Big Brother Shenanigans: BB14: Britney vs Willie

Friday, July 13, 2012

BB14: Britney vs Willie

8:20 AM BBT - Brit and Will are discussing the possible renominations. Willie is set on getting Kara or Wil out. Brit is questioning why he wants to reduce their numbers. Will is set on his game plan and nothing Brit says will sway him... He insists that they shouldn't trust Janelle, while Brit insists that Dan has been doing everything he could to save Kara. (And why wouldn't he?)

10 minutes later, Janelle walks in and stops the game talk, for a bit, until Brit and Janelle steer the conversation back into their game plan.

Meanwhile (8:56 AM BBT), in the Bathroom, Dan is coaching Kara to make a deal with Willie to keep her safe this week. Shane comes in to brush his teeth and ends the conversation.

9:15 AM BBT: Willie is jonesing for a cigarette, and Janelle asks Will if they can smoke on Survivor. So it would seem his Hantzness has fessed up. :)

BB is into artistic camera work this season...

11:30 AM BBT: An alliance between Danielle and Willie is revealed. Danielle is working on Willie to trust Kara and Dan, saying they won't turn against him.... Who's playing whom? I guess we won't know until wee see DR sessions. Frank comes in and game blocks.

Kara: I have to win PoV... I have to win HoH.. I don't give a f*** what Dan says.

A little later, Danielle and Kara connect in the Have Not room where Danielle reveals to Kara that she, Will and Shane have a deal. They decide they have to fight and not rely on what people say.

11:53 AM BBT: Dan comes in to give his girls a pep talk. Kara leaves to go stretch after getting a hug from Dan and Danielle fills him in on what she's discussed with Will, namely that he won't be putting Danielle up in Kara's place but will put Jenn up instead.

In case you don't know, Shane won PoV. Britney and Willie fully expect him not to do it, but after a discussion he had with Kara after the PoV ceremony (Around 3:15 PM BBT) saying that he's not married to sending her home, Shane might be playing his own game. But then again, he might be following Britney's directive to keep them guessing.

Stay tuned! :)

Big Brother Lexicon

There are certain terms that have been used in the course of this show that should be clarified. Here is a list:

Team America: Yet Another tool for production to manipulate the game. Three players will be placed in alliance by "America" and will be given tasks that apparently will change the game. So far, it didn't change Joey's game, first member of Team America slated to be evicted first.

Battle of the Block: The 2 nominees of each of the 2 HoHs will battle each other. The winner duo save themselves and dethrone the HoH who nominated them, throwing them back out of power at risk of being a renom.

AGP: Allison Grodner of Fly on the Wall Productions which is the company that has been hired by CBS to produce the show.

PoV: Power of Veto. This allows the holder to save one of the nominations for eviction. The last PoV of the game is the most powerful, as it determines who will be evicted.

HoH: Head of Household. Along with getting a primo suite, a letter from home, pictures and treats, this person decides who will be nominated and renominated should the veto be used.

Floater: This term is often misused. A "floaters" strategy is legitimate way to get through and win the game. A prime example of this is Jun Song (BB4). This strategy allows the player to switch alliances when necessary, win when necessary, but always work under the wire. It doesn't mean just going with the power in the house (let's call those floppers). It means manipulating the house, ergo having the power. In later years, the term has been misused for players who do not make any moves in the game but work for whoever has the power.

Backdoor: This strategy is used when the true target for eviction is not initially nominated, does not get a chance to play PoV, is subsequently nominated and evicted.

Blindside: When a player is evicted without even suspecting that he/she is the target.

Pawn: This is a person who is nominated but is part of the HoH's alliance and is used as a decoy, to ensure that the other person nominated gets evicted. It has often happened that the pawn has been blindsided.

America's Player: This is a player in the game, chosen by the viewing public, who is told how to act and vote in the house. They do this for a separate monetary reward.

Fast Forward: When there are two evictions in one week. Typically they tape an eviction on Tuesday followed by a quickie HoH. They have nominations later that night, followed by a PoV competition and PoV ceremony the next day. The second eviction and HoH comp for that week happens live on Thursday.

Double Eviction: On the live show on Thursday, there is an eviction (sometimes pre-taped), followed by a quick HoH comp, immediate nominations, a PoV competition, PoV Ceremony, followed by another Eviction, culminating in the second HoH comp which is usually a physical skill or Endurance.