Bliss. Pure bliss.
Anyone who watched tonight’s episode of Big Brother knows exactly what I’m talking about. It was a pure TVgasm. The timing of this season has really worked out perfectly for me. I’ve been lucky enough to ravage some of the juiciest episodes this summer: Kaysar’s big chess coup, Janelle’s “Bye Bye Bitches” triumph, and now this, the divine moment when The Friendship began to realize that America does, in fact, hate them.
Words cannot express how much fun it was to watch the tears, the disbelief, the rage. Once again, the good people at Grodner/Shapiro have delivered us a nugget of reality goodness, and for that, I have to say thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.For sure, I thought this episode would be a dud. After all, newly installed Head of Household April would surely carry on with the Friendship orders and happily target Janelle and Howie. I honestly didn’t know if I’d be able to deal. But then a glimmer of hope came into my life. As we reminisced on Rachel’s recent departure, Beau curiously noted that he and Ivette were the last pair standing. “Everyone is not even looking at us as a target,” he said proudly in the Diary Room. Uh oh. Something is afoot. That was just the sort of cocky attitude the producers love to tear down. Would this episode provide some cataclysmic rift in The Friendship? Alas, after weeks of watching Kaysar’s alliance slowly crumble, I couldn’t pain myself with the thought that there might just be hope left, only to have those dreams dashed by cruel CBS misdirection. My heart can only take so much torture.
Anyway, Rachel walked out the door to Chenbotville, leaving the remaining house guests to stand around and speak in hushed voices, as usual. We could tell the Chenterrogation was going on because Rachel’s video image turned gray at a noticeably slow frame rate, clearly the biproduct of a Chenbot power overload. Seriously, we were about two seconds away from a rolling blackout.
We then returned to the HOH competition where we once again relived the atrocity that was Janelle losing out to April. As The Friendship pounced on her from all angles, April gushed, “I felt like I had been crowned… like Miss America!” Funny, I didn’t think Miss America let seniors into the competition. But then again, the organizers might make an exception for April, what with her famed romance with Bert Parks in 1952 (The same year, coincidentally, that Queen Elizabeth II was, you guessed it, crowned. It all comes together).
As the joy parade continued, Maggie noted, “I felt the most confident out of anyone with April winning HOH.” Hmmm… more cockiness. CBS, don’t toy with me! I will not be a happy blogger if you pick me up, only to cut me down again. At the very least, I could still enjoy the ever-deluded Ivette who screamed across the house, “AMERICA LOVES YOU, APRIL!!!” How about we put that thought on pause, mmmkay?
Later, everyone sat around the dining room table, talking about how no one had won HOH twice. Janelle then looked at Howie and commented, “Not really because the week that you won, we put our own side up. So Maggie was actually Head of Household twice.” Oh SLAM!!!! Janey managed to dis Maggie and Howie all at once. Amazing! Is there anything she can’t do?
Maggie and The Friendship, meanwhile, looked around with confused smiles, as if to say, “We’ll smile to be polite, but we’re pretty sure you just made fun of us.” Actually, Maggie just came right out and said it, “I don’t get it.” It’s good to see that Cappy’s sense of humor remained. Maybe Janelle should have adopted some Beau-isms and communicated via nonsensical grayscale comments.
Afterwards, James began his weekly ass-kissing, this time focusing on his most gullible target, Ivette. While the two chatted outside, April and Maggie suddenly realized that this was not such a great alliance. “It may get in the way of The Friendship,” said Maggie. “It may absolutely be a potential problem if it’s not addressed.” I like how she talks as if there’s actually formal Friendship meetings — like some cloying sect of Quakerism. Nevertheless, with the impending threat of Ivette and James looming, April and Maggie literally sprinted across the house to the Gold Room as if a giant fireball were on their heels (and yes, I truly enjoyed April’s geriatric gait). Anyway, April urgently pushed the idea of backdooring (hee-hee) James this week and needed Howie and Janelle to agree to not select him as their veto partner. Man, if this plan goes through and Janelle and Howie spare themselves another week… I can’t think about it. Must not get too excited…
Of course, the smart move for Janelle and Howie would be to insist that Ivette and Beau be put up as the pawns instead. And if April refused, the two could simply threaten to bring James into the veto competition. Unfortunately, Janelle and Howie weren’t thinking at such Kaysar levels, and as they later mulled over the situation to themselves, Howie reasoned, “We got nothing to lose.” NO! DON’T LISTEN TO HOWIE LOGIC!!! It leads to bad things! Make Ivette and Beau go up instead!!
Anyway, since this was the first episode after April ascended to power, it meant we had the joy of watching the great unveiling of the HOH room. And yes, it was just as bad as we thought it would be. Actually, I take that back. The little personal artifacts weren’t as cloying as my nightmares had suggested, but Beau was in rare form, squealing like an air raid siren every time anyone shoved an object in his face. Remind me to wear earmuffs next time he enters a new HOH room. April got the usual gifts from home including a picture of her husband and, of course, Pepperowwwwni. She also received a blue bathrobe which she donned as if it were some royal garb passed down from Charlemagne’s court. But what really got her choked up was a small bracelet. We never really learned the significance behind this trinket, but it sent April into a tailspin of emotions, ultimately ending with her proclaiming, “MY HUSBAND!!! HE LOVES ME!!!” Just like America!
Howie meanwhile made inroads with his latest apology campaign by kissing Pepperoni’s picture and telling the dog he was sorry about the pizza joke. Ah, but it wasn’t sincere because moments later in the Diary Room, Howie happily sang, “B-U-S-T-O and Busto was her name-o.” Ooh, nice one Howie! What’s up with Howie being funny lately? Doesn’t make sense.
Okay, back to game talk. The Official Grand Conclave of the Friendship met in the HOH room under the rule of the freshly bathrobe’d April. There was much to debate today. Ivette wanted Janelle out of the house. Maggie wanted James out of the house. And Beau wanted to say “fabulous” just for good measure. Ultimately, the momentum seemed to side with Maggie, and the group opted for a traditional backdoor plan for James. “Do NOT say anything to him!” commanded April to Ivette. Okay, how long until Ivette spills the beans? I give her t-minus two minutes.
In case anyone still doubted that April is an old lady…
Amazingly, however, Ivette kept mum (or at least as far as we could tell), and the next morning, Janelle and Howie came a callin’ to Busto’s room to find out what the latest plan was. Janey wanted April to put Ivette up as a pawn as well, simply because it would ensure that if she won the veto, she would use it. But April assured the two that if Ivette went back on her word, The Friendship would target her the next week. Suuuure. Kind of like how Jennifer said her alliance would totally understand if she nominated them as pawns to backdoor James. But then talk got around to the idea of putting both Ivette AND Beau up on the block as pawns, and after a good twenty minutes of self-control, I finally gave over to hope and let my heart skip a beat or two. After all, was it not Beau who had so proudly bragged that he was out of the spotlight? Might he finally be going up on the block??
Well, it was time for April to make her nominations, and this of course led to the typical “What should I do?” montage of the HOH sitting over the nomination thingy (memo to producers: please name that key box next year). “I like for people to like me,” explained April from the Diary Room. But April, didn’t you hear what Ivette said? America LOVES you!
Anyway, at the nomination ceremony, we quickly discovered that all that Beau/Ivette talk was merely just that: talk. Howie and Janelle were put up on the block, and the momentary euphoria I had felt just a few minutes earlier was quickly vanquished. THANKS CBS.
Howie and Janelle took their nominations fairly well, and they seemed to chest bump each other in support, but then I realized they had simply both overshot their hug, making for one hell of a collision (okay, it wasn’t that big of a deal. But I like to harp.) James, meanwhile, noticed that something was up and immediately realized he was being backdoored (hope he lubed up!).
With the nominations now established, April and the rest of her alliance approached Ivette to make sure she was still on the same page. The Spicy Latina (who Everybody Loves, btw) seemed torn with the prospect of possibly using the veto, and a knot tightened in my stomach as I realized that this might all be building up to an Ivette victory.
At the Veto Competition, April picked Maggie, Janelle picked Ivette, and Howie picked Beau to participate. James, meanwhile, picked an awkward expression to hide his displeasure. Random observation: when James tries to cover his unhappiness with a fake mini-smile, he looks quite matronly, does he not?
Anyway, the competition was fairly basic but still fun. Each competitor was placed in a trough of mud, hidden in which were several keys. Hanging on one side of the trough were four giant vetos that needed to be unlocked and dropped in a slot on the other side of the trough. First person to get all his or her vetos in the slot would win. But wait, there’s more! Of the four hanging vetos, one of them was silver. The first contestant to unlock his or her silver veto and drop it in the slot would win the combo to the second safe in the Gold Room. A multi-tiered veto competition! EXCITING! Well, exciting for most of us. Ivette wasn’t so ecstatic: “Mud. I hate mud.” And mud hates you. And by “mud,” I mean “America.”
As the Veto Competition got underway, everyone hustled for the big prize, especially Howie. “I don’t trust the Nerd Herd as much as I can pick Maggie up and throw her on her big, fat ass,” he said. Ouch! Howie with another funny. Although, it does seem odd that Howie has coined this term “Nerd Herd” when he, in fact, is a self-proclaimed follower of the Jedi lifestyle. Maybe the “Nerdier Herd” would be better.
Well, even though I was fearing an Ivette victory, April actually won the veto, making it the very first (and probably last) time I’ll ever cheer for her to win anything (and “cheer” is an overstatement. It was more like a general relief that Ivette lost). Also winning big was the lovely Janelle who focused all her efforts on unlocking her silver veto. Makes sense. She knows she pretty much can’t win the big prize. Might as well go for everything else. This, of course, made all The Friendship intensely jealous, especially April, who complained, “Janelle is the luckiest person in this game. It makes me sick. She wins everything.” Except HOH this week, jerk. Be thankful you still have a shot at that $500,000.
Anyway, Janelle hopped on over the safe and discovered she had won a trip for two to the Bahamas, courtesy of Travelocity. Oh, and she also won a gnome. This was cool, but not nearly as cool as the time on The Amazing Race when Phil Koegan held a Travelocity gnome up to his teat. That, my friends, was magical.
Janelle announced that she was going to take her mom on the trip, and even though The Friendship was supposedly founded on some sort of moral high ground, that didn’t stop Ivette from committing that most Ten Commandment-y of sins: coveting thy neighbor. Ivette threw a near hissy fit, whining that Janelle wins every damn prize. Must I remind you again? Barring some sort of miracle, SHE WON’T WIN THE GAME. So stop moping around and be happy you’re in the majority.
Hey, remember America’s Choice? With all this activity, I nearly forgot that tonight was the big results show. Just to remind everyone, last week, we launched a small campaign to vote for Janelle, if only to make The Friendship cry. To be honest, I wasn’t sure of how successful it would be. It certainly didn’t have the same traction as the Save Kaysar movement; hell, I didn’t even try to hawk any magnets this time around. So would TVgasm prevail?
“I think almost everyone is voting for Ivette to get it,” surmised an absolutely clueless Maggie. Oh, if they could only SEE their popularity polls at CBS.com. Needless to say, I wasn’t sure if Janelle would win, but I was pretty positive Ivette would not. Oh, it will be glorious!
Nevertheless, Maggie continued to raise Ivette’s hopes: “If it’s not you, I think it’ll be hard on all of us.” EXCELLENT. Okay, I had to admit, I kind of felt bad for Ivette. She was so nervous and excited that she could barely contain her emotions. With her chin slightly quivering and her words soft and brief, we knew that losing this phone call would crush her in ways that we could only imagine. Not even Cappy would be able to lift her spirits.
Later, while the house guests were busy doing things like running on the treadmill and sitting around, a cell phone in the living room began ringing (with the Big Brother theme song ringtone, natch). Janelle answered it and… Hallelujah! It was Michael! We did it again! YES!!!!
Now, unlike the first America’s Choice, I’m pretty sure TVgasm was the only place that organized a Vote For Janelle campaign; so in the interest of self-promotion based on no empirical data, I’ll just go out on a limb and say this was a true TVgasm victory. And by all means, if anyone’s seen other Janelle campaigns, please tell us. We’re more than happy to share the glory.
Well.
Well, well, well.
I’ll just say that the next five minutes of Big Brother were sublime. And before I rehash them, let me just say that when TVgasm encourages people to act in a certain way, we know what we’re doing. We know what will create good TV, and if there was ever any doubt, look no further than this beautiful segment.
You see, the point of our little campaign was to quite simply make The Friendship cry. That’s all we wanted. Sure, it was a little more vindictive and mean than what we normally do, but well, all’s fair in Big Brother season. With Janelle and Howie and James most likely on the outs in the coming weeks, our triumphs over The Friendship will be few and far between, which is why we here at TVgasm pounced at the opportunity to score this rare victory. Having Janelle not only win the America’s Choice but also use it to chat with Michael would simply be a slap in the face of La Herd Du Nerd, and personally, the way it all played out was far better than anything I could have imagined.
As Janelle babbled about inane things with Michael (“Did Britney Spears have her baby?”), The Friendship looked only with fake smiles, barely concealing their jealousy and disappointment. Ivette, for one, looked absolutely destroyed. “A lot of the conversation existed of things that were not very intellectual,” complained Maggie. Yes, I too enjoy intellectual things. You know, like properly using “consisted’ instead of “existed.” And WTF was Maggie talking about anyway? Was she expecting Janelle to discuss Nietzsche or something? I guarantee that had Maggie won the call, she would have spent the entire time yapping away about her stupid turtle collection.
She’s gonna lose it. Wait for it… Wait for it…
And then the commentary came.
“It hurts my feelings to know that America loves Janelle,” April told us. Other things that hurt her feelings: turning 87.
Oh, but April wasn’t done.
“Anyone who would sit here and think that Janelle deserves a phone call from Michael over anyone else in this house, I just have to question their character,” she seethed. Question all you want. You’re just feeding the monster.
Well, once the call was over, the real fun began. Ivette quietly retired to the HOH room where she collapsed on the slumber party mattress and full-on SOBBED into a pillow. I mean, she cried like she’d never cried before. Honestly, this was way above and beyond our highest crying expectations. It felt like I had found an artist and said, “Draw a picture” and he painted a Mona Lisa instead.
Funniest crying EVER!
With Ivette languishing on the mattress, Maggie incredulously explained the situation to us. “Ivette’s feelings are really, really hurt. She feels like, how could America pick Janelle to get a phone call from someone that she knew for two weeks vs. her get a phone call from someone that she’s in love with?” Interesting question. How could America pick Janelle over Ivette? Simple. America likes smart people.
In the HOH room, Maggie further derided Janelle. “Well, that says a lot about her. ‘I choose someone that I’ve known for two weeks.’” Yeah, how could Janelle put so much stock into someone she’s known so briefly? In other news, Ivette, April, and Beau have left burnt offerings at the altar of Cappy.
Eventually, The Friendship faced this traumatic event with the best defense they could muster: denial. “There’s no way that America likes Michael,” April insisted. Heh. You’re wrong, bitch.
“There’s no way that America picked Janelle,” echoed Maggie. Oh, this was wonderful. My “Mwhahahahaha” surely could be heard across Hollywood.
“We don’t believe it!” April reiterated angrily. “America did not vote Michael’s ass to come back in this house. So how could it have been that America voted for Michael to call Janelle? Uh, no. There’s no way that could have happened. There’s just no way.” You see, April, it wasn’t so much that we voted for Michael, as it was we voted for Janelle. And it wasn’t so much that we voted for Janelle, as it was we voted against YOU (although, I voted for Janelle because I like her too).
Ah, but there was no stopping April. She was more fired up than that time her Model T broke down on the way to the Woodrow Wilson rally. “The houseguests are missing their loved ones. And you’re gonna freakin’ get Michael to call Janelle?? I mean, that’s just crazy. That’s stupid!” You know what’s crazy and stupid? Leaving your loved ones in the first place. SHUT UP! (Actually, keep screaming at us. This is the funniest shit I’ve seen all year).
Sensing a possible way to un-backdoor himself, James entered the fray and tried to fan the flames of rage against Janelle. “There’s no way that America could be that cruel,” said James. Hmmm… We don’t like to think of it as cruelty as much as justice.
And finally, the coup de grâce. April, take us home! “The fans that watch this show are all pieces of shit!” Hahahaha. Awesome. Good luck working your way into our hearts now, BUSTO!
Well, as shock receded, Ivette literally threw a temper tantrum, whining, “I want her gone! I want her out of this house!” Uh oh. Baby wants her bottle. Amusingly enough, Janelle then entered the room, causing The Friendship to smile politely and assure her that no, they weren’t mad at her. She didn’t do anything.
Of course, by then, Ivette logic had taken over the group as they now believed she was not only one of the luckiest people in the house, but she would ride that luck to the end of the game. Hey idiots, how about you stop worrying about mystical forces and think about strategy instead.
Nevertheless, the wagging finger of regret entered my mind as I suddenly feared that this America’s Choice victory might just imperil our dear Janey. Still, even if April reneged on backdooring James, it would have been worth it just to have seen the past five minutes. Luckily, at the POV ceremony, April surprisingly lived up to her word and took Janelle (!) off the block. And at long last, James (doing his matronly upset face) was backdoor-ed into the loser’s circle. I like James, but if his exit means Janelle will go farther, I’m all for it. Plus, now I don’t have to deal with haters saying “YOU SCREWED JANELLE!!”
What a wonderful episode. What did you think?
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A Gnome!! A Gnome!!
It’s great to win a Gnome!!
(Loved the Phil photo!!)
Oh my GOD! Thank you TVGasm! I for one was having trouble mustering up interest in watching last night….but I’m so glad I did! I had multiple TVGasms.
BTW – what was up with that weird “let’s all sit around in a circle and feel up Ivette’s back?” scene. It gave me the creeps. James looked like Hannibal Lecter inspecting his next meal.
I’ve already said it three times during this season, and I’ll say it again now.
BEST EPISODE IN BIG BROTHER HISTORY!!!
Great recap, B-Side!! Loved watching Ivette cry! Did you notice that when Beau was screeching in the HOH room, James stuck his finger in his ear? Very painful to have that ear-piercing scream right next to you. Must have reminded April of the air raids in WWII. Surprised she didn’t dive under the bed!
How could you not mention James quoting from the BIBLE?
I believe it was something from Ecclesiastes, and quite moving I might add!!
Douchebag
You, my dear man, just made my morning.
Best April line ever:
“Ah, but there was no stopping April. She was more fired up than that time her Model T broke down on the way to the Woodrow Wilson rally.”
Go Janelle! Beat dem beeyatches…
I made it home just in time to watch the America’s Choice phone call come in. It was awesome, and April’s line about the fans being pieces of shit was so sweet! I really hope that if two Friendship members end up in the finals, the Chenbot gives them a rundown on how the overwhelming fan support was NEVER on their side.
Oh, it was so good. I’m glad that the editors of the TV show finally gave up on trying to make the Girl Scout Troup look good.
You should have heard them on the live feeds the day Janelle won America’s Choice… they were saying stuff like “Fuck you, America!” I think Big Brother actually had to call Maggie into the Diary Room to tell her that it wasn’t fixed.
when I saw Yvette on the floor, I noticed that she as a great ass, and know ass, cause i am a piece of shit !!
Ivette wasn’t so ecstatic: “Mud. I hate mud.” And mud hates you. And by “mud”, I mean “America.”
LMAO!
This was a great episode…I’m sorry, not as good as “Bye Bye Bitches” where Jedi Janey rocked the house, but it was still good. These ppl are so delusional, they constantly make up lies to justify their actions…I have known many ppl like this is my life and it makes me sick knowing that one of them will probably win the jackpot.
I am going to miss James in the fact he has provided some good entertainment this year, but his ass kissing will not be missed.
Bravo, B-Side on the recap. Bravo! Great episode and God Bless America (that reads TVGASM)!
Loved the line
“Yeah, how could Janelle put so much stock into someone she’s known so briefly? In other news, Ivette, April, and Beau have left burnt offerings at the altar of Cappy.”
That’s all I could think of as Maggie and April kept bashing Janelle — and implying she’s a slut — for having genuine feelings for Michael. How is that different than pledging your devotion to a roid-raging midget you’ve known for the same amount of time as Ivette had.
Thank you America! Thank you TVGasm! For giving us such great TV!
I loved April coming downstairs all puffy-eyed and snot-nosed and telling Janelle that “people are upset … AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE.” April: Fighting the good fight against others’ popularity. When everyone was rubbing Ivette’s back, did any of them actually touch the big, black (probably hairy) mole that was front and center? I don’t have replay.
Wow, i didn’t even catch the irony of the nerd herd bashing janelles “short relationship” with michael, as they all bow down to the crap-ifix.
Also, i thought we’d get at least one picture of ivette in her mini-skirt binkini, a la april. maybe it’s best we don’t see that image again…ever.
This was a great episode!
Watching Yvette cry was hysterical. Who does she think she is anyway? I loved deluded reality show contestants. They have no idea how much America hates them. The Friendship must end!
I think April should have rotten eggs thrown at her when she leaves the house, for all her nasty comments about fans of the show. What a fucking cunt.
Well, I take it April won’t be America’s choice for the rest of the season. heh.
BTW what does it mean ” to back door” someone? I don’t know all of the BB lexicon.
I admit I didn’t even want to watch tonight’s episode. After watching April win HOH last week I was emotionally drained. It felt like I got kicked in the stomach. And on top of that I felt embarrassed for letting some dumbass reality show bother me so much. But I knew I just couldn’t sit by and watch another week of those scumbags obnoxious gloating as they take my janey from me.
And then, at about the 6 minute mark, A glimmer of a smile came to my face. When Janey made that crack about Maggie winning HOH twice. I smiled. OH Janey, you always know how to make me feel better.
The next piece of joy I felt was watching that huge tub of shit Ivette waddle in the mud like the pig she is. I even slow mo’ed it a few times. That woman’s rolls have rolls. But sweet holy mother of Jesus nothing could prepare me for the joy I was about to experience….
When Ivette was crying, I was smiling so much my face hurt. At one point I literally stood up form my seat and did a fist pump. Oh god I wanted to taste her tears. Mmmm, they taste sooo good. How’s that feel bitch? Yep that’s right, we HATE you. But it kept on coming. The incredulous friendships comments sent me over the edge. April saying were all shit? Feelings mutual BUSTO. And Ivette constantly referring to Janelle as “evil always winning�. Gee you wonder why we hate you? THATS why. When they cut to April in the diary room crying about how cruel it all was, I almost whipped it out and started masturbating. IT was that good.
I knew that I would come to this site this morning to see TVGasm patting itself on the horn and tooting its own back. (I don’t really miss Cappy’s botched cliches, but in some ways I do.) Congrats – but how do I prove the Janelle campaign in my brain that only came from my own conclusions and not from a website telling me what to do? That’s OK – I don’t need the shared glory. Congratulations you guys, you did awesome.
Watching Ivette cry made my day/week/life.
Go Janey!
I particularly loved the part when Janey was talking to Michael and Maggie demanded that she ask Michael what was going on in the world. So, what does our Janey do? She asks if Britney Spears had her baby, all the while rolling her eyes. The look on Maggie’s face was priceless! Burn!!
Great TV moment:
First, James mentioning the Ecclesiastes passage they had just read about the wicked sometimes winning out over the righteous. (nice quote there James – from a Book whose major theme is “Everything is Meaningless” – it couldn’t be more ironic. Even more ironic than those immortal words “Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.” It’s that ironic.)
Then, instantly after James’ contribution, April (led by her emotions obviously) calls the viewers ‘pieces of shit’.
I’m sorry. Remind me again who are the righteous in this scenario?
Exactly.
ha!
P.S. -
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun.
absolutely loved it!!
if by some hand of god janelle or howie were to get HOH next, lord only know how happy i would be. christ, if for the next 2 weeks it was those 2 we could at least ensure that beau & ivette were gone. but here’s to wishful thinking. i’ll just replay last nights episode in my head
CRY, BITCH, CRY!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!
fucking ivette. what a hag-beast. and i loved how when janelle went in to offer her faux-apology, she made sure to keep munching on her cereal or whatever it was she was eating. ‘hope you’re not mad (munch-munch)’ HI-LARIOUS!
thank christ april stuck to the plan to backdoor james. she can rub ivette’s back all day–she knows when it comes down to the wire, la gordita lesbiano would love to have the swing vote against her and maggie.
thanks again, tvgasm! this was the next best thing to getting to see the looks on the friendshit’s faces when they find out america LOATHES them.
It was the best and you are the best!
I hated her piece of $#!+ comment. I hate her guts. I’m predicting that by the end of the week, she’ll be the lowest in the popularity polls.
British (#16), a backdoor is as follows. Let’s say April is the target (one can hope right) AND jANELLE IS HOH. She nominates Ivette and Beau. Janelle picks Howie for Veto. Ivette picks James and Beau picks Maggie. This means April can’t compete in Veto. Whoever wins Veto uses it and April is put up and evicted.
Did anybody notice that they dropped the f-bomb? During last quarter of the show April says to Janelle. “Is their a target on your back? Abso-fucking-lutely.”
Does anybody have the tape/tivo and can confirm?
OK, so it’s not like I take pleasure in the misery of others (yeah, I know – who am I kidding), but that was an absolutely great reality moment. I also felt bad for Ivette, because you can tell her heartbreak was real, but her pain was worth the joy of watching the friendships’ brains completely melt at the thought of how much America loves Janelle. And when they come out that the Janelle vote was largely out of spite, oh that’s going to be good.
If I am a piece of shit, what exactly does that make April? A petrified turd from the prehistoric era?
Is it me, or is this reality show..complex? I mean, I can figure out most things, but all the spaghetti drama and such things as “backdooring” can boggle the mind.
Mike (#26),
I’m 99 percent certain that April said ‘Abso-friggin-lutely.’
ha!
Speaking as a piece of shit American who voted numerous times for Janelle, I hope Grandma April dies of a heart attack on live TV. Old cooze.
It was great to see the F-sheep bite it. My only regret now is that my wet-dream partner James will be gone.
Go Janey & Howie!
I love how Ivette showed all of us and Rachel what it is to be a sore loser. I know I was pretty confused when she rightously informed North America that Rachel is a sore loser. Thank you Ivette for illustrating this to all that thought you didn’t really know what that term meant.
PS. Canada also hates you Busto
Lovesit! Janey is such a badass.
Thanks TVgasm for making my morning complete.
Every time that April insulted “America” I would turn to my husband and say, “That bitch, she’s talking about me!” And I loved every minute of it. I even did the Nelson “Ha-Ha” several times.
Mike #26 – Confirmation on the F-Bomb. I noticed it too. Though I think she may have pronounced it closer to “fuggin.”
Last night’s episode was AWESOME. This is the first season I’ve ever watched BB, and I’m just floored each week at the delusional world these people (The Nerd Herd) are living in. Collectively, they run the gamut of absolutely unappealing personality traits: self-absorption, superiority, obsequiousness … and, it appears, nearly all of them own small, yappy dogs … all that good shit that makes you feel better about yourself : )
Ivette’s “heartbreak “was hardly real. It was the tantrum of a child not getting enough attention, designed to take attention away from everyone else, and it worked.
“I hate her. I want her out of the house now.” Sore Losers everywhere feel her pain.
Great recap as usual!
If past seasons are any indication, shouldn’t there be at least one more America’s Choice or big prize to win? Possbily tickets to the Emmys, something like that?
Please let’s have one more America’s Choice so we can show Grandma Moses and her Friendship how we hate them even more now. (okay I’ll give her credit for keeping her word last night). But won’t forgive her for calling us pieces of shit!
Side note..let’s all pray to the Travelocity gnome for a Janelle/Howie win
I know why America loves Janelle. She’s has or had a PENIS!!! Where’s Jerry or Maury when you need them. But man, won’t Michael be thrill to find that Janelle has a bigger penis than his.
“It hurts my feelings to know that America loves Janelle,” April told us. Other things that hurt her feelings: turning 87.
classic. i need another cigarette.
Am I the only one that noticed how much Ivette’s ass was shaking as she cried?
James pissed me off this episode. I was really gunning for him. Now he’s just taking all of this laying down.
Was also really impressed April actually used her brain and realized that her little gang would probably vote Janelle out rather than James if she was left on the block.
James looks like the Norman Bates character from “Psycho” FREAKY!!
I actually felt guilty watching last night’s show because I was so intensely happy to watch them all cry. No one buys that you are a newlywed Busto! Also, how did Howie so correctly guess that her dog was ugly and her husband fat?
One of my favorite moments last night was when April was at the memory wall before the veto ceremony. Something caught my eye in the upper left hand corner of the memory wall, so I went back and slo-mo’d it as she walked past. Someone has placed the random beanie baby from the pressure cooker episode on the block in front of Jennifer’s picture! Priceless.
Hey BigBroBot/CandyBot/Missy/JulesoftheNile,
Excuse me, I mean ERIC(!):
Shove off, will ya bub? Quit being such a sore loser.
Don’t look now, but your cluelessness is showing.
ha!
B-side: 4 words- GOD BLESS YOU SIR!
Go Janey! Evict Skeevette!
In other news, King Kaysar is now posting on the CBS website.
quick quick – ban me again!!!!!
[ask and ye shall receive -- j]
I want CBS to post the voting results (or did they?) so everyone can see how NO ONE voted for the sheep!
If Ivette was a bit brighter her tantrum might have been strategy to get her group to vote out janelle instead of james. But I think that she’s not that smart and it was just (as my elementary school gym teacher would say) being a pickle-panneled-poor-sport!
What no video? I was sure that I would get to relive the Danny-esque sobs at least a couple more times today.
Last night was definitely a multi-tvgasmic night. Loved it! Loved, loved, loved it!
As for “Candy, BigBroBot, CandyBot, Missy, jim” — Eric is that you?
nutri – I was hoping someone else would notice the same thing! It’s all I could watch while she lay there bawling! LOL! Here’s hoping the final big twist is Janelle and one of the ‘Friendship’ make final 2 and America gets to vote for the winner!!! A girl can dream!
Thanks for the hilarious recap. It made me laugh out loud at work!
In the “Boo hoo Janey wins everything” montage they talked about her winning the PB&J pass, but does that matter? Have they just stopped doing food competitions this season? Luxury competitions seem to have vanished as well.
So glad April kept her word, she almost redeemed herself. Ivette is in need of mental help because she freakin’ lost it. Maybe I need help because I enjoyed watching her lose it.
I can’t believe that nobody mentioned Janelle’s nipples poking through her shirt while she speaking with Michael. Either it was really cold in the house or she must really be in love
How about a screen cap?
Janelle is the true winner of BB6 – even before the contest has ended. She’ll be very much in demand from the media once she leaves the house, while the Fiendsheep will disappear into obscurity/hiding.
So, April called America “pieces of shit” and said the viewers had “no moral character”? Oh yeah.. her post-show career just tanked…
What’s weird is that after absolutely detesting her in the Cappy days, I find myself liking Maggie more.
Don’t get me wrong: I want Janelle to win. But I like that Maggie has at least admitted to herself that her group has done shitty things, and is smart enough to realize that James will make it to the end unless they stop him now.
I am rooting for the nerd herd to vote out Howie. I think a James win would be much better. Janelle, Ivette, and Beau just need to vote for Howie to go and we’re good.
I love this show, but if James goes, smithie out!
This whole thing was just awesome and such an immense victory. I always wonder if idiots like the Friendsheep and others who do hypocritical things and make hypocritical statements on reality shows ever realize how wrong and how awful they were when they get out.
Anyway, congrats to TVgasm but also wanted to mention that several people I know who are not TVgasm readers and are just “independent viewers” voted for Janelle too simply because they, too, hate the Friendsheep so much. Rock on!!!
Never has five minutes of television given me so much pleasure, relief and satisfaction as to see Ivette crushed on the HOH floor. I swear I lit up a cigarette right after.
BTW–Did anyone else get confused after April won POV? She said to the camera, “they’re going to be kissing my asses this week.” Uh, April, how many asses DO you have???
FAN-Tastic is all I can say. It was priceless to see the switch flipped in the heads of the Nerd Herd collective when they realized that maybe they weren’t the favored group in America’s eyes. Is anyone else REALLY looking forward to the time when they are all out of the house trying to extend their 15 minutes, and can finally see in person how much they are despised?!?! Can’t wait. Another great recap!
The friendsheep are unbelievable. I’ve been thinking that at some point, a light would click on in at least one of their heads, but they still refuse to let the light come on. They insist the vote was rigged because it’s just not possible for anyone to dislike them and consider them the villains. Oh no, it’s rigged. I now realize that none of them have a lightbulb up there, so of course the light won’t come on.
noOne, I tend to agree on Maggie. With Cappy gone, she’s not quite the shrew she was.
Ivette’s breakdown was the best moment of the season! I’m gay and even my partner and I can’t stand Beau and Ivette.
The entire Fiendship is in for a major meltdown post BB if they read the blogs…
Everyone in the friendsheep/nerd herd was making it sound as if Janelle was depriving skeevette of talking to her girlfriend. Skeevette was going to talk to her mother, not her girlfriend. Did she somehow forget that?
I also noticed that Yapril said that they were going to be kissing her asses. I just figure she had a double ass, kinda like a double chin. At least she can admit it. Or does her tail have an ass of its own?
Rick D.
What a horrible time for my 30 year old circuit breaker to blow a fuse! Oh cruel gods of fate, why have ye bestowed this upon me???
#57, Why would Janelle vote out Howie? She can possibly beat him. She can’t beat James.
I do have to give props to April. She kept her word and that’s not happened much at the BB house this season. Also very smart to take Janelle off so her group wouldn’t be tempted to vote her off instead of James. ‘Cause you know Ivette would start campaigning for that shit.
I am definitely pulling for Howie or Janelle to take it all the way!
#59 — To answer your question “Uh, April, how many asses DO you have???”.
Well there is her assface, her assface husband and her assface dog. So there is lots of ass to kiss in April’s world.
And for some reason during April’s DR tirade about us horrible, immoral viewers I finally noticed how wretched her teeth are. They are discolored and look like they have been all crushed down to miniature size. I guess dentures during WWII were not up to par to modern day standards.
I just realized that here on the East Coast the Thursday episode won’t be broadcast until 2am. Dear CBS: Why bother?
What is with April saying that Janelle is the only person that wins anything? Um, did she forget about the CASH she won during the HOH competition? They all seem to have forgot about that.
Rick D.
man was that tasty seeing Ivette cry. I really hope she doesn’t make the final just so she doesn’t get the chance to buy Crappy a new house.
The harder Ivette cried the harder I laughed.
One of the BEST episodes this season and a STELLAR RECAP B-SIDE!!!!
(Love the Phil pic! LOL!)
I have family in the south, and they have been without power or running water since the hurricane (and will be for at least a week or two longer! I just cannot imagine life without running water for that long.) I’m going to print the recaps off for them because they need some entertainment and merriment right about now. So keep up the good work–not only do you guys get us through our workdays, but you provide some much needed humorous BB analysis to make the world a brighter place!
Panic @ 5:
Thanks for the douchebaggy James reference. B-Side, you have maintained a pretty flawless judge-of-character record for over a year now, but I cannot condone your rampant James advocation. If I were Maggie, I would probably call it disgusting.
Janelle’s trip for two to the Bahamas $4500
Phone call from Michael to Janelle- $0.15 a minute.
Watching that lard ass Ivette throw a crying tantrum- PRICELESS
oooohhhhh that was rich!
My girl Janey rocks! Sadly, I must admit the odds are long that she can pull this thing off. If Janey or Howie can’t win it, I hope Beau does, because although he is the most airtime-unworthy opponent, he is perhaps the least despicable of the remaining friendshits. The self righteousness of their entire group makes Jimmy Swaggart and Pat Robertson look like humble preachers.
GO JANEY!
“Question all you want. You’re just feeding the monster.”
Bears repeating. So funny. So true.
I’m looking forward to the time when only the Fiendship is left. It will be interesting to see how quickly they turn on each other!!
Sparky (#67)- I’m pretty sure that the Thursday episodes are actually recorded at 6 o’clock West Coast Time and played here live on the East Coast and 3 hours behind on the West Coast (9 o’clock each).
Actually, Janey said during of the live feeds her nipples are always hard (….HOOOOOOT).
PS. We hate the fiendsheep to up here in Canada and we tend to like everybody! That’s how much annoying they are.
I thought I heard the f-bomb come from April’s mouth as well. But, more importantly, I was still aghast at her bashing “America” – um, hello, do you not realize that “America” is still watching and LISTENING to your dumbass call us all names. WOW…what an IDIOT!!!! I know the odds are against us at this point, but I honestly don’t want ANYone from “The Friendship” to win. Yvette is a big fat cry baby AND a hypocrite! Isn’t there some way for there to be an “America Votes” to have us choose the next ousted houseguest…and make it HER?!?!
#26- April definitely said friggin…she always says that.
What is with all the Janelle is lucky crap. Her unlocking the silver veto was not luck, it was strategy…although I’d like to think she would have tried for the actual veto.
Where is the screen cap of April’s muddy fat ass in the air…I thought for sure we’d be seeing that again! Anyone else see that?
Anybody else also notice that Maggot is speaking increasingly cult speak now? “not in the best interests of THE FRIENDSHIP”…. “would be seen as AN ACT AGAINST APRIL”… Hey Maggot- how about thinking about YOURSELF at some point in this game… Oh, I forgot, you belong to the Crappy Cult, and the only way out is to drink the red Kool-Aid.
Howie is getting funnier in the DR. B-U-S-T-O and BUSTO was her name-o. I think they should play that on the loudspeakers over and over as she leaves the house.
Also wanted to mention I LOVED the zing that Janey got in about Maggot being HOH twice. Janey you are my sunshine.
Wouldn’t it be great if instead of America’s choice they awarded a prize to the winner of the popularity poll on CBS.com? Since it is obvious to all no one could claim it was fixed.
Btw, who else noticed the massive F-BOMB on last night’s episode??
April was talking to Janelle about how everyone is mad at her and she says, “ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY!”. I read it on a forum, and I did a mental rewind and was like HOLY SHIT!
To all those with Tivo, do a rewind, it’s worth it. We so need a video of this (ahem, B-side).
I do not give April any props for keeping her word. This is 100% about getting rid of the guy she perceives to be her greatest threat.
The fun begins with this HOH. If a Mag or Ape win, will she try to break up Beau/Ivette, or go after Janelle?
It appears to me that Beau will ultimately win by default.
Hmmmm. Very interesting show. It’s clear that the Friendship has lost all touch with reality. I, like all good TVGasmsmers, rejoiced evilly in watching April lose it and rant against America (so we fans are pieces of shit, eh?) and watching Ivette be disabused of the idea that all Cappyers are beloved by America. Wow, my sadistic side totally enjoyed to see her crying. I did note, though, that her tears were born more out of hate for Janelle than by the disappointment of not winning herself. It occurs to me that, other than following her Friendship blindly, starting with her attaching herself like a leech to their beloved Cappy, she has not accomplished a damned thing. Well, I should stop and realize that she and Beau have survived quite well and now even we are hoping for a Beau win on the basis that he’s the least annoying–not!
Howie is going to be hanging around until the end of the S clan. If a cult member wins HOH this week it’s “bye-bye Janelle” for sure. Hell, she fought the good fight. Then it’ll be down to the Friendship, with Ivette going first, then Beau, leaving April and Maggie. The jury will then ultimately pick Maggie. Damn!
Here’s a frightening thought: Ivette is the next HOH if the pattern holds.
Just a passing thought,
I missed the alleged f-bomb. But if she did drop it on primetime, I believe that the FCC can fine her for indecency remarks. I think that for every local market that the f-bomb is heard (i.e. Dallas, Memphis, Albany, Boston, you get the idea) they tack a little more to the fine, up to like $2mil dollars! So long as complaints are filed with the FCC and they rule it was indecent.
WOW, wouldn’t that be messy.
I wanted to let y’all know that your recap means more than ever since I didn’t watch the show tuesday, nor did I even know it was tuesday, because our networks have been showing 24/7 newscoverage since the storm. (I’m in Baton Rouge)
Thanks!
Ok if watching a show that gives you immense delight is a TvGasm – what do you call it when the recap does it for you? A RecapGasm? Cuz if that is the case – I had multiple RecapGasms reading this one B-Side.
Oh – and about April’s fuzzy blue robe and ugly slippers…..apparantly her husband saw her admiring Janelle’s robe and Ugg boots on the feeds and bought her copycat items. For a woman who claims to hate Janelle there sure does seem to be a whole lot of ENVY going on.
I loved that she had a much poorer quality looking robe and really ugly slippers that were no where near as cute as Janelle’s boots. Who’s the fake wannabe now April?
I feel good we collectively stomped on someone’s hopes and dreams.
Plus, it’s cardio!
I’ve been long-time reader (11 months?), but never felt compelled to post a comment until this most excellent summary. Keep up the good work.
“Honestly, this was way above and beyond our highest crying expectations. It felt like I had found an artist and said, “Draw a picture” and he painted a Mona Lisa instead.” Hilarious
Mike#26, ha!#30, texasK#36…
abso”fuckin”lutely is absofuckinlutely what April said…not “friggin” or any other euphimism…I was hoping I wasn’t hallucinating and someone else heard it too.
My gnome Wilfred and I are rooting for Janey and her gnome.
( absofuckinlutely !!!)
I rewound on tivo a hundred times, it sounds so close to “fucking”, but it wasnt.
Regarding the F-bomb — I’m not sure where I heard it, but I was under the understanding that it is now allowed by the FCC to use the F-bomb, as long as it is not used in VERB form. So fan-fucking-tastic is perfectly acceptable.
ps. I am in love with Janey.
to me again:
That smoking gun piece is old news. Janelle is popular because she’s entertaining. It’s really not a question of good civic values.
Yeah, I checked the Tivo last night.
It was “abso-friggin-lutely”
It was close, but no cigar.
I can’t believe that this hasn’t been posted anywhere on TVGasm yet…especially since it involves our favorite player…Janelle!!! She apparently may have been in a Playboy spread earlier this year under an assumed name!! Anyways, I am not sure if I am allowed to post the link to the site where I saw it, but here it is, and if I need to edit it out, please let me know.
http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=73
Sprinkler
Sprinkler,
If that’s true about Janelle, it’s a new BB tradition, sorta. Scott, from last season, had posed for Playgirl. Disappointing, IMO. Wasn’t very impressive.
joney, so glad you’re ok. I was woried about u. TV Gasm’s pulling for u guys.
Go Jennell. Evet what a drama Queen. Maggie lied even thow she claims she has not.
how do i get tickets for the finale