This has got to be the most frustrating season of Big Brother ever. It’s like watching Howie’s HOH reign last season over and over and over again. The goal is so simple, and yet it seems like the season six alliance is so busy trying to outfox their opponents that they can’t see the forest for the trees, making one dumb move after another. It’s painful to watch. I mean, we have the season sixers who I want to love and embrace and root for, but they keep doing the most idiotic things. And then there’s Chill Town who I want to hate and see gone, but they’re playing so damn well, how could I begrudge them their success? What do I do? I’m hating my heros and loving my villains. It’s a topsy-turvy season, and as each day passes, it’s like watching Chinese water torture. Just nominate Chill Town. Nominate them! Restore all that is right in the world! Alas, going into tonight’s show, our only hope was that Boogie would stay on the chopping block, and if for some reason he didn’t, surely Janelle would be wise enough to nominate Will in his place. It all seemed so obvious and clear cut. A smart player like Janelle would never fumble the ball like the rest of her alliance. Or would she?Tonight’s episode began with Erika reeling from her surprise nomination, telling us, “Everyone knows what happens to the pawn. They go talk to Julie Chen in about a week outside on the couch.” Hey, maybe it’s just me, but I think that sounds like a delightful fate! A one-on-one with the Chenbot? Sign me up!
Boogie meanwhile was not happy with his nomination either. “Janelle, if you want to make an enemy out of me, that’s fine,” he said, acting as he hadn’t already been gunning for her since day one. He then added, “You will never be able to take me down. My army of headbands and restaurant t-shirts will protect me from your wanton advances!”
At this point in the show — ie. two minutes in — everything seemed fine. A Chill Town member had gone up, and it seemed like finally, a Head of Household was ready to stop wasting time with all these floaters. Well, not so fast. Janelle revealed to us that her master plan was actually to have Boogie stay in the house. Yes, that’s right. Janelle had been brainwashed by Kaysar’s floater follies, and she was more concerned with ousting them than the two people who could actually mobilize them into action. She actually wanted Chill Town to win the veto so that a floater would have to go out. So dumb. So very dumb. How could our beautiful, intelligent Janey be doing this to us? I blame Kaysar.
Anyway, Janelle then talked to Erika about the situation and assured her, “You’re not gonna be going home… How could you possibly go home?… I promise you, you are safe.” Yup, that all spelled very bad news for Erika, and I’m sure she knew it. Never mind the fact that I saw the two of them on the live feeds a few weeks ago, and both said they would never ever nominate each other. Oops!
Later, up in the HOH room, the season sixers walked in to voice phony approval of Janelle’s nominations. Kaysar may have genuinely liked them, but then again, he’s turned into an idiot this season; so that doesn’t mean much. James lied and said he thought the picks were fine, but truthfully, he was not happen. “It was really a stupid idea to put up, like, a floater,” he said. “We have to go after the people who we know are coming after us.” That was all well and good, but considering James wasted a nomination on Chicken George and then Jase, he really has no right to be saying any of this. There must be some magic “stupid gas” wafting into that HOH room.
The BB6ers eventually left the room, and suddenly we heard the sound of sneaky violins. Yup, it was the official theme song for Dr. Will. He cornered Janelle in her room and asked her what was up. She revealed that she wanted him to win the veto and save Boogie. She also said she would fight to save Boogie, and in return, they’d vote off the person she wanted out. In other words, Janelle made a deal with the devil. Sigh. Boogie then joined the conversation, and immediately, Janelle apologized to him for saying that she really disliked him — it was all a ruse to make Erika feel better. Nevertheless, the three agreed to work together, and at about that time, a general queasiness took hold of my stomach. This was gonna lead to bad things. Very bad things…
Elsewhere in the house, the “floaters” all came together and realized that they were actually an alliance. “If we don’t stick together on this, then every week, it’s one of us,” Marcellas said. This was pretty amusing because prior to all this “Let’s get rid of the floaters” nonsense, none of these people saw themselves as an alliance. They merely had attached themselves onto the larger groups — you know, like floaters. But by targeting this group repeatedly, the season sixers had idiotically put the floaters on the defensive, and now they’re only option was to bond together. And who were they going to go after first? That’s right. Season six. Score another point to the masterminds of Chill Town.
Later that night, just as everyone was about to go to bed, Janelle suddenly called everyone into the living room. It was time to pick players for the Veto Competition! But wasn’t it awfully late to be doing this? Indeed! We exactly sure what was going on, but we knew it had to do with all those wakeup calls the viewers had been submitting. Anyway, the three players joining Janelle, Boogie, and Erika were Howie, Dr. Will, and Diane, a trio that would certainly yield interesting results. After the players had been officially selected, Howie tried to hug Will, but the good doctor quickly rebuffed his advances, having now learned that there are better things in life than having Howie’s man-boobs smeared all over his body.
We then learned that the Veto competition would be happening sometime in the morning and would be announced with only one minute’s notice. If players didn’t make it to the backyard in that time, they’d automatically forfeit the power of veto. Janelle then honed her inner Chenbot and yelled, “But first!!! But first!!!!” (and an always savvy Danielle asked, “Julie Chen?”). At this point, the producers rolled a little video, explaining the wakeup calls and America’s Choice (we could vote in how many times the houseguests would be awakened in the middle of the night with user-submitted wakeup calls. Every three hours, one hours, thirty minutes, or fifteen minutes. Take a wild guess on which option won…).
Well, no one was more psyched about this than Danielle who let out a loud scream of joy. No sleep? YAY!!!! You should have seen her dance of joy when she learned there was a war in the Middle East! Of course, not everyone reacted so happily. Most were pissed, and Howie, well, he merely uttered, “I don’t understand.” To be fair, he wouldn’t have understood if the point of the Veto Challenge were to speak the alphabet.
As everyone then left the living room, Janelle pulled Howie aside and said that they didn’t want Erika or Diane to win the veto, and of course, Hurricane Howie didn’t even bother questioning this move. He told us, “The strategy of confusion this year is working… ON ME!” It should be noted that other things that ensnare Howie in a strategy of confusion are eggplants, ceiling fans, and rectangles.
After the commercial break, we then saw the house guests tucked into their beds, snug as a bug in a rug. Ah, just another fun night of slumber. That is, until the clock struck 12:30 and the first of many awful, hideous, and wonderful wakeup calls blared through the house, piercing every last reality star’s eardrums. Sadly, the officially TVgasm submission was shunned by the producers, but the other viewer messages were just as cacophonously beautiful. Most seemed to be a mix of screaming, droning voices, and other obnoxious sounds you’d expect to find at a modern art video installation. Plus, as we all suspected, the viewers voted for maximum torture, which meant the wakeup calls sounded every fifteen minutes, which was just as awesome as we all knew it would be. Plus, it moved Kaysar to reveal just why he deserved to be called the brains of the whole operation: “Every fifteen minutes,” he said. “That’s four times an hour.” WELL CONGRATULATIONS! That’s the sort of insight I only expect to find from Mrs. Star Jones Reynolds. Bravo, Kaysar! Bravo!

“I’m pretty much a genius.”
Cranky with this massive annoyance, Marcellas sniped at the audience for deigning to wake him from his beauty sleep. “They actually took time out of their lives. Out of their day!” he said of the messages. Funny, he didn’t seem to mind so much when people took the time out of their lives to vote people back into the house (although, let’s not forget, Marcellas did not receive the popular vote).
Anyway, as the night went on, the wakeup calls continued, including one awful doozy at 3 AM, which was pretty much a long, impossibly terrible high-pitched screech. Pushed to his limits, Boogie yelled at us, “So American, you think it’s funny for the house guests to wake up every fifteen minutes?” Yup! It sure as hell is a lot funnier than anything you’ve come up with (and that includes all armband-related humor).

By the time we reached the 4 AM hour, the house guests were looking positively haggard. Erika came on screen, and she looked like she’d just spent the past three days tumbling around in an industrial-strength dryer. She looked terrible — tired, frazzled, unhappy. Her hair was a total mess. She was two shirt patches away from being a street urchin.

“Spare some change, guv’nah?”
Finally, at 5:00 AM, the torture came to an end. A computerized voice (our old friend Agnes from MacIntalk) suddenly ordered the Veto players to report to the backyard. The six house guests bolted downstairs in groggy, foggy states, and what they found outside were six faux-electric chairs waiting for them. This was The Torture Test! Just imagine a really, really pared down version of one of those crappy Fox shows like Unan1mous or Solitary. You know, the shows no one watches. Anyway, the object of the game was that everyone would sit in a chair and look at the plasma screens in front of them on which a sequence of letters would rapidly appear. These letters would spell words and phrases relevant to the Big Brother game. The first person to buzz in and correctly identify the word or phrase would win a point. Of course, a wrong answer would lead to elimination. But wait! There was a twist! The words and phrases were going to be spelled backwards on the monitors, and oh yeah, if someone got a right answer, they could up someone’s distraction level by either sicking them with a blindfold, earphones, or a vat of maggots for their feet (something that sent Janelle humorously running for cover).
With “Agnes” having explained all the rules, it was finally time to play. The first word was “Eviction,” which I would have gotten wrong since I called out “Evict!” from my couch. Unlike me, Boogie answered correctly, and as a prize (aside from the point), he got to put headphones on Howie, forcing the big oaf to listen to a constant stream of wakeup calls.
The second word, or phrase, I should say, was “Expect the Unexpected.” Again, I was duped into yelling out only “Expect” (yes, i was well-rested for this. I have no excuses except to say that I’m pretty much an idiot). Luckily, I was in good company. Will answered “Unexpected,” which was only part of the answer. Since he got it wrong, he was unceremoniously cut from the competition. YES.
The next word was “Nominee,” and it should be noted that I did get this one right, but then I doubted myself, especially once I had a major, major brain fart and yelled, “But there’s an O!” — as if nominee didn’t have an “o.” I think I literally lost half my brain cells tonight. Was I huffing White-Out and not realizing it?
Well, Howie got the answer correct and gave Diane a nice bucket of bugs to soak in — and you know she truly enjoyed that! The fourth phrase (which I got — rebound!) was “Power of Veto,” and Mike Boogie — who looked entirely too much like Sandy Duncan during this challenge — got it right. I was really hoping the phrase would be “Golden Power of Veto,” so he’d be out, but alas, he earned his second point, and stuck Howie’s feet in the bugs as a bonus.

“Careful! Sandy Duncan might be watching!”
Janelle figured out the next word, “Alliance” (and btw, I got that one too. I was on a roll), but this was a pretty dumb move on her part because now she had to pick a player to screw over. Well, why not Diane, the human whipping post? Janelle gave the Kentucky-fried player a neat set of goggles, causing Diane to question why everyone was pickin’ on her. It’s because you got those bright new chompers. Don’t you realize, Diane? Everyone liked the snaggle tooth! Okay, just kidding. The snaggle tooth was hideous. I have no idea why they were torturing you (except that you’re an easy target. Now cry, dammit!).
Next up was “Chopping Block,” and sure enough, Peter Pan, I mean, Mike Boogie answered correctly, earning himself three points and the veto. This was bad news for Erika who already had visions of Julie Chen dancing in her eyes. Don’t you just love being the pawn?
Well, to celebrate his unlikely victory, Boogie happily kicked a pair of goggles at the wall, but oops! Them there goggles weren’t made of plastic. They were made of glass! Yay bloody toes!
After the break, we learned that dumbass Boogie needed to get ten stitches for his goggle injury (and let’s face it, if there’s any sort of injury Boogie is capable of, it’s a goggle injury). Meanwhile, upstairs, Janelle talked with Marcellas and Erika about Boogie winning the veto. Neither of the floaters were very happy about this outcome, and they wanted to know if Will or Chicken George would be going up. Uhhhh… how about… Diane?
Unsurprisingly, Marcellas was NOT HAPPY about this. “Every time the two people in the game that have to you consistently that they are coming after you, you guys duck!” he said, and he was right. He then yelled at Janey in the diary room, saying how everyone was telling her to get rid of Will, but instead, she was hemming and hawing over Diane who only might come after. “Stop worrying about what may happen and worry about what is going to happen!” he yelled. Amen to that!
Marcellas then reminded Janey that once Chill Town gets into power, they’re gonna come after season six, not the floaters, and he was right. In fact, as much as I don’t want them in power, a part of me really wants Will or Boogie to win HOH, just so we can see them stab season six right in the back. And of course, we’d only have Kaysar to blame for not nipping the problem in the bud back in week two.
Later, Janelle conferred with her group about the situation, and James asked why she and Howie put the goggles on Diane if they didn’t want Boogie to win. In an effort to clear her tracks, Janey said that she wanted to hinder Diane because she didn’t know what sort of hijinks she’d pull if she won the veto. It was a nice attempt, Janelle, but clearly you forgot that you let the House Oaf in on your plan. Sure enough, Howie busted her cover by saying, “Janey, what are you drinking? Because you told me… you told me that you didn’t want Diane or Erika to win the Veto.” Oops! BUSTED!
Well, this upset Kaysar and James to no end, especially James who already was super sensitive to his position in the season six alliance. Janelle then told us, “I got myself into a little bit of a bind this week.” Yup. Just a tad. And you know why? Because Chill Town was able to get to her. They talked her down, brainwashed her, and persuaded her to make a move that would isolate her from her alliance. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why they are the biggest threat in the house. It’s not the numbers in this game. It’s the influence.
Anyway, James was fuming at this point, and he quickly realized that Chill Town was working with Janelle. Of course, Chill Town also worked with Kaysar earlier this season, but that didn’t seem to bother anyone as much back then. Speaking of Chill Town, Will later approached Janelle in her room and tried to secure his position even more. He reminded her that if he went home, all the floaters would shoot for Janelle. Why? I don’t know. But it was a scary enough prospect that we could see fear in Janelle’s eyes. Snap out of it Janelle. Snap out of it! He’s feeding you lies! Janelle then revealed that she wanted to nominated Diane, but her alliance wouldn’t let her. Will countered that by saying her alliance wasn’t concerned with “the team.” They all had selfish motivations. True. But so did Dr. Will; so why should she trust him over them? Ah, but there was no one to say this to poor Janelle. “There’s honor among thieves,” Will then said. Actually, isn’t the expression, “There’s NO honor among thieves?” Either way, this whole thing was like watching a car wreck in slow motion. We could see Janelle drifting to the dark side, and there was nothing we could do about it. That being said, you have to admit, Janelle and Will together would be one hell of a ruthless team.
Will then said that she’d have to lie and betray her alliance at some point, but Janelle replied that she’s never played like that. Yeah, but that’s what you gotta do to win, Will said. He also noted that he knew this first hand because, you know, he’s won. And I tell you, at the rate he’s playing the house, he’s set to win again…
After the commercial break, we shifted into more lighthearted affairs: the first luxury competition of the season! Yay! The winners of this event would get to see a special advanced screening of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. I think this constituted the first time ever that the house guests would be seeing a movie that actually looked good. In addition to the flick, the winners would also get to nosh on candy and refreshments, regardless of what food limitations they were on (everyone try not to look at George). In an amusing twist, Mike Boogie was not allowed to play thanks to his dumb goggle injury, but he was allowed to pick a team, and if his team won, he’d get to see the movie (Boo! No movies for Boogie!).
Well, the household was split into two teams: “Shake” and “Bake.” Each team would be placed in a race car that would spin around on a giant turntable until everyone was all good and dizzy. Then, they’d have to crawl out, complete random tasks like cleaning the windshield and sticking on decals, and the team with the fastest completion time would win. I personally was very excited to see the turntable portion of the contest. To this day, one of my favorite images from Big Brother was of Erika spinning around in a chair on season four, swiveling her head rigidly in an attempt to stay focused and not get dizzy. I’d love to see that clip on YouTube.
The first team — Shake — tried their hand at the task, completing everything pretty much without incident. Next up was Bake, and before they started, George exclaimed like a little, drunken kid, “So cooool!!! A NASCAR!!!” You know, he earned a lot of cred from me last week, but seriously, it’s moments like these when I seriously do question his mental stability. Anyway, Team Bake got to work fixing up the car (I was surprised George was even able to stand after all the spinning), and resident meathead Howie told us, “Big boy like changing tires!” I’d love to see him carry on a political conversation with Bam-Bam. It would just be fascinating.
Anyway, the second team finally competed the event, and then it was time to read the results. Team Bake finished with a time of 1:53 while Team Shake scored a sharp 1:37. This meant that Diane, Janelle, Will, Danielle, James, and Boogie all would be taking a trip to the Head of Household Theatre! Huzzah! We then paused to have a sorrowful moment with Chicken George, who really just wanted to nosh on some non-slop for once. Maybe the poor guy will earn a Slop Pass down the line. Or maybe not. I don’t really care to be honest.
Well, the winners marched upstairs to the HOH room, which had been converted into a makeshift movie theater. “My pink palace had disappeared!” Janelle told us. I’m not sure, but I think if you Google the phrase, “My pink palace had disappeared,” you’ll find a lot of inappropriate and possibly illegal websites.
Anyway, the group all took seats in their chairs — although, not before Will ravaged a snack tray and spilled a box of candies on his head. We then sat by as they watched the movie, gentle smiles forming on their faces. When it was over, Danielle sighed, “That was good!” This was met with stoney silence. It’s a never good sign for a comedy when the audience looks like it just saw The Ice Storm.

But back to the game! After the pink palace had been restored to its natural state, Janelle gathered her alliance (and Marcellas) to announce that she’d be putting Diane up on the block. Once again, James was pissed, saying that he had put Jase up as a favor to Janelle and Kaysar with the understanding that the next week, they’d definitely put up Will and/or Boogie. I could understand his frustration, but like we’ve said about a billion times already, he should have taken care of Chill Town when he had the chance. Anyway, as James fumed, Janelle explained that she had to think about herself in this game. Yeah, I probably wouldn’t have said that. Not a great way to show team spirit. “You have fucked me,” James seethed. He then alerted us that the season six alliance was officially done. No more. Just another reason why Chill Town’s toxic presence should have been eliminated weeks ago. They’ve now successfully ostracized Janey from the group and caused the entire alliance to crumble. Again, I blame Kaysar.
Later, James woke Danielle up and told her about the whole situation. She had now become his number one ally. “It’s on. The war begins tomorrow,” James told us. He then continued his rampage, saying, “Janelle? She’s gone. Gone. She’s a piece of shit.” Now his big plan was to backdoor Janelle and get her out of the game, which really would be dumb on his part because as much as she’d pissed him off, he should remember to keep his eye on the prize: Will. Janelle may be untrustworthy, but she’s not a threat yet. Of course, if anyone’s an emotional player, it’s James. Let’s not forget his dumb Chicken George nomination last week.
Well, at the Veto ceremony, Boogie tried to seem worldly by quoting a philosopher, and then he happily took himself off the block. Who would Janelle pick? Would she put up Will, therefore sating her alliance and their whole “logic” concept (better late than never), or would she put up Diane, therefore satisfying her stultifying need to destroy the floaters? No big shocker here: she chose Diane. D’OH!!! “I’m not letting people talk me into things,” she then told us. Yes, she’s not letting anyone convince her of anything, unless, of course, that person was Will. Consider Janelle played like a fiddle, and in case there was any doubt, the Lords of Chill Town once again hopped in the diary room and mocked the entire house with their little phone pantomime. You know, the one that essentially goes “Hey, season six had the chance to get rid of us, and they didn’t! Hahahaha!”

So let’s review. Even though Kaysar and Janelle have insisted that Chill Town is overrated, let’s see what Dr. Will and Mike Boogie have done:
- They’ve successfully fooled Season Six into targeting the floaters, thus causing them to band together into a strong alliance that would not normally have formed.
- They’ve made Season Six the undeniable target of the Floater alliance.
- They’ve isolated Janelle from her alliance.
- They’ve created dissent in Season Six, leading to the defection of James
- And ultimately, they’ve brewed up a war between the Floaters and Season Six, in effect turning into floaters themselves — ie. the people who sit by quietly without a target and watch the mayhem unfold.
Of course, this all could have been prevented by Kaysar in week two. And by James in week three. But by week four, the venom has started to seep in. Season six has been permanently rocked. Seeds of paranoia have been sewn. This is the game we love, but man, does it have to come at the expense of our (formerly?) favorite alliance?
What do you think of Janelle’s maneuvering this episode? Did she get in over her head? Is Season Six screwed? Will they ever get their act back together?
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BEST. EPISODE. EVER. Some of my favorite parts. When Janelle was telling Howie that they didn’t want Ericka or Diane to win Veto, the dumb look on Howie’s face was priceless. When Janelle got caught by James and Howie in her lie, that was the funniest thing ever. Can’t wait to see who wins HOH on Thursday nite!
By the way B-Side, how can Season Six be your favorite alliance ever? Howie is as dumb as a rock, Kaysar has proved to be over rated, and Janelle is kind of superficial and fake. Those implants are brutal. As far as favorite alliance ever, how about the Three Muskateers, Jason, Gee, and Robert. Those guys were hilarious!
Pssst – Guess what? Will really IS that good. Sure he’s lucked into a few scenarios, but don’t think for a second this wasn’t his plan once he formulated it. He won’t win, and neither will Boogie – but only because they are both rich already.
… still gay for Will…
The love for Janey is gone. I wanted her to win, but there is no chance of that now. And, as much as I hate Will, I think he deserves to win this. The minute Boogie put the earphones on Howie instead of Erika, Janelle should have realized that CT is playing her. So sad to see smart players get sucked into Will’s evil plan.
It’s official. We fell in love with the dumb cheerleader with the nice bod. Will is THE best player BB will ever see in its house. The way he orchestrated last night’s burlesque was so masterful that I, a confirmed Will & Boogie hater was forced to come over to the Dark side. What a ride! Marcellas was the one voice that spelled out everything that CT is doing yet no one listens. Lisping James was right, after all. And I think he can unite the floaters to make some kind of move, together with CT to start removing the Seasick.
Yes, the look in Howie’s face was priceless, but even better was when he outed Janelle after the ceremony. How did she ever think her duplicity wouldn’t be found out? And how does she think trying to play both sides can help her? She should have gone about cleaning out CT, then pick off the floaters one by one.
Yes, Kaysar is a tool. Even after Janelle was exposed by Howie he lamely said “Well, you’re the HoH, so we’ll go with your decision.
My guess is that Diane survives and Erika will align with CT, marking the beginning of the end for S6.
Needless to say, I was thoroughly deflated and disappointed by Janelle being played so well by the Master Baiter.
The love for Janey is gone. I wanted her to win, but there is no chance of that now. And, as much as I hate Will, I think he deserves to win this. The minute Boogie put the earphones on Howie instead of Erika, Janelle should have realized that CT is playing her. So sad to see smart players get sucked into Will’s evil plan.
Oops. I meant Diane gets thrown out and Erika aligns with CT. Sorry! It’s still early here in Michigan.
I thought Will was on slop? I saw him with food in his hands twice last night — the first time something that looked like candy and the second possibly a fruit (?).
OK, I may be the lone dissenter here, but I for one can’t fault Janie for her decision. Her “alliance” has made one stupid move after another, why shouldn’t she align with CT? Neither James nor Kaysar had the cajones to do anything about CT, so why should Janelle have to be the heavy?
And lets be perfectly honest here – James was going to be the first one to go anyway…
I guess the test will be to see if CT will in fact protect Janelle next week, as per their deal, or if she got terribly played. I still love Janie, I’m hoping she can hang in there.
You people give Will way too much credit. How hard can it be for Will to manipulate Janelle, when it is clear to him and everyone else that she is smitten with him. It doesn’t take genius to figure that out. Will is alone with her everytime he begins his manipulation. This crush has completely thrown Janelle off her game.
Let’s face it, not one of the BB6rs has had a decent strategy to this point. Kaysar had his chance to deal with CT and everyone watching the live feeds jumped on the rest of us for our criticism of his nominations. They said the producers were editing out the true mastery of his plan for weeding out the floaters to pick a side. Okay genius the floaters all pick CT. Uhhhhh, that wasn’t the plan. Well genius Kaysar’s plan sure didn’t include Janelle jumping ship to CT did it? You know he’s now thinking he should of taken care of CT when he had the chance.
I can simpathize with James to a point. While he had his chance to take out CT as well, he was completely manipulated by Janelle to put up Jase after CG won the veto and Janelle thanks him by completely stabbing him in the back. He made a deal with Jase. Jase wasn’t going to come after him. Jase was going to go after Janelle, so James protected the alliance.
Janelle had her chance to deal with CT. But instead decided to throw the entire BB6 alliance “under the Sally Struthers” because she wants a piece of Will. I’m glad James called her out and James went to right person in Danielle.
The one thing the BB6rs know for sure is that CT would be coming after them given the chance. They really don’t know what any of the floaters will do when in power. But instead of James, Kaysar and Janelle taking care of what the know, they’ve over thought it and are strategizing themselves right out of the game. Genius!
They needed to get rid of the headache (CT) by cutting off the head (Will).
Well, after last night there should be no doubt. Love him, hate him, or love to hate him, Dr. Will is totally running the show in that house. boogie, however, further cemented his abject dorkiness by hobbling himself while celebrating his veto win. haven’t laughed that hard since that time the bass player from nirvana knocked himself out with his own guitar on the MTV live VMA telecast way back in the day.
shoe in (# 8): i also noticed will eating outside of the movie segment–my guess is that this was a slip-up by the editors, who often use footage out of sequence for the sake of story continuity.
as for janelle, i’m torn. on the one hand, the demise of the sea-sick alliance was inevitable, and might not be the worst thing for her. now that they are the clear focus of the house’s anger, it’s just a matter of time before at least one of them gets picked off, which is why james is so eager to jump off before the ship sinks and to line everyone up against janelle. will is not to be trusted, but since he knows he can get janelle to do his bidding, he should be in no hurry to see her voted out, and will likely campaign to keep her over one of the other 3 once a non-sea-sixer is in power. on the other hand, janelle really is a dumb blonde (roots or no) if she thinks she can ride to the end with the chill-town boys, who will turn on her as soon as it’s convenient.
what to do when your favorite houseguest witlessly plays right into the hands of the devil incarnate?
blame it all on kaysar. if mr. 82% had any balls, dr. will would be back in the office by now, and boogie would be back kissing celebrity ass at his restaurants.
The begining of last week’s recap: “It’s week four of Big Brother All Stars, and I am going to say something I never thought I would say this early in the game. I am sick of Season Six. There, I said it. Hate me if you want to, but that’s the truth. I liked them last year because they were smart and tough underdogs. This year, they have let the power get to their heads and have become a little stupid in their day-to-day decisions. However, Janey is once again in power, and if there is anybody out there that can restore our faith in Season Six, she would be the one. Kaysar and James didn’t have the balls to take out Chilltown, so it’s up to Janey to show us who really wears the pants in that alliance, even if she’s also wearing five-inch stilettos and a halter at the same time.
Wow, man, did Janelle blow the final chance or what?
I am sooo over S6. I respect Janelle for telling her team to fuck off and doing her own thing. Especially since Kaysar and James pussy footed their nominations and want her to do the heavy lifting.
I think Janelle has seen what dreadful players the King and James are and have decided to hedge her bets with Chill Town. The girl’s got her strategy together that’s for sure. Because the target has always been on her back, pissing off the floaters and her own alliance really means nothing at this point and she knows it. Kaysar take note: This is how you turn the game in it’s head!
I say go Janelle, make new alliances, piss off your dumb S6 teammates who had become a little too much like the friendship cult in trying to brainwash her into doing their dirty work. Lay the cards on the table and see where they fall. Hopefully this queen will come out on top.
If she survives next weeks evictions she will be so feared by the House Guest, they will talk of evicting her but won’t try it unless they are 100% sure it can be done, probably by backdooring. But with her wily charms she will not let that happen.
I’m sad to see the fall of S6 but very happy to see the game finally start to be played by SOMEONE.
Janelle needs to work on her “But First” – less human, more robotic.
OMG – Erika really does need her beauty sleep! Yikes!
WTF is Will wearing on his head this year – not a kerchief, not a bandana, it looks like he took a pair of old spandex leggings, cut off a section of leg and pulled it over his head.
“Big Boy like changing tires.”
ahhh – poor cg not winning the luxury comp – he just wanted to eat.
Danielle lying about Will Ferrell was Hi-Lar-I-Ous.
James seems to be going all “Puerto Rican”….
hb
Kaysar let us down.
James let us down.
Janelle let us down.
Help me ObiHowie – you’re my only hope!
hb
Ahhh Will despite my extreme dislikeness for you and your little homely side-kick I must admit you are ruling the house.
I still love Jedi Janie and lay the blame for Chill Town still being there squarely on the shoulders of Kaysar AND (Mr. High and Mighty insulted) James. They share blame equally–50-50. Neither one of them performed the dirty deed when THEY had HOH, but now want to blame Janie. How hypocritcal can you get, James?
Man, I hate to admit it, but Janey is completely screwed. I can’t figure out who is having a better week, her or Mel Gibson? Let’s see, in the last two episodes she managed to piss off Erika, alienate Marcellas, make herself the number one target of the floater “alliance”, reveal her siding with CT by putting the goggles on Diane, get caught lying by Howie (for God’s sake – how does that guy get the drop on you), align herself with two guys who will surely turn on her in a heartbeat when the time is right, shatter her own alliance, and make a mortal enemy of James (and his number one target). Well done Blondie.
I cannot bring myself to root for CT, but damn they are playing well.
Can we please have a America’s Choice vote that will somehow prohibit Will and Mike from ever doing another painfully forced phone call “skit.”
No offense, but those of you who think that Janey played this week well remind me of the people who think the war in Iraq is right on track.
Also : “Spare some change, Guv’nah?” – Best caption all season.
Once again, this episode left out a lot of pertinent info. According to live feed recaps, Janelle targeted Diane because she knew Diane was after her. Diane confirmed this to others on numerous occasions. James knew this, which is why he wants to keep Diane around. It is obvious from his conversations with Danielle that James has wanted Janelle out for awhile, and was just waiting for an excuse to turn on his alliance. He is purposely aligning himself with non-BB6 players who are after Janelle, such as Dani and Diane, because he considers Janelle his biggest threat in the game. That is a direct quote from James. However, he knows that he would never get Janelle’s vote in the end if he is the one who directly causes her eviction, so he’s getting the floaters to do his dirty work. In my mind, he is making himself look like the world’s biggest hypocrite for whining about Janelle looking out for her own interests when that’s been his master plan all along.
Also, as smart as Will is, it was actually Dani’s idea for him to talk to Janelle before the veto ceremony and get her to put up Diane. Dani acted upset after Diane’s nomination, but she actually wanted Janelle to nominate Diane, so it would piss off the house and give Dani the excuse she had been waiting for to go after Janelle as soon as possible. Looks like it worked! Danielle is playing all sides masterfully. If the other houseguests were smart, they would target her before she walks away with the whole game.
Despite this week’s pseudo-deal with Chilltown, Janelle is still intending to be loyal to her BB6 alliance. Too bad she doesn’t know James has already turned! I think the only way she will avoid eviction next week is if Kaysar or Howie wins HOH.
I can’t understand why everyone is bagging on Janelle.
Nothing she will do can take the target off of S6. Nothing. If she aligns with CT, then there is no motivation for them to go after HOH. So basically S6 is playing against the floaters for HOH.
Put another way. If she nominated Will and he got booted, the floaters would still target S6 to break up the alliance. All the S6′ers are trying to position themselves for when they finally lose control.
Favorite line: if there’s any sort of injury Boogie is capable of, it’s a goggle injury.
1. Funny how the floaters still have the most numbers but nobody (excpet evilprincess) is talking about them as actual players in this game.
2. The others were ALWAYS going after Janelle, from week 1. There is no way she can ever take the target off her back. People are lying when they say NOW they have a reason to go after her.
3. If Will & Grace (er, I mean boogie) are geniuses, it’s not such a bad idea to pair up with them for a while. Marcellas says that Boogie is a threat now that he is winning competitions, but could Janelle and Howie have made it any easier for him to win? He is not a threat.
4. The floaters still outnumber CT, they are still more dangerous. When S6 outnumbers floaters they can focus on CT.
5. The floaters should stop complaining and actually win something if they don’t want to be picked off.
6. James was already setting up his backup alliance (which he was gearing up to make his main alliance). So if Diane gets picked off James will have to stick with S6 a little while longer. Meanwhile, nobody is going after James yet, so his Jase analogy doesn’t hold water. It’s not as if Janelle is ignoring a player who is specifically threatening James.
7. If everyone really wants CT out they can win HoH and do it themselves. Janelle is right in saying she’s not going to do that work for them. It will be interesting to watch how any of them explains going after Janelle after supposedly they all want CT gone. What kind of pretzel-shaped hypocritical logic they come up with to justifying changing their strategies.
I’m the only one who thinks this, but Kaysar’s plan will work if people stick to it. Go Janey!
I know I should be turning on Janey and jumping on the hate train, but I just can’t abandon her! I like to see her as a woeful victim, and if I think of her that way — even though it goes against everything she was always about — at least I don’t have to face the reality that she too is not living up to the deified memories of last season.
Janey rallies when she’s threatened. I think she’ll surprise all the worriers out there.
This all sucks for Season 6, but from a BB viewer and CBS point of view it’s wonderful – by getting rid of the floaters it pretty much guarantees the endgame will be vicious.
Jeff — this is true. I guess what’s tricky about this season is that at least for me, I came in with pre-determined favorites, and in other seasons, you start blank and form your opinions as you go along. Here we have to revise opinions, and when you’ve been singing someone’s praise for a year, that can be pretty hard. However, if I came into this season not knowing a lick about anyone or anything, I’d be a) loving Will and b) loving last night’s turn of events. He really has been dominating. And let’s give a shout out to Danielle who nearly left this game in week one and now finds herself securely bolted to James. Who knows how long that will last, but that Erika and Diane went up as floaters and not Danielle was pretty impressive.
Personally I think Janey is a genius. She’s forward thinking and not afraid to make decisions that helps her. And this girl has the wherewithal to pull this off and keep the S6 alliance together.
I love Janey.
Could this be why the S6 nominations seems so scripted?
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About Boogie – when he’s not wearing a stupid headband, he looks almost human. And why was he making things difficult for Howie in the veto competition? Wouldn’t it have made more sense to hobble Erika, his direct threat? Except if he did, he wouldn’t have been able to go back and tell the floaters, “See, I gave Erika a chance to save herself.” I wish Janelle had seen through this hypocrisy and responded by nominating Will.
Weeks ago on live feeds Kaysar said something like: “So if we get rid of one of them [CT], that’s supposed to be a symbol of goodwill? That’s not going to fly in this house. There are no symbols of goodwill.”
I’m just saying…
And ANTF: You’re right with that. It certainly does seem like the producers are trying to construct a particular storyline.
I like to think that if Janelle gets into a lot of trouble, they’ll just make the competitions all about BB history and hockey playing.
I can completely understand the lack of love for Season Six, but at the same time, I understand what they’re doing. They don’t want people like the Nerd Herd to win the game, even though I wouldn’t necessarily classify the NH as floaters. I think they respect that Dr Will actually plays the game and schemes and manipulates. As much as I dislike how Season Six seems to be wimping out each week by not nominating CT, I respect that they would want to go up against the best at the end of the game instead of someone like, say, Maggie.
HB- “WTF is Will wearing on his head this year – not a kerchief, not a bandana, it looks like he took a pair of old spandex leggings, cut off a section of leg and pulled it over his head.”
It makes him look like he needs a body circumsicision.
I will still root for Janelle to win (even though I am thoroughly annoyed at her this week). I do think this could all work out for her IF Howie or Kaysar win HOH on Thursday. Even if someone else wins and puts her up, as long as she wins Veto, she’ll still be fine. Honestly if Janelle is out, my loyalties will be toward Dr. Will. He really is a mastermind at deceit.
The philosopher that Boogie quoted – Sylvain Bitton – in his veto ceremony speech. His business partner at Les Deux.
Still hoping for a double eviction week….
But now I hope its with James as HOH!
just a little fyi, the thing that will is wearing on his head is the sleeve of a tshirt. guys from my hs would do this when they cut their sleeves off. it’s a makeshift mandana which definitely works for me. i still love S6 and i’ve always been a will fan, but my girl is danielle. my final two: will & danielle…providing will can make it that far
The reason James is pissed towards Janelle was she PROMISED to put up CT if he nominated Jase (something he didn’t want to do).
She broke her word and that’s why he feels betrayed.
I loved it when James announced that the S6 alliance was over! As if he hadn’t already planned to jump ship. He’s way too unstable. We still worry for Sarah’s sake.
Its so funny listening to them rag on the movie on the live feeds. They hated it.
1. B-side, why are you so hell bent on hating Kaysar. It seems to be that all of the S6 HOHs have made mistakes. At the time, Kaysar’s reasoning made more sense then Janelle’s Veto decision. It makes sense for Kaysar and Janelle to try to make deals w/ Will. They probably think that if they end up in final 2 with him, they will win because the others wouldn’t want Will to win 2x.
2. It’s very disturbing to know the true context of intentions, etc. are being structured by what the producers decide to air. Thanks to all who provide info from the live feeds. Keep them coming!
3. The others — boy I miss “Lost”
Oh that was a great episode. This is craziness. The only thing I can think of to explain everything is this… There is a producer’s pick Mr. and Mrs. Smith alliance with-
Kaysar and Erika
James and Diane
Marcellas and Danelle
and Will and Janelle.
Would things start making sense if that were the case?
And Janelle must be losing it because when it comes to Howie playing for HOH, did she really need to tell him to throw it? I know he got one right but it didn’t look like any more winning answers would of come. Love how he called her out on it.
Don’t have the live feeds so someone tell me how Janelle and Diane can go from BFF-let’s make cookies-girlfriends to this.
MrsC
…and Howie and CG!
YES! That makes perfect sense. What if…
I saw CG eating a pickle and having a milk shake last night…WTF?
Janelle, Janelle, Janelle, why couldn’t you have just explained that you put up two floaters to diminish their “alliance” against S6? You could have blamed your own alliance for putting the threat-of-the-floaters idea into your head to begin with!
Looks like Janelle’s going to have to do some fancy footwork to make things better for herself. DANCE, JANEY, DANCE!
I’m starting to dislike Janelle, and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to like Chill Town.
I’m hoping Chill Town wins HOH next week, not only so they can stir up some more drama, but so that they put up Janelle and she realizes how big of a dumbass she’s being.
I still like Janelle, and I hope she stays longer, but she needs to stop being so dumb and realize Will is manipulating her so her S6 alliance will break up, leaving her with no one on her side.
This will sound so stupid, but I would love for somebody to reply anyways.
What is the point of Big Brother? Is it a game? How is it played?
I used to think it was just some Real World-esque show but I guess it’s not so, somebody PLEASE explain. I’m tired of being the last person on Earth who’s never watched it.
Big Brother is played like Survivor, only they’re trapped in a house instead of stranded on an island. And there are no opposing tribes, so everyone is playing for themselves from day one. Otherwise it’s the same: you win through a combination of competitions and strategizing.
The last person standing wins $500,000. Of all the AllStars, only Dr. Will has been a winner (season 2).
I don’t understand why people think Janelle’s move was stupid. The floaters said they’d come after season 6 regardless of what S6 does. By getting rid of Diane who would definitely come after her (Janie), she minimizes the # of people gunning for her. If she took out Chilltown (who would probably wouldn’t come after her, they’d come after Kay and James first) the remaining Chilltown member would lead the charge of the floaters to attack season 6. Thus it would be 6 against 4. Not taking out Chilltown puts the floater “alliance” at 4 since they won’t trust Chilltown.
The editing makes him look like the victim, but in reality, he is backstabbing his own alliance first. The S6 all have their parachutes: Janie has Marcellas, Kaysar has Erika, Howie has C. George, but James has Danielle and Diane. Why should James be mad about Janie when he’s the one making deals with the floaters. By no means has S6 begun to canabalize themselves, so there’s need to start the revolution against your team. So to be honest James: How exactly has Janelle fucked you? Did she put you up? If you wanted Chilltown out so bad, why did you put up Chicken George, the least threatening player in the house?
As for Will, it would be stupid for Janie to get rid of him since
1. He won’t win HOHs
2. He won’t target Janelle individually
3. If he leaves, Boogie now will be able to influence Erika, Marcellas to take out Janelle
AND more importantly…
4. if Will is gone, the show will become less entertaining
So to recap:
It looks like Janie screwed her alliance, but if she takes out Will, everyone will take her out anyways. Kaysar was somewhat right to keep CT in the house because nobody will trust both of them, but they will listen if only one is left.
Personally, I would want to see 4 S6s on the jury. However, I would like to James (or Danielle) win it just to see if he (James) has the guts to put up Janelle. (and if he does, chances are that BB will have a veto in favour of Janie) And then, the game will start to get ugly…
I actually wish JediJaney put up James–he’s the most two-faced, scheming player ever–not to be trusted at all . . . he’s probably secretly been planning payback for Janelle from the start.
I do think the producers are pressuring them on the nominations, and I’m surprised CG wasn’t the easy choice for Janelle, though I do think Diane is rather dull, and wont be missed . . .
I personally don’t think that janelle made a bad decision.
there are more floaters than people in an alliance. and if will is playing honest (which he has been this year) she’ll have the numbers to keep her safe, incase a floater gets HOH.
she could have taken out chilltown this week but it really doesn’t make sense, because that just leaves floaters in the house that want to take her out. and yes i think chilltown wants to win, but they aren’t going to win any HOHs because that puts a target on their back.
so it really actually makes sense…
B-Side, you give Mike way too much credit. He doesn’t use his brain. Will does, but to say that Chilltown is reponsible for everything interesting isn’t really the truth. Mike is a dumbass who just follows the will of Will.
I’ve never liked Janelle, so I’m glad that James is going after her. I like Danielle and Will, but they appear to be opposed. I think the game is getting better and better.
Best moment of the episode for me was when Janelle was overdramatically announcing the Talladega Nights competition, and they cut to the couch and some people are cheering and Marcellas just has the total look of death on his face, like cut my face off with an axe, I could give three shits about this luxury.
Once the seasix decided to pick their parachutes as Will would say, it was only a matter of time before their group started to crumble.
I love Janey and love that she is starting to join forces with the evil doctor. Will is good tv, Will and Janey are GREAT tv.
I think we all (myself included) gave Kaysar way more credit than he ever deserved. Yawn. James can bitch all he wants about Janey’s noms, but he had not the balls to do what he yells at her to do. Right about now I could do with a good fight between a spicy latina and a mantroll. James and Kaysar were wasted allstar votes.
I think it is only starting to get interesting.
I love Howie and here’s why:
1. He is a simple person. Period.
2. He’s not the sharpest tool and not only does he know it, he does a great job of celebrating it. “Big Boy love veto!” and “Big Boy love changing tire!” makes me laugh out loud every time.
3. Because of his denseness, he is just a generally happy person, unencumbered by the complex thoughts of deception and dishonesty. It was heartbreaking to watch him as he realized that Janelle was lying right in front of him. It was like watching a 5 year-old catch his parent in a lie. There is a loss of innocence there.
4. He seems to be a truly faithful and loyal person. From what I can see, Big Boy has big heart.
Too bad that because of these very qualities, he will eventually be eaten alive in the house.
Interesting take on Howie by #55, HicksPub. I’m in agreement with you. Howie is a loyal guy that would make a great wingman (or toady, if he was on Will’s side). His loyalty is blind and he has now been led to disaster twice by Janelle. He has instinctively opened his heart to CG and even to Will, whom he now sees as someone he just LOVES to mess with. True, this doesn’t make for a “good” player, but it does make him likeable and, given America’s love for the underdog, he has a place in our affections.
I reiterate that Janelle is now playing a bad game and has placed herself in double jeopardy, trying to straddle the two main alliances. My fear is that Boogie will ride Will’s coattails all the way to the final 2 and then be kicked out, but he’ll still get the $50K, right?
As much as I disliked Will, I now admire his ability to manipulate the others, either by a perceived fear of him or by downright lying and cajoling, as he has done with Janelle. He must have watched Season 6 avidly and, like a good player, knows how to work the fears and foibles of his opponents. His intelligence and cunning cannot be denied and all our wishful thinking won’t change these facts.
As far as the floaters goes, they already have a defacto alliance, only no one rises to become the leader. Marcellas should have done that some time ago, as he is the only one that expresses what they all fear.
Hopefully, it makes you all laugh like I did
No spoilers. Depending on your point of view…
I’ll stop with the uTube posts but this one was irresistable.
I love Howie
HoneyBunny #15–hilarious.
The Seasix alliance was already long over. They’ve been disagreeing for two weeks now. I think it was weak from the start.
Janelle’s biggest mistake was including Howie in the POV. She should have taken Marcellas into the plan. If James and Kaysar had never found out she was keeping Diane from winning, her plan would have worked.
I don’t believe she’s keeping Will around because she’s scared of floaters. She won’t nominate him because she likes having him around, period.
Will has secured his place in the house. Now that seasix has turned on each other, they and the floaters will be so preoccupied going at each other that CT will fly under the radar. I’m not surprised to hear Danielle is working behind the scenes on this.
Will is using his Season 2 strategy–become the most hated player in the game, so everyone wants you on their side, everyone thinks you’re a bigger target (and will therefore take risks and make mistakes) and everyone wants to finally take you to the end.
I’m not getting the feeds so I don’t get Danielle’s involvement w/ Will. If Will’s strategy this week was to get rid of floaters, why would Danielle be encouraging him?
flypay #43 – “I saw CG eating a pickle and having a milk shake last night…WTF?”
Pickles are on the approved list of condiments to be used with slop. And folks on slop can drink Protein Shakes, which LOOK like milkshakes but taste like poo.
I don’t understand all the Will hate. He is MARVELOUS!!! This is the kind of scheming, conniving, love-to-hate reality show contestant we all long for on “Survivor” and other seasons of “BB”. What makes him all the more intriguing is his sense of humor: he is not pure villany.
Seriously, if Kaysar, James or Janelle had evicted Will in the early weeks of this season, then this show would be mindnumbingly dull ~ imagine 3 hours of TV/week (not to mention the Live Feeds) of nothing but Marcy bitching, Diane boo-hooing, and James lisping. Ugh!
Viva Will!!!!!
(Boogie could go, though. Thought it was awful generous of you, B-Side, to include Boogie in your description of CT as plural “masterminds”.)
Thanks subgenre (#61)…Never thought of a pickle as a condiment except as relish, but that makes sense…
I noticed that when James gets angry, his lisp becomes more noticeable.
I still have faith in Janey. Marcellas…not so much.