Big Brother Shenanigans: BB14: Is it Thursday Yet?

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

BB14: Is it Thursday Yet?

They're on Lock Down!! The chances that it's going to be Endurance tomorrow have doubled and I can't be more excited. With the coaches entering the game (Yes. I know. It might not happen...) this is going to be an endurance competition like we haven't seen for a long time: a fight to the death. How can it not be with a whole slew of fresh targets on the scene?

Talk about the coaches coming into the game has been happening in pods of alliances throughout the day yesterday; and the coaches are scrambling to ensure alliances so that they don't get picked off one by one. Mike, on the other hand, has accepted the reassurance that Frank is staying, putting all his chips on his stallion to win this game. They revealed just how clueless they are about Frank being evicted in their self-congratulatory discussion with Dan who mostly absorbed everything they were saying, around 10:30 PM BBT.

At around 11:09 PM BBT, Dan, Danielle, Britney and Shane discuss this possibility and affirm with each other that they will stay together in the game even when the coaches are dropped in. Will they follow through? That remains to be seen; but from the body language in the above capture, the are open with each other, showing trust. Dan and Britney are sitting close. Shane and Danielle's bodies are facing each other. So, for now, this alliance is looking solid. They agree that they don't trust Janelle or anyone in her team but the plan for evicting Frank is on.

Shane told them about his discussion with Wil before he joined Dan and Danielle in the Arcade Room. Wil confirmed that he was voting to evict Frank but was going to give him the impression that he is safe. This plan has been devised to throw Mike and his remaining team off their game going into the HoH. Danielle is on board with this plan as the swing vote.

The question remains how will the alliances shake out after Thursday? Mike is the number one target from the coaches; but Janelle has done herself no favors by the way she's been acting: creating drama and distrust in her with the lies she's been telling. Wil is very much disillusioned with her. Britney and Dan are onto her maneuvers. Danielle is sick of her making Ashley shadow her everywhere she goes; and Shane does not trust either her or Ashley.

In a candid discussion with Dan around 2:01 AM this morning, Ian revealed that he would be willing to work with the coaches because he feels closer to them than the players. Dan did a great job in both boosting Ian's morale and subtly getting information from him about what he would do if he were HoH and how he would vote in jury.

All this is speculation at this point because there are a lot of unknown factors. One thing is undeniable, however, this is going to be a crazy ride!

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.