Hi y’all!

“Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.”

If there’s any phrase that best describes this season of Big Brother, that would be it.  Week after week, we have watched as houseguests have continually snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

During week 1, Foutte thought they were getting rid of Sam.  Instead, Steve got voted out.  Why?  Because it didn’t occur to any of them that it might be a bad idea to upset Kaitlyn.  Chris and Bayleigh assumed that Foutte was the only alliance in the game and therefore, didn’t even notice that Level 6 was forming on the other side of the House.  At one point, they had the votes to keep Steve but then, they got distracted by their own personal issues and Steve got blindsided.

During week 2, Foutte assumed that they would be safe because Kaitlyn was HoH.  They got cocky.  They got distracted.  Then when Chris was backdoored, they had no idea what to do.  Not only did Foutte screw up but Kaitlyn screwed up as well.  By backdooring Chris, she basically ensured that no one in the house would ever trust or want to work with her.

During week 3, it appeared that Foutte had the votes to get rid of Brett.  And so, once again, they stopped paying attention, they got cocky, and they were caught off guard when Winston was voted out instead.

During week 4, Kaitlyn had the votes to stay.  Everyone was planning to get rid of Rockstar.  So, what did Kaitlyn do?  She panicked and she started bothering everyone and crying and demanding that everyone feel sorry for her and she basically annoyed everyone so much that she was voted out.  Then, when she was given an amazingly simple puzzle to do in order to return to the house, she once again spent so much time crying and talking to herself that she managed to again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

And then, there’s this week.

Bayleigh’s HoH.

Brett and Rachel are on the block.  Brett is the target.  Originally, Bayleigh was going to nominate JC but JC threw such a fit about it that Bayleigh nominated Rachel instead.  Not that it matters, right?  Brett’s the obvious target.  Except…

Rachel has spent the last few days totally freaking out over being nominated.  She’s been running back and forth from Bayleigh to her alliance, rather desperately sucking up to everyone.  Despite being told that Brett’s the target, Rachel simply cannot calm down.  And now, as a result, Angela, JC, Sam, Tyler, and Kaycee are all planning on voting her out.

Of course, Bayleigh doesn’t know that.  Bayleigh and Foutte are convinced that they’ve got the house totally under control.  Bayleigh had HoHitis even before she won that HoH comp and it’s only gotten worse as the week has progressed.  Once again, Bayleigh has allowed herself to get cocky and distracted.

So, now it seems like Brett’s safe.  Except Brett doesn’t know that he’s safe and he’s starting to get a bit obnoxious about trying to get Tyler to use the veto on him.  Right now, Brett’s greatest strength is that Rachel’s having a breakdown.  Probably the only thing that could change that would be if Brett had a breakdown himself.

So, who is going to snatch defeat from victory this week?  Rachel or Brett?

We’ll find out soon enough!

The veto meeting is tomorrow.  Tyler won the veto but I don’t think he’s planning on using it.

Lisa Marie

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Hi y’all!  I hope this works.

Tyler has won the power of veto!

So, Tyler is now safe.  The only question now is whether or not Tyler is going to use the veto.  Brett and Rachel are the two nominees.  Bayleigh has said that, of those two, Brett is the target but Rachel has been freaking out and crying so much that who knows what could happen.  I mean, last week, everyone was ready to vote out Rockstar until Kaitlyn basically got so emotional that the House decided they could handle another week with her.

If Tyler does use the veto, it seems pretty certain that Scottie will be the replacement nom.  If Scottie is voted out, that would give Bayleigh revenge for Scottie flipping on Chris during Week 2.

Personally, I’m surprised that Tyler won the veto.  Tyler’s gone out of his way to try to avoid picking sides in the house.  In fact, his whole strategy depends on everyone thinking that Tyler is on their side.  If Tyler doesn’t use the veto, the remaining members of Level 6 will distrust him.  If Tyler does use the veto, Rockstar will be even more determined to get him out of the house.

Perhaps the smartest thing for him to do would be to talk up the fact that Scottie betrayed Chris and perhaps “convince” Bayleigh to ask him to use the veto.

We’ll see what happens!

Lisa Marie

P.S. I apologize for the recent server issues.  Hopefully, they’ll all be resolved very soon!  Thank you for sticking with us!  Love y’all! — LMB

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Okay, so apparently we had some sort of server hiccup and, as a result, last night’s post has vanished.  So, just a quick recap of what was in that post:

1. Kaitlyn was voted out by a vote of 9-1.
2. JC voted to keep Kaitlyn, presumably just to make people in the house wonder who flipped.
3. Kaitlyn had a chance to reenter the house but couldn’t put together a 6-piece puzzle.
4. Kaitlyn is gone.
5. Bayleigh is the new HoH.

Who is Bayleigh going to nominate?  Well, one of the nominees is definitely going to be Brett but I’m not quite sure who is going to go up beside him.  Last night, Bayleigh was making it sound like it would be Brett and JC, with Rachel as a renom.  But now, it appears that she’s leaning towards nominating Brett and Rachel.

Either way, it looks like Brett’s going to be the target this week.

Despite the fact that Bayleigh is talking about nominating her, Bayleigh also let Rachel know all about her special power.  I’m not sure what Bayleigh’s thinking but it’s the type of action that we’ve come to expect from the members of the Foutte Alliance.

Anyway, we’re still waiting for the nomination ceremony.  Whenever it happens, we’ll post the names of the nominees in the comments!

Lisa Marie

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Hey y’all!

Well, once again, it’s time to open up the diary room and cast your vote to evict!

Up until a few hours ago, it looked like the House was going to vote out Rockstar but now, it looks like Kaitlyn might be in some trouble.  Who knows what will happen on Thursday?

But, who you want to vote out?  Do you vote to evict…

KAITLYN, the life coach whose uncle is a pigeon

or

ROCKSTAR, the middle-aged raver whose hair looks like a pigeon’s nest?

Cast your vote in the comments below or over in the poll on the right side of the page?  And then be sure to watch tomorrow to see what happens!

Happy voting,

Lisa Marie

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Hi y’all!

I swear, Foutte has got to be one of the most incompetent alliances in Big Brother history.

I mean, don’t get me wrong.  They’ve got a lot of fans.  The #BB20 community on twitter absolutely loves them.  If you’re talking about Big Brother on twitter and you happen to mention that Rockstar seems to be kind of an idiot, you can expect to get a few dozen angry responses from people who think that Rockstar, Haleigh, and Bayleigh are the greatest houseguests ever.

But seriously, Foutte has got a terrible track record.  Let’s consider a few Foutte highlights:

1. First off, it’s often forgotten that Foutte was originally formed as a result of Kaitlyn giving meditation classes.  Chris, Faysal, Haleigh, Rockstar, and Bayleigh all attended Kaitlyn’s classes and decided to form an alliance as a result.  It didn’t occur to them that maybe a shared interest in meditation was not the strongest foundation for an alliance.

2. As soon as Foutte formed, they basically went out of their way to alienate everyone else in the house.  Between Chris’s cockiness and Rockstar and Haleigh’s politics, is it any surprise that so-called independent players — like Sam and Tyler and JC — decided to work with Level 6?

3. As soon as they declared that they were going to win the game together, the alliance immediately got distracted by several showmances and lost focus on the big picture.  Chris and Bayleigh hooked up and let’s not even get started on the Haleigh-Faysal-Kaitlyn love triangle.

4. Because Kaitlyn was upset that Faysal liked Haleigh more than her, she flipped on the first vote and Steve was voted out.  The members of Foutte were blindsided.

5. Kaitlyn won HoH and, instead of going after Level 6, backdoored Chris.  Again, Foutte thought they had the votes to keep Chris.  Again, they were blindsided.

6. Finally, in week 3, it looked like Foutte might finally get a victory.  Scottie won HoH and he nominated two members of Level 6, Winston and Brett.  And yet again, Foutte was blindsided when not only was Winston voted out instead of Brett but Brett also managed to convince several people that Rockstar flipped her vote.

When you’ve been blindsided three times in a row, it might be time to admit that you need to rethink your strategy to the game.  Instead, the remaining members of Foutte continue to brag about how brilliant they are.  This week, Kaitlyn and Rockstar are sitting on the block.  Given the fact that Kaitlyn has betrayed everyone in the House, it would seem like an easy vote this week, right?

Nope.  Once again, Foutte has managed to take a potential victory and turn it into an almost certain defeat.  There’s a lot of things that they could have done to make sure that Kaitlyn was the one evicted.

They could have thrown the veto to Rockstar.

Instead, Faysal won it.

Faysal could have not used the veto.  As risky as that would have been, Haleigh hasn’t made many enemies and would probably stay over Kaitlyn.

Instead, Faysal used the veto on Haleigh which led to Rockstar being nominated.  Faysal knew this would happen but he did it anyway.

When you’re sitting on the block next to a houseguest like Kaitlyn, the best bet is probably to stay quiet and let Kaitlyn self-destruct.  Instead, Rockstar has been acting impulsively, complaining that she shouldn’t be voted out because she needs the money.  (That’s a terrible argument, by the way.  Everyone in the house undoubtedly feels that they need the money.)  Rockstar has also tried to rally all of the girls to her side, not realizing that Haleigh is literally the only other person in the House who cares about having an all-girls alliance.  The other girls are so close to Tyler that there’s no way they’re going to work with someone who has said that her main goal is to get Tyler out of the house.

As for the rest of Foutte, their plan is to spread lies about Kaitlyn and to try to convince everyone that Kaitlyn is working against them.  The problem is that everyone already knows that Kaitlyn is a complete flake and absolutely no one wants to work with her.  However, they also view her as being easily manipulated and not much of a threat.  Rockstar, meanwhile, won’t shut up about how she wants to vote out Tyler and Brett.

So, amazingly, Kaitlyn once again appears to be safe and it appears that Level 6 will once again blindside Foutte by evicting Rockstar.  Of course, Rockstar will get a chance to reenter the house but if it involves winning a challenge, Rockstar’s going to be in trouble.  Rockstar hasn’t come close to winning anything since the game began.  And, even if Rockstar does reenter the house, she’ll probably be voted out again the next week, depending on which alliance wins HoH.

So, it looks like we’ve got another messy blindside coming up!

It should be fun,

Lisa Marie

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Hi y’all!

Remember how bored we all got last season, when every single week was basically everyone just doing what Paul said and refusing to think for themselves?

Well, that’s not a problem this season!  I am really, really loving Big Brother 20.  Even more importantly, I’m really loving this week!

So, let’s get down to business.  Sam is HoH.  She nominated Kaitlyn and Haleigh for eviction because, according to her, they were both lazy and they were both corrupting the “young men” of the house.  During the veto competition, Faysal won the veto.  Kaitlyn claims that she threw the comp to Faysal but we all know that’s not true.  Instead, it’s kind of looking like Faysal might be the only person in the house who is actually good at comps.  Considering that he’s been involved in a love triangle with both of the nominees, it probably would have been smarter for Faysal to have thrown the competition.

Anyway, the big question was then: would Faysal use the veto?  Nearly everyone in the house, except for Kaitlyn, said that Faysal shouldn’t use the veto.  Kaitlyn not only told Faysal that he should use the veto but she practically demanded it.  Haleigh, for her part, told Faysal it was up to him and she wouldn’t hold it against him if he didn’t.  Bayleigh and Rockstar both told Faysal that he shouldn’t use the veto because Sam had already said that she was going to put Rockstar up as a replacement.  By the end of last night, it seemed like practically everyone — except for Kaitlyn — had told Faysal to not use the veto and just focus on getting Kaitlyn out of the house…

So, of course, Faysal used the power of veto.

More specifically, he used it on Haleigh.  Haleigh came off the block and, despite the fact that Sam earlier indicated that she was open to nominating someone other than Rockstar, Rockstar went up as the replacement nominee.

And now, everyone is mad at Faysal.

Rockstar is mad because she’s now running the risk of being sent home.  She even went as far as to approach Brett and apologize for her stunt with the pots and pans.  Rockstar has obviously figured out who would be most likely to vote to evict her.

Kaitlyn is mad because Faysal didn’t use the veto on her.  She’s also mad because, after she left the meeting in tears, not enough people followed her.  She’s especially angry with Haleigh, who apparently was not quick enough to hug her after the meeting.  Kaitlyn thinks that Tyler and Brett will vote to keep her and she doesn’t understand why the other houseguests don’t trust her or her intuition.  I mean, don’t they understand that Kaitlyn has spirit guides who tell her everything!?

JC is mad because Faysal didn’t tell him that he was going to use the veto.  Apparently, JC felt that was rude because it didn’t give him time to make sure that he was okay with Sam before it was time for Sam to do a renom.  I don’t know what JC’s worrying about.  Sam loves JC.

Sam is furious because Faysal put her in the situation of having to do a renom.

Even Haleigh is a little bit annoyed because she doesn’t want to see Rockstar voted out and she knows that there’s a chance that she could be.  Even though Haleigh has told to Kaitlyn that she’ll vote for Kaitlyn to stay, Haleigh has also been telling JC that they have to get Kaitlyn out this week.

But you know who is going to be really mad?  The entire house on Thursday.  That’s when they’ll find out that either Rockstar or Kaitlyn will automatically get a chance to reenter the house.  Kaitlyn and Rockstar are the two most emotionally unstable people in the house so there’s no way they’re not going to hold a grudge.  Assuming that the evicted houseguest does return, she’ll be looking for vengeance.

In other words, it’s going to be a messy week!

And a great one!

Lisa Marie

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Hi y’all!

So, this is really shaping up to be a pretty good season of Big Brother.  As opposed to previous seasons, I can’t predict what’s going to happen next.  Everyone is playing the game.  Admittedly, some are playing better than others but the important thing is that there’s no one just lying around and spending all day eating cereal like Matt from Big Brother 19.

Faysal has won the veto and Kaitlyn is convinced that she can talk him into using it on her.  She has been chasing him all through the house, flirting with him and telling him about how much she needs to stay in the game and basically begging him to use the veto on her.  Faysal, however, has told almost anyone who will listen that, if he does use the veto, he’ll be using it on Haleigh.  He even told Kaitlyn that he’s leaning towards using it on Haleigh.  As he quite correctly reminded her last night, Kaitlyn has betrayed the Foutte alliance twice and she was responsible for Chris getting voted out of the house.  Kaitlyn was shocked to hear that he might not be planning on saving her.

Today, Haleigh told Faysal that it’s okay if he doesn’t use the veto to save her.  I don’t know if she was being sincere about that or not.  Haleigh, however, has said that she really wants Kaitlyn to be voted out of the house this week and she’s worried that, if Faysal uses the veto, Rockstar will go up as the replacement and Rockstar will be voted out.  That said, Haleigh has also said that she’s terrified at the thought of setting on the nomination block on Thursday.

Earlier today, Haliegh and JC were talking about Kaitlyn and her behavior with the men in the house.  Haleigh said that Kaitlyn told her that Kaitlyn fell in love with Faysal as soon as she saw him inside the house.  (Kaitlyn apparently has told Bayleigh the same thing.)  JC was confused by this because 1) Kaitlyn also said that she was in love with Tyler and 2) Kaitlyn has a boyfriend back home.  Haleigh and JC came up with a theory that Kaitlyn actually never had a boyfriend and that the picture of Kaitlyn and her boyfriend was actually a picture of Kaitlyn and her brother.  That’s how little credibility Kaitlyn has in the house right now.

Meanwhile, Rockstar is panicking about the prospect of being the renom if Faysal uses the veto.  Obviously, she would rather see Brett go this week.  Rockstar and Sam had a long talk today in the HoH room, during which time Rockstar again brought up an all-girl’s alliance.  Sam seemed to be humoring her, though she did say that she might be open to it as long as JC can be a member.

I honestly don’t know who Sam would pick for a renom.  Originally, Sam said that she was going to nominate Rockstar but Rockstar’s been crying and sobbing that I think Sam might be weakening.  From a conversation she had with Tyler, it sound like she might be leaning towards nominating either Angela or Rachel.  But then, this morning, Sam asked Angela who she would like to see go up as the renom and Angela immediately said that Rockstar needed to be nominated because Rockstar’s a bully and needs to be taught a lesson.  Angela also argued that, if Rockstar’s going to be voted, it would be better to vote her out prejury so that Rockstar can get back to her daughter.  That actually sound like the type of logic that would work with Sam.

The veto ceremony is tomorrow!  It should be a good one!

Lisa Marie

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Soap opera lovers rejoice!  We’ve got a great week coming up in the Big Brother House!

Okay, so here’s the situation.  As we all know, Sam is the new HoH.  Sam nominated Kaitlyn and Haleigh for eviction.  Sam has said that one of the reasons why she nominated them is because she doesn’t like the fact that both of them are always trying to get what they want by flirting with the guys in the house.  She’s specifically mentioned that she didn’t like it when they were both fighting over Faysal during the first two weeks of the game.

Indeed, when this season first began, it really did seem like the Haleigh-Kaitlyn-Faysal love triangle was going to dominate the house.  Both Haleigh and Kaitlyn liked Faysal while apparently Faysal liked anyone who was willing to make out with him.  During the first vote, Level 6 used Kaitlyn’s jealousy over Haleigh and Faysal to convince her to vote out Steve.  Then, when Kaitlyn became HoH, she backdoored Faysal’s best friend in the house, Chris.  Kaitlyn subsequently moved on to Tyler while Haleigh now says that she’s too determined to win the money and take down the patriarchy to worry about a showmance.

Now, Kaitlyn and Haleigh are both on the block.  They played for the veto earlier today and guess who won?

FAYSAL!

So now, Faysal has to make a decision.  Does he use the veto and on who?  Of course, Haleigh is convinced that Faysal will use it on her.  Meanwhile, Kaitlyn also thinks that Faysal might save her and she’s asked Tyler to go talk to him for her.

(Tyler, for his part, told Kaitlyn that it would suck if “either you or Haleigh is voted out.”  “But especially me!” Kaitlyn said.  Tyler didn’t say anything.)

Meanwhile, Rockstar is begging Faysal not to use the veto because she knows that, if he does, she’ll go up as the replacement nominee.  Oh, by the way, Rockstar is still going on about how 1) it’s her daughter’s birthday and 2) Brett’s not being nice to her.  You may have forgotten that, seeing as how Rockstar only brings it up every other minute.

Here’s what I think will happen.  Faysal is closer to Haleigh than he is to Rockstar so I don’t think Faysal will care about whether or not Rockstar goes up as the replacement.  Faysal is definitely not going to use the veto to save Kaitlyn because Kaitlyn backdoored Chris.  Add to that, Tyler wants Kaitlyn out of the house so I doubt he’s going to follow through with his promise to talk to Faysal for her.

So, if Faysal saves anyone, he’s going to save Haleigh, which will lead to another dramatic Kaitlyn breakdown.  And if Haleigh’s nominated, Rockstar goes up as the replacement.  I imagine Kaitlyn would probably be voted out regardless of who she’s sitting next to but, considering that the evicted HG will have a chance to reenter the house, it would probably be smarter to vote out Rockstar.  Rockstar is terrible at challenges.

That said, the evicted HG will apparently have to solve a puzzle to reenter the house.  Out of Rockstar and Kaitlyn, who would have the most trouble with a puzzle?  They both tend to get flustered under pressure so it’s hard to say.

One thing’s for sure!  This is going to be a great week!

Lisa Marie

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Hi y’all!

Well, I think we’ve got a great week coming up in the Big Brother House!

As you probably already know, Sam won HoH last night.  She hung onto the wall for the longest.  In the end, it was between her and Tyler and Tyler voluntarily dropped.  I also think that, in all probability, JC and Haleigh also dropped on purpose, even if they’re not admitting it.  When I first heard Sam had won, I figured she’d probably put up some pawns because she knows that whoever gets voted out is going to have a chance to reenter the house.

Instead, she has nominated Haleigh and Kaitlyn for eviction and she’s planning on using Rockstar as a renom if the veto is used.  From the conversations she’s been having in the house, it appears that she is dead serious about wanting those three out of the house.  She doesn’t like the way that Haleigh and Kaitlyn flirt with every single guy in the house.  She specifically told Angela that she felt Haleigh was manipulating Scottie and that Sam’s worried Scottie could end up traumatized as a result.  Apparently, Scottie reminds Sam of her brother.

As for Rockstar — well, Rockstar is being Rockstar.  She’s still furious over Brett claiming that Rockstar came to him and offered to flip her vote.  She’s still going on about how it’s her daughter’s birthday.  Last night, after Sam had won HoH, Rockstar got out a pan and a big spoon and decided to make some noise, like Josh used to do last season.  Fortunately, Sam told her to shut up.  As HoH, Sam doesn’t put up with much foolishness.  She has no hesitation about kicking people out of her HoH room and telling them not to eat her food.  I don’t blame Sam at all.  She spent her first week in the house as a robot so she’s earned the right to enjoy her time as HoH.

When I last checked in, Haleigh was saying that she doesn’t understand why she was nominated and that she doesn’t even want to stay in the house anymore.  Meanwhile, Rockstar was still going on about Brett and Rachel and Angela were both agreeing that it really doesn’t matter who gets voted out.  They compared Haleigh and Kaitlyn to Winston and Brett.  This week’s vote is less about getting someone out and more about weakening the other side of the house.

This week is going to be full of drama.  I don’t mean like the tepid drama we got last season, either.  I’m predicting we’re going to see some classic, old school, Big Brother drama!  Personally, I thought Brett’s lie was a little too obvious but apparently, he’s done a very good job of selling it because almost everyone in the house is now questioning whether or not Rockstar actually approached him and offered to flip her vote.  Even a member of his own alliance, Angela, thinks that Brett was telling the truth!  (Brett didn’t even tell his alliance members what he would be doing.)  Her logic is that Brett had nothing to gain by lying.

All of the members of Foutte are trying to figure out who flipped.  Fayasal even said that he thought it might have been Haleigh.  Earlier, Kaitlyn said that her spirit guides were telling her that Sam used her app power to flip two votes.  What’s amazing is that no one has suggested that Tyler may was the one who flipped.  I guess they really do believe that Tyler will do whatever Kaitlyn tells him to do!

(Tyler, of course, actually is the one who flipped.)

It should be a great week!

Lisa Marie

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