As a reminder, no discussing spoilers or live feeds in the comments section!!

Great recap for a great Thursday show! Chima showed just what a stupid bleep she is. What a class act.

As for Ronnie, he definitely made the right move to save himself in case the HOH came out differently. However, I hope for his sake he turns right back around and nominates a couple of athletes, because if he thinks for a second they'll be loyal to him he will be a total fool.

Great recap...and I love the new nickname choices for Ronnie: Dorktor Evil or Evil Dork. Both so perfect.

I quibble, though with your contention of discombobulate not being a word. It dates back to 1916, and is an altered form of discompose. (info from Merriam Webster dictionary.) This was one of the few times when Braden chose an actual word and used it correctly.

Braden deserved to get the boot...not for his unPC views, but for his inability to think ahead more than 5 seconds. He should have strategized, and used Lydia's guilt over stabbing him in the back to rally votes to keep him. It wasn't like Chima is Miss popularity, so I doubt it would have been taxing to sway the needed players into his corner. Instead he allowed Raging Russ to pull his strings.

This has to be the stupidest group of BB contestants they've ever assembled...and that's really saying something.

So far, I'm still rooting for Jeff...I think because he looks a lot like my first boyfriend (yeah...from when I was in high school. Seems appropriate.)

Here are some of my observations from Week 1:

1. When her mouth isn't blurred out, I think I noticed that Lydia suffers from Kiesha's missing upper left tooth syndrome.

2. When Jessie won HOH, they didn't cue to pictures from family or friends (or himself flexing). I thought of this fact as I dread seeing what Ronnie's wife looks like.

3. Pregnancy is affecting Chenbot's ability to talk. How many words did she jumble last night?

4. I wonder if Braden made a derogatory remark to "Molly and Ducky" towards people of Latino decent (I didn't realize Lydia was Latino until she told someone to kiss her Latin Ass). Natalie seemed just as P.O.'d at Braden in the voting room as Molly and Ducky. Hence the bigotry portion of Chima's speech.

Great recap.

copyhacker...I owe you an apology. I misunderstood your intent: you were making fun of Chenbot trying to get Surferboy to use a non-word, and him (barely) missing the mark.

Apparently I need more coffee before reading...

Dorktor is so funny! LMFAO. Lydia did throw Braden under the bus (as the clip showed), she lied about it, Braden said his unnecessary comments, and got the boot as a result.

I like Ronnie's game and I'm glad to see that there are people playing this year (Lydia, Ronnie, Russell). Even if you don't like their strategy, at least they are making an effort.

Oh, and Copyahcker, I believe every eviction is live.

More like Chlamlydia...given her relationship with the Roid Droid.

I don't have a problem with the no spoilers rule (i.e., don't give away info like who wins the POV, HOH, etc.).

On the other hand, CBS is leaving out a LOT of info in the shows --it's not really spoiler stuff, since it doesn't affect the 'suspense' of whatever competition. But it does go a lot towards explaining certain things.

And given the diversity of the TVgasm crowd, some of that info would tend to have direct bearing on people's apprehension of the various characters -- Braden, for example, was not exactly the relaxed surfer dude CBS pretended he was.

Anyhoo, I'm starting to appreciate the Son of Gong Show rage muscle guy -- he actually does seem to be playing these people, and so far they don't seem to have caught on.

The Dorktor reminds me of that guy with the Madame puppet. Or Truman Capote. Or both.

Thanks for the recap! Wow Chima's speech was on fire. I am liking Laura now, she really seems to understand the game. My one and only hope is for Jessie and the love muscle to go on slop for a week and have to sleep on those steel beds. I don't remember Jessie ever having to be on slop last season and I can't imagine his being able to make it a week. I think he says he eats 12,000 calories a day, that's a lot of oatmeal!

@slutty_whore: yeah, every eviction is live, but every vote isn't... or at least didn't used to be.

philo: the word that cbs censored when Braden was yelling at Lydia and Kevin was 'beaner'. I don't think that counts as a live feed spoiler since they aired it (they just didn't tell us what word it was), but I apologize if it is.

Have to disagree with you guys...I thought Chima's speech was the most awesome moment in BB history since Janelle's "bye bye bitches". While the censored word was uncalled for, the rest was fabulous. It may have even kept her in the house. (I wouldn't be suprised if it changed Ronnie's mind.)

Hey guys,

You should read the Chenbot's blog over at EW.com, in it she reacts to finding out that people were calling her a robot.

It seems like her programmers did a good job on the sense of humor software. You go Chen!

I think I am actually rooting for Chima? Maybe Michele?

Ronnie will implode under the pressure of being HOH, and will probably submit to either the massiveness of the jocks or Laura.

Hey Ho! Thanks trink and itchy--so it's not my imagination that Chuck Barris is reincarnated in love muscle (or roid muscle)!!!

But first, wish we could post spoilers . . . or not spoilers, per say, but details about the talk in the house . . .

That said, thanks again all for letting me watch from a distance and take this all in. Welcome to the fray, copyhacker, great job all around, and enjoyed your interaction on the live first epi!

Death to Jessie . . . and Flippy, I no longer feel bad for some of my bad taste in men if you've got lust in your loin for ape man!!!! Bwhahahahahahaha!!!

xoxoxoxoxo

Totally off topic.... but--

Chima was brutally raped and left for dead...had to have major facial reconstruction surgery. Her real name (she changed it in CA) is Chima Benson.

She's kinda annoying, but btwn being a survivor AND calling Braden out on live TV ....I LOVE the bitch now!!

you can find the article at associated content dot com.

I don't think that's a spoiler- she said it during one episode, I think. Don't hate me! Gah!

The same robotics company--Just Like Life Automatons--has exclusive manufacturing contracts with all the major networks. They built and programmed "Andy Cohen", "Ryan Seacrest", and "Chris Harrison". The Chenbot's Chenbump is a psychological advance--the audience KNOWS she's not a real person, but, awwwww, she's preggers! Isn't that adorable?

Heh heh, what's really awesome about Chenbot 2009 is that not only did they give her that bump, but a massive expanding tuckus as well.

I think what makes Big Brother the pinnacle of reality television is that they're selling us both the reality (the live feeds) and the reality show (the edited episodes) at the same time. I don't think any other show does this.

So I can understand the concept of having the recaps stick to the reality show and remaining innocent of the reality. Which must be difficult for the recappers.

Speaking of which, nicely done Copyhacker...it isn't easy working alongside such Masters of Snark as Flipit and Schoonie.

I guess Braden is sort of a Surf Nazi, eh? He deserved to be called out by Chima.

Ronnie's wife was in the first episode, when he was Wii-ing and squealing like a girl. She is plump but fairly pretty.

I agree that he will screw up as HOH. He barely kept it together when he was scheming this week. Rage guy and maybe some others know not to trust him.

Awesome recap, Copyhacker.

Awesome recap Copyhacker!

My darn "real life" got in the way this past week and did not allow me to devote ample time to keeping on top of things. I think I'm caught up.

It has taken me awhile to get into this season. The cast was starting to remind me a little bit of season 9 - unlikeable and unwatchable. I am keeping the faith it will keep improving for the better. Love the names for everyone and your sterotypes crack me up....they are dead on!

Wow, thanks for all the luv, y'alls!

@itchy: It's not easy keeping up with Floonie. They must be used to getting by on less sleep than me.

@pixielated: Hey, great to see a House regular in here! Represent!

@NotWithoutMyTV: "Chenbump" will definitely make it into next week's recap.

Wow, craziest eviction speech since Chelsia's "rode hard" rant in season 9. According to people who were in the live audience, Chima's bleeped portion was "He called my friends Lydia and Kevin 'beaners' and he called you a whore, Julie, yes he did!" Yikes! No wonder the post-eviction interview was so awkward.

This cast is nuts! I can't believe it's only the beginning of week 2. I'm hopeful that we will see insanity on the level of season 6.

Lots of laughs Copyhacker! These people on this show blow. So funny that they are fighting HARD already. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds. Off to Amsterdam, there will be 3 episodes on TiVo waiting for me when I get back. Woo!

I can't believe people have become so sensitive that "beaners" was bleeped. Is it offensive? You bet. But it is not worthy of being bleeped. Only truly vulgar words should be edited out.

Great Recap COPYHACKER! I liked your name for Lydia.

I want to believe that Ronnie voted for Braden because of what Chima said but I'm not sure...

As for that Braden, I'm sure he feels like an outcast (NOT an offbeat!) as a result of his eviction but I'm certain he'll feel right at home again when he attends his monthly neo-Nazi/KKK meeting.

CHIMA's speech was entertaining but my girl Janelle spoke the best line in BB history when she said, "Bye, Bye Bitches!"
I miss Janelle. I hope they bring back Janelle and Kaysar this season.

Mr. Dangerous... Kaysar sucked balls ALL THREE times he got to play the game. Why do people venerate his terrible game play and equate him to the better BB players? He sucks, his ego was too big, and anyone who falls for the "I won't put you on the block" BS from another player deserves hall of shame status.

uh, of course he did. Me liking Kaysar has nothing to do with him being a good player or not. (I think they should invite him back and then symbolically kick him out of the house again!) Kaysar wasn't the best player but I do like him AND he and Janelle are so interlinked that if you invite one back you should invite the other.

Btw, live accounts at the show have chima saying that braden called the Chenbot a whore....yikes babe...