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Who won HoH?  Who will they nominate?  Let’s find out!

Episode 36!

In Retro Big Brother, We are on Season Eight, Episode 14.  Eric’s game is being blown up due to a banner – which I’m not entirely sure how Production has been able to put a stop to banners but they sure have.

Oh, Frankie is going to appear on this episode – lame!  We keep thinking that season 18 will be a second official All Star season.  It is the last official season, unless they get renewed.  Which I can only imagine an all star season, will make that possible.  My wife has told me that real fans are boycotting this episode, as Frankie is there to take people to his sister’s – Adriana Grande – concert.  It does seem a tad lame.  At least bring Zach along too.

The Egg themed HoH.

John, Vanessa and Austin get three eggs, around the same time.  Liz is pretty horrible at this.  Vanessa is in the lead, after 30 minutes – with six eggs.  Liz, finally realizes that she is horrible, and goes for the Luxury prize.  She promises to take the HoH with her.  Vanessa gets 7 eggs, as Austin gets six.  40 Minutes, John gets his 7th leg.  Vanessa gets her eighth egg and that isn’t it!  how many eggs does one need?  Whoever wins HoH, is for sure, in the final four.

Vanessa gets her ninth egg and is working on her last, the tenth egg.  John gets his ninth egg.  Vanessa is the new HoH!  Should be a lame week, unless she plays the game smart – but she will probably end up crying and take Liztin with her.  If she wanted to be safe, I guess she could nominate one from each group – Steve and Liz, probably.

oh Liz, “Vanessa likes girls and I’m a girl – I hope she still likes me” ooof, not the most offensive thing but still, a dumb thing to say.  Especially in DR, that’s more of a dumb joke to say with Vanessa.

Steve tells Vanessa that he made a deal with Liz.  Which sounds pretty dumb, to make any deals with Liz and to tell Vanessa.  My wife and I were talking about how Vanessa is sort of playing the same game that Evel Dick was.  Instead of bullying tactics, she is using paranoia (mostly to herself).  But, like Dick, she is in every conversation and knows everything that is happening.

I do like how Austin seems bored with all of Vanessa’s trust issues.

Vanessa goes to John, to get more information.  He tells DR that she made him make a deal, but now she has forgotten that.  Vanessa is starting to really lose it.

Liz talks to Vanessa, poor Steve likes to go into the storage room but runs away when he hears their voices.  Is it weird that Liztin and Vanessa are all wearing pink shirts?  Austin lies about a deal he made with John, on Day 85.  Which wasn’t that long ago.  Vanessa is going to go with her gut, so she is about to make a mistake.

ooooof, three straight segments with Vanessa, is way too many.  Vanessa talks to Steve about how he will take John to Final Two, over her.

Vanessa is so dumb.  Her odds are better going with Steve and John.  Taking a couple to Final Three is just dumb.  At least, in DR, she recognizes that taking a showmance to the finals is super risky.  One might even say, too risky.

With the change up of Tuesday and Wednesday episodes, I’m hoping that since Big Brother is airing at the 7pm time slot, we can watch those at 10:05pm on CBS All Access.  If so, I will have my recaps up, the next day.

They are airing an ad for applications for next season, so maybe no All Stars 2.  Though they should do it for Season 20 or 25.  I hope we get to Big Brother 25!

Door Bell!  I always enjoy the houseguests reactions to a door bell.  People are excited to see Frankie, probably because they have to be.  He was okay last year and they have really scaled back on returning houseguests.  They are going to put Liz in a disguise so that no one recognizes her.  Liz said she would take the HoH so she does.  This will go a long way to secure Liz and Vanessa’s deal.  Will people actually recognize them?  That one guy is powdering Liz’s cleavage!  Um, neccessary?  Liz looks the same, but with short red hair and arm tattoos – which probably will work.  Vanessa has a clear black wig on.  Liz knows what is happening, she says “Adriana Grande” as much as possible.

Frankie freaks out, from seeing his sister.  oh my.  I thought, as a society, that we had moved on from Adriana Grande.

I’m pretty sure I’m misspelling her name.  She has a fragrance coming out.  Hey, the ears from the swag bag, light up!  The clip they show from the concert, is from three singles ago.  So silly.

I wish we got a scene of the boys, by themselves.

Ariana Grande, if I saw the shirt okay.

John only cares about who is going to be nominated.  It wasn’t the worst commercial for a thing, done on this show.  That probably would have been the football game that they did last year.

John talks to Vanessa, as he feels like Vanessa is still unsure.  Vanessa feels she is between two showmances, which is odd as John is pretty sure that he hasn’t made out with Steve.  John says the right thing, and tries to assure her of everything.  She is definitely that type that lives in her own head.

Nomination Ceremony.  I feel like this hasn’t happened in a while, that a full episode was centered around the one concept.  Vanessa has nominated . . . Steve and John.  So dumb

So Vanessa has to hope and pray that she wins everything, going forward.  So, John wins PoV (let’s say) and takes himself off.  She puts up Austin, Liz and John tie the votes.  Vanessa has to split the tie and she will most likely go with Liztin.  From there, they get rid of John and then Vanessa.  The house chooses Liz, as Austin is the worst, and Liz wins the entire game.  That’s the next three weeks.  Not the most exciting sequence.

Which wombmate goes home, Liz or Julia?  Who will become the new HoH?  This time, I really don’t know.

In Retro Big Brother 8, we are on episode six.  Evel Dick and Jen started their feud so much sooner than I had remembered!

Episode 35

Julie Chen is dressed like a naughty school teacher

Did the audio cut out for anyone else, at the beginning?  I got it back by exiting and going back into CBS All Access.

They have to get Vanessa out of the house or give her half a million dollars.

Day 82, Veto Ceremony

The twins are not going to campaign against each other, which makes sense.

It makes sense to keep Julia, over Liz, as it weakens both Julia and Austin.  Plus, it keeps Austin away from Liz, in the jury house.

If I was Liz and Austin, I would be so annoyed that Vanessa already has her three demands – at the ready.

Live Show, is the 85th Day.

Julia Chen teases about the special wishes from home.  I love John’s family!  This use to be a stable of the show.  Ratings must be up.  Steve’s mom is so nice!  Someone hug Steve!

Jury House.  Meg and James join that house.  There are some ladies there, to distract James.  James get one final scare in.

The Vote –

Austin – Julia
Vaneesa – Julia
It is Official, Julia is gone
John – Julia, John gave Chen a “hey girl”

Julia takes it pretty well.

Chen asks Julia about her poor choice in choosing Austin, during the last Veto competition.  Julia, having a full week to answer this question, gives a decent answer.  Julia brings up Austin, which I’m sure Chen appreciates so she can ask all of her showmance questions.

Steve and John don’t seem to mind risking not getting Julia’s vote.  John was more direct than Steve.

Julie asks Julia if she thinks Liztin can make it to Christmas, after Austin’s video message.  I doubt it but she’s hopeful.  Which I get, as Julia doesn’t want to have to apologize for all time, if they do get married.  Which they won’t.

HoH Competition.  Not a quiz, wha!?!  “Under the Rainbow”  Oh, it is that egg competition.  Instead of it going horizontal, it goes over a ramp.  There is a luxury prize (get to leave the house and go on a trip), the competition doesn’t end until there is a HoH and a Luxury prize winner.

There is five minutes left of the episode.  Liz has lost two eggs.  Austin has a slight lead, Vanessa and John are tied and Liz is behind.

That is pretty much it.  I do like that Irish song that they are playing.

There is an ad for Applications for the next season.  I wish I could be recruited!

Oh no, stupid football is messing up Big Brother!  We’re hoping CBS All Access just works it out for us.

Sunday is normal

Tuesday is a special eviction episode, plus Veto is up for grabs too

Wednesday is another special eviction, after this, we have our final three!  Things are wrapping up now!

I like football but it is annoying how it interferes with Big Brother.

Austin has an egg, they have to do this ten times!  Though I suspect who gets five eggs, also gets ten.

Who wins PoV?  Will they use the veto to take either Austin or Liz off the block?

Episode 34!

In Retro Big Brother, we decided to go ahead and watch Season Eight, we are now on episode three.  I forgot how much I really enjoyed Jessica.

From the episode picture, Jesse is coming into the house.  That guy, for a long while – like seasons – showed up once a year on this show.  He was always available.

Day 79, was the Veto Nomination Ceremony.

Liz is crying, so much.  She’s calling Austin her, boyfriend.  oh dear, then Austin calls her his girlfriend.

My wife has told me that the Veto Competition is the exact same one that MacCrae and Amanda had to do, with the throwing of the ball.  MacCrae could have given Amanda the game, but choose to win it himself.  We’ll have to see if Austin does the same or goes the hero route.

Since there are only six left, everyone plays for PoV!  Steve also mentions the trivia from Season 15!  Good thing Production has Steve!  Jesse is the host!  Mister Pec-tacular!  Austin is jealous as Liz and Julia are hot for Jesse.

Jesse picks the order, but I guess this doesn’t work the way I thought.

Liz – Julia – Vanessa – John – Steve – Austin (hey!  Steve Austin!)

Liz v Steve. Steve falls off the stage!  Liz and Julia do sort of look great in their unitards.  Each has one pin to go, at the same time.  Liz wins!  Steve and Jesse need a tv show!

Julia v Austin. Vanessa recommended, such a sweet move!  Austin is so confused, it doesn’t make any sense.  Vanessa tries to explain why it is good, to Liz but she doesn’t buy it.  Julia is hating her decision.  Austin believes he is the target.  I keep commenting on how neither Liz or Austin are going to marry each other, so they are worried for nothing.  Austin wins.

John v Liz.  John wins, on his first try!  Amazing!

Vanessa v Austin.  Austin doesn’t understand what is happening.  Austin wins, on his first try!  He was pissed off!

John v Austin, the finals!  Austin tells John that he wants the win.  John thinks that means that Austin wants to take out the twins.  Austin kills himself, and Judas is now here.  Judas tells Jesse that he is making a heel turn.  Austin will take himself down and Steve will have to put up Julia.  Austin is way heel turning!  This could be super interesting!

Liz tells Julia how wrong she was to choose Austin.  Liz isn’t remembering sisters before misters.  Judas comes into the room and rips into Julia as well.  They know that Vanessa isn’t with them.  Judas’ “in public” cracks me up.  His eyes got all big.  Julia goes to Vanessa and Vanessa tries to spin it.  Liz comes in to try to make Vanessa feel bad.  Vanessa should just own this but she is trying to piss on fire.  Put a lid on it! COME ON!  Vanessa’s crying, good grief.  Poor Steve, he goes into the bathroom (where they are) and they tell him (so fast!) “not now.”  He walks away, as he needs these social cues.

Liz confronts Austin, about how Vanessa told her that he is hiding things.  This turns into a super fight.  Oh man, we can see down Liz’s sports bra, I forgot my initial attraction to her.

Liz tells Julia and Vanessa that she can no longer trust Austin.  Liz, apparently, thought a guy who was willing to cheat on his girlfriend ON NATIONAL LIVE TELEVISION, was a guy that she could trust.

John and Steve recap what they believe is going.  oh man, Steve should put up Vanessa!

John should win HoH, great advice Steve!

If Austin takes Liz off the block and leaves himself up – that would be so dumb for him.  Austin tries to talk to Vanessa in the parlor room, but Vanessa does her fast talking and Austin loses interest.  Or maybe it is me.

Liz and Austin are talking, and I really don’t care about these two.  But this episode is all about them.  Austin ‘loves’ Liz but he isn’t going to make some sweet sacrifice for her.  Austin throws in her face, how he choose her over the girl on the outside.  He isn’t keeping his lies straight.  They have a major fight.  I do like how he tells her that he was willing to sacrifice his game for her but he clearly isn’t willing to do that, anymore.

Austin wears his Veto pendant, all day.  Julia moves his shit across the room.  It is the most I’ve liked Jiz in weeks.

I do like Liz telling Austin that she has won more HoHs than him, so she has been keeping them safe – this entire time.

The twins are sleeping in the bed.  Lis goes to talk to Austin, they are still kissing.  Did he cast a spell on her while giving her head?  My wife tells me that she is pretty sure they haven’t gotten that far.  I didn’t realize I said it aloud.

Veto Meeting!  This should be awkward.  Austin uses the Veto to safe himself, so he listen to his head.

Steve nominates . . . Julia!  He is all milly mouth about it though.  Own the moment, Steve!  I guess I rather have Liz out of the house.  Julia tells us that she rather have Liz stay in the house.

. . .

Here is a gif of Liz –

Pretty funny

Who won HoH?  Steve!  Who does he nominated?  Let’s find out!

Final Six!

So it is John – Vanessa – Steve v Austin – Liz – Julia

HoH Comp is Baseball theme.  The goal is to see all of the former houseguests, as baseball cards, and they have to figure out who is missing.  Last one to ring in, loses.

Inning One (Jason) – Steve – Julia – John – Austin.  Vanessa is out, as she didn’t use three pieces, what a moron
Inning Two (Da’Vonne) – John – Julia – Steve.  Austin is out, he was too slow
Inning Three (Jeff) – Steve – John.  Julia is out, she was too slow
Inning Four (Jace) – Steve wins!  John stopped before the final piece.

Austin makes a deal to keep Steve safe, next week, if Steve doesn’t nominate him.

Julia is clearly the funner twin.

Steve got a picture of his nephew, Harrison, who looks like a new born!

That reminds me, in Retro Big Brother, we finally got to the Neil Patrick Harris episode!

John is making fun of the twins, as they are clearly flirting with Steve in his HoH room.

Twins ask if Steve has ever been in love, he hasn’t told the gal.  Julia is getting Sigmund Freud and the tiger trainers in Vegas confused, Siegfried & Roy.  Austin’s eyes kept popping out of his head.  Luckily, John came into the room and cleared it up.

In the hammock, Liz tells Julia that Austin’s tongue skills are pretty lacking.

If I was Steve, I would nominate Liz and Austin, get rid of the couple and then the wins.

Steve really wants to talk to Austin but he and Liz are napping.  He keeps checking on them, after 20 minutes, Austin wakes up.  Steve wants to tell Austin that he is going up, so he is going back on their deal.

Steve nominates . . . Austin and Liz!  Everyone looked like they recognized which twin it was.  Liz walked away crying!  Another first for Big Brother!