Matt won HOH in Big Brother 12 Episode 14, and unlike his first throw away nominations, he put Brendon and Rachel on the block. We were also greeted by the thoroughly lame saboteur twist again, with Ragan taking the power.
Brendon tries to kiss Rachel. She backs away. As usual. Stop trying already.
The contestants are given the opportunity to practice for the veto competition. Rather than practice, Rachel would prefer to cry. Uh. It’s just bowling. Brendon has to talk her into stopping her whining for the time being. They stay up into the wee hours of the morning practicing. It’s not as if they have much choice but to win. Granted, if one of them wins, the other is going home anyway.
It’s time to pick players for the veto competition.
Matt chooses Kathy at random.
Rachel chooses Britney at random.
Brendon chooses Enzo as houseguest’s choice.
Jeff and Jordan will be the hosts of the competition. They’re apparently still a couple. Jeff’s there to promote his show on CBS.com. Jordan’s there because, well, she knows Jeff.
There are 10 pins to be knocked down. They must knock a pin down in order to reveal another pin, and then knocking down the second of the two will clear them. Rachel knocks down 6 pins in 45 seconds. Rachel challenges Kathy, who eliminates Rachel by scoring 7 with a good amount of dumb luck. Realizing he’s blown it, Brendon only knocks down 3 pins. He challenges Britney, who eliminates him by scoring 5. Now it’s Brendon’s turn for a tantrum. Britney beats Enzo 9-8. Matt beats Ragan 9-7. Britney beats Kathy 8-7. In the final round, Britney beats Matt 10-7 to win the power of veto.
After the competition, Rachel would like to yell at Kathy for a while. She doesn’t like that Kathy celebrated when she beat her. Kathy’s not going to apologize because she didn’t do anything wrong. No matter how many times Rachel asks her again and again and again. This is just pitiful.
Ragan, please go to the diary room for your first sabotage. He has to turn Brendon and Rachel against each other. His message is that Brendon has been throwing competitions. Lame. Britney interprets the message as meaning that the saboteur wants them to target Brendon. The theory is that Rachel is the saboteur.
Rachel’s offer for Britney is $5,000 if she uses the veto. Not interested, and whoever is removed isn’t going to matter because the other one’s going anyway.
Rachel calls Britney a friend at the veto ceremony. Brendon has an alternative strategy. He calls Britney a selfish spoiled brat. Needless to say, Britney does not use the power of veto. Is he trying to throw the game so that Rachel stays? Seems he is.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 12 Episode 16, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on CBS.