Our first Sunday show of the season! With the Battle of the
Block now in affect, we lose the intrigue of the Nomination Ceremony as the
peak of the end of the episode. Rather we’re forced to endure the end of a
competition which just seems odd. But personal opinions aside, let’s get into
the recap!
After our first official title sequence, copying last year’s
splashy intros, the houseguests speculate as to what exactly Phil’s twist will
be. Jason thinks he and James will have to do The Amazing Race. Silly Jason,
this is a twist for Da’Vonne and Vanessa not you, you selfish boy! I have a
feeling Jason is going to be grating on the house, and viewers REAL soon. As
the majority of the house ponders, a new alliance begins to form. As Jace puts
it, Austin is the ying to his yang. Ying and Yang immediately start to irritate
the house as they develop the ridiculous bro code. It’s so ridiculous I didn’t
even bother trying to write any of it down. Thankfully the edit kept bro code to
a minimum and we get our first official glimpse into the Head of Household
room. Like last year, the room has an extra bedroom for the two HOHs. The
second room has a fish tank table. It’s actually quite cool. Everyone is pretty
enamored with it. Shockingly there is not much talk about the cloud and plexi
floor. I don’t know about you but that would get on my nerves real quick.
Rather than going through the HOH goodies, we watch Jace plop into the bathtub
and arrogantly believe he’s going to woo the ladies in with him. Are the
editors setting us up for something? We’ll find out soon! James and Jason, who
haven’t quite spoken much, have their first big convo discussing strategy and
targets. The first names on the list are Steve and John, both of whom seem harmless
as of now. Then Jace’s name is thrown out there but Jason is worried about
becoming a threat if he nominates someone who is perceived as a strong player.
Outside the HOH room, The Amazing Racers Jeff and Jackie contemplate their
position with each other and in the game. We continue to learn that their
pairing is non-romantic at this point and understand that the only way to not
be lumped together is to stay distant. Will this work or are they just easy
first targets?
In the bathroom, there’s an awkward pickup line contest
including Steve shockingly knocking Liz off her feet in laughter. Why do we
watch this? Well because it leads right into the BB Takeover with Phil! Phil
reveals that Da’Vonne and Vanessa will receive a “BB Fast Forward”, where, like
on his show, they will both jump ahead to the next week and cannot be nominated
or evicted. Though the house already promised this, they soon learn they won’t
be alone. It’s revealed that they each can select one person to also receive
the BB Fast Forward. Who will it be! Vanessa and Da’Vonne have individual
meetings with the houseguests to figure out who the best option is. Vanessa
talks with each person and reveals she wants a strong player, someone who can
be her ying I suppose. Da’Vonne plays a different game. She wants someone who
will offer her something. She immediately tells her alliance of Shelli and
Audrey that she won’t pick them because that reveals they are aligned. Shelli
ain’t havin’ it. She also tells Steve she won’t pick him because the house
views him as an Ian, which we have learned is a massive threat. When it’s
finally revealed, Da’Vonne picks Liz, who offered safety, and Vanessa selects
Austin, who is already a ying.
The slow week leads to some bonding. Ying and Yang are
sitting by he pool playing with shells. Austin and Jace think it’s a brilliant
idea to take a note from the Shane Powers playbook of crazy and use the shells
as phones, calling each other. Their playtime leads to the first official
alliance name. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present Shelltown. Clearly paying
homage to Season 2 and 7’s Chilltown, Shelltown has no shot in hell of success.
Neither player is a Will Kirby and cannot manipulate the rest of the house the
way he did. Nevertheless, welcome to Big Brother history Shelltown. Meanwhile, the
Puma and her pray, Shelli and Clay, are flirting in the hammock room. Shelli
has the hots for Clay. It’s almost sad. Though they do have a ten year age
difference, they actually do look good with one another. Da’Vonne, the queen of
raining on parades, is worried about Shelli kissin, touchin, and rubbin.
Jealousy? Perhaps. Paranoia? Absolutely.
With the dynamics of alliances still on the slow side, it
looks like the power pairs of Audrey and Da’Vonne vs. Austin and Jace will be
coming into play. Audrey gets into Jason’s ear planting the evict Jace seed.
Jason, already on board with this idea, is exciting but they know it will have
to be a backdoor situation as Jace is too strong to get two chances to save
himself. Steve approaches Da’Vonne in hopes that they could align but she is
having none of it. Which will likely backfire for her down the line. With Jason
on board, James agrees to backdooring Jace but they know they have to find some
pawns. James recruits Jackie, who knows she must since she would have gone up
anyone, while Jason gets Johnny Mac, who has to play cool. When it’s finally
time for the duo to nominate, we see James’ current getup. It includes cowboy
boots with shorts. Oh and a WWJD wristband. Ladies of BB, HELP THE MAN OUT IN
THE WARDROBE DEPARTMENT.
It’s finally time for nominations to be revealed. Yet again,
the classic Lazy Susan key box is out of play and the photo board is used.
Melodramatic if you ask me. Jason nominates John and Becky due to his lack of
personal connection. James nominates Steve and Jackie because he thinks they
can get themselves off the block. With the secret backdoor plan in affect, Jace
admits he wasn’t worried about being nominated. Cocky! Steve and Jackie chat,
since they have never done o before, and are sorta confident in each other.
Kids, this is a game where you need to trust your block partner! Fix it soon or
this is just foreshadowing! Becky cries in he bathroom because she was
blindsided. Like Steve, she’s so upset about being a pawn that she is willing
to put Jason up next week. Is she strong enough to win HOH to do it? We’ll find
out shortly in the BoB.
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| Becky and John vs Steve and Jackie |
The Battle of the Block is construction inspired where teams
must transport 26 blocks to the other side to build a tower resembling the one
on the blueprints. It’s a simple challenge but the balance beams are not as
easy to navigate as it seems. Jackie’s dancer balance doesn’t pan out well for
him. Steve, who looks helpless, switches strategies and crawls his way across.
What was once a tight race soon becomes a blowout for Becky and John, winning
themselves freedom. Now that Jason is dethroned as HOH, it’s up to James and
his pawns to backdoor Jace. Will it work? Find out on Wednesday!
The excitement level was pretty minimal and tv time was even
more minimal for some houseguests. But this episode helped display the power
players at this point. Are Audrey, Da’Vonne, and Jace playing too strong early
on out? Is Becky a legitimate competitor? And what do we think of Shelltown?
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