Daniele followed her scripted for television HOH win in Big Brother 13 Episode 11 with an also scripted for television nomination of Rachel & Brendon, a couple that once again can’t make it past week 5 before the house turns on them.

Brendon’s plan: win veto and remove Rachel so that Daniele is stuck with her rather than him being stuck with her.

Well, I can see this is going to be an evening of waterworks.

Jordan volunteers to Jeff to go on the block as a pawn should it be necessary. Jeff is willing to honor his deal with Daniele for as long as she’s in power.

Daniele views this as her opportunity to make a big game move. Her and her army of… Kalia. Somehow her terrible gameplay is Rachel’s fault.

Daniele, Brendon, and Rachel are joined in the power of veto by Jeff, Adam, and Porsche. They have apparently run out of ideas because it’s a mix of all the previous competitions.

The first competition up for bids is how long it will take them to transport 10 gumballs across the balance beam. Dominic’s winning time was 70 in 12 minutes and 10 seconds. With her bid of 2 minutes, Rachel will either need to complete the task in that time, or Adam will be knocked out after bidding 3:17. Now we get to listen to Brendon being a cheerleader and Kalia’s equally annoying impression of him. With a time of 1:49, Rachel eliminates Adam.

Brendon and Rachel completed the superhero veto puzzle. They are now bidding on how long it will take them to complete this new version. Rachel again bids lowest, 38 seconds, and she is competing to knock out Porsche, who bid 1:58. The ridiculously short bid is not enough, and Rachel is eliminated.

The third task is to pluck 11 hairs and spell an 11 letter word, nominations. Not wanting to spell, Jeff bids a high 1:59, but the thinking she was being smart Daniele accidentally bids lowest by a good margin with 29 seconds. She seems to have the word but not enough time.

While dressed as cows on the moon, they will have to transport 3 gallons of milk from the pool to the jug. Saying she does not want a repeat of what happened when she was partnered with Keith (I’m sure there’s logic in there somewhere), Porsche bids 3:19, a time far higher than Jeff’s 54 seconds. Coming just a couple seconds shy, Jeff is eliminated.

The final round is to put a ball into the hole. Brendon’s bid of 33 seconds is 2 seconds lower than Porsche. Finishing with 3 seconds to spare, Brendon wins the power of veto.

Brendon’s plan is to use the power of veto to save Rachel so that he can stop whining about his PhD and what he’s giving up to be here. However, he will tell everybody that he’s going to save himself so that Daniele has to make a last minute decision that burns her. He’s not even telling Jeff and Jordan, a good thing because Daniele’s only hope is to send them fishing for answers.

Daniele doesn’t trust Shelly because she considers her a floater, though she doesn’t want to make yet another enemy either. Her other option is to nominate Jordan and assume the house will view her as less of a threat. I disagree because Jordan’s clearly a far better player than either of them, but ultimately, you don’t take anything for granted in this game. If you nominate two people, make it two people you want to get rid of. Don’t assume your intended target is certain. This is Big Brother 101 and was made obvious the very first week of the very first house nominations in Big Brother 2.

Rachel and Brendon offer to work with Daniele, but she’s not biting.

As planned, Brendon uses the power of veto to save Rachel, a surprise to everybody in the house. The replacement nominee is Jordan.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 13 Episode 13, which airs Thursday at 9/8c on CBS.

Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Poplyfe, Lys Agnes, and Professor Splash advanced in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 18. Tonight the final 12 quarterfinal acts perform: The Kinetic King, Zuma Zuma, Avery and the Calico Hearts, Charles Peachock, Sam B, Taylor Davis, Melissa Villasenor, Scott Alexander, Fatally Unique, Yellow Designs Stunt Team, Frank Miles, and Team iLuminate.

The Kinetic King will do the biggest setup of his life, 36 hours worth. But it’s just a disaster as his tongue depressors fail to explode, repeatedly, even with both him and Nick kicking them. He’s baffled by what went wrong, but at least he keeps a positive attitude.

Zuma Zuma is an acrobat group that apparently came here from Kenya for the sake of auditioning for America’s Got Talent. Their ease of climbing and jumping on poles is impressive.

Avery and the Calico Hearts have been performing together since before kindergarten, a couple years ago. A Stevie Wonder song certainly was not what I expected. Which producer picked that out for them? They made Piers smile, but he thinks their singing ability needs a few years to develop.

Charles Peachock is the juggler who set his legs on fire, but he won’t be upping the danger factor tonight. He starts off playing piano with tennis balls, and Sharon quickly buzzes him. That many balls playing Chopsticks is quite impressive. Following that, he rips off his shirt, and Howie buzzes. Then he switches to Jailhouse Rock. All quite good, but it’s no fire. Piers was impressed by the control and speed while being able to play music. Howie claims he’s seen this act before. Really?

Sam B is a waste of time who fancies himself a dancer. Next.

Taylor Davis is a singer and guitar player who I don’t remember and probably won’t, but he’s got a decent voice. Piers buzzes because he thought he was off key for most of the performance. Sharon disagrees and thinks he’s the best male singer, though she didn’t like the song choice.

Melissa Villasenor is a comedian and impressionist. If you have to say the name of the person you’re impersonating, it’s probably not that good. Piers thinks she’s talented, but the routine was not great. Sharon says she should be very happy with herself having done this as a comedian with no gimics like most of the other acts can bring.

Now that he has three young children, magician Scott Alexander thinks this would be a great time to return to Vegas. He starts off with a group of choir singers, who he makes disapper, then they reappear in the audience. Sharon and Howie kind of sort of liked it, but Piers was happy with the showmanship that he felt was lacking previously.

Fatally Unique is a dance crew from a rough area in Illinois. Howie thinks they should move to the next round. Piers says they have gotten their act together.

Yellow Designs Stunt Team are the next bike (bicycle not motorcycle) stunt team. While they’re performing, they have some dancers on stage. I’m lost in the chaos and psychadelic backgrounds, and apparently I missed someone fall. Piers thought they did a great job of transforming this from a street act into an act that could actually work in Vegas.

Frank Miles is the guy who pretended he got stabbed in Vegas. I was not amused. He starts off by firing a crossbow at an unarmed woman holding a balloon. Then he fires another one, with the others set to go off in a chain reaction and the final one firing at the jelly donut on his head. Didn’t hit the jelly donut, but he’s not dead either.

The final act of the night is Team iLuminate, combining dancers with a software programmer. Between these guys and Silhouettes, the dance category is looking awesome this year. Howie calls that by far the best thing he’s seen. Piers and Sharon are equally complimentary.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 20, which airs Wednesday at 9/8c on NBC.