Bug Brother 17: Live Feeds into Saturday Night - September 13

Okay, need to regroup again

Johnny Mac's win of the veto sure put a monkey wrench into Vanessa's latest plans. Now she'll have to renom either Liz or Austin. Whatever will she do? Why, she could switch sides again. Yeah, that's the ticket! Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Skittles Strategies:

• Scratch my LFT statement on this morning's update. Austin, Liz and Vanessa aren't the Likely Final Three.
• Not since Johnny Mac lives on another few days (at least).
• As usual, Vanessa held long revolving talks with each of her fellow hamsters.
• Liz was rather quick and adamant the Austin should go on the block instead of her. She's still angry about Austin's behavior and quasi-reliving her anger with him over the veto last week.
• While Johnny Mac was Vanessa's target (until now), she's worked to make him think he wasn't and that she'll remain loyal to him.
• She told Steve that she wants him to remain in the game.
• Johnny Mac went crazy trying to get everyone to tell him the name of the Scamper Squad.
• Vanessa finally told him, in front of all.
• Steve is actually very good about being on the block even before the veto. He's been betrayed by Vanessa but he never went into a groveling mess of humanity as did Austin some weeks back.
• This time, when Vanessa spoke to Austin about maybe/probably having to put him on the block, he was better about it.
• But, then again, he thinks Vanessa has his back. He also probably thinks he can get Johnny Mac to vote to keep him and/or Vanessa would break the tie in his favor if he can't get Johnny's vote.
• Johnny Mac told Steve he'd vote to keep him.
• But who knows with Johnny Mac?
• It's looking like Austin will be the renom.
• And, it looks like Austin is who Vanessa wants out this time.
• But, ya never know how these things will work out.

The Skittles strategics

Thinking hard. I expect steam from the ears.

This talk needs shades, no hat

I won the veto. Heh heh heh.

Austin needs to go on the block.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Saturday, Power of Veto Winner - September 12

A house is not a home ...

Since pretty much all that has happened today was the Power of Veto comp which blocked the feeds for hours, this is just a brief update.

• Johnny Mac won the Power of Veto.
• You heard me.
• It sounds like it was between Johnny Mac and Steve.
• Liz is so not happy. Either she or Austin will go on the block against Steve.
• All will probably hinge on the tiebreaker vote from Vanessa.
• Heh.
• Vanessa will have to decide something.

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Into Saturday, Nominations - September 12

The likely Final Three talk

Well, instead of being down until merely the middle of the night here on the East Coast, the live feeds were down until almost dawn! Okay, about 5am ET they came up. Geez. Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Scampering Scamperers:

• Vanessa chose a side despite her unwillingness to finally make up her mind.
• Steve and Johnny Mac are on the block.
• The big trip out of the house for Liz was a trip to an Ariana Grande show and hanging out with Frankie.
• Ick. Certainly not my cuppa! 
• Liz chose Vanessa as her guest, not Austin. They apparently had to wear disguises because they're just that darn almost famous.
• Austin was jealous. Oh, not about Vanessa. He was just worried that other guys might have flirted with Liz.
• @@
• Not too controlling and creepy, right?
• Johnny Mac is the likely target this week because of more than a few reasons -- he was already evicted and came back, no one can really figure out what he'd do in different scenarios AND ... he went and told Liztin that he'd throw the veto to Austin if he would blow Vanessa's deal. Um. This isn't the time to be doing that stuff! Of course, Liz and Austin went running to Vanessa with that news!
• Meanwhile, Steve has his own downfalls in their eyes. (By "their" I mean the most likely Final Three -- Austin, Liz and Vanessa.) He has been sneaky at times, he gets nervous and tries to cover stuff up and they think he's too popular with the jury.
• Just a side note -- Austin needs to stop shoveling food so quickly into his mouth. It gets all over his bottom lip. Thankfully his facial hair doesn't grow that close to the lip. It's really poor manners and quite disgusting.
• A lot will hinge on the Power of Veto later today.

On the block again

Dead man walking?

Ew, bottom lip grossness

Big Brother 17: Live Feeds Overnight into Friday - September 11

What will I do?

September 11 -- a day we'll never forget. Fourteen years have passed and the wounds don't heal. But, life does go on.

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

• As you know from the HoH comp update post previous to this, Vanessa won HoH with Johnny Mac on her heels and Austin not far behind. Liz was so far behind the others that she took the luxury prize when she got egg #4 across.
• We don't know what that prize is yet. But, we can predict that if she can take a guest, she'll take Austin.
• Although Vanessa kept saying she didn't want to win before the comp, she said paranoia took over and she didn't want the chance Austin would win if Johnny Mac dropped an egg.
• Paranoia? Vanessa? You don't say!
• The Vanessa rounds were all about "incentives" and how Vanessa is "incentivized."
• I'm tired of that word this season. It can go away like the old "that's what she said" of a past season.
• In talking to Austin/Liz, she told them in the long run a bit of what they wanted to hear, but also confronted them with various betrayals (real and perceived) by Austin.
• In talking with Steve, she also brought up what she thought were some moments of weakness against her in his game, yet told him a lot of what he wanted to hear.
• In talking to Johnny Mac, she didn't mention betrayals and seems to be favoring him.
• With him, she talked about maybe putting up one from each side (for example - Austin and Steve) and letting the chips fall where they may.
• But the hitch is that only two people vote this week -- in her scenario, Johnny Mac and Liz would vote. Normally, Liz would keep Austin, JM would keep Steve. Vanessa asked Johnny Mac if he'd vote the way she tells him. He agreed.
• If she puts up one from each side and the other from each side votes their buddy, Vanessa would be the tiebreaker.
• She'd have to make up her mind.
• Oh noes!
• Then Steve comes in and Vanessa confides in him about all the bad points from her talk with Johnny Mac. 
• Hmm. 
• I do get the feeling that she's leaning more into going forward with Steve and Johnny rather than Liz and Austin.
• She claims to be in the middle of two couples -- Austwin and Rockstars.
• The Have Not room is shut down and some sort of construction is going on inside.
• They're also on an inside lockdown the house, so something is going on in the yard.
• There's a ticker going across the top of the feeds screen saying they will pause from 9:45am PST to 11:30pm PST. I would guess for 9/11, but I question the times. Unrelated, wouldn't be Daylight time, not Standard? Second, could it be 11:30am, not 11:30pm? The times just aren't making sense. I suppose it could be all day. I guess we'll find out.
• Back to Steve and Vanessa, they crunch numbers and scenarios.
• Now it's to Austin and Vanessa. She mocks her talk with Johnny Mac to him, telling him that JM said he hates him all and she will never win more than second place.
• Maybe she is with him.
• Heck, I have no clue what she's going to do. Every other time we've known clearly from the get-go who she wants out. This time the future is cloudy.
• I personally think she needs to get rid of Austin first as he's the most popular with everyone else in the house. But I'm privy to more private conversations and evicted hamster interviews than she is.
• At this point, he would need to go first. Then Liz. Then it's a toss-up between Johnny Mac and Steve because they both have detractors on the jury.
• But now, in her talk with Austin, it looks like Johnny Mac will be her target to go, then Steve.
• Gah.
• I guess we'll find out later today (or real late tonight if the scrolling marque is right time-wise).
• This will go 'round in circles until nominations.
• I'm getting dizzy.
• Maybe I should go bowling.

Steve overlooks all the quiet

Making the rounds

Making the rounds

Are those times right?

Maybe I'll put up one from each side

Big Brother 17: HoH Endurance Comp Updates - September 10

Once the live feeds return, this post will be updated with the happenings!

Austin and Vanessa tied for the lead with three eggs each. 10:10pm ET

All seem to be going for the HOH and saving the Luxury for last.

10:13pm ET - Vanessa has four, takes the lead. (Thanks to Steve for the announcements!) A minute later, Liz got her second egg in.

John now tied with Vanessa

Austin in pain and slowing down.
10:16pm ET - Vanessa in the lead again, got 5th egg.
10:17pm ET - Austin gets 4th egg in.
Fishcam interlude.

Counting the eggs before they hatch

Another fishcam break. Steve thought Vanessa was starting egg #7.

10:24pm ET - Austin 5, JMac 6, Vanessa 7
10:26pm ET - JMac gets 7, Austin up to 6, Vanessa is still a bit ahead of Johnny Mac. Liz might as well go for the luxury -- she just finished 4.

Vanessa's slight edge over John

10:35pm ET - Austin gets his 8th egg. But either Vanessa or John will have this.
10:37pm ET - Johnny Mac gets 9, but Vanessa is already on her way to ten.

10:38PM ET - VANESSA WINS HOH!
Liz, far behind, got the luxury prize.