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!

BB21: Live Feeds - Nominations Bulletin - August 23

The suspense is over. Of course, the live feeds were blocked for the nominations ceremony so we don't know exactly how what went down went down.

Holly nominated Nick.
Nick nominated Christie.

So, the universe is as it should be.

Well, until BB ruins our bliss again.

BB21: Prankster Revealed Bulletin - August 23

No, no, no … it's technically still a secret. Well, from at least the houseguests, it is. However, the winner of the Prankster America's Vote did take a moment alone to look up at a camera and thank us, saying he really needs it. I think we know what he'll do with it ...

NICK got the votes in to make it as the Prankster.

Hey, Christie … ready to be on the block again?

BB21: Live Feeds into Friday - August 23

Holly gets overly excited reading HoH letter

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother house of Pied Puppets:

• The voting is over. So it is whatever it will be.
• I have no inside information. But, from my understanding, it will be secret. It will NOT be a third nomination. It would seem to me that they might inform Holly before her nominations that she's going to technically just have one nomination, not two. Otherwise a pawn could end up being her sole nominee. But I don't know. But it's not like one of those co-HoH deals because it's "secret." It appears that the person chosen by America has no safety from being put on the block.
• Who knows? I almost could bet production is making up the rules as they go along and THEY don't have this all figured out yet!
• Looking more into it, the prankster STEALS one of her nominations away. So, Holly makes both of her planned normal nominations. Apparently the prankster must have set-up scenarios with production to take a certain person down and put another up. As long as the prankster has a brain (well, Analyse is gone), they should cover the scenario to remove themselves from the block. Hmm.
• Since the pranking will probably be revealed right at nominations, the prankster would need to know who's on the block so he/she knows who to remove. I can't see that being kept as secret, so I'm thinking scenarios ahead of time and choices made before nominations come down.
• In other news, the punishment for Jess and Nicole/Cliff (tied for second lowest HoH comp score) is: When signaled they have to make pies, then throw said pies in the face(s) of the houseguests announced by the BB voice.
• Their first round had them putting the pies in their own faces.
• Old school prank, but a pie in the face is a rather classic prank.
• At this point, Holly is considering putting up Christie and Nick, but has made no concrete decisions.
• She has no clue that only one nomination she makes will make it to the key box.
• Holly is very upset because she heard the audience gasp when she voted for Analyse to be evicted last night.
• I did not gasp here at home as I knew what was coming from the live feeds.
• Apparently, even with all the clips Julie showed and the doubt she cast on Christie going, the live audience for the show thought the Christie Eviction Party was still in effect.
• I watched the extended Julie/Analyse exit interview. No real content there -- hey, it's Analyse. But the goodbye messages rather irked me -- they were all jury vote suck up ones.
• The goodbye messages have mostly been such since Jack went out.
• To me, Tommy's messages are almost gag-inducing. He does play up on that I love you all bit. It could just possibly win him the game.
• Looking at the numbers left in the house and the date of the finale, I'm wondering if this whole week might be a prank, a reset, a no eviction week ... the ultimate prank. I fear on eviction night it just might be announced that the whole week was a prank on everyone and no one is leaving.
• I hope I'm wrong.
• But the show has always gone for ratings on double evictions and unless something happens, there will be none this season.
• Hmm.
• The nominations, both Holly's and the mysterious secret America's Vote person will come through later today. I'll let you know when I know.

Definitely floating through from side to side

My spirit guides tell me she's a target again

It would be a hoot if he gets nominated

Go put a shirt on. You're not that pretty.

That's a pie in your face!

BB21: Live Eviction and HoH Comp Show Blog Party - Aug. 22

Here we are at the anxiously awaited live eviction show. Tonight it will be either Christie or Analyse going home. Hopefully, time permitting. we'll have a new HoH by the time the live show ends. I haven't seen any different news on that this week although they seem to like to drag it as filler for the Sunday show.

I'm thinking next week might be the double eviction. But don't quote me on that. I just think it's about that time.

Lifeguard SueGee has updated the blog pool and you can find the latest standings at THIS POST LINKED RIGHT HERE.

I'll be live-blogging the major events as the show airs here on the East Coast. Since I'll constantly be updating this post, you'll need to 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!

Julie never looks right in fluffy tops. Sitting through "previously on." Ah, they will be showing part of the Taco Tuesday brouhaha from er, well … Tuesday. 

Julie tells us the votes have continued to flip. Uh-oh. A brand new twist Prank Week will change the new HoH power. Hmm.

But first … time for Christie to manifest a miracle. Christie thinks Nick struck a deal with Jackson and was responsible for her being on the block. When he talked to Christie, Nick denied making any deals with Jackson. Christie tells Tommy she's going to fight. She tells us that she needs to make Nick Public Enemy Number One and really seems to be blaming him for her current predicament.

Christie goes to talk to Jackson and tells him she has a campaign against Nick. He's a swindler and plays everyone. Jackson tells her it's her best chance is to blow up Nick's game. He suggests it be done on Taco Tuesday. She feels she has nothing to lose. She tells Tommy, Jess and Nicole. "It can't go wrong."

Meanwhile Nick has gotten wind of what she's planning. He talks to Jackson. Jackson is encouraging Nick to blow up Christie's game. He's quite pleased with himself -- he thinks it takes him out of the target spotlight.

Nick goes to call her out. We get Taco Tuesday as promised. Appropriate music and all. Suspenseful music as Nick confronts Christie. She accuses him of being dramatic. He says he's always been honest. "Manifest the truth, bro!" he tells her. She says he's protected people and thrown comps. She claims he's manipulative. He starts clapping his hands and getting way overly excited. She says no one is coming after him and he knows it. She says she's valuable because she's the biggest target and she's willing to take a shot at him. Rats. They made Taco Tuesday so brief. It lasted about 40 minutes and got really crazy on the feeds.

Now Holly is thinking to Jackson that it would be better to get Sis out and use Christie. Now it's a quandary … keep Christie to get rid of Nick later or not?

To the live vote, living room.

Analyse -- Amazing summer, athlete, would like to stay, loyal game, stayed true to who she is, all decisions she made to further her own game, Christie best friend in house, love all.
Christie -- Shout outs, HG made this most memorizing, speaks highly of Analyse, loves game, fighter, all I have is my word, keep deals, truth and authenticity, you trust me, I trust you. Longevity.

The votes to evict:
Jess -- Analyse
Nick -- Christie
Tommy -- Analyse
Holly -- Analyse
Nicole -- Analyse
Cliff -- Analyse

I guess the truth has been manifested, bro.

Julie tells them the results (although it's no surprise to any at this time), Analyse nods her head at 5 to 1. She tells Julie it was the blow up between Nick and Christie that got her out because she would have worked with Nick. She feels betrayed by Jackson. She's just confused by everything. (Well, duh.) What about Jack? In the extended interview, as well as goodbye messages.

Last night the hamsters had a bird watching/bird calls video playing and they think it's part of the HoH comp. So, they study it. Nicole, who's scared of birds, is upset that there are so many birds this summer. The bird noises go on through the night.

They go to the backyard to start off Prank Week. Julie tells them all the studying was for nothing and that it kicks off a new twist for Prank Week. They're all in voting booths set up. It's a skill game, they turn around and make it to the circle markers behind them.

Really time for the comp now. Julie tells them this week America will vote to prank whoever becomes HoH. The HoH will be safe, but duties affected. Prank Shot. Roll ball down slot, where ball lands is score. Longer is higher. Two lowest scores will have a punishment fit for prank week.

Holly up first -- 50, highest score possible
Cliff - 18
Nick - 34
Nicole - 18
Christie - 21
Jess - 3
Tommy - 41

HOLLY wins HoH! Hmm … there's a two-way tie for second worst score. Will three get punishments? I guess we'll find out!

Yes, three get them -- Jess, Nicole, Cliff … will find out the punishment later.

Julie tells us we can prank Holly by giving another HG half her power. Heh. We ought to vote Nick. We get to pick one nominee and if our nominee is taken down, we name the renom.   

ZingBot returns this week.

BB21: Live Feeds into Thursday - August 22

Get some game, Nicole! You need to do so!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother house of Disappointing Dolts:

• Just when I was thinking Jackson has good game skillz, he blows it.
• This is going to be short.
• But not sweet.
• However, you feed followers need to know.
• Christie, with much assistance from Holly (who doesn't like Analyse at all), seems to have managed to flip the vote.
• Analyse should end up blindsided tonight even though Jackson assured her, promised her, that she was a pawn and wouldn't go home. Even though Jackson has had his target set on Christie for weeks.
• It's all over.
• Christie went around promising everybody everything on Earth to stay in the game.
• Was it her spirit guides? Or did she manifest this change of plans?
• Actually, I don't think production had anything or much at all if anything, to do with it.
• Y'see, Holly is still at a loss since Kat left and she is persuasive both when it comes to Jackson and other folks. She does NOT like Analyse and, for some odd reason, thinks they can work with Christie better down the line.
• So, a piece of furniture will end up going home.
• Perhaps Jackson will come to his senses.
• But what good would it do at this point?
• He has no vote and there wouldn't be time to re-change the vote of the others who were convinced by Holly and Christie.
• Argh.
• Tommy is not happy. 
• Jackie is not happy.

I cannot identify with them.

Always going with the flow ...

A summer at home would be more relaxing

She manifested this!

Tommy is not liking the flip

BB21: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - August 21

Christie and Analyse are on the block. Do we want those nominations changed? Perhaps Christie might manifest her way to a win? Ya never know. (Well, we do know but those are spoilers not to be in the comments of this show post, thank you very much).

I'll be live blogging the major events and updating this post 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!

Let's get through the Previously On ... I did notice that the narrator called "Michie" Jackson at one point.

We pick up at the end of the nominations ceremony. Christie knows she's the target, but the universe will have her win the veto. Analyse is out of the chicken suit, but upset to be on the block. 

The nominees bond more while talking about how fake everyone else is. Analyse wants Tommy to win the veto. She thinks that whoever she's sitting next to will go home because she's so well-liked by all. Cough.

Tommy wants Christie to win the veto, but he needs to think of himself. He gets along well with Jackson/Holly, unlike Christie. Jackson and Tommy talk -- they have been loyal. Jackson tells us he loves Tommy but if Sis comes down, the only way to ensure Christie going home would be to put up Tommy.

Christie had the epiphany that Nick must be working with Holly and Jackson. She thinks he's manipulating others. Analyse wants Christie to come off the block since she's her number one ally in the game. Of course, she thinks she herself is so well liked that she'll stay no matter who is next to her on the block. @@ Christie tells Nick that she wants for him to be honest -- if they get him for veto, will he save one of them. He tells her he would save Analyse. Now, that sets off Christie because she knows she's the target.

Time to pick players for the veto comp! Jackson randomly draws Cliff. Christie gets Nick. (Heh.) Analyse gets Holly.

Christie is increasing her distrust of Nick. She is sure he's working with Jackson. And, of course, he already told her he'd save Analyse. Tommy is bewildered where the distrust of Nick started. Nick is angry that he's been "nothing but transparent" in the game and people he trusts don't trust him. He talks to Christie and voices that while she's saying she trusts him but is getting concerned that he's working with Jackson.

Christie cries to Tommy about it. He tells her to be strong. Because it's hard to do thought bubbles, the show gives us funny subtitles. Tommy is her hero.

Veto comp time! The backyard is a seascape. Nicole is reminded of The Little Mermaid. BB Scuba Camp. Must put the sea life back in balance. Take the ten ocean creatures back one at a time, hanging them off the ground on a mobile contraption. First one with all wins. Coral Greef. It's a bit of a physical puzzle.

JACKSON wins the PoV!

Christie cries to us. Wah.

Jackson is thrilled that he can keep the noms the same and Christie will go home. 

We're into a fluff segment. Then into Christie crying because Tommy and Holly were playing "Bay Watch" while she's suffering. How dare he have fun … and with HOLLY. How dare he. More tears. He goes in to apologize to her. He tells us he can't waste his dream because she's ruining hers.

She tells us, through tears, that the only things that might save her are the powers of manifestation or her words. But she does note her words got her there in the first place. 

Christie tells Jackson and Holly she loves both of them. She thinks she's going home but offers them two weeks of protection and rejoin up with them to an extent. She thinks America would love the "comeback story."

No. We wouldn't like it. I think I can honestly speak for America in this case.

So, she cries more. And begs more. Jackson tells her she's his biggest threat when it comes to the win. Nothing she can say or do can mend the damage she's done to him.

Time for the veto meeting. Jackson does NOT use the veto. Both Christie and Analyse remain on the block. He tells them he picked them for a reason and must follow through with it.

BB21: Live Feeds into Wednesday - August 21

It's a brouhaha! Jess & Cliff reactions

Here's the latest from inside than Big Brother House of Taco Tuesday Throwdown:

• Finally we have a brouhaha! It went past the kerfuffle stage.
• No fisticuffs, though.
• Y'see, Christie has been saying she wanted to "expose" Nick's game to all and she wanted to do it during their Taco Tuesday dinner gathering.
• But then she had second thoughts. Holly was working hard to prepare the meal, Christie wanted to talk to everyone on Wednesday, campaigning for votes. She just didn't think the dinner was the time to do it.
• Then comes Jackson.
• Christie had been telling Jackson of her plans to blow up Nick's game.
• Jackson told Nick.
• And, then he actually egged Nick on when it looked like Christie was backing out of a brouhaha.
• It worked.
• As Holly worked on making the dinner, Nick started yelling for Christie to go ahead and blow up his game as she planned.
• She really did try to resist, but finally went for it.
• Mind you, I believe all of her animosity towards Nick is that she thinks he should be on the block instead of her. That's my opinion, anyway.
• Picture the scene -- Holly working by the oven, most of the others peacefully sitting there awaiting Taco Tuesday and their Kumbaya-esque traditional "Gratitude Circle."
• Then a shot rang out! The maid screamed! And the brouhaha was ON!
• Okay, there was no gunshots; there isn't a maid, but ...!
• Nick stood by the refrigerator while Christie was seated at the table.
• Nick went absolutely berserk! Screaming, clapping his hands, jumping up and down.
• Amazingly, Christie, albeit excitable, was the calmer of the two. Who woulda thunk it?
• Both brought up stuff from the beginning of the game.
• Nick went on about her lies. She went on about his lies. He denied ever lying in the game.
• She went on about him saying that everybody likes him and it's not his fault that they do.
• She kept saying how great of a game he was playing. But, for some reason, her repeatedly saying it didn't make it seem like any kind of compliment. She was more going for how manipulative he is.
• He screamed more. Clapped his hands more and was really out of control.
• I loved it. You know how I like a good brouhaha!
• Best live feeds of the summer so far! Woot!
• The sideshow of the reactions of the others was as good as the fighting two.
• Jess's facial reactions came across to me as scary -- kind of like "Don't make ME get into this, I'll END it!'
• Cliff looked like he was looking for popcorn to watch.
• Jackson was trying to keep from laughing aloud as he sipped coffee.
• Tommy looked like he wanted to disappear and probably was praying his name wouldn't be brought up by either of them.
• Analyse tried to be invisible and, when Christie tried to get her involved, she said, "Don't bring me into this!"
• Holly kept working by the oven.
• Nicole looked visibly upset at the chaos. Her reaction, seeing as she claims to be a superfan, was a bit revealing. She seemed to think things like this don't happen.
• In the end, nothing was really resolved nor were any secrets exposed that weren't already known.
• At the end, it was Nick who stormed off, went to the bedroom, climbed in bed and cried. Analyse, then Tommy, went in to check on him.
• Right after the brouhaha, Christie stayed around in the kitchen apologizing to the others and telling Holly she felt so bad because she (Holly) worked so hard to make the dinner.
• Holly, with the best line of the night, said: "That's okay. We got dinner and a show."
• Later Nicole talked to Tommy, telling her how much it upset her. To me, it looked like they were upset about the fight for two different reasons. Nicole seemed to cringe away from it more because the anger seriously bothered her. Tommy looked more like a kid whose parents were fighting -- he just didn't want to be in the middle of it.
• Nicole was upset because it looked like Jackson was enjoying it.
• Well, he was ... he actually instigated it!
• And, naturally, all the serious BB fans on the internet were loving it. We all love a truly well done brouhaha! We're horrible people, I guess.
• A few did end up eating the tacos.
• Christie did end up crying.
• Analyse once again panicked thinking now she'll be voted out instead of Christie. Nah, Christie will be going.
• There was no gratitude circle.
• Oh. And Nick drank out of a gallon jug in the middle of the brouhaha. If I were there, I don't think I'd drink anything already opened in the refrigerator.
• The rest of the night was uneventful for the most part.

Tommy wants to hide

Nicole is very uncomfortable

And then Nick cried

BB21: Live Feeds into Tuesday Evening - August 20

Cliff clutches Orwell for BBAD air time

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

• Nothing too interesting has really gone down since the PoV meeting yesterday.
• Well, one thing did. But we don't really know that much about it for sure.
• Last night there may have been audio sent into the backyard blowing up the Christie/Tommy connection.
• Or, there may not.
• Whatever happened took the feeds to fish and delayed the start of BBAD.
• And, they're not allowed to talk about it.
• Only a few of them were in the backyard when it happened.
• Jackson and Cliff were there.
• But anytime anyone asks, we go to fish or switch cameras.
• Cliff brought it up in his Cliff Notes this morning referring to it as an "unsettling" event, not important enough to go into detail, won't change anything anyhow.
• Hmm.
• If it was an attempt to blow up the Christie and Tommy connection, it should have been done weeks ago.
• It's not like Christie won't be voted out this week and it would just hurt Tommy's game which would be his own after she's out.
• Oh, well.
• In other news, Christie and Analyse are both still begging for powers, buttons, whatever.
• Analyse has been told time and time again that she's safe, yet she persists.
• Christie wants to blow up Nick's game, perhaps at dinner this evening unless she chickens out. She talked to Jackson about it.
• Of course, just about all of them know Nick's game so it would just be drama for the sake of drama.
• Nicole is the one most blinded by Nick. She needs to not think he's so cool. Because he ain't.
• Nick really should be talked to by the DR for his touchy feely humpy sort of ways. The show's edit made the TV viewers think Tommy has a thing for him. He doesn't. And, Nick's behavior is extremely inappropriate.
• Plus he's all over the girls, too.
• EW.
• Not too much going on -- tonight they're finding stuff to do their own personal arts and crafts. Tomorrow Christie plans on campaigning to everyone.
• And that's that.
• She's gonna go out the door anyway.
• Oh … the backyard was shut down due to the whatever it was last night and Cliff said they told him they won't get it back until next week.

Tommy's plastic surgery face

Nick needs to stay away from Nicole

Has no sense of personal space

BB21: Live Feeds PoV Meeting Bulletin - August 19

Since Jackson made the nominations on Friday, Analyse and Christie have been begging, scheming, crying trying to convince him to take one of them down. Of course, each want off -- they're not trying to get each other off the block. They begged America. We guffawed. They begged production. They chuckled.

The PoV meeting was held today. Jackson did NOT use the Power of Veto.

Christie and Analyse remain on the block. And although it remains to be seen, it should be Christie going to the jury house this week.

BB21: HoH Completion, Nominations Show Blog Party - Aug. 18

Tonight should be a fun-filled show -- we get to watch the comedy of the Slip and Slide HoH competition play out. And, then there's the nominations. Since this is a show post, I ask that there are no spoilers before things air on the show itself. Such comments will be removed. Please stick to the live feeds posts with spoilers.

I'll be live-blogging the major events and updating this post 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. I hope to see you there!

I believe there's an under ten minute delay in the start of the show. I turned on 60 Minutes at 7:09pm here and it was just starting. 

8:08pm ET and we're into Previously On ...

We'll see how Jess caused chaos the night before Kat's eviction. Woot. N\But first ...

We get the Slip 'n Slide comp. They're fun to watch, not easy to report. Nicole tells us that she felt she had to vote out Kat to have the least amount of people mad at her. We get the standard "I have to win HoH" Diary Room clips in between action on the Slip 'n Slide. Analyse lies to Jess, telling her there is no alliance (you know, the one that doesn't include Jess). Holly and Analyse have a kerfuffle over things said to others. 

Christie, Jess and Analyse go to the Camp ComeBack room to talk privately. Christie denies an alliance, just a "group who will watch each other's backs and have a common target -- Jackson … then Holly." But Jackson heard them. Heh. Holly confronts Christie about the alliance (against them). Christie denies it and all is blamed on Jess. Back to a brief shot of the comp before going into commercial.

Nick took an early lead. He and Jackson seem to be doing the best. Now we get some falls. I always find it a miracle no one has broken any bones in this comp. Nick has started falling. Too bad, so sad. "Like a hippopotamus on a high wire," says Cliff. Jackson's straps fell down, so he took them off. Then his lederhosen pants fell off, so he's competing in his boxer shorts.

JACKSON/MICHIE wins HoH!

He tells us his initial instinct is to put Christy and Analyse on the block … or Christie and anybody. Cliff knows he's in a spot because he just made a deal last week with those Jackson is likely to target. 

Holly and Jackson talk about who to put up with Christie to make sure Christie would be the one to go home. Nick? Hmm. Risky. Christie and Analyse discuss whether Jackson will backdoor someone. Christie doesn't want to go on the block. Poor picked on baby.

Tommy knows that Jackson doesn't like Christie and wants her out. He's made an effort to get along with everyone and feels it's best for his own game would be to not get involved. 

Cliff tells Jackson that Christie and company took him in to target him (Jackson) in the deal last week. Cliff apologizes. Jackson is angry that they used Cliff to do their dirty work, but not at Cliff.

I can't help but notice the show directs them to call Jackson Michie in the Diary Room. But in normal house conversations, they usually call him Jackson. So, that's why I call him Jackson in my posts. We get a bunch of Jackson/Holly clips.

Heh. A funny segment on Analyse not knowing the days get "shorter" as fall approaches. She thinks that means the time will go quicker. 

Jackson and Holly discuss the nominations. He wants to put up Christie and Analyse because only one can come down. He knows Analyse would be a vote for Christie to stay. He thought about Tommy but thinks he can work with him if Christie is gone.

Christie talks to Jackson, telling her there was no alliance and she wasn't the one who decided to get Cliff in on it. He doesn't tell her that he's putting her up. But he doesn't tell her he isn't. He tells her he's here to play the game.

They discuss the NJ Garden State Parkway and how close Christie and Tommy live to each other -- three exits apart. Cliff is there. Tommy is ticked that it hints they might know each other. By the way, I'm 131 or so, close but I insist I don't know them.

Jackson talks to Analyse, telling her she's not the target this week. He took in from the talk to beware of Nick. He didn't tell her he won't put her on the block.

A segment of Analyse's chicken punishment -- laying an egg, clucking, cooking eggs according to direction and delivering to the others.

Jackson talks to Nick, tells him he needs to target the people working against him. Nick just listens. Jackson is now more leery of Nick, thinking he confirmed that he (Jackson) is the target. He tells Holly that Cliff didn't make the deal, it was Nick. Nick is now on the list of who they want gone.

Time for the Nominations Ceremony. Jackson first nominates Christie, then Analyse. He tells them if he hadn't won HoH, he'd be there. He came to win and they're threats to his game, not personal.

BB21: Live Feeds into Sunday Morning - August 18

How dare you have fun when Christie

 is in such dire straits!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Teary Termites:

• The PoV comp (blocked to the live feeds) was a puzzle.
• Jackson said that the second he saw it, he felt bad -- he thinks his least comp talent is puzzles.
• However, from what he and the others said, he blew right on through it.
• Both Analyse and Christie have been crying on and off.
• They begged the live feeders for some kind of power to save them.
• Well, Christie had a power she let expire.
• And, after all, we did give Analyse a chicken suit.
• After all the fussing they made last week that America hates them due to the field trip "win" they should know that we don't like them.
• Jackson knows it. But he's playing right -- winning comps and thinking strategically.
• He has improved a lot since Jack's been out of the house.
• That doesn't really excuse his earlier behavior. I still want him gone. But I want to use him as a weapon against Christie and Nick. Then he can go.
• Analyse? Eh. She's rather inconsequential.
• Jackson has told Analyse over and over (and over again) that Christie is the target. He put her up because 1. she wouldn't go home against Christie 2. it takes a vote to keep Christie off the table. He told her that he didn't put Nick up against Christie because he really wants Christie out and Nick just might go instead.
• Cliff is now denying there was any "real" five deal last week. He'll go where the power is and knows that, of Analyse and Christie, Christie is the more dangerous player. He can jury cover it with voting with the house.
• Tommy is doing his normal "friends with everyone" bit and Christie is salty over that. However, that's what will keep him in the house long after she's gone. I'm not really a Tommy fan, but he does have them rather hoodwinked because he's the first one to console upset people and he comes across to all of them as just a caring kind of guy.
• Holly and Jackson have been working more to get Nicole in the fold.
• Christie told Analyse and Tommy that two spirit guides came to her during the night and told her she can get through this. Okay ... shades of Kaitlyn.
• I fully expect Jackson will keep his nominations the same tomorrow.
• I also expect that, as long as they do remain the same, we will see Christie walk out the door on Thursday with a rather landslide vote against her.
• I also expect a lot of tears and weirds between now and then.
• Tonight's show will be work the watch because the Slip and Slide is always amusing ... and I just want to see her face when she's nominated!

It really wasn't the comp for me.

America - send me a power! 

We gave you a chicken suit.

My spirit guides tell me I'll get through this.

For the 100th time, Sis. Christie is my target.

There was never a five deal last week.

BB21: Live Feeds PoV Winner Bulletin - August 17

Despite my fears that Tommy would be chosen to play for the veto, win it and take Christie off the block again … that did not happen.

He was chosen to host the veto while Jackson, Analyse and Christie would play the comp with Cliff, Holly and Nick.

JACKSON WON THE VETO.