Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Tuesday - August 11

Girls from the block

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

• Steve went to talk to Vanessa and Shelli. He apologized for it taking so long.
• We know that he would probably prefer to put off a talk forever!
• Vanessa grilled him about what was being said about her.
• Shelli finally said something about how she (Vanessa) turned on people.
• Vanessa vehemently, I say VEHEMENTLY, denied she ever turned on anyone.
• Shelli brought up the Austin thing.
• "I never turned on Austin, the twins or Steve!"
• Gah. I guess if you lie to yourself enough you might just believe the lies are the truth.
• Vanessa continued to defend herself saying that Becky was fine with blindsliding Austin.
• Steve suggested that, after things calm down, she might want to go talk to Jackie.
• Vanessa has no desire to get a "verbal smackdown" from Becky again.
• Heh. That was no smackdown. It was whatever and walk away down.
• Like a broken record, Vanessa went on about Becky being a flip-flopper, a hypocrite and such.
• Yawn.
• Again, she pressed Shelli to find out if she (Shelli) knew the blindside was coming. Shelli denied it.
• But we know she did.
• Meanwhile in the house, Shelli has been going around taking clothes James supposedly appropriated from Clay and James is going around saying his clothes are going missing.
• Vanessa told Julia that she has a plan, not to count her out yet.
• Hmm.
• A lot of talk about "If I win HoH, I'll put up ..."
• Of course, most of the talk is coming from people who haven't won anything.
• Liz thinks James is trying to get close to Steve.
• Well, unbeknownst to them, Becky advised Steve to get together more with James, Jackie and Meg. She said that they would trust him more if he talked more with them.
• James and Liz tag-teamed to scare Julia in quick succession.
• It worked.
• EEK!
• EEK!
• Then James hid in her bed and scared her again.
• Oh, those rascally hamsters!
• Uh-oh. Becky may stick to her guns, but what about her people?
• James, Meg and Jackie think it might be best to get Shelli out instead of Vanessa.
• Yipes. That throws a monkey wrench into the works.
• Jackie thinks that if they don't get rid of Shelli now, she stands a good chance of winning HoH in a double eviction.
• Shelli has done better than Vanessa in comps.
• They could be right.
• Maybe.
• Maybe not.

Steve and Becky compare notes

Two for tea and tea for two

Liz disses Austin's cooking talents

Everybody lies to me!

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Monday, PoV Re-nom - August 10

Has good reason to smile

 Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of No Waffles This Week:

• Shortly before the veto meeting, Becky filled in Austin on the plan to blindside Vanessa.
• And, during the veto meeting, as expected -- Steve removed himself from the block and Becky put Vanessa (the real target) in his place.
• Now, it's not really a total blindside because Vanessa is no dumb bunny. She knew Johnny Mac and Becky were close and doubted he'd be the renom as people were saying.
• She knew eventually her paranoia would come to fruition!
• She confronted Becky telling her she can understand a game move explanation, but the things she said were out of line. She told Becky that now she had a pissed-off juror and there was no need for it.
• Becky brought up the time, in the HoH room with the decision to oust Jason, Vanessa just pointed at her saying she was in the deal without her being able to commit or not commit on her own.
• Then Becky walked away.
• "Why are you being so venomous towards me?," Vanessa called out.
• Becky didn't answer.
• Now, Vanessa thinks Steve lied to her.
• No, he didn't lie. He didn't know of the plan until AFTER he had his talk with her.
• Plus, what was he to do even if he knew days ago? Pull a Marcellas? 
• She warned Austin and the twins that they're next.
• The other side -- James, Meg, Jackie and Becky -- smiled a lot.
• Johnny Mac was his usual Johnny Mac self.
• Steve was subdued.
• Shelli, who knew yesterday about the plan, showed sympathy to Vanessa, but didn't 'fess up to knowing the blindside was coming.
• I don't blame her.
• Vanessa hasn't really exploded, but I swear I saw her simmering.
• It may yet come.
• We still have a few days before Thursday!

Why are you being so VENOMOUS?

Quietly eating his SLOPpy Joe

One tough cookie, no waffling here!

Keeping with getting bad screen caps.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Monday Morning - August 10

Why is Jackie reminding me of Yoko Ono?

After a day of little game talk, the night was ALL game talks. Oy. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Mini-Meetings:

• Vanessa poked around her usual sources -- Steve, Austin, Liz -- for any news on what Becky might do.
• She obviously doesn't really believe the Johnny Mac renom story she's been fed.
• She WANTS to believe it, but her paranoia tells her that she will be the renom.
• Her paranoia is right this time!
• Austin checks in with Becky who confirms Johnny Mac will be the renom (with the target being Shelli).
• He reports back to Vanessa.
• Meanwhile, Meg tells James he needs to be nicer to Johnny Mac because "he's on our side." Becky told her that JM will target Austin and the twins.
• She also told him that Johnny Mac wants to go after Vanessa.
• Yep, on their side.
• Of course, they (Meg, James and Jackie) know that the Johnny Mac renom is nothing but a red herring in the whole PoV renom debacle.
• But they feel better knowing for sure that he too is gunning for Vanessa right now and they can be safe-ish with him.
• That would be opposed to Jeffish, mind you.
• Hahahaha! I crack myself up.
• Ahem.
• Becky and Jackie worked on Becky's speech for the Vanessa renomination.
• Becky told Meg that she might tell Austin (and thus, twins) about the planned renom just before it goes down. It bothered her that she knew about Jason being the target so far ahead, yet would also feel bad being totally left out.
• Although we know Steve knows Vanessa is playing him like a fine fiddle, the others (Meg, Becky, Jackie) have picked up on it. They don't know he knows. They can't really figure out Steve.
• The three women, plus James, also made note how the twins bully and pick on Steve. They're worried that he'll buckle in if he wins HoH in a double eviction.
• Time for them to bring Steve to their side!
• But, first ... Vanessa corners Steve, asking him questions about whether he's ever heard Johnny Mac say anything about her. He denies hearing much except for a bit after the big Clay smackdown.
• "You know I hate liars," Vanessa says.
• Um. Yeah. Whatever.
• Vanessa ranted about how everyone has lied to her! What did she do to deserve this?!?!
• Steve said to her that he doesn't think it's in Becky's best game interest to send Shelli home. (Of course, he's still thinking John will be the renom.)
• Vanessa said that if she goes up as a renom, she's going to blow up Becky's game.
• Steve told her it's a shame she's not because that would be interesting.
• Heh.
• It certainly will be.
• After Steve told her he was close to Johnny Mac, Vanessa told Steve that Johnny Mac never had his back and, since he's a recruit, he doesn't even understand gameplay in the house.
• Bwahahaha! Johnny Mac is the superfan who claimed in the pre-season interviews that he wasn't going to tell people he's a fan.
• But Steve should have picked up a bit on it from his talks with JM.
• Steve left and Vanessa continued her loop with the twins as the night progressed.
• Steve told us in a secluded moment, "I think Vanessa is going up."
• Well, yeah.
• Steve ended up talking with Becky. She laid it all out to him and told him he should open himself up more to James, Meg and Jackie -- they'd be receptive.
• I personally don't know about Meg. She really seems to personally dislike Steve some.
• He tells us that he must throw the next HoH, he should be safe right now. He does not want to win the DE HoH.
• He also thinks he's playing both sides too much.
• He's right. With Vanessa out this week and the only good comp player Shelli being left on the one side, it's time for him to permanently drift. The twins will have each other, Austin can't win anything for the life of him. Steve would be odd man out on either side. He may as well go with the side that might benefit his game the most and keep him in the game longer before he needs to step it up.
• That's my thought, anyway.

Steve is buying what Becky is selling?

The big Steve/Becky talk

Vanessa continues to spin her web

It's not paranoia when they are after you!

The Shelli/Jackie talk

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Sunday into the Evening - August 9

Chillin' in his chair-bed

Sundays are usually rather uneventful in the house. Today wasn't much different. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Pool Sharks:

• Hey, let's sleep past noon!
• Lots of small talk in the backyard.
• Missing clothes and a big bug dominate the talk for a while.
• Meg and Jackie think they definitely have to get Shelli, Vanessa and Steve out.
• Maybe not necessarily in that order! The Vanessa Backdoor plan remains in effect.
• Johnny Mac told a tale about killing a wolf with his bare hands. True or just a tale, I'm not sure. I personally don't think he could do it. 
• Steve is still crushing on Julia.
• And, Steve is still not (and probably never will be) her type.
• Julia and Liz want to make sure he knows she likes him, but not THAT way.
• Julia thinks it's absurd that a guy like him would even think a girl like her likes him.
• Oy.
• No, he just might be too good for her.
• They held a mock eviction with Larry the Llama, the Top Hat and the Tinfoil Voodoo doll. The Top Hat got backdoored.
• The DR gave Becky a big inflated shark. So, they rode the shark, mostly capsizing.
• Vanessa and Julia talked about Shelli thinking that Johnny Mac will be the renom. 
• They also talked about Austin possibly throwing HoH comps and how he's not even trying.
• Hmm.
• He certainly didn't throw that last HoH comp. He had severe problems coping with the slippery stuff.
• Vanessa decided to be Steve's personal stylist or something.
• He told us he knows she's playing him. Supposedly she wants him to save Shelli with the veto so Johnny Mac would go up.
• Like that's gonna happen!
• Becky thinks Steve is a cross between Ian and Dan. Apparently he really impressed in the Veto comp. They think he's playing them all.
• Tomorrow is the veto meeting. I fully expect Steve to save himself and Vanessa Backdoor in motion.

Who could this be?

Mingling, but missing Clay

Will Meg win anything?

Shark alert!

Shark wins riding the shark game

Big Brother 17: HoH Endurance Comp Outcome, Nominations Show Blog Party - August 9

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? Tonight's episode will show the outcome of the slip and slide HoH endurance comp ... which many of us already know about, but ...! 

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!

Okay, let's get through this recap and into the HoH comp! Ohh ... they're going to show the Clay/James brouhaha! Goody, goody.

Huh. Austin says he feels like a baby gazelle on ice. He looks more like a wooly mammoth to me. Lots of falls, Becky in the lead.

Ah, to the brouhaha! James and Johnny Mac talking about Clay giving his game up for "love." JM tells Clay that sending him home isn't best for his game. He thinks Vanessa is behind all the evictions. Clay goes to Vanessa telling her that James is telling Johnny Mac that she's after him. She confronts James. He says he did NOT tell Clay that.

James confronts Clay while Vanessa finds out from JM that James is telling the truth. Johnny Mac said he came up with the story about Vanessa being in Shelli's head and gunning for him (JM). Johnny Mac points out that Vanessa's off the wall crying has sent home each person so far. Thus, he needs to win HoH.

Back to the comp. Becky gets the Never Not pass. Becky gets the money. Becky gets the HoH! She tells us she wants to send out a big fish.

Shelli cries. No Clay. She's completely alone. Call a WAHmbulance.

Becky tells us she trusts Jackie, James and Meg more and has now (finally) declared a side.

Johnny Mac tells Steve they have no worries this week. Steve is worried that Vanessa will be targeted. He considers Vanessa his biggest ally outside of John. He would like them to get along. JM hinted that Vanessa might be targeted.

HoH room time. She got healthier food in her basket than most.

Becky tells her new crew that she'll put up Shelli and Steve, act like they're going after Shelli ... then backdoor Vanessa.

A segment on Steve's strangeness.

Shelli cries to Becky. Becky goes and tells Shelli she wants Vanessa out. Hmm.

Becky tells Vanessa that she plans to put Shelli and Steve up, Shelli is the target. Immediately Vanessa vows to help her (Becky). Wants to make a deal. Becky tells her she's done with deals and alliances. Heehee. Vanessa reads it right -- she's going to be the backdoor target.

Becky and JM talk. She tells him that Vanessa will be the replacement nominee. He's thrilled. JM says Vanessa is a smart Audrey. Becky tells him that the rumor will be that he's the backdoor target.

Nominations ceremony time. Becky nominates Shelli, then Steve.  Shelli, hard to put you on the block, but the fights. Steve -- you need to get your hands dirty.

Steve tells us that Becky is his next target because everything she pointed out to all is his strategy -- superfan, laying low, no blood on his hands.