Pawn City - BB17 Nominations

    It seems Neil Patrick Harris' “Bro Code” made a very special appearance in tonight's episode of Big Brother 17. In the opening scenes, we see Austin and Jace beginning to form a strong bromance in the house, as they start throwing “bro codes” back and forth. They definitely gave viewers a laugh, but it seems some houseguests are just getting more and more irritated with the duo, now being referred to as “Shelltown” due to their conversation through sea shells being used as telephones. It seems these two guys are definitely imitating “Chill town” from Season 2, although we're pretty positive they will be as successful as the previous duo.

   

   BBTakeover continued to shake up the house, as Phil from TAR returned on the screen once again in tonight's episode to conclude his takeover. Phil states he is introducing “Big Brother Fast Forward” into the game. This means both Vanessa and Da'Vonne will “fast forward” to next week, meaning neither houseguest can be nominated or evicted from the house this week. As if that wasn't enough to shake up the house, each player also received a chance to pick one other play to take with them on this “fast forward.” Vanessa seemed to be thinking logically as she goes to each house guest, and decides she wants to pick someone who may win HOH next week, and owe her a week of safety. Da'Vonne however decides not to share this power with her alliance of Shelli and Audrey because she feels it may make them a target in future weeks. This however causes Shelli to question her loyalty, causing cracks to spread throughout their alliance once more. In the end, Vanessa decided to save Austin for the week, while Da'Vonne chooses to save Liz.

    In the HOH room, James and Audrey conspire a plan to backdoor Jace after James makes a promise to Audrey that she is safe this week. From there, James starts “recruiting pawns” to put his plan into motion. Everybody seems to be on board with James' plan, several players even offering to be nominated as a pawn. Everyone, except for Steve who knows this game too well to volunteer, knowing in more than one situation, the pawn does go home. In the Diary Room, Steve let his feelings out on the matter saying “why would anyone agree to this?!” Perhaps we should ask Jordan Parhar from BBCAN3 for some insight on the situation, as Jordan volunteered to go on the block and was later evicted.

    During the nomination ceremony, the plan of backdoor was put into motion as Jason nominated John and Becky, stating that they have no personal connections, while James nominated Steve and Jackie, stating he is sure one of them will be able to win veto to remove themselves from the block. After the nominations, Jace seems to feel completely secure with his position in the house, but for how long? Seems this season might as well be titled “Pawn City”.

    The Battle of the Block competition consisted of HG's having to transfer building blocks from one side of the back yard to the other, across a rotating balance beam. They then had to duplicate a building based on the blueprints on the other side of the yard. Steve seemed to have extreme difficulty balancing, falling off several times. Leaving Becky and John to fly through the competition, coming out on top, and dethrowning Jason as HOH, leaving Steve and Jackie on the block for eviction, at least for now. However as we already know, the plan is for one of the nominees to win POV, in order to remove themselves, giving them the chance to backdoor Jace. As most weeks in the Big Brother house, this week will prove no different. The final eviction all comes down to who wins the veto. Will Steve or Becky succeed in removing themselves? Will Jace be able to fight enough to survive another week in the house? We'll find out soon enough. For now, Good-Night.

BB17 Premiere - Part 2

    Eight more houseguests enter the house, in three separate groups on tonight's episode f Big Brother 17. Six more enter the house in two groups, which everyone in the house seemed to see coming. Once all 14 are in, the houseguests gather around the round table for introductions. As always, some players lie about their careers, and others tell the truth. Vanessa tells the house that she is a DJ, when in fact she is a high stakes poker player, but no one seems to doubt her. John tells the house he is a dentist, which Da'Vonne immediately doubts. It's always funny to me when the house doubts the person telling the truth, but believes the one who is lying. Clay immediately becomes nervous of Steve, due to his resemblance of Ian Terry. Which leaves everyone to wonder, will Steve's gameplay resemble Ian's? It seems several houseguests this season were made in a cloning machine from past players.

    Houseguests panic and rush to the living room as the BBTakeover theme plays for the first time this season. As they gather, Phil Keaghan from The Amazing Race appears on the screen. Phil states that due to several Big Brother couples crossing over and competing on TAR, it's now his responsibility to return the favour by putting a couple from his show, into the house to play the game. HG's freak as Jeff and Jackie from The Amazing Race enter the house. Good thing I'm not in the house this year, because I wouldn't have known who they were without Phil's clip.

    Shortly after Jeff and Jackie enter the house, the second HOH competition of the season begins in the backyard. The same as the first competition, HG's must pick one of the second group of 8 players to sit out from the competition. Vanessa agrees, willing to take a gamble and hope she gets something good out it. This competition, was titled “U-F-Oh No!” It consisted of each houseguest holding onto a wooden pole for as long as they could. This competition, required strength as every so often, a “UFO” would appear and tug on the ropes attached to each HG, trying to beam them up into the ship. Not surprisingly, Steve was the first to be beamed away, and the first eliminated from the competition. However, in a surprising turn, Jason was the one to hold on the longest and become the second HOH. Although to win, he did have to strike a deal with Jackie that he would not nominate her for eviction this week, if she let him have the win. Will he hold true to his word this week? We'll find out soon enough.

    

    As this uneventful episode pulls to a close, Phil Keaghan appears on the screen once more to throw a teaser to the houseguests. He calls out Da'Vonne and Vanessa for sitting out the HOH competitions, and states that sacrifice will be rewarded, but not right now. The houseguests, and all of us at home, will find out soon how these players will be rewarded, but not tonight. It seems most fans would like to see the house evict the Amazing Race couple sooner rather than later, but will the houseguests have the same opinion? Will the house catch onto the “Twin Twist” that was introduced to all of us at home during last nights episode? And how will the Battle of the Block affect James and Jason's nominees? Find out next time, and if you miss the episode, we'll have all the details right here!

    For now, good-night. Hopefully the next episode of BB17 will be more eventful.  

Premiere Part 1 - BB17

    We meet the first eight houseguests in part one of the two night premiere of Big Brother 17. Connections immediately start to form as the first eight are introduced and enter the house. Austin AKA “Judas”, or as some fans refer to him “Hairy Dan”, immediately told his fellow houseguests he is a professional wrestler. Not really much of a surprise, considering his obvious size. Audrey however, shocked houseguests as she openly admits to being transgendered.

    Shelli and Clay seemed to immediately be attracted to each other, despite the obvious age difference between them. How could this potential showmance shake up the house, and how could it affect their personal games? Time will tell. Shelli wasn't the only one to become attracted to Clay within seconds. In fact, it seems almost everyone in the house drew a liking to this cowboy as he shared his story during their first introductions. Seems he may have an incredible social game if his charm withholds.

    Audrey took charge the first day in the house, as she gathered with Sherri and Da'Vonne to from the first alliance of the season, stating she wants the girls to do well this year. If there's anything we know from past seasons, it's that all female alliances don't have the greatest track record in the history of this game. Although, Sarah and Brittnee beat the odds recently in BBCAN, maybe these three will be able to do the same. Despite the quick alliance, we can already spot a few cracks making their way through the group. As questions arise around Audrey's transformation, Da'Vonne doesn't seem to be buying everything she's selling. Although she believes Audrey is adding some salt and pepper to spice her story up, she agrees that other houseguests hanging onto every word is great for their alliance and social game; but will Da'Vonne be able to trust her, if she already thinks she's lying?

    Houseguests panicked as Julie Chen appears on the big screen, calling all houseguests into the living room for the first twist of the season. Once all are gathered, Julie announces that a “fan favourite” will return this season, the Battle of the Block. Although most fans definitely disagree that this is a favourite, it will serve to cause chaos in the Big Brother house for the second year in a row. For those unfamiliar, the Battle of the Block means two houseguests will be crowned as Head of Household each week. Each HOH must nominate two houseguests for eviction, meaning a total of four houseguests will be nominated each and every week. From there, the nominees go into battle.        The winners, will dethrown their nominater, and save themselves from eviction. This means for the second time, a houseguest could go from HOH to evicted, all in one week.

Seven of the first eight houseguests competed in the first HOH competition of the season, to determine the first of two HOHs. Julie told them they were to determine which would not be competing, when Da'Vonne offered to sit out of this competition. From there, the HG's competed in a competition titled “Flying Tomatoes”. This competition, consisted of the seven houseguests balancing on a moving platform, where Big Brother was to throw “tomatoes” at them. The HG's then had to catch those “tomatoes” and drop them into a canister. The first to gather 10 total tomatoes became the first HOH. It came down to a battle between 4. Jace, Shelli, Audrey, and James all fell off within seconds of each other to end the game. To determine who won HOH, it came down to an instant replay between producers, who concluded James was the last to fall, crowning him as the first HOH of the summer.

    As houseguests gathered back in the living room, Julie announced yet another twist, titled “Big Brother Takeover”, and here's how it works. Each and every week, a new twist will be entered into the game. This is sure to stir things up, as special guests enter the house to announce these takeovers. However, that's not the end of the twists for this Big Brother premiere. Hidden from the HG's, Julie also announced a twins twist for us at home. For the first five weeks, somebody will be playing with their identical twin. Meaning they will swap roles frequently, playing together and disguising as one houseguest. If these twins survive for the first five weeks, they will then have the opportunity to enter the house as individual players. How will this shake the house in the weeks to come? Time will tell. 

    As always, expect the unexpected. Goodnight, fellow fans.