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