  I guess the next flip will wait for another week.  (4 points for “Win special comp” to Viviana!).

 After the news was announced, Brooklyn begins her “Keep Me” campaign in the dumbest possible way saying, essentially, “Keep nominating me but don’t vote me out because I’m a target and a shield. You can always vote me out next week”.  Anyone who buys that line deserves to be on the block when she uses it on them!

 At the vote, SlayZeeAh cries (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Carol!) while Joseph jokes

 

The funniest player we don't get to see

In the end, her pleas fell on deaf ears and Brooklyn was evicted by an 8-1 vote.  Only her best friend Chelsie voted for Cam.  (1 point for “Received vote against” to Tessa!), (8 points for “Received vote against” to Viviana!), and (-2 points for “Evicted” against Viviana!).  Alas, Brooklyn didn’t get into power, so she never transformed into the evil “President of the HOA” villain we all know is in there.

 Her interview with Julie feels like an audition to be a podcast host, but Godzilla gets in the final shot saying she voted against Brooklyn because of Charcuterie-gate!  Am I starting to like Godzilla now?  I don’t know. It feels weird to type.

So, what does this mean for our scores?  No movement in the standings this update, but Viviana has narrowed the gap her and Demi for 2^nd place.  Teresa, Joe and Tessa remain neck-and-neck-and-neck while Carol and Evan are now tied!

1. Brian     148
2. Demi       82
3. Viviana   77
4. Teresa     63
5. Joe          59
6. Tessa      56
7. Evan       47
8. Carol      47

Big Brother 26: Champions League Update #11

Before we get started, a reminder of who has whom:

Stolen cheeses and salted meats make Godzilla salty to begin Thursday’s episode (2 points for “Speak in opening vignette” to me!) as we see her complain about her lost charcuterie.  Tucker tells us Quinn’s the obvious target, but Brooklyn’s social game is a more important target.  Let’s agree to disagree there, chef. Chelsie calls out Joseph and Quinn for selling her out, a theory Tucker quickly squashes while bragging that he sees everything, reads body language and that’s why Cedric is gone (1 point for “Shown on camera in gray” to Roberta!).  Even if that’s true, why say it? Brooklyn thinks Tucker is intimidated by her because she’s the best player in the house.  Best?  Hah, no.  Most delusional, maybe.

Congratulations, Brooklyn!

Cam does his best to suck up the HOH while Quinn tries to patch things up with Chelsie. She’s pissed at him for loose lips but keeps it together in front of Quinn (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” to Carol!)  Here’s what Chelsie had to say in the DR. What do you think? Is their relationship patched up?

I guess not

Self-important Brooklyn and Tucker try to hash out their differences, but it doesn’t go well.  He knows she’s lying but instead of doing the Liars Dance, he calls her out directly. In the DR, she tells us again how she’s smarter than Tucker and how intimidated by her he is.

Here’s a life lesson:  If a person feels the need to say aloud how strong or smart they are, the person they’re trying to convince is themselves.  She’s totally shaken.

Chelsie and Rubina chat about the power of women working together helping Rubina realize that while it’s best for Tucker’s game if Chelsie goes home, it’s not best for hers. If you read this line, message me directly and I’ll give you 10 points. T’Kor and Rubina also see Tucker spend more time with Makensy, SlayZeeAh and Cam than with his alliance. They worry that he's setting himself up with them while they are left out.

Rubina may have the hots for Tucker, but his wandering gives her the freedom to play her own game.  The two women enlist Kimo, Brooklyn and Quinn to save Chelsie.  The only obstacle is getting Tucker on board.  Does Tucker get on board the Save Chelsie train? Survey says!

Is another flip coming???

If Brooklyn comes off the block, Tucker wants Chelsie gone and he's having none of Rubina's arguments otherwise.  Despite his bragging about reading between the lines and body language, he completely misses that Rubina is ready to go another way.

At the AI Arena, nominees Cam, Chelsie and Brooklyn have to unscramble a word puzzle and use the answer to put the right picture on a nature background, and this puzzle is hard.  No one makes progress until, in the interest of live TV, Big Brother makes it a bit easier to see the words.  After that change, Chelsie quickly finishes and wins her way off the block.  I guess the next flip will wait for another week.  (4 points for “Win special comp” to Carol!).

After the news was announced, Brooklyn begins her “Keep Me” campaign in the dumbest possible way saying, essentially, “Keep nominating me but don’t vote me out because I’m a target and a shield. You can always vote me out next week”.  Anyone who buys that line deserves to be on the block when she uses it on them!

At the vote, SlayZeeAh cries (1 point for “Shown on camera crying” to Ricky!) while Joseph jokes

The funniest player we don't get to see

In the end, her pleas fell on deaf ears and Brooklyn was evicted by an 8-1 vote.  Only her best friend Chelsie voted for Cam.  (1 point for “Received vote against” to Carol!), (8 points for “Received vote against” to Jen!), and (-2 points for “Evicted” against Jen!).  Alas, Brooklyn didn’t get into power, so she never transformed into the evil “President of the HOA” villain we all know is in there.

Her interview with Julie feels like an audition to be a podcast host, but Godzilla gets in the final shot saying she voted against Brooklyn because Charcuterie-gate!  Am I starting to like Godzilla now?  I don’t know. It feels weird to type.

So, what does this mean for our scores?

For the first time I can remember, no one changed spots! Jen gained some ground on me and put some distance between herself and Jay. Dalphyne, Roberta and Marissa all watched Carol climb into their range.  Unfortunately for Ricky, SlayZeeAh doesn’t seem too interested in actually playing the game.

1. Scott      139
2. Jen           93
3. Jay           73
4. Dalphyne 61
5. Roberta    57
6. Marissa    54
7. Carol       53
8. Ricky      47

The AI instigator gets announced on Sunday and it's a 2-hour episode on Wednesday.  Hilarity is sure to ensue!