BB23: Power of Veto Show Blog Party

 

Good evening! Tonight's show, among other things, will feature the Power of Veto comp. It should be a doozy! Of course, since this is a show post, remember ... it's a NO SPOILER ZONE. I also ask that you respect your fellow commenters. While the hamsters have put themselves in the public eye, knocking fellow show fans for whom they might like on the show is out of bounds. 

All that said, I will be live-blogging, updating this post with the major happenings, as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest news. As always, the real party is in the comments section. Come join the party!

Sitting through "Previously on" as I tend to do. We pick up the action with Xavier as the renom purely by luck, bad luck in this case. Alyssa feels horrible. Xavier had hoped not to be nominated all season. He feels secure but thinks he needs to win the veto.

Derek X thinks he can trust SarahBeth. Oy, I believe he's a bit too trusting. Alyssa cries to Xavier. Claire meets up with SB, tells us Claire is not her target, but doesn't think it's time to let Claire in on that. She does say she doesn't want her to go home this week. Claire figures out that the target is Derek X. Oh noes! She warns Derek X.

They bring Tiffany, who is aligned with both of them, in on it. Tiff tells us that she doesn't want Derek to go and the Cookout would vote him out if he's on the block.

Alyssa talks to SarahBeth. SB tells her she never wanted Claire to go home and hopes to put Derek X on the block after veto. Alyssa is thrilled because Derek X has been her personal target since he sent Christian packing.

Derek X goes to HOH to talk to SarahBeth. He asks her if it's okay for him to play for veto if Claire picks him for HG Choice. He tries to get information. She tells him she doesn't know what she will do if someone comes off the block. He tells us he thinks his game is on the line.

Hannah warns him that if the veto is won, he will probably go up. 

Veto players pick time! SarahBeth draws Azah. Claire draws Derek F. Xavier draws Alyssa. Derek X knows his boat is probably sunk. Claire doesn't want to be on the block with Derek X and cries. 

The backyard is done up like a pirate treasure hunt. It's setting up huge dominoes. They have to knock down three punishments on the way to a win. There are also prizes. Alyssa goes first. Next up is Derek F. He doesn't care about the veto; he wants a money prize. Then it's Azah up -- she wants to win to take Xavier off the block. Then SarahBeth. She is tempted by the $10,000 prize but feels she needs to go for the veto. She goes for a path with Strategy Shutdown, BB Bankrupt and Solo, same as Alyssa. Xavier takes a similar path but goes for the 3rd nominee punishment. Claire goes for a route similar to Alyssa and SB.

Results -- One person went for prizes instead of veto walking away with $7500 and $100 BB Bucks. They all KNOW who did it without being told -- Derek F. With a time of 3.05 Xavier wins the veto -- BB Bankruptcy, Strategy Shutdown, 3rd nominee punishments. 

Claire cries, sure she will be sitting next to Derek X on Thursday. Derek X, sure he will go up and be the target, tries to console her. Tiffany comes along and tries to console her.

The show returns after commercial with an American Red Cross charity drive donating time by preparing emergency kits.

Derek X feels that he will certainly be backdoored. Tiffany tells him that it would be best to try to get Hannah on the block. Tiff tells us Claire is her girl but Derek X is best for her game because he's strong in comps. She thinks that Claire couldn't stay with Hannah on, but of Derek X/Claire, he would go.

Derek X tries to talk to SarahBeth, telling her she isn't the one who has to take the shot at him. He pushes the Hannah agenda and promises weeks of safety. He acts like Hannah would surely go home over Claire. He tells us that he thinks Claire would go but, at this point he will say anything.

Time for the veto meeting. Xavier saves himself (would be foolish not to do so no matter how safe he feels). SB puts Derek X in his place. She says if she doesn't take this shot it would show reckless over-confidence on her part.

SB actually thinks she can win the show. Claire is upset because she likes him so much. Hannah is upset because he's good for her game. Derek himself feels that he let us down. I fear the writing is on the wall for him.