Big Brother, Ep. 18.33

Nomination Fallout
Michelle feels secure up against Paul. She thinks he is the bigger threat and that she is the pawn this week.

Michelle asked James if Paul is actually the pawn. James is very confident that Michelle is safe and Paul is the real target.

At the Veto draw, Paul picks Corey. Michelle now thinks she is the target because why would he pick someone from that side of the house. James doesn't seem as bothered by it as Michelle is.

Strategizing
Paul asks Nicole if she or Corey win Veto if they will pull him down. She isn't sure. Paul said he's OK if she doesn't. He asked if he or Victor win the Veto, if it's OK if he gets taken down and they said "absolutely". Nicole thinks that's fine. She just doesn't want to have to show her cards yet, hoping to keep James and Natalie as an option. Victor winning Veto is the best option because she would be forced to put up either James or Natalie, and they can't blame her for it.

Paul wants to throw the comp to Victor in order to ensure both of their safety.

Veto
Players: Nicole, Paul, Michelle, Victor, Corey (Paul's Houseguest's Choice), James

It's Christmas! Corey must be in Heaven! These elf costumes on Paul and Victor are cracking me up!

The comp is the counting comp where they have to count lots of objects and they will guess the number. After hearing all guesses, they will choose to stay or fold. If they fold they keep playing but don't earn a candy cane. If they stay and are farthest away, they are eliminated.

Corey is so distracted by the Christmas decorations that he can't focus! Ha! We always knew he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He is cracking me up!

Round 1: Corey guesses way high, he and Paul both fold - James and Nicole get 1 candy cane and Victor was the farthest, so he is out...womp womp. Paul was sure he would be safe.

Round 2: Corey, Paul, and Michelle fold - Nicole gets candy cane #2 and James is out!

Round 3: Corey decides to throw it so Nicole can win and wrote down "1 billion names"! Corey chooses to stay just to make sure Nicole doesn't get knocked out because he is pretty sure she is going to stay with her answer. Paul folds again so he can keep sticking around to get Michelle out. - Michelle wins a candy cane and Corey is out. His plan worked and Nicole stayed safe.

Nicole thought his answer was originally really dumb, but he saved her and she was pretty grateful.

Round 4: Paul folds, it's down to Michelle and Nicole - Nicole is closest! She wins the POV!

Strategizing
Victor is so psyched how things worked out. They are loving their final 4 deal. Nicole is freaking out a little bit because she doesn't want Victor and Paul to screw them over next week. Victor leaves to go get Paul and Nicole looks at Corey, smiles, and says "we could get one of them out this week". Noooooooo! She said they are keeping 2 of the strongest people in the house. Corey looks at her like, 'are you serious right now'. She makes good points, but come on, ride it out. Go to final 4 and then see what happens.

Natalie thinks Victor is hiding something from them and she thinks something is up. James is a little paranoid as well. James hopes Nicole didn't forget about their final 4 deal. Natalie thinks that Nicole will stick to her word. James doesn't know what Victor might have offered to her and Corey. Natalie said that if Paul goes home this week, Nicole and Corey have Victor and they have Michelle.

Paul tells Nicole that he trusts her. He decides to give her some ideas about why she should maybe pull him off the block just in case she might go for it. This convo is making Nicole wonder if he's true to their alliance or not.

Bromance
Paul and Victor are wishing they had a showmance because they are stuck in the house with 2 showmances. They miss girls. #BBDatingTape #Friendship

Meech Loses It
Michelle lays in bed and is scolded by Big Brother for covering her microphone. She whines and whines and huffs and puffs. She cries to Natalie that she is the ugliest person and she can't even look at herself. She thinks she's going home and she can't handle these fake people! Classic Meech.

Veto Meeting
Paul: "Keeping me on the block, not friendship. Taking me off the block, friendship." lol

Nicole decides not to use the Veto. Paul or Michelle will be going home. It better be Michelle.

James says he can trust Nicole and Corey 85% which he feels pretty comfortable with in this house. He is going to do his best to keep Paul as the target. Little does he know, that's not the plan.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.32

HOH Comp
Da'Vonne is NOT happy! She's afraid of heights and hates water. The constant spraying of cold water in her face is really getting her down. She looks at Zakiyah and Bridgette and says she's struggling and she's not going to make it. She saw how solid Victor looked. She asks Zakiyah if she wants to jump together...and they do. Wow! I think Da'Vonne gave up pretty easily for as bad as she said she wanted back in.

At 19 minutes, Corey is struggling to hold up his big frame up, and he goes down.

At 33 minutes, Bridgette is losing her grip and she's out.

Paulie starts to shake violently and he's slipping. He saved himself by his fingernails, but it's not looking good. He's all over the place. He thinks Victor will fall before him because he's shaking too, and he's a bigger guy. But, Victor has absolutely no intention of letting Paulie beat him.

At 48 minutes, Paulie is down!!!! Woohoo! Victor is coming back! He says he is "unevictable"! No one has ever come back from 2 evictions before! That is incredible! So happy for him! He was the ONLY one I wanted to come back!

Victor said he's hurting and he's ready to start making some deals. Paul tried to get him to stick it out to try to win HOH. He was hurting pretty badly, and he let go at 50 minutes.

Final 3: Paul, Nicole, James

Paul doesn't trust anyone, especially Nicole and James.

At 1 hour and 35 minutes, Paul slips.

James tells Nicole that he has won 3 wall comps. Nicole sees that he is shaking. She tells him that she would never put up him or Natalie. He said the same about her and Corey. He said he's gung-ho at wall comps - he just wants to win another one. Nicole said she doesn't know if she can go another week without seeing her mom. Natalie doesn't trust this and she doesn't want him to drop. He asks again if he and Natalie are safe. He said he will drop just so she can get a letter from her mom.

At 2 hours and 4 minutes, James slides off. He hopes his decision doesn't come back to bite him. Nicole isn't sure if she is going to honor her deal with James and Natalie since they have been acting sketchy.

Games are Blown Up!
Paul says he blew up his own game a couple hours before the eviction in an attempt to save Victor. He and Michelle got into it again. He called her a bully and said she's a terrible person who puts people down all the time. Paul tells James that he was never against him until he went on the block. James said Natalie actually fought for Victor to stay (meaning that she would be sending Corey home). Everyone overheard this and Nicole was pissed! They are/were in an alliance together and now Nicole is very scared.

Strategizing
Corey asks what deal Nicole made with Corey. Nicole said James was going to fall and that's why he made the deal. She said she definitely wants Michelle to go up. James said they kept Corey and he gave her the HOH, so they have to be safe. Natalie hopes Nicole keeps her word because that was James's comp and she doesn't want that to be what sends her home.

Natalie asks what deal he made with Nicole. He said it was for both of them. Michelle realized he's only loyal to Natalie, even though they had gotten closer. Well, duh!

Paul told Nicole that Victor is pissed that James voted him out. He said that James, Natalie, and Michelle have burned the bridge. He is basically saying that Nicole and Corey should work with them as a foursome to take out the other three. The 4 of them talk in the HOH room. Paul said that the care package can only go to him, Victor, or Corey, so they have that going for them. Paul said they have challenge beasts in this foursome and they could be unstoppable. Nicole wants to trust them, but she doesn't want them to jump ship next week after she saves them.

Corey said that James lied to people's faces and sent Zakiyah home, sent Paulie home. He said James has put them in some really hard situations. Corey said he would he would like to be with people who are good competitors and are all in. James and Natalie are sketchy. Nicole said if they make Michelle the target, their final 4 with Paul and Victor, and their final 4 with James and Natalie would still be intact. Very true! That's a great place to be. She then wouldn't have to break her deal with James and Natalie. I like this option very much! It's so smart!

Care Package
The final care package goes to...Corey. Really?! I've read that he's not that popular with fans. Why not Paul or Victor?! I don't quite understand that one.

He got some Christmas stuff, jockstraps, and "BB Bribe". He can offer any houseguest a bribe of $5,000 and expires at the end of the next HOH. He can make the offer in secret or in public. Very interesting.

Nicole is excited and she thinks with all the power this week, she and Corey can make a very big move this week. Paul is nervous that they won't need him and Victor.

Corey wonders what America is telling him by giving it to him. Nicole said apparently America doesn't want Paul or Victor to have it.

Nicole told him not to make any deals until after noms and the Veto because it has to make an impact and it has to work.

Strategizing
Nicole tells Paul and Victor that she thinks Michelle is the biggest threat and she wants her to go this week. Victor said they support whatever she wants to do. She wants to act like she is still mad at Paul and put him up as a pawn. She wants to keep James and Natalie happy as well, so they don't suspect they are working together. He said he would do it. He hopes this will prove his loyalness to the group. They are the "Final Golden Four" that he has been looking...for. They try to think of a name. Why not simply the "Final Four".

Nominations
Nicole nominates Michelle and Paul.

She said she nominated them for the same reason: they are both threats and they are both coming after her.

Michelle feels OK with being on the block because Paul is the bigger threat.

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Survivor Season 33 Preview & Cast Bios

Theme: Millenials vs. Gen X
For those who don't remember, a similar tribe division was used in Season 10: Nicaragua, where tribes were divided into tribes below and above the age of 40.

Location: Fiji

Idol Twist: rumor is that the hidden idols will be hidden somewhere inside shells. Jeff Probst says: "...you're going to get a clue and it's gonna say, yes, there's an idol somewhere down here amongst these shells. Good luck. And you're gonna look out on a beach full of shells and you will not be able to figure out which one has it. How could a shell possibly have an idol. You just gotta work. You gotta think."

Season Premiere: Wednesday, September 21 at 8:00 on CBS

Tribes:

Vanua - "Millennials" or "Young Tribe"
"Vanua" means "land" or "home" and in Fijian culture, represents the people and their customs and beliefs, as well as their relationship to the land. Vanua Levu is the second largest island in Fiji. The age range for this tribe is 18-31.

Hannah Shapiro  Age: 24 Occupation: Barista/Comedian From: Los Angeles, CA	Jessica "Figgy" Figueroa Age: 23 Occupation: Bartender From: Nashville, TN	Mari Takahashi  Age: 31 Occupation: YouTube Star/Pro-Gamer From: Los Angeles, CA
Michaela Bradshaw Age: 25 Occupation: Vacation Club Sales From: Fort Worth, TX	Michelle Schubert  Age: 28 Occupation: Missionary Recruiter From: Yakima, WA
Adam Klein Age: 25 Occupation: Homeless Shelter Manager From: San Francisco, CA	Justin "Jay" Starrett Age: 27 Occupation: Real Estate Agent From: Fort Lauderdale, FL	Taylor Stocker Age: 24 Occupation: Ski Instructor From: Post Falls, ID
Will Wahl  Age: 18 Occupation: Student From: Long Valley, NJ	Zeke Smith  Age: 28 Occupation: Asset Manager From: Brooklyn, NY

Takali - "Gen X" or "Old Tribe"
"Takali" means "spinning wheel" or "spindle". It is also the name of a luxury villa in Fiji, the Villa Takali. The age range for this tribe is 33-51.

Ciandre "CeCe" Taylor Age: 39 Occupation: Insurance Adjuster From: Los Angeles, CA	Jessica Blain-Lewis Age: 37 Occupation: Attorney From: Albany, NY	Lucy Huang  Age: 42 Occupation: Dietician From: Diamond Bar, CA
Rachel Ako Age: 37 Occupation: Recruiting Director From: Los Angeles, CA	Sunday Burquest  Age: 45 Occupation: Youth Pastor From: Elk River, MN
Bret LaBelle  Age: 42 Occupation: Police Sergeant From: Boston, MA	Chris Hammons  Age: 38 Occupation: Assistant District Attorney From: Oklahoma City, OK	David Wright  Age: 42 Occupation: TV writer From: Los Angeles, CA
Kenneth McNickle  Age: 33 Occupation: Massage Therapist/Model From: Denver, CO	Paul Wachter Age: 52 Occupation: Boat Mechanic From: Key West, FL

Bios and info: insidesurvivor.com

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.31

Strategizing
It's all up to James tonight. James and Natalie talk with Corey and they want to rattle Paul so he won't do well in the HOH. They talk about letting Victor think that he will be safe. Paul sees them all talking and he doesn't like it.

Paul acts like he is working with Nicole and Corey to try to get James to vote out Corey by spending all of his time with them. He tried to be very visible with his new BFFs.

James tells Victor that he's tied to a bad egg. Victor said he would put Paul on the block for them if they keep him. He said that Paul being close to Nicole and Corey is bad for their game. He acts like he's mad at Paul for buddying up with them. It seems to be maybe working a little, but I don't see it happening.

Jury
Oh boy, what's the reaction going to be when Paulie walks in that door? Zakiyah is ready to give him a piece of her mind. Bridgette and Da'Vonne screamed in delight when he walked in, and Zakiyah looked annoyed. She's happy he's out of the game, but she doesn't really want him to be anywhere near her.

They watched the video and Da'Vonne said he was salty and somebody needed to give him some pepper! They all screamed watching what happened to him this past week. They couldn't believe he went out with Victor as HOH. He continued to talk about the guys running the game and them being catty girls with a lot of drama. He was definitely was not winning any friends. He and Bridgette really went at it. He is so defensive and just such a sore loser in a group of girls. He is so uncomfortable and that just leads him to say so many hurtful things to make himself feel better. Bridgette said she doesn't respect him or his game because of him making personal comments to the girls. She said he lost the game a long time ago and with them on the jury they would have never let anyone vote for him. Zakiyah got in on the game and confronted him for everything that happened. He pretty much denied everything, but she said she was on to him. It got so bad that Da'Vonne and Bridgette got up and left, and Zakiyah did as well.

The Votes
Nicole -- Victor
Paul -- Corey
James -- Victor

All I have to say is: I sure hope Victor is the one who gets to come back! I don't want anyone else, especially Paulie!

Jury Battle Back/HOH
Victor cannot believe that he has a 2nd 2nd chance of winning the game. He is pumped and ready to take them down in the live competition. Go Victor! Let's break history with a 3rd chance at the game!

All of the jurors want to battle anyone but Victor...except Paulie. He thinks you should have to beat the best. I think the girls should all try to help Victor get back in the game by sabotaging Paulie. Victor has the best chance of winning the game over any of them. Help a brother out!

The jurors will be competing against the current houseguests. The last juror standing will be back in the game. If that person is also the last person standing out of everyone, he or she will be the HOH.

The comp is an endurance one on a wall, like so many before. The goal: not to fall into the murky waters with the Loch Ness monster.

...to be continued...

GO VICTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be really upset if it's anyone but him going back in. Hoping that either he or Paul win HOH!

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.30

Nomination Fallout
Paul realizes that he is now public enemy #1.

Victor tells Paul that he was told that he was a pawn and Paul is the target.

Paul calls Natalie out in the group to find out what they think he has lied about. Natalie said she never called him a liar. Michelle is the one who said he lied to her about Da'Vonne being the one to go home, and apparently other things too. Natalie didn't want to respond to him because she felt attacked. She decided to leave the conversation. Michelle came in and told him about the Da'Vonne thing. He told her Bridgette was his target and that's what people told him she was going. So he didn't lie to her because he was lied to. She asked why Paulie would tell her these things. Paul said Paulie said they should go after James, so why should they listen to him.

Natalie later apologized to Paul because she believed what he said about Paulie targeting James. Natalie started to cry and Michelle realized just how persuasive Paul is and he really needs to go. Natalie regrets winning the HOH. She can't believe she made a hasty decision to protect James. She was told lies because they knew James was her weakness.

Paul calls out Nicole for her lies putting him on the block. He wanted her to tell him to tell him to his face what lies he's told. She said she's never lied about him and she is not the reason he's on the block. Corey comes in and rains on the parade and does a striptease out of his patriot-tard putting a halt on Paul yelling at Nicole. The whole thing was awkward. Corey had no idea what was going on. Literally everyone else was eavesdropping on the whole fight from all different areas of the house.

Strategizing
Paul and Victor strategize about winning Veto and getting Corey nominated and voted out. Paul tells Natalie they should backdoor Corey. Michelle is going along with it, but she still wants Paul out.

James thinks that he and Natalie should stick with their final 4 deal with Nicole and Corey.

Later, Natalie didn't like that Paul was sleeping in her HOH bed without asking. She saw what he did to run the room in the BB Storm Watch. She is back to wanting to get Paul out because he's the biggest threat to win.

BB Storm Watch Alert
A message comes on the TV and tells them to be ready at all times for important information. You know what that means - no sleep! Paul knows this has to do with the Veto. He tells Natalie, James, and Michelle that they should repeat what they hear over and over and over to each other to remember. Natalie and Corey weren't taking it too seriously - he would rather cuddle. "Dude, who cares!"

James Prank
James stealthily army crawls in the yard next to where Paul was working out. He had gone into the kitchen with a handful of salt. He snuck Paul's water bottle and put it in and then rolled away. Paul took a big swig and spit it out. Hilarious! How does he think of these things?!

Veto
Players: Natalie, Michelle, Paul, Victor, James (chosen by Paul), Corey (chosen by Michelle)

Game: one by one they will answer questions about the weather alerts. They will read a teleprompter and must fill in the blanks with the correct storm name before it leaves the teleprompter. What an interesting challenge! To make it even harder, they have to stand in a hurricane with wind and rain.

These were absolutely hilarious! They each had funny last names for their newscaster names:

• Natalie Rainbow
• Victor Caliente
• James Showers
• Michelle Drizzle
• Corey Breeze
• Paul Storm

Victor struggling over "cumulous" clouds was hysterical. The umbrella they had really didn't do anything to help them out. Paul reading "blank" instead of filling in his own name - ha!

Corey - 15 pts
James - 13 pts
Michelle - 20 pts
Natalie - 10 pts
Paul - 21 pts
Victor - 19 pts

Paul wins Veto! Woohoo! The most points possible was 22. He only missed 1! Wow!

Strategizing
Paul wants he and Victor to push to get Corey up. If they are successful, they should target James next week. Michelle can't decide between Corey and Nicole. Nicole is scary to Michelle because can see her winning the game.

Veto Ceremony
Paul takes himself off the block. Michelle chooses to replace him with Corey.

Unfortunately for Victor, it still looks like he will be the new target and not Corey. I like Corey and all, but he hasn't really done a lot in the game. I really do like him and Victor, so this is a tough one! There are only 3 votes: Paul will vote to save Victor, Nicole will vote to save Corey, and that means that James is literally the swing vote.

But, what neither one of them is aware of is that whoever is voted out will have a chance to come back in tomorrow in the Jury Battle Back.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.29

HOH Comp
Michelle's advantage was to look for a disc with no one else being allowed to. She found one that was close...but it was a decoy that didn't fit! Haha! Advantage nullified!

Nicole only seems to be finding decoys.

James barely made it back to his button before the horn went off. Paul lost his shoe in the slime! Corey tries to mess with James by freaking out that something is in there. Michelle was swatting something and her hand came off the button - she's out!

Everyone keeps yelling out how many discs they have, but most are lying. No one trusts anyone.

James had 4 discs, but he fell trying to hit his button and he is out.

Paul - 5 discs
Nicole - 5 discs
Corey - 10 discs
Natalie - 10 discs

Tie breaker - Natalie brought back her last disc 4 seconds faster than Corey, so she is the winner

Strategizing
Nicole tells James and Natalie that Paul is targeting them and he's been throwing them under the bus. This upsets them and so now they want to work with Nicole and Corey.

Victor and Paul are worried because the others stop talking when they enter the room.

Paul overhears Michelle and Natalie talking, so he inserts himself into the conversation, but when he left, they talked about Paul on road to winning the game. Paulie told Michelle some shady things that Paul has done.

Paul's Talk Show
Paul cracks me up. He started his own talk show: Friendship Talk. He has guests, he talks about life in the house. It's hilarious. Reminds me of Talla's talk show on Big Brother Canada Season 1. I love seeing stuff like this. THIS is what the show needs more of!

Care Package
Michelle gets the next Care Package (grrr). She wins the "Co-HOH". She gets to nominate 1 person and share all the perks.

Nomination Ceremony
Natalie nominated Victor
Michelle nominated Paul

I hate both of these nominations! But, we're getting down to the end and I wouldn't really like any of the nominations (except for Michelle).

Michelle nominated Paul because she can see him winning the game and she knows some things he's done in the house like lying to her face. She hopes Victor wins the Veto, and if she wins, she is taking him off the block.

Natalie didn't give a reason for nominating Victor. She just said that he battled his way back in the house and deserves his spot. She said she likes him as a person and wished him luck in the Veto.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.28

Special Friday episode, actually airing here at 1:47 AM (Saturday). WTH?!

#BBCountyFair - lots of games and prizes and a concert by Ziggy Marley

As goofy as the whole episode is, it is SOOOO nice to see them doing fun things in the house instead only showing us the non-stop strategizing. This is how it's done in Australia and the UK and I wish we could see more of this.

Hi-lights:

• The guys doing a striptease for Zakiyah's birthday
• James waxing Natalie's armpits, and them just having a lot of fun together
• Discussion about boob wrinkles
• James's and Michelle's pranks

Games:

• Darts for Dollars: Paul gets $500, James gets $.25, Nicole gets $7.50, Natalie gets $.25, Michelle gets $.25, Victor gets $500 (after missing every dart)
• Kissing Booth for Natalie and James <3, and Corey and Nicole
• Dunk a Hunk w/ Mr. Pectacular (gag): Corey (1), Natalie (0), James (0), Michelle (0), James (0), Paul (0), Victor (2); Victor wins a tv and smartphone
• Pie Eating Contest  for Have-Nots and an Advantage in HOH Comp: Have-Nots - Victor, Michelle, James; Haves - Paul, Corey, Nicole, Natalie

HOH Comp

It's the dark room challenge in the "black box". They have to press a button and not let go or they are eliminated. Then they have to search for discs and the whole thing will last 2 hours!

The winner of the advantage is Michelle.

This was an awesome episode! I really wish we could see more stuff like this. Unfortunately, it will probably never happen because the viewer ratings are going to be horrible. Not only was this episode put up against the Olympics, but in most cities, it was pre-empted by NFL games, or in my case, for a stupid old movie that could literally have been shown at any time. There is no way anyone stayed up until 2:00 in the morning to watch. Somebody screwed the pooch on that one.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.27

Paulie Meltdown
Paulie is kind of laying down on his sword. He doesn't want to campaign against Corey, who has been his biggest ally. He realizes that he is not what is best for everyone's game. He sacrificed a lot to be there, and then he broke down when he saw a butterfly. He said it's a sign and it's like a spirit. James was there to console him. Paulie is not right mentally right now...not sure what's going on with him.

Paulie refuses to do his apple pie punishment. He said he was going to work out again. The song keeps starting over as his cue, and he just ignores it. Michelle realizes that she is no longer the baby in the house. Corey hates seeing him act this way. He sat him down and told him that he can't see him act this way all week. He gave him a "man-up" speech and told him to be the best guy he can be. Paulie said he didn't want to break his heart. Corey said it's OK to be sad and break down a little bit, but he shouldn't be soft. He said his parents and Cody are watching. It looks like the pep talk worked.

Paulie wants to start to repair relationships in the house to try to stay. First up was Natalie. He apologized for taking out his anger and sadness over Zakiyah leaving on Natalie. She accepted his apology, but she isn't forgetting what he did and said.

Paulie's Strategy
Paulie thinks that if he can get people feeling sorry for him, he might get a sympathy vote or 2. He thinks that he can convince Paul that having him around is good for him to help go against Victor. Paul seems like he is willing to give him a sympathy vote because he doesn't break the rule of friendship. James can't take him seriously in his chef's hat as he tries to get him to swing his way. He said he can be used as a weapon to take out Paul and Victor. James said it sounded good and he would think about it. It's a big decision and he's not sure he wants to trust Paulie because he's burned him before. He's now sure he's got Paul and he thinks he has James. Naturally, the #3 vote would be Natalie. James said whatever Natalie wants he will do because she is calling the shots. Paulie wanted to know what they wanted from him in order to vote to keep him. He was willing to do pretty much anything they wanted, including laying down, and getting himself nominated if they asked him to.

The Votes
OK, Paulie just made a reference from one of my all-time favorite movies - "A Knight's Tale"! He addressed Julie, the houseguests and "all of the audience out there NOT sitting on a cushion!" That was just awesome. He went around the room and said really nice things about each of them. He even gave Meech the one thing she has missed this summer - a showmance! He dipped her and gave her a huge smooch!

Michelle -- Paulie
Paul -- Paulie
James -- Paulie
Natalie -- Paulie
Nicole -- Paulie

Bye-bye Paulie. You had more potential than I gave you credit for at the beginning, but you self-imploded in a very not-so-flattering way. Cody remains the better Big Brother player, and seemingly, just an overall better guy.

The ticket reveal...and he is going home with a one-way ticket. That also means that whoever is in possession of that ticket will not get to use it, as the tickets are now expired. Oh, they're going to all open their tickets now! And the Round-Trip Ticket belonged to...PAUL! Nice! He solved the puzzle and he picked the first ticket! Wow, that's crazy!

Don't forget...tomorrow is a special episode! And guess what...looks like Jury members are competing to get back in the house. You know what that means...Paulie is a shoo-in against all those girls.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.26

Nomination Fallout
I can't believe how emotional Paulie is! He was such a tough guy, and now he's crying because he's on the block. I get it...you were in control and now you're not. Take it like a man! That's how this game is played! You know what you signed up for, especially since your brother played!

Paulie confronts the guys. He doesn't get the logic of going after the alliance. Victor says it's payback for what Paulie did in backdooring him earlier in the game.

Paul continues to lie to Paulie and say that he didn't know that he was going to be nominated. When asked if Paul would take him off if he won the Veto, Paul was very vague.

Paulie tells Corey if he wins the Veto, he will use it on him. Corey tells him not to do that. Paulie starts crying and calls Corey his "homey". Corey said he would be mad at him if he didn't save himself. Paulie just can't believe they went after his boy. He never wanted him to be in harm's way.

Paulie is Called Out
Paul wants them all to call Paulie out and get him all rattled before the Veto, because he doesn't function well when he's rattled.

Paul says that Paulie clearly doesn't have his back. He said by him continually asking him if he knew about him going on the block proves he never trusted him and it offends him. Paulie apologized, but said things would be different if it was Paul on the block. Michelle said he wouldn't be up there because he isn't a liar and a manipulator. He called her the same thing. Paul said she's been honest. He said she manipulated his alliance to turn on him. She said, "LOL you did that yourself." He said his biggest mistake was thinking that this group of guys was going to be like the Detonators of his brother Cody's and Derrick's alliance. James said he would never make a comment like Paulie did to any of his boys' girls. Paulie said he jokes with everyone. Natalie didn't appreciate the comments about her boobs and said James likes her for who she is and not her boobs. Paulie said Michelle was saying things too, and said more than he did. Paulie thinks they are all attacking him because they are afraid of him.

Zingbot!
Hoping for some good zings! Michelle was so excited! She attacked Zingbot!

Corey: "What do you call the man who sweeps Nicole off her feet, sends her heart aflutter and makes her hear wedding bells?" They all laughed their heads off, but I have no idea what Zingbot said as the answer! I replayed it several times, and I could not make it out. It sounded like "Nathan?" I have no clue, wish I know what was so funny! UPDATE: Googled it, and duh! It was "Hayden!" (Her showmance and bf for about a year).

Victor: "I was trying to think of the perfect word to describe you and I realized it is best said in Spanish. Tu el douchebag."

James: "You love to scare people in the house, however, this summer the people you have scared the most are Natalie's parents. Something they never wanted."

Paulie: "Anyone who says that you are a less attractive, less charming, and all around lesser person than Cody...is correct! Poor mna's Cody zing!"

Michelle: "I have a BB baby announcement. It sleeps all day, cries all night, and can't stop throwing up. Please welcome, big Meech!" lol

Natalie: "We all know you're not the brightest bulb, but luckily what you lack in smarts you make up for in armpit hair!"

Nicole: "Watching you on BB16 was a little tough, you threw your game away for a shomance, you were terrible in comps, and literally had no chance of winning it all. Oh wait, that's this season!"

Paul: "You have a lot of catchphrases: pissed, friendship, your boy...well, I've got a catchphrase everyone will get behind: 'shut the f*** up!'" Whoa! I don't think Zingbot has ever been bleeped before! That was hilarious!


Veto
Players: Victor, Paulie, Corey, Paul (pulled by Victor), Nicole (Paulie's Houseguest's Choice), James (pulled by Corey)

Comp: Zingbot is running for President - they will help him collect electoral votes; launch bags at point values, and lowest value in the round picks a prize; last person holding the Veto wins Veto

Round 1: Paul is last, he chooses the Veto
Round 2: Nicole is last, she chooses "Secret Service" - she'll wear a secret service suit and pat people down when prompted; she chooses to steal the Veto
Round 3: Corey is last, he chooses a 1 week trip to any US destination; he trades it for the Veto
Round 4: Paulie is last, he chooses "Patriot tard"; he trades it for the Veto
Round 5: James is last, he chooses $5,000
Round 6: Victor wins, his prize is "Apple Pie" - he will bake apple pies for the rest of the summer; he chooses the Veto, duh!

Final prizes:
Paul: Secret Service
Nicole: 1 Week Trip
Corey: Patriot Tard
Paulie: Apple Pie
James: $5,000
Victor: Veto

Paulie announces that he will NOT be making apple pies. Details from the live feeds said that he adamantly refused to do his punishment, despite being warned many times. He said he would gladly take a penalty vote because he wasn't going to do it. What a sore loser! What a wuss! So he made 1 pie - which the houseguests said on the feeds that he only did so he could be filmed doing it. He had to wave a flag for the entire 40 minutes the pie was being baked. He broke down in the DR again and while waving the flag about how the game has gotten to him and he doesn't like what it has done to him. He said he just wants to go home at this point, who cares about the money.

Paul as the Secret Service was hilarious! He was perfect for that one!

Veto Ceremony
Victor chooses not to use the Veto.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.25

Eviction Fallout
Michelle is still crying because she was blindsided again. Even though this blindside meant that she stayed in the house (still a complete shock to me).

Michelle apologized for what she said about Nicole trying to make a deal. Nicole said she just asked who she would put up if she won in the double so she would know who she wanted to put up. Nicole said "wanting" to make a deal was different than making one, and she didn't make a deal with her. Michelle said she kind of hinted at a deal. So now Michelle has survived the double eviction and is staying in the game.

Paulie vs. Natalie and James
Natalie told Zakiyah some things because she knew she was going home. Natalie told Zakiyah that Paulie is just playing her and she wanted her to know that. She said that Paulie has said some things to her that have crossed the line. She said there was a time that she was hiding under the bed with him to scare the others and she told him that he could make out with Zakiyah under there, and he responded by saying he could make out with her in there. He said they were hiding in there so James and Zakiyah wouldn't kill them. He also made a comment to her about putting her "big Latin booty away". Natalie told her that Paulie was part of the reason she was on the block. She said if she was important to him and to his game he would have used the Veto on her. Zakiyah was appreciative for the information, and was visibly upset.

Zakiyah pulled Paulie aside and told him what Natalie said. She said she was "attacked". Paulie looked like he had been caught lying. His response was that Natalie always made comments to him like she was going to marry him and come over for family dinners. Paulie told her that if he was the reason she was on the block, she would be going home. He said he wouldn't take any chances. She looked very surprised by that comment, understandably.

Natalie told James what Paulie has been saying to her. James wondered where he's been for all of this. She said he only does it when James isn't around. This really upset James because he thought Paulie was his friend. He cares about Natalie, so it's a big deal and he wants to find out what's going on. Natalie said she didn't want to tell anyone about it to get Paulie in trouble, and she kind of wished she hadn't told James about it.

James then confronted Paulie about what has been going on. Paulie said he compliments all of the girls about their looks and wanting to date them. He said he would never actually go after Natalie. He said that Jersey girls like her do and say stuff like that all the time.

Paulie is furious that Natalie is spreading lies about him. Paulie sarcastically told Natalie to have a good night and have fun with Michelle in their room. She asked why he would say that, and he said because she is going home and that Natalie would surely be next. She asked why he was threatening her, and he said it was a promise. She said she's only been honest with the things that she's said. Paulie said that she is as fake as the things on her chest. Ouch! Not liking this side of you at all, Paulie! That was uncomfortable to watch. Part of me feels like Paulie was just upset for being caught and that he didn't really like saying the things that he said, but felt like he was being backed into a corner.

Natalie then told Paul, James, and Bridgette what Paulie said to her. James knew he had to nip this in the bud before things got more out of hand. He doesn't think the way Paulie has been treating the girls, and especially Natalie is OK. They all went up to talk to Paulie and he offered up exactly what he told Natalie, word for word. James said they should all realize that this is just a game. Paulie said she should not be hitting on all the guys in the house and then try to flip it around. Bridgette was disgusted by his behavior, and so was Zakiyah, so she got up and left to talk to Natalie. Natalie decided to join everyone upstairs. She asked him why he spoke to her the way he did. He responded by asking her why she's said the things she's said. She continued to say it was the truth. I just don't get the feeling that Natalie would be doing and saying the things that Paulie is saying she has. We've seen no evidence that she is caniving and flirty like that. She's had eyes for James, and James alone. However, we have seen video proof of Paulie flirting and saying things to Natalie. So, I would be inclined to believe Natalie in this situation.

Natalie said that she does have a flirtatious nature and that if it made him uncomfortable, he should have said something. She said under the bed, she didn't know what to do, so she laughed it off because she doesn't like confrontation. When he told her to put her butt away, she rolled over. He said she needed to get over herself if she thinks she made him uncomfortable. She said none of the guys make her feel the way that he does. He told her not to play the victim because everyone knows her game. She said that he was being very disrespectful. Paulie said if Zakiyah should be offended by his flirtation, then James should be with hers. She told him not to bring James into it. She said she genuinely loves him and he has taught her how to trust a man. She said she loves him more than anyone except her family. She said she was doing Zakiyah a favor as a woman by telling her what was going on. Natalie finally had enough, so her and James left the room...as Paulie slow clapped their exit like a jerk. OK, really, REALLY not liking him anymore. He is in no way like his brother. What a disappointment. I was really rooting for him, but his cockiness, and now arrogance, bullying, sexism, etc. has just shown the type of person he is. His game is now going down the crapper. No one is going to want to play with him anymore.

The awkwardness in the room after they left was just to the Nth degree. Paul has had enough, and he's ready to fully distance himself from Paulie for his treatment of Natalie and just how he is playing the game in general.

90 minutes before the first eviction, Nicole was in the room with James, Corey, and Paulie and she said the girls are all acting like Michelle is staying and she asked how James was voting. He said he was a straight shooter and he said he was voting out Paulie's girl. He didn't want them to be blindsided with his decision. James said he was sticking with his girl because that is Texas code. Paulie was upset that he was letting the girls influence his actions. James also informed them that he would be canceling Paul's and Corey's votes.

James and Paulie continued back and forth and Paulie told him he better win HOH. Later Paulie did apologize to James. Too bad we didn't see him apologize to Natalie or anyone else.

PP Fallout
After finding out that James was going to cancel Paul's vote, Paulie asked Paul when he was going to tell him what James was going to do. Paul continued to say he had no idea what he was talking about. Paulie wasn't buying it. Paulie doesn't trust Paul, he thinks Corey is the only person he can truly trust. Paul wants to win HOH so he can send Paulie home. Right now, I want that, too. RIP PP

HOH Comp
Apparently, the squirrel now has a name? Benny? Who knew...

They will face off, head-to-head to answer questions about a group of Benny pics.

Michelle vs. James -- James wins
Paul vs. Nicole -- Paul wins
Natalie vs. Victor -- Victor wins
Paulie vs. Paul -- Paul wins
James vs. Victor -- Victor wins
Paul vs. Victor -- Victor wins

Paul decides that it would be better for Victor to win so he can take the shots. Paul acts like he's upset for not winning.

Paulie thinks this is the best situation for him because he thinks Victor is loyal to the 5 guy alliance - The Executives. He thinks he can sit back and relax this week.

Strategizing
Victor thinks Michelle needs to go and they just need someone to sit up there as a pawn next to her.

Paul tells Victor to put up Paulie and Corey to ensure that one of them goes home. Victor said that then the blood is on his hands. Victor did say that Paulie backdoored him and he isn't forgetting about that. Paul said if they don't swing now, they won't have the opportunity again. Paul said he would do all the social work to get it done.

Care Package
The next Care Package goes to: Nicole

Nicole wins some scrunchies, mosquito spray, and "Super Safety". She is safe from eviction and everything this week. She has to wear a safety costume all week long.

Nominations
Victor nominates: Paulie and Corey

He nominated Paulie because he's the strongest competitor in the house and Corey because he's guilty by association with Paulie.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.24

Strategizing
Bridgette sees what is going on with Paulie running the house. She and Natalie want Michelle to stay.

Michelle needs 3 votes to stay.

PP talk. Paulie wants Natalie next. Paul thinks that is a waste and a risk. He doesn't want to go for people who aren't coming for him. Paulie said Paul is safe with Zakiyah and Nicole. Paul is realizing that Paulie is not playing for the both of them.

Michelle spreads her "Paulie is running the house" to James and Natalie. She makes sense and they seem willing to listen to what she has to say. Zakiyah in the game is good for Paulie's game, but no one else seems to think she helps their game. James is ready to stir the pot, because more and more people are saying they are on board with keeping Michelle.

James says that Paulie is the root of everything. They have all been getting out people who have been threats to him. Bridgette says she asked Paulie who he trusted most. She assumed he would say Paul. Instead, he said Corey. That did not make Paul very happy. "Friendship's out the window." Paul tells them all to put their big boy pants on. James decides he will use his Care Package power to eliminate Corey's vote...and get this...Paul's vote. We don't see the full reasoning here, but from the feeds, we learned that by James canceling Paul's vote, he can then pretend like he didn't know about the plan - which is to keep Michelle and vote out Zakiyah.

Eviction #1 of the Night
Michelle made a big speech and called Paulie out on the floor! She referenced something that happened with him and Natalie. Apparently, he flirted with Natalie and was possibly inappropriate, so needless to say, James wasn't too happy with him for that.

James chooses to cancel Paul and Corey's votes.

Paulie -- Michelle
Natalie -- Zakiyah
Nicole -- Michelle (she said she knows Zakiyah's going home anyway)
James -- Zakiyah
Bridgette -- Zakiyah

Zakiyah is evicted by a vote of 3-2, as expected. It will be pretty funny if she has the Roundtrip Ticket. But alas, it was just a One-way Ticket. She becomes the second member of the Jury.

HOH Comp: Statcathalon
They will answer "More" or "Less" when given stats about the season.

Q1: Bridgette and Paulie are out
Q2: Corey is the ONLY ONE CORRECT! Holy crap! How in the world did that happen?! Probably the least likely person to win this comp.

Paulie needs to send him a huge "Thank You" because I think that just saved Paulie this round. That is, unless he decides to join the rest of the house and turn on him. This is going to be interesting to see who he puts up.

Nominations
Corey talks to all the guys. Corey said he wants Bridgette and Michelle. James said it was his HOH and he could do what he wants. Corey asked for other opinions. Paulie said he didn't want to say anything and seem too forceful. Obviously, he knows he needs to lay low now that he's been called out as "running the house". I think it's a little too late for that at this point. No one else seems to want to offer any opinions. Corey kept asking "Are we still doing this? Are we good?"

Julie calls everyone to the living room. Victor tells Julie she looks nice. James says "Your earrings are really fetch." LOL! I'm dying!

Corey nominates: Bridgette and Michelle

Veto Comp
Players; Corey, Michelle, Bridgette, Nicole, James, and Paul
Comp: it's the one where they race to a bin of balls where they are searching for clocks.

All of them find their first one very quickly.

Corey is the first to get 3 and then the colored veto. Corey wins the Veto. Wow, he's on fire tonight!

Corey chooses to not use the Veto.

Eviction #2 of the Night
Not only did Michelle blow up Paulie's game with her speech in the last eviction, but now she also took down Nicole! She called her out for trying to make a deal with her before the Double Eviction. She said she can't be trusted, Jozea was right. She said she is now the 4th person to tell the house that Nicole is a snake and can't be trusted. Ouch! Definitely leaving the house with a bang! She said she is OK with leaving because her goal was to blow up Paulie's game and she did that.

Natalie -- Michelle
Paulie -- Bridgette (what?!)
Nicole -- Bridgette (what?!)
Victor -- Bridgette
James -- Bridgette
Paul -- Bridgette

OK, I can honestly say I did not see this coming. I thought for sure that Michelle was a goner...and so did she. Those speeches against Paulie and Nicole and they BOTH choose to keep Michelle?! I really think they made a mistake on this one. Bridgette is not a threat (other than at comps). Michelle all of a sudden decided to get a gameplan and take some steps to make some big moves. I think she's dangerous. Not quite sure what they are all thinking on that one.

Big surprise...Bridgette is voted out and MICHELLE is crying again. I love that Paul calls her out and says "Meech, suck it up!" Bridgette said this was messed up and that Natalie should stand up for herself. Michelle, sobbing, said she knows she should be happy she's staying.

Bridgette's ticket was a One-Way Ticket. She is now the third member of the Jury.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.23

Nomination Fallout
Michelle is a sobbing mess (no surprise). I don't know if there has ever been a louder crier in the BB house. There have been a lot of criers, but she literally sobs so loud! It's ridiculous!

Meanwhile, the Executives are so happy! So much friendship! They think the nomination ceremony could not have gone any better.

Paul tried to console Michelle. He said he didn't know that was going to happen. She throws Paulie under the bus by saying she didn't backdoor and evict Victor - that was Paulie - and now he's kissing his ass. She thinks people need to know what Paulie's doing.

Strategizing
Paul tells Victor it's clear that Zakiyah should go home, because she clearly doesn't care.

Zakiyah and Paulie talk about the Veto. She wondered if she should be nervous. He said she could pick him. She asked if he would taker her down if he won. He paused, and off-handedly said he would. She found his response and his body language very shady. She doesn't trust him.

Later, Zakiyah pressures Paulie to see if he had anything to do with the nominations. She kind of throws Michelle under the bus to try to save herself.

PP Time: Paul asks Paulie who he would rather see go. Paul thinks Zakiyah should go, but Paulie thinks they should be worried about Michelle. Paul said Michelle sucks at comps but Zakiyah can hang on. Paulie thinks if Zakiyah is in power, she will consult him. They clearly aren't seeing eye to eye.

Paulie tells James that keeping Zakiyah would be better for their game. Keeping Michelle is better for Paul and Victor's game. James feels like he's in the middle again. If he chooses the wrong 2 people to cancel out their votes, he could make a lot of people mad.

Veto
Players: Victor, Zakiyah, Michelle, Nicole (pulled by Victor), James (pulled by Michelle), Paulie (chosen by Zakiyah)

Challenge: Hide and Go Veto - it's the one where they each hide their Veto card and they get to tear apart the house searching for the hidden Veto cards. There's no way to tell who's Veto cards you are finding. The person who's card remains hidden the longest wins.

James's mission was to destroy the house the way he did on his season. He succeeded. What a mess! Everyone was disgusted by the mess he made. Victor said it was nomination worthy.

Nicole finds the first card - it was Victor's hidden in Bridgette's duffel bag.

Nicole finds the second card - it was in the Safari Room, it was Zakiyah's

James finds the third card - it was Michelle's

Victor finds the fourth card - it was James's

4 hours later, Victor finds the fifth card - it was Nicole's

That means that Paulie's card was not found, and he wins the Veto! He is a Veto machine!

Destruction Revealed
The rest of the house is shown the destruction of the house. No one can understand why someone would have thrown the eggs because there clearly wouldn't have been a card in there.

Strategizing
Paulie has to decide what to do. Does he save his showmance and make his alliance mad, or does he not use it and make Zakiyah mad.

Paul tells Paulie he needs to really put it out there that he wants Zakiyah to stay and the others will respect his decision. Paul really thinks the best move for PP is to get Zakiyah out. He doesn't think they should get everyone else's target (Michelle) for them.

Paulie tells Zakiyah that he is sure she is safe, so he doesn't think he needs to make a move. He said if he feels like he is getting blindsided, he will pull her down. That's the thing...a blindside is something you DON'T see coming. He said James can cancel 2 votes, so they still have that working for them. He used a chess metaphor and said if you feel like the queen is in danger, the king makes a move.

Paulie tells James that he thinks Paul and Victor have an ulterior motive in wanting to keep Michelle. He wants to make sure James cancels the right votes. James thinks maybe Paul, Victor, and Michelle have formed an alliance. James asks if he thinks Paul would flip on them. Paulie said it's possible. James said he could cancel Paul's vote so Michelle would go home for sure.

Veto Ceremony
Paulie chooses not to use the Veto

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.22

HOH Comp
Round and round they go, who will win, no one knows.

James was really struggling, and he is the first to drop. He was then attacked by one of the internet trolls.

Bridgette can't hold on any longer, and she is down.

Corey is losing grip, and he is out, and makes up the last person to be a have-not.

At about 24 minutes, Michelle is getting nauseous and she pukes...gross. She is still holding on but she finally gives up and continues to heave. Paul was nice and got a bucket. James points out "that's the pizza!" Gross James. Guess what...now she's sobbing...again. She said she feels bad for whoever has to clean it up and she was doing good until she was sick. Waaa waaa waaa...

At 41 minutes, Nicole is struggling. She is getting dizzy and just about fell in the vomit. That would be motivation to hold on longer, I think...don't want to drop in the vomit!

At 55 minutes, Paulie is swinging around like a crazy person. He won't drop until Zakiyah drops because he doesn't know where she stands. She knows she needs to make a deal with Victor and Natalie. Victor said to bring on the deals because he'll lie all day long since he was voted out 9-1. Zakiyah falls. and Paulie goes ahead and falls soon after since another Executive member was in. Zakiyah realizes that Paulie fell after her on purpose.

At 1:05, it's down to Natalie and Victor. Natalie just really wants to be HOH and really wants to win a comp. Neither of them were going to drop. She tried and begged for him to let her win so she could have a letter from home. He said he wanted one, too. She tried to make a deal with Victor. He said he wouldn't put her up, but she's not sure if she can believe him. She wants to hold on a little longer to see if she can win.

At 1 hour 37 minutes, she says again that she can't do it and they all said they've been hearing it for the last 40 minutes and they think she's lying. She tries to guilt Vic into dropping. He said she has to earn it, he's not going to give it to her. He said he won't put her up especially after she lasted this long.

Natalie drops and Victor is the winner! Way to go, Victor! I'm glad he won, but I think he might have needed to win the 2nd of the double eviction night. He's safe for the first vote, but come 2nd eviction, he's vulnerable.

Natalie cried that she is never going to win a comp, and Victor said she almost beat him and outlasted everyone else. Paul said don't be a #crybaby (quoting one of the hashtags).

Strategizing
Corey, Paul, Victor, James, and Paulie officially make an alliance of the boys: "The Executives".

Victor = CEO
Paulie = Director of Social Affairs
Corey = Chief Event Coordinator
James = Chief of Operations
Paul = Chief Friendship Operator

I definitely like this because I love the guys and I don't really care for any of the girls - especially Michelle and Zakiyah.

Victor tells Paulie and Paul that they should make the 3 of them official final 3 within the Executives. If they can keep winning comps, they will be in Heaven. Victor thinks they should be called The Board because the Board appoints the Executives. Paul is OK with this, but what Victor doesn't know is that "PP prevails - there is no V in PP'. LOL I just love Paul!

The boys talk about how the girls are freaking out. Victor knows that if Zakiyah would have won he would have been up because she hasn't liked him from the start. He asked Paulie if he would have his blessing to put up Zakiyah and he gave the OK. She's a lot of drama and they are hot one minute and cold the next.

Michelle is upset that she and Zakiyah were the only one who didn't know Da'Vonne was leaving. She couldn't believe that Nicole didn't tell her. She said she felt bad but she knew she wouldn't want her to go and she didn't want her to tell Da'Vonne. And of course, Michelle was bawling through the whole conversation.

Zakiyah had the same conversation with Paulie that Nicole and Michelle had. He said he made it known who he was voting for. She then asked him why he fell after her. He said he was slipping and just fell. She wants to believe him, but she is going to start sleeping with one eye open.

Michelle had another emotional discussion, this time with James. James told the Executives, and they are thinking that they should just take her out.

Care Package
James is the recipient of the next Care Package from America. He got some underwear, tube socks, aviators, and...the right to eliminate 2 eviction votes. That's huge!

Nominations
Victor nominates Zakiyah and Michelle. Way to go, Victor! I love these nominations! Let's go after some people who are floating and doing absolutely nothing in this game.

Victor's speech was rather harsh! He called them out for the 9-1 vote that sent him home. He said that if Zakiyah had her way, he would have been on the block. He said that she has only shown affection to Paulie in the house (as he hides his face). He told Michelle that yesterday was not the day to be mean and piss people off. He hopes he hasn't hurt any friendships, and so he throws out some beads for them to share.

...and Michelle bursts into tears and throws her head into her arms on the table and just sobs. Seriously, Michelle? "I'm the worst superfan in history!" She's right. She clearly has no idea how to play this game, and she clearly doesn't have a thick enough skin for it.

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.21

Veto Fallout
Da'Vonne is gobsmacked that she was Paul's choice as a pawn. She thought they were friends. She is worried about Bridgette trying to save herself by talking to Paulie. She told Paul that she thought their relationship would have made her the last option. She wondered when they got so afraid of Natalie and Nicole. Paul assured her that there was no way that Bridgette is staying this week. He sees no possible way that Bridgette can save herself. Da'Vonne is smart, even though Paul is super believable, she is not buying it. She knows she needs to find 5 votes to save herself this week.

Bridgette is feeling a little bit better about being on the block this week because Da'Vonne is a bigger target than she is and Paul and Paulie are assuring her that she is safe.

Strategizing
Da'Vonne starts to rally her troops to figure out where everyone's votes lie. Zakiyah and Michelle for sure want Da'Vonne to stay. Da'Vonne is 100% sure that she has James's vote. Natalie tells Da'Vonne she wants her to stay, but Bridgette is one of her closest friends. On the other hand, Bridgette is pretty upset with James for breaking his word so it might be better for her if Da'Vonne stays.

Nicole asks James what he is doing. He said he's on board with getting Da'Vonne out, but he doesn't want her to go out with all the votes so he might throw her a courtesy vote. Nicole doesn't think he should do that. Paul also cautioned against that as well because he doesn't want to have to cast the dividing vote. James said that Natalie will vote with him. Talk then switches to who the next target will be because a double eviction could be coming up. They want to be on the same page. In walks Da'Vonne and they filled her in on what they were talking about and she wants to know what they decided about who to put up next. James said, "B and V" (meaning Bridgette and Victor). OOOPS! Well, that pretty much gives Da'Vonne a clear idea of what is about to happen. They wouldn't be putting Bridgette up if she was going home this week. Duh! Silence. Corey says "Who is B?" James realizes that he just blew it. He tried to cover it up and act dumb. Nicole's face gave everything away as well. The jig is up.

Later, Da'Vonne talked to James and Natalie. She thinks people are starting to freak out at this point in the game. She wants them to have her back. She thinks she has both of them and Michelle and Zakiyah. She needs one more vote or Paul to break the tie. James said he would need to talk to Paul before he does that. He doesn't want to show his cards because the house is divided. He wants to make sure that Paul would vote to keep her as well if he would do that. James just kept getting himself in deeper and deeper. Da'Vonne hoped he was really messing with her and she said it would really hurt her feelings if he would actually vote her out. Ooh, laying on the guilt trip. James is in trouble. He said she is on a sinking ship so it wouldn't help his game to try to keep her when so many people want her out. His reasons for wanting to keep her are just personal. Natalie gave him her full support and said she would do whatever he wanted to do so he better make a good move.

The Votes
Whoa, I can't believe we are at the Jury phase already!

Da'Vonne's speech: she said she was told she was a pawn and hopes there were no lies and deceptions. Oh boy...

Paulie -- Da'Vonne
Zakiyah -- Bridgette
Nicole -- Da'Vonne
Michelle -- Bridgette
Victor -- Da'Vonne
Corey -- Da'Vonne
James -- Da'Vonne
Natalie -- Da'Vonne

Woohoo! Ooh....she is going to be pissed! Mostly at James, but the rest too...not going to be pretty. Fingers crossed that her envelope is not the round-trip ticket back in the game.  On her way out, she whispered to Victor that they were going to try to get him out #2...I think that's what she said. She confirmed that's what she said and she was saying in the double eviction.

And inside her envelope is...ONE-WAY TICKET! She becomes the first member of the Jury.

Interesting...Paul said in his goodbye message that they both got screwed over this week. Very smart play just in case. Da'Vonne is smart so she might not believe him, but it shows he's thinking ahead about his end game and how he is treating his fellow players who could potentially have the opportunity to vote for him to win the game. Paul is really starting to win me over. I really wasn't so sure about him early on, but he's proven himself to be genuinely hilarious, smart, and strategic. He's a good physical and mental competitor plus he's got a great social game. He might just be a great overall player.

HOH Comp
Challenge: "Harsh Hashtags" - they are lifted in the air and are spinning around like a merry-go-round on very small discs that they have to stand on or squat on. While they spin they will be hit with harsh hashtags. First 3 to fall will be have-nots.

To be continued...

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Big Brother, Ep. 18.20

Nomination Fallout
Da'Vonne doesn't like being in the dark with what's going on. She sets her sights on Bridgette who is now alone in the game. She wants her to push Nicole to help her game.

Paul tells Bridgette that Da'Vonne is shady. He wants her gone. He tells her that she and Paulie are both pawns this week. If Bridgette ends up going home, that's fine with him, too. He's got his bases covered if she stays or if she goes. She starts to feel a little bit relieved.

Paulie & Zakiyah
Zakiyah can't figure out why Paulie is being so distant and cold to her. They used to talk to each other everyday and shared the same bed. He was starting to feel smothered by her and she's got a jealous side to her. He decided he wanted to have the HOH room to himself. She sensed him being distant so she said she would sleep downstairs, and he said he thought that was the plan. He thinks she's being childish and she thinks he's being mean. Womp womp....

She finally had enough and went to talk to him. It turns into an argument and she gets uncomfortable. He thought that was funny because he told Paul that she makes everyone else uncomfortable. He said he wasn't trying to make her feel bad. He doesn't deal with drama so he wanted to leave it be, but she didn't want to go to bed upset. Womp womp...

A day later and they were all cuddly again.

When a Little Fun Goes a Little Wrong
Paul played a joke on Michelle. He sprayed shaving cream in her drink. She FREAKED OUT screaming at the top of her lungs. She gargled and screamed. She grabbed some apples and threw them at him REALLY HARD. It left an apple-sized red welt on his back. Then SHE got really upset because she was afraid she really hurt him. She said it's right where his kidney is and she started bawling her eyes out. It was sad, but it was also hilarious at the same time. He kept saying it didn't hurt, and she was worried that she was an ugly crier.

So this marks the second time that we have seen her flat-out sob over the stupidest thing. The last time it was because she didn't want Frank to leave (when she could have saved him with her Veto) and she cried because she at least wanted to hang out with him in the Jury house.

Strategizing
Da'Vonne asked Paul and Paulie who the backup nominee would be. Paulie told Nicole and Corey that she was pressing for info.

Veto
Players: Paul, Bridgette, Paulie, Corey (drawn by Paul), Victor (Paulie's houseguests' choice), Natalie (drawn by Bridgette)

Challenge: it's the one where they have to hold 3 buttons in a track lane and wait for the monitor to say "Go" and the last one to race to the end of the lane and press the button is out. False starts for going on a word that isn't "Go" and releasing a button are out.

Corey is psyched because he won State in track and couldn't wait to show off his racing skills, so you know what's about to happen, right?

Race 1: Corey false starts! He is out first!

Race 2: Paulie was first (by quite a lot), Bridgette came in last and was eliminated

Race 3: Natalie's head is in the clouds and she comes in last

Race 4: Paul starts singing "Doe, a dear" when "Doe" comes up lol! Paul comes in last by just a little bit and he's out

Race 5: Paulie is the clear winner over a slightly stumbling Victor

Paulie wins the Power of Veto to save himself! Woohoo!

PP
I am really, REALLY starting to LOVE the PP (Paul and Paulie dynamic). They are hilarious! I love when they refer to themselves in the third person, like "PP's gonna get the job done." LOL "The PP Plan has been perfectly executed."

Strategizing
The backdoor plan to get Da'Vonne out seems to be on track. It's a miracle. Usually planning something so specific doesn't work out so well. Let's see if Paul actually follows through. We know he wanted Bridgette out really badly.

Da'Vonne asks Bridgette what Plan B is. She thinks Nicole is the best bet to throw under the bus and campaign for Paul to put her up next to her. Bridgette really didn't want to be a part of anything. She is hoping to lay low and that Paul will keep his word.

Paulie tells Zakiyah the plan to take out Da'Vonne. She doesn't like this idea because she likes Da'Vonne. She tells him that she thinks Bridgette will still go even if Da'Vonne is next to her. Paulie asks who she would like to target next week. She thinks they should take Victor out (because he started out in the whole alliance with Jozea) and then Paul.

Paulie took this info directly to Paul and Victor. This really got on Paul's nerves. He said he would gladly put Zakiyah on the block for stirring this up.

Da'Vonne keeps pushing Paul to put up Nicole because she already volunteered. She wants someone who hasn't been up to go up. Paul doesn't want to put up someone who will freak out. Nicole would freak out, Natalie would freak out. Paul tells her he is 100% positive that Bridgette is going home. She is not comfortable going on the block, but it looks like she's not going to have a choice.

Veto Ceremony
Paulie uses the Veto on himself, of course.

Paul replaces Paulie with...Da'Vonne! Woohoo!

I loved Paul's speech. He said he has made his objective this week very clear. He wants someone he trusts on the block who will remain calm and make the rest of the week go smoothly.

Paul is happy with either Bridgette or Da'Vonne going home, and he will let the house decide. It better be Da'Vonne! I'm so ready for her to be gone.

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The Bachelorette, Ep. 12.10: Finale

I am so glad this season is almost over! JoJo turned out to be a better bachelorette than I thought she would, but her roster of guys left MUCH to be desired. I've said it before many times, but I just really couldn't find any of these guys to seriously root for. Their bios and headshots were very underwhelming and they really didn't do much to improve my first impressions by their time on the show. Usually, there are at least a few I really like and end up being a lot better than what I thought they would be. Not so with this group. Derek and Wells were probably the best in the group. Luke is decent, and it will be very interesting to see him as the lead in the next Bachelor, as he's rumored to be getting the gig.

Because of my complete lack of interest, this recap will be kept to a minimum. It's not just because I know the outcome because I've read spoilers for the past several seasons. The background of both of these guys and the lies that they are telling is just ridiculous. I just really feel bad for JoJo. I really hope in the live After the Final Rose that she admits to being wrong about these guys and tells the truth that she believes all of the truths that have been going around. I really hope she doesn't continue with her choice and pretend to stick up for him...only to a couple of months later finally break it off.

So here we go...it's going to be a long 3 hours...

News Flash: JoJo is in love with both guys. Her parents are here to help her. Spoiler Alert: they will love them both and will be absolutely no help whatsoever. Alright, so which guy will cause JoJo's mom to grab the wine bottle and take a swig?

Jordan:

• He brought ridiculously ugly hats for her parents.
• JoJo's mom is skeptical that he is a playboy (she would be right).
• He gave his word that he would not break JoJo's heart.
• JoJo's mom thinks JoJo and Jordan are too similar, but she likes him, because "who doesn't like Jordan?" (well, his ex and some girls he's talked to on the dating app Raya, to name a few...oh and his brother Aaron for another).
• He chickened out and didn't ask her dad for JoJo's hand in marriage. JoJo is pretty confident that he asked her dad because she doesn't think that he would ask her to marry him without her dad's permission.

Robby:

• Her brother told her to look at the big picture and she's not looking for a New Year's Eve date (in response to her saying that with Jordan everything is more fun and free).
• Her mom told Robby that she grew up a princess and he needs to make her the queen of his heart.
• Robby wanted to ask JoJo's dad for permission to marry her, and he also wanted her mom to be there when he asked. Of course, he referred to her by her name, Joelle, again...still the only one to do that (and I think he said her name like 3 times in this one conversation. He was very convincing and said ALL the right things about his commitment to "Joelle". I want to believe that he's a good guy, but everything that I've heard about him is pretty much the opposite.
• JoJo's dad was very emotional after his talk with Robby. She loves him even more after seeing how much her family loved him.

Summary of the 2 visits:

• Robby is family-oriented and is more husband-material.
• Robby is a more logical fit because of her insecurities.
• Jordan is "phenomenal" but Robby is ready for commitment.
• They tell JoJo that Robby asked to marry her but Jordan didn't ask her dad for his blessing. JoJo was shocked and very worried.
• Her brother thinks she feels like she has to protect Jordan and stand up for him because ultimately he's the one she thinks.
• JoJo's dad said they like them both and would be ready to have either of them into their family.
• She worries if she picks Jordan and it doesn't work out, she will wonder if Robby was the one she should have picked, and vice versa.
• She has no idea how she is going to make the decision between them because she is very torn.
• She got kind of upset with her family when she said the family is obviously picking Robby. They backpedal and say they like them both, but it was clear that they had WAY more positive things to say about Robby and how convincing he was about what he wanted.

Final Date Robby:

• Robby paints a picture of what their life together would be: kids, a dog, burnt food in the oven.
• JoJo said it's scary how much she trusts him (which is a far cry from where she was a few dates ago).
• His gift to her was printed photos of some of their most memorable moments.
• She sees a life with him and is excited for the future.
• Robby doesn't see how this can't work. He is also worried that maybe he is blinded by love and won't see it coming if she doesn't pick him. 

Final Date Jordan:

• She asked him what it was like talking to her dad. He said it was awkward but he shared his true feelings and intentions. He said he wanted to ask if he could get on one knee but he couldn't. He imagined what that conversation was going to be like when he was young. She said she was disappointed he didn't ask and was bummed because he had told her how important that conversation was for him. She said it made her doubt if he is actually ready. He felt like he doesn't know 100% how she feels and he didn't feel comfortable because they hadn't met Robby yet. He doesn't know if it's him or Robby. When he knows that's what she wants then he can ask. She is so confused and I would be too, he is making no sense. She wonders if he will propose at the end of this because he doesn't really have her parents' blessing. He said if it was up to him, he would be down on one knee. 
• He whines and tries to convince her that he is serious about this. She's upset and confused. He said he has no doubts about what he feels for her and he knows what he wants. 
• He regrets not asking her dad for his blessing. 

Jordan Calls JoJo's Parents

He wanted to make sure they knew his feelings and he officially asked her parents for their blessing. They said "yes". 

The Guys Both Pick Our Rings

JoJo Has a Moment of Clarity

She is sure knows what to do and is sure that nothing will change her mind. Then she gets a letter from Jordan...saying all of the perfect things. He told her that he called her parents and he can't wait to see her walking towards her. She bursts into tears and says she doesn't feel right. But then she said that was exactly what she needed to hear.

Then, she gets a letter from Robby, pretty much saying the exact same things. 

Guess what. She's confused again and she's having a panic attack. 

The guys are both sure that they are the one she is picking and can't see how she can have the same thing with anyone else. 

Final Rose Ceremony

Robby 

• He has found his forever love with her. His family adores her and his future longs for her. He undoubtedly and is whole-heartedly in love with her. It's a love that's only found in fairytales and he will love her forever and keep her safe. She's his best friend...
• "Robby, wait, hold on. I can't let you get down on one knee. I can't take that moment from you." She said she woke up this morning and she wanted it to be him. Every day she wanted it to be him. She said she fell in love with him, but for some reason, her heart is somewhere else. Thank you, JoJo, for stopping him before he got down on one knee! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
• He wondered what was missing. She doesn't doubt how much he loves her and she wanted it to be him so badly. He said he just wanted her to be happy. She doesn't know how to say goodbye to him.
• She is following her heart and she is hoping that she is not making a huge mistake. He said "Good luck. Don't settle."
• Tears and sobs everywhere for both of them. She felt like he deserved to know that she loved him and how her heart is broken. I can't believe she sort of did the same thing that Ben did to her. How ironic. 
• She can't believe that she chose to say goodbye to him, and the only thing getting her through is the thought of seeing Jordan.

Jordan

• She is bawling and sobbing over Robby. Then seconds later, she says she can't wait to spend the rest of her life with Jordan, and she is so ready to say "yes" to him. "So ready!" Wow, that was a quick recovery.
• I sure wish I could believe the amazing things he is telling her. He is so unbelievably in love with her and he will keep her safe. She is his best friend...um...did he still his speech from Robby?
• She stopped him and she said she has been waiting for so long to tell him that she loves him. She wanted him to know that before he got down on one knee. 
• "Is this happening?' Ooh, he used her full name: Joelle Hannah Fletcher
• Oh, they look so happy. I will be shocked if they look this happy on After the Final Rose. You can't tell me that she has not heard over and over again how he has cheated on her, how he still has an active dating app, how he cheated on his past girlfriend...on and on and on...we shall see...

After the Final Rose

Robby is still confused and disappointed by what happened. He said the things JoJo said to him when she sent him home all sounded like reasons why he should be the one she picked. Her only words that she could say to help him now was to say that she couldn't imagine saying goodbye to Jordan and in her heart, her heart was always with Jordan. She added that she thought they were missing some of the friendship and again how similar they were to each other. She found everything she wanted in Jordan. She said she is so happy right now, and because he cares for her so much and is good friends with Jordan, that's all he needed to be content.

Next Bachelor? JoJo brings up Luke and Chase. Chad decides to stand up in the audience and campaign for it to be him. Ha! That would be a trainwreck that I would actually like to see! The show is getting so fake and produced that, hey, why not make a mockery of the whole thing!

Jordan and the rumors: JoJo says she knows the truth and it's hard to hear the rumors and things said about him. So apparently the show wants to save some face, and/or JoJo doesn't want to be embarrassed, so she's going to go with the whole "I'm so happy and excited" story. Guarantee in a couple months, they will be going separate ways. I don't think she will ever say anything bad about him, that just doesn't seem like something she would do. 

Jordan said their relationship is doing great. They have grown through the difficult conversations. JoJo said it has been difficult, but they respect each other and he has been very honest with her. I will say that they are being pretty convincing and are very touchy-feely. 

They talked about the tabloids and how they have dealt with them. Neither one of them understood why it was happening. She finally decided she can't read it anymore because he's given her no reason to doubt him.

Jordan said the next move is for him to move to Dallas with her. Wow.

Chris asks about Jordan's brother, Aaron and if things have changed. He completely avoided the issue and said he and his family are focused on them right now. Totally didn't address the issue at all. I know it is none of any of our business, but man, I really want to know the whole story!

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