BB19: Live Feeds into Monday Morning - July 17

In with the In Crowd? Not really, but ...

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Eventual Evictions:

• Similar to the daytime, not all that much went on during the overnight hours.
• Dominique almost might as well be gone.
• She was apparently in bed early and I didn't see her hanging out with anyone.
• She sure was (trash) talked about enough to be present in thoughts!
• Alex told Josh that he wasn't the target in the beginning. It wasn't until he took the Golden Apple in the comp and yelled at a girl that he became one.
• She said he isn't a target now.
• And, he isn't. 
• But that doesn't mean he's really in with the In Crowd. 
• They plan to use him.
• Josh and Ramses told Alex they trust Paul.
• Silly boys. Oh, not for saying it. That's probably smart right now. But hopefully they don't really trust Paul any further than Ramses can throw Paul.
• Ramses told Alex that Dominique's been acting sketchy towards him all week and he's pretty sure she was the other vote to keep him.
• Alex said that she doesn't think the vote was Dominique's and she put her up because of other things.
• They agreed that Dominique has been sketchy and is a smart player.
• I say, she's obviously not as smart a player as Paul!
• If this continues, Paul will be taking candy from babies and the babies will ask their mothers to get them more candy for him to take.
• Elena and Jason are pretty sure Kevin was the hinky vote.
• But will any repercussions occur? I don't think so. At least, not right now.
• Mark and Elena tried to talk Jason into not using the veto as they know Mark will go on the block (as a pawn).
• But we all know Jason will do whatever Alex wants him to do with the veto.
• She hasn't told Jason who will go up, but she has told him to save Jessica.
• Whether he uses it or not, it will be Dominique going home this week.  

Laughs in the yard

Kitchen talk

Bromance? Nope!

I think Dom was the vote for me

BB19: Live Feeds into Sunday Evening - July 16

Jessica has Alex's cat ears

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Bored Bores:

• One thing I forgot to mention in my last feeds report -- Alex told Paul they need to keep an eye on Kevin because, after all, when he's not in the BB house, he's a thug. She said she likes him, but they need to be aware  of him.
• Paul at first defended Kevin, then agreed to keep his eyes open.
• Today, after the dust from the kerfuffle settled, was uneventful.
• Oh, little stuff here and there, but ... YAWN!
• Matt and Raven talked about how it might be best if Christmas leaves the house sooner rather than later. It's not a great environment for healing and it might end up being detrimental to their own games, especially if they need to depend on her to win a PoV comp or such.
• Alex and Jason both said that Jessica lied to them about Raven. They've decided that Josh and Jessica are psychopaths.
• Say what?
• Then they talked about how they'd like it if Josh won HoH because he'd put Raven and Matt on the block.
• These hamsters are all over the place!
• Christmas is still wanting to clarity the Dominque situation.
• Mark told her not to poke the bear.
• Mark is still hoping Jason won't use the PoV because he knows he'll be on the block with Dominique.
• Dominique talked to Jessica. She mentioned God a lot and said he talks to her. 
• She claims she heard "Paul, Paul, Paul."
• Oh my.
• Was it followed by: "Snake, Tempter, Infiltrator"?
• I figured out part of why Dominique comes across to me as condescending in these talks. She smiles all the time while being upset, serious and not in smiling kind of situations. I find that kind of odd, kind of creepy and definitely condescending as if she's talking to a small child.
• Paul told Alex that Jason needs to use the PoV -- Mark has been talking to Dominique a lot, plus will campaign to vote out Jessica instead of Dominique.
• He advised Alex not to tell Jason the planned renom.
• Dominique talked to us about Paul disrespecting her "father" - God and taking over all of the others.
• Hey, if any of them had bothered watching last year's show, he was the person who really deserved to win. If they're just using him now, fine. If they fall for him, he will deserve to win again.
• Boring little critters today in the house ...  

Matt is just kind of there this season

The smiling while angry is disturbing

Secret hand codes? Nah.

BB19: HoH Finish, Nominations Show Blog Party - July 16

It seems like so long ago! After all, the live feeds already have Power of Veto done and over with. As tonight's show airs, I'll be live-blogging and updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

And, just to let you know ... I will have a live feeds report up late tonight. Not a heck of a lot happening in there today.

Let's start off with a recap for a change! 

Okay, the HoH comp is on. Jessica knows she'll go on the block if she doesn't win this one. Paul tells us that Cody left him some ammunition in the form of targets that will protect him after his protection is gone. Also known as Dominique, in particular and Mark to a lesser extent.

It's pretty much a typical wall comp, perhaps not as rough as some. Josh is out first. Mark is second down. These endurance comps are hard for larger people.

Back to Paul asking/telling Kevin to vote Ramses to cause chaos.

Back to the wall. Raven goes down. They don't mention she has stitches in her foot. Ramses out. Kevin down. Matt out. 

Dominique tells us she needs to protect her team and stay up longer than Jessica. Whoops ... Jessica down! Dominique drops.

Alex suggests deals. No go from Jason or Elena ... right away. 

Jason tells us he has to stay up until after Elena falls. He's not worried about his ally Alex winning. The three remaining -- Jason, Elena and Alex -- agree none of the three will go on the block. Jason drops, thinking Elena would drop after him. She deals safety with Alex, then drops. Alex is the new HoH! 

Alex wants to not step on toes and get someone good out this week. Paul, of course, has been covering his bases and getting close with her this past week. Jessica wants to unify the floaters to get out the rest of the house. 

Jason talks to Jessica about taking out either Matt or Dominique.  

Alex tells Kevin and Jason she will be putting Jessica on the block. Jason isn't thrilled -- they can use Jessica as an ally. Alex says she HAS to be on the block, backdoor someone else if needed. She's thinking the others would be happy because of the Jessica nom, but she'll convince the house that one of the hamsters is actually a rat. 

Paul knows that Alex is likely to nominate someone from his side of the house. He goes to Alex and tells her that Mark and Dominique are sketchy. Then he tells Mark and Dom that Cody told him the two people working with him (Cody) are Mark and Dominique. Paul's out to create chaos.

Alex talks to Elena because she had made a deal to keep her people safe. Elena is not okay with Mark being on the block! 

Paul continues to work the Dominique/Mark agenda on Alex. Paul would prefer Dominique out over Mark. 

Time for a humorous Kevin/Ramses segment. 

Jessica and Jason get to take off their frog costumes. Into a bit on Raven's health issues. Christmas returns from the hospital -- ten broken bones, four dislocated and needed tendon surgery. Jason feels horrible. She won't get full mobility back. Very sad.

Mark tells Alex he doesn't want to go on the block.  She tells us that although Paul wanted Dominique out, she still wants to go after the showmances. 

Dominique goes to Alex and tells her she thinks there's an undercurrent targeting her or Mark. Alex thinks that Dom is referring to Elena. Alex thinks it's a red flag that Dom is throwing her own people under the bus.

Nominations ceremony time. 

Alex nominates Jessica, then Dominique. Jessica, no connection. Dominque, set up red flags in our talk. 

Alex tells us she wants herself and Paul in the final two.

Off Topic: That Was the Week It Was - July 16, 2017

Good morning! Since it's a SUNDAY morning, this is my weekly off television topic post taking a look at the week gone by in both words and photographs I've taken along the way. This weekly post is done year in, year out. Big Brother, the main draw for so many of you, only lasts about three months -- although sometimes it seems to be a lifetime. If you're here solely for the BB posts, please feel free to skip this post. You can find my latest BB19 posts by using this link.

Some random notes on this past week:

• Yesterday morning at 6:27am, the dude upstairs turned on his stereo. No, not full blast. But it has to be up pretty loud for me to hear it in my apartment. Well, at least the beat. I hear and feel the bass. Then, at 7:05am, the neighbor's landscapers started making all kinds of blower and mower noise. Now, I was already awake, but it's a Saturday morning. Don't normal people sleep in a bit?
• I'll admit I'm not a normal person, mind you. But I don't make all kinds of racket that can annoy others!
• When I came home from work last night, the cylinder on the front building door lock was sideways. Because of that, the key wouldn't work in the lock, just spinning and spinning. I took my back door key which fits in that lock but won't unlock it and turned the cylinder back to its proper position. I then unlocked the door with the right key and entered. Someone was in the hallway and asked how I got the door open. Okay, landlord, you can pay me what you would have paid the locksmith to come fix it.
• As I expected, I returned to chaos and disaster after my staycation from work. I don't want to talk about it. It's bad mojo, I tell you!
• I'm ready for autumn. I'm tired of being sweaty while just existing. Inside my apartment, I'm fine due to air conditioning, my new tower fan and all. But they make me go out in the world just about daily. Gah.
• It's hard to believe it's been 50 years since the Newark and Detroit riots (1967). I was living in Saratoga County in New York at that time. They made the national news. I didn't know that, within the same time period, there was a Plainfield riot -- that didn't make national news at the time. But it was quite the incident here and still affects the city to this day. But Plainfield has made tremendous strides ahead during the last several years. Let's all keep on working together!

Onto the photos I took this past week. No real masterpieces, but a slice of life here in what they call the Greater NYC Metropolitan Area in New Jersey. Sometimes they call it North Jersey; sometimes Central Jersey. It's all Jersey to me ... 

Clicking on an image will open a larger version.

More utility box art

This one is on East 4th Street at the corner of Watchung Avenue by the police station. I don't think it's finished as the other sides only have the green base paint.  I'll watch it to see if more is added than this side. The adjacent town of North Plainfield has shrink-wrapped art on their boxes. I prefer Plainfield's efforts, using actual artists to paint them. We have a lot of talent here in Plainfield and these are great!

Bunny resting in the sun

More on this bunny a bit later in the post.

The Keyboard Man

Summer sounds at the Plainfield Train Station. While I don't care for the regular bums who hang out at the station day and night, this guy really improves the atmosphere there. I've also seen him there playing a trumpet. Sometimes a few others join him with guitars.  Nah, neither he nor they would ever win a talent contest, but it's always good to see and hear him at the station playing away.

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BB19: Live Feeds into Saturday Night and a Kerfuffle - July 15

Sleep while you can

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Slithering Snakes:

• Shortly after I posted my last report, at about half-past stupid o'clock in the morning, there was a major kerfuffle.
• It didn't really rise to the level of an outright brouhaha.
• Y'see, Alex backed up with Paul, has been saying that Dominique was the hinky vote to save Cody. (They are aware of Christmas and it's not a big issue.)
• We know Paul knows it was Kevin. Alex thought it might be Kevin, but didn't know. But, hey, blame it on Dominique. After all, the purpose in having Kevin vote that was was to create chaos.
• And, it did.
• Tie in the hinky vote with the Dominique Show interview of Cody which ended up being a platform for Cody to call out and name names, some truths, some fiction.
• Then, you tie in all of the questioning in an interrogation kind of format ... KERFUFFLE AHEAD!  
• Call in everyone!
• Everyone except Jessica, Kevin and Ramses ended up in the room.
• Toss in that Alex (who wanted Dominique out even before she teamed up with Paul on the cause) told Paul that Dominique said there was a snake and a tempter in the house ... implying it was Paul.
• Dominique has "implied" much too much and it blew up on her.
• Dominique thinks because she didn't outright say Paul is the snake and tempter, he has no case.
• It just went back and forth.
• And back and forth.
• There were no fisticuffs.
• She kept saying One Team, One Fight.
• He kept saying infiltrator, snake and tempter. (Things he believes she's either called him or implied about him.)
• Just on and on.
• Forever. 
• In the end, she didn't help her cause any. 
• Elena and Mark denied ever talking about Paul to her.
• Josh said he just came because he doesn't know what's going on.
• Heh.
• And, both Paul and Dominique made a few valid points in the verbal kerfuffle.
• A good part of it is her own fault due to the way she interrogated people yesterday. Her style of questioning, condescending and all, has given a mindset in the others and this whole thing didn't help her.
• As the day wore on, the others kept talking about her ... even worse than yesterday.
• In other news, Alex told Mark that if Jason takes Jessica off the block, she will be putting him up as a pawn, a true pawn. She thinks the vote will be unanimous to evict Dominque.
• He doesn't want to do it, but will for the team if he has to. 
• I think Jason will take Jessica off the block and Mark will go up.
• But I'm almost willing to bet Dominique will go home.
• Oh, Paul will have his day when they turn on him. There have been some rumbles. But it's too early and he's too protected to go up against him this early. 

Giggling at Ramses

Better than she thought ...

But I don't WANT to be a pawn!

What have I created?

"You called me a snake."

"There is a snake and tempter in here."

Dominique's meeting didn't help her

BB19: Live Feeds into Saturday Morning, PoV - July 15

Being questioned by Dominique

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Distrusting Dolts:

• The Power of Veto comp, blocked to the live feeds (and apparently causing BBAD to show an episode rerun), played out last night.
• Surprise, surprise ... we have a new veto winner in the house.
• And, this one will surely do whatever HoH Alex wants him to do -- because it's her close ally, Jason.
• I think Dominique's reaction to being nominated and campaigning method of operation is sure to sink her if she's not already sunk.
• She went from person to person (hamster to hamster) with a line of questions and commentary.
• I really don't know how they feel.
• But, in watching it go down, it comes across as condescending and patronizing.
• If I were in her line of fire, I think I'd want her gone because it's annoying and I'm tired of hearing her.
• While claiming her loyalty, she's planting enough seeds to grow an acre of doubt.
• She might have Jason convinced to use the veto to save her -- telling him that both she and Mark have been targets of Cody's agenda.
• But, then again, he might do whatever Alex wants.
• And she wants Dominique out.
• I don't know. If I were in there, thinking there may be a Battle Back (which they were thinking before it was announced to us), I'd still go for Jessica to go.
• However, Dominique is somewhat sketchy. She tries Paul's manipulation social game but falls short of the mark. 
• Hmm ... 
• Meanwhile, the HoH bunch is talking about taking Jessica down and putting Mark up as a pawn against Dominique.
• He doesn't want to do that. Not at all. 
• I don't blame him.
• This is all just a bit odd. But I'll admit, the more I see Dominique, the more underhanded and sneaky she seems.
• That's probably what's doing her in.
• Hmm ... 
• On a side note -- I find it interesting that Cody, in his Jeff interview, said if he comes back he wants to work with Paul.

Being questioned by Dominique

PoV garb

Being questioned by Dominque

The V-Toad has the Veto

BB19: Live Feeds into Friday Evening, Nominations - July 14

The game is afoot*

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Boisterous Boobs:

• First, to explain the * in the screen cap caption above -- Survivor fans should remember the line coming from Tarzan. It fits the return of Christmas and the state of the house here. 
• Well, well, well ... I left you this morning saying that it would go without saying that Jessica would be on the block and, at the end of the update, I told you Alex told the camera (us) she'd be making a big move and nominating Dominique.
• How did that work out?
• Read on.
• Hmm ... Alex told Jason that she (Alex) went on the block to save their side. She tells him that her target will be Dominque, but will understand if he wants to vote Jessica out.
• Um. Okay.
• Kevin is considered on her side.
• But Josh isn't. They look on him as some sort of buffoon who they can talk into voting their way.
• Alex, Jason and Kevin all trust Paul. That's not to say he's necessarily on that side, but ...!
• Meanwhile, Dominque trash talks about Elena.
• And Elena trash talks about Christmas.
• Paul and Elena talked about how Dominique's show actions put her in the spotlight.
• Dominque really interrogated Ramses. He wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
• No ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!*
• * My apologies to Monty Python. I guess I'm full of odd pop culture quotes tonight.
• Now, Ramses isn't really in with Alex. But, then again, he's not all that in with anyone in the house no matter how much he tries. He ends up being treated like the pesky little brother who always wants to tag along.  This coming from a guy who thought he was going in with such a great social game.
• The frog-toads are no more.
• Alex talked to Jessica, telling her that if she goes on the block, she's not the target and other people know it.
• Hmm.
• Jessica guesses the other nom would be Dominque, but Alex won't confirm it.
• In the end, Jessica agreed to trust and work with Alex and Jason if all goes down as planned.
• Jessica then ratted out Raven for stealing Alex's cat ears.
• Alex told Jessica to act upset and surprised at the nominations ceremony.
• Alex told Ramses that she thinks that Dominque is the one spreading rumors about him.
• Tired of the summer heat? Well, it's Christmas time! Yep, she's back.
• With a huge cast, might I add.
• Quite a serious injury this has turned out to be. The doctor told her she'll never have full mobility of her foot and, as with many breaks, it will eventually develop arthritis. She will also need more surgery down the road. She's quite upset about that.
• Well, hopefully CBS has big health care pockets. It sounds like they will have some huge bills to pay.
• All this over tomfoolery.
• Jason feels bad about it, but she told him she doesn't blame him.
• She had to be filled on the Dominque show and all that's gone down in her absence. She says she had no TV, no magazines, no word of anything in the hospital.
• Puppy cam for the nominations.
• Lo and behold, Dominque and Jessica are on the block. 

Frog's legs

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

The big and small of things

What happened to targeting showmances?

Kevin and the ex-Frog

BB19: Live Feeds into Friday Morning - July 14

A cat talks to a frog

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Who Rocked the Vote?:

• If you haven't seen it, you need to check out my last post covering the HoH wall comp on the live feeds.
• I'll wait until you come back.
• Hmmm... hmmm
• Okay! Alex is the new HoH, a well-deserved win. 
• The big buzz overnight is about the votes.
• They know they can dismiss one as Jessica's.
• What about the other two?
• Elena is trying to convince Alex it must have been Christmas, maybe Kevin.
• Alex previously said she would aim her target at couples in the house.
• Is that changing?
• It seems that it almost goes without saying that Jessica will go on the block just due to the fact that she's alienated all.
• Jessica was actually quite strong in that comp last night.
• Elena's anti-Christmas thing might just be to protect Mark ... or herself. After all, they're one of the couples.
• Paul is trying the anti-Ramses angle, telling Alex that Ramses was asking people to create chaos.
• Um, no. That didn't happen, Paul. A kid who can't really throw a comp isn't going to tell people to vote to evict him!
• As it stands, it's not clear other than Jessica for the block.
• But, who knows?
• Maybe that's not even clear.
• We'll know tonight! 

 UPDATE: Just before turning in for the night, Alex just told us she is going to make a power move -- Dominque out.
Hmm. 

Still cold

Should Mark worry?

BB19: Live Feeds HoH Endurance Comp Updates - July 13

Once the live feeds return, I will be updating this post with screen caps and happenings, including the eventual Head of Household. Refresh the page to get the latest news!

10:02pm ET - Feeds back. 

10:11pm ET - All still up. They're getting blasted by water.

10:13pm ET - JOSH is down. Mark looks like he's losing it. 

10:19pm ET - Mark down. He, Paul and Josh are talking about the hinky votes.

10:23pm ET - Some puppy feed blocks for a while. Still only Mark and Josh down, from what I can tell.

10:32pm ET - They really should move this wall more. It's the least-moving wall I've seen in a comp!

Cold rain and green goop is coming at them.

10:38pm ET - Raven down.

10:44pm ET - Raven is worried about whether to remove the wet bandage from her foot. Paul asks for a medic to come look at it. (He can't stand blood and wounds.)

10:54pm ET - Ramses out. The wall is finally tilting.

10:56pm ET - Kevin out. 

I wish Elena would fall. I'm tired of her comments and sound effects.

11:06pm ET - Matt down.

11:16pm ET - Jason, Dominique, Jessica, Elena and Alex still on the wall. Yawn.

11:18pm - Jessica and Dominque down in the spray. Now it's Jason, Alex and Elena still up.

11:29pm ET - Jason dropped on a deal he'd be safe.
11:30pm ET - Elena dropped after dealing with Alex

11:30pm ET - ALEX has won Hoh!

BB19: Live Eviction, Start of HoH Comp Show Blog Party - July 13

As the show airs here, I'll be live-blogging and constantly updating this entry -- refresh the page to get the latest! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Come join in on the fun! 

Tonight's HoH comp should be a wall endurance comp running on after the live show ends. I'm set up a separate post and keep updates from the live feeds on the comp going there. That post will appear, as if by magic, at 10pn ET.

Here are the blog pool match-ups for easy reference tonight --

Alex Ow - jujufruit423, caela, Donna in FL, Nickelpeed
Christmas Abbott - Willie J, Rich from Buffalo, Glenn, QuixoticElf
Cody Nickson - MikesGirl, Chacha, Donna in NY, Delee
Dominique Cooper - Ed in Ohio, Monty924, Delores in Hollywood (FL), Jenn G
Elena Davies - Uncartie, Fred aka TwoBlackAces. Sharon N, chrob61
Jason Dent - Donna in Alabama, Cheryl in NC, jo Chapman, Marthalight
Jessica Graf - zombiehospice, Jean in Tampa Bay, Merilee
Josh Martinez - Petals, Stormy, Kelsey in NY, Dr_Celine
Kevin Schlehuber - elee86, aya, SueGee on the Left Coast
Mark Jansen - Buzzmaam, Judi Sweeney, Cheryl C, Sharon S
Matthew Clines - JonMD1267, T-Town Chick, Sharon C

Paul Abrahamian - Indiana Jane, Jackie, Brian, Marlo L
Ramses Soto - tbc, Pupis, Babs, Tammy
Raven Walton - Kristen from Ohio, David, Nora


Hamster watchers ready?

Recap - Christmas's bad break. The HoH comp. Into the nominations. Into the frog curse. Veto meeting. Cody on the block with Alex and Ramses. 

Yep, as we all guessed, there will be a Battle Back next week. Whoever leaves tonight (Cody) will join Cameron and Jillian to battle back in. I'm assuming that Megan won't be in it.

Oh geez, kerfuffles with Jessica, Cody and Josh. Alex loves watching the train wreck. Cody tells us that he's not angry with Paul.

Christmas time. She needs surgery on her broken foot. It's up to her to decide whether to stay in the house and recover or leave. She says she wants to stay. BB won't alter any comps for her and some she won't be able to compete in.

Jessica tries to mend fences with Christmas, telling her that she didn't know Cody was going to nominate her last week. Christmas isn't really buying what she's selling. 

Christmas is still in the hospital and will cast her vote to evict from her hospital bed. 

Cody is determined to stir things up according to Judy. Cut to people celebrating Dominique's birthday. Jessica cries. She's on slop and others eat cake. And she has to sit on the lily pad. Woe is Jessica. 

Are those victim noises coming from her?

Cody wants to salvage her game. He knows she's where she is because of him. I personally doubt she'd be in much better standing without him, but ...! 

He tells us he's going to drop some names and stir the pot. He tells Christmas that Dominque told him to put he up. He says Mark knew about it, too.  She doesn't really believe him, but she says to us that she'll watch them.

Onto last night's Dominque Show (covered in my latest feeds report). Again, he hints one or two people knew everything he was doing as HoH. Mark accuses him of trying to save Jessica's game.

Eviction time. Julie tells them about Christmas's status.
Alex - You know me well enough to keep me here, I deserve to be here.
Ramses - Had to nominate myself, want to stay. That would suck.
Cody - Says hi to daughter, will miss Jessica.

The votes to evict:
Jessica - Ramses
Kevin - Ramses
Christmas - Ramses
Onto commercial ... (BTW - the Kevin Ramses vote was a Paul/Kevin decision for a hinky vote. Have no clue about the Christmas/Ramses.) 
Raven - Cody
Dominique - Cody
Mark - Cody
Jason - Cody
Josh - Cody
Elena - Cody
Matt - Cody

By a vote of six to three, Cody is evicted. 

He takes off his frog costume before going out. Huh. All others have gone in costume. He actually handled the Julie interview well. And, of course, he's looking forward to the Battle Back -- Cody, Jillian, Cameron and next week's evictee will be battling to return, to be aired next Friday night, I believe.

The HoH comp. Yes, it's a wall comp.  Space Cadets, they're standing on the arm of the BB space station.

Josh is already making faces moments in. 

Yes, the Battle Back. Oh my ... the houseguests will be able to stop the return!

Back to the comp. All still up. My comp coverage post on the feeds will pop up at 10pm ET. I'll see many of you there!

BB19: Live Feeds into Thursday Morning - July 13

Not an investigative reporter

Here's the latest from inside that Bog Brother House of Toil and Turmoil:

• If you didn't read my evening report last night, now Raven is hurt -- stitches in her foot due to a fall on the stairs.
• The big news overnight is that Dominique's "show" went a bit too far in the questioning ... and answers.
• Alex was the first guest on the show and it was all in fun.
• Ramses was next. I didn't know he was going to college to teach Spanish. The show has made it like he's just all about the cosplay.
• He was fine in his show interview, like the excited kid he is.
• The problem was that Cody actually took part in it, for the first time.
• His fun fact was fine -- he can get out of any pair of handcuffs with a bobby pin. He said BB wouldn't let him bring handcuffs in.
• No surprise there.
• Then he joked about Jessica and not wanting to get into a showmance.
• It went downhill from there.
• Oh, by the way ... he claims it's NOT a showmance.
• Then things got a bit too much into strategy.
• He said he didn't like Paul off the bat, didn't like him last season.
• That actually went over fine.
• But then he implied that Matt and Mark both knew of his plan to get Paul out.
• Uh-oh.
• Cody, who totally screwed up his HoH reign, is smart enough to use the show platform as a last chance to sway the house to keep himself?
• Hmm.
• He also said Ramses was probably told to throw himself in this week so only two PoV players would be chosen and he'd be safe.
• Later, Paul and Dominique discussed how the show shouldn't go into strategy.
• The unrest created shouldn't affect Cody going home tonight.
• In other Cody news, he's developed a rash from his frog costume. 

Still rockin' it

Captive audience

A fun interview

Cody's interview was different