BB21: HoH and Nominations Show Blog Party - July 21

Tonight we get to see the HoH comp that was delayed due to the Camp ComeBack comp on the live show. They're also going to have to show the nominations because it would throw off Wednesday's Power of Veto show if they don't. Many of us already know these happenings. However, some folks who read these show posts only watch the televised shows and don't keep up with the live feeds. So, I ask NO SPOILERS in the comments, please.

I'll be live blogging the major events of the show as it airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest happenings! As always, the real party in in the comments area -- please feel free to join in on the fun!

Hamster watchers ready?

Previously on … and on … and on.

We pick up the action after Cliff wins the Camp ComeBack comp and is back in the house. Tommy points out that they both banished and voted him out, yet he's back. Nick feels betrayed by his own alliance. "You could have told me!" Sam thinks he (Sam) looks like an idiot because he wasn't aware of the planned flip. Kat is crying because she not only didn't know the vote, but she was starting a big relationship with David. She wanted him to return. (So Kavid can live on!)

Christie wants to smooth things over with Nick and Bella in the fear that Bella might win HoH and target them. 

Nicole is the happy camper in the house. She was sure whe was going home. Jackson wants to convince her that he alone is responsible for saving her in the house. @@ Mainly, his objective is to have Nicole target Nick and/or Bella instead of him. Bella is ticked. Nick says they were targeting Nicole because they said she wanted to get them out.

Jackson is also trying to sway Cliff his way. "There is no alliance." Cliff isn't buying what he's selling but he's nodding a lot at Jackson. Now in afterthought, the now 9 think they should have worked together. Jack tells them it wasn't a deceptive thing. Yeah, right. Bella tells us she's not playing with them anymore. Jack tells her that she's the downside of the alliance and that she's been doing everything to target him.

Meanwhile, Cliff sees the split in the alliance and would love to turn it into a major crack.

HoH comp time! The yard is done up like a forest. Patch Perfect. BB merit badges, two players eliminated in every round. They are asked questions about the number of badges of types, etc. Either two people wrong out or, if all right, last two to hit their buttons out.

Rounds:
1. Nicole, Holly out
2. Kat, Bella out
3. Jess, Analyse out
4. Jackson, Sam out
5. Tommy, Christie out
6. Jack out …

… CLIFF IS THE NEW HOH!

Cliff tells Nick he's safe this week. Jack is not happy -- according to him, it's a huge wrench in the game.

Cliff does victory dances alone in the storage room. He knows that people will all be coming to visit him soon. He dances some more. Nick and Bella are sure Cliff will nominate within the six and keep her/Nick safe.

Cliff tells Nicole she's safe this week. He doesn't want to hang out much with her so they don't think they're working together.

Since Christie blabbed to everyone about her power, the Six Shooters think they can use it. Jackson will go up as a pawn, win veto and Christie would use the power, giving him a way to put up who they want (Bella or Nick) on the block and vote him/her out.

Cliff tells Nicole he doesn't want to target anyone who's been on the block before. Kat is there, too. Nicole isn't all that sure about who's with whom, but she trusts Cliff. Cliff still wants to target the couples. He wants to ally with Kat, Jess, Nicole and Sam.

Jackson goes to Cliff's HOH room to propose his plan. He tells Cliff that he is willing to go up on the block as a pawn. Cliff could go from target to hero if he puts Bella and him (Jackson) on the block. After all, the others would love him and Nick/Bella won't know he played a part in it. Cliff tells us he doesn't trust him.

Christie goes to Cliff and sucks up to him first, then tells him her alliance is crumbling then tells him of her power. She wants to propose a way they can all use it. Cliff tells us this is a game changer and now he has to re-evaluate who he will put on the block.

Ew, Jackson went into the bathroom toilet stall eating a cucumber, came out still eating it.

Cliff talks to Bella. He's concerned that he will be targeted next. He proposes working with her and Nick. She knows her and Nick are on the outs with their alliance. So, heck yeah.

Jack goes to Cliff, one after another go to him and want to be his best buddy. He sees through them. He wants to build a friendlier relationship with Christie to keep her from using her power. He tells us that there are some people in the house are feeling too cocky and two comfortable -- new people will be going up on the block.

Nominations time!

Cliff nominates Jack, then Jackson. Mad respect to both. Jack is a competition beast, Jackson banished him on Day One.

Jackson says that this changes things -- he's not supposed to be up there with Jack. He vows vengeance.

Jack says he has his power. Christie says she doesn't know what she'll do.

Hmm. Narrator mistake? Who will win the power of veto and will it be used to save Jackson, Jack or Michie from eviction?

Oh my.

BB21: Live Feeds into Sunday Afternoon - July 21

Oh! Let's get a sunburn!

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

• Last night was notable for two separate events.
• One was the tribute Cliff made celebrating the 50th anniversary of man walking on the moon.
• He and Orwell dressed up, mostly in tin foil, and paid respect to those who went before them.
• I was thinking … Cliff was the only one of the hamsters to even have been alive at the time. And, he was four years old -- not old enough to really remember it.
• My generation's landmarks in time are fading away.
• The moon walking tribute was very reminiscent of Chicken George. Now, I liked Chicken George in BB1. But he's not the type to be taken seriously as a contender for the win. Cliff shouldn't wear those shoes.
• In the other big event news -- Tommy and Kat made a slop allowed condiments ice cream and it was indeed a hit. No slop in it, but all the ingredients used are allowed to Have Nots. They feel they have made BB history.
• Speaking of Have Nots, Jackson is whining.
• Heh.
• He's on slop and, though he has the veto, he's on the block.
• Woe is him.
• Then comes the strategy talks.
• Cliff and Christie spoke. He got her to promise him two weeks of safety if she did NOT use her power. He would put Bella on the block when Jackson saves himself and Bella would go home.
• He swore on pictures of his family.
• On a side note -- one of his kids is posting on Twitter that they have no problem with him swearing on them or backstabbing in their names. They know he's there to win a game.
• And, at the time of the deal, it was indeed a lie to Christie. Cliff's actual plan was for Christie not to use the power, Jackson save himself and he puts Christie up to get her and her power out of the house.
• Bella has come to the realization that everyone dislikes her.
• Unfortunately, she's been her own worst enemy. Lying, running from one side to the other reporting on things said in confidence. Although if she goes this week, it would be the 4th minority person out in a row, her gameplay would have put her in that boat anyway.
• She apparently really does like Nick. They talked of meeting up after the show, perhaps even coming to a compromise where they should live. (She's West Coast, he's East Coast.)
• She said if she goes, she goes. She would take the time to evaluate whet she wants to do and how she wants to live her life.
• Now, Cliff's big move plan sounds good until it doesn't.
• He's now starting to chicken out a bit.
• He talked to Nicole, wondering if just getting Bella out this week might be the best for his own game.
• He did vow to break up the couples. However, that particular couple was working with him. 
• Of course, the course of things might switch once again before the veto ceremony tomorrow.
• We can only hope.
• In other news, Jackson and Holly had sex in the bathroom. Kat came along and told them that would be quite the internet show. Jackson was shocked to find out that the cameras would stay on (and even go to) people having sex.
• Ha. Both him and Jack are dogs. And, I can't help but wonder how the parents of them and the girls involved must be taking it.
• I'm old and my parents are dead. But they'd rise from their graves to kill me if I did that. Plus, even though it may date me, I have morals.

He blinded her with science!

It's getting so I even dislike her braids.

Cliff and Orwell tribute to the moon landing

The crowd awaits the astronauts

The easy way out

BB21: Live Feeds Saturday, Power of Veto - July 20

Bunny Cam

This is but a quickie report to bring y'all the news …

• In the veto meeting, Jack used his power (for what it's worth).
• If you recall, he could force a re-draw of the names chosen at random.
• So, in the initial choosing it was Cliff, Jack, Jackson plus Sam, Holly and Jessica.
• The "powerful" redraw changed the three to Sam, Analyse and Kat.
• Actually kind of worse for the Jacks -- they didn't really want Sam in the mix and Kat isn't a fan of theirs.
• Heh.
• But in the end, it didn't matter.
• Christie told Jack the only way she would use her power would be if Bella can be put up and go home … or to save herself.
• Now, technically, that could come to fruition.
• Jackson won veto.
• He's not dumb enough to not save himself.
• In that case, someone would go up. Cliff himself would do a replacement from ones he thinks are on that other side.
• Cliff counts Bella and Nick as on his side.
• So, it would be likely that the replacement chosen by Cliff would be Analyse, Holly, Christie or Tommy.
• BUT … if Christie uses her power, she could use it so that Jackson would save himself, then put up Bella.
• Hmm … Bella and Jack on the block? That's a touchy one. That move just might not get Bella out.
• We'll have to see what happens.
• The comp itself was something about maybe a jet-ski or some kind of water bike, holding a button and changing clothes.
• Something like that.

Used his almighty power, ha.

Have Not Camp

He can't save them both

BB21: Live Feeds into Friday Night, Nominations - July 19

Resting easy this week

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

• For those not familiar with the old show, Boss Hogg was a character on The Dukes of Hazzard.
• Cliff would make the old Boss Hogg proud between his amazingly quick win to reenter the house, then his HoH win and now his nominations.
• Before I get into more -- now that the Camp ComeBack room is empty, it's not.
• The Have-Nots are back in town.
• I believe they volunteered to go on slop this time around.
• Although it's hard to believe that Jackson, Hider of Food, would really go thee willingly. He steals food and hides it. He eats a ton. If I ate as much as he does, I'd be on that 600 Pound Life show (whatever it's called).
• But Jackson is indeed a Have Not as are Kat, Christie and Tommy.
• Now, everyone worked on Cliff to try to avoid the block.
• Christie told him of her power. Now I think everyone in the house knows about it because she also told Nicole yesterday.
• Sam told him about his conversation with Jack in which Jack screwed up mentioning the eight, then putting him (Sam) in there calling it nine, then accidentally calling it eight again.
• Cliff wants to work with Nick, Bella, Sam, Jess, Kat and Nicole.
• Bella is going to be the weak link wild card of that bunch.
• Nick seems to have come to the realization that Bella is affecting his own game and is going to try to get her going on more of an even keel.
• Cliff knows that Nicole is vehemently against Bella (in particular out of Nick and Bella) but wants her to try to work with her.
• The Jacks tried to tell Cliff how to run his HoH and the targets he should choose.
• But, in the end, Cliff did what he thought was best for his game.
• He made that big move -- Jack and Jackson are on the block.
• His target is Jack more than Jackson.
• If Christie is smart (well, maybe it could happen), she won't waste her power to save either.
• I do think she would like Jack out of the way because he is a threat to win. But no way would she ever put him up if she were HoH. This would solve that problem for her.
• She's got some kind of love/hate thing going on with him.
• At least now Cliff can give his Cliff Notes from the solitude of the HoH room AND see if anyone is eavesdropping with the spy cam.
  



Tommy is a bit of a sneaky snake



Sam telling Cliff about the 8, 9, 8



I'm not freaking out



Bad News Bella shouldn't be forgotten.



Jack hugs Cliff after nominations. Yeah.



Stepping up the game.

BB21: Live Feeds Brief, HOH into Thursday Night - July 18

You could have discussed it with me!

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

• The live feeds didn't return immediately after the live show ended here on the East Coast.
• Eventually, they returned to a very dejected and forlorn Nick.
• He kept telling them that they should have discussed it with him.
• He said Bella is a recruit and doesn't know the game.
• Jack and Bella don't want to trust each other if they talk with people outside of "the nine."
• Christie and Sam talked, with him telling her that he wished he had known and that he would have had no problem in keeping Nicole in the house.
• He also told her he wants to work with her to get the Jacks out. Hmm.
  
• Tommy was running around, pretty much sucking up to everyone.
• They all remember that Cliff was the one vowing to target couples … and he thinks that Christie/Tommy are a couple, too.
• Nicole was more or less shell-shocked. She really thought she'd be voted out and then she wasn't. But she does at least have Cliff as an ally. She thinks. She hopes.
• Lots of fingers were pointed at Bella as the impetus of the move.
• As they should be, of course.
• So, there was drama and more drama to be had.
• Then the feeds got blocked for the HoH comp.
• Cliff is the new HoH.
• You heard me.
• Cliff.
• Jack is steaming! Apparently he came in a close second and almost won.
• "I wanted my room back and to be able to make decisions in the game." -- I'm paraphrasing there.
• However, he really meant: I WANT TO CONTROL EVERYBODY. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T PUT YOUR SHAKER BOTTLE IN THE REFRIGERATOR.
• Yep. That's what he means!
• Meanwhile, Cliff told Jess that anyone who's been on the block before has nothing to worry about -- he will not put them up.
• So, that would be Jess, Nicole, Kat are safe.
• As he was alone in a room packing up his stuff to move to the HoH room, Cliff turned to the cameras and said, "There's a new sheriff in town. You can call me Hogg. Or you can call me Boss Hogg." With a tip and a toss of his cowboy hat, he headed towards the door. "Mic drop."
• This should be interesting.
• At least it's so much better than Jack or Jackson or any of them winning.

Shaving isn't a cure for nastiness

I'm so sorry, Nick!

There's a new sheriff in town