Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Monday daytime/PoV ceremony - August 25

He's got the power ... until he doesn't

Well, yeah. The Power of Veto Ceremony was today. Like much else as of late, it was predictable -- the nominations remain the same. Here's what other stuff happened today inside that Big Brother House of Watching the Grass Grow:

• Derrick hopes his wife doesn't watch the live feeds because he curses too much.
• He does. Mr. Potty Mouth needs to lose the F word from his vocabulary. That's a habit and he needs to break it!
• Derrick is also thinking of shaving his little beard-thingee he has growing on his face. He likes the look of it, but it itches.
• I can't imagine how Donny's beard must feel!
• Donny did his morning routine.
• Victoria says she's feeling somewhat better.
• Cody is kicking himself for going over memory questions with Frankie.
• After the veto ceremony, Donny pointed out that he's been on the block for most of the season.
• Alas, I think this is the time that will do him in.
• BB did him wrong from the get go by casting him as the sole older person, plus the country simple life background. He's had to fight to stay in the house from the start. If I were him, I'd be just about at rage stage right about now. He has nothing to do, nothing to read or watch, doesn't have a great social game although he's certainly a likable guy. He'll probably be personally much better off with Jocasta, Zach and Hayden.
• Derrick told Christine he sleeps because he's bored.
• She told him that she hardly ever sleeps and the house has made her realize she has a very active imagination.
• @@
• Christine being in the house make me realize that some married women can't keep their hands off men who aren't their husbands!
• I guess I already knew that.
• She just reinforces it.
• Victoria told Nicole that she's heard talk that Donny will be the target.
• Sigh. Yes.
• Derrick told Frankie he thinks their skit was good enough for the Team America mission.
• While I'd like Donny (and even Derrick) to grab another 5k, I don't think so.
• Of course, I don't want Frankie to get another 5k. I'd rather he just vanish from my monitor and my TV screen. Y'know, get abducted by aliens or something. Poof! Where'd he go?
• I'd like that.
• Christine also confirmed to Nicole that she's voting to keep her -- she's wanted Donny out since the first week.
• Victoria really worked to make a tofu dish for Donny and Nicole (Have Nots) to eat. They liked the flavor, but she couldn't do anything about the texture.
• Donny likened tofu to the suet you hang on trees for the birds.
• Lots of napping going on.
• Well, except Christine. She's always awake, always thinking, always creeping me out.
• Nicole hates being on slop and tofu. She doesn't want to eat. Donny told her she must force herself because the next comp could very well be "the wall." (Endurance.)
• YAWN.

Jury house would be better, really.

Cooking with Victoria

Time for a rummage sale

Cody won't let Frankie sleep in HoH

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Monday - August 25

Exciting

During the daytime hours yesterday, nothing really worth reporting happened. Since it was Sunday, no comps, nothing really to do except nap, outright sleep, lounge about, sunbathe and use the photo booth. As evening approached and these nocturnal hamsters came more to life, there was a bit of talk. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hamster Stew:

• As the norm for the season, Donny was up first and followed his usual morning routine of eating, exercise, cleaning and lounging.
• A few days back Derrick and someone else (either Cody or Frankie) talked about how OCD Donny's entire life is. They're right. Donny starts out each day with the same routine except if a lockdown prohibits it. And, in the past, he's described having a routine daily in his "real life."
• Of course, Caleb thinks it's because of Donny's past in special services.
• @@
• Others are noticing that Caleb never does anything for himself -- doesn't do his own laundry, doesn't cook his own food.
• Team America worked more on their silly skit with each of the hamsters playing other hamsters doing diary room sessions. (Which is more bearable than Frankie's Broadway show idea.)
• Derrick and Frankie talked about how production doesn't seem too happy with their play idea.
• Nicole thanked Cody for the Scorpion showing he invited her and Donny to on Saturday night. They seemed to all like the show.
• But, since it's a new CBS show, they're not about to say they don't like it!
• There was more outsider yelling over the fence -- this one said Frankie was the Saboteur. They got sent inside.
• Donny's pretty sure that he'll get the boot this week.
• He told Nicole he'd like to go to college and be someone.
• Huh. He's someone already!
• Victoria is worried about how she's being portrayed on the show.
• Sentiment is finally turning against Christine -- both Cody and Caleb talked about how she needs to go even before Victoria. She floats from one side of the alliance to the other and could be more of a detriment to their individual games. Victoria is more of just there without a sneaky component to her actions.
• Of course, that could be remedied, I say! Cody! You could take someone down from the block and backdoor Christine! I'd love that! Many show fans would love it, too!
• Sigh.
• He can't hear us.

Chills and thrills

Sunday photo funday

Captivating!

You don't know where that hand's been

Looks like an escapee from an institution

Big Brother 16: HoH and Nominations Show Blog Party - August 24

Good evening! The show will be starting on time here on the East Coast. A miracle, I say! As it airs, I'll update this post with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest.

But you know where the party is, right? Let's head to the comments area!

Nicole is back. Donny is happy. He fills her in on some of the happenings.

A segment on Donny flashbacks talking to others trying to get them to flip, done in odd low saturation. Looks weird. Make them stop that.

HoH comp time, lace up your gloves. They're all in boxing gear. Boxing event over six rounds, figure out day event happened on. They punch buttons to come up with the correct day of the events. Punching for Days!

Nicole eliminated in the first round. Victoria out next. Christine out. Interesting, all three girls out in a row! Caleb out next. Derrick out. It's between Cody and Donny. Sigh. As we live feeders know, Cody wins.

Derrick is happy as Cody won't nominate his best bud, plus no blood on his hands. Nicole is devastated.

Who wants to see my HoH room? And blah-blah-blah ...

Nicole tries to talk to Cody. He wants Donny out. But he's not really taking the bait entirely. He files it away for future reference. In talking with Derrick, Cody tells him he'd honestly rather Nicole stay in the game than Christine. They both get off on an anti-Christine tangent. But neither suggest anything other than a Donny/Nicole nomination for this week.

Donny, in a bad move, wakes Cody up to plea his case. Donny warns Cody the others will keep Victoria over him (Cody) as everyone could win against her. He offers to work with Cody. Derrick tried to feel Donny out to no avail.

That's not to be confused with Christine trying to feel Cody up, of course.

Nominations time -- Cody nominates Nicole and Donny. Nicole, loves her, be amazing. Donny, lot of chatter, immediate threat.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - August 24, 2014

Good morning! Welcome to my weekly off television topic post which reflects on the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. There is no television content in this post and it's something I do weekly year 'round. If you're looking for Big Brother content, my latest can be found right here at this link.

Another week down. Another week with nothing really exciting going on -- just working, blogging and giving a certain cat his required devotion. Here's some quickie random thoughts on the week:

• I really really need a vacation. I have two four-day work weeks ahead of me. But that's not good enough. I want vacation.
• Without endurance comps and a predictable season at hand, BB isn't as financially good for me this season as in the past. Few people are motivated to donate via Paypal although the ad income is just about the same as other years. Yet I'm still working as much at it. Sigh. If I didn't enjoy the community I built, I'd be tempted to give it up. It's almost like having a full-time job atop a full-time "real" job. I'm so tired!
• It seemed to rain a lot this week. We had another one of those bizarre three-hour long thunderstorms on Thursday night. I don't recall having that long of a thunderstorm ever, yet we've had more than a few of them this year.
• I, for one, am enjoying a rather mild temperature summer. Alas, they're predicting a bad winter for around here. I can take the cold -- I know how to dress properly. I just can't deal with ice and snow on the sidewalks and streets!
• I still have no clue who the new upstairs neighbor is. Nor do I have any idea male or female. It seems to be one person -- always a plus in my mind! No kids (which I don't know why they let people with children in one bedroom apartments when their own rules say no more than two people in a one bedroom). I hear footsteps and occasional music. I don't recognize the music. It's not Mexican Polka, nor classic rock or classical. It has a beat. I'm thinking either pop or rap played rather low. He/she hasn't flooded my bathroom. All is good.

Onto this week's photos -- clicking on an image will lead you to my photobucket page of the image. From there, you can make the image larger twice by clicking on the magnifying glass at the bottom right of the screen.

Plainfield Train Station lamps

At sunset last night. The day was cloudy and drizzly but cleared up enough for a very nice sunset.

The I See Dead People saga continues

People really shouldn't sleep near me on the train! This guy is so cool that his bike has blue tires. I noticed his legs are shaved. I would guess for aerodynamics. Of course. I'm sitting in the vestibule level handicapped/bike/etc. section as I had a bunch of stuff I bought at Target with me and I didn't want to lug it up and down the train stairs. Although the seats are padded there, the seats in the main section of the cars are more comfortable. Raritan Valley Line, NJ Transit.

Hanging in there

A busy bee at the Bridgewater Train Station.

My ride home

It's Saturday evening and I'm home. Well, not really home. I might seem to spend a lot of time at the Plainfield Train Station, but I certainly don't live there!

To see this week's flower slideshow and the rest of the photos, click the 'Read More' link below!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Sunday - August 24

Gotta know when to hold

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Card Sharks:

• Victoria is seriously having issues with her wisdom teeth. At one point, BB took her out and gave her an IV. She's on antibiotics and they've apparently notified her mother. Not only does she feel terrible, she feels terrible about being shown sick on the show.
• Victoria had passed out on the bathroom floor and was found by Nicole. Nicole immediately called Derrick to help her. Nope, not Caleb, Cody, Frankie or even Donny. She called Derrick to help without skipping a beat. That in itself kind of shows the reputation that Derrick has built in the house.
• Derrick later tried to make Victoria feel better by calling her his favorite chipmunk.
• It didn't work.
• No way does she want to leave. But she really wants to feel better!
• However, for a while there it looked like she might get pulled from the house.
• Even when (possibly IF) the PoV comp would be held got put on hold while Victoria's future in the game was uncertain.
• Donny didn't want the comp to go on without her.
• In other news, Team America was apparently given the next mission and we had nothing to do with it. They have to come up with their own (worthy) mission, complete it and then America will decide if it was worthy of a mission accomplished money win.
• Donny asked Derrick if he thought that keeping TA together would be enough of a task. In other words, keep Donny from going home.
• Well, that would be nice. But I personally don't think all of America would vote it as worthy.
• Of course, they were soon interrupted.
• I couldn't live in that house with people just bursting into rooms without knocking!
• Caleb said that if Frankie mentions his schools in Africa charity again, he'll say his own winnings will go to wounded warriors from the United States.
• He's a bit late in saying that as he's already said how he's going to spend a fortune on cars and the good life.
• BB has gotten to the point now they feel they have to tell this bunch o' slobs to clean the bathroom.
• @@
• (Hoarders anyone?)
• Christine, Derrick and Frankie were the players picked for the PoV comp. I'm not sure if Victoria was even in the running for it although they brought her back to the house.
• Derrick told Frankie that Donny's been throwing them under the bus and needs to go.
• In a rare moment in which I agree with Frankie, he said they've been doing the same to Donny.
• Oh my.
• I agree with Frankie. I must be running a fever!
• The veto comp was the hold/fold one with a luxury prize for the winner and two guests.
• Nope, they can't leave the house.
• In the HoH room, there will be a screening of the new CBS series Scorpion complete with popcorn and beverages.
• Cody won and selected Donny and Nicole to be his guests.
• Aw, ain't that sweet?
• Nope, not really.
• It keeps them from talking game while Derrick can babysit Caleb, Christine and Frankie.
• Ill Victoria needs no babysitter.
• Now they're all (even Derrick) back to thinking that Donny is more than a mere groundskeeper.
• Much of the hours after the comp were spent rehashing the comp. Supposedly, once Christine and Derrick figured out Cody could win, they abandoned their own hopes of winning and played for him to win.
• Derrick had a long heart to heart talk with Donny about life and the game.
• He cried afterwards.
• That's Derrick crying, not Donny.
• He thinks it would sketchy for them (him and Frankie) to campaign to keep Donny this week when Caleb, Cody and Christine so want him out. Thus, Derrick is in a dilemma.
• Frankie wants to create a Broadway type play for the TA mission.
• Oh, geez. I hope not!
• Lots of miscellaneous conversations, but little game talk.
• Things aren't looking too good for Donny now.

I had to tell Donny what hold/fold means

Gotta know when to fold

One will leave this week

Caleb proves he's not a dim bulb

She needs to STOP caressing Cody!

Nicole talks about Hayden with Caleb

Is it winter? Is this a ski bunny?

Derrick cried after a long talk with Donny

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Bulletin - PoV (Power of Veto) Comp - August 23

She needs to stop caressing his back!

Sigh. Cody won the Power of Veto. Not looking too good for Nicole (or Donny but Derrick and Frankie want another week) on Thursday. More eventually!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Saturday - August 23

Pretending to listen to music

No, I haven't been really ignoring you. Really. I guess it's a mix of boredom and predictability affecting my posting. But here's my take on the latest inside that Big Brother House of Stick People:

• You know Cody won HoH.
• You know Cody surprised us all by putting Donny and Nicole on the block.
• Oh, they also made Donny a Have Not and Nicole volunteered to be one.
• Did you know Frankie has a "famous" sister?
• I listened to a wise and pithy conversation regarding the pros and cons of Lowes vs. Home Depot vs. Amazon.
• Caleb is still sure Donny is something big military -- perhaps a Silver or Bronze Star recipient.
• Derrick, who has said before that he believes Donny is indeed a groundskeeper, played along with Caleb's visions.
• Cody and Derrick have noticed they can't be alone without either Frankie or Christine bursting in.
• They discussed if Donny or Nicole come off the block putting Frankie up.
• But they don't think they'd have the votes to send him packing, Caleb would be mad, but Christine would just crumble and float their way. Plus it would leave the Donny/Nicole duo intact and Christine might just float that way.
• They built stick houses.
• Nicole tried her best to convince them that she should stay.
• However, that just served to work against her even more.
• They're still going on about all the "lies" Nicole tells.
• Which, as we know, are mostly truths.
• BUT THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
• Frankie continues to be too much over the top with his squealing. You'd think he was the wild boar Caleb killed with his teeth (whatever, literary license going on here) pre-season.
• Frankie makes all the gay men I've known for decades look macho. He needs to turn it down. The more he acts, the more it comes across as acting.
• Bad acting, too.
• Derrick continues to push for the Nicole out rather than Donny this week. He says Nicole is a more dangerous competitor -- she wins comps, has a good social game while Donny wins comps, but his social game is lacking.
• The boys wrestled. So Frankie had to jump in.
• Cody and Christine talked about how much Donny disgusts them.
• Hey, I could really go off on a tangent about how much Christine disgusts me!
• But I refuse to demean myself by being so profane.
• Victoria's wisdom teeth issues are making her face swell up.
• Cody knows Derrick wants to send Nicole out this week, but he really wants Donny to go. He thinks Donny picks on him.
• He's also tired of Donny winning comps.
• Derrick thinks a lot of people are rooting for Donny because he's the underdog. (Yes, there are, but maybe not totally for that reason.) 
• He also says, as a fan of the show, if an alliance were ruling the game such as they are, he'd be mad because it's so predictable.
• Yes, he's right.
• Christine's angry that Julie Chen called her out on the live show for throwing the comp.
• Too bad, so sad.
• That's about it for here. They're sleeping.

Going for the Yoko Ono look?

I'm Caleb, Beast Mode Cowboy

Frankie has to get in on the wrestling

Ohh ... they got a smidgen of alcohol

Dude, you have to wear the robe!

Is this BB or Hoarders?

Building stick houses

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Bulletin - Nominations in - August 22

Have Nots and Nominees

As totally expected, Cody put Nicole and Donny on the block. More later.

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds Thursday evening into Friday - HoH Winner - August 22

Who wants to see my HoH room?

It was a mental comp. Cody won. Who woulda thunk it? Here's what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of Really Noisy Hamsters:

• Why must they always shout so much? I have to keep turning my volume down. Indoor voices please.
• But don't whisper. It irks me when I have to turn the volume way up for whispers, then Frankie or Christine come along and squeal.
• When the feeds returned, Nicole spoke of the joys of the jury house -- they could make lists of foods, beverages, candy, etc. and get it delivered to them, BB set them up with Pandora so they could listen to any kind of music they wanted. They could sleep wherever they wanted without BB yelling at them.
• Donny is elated to have a friend in the house once again. He told Nicole he's been so lonely. "It will be nice to have someone to set with."
• Donny pointed out to Nicole that going two against six will probably not have good results.
• "Game on," said Nicole.
• They're sure that they will be nominated together.
• Alas, so am I.
• Derrick is glad it was Nicole coming back and not Hayden.
• I bet he is!
• Christine has latched onto the guys.
• Safety in numbers, after all. Now there are suddenly two bigger targets than her and she can float along for a few more weeks hanging onto coattails.
• I'm mad at Nicole. Yes, I am. She was foolish enough to tell Frankie that his sister was in the audience at the double eviction. That set him off into over the top ridiculous ear-piercing squealing. Grr.
• Frankie and Derrick assured Donny that Team America is still a go for missions. Hey, they want him out (and he knows it), but why not go for as much money as they can?
• Then came the comp. From what they said, Nicole was the first gone. It was questions on what day what happened.
• Both Derrick and Nicole said they weren't even sure what number day today was!
• I'm with them there. It seems like eons ago the season started.
• Nicole told Donny that Hayden should have come back instead of her because he would have "crushed" the comp.
• Frankie thinks there might be a Pandora's Box this week.
• They haven't been able to have one all summer as the room has been used weekly for the second HoH.
• Huh. Christine thinks Donny's fans are going to be pissed. Then Frankie said he doesn't think Donny has any fans!
• Hey! Donny has more fans and fewer haters than both Christine and Frankie combined!
• Aww ... Nicole says that Hayden gave her a rose and wrote her love notes in the jury house. Ain't that sweet? She says he's the most kind and thoughtful guy she's ever met.
• Everybody acted happy at Cody's HoH reveal.
• We know some weren't all that thrilled, but played along.
• Cody's mother wrote him a letter addressed to "CodyBear."
• Donny's starting to get a bit edgy. He told Cody he's thought all along that he was some dumb kid and he's really smart.
• Cody: "I'm a college graduate."
• "Huh. Who? What? Where?"
• While Cody wants to concentrate on getting Donny out, Derrick is thinking it might be best to target Nicole (as he says she's more deceitful than Donny).
• I think Derrick's thinking of missions for Team America -- since both would have to go, might as well keep Donny the extra week.
• It's all about the Benjamins.
• Nicole isn't ready to give her return to the game up. She plans to plead with Cody that she was HoH three times and never put him up, she's out of sync with the game and weak, etc.
• We'll see.
• But, if Derrick has his way, which he usually does, his flying monkey Cody will target Nicole while Derrick cackles looking at the crystal ball.

Goody! Now there are two to go before me!

Oh my.

Just passing through ...

A week ahead with a friend! Yay!

Gag me now

Big Brother 16: Live Eviction, Juror Return, HoH Comp blog party - August 21

Good evening! Do you have tasty cold beverages and snacks ready? It's bound to be an interesting night at the habitrail. Let's see ... live eviction, juror comp, juror comes back, HoH comp. Yep! Chances are that the comp will go beyond the air time. If it does, I'll set up a separate post for live feeds and the results.

BLOG POOL UPDATE!

Caleb - JimmyB, SueGee on the Left Coast, Sharon S, monty924, Janice from GA

Christine - ReeseB0329, EileenH, Willie J, Ronda, Rbennie

Cody - Delee, Nickelpeed, WolfpackRed, Nell the Southern Belle, Sally in Indiana

Derrick - Ed in Ohio, Jessica UNderwood, Marlo, Stormy, Erinkate

Donny - Buzzmaam, Tami, JonMD1267, Margo, Kelsey

Frankie - Aya, JOKATS, Ninboh, Tammy, Becky

Victoria - Dr_Celine, ORKMommy, Sharon N, Faye

Zach - Brian, NikkiB, Kathy, David

EVICTED:

    Joey - Not included in pool 

    PaoPao - Jackie, Lisa Bishop, Chrob61, lynn1

    Devin - Donna in Alabama, Lili, Sparty, Merrilee, SarahT

    Amber - Caela, Sharon, Glenn, PDX Granny, Jennifer

    Brittany - Dierdre, ML, Shannon, Gaylos, Donna E

JURY:

Jocasta - Brenda, Kelly Davey, Cheryl in NC, Old mom, Maquinn78

Hayden - Donna in FL, Chacha, Sasha, Uncartie, Clover

Nicole - Jo, Witt, Celticskye, Tilda

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news! However, you all know where the real party is, right? Yep, see you in the comments area!

The Double HoH is history. Lots of recapping. (Of course.)

Donny tells Zach he'll vote to keep him. So, Zach goes looking for more votes. Frankie guns him down.

The Neighborhood Watch is going well for Team America. Mission accomplished.

Victoria steals her own pink cap back from Zach, cuts it up.

Donny tries to point out the evils of Derrick's number game to Christine. He wants her to keep Zach.

Julie talks to them about the BOB. Christine doesn't 'fess up to throwing it. She announces that was the last BOB and there will be one HoH from now on.

Speeches:
Cody - Family, love, please keep.
Zach - Family love, typical Zach, ends with "Julie, I'll see you shortly."

The votes to evict:
Derrick -- Zach
Christine -- Zach
Donny -- Zach
Caleb -- Zach
Victoria -- Zach

As we feed watchers knew ... Zach is gone.

Zach tosses Froot Loops to/at the others from atop the table before leaving. He told Julie that it's his own mouth that did him in. He does really well in the Julie interview. That is, until Victoria's message in which she shows the cut-up cap.

Next the jurors vie to get back in the house.

Jury house segment.

Julie breaks the news a juror will return to the hamsters. All four jurors burst into the house. All head to the back yard for the jurors comp. The comp is called Comeback Fight. Seven Rounds. Slide disks down lane into a target.

NICOLE gets back in the game!

Head of CBS and Julie's husband, Les Moonves, challenged her to do the ALS ice bucket challenge live on the show.

No announcement when the HoH comp will be held. If nothing else, they need to clear the backyard. When I know more, I'll set up a new post.

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Thursday - August 21

Getting some pimples there, dude.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Hamster Hijinks:

• Christine reported to everyone about her long strategy talk from Donny in the morning.
• Sigh.
• I guess Donny should know better than to talk strategy with any of them.
• But, what does he have to lose? Really?
• Nothing.
• Soon the rest were sitting around comparing notes on talks with Donny.
• Frankie took note that Donny and Zach's "stories" always match.
• The conclusion?
• Zach has been working with Donny either a long time or all along.
• @@
• Nope. While Zach has recently gone to Donny, it's because he was betrayed and shunned by his own friends in the game.
• Oh, perhaps a bit of his own doing.
• But, still.
• Derrick told the others that Donny is the most manipulative man in the house.
• No, he's not. If he was, he'd be named "Derrick."
• Derrick and Frankie talked about calling Donny out -- "Are you Team America or not, calling us two the masterminds in the house?!"
• Um. Well. Donny's calling it as he sees it.
• And, they do know it.
• They don't want the others to realize it, though. They need their mindless minions to lead to slaughter on the way to the final two.
• Frankie and Derrick are also concerned about how much time Cody spends flirting with the two remaining girls in the house.
• Is he building a secret alliance with them? Oh noes!
• Meanwhile, Zach has accepted his fate.
• He's all excited about getting out of the house, planning his outfit and thinking his hair is hott.
• Yeah, it's a hot mess. But maybe that's just my opinion.
• Victoria told Cody she's worried about Derrick getting closer to Christine.
• She thinks Christine is "one of the guys."
• No, she isn't. Christine, like Victoria, is expendable. As will Cody and Caleb be after they go.
• Derrick told Frankie he does have a relationship with the girls -- he shmoozes them, but doesn't touch or carees -- that would be bad for his home life.
• Too bad Christine doesn't realize that boundaries need to be drawn!
• Donny is the only one not up as I post this.
• However, it's been just old chit-chat forever.
• I don't expect any serious game talk other than treading trodden trails (we need to get Donny out, etc.) until after tonight's eviction and the new HoH, returning juror event.
• Yawn.

Creep Mode Cowboy

A good look, but I can't see

Plays with his "beard" as much as Donny

Flirts naked in the shower even

Preparing his eviction clothes

Ew. Now Cody's playing with his toes!

Big Brother 16: Power of Veto, ZingBot returns show blog party - August 20

Most seasons, the ZingBot does little but annoy me. However, I'm looking forward to some of tonight's zings! As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest news.

But, as always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun!

Donny is feeling hurt because Christine threw the BOB comp and he's sure everyone is in on it. Donny doesn't trust Derrick and now Derrick knows it. Frankie wants to put Victoria on the block if the veto is used. Derrick would prefer Zach as he needs Cody and Victoria for his own game. Donny tries to befriend Zach and wants him to win veto, win and not get backdoored. Meanwhile, if that worked out, either Caleb or Cody would go.

Team America is ready to have fun with their mission. They run around stealing things.

PoV players pick time: Frankie draws Victoria, Cody gets Donny, Caleb gets Christine.

ZingBot has arrived! The ZingBot starts throwing out "props." He says nice things. Then Kathy Griffen arrives. She says they need a Zingervention because ZingBot needs to zing people.  Frankie is acting like a real hoppy jerk. Zach is hurt because she said, "What do you call someone who wears pink, cuddles with men ... Zach." All the zings weren't shown yet. The ZingBot itself needs to get going!

The Veto comp has them rebooting ZingBot to his previous Zing state. They get to play with electricity! Frankie wins.

ZingBot is back to normal! Frankie tan for standing in sister's shadow. Derrick is "ugly." Donny's social game more like Suck Dynasty. Cody no enemies except for Christine's husband.

They notice items have gone missing. The house goes berserk! Neighborhood watch!

They think Zach is the Saboteur and Frankie thinks it's the chance to put him up on the block and out of the house.  

Poor Zach. Frankie claims it's such a hard decision. Yeah, right.

Veto meeting -- Neither Caleb nor Cody speak. Frankie saves Caleb. He does a "rap" and puts Zach up.