Big Brother 16: PoV Episode Blog Party - July 2

I'm so ready to get this first eviction out of the way. Aren't you? As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings, including the PoV winner. Of course, those of us into the live feeds already know, but we haven't seen the competition itself. Refresh this page to get the latest.

That is, if my power stays on. We have a line of severe thunderstorms coming through and the power has flickered and knocked me offline twice as I wrote this so far. I do love a good thunderstorm, but I love having my power stay on, too!

The real party is in the comments area. If I should happen to vanish from this post, the info should be there, too.

A lot of recapping and the Donny/Devin non-relationship. Now slop has arrived, The Have Not room is like an ice chamber. Hayden, Cody, Joey and Zach pretty much volunteered. Silly hamsters.

Joey still wants to get the all girls alliance off the ground. The others aren't as excited about it as she is. After the guys suspect something, Amber lets it loose to Caleb that Joey was working on the girls alliance. Then Joey tells Devin. @@

Playing in the PoV comp are: Caleb chose (out of a bag) Victoria, PauPau --> Zach, Donny --> Cody.

Jocasta hosts it in a bug suit. In the yards, pink flamingoes, and a giant head with lice. Miami Lice Squad. They have to retrieve letters on lice and spell the longest word during a set time.

PauPau wants to spell calculator.

Zach - warning
Cody - competitive spelled wrong, out
Caleb - couldn't spell specialize, out
Victoria - tried pharmacist, out
PauPau - caltoru, out
Donny - splitters WINS POV

Caleb's number one target had been Donny, now it's Joey.

Veto meeting time. Donny uses the veto to save himself. Caleb puts Joey in his place. He says it's what the house wants because she tried to start an all girls alliance.

Joey and PauPau are on the block. PauPau feels a bit more secure now than she did when up against Donny. As she should.

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Wednesday morning - July 2

Caleb really needs to smile more

I'm really ready for the eviction and the new HoH comp to kick in a bit more excitement even though I've claimed this cast to be a breath of fresh air over the hamsters last season. One great thing I'm not seeing is narrow-minded talk or actions due to gender or race. That is a good thing, of course. True, they scheme against each other; the boys scheme against the girls and vice versa. But I'm not seeing the hateful slurs as we did last season. They all basically get along for being in a game to get rid of each other.

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

• The cold cuts they were given have gone bad. They want new cold cuts and ones they actually like.
• Well, so do I. And no BB is going to run out and get me some!
• Zach is scared that Amber will backdoor him if she wins HoH.
• Christine and Zach talked about their mutual dislike of Devin. Christine claims Devin reminds her of her school days during which she was bullied.
• Christine is the one who told Zach that Amber wanted to target him.
• There are a gazillion alliances in the house. This is the Christine, Cody and Zach alliance.
• Need I mention that Frankie is in an alliance with just about everybody?
• But he's not doing things the sneaky way that Andy did last season. He's not reporting on each alliance to the other. He's just a part of them.
• Heh. Christine and Zach think that Devin and Caleb have grown so close because each is built and each keeps talking about themselves.
• That just might be true!
• Cody, for all his classic good looks and fine body, has the heartbreak of psoriasis. (For those who remember the old commercials.) It affects his arms and hands.
• Even though many were pushing for a showmance of Hayden and Nicole (including the Diary Room?), it just ain't happening. He's interested, she's not.
• But he's not interested in a Caleb obsessed with Amber kind of way!
• Joey pretended she was someone named Alex and interviewed the other hamsters.
• Alex is a guy.
• Okay, that's weird.
• Caleb is getting bitter over Amber. He thinks she doesn't like him because she's having her period. He also thinks hamster-watchers are on Twitter saying she's stupid.
• Delusional much, Caleb?
• We're actually out here talking about how creepy your obsession with her is.
• Zach and Frankie have the new nickname Zankie. While they playfully flirt, I doubt they'll ever be more than friends. And, I think it's as strategical on both parts as anything else.
• Frank and Zach think the house is almost perfectly divided between those who have followed the show and those who haven't.
• They're probably right give or take a hamster or two.
• Devin is still a target of many. He's just so flaky in his game. He goes from being nice guy to crying to doing stupid stuff (ie - inviting others into the Bomb Squad without discussing it first).
• Zach thinks that Caleb just can't stop talking about himself.
• He's not the only one who thinks that.
• Just ask Amber.
• Derrick made slop taffy which was a big hit.
• Probably anything different about the slop would be a big hit!
• Caleb got to do his HoH tweet.
• Then talked about it forever.
• They talked about what they should wear for the live show, mentioning Judd wore his bear shirt every live show last season.
• They decided to do acts which just happened to coincide with the After Dark airing last night.
• Diary Room suggestions much, anyone?
• Frankie and Zach spit grapes into each other's mouth.
• Hayden fake-read fake poetry.
• And so on. Hayden was the biggest hit and continued to fake-read fake poetry on and off the rest of the night.
• Caleb told Cody that Amber told Devin she wants to be in the end with him (Caleb).
• Caleb claims he's going to give her the cold shoulder just because she's treating him so badly.
• That will teach her!
• Heh. She'll love it.
• So, we end the night with Caleb still obsessed with Amber, Joey still going home and Devin's moods affecting how others think of him in the game.
• At least Donny is off the radar.
• For the moment.

Hayden fake-reads fake poetry

It's not a pick (re: Seinfeld)

Derrick and Victoria chat

Okay, he can look Travolta-ish at times

Jacosta bundled and Bibled up

A threesome? Oh my!

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Tuesday evening - July 1

Jocasta and Victoria

If I'm bored, these hamsters must be going out of their teensy little minds! They've been in the house for nearly two weeks without an eviction. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Men Who Cry:

• Donny thinks BB needs to put a birdfeeder in the yard.
• That's not a bad idea, I don't think.
• One thing which bothers me about Donny is that he's fidgety. He can't sit still. Either his feet are tapping or his fingers are twitching.
• Cody thinks Caleb is going to win all the comps.
• Devin is trying a different path with Caleb -- now he's telling Caleb that Amber is just using him.
• @@
• Brittany said that now that she's gone through indoor lockdowns, she's never going to tell her kids they can't go out again.
• Donny rescued a bug that was scaring the girls and set it free away from them.
• What a guy, huh?
• BB gave them all sunglasses. I wonder from what dollar store they purchased them?
• Jocasta's bible study classes and Frankie's leading meditation sessions rank right up there with watching hamsters play chess for me. Boring!
• Caleb told Nicole he needs to focus on the game and not worry about Amber anymore.
• Minutes later ...
• Caleb heard that Amber said he was all about himself. And now that's bugging him. He wants to ask her why she said it.
• Sheesh.
• Derrick and Zach really don't like Devin and want him out sooner rather than later.
• They heard Devin say he wants Brittany gone next week. They say they won't let that happen.
• The Have Nots are weathering the cold, but really want real food.
• Joey's still marked for eviction.
• That's that.

Me? No, I wasn't checking out his butt!

Definitely not as fidgety as Ian, but ...!

The golden glow

Ew, she's picking at her feet

Not in danger

The cool kids?

Zach attack

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds overnight into Tuesday - July 1

Consoling Joey

Yes, this is a bit late. You have my apologies. Without further ado, here's what's been happening in that Big Brother House of Love That Will Never Be:

• Derrick's daughter had her operation. He didn't think it right to be out tanning and having fun while his wife and daughter were going through that. He stayed quiet, sleeping most of the day. He didn't really mingle until evening.
• But he didn't cry (cue Devin, cue Caleb). He explained the situation to the others and just didn't want his family to see him acting like nothing was going on at home.
• Jacosta lost her bag at the airport and all the clothes she's wearing aren't the ones she brought.
• Since Caleb had the talk with Amber, he's been retelling the story of the talk to just about anyone he can.
• He embellishes it a bit more each time.
• He just doesn't seem to understand that Amber has no interest whatsoever in him.
• He said that because she's part black, she said she only dates black guys.
• He asked Devin if he should tan more.
• @@
• Everyone is trying to hint that he should stop.
• But he's not listening.
• Devin even told Caleb that Amber first had an interest in him (Devin), but he's not there for a showmance.
• Caleb thinks Amber will probably date him after the show is over.
• He went on to say how deep, complex and many-layered she is.
• And he really wants to get to know her better.
• Devin told him that when he finds the right girl, it will be mutual.
• Well, maybe she's just this way because of the show.
• Oh. My. Gosh.
• Donny's fitting in much better although he heads off to bed early while they stay up.
• I think I've heard almost every girl in the house express their love for Donny.
• Mind you, it's not like the love Caleb has for Amber! A totally different thing!
• It's pretty definite that Joey will be going home. They're basing the decision on her loose cannon mouth about the girls alliance.
• Several have picked up that Caleb and Devin were both pretty "threatening" about it being a unanimous vote.
• That is putting a target on Caleb's back as if he didn't already have one being HoH, the unrequited creepy love obsession with Amber and he was very removed and moody most of the day yesterday.
• Frankie, although one of the first HoH, seems to have no target whatsoever on him and both the guys and the girls love him.
• Derrick and Christine think a fan of the show should win, not a recruit who never watched the show.
• I agree.
• The hamsters think HoH will be two separate comps again.
• I just don't know.
• Although they can be a bit odd and sometimes boring, this group is a breath of fresh air compared to last year's cast.

Frankie and the girls

People are liking Donny more

Hayden and Brittany rockin'

Cody can be a goof!

Frankie and his other girls

Caleb and his obsession

Pining for Amber while others have fun

Derrick tries on a wig, refuses make-up

Big Brother 16: Live Feeds into Monday afternoon - June 30

At least he's not crying

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Wayward Children:

• Frankie thinks the HoH this week will be endurance. I personally wouldn't mind that since I actually have Friday off due to the holiday this week. Usually I have to get up before dawn. So, bring it on, BB!
• Hayden thinks Derrick is big threat in the game. Yep, I'd say he is. He gets along with everyone and should do decently on most challenges.
• Caleb is still obsessing about Amber.
• He needs to quit it. She's not interested.
• Several (PauPau, Caleb and Jocasta) were complaining that they can't be themselves in the Diary Room. They're told to speak proper English.
• Um. Okay.
• Caleb had a long talk with Amber to tell her he likes her.
• Her reaction?
• It was kind of "Oh, that's nice. Thank you for the kind words."
• Heh.
• She then later told PauPau and Jocasta that she doesn't know where Caleb got the idea there's a "vibe" between them.
• Christine and Frankie think they're the smart bombs of the Bomb Squad.
• I'd toss Derrick in there, as well.
• Both Zach and Devin told PauPau not to worry this week.
• There's a reason they're saying that.
• Victoria thinks Brittany talks down to people.
• Hmm.
• Joey wants Caleb to talk her up to stay.
• Bwahaha!
• That's not happening.
• Meanwhile, both Caleb and Devin are talking to people saying they want the vote to be unanimous or else the ones not voting with the house (even if they're not sure who) will be targeted next.
• And, of course, that vote would be Joey out.

Donny has himself some city shorts

Hanging out in the bathroom

Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up

Being told to vote out Joey