Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Friday into the Evening - August 23

Cheap sunglasses, cheap dude

Ah, it's nice to not have an HoH sticking to the Amanda Wants script. Yay! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Turning Tides:

• Even though Elissa tends to speak in non sequiturs, her mind is definitely in the game.
• She has told most everyone that she's probably going to put Aaryn and McCrae on the block.
• It's win-win for her -- She doesn't like Aaryn on a personal level and Aaryn has been winning comps, doing the bidding of Amanda/McCrae.
• If Aaryn wins veto and takes herself off, Amanda goes up and out.
• Against Aaryn or Amanda, McCrae would be safe. He's liked. Amanda is feared. There is a difference.
• Elissa said anyone not really trying to win (like Andy throwing OTEV), they'll go up on the block.
• Elissa has had a busy day. She now has two week safety deals with Spencer and Andy.
• Andy might finally be getting out of under the spell cast by Amanda.
• She made nice with GinaMarie, telling her all the things Aaryn has done at Amanda's bidding and that Aaryn isn't loyal to her (GM).
• GinaMarie knew Aaryn was close to Amanda, but didn't realize she was outright working with her.
• D'oh!
• GinaMarie and Elissa promised to have each other's backs.
• In trying to save his butt from the block, McCrae threw everybody under the bus ... including his beloved Amanda.
• Elissa's talk with GinaMarie had an effect on her. She even snapped at Aaryn that if they had kept Helen like she wanted, they could have worked with her.
• Aaryn just crumpled into a big pink ball.
• Well, it was a pink throw. But it was appropriate.
• Elissa strongly believes that Aaryn says inappropriate and nasty things which indicate a lack of character on her part.
• GinaMarie once again said (it seems she said this last week, too) that the only problem she had with Candice was because she (GM) was defending Aaryn, who she thought was her ally and friend.
• Elissa told Aaryn that she had tried to work with her before and Aaryn turned on them.
• Elissa thinks she can beat Amanda in any comp.
• Probably.
• That said, I was surprised Amanda lasted as long as she did last night and did as well as she did. GM could probably stay up all night, but couldn't catch a ball for nuthin'.
• Spencer and Aaryn have decided they can't trust or work with Amanda anymore. 
• A bit late for that, don't you think?
• Judd is in solid with Elissa -- he says he wants Amanda out first, then Aaryn and McCrae, doesn't matter who goes first of those two to him.
• But we know that Elissa would love Aaryn out, then Amanda.
• However, if it's vice versa, she won't be too upset at all.
• It's like the sleeping giant has come to life.
• If Elissa turns the house around and defeats Amanda, she will deserve to win it all.
• And I'm no Rachel fan, either.
• The nominations will be later tonight -- it's bound to be McCrae and Aaryn as she's said it so much.
• P.S. - Gah, I forgot to mention that BB put a canopy over the yard. We have no clue why. The hamsters are complaining that it's hot and blocks the sky. Hmm ... maybe they're Under the Dome. If they start having seizures and claim pink stars are falling, we'll know it's a tie-in!

Judd is ready to play

Are we boring you, McCrae?

Meeting of the mind and the mindless

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds After HoH into Friday pre-dawn - August 22-23

Faking interest in Elissa's letter from home

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Elissa Comes to Life:

• For those who missed the news, Judd is the returning hamster and Elissa won Head of Household.
• Woot.
• Apparently the balls in the comp with their speed might have been a bit more dangerous than BB had planned. Almost all are complaining about being hit with them and, most of the time, when they complain BB goes to fishes.
• After the comp, Amanda was upset because, not only did Judd return, but it's likely he won't be going right back out the door with Elissa being HoH.
• Amanda can't understand Jessie's anger at her as she left the comp after falling -- Jessie shouted an expletive directly at Amanda.
• Oh, I think we can understand it.
• Judd apologized to Elissa for not hugging her when he left the house. She told him Aaryn, Amanda and Helen were the ones who planned his demise.
• His demise in the house, I mean.
• Of course.
• The only real demises have been with Clownie, Aaryn's clown doll.
• Judd told Elissa he has no alliances right now and agreed to vote with whatever she says.
• Aaryn told Judd that Helen told her that she would be next if she didn't put him up.
• Elissa told Amanda she plans to put Aaryn and McCrae on the block.
• Oh my.
• I can see these noms -- Elissa has a personal grudge against Aaryn, plus she wins comps. And McCrae is one half of the power duo in the house.
• Elissa says they'll have to go for the veto. Her plan is that Aaryn goes home, but if someone is saved by the veto, it's Amanda on the block.
• Amanda cried.
• Spencer tried to get in good graces with Elissa.
• He's not her target.
• GinaMarie tried to get in good graces with Elissa.
• She's not her target either.
• Elissa definitely has her sights on Aaryn. If she can't get Aaryn, it needs to be either McCrae or Amanda.
• I can live with that.
• She refuses to put Judd on the block because she knows they'd all vote him right back out.
• McCrae thinks that Elissa cheated at the comp (holding onto the sign), but he admits Amanda did the same thing. He thinks they should both be disqualified and GM should be HoH.
• Heh.
• Ain't gonna happen. And, BB had Aaryn calling out rules during the comp and that was allowed.
• Amanda cried some more. She says she's terrified of going to the jury house with those mean girls who will terrorize her.
• Aw, too bad, so sad.
• Amanda feels she has no control over Elissa.
• Aw, that sucks, right?
• Heh.
• Judd said they could only talk game in the jury house when they watched tapes of the comp and they had been separated for the most part.
• He said Jessie was really angry in the jury house.
• Andy should be very happy that his name isn't being brought up.
• Elissa told him her plans and he ran to Amanda with them.
• So, nothing has changed with him.
• Elissa told McCrae she really wants Aaryn out -- if she put GM up with her, GM might go. If she puts him (McCrae) up, Amanda will make sure the votes are there to save him.
• Elissa made a two-week safety deal with Spencer.
• GinaMarie is upset that she didn't get a shout-out on the live show for her birthday.
• BB gave them all of four beers and a birthday cake for GM ... which she can't eat until after midnight.
• Andy and Spencer speculated that Elissa's real target might be to backdoor Amanda with her plan to put McCrae/Aaryn on the block.
• Hmm ... could be.
• Amanda, judging on her track record, is unlikely to win veto and Aaryn just might be able to do it.
• Amanda thinks Elissa is "stupid" because she doesn't want to put Aaryn/GM on the block.
• Oh, I don't know. It sounds to me like Elissa has a pretty good plan.
• All "enjoyed" Elissa's HoH room and her letter from Rachel.
• Finally, we might have a fairly unpredictable week in the house.
• Good.

Spencer thinks Elissa has bigger fish to fry

Oh noes! My game plan is gone!

Aw, look at Rachel ...

What the hell we gonna do now?

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Endurance Comp w/Jurors and Hamsters - August 22

Why wait until Sunday to see the outcome? Once the feeds are live again, I'll be updating this entry with screen caps and the latest news; refresh this page to get the latest updates! Which juror will return? Who will win HoH? No way will we wait until it airs on TV!

10:10pm ET - Live feeds still blocked.
10:15pm ET - Still trivia on the live feeds.
Grr.
10:25pm ET - Still no live feeds.
Super grr.
I think I need an ice cream sandwich.
10:25pm ET - Feeds ON. I spoke too soon!

Spencer and McCrae out.

10:31pm ET - Andy out. And it's back to trivia and blocked feeds.

10:37pm ET - Jessie fell. She's out.

10:43pm ET - Some weird "ball fan" in a red wig looking like a clown screamed and tried to distract them.

10:48pm ET Update : Elissa 5, Judd 4, Amanda 4, Helen 3 - I believe GinaMarie and Candice each have 2.

11:01pm ET - Helen just got whapped hard with a ball directly to the face, did not fall. Back to blocked feeds now. Elissa leading with six. Judd and Amanda four, Helen and GinaMarie three.

BULLETIN -- JUDD WILL RETURN TO THE HOUSE! Helen fell, followed by Candice. 

11:13pm ET - Elissa 7, Judd 5, Amanda 4, GinaMarie 3 ... and the crazy guy ran through again.

11:17pm ET - Judd fell. He won't be HoH, but he's back in the game.

Elissa now has EIGHT balls, Amanda four, GM three.

11:25pm ET -- Amanda is up to five now after a feeds block. It's hitting them with water again.

11:31pm ET - Elissa is up to nine, Amanda six... ELISSA GETS TEN!

ELISSA IS THE NEW HOH!

ELISSA WINS HOH!!!

 

Big Brother 15: Live Eviction, HoH Comp Show Blog Party - August 22

First off, I want to thank those who have donated to the blog through the Paypal link. I do spend a lot of time with the updates, more so than the blog parties, and it's appreciated! I also want to thank everyone, for the most part, for actual discussion on the live feeds posts. We have the best BB followers anywhere right here on this blog!

Onto tonight ... as the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this post with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest! As we know the jury members are going to be in competition for one to return, plus we expect an HoH comp (unless they do it all in one comp), I think the action may go on after the show ends. If it does, I'll create a new post covering the HoH comp if it doesn't make the air. After all, why should we wait until Sunday?

The real party is in the comments area ... come join in on the fun -- I just ask that it's kept to a PG level and, remember, we're here for the entertainment!

So far, we see a lot of Helen campaigning.

Speech time - Spencer, pretty much the same as before. Helen - Hello to family and friends, thanks to husband, time of my life, would love to stay.

The votes:
McCrae - Helen
Amanda - Helen
Elissa - Spencer
Andy - Helen
GinaMarie - Helen

Helen is evicted. But will she remain gone?

After Helen sees the goodbye messages, Julie tells her that she and the other jury members will have a comp to get back in the game.

Okay, for now all four jurors have been allowed in the house. Everybody's hugging. All have to go to the backyard.

Two epic competitions in one is promised ... after the commercial break.

The comp is "Off the Wall." Same comp for both jurors and regular hamsters. First to catch ten balls without falling, wins. If a juror gets the ten first, they not only return, but are HoH. They're going up and down and in and out on little platforms against a wall. Now the sprinklers are on them.

As I predicted, the comp is running past air time. I will set up a separate post to follow the comp on the live feeds ... the update post is up! (Too bad the feeds aren't back yet.)

Big Brother 15: Live Feeds Wednesday into Thursday - August 21-22

I wouldn't let them in MY bed. Ew.

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Loose Morals and a Couple of Moms:

• If Helen even had the slightest thought that Elissa would work with Aaryn, that's blown out of the water now.
• Aaryn thinks that Elissa is the worst human being on Earth.
• Aaryn thinks only the manipulative players are left in the house.
• Well, except for her, Spencer and GinaMarie, yeah.
• It's Big Brother.
• Elissa tried to explain that telling people you'll evict them (if given the opportunity) isn't a "threat."
• Nah, it's more of a "promise."
• Elissa told the cameras that Andy is a liar.
• We knew that. We know a lot. Give us some credit.
• Aaryn is upset because Elissa pointed out that Amanda/McCrae are taking credit for all of her HoH moves while the blood is on her hands.
• True dat.
• Meanwhile, Helen keeps trying to rein Elissa in.
• I don't think that will work. 
• Once Helen goes, Elissa will either work with Amanda or just explode against Aaryn/GinaMarie.
• Helen has decided that, since she's going home, she wants things to be cool and friendly for her time left in the house.
• Amanda thinks Aaryn is arrogant and GinaMarie is dumb.
• Of course, she didn't tell them that.
• Amanda compared herself to Dr. Will.
• Sigh. She just might be right. But I liked him. He put on a good show for the live feeders. She doesn't. She just manipulates and doesn't win comps.
• Helen said she plans to campaign a bit more just in case there might be a chance.
• They think the house decorations are from Target.
• I think a dollar store.
• To her credit, Elissa tried to get in with Spencer. At least she's trying to ally with someone rather than burning bridges everywhere she goes.
• Yikes. Aaryn took a sip of nail polish remover claiming she thought it was her water bottle. I don't know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she'll die.
• No, she didn't swallow a fly and isn't going to die. But drinking nail polish remover isn't a good idea.
• Amanda said she had a miscarriage while in the process of getting aboard the show.
• Um. Okay. McCrae might want to think about her previous boyfriend and how recent that was. Oh, and if the previous boyfriend had a career and earned real money.
• Amanda thinks that Elissa is jealous of Aaryn.
• Oh, give me a break.
• At one point as Amanda ranted on about MVP and Elissa, the BB voice told her, "Amanda, stop using production as your strategy."
• That was odd.
• GinaMarie got on a crying jag -- her birthday is Thursday, she's tired of seeing the Amanda/McCrae relationship while Nick was taken away from her, on and on.
• But, her good friends in the house (@@) put on a party for her, all wearing her clothes and Spencer even in make-up, at midnight.
• "I love youse guys."
• They each told her their favorite GinaMarie moment in the house.
• Woohoo.
• There ya go ... 

I love youse guys. And Nick. I love Nick more.

GinaMarie's birthday party

Why am I in here with lowlifes and idiots?

I'm going home. I love you all.