Survivor 45: Blog Pool OPENS! Tribe Breakdown

 

Come one, come all! The blog pool is OPEN for Survivor 45! Due to illness and BB25, I'm getting a late start on this. The season premiere is Wednesday, September 27 at 8PM ET/PT. The episodes will all be 90 minutes this season. We usually reassign the first castaway but chances are the castaway will be cast out before the blog pool is set up. If so, no reassignments will happen. The blog pool cut-off is Friday, September 29, 5PM ET/8PM PT. All entries must be submitted in comments on THIS post, nowhere else!

The Lovely Lifeguard SueGee has once again graciously offered to run the blog pool for the show. She, but of course, rocks!

I want in! What do I do?

If you want in on the blog pool, you need to sign up in the comments of this post and this post only! Please don't try signing up on any other posts -- we might miss your comment.

Is there money involved in this?

Of course not! You needn't pay anything to get into the pool. You don't need to buy a pool pass or anything! Mind you, you don't win any money either. What you do win is bragging rights until the next season and the smugness that goes with it.

How does it work?

Lifeguard SueGee makes random picks for the castaways and the blog folks. You cheer on that castaway all season until they either win or get their torch snuffed along the way.

When is the cut-off for entering?

As stated above, all pool requests must be in comments to this here post and submitted by Friday, September 29, 5PM ET/8PM PT. Be there or be square.

Here's the tribe breakdown:

Belo - Blue tribe - Fijian word for heron:

–Brandon "Brando" Meyer, a 23-year-old software engineer from Seattle, WA

–Bruce Perreault, a 47-year-old insurance agent (and Survivor 44 returnee) from Warwick, RI

—Jake O'Kane, a 26-year-old attorney from Boston, MA

–Katurah Topps, a 35-year-old civil rights lawyer from Brooklyn, NY

–Kellie Nalbandian, a 29-year-old critical care nurse from New York, NY

–Kendra McQuarrie, a 31-year-old bartender from Steamboat Springs, CO

Lulu - Yellow tribe - Fijian word for owl:

–Brandon Donlon, a 26-year-old content producer from Sicklerville, NJ

–Emily Flippen, a 28-year-old investment analyst from Laurel, MD

–Hannah Rose, a 33-year-old therapist from Baltimore City, MD

–Kaleb Gebrewold, a 29-year-old software salesman from Vancouver, Canada

–Sabiyah Broderick, a 28-year-old truck driver from Jacksonville, NC

–Sean Edwards, a 35-year-old school principal from Provo-Orem, UT

Reba - Red tribe - Fijian word for goshawk:

–Austin Li Coon, a 26-year-old grad student from Chicago, IL

–Dee Valladares, a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Miami, FL

–Drew Basile, a 23-year-old grad student from Philadelphia, PA

–Janani "J. Maya" Krishnan-Ja, a 24-year-old singer from Los Angeles, CA

–Julie Alley, a 49-year-old estate attorney from Brentwood, TN

–Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup, a 30-year-old gym owner from O'Fallon, IL

BB25: Undead (Live) Feeds into Saturday - Sept. 23

How the undead feeds will be this week.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of a Wasted Week:

• Okay, Cameron has won two out of the three zombie challenges against Jared.
• No, they didn't show them on the feeds. They're some kind of rolling balls games.
• There are three tombstones in the backyard.
• How scary is that?
• We literally are doomed to boredom all this week.
• As the winner of those challenges, it will be Cameron's decision to make whether or not to do the third challenge -- the puzzle on the Thursday live show.
• Whomever completes the puzzle returns to the house.
• I can see Jared lousing up a puzzle, but I also can't see Cameron NOT taking the opportunity to do the puzzle.
• Unless something drastically changes, it should be Cameron returning to the game.
• My personal opinion? Well, I didn't want either to return. But I'd rather Cameron back over Jared. Cameron is a better player and more entertaining on the live feeds.
• In other news, Blue seems to be making an effort to get closer to Cirie.
• Cirie has been doing her best to mend fences and rebuild the burnt bridges with others thanks mainly to the Jared/Cory yelling match.
• While Jag is still dead-set against Cirie, Matt is drifting back into the trust bit with her. 
• Jag goes on and on about how Jared and Cirie bullied him. How? By having fake alliances, or alliances in which he had no part. Oh. And, lying to him. Hey, that's Big Brother.
• EVERYONE in the house is lying and has multiple alliances.
• And, interestingly enough, Cam wants to work with Cirie.
• But he is making rounds with everyone in the house. So, who knows what he will do?
• While we have a waiting game to see who comes back in the house (although neither has really left at this point), all that's been happening and will keep happening is fusses over lies that have been told, alliances new and old, ad nauseum. 
• This twist is the biggest bust ever.
• Now, they could have done something zombie-themed around Halloween since the show will still be on. They could have them popping up in mirrors, rattling chains ... you know -- not acting like regular hamsters in the house with new clothes.

Zombie Cam and Jared are better in photos.

And Jared cries ...

It's stressful being in the middle.

And Bowie Jane carries on ...

BB25: Live Undead Feeds into Friday - Sept. 22

 

They did the same to me as I did to them!

Here's what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of the Undead Live Again:

• Um. Sorry, but I'm just not understanding this.
• Cameron and Jared, both evicted last night, are back in the house in tattered-looking clothing supposedly to represent that they are zombies.
• No make-up.
• No having to act like a zombie.
• Allowed to interact with the rest of the house just like before.
• I didn't see all that much of Cameron.
• But Jared was on camera a lot.
• He's upset with Blue. He's upset with Matt.
• He's upset that he got got.
• I did see Cameron do an "I told you so" bit with Jared.
• However, as much as Jared keeps saying it's a game, he's taking it personally.
• He got on Matt about not using the veto to save him. Well, would Jared prefer Cirie went up on the block? Sheesh!
• He even confronted Matt about working with Jag and lying to them.
• Um ... what have they done to everyone? Sheesh!
• After Jared left the room, Cirie did her best to smooth things over.
• I don't know how one "zombie" will be resurrected into the game.
• They know there is no HOH or veto comps.
• But none of them seem to know if the zombies will compete or what.
• Cory did get his HOH basket and a letter from his sister. One photo had his brother who was in Survivor in it. Since Cory told them that, I guess it's no longer a secret to anyone.
• I'm just so confused!

I don't understand.

Okay, Cameron has new clothes.

Jared has new clothes, too.

Cirie and Jared confronting Matt.

Maybe we should get to know each other.

BB25: Live Double Eviction Show Blog Party - Sept. 21

 

Good evening! Tonight, either Cameron or America will get the boot! And then after that, two others will be on the block and one of them will get the boot! (And I'm not talking the Have Not Room door boot!)

Or will they? Seems like we're getting some rather cryptic promos and such. 

I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. As I will constantly be updating, refreshing this page will give you the latest happenings. As always, the real party is in the comments section. I hope to see you there!

But first ... let's get that blog pool posted. Lifeguard SueGee updated the blog pool and here's where we stand going into tonight's show:

Cory - Sharon N, Nickelpeed, Indiana Jane, deaflady

Felicia - Dr Celine, Auntie Leigh, NoraM, T-Town Chick

America - Andi, Joanne Victoria, Willie J, Caela

Bowie Jane - Jasonuwp, Sally, Rachel C, Jessica U, Joyce Johnson

Mecole - cctru, Lili, Marthalight, MikesGirl, quixoticelf

Cirie - Petals, Janice, Krysta, RJM in SC, Skyriverblue

Matt - Brenda, Helenann2k, Brent McKee, Chrob61

Cameron- Cheryl in NC, JonMD 1267, CherylNY, Tilde

Jag - Barbara W, Jackie, Donna in Alabama, Mary C

Blue - monty924, Judi Sweeney, Jennifer, Don

Jared - Bizaro22, TBone, PDX Granny, Fred aka TwoBlackAces

Hamster watchers ready?

A different look on Julie tonight.

We are still getting rather cryptic bits ... will those going home tonight really leave? And whatever could leave them all terrified at the end of the show?

Mecole thinks the Jag, Matt, Cory, America group is more dangerous than Cirie for her game. Blue tells Matt she cannot target Jared. Matt is worried that Jared would target him or Jag.

The ScaryVerse globe lights red with a message for them. It's gibberish, not making sense. It's a broken message. Ohhh! I see renominate in there missing letters!

To the living room. Julie tells  them the ScaryWeek, horrifying competition, terrifying twists and a double eviction.

America - Since little girl wanted to live with lying snakes, Jag, want to stay.

Cameron - Shout outs. Love all the houseguests, no matter what happens.

The votes to evict:

Matt - Cameron

Bowie Jane - Cameron 

Cirie - Cameron and his hair

Mecole - Cameron

Jag - Cameron

Cory - Cameron

Felicia - Cameron

Blue - Cameron

It's unanimous, Cameron is out. He fakes a NO WAY reaction, hugs all. He sits with Julie. Still saying shocked jokingly. Julie tells him his game is Undead and he is now a Big Brother Zombie.

Back to Julie sans Cameron. HOH comp time. The backyard is a cemetery. Soul Mates, two at a time, face off at podium, see a soul looking for a match, three soul suitors. It sounds like the old Dating Game Show. 

Mecole chooses Bowie Jane to face off with. Bowie Jane eliminated.

Blue chooses Felicia to face off with. Felicia eliminated.

Jag chooses Cirie. Jag eliminated.

Matt chooses Cirie. Matt out.

Cory chooses Cirie. Cirie eliminated.

America chooses Blue. America eliminated.

Mecole chooses Cory. Mecole eliminated.

Cory vs. Blue. CORY IS THE NEW HOH!

Cory is torn between nominating Jared and Cirie or Jared and Blue.

Live nominations ceremony. Cory nominates Jared and Blue. Live veto comp next.

To the veto comp. Matt, Jag and Mecole are playing in addition to Cory, Blue and Jared. Monster Kill. Seach for items to kill the three creatures. Looks like the Clown Shoe comp. MATT WINS THE POV!

To the living room for the veto meeting. Matt decides to keep the noms the same.

To the living room for the second eviction:

Jared - Wonderful time, love you all, hope the people I trusted, just a game. 

Blue - What he said but cuter and better.

The votes to evict:

Matt - Jared

Bowie Jane - Jared

Cirie - Blue

Felicia - Jared

Mecole - Jared

America - Jared

Jag - Jared

Julie tells them that by a vote of 6 to 1, Jared is evicted. He handles it well. Cirie is taking it better than Blue. Cameron comes back. They are both Zombies. For the week they will be living in the house and one will be resurrecting his game. 

No HOH, no veto this week. Sunday at 10PM, Thursday at 9PM ET/PT, either Jared or Cameron will be resurrected.

BB25: Live Feeds Waffle Wednesday into Thursday - Sept. 21

 

Cleaning the windows ... thank you!

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House Hapless Hamsters:

• Yes, Waffle Wednesday was yesterday.
• And, yes, they waffled. Hey, it's tradition, y'know!
• Jared and Cirie talked about pushing the boot to America instead of Cameron.
• They actually sat and considered numbers.
• Mecole was already thinking about it.
• But I doubt it will happen. It's still looking like Cameron will be the first one out the door tonight.
• Of course, they don't know there will be a second one going out the door.
• The feeds were blocked with adoptable animals for a period in the afternoon.
• Now, those are reserved for comps and actual show stuff rather than to simply block the live feeds. The regular live feeds block is what we have been calling the colonoscopy screen.
• They got some sort of transmission from the ScaryVerse in the pneumatic tube.
• It was a clue with letters missing, possibly scrambled letters. They think a capitalized Z means zombies. They also think it's something about returning people. I don't know.
• I just hope it's not going to be a battle back between the two evicted tonight. 
• Cirie claims she really wants to win HOH. If she does, then Jared would not be the second one out.
• BB needs to not EVER give the hamsters dental flossers again. I am so sick of watching people pick their teeth 24/7.
• The feeds went to adoptable animals again last night for the halfway party.
• This morning they are all getting a bit antsy as the storage room has not been restocked. "There's nothing to eat!" Sheesh, if I had that much of "nothing to eat" in the house, I'd have food for over a week.
• Felicia was up first and is now cleaning and vacuuming.
• Cameron sat up on the counter as his coffee was brewing and told Jag he's a gargoyle.
• They just went to adoptable animals but I would guess it's a prep for tonight's show.
• Tonight should be interesting.
• Laters!

Added notes: Interesting, I just read that there will be no press exit interviews this week. Combined with the fact there is no veto show scheduled for next week, it sounds like the two going tonight just might not be gone for good. We know it's prejury. Hmm.

Leftovers from the halfway party.

Straightened hair, same sunglass stare.

Return of the roller queen.

Hey, Bro ... you need to GO!

BB25: Power of Veto Show Blog Party - Sept. 20

 

Good evening! Make sure you have your beverages and snacks nearby. For some reason, there is no show scheduled for next Tuesday although the Wednesday night time block goes completely Survivor and The Amazing Race. Supposedly, the BB veto show moves to Tuesdays. Remember ... the Thursday live eviction shows are now an hour earlier, 8PM ET/PT.

We have America and Cody on the block. Will someone win the veto and actually use it to save one of the nominees? Will they really try to backdoor Cameron? Ohh ... the suspense! (Please no live feeds info in comments!)

I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. I'll be updating regularly -- please refresh the page to get the latest updates. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

As my usual, I'm sitting out the Previously On segment.

We pick up the action after the nominations ceremony. Jared tells us that he plans to backdoor Cameron. America thinks it's romantic to be put on the block with her showmance. Um. That's weird. Jared tells her that Cameron is his main target. 

Jared goes on to tell everyone that Cameron is his target.

Cory and America talk to Cameron. Cam wants one of them to pick him if they get Houseguest Choice. He will take one down and be safe himself if he plays and wins.

Jag tells Blue about Jared being in another alliance without her. He warns her that her proximity to Jared will hurt her. She goes to Jared about it. He tells her that Four Real Four Real was never a real alliance. He keeps telling her it's nothing important, not a big deal and tells her to calm down. He told her to stop raising her voice when she wasn't at all. He kept lying and being nasty to her for asking.

Mecole and Felicia talk. She thinks people are playing the both of them and they should bond. She tells Felicia that Cirie and Jared never planned to save her. Felicia is very upset with Cirie. They make a final two decision.

Jag, Matt and Blue talk, recognizing both sides of the house. Blue tells them she now realizes Jared lied to her. She will only tell him a handful of things. She will keep him as long as possible but then cut. She only really trusts Matt and Jag.

Jag tells Matt that to move forward they will have to work with Cory and America. Matt tells us he is close to Cirie, but Jag is his ride or die.

Jag talks to Cory and America. They want Cam out this week, then ... who can't play next week? They say Cameron has to get backdoored.

Veto players pick time! Jared draws Bowie Jane. Ciry draws Houseguest Choice, chooses Jag. America draws Cameron. (Not quite what really happened -- America first drew Jag, but had to redraw, then got Cameron.)

Cirie tells Jared if Cameron wins and takes America down, put her (Cirie) up and let her go. She thinks that might help Jared's game. He tells her no. He tells us he would never put his mother on the block.

Veto comp time. The olayers have footbal jerseys on. It's the ScrambleVerse. Huge feet spraying sweat, fill up helmets to run to fill up receptacle. It's a one at a time comp. America is up first.

Cory is up next. Bowie Jane next. She tells us she wants to win and slips/slides all over the place. Jag next. Jared up next. Then Cameron.

The results: Top 3. Jared 6 minutes. Cameron 5.22. Jag 4.43. JAG wins! He will surely save either Cory or America. Cam thinks he can convince Jag to keep him off the block. He tells Jag, Jared and Matt that if he goes, they would be next. He pushes for a Cory eviction. He tells them he holds true to his deals and he's a warrior.

Time for the veto meeting. Jag saves Cory. Jared puts Cameron on the block.

Survivor 45: Cast and Stuff

Unfortunately, I've been ill and haven't had a chance to really delve into the cast of Survivor 45. The show premieres next Wednesday evening at 8PM ET/PT. All episodes will be 90-minutes and it will be followed by The Amazing Race, also airing 90-minutes. The Big Brother veto show moves to Tuesday nights but there is no BB veto show scheduled for the 26th, only the Sunday and Thursday shows.

I found an article on Parade.com with in-depth interviews with each castaway that you might want to read. This link to that article is this here linked link.

While there definitely seems to be great diversity of cultures, once again we see a rather young cast. Bruce, the one who was taken out by medical for a head injury in the first episode of Survivor 44 within the first 12 hours of the show, is returning. But he and only one other castaway, a woman named Julie, are in their late 40s. Everyone else is more than a decade, most of them two decades or more, younger. Hmm.

A blog pool will be opening up for the castaways soon. Stay tuned! As usual, the first boot will be reassigned.

Austin Li Coon, age 26

Brandon "Brando" Meyer, age 23

Brandon Donlon, age 25

Bruce Perreault, age 47

Dee Valladares, age 26

Please read on after the jump ...

BB25: Live Feeds into Tuesday Evening - Sept. 19

 

Jared tells all to her. She tells Matt and Jag.

Once again, my apologies. I have really been whammed with some kind of super cold/virus thing. I did test negative for Covid, so that was good. But now that I've stopped constantly coughing, I can type once again! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of A Deranged Despot:

• The tides have turned in the house.
• It started with the Cory/Jared brouhaha-ish on the Izzy eviction day in which Jared's outright lies were exposed.
• And it continues, exposing lies of Cirie's now as well.
• How did that happen?
• Well, the fool Jared tells everything that Cirie says to him in confidence to Blue who, in turn, tells Matt and Jag.
• Also, due to Jared being "with" Blue, Cirie trusts her to an extent, as well.
• For example, Cirie and Jared talked about how they think Matt and Jag have been throwing comps and they're likely to throw the HOH comp Thursday.
• Now they won't throw it! Blue told them they were expecting them to throw it.
• Felicia has now turned on Cirie as she found out that she (Felicia) is being blamed for saying a lot of things that actually came from Jared and Cirie.
• The main target after Cam goes will be Jared. If they can't get Jared out, they will settle for Cirie out.
• Although a few days ago, Felicia brought up the idea of a double eviction this week with Cirie, that thought seems to have passed and no one has mentioned it lately.
• The plan for the next HOH (in which Jared can't play), is to get Jared out.
• I think that would be the best thing for Cirie's game at this time. However, the damage her kid has done might be irreparable.
• Of course, with the double it could be Jared and then Cirie.
• The only comp thing in Cirie's favor is that she studies people and the house. She knows the comp wins, etc. But in a physical comp, her only real competition for a loss is Felicia.
• On a sad note, I was watching when Matt was in the bathroom talking with America, Cory and Jag. They kept whispering. At one point, he just came out saying that he couldn't take the whispers. "It's so annoying," he said, abruptly leaving the bathroom.
• He ended up going to the HOH room alone for a good cry in frustration. That was last night.
• He told Felicia today that all the whispering in the house was just too much. He's getting headaches and can't concentrate on everyone's lips at the same time.
• On good Matt notes, Felicia told him that it's a great thing he's doing by being on the show and perhaps attracting other deaf people into trying out for reality shows. Plus, Cirie gave him praise and told him he would do well when he told her he'd like to get into modeling.
• Cirie has been going around trying to mend fences with others. But can she keep up when Jared bulldozes those fences right down? I don't know.
• Oh? What about Cam?
• Well, he did start CAMpaigning (get it?) today.
• For what good that will do.
• Everybody except Mecole just nodded and didn't say much at all.
• Mecole talked to the camera (us) about it. She would rather America go. But she was trying to figure out the votes. She would need five votes to flip it. Since there are eight voting, Jared would have the tiebreaker if 4-4.
• Other than just trivial non-game talk today, most of the talk was who would win HOH and what would they do.
• It's as if Cameron is already gone and they've moved on.
• At this time, the most solid two in the house are Matt and Jag.
• The showmances not so much.
• I don't think we will have much of a Waffle Wednesday tomorrow.
• Laters!

The Minutemen

Will he go out in the double?

Cory! Your mother is watching!

Home alone if America goes out first.

Cam knows Thursday will be POW to him.

BB25: Live Feeds Power of Veto Meeting Update - Sept. 18

The Unreliables with a cast change.

You'll have to excuse the short update, please.

• It was (of course) determined that Jag would use the veto to save either Cory or America.
• Jag left it up to them as when Cameron went up as the renom, he would definitely be voted out.
• Jag said if they can't decide, he will remove Cory because Cory chose him as Houseguest Choice to play the veto.
• After imbibing wine last night, America told Jag to take Cory down.
• Cam knew the minute that Jag won the veto that he was sunk.
• Other than several times sitting alone looking pensive, he's been okay.
• He said he will try to stay but will go out with dignity. I guess we will see.
• The live feeds were blocked for the veto ceremony.
• Cameron is on the block and it seems like it is indeed against America.

Dead man eating pizza.

 

BB25: HOH and Nominations Show Blog Party - Sept. 17

 

Good evening. Just to give you a heads up -- I'm not feeling well tonight. I seem to have caught some kind of bug. As a result, my live-blogging of the show won't be up to its usual self. I'm also not thrilled that the show isn't starting until 10:30PM ET, either.

My apologies in advance. Oh, and now I'm hearing 10:50PM ET for the start of the show. Sigh.

At least the show tonight is the wall comp which I did cover on the live feeds a few days ago.

We will get to see part of the blow-up between Jared and Cory the day Izzy got evicted.

But we're to the wall first. Oops, back to before the vote. Jared lies to Matt and tells him Jag said they were keeping Felicia. Cory thinks it doesn't make sense that Jag would say anything. Matt blows intel on alliances to Jared. Then Cory gets involved. There is shouting going on. Cory exposes Jared's lies to him as Jared tries to over shout him. Cory did expose Jared's lies and how he lied throwing Jag under the bus.

Back to the comp. Cirie out first in less than ten minutes. Felicia down in just under 19 minutes. America 21 minutes out. Mecole out 27 minutes. Cory 28 minutes out. Jag 35 minutes. Matt 37 minutes. Blue down 43 minutes followed by Bowie Jane. 

JARED wins the HOH! He calls his mother "bro" while hugging her. Eep.

Cameron doesn't feel as uneasy as he thinks others feel. 

Matt and Cameron's punishments are over.

Jared tells Cirie that he wants to nominate America and Cory with a backdoor plan of Cameron.

Nominations ceremony ... that's just what he does. Cory, then America are nominated.

BB25: Live Feeds Power of Veto Spoilers - Sept. 16

 

Playing for their lives.

The veto winner is at the bottom of this post. 

But, trust me, the stuff in between is good reading!

Here's what's been happening in that Big Brother House of We Gots Ourselves a Pressure Cooker Without a Pressure Cooker:

• Well, the veto picks were made this morning.
• Some of their worst nightmares came true. But, heck, the odds of people getting picked when fewer people are in the house really counts.
• Yep, Cameron was picked to play for the veto.
• Bowie Jane was a random draw by Jared (who would pick her anyway?) and Cory got Houseguest Choice, choosing Jag. Then America drew a chip -- Jag. She had to redraw and randomly picked Cameron. Matt will host.
• Oh my, that kind of throws a wrench into the works, doesn't it? She had told Jag before that the only chip she didn't want to pull was Cameron.
• Cameron told America if he wins, he will take her off the block.
• He also told her to throw the comp to him. Yeah, like she will do that with her game on the line!
• His plan is to then push for a Jag renom and work on everyone to get Jag out. After all, Jag was ALREADY voted out.
• Cam knows that America doesn't want to lose Cory and he thinks Cory stands a chance to stay against Jag. 
• Then they can work together! Like that will happen. America will cut him the first chance she gets!
• Then there was the big Cirie/Jared talk. It came about because Blue put a bug in her ear (not literally, mind you) that since Izzy was gone people were talking about how close she (Cirie) is with Jared.
• Cirie told Jared, for the good of his game, if Cameron wins and takes down America, put her (Cirie) up and she will go home.
• She thinks it would save his game to show that he is not attached to her.
• What she doesn't realize is that she sees her little boy with rose-colored glasses. Maybe it's those sunglasses she wears all the time.
• Jared has as many people after him as there are after Cameron.
• Both are obnoxious and arrogant plus they keep winning comps! Of course, people want BOTH of them out!
• Cirie thinks that Jared could team up with Blue, Matt and perhaps Jag or Cory.
• She made the offer to save his game, a game already sunk by the first chance they get to evict him whether she's there or not. She said it's purely a game move and nobody (like us) could say anything about it because she volunteered.
• Um, no. Blue has already said that if she wins HOH she will be nominating Jared. 
• Neither Matt nor Jag have any love for him.
• Cirie tried Cirie-misting Jared about it, but he did tell her no.
• Although later he told Blue (who knows she's his mother) that he was considering it.
• Supposedly Jared has a deal for safety with Cameron if Cameron doesn't go up as a nom or a renom in the next HOH since he can't play for it.
• But it's Big Brother. A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse and the entire game is just a big spool of lies!
• They still aren't even thinking that this week is a double eviction. They are too busy worrying about the veto comp.
• Jared made it apparent to Bowie Jane that he doesn't think she will win. No, he didn't come out and say it to her -- he just kept telling her how he HAS to win and Cameron CANNOT win.
• What if she wins?
• She would probably go by Jared's wishes. She just wants to last in the house until jury.
• Jag has agreed to Jared he would take America down if he wins.
• Before the veto picks, yet another new "alliance" or, at least an agreement, was made. Matt, Cirie, Jag, Jared, Blue and Felicia all agreed that what's said between them stays between them. They call it "This Thing is Not a Thing."
• Okaaay ... but they don't realize that Matt, Jag and Blue aren't really "with" the others, per se. And, what's said between them is certainly not shared with Jared, Felicia or Cirie!
• I should make a point that this is the busiest feeds season I've seen in years. Like the casting or not, some strategy, alliance (fake or real) or scheming is going on.
• The feeds got blocked around 2:30PM ET for the veto comp.
• I'm just going to wait for the theme music to stop, see who won and then get this posted.
• It could be a long wait. I don't have to watch the adoptable animals, though. I minimize the feeds on my computer with the loud theme music turned way down and do other stuff. 
• I need to catch up on my Only Murders in the Building. If I hear the music in the background stop and voices, I'll flash on back to the live feeds to see the winner and get a screen cap.
• Feeds have now been down almost four hours as I type this. Rumor on the street -- okay, Twitter -- is that the comp will be OTEV. We will see. Hopefully soon.
• At almost 7PM ET, the feeds came back on.
• JAG WON THE POWER OF VETO! It was not OTEV.
• Jag won by 40 seconds, Cameron came in second, Jared third.

He has the necklace!

Jared, put me up.

Frenemies or fake friends, real enemies.

The latest new "alliance."

BB25: Live Feeds into Saturday - Sept. 16

And the cheese sits alone.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Loquacious Louts:

• Oh my. 
• It seems all this season has been nothing but a spool of lies! Spool of lies is, of course, copyrighted to Janelle Pierzina and credited mostly to Howie Gordon on BB All Stars -- 

• Since the big Cory/Jared shouting match pre-eviction show day, Cory's bridges are pretty much burned with everyone except America.
• Since that big almost brouhaha, yet more than a kerfuffle, Blue heard an awful lot about her pseudo-love Jared.
• That's why she's in tears.
• So, now she's hooking up (no, not THAT way) with Jag and Matt to work against Jared and the Cirie Machine.
• But, she wants to still pretend to be with Jared.
• Is she good enough to be a double agent? She doesn't really know the game but he ain't too bright neither.
• She is still sitting on the big secret. While Izzy would never have given it up, I can see Blue spilling it in anger or tears.
• Yes, she knows Cirie is Jared's mother, not Felicia.
• Yes, Jared told her.
• Now, Jared is worried and actually went to Cirie and told her he thinks Izzy told Blue.
• Cirie isn't dumb. People may think she's a lot of things, but dumb is not one of them. She knows it had to be Jared telling Blue.
• Can Matt and Jag actually not blab and are their acting skills good enough to convince Cirie and Jared they are working with them?
• Technically, right now with Cameron being a backdoor target, pretty much everyone in the house is working with them.
• But what happens once, if that goal is achieved this week and Jared cannot compete for HOH ... who is going to take the step to get him out in the double eviction? Which, they have no clue is coming.
• America, for sure, would take that shot at him.
• In other news, the latest final two deal in the house is Mecole and Felicia. That's cute, but they will need to step up their games when the numbers dwindle. I don't think anyone wants to be sitting next to Felicia in a final two as her age and credit for lasting that long might give her a win. Mecole, on the other hand, needs to show more leadership and spunk.
• The Brown Sugar Babes are still fairly solid as a final four pact - Jared, Cirie, Felicia and Mecole.
• But if Jared gets the boot, the others might be like fish in a barrel.
• Cameron is extremely disappointed to hear the jury will only be seven. He's been telling everyone he needs to make jury for financial reasons. It will give him even more incentive to win veto if he's picked to play. His first goal coming in was to win. It seems he's given up that dream and just wants to make jury stipend -- $1,000 a week.
• Jared kind of agreed to a deal not to nominate or renom him. But there goes that spool of lies again.
• Jared and Cory have talked. The tempers have cooled down, but the burnt bridge is barely passable.
• Now that fight happened because Cory spilled all he knew about Jared to Cameron and then to most everyone.
• The Power of Veto comp will be later today. 
• If Cameron wins the veto and saves America or Cory, whichever one remains on the block will go.
• Jared has told everyone that, if they win veto, they need to use it so Cameron can be backdoored.
• Oh. And Bowie Jane keeps bowieing around the house for a summer camp experience with the jury goal in mind.
• And, that's where we stand.
• Laters!

Cory is no Ian playing both sides.

Did she come to play the game even?

Knew she would be on the block.

More solid with Jag/Matt than Jared now.

But she will pretend.

The latest final two deal.

ADDED UPDATE: The veto players were picked -- in addition to Jared, Cory and America we have CAMERON, Jag and Bowie Jane. I'm sure Cameron was a random draw. Matt will host the comp. This should be good with Cory, America and Cameron playing like their BB house lives depend on it as well as Jared playing so Cameron doesn't win.

BB25: Live Feeds Nominations Update - Sept. 15

 

I've been a bit out of the loop today, but figured you want to know Jared's shocking nominations for eviction.

Cory and America with a backdoor plan for Cameron.

Shock and awe as Cameron would say.