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Two episodes ago on Big Brother, the 14th of Season 13, Kalia Booker became the Head of Household (HOH); thus, having the task of nominating two contestants for possible elimination. Kalia discusses what the process was like for her and why she chose to play the way she did in her CBS Big Brother HOH blog in the following way:The greatest realization of the week for me is that HOH is NOT the safest spot in the house. It's actually the least at times. I was so excited to win (as I once again reacted with a crazy amount of emotion…Sheesh, could I cry anymore in this house?), but was immediately thwarted by the task of having to nominate two people for eviction. It is NOT easy to make nominations and as viewers saw, emotions ran high before, during, and after the ceremony showing just how insanely hard this game is. I knew I'd nominate Rachel, hands down. It isn't personal with Rachel, despite the fact that some personal exchanges have taken place. It is completely strategic as Rachel has told countless people as well as me that she's coming after me and Daniele. Nominating Jeff was to give myself some insurance that he'd not only play in the POV competition, but also play with such a fervor that he'd win. The only way I could make sure of this was to put him on the block and make him sing for his supper so to speak. It all sounded like a great plan until Jeff and Jordan screamed and threatened me just before the nomination ceremony. Suddenly I wasn't so sure anymore, not of the nominations but whether it was such a good idea to make another enemy in the name of getting Rachel out of the house. But I looked at my family's pictures, reminding myself of their resilience, how strong my mom has made me, and stepped out on the faith that my decisions were right and that I was here to play this game. Kalia's decision to make a power play by placing two of the best players on the chopping block can only be properly described initially as an audacious one, however, in the end it can only be described as sloppy and reckless. After Jeff gave her hell for nominating him, she decided she would try to backtrack and try to reestablish good relations with him and Jordan. During the Power of Veto competition, Kalia seemed to completely give up and began cheering on Jeff to win in hopes to start the process of regaining their trust. After Jeff wins the POV, he obviously chooses to use it on himself pressuring Kalia to make yet another extremely tough decision. To farther complicate matters, Kalia began discussing the formation of a new alliance with Rachel if Kalia would replace Jeff with a "floater" they could convince the house to vote off over Rachel.In the end, the decision of whom to choose to replace Jeff fell in her lap when Lawon Exum volunteered to become the "pawn," which is also a nominee for the worst move in Big Brother history. Lawon's crazy decision was influenced by a twist the cast was warned was coming at the end of the elimination ceremony. Kelly West's Blog "A Twist with a Twist" exquisitely describes this whole mess Lawon brought upon himself stating:The houseguests were told that this week’s evicted houseguest may have a chance to return to the game. I don’t know why all or most of them assumed that this week’s eviction would be like a revolving door. Honestly, has it ever been that easy? The only players to return to the game as far as I can remember are the ones who’ve been voted back in by America. So, you would think that they would consider that there might be a twist involved in this twist. Otherwise, why would Julie have revealed it to them? Lawon not only assumed if he was evicted, he’d get to come back, but he was convinced that there was a 99% chance that he was coming back in the house with super powers. Super powers. So, Lawon volunteered to be put on the block, denied the volunteer part a bit too much to the other houseguests, and (unless the feeds told a different story), fully endorsed his own eviction. He was sent packing unanimously, leaving Rachel safe and sound for another week On top of what can only be called an absolute disaster for Kalia since her play resulted in the removal of neither of her greater enemies - Jeff or Rachel - the cast learns the twist is a previously eliminated house guest would have the opportunity of competing against Lawon in a challenge to get back in the house. The other half of the twist we learn is America was given the opportunity to vote for which eliminated house guest would compete against Lawon to reenter the Big Brother House. America chose Brendon Villeges, and he smoked Lawon in the contest, which favored him since it was predominantly a physical challenge. Kalia was dead set on making a power move to remove one of the better game players. Her target was initially Rachel but after creating a feud with Jeff and actually having Rachel connive her into an alliance, she chose to back off her intuition. She should have replaced Jeff with Jordan to keep the balance on the chopping block leaning more favorably towards her. Now she is stuck in the house with Jeff who is openly targeting her and his entire alliance is intact with Rachel, Jordan, and Brendon all in the house together again. You have to go back to Marcellas' decision with only 5 remaining contestants in the Big Brother 3 Household to not use the POV on himself believing he had a deal with Danielle for a comparable blunder to Kalia's. He ended up going home.
The greatest realization of the week for me is that HOH is NOT the safest spot in the house. It's actually the least at times. I was so excited to win (as I once again reacted with a crazy amount of emotion…Sheesh, could I cry anymore in this house?), but was immediately thwarted by the task of having to nominate two people for eviction. It is NOT easy to make nominations and as viewers saw, emotions ran high before, during, and after the ceremony showing just how insanely hard this game is. I knew I'd nominate Rachel, hands down. It isn't personal with Rachel, despite the fact that some personal exchanges have taken place. It is completely strategic as Rachel has told countless people as well as me that she's coming after me and Daniele. Nominating Jeff was to give myself some insurance that he'd not only play in the POV competition, but also play with such a fervor that he'd win. The only way I could make sure of this was to put him on the block and make him sing for his supper so to speak. It all sounded like a great plan until Jeff and Jordan screamed and threatened me just before the nomination ceremony. Suddenly I wasn't so sure anymore, not of the nominations but whether it was such a good idea to make another enemy in the name of getting Rachel out of the house. But I looked at my family's pictures, reminding myself of their resilience, how strong my mom has made me, and stepped out on the faith that my decisions were right and that I was here to play this game.
The houseguests were told that this week’s evicted houseguest may have a chance to return to the game. I don’t know why all or most of them assumed that this week’s eviction would be like a revolving door. Honestly, has it ever been that easy? The only players to return to the game as far as I can remember are the ones who’ve been voted back in by America. So, you would think that they would consider that there might be a twist involved in this twist. Otherwise, why would Julie have revealed it to them? Lawon not only assumed if he was evicted, he’d get to come back, but he was convinced that there was a 99% chance that he was coming back in the house with super powers. Super powers. So, Lawon volunteered to be put on the block, denied the volunteer part a bit too much to the other houseguests, and (unless the feeds told a different story), fully endorsed his own eviction. He was sent packing unanimously, leaving Rachel safe and sound for another week
On Episode 16 of Big Brother 13, Ragan Fox and Matt Hoffman from season 12 were brought on as guests to watch and discuss the current season and its players. Oddly enough, we find out Rachel Reilly and Ragan have become close friends after having lived together in the Big Brother house. In case you missed season 12, Ragan and Rachel HATED and YELLED at each other nonstop so it was quite shocking to find out they've become friends.Anyways, while Ragan was discussing Rachel's gameplay, he shared a great new term with us...Crybernating and it is a descriptive term referring to when Rachel goes off by herself on her meltdowns in a crying frenzy. I think the term perfectly explains Rachel's constant hysteria, followed by her storming off to cry on her own. Ragan specifically uses the term while watching her cry over the elimination of her fiance, Brendon Villeges....which was exceptionally annoying. Rachel was awful enough her first time around, and personally I didn't think she could be any worse of a person than she was during season 12. However, she has definitely broken my tolerance threshold this season, and she could be the reason I stop watching Big Brother (haha, ya right). Judging from her behavior, you would think Brendon had been killed and not just kicked out of the house in what is JUST A GAME!I just don't understand why someone would go on a show where they could have an amazing experience and drag their dark cloud of misery and pessimism around with them. She's a true "Debbie Downer" ($1 to Grandma for teaching me that gem) and brings everyone in the house down by sucking them into her wretched world. Am I the only one that can literally no longer bare her emotional instability and the immature Middle School love story belonging to Rachel and Brendon? Has Rachel Reilly's "Crybernating" become unbearable, making Big Bro 13 unwatchable?
After grumbling with "her group" over two of the newbies voting for Keith Henderson over Porsche Briggs to be eliminated, Cassi Colvin was trying to complain about how Porsche was supposed to leave because nobody liked her. However, Rachel Reilly decided to interrupt her and let her know that she liked Porsche and that's why she voted for Keith. From that moment on, both sides whined to the other housemates about the other. Their fighting and dislike for one another led to an extremely awkward moment where only Cassi and Rachel were in the kitchen, but neither said one word to the other. It was Dead Silent. It is clear they are not going to mend fences any time soon, however, should the rest of us be dragged through a season of them fighting. I don't think so.Their whining and bickering was already annoying enough for one show. Personally, Rachel's whining bothers me more than Cassi's because she is acting just like she did on her first season on the show when nobody liked her. Cassi Colvin vs Rachel Reilly: which whiner is more Annoying?
Following the eviction of Keith Henderson, Jordan Lloyd won Big Brother Head of Household. After much debate over who Jordan would put up for eviction between the teams of Cassi Colvin + Shelly Moore and Dominic Briones + Adam Poch, she chose to base her decision on her instincts putting Dominic and Adam up for eviction. She was supposed to put up Cassi and Shelly because Cassi and Rachel Reilly are fighting. However, Jordan says "I think nominating these two people is a good strategy for me just because I don't know where there head is at. My alliance is telling me to go one way, but my gut is telling me to go another way. I am going to go for what I believe is best for Jeff and me." Jordan says "I've nominated the duo of Adam and Dominic because I don't really know where y'alls heads are at, I fell like if y'all were HOH, y'all would be coming after me." She then says she doesn't care if anybody gets mad her because she had to do what she had to do.So who do you think will be kicked off or will one of them win the Power of Veto?
The cast of Big Brother 13 includes two couples, Rachel Reilly and Brendon Villegas and Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder, that met during their first appearance on the show and stayed together. Like previous seasons, it seems that once again a couple may be forming. Throughout the 5th episode, Daniele Donato and Dominic Briones are seen flirting and "hanging out" throughout.When the two are hanging out on the hammock discussing their next move in the game, Dominic asks Daniele why she was helping or wanted to help him. She makes it very clear that at least she has feelings for him. She responds by telling Dominic that she loves hanging out and talking to him while making that cute little 1/2 shy, 1/2 childlike face women make when they are seeking male attention and trying to not be too upfront. Anyways, will they end up Big Brother Sweethearts?
In the recent Modern Family, Haley, Alex, and Luke walk in on their parents, Phil and Claire, having sex in the morning before taking them to school...haha. I can't say that ever happened to me and thank God it didn't. That's horrific, but the parents are dumb for not having a lock on their door. The clip provided is the end of the show, and the kids had purchased their parents a lock. However, the lock made it more obvious when the parents wanted privacy because it makes a loud thud when locked. Have you ever walked in on your parents having sex?
In Desperate Housewives, Lynette's mother tells her she wants to get re-married for money. This upsets Lynette and when she tries to talk to her husband about it, he makes a joke about how when the wealthy man dies her mother will inherit all the money; then, when her mother dies, they will inherit the money. He concludes it's a win, win situation. As crude as he may have sounded, he does have a point. Even if your mom didn't actually love the guy, at least she would be spoiled for the rest of her life. Why should she sit at home alone when she could travel the world or enjoy luxuries she never has before. Your mom and the man would eventually at least become friends and could be life partners.
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