BB21: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - August 7

Jessica has nominated Jack and Jackson for eviction. Will the power of veto winner change our dream nominations? Yeah, I know many of us already know. But, since this is a show post, please don't post any spoilers in the comments! Some folks only follow the shows and the posts on show nights. They don';t know what they're missing!

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Time to bide my time sitting through "Previously on …"

We pick up after the nominations ceremony ends. Jess tells us it's up to her to do what Cliff couldn't do. Of course, we hear from Jackson, Christie and Jack about how each needs to win this veto. Jack is certain it will be Jackson going home. 

Jackson has isolated himself from others. Well, maybe not from Holly, but …@ He's showing a bitter side and it's not pretty. Then again, a lot of Jackson isn't pretty. Holly thinks, due to her relationship with Kat, she might get Jackson off the hook with Jess. 

Kat is worried that Jack might convince Christie to use her power if he or she wins the veto. Jess refuses to play it safe and get rid of a pawn. Jack is working on his buddies to play if he gets HG Choice. He's so certain he'll win anyway. Meanwhile, Jess tells her allies that she wants the nominations to remain the same. She makes a possible mistake in telling Nick that she prefers Jack go. 

Time to pick players for the veto comp! Jess randomly draws Houseguest's choice and goes for Kat. Jack gets HC, too. He picks Tommy. Jackson draws Nick.

Christie tells Jack that she wants Jackson out. She proposes going to Jess and making a deal not to use (the last week) her power. If Jack wins veto, she could give it to him to make the renom. If she doesn't use it, Jess could put up her (Christie) … oh noes! 

Jackson thinks if anyone besides himself is the winner, he'll go home. So, of course, HE must win veto.

Time for the veto comp … it's going to OUT OF THIS WORLD. They're in the BB Galaxy and there's a rocketship. Series of rounds, board space craft, go for a spin, launch your rocket. Fewest points in each round eliminated. They each get a prize, but can keep it or trade it. Last one standing can take any prize. Each round becomes more difficult.

Nick is up first. They have to crank a catapult thing to launch the rocket while their rocket ship is spimming. 18 points. Tommy 6, Kat 2. Jess 12. Jack 21. Jackson 12. Kat out in first round, gets the veto!

Round 2 -- Tommy 15. Jess 10. Jack … to commercial … 0 (YAY) Jackson 18. Nick 5. Jack is our and his prize is a trip to Hawaii. He gives it to Kat and takes to veto.

Round 3 -- Jess 4, Jackson 4. Nick 5, Tommy 1. Tommy is out and his prize is an Angry Alien following him around for 24 hours. He takes the veto from Jack.

Round 4 -- Jackson 0, Nick 15. Jess 10. Jackson out. His prize is BB Explorer for the next week sent on missions across the house. He takes the veto from Tommy.

Round 5 -- Nick 17. Jess 28. Nick out, he gets five thousand and keeps it. 

Jess, 1st place, gets Area 21 alien doctor on call for 24 hours in case an alien arrives. She takes the veto from Jackson and he gets the punishment.

Jess does a Chill Town type phone call in the DR to the jury house.

So, now the quandary is whether they have enough votes to get Jack out. Kat tells Jess that Nick would vote to keep him. Christie is worried that they'll vote out Jack when Jackson is Public Enemy Number One. Heh. Jess is eavesdropping at the door as Christie/Nick/Jack talk about their plans. Jackson lies to her and claims he was eavesdropping and talking about Nick plotting to keep Jack. Now, he couldn't have been there because she was!

Nick has been caught telling both Jack and Jackson will have his vote, though. Jess and the others were right to be leery of him.

Tommy gets his rocket costume and he looks silly. It makes him look like a little kid. When he gets his call of duty, he must go to each room and announce the speed he's traveling at -- speed of light, sound or smell. Each speed has the accessories like flashlight, air horn or smelly stuff. The punishment  wakes them all up so he's not the only one suffering.

Time for the veto meeting. It's interrupted by the Speed of Smell alert. Jess does NOT use the veto (duh) and her nominations will remain the same. Jack and Jackson remain on the block and one will go home. She is determined it will be Jack.