Don't you dare apologize; you were right on target. I'm totally turned off by that abusive, arrogant low-life Dickhead. And his dicklet daughter. This is the worst crop, with Jessica being the only exception, that has "graced" BB. This episode was a horrible lesson on morals.

I'm sooo glad that Jen had a chance to destroy Dick's stash of cancer sticks before she was evicted.

I'm not one for censorship nor a fan of cigarettes, but how fair is it that he can bring so many packs. To participate on 'Big Brother', are you only allowed to bring your clothes, a bible and 3 month supply of smokes? Nobody gets to bring cigarettes on 'Survivor', so why 'Big Brother'?

Can't wait until Dick runs out of them if that happens.

I'm sooo glad that Jen had a chance to destroy Dick's stash of cancer sticks before she was evicted.

I'm not one for censorship nor a fan of cigarettes, but how fair is it that he can bring so many packs. To participate on 'Big Brother', are you only allowed to bring your clothes, a bible and 3 month supply of smokes? Nobody gets to bring cigarettes on 'Survivor', so why 'Big Brother'?

Can't wait until Dick runs out of them if that happens.

Here's a thought: Maybe Mike Boogie can hire Dick to manage one of his bars. What a pair they would make! Maybe then Dr. Will would take care of whatever diseases this filthy bastard has on him and cure Daniele's anorexia.

Can't wait for jack to comment this week; the man knows whereof he speaks and has the time to leave long assessments of the situation.

I started out kind of liking Eric. The first episodes he was sort of nebbishy and funny. Now when he talks he seems to be withholding rage, as evidenced by his dancing, angry eyes and brows.

I'm still afraid that unless something fantastic happens it'll be Dick and Dicklet in the finals. But, if they do win, I hope that, á la Charla, she decides to keep ALL the loot. Here's my finger, Dad! You're No. 1!!

Thinking about it, this is most likely the only week that Jessica and Eric can semi-save themselves. While I don't think Dick deserves to be in the house anymore because of his behavior, a more fitting punishment would be for him to be in the house without his daughter because he will fall apart. I think Jess should once again put up Jameka and Amber, then when one of the four (Jess, Eric, Jameka, or Amber) win veto, use it to put Danielle up. Jessica can sway Zach's vote, so they only vote for Danielle to stay will be Dick. Its semi redeeming for Jess and Eric, and the four can then go after Zach and Dick the next weeks, bringing them to the final four as planned. I hate Amber, but at least her ridiculous self centerness and 'visions' can be semi entertaining (courtesy of the editors and sound effects) but I cannot stand Dick and Daniele in that house any longer. And Daniele has to go first, because she definitely is the better player.

What does Jen expect when she tried to grab a lit cigarette?
I don't like Dick and I definitely think that he treated her badly while she was there, but come on....it's a little fire, those burn when you touch them!

What did Jen expect would happen when she tried to grab a lit cigarette?
I don't like Dick and I definitely think that he treated her badly overall, but come on....it's a little fire, those burn when you touch them!

Withdrawal Watch '07 : As nice as it would be to see Dick endure some tortures at the hands of his own nicotine habit, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.

In one of the rarely interesting Showtime After Darks, after Jen had trashed Dick's stash he was strolling around very happily citing some BB rule that "you can hide someone's belongings, but cannot destroy them." I guessing CBS replaced the smokes that Jen bleached.

Hope this doesn't count as a spoiler, but as a clarification instead. I know that personally I would have been pissed that the Thursday CBS show didn't address the matter at all.

I spoke to god last night. Boy we were on the phone for a long time. He told me that Amber will win because they share a bond. I think he met her at the crystal methodist church

Hey Flippy, no need to apologize. Dick is pretty much the biggest asshole ever and the more people realize this the better. Eric is a close 2nd as Dick's douchebag apprentice. I will miss Jen and the awesome edit she USUALLY got (asking for white belts = classic). Waiting to see if/when Zach will cock-block Eric has become my new favorite game while watching the feeds. He always does it, and I always win!

The only thing that offended me about Jen's binge was her food of choice. Who goes off of weeks of slop by stuffing their face with turkey burgers, vegetables and COTTAGE CHEESE???

I can only hope that one of The Dicks gets 'backdoored' this week.

Right on every point Flipit. To everyone who has been defending Dick up to now, I'd like to hear your rationalizations this time. The frustrating thing is that he will never believe he's done anything wrong. The only thing I want to see now is Dani screwing him over. Will this happen? And I hope Jen figures something out to leave sequester, if that's what she wants. If Dick gets evicted, he needs to be sent to maximum security, not some beach in Mexico. HATE.

Obviously I meant to say "I'm guessing."

Oh and Crystal Methodist . . . "Gold, Jerry! Gold!"

I was just watching the Early Show and Jen mentioned that Big Brother REPLACED Dick's cigarettes!! I cannot believe that. Complete BS, it's as if they rewarded him for being an ass.

flipit, your recap was "FLIPPIN FANTASTIC!!!!!" (ala dustin).

stock in eric just went WAY down.

I was just watching the Early Show and Jen mentioned that Big Brother REPLACED Dick's cigarettes!! I cannot believe that. Complete BS, it's as if they rewarded him for being an ass.

How is Dick blatantly blowing smoke in Jen's face NOT considered a physical assault? Flipit, I was so upset watching Jen eating on that couch, I was tearing up! And I felt the same as you re: the other houseguests heartlessness. I *loved* Jen's speech at the end. LOL. And the fact that the houseguests were so appalled that she would say it only show how deluded that bunch has become! HATE!!!

nurseratched,
FLIPPIN FANTASTIC!!!!!
LOL it's so funny you say that because after seeing him say that for the 180th time last night during the break I was like Christ, get a new tag....

Thank you flipit! You've pretty much summed up everything that I've been saying since the beginning. Let me just say that I will no longer watch the show and I will just rely myself on the recaps!

I tend to believe that the votes were also rigged. Jen had a harsher punishment for eating the food. I read on the feeds that Jen was suppose to be be automatically on the block the week after if she managed to stay and she would not be able to compete for the POV. Why exactly did it change? Fat alison probably couldn't stand the fact that she was actually rebelling so she changed the penalty. You guys didn't see anything, BB8 made it look like Evil Dick wasn't the instigator or he did not cause the ruckus. It just shows you the power of editing.

Nobody caught this one either...Before Jen left the house, she said to Jessica, INFRONT OF EVERYONE, that Eric had a girlfriend named Cheryl...I guess I'm the only one who caught on to it???

ya...I think so.

Here's are the links to Jen's interview with Julie Chen on the Early Show:

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3200616n

and

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3200614n

Great recap as usual flipit!

I hope Jessica puts up Dick and Zach so that they can try to win the veto and replace Zach with Dicklet and backdoor her. Seeing as that's what she should have done the first time. It would really be an assured boot since if Dick won and used the veto on himself, she could just put Dicklet up instead, which would be hilarious.

Great recap as usual flipit!

I hope Jessica puts up Dick and Zach so that they can try to win the veto and replace Zach with Dicklet and backdoor her. Seeing as that's what she should have done the first time. It would really be an assured boot since if Dick won and used the veto on himself, she could just put Dicklet up instead, which would be hilarious.

Great recap as usual flipit!

I hope Jessica puts up Dick and Zach so that they can try to win the veto and replace Zach with Dicklet and backdoor her. Seeing as that's what she should have done the first time. It would really be an assured boot since if Dick won and used the veto on himself, she could just put Dicklet up instead, which would be hilarious.

omg! Flipit do not apologize! that show had me heated. wtf? i wanted Jen to beat ED's a$$--how is he still in there? he (verbally) assaulted Jen for 6 weeks, dumped tea on her head, then burned her with a cigarette--and all of that was totally intentional. the worst part is that NO ONE stood up for Jen. i don't care how much they dislike her, ED crossed the line. i'm sure they don't want him to turn on them, but now that his favorite target is gone he is going to have to replace her with someone--i hope it turns out to be that little weasel eric.

also, i don't understand why everyone was saying that Jen cheated. she was pissed off at BB--which i completely understand, they let that man torture her for weeks--so she decided to break the rules. she wasn't sneaking around, which would be cheating, she announced her intentions and followed through--how is that cheating?

dicklet's smug HOH interview was repulsive. she lets her father do the dirty work, then she will turn on him in the end and she will come out smelling like a rose. that is her strategy? go dani! you can tell it will work too because even Jen fell for the whole poor Dani routine. HATE!

Flipit as for your reactions: forget the Vicodin and keep up the Vitriol! The HGs need to have a record of exactly what we all think of them. And it's what all the rest of us look forward to. That was the best, most accurate assessment yet.

ok.

first of all- fantastic recap! your vitrol was nothing compared to what i was spewing at the tv last night. i'm so glad that someone else sees through the HORRIBLE editing that cbs has been engaging in.

now the rant.

i have been a fan since the first season. and i have NEVER been so disgusted and disappointed in this show's producers and editors as i was last night. they paint dick in as positive a light as humanly possible, and they painted jen in a bad one. it makes me SICK to think that a guy like dick is going to be rewarded for his behavior instead of shamed and thrown in some dark corner of the earth.

what they showed on the episode last night was nothing like how things went down. they cut out hours (no exaggeration) of dick verbally and emotionally abusing jen. and flip it, he DID throw the c-word in quite a few times and it was awful. and jess and eric just sat there the whole time.

jen clearly snapped. she was crying while she was eating and they edited that out. She was pissed because big brother gave dick a new supply of cigarettes even though they told her (before the show apparently?) that she could destroy cigarettes.

another thing that they didn’t show? the original penalty for eating when you’re on slop was that you’d be automatically on the block the next week. but when the HG’s realized this, they thought about keeping jen around for another week. so big brother CHANGED THE RULES. you can’t change the rules just because it doesn’t suit you. in the words of jen, “that sucks.”

i don't like jen that much either, but she's a human being and deserves to be treated like one from the people on the show, but more importantly from the big brother staff. I think they owe her and their audience a huge apology.

sorry again for the rant but i’m still boiling about this whole thing. whew! venting feels good!

I must be the only person here who's glad to see Jen go. She struck me as a very narcissistic person and frankly didn't play the game very well. She went after D&D in the beginning because she let personal jealousy cloud her thinking. And I've been wondering when she would try to form or join an alliance, but it never happened.

Having said that, what Dick/Eric have been doing is clearly wrong. The producers should prevent it as much as they are able.

Yeah, after I watched the show my very first thought (and my first e-mail to flip) was "God, I'm glad I don't have to recap that." Seriously, I'm finding it hard even to root for Jessica at this point.

I despise Eric more and more each week. His little comment as Jen was leaving struck me as cowardly. He's the type who speaks up, quivering with excitement, when he knows the person can't hear him or do anything about it.

And don't get me started on Dick.I swear he is completely abusive....I hope he gets reamed by people once he is out of the house. Unfortunately, the burnouts he hangs with, think he is a hero. Gag.

Everyone here seems to be thinking the same things as me regarding the abusive nature of ED and the unfair editing of BB8 (although to think his behavior is actually WORSE than what we see is SHAMEFUL!)

I just wanted to add my two cents too.

He just kept following her. She would leave the room and he'd follow her to harrass her. *WHY* didn't BB8 do anything?? I want an explanation.

And to think she endured this torture for weeks feeling completely isolated!

And honestly I don't know who to be more pissed off at - BB8, ED, or EVERYONE ELSE for not doing anything!

(deep breath)

PS - LOVED her exit speech!

Great recap! You pretty much say everything I want to but better.
I have the feeds so let me tell you what actually went down leading up to Dick burning her.

The scene where it showed Jess telling Jen that Dick was taking her clothes up to the HoH and you hear Jen saying That's Fucked up... didn't happen like that.
Dick had already taken all of Jen's things up to HoH. He was taking HIS OWN things up to the HoH room so she wouldn't do anything to his clothes. She also didn't even say "That's Fucked up" when Jess told her. BB editted that line in.

Also, when Dick went outside where he blew smoke in her face. He had already gotten his replacement cigs from BB. He was just going outside to smoke/gloat in Jen's face.

Anyways.. I can't believe people are still defending Dick after what he did.
If Jen had only gotten burned by her trying to grab the cig, fine, it would've been only her own fault, but as soon as he started to JAB HER WITH HIS CIG INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO BURN HER... then it changes into assault.

I can't believe BB didn't even do freaking ANYTHING to him. THAT is what pisses me off more than anything, that they let him get away with purposely trying to burn someone.

Isn't it wonderful that Eric has won HOH twice now ! We now get to watch the little cock-tease give him blue balls every night while he brain-washes her into doing things his way before going to bed to beat off. Ah, isn't love grand!

Isn't it wonderful that Eric has won HOH twice now ! We now get to watch the little cock-tease give him blue balls every night while he brain-washes her into doing things his way before going to bed to beat off. Ah, isn't love grand!

You know, I had a big long post about the whole thing but what it boils down to is this: Dick is Dick. Jen is Jen. They are oil and water. End of story, let it go.

i only just recently started watching this show/reading these recaps & i'm way too lazy to go back and research, so can someone please 'splain to me why there is soo much hate for Jen by the other members of the house?

I am kinda at a loss for words....because i can't beleive what I am seeing in my FAVORITE TV show, and because I am sick of saying the same thing over, and over, and over..........

I feel the same way most of you feel. Dick is a f!%@%!@% asshole, and not on a "gah that guy sucks" kind of level. I'm talking a horribly abusive, demented, masogonistic person who I am sure has a long list of people he has seriously hurt and fucked over throughout the years. And why the hell Eric and Jessica would entrust their faith in someone like that and KEEP them in the house....well, it speaks volumes for the kind of people they are, the kind of people the Big Bro producers have become, and even America for all the Viewers Choice BS.

I have been watching since season 1 and I have never seen anything like this before. Sadly, BB has taken the same "Ohhhh let's CREATE as much drama as possible for RATING$" route as 99.9% of the other sleazy reality shows there. I always thought there was some "integrity" in Big Bro. You know, on a reality show level.

I am almost to the point where I can not stomach watching the show. It's like I am condoning Dick's behavior as well.
I have a HUGE feeling Dick and Daniele will win. And honestly the thought of it makes me fucking sick.

I'm totally with you anniedawg25, and I'm actually kind of frightened about being surrounded by Americans who have voted Dick the most popular player. Ugh, and you can't tell who those people are just by looking at them! If the ratings don't fall after last night, it will only frighten me more. I think CBS is seriously at fault for allowing it to get this far. (I hated Howie, too, by the way.)

Mink, I'm trying to get over it. I've stopped watching CBS, and I've sworn off the forums, but I will never abandon the TVgasm recaps, so it might take a while.

I certainly hope some sympathetic people show up to the finale for Jen, because it's going to be one ugly wrap party otherwise. And I mean ugly in every sense.

Where can I get a JENSA MEMBER t-shirt?

Flipit, you have nothing to apologize for. In fact I admire your restraint. I'm am so sick of this Addam's Family Reunion show that is D&D. I'm surprised Jen didn't put Jameka's bible in a pillowcase and beat the living shit out of Dick-sease after he retired to his coffin.
As far as someone calling you fat, fuck em. Skinny bitches suck ass. Look at Daniele. The reason she started wearing baggy clothes is because her bones kept poking holes in her tight clothes. Thank God for BBAD or CBS would have us believe poor little Dicksease is being mistreated by the Big Bad Jen. These people are stepping on my last nerve. I am on a low carb diet(again) but everytime I see Dick's nasty ass I go running for Doritoes and large chunks of bread. Well, after the initial waves of nausea have passed of course.
Anyway we all love you so don't change how you recap!

I have been a faithful reader since the beginning of this site. However, due to my outrage over this episode, I felt the need to post for the first time ever.

I felt so strongly after what had happened on this episode that I deleted the recording after the Jen/Dick exchange. I've been a fan of BB since season 2 and have read the forum updates for the past couple of years.

Since the beginning of BB8, I have read about ED's tirads almost on a daily basis. Regarding ED, this is in no way strategy or it wouldn't happen everyday against someone. Jen has become an easy out in the house and it frustrates me that people allow that to go on. (It was one thing to read about this exchange from the feeds and another to see the video.)

I have always been a TV lover, but last night I couldn't even watch the rest of last night's show due to the blatant disregard on the producers part to intervene. No one should be subjected to that abuse, in a house where you have nowhere to hide, for 50 some days. Who can blame her for finally snapping?

I will be boycotting the CBS shows, but as an loyal reader, I will still read the recaps. However, I can't watch the emotional abuse CBS is allowing (and in most cases not portraying) anymore by way of Dick's actions. Since it will no longer be Jen, he will start with someone new. Trust.

The following is meant not as a spoiler, but as a clarification of what went down between Jen and Dick during the "Cigarette Incident." I watched the feeds during the fight between Jen and Dick. First know that D was harassing J for some time when she decided to trash his cigs. He then started to hide her clothes. At some point the producers gave D all of his cigarettes back because of some rule where you can hide others stuff, but can't destroy. J was upset because she claimed she specifically asked the producers could she destroy his cigs and they told her yes. So she felt betrayed. That is why she started eating. She also knew already that they would all vote against her because she asked them. Another thing -- once she got burned by the cigs and they started arguing very heatedly -- the producers did step in, because the live feed stopped.

While not a big fan of Jen, I was stunned by the abuse she had to take by Dick. You have no idea of the verbal abuse he placed on her almost constantly. I'd like to know who amongst you could have dealth with that without drop kicking his @##!

I know I couldn't.