Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Saturday Morning, Aug. 7

The Saboteur, the sequel

Britney's reaction to the new saboteur video.

Ragan plays the innocent dude very well.

They went from the doldrums to wham-wham excitement what with Matt opening Pandora's Box unleashing something unknown into the house, Brendon and Rachel going on the block and then (cue dramatic music here) ... the return of the Saboteur:

• Rachel stopped crying long enough to run into the living room with everyone else when they heard the scratchy audio coming from the television.
• Yep, it's back ... sounding and looking a lot like the Annie saboteur video, but making it clear that it's a new saboteur.
• The video thanked Matt for unleashing him by opening Pandora's Box, said that he'll go all the way to the half-million dollars.
• The saboteur warned them all to watch their backs as he will be backstabbing them.
• I'm saying "he" here because we know it's Ragan. But it's ambiguous such as the Annie tapes. They can't tell whether it's a guy or a gal.
  
• Lots of speculation ensues. Ragan and Matt have been saying all along that since America didn't vote on food this week, they must be voting on something.
• Ragan uses that idea to pose questions. He's handling it all very well. The others aren't suspecting him at all.
• A few wonder if it's actually BB making them think someone amongst them is the saboteur while it's BB all along.
• Enzo thinks CBS can do whatever they want to them as they already signed their lives away (in the contracts).
• I'm so impressed with Ragan's acting ability that I can't get over it. If I didn't know it was him, he'd be my last guess!
  
• I didn't vote for Ragan to be it, but it looks like America picked the perfect saboteur.
• Britney is sure it's Rachel.
• Now they're all worried that Rachel is the saboteur and might have a secret power which will take her off the block.
• Rachel's only power is Brendon's POV record and he claims he will take her off the block if he wins.
• All eyes cast to Brendon and Rachel in suspicion as they both went from totally upset with being on the block to another mood.
• Well, duh. The saboteur bit took their minds off the block for a bit.
  
• Matt told the others that he thinks it seems like he (Matt) is the obvious saboteur because he unleashed it, but he's not.
• Ragan said he thinks America probably voted on who they want to be the saboteur.
• Lane said it's more like America's Train Wreck than America's Player.
• They all wonder what the incentive is for anyone to do it.
• Um, money?
• They've been in lockdown for most of the day and evening due to something being built in the yard for POV.
  
• I think I forgot to mention that. Oops.
• Brendon, when talking to Rachel alone, referred to the others as "retards." He told her he didn't mean it in a bad way ... except for those who are.
• Rachel thinks it's unfair that she's on the block and doesn't think the outgoing HOH should be nominated because they can't play for HOH.
• Oh, geez. That's as bad as the Small People Conspiracy Theory of Brendon's.
• Worse than, even.
• Finally, around midnight their time, they were allowed out in the yard.
• The comp set-up is a duck pin kind of bowling alley.
• Yes, I've duck pin bowled -- it's like real bowling with much smaller balls and shorter lanes. It's a great sport for kids and inebriated ski club people.
• Yes, I duck pin bowled with the latter years back.
• They all practiced, Enzo very briefly but he did well. He says it's too crowded and cold to practice more.
• Now they're a bit suspicious of him.
• Brendon professed his love for Rachel to Rachel again. At least I didn't see her roll her eyes this time.
• She just can't get over the fact that it's almost guaranteed one of them (her!) will leave the house this week. It's UNFAIR to split them up, they can't go on not together in the house!
• Yet, she did put Hayden and Kristen up there together last week, eh?
• BB yelled at Enzo for dancing on the bowling lane.
• "Enzo, STOP THAT!"
• I love when they get yelled at with a pre-taped voice.
• Rachel cried some more.
• I tried to look at Brendon's feet to see why they mock his toe. He has big feet, big big toes ... but nothing is glaring about it.
• Brendon made a comment to Rachel about her doing very well for someone who said she has a problem with reading. Apparently she said something to him about that. It might explain her horrid HOH blogs. Maybe.
• Rachel keeps exiling herself. Brendon keeps wanting to mingle.
• The crowd is sick of Rachel and Brendon closing themselves alone in the cabana room to eat, etc.
• Lane doesn't think Rachel is the saboteur because she's crying too much.
• No one is suspecting Ragan.
• Of course, so far the saboteur hasn't done anything that we know of.
• Brendon wanted to practice the bowling all night, but Rachel decided to go to bed.
• Her man has promised her, after all.
  

Lane isn't on the lane in this but he practiced, too.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds - Nominations (I Think) Friday, Aug. 6

Although there was no "Nominations Today" on the TV screen in the BB house, it looks like they went down. The feeds have been blocked for just about forever. Okay, I exaggerate ... a long time. When mine came back on cam 3, Rachel was violently chopping something in the kitchen and looking about with her dagger eye look.

At one point Rachel and Brendon told Britney whichever of them was left was going to go after "them." There was apparently some sort of shuffleboard game in the backyard, too.

Yes, Rachel and Brendon are on the block ... even though she's always "given 100% in the game." (Not sure what that has to do with anything, but she said it.) They think Kathy struck a deal with Matt.

Brendon told Rachel he'll win the POV and save her because she's the better player and wants it so bad. She says she can't stay in the house without him.

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Friday Daytime - Aug. 6

Another day in the happy house of hamsters. As I get this written, the nominations haven't been done. However ... Matt did open Pandora's Box and Ragan will be unleashed to wreak havoc on all. Matt, of course, doesn't know what he's unleashed.

• Hayden told Enzo and Lane about his talk with Rachel last night. You know, the one in which he was so sympathetic and told her he too had no one in the house except Kristen.
• And now she's gone.
• Brendon, possibly using his crystal ball, is trying to work his way into the guys. He's been hanging around a lot with Enzo. Buddy-buddy, grunt-grunt.
• Brendon is still going on about the comps being made for smaller people.
• Rachel told Brendon that she can't wait until this is all over and she won't be friends with anyone after they leave the house (present company excluded).
• She hates them all!
• Hayden thinks Matt should take Rachel's $5,000 and then nominate her anyway.
• Rachel told Brendon she's sure they're safe this week, but must win HOH next week because it's probably a double eviction.
• Wrong and wrong.
• Well, I don't know for sure about the double eviction. I haven't done the math on that and I don't want to think right now.
• I don't want to think because these hamsters are turning my mind to mush.
• Rachel thinks she's the only one with a great life and they're probably jealous of her.
• @@
• Meanwhile, in another room -- Kathy, Hayden and Britney are trashing Rachel.
• And so it goes.
• Lane told Ragan that Brendon called him (Ragan) a cockroach.
• Ragan still thinks the only real alliance in the house is Brendon and Rachel.
• A cockroach might be smarter about that.
• There was a big cockroach in the kitchen which Lane killed.
• Perhaps it was named Ragan, I don't know.
  
• Rachel pouted.
• Ragan and Rachel had words about words (names being called).
• Rachel called Matt and Ragan "a pair."
• Oh my.
• Ragan got all bothered by it.
• Rachel cried some more.
• Then they all (Rachel, Ragan and Brendon) apologized to each other.
• Some brouhaha.
• After an extended trivia session with the feeds blocked, Matt admitted opening Pandora's Box.
• He said he got a dollar in a briefcase and a promise of wealth ... but he would be unleashing something on the house.
• He doesn't know what he has unleashed.
• Now I've gone full circle.
• As I get this posted, we have extended trivia again. This time it might be the nominations.
• It looks like Matt will stick to his guns and nominate Brendon and Rachel.
• If he doesn't, he'll lose face with the rest of the house.
• Once I know the noms, I'll post a bulletin.
  

Big Brother 12 - Live Feeds Into Dawn Friday - Aug. 6

My review of last night's show and a special live feeds endurance comp post should go up over at TV Squad sometime this morning. They're written, just waiting for an editor.

In the house happenings since the comp ended, here's the main scoops:

• Rachel cried some more.
• Brendon told Rachel that he'll always protect.
• Boy, he protected her well this time, eh?
• Not that I'm really knocking him for losing the comp.
• Brendon complained to Enzo that the comps are all geared towards smaller people.
• Enzo agreed.
• Matt told Ragan of his need to have people backing him. He said that in his speech, he needs to say something about putting the strongest couple in the house up.
• Britney said people have told her she looks like Dolly Parton -- commenters have even said that here in this blog!
• BB gave them alcohol.
• They all checked out Matt's HOH room -- he got sliders from White Castle along with other goodies.
• Britney, Matt and Ragan think they need to go after Rachel before Brendon because she's so much better in comps than her man.
• They're right. I think she's the real threat in the game.
• Ragan thinks it will be a double eviction next week.
• Maybe. It's about due.
• Britney thinks Brendon is condescending and egotistical.
• He is. He treats Rachel that way (just talking outside of her own issues) and he comes across that way in the house.
• Enzo thinks that he and Hayden should make side alliances with Brendon, but not let him know of the Brigade or anything.
• They're still up as I get this posted. All four cameras are on Enzo, Britney, Hayden and Lane.
  
• They're talking about Rachel and Brendon "still fighting" but since all cameras are on them, I don't know.
• There have been no saboteur signs yet.
• And, it looks like Matt will be putting Rachel and Brendon on the block.
• But, of course, that's subject to change before nominations tonight.
• Okay, they switched to Rachel.
• She's crying again. Hayden is telling her that he's all alone in the house since Kristen went.
• I don't know where Brendon is.
• Rachel says everyone hates her.
• She doesn't know the half of it.
  

Big Brother 12 - HOH Endurance Comp Coverage - Aug. 5

10:40 PM ET - Matt just told Kathy that she has another two weeks in the house. It looks like he's going to put up Brendon and Rachel. Or, Kathy with one of them as a pawn. He won't put up the Brigade or Ragan.

Snicker ... Rachel is VERY upset because her man didn't win it for them. Brendon tried to make her feel better and this time HE went stomping out of the room.


So, Matt is officially the new HOH. He agreed with Ragan that Kathy will go home this week while they were still on the can spinning. Kathy was the first out, so she's the sole Have Not for the week.



9:53 - Ragan said he's going to jump (although he's scared to jump) -- feeds blocked, but I bet he's down and Matt's HOH.

9:47 PM - Ragan says he feels sick and asked the best way to fall. He's still up, though.


9:42 PM ET - Deja vu all over again. Matt and Ragan left, Matt can last all night, Ragan weakening.


9:38 PM ET - Feeds blocked a bit. Britney's down. Kathy tells Ragan it's just him and Matt again. Lane and Hayden must have gone down while feeds were blocked.

9:32 PM ET - Kathy and Enzo apparently out before Brendon while feeds were down. Brendon went down just after feeds returned. We didn't get to see Kathy or Enzo go down.


9:28 -- Feeds up, kind of adult-oriented commentary -- "spank me, etc." BRENDON IS OUT

9:20 PM ET -- Feeds still blocked.


As I get this posted at a few minutes after 9 PM ET, the feeds are still off. I'll be updating this post with screen caps and commentary on tonight's endurance comp. Everyone is welcome to chime in down in comments! Newest content will be at the top of this post, so be sure to refresh it now and then.