Big Brother Shenanigans: BB14: Recycled Alliances, Reformed Strategies

Friday, August 31, 2012

BB14: Recycled Alliances, Reformed Strategies

Ian is planning on putting Frank and Jenn up with Joe as a replacement nominee should one of them come off.

During a long discussion with Dan that started around 1:40 am PST, we learn:
1- Ian is still very much with the Quack Pack
2- He would be happy with either one of them gone this week, preferring Jenn, as Frank cannot play in the next week's HoH.
3- Dan finds out that Shane lied to him earlier (around 11 pm) that he had made a deal with Ian to keep the QP safe during the comp, when in reality, Shane just asked for safety for himself and Danielle.
4- Dan started floating the idea that Danielle and Shane are close, that Frank and Jenn were close but the two of them are "3rd wheels".
5 - Ian wants to work with Dan (Renegades) but he's afraid that he wouldn't win against Dan in F2 (Dan tries to disavow him of that) and he wants Dan to "cut the shit".
6- Dan's goal is to tie with Dr. Will (Doubtful, from what I know about Dan, he probably wants to surpass Dr. Will.)

By around 2:20 am, Shane and Danielle have joined them and the QP is back on. I guess the agreements that Dan and Shane had with Frank are over for now. There will be a lot of prenomnation discussions today. It will be interesting to see what Ian says to Frank and Jenn.

10:06 AM: With the nominations looming, people are still stumbling out of bed. Jenn tried to see Ian but he was in the shower. Earlier, Joe gave Frank "intel" that he (Frank) and Jenn are probably going up with himself as a replacement. Joe says he thinks Dan and Ian have a deal.

Frank shuns the carrot suit and Ted gets his... Frank tells them the back yard should be open soon. Joe asks what time nominations are and Shane says 4 or 5...

11:18 AM: Feeds went to trivia and came back an hour later. Jessie paid the house a visit! He's the BB Santa Clause that replaced all the junk food with healthy food. There's a new squeaky hammock that doesn't squeak and Ian got some toys! Jenn tried to make her pitch to Ian who shut her down. Joe asked Ian why he would be a possible renom, and Ian told him because that would guarantee the other one would go. Frank tries to pump Dan for information but Dan is non-committal.

12:58 PM: Ian lists the gifts her got. It doesn't seem anyone got any powers...

1:21 PM: Quad view... Frank doesn't seem too concerned ;)

Are there nominations today?? So weird...

2:46 PM: Shane tells Dan that he doesn't trust Joe. Brilliant!

2:58 PM: Frank approaches Ian about his nomination. Ian tells him he would like him to stay but he has bigger fish to fry. He needs to weigh his options. Ian says that even if he's up, it doesn't mean he will be going. Ian says he will corral the votes, adding Frank's not his biggest target this week. Frank tells him that if Ian gives him a week off the block, Frank will vote his way. Ian says that even if he is on the block initially, it doesn't mean he's in danger. Ian emphasizes that he's more worried about the post-veto nominations. How much of this is true or not, I have no idea.

3:17 PM: Frank and Jenn talk about what Ian's said. They think that Ian's target is Joe and get the floaters out. Jenn adds that Ian has also been the "snitch" the whole time so can't really be trusted. Jenn thinks she's not really the target.... Frank says he would rather Dan go this week not Joe. (So much for that F2 agreement...) They discuss that Dan has had a disappointing showing last night. (Jenn, you fell second...) Ian is called to DR. Dan joins them and the conversation is recycled. Dan isn't giving them any info.

5:02 PM: Trivia. The Nomination Ceremony is under way. I will be posting results on the banner.

6:22 PM: Feeds return. People are snacking and in good spirits it seems. Talk is about food and Pandora's Box. No indication of the nominees. There's no verbal confirmation that it's Frank and Jenn yet, though they are the expected nominees.

7:38 PM: Trivia. They are picking PoV players. It's going to be a night time comp. Morph I bet!
7:52 PM: Feeds back. Danielle and Ian are studying. Looks like she's playing. Frank and Shane are talking about the PoV. Sounds like Shane is the only one not playing.

The comp will happen after BBAD more than likely. So we're looking at 6 to 7 hours from now to get the results. I'm going to get some sleep. :)

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.