'Big Brother 8' - Sunday 9/02 Show Live-Blogged from the East Coast

On the feeds, the houseguests are talking about Survivor. But here on the East Coast, the show is starting! I'll be live-blogging the events as they air here. Please forgive any typos and/or misspellings!

We're taking the Recap City tour now as I put this post out there live. Stop back, refresh the page to get the latest!

It's to the black and white re-eviction of Amber. In the opening sequence they showed Eric's fall. No wonder he fussed. It looked like he twisted something.

Zach is happy he's still here, duh! Eric is pleased with America's decision to vote out Amber. And it's on to the HOH comp! They all take some spills. Zach fell very well! Eric is falling all over the place. Jameka feels like the odd man out.

It's ovbious that Zach is in the lead. Daniele took a pretty bad fall. A small container can be filled for a phone call from home or you can give it to someone else -- a beaker is in every lane for that purpose. Eric decided he was doing poorly, so filled the beaker for the call.

For each larger cup, a day of cold water. They all take two cups. Jessica grimaces.

Dick thinks his waiter skills help him get ahead. Zach is just determined because, well, he's Zach. It's a flashback to Dick lighting into Zach over throwing them (D&D) under the bus. Dick is worried that Zach will win HOH and remember the conversation. "You should have gone home instead of Nick, you dumb***!"

Dick tells us that he has to win, Zach CANNOT win this HOH!

Heh.

OMG -- Zach has a bunny face as he competes! Dick thinks three cups will make him win, but Zach is faster with his two. Zach's ball is showing and he has his ball in hand! (One in the hand is worth two in the bush?)

Okay, I'll behave. Zach is the new HOH.

Dick tells us Amber would have lost it. Eric is devastated and doesn't want this to harm Jessica. He's torn over giving the phone call to either Jameka or Jessica, but he gives it to Jessica. She hopes to hear from her brohter in Iraq.

Eric feels horrible over the nominations he worked on Jessica to make. He feels he screwed up. Daniele tells Dick she has a lot of pull with Zach and he'll put Jessica and Jameka on the block, not them.

Zach's HOH room -- Eric tells us it's the most despondent bunch ever to see a HOH room. Everyone is just sitting there looking uncomfortable. Of course, the editing makes the mood more awkward than it is, but...!

Daniele is talking to Zach now. He said her father threatened him, but she lightens the mood. She tells Zach that she doesn't tell him everything. Daniele is playing the Zachster perfectly. She's confiding in him and he's buying the bridge.

Best line of the night so far is Zach telling us, "Really, can you trust a guy named Dick?"

Now it's to Eric telling Jessica that he cast the odd votes. This is OLD footage! Why now, BB? He doesn't mention America's Player or anything that relates to production. She still trusts him.

Time for Jessica's phone call from home. It's her brother! He's home, got back last Friday, Jessica cries. Hmm... on the feeds she said she talked to her friend, too. Only the brother Dean was shown. Attractive-looking brother!

She's still crying, but they're happy tears. She's so happy that he's home safe.

America's Player -- we want Jameka to be nominated. Eric thinks that it will be an easy task. He goes to talk to him. He tries his hardest, but Zach is pretty evasive over his thoughts.

Daniele thinks that Zach should put up Eric and Jessica. It would keep the blood off their hands -- hers and her father's. She talks Dick into the idea and goess to chat with Zach again. She tells Zach that if Jessica or Eric win HOH this week, they'll send him home. He still thinks that he can't benefit by keeping Jameka.

"Don't tell anyone I told you, even later this week." -- Daniele to Zach. Zach asks not to be put up by Dick or Daniele if he does their bidding.

America's Player -- Which HG should Eric mimic? Hmmm...

Time for Zach to decide. Daniele is confident. Eric hopes Zach doesn't take him or Jessica out. Jessica is sure she's going on the block. He tells us he wants to take out the biggest threats to him personally.

It's ceremony time! Zach says it was a hard choice, based on relationships he's built.

Key order -- Dick, Daniele, Eric.

Zach says that Jameka isn't a personal situation, doesn't really know her as a person and he's threatened by her good relationships. He fears Jessica in the end game and everyone likes her. He said it wasn't personal.

Jessica thinks it's a cop out because he didn't want to nominate Dick or Daniele.

Daniele is content. She thinks her friendship with Zach has paid off. Eric is devastated and feels Jessica's nomination is all his fault.