Ronnie continued his manipulating ways, finally being busted by the whole house for being way too obvious about it. In the end, Laura was voted out in Big Brother 11 Episode 7, but she hopes she took Ronnie down with her.
Casey hopes that Ronnie is still the target. The reason he’s hoping that: he wants Jessie to waste his week as HOH. That way, next week, they can come after Jessie’s side of the house.
After Jessie’s win, Ronnie mouths the words “Thank God.” Here’s a tip for future BB players: after an HOH competition, anybody smart enough to be doing so is looking around at the reactions of other players. This is when true reactions come out. Kevin catches Ronnie saying this, and he knows that Jessie may well keep Ronnie safe.
Russell, who’s finally shaved that stupid moustache, has made a deal with Ronnie. Considering how he bullied him, this is the perfect alliance. Nobody would suspect these two together. Granted, they can’t actually trust each other either. Like Ronnie, Russell is trying to play everybody.
Natalie views Casey as a challenge threat.
The rest of the house is outside chatting. Ronnie’s by himself inside reading. Natalie would like him to at least make an effort and not hide, but she does want him to know he’s safe this week.
Jordan’s not impressed by Jessie’s big guns. Lydia, however, is impressed to see he’s got a motorcycle.
Lydia is attempting to tell Jessie how she feels about him. During this discussion, he’s distracted by her fake eyelashes and tongue ring. The discussion finally seems to go somewhere, but anyway Jessie wants to think he’s a beautiful butterfly waiting to come out, just like she is. Considering Natalie also likes Jessie, we’ve got the makings of a love triangle. This won’t end well, and the increasing size of Jessie’s ego may well damage the foundation of the house.
Ronnie wants to rebuild relationships. Michele doesn’t care.
As for Michele, she’s looking to build relationships as well. She comes to speak to Jessie, which she never does unless he has some type of power. Natalie asks her whether she won’t put them up if she wins HOH. She will appreciate them and remember it. That’s not a real answer.
One person from each group will participate in the have/have not competition. Chima will play for the brains. Kevin will play for the offbeats. Jordan will play for her team of one. They will race their BB cruisers to collect ice cubes to put in the other teams’ cups. The clique with the most cubes in their cup after 15 minutes will be the have nots. They’re wearing drunk goggles, and it all depends on aim, so it’s less likely they will be able to make sure things go their way. Such as when Jordan hits herself, on more than one occasion. As if they can’t see to begin with, foam sprays out after a while to obstruct their vision even more. Kevin is targeting the brains. By the end of the game, every bin is pretty full, so they’re hoping to think strategically and see if they can knock cubes out of their cups. They realize this is ultimately a dumb luck competition about how the cubes settle in the cups. 15 minutes was far too long. Don’t they test these games first?
Offbeats: 12
Popular: 11
Brains: 13
The brains are the have nots for the week. In addition to slop, they will be able to snack on cabbage and cocktail weenies. Ronnie is happy with weenies. Chima thinks America sucks.
America’s next vote: squash and squid, brussel sprouts and borscht, or liverwurst and black licorice.
Kevin and Russell are bonding, at least to the extent that they can. Kevin gives Russell kudos for trying.
Lydia’s getting all bent out of shape. Tell me something new. In order to prove a point, she’s decided to stay up all night because Natalie doesn’t want to share her bed. Kevin tells her this is a disaster waiting to happen. Don’t piss of the HOH’s closest ally. Natalie wants Jessie to tell Lydia not to talk to her. Jessie wants to talk with Lydia, but talking can wait until tomorrow.
Casey will be happy with Jessie if he nominates Ronnie. Otherwise, Jessie has added yet another target to his back. So again why should he go along with this plan if he’s already got multiple targets on his back?
Because Jessie is HOH, Ronnie feels as safe as he possibly can this week.
Michele is unsure because she realizes nobody really cares if she walks out that door. At the same time, nobody really actively wants her to leave either.
Nominations
Russell, Jeff, and Natalie are safe because an athlete is HOH.
Chima is safe.
Kevin is safe.
Casey is safe.
Lydia is safe.
Ronnie is safe.
Jordan and Michele have been nominated for eviction. That’s it. No reason given. Michele would like to think she’s closer with the athletes than Jordan is. That’s not saying much. Jordan hopes they’re both just pawns to backdoor Ronnie. Jessie does have a master plan. He knows Jordan and Michele are hopeless when it comes to competitions, giving himself a greater chance of winning veto. If someone pulls one of them off the block, he can backdoor someone he really wants out of the house. He does not elaborate.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 11 Episode 9, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on CBS.