BB21: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - Sept. 4

As the promos for tonight have promised, it will be the Hide-and-Go Seek veto comp. While it's always a fun watch, I can't help but wonder if BB needs to drop or change up some of these comps. The hamsters expect them. Many have looked around for good hiding spots on and off all summer.

I'll be live-blogging and updating this post with the major events 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 area -- please feel free to join in on the fun!

The narrator reminds us there are only three weeks left. And, yes they used the Jess fall to open between previously on and new material.

Jackson tells us he wouldn't mind either Jess or Christie going home. Jess feels played and doesn't know why Jackson nominated her. She also hates being on the block with her buddy Christie. Christie tearfully tells us she just has to trust Jackson (that she's a pawn).

Ah, we're into Jess/Christie crying session. You know Jess always felt left out, last one to be picked in the schoolyard as a kid and all of that stuff.

Christie and Nicole talk about getting to know each other in the house better. Jackson pooh-poohs the idea. He says things are personal and then he gives them grief about the time/date they chose to get everyone together to do it. 

So, now we're into Jackson/Holly drama. She feels he's condescending. He's clueless why she feels that way. 

Time to pick players for the veto comp. Jackson draws Nicole. Christie drew Tommy. Jess got Houseguest's Choice and went for Cliff. The only one not playing is Holly.

Holly feels she's being shut out by Jackson even though she did get him his morning coffee. Holly tells him he didn't say good morning, then calls him a douchebag in front of the others. He gets all upset and tells us he didn't deserve to be treated that way. Christie takes it as an opportunity to bond with Holly.

Holly goes to talk to him and he tells her no one talks to him like that, claims he's done everything to make her happy, won't get walked all over or be unappreciated. He tells her he's done with her. "Not doing that on CBS!" She cries. I don't feel sorry for either of them. She shouldn't have jumped into bed with him after two weeks (and after he bedded another girl and dumped her in the house) and he's a jerkface.

The veto comp is Hide and Go Veto, like we already knew. The vetoes are in the form of life preservers. They each separately get two and a half minutes to hide their veto. Then they each get timed visits separately to go in and search for the hidden vetoes. Jackson found the first veto. (Whose they are will be revealed at the end of the comp -- last person's found is the winner.) Christie is the messiest so far, just throwing stiff around.

Spoke too soon. Jackson tells us he wants to trash the house. He finds another one. Tommy found one. Then Jess found one. The house is a mess but at least no one deliberately poured out milk or Froot Loops. 

Tommy's veto is the only one not found -- TOMMY WINS THE POWER OF VETO!

Christie is thrilled because she's sure Tommy will save her (once again).

Then they go into the house to look at and clean up the mess.

Jess is sure Tommy won't save her. She needs to think of a plan because she doesn't want to meet Julie on eviction night.

Oh geez … Holly goes back to Jackson. No sympathies coming from me! And, they hug. Gah. She tells us she adores him. She doesn't want to lose him. So, the showmance is back on.

Time for the veto meeting. Whatever will Tommy do? Why, of course, he saves his long time family friend Christie once again!

Jackson puts Cliff in Christie's place. Cliff is to be a pawn while Jess is his target.

Jess cries some more. They should show her falling in the HoH comp again to prove her point.

Christie would prefer Jess stay and Cliff go because she thinks Cliff and Jackson are her biggest obstacles who might thwart a win for her. 

BB21: Live Feeds into Tuesday - September 3

Pawning his way through the game

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Dwindling Days:

• Gosh, it's been so exciting in the house!
• Er.
• Or not.
• They received the grill for the yard and Jackson decided he was the chef.
• He burned the burgers.
• He burned the buns.
• He burned his hand.
• Tommy and Christie actually think they have a chance to get Nicole to flip her vote, keeping Jess and evicting Cliff.
• That's not going to happen.
• While Nicole has really sucked in comps and played so few veto comps at all, she's sitting rather pretty right now with Cliff, Jackson and Holly.
• Plus, Nicole has been saying for weeks she wants to target Tommy and Christie.
• Why would she abandon what she has and work with people who would turn on her immediately?
• Unless people cave and "house vote" once again (gah), I see it as a tie this week. Holly/Nicole vote out Jess, Tommy/Christie vote out Cliff. Then Jackson breaks the tie, voting out Jess in his big power move.
• Yes, "power move" is sarcastic.
• As far as I'm concerned, the only successful "big move" HoH of the season was Jess putting up Jackson/Jack and getting Jack out.
• Back to Nicole sitting pretty …
• She has a way with people. Although friends seem to be slim pickings, she has had Cliff in her camp all along (although he'd dump her in a second to further his own game). She's had Nick who, in the after-interviews, honestly seems to care deeply about her (not romantically). Now she seems to have Jackson under that same spell. While he doesn't look on her as a romantic kind of thing, he's having this brother/sister kind of relationship. I do think he also cares deeply about her -- and, in a more lasting way than his relationship with Holly will ever be.
• After panicking last week that they're heading for a double eviction, they seem to not be thinking about that for this week.
• Heh.
• I just hope BB waits until the actual live show Julie announcement to clue them in!
• Other than Jackson and Holly's breaking up/making up a few days ago, there have been no kerfuffles and definitely no brouhahas.
• Everyone is getting along all too well.
• It's boring.
• And, there ya go. You too have now been bored.
• You're welcome.

She'd be long gone if not for him

Like, y'know, like, I'm like on the like, block

Power duo. One needs to go.

BB21: Live Feeds Power of Veto Meeting Update - Sept. 2

The live feeds were blocked for the veto ceremony and a whole lotta minutes around it. As you recall, Tommy won the Power of Veto.

Of course, Tommy saved Christie with the veto. As he and Cliff had previously discussed, Jackson put Cliff on the block as a pawn against Jess (his target)

This was Jess's reaction after the meeting -- right here.

In other news -- Holly and Jackson broke up. Then Holly and Jackson made up.

BB21: HoH Completion/Nominations Show Blog Party - Sept. 1

Tonight we get to see the completion of the "epic" HoH endurance comp which had its start (and, technically but not on the show, end) on Thursday evening. Then the new HoH will name the nominees of the week. Then we'll probably see a whole bunch of Diary Room clips each telling us how they HAVE to win PoV.

Since this is a show post and in real life the PoV comp is already history, I ask no spoilers that haven't been shown on the aired show.

I'll be live-blogging, updating this entry with the major events as they air here on the East Coast. Refresh this page to get the latest happenings! As always, the real party is in the comments section -- please feel free to join in on the fun!

Previously on ... like we just don't know, right?

Finally we open with the HoH comp going on. Nicole is tired of not winning. She wants to hold her weight in her group of four -- Cliff, Jackson and Holly. Ghosts are slamming into them, rain is coming down and they're getting slimed. Jackson would like to see either Nicole or Cliff win. He doesn't want Tommy to win. Christie is feeling confident and claims she doesn't need to win this HoH. Cliff doesn't think he can win, but would like Nicole to win. 

Now they're getting gassed with ice flashes. It sucks to be them, huh?

Jess is out first and makes an epic fall and yell as she goes down. It did look painful. But very funny! Cliff is the second one down. We could have predicted that. Christie just gives up.

The comp is down to Nicole, Jackson and Tommy. And we're into commercial.

Jackson tells us if Tommy goes down, he'll go down and let Nicole take it. Unfortunately, Nicole slips and goes down, leaving Tommy and Jackson to duke it out for the win. Nicole is in tears in the DR -- she really thought she could win this one and wants to see her family.

Jackson tells Tommy he's good (if he falls). Christie is still feeling all kinds of confident -- she'd rather Tommy win, but feels Jackson won't target her. Tommy ends up going down. Tommy points out to us that Jackson can't play HOH next week and the deal doesn't include Christie.

JACKSON/MICHIE IS THE NEW HOH (again).

Jackson tells us he didn't want to win this HoH -- but didn't want Tommy to win it. He seems sincere about being in the alliance of four. Christie isn't so sure she's good with Jackson. Jackson is actually very consoling to Nicole. Nicole is upset that she contributes nothing to the group and feels she needs to "build her resume" in the game.

Jackson tells us he promised not to put Tommy up. He can't put up Holly, Nicole or Cliff. It only leaves Jess and Christie. Cliff thinks he himself would rather Tommy and Christie on the block.

Jess is feeling safe because Jackson is HoH. I say she's about as safe as she was in the wall comp just as she started to fall. 

Jackson tells Christie he's putting her on the block with Jess. Jess would be his target. He tries to convince her it's a good move -- their deal to use her as a pawn will be done, Jess is a mental threat to his game and blah-blah-blah. Christie cries to us.

Christie cries more to us. Nicole and Christie have a teary talk in the dark bedroom. Nicole and Christie cry and, of course, Tommy is the one to offer them comfort. Christie cries about crying. The BB voice announces, "Big Brother loves you." Gag me with a spoon please.

Holly tells us she thinks it's smarter to get Christie out rather than Jess. I agree with her. But Jackson didn't ask me. 

Cliff tells Holly and Jackson that if they need to put him up as a pawn if the veto is used. Jackson likes that idea.

Christie, the one who didn't think it important for her to win HoH and dropped just because, is upset that Tommy didn't win the comp. She's mad that he didn't include her in on the deal with Jackson for safety. After all, he's practically family! She thinks Jackson/Holly are working with Cliff./Nicole and tells Tommy that. He thinks it could be. (And it is.)

A segment on Cliff missing his wife and his love of dancing with her. And, the love he has for her. He would like to renew their wedding vows. Very sweet.

Jackson tells Jess he's terrified going up against her and Christie in upcoming memory comps. He loves her but there are two seats he has to fill. He starts talking numbers. He's skirting all around the core of his intent then blurts out that he probably will have to put up her and Christie. She's shocked. 

Christie goes up to the HOH room to suck up to Jackson. She asks if Jess wins the veto, who will go up? He tells her Cliff. She wants to make sure she (Christie) has the votes to stay. Jackson would have to break a tie if it happens. He tells her he wants to work with her. She tells us she knows he wouldn't keep her over Cliff. She tells him she trusts him. 

Time for the nominations ceremony. Jackson nominates Christie, then Jess. He tells them they have the greatest chance of beating, he loves them both and it's a game.

Tommy tells us he'll feel partially responsible if Christie leaves and he'll be along. Christie and Jess both say how they need to win veto. 

BB21: Live Feeds Power of Veto Update - August 31

After a several hours long live feeds block for the Power of Veto comp, they returned. It was the Hide and Go Veto -- the one which has them tearing apart the house looking for the hidden vetoes. 

The one I thought would want to win the least won -- Tommy.

I have to suppose he feels obligated to save Christie. In that case it would probably be Cliff on the block as a pawn and Jess going home.

Perhaps Jackson can convince Tommy that there's no way Christie is going anyway (his target IS Jess) and then something can go awry and send Christie packing! Wishful thinking.

The house isn't AS messy as some years.

BB21: Live Feeds into Saturday - August 31

Am I crazy for holding out hope on her?

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Froot Loops Doofuses:

• I don't really have all that much to report.
• As Jackson repeatedly said yesterday, he nominated Christie and Jess for eviction, with Jess being his target.
• Of course, he didn't tell Jess that.
• The nomination put Jess off into loops of crying jags and her "always the outsider" pouting.
• It put Christie in the "manifesting her destiny" mode.
• And, naturally, it gave Tommy the chance to go around being oh-so-concerned for everyone.
• The only good thing about Jackson/Holly in power is that they do really seem to want to stick with the Cliff/Nicole final four.
• One bad thing is that they're not intent on splitting up Tommy and Christie.
• Amazing as it might seem, the Tommy/Christie pre-show known for years and years bit is still kept secret.
• And, I consider it a very unfair advantage for them even though a few others slightly knew each other -- Kat/Holly for example.
• Besides a mostly unlikable cast this season, we're seeing a move opposite of many past seasons -- they're SO into jury management. True, Paul probably should have won his seasons based on his game play, but the jury was turned off by the way he treated people. Now this crew is going the opposite direction. They're PANDERING to the jury -- especially Tommy.
• Sigh.
• Last night's live feeds weren't even jazzed up with a rare booze delivery, something we've seen very little of this season.
• They played games.
• The nominees fussed and cried, then tried to act all stoic about things.
• The Power of Veto should be today.
• It would be a hoot if Jess won it, wouldn't it?
• Then we'd likely see Christie finally go home.
• But, then again, Jess also does well at driving me a bit bonkers. I can listen to her ramble on for five or ten minutes and still not be sure what point she's trying to make.
• I guess we'll see.

Always the outcast victim in her mind.

He can't be everyone's sympathetic friend forever.

BB21: Live Feeds into Friday - August 30

Jessica is fake smiling, for sure!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Problematic Possums:

• If you caught my HoH comp updates post last night, you know who won.
• Sigh.
• In a way, it's not so horrible. 
• At least Christie didn't win.
• It was quite a duel at the end between Nicole, Tommy and Jackson.
• I was hoping they'd talk deal and Jackson would let Nicole have it.
• But, apparently his ego won't allow that and Tommy wouldn't go away.
• Nicole, along with Cliff, has joined Jackson and Holly in the latest final four deal in the house.
• They all seem loyal about it -- or as loyal as this crew gets, that is.
• So, whether either Nicole or Jackson won, both should feel safe this week.
• But no ... Jackson didn't let Nicole win. She did great, but ended up dropping before him and now we have to suffer yet another week of Jackson and Holly canoodling in the HoH room.
• Wah.
• Had Nicole won, she would have targeted Tommy and Christie.
• Cliff would have targeted Tommy and Christie.
• I think both of them would target Christie leaving before Tommy. However, they both think of them as a power duo which needs splitting.
• Who's Jackson's target this week?
• Jess.
• You heard me.
• From what he's been saying, he plans on nominating Jess and Christie with Jess as the target.
• He's scared the next comp will be memory and Jess will win.
• I thought it was Christie who claimed to have the photographic and excellent whatever memory!
• The good part of this all is that the only two I kind of like in the house -- Cliff and Nicole -- should be safe.
• Cliff was foolish enough to offer to be a pawn, though.
• He should know better than that.
• Jackson has been better without Jack influencing him in the house.
• He's also been better since BB apparently gave him a talking to about his behavior.
• Nick even mentioned it last night in his interview with Julie. The hamsters know that Jackson was spoken to about things he said in the house.
• I'm glad his behavior has improved.
• But I still don't like him.
• I'll let you know the nominations later. I'm not expecting any surprises.
• I'm also not expecting much action in there today.

Manifest going away, please!

Needs to lose Christie if he wants to win.

I find his physique changes rather alarming.

BB21: Endurance HoH Comp Updates - August 29

Once the live feeds return, this post will be updated with the HoH endurance comp happenings!

10:01pm ET - Julie lied -- she said the second the show ends. Right now the feeds are still blocked with adoptable animals and the theme music.

10:04pm ET - Feeds are back, looks like all are still up.

10:06pm ET

10:14pm ET - all still up 

10:18pm ET - Jess drops (on purpose)

10:22pm ET - Jackson needs to stop playing with his crotch. Thank you.

10:27pm ET - They talk about their pizza party they had and get the feeds blocked.

10:37pm ET - Cliff drops, followed by Christie.

It's now Nicole, Tommy and Jackson up. Nicole looks surprisingly kind of like a rock.

10:32pm ET - Nicoley down

10:43pm ET - Tommy down

JACKSON WINS HOH.

BB21: Live Eviction/HoH Comp Show Blog Party - Aug.29

So, here we are  … eviction night. Unless pranking has pushed past its limits, either Christie or Nick will go home tonight. Either way, the BB fan world will rejoice! I must say in all the years I've watched the show, I don't think I've seen any two nominees have less of a fan base than Christie and Nick. If show fans had their druthers, both would be sent packing! 

For those of you in the blog pool, Lifeguard SueGee has updated the pool at THIS HERE LINK. Our apologies if you have Nick or Christie. It's a cold, cruel world.

I'll be live-blogging the major events as the show airs here on the East Coast. Since I'll be constantly updating it, refresh this page to get the latest happenings! As always, the real party is in the comments -- please feel free to join in on the fun!

In the NYC area the show is airing on WLNY 10/55 due to football on WCBS2

Julie changed it up again this week -- no fluffy hair, it's drawn back and dressed simply in black. I'm sitting through the "previously on" segment. Yawn.

Argh. Endurance comp begins tonight. I'll have to set up a post for after this one.

The veto meeting has now ended. Holly still wants Nick out. Christie is fairly confident going up against Nick. Nick feels confident against Christie. Nicole thinks Nick is loyal, trustworthy, an ally and a shield. Tommy tells Christie had he had the chance he would have taken her off. He thinks Christie will stay this week and is his only ally to the end. 

Jess thinks Nick is a snake and wants Christie to stay. She sees herself as a third with any of the couples in the game. Christie would like a final three with Tommy and Jess.

We're into the pie pranks now -- funnier to watch than to write about. So, use your imagination. Nicole is on a vendetta against Jackson. Jackson is striking back and trying to get her first. I don't see him cleaning up the mess. 

Back to Nick not wanting to leave this week. He thinks he has Nicole, Cliff and now Tommy. Tommy tells him he made a promise to Christie -- he wants Nick here, but gave his word. Nick is angry. Where is Tommy's loyalty?!?! Unless he thinks of a scheme to stay, he thinks he'll go this week.

He goes to Nicole to fuss about Tommy. Nicole is also upset that Tommy wants to keep Christie. She thinks something is up with Tommy and Christie, something more than just a duo in the game. Since she's working with Holly and Jackson, she decides to approach them about Nick. Holly tells her that either of them going would be a big threat gone. Nicole is ALMOST coming up with that Christie and Tommy know each other. She tells us she planted the seed, it's up to Nick to convince Holly and Jackson.

Oh … we're to get a jury house segment tonight!

Now they have clowns in the mirrors, evil ones. It's similar to stunts BB has pulled in the past. I'm always surprised about the freak out with these things. They acted that way on the live feeds, so it's not BB taking several takes. Add clowns to birds as ways to scare Nicole.

Nick is campaigning to Holly and Jackson. Jackson is the only one who can vote. He tells them he could be their protection, he wouldn't put them up and he'd take them off if he can. He promises his word is his word. He tells them that Christie and Jess would target them. Jackson tells us that it seems like Nick is offering more than Christie did.

Jury segment time! Jack claims he didn't play the game that well, ran his mouth a bit too much. Ya think? Kat arrives. All is friendly. He gets to see the field trip bit. They're getting along well. Then Analyse arrives! Jack is thrilled to have his sex kitten back. 

These live shows have more taped bits than actual live show these days. I remember when all except maybe ten minutes was actually live show. We'd get maybe a jury segment or home visit, not a bunch of clips.!

To the living room finally --
Christie -- five life principles, at least she's doing her best, not perfect, playing a game she loves, wants to stay, Nick playing an amazing game.
Nick -- If you have mental health issues seek help, loves and misses Sam, shout-outs, thank you America for Prankster, Michie is my dog

The votes to evict:
Jackson -- Nick
Tommy -- Nick
Nicole -- Nick
Jess -- Nick
Cliff -- Nick

Once again, the few who would have kept Nick buckled and votes with the house. I hate that.

Okay, the start of the HoH comp -- I have a post scheduled to appear to follow it after the show.

Prank Week is over but the scares are just beginning. It's the BB Haunted House, they have to Hold On Fright, fall off and they're off. It's a wall comp. Creepy music is playing and a storm is moving in.

Double eviction next week!

All are still in there as the show ends. Ghosts are now flying at them and slamming into them. Join me on the follow up post for updates!.

BB21: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - August 28

Tonight we get to endure the return of the ZingBot. I say endure because it's not really a favorite of mine. Although they often deserve the "zings" I find it quite mean-hearted. Plus, due to the whacko voice used, I often have trouble deciphering what it's saying. Oh, well. We should also have some more pranks going on.

I'll be live-blogging and updating this entry with the major events as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get in on the latest happenings! As always, the real party is in the comments area. Please feel free to join in on the fun!

Previously on is telling us all about previously seen stuff. Amazing, indeed.

Nick tells us that sitting next to Christie is his best chance of staying this week (other than winning veto). And, we're to the show intro and bigger and better things. Or, so we hope.

The nominations ceremony ends. Holly or her people think they need to win to keep the noms the same as some of them might be in trouble. Christie is assuming the Prankster is Nick. She's right. She thinks she can win the veto and bounce back, surviving again this week. I hope not!

Jackson tells Holly he wants to play for veto -- he'd keep the noms the same. Tommy tells Holly that he thought Christie won Prankster until the nominations came down. They have him worried that he might go up if the veto is used to save Christie.

Nick and Christie have an amicable talk about the nominations. She "reads energy" and doesn't believe anything he's selling, as she shouldn't. He doesn't want her to know he's the Prankster although she tells us she's sure he is.

Prankster pie clips -- everyone gets pies! Even Nick in the Diary Room. Nicole thinks of the pies as retaliation for wrongs done in the house.

Time to pick veto players. Holly gets a fist of goo reaching in to select a chip. She got Houseguest Choice and chose Jackson. Nick got Cliff. (Cliff tells us he wouldn't use it.) Christie got Jessica.

Christie tells Jackson/Holly that Nick is a swindler and she doesn't want him to get in anyone's heads. She thinks she can do a deal with them. Christie thinks her deal with them to be a pawn is gone because she's on the block. But, as they point out to us, they didn't nominate her. Of course, I'm hoping she goes this week and the pawn bit would be moot anyway.

ZingBot arrives. Much ado. Nicole is thrilled. ZB calls them the biggest group of losers ever. Tommy -- singing and dancing reminds of Little Shop of Attention Whores. Nicole -- Afraid of birds, but lived with old buzzard all season named Holly. Christie -- loud on Taco Tuesday, not the fighting but your chewing. Has something for one of them -- Nick -- Open present, time for a new haircut! Nicole -- tough for you with no friends, no boyfriends … you must feel right at home. One hg this summer who's very voluptuous and quite busty -- pleased to meet you, Cliff. Jess -- the game you're playing this summer, fans planning convention called SnoozeFest. Jackson -- Hello, what should I call you? Michie? Jackson? Or Pompous DoucheBag? 

The scandals and fake news pushed ZB out of office. On the run, hiding in BB house and they'll never find him. Guards come in to arrest him. 

They go around the house and find ZB locked up. He's expecting them to help him escape. They "knock out cameras" by moving balls in a vertical table maze. with guiding ropes comp. The comp is Free the Zing.

JACKSON wins the Power of Veto! His only real competition in the comp was Nick. Nick is not a happy camper. Christie thinks she might have a chance to stay as long as Nick remains on the block.

Jackson visits Nick in the boat room. Nick tells him that you can only really tell loyalty when you're not looking. He told Jackson he wouldn't have gone on the block. Hinting around that he's the Prankster and telling us that he thinks telling him might keep him safe. It might be his only shot. 

So, Jackson runs to Holly and tells her that Nick is the Prankster. He tells her not to tell anyone. Holly really wants Nick out. Christie comes in and Jackson tells her he's not using the veto because they don't know who would go up. He tells her that she won't be going home anyway. She isn't salty about it -- she thinks she has a good chance of staying.

Then Nick tells Tommy to show him that he could have put him up and wants the favor returned. Tommy is not really committing, says it's still early.

Veto meeting time  … and PIES! Three pies to the face of the veto winner! Good.

Jackson does NOT use the veto. The nominations remain Christie and Nick. Either going would be fine with me. I don't like either one of them.

BB21: Live Feeds into Monday Evening, PoV Mtg. - Aug. 26

Fun, fun, fun 'til BB takes the yard away.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Prankster Piglets:

• The big event, so to speak, of the day was the Power of Veto meeting.
• No surprises there when Jackson did not use his veto to save either of them.
• Nick and Christie remain on the block.
• Nick seems more ticked off about it than Christie.
• Jackson could use the rationale that if he saved the Prankster's nom (Christie), the Prankster would replace the nomination with an unknown.
• Since Nick was Holly's nomination, he felt she could change it.
• He's been going around questioning people asking them to keep him in the house.
• Cliff told him he had already promised Christie.
• So Nick got into a thorny snit about it, telling Nicole if he gets voted out he's not even saying goodbye to Cliff.
• Well, that will show him!
• Heh.
• We have two more days of this campaigning on the parts of both to endure.
• Blech.
• In other news, Prankster Week's latest prank is clown faces in the mirrors.
• Oh, it's been done before with ghosts and aliens, so it's nothing new to us.
• It surely excites them, though!
• Nicole, showing both her fright and toughness, said that if a clown comes out and touches, she's going to punch it. She claims that's her first instinct and she would follow through.
• As far as alliance stuff goes -- it seems like Holly and Jackson have definitely taken in Cliff. They don't seem as certain about Nicole, but haven't said no. They just don't seem as enthusiastic about her.
• They were also talking as if Christie will be staying.
• But that can change a lot in a couple of days.
• So, we wait.

I won't miss him if he goes.

Twist? Has Jackson been replaced with 

his much heavier twin?

I won't miss her if she goes.

Live feed blocking kitties -- I like them 

better than the houseguests!

BB21: Live Feeds into Monday - August 26

Nicole whispers to us.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Pied Pipers:

• Nicole has been wondering if it's possible that the whole week is a prank and no one will be going home.
• I've been wondering that myself. It's not like someone unexpectedly self-evicted, but the numbers do seem off. Especially off if they go for a ratings winner show like a double eviction.
• The ZingBot's visit has them all questioning how they're being portrayed.
• Christie has vowed to have better eating manners.
• I'll believe that when I see it.
• But I won't see it because usually when she's eating on the feeds, I go to another camera view.
• Nick told Jackson (hoping for his vote to stay) that he's the Prankster and he deliberately didn't put him (Jackson) on the block because he wanted to show his loyalty.
• Nick is acting like he's okay with being on the block with Christie and it might give him the best chance of staying.
• That's because everyone likes him, y'know.
• Because Nick gave up his secret to Jackson, Jackson told Holly and now everyone knows Nick got the Prankster vote.
• Hmm. That could work against Nick staying if they all think America actually likes the sleazeball.
• Nicole is really in a voting quandary. She promised Nick she'd vote to keep him. And, Christie is pressuring her to keep her. Nicole doesn't want to tell Christie she already promised Nick and she doesn't want to break her word to him.
• Jess keeps trying to steer Nicole away from Nick. Good for her. Someone really needs to open her eyes about him! 
• Holly also told Nicole that they have no chance for a win if Nick stays in the house.
• Since they are all such fools, they think that Nick is all that.
• Well, they're all that wrong ... but they are the ones who vote at the end of it all.
• Cliff is still working it week to week following the power and trying to keep Nicole with him.
• Tommy doesn't want to tell Nick that he already promised Christie he'd vote for her to stay.
• The veto meeting is today and it's kind of tough to call.
• Jackson probably will not use the veto -- he and Holly agree that either Christie or Nick going is fine for their own games.
• If the noms remain the same I think Christie might have a slight lead in eviction votes to stay over Nick. Many seem to either like both of them or don't like either of them in the house.
• On a side note -- I plan to eventually try Jackson's way of "peeling" a watermelon. I actually prefer to eat small pieces of watermelon rather than dealing with a sticky rind. Thanks, Jackson!
• The pie punishment went a bit crazy and now they're all a bit tired of it.
• Both Jackson and Nick got into making pies to attack the pie punishment people and it then led into a massive pie fight through the house with Nick getting pie in the eye and Tommy was attacked with a mayonnaise one.
• After that a house meeting was called to go over rules. It's just getting too messy. Cliff says that although they clean up afterwards, the smell of sour milk starts up quickly in anything that absorbs the topping used in the pies.
• Jackson and Christie both volunteered to be pie targets -- Christie saying she has to be over a trash can. No pies in the bedrooms (unless BB directed) or on carpets.
• When directed to a certain person in bed, the pies will be gently smashed with the least mess possible.
• Cliff, Jess and Nicole all said that since they are the punished ones, they will take care of cleaning up all messes made.
• At this time it does look like Holly and Jackson are serious about teaming up with Cliff and Nicole.
• We'll see how long that lasts.
• Holly got her HoH Snapchat glasses and yet another Tommy choreographed production was on.
• Whatever.
• Jess says she can't really identify with any of the others on a cultural level.
• I can't identify with her either for the most part.
• Even the couple I like -- Cliff and Nicole -- have issues to me. With Cliff, it dates back to his rather irrational fear of David and blowing his HoH "big move." With Nicole, probably the one I might closest identify, she needs to win something. It would help if they actually ever chose her to play for PoV over the season. She only played for it in the first week. However, her performances in HoH comps has been disappointing and she's NOT throwing them.
• We'll see what happens after the PoV meeting but it's a long time until Thursday.

He's lost his boyish figure for sure.

Reminiscent of Raven's hair-do. Ew.

Cliff Notes goes on to this day.

I will someday try Snackson's method.

Tommy, do not buy into Nick's sleaze!

Massive pie fight starts!

BB21: Nominations Show Blog Party - August 25

Hmm … other than the Prankster, the nominations and some pranks, I'm not sure what they have to show in this episode. My guess is we'll get a lot of filler clips -- I probably won't report in full on those. They actually finished the HoH comp on the live show and the promised ZingBot won't be on until Wednesday. Any jury house or family segments are always on the live show. I guess it's a mystery.

I'll be live-blogging and updating this entry with the major events as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest update! As always, the real party is in the comments area -- please feel free to join in on the fun!

Reminder -- this show post and comments are SPOILER FREE. Please don't comment on spoilers or refer to them in comments.

Previously on and blah, blah, blah ...

Jackson tells us that Christie remaining will help him stay in the game.

The hamster are all wondering how Prank Week is going to work. Nick hopes it will work in his favor as Holly is HoH. Christie cries to us, of course. She ruined her best friend's game and cut some deals to keep herself safe. 

Cliff, the expert at soul-selling deals, gives her advice and cuts his own deal with her. He tells her to go to Holly and Jackson. She wants them to trust her that they're not her targets -- she wants Nick out. She tells them she has no one, she's willing to be a pawn and she will keep them safe. Jackson seems to buy what she's selling. 

Cliff goes to Christie, telling her he wants Nicole to remain safe. So, he goes to Jackson and Holly. Jackson tells him he would like to go to the end with Cliff, and Holly. They agree to take in Nicole. A lot of this seemed to be taking place before the eviction last week.

Now they're sitting around in fear of the unknown and pranks. 

Holly tells us her target is Nick -- she wants him out. She's scared the Prankster will interfere with her HOH.

The campy BB voice tells Nicole, Cliff and Jess (lowest three in the HoH_ that their punishment will be making pies and smashing in faces. They're first directed to smash them in their own faces. Then each other's face. Then it's to be done in slow motion. It goes on into the overnight hours. They're directed to wake someone up and smash a pie in his/her faces. Of course, the voice should wake them up anyway.

Now Christie is back-pedaling to Holly and is all nervous about being a pawn. That, of course, is what she used to get them to keep her in the game. 

They're all called to the living room where Holly reads a card that the Prankster will be making one nomination and she'll only nominate one. They're told it's voted by America and that if the Prankster's nominee comes down, the Prankster names the renom.

Holly isn't happy because it diminishes her HOH and ruins her plans. Christie's not happy because she thinks America hates her and she won't be voted to be the Prankster.

Holly is a bit relieved that she won't have to deal with Christie being upset if she goes up as a pawn. Christie is wondering if Nick might be the Prankster.

Nick tells us that Jackson might go up by the Prankster because he's a threat in the house. Nick goes to Holly, says Christie has made him a villain and tries to convince her not to nominate him. He tells her that Christie had been going for her and Jackson, but he wasn't. 

Holly is indeed worried that the Prankster might put up Jackson if for no other reason than to mess with her HoH.

Ah, a segment on Christie's eating habits -- rude, talks while eating, chomping, mouth open. Nick is right. She's absolutely disgusting.

Nick goes to the DR, reads a card and dances. Then he reads the card to us. He knows he could go on the block. He's thankful. He promises us he won't let us down. (He thinks America wanted Christie out last week.)

Christie is called to the DR. Nick tells her to let them know about the power. He tells us his plan is to keep it a secret and divert. He tells us he needs Christie to go home and his own game will be much easier.

Nicole thinks Nick won it. Nick denies it. 

Holly and Jackson both think the Prankster is Nick, so it would probably be best for her to put Nick on the block. They think both Nick and Christie need to go, but it's more likely that Nick has the power out of the two.

Time for the nominations ceremony. Holly nominates one, Prankster one. In the block is the key she chose -- Nick. She says it's because all she does is nominate him, powerful player. The Prankster nominee is done like a slot machine and lands on … Christie.

Holly is fine with that because if Nick gets himself off the block, it wouldn't bother her if Christie goes home. Jackson is worried about being a renom. Christie thinks America wants her to go home (most do!) and hopes she hasn't embarrassed her family. Too late for the last.

BB21: Live Feeds PoV Bulletin - August 24

Well, that didn't take so long considering other Power of Veto comps which block the feeds for hours on end.

JACKSON won the veto. When he talked to Nick he told him he would honor Holly's nomination and not use it. Nick then told him that he was the Prankster and he's oh-so-loyal to him (Jackson) because he could have put him on the block instead of Christie.

Heh, I don't think that will work.

At this time, I don't see Jackson using it to save either of them. He told Christie he loves her but won't be using it on her. But it's Big Brother. That could change. It was not the Hide and Go finding the veto comp but it was something physical.

BB21: Live Feeds into Saturday - August 24

Personally, I'd rather see volcanoes erupt.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Pimple Poppers:

• Yes, you heard me right. A chunk of time last night was spent with pimple popping "surgery." I realize there's a show dedicated to the um ... art. But it's nothing which catches my interest. I guess I'm more the age where Tweezing Chin Hairs might be more apt.
• As far as I've been able to watch, I don't believe Nick has told anyone but us that he won the Prankster.
• Before nominations he pointedly had several talks with others in which he said if he won the power, he'd nominate Jess.
• He also has a "deal" with Christie in which they each said they wouldn't nominate the other.
• I'd actually guess that had she won the power she would have gone for a Nick nomination had Holly not beat her to it.
• I'm still not sure how that was all coordinated so the HoH and Prankster didn't nominate the same person.
• Jackson told Holly that he thinks Nicole has the power.
• Nope ... Nicole has won pretty much nothing. Sigh.
• However, she did have a great time when the campy BB voice directed her to smash a pie in Jackson's face!
• He asked her why she was so happy to do it. "Rogue vote" was all she said.
• The BB campy voice has directed them at all hours and to all others AND to themselves ... pie smashing.
• The pies themselves are just ready-made crusts (graham cracker, it looks like) they fill with aerosol whipped topping. It's not like how Pauly had to prepare pies.
• Christie was the only one I saw relishing eating the pie from her face. But I expected that.
• The hamsters, with a bit more insight than I thought this group has, seem to think they're due the ZingBot and possibly the Hide the Veto comp.
• We know the ZingBot is coming.
• I know the ZingBot is a BB standard and a hit with many. But it's not really my favorite thing. I'm one that doesn't particularly like mean things and it is always mean. Plus, I think it gives them a hint about how the outside world perceives them. 
• Right now Nick thinks he's loved because he got the Prankster.
• He's not loved. 
• I think he only won the vote because people figured he'd nominate Christie.
• Which he did, of course.
• If today's veto comp is indeed Hide the Veto, I recall Tommy and Nick going around the house (separately) looking for good hiding spots a few weeks back.
• I also recall a conversation with most during which they talked about how none of them would make a mess with milk and such like Scottie did last season. 
• Once again, Nicole didn't get picked to play for veto.
• The veto players in addition to Holly, Christie and Nick will be Jackson, Cliff and Jess.
• Hmm.
• If Jackson wins, he'd probably keep the noms the same.
• If Cliff wins (which I don't think he wants to), he'd play safe and keep them the same. 
• If Jess wins, she'd probably take Christie down.
• As the Prankster nominee, Nick would make the renom. The pickings are getting slim. I don't think he'd put Nicole up. He'd have to put up either Jackson or Cliff. Of course, he'd remain on the block. So, he'd probably have to make the choice of someone he has a chance to win against. I think he'd go for Jackson, saying he's more of a threat.
• But maybe not.
• If Nick wins and removes himself, Holly would have the choice. I think she just might go for Jess.
• But I'm just guessing.
• I expect the feeds to be down a lot today between ZingBot and the veto comp.
• I'll report what I know once I know it.
• Until then, I know nothing.
• That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I don't think he expected to still be here.

Claims no shirt because he sweats too much. Ew.

Pies are just aerosol whipped topping.

Nicole loved nailing Jackson with a pie!