BB 13 week 5 day 2.

So last night was anti-climatic for anyone with live feeds but they did do a good job with the editing, catching audio/remarks that they cut away from during the live feeds, especially Daniele's remarks when she was the last one "standing" on the swing comp. Everyone is still asleep this morning so it gives us time to attend to other things in our lives. Of course this is always a "calm" time of the week in the BB house with the HOH and POV results determined and nothing of strategic importance happening until Thursday's live show. But never fear, we will be on the case all week and anything of importance or amusement will be revealed right here!

Of course at 9:30 am PDT today is the first of the tri-weekly recaps and fan call-ins. "Juicy" Jordan is the host this morning. They are interesting because of the fan theories, some wild, some reasonable. I'll let you know if anything comes up...... :o

Meanwhile.....

Sunday, July 31, 2011
'Big Brother 13' Recap: Daniele Strikes Back
John Kubicek

Senior Writer, BuddyTV

For three straight weeks on Big Brother 13, Rachel and the veterans have had total power and made every single decision. But now the power shifts, as it always done, and Rachel views it as a personal attack on her. If one person hated her in the house, maybe it's them. If it's two, then it's still just a coincidence. But Rachel has gotten into fights with Daniele, Kalia and Cassi this year, and Raga, Britney, Monet and Kristen last season. With all of this information, it's abundantly clear to me that they're not the problem, it's Rachel.

"And She's Back in the Game, Folks"

We see the conclusion of the endurance HoH competition, and more important than who wins is who everyone else cheers for. Rachel starts by screaming "Go Brendon!" before adding as an afterthought, "And good luck everyone else." Throughout the competition, Rachel and the other veterans who fall all cheer on Jeff, Jordan, Shelly and Porsche, not once mentioning Kalia or Daniele, which does not go unnoticed. At least Adam picks up on this and chimes in support for everyone after Rachel gives her pointed cheers.

9 Minutes: Adam falls and he's gets an elf costume for the week.
19 Minutes: Lawon falls and is a Have-Not.
35 Minutes: Brendon falls and is a Have-Not.
51 Minutes: Jeff falls and wins $10,000.
57 Minutes: Jordan falls and is a Have-Not.
1 Hour, 16 Minutes: Porsche falls.
1 Hour, 27 Minutes: Shelly falls.
1 Hour, 37 Minutes: Kalia jumps off.

After Shelly falls, nobody says anything. Worse, as expected, Brendon whines that Kalia's muffin top was the only reason she did so well and Rachel proudly boasts that she would've won if she got to play. In a brilliant edit, Daniele then whispers to Kalia that she bets Rachel is saying exactly that. With Daniele winning, she and Kalia have a "happy, happy, joy, joy" dance party.

"The Victim Pity Party of the Year"

Rachel instantly goes into pouty mode once Daniele wins, and it's not made easier with Brendon constantly telling her not to be upset. Kalia tries to be a decent person and says she has no beef with Rachel, but it's pointless because Rachel has a meltdown and thinks Kalia's attacking her. Brenchel then goes off to whine and bitch about how stupid Kalia is and how much they hate her. It's embarrassing that Rachel thinks anyone who ever does anything against her in the game is being mean.

The pity party extends to the HoH room, where everyone is quiet and awkward. Rachel seems to be so delusional that she thinks everyone loved her room because they liked her and not because they were mature enough to put on a brave face.

"Truce"

As for the week's nominations, Daniele makes a one-week truce with Jeff and Jordan, promising that they are not her targets in exchange for her safety next week. In a perfect metaphor, this alliance between two sides who were at war last week is followed by President Obama's speech about reaching a deal on the debt ceiling. Yes, the debt ceiling interrupted Big Brother 13, which is just another reason I hate the debt ceiling. BB wasn't interrupted here...kudos to local CBS !

"I Will Be Elf 'Til I Die"

We get a three-tiered bit of comedic relief for this episode. First, Adam puts on his elf costume and Jeff is in awe because he's never seen a chain-smoking elf. Adam is obviously a great sport about it because he loves Big Brother and enjoys the screentime. Then we see Rachel and Porsche running around the backyard, and Rachel totally falls, which is funny for me. That's followed by the Have-Nots getting seaweed and sardines, which no one is happy about.

"I'm Not Afraid to Get Blood on My Hands"

Before the nominations, Brendon and Rachel try to talk Daniele into keeping all of the veterans to reform their final five alliance. Of course, the fact that Brendon still thinks what happened last week was personal and not gameplay is idiotic. Brendon even says in the diary room that he'd be true to his word about keeping Daniele safe if she worked with them again, but I still doubt it, and so does Daniele. Plus, she's not here to make the final five with the veterans, she's here to win, and she knows being in the final five with both power couples would make it very hard for her to win.

Daniele nominates Brendon and Rachel and explains that it's because she trusted them last week and they turned against her, which is true. Daniele may have drawn the line in the sand, but Rachel and Brendon chose Jeff and Jordan over her. So, of course, Rachel immediately says that her decision was "100 percent personal." Does Rachel even understand how stupid she looks when she says things like that, especially when she then adds that now her only goal is to evict the person who splits up her and her man? Newsflash, Rachel: You're what "100 percent personal" looks like.

Gratuitous Dani pic with her famous "star" tatoos....

In the background is an award certificate that she got in grade school for winning some sort of writing contest. Whenever anyone wins HOH the producers get memorabilia from their past, pics of family, goodie baskets, etc. and put it in the HOH room for their exclusive use. They can share the goodies with anyone unless they are Have-Nots on slop for the week.

So if you had the live feeds what would you typically see on a slow afternoon ?

Maybe Dani in the kitchen watching everyone fixing lunch.....she had a late breakfast, doesn't want any lunch.



She's listening to Rachel and Brendon commiserate over their terrible fate....ie, of them, probably Brendon, going home on Thursday.



Rachel, Brendon and Dani in the same camera angle. You don't see that very often, thank goodness .



Jordan's in the kitchen too twirling her hair. She won the $500k last season, returned as one of the vet pairs. Never discount her.



Dani's back in her HOH room getting ready to go out in the yard, their favorite pastime when it's sunny. it's hard to tell how many bikinis she has. More than 5 but less than 100, probably.... :lol:



I thought I took one of Shelly and her incessant cleaning....can't find it. If she isn't sweeping then she's washing windows, spraying for ants, warning everyone to look out for ants.....showing Kalia where a guy in Louisiana got bit by a Brown Recluse (Kalia never heard of them)...."It was pretty close to his johnson......"

The Super Fans on the forums can watch live feeds and transcribe the feeds into words, along with funny remarks, on the fly for those unfortunate wretches that don't have live feeds.

This just in..... Aside from the fact that the U.S. BB producers would never spring for that kind of money, the U.S. fans would be up in arms because we take it more seriously than the UK version does, as you can guess from the guests cited in this article...

Charlie Sheen to Appear in U.K. Version of ‘Big Brother’?
by Todd Gold
Aug 1st, 2011 | 10:01 AM | Comments 0

If this the rumor is true, one can only ask how much money is involved. According to the U.K. Independent, Charlie Sheen is taking his special brand of celebrity overseas and “has signed up to appear on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’”. Ivana Trump, Dennis Rodman, and Stephen Baldwin, among others from this side of the ocean, have appeared on the U.K. hit, but Sheen is the biggest star yet. He’s reportedly getting more than 6 million pounds to headline the show’s eleventh season. “TV bosses have reportedly pulled out all the stops to secure the troubled star’s place on the show, in the hope his wild antics within the house will make for ‘unmissable TV.’” the Independent reported. The show’s producers have not yet issued an official statement one way or the other. Nor has Sheen, who must be keenly aware that his former series, the CBS hit “Two and a Half Men,” returns to production later this week, with his replacement, Ashton Kutcher. Sheen is reportedly starring in a new sitcom of his own, “Anger Management,” but still looking for a network home.

Okay, here's what we know about POV and how it will play out on Wednesday. Brendon will use the POV to take Rachel off the block, leaving himself on. Dani will nominate Jordan as Rachel's replacement. Almost everyone, if not everyone will vote to boot Brendon on Thursday. Buh-bye....for now.

Well, one more thing......on the live feeds we just learned that Jordan had implants......she described the aftermath in some detail.....