Big Brother 17: Live Double Eviction, HoH Show Blog Party

Good evening! Ready for a blog party? Tonight is the big live double eviction, HoH comp show! 

IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW IN THE NYC METRO AREA, YOU CAN FIND IT THIS WEEK AT ITS NORMAL TIME ON WLNY 10/55 -- WCBS2 IS AIRING AN NFL GAME. IF YOU DON'T GET WLNY, WCBS2 WILL AIR IT AT 11:35 PM.

Before we get going, here's the latest update on the blog pool:

Austin - Petals, Tammy, marthalight, Dr_Celine

Becky - Glenn, Jackie, Indiana Jane, Brian

James - uncartie, Marlo, Jackie~juju, ML

John - Sasha, lynn1, clover

Liz - Skyriverblue, jo Chapman, monty924

Meg - Sharon S, Merrilee, MikesGirl

Shelli - Delee, Sharon N, chrob

Steve - KelseyNY, Carrie, K

Vanessa - Chacha, Heather Reyes, T-Town Chick

EVICTED:

Jace - Becky in TX, CherylinNC, JOKATS, CaelaXO

Da'Vonne - jessica UNderwood, SueGee, Ed in Ohio, Nickelpeed
Jeff - No pool people due to being announced late in cast
Audrey - David, Chase, Orkmommy, Nicole K
Jason - Witt, Sharon, WolfpackRed
Clay - FairieGoddess0714, QuixoticElf, DonnaNY, JonMD1267

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!

Julie announces the double eviction to us and tells us the hamster who remain are two steps closer to winning. Sorry, but they're not -- it's already been said that a jury member will return. 

Recap time. 
The first two members of the jury will be tonight's evictees. Aw, Vanessa is hurt and confused. She thinks Becky gave her word that she wouldn't be put on the block. Becky said she pointed at her and tried to force her word. Then she walks away. "I don't know why you're being so venomous to me!" Steve thinks Vanessa will go either way and he should vote for Shelli to stay to be good with the house. Vanessa thinks Steve is personally betraying her.

Drama, drama.

Vanessa is scrambling, says she ALWAYS keeps her word. She tells James that Becky has said that he's her target. Meg, Jackie and James talk that Shelli might be better to send out.

DE revealed to houseguests.

Shelli -- Happy birthday, Jason! Love family, miss Clay. ATEOTD, I can get back in the game.
Vanessa -- Quotes a long quote that I can't type quickly.

The votes to evict:
Austin - Shelli
Steve - Shelli
James - Shelli
Meg - Shelli
Jackie - Shelli
Julia - Shelli
Johnny Mac - Shelli
Liz - Shelli

Unanimous vote, bye-bye Shelli. She, like Clay, didn't answer the love question posed by Julie. She said if she gets back in she wants to work with Johnny Mac and Steve. No goodbye tapes shown.

HoH comp -- Time to Get Loopy -- videos on the memory wall showing moments so far. They have to study them. The winner immediately names two for eviction. Becky can't compete as outgoing HoH.

True or False questions. Wrong answer, eliminated.
All right on first question.
James, Liz, Meg, Jackie out on the second question.
All right on third.
Julia and Vanessa out on fourth.
STEVE WON HOH!!! 

They're talking about the questions and no one's talking to Steve! Into commercial. 

Steve nominates Meg and Jackie, nothing personal. John, James and Vanessa were randomly drawn to play with them.

POV - Slippery Slope, roll a ball down a ski slope, three holes, one ball in each hole, must sink in numerical order.  It's actually a table maze thing.

Johnny Mac wins the PoV! Steve and Johnny Mac had a brief conversation we didn't hear.

PoV Meeting - 
Meg - Hi, surprise! Honest, loyal game so far, want to stay, fun, trust you, John.
Jackie - John, never gone after you, played honest.

John does NOT use the veto, says he wouldn't know which one to use it on. Steve goes all emotional just before break.

Live vote:
Final pleas:
Meg - Crying, up against good friend, please keep me.
Jackie - Love you all, hope to come back and see you, (Sounds like she expects to go)

Votes to evict:
Vanessa - Jackie
Becky - Meg
Johnny Mac - Jackie
Austin - Jackie
James - Jackie
Liz - Jackie
Julia - Jackie

With six votes against one, Jackie is evicted.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds into Thursday - August 13

Goblins meeting

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Why Don't They Go To Bed Already:

• Various and sundry groups studied, quizzing each other on the videos they saw on the Memory Wall last night.
• Jace was represented in the videos although the show has replaced his photo with Julia's on the wall.
• He does exist.
• Apparently.
• Vanessa advised Julia that one of the twins need to win HoH so it won't look like Austin is carrying them.
• Huh. Now, Austin could probably physically carry them, but he's having trouble carrying himself in the game. If not for Vanessa's rescue efforts, he might not even be in the house right now!
• Vanessa pleaded not to be blindsided on national television. Hmm. It's not a blindslide if you have a clue it's coming.
• Besides that, it still looks like they're going to keep her and boot Shelli.
• It's not for the lack of trying on Shelli's part, though. She keeps making her rounds trying to convince them they need to oust Vanessa. 
• She promises that, if she gets HoH, her targets will be Austin and the twins.
• Becky, of course, is still pushing for Shelli to stay.
• After all, it's Vanessa she wanted out all along.
• Becky claims that if Vanessa stays, she'll put Meg on the block.
• Um. I have a feeling if Vanessa stays, it's Becky who'd feel the heat.
• Meg thinks Austin and the twins need to stay in because they're easy to beat.
• Says the woman who just might be easier to beat.
• Steve tried to get information from Jackie as to what's going on, but he's not really getting much. Not that he's shunned; it's more like he's a ship lost at sea.
• Jackie does think they should study with Steve. After all, they think he has a photographic memory and they obviously have a memory test coming up.
• Yeah, just use and abuse Steve.
• The Goblins (Jackie, James and Meg) think that the only person who will benefit from keeping Shelli over Vanessa is Becky.
• So, after so much more talk (talk, talk, talk) ... it still looks like it will be Shelli walking out the door tonight.
• For the first eviction, that is.
• The second one could be anybody's guess.
• But I wouldn't be surprised if it was Becky.

Chess diversion

Shelli (again) pleading her case

Juggling - an apt metaphor for BB

Listening or acting like she's listening

Working her mojo

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Wednesday into the Evening - August 12

This isn't going quite how I planned

Argh. I didn't file an update this morning because it was same-old, same-old. Both Vanessa and Becky nattering on and on for their own causes. Ack. But now I feel guilty. So here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Never-ending Loops of Talk:

• So, the original plan flipped and everyone knew about it except Shelli, Johnny Mac and Becky.
• Now they all know.
• Commence more scrambling.
• Shelli even talked to her nemesis James. 
• There were no fisticuffs.
• No changed minds (yet) either.
• Shelli denied she'd go after them.
• No changed minds (yet).
• Becky is looking worse and worse. Kind of like a train hit her.
• Johnny Mac is getting caught in the crossfire. Now he's acting all kinds of sad and told both other sides of the house that he was a man without a team.
• Vanessa cannot understand why Jackie "hates" her, though.
• To be honest, I don't think the majority of them "love" her. I think it switched more because they fear Shelli more in comps.
• Steve remains conflicted. He can't tell both of them that they have the vote.
• "Oh, live feeders, what do I do?"
• I dunno, Steve. It might be best for you to win HoH and temporary safety.
• It's looking like just about everybody but Shelli has turned on Becky.
• The feeds went Jeffish for a while and it sounds like they saw videos of themselves on the Memory Wall. Study groups are breaking out. Hmm.
• And the beat goes on ...

These twins are too LOUD

Big talk, little gameplay

We're screwed

One of us is out with a double eviction

What changed things?

Now I'm staying!

Big Brother 17: Power of Veto Show Blog Party

Good evening! Ready for a blog party?

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!

A side note before we get going: If you live in the NYC Metro viewing area (as I do), tomorrow night's live double eviction show will be airing on WLNY 10/55 instead of WCBS2 due to NFL football. 

Let's get this party started! 

Recap, promise of the BB comics veto ahead. And Steve vows he'll win the veto and make Becky his target next week. Vanessa is upset because Becky won't talk to her. 

Jackie gets to take off her armor. Yikes, that seems to have happened so long ago when you watch the live feeds! 

Vanessa gets Shelli to agree to choose her if she gets HG choice for the veto player pick, then gets Steve to agree to it, too. Johnny Mac is in the oust Vanessa camp due to his lack of allies in the game.

Johnny Mac talks to Steve, tells him they will send Vanessa home. He told Steve that he has to pick him (JM) for veto if he gets HG choice. Then he tells Steve that he would save Shelli. Steve bemoans the fact that his two closest allies hate each other ... to the camera, not to Johnny Mac, of course.

Gah. Liz tells us in the DR that Austin is growing on her. Ick. 

Veto Player pick time! Becky draws Austin, Shelli gets HG Choice and goes for Vanessa, Steve draws Meg. Johnny Mac hosts.

Veto comp time! Comic book covers featuring the hamsters. 17 new superheroes, sneak into the studio via zipline, memorize the comics order, put them in correct order. The one in the shortest amount of time wins.

The times:
Meg 15:37
Becky 17:02
Shelli 25:31
Austin 21:20
Steve 13:57
Vanessa 21:44

Steve wins the Power of Veto! 

Vanessa is very worried ... par for the course for her. She tried to corner James but he escaped. She corners Becky with fast talk. Vanessa thinks Becky owes her for getting Jason out instead of her. Becky tells us she owes Vanessa nothing. 

Time for the veto meeting:
Steve saves himself, Becky puts Vanessa on the block saying it's a personal decision for her own game. Doesn't know who she's with, who she's against, drops people like that when they don't benefit her game, etc.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Tuesday into the Evening - August 11

Seeking Divine Intervention

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of How I Spent My Summer Vacation:

• Okay, let's blindside Vanessa this week.
• Plan set.
• Set-up accomplished; we've got her on the block.
• No! Wait! Maybe we should get Shelli out instead!
• Gah.
• I realize that in BB you can't trust anyone. I know that.
• But this constant second-guessing is making me dizzy!
• Meg now thinks that Shelli is the more dangerous player and has been working with Becky.
• Oh, no! Shelli will target US! Shelli will target James!
• If Meg thinks anyone wants to target her because she's a dangerous threat, she's got another think coming.
• But her strategy might get her to a Victoria position at the end if they don't notice she's there and needs to go away.
• That, of course, would be why Becky is pushing for a Vanessa eviction when last week most figured Clay would go one week, Shelli the next.
• Yet, Becky has spoken valid reasons for evicting Vanessa.
• We should probably make note that Vanessa might have had a hand in this sudden epiphany of Meg and James -- she told them about Becky playing both sides. At the time told, they didn't seem to care. Now it seems to be sinking in.
• Now James's "gut" is telling him to not trust Shelli.
• But can Vanessa be trusted more?
• TRUST NO ONE, YOU FOOLS.
• Oh, no! Becky has been working to get STEVE on her side, too!
• (Of course, this is the same Becky who told Steve that he needs to talk game more with James and Jackie and get to know them better.)
• A side note: If I were in charge of the BB wake-up music, every morning I'd blast (Paranoia the) Destroyer by the Kinks.
• James and Meg now think they need to watch everything they say in front of Jackie. After all, she's tight with Becky who always planned to keep Shelli and they're getting Steve in the fold and ... and ...
• You get it.
• Austin and James talked about getting everyone on the same page ... going for another "house" vote.
• Ick.
• I prefer suspense. It's no skin off my nose who goes home. I want kerfuffles and brouhahas. I want entertainment!
• Vanessa talked to James. She's a straight-shooter, y'know. It would behoove him to keep her in the house.
• @@
• Oh, then some tears.
• Haven't we seen this before?
• She tells him that Becky had previously named him as a target.
• Meanwhile, Jackie and Meg are talking -- they think the twins need to go before Austin and Jackie thinks Shelli needs to be out first.
• So, they're all thinking they should save Shelli.
• Then they talk about how, if they don't get Shelli out this week, they might never get her on the block again.
• My head hurts.
• Vanessa blames Steve for her being on the block. She thinks he sold her out and gave information to Becky.
• Gosh, if she could see how distraught Steve is. If she could see that he actually gave some thought (before wisely deciding against it) of not using the veto because he knew she'd go on the block. While he, at the end of the day (heh), did betray her with Becky, it was so hard for him -- probably the most conflicted I've ever seen anyone in the BB house.
• Shelli tried to work on Steve, but he said he has to vote for Vanessa to stay.
• We have nearly two more days of this before eviction.

Cut-throat player. Bwahahahaha!

Steve is having a ball

That look ages her

A conflicted Steve talks to Shelli