Ruining Big Brother 18 – August 2nd

Daily BB House Stats:
HOH – Paul
HOH Nominated – Bridgette, Da’vonne
Veto Winner – Paulie
Evicted – #1 Jozea #2 Victor #3 Bronte #4 Tiffany #5 Frank
Battle Back Winner – Victor
Return Ticket Holder – TBD
Have-Nots – Corey, Paulie, Zakiyah
Have-Not Supplement – Trail Mix and Marshmallows

August 2nd was like Groundhog Day in the Big Brother house/beauty parlor. There was the usual smug Paulie action, Paul pontificated on several points, drama revolved around Michelle, and Natalie stayed cute. There was a major game mistake when James let info slip to Day – oops. So, now she’s got a whiff of what’s going on behind her back and murmurs her worries to Michelle (and us). Truth is that Michelle continually sits in the middle of the trouble that’s brewing. For that, we honor you, Michelle.Keep at it. Whisper it up, girl.

For example, Michelle sits in the middle of a Paulie/Zakiyah dispute that’s half romantic entanglement about trust and game play. The other half, the REAL half in our opinion, involves Zakiyah telling Paulie she feels that he’s cold to her. Paulie responds as per usual, “I’m being logical and talking to you like you’re a grownup,” cold and smug. What can she do with this? Zakiyah has developed feelings for Paulie and she’s now realizing (too late) they aren’t a great match. But she’s stuck in the house and paired up in the game with him, etc. We just hope Z doesn’t give up on the game because of her feelings. He’s just a guy, Zak. Let him go. Like Natalie and that whole movie, Frozen say. You’re gorgeous and cool. Focus on the game as much as you can. Hopefully he’ll be out of the house soon. In fact, it would be a beautiful thing if Z was somehow the one to get Paulie out of BB18. Stranger and less likely things have happened in the past.

The best part of the August 2nd is when Natalie sits in HOH with Paul, Paulie, and Zakiyah. They joke around to the max and it’s hilarious as Natalie insists that Bronte’s a mathematician who “does math all the time, like all day long,” and Paul says it obviously isn’t enough because she lost the math competition. Natalie then jokes about how she’s going to win HOH next and put Paul and Paulie up on the block for how much they make fun of her and her friends. Everybody’s laughing in HOH but we’re also laughing at home. In our case it’s because we hope it actually happens. In their case they’re just having fun. It’s kind of a perfect world, this dichotomy. Thanks, Natalie! Nobody knows (but us) that Natalie has the whole frigging thing figured out too. At one point on August 2nd she says to James, “You guys are running the house. Paulie, Paul, you and Corey. This is what happens every season,” see? The girl’s got it! She knows. Now just please let the next HOH comp be dancin and prancin all fancy-like with pom poms so Nat can flip this damn house on its ass.

There was lots of beauty parlor time on August 2nd too. It really did feel like Groundhog Day! Houseguests wore eerie clear masks like this one on Michelle. Thing is that Michelle also senses something weird’s up in the house. Around one in the morning she and Day have a long talk and both are getting a clear picture of smug Paulie and pontificating Paul. They point out how the guys lie. For instance, they said they didn’t lock the HOH door when they definitely did. Also Paulie and Paul both act cold and smug around the house. Then they say other people are “acting funny and evasive” meanwhile they’re projecting. They’re the ones acting this way. These ladies aren’t fools. Da’vonne says she’s feeling funky vibes about the Thursday vote too. This whole conversation is like setting up the fans for some shit to fly around that damn house. We can’t wait.

The reason Day knows something is up for certain now (about the Thursday vote) is that James screwed up earlier on August 2nd. In the safari room, Corey, Nicole, and Paul are talking with James when Day walks in. They’d been talking about evicting Day this week. So, when she asks what they’re talking about the silence takes over the room like a shroud of terror. Then James breaks the quiet to say they were figuring out a plan in case there’s a double eviction this week. Day sits with them and asks, “OK, so, what’s the plan?” and then James really pounds the nail in the crowd’s coffin. He says they think they’ll “put B and V up side by side,” meaning Bridgette and Victor. So, real calm-like, Day points out that if Bridgette’s gone this week how can they put her up on the block? Oh, shit – busted. They try to scurry with claims of mis-speaking etc but the cat’s out of the bag. Day isn’t going to forget it, either. So, get to the popcorn store now, while there’s still time.

– Katherine Recap