Big Brother 17: PoV Episode Blog Party - July 15

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? Although the live feed observers already know, tonight's show will focus on the Power of Veto comp and renom (if any). Will John and James remain on the block? I guess we'll see! (Even though many of us know, but that's beside the point.)

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll update this entry with the major happenings. Refresh the page to get the latest. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Gee, the show is starting off with a recap. That's new and different.

Or not. The only new bit is a note read that says every time Gronk calls them to a party, they must go.

Vanessa wants Jeff or James gone even though it's John and James on the block. James thinks Audrey is the backdoor target. Vanessa is leaning towards James going home (at least that's the editing).

Liz advises Julia to cover her tooth. She has a crown that has already been noticed by Johnny Mac, the dentist.

Austin leads Jeff into thinking that Audrey is the target.

Time to pick players for the Veto comp! Vanessa gets Shelli, John gets Houseguest's Choice and goes with Austin. James gets Audrey. The show is being edited to make viewers believe Vanessa's target is James and she doesn't want the noms changed. That is so not the case. She's been after Jeff from the get-go as an alternate.

The Veto Comp is a Vegas Party set up. They have head-to-head Gronk and Roll Party inside giant dice and have to have the correct number showing on top. It's similar to a past comp, but can't remember it it was just last season or the season before.

Vanessa goes against Audrey. Vanessa throws the first round to Audrey.

John goes against Audrey. John wins the round.

James against Austin. Austin wins.

Shelli versus Austin. Austin wins.

The final match-up is Austin against Johnny Mac. WOOT! Johnny Mac wins the Power of Veto!

Vanessa fusses at Austin for losing, saying he threw the comp and just wants to get Jeff out while she wanted the least amount of blood on her hands by ousting James.

If they don't show up for a Gronk Party they will be a Have Not next. The Gronk Parties start with a toga party. Pool party, shower party, and so on. They tire of partying.

Jeff goes to talk to Vanessa and pushes the Audrey card to her. She mentions she has the opportunity to take out his buddy James. Jeff gets James, Jason and Clay and tells them the plan is to get out James and not backdoor Audrey. Jason sees right through Austin's denial that he knows about it. Jeff trash talks Austin to Clay who runs to Austin to tell.

Austin runs and tells Vanessa and Audrey that Jeff is throwing him under the bus.

Vanessa confronts Jeff. He lies to her. She goes off on him and says she'll put his butt on the block.

Gronk gives them the chance to win a cruise with him. The winners of comps from the week get to participate in a luxury comp. They have to drink a drink. Meg wins!

Veto meeting time. John, of course, saves himself. Whoops, Gronk party time! Jeff goes on the block.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Wednesday - July 15

Pretty, I'm so pretty

Yeah, yeah. I know this live feeds update is very late. Dock my check if need be. Oh, wait. What check? (Of course, if you feel compelled, I do have a Paypal Donate link in the sidebar!) Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of At The End Of The Day:

• Audrey tried to convince Shelli that James is better in the game than is Clay. To Clay, "Calling you stupid would be doing you a favor."
• Heh.
• Jeff fussed about his lack of Diary Room time.
• That's because we just don't want to see him pick his shoulder pimples.
• Audrey wants everyone to act like they're in a Disney musical.
• Um. Wait. If it becomes Big Brother the Musical, our feeds will be forever blocked.
• "Stop that, Audrey."
• Steve's awkward act (if it is indeed an act, which I think a lot of it is) is catching on and people are thinking of ways to "use" him for their benefit.
• Hopefully, it's to HIS benefit. 
• It's already shown that he's gone from target to somebody that will probably be in the house safe for some time to come.
• Jason says that part of the reason he felt he had to come on the show was because he hated Frankie Grande so much.
• What happened to his childhood dream of being in the house that he mentioned before?
• But, it's okay to hate Frankie. I don't hate him, but I certainly was very annoyed at him all last summer.
• James is starting to crush a bit on Audrey. He thinks she's the prettiest girl in the house.
• I think she might be, as well.
• It has suddenly dawned on Jeff that he can't trust those whom he thought he were friends.
• Well, duh.
• Steve thinks they (Vanessa included) should somehow stop the Austin/Liz showmance.
• Steve has previously voiced thoughts of breaking up Chelli. He knows that the couples bond can be deadly for others in the house. He's seen it time and time again.
• I was surprised that I actually had interest in a very long discussion with Jackie, Jeff and Steve in the backyard.
• Now, had Jeff been that mellow, honest and quasi-intelligent all along, he wouldn't be going home this week.
• I think Steve soaked in all the insight and, hopefully, it might give him more game in the game.
• Jackie and Jeff talked about a lot of the behind the scenes stuff from TAR (apparently they're allowed to talk about production in TAR, just not BB). As a show fan and blogger, I found it quite interesting.
• Jason rejoined the talk and they kept it up until dawn there.
• They all eventually went to bed.
• As did I.
• Jeff has resigned that he'll most likely be going home tomorrow.

I've made mistakes

Time to himself

Cozying up?

Jackie, Jeff and Steve talk

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Tuesday into the Evening - July 14

Jeff tries to sell himself

Vanessa never stops talking. Jeff never stops campaigning. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Lonesome Losers:

• Shelli thinks that there are too many alliances in the house this year and the large one she's in might be the butt of jokes like the Bomb Squad.
• Y'think?
• Audrey showed disdain for Clay and Shelli. Not TO them, though.
• Hey, gotta agree with her there!
• Audrey is back to doing her Audrey thing -- planting the odd seed here and there and seeing if it might grow.
• She's trying to cast suspicion on Austin to Chelli, saying he's in too many alliances. 
• Johnny Mac thinks his professional friends might be wondering why he's ruining his career being on the show.
• Heck, if his career has survived his voice and laugh, he has no worries. He's done nothing really stupid in the house.
• Johnny Mac just might be the dark horse in this race of rodents!
• I was disheartened to find out that I'm older than more than a few of these hamsters' mothers.
• Sigh.
• The HoH camera came out and they did the typical shots.
• Yawnsers.
• Chelli (Clay/Shelli) want to work more on building Steve's trust.
• I hope deep down inside he plays them for all they're worth. He was telling Vanessa that he thinks they (Chelli) need to be split up.
• Ha.
• Steve doesn't expect to be a celebrity of any type after the show.
• That's realistic. Outside the hardcore BB fans, the ex-hamsters are unknowns.
• Austin would like it if Audrey won HoH and targeted Jason.
• I don't think Audrey wants to win HoH. Despite the brouhaha around her a week or so ago, she's become more of a nonentity as of late. She knows she has people who will protect her.
• Of course, if she goes up on the block, she just might be voted out. James and Jason would both go for that!
• Vanessa told Austin that Steve would target Audrey. Well, yeah. But he also has his sights set on disrupting Chelli.
• They're thinking HoH might be endurance this week.
• We're probably due for one if the last few years are any indication.
• Austin thinks he'd suck at endurance.
• Yes, he's way too big.
• I'd say Jason, who weighs practically nothing, would probably win any endurance comp.
• Lots of voting talk. Lots of "indecision" when talking to Jeff.
• He should be able to read between the lines there.
• Lots of "if so-and-so gets HoH, who would they target" talk.
• Austin and Vanessa quizzed themselves on the order of the Gronk parties.
• Then Vanessa went into obscure things like how many drawers in the dresser in HoH.
• Uh, that might be a bit extraneous!
• Audrey tried (fake?) make amends with Jason.
• Hmm.
• Jason told her he was no longer holding a grudge.
• Hmm.
• Tonight is the big "date night" decided by Vanessa -- probably decided by BB to give the BBAD viewers some sort of content.
• Jeff is thinking the vote will be close.
• I don't think it will be as close as he thinks. I think the only two votes to keep him over James will be John (due to a prior deal/quasi-alliance) and Jackie (due to TAR).
• I could be wrong.
• He thinks Vanessa will vote against him.
• Yet he claims to know BB.
• Tsk, tsk.

Audrey, a complex mystery ... kind of

Steve sees they need to be broken up

Meg gets more gutsy as time goes on

Girls in shades

Girls not in shades

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Tuesday - July 14

Pretty in pink?

Will Jeff stay or will he go? The plan is to get him outta there. And, it looks like he'll be out. I don't think he has the time to pull a rabbit out of his hat. That would probably be Austin's hat. Never mind. I digress. Here's the latest skinny on what's been happening inside that Big Brother House of Betraying Buddies:

• Knowing that their prized hamsters are in a boring lull, BB told them they'd give them alcohol if they thought of drinking games for the live feeds watchers.
• Yeah, that's the ticket!
• Jason said that if he doesn't make jury, he won't be able to take the whole summer off. But if he does make jury, he's going to sleep all October and be poor.
• I doubt he'll be "poor" if he makes jury. The stipend he's getting is probably a lot more than he earns as a grocery stocker. Add on no living costs for three months and he can surely sleep a month!
• Jackie said she and Jeff split $4,000 in winnings from TAR. Now, $2,000 isn't a lot for a month. Hmm.
• Austin suggested they get a one week deal from James for voting Jeff out instead of him. He also wanted to throw Meg in the safety deal because he thinks James is "in love" with Meg.
• BB gave them warm beer.
• Yuck.
• They played a game of King's Cup. 
• They played another game of Truth or Dare.
• Hilarity ensued.
• Jeff dressed as a Chippendale, except with toilet paper fringes instead of something sexy.
• James licked whip cream off of Austin's chest.
• Steve admitted he's kissed five girls.
• Jason and Meg both stuffed cotton balls in their mouths.
• Vanessa decided that tomorrow night is date night and the dates must end with a French kiss.
• I'm wondering if that's production suggestions as I notice the new promos for the Wednesday show feature the kisses from the Truth or Dare the other night.
• They want to push the sex angle when the one "couple" in the house aren't doing more than cuddling.
• Steve talked strategy with Vanessa, prying for information whether he's in anyone's sights as a target.
• She told him he's pretty safe.
• She admitted that Audrey doesn't like Jason or James, but refused to say Audrey would actually target them.
• And on it goes ...

Delusions of grandeur

Inhaling cotton balls

Gag me with a spoon ... now!

Hilarity ensues

Vanessa talks; Steve listens

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Monday into the Evening, Renom - July 13

Gal pals (all three of them)

Y'know, if they had kept the choice for a renom quiet, we'd have exciting live feeds right now. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Loose Lips:

• They had some kind of Gronk comp thing this morning, blocked to the live feeds. Meg won a cruise with Gronk, Gronkette and the Gronklets (if they have any Gronklets).
• Vanessa, despite the fact that she and Austin have gone over her renom speech thoroughly and a gazillion times, worried about her upcoming renom speech.
• John told Jason that he's planning on voting to keep Jeff because Jeff has had his back.
• Hmm.
• Although he's on the block weekly, John really hasn't needed anyone to "have his back."
• The PoV Ceremony went down as expected -- John saved himself and Vanessa put Jeff in his place.
• John told Vanessa he planned to vote for Jeff to stay.
• Vanessa told him the long tale of the evils Jeff has done and why she put him up.
• Audrey thinks all of her betrayers -- Da'Vonne, Jeff -- are gone or going home, but it leaves Jason.
• She claims they all told lies about her.
• Um, not really.
• She's just bit touched in the head when it comes to truth versus lie.
• Yeah, that's it!
• Lots of small talk.
• Since Jeff was already in the know about being the renom, no brouhahas. Not even a kerfuffle. 
• Sigh. 

Open wide

Still on the block, but more optimistic

"That Jason needs to GO."