Yeah, that golf did get us!

I had the show set to record and then switched the set on just after 9:00 and played it. Whut?! What's this with a golf trophy being presented when 60 Minutes should already be ticking off the last few seconds? In panic mode, I immediately set Same Name to record and the show after that, too. It turns out I missed part of it (about the first half of the HoH comp, right up to the point of counting the baseballs).

Anyway, I managed to piece together a brief recap from that point on. After looking at other recaps posted online, I found that I didn't miss much.

Some observations...

Shelly looked a lot more frazzled (and even more aged) than we had seen in weeks past. Her smooth sailing just hit choppy waters and perhaps even the reef. She looks fatigued and that could be from living in the House for close to 40 days, day and night, apart from her family. I think she's reaching the point of burning out and it wouldn't surprise me that she gets voted out regardless of who the replacement nominee is.

The triumvirate of Da-Ka-Po is looking pretty solid. See all that dancing they did? Hilarious to watch!

The power couple vet alliance looks iffy. We didn't get any takes last night that showed them working together. The secret 'truce' deal between Brenchel and Dani seems to point to Brenchel seeking to target JJ next after some of the distractors (like Shelly) are sent packing. I'm actually surprised that Dani adopted Rachel's suggestion to put Shelly on the block with Adam as the floating pawn. Since when did Dani decide to listen to Racheel's advice?

Adam will no doubt decide to remove himself... he won't get 'lwned'. Speculation is that Dani would put Brendon up as the replacement, but after watching last night's episode I wonder... in previous weeks, it'd been a no-brainer, but this week (after the provisional truce pact) I wonder if Dani might not go a different route by putting someone other than Brendon up on the block. If she intends to get rid of Shelly, she might not want to antagonize Brenchel by nominating Brendon (or Rachel) and might instead put up Jeff claiming him as a pawn.

I had to choose between that or Food Network Star finale. Since it was a finale, I chose FNS. I then tried to watch a little this morning but ran out of time. I'll have to catch up tonight.

Thanks, samboohoo!

Shelly's still not getting much of a good edit from CBS and they may be trying to wrap up her story arc. Not giving the tv audience a reason to root for her.

Meanwhile Dani's star has got to be rising with the tv audience.

Dani's star and Jordan's star, after Jordan offered the call-home prize to Shelly. Jeff called Jordan "an angel on earth" and there's some truth to that. Jordan seems to have a heart that Rachel doesn't have (or if she has it, show it).

I actually watched, but I didn't have the right laptop to provide commentary.

Shelly & Adam go up. The target is Brendon with the hope neither Brendon nor Rachel plays in the Veto. Dani thinks she's golden because, by nominating Shelly, she somewhat has a deal with Brenchel. If Shelly goes, Dani's happy. If Adam or Shelly is saved, Dani can backdoor Brendon. Win-Win (as usual) for Dani.

Veto is Corn Hole! Big Brother Corn Hole. Players are Dani, Kalia, Adam, Shelly, Jeff & Jordan. Each player tosses their bag up to super-sized Corn Hole Platform. If they get it in the hole (giggle), they get 1 point. If they miss, the bag trickles down to a spinning platform and lands in a slot with various number scores. In each round, the person with the highest number score is out. If you completely miss the platform, you are out.

You then have to the prize bucket. There are six buckets, one for each finishing place in the competition. You take the prize from the bucket corresponding with your finish. Later finishers may opt to keep the prize they select or trade with someone who has already selected a prize.

First Round: Adam misses the hole and lands on Number 13. He is dejected because he will seemingly be out. But Shelly completely overshoots the platform, and she is out. She goes to the 6th place bucket and gets The Veto. We also know she will somehow get screwed since there are five other players.

Second Round: I don't remember the scores, but Jordan gets the highest and is out. She goes to the 5th place bucket and pulls out: 24 hours of solitary confinement. Yuck! It also comes with a call from home. Yay! Jordan is happy that she will be able to talk to her mom, but then she asks Shelly if Shelly wants it so that she will be able to speak to her daughter. Shelly immediately takes it. So now Jordan has the Veto.

Third Round: Kalia has the highest score, and she is out. She goes to the 4th place bucket and gets: A Carribean Vacation! She opts to keep it. Jordan still has the Veto.

At this point there is talk among Jeff, Adam, & Dani about throwing the comp to Adam. Jeff is really is a tought spot. If he wins the Veto and keeps the noms, Shelly will go. If he wins and takes Shelly or Adam off, one of Brendon or Rachel goes up. Since he's allied with all of them, it will be hard to decide. Dani assures Jeff he's safe.

Fourth Round: Dani, who has sank Corn Holes in all three previous rounds is out. She goes to the 3rd place bucket and gets: A Veto Ticket, which makes her eligible to play in any upcoming Veto. She keeps it. Jordan still has the Veto.

Final Round: Jeff "throws" it and scores an 8. Adam is up and gets a 7, barely winning. Jeff goes to the 2nd place bucket and gets: $5,000! He keeps it (bringing his winnings to $15k already).

Adam goes to the 1st place bucket and gets: 1 week in a unitard, which he immediately trades with Jordan for the Veto.

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I actually watched, but I didn't have the right laptop to provide commentary.

I watch and write a blog recap each episode, recording it so that I can go back and catch things I might have missed even as I watch it. So that's why I'm not in here participating in the ECST threads like I used to.

Right now I'm recapping 5-6 show episodes a week and have to be pretty efficient about it, using a laptap and the remote (doing the occasional catch-it rewind and fast forward past commercials), edit as I go, and publish after another full edit pass. The post is usually up within half an hour after the end of the show, as the best way to pick up readers is to be the (one of the) first up.

Anyway, here's this episode's recap.

is supposed to be the most humiliating ever, dubbed the Humilitard! When Jordan comes out, she has on a bright green unitard with a pink tutu. She also has a hat with a propeller on it. Jeff thinks she's cute - in spite of the fact that the unitard has the words, "I'm with Stupid" across the front. I wonder if he even gets it.

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Now if Jeff had traded his $5000 to Jordan for the veto, wonder what the costume would have been? If the same one? then YES! the Hummilitard of the century! LOL

I said in another thread, Jeff wasn't thinking of the consequence of Jordan holding the veto - that she would end up with whatever Adam got. And the last 'prize' is usually not a good one.
Now, if he was Kasey from BB, don't you know he would have taken that to protect her? LOL

Agree.

Jeff could have thrown it with no discussion. Wouldn't that have been funny if he had won.

Gawd Kasey. *puke* Did you see it when he was pumping his wrist? Please make him go away.

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Shelly gets to spend 24 hours in the Have Not room. She has bread, water, and slop available to eat. She also has some sort of make-shift bathroom complete with what looks like a cooler to use as a toilet. At least she gets a curtain.

She also gets her call from Tony & Josie. Whether or not you like or don't like Shelly, you can't help but tear up at this point. Unless of course you FF through it. I didn't, and I cried.

The other houseguests joke with her when it's time to leave and tell her she still has 3 more hours.

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Yeah. We've seen Shelly cry enough times now it doesn't really get to us.

But when her little girl starts choking up in tears and then her hubby after that as they say goodbye, you can't help but to be a little teary-eyed watching that.

I think it's called a camp toilet. Very low to the ground for a tall one like Shelly. And BB forgot to even give her TP... she had to ask the cameras for it. Yeesh.

They should have just hung the screen in the BY and given her a shovel. And some leaves.

Brenchel try one last time with Dani to backdoor Jeff. Dani "considers" it.

Adam takes himself off, Brendon goes up. Dani's speech includes something to the extent of Brendon being a Zombie they are all trying to kill.

At this point, Dani sees herself as a tiebreaker vote to evict Brendon - at the very least. Kalia, Porsche and Adam to evict Brendon and Rachel, Jordan and Jeff to evict Shelly. That's her worst case scenario, even though she thinks it will likely be a 5-1 vote to evict Brendon.

We'll see tomorrow night!

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good job Boo!

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