Big Brother 6 (MATT DB)

Big Brother 6 (MATT DB) is the sixth season in the series by MATT DB. It features 16 houseguests competing to win Big Brother and the $500,000 cash prize that comes with it. Each week, one houseguest will nominate two others for eviction, where the House will vote to evict one of its own. This continues until only one houseguest remains to claim the half-million dollar prize.

Gameplay[]

Head of Household: Each week, one houseguest will win the title of Head of Household (HOH for short). His or her duty is to nominate two houseguests for eviction. This power cannot be won two rounds in a row.
Eviction: At the end of each week, the houseguests that are not nominated for eviction (minus the HOH) will vote to evict one of the nominees. The nominee that receives the most votes will be evicted from the Big Brother House. If there is a tie, the Head of Household will break it.
Power of Veto: After the Head of Household makes his or her nominations, six houseguests (the HOH, the two nominees, and three houseguests chosen by random draw) will compete for the Golden Power of Veto. The houseguest that wins the Power of Veto has the option of saving one of the nominees from the block - including themselves.
Jury of Nine: The last nine houseguests to be evicted from the game will make up the Big Brother jury, which will vote for one member of the final two to win the game.
Haves & Have-Nots: Each week, a few houseguests will be named "Have-Nots" and will only be able to eat slop, can only take cold showers, and must sleep in the uncomfortable Have-Not bedroom.

Twists[]

Double Eviction: At least once during the season, a second round will take place immediately after the live eviction. This means that two houseguests will leave the House during this week. As always, an outgoing Head of Household cannot compete in the HOH competition during this additional round.
Reward Competition: Each week for the first seven weeks or until no more houseguests are eligible, every houseguest who is eligible to do so will compete for a cash reward of $1,000.
Participation Trophies: In conjunction with the Reward Competition, the two houseguests who do the worst in the Reward Competition will be disqualified from competing in future Reward Competitions. However, the houseguest who places last will receive either an advantage or a punishment that changes based on the week. These advantages/disadvantages will be revealed when they come into play.
Diamond POV: The last houseguest to be disqualified from the Reward Competitions (in other words, the winner of the final Reward Competition) will receive a Diamond POV, which allows the holder to name the replacement nominee. This Diamond POV is valid for the next three Veto Ceremonies after it has been won.
Fake Double Eviction: At some point during the season, two people will leave the house in one night, following the standard Double Eviction format. However, the two houseguests evicted during that night will not leave the game for good, and instead will live in sequester. After a week has passed, the fake evicted houseguests will compete to re-enter the game, with the loser going home for good.

Future twists will be revealed when they are introduced to the story. Stay tuned!

Houseguests[]

Winner Indira	Runner-Up Christian	Jury: Christian Sonia	Jury: Christian Austin
Jury: Indira Linda	Jury: Indira Becky	Jury: Christian Natalie	Jury: Indira Liam
Jury: Indira Will	Jury: Indira Kerri	Jury: Christian Eddie	Evicted Georgia
Evicted Hunter	Evicted Jake	Evicted Rafael	Evicted Tatianna

Voting History[]

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9		Week 10	Week 11		Week 12
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Day 43	Day 50	Week 7	Week 8	Day 64	Day 71	Week 10	Day 78	Day 83	Day 92	Finale
Indira	Tatianna		Eddie	Kerri	Natalie	Eddie	Rep.	Kerri	Natalie	Rep.	Austin	Becky		Austin		Winner
Christian		Indira	Vetoed Jake	Hunter	Vetoed Georgia	Ineligible	Becky	Kerri	Vetoed Will	Liam	Vetoed Austin		Linda		Sonia	Runner-Up
Sonia	Tatianna	Rafael	Jake		Natalie	Vetoed Eddie	Becky	Kerri			Natalie	Becky				Christian
Austin	Tatianna	Rafael	Jake	Vetoed Kerri	Natalie		Becky		Will	Liam	Rep.	Becky	Vetoed Linda			Christian
Linda	Tatianna	Rafael	Eddie	Hunter	Georgia	Eddie	Vetoed Indira	Liam		Liam	Natalie		Rep.			Indira
Becky	Tatianna	Rafael	Eddie	Hunter		Eddie			Will	Vetoed Liam	Natalie					Indira
Natalie	Tatianna	Indira	Jake			Ineligible		Kerri		Liam						Christian
Liam	Jake	Indira	Eddie	Hunter	Georgia		Indira		Natalie							Indira
Will	Tatianna	Rafael	Jake	Kerri	Natalie	Eddie	Becky	Kerri	Rep.							Indira
Kerri	Jake	Indira			Georgia	Austin	Indira									Indira
Eddie	Tatianna			Kerri	Georgia	Rep.										Christian
Georgia	Tatianna	Indira	Jake	Hunter	Rep.
Hunter	Tatianna	Rafael	Jake	Rep.
Jake		Rafael
Rafael	Jake	Rep.
Tatianna

Key:

HOH

Nominated

Rep. Post-POV Nominee

RN Reward Nominee

POV Holder

Immune

Sequestered

Fake Evicted

Evicted

Jury Member

Runner-Up

Winner

Have/Have-Not History[]

Week
1		+
2							NN		+
3							NN	+
4				+		+	NN
5					+		NN		FN
6							+		FN
7	+						NN
8			+				NN
9				+			NN
10		+

+ signifies HOH for the week, thus earning automatic "Have" rights.

NN signifies Never-Not status, thus earning automatic "Have" rights.

FN signifies Forever-Not status, thus automatically being a "Have-Not".

Story[]

Week 1[]

HOH

Christian

Immune

Indira

POV

Becky

Nominee
3 votes

Jake

Evicted
10 votes

Tatianna

Episode 1 (Premiere/HOH)[]

Matt welcomes the clamorous audience back to another thrilling season of Big Brother filled with blindsides, betrayals, friendships, romance, drama, strategy, and fierce competition. He hints that there might be a silver lining to doing poorly in competitions before he invites the sixteen houseguests, one-by-one, to the House. He starts with the male contestants: Rafael, Jake, Christian, Eddie, Liam, Hunter, Austin, and Will. The eight men notice that there are no women among them; Rafael smiles to himself while Austin is visibly unhappy. Matt notices the mixed emotions and explains that, yes, there will be women on the season - they just haven’t been invited on stage yet. Christian and Eddie both laugh as the other men nod along, hanging onto every word that Matt says. Matt then invites the first four men in: Eddie, Austin, Will, and Rafael.

Inside the House, the four men work together to find a bedroom, with Will eventually finding the first of three standard bedrooms within the House. He calls the other men in, and they all set their bags down and get to know each other quickly. Rafael immediately feels himself drawn to Eddie, confident that the two of them will become close friends during the game. When Austin and Will head downstairs to see what the House offers in terms of alcohol, Rafael asks Eddie to sit down, telling him that he believes they will both get along great during their time on the season. A bit startled that he’s already being thrown into an alliance, Eddie nods silently as Rafael talks. In the DR, Eddie tells the viewers that he’s taken aback that Rafael is already playing the game, but shrugs, arguing that it can’t hurt to have a loyal ally early on. They both agree that they like Austin and Will enough so far, but don’t really see them as future allies as of now.

Back outside, the other four men (Christian, Hunter, Jake, and Liam) are eventually invited inside. Immediately upon entering, Jake squeals with excitement, catching Christian and Liam off-guard. In the DR, Liam immediately complains that Jake comes off as an attention whore and that he would love to send him home first. As Jake talks with Will, he can sense the animosity from not just Liam, but Christian and Rafael as well. Jake tells the viewers that he’s only said a few things, but some of the others already seem to hate him. He says that he’s used to making bad first impressions, hoping that the men will come around to him in due time. Eventually, the eight men all gather in the living room to talk about the fact that there are no women inside yet. Hunter speculates that there must be some sort of Battle of the Sexes twist, which means that the men might as well stick together in case that happens. Austin rolls his eyes. He tells the DR that he gets along with women better than men and that Liam and Rafael both seem like assholes, so the possibility of a forced all-men alliance does not make him excited at all.

Outside of the House, Matt introduces the audience to the eight female contestants: Kerri, Indira, Tatianna, Becky, Georgia, Linda, Sonia, and Natalie. As soon as all of them are onstage, Matt lets them know that the men are already inside and thus have filled eight of the 12 beds. The women frown, realizing that half of them won’t have beds to sleep on and will have to share. Matt welcomes the first four women inside: Sonia, Georgia, Indira, and Becky. All four of them breathe a sigh of relief, glad to get a bed to themselves as they rush inside. When the eight men inside hear the door opening, they rush to the front door to see what the commotion is about. When Sonia, Georgia, Indira, and Becky rush inside without prior announcement, Hunter realizes that the Battle of the Sexes theory is likely false. Austin immediately makes a good impression on the four women by telling them where the third bedroom is so they don’t have to search; when this happens, Rafael can’t help but raise an eyebrow. He confesses in the DR that Austin appeared very happy to talk with the women right away, finding it odd due to the all-male alliance that was formed just minutes before. Georgia tells the viewers that Austin seems like a really nice guy that would make a loyal ally.

Finally, Matt welcomes in the final four women: Kerri, Linda, Natalie, and Tatianna. When they enter the House, they don’t even bother looking for beds because they know all of them are already taken. Instead, they try their hardest to butter up to the others in hopes that one of them will share. Quickly, Georgia offers to share her bed with Natalie, believing the two of them will get along well down the line. Indira makes a similar offer to Linda. As Kerri talks with the houseguests, she complains to Liam about Jake, who has been only sunshines and rainbows the entire time. Liam lets out an exasperated sigh, admitting that Jake has driven him up the wall since the moment they both walked into the House. Liam, seeing that Kerri is thinking the same way as him, offers her his bed, claiming that he can probably convince Eddie or Rafael to share with him. Kerri is very thankful towards Liam, telling the audience that as of now, she wants him to be her ride-or-die for the rest of the game.

Tatianna, however, struggles to find anybody who wants to share with her. She tries to convince Austin, Hunter, and Will to share with her on different occasions. In the DR, she lets the audience know that she is very strongly attracted to all three of them, smirking as she states that she would love to sleep in the same bed as one of them. Unfortunately for her, none of the men she is flirting with are on board. Will states in the DR that Tatianna’s flirting is not only very transparent, but also obnoxious and kind of creepy. He states that he feels a strong urge to run away screaming whenever she talks to him. Later on during the night, Will brings up the issue with Hunter, who confirms that Tatianna has been doing the exact same thing to him as well. He says that Tatianna’s “flirting” is closer to harassment than flirting, to the point where he cannot accept any outcome that isn’t her immediate eviction. The two men both make a pact to each other to take out Tatianna as soon as possible for their own safety.

An extremely reluctant Becky agrees to share her bed with Tatianna, mostly to get her to stop begging people to share. Once Tatianna finally gets settled, Matt calls the houseguests into the living room for introductions. A lot of the houseguests are annoyed by Jake due to his over-excitement towards everything, with Christian, Rafael, Kerri, and Liam in particular wanting him gone ASAP. Tatianna also rubs people the wrong way, with Sonia telling the viewers that she has to be the fakest bitch on the planet. On the flipside, Natalie makes good impressions and is seen as really kind and funny by the other houseguests. A lot of people also like Eddie, seeing him as a respectful guy. Austin is popular among the women, but some of the male houseguests are suspicious of him. Will seems to like him, though, calling him “down to earth”. Becky is seen as the funniest houseguest of all, though, but some of the houseguests wonder if she is even trying to be funny or if she’s just a little dim.

Once the introductions are complete, Matt tells the houseguests that the first Head of Household competition will be occurring that night. However, before they can compete, they are informed about the big twist that season: the Reward Competition. Each week, every eligible houseguest will participate in a Reward Competition, where the winner will receive $1,000. However, there is a catch - the two people who do the worst each week will be banned from competing in future Reward Competitions. Additionally, the houseguest who places last will receive… something. This could be either a significant advantage or a significant disadvantage. HOHs will compete in the Reward Competitions; however, if they get last, they must give the advantage/disadvantage to another houseguest BEFORE the nature of that advantage/disadvantage is revealed. The sixteen houseguests nod along, intrigued by the multiple layers within the twist. Once they are ready, they all head outside to compete in the first Head of Household competition of the season. In the end, Christian reigns supreme and earns the title of the first HOH of Big Brother 6.

Episode 2 (RC/Nominations)[]

Christian quickly celebrates his HOH victory in the Storage Room, glad to have the power to set the course of the game. However, he quickly realizes that he needs solid allies on his side in order to get anything done. He decides to have everyone in the game talk to him in his HOH room about what they are thinking in terms of nominations to gauge which people he can trust and which he cannot. During the discussions, he hears the same two names come up a lot: Jake and Tatianna. Christian absolutely agrees that they are the two most annoying people in the House, so he is pretty certain that he’ll nominate them. During his discussion with Eddie, he tells him that they have a lot in common and would make good allies. Eddie nods in agreement, letting Christian know that he’s close with Rafael, who they could pull in as a third member of the alliance. Christian calls Rafael into the HOH room, where he confirms the alliance between the three men. Rafael tells the viewers that he’s proud of himself for aligning with Eddie, who’s managed to secure himself an alliance with the HOH. The three men promise to take each other all the way to the final 3, and agree on Jake and Tatianna as the nominees. However, Rafael tells them not to forget about Austin, who seemed to immediately ditch the all-male alliance (which all three of them agree no longer exists) as soon as the first few women walked into the House. Christian agrees that Austin hasn’t proven himself to be very loyal, but also states that he’s a likable guy and targeting him could cause backlash against the three of them. Rafael agrees wholeheartedly, shrugging and telling his allies that he’s just throwing it out there. In the DR, Eddie dislikes that Rafael is immediately throwing Austin under the bus, since nobody was really on board with the guys’ alliance anyways.

Elsewhere, Jake talks with Indira and Linda about the state of the House so far, worrying that he might be in danger. Indira asks Jake naively why he’d be targeted so early; Jake states that his positivity can be grating to some people, as well as the fact that people find him annoying because he’s effeminate. Linda tells Jake that Christian is absolutely one of those people, but that she’ll do whatever she can to keep him safe in case Christian targets him. Jake is thankful towards both Indira and Linda for supporting him, but admits that their support won’t do much in terms of keeping him off the block. In the DR, Linda tells the viewers that Christian seems like a bit of an asshole so far, although she hasn’t really talked to him much. She’ll play nice to avoid the block, but has zero plans of working with him any time soon. Together, Indira, Jake, and Linda confirm to each other that they’re an alliance, which makes Jake smile. He apologizes for being so positive in the DR, but states that he feels warmer and fuzzier than ever after Indira and Linda formed an alliance with him. He feels ready to take on whatever sh*t Christian wants to throw at him, vowing to win out in the end.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room. Once they all gather, he tells them that they’ll all be competing in their first Have/Have-Not competition of the season. For the competition, they’ll be split up into three teams of 5, and the losing team will all become Have-Nots for the week. The first team is composed of Becky, Austin, Hunter, Indira, and Linda. The second team is made up of Sonia, Will, Rafael, Georgia, and Eddie. Lastly, the final team is made up of Liam, Jake, Natalie, Tatianna, and Kerri. In the end, the team of Liam, Jake, Natalie, Tatianna, and Kerri loses, so all five members become Have-Nots for the week. In the DR, Liam states that he’ll struggle to get through the week, especially since he has to share the Have-Not bedroom with Jake and Tatianna.

In the backyard, Austin and Sonia sit on the hammock as they discuss what they think about the other houseguests. Sonia is quick to tell Austin just how much she loathes Tatianna, calling her fake, attention-seeking, and an awful person in general. This compels Austin to tell Sonia all about Tatianna’s creepy flirting and how she very obviously wants to get with not just him, but Hunter and Will as well. When he gives Sonia details on Tatianna’s flirting methods, Sonia’s eyes go wide. She can’t believe how forward Tatianna is in trying to sleep with as many men as possible, irate that she is making so many people uncomfortable. In the DR, she tells the viewers that not only has she (and not Tatianna) called “dibs” on Austin, but Tatianna is legitimately making the guy uncomfortable with her actions. She feels stronger than ever that Tatianna needs to go home as soon as possible, and that there will be hell to pay if Christian doesn’t put her ass on the block come nominations.

Later on, Sonia gathers Austin, Hunter, and Will, proposing that they all team up to get rid of Tatianna. The three men are all very enthusiastic about the idea, and not only because Tatianna is so creepy - they also get good vibes from the others in the room. In fact, Hunter proposes that they do more than team up just to get rid of Tati - they should form an official, long-term alliance. Sonia and Will are immediately on board; noticing this, Austin agrees to the offer as well. However, he tells the viewers that he’s a bit skeptical about the alliance since Hunter and Will are so close to each other, but he trusts that they’ll be on his side at least for the next few weeks. Sonia asks the three men what they think about Christian as the HOH; Will shrugs, admitting that while he’s not the biggest fan of Christian, he at least knows that he’s probably not going to put him on the block. The rest of them agree, but they do come to the consensus that he will probably need to go sooner rather than later.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room, where he announces that the first Reward Competition of the season will occur in a few moments. He reminds them that the two houseguests who do the worst in the competition will be ineligible to compete in future RCs, while the winner will receive $1,000. Additionally, the last place houseguest will receive a secret advantage or disadvantage. The sixteen competitors head outside for the first Reward Competition of the season. In the end, Kerri reigns victorious and earns herself $1,000, while Georgia and Indira do the worst and are taken out of consideration for future cash prizes. However, Indira, for finishing last, gets to open the box labeled “Week 1”, which contains her (dis)advantage. When she opens the box, she squeals in excitement before pulling out a slip labeled “Immunity”. Jake runs over to her and hugs her tightly, which annoys Christian, Kerri, and Liam to no end. Kerri tells the viewers that if Jake does one more obnoxious, attention-seeking act, she might sock him in the face.

Indira’s immunity does little to change the plans of the HOH, but it does a lot to improve Indira and her allies’ moods. Jake congratulates her again on earning herself immunity - even though she did so by losing the competition. Indira laughs at Jake’s joke, much happier than before now that she has immunity. Linda, always the realist, does remind them both that even though it’s great that Indira has immunity, it doesn’t change the fact that Christian will likely nominate Jake for eviction. Jake replies that all he can do is convince the House to keep him in by being himself, which both Indira and Linda smile at. Linda tells the viewers that she’s really annoyed by the people who have instantly written Jake off as annoying, especially Christian and “that bitch” Kerri. Indira comments in the DR that she can tell Linda is harboring a lot of negative energy towards the houseguests who aren’t treating Jake with respect. While she can understand her anger, she hopes that Linda kills them with kindness instead of picking fights.

Kerri and Liam both head into the HOH room to make sure that Jake is nominated. They both tell Christian that they really like him so far and would like to have some sort of agreement with them. Christian nods, agreeing with them and they get along well and would make good allies. Kerri gets to the point, telling Christian that Jake is clearly an attention-seeking, irritating, and unpleasant person who needs to go home. Christian agrees 100%, assuring Kerri that he planned on nominating him even before she approached him and that he’s leaning on targeting Jake to go. Liam smiles, telling Christian that he’s definitely thinking correctly. Satisfied with Christian’s thoughts on Jake, Kerri and Liam thank him and leave the HOH room. Christian tells the DR that he’s a bit puzzled by the conversation, admitting that Jake isn’t that bad, just a little annoying sometimes. Even though he thinks Kerri and Liam’s hatred towards Jake is a little overblown, he’ll gladly get rid of him if it means they’ll be loyal allies.

Becky, Georgia, and Natalie talk in the bedroom they all sleep in, mostly to figure out what they should do involving alliances. Georgia tells the other girls that she doesn’t really like Christian all that much, admitting that he’s kind of a douche. Natalie and especially Becky agree with her, wondering who they should work with instead. Georgia tells the group that she gets good vibes from Austin, wondering if they should all work with him and see what happens. Becky and Natalie are enthusiastic about the idea, guessing that he’s probably pretty strong and would be loyal to them when it matters. However, they come to the consensus that, for the first week, they’ll mostly lie low instead of forming a bunch of alliances and talking strategy. They agree to stick together for as long as possible, feeling like they’ll all be very loyal to each other.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Christian explains the ceremony before it begins. He then turns his first key, which reveals that his first nomination is Jake. Turning his second key then reveals Tatianna as the second nominee. Sonia can’t help but smile when Tatianna’s face appears on the wall, while Tatianna looks genuinely surprised to be on the block. Christian explains that he nominated the two people who most of the houseguests wanted on the block, encouraging both nominees to win POV. Jake tells the viewers in the DR that while he isn’t surprised Christian nominated him, he won’t hesitate to get revenge on him in the future.

Episode 3 (POV)[]

After the Nomination Ceremony, Kerri and Liam pull Christian aside, thanking him again and again for putting Jake on the block and stating that they can’t wait to send his annoying ass home. Kerri in particular thanks Christian for taking a side against “people like Jake”, a comment that Christian finds unsettling. In the DR, he tells the viewers that he’s really suspicious of Kerri’s motives behind targeting Jake, since she seems far too adamant about getting him out. Although he does agree with her and Liam that Jake should go first since he seems to have more support among the House than Tatianna does, he is really starting to get bothered with Kerri’s behavior. At first, Christian scoffed at the idea of Jake being a target due to his sexuality, but he’s starting to feel like Kerri is legitimately being homophobic against Jake. Liam asks Christian if Jake is his target to go home; a bit stunned, Christian simply nods. When Kerri and Liam walk away, Christian notices Jake sulking in the living room and decides to talk with him.

Jake is surprised to see Christian walking his way and asking to talk, considering that they’ve barely talked to each other so far in the game. Christian apologizes to Jake for the nomination, but defends his decision by stating that he truly went with the House. He promises that the nomination wasn’t personal and that he’s sorry to see him so upset at being nominated. Jake is shocked even more than before, unsure of why Christian is acting so nice towards him. He wonders if Christian isn’t really such a bad guy after all. Noticing Jake’s confusion, Christian tells him that he felt compelled to make sure he was okay because there are certain people in the House who are making remarks that he thinks are homophobic. Almost used to prejudice, Jake doesn’t really react, simply asking who in particular is acting that way towards him. Christian debates telling the truth to Jake, eventually spilling that Kerri and Liam are the two people who are the most homophobic in the House. Rolling his eyes, Jake tells Christian that he’s not at all surprised that those two are acting like jerks, but he’s still really thankful towards Christian for letting him know. In the DR, Jake tells the viewers that, while Christian hasn’t been the nicest to him so far, he has proven himself to be a good guy beneath his tough exterior. He hopes that he can work with him in the future, but he’ll have to survive the first eviction beforehand. Christian hopes in the DR that the conversation was successful, promising to the audience that his decision to comfort Jake was not at all strategic - he felt truly awful because of Kerri and Liam’s actions.

Elsewhere, Becky, Georgia, and Natalie approach Austin in one of the bedrooms. There, they tell him that they all really like him so far and want to work with him strategically. Intrigued, Austin nods, telling them that he wants to work with them as well. Georgia says that they all dislike that Jake is being targeted by the House, and they want to work with him to turn the tide of the vote to get rid of Tatianna instead. Austin, as one of the recipients of Tatianna’s creepy flirting, agrees with them wholeheartedly and expresses sincere interest in the alliance. Happy to see Austin so receptive, Natalie tells the entire group that she sees a real future between the four of them; Becky and Georgia nod along with Natalie, which makes Austin smile. He tells the viewers that he’s through the roof that the three ladies, all of which he got good vibes from before, decided to form an alliance with him. He hopes that the alliance can go all the way to the final five along with Sonia. Natalie says in the DR that, while she feels good about the alliance that she’s made, she’s definitely staying open to other opportunities down the line.

Later in the day, Jake talks in the backyard with Indira and Linda about his conversation with Christian - specifically, the fact that Kerri and Liam have both been allegedly saying homophobic things about him. Indira gasps in shock, but Linda simply shakes her head, unsurprised to see Kerri acting like a terrible person. She tells Jake that she always got an awful vibe from Kerri and generally saw her as an unpleasant person, so the news doesn’t really shock her. Indira tells Jake that he can power through anything in his way, no matter what Kerri or Liam have to say about it. As the trio talks, Becky heads into the backyard and joins the conversation. When Becky hears about Kerri’s remarks towards Jake, she expresses just how pissed off she is that, in 2018, people are still being homophobic. She promises Jake that she will do anything in her power to keep him in the game and send Kerri packing. In the DR, Jake gets emotional, driven to tears of joy at how supportive everyone is being of him and how it seems like most of the people in the House truly care about him - which he says hasn’t happened all that often in his life. Becky, meanwhile, expresses her rage to the viewers that people like Kerri still exist, urging all of them to be more accepting towards other people.

Eddie is also pissed off to hear about Kerri’s remarks, so he holds an alliance meeting with Christian and Rafael to formally argue for Kerri’s eviction instead of Jake’s or Tatianna’s. He warns them both that the public opinion of Kerri is quickly falling, so it would be best for them to backdoor Kerri to keep the House happy. Rafael instantly shoots the idea down, telling him that it’s for the best that they get rid of Jake now, since he is becoming increasingly popular in the House and could become a legitimate social threat down the line. Eddie is confused by the reasoning, since they all agreed to nominate the two people most hated by the House - clearly, Jake is not one of those people. Christian sides with Eddie, arguing to Rafael that it’s in the best interest for all three of them to back off on Jake for now and set their sights on Kerri or at least Tatianna, who is making a lot of the men in the House uncomfortable with her flirting. Rafael, not wanting to start a fight with his allies, concedes. However, he tells the viewers that he’s not done advocating for Jake to go home, believing that taking out Kerri or Tatianna would be a waste of an HOH.

Each week, three houseguests chosen by random draw will join the HOH and their two nominees in competing for the Power of Veto. Christian, as the HOH, draws the first chip and selects Liam. Next is Jake, who randomly selects Will. Lastly, Tatianna randomly selects Becky to compete. A few hours later, Christian, Jake, Tatianna, Liam, Will, and Becky compete in the first Power of Veto competition of the season. Fueled by her desire to save Jake and send Kerri home, Becky soars above the rest and wins the competition and the POV. She tells the viewers that she’s stoked to have won the Veto, since she now has the chance to send Kerri’s homophobic ass out the door.

Almost immediately, Becky heads up into the HOH room to try to convince Christian to nominate Kerri for eviction. When Becky makes her pitch, Christian promises her that he agrees 100%, but he feels like he can’t put Kerri up. Confused, Becky asks why; Christian explains that he doesn’t feel like Kerri would be coming for him, while both Jake and especially Tatianna would do so at the first possible opportunity. Becky asks him who he’d nominate in the event that she did use the Veto; Christian shrugs, guessing he’d nominate Austin just to ensure that the other nominee went home. This revelation complicates matters, as Becky is aligned with Austin and doesn’t want to put him in danger. Plus, if Kerri isn’t going on the block, why would she make the unnecessary move of saving Jake? In the DR, Christian tells the audience that he would almost definitely nominate Kerri if Becky used the POV, but he doesn’t want her to know that. He knows that Becky is close with Austin, hoping that the lie he told her will prevent her from using the Veto and forcing his hand. Christian does want Kerri out badly, but doesn’t want to piss Rafael off the very first week of the game.

Later on in the day, Jake approaches Becky and asks her if she’s going to use the Veto on him. Becky is very apologetic, telling Jake that she really wants to use it to save him but Christian said he isn’t going to nominate Kerri as the replacement. Jake is confused by this, knowing that Christian doesn’t like Kerri at all. Becky notices Jake’s confusion and nerves, telling him that it should be easy for him to get the votes against Tatianna, since she’s been creeping everybody out since the beginning. Plus, she hasn’t fully decided what she’s going to do yet, so there is still a possibility that she’ll use the POV. Jake tells her that it’s okay, understanding the predicament she’s in. He says that he still really trusts her and wants to work with her down the line; Becky, who’s starting to get really fond of Jake, agrees to the alliance deal.

In the backyard, Austin and Sonia sit on the hammock while Hunter and Will work out nearby. Sonia asks Austin if he likes Hunter and Will; Austin shrugs, saying that they seem okay. He admits, though, that he tends to get along better with women than men. Sonia laughs, asking Austin if he’s a ladies man. Making a disgusted face, he explains that he’s just another person - there’s nothing else to it. Getting tired, Sonia begins to cuddle with Austin. In the DR, he says that he can tell Sonia is interested in him, and while he’s not really sure if he likes her back or if he’s even ready for another relationship, he’ll certainly let Sonia cuddle with him all she wants if it means she’ll keep him in the game down the line. He does admit that she has a great personality and loves her as a person, though, so he’ll consider something more than friendship with Sonia if the time is right. In the DR, Sonia tells the viewers that Austin is one of the few guys that is easy to talk to, which makes her like him that much more.

At the Veto Ceremony, Becky debates her decision for a second. Eventually, she announces that she is not using the Power of Veto on either nominee. She explains that she wants to respect Christian’s nominations, wishing the best of luck to both Jake and Tatianna. In the DR, Tatianna promises to take her flirting up to 11 to get herself the votes to stay, while Jake says he’ll simply be himself and hope for the best. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 4 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

After the Ceremony, Christian pulls Becky aside and thanks her for keeping his nominations the same, promising her that he’ll do what he can in regard to getting rid of Kerri within the next few weeks. Becky finds the exchange frustrating, but saves face by acting thankful towards him during the conversation. She tells the viewers that Christian obviously wanted to get rid of Kerri, but refused because of Rafael’s apparent reign of terror over him. She’s confused why the guy is even letting Rafael control his HOH during the first week of the game, assuming that Rafael must be in on Kerri and Liam’s homophobic tirades. Becky resolves to do something about Rafael’s alleged stranglehold on Christian and the House in general, blaming him in part for Jake being on the block and potentially going home.

In the HOH room, Christian, Eddie, Kerri, Liam, and Rafael meet to confirm that the vote is for Jake to go home. Eddie, however, voices his opinion that Tatianna should go home instead, since Jake is actually a pretty nice guy while Tatianna is creepy and unpleasant. Kerri tells Eddie that he’s crazy, since Jake’s prissy unicorn act is driving everybody up the wall. She assures him that the majority of the House wants Jake gone and that he should also be on board to send the princess home. Eddie tells the viewers that Kerri’s language when referring to Jake is disgusting, admitting that he has to hold himself back from literally knocking sense into her. Liam and Rafael also support the idea of voting Jake out; this leaves Christian and Eddie, who both want Tatianna gone, outnumbered. Very reluctantly, they both agree to support Jake’s eviction. After the meeting, Kerri, Liam, and Rafael eventually filter out of the room. Once they leave, Eddie tells Christian that he’s tired of Kerri’s constant disrespect and borderline homophobic remarks and that they should ignore the other three and get rid of Tatianna instead. Christian tells him that he can vote however he wants, but he warns him that he could be quickly sent out the door by betraying the rest of the alliance.

Frustrated, Eddie finds Jake and tells him that some houseguests are talking about voting him out at the eviction, but he tried to convince them not to. Jake laughs, asking if the people he’s referring to happen to be named Kerri or Liam. Eddie nods, stating that the pair has gone so far as to try and force him to vote Jake instead of Tatianna, like he wants. Jake shrugs, admitting that he thinks Tatianna is far more likely to go home because of how uncomfortable she makes everybody. Eddie absolutely agrees, mentioning to Jake that he tried to use that reasoning to convince Kerri and Liam to change their minds, but they were adamant that everyone in the House wants him out. Jake thanks Eddie for trying to save him, suggesting that they work together long term. Eddie thinks that’s a great idea, and the two make their allegiance official. In the DR, Jake states that he’s starting to feel better and better about his position in the game; people are coming to him and making alliances with him, when before, everyone avoided him like the plague.

Austin, Hunter, Sonia, and Will meet together to figure out how to get the votes to send Tatianna out the door. Will believes that Indira, Linda, and Becky would all vote for Tatianna, since they all seem to be pretty close with Jake. Austin smiles, adding up the numbers and realizing that they already have seven votes to get rid of Tatianna. Sonia also comes to this conclusion, but she tells her allies that they should talk to the other houseguests just to make sure that the vote is for Tatianna. Hunter promises to talk to Indira, Sonia will talk with Becky, and Will will talk with Linda. Austin shrugs, saying he can also talk to Georgia and Natalie, assuming they’d also be on board with the plan to keep Jake. With that, the alliance heads out to campaign for the creepy Tatianna to go home.

Meanwhile, Tatianna decides that she needs to flirt harder than ever to get enough guys on her side to stay. She finds Hunter and begins to flirt with him, gradually making him more and more uncomfortable. At one point, she rubs Hunter’s thigh and looks at him suggestively. Shocked, Hunter jumps away and yells at Tatianna to leave him alone. She simply rolls her eyes and walks away, but clearly Hunter is having none of it. He angrily tells Will that she touched him inappropriately and that she needs to go immediately before he gets physical. Will decides to hold a House meeting, where he tells the entire House that Tatianna has been inappropriately harassing many of the men in the House and that, to ensure peace, everyone should vote her out at the coming eviction. Hunter joins in, stating that anybody who doesn’t vote for Tatianna to go will be heading out the door right after her. This doesn’t make much of a difference for most people, but Eddie debates more and more if he should ignore his alliance and vote Tatianna out like he really, really wants to.

Just before the eviction, Kerri and Liam discuss the eventful meeting and wonder if they should change their vote. Liam believes that it’s clear the majority will be voting for Tatianna now, especially since so many of the other houseguests seemed on board with the idea during the meeting. Kerri dismisses this concern, confident that the House was just faking it to please Hunter and Will. She then states that men can’t even be sexually assaulted, especially not by a woman. Liam shoots a glance at Kerri, clearly finding what she’s said to be ridiculous. Kerri shrugs, saying that he can take it or leave it. In the DR, Liam states that sometimes, Kerri goes too far or is too stubborn with her plans to even consider changing them, which he suspects will be her downfall. Kerri says that Hunter and Will were clearly brainwashed by Jake into making up a story in order to keep him around and send Tatianna home instead. Kerri isn’t letting it happen though, vowing to send Jake home regardless.

At the eviction, Kerri and Rafael are both confident that Tatianna will stay, while Christian, Eddie, and Liam have their doubts. Jake sits silently in his chair while Tatianna glares at Hunter and Will, clearly showing no remorse for her actions. By a vote of 10-3… Tatianna is evicted from the Big Brother House. Kerri is shocked by the result of the vote, as is Tatianna; the rest of the House, though, pretty much expected Jake to stay. Tatianna doesn’t hug anybody goodbye, instead rushing to the front door, grabbing her stuff, and leaving the House as the first person evicted from the game.

Votes for Tatianna: Austin, Becky, Eddie, Georgia, Hunter, Indira, Linda, Natalie, Sonia, Will

Votes for Jake: Kerri, Liam, Rafael

Week 2[]

HOH
POV

Eddie

Pre-Veto Nominee

Linda

Nominee
5 votes

Indira

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
7 votes

Rafael

Episode 4 Part 2 (HOH)[]

After Tatianna’s eviction, the remaining houseguests (except for Christian, the outgoing HOH) compete for the title of Head of Household for the second time in Big Brother 6. Worrying that his allies might be mad at him for flipping his vote, Eddie tries extra hard to win the competition. His efforts pay off as he finishes first and is crowned the new HOH.

Episode 5 (RC/Nominations)[]

Eddie celebrates his victory with Christian and Rafael. Rafael tells Eddie how glad he is that their alliance is in power again. This time, they can accomplish what they failed to do last week and send Jake home. Immediately, Eddie is annoyed, telling Rafael that he isn’t sure what he wants to do yet with his HOH. Confused, Rafael asks him why he wouldn’t target Jake, who is now solidly against them. Eddie impatiently states that he doesn’t really want Jake out that much and neither does the House as a whole. Christian backs Eddie up, arguing to Rafael that the 10-3 vote at the previous eviction proves that the House as a whole wants Jake to stay, so they should figure out somebody else to target. Sighing, Rafael concedes, reluctantly letting Eddie choose the target. Eddie quickly tells the group that he thinks they will be in hot water if they don’t get rid of either Kerri or Liam, since the House is quickly turning against the pair. Rafael gives a worried glance to Christian, signalling that he thinks Eddie’s ideas are terrible. Rafael tells the viewers that Eddie is already making numerous strange choices, such as wanting to keep Jake around and wanting to get rid of loyal allies. In the DR, Eddie complains that he can tell Rafael is being critical of his idea to nominate Kerri and Liam. He wonders why he’s aligned with somebody who never supports any of his ideas or listens to anything he has to say.

Meanwhile, Jake talks with Becky, Indira, and Linda, telling them that he feels better with Eddie as the HOH than he did last week. Linda is confused by this, telling Jake that Eddie seems pretty close with Christian and his allies; Jake nods, but lets her and the rest of the group know that Eddie flipped on the rest of his alliance to vote Tatianna out - he guesses that Kerri, Liam, and Rafael were the three votes against him. Indira smiles widely, shouting with glee that it’s possible all four of them can stay this week. Linda laughs at Indira’s positivity, congratulating her allies on managing to keep Jake around - but admitting that it was easy when he was up against Tatianna. Becky hugs Jake tightly, telling him that she doesn’t want to risk losing him any time soon after such a close call. Jake smiles, thanking all three women for being such great allies. In the DR, he tells the viewers that he couldn’t be more grateful for his awesome allies, who support him through thin and thick and crack jokes along the way.

In the living room, Matt calls the houseguests to gather. Once they are all together, he announces the second Have/Have-Not Competition will be occurring in a few moments. They are divided into two teams of seven - Natalie, Liam, Sonia, Will, Hunter, Rafael, and Jake vs. Indira, Christian, Linda, Becky, Kerri, Austin, and Georgia. In a disappointing defeat, the team of Indira, Christian, Linda, Becky, Kerri, Austin, and Georgia loses. The winning team is asked to choose two members of the losing team to be Haves for the week; they choose Kerri and Becky, leaving Indira, Christian, Linda, Austin, and Georgia as the Have-Nots for the week.

In the backyard, Georgia and Natalie discuss the boys in the House. They both really liked Austin at the start, but have given up hope after seeing how much time he spends with Sonia. Natalie admits to Georgia that she thinks Christian is really cute in a weird way. Georgia giggles at Natalie’s strange taste, but encourages her to make a move. After all, Christian is in a relatively powerful position in the game - what is there to lose? Natalie tells her to shut up, asking her who she thinks is the most attractive. Eyeing Hunter and Will taking a nap on the other side of the backyard, she admits that she likes Hunter a lot. Natalie nods in agreement, asking her if she wants to do anything about it. Georgia shakes her head, not fond of the fact that he is so close with Sonia, who she hates. Natalie agrees, feeling like their best bet would be to talk with Christian about some sort of deal or even something more. Laughing, Georgia tells Natalie that she only wants to align with Christian because she has the hots for him. Natalie rolls her eyes, heading inside to find Christian and suggest an alliance. Georgia quickly follows her to get in on the alliance.

In one of the bedrooms, Christian, Georgia, and Natalie gather to talk strategy. Natalie quickly proposes that the three of them work together. She thinks that they all get along well and would work really well together in the game. Christian confesses that Natalie is quite the looker, so he’d love to work with her. He tells the two women that he is 100% on board with working with them long-term, glad that they both approached him. Georgia smiles, saying it’s a deal. The three new allies all shake hands, glad to be working with each other full time. Once the alliance is official, Christian tells them both that he’s in a bit of a dilemma. His ally, Eddie, is HOH, but they have different ideas on how to use the HOH. Natalie suggests that he doesn’t push Eddie too hard - if he does, Eddie might find new allies who support his plans. Christian thanks her for the advice, hoping that he can find a respectful and less aggressive way to convince Eddie that there are better people to take out than Kerri and Liam.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room, where he announces that the second Reward Competition of the season will commence shortly. He reminds the houseguests that Georgia and Indira, for finishing in the bottom two Week 1, cannot compete in this week’s competition. The 13 eligible houseguests head out into the backyard to compete for the $1,000 prize that comes with winning the Reward Competition. In the end, Natalie surprises some of the houseguests by powering through and winning the cash prize. Meanwhile, Rafael and Liam place in the bottom two and are eliminated from all future Reward Competitions. Liam, who placed dead last, heads inside to open the box labeled “Week 2” for his last-place prize. Inside the box is a Never-Not Pass, meaning that Liam can never be named a Have-Not for the rest of the season. Liam is thrilled to earn the power, admitting that Week 1 was Hell because of the slop he had to eat. Now, he’ll never have to eat it again!

As the nominations approach, Christian talks with Eddie to figure out a plan for the week that would be more beneficial for both of them as a team. He says that while he understands Eddie really wants Kerri and Liam gone, it might not be in his best interest to get rid of them just yet. Sure, they’re annoying and generally not very good people, but they are also fiercely loyal and are firmly on their side. It would be smarter to get rid of a threat that isn’t so much on their side, specifically pointing out what looks like a showmance between Austin and Sonia. Christian suggests to Eddie that he puts up two pawns for eviction, with his end goal to backdoor either Austin or Sonia. Eddie nods along, pretending to be on board with the plan. In actuality, he still very much wants to get rid of Kerri, but at least agrees with Christian that such a plan should be carried out via the backdoor.

Just before the nominations, Eddie talks to the group of Becky, Indira, Jake, and Linda, asking any of them if they would be fine with being a pawn to take out a bigger threat. When Jake asks him who specifically he has in mind, Eddie whispers “Kerri”, which excites the entire group. Now that they have confirmation that Kerri is Eddie’s target, all four of them are perfectly fine with being a pawn - that is, except for Jake, who argues that he shouldn’t be nominated after the close call a week ago. In the DR, Eddie admits he’s surprised how eager they all seemed to be with being a pawn. He assumes that they must be desperate to get rid of Kerri - and he can’t exactly blame them. Kerri has been just as awful as ever, having spread relentless smacktalk not only about Jake and Indira, but also about Eddie himself for voting for Tatianna to go home instead of Jake. Eddie isn’t buying the excuse that Kerri is on his side, having made his own position known by voting against her and her allies.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Eddie explains how the ceremony will work. Each key in the nomination box, when turned, will reveal a nominee. The nominations will be revealed on the screen, one by one, and he will then explain his reasoning behind the nominations. Eddie then turns his first key, revealing Indira’s face on the wall. Kerri and Liam share a cheerful glance, while Indira pretends to be upset at the nomination. Eddie then turns his second key, revealing Linda as the second nomination. Linda keeps a straight face, knowing she wouldn’t pull of a convincing sad reaction. Eddie explains that they are both pawns to backdoor a bigger threat in the House, urging both of them to win the Power of Veto. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 6 (POV)[]

Kerri and Liam are both really pleased to see Indira and Linda on the block. Almost immediately, they approach Eddie after the ceremony and thank him for making the right decision. Eddie nods, doing his best to disguise the fact that they are his backdoor targets. Liam cuts to the chase, asking Eddie who he has in mind specifically as his backdoor target. He lies, saying that he wants to nominate Austin or Sonia, since they are getting too close to each other to the point where they almost seem to be in a showmance together. Kerri is a bit bummed that Jake isn’t the target, but understands that Eddie doesn’t see him as much of a threat. She’s glad to see Eddie come around and make game decisions that make sense, so she lets him know that she wants to go to the final three with him and Liam. Shocked, Eddie panics and agrees to the plan, but has extreme reservations. In the DR, Eddie says that he doesn’t at all want to associate with Kerri and Liam, but the new deal they offered him does give him something to consider. Rafael is right that they are both on his side, so, while he hates them as people, he might just have to keep them around for the next few weeks.

Knowing fully well that Christian and Rafael are close with Eddie, Georgia and Natalie approach them in one of the bedrooms and, after making small talk, ask them if they know who Eddie has in mind in terms of his backdoor target. Rafael speaks for the group, guessing that Eddie wants to split up Austin and Sonia, who have been growing closer and closer every day. At least, that’s what Rafael has been urging Eddie to do all week. Georgia laughs at this, asking Rafael if Eddie is the “lost puppy” of the group. Rafael nods strongly in agreement, deeming him “useless” to the alliance as a whole. Christian half-heartedly laughs along with Rafael, but states in the DR that the jokes and smack talk against Eddie really bother him. He doesn’t want to see his allies fight any more than they already have, but Rafael seems adamant on bullying Eddie into making decisions that benefit Rafael only. Natalie tells the viewers that, while she’d prefer that Austin stays in for a bit longer because he’s likely still loyal to her and Georgia, she can’t be bothered to care all that much now that he’s aligned himself firmly with “that whore” Sonia. The four in the bedroom renew their promise to look out for each other and solidify their new alliance.

Elsewhere, Will notices a despondent Indira and decides to comfort her. She wipes a few tears off of her face as Will approaches, surprised to see him reaching out to her. She tells the viewers that she’s of course playing up her emotional nature to trick people into thinking that she isn’t in on Eddie’s plan, but if the plot also gets her sympathy from others in the House, she isn’t against it. Will asks her if she’s okay; Indira nods, but states that she’s a bit rattled after being nominated by Eddie the day before. Will guesses that being on the block must be emotionally draining, telling Indira that he is always there for her if she needs somebody to vent to. Indira smiles, thanking Will for being such an understanding guy. She tells the viewers that she really likes Will overall and that he’s a really nice guy, even if he hides it most of the time. Will, meanwhile, tells the audience that he’s grown really fond of Indira’s bubbly, positive personality throughout the first week, so her change in attitude made him worried about her well-being. In addition, he thinks she would make a good ally down the line, as she seems like a loyal and honest person.

In the backyard, Austin, Becky, Jake, and Linda discuss Eddie’s nominations. Austin tells the group that he’s surprised Eddie nominated Indira and Linda, admitting that he was positive Kerri and Liam would find their way on the block. At that moment, Becky tells Austin the truth: he wants to do just that, and is merely using the two women as pawns to trick his allies into thinking that Kerri and Liam are safe. Linda nods, confirming Becky’s story - she isn’t at all worried about going home. At that moment, Eddie rushes into the backyard and asks to talk with Austin alone. A bit confused, Becky, Jake, and Linda leave the two men alone, where Eddie immediately confesses that his allies are pushing hardcore for him to nominate Austin or Sonia for eviction after the Veto Ceremony. Alarmed, Austin asks him why they want him out; Eddie says that they believe he and Sonia are in a showmance and want to split them up as soon as possible. Austin assures Eddie that he and Sonia are not in a showmance before telling him that he should really rethink who his allies are if they constantly pressure him to make decisions he doesn’t want to make. Eddie tells the viewers that, as more and more people tell him that his alliance with Christian and Rafael is toxic, the more he believes that they are right and that he should cut ties with his old allies for good.

At the Veto Player Pick, Eddie draws Austin to compete, Indira draws Will to compete, and Linda draws Sonia to compete. All three of the chosen houseguests, especially with the revelation that Eddie’s allies want to get rid of either Austin or Sonia, vow to win the Veto and use it on Indira or Linda to force Eddie to nominate one of the people scheming against them. Despite their strong efforts, though, it is Eddie himself who manages to win the POV, earning himself full power for the week.

A huge group of Austin, Hunter, Sonia, Will, Indira, Linda, Becky, and Jake meets with Eddie, where all eight of them urge him to use the POV on either Indira or Linda to backdoor Kerri or Liam. Eddie is shocked that so many houseguests want him to make the move, and he tells them all that he wants Kerri gone just as much as the rest of them. This satisfies most of the group, but Austin and Sonia are noticeably unhappy with this resolve. As the group gradually filters out, they both stay behind to talk with Eddie privately. Sonia begins the talking, saying that, yes, Kerri and Liam are definitely annoying to deal with on a personal level, but they really aren’t much of threats to anything but their sanity. She instead suggests that Eddie makes a bigger move, pointing out that Rafael has constantly belittled him and is controlling the game with an iron fist. If Eddie were to nominate him, he would be knocked down a few pegs and the game would be more open for the rest of the houseguests. Eddie looks really alarmed by the plan, finding it too extreme of a betrayal to be beneficial so early on. Austin senses this, telling him that he can always just nominate Kerri as planned, but he’ll have to deal with Rafael breathing down his neck for the rest of his time in the game. Austin and Sonia leave the room, and Eddie wonders if he should listen to them. He quickly decides against it, reasoning that Kerri is the best choice due to her competition skill and antagonism of the other houseguests.

Instead of blindsiding them, Eddie decides to tell Christian and Rafael about his plan. When Eddie explains his rationale behind targeting Kerri and points out the fact that the vast majority of the House supports the plan and personally asked him to pull it off, Rafael gets enraged. He yells at Eddie, calling him an idiot for insisting on targeting a loyal ally over people who want him gone at the next possible opportunity. Urging Eddie to get a brain, Rafael says that, if he wants to have any chance of winning the game, he better back down and nominate Austin or Sonia instead. Upset by Rafael’s yelling, Eddie runs out of the room without saying a word. When this occurs, Christian tells Rafael that he acted way too harsh towards Eddie and likely didn’t convince him at all to not nominate Kerri. Rafael shrugs, saying that Eddie can go f*ck himself. Christian is disgusted by this, telling Rafael to be more understanding of the guy. Kerri and Liam haven’t really treated him with that much respect before the last few days, so it makes sense for him to not trust them. Rafael rolls his eyes, telling Christian that Eddie needs to get a grip on reality instead of letting the power go to his head and start nominating allies on a whim. Christian tells the viewers that he’s getting a bit tired of Rafael’s need to control everything, hoping that he’ll calm down once Kerri is gone and the issue is dead.

At the Veto Ceremony, Eddie looks like he just bawled his eyes out. He stands up timidly, announcing that he is using the Power of Veto to remove Linda from the block. Linda smiles, graciously accepting the Veto medallion as Eddie puts it around her neck. Eddie then explains that he has been debating his decision for a while, but that he needs to choose a replacement that would best benefit his game. That being said, his replacement nominee is Rafael. Almost all of the houseguests gasp in shock, but Christian simply drops his head in defeat. Rafael angrily glares at Eddie when he sits down, while Austin and Sonia both smirk at the renomination. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 7 (Eviction)[]

After the Veto Ceremony, Rafael angrily approaches Eddie and demands an explanation. Eddie notices his angry demeanor and states that his obsession with control is exactly why he’s found himself on the block. Rafael begins yelling, angrily letting Eddie know that he was loyal to him until the final two, but Eddie threw it away over hurt feelings. Eddie decides to stand up for himself, telling Rafael that he is tired of being told what to do all the time and wanted allies who actually respected his opinions on the game. Rafael tells Eddie that he can’t respect his opinions because all of his plans were so idiotic - but nominating him might be the most idiotic of all. Eddie shrugs, saying that, while he might be an idiot, he won’t be the one going home on eviction night. Rafael looks ready to punch Eddie, but instead walks away while flipping him off, ready to start campaigning to stay against Indira.

Austin and Sonia celebrate the result of the Veto Ceremony, thrilled to see Rafael sitting firmly on the block. Austin is especially happy that Rafael will likely be going home after he campaigned relentlessly against himself and Sonia earlier in the week, seeing it as karma in action. Sonia tells Austin that they really should rope Eddie into their pairing, referring to him jokingly as a third wheel. Austin chuckles at this, but he doesn’t find it so funny. In the DR, he tells the viewers that he’s not sure how to let Sonia know that he isn’t interested in her in a romantic way, especially with her making so many comments that seem to confirm in her mind that they are a thing. The “third wheel” comment is just one of many that she’s made over the first two weeks that show that she has a huge crush on him. Sonia confirms in the DR that she does have a huge crush on Austin, praying that he’ll catch on and reciprocate those feelings. She admits she’s be destroyed if she found out that he wasn’t interested in her.

In one of the bedrooms, Christian, Rafael, Kerri, Liam, Georgia, and Natalie meet together to figure out how to get the votes so Indira leaves instead of Rafael. They have five votes currently, so they need to flip only two more people to ensure that Rafael stays in the game. Quickly, Jake, Becky, Linda, Austin, and Sonia are ruled out as people who would flip, which leaves just Hunter and Will as potential candidates. Natalie figures that they are both in the middle of the House divide, and thus may decide to vote with them against Indira. Kerri suggests that Georgia or Natalie tries to talk to them, since they might have reservations if known allies of Rafael try to get them to switch their votes. Georgia volunteers, heading out of the bedroom and into the backyard to speak with the two men. She tells the viewers that her gut is telling her that Hunter and Will won’t flip, but it’s at least worth a try to see what might happen.

In the backyard, Georgia asks to speak to Hunter and Will. Always eager for a chat, the two men oblige and sit with her in the lawn chairs by the pool. Georgia asks them what they’re thinking for the vote; Hunter does the talking, telling her that they both think that Indira should stay since she isn’t much of a threat, while Rafael seems to have been in control until Eddie nominated him. Georgia shakes her head, telling them that, clearly, Rafael doesn’t have much power in the game if he’s on the block as the target during Week 2. Plus, he doesn’t have very many allies, while Indira seems to have the popular support of the House. While that might sound like they should keep her around, in actuality Indira is the bigger threat due to her social game. Will is thoroughly confused by the fact that Georgia is campaigning against Indira, since Austin told him that she was somewhat close with him and Austin is firmly against Rafael. Georgia thanks them both for hearing her out before heading back inside. Immediately, Will says that he is absolutely not voting against Indira and that Rafael needs to go. Hunter disagrees, pointing out that Georgia did make some good points - Indira is in a lot better of a position than Rafael is. Will is confounded, telling Hunter that Indira is the least threatening person in the entire House and that under no circumstance, especially against Rafael, should voting her out be a good idea. Of course, Will feels so strongly about keeping Indira because he has a good bond with her, but he still feels it’s idiotic to keep Rafael around any longer than necessary. Hunter and Will continue to discuss the vote, eventually reaching a consensus as the eviction looms.

Christian decides to talk with Eddie about what happened in the nominations, wanting to get an explanation out of him. Eddie promises that he has nothing against Christian; it was Rafael’s constant need to control his every decision that made him want to nominate him. Christian is understanding of Eddie, having seen Rafael’s control-freak attitude firsthand; he swears that he isn’t angry with him, but also states that he isn’t going to be voting for Rafael to go home that night. Eddie says that it’s fine, since they should have the votes to get rid of Rafael regardless. Christian reminds Eddie that he is and always will be a loyal ally to him, urging him not to forget the friendship that they’ve shared during the past few weeks. When Christian leaves the room, Eddie feels guilty. He tells the viewers that while he absolutely does not regret nominating Rafael, he does feel bad for lying to Christian and hopes that they can still be friends after this week.

Just before the eviction, Becky, Jake, and Linda all comfort Indira on staying on the block, even though they assume that Rafael will be going home. Indira promises that she’s fine, but thanks them all for being so supportive. Linda tells her that it really should have been her that was saved, but ultimately Eddie did what he had to do. All four of them agree that they would have much rather had Kerri on the block than Rafael, but they ultimately can’t get too angry since Rafael is firmly on Kerri’s side. They hope they can team up to get rid of Kerri next week, ideally with one of them as the Head of Household. Becky tells the viewers that she’s starting to really like the group of people she has associated herself with, hoping that they can make it all the way to the end and get rid of the people who have treated them poorly at the start.

At the eviction, Indira and Rafael both look nervous, but Indira is faking it somewhat. As the votes are cast, Rafael does not look away from Eddie for one moment, glaring at him the entire time. Finally, the votes are tallied. By a vote of 7-5… Rafael is evicted from the Big Brother House. Some of the houseguests are shocked that the vote was so close but most are ultimately satisfied that Rafael is going home. Rafael hugs those who voted for him to stay, mostly ignoring the other houseguests. He flips off Eddie before grabbing his things and leaving the House as the second houseguest evicted from the game.

Votes for Rafael: Austin, Becky, Hunter, Jake, Linda, Sonia, Will

Votes for Indira: Christian, Georgia, Kerri, Liam, Natalie

Week 3[]

HOH

Kerri

POV

Natalie

Pre-Veto RW Nominee

Christian

Nominee
4 votes

Eddie

Evicted
7 votes

Jake

Episode 8 (HOH/RC/Nominations)[]

After Rafael’s eviction, the remaining houseguests (except for Eddie, the outgoing HOH) compete in the third Head of Household competition of the season. The thirteen competitors realize that, more than ever before, this HOH competition will have a huge impact on which side of the House gains power. Many of the houseguests try their hardest just so they can send Kerri home, but they are all unsuccessful. In the end, it is Kerri herself who wins the competition, making her the new HOH and leaving most of the House worried for their safety. For placing in the bottom five, Indira, Austin, Natalie, Hunter, and Georgia are the Have-Nots for the week.

Kerri celebrates her HOH win with Liam, Christian, Georgia, and Natalie. The five of them quickly realize that they were all the fives votes against Indira during the previous eviction, which means that the rest of the House is likely firmly against them. Therefore, they need to strike hard and not miss. Liam immediately tells the group that Eddie’s ruthless betrayal of Rafael last week proves that he can’t be trusted at all and thus they should dispose of him this week before he can dupe anybody else. While Kerri seems to strongly agree with the proposal, the other three, especially Christian, aren’t as sure. Christian tells the viewers that, while he didn’t like Eddie’s betrayal either, he still sees him as a good friend and would hate to see him go this early on. He suggests that someone with a really strong standing in the House, like Jake or Becky, should be the target; one of them leaving might break up the others in the House, giving them cracks to take advantage of. Natalie voices strong support of Christian’s plan, making him blush a little bit. Instead of getting into an argument, Kerri tells the alliance that they could always figure out what to do later, once the Reward Competition has occurred. However, she is personally leaning on pulling off a backdoor plan on Eddie, who has proven he can win competitions. The rest of the group nods along, agreeing that they should wait for whatever twist may be released from the Reward Competition before making a final decision.

Austin, Becky, and Sonia work together to crunch the numbers from the eviction, unsure of why there were five votes against Indira. The three of them, along with Jake and Linda, definitely voted for Rafael. That means that either Hunter/Will or Georgia/Natalie flipped on them. Sonia states that she sees Natalie especially hang out with Christian more often than what she thinks is normal. Therefore, she suspects that Natalie must have flipped and brought Georgia along with her. Austin is upset by this - not only did he trust the two women and that trust was broken, but now he has to deal with them both in power due to Kerri’s HOH. Becky expresses similar frustrations, annoyed why the homophobic and antagonistic Kerri just HAD to win power out of everyone in the House. Sonia does tell them that they can always send her packing next week when she won’t even be able to win HOH, but Austin and Becky are both worried that there won’t even be a next week for them. In the DR, Austin tells the viewers that he should be happy after Rafael was successfully evicted, but Kerri’s HOH win was absolutely worst-case scenario for him and his allies. He hopes for a miracle to shake things up, but doesn’t hold out any hope.

Elsewhere, Hunter, Indira, Linda, and Will have a friendly discussion in the backyard. All three of them are really happy to see Indira survive the eviction; she admits that she wasn’t too worried being up against Rafael, but is still endlessly thankful towards all of them for voting in her favor. Will promises her that he would never even consider voting against her, a remark that makes Hunter raise an eyebrow. In the DR, Hunter states that either Will is sucking up to Indira way too hard, or he has a strong bond with her that he is completely unaware of. Either way, Will’s fierce campaigning for Indira to stay makes a lot more sense to Hunter now, who promises himself to keep their close relationship in mind down the line. Linda admits to the group that she’s really worried with Kerri as the HOH, since they don’t have the best bond in the House by any means and she seems like she would be somewhat unpredictable and sneaky with her nominations. The four hope for the best, although Indira and Linda are the only two who are truly worried about being nominated.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room for the third Reward Competition of the season. Before the RC begins, he reminds Georgia, Indira, and Liam that they are ineligible to compete in the competition due to their previous poor performances in the first two Reward Competitions. The 11 eligible houseguests head into the backyard to win the $1,000 prize; Austin ends up narrowly winning the competition and the cash prize, while, to the shock of some of the houseguests, Kerri and Christian place the worst and are eliminated from future Reward Competitions. Christian tells the viewers that, after seeing Indira win immunity and Liam win a Never-Not Pass by placing last, he purposely threw the competition so he could do the same and potentially win a game-changing advantage. He excitedly opens his prize box for finishing last, but his head immediately drops in despair when he reads the contexts. He lets the House know that his prize is “Third Nominee”, meaning that he will be automatically nominated alongside Kerri’s two nominees at the Nomination Ceremony. While Christian’s allies are noticeably worried now that he is automatically on the block, the other houseguests are glad that, unless he is taken off the block, they have an option to vote for in case two close allies are both nominated by Kerri. Christian curses himself for being so stupid as to throw the competition, fully ready to go home and have it be entirely his own fault.

With Christian now on the block, Kerri and Liam quickly decide that a backdoor plan is too risky and that they want Christian to come off the block; since there is no replacement if Christian is vetoed, Kerri needs to nominate her target outright at the ceremony. She still really wants to target Eddie out of revenge, but Liam wonders if they should listen to Christian, Georgia, and Natalie by going after somebody with a better social standing in the game, like Jake or Becky. Kerri shrugs, saying that she could always nominate one of each category. The two allies talk back and forth and weigh their options before finally coming to an agreement. In the DR, Kerri tells the viewers that the previous eviction vote has proven that she is in the minority, so Christian could be a very easy target to vote out by the majority unless she plays her cards right. Now more than ever before, the initial nominations she makes will have a colossal impact on who stays and who goes and whether Christian survives the week.

Christian is pissed off at himself for being so foolish, ranting to Eddie, who he still trusts despite the previous week. Eddie can’t offer much in terms of promising safety, but does state that Christian can always win the POV and that he has a good way with people - perhaps enough to sway enough people to keep him in at the eviction. Christian nods, agreeing with Eddie, but still believes that he would never be able to forgive himself for throwing the competition if he ended up going home. He then tells Eddie that, based on what Kerri’s been saying, it’s very likely that Eddie will be going on the block. Eddie tells Christian that he sees it coming, but says that, if the two of them continue to work together as a team and as equals, both of them will find a way to survive the week. This makes Christian smile; in the DR, he tells the viewers that Eddie is too damn likable to cut ties with no matter what game decisions he makes, hoping that they can put the whole Rafael fiasco behind them and continue forward as allies.

In the kitchen, Jake slaves over the oven baking a fresh batch of cookies. In the DR, he states that, with Kerri probably nominating him this week, he needs to start buttering up to everyone early so that he can ensure he gets the votes to stay. Channelling Wendy from Big Brother 3, Jake decides that baking cookies for the houseguests will get them to like him more and vote for him to stay down the line if he is in danger. Unfortunately for Jake, though, the cookies end up looking great but tasting awful. He wonders if he’s just being overly critical of his work and asks Linda to taste; she takes one bite and immediately spits the cookie out in dramatic fashion, admitting to Jake that she loves him but his cookies are god awful. Jake laughs, admitting that he isn’t the best baker but at least wanted to try it out. Linda commends him for trying, wondering if, with enough practice, he could make cookies that are almost edible. In the DR, Jake states that he loves Linda’s sarcastic sense of humor, which is why he’s felt so drawn to her throughout the first few weeks of the game.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Kerri explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn the first key, which will reveal the first nominee. Then, she will turn the second key to reveal the second nominee. Before starting, she reminds everyone that Christian is automatically nominated as the third nominee due to the Reward Challenge. Kerri then turns the first key, revealing Eddie as the first nominee. She then turns the second key, revealing Jake as her second nominee. Eddie and Jake both saw it coming, merely nodding as Kerri explains her reasoning. She states that Eddie is her target for proving himself to be an untrustworthy piece of sh*t, while Jake is nominated as a pawn and because he’s kind of annoying. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned and Eddie and Jake are left pissed off at Kerri.

Episode 9 (POV)[]

Angry about Kerri’s remarks towards them, Eddie and Jake storm out of the room as soon as the ceremony is over, not wanting to deal with Kerri’s allies’ fake apologies. They complain about the situation together in the Storage Room, with Jake saying that he’s sick and tired of being villainized by Kerri every waking moment in the House. He doesn’t understand why she can’t just leave him alone and mind her own business for once in her entire life instead of insisting on making his life in the House a living Hell. Eddie commiserates with Jake, admitting that Kerri and Liam in particular have been treating him like chopped liver ever since he nominated Rafael. He wishes that she and Liam could act like adults instead of immature brats, but that seems to be impossible for them. Jake says that Christian is actually a pretty nice guy, but he needs to go now that he’s on the block. Eddie isn’t so sure if he agrees, feeling closer to Christian than he does to Jake, but he pretends to agree to make Jake feel better. In the DR, Eddie confesses that it would be very tough for him to vote out Christian if he finds his way off the block, but he might have to do it to keep his other alliances secure.

Christian and Natalie discuss the Nomination Ceremony in one of the bedrooms, with Christian mentioning how he didn’t like how aggressive Kerri was in her speech. Natalie wholeheartedly agrees, admitting that she finds Kerri to be kind of a bitch sometimes for no good reason. Christian nods in agreement, and states that, while he feels like he has to stay on Kerri’s side now due to their poor position in the House, he would be willing to dump her as soon as he gets the opportunity. Natalie nods, stating that what Eddie did wasn’t really that bad; sure, he nominated someone who he was aligned with, but Natalie believes that Rafael didn’t treat Eddie nearly well enough to deserve his allegiance. Christian knows that Natalie is right deep down, despite how much he cared for Rafael while he was in the House. Natalie tells Christian that she is probably going to vote for Jake to go home if the nominations don’t change, seeing him as a bigger social threat than Eddie. Christian makes the same promise if he somehow comes off the block, believing that the two of them could still work with Eddie down the line.

Liam gives Kerri a standing ovation after her nomination speech, telling her that she 100% hit the nail on the head by dragging both Eddie and Jake. Kerri takes a bow, glad that he agrees that her speech was amazing. They both confirm that Eddie absolutely needs to go and that they need to fight extra hard in the Veto competition to prevent him from pulling out another win. Liam admits to Kerri that he’s worried that Christian might not be on board with sending Eddie home; Kerri shrugs, confident that Jake’s numerous friends in the House will pile enough votes on Eddie to send him home regardless - that is, if they can get Christian off the block. Kerri tells Liam that, if he is picked, he needs to put in 200% effort to make sure that Christian is taken off. If Christian stays on the block, he will likely be sent home, ruining their plans for the week. Liam complains that he, Kerri, Christian, and Georgia have all been eliminated from future Reward Competitions, realizing that Natalie is their only shot at winning some sort of powerful advantage via the last place prize. Kerri agrees that things are looking bleak for them right now, but they will power through and end up on top with enough perseverance - they just need to make sure that this week goes correctly for them first.

In the backyard, Austin, Eddie, and Sonia talk about the game. Sonia tells Eddie that she really trusts him, especially after he threw himself in potential danger by standing up for himself and nominating Rafael. Eddie agrees that the decision was scary and very tough for him to make, but he’s confident that he made the right decision in the end. Austin states that it was also the right decision for himself and Sonia to trust Eddie, admitting to him that he and Sonia want to work with him as a tight threesome. Eddie is thrilled about the alliance offer, especially since he feels alone in the House after burning bridges by backdooring Rafael. Austin and Sonia both promise him that the majority of the House is much more fond of him now that he made the move that he made, and that Kerri and Liam are probably the only two people who actually care since they can never seen to keep their noses out of other people’s business. Eddie tells Austin and Sonia that Kerri has been making his life in the House a living Hell ever since last week’s Veto Ceremony; Sonia promises him that she and Austin will make sure that he enjoys his time in the House and that Kerri and Liam won’t be lasting too much longer in the game. Eddie thanks them both for being so sympathetic, and agrees wholeheartedly to their alliance offer. With that, they all pledge to take each other to the final three.

In the living room, Becky, Indira, and Linda help to comfort Jake after Kerri’s unnecessarily rude nomination speech. Linda admits that she’s really, really close to slapping Kerri’s smug smirk off of her face, telling Jake that he in no way deserved to be subjected to Kerri’s tirade. Indira pipes in, telling Jake that he is awesome and only deserves love and respect, guessing that Kerri is incapable of showing either emotion. Jake smiles timidly, unsure of how to react to the outpouring of support. He does state that he feels Christian will likely be going home if the nominations stay the same, since he is somewhat close to Kerri and Liam, who the House is starting to rebel against. Becky laughs at Jake’s belief that the House has only “started” to rebel against her, telling the group that she’s hated Kerri from the second she walked into the House. Indira, Jake, and Linda all agree, telling each other that the day that Kerri’s crusty ass finally walks out the door will be a glorious one indeed. Jake just hopes that it happens before he leaves; upon hearing this, his allies feel bad and promise him that there’s no way he’ll go home - at least, not on their watch.

At the Veto Player Pick, Kerri draws the first chip, selecting Natalie as the first competitor. Christian hopes that Natalie can win the POV and take him off the block, so he’s happy that Natalie was chosen. Kerri draws the second chip, selecting Sonia as the second competitor. Natalie and Sonia join Kerri, the HOH, and Eddie, Jake, and Christian, the nominees, in competing in the third Power of Veto competition of the season; in the end, Natalie beasts the competition and wins the Power of Veto, making Christian feel much, much safer than he did before.

Immediately, Natalie promises Christian that she will use the POV on him, which will leave Eddie and Jake as the final nominees for the week. Christian says that they need to eventually mobilize people to get rid of Jake instead of Eddie, wondering if Austin, Hunter, Sonia, and Will would all vote with the three of them. Georgia says that she’ll talk with Hunter and Will after the ceremony to see what they think, while Natalie promises to talk with Austin and Sonia about the plan. Christian says that they need all four of their votes to save Eddie, since Becky, Indira, and Linda would never vote Jake out and Liam wants Eddie out really, really badly. Natalie tells the viewers that it will be a longshot to save Eddie after what happened last week, but she’s still going to try. If she’s successful, Eddie may feel indebted to her and become more loyal than ever before.

At the Veto Ceremony, Natalie tells the House that the Reward Competition twist has thrown the entire week out of whack. She wants to use her POV to restore order to the House and to accomplish the end goal she needs to accomplish. That being said, she decides to use the Power of Veto to remove Christian from the block. Christian smiles as Natalie places the Veto around his neck, while Eddie and Jake both look dismayed. Since Christian was the Reward Nominee, Kerri does not name a replacement; Eddie and Jake are the final nominees for the week. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 10 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Christian, Georgia, and Natalie call Eddie into one of the bedrooms to discuss their plan to keep him around. Georgia points out that the three of them are already three votes, so Eddie only needs three more to survive the eviction. Eddie says he has a pretty good bond with Austin and Sonia, so it shouldn’t be too hard to convince them to vote for Jake to go. Natalie smiles, saying that they only need to convince either Hunter or Will, but she argues that they should try to convince both of them to flip just to be sure. Eddie offers to talk with Austin and Sonia about the vote, while Georgia again promises that she will talk with Hunter and Will to get them to flip. In the DR, though, she expresses reservations about the plan. She says that she was 100% on board until Eddie admitted that he has a strong bond with Austin and Sonia, who she thinks could become threats down the line. She wonders if she should speak to Hunter or Will at all, almost wanting Eddie out more if he’s going to latch onto a strong duo. Her biggest concern is the fact that she and Sonia very clearly dislike each other; she doubts that Eddie can be loyal to both Sonia and herself, worrying that he will turn on her down the line.

When Eddie talks with Austin and Sonia, they have already decided they’re voting for Jake. Instead, they ask him how they can help secure the votes for him to stay. Eddie tells them the good news - Christian, Georgia, and Natalie have all promised to vote against Jake at the eviction instead of him, so they only need one more vote to ensure his safety. Austin and Sonia are thrilled by the news, surprised that Georgia and Natalie would want to keep Eddie around but happy nonetheless. Sonia says that it’s obvious that Hunter and Will are the only other people that would vote for Jake over Eddie, so all three of them need to work overtime on convincing them to switch their votes or keep their votes locked onto Jake. Austin and Sonia both figure that it should be easy to get Hunter and Will on board - they do have an alliance with them, after all. The pair both talk to the men while they’re working out and, not really paying attention, they both agree to the plan. Only after the workout do they realize what Austin and Sonia actually asked them to do, and wonder if they should go along with the plan.

Almost like clockwork, Georgia approaches them in the backyard and, after joking about how badly they smell due to having just finished a workout, asks them what they’re thinking for the vote. Hunter expresses strong support for keeping Eddie around, who could be an asset for them in taking Kerri and Liam out of the game. Will nods along, but Georgia can tell that he’s much less committed to the idea than Hunter is. Georgia tells the men that they should keep Eddie around, since Jake is a social threat who could easily slip by until the end if he isn’t dealt with now. Eventually, Hunter jokes that he should probably take a shower and leaves Georgia and Will in the room alone. Georgia pounces, asking Will if he actually wants to get rid of Jake. After thinking about it for a second, Will shakes his head, admitting that he has a really strong bond with Indira, who in turn has a strong bond with Jake. Will wants Indira to trust him, and believes a vote against Jake could ruin any trust they’ve established. Georgia agrees with Will that she wants to keep Jake around, too, since she gets sketchy vibes from Eddie. However, she also states that Natalie, her closest ally, expects her to vote Jake out and she would never want to betray such a good friend like that. Will understands, feeling similarly about how badly Hunter wants Jake gone for being a social threat. Georgia promises Will that she’ll vote the same way he does, saying that she has grown to like him a lot so far in the House. Will agrees with her, suggesting that they work together not just for this vote, but for the long-term as well. Georgia accepts the offer, saying that they can pull Indira in too if Will wants to include her. Will smiles, leaves the room, and returns with an excited Indira. Together, the three of them make their alliance official. Indira tells the viewers that she’s been waiting for Will to make their agreement a bona fide alliance, and the inclusion of Georgia can’t hurt, either.

Meanwhile, Eddie, Becky, Jake, and Linda sit together at the dinner table with a clear melancholy present among them. Nobody says anything for a while before Linda finally acknowledges the reality out loud - either Eddie or Jake is going home this week. Jake admits that it’s tragic that he’ll either lose a good friend in the game or his own shot at the half-million, wishing that anyone but Kerri could have won HOH. Becky says “amen to that”, and the others laugh despite their sadness with the situation. Linda tells Eddie and Jake that they’ve both been amazing friends throughout the entire experience, wishing the best of luck in the real world to whichever one of them ends up going home. She jokes that it should be Jake that goes, though, since she’ll never have to taste another one of his awful cookies ever again. Jake flips Linda off, laughing all the while, while Becky, who missed Jake’s baking fiasco, asks if they really were that bad. Linda nods enthusiastically, which makes Eddie laugh hysterically. As they all laugh and joke around, Becky realizes that things will be a lot less funny with either Eddie or Jake gone. In the DR, Jake says that, if he goes home tomorrow, he will always cherish the great memories he shared with amazing people throughout his first three weeks in the game.

Just before the eviction, Kerri and Liam discuss the vote with each other, confident that Eddie will be going home. Liam worries that Christian may vote for Jake to go, but he can’t really picture anybody else doing so. Kerri disagrees, saying that Natalie has practically been eating Christian’s face off the past few days - referencing the pair’s showmance that they started (but claim to not be in) halfway during the week. Kerri thinks she might vote for Jake alongside Christian just because they’re so close. Liam agrees that Kerri is right, but still fails to see how Jake could possibly get enough votes to go home. He doesn’t even think Georgia, Natalie’s closest ally, will vote for Eddie to stay. Kerri hopes that Liam is correct, but also states that she wishes their alliance had a little more unity than they do right now. Liam shrugs, saying that, if their alliance truly is divided, it might be in their best interest to find new allies altogether. Kerri tells the viewers that Liam brings up good points - it seems like Christian, Natalie, and even Georgia somewhat care far more about their own interests, and only seem to be dragging her and Liam along for the ride as a formality. She feels like there has to be people that are more loyal in the House that she and Liam could align with, but doesn’t want to make any rash decisions.

At the eviction, Eddie and Jake both look very upset that they will be split up for good. As the votes are tallied, Jake seems fairly confident that he’ll stay, while Eddie is worried that Georgia failed to get enough votes for him to stay. The results are announced: by a vote of 7-4… Jake is evicted from the Big Brother House. Kerri, Liam, Becky, Linda, and Jake himself are all shocked by the result, while Indira looks very guilty. Georgia and Will told her they were voting for Jake to go, but she never shared that information with Jake before the eviction took place. Despite the shocking eviction, Jake is very respectful, hugging everybody - even Kerri and Liam - goodbye. During the hug, Kerri can’t help but shoot an angry glance towards Christian and Natalie. Jake grabs his things and heads out the House as the third houseguest evicted from the game.

Votes for Jake: Austin, Christian, Georgia, Hunter, Natalie, Sonia, & Will

Votes for Eddie: Becky, Indira, Liam, & Linda

Week 4[]

Co-HOH

Sonia

Co-HOH

Natalie

POV

Eddie

Pre-Veto Nominee

Austin

Nominee
4 votes

Kerri

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
5 votes

Hunter

Episode 10 Part 2 (HOH)[]

After Jake’s blindside eviction, the remaining houseguests (except Kerri, the outgoing HOH) compete in the fourth Head of Household competition of the season. All twelve competitors give it their all, but it is Sonia who ends up on top. Austin gives Sonia an enthusiastic hug for winning, while Kerri, Liam, Georgia, and Natalie look very annoyed to see her in power.

Episode 11 (RC/Nominations)[]

Austin and Eddie celebrate Sonia’s win with her, with Austin and Sonia both glad to finally have some power in the game. Together, the trio discusses what they should do with the power they have. Austin immediately states that he wants more than anything to finally get rid of Kerri or at least split her and Liam up. While Eddie wholeheartedly agrees after Kerri came after him the previous week, Sonia isn’t as strongly on board. She tells the viewers that, while Kerri is certainly a nuisance and a threat, she personally finds Georgia and Natalie to be more dangerous to her individual game. It’s clear to her that both of them have some sort of vendetta against her, which she finds to be ridiculous. Sonia expresses her concern about the two women, who have cemented themselves solidly with Christian, Kerri, and Liam, but are socially adept enough to go really far in the game. Knowing about Sonia’s beef with Georgia and Natalie, Austin laughs and says that they should focus on Kerri for now. Sonia jokes in the DR that Austin really pisses her off sometimes, before confessing that, while he's probably right, she doesn't appreciate him being so dismissive of her concerns.

The remaining houseguests (except for Sonia, the HOH, and Liam, who has a Never-Not Pass) compete in the Have/Have-Not competition for the week. Team 1 consists of Becky, Hunter, Natalie, Will, and Kerri. Team 2 consists of Linda, Christian, Eddie, Austin, and Georgia. Indira, for not being selected into either team, is automatically a Have for the week. In the end, the team of Linda, Christian, Eddie, Austin, and Georgia wins and becomes the Haves for the week; therefore, Becky, Hunter, Natalie, Will, and Kerri are officially the Have-Nots for the week.

After the competition, Becky and Linda, meet up, saddened and confused by the result of the vote. They were sure that Jake would get the votes, confused why anybody would even want to keep Eddie around over him. Linda suspects that Austin and Sonia flipped on them, admitting that she’s seen them as fake since the beginning. Becky agrees, similarly feeling like she can’t trust them at all anymore after they were so willing to cast Jake aside at the earliest possible opportunity. She specifically complains about Austin, who supposedly formed an alliance with her, then went back on it as soon as possible. Linda states that he’s clearly trying to create a hierarchy in the House, with himself on the top. Both women agree that it might be smart to take a strike at Austin and Sonia before they can betray them in the same way they betrayed Jake so ruthlessly last week. Becky tells the viewers that it’s too late now to be fake nice to people - she needs to align herself with people she knows she can trust instead of whoever decides to use her for a vote.

As the two women talk, Liam timidly approaches them and asks to talk. Becky and Linda are both confused, having never really talked with Liam before, but they agree to hear him out. He tells them that the result of the last vote really pissed him off, assuming that they both feel the same. Becky and Linda nod, admitting that they feel that some of their so-called “allies” betrayed them to keep Eddie around. Liam tells them that Christian, Georgia, and Natalie did the exact same thing to him and Kerri. He even goes as far to say that he sees Becky and Linda as the only other trustworthy people in the entire House. Linda, despite not exactly liking Kerri and Liam on a personal level, tells the viewers that she likes where Liam is going with the conversation. Becky tells Liam that, while she and Linda have had disagreements with him and with Kerri in the past, she agrees that they both seem like strongly loyal people. Liam smiles, telling them that he’s glad they agree with him. He then makes his proposal: the three of them and Kerri form an alliance. Becky and Linda agree to the offer, feeling like all of their other allies - Indira included - have turned their backs on them. A flashback occurs to Indira confessing to Becky and Linda that she knew Jake was going home after Jake's eviction; Becky tells Linda later in the flashback that Indira is clearly a snake who, while probably voting for Eddie to go, clearly didn’t care enough to let them know that Jake was leaving. With that, the foursome is officially formed.

As Liam is recruiting new allies, Kerri is talking with Christian, Georgia, and Natalie about the strategy they should approach the Sonia HOH with. Georgia is the first to state that Sonia in power is not good for any of them, but there could potentially be a solution - the Reward Competition. She points out that while herself, Kerri, Christian, and Liam are all out of contention for the last-place prizes, Natalie could still win this week’s prize. Christian, Georgia, and Kerri urge Natalie to throw the Reward Competition in order to win whatever prize exists for the week, believing that there couldn’t possibly be two disadvantages in a row. Besides, even if it’s a disadvantage, Sonia is likely targeting them all anyways - there’s nothing to lose. Natalie, despite being nervous about the plan, eventually agrees that she will throw the competition to see what she might win. She tells the viewers that she’s worried about getting auto-nominated or something similarly awful like what happened to Christian, but, in the end, she’d probably end up on the block either way.

At the Reward Competition, Matt reminds the houseguests that many of them have been disqualified from competing. Only Austin, Becky, Eddie, Hunter, Linda, Natalie, Sonia, and Will are eligible to compete in the fourth RC of the season. Feeling a rush after being crowned HOH, Sonia is also able to win the RC and the $1,000 cash prize that comes with it. Becky and Natalie, meanwhile, do the worst and are eliminated from competing in all future Reward Competitions. Natalie, for placing dead last (because she threw it), gets to open the box marked “Week 4” to reveal her prize. Natalie squeals with excitement when she opens the box before revealing the slip inside, which reads “Co-HOH”. Austin, Eddie, and Sonia watch in abject horror as Natalie is hugged by Christian and Georgia in a deliberately taunting manner. A lot of the other houseguests are shocked to see such a major power revealed, hoping that Natalie’s Co-HOH doesn’t screw them over. Since Natalie was a Have-Not but she now has HOH, she is crowned a Have; Indira, for not being on the winning team but still being a Have, replaces her as the fifth Have-Not.

Christian and Natalie discuss their new plan now that Natalie has the power to nominate a houseguest for eviction alongside Sonia’s nominee. Christian asks Natalie what she wants to do; she laughs, asking him if there’s even a choice to be made. Only one nominee makes sense in her mind - Austin. Christian agrees wholeheartedly with Natalie, believing that Austin is not only a huge threat, but also very close with Sonia. Nominating him while Sonia is also HOH would piss her off to no end, which Christian admits would be hilarious. Natalie laughs at Christian’s more devious side coming out, glad that they are both on the same page. As they talk further, the discussion shifts beyond the game. Eventually, Natalie confesses to Christian that she has feelings for him, apologizing if that compromises their friendship. Christian says that it doesn’t at all, admitting to her that he feels the same way back. On the spot, the two share a quick kiss before realizing that they probably shouldn’t start getting too aggressive with whatever feelings they have towards each other. Natalie tells the viewers that Christian is perfect in every way - handsome, kind, considerate, and funny.

Meanwhile, Sonia does her best to help Austin feel calmer about Natalie as Co-HOH, but he knows in his heart that he is going on the block. Sonia says that she’s not so sure that will be the case, since they voted together at the previous eviction. Stressed, Austin asks shortly who else she would even put up, a remark that upsets Sonia. She apologizes for trying to make him feel better before storming out of the room. Austin states aloud that the week probably couldn’t get any worse; not only is he probably going home, but he just pissed off his closest ally by being an asshole to her. Austin tells the viewers that he probably deserves to go home for being so fake to everyone and managing to piss everybody off except for Eddie. He hopes and prays for a miracle, but is mostly accepting his fate at this point.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Sonia, with a noticeable tinge of sadness in her voice, explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn her key, revealing her nominee. Then, Natalie will turn her key to reveal her nominee. With that, Sonia turns her key, revealing Kerri as her nominee. She explains that she nominated Kerri because she is a major physical threat. Natalie then turns her key, revealing Austin as her nominee. Austin’s head drops while some of the houseguests gasp at the fact that Austin is nominated during his closest ally’s HOH reign. Natalie explains that Austin is a snake and needs to go for enabling “that b*tch”, clearly referring to Sonia. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 12 (POV)[]

Dismayed and feeling alone, Austin gives out a few hugs before retreating to one of the bedrooms, too angry with himself to want to socialize with the other houseguests. Will notices this and follows him into the room after a couple minutes, asking him if he wants to talk. Reluctantly, Austin nods, so Will heads in and sits down. Will asks him what’s wrong; Austin says that not only is he probably going home this week, but he’s burned bridges with everyone in the House - even Sonia is pissed off at him. Surprised, Will asks why; Austin admits that, due to the stress of being in danger of going home, he got snappy with her for no good reason. Will tells him rather directly that he needs to go and apologize to her and admit that he’s in the wrong sooner rather than later, or she might find new allies. Before Austin goes, though, Will hints at Austin that he wants to work with him beyond their alliance with Hunter and Sonia, which has been practically nonexistent during the past few weeks. Austin nods in agreement before rushing out and apologizing to Sonia. When he’s finished, all Sonia can do is laugh. She admits to him that she was only mad at him for maybe 5-10 minutes tops, but she still appreciates that he felt bad enough to apologize anyways. Austin frowns, telling Sonia that he’d been beating himself up all day over snapping at her. Sonia smiles, telling Austin that was really sweet of him - even if it was misguided.

The mood between Christian, Georgia, Kerri, Liam, and Natalie is inestimably high; all of them are confident that Austin will be the one going home by the end of the week. However, during their discussion, Georgia can notice the rift between herself, Christian, and Natalie and Kerri and Liam. Throughout the entire alliance meeting, both Kerri and Liam are noticeably distant and quiet. While Georgia initially attributes this to Kerri feeling nervous due to being nominated, she eventually comes to the conclusion that Kerri and Liam both aren’t nearly as close to the other three as before. Later on, Georgia brings up the issue with Natalie, worrying that Kerri and Liam might be mad at them for voting Jake out instead of Eddie. Natalie shrugs, saying that neither Kerri nor Liam liked Jake very much, so that can’t possibly be. Georgia disagrees, believing that they could easily feel betrayed because she, Natalie, and Christian didn’t vote the way they wanted them to. Georgia is afraid that Kerri and Liam might have turned on them as a result of the betrayal, pointing out how distant they were acting earlier in the day. Natalie continues to shrug off and offer explanations for Georgia’s concerns, which begins to piss her off. Georgia tells the viewers that Natalie is really nice… sometimes, too nice to realize when people are about to stab her in the back.

Georgia decides to convene an alliance meeting with Indira and Will so she can share her concerns with people who will actually listen. However, she is surprised to see Austin also attending the meeting. Will explains that he invited Austin into the fold because of their shared desire to keep him in the game over Kerri. Georgia smiles, admitting that she convened the meeting to talk about just that. She tells the group that she’s noticed Kerri acting strangely unfriendly to her lately, which is odd because her closest ally - on the surface, anyways - just nominated Austin to protect Kerri. Will argues that Kerri’s behavior is a clear indication that she isn’t to be trusted and is quite vengeful, so it would be in all of their best interests to cut her off now rather than later. Austin is obviously on board with the idea, as are Georgia and Indira, officially pledging to vote Kerri out at the eviction. However, Georgia has reservations in the DR. She suspects that Becky, Linda, and Eddie would also vote Kerri out, so she might as well vote Austin just to mask the fact that she is working with him and to not go against Natalie. Of course, this is all depending on if Kerri actually stays on the block after the Veto Ceremony, so Georgia decides not to worry too much about the vote until after the POV competition.

In the backyard, Hunter is lifting weights - this time, without Will beside him. In fact, over the past few days, Hunter has noticed that Will is often “too tired” or “too busy” to work out with him. He tells the viewers that he suspects Will is being drawn in other directions by different alliances and has, in turn, completely forgotten about his Day 1 alliance. He decides to talk with a nearby Liam, who is very sympathetic of Hunter’s situation. Liam admits to Hunter that he has dealt with friends moving on and forgetting about him in his life before and that it really hurts, but there’s not much you can do about it. He assures Hunter that Will still cares for him even if he hasn’t been showing it much lately. Hunter smiles, thanking Liam for the support and admitting to him that he’s a really nice guy. Liam states in the DR that he’s really glad he got the chance to talk with Hunter on a personal level instead of a strategic level, saying that all of the strategy and backstabbing going on can distract you from the fun parts of Big Brother - meeting new people and making new friends.

At the Veto Player Pick, Sonia pulls the first chip, selecting Liam to compete. Natalie pulls the second chip, selecting Eddie to compete. Liam and Eddie join Sonia and Natalie, the HOHs, and Kerri and Austin, the nominees, in competing in the fourth Power of Veto competition of the season. Wanting to keep his ally safe, Eddie destroys the competition and easily wins the POV, setting him up to remove Austin from the block and foiling Natalie’s plans. When Eddie wins, Austin hugs him more tightly than ever before, really proud of him for winning the competition and really happy that he’ll likely be removed from the block. Eddie tells the viewers that he had a sinking feeling Austin would go home if he stayed on the block, so he needed to fight extra hard to remove his ally from the block.

Christian and Natalie discuss the competition - specifically, Eddie and Austin hugging afterwards. Christian is confident that Eddie simply told Austin what he’d want to hear about using the Veto, strongly doubting that he’d actually be dumb enough to use it. Natalie agrees with Christian, but does state that it wouldn’t hurt to ask him what he’s doing with the POV. Christian and Natalie call Eddie into the HOH room, asking him what his plan is for the Veto Ceremony. Eddie, not wanting to spoil his plan to them, lies and states that he’s (obviously) not using the Veto on either nominee, since Kerri tried to get him out and he’s not very close with Austin. Christian asks Eddie why Austin was so happy to see him win; Eddie gets flustered, but manages to lie that he fake promised to him that he’d use the Veto due to his persistent campaigning. Satisfied, the showmance thanks Eddie for working with them and expresses how glad they are that he stayed over Jake last week. When Eddie leaves the room, he feels somewhat guilty. He tells the viewers that he needed to lie to Christian and Natalie so that they couldn’t plan a renomination, but he feels legitimately awful for doing so since both of them obviously trust him.

At the Veto Ceremony, Eddie states that his decision might shock some of the houseguests. He then announces that he is using the Power of Veto to remove Austin from the block. As Eddie places the necklace around Austin’s neck, Natalie shares panicked glances with Christian and Georgia, unsure of what she should do. Sonia smiles upon seeing Natalie panic, while most of the houseguests are still processing what just happened. Natalie stands up timidly, admitting to the House that she did not expect this to happen and is deeply disappointed that she has to name a replacement nominee. With that being said, her replacement nominee is Hunter. Somewhat surprised, Hunter sits down in the nomination chair beside Kerri. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 13 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Almost immediately, Natalie pulls Eddie aside and demands that he explains himself. Eddie tells her that he feels really close to Austin and trusts him a lot, so he decided to save him. Natalie finds this ridiculous, telling Eddie that whatever promise Austin must have made him is a lie and that he shouldn’t trust him for a second. Eddie ignores Natalie, defending his decision to save Austin. He says that he’s allowed to save his allies and people that he trusts, asking Natalie to kindly get over it. Natalie gets enraged, reminding him that her vote at eviction last week saved him from going home and that he should be a bit more grateful than he’s being now. Eddie understands Natalie’s anger, but tells her that she needs to see the bigger picture - he can trust more people than just her and Christian. Austin and Sonia played just as big a part in saving him and she and Christian did, so he believes his allegiance to them and his decision with the POV were both justified. Natalie says that he may be right in that regard, but he could have at least been honest with her instead of lying about using the Veto. Eddie admits to her that he feels guilty for lying to her, promising that he will be more honest in the future. Although the two hug, Natalie makes it clear in the DR that she will never be able to trust Eddie again and that she is done working with him in the game.

Meanwhile, Liam, Kerri, Becky, and Linda discuss the eviction in the backyard, quickly coming to the consensus that Hunter must go. Liam is personally sad that he has to vote Hunter out in a few days since he’s bonded really well with him over the past week, but there’s no way on Earth he would ever vote Kerri out - especially not this early. Kerri thanks her three allies for being on her side, admitting to Becky and Linda that she’s really glad they could become, if not friends, companions with a shared goal. Linda laughs at this; she tells the viewers that, while she still finds Kerri to be grating and doesn’t particularly like her, sometimes she’s kind of funny and can definitely hold her own in the game. In Linda’s eyes, Kerri may not be a ray of sunshine, but she’s not stupid, either. After the alliance is finished with its conversation, Becky and Liam gradually filter out of the room. Once they do, Linda gets serious with Kerri, telling her that, since they are both smart, older women, they should stick together despite the differences they’ve had in the past. Kerri absolutely agrees, believing that they would be an unstoppable duo if they were to work together full-time. With that, Linda and Kerri, once adversaries and still not that fond of each other, officially create their pact.

Christian, Georgia, and Natalie also meet to discuss the vote, deciding that they need to keep Kerri around since she is still loyal to them. Georgia again expresses her concerns that Kerri really isn’t as loyal as she might seem, pointing out how she’s barely talked with any of them the entire week. Christian and Natalie both brush this off yet again, which starts to really irritate Georgia. Georgia pleads for them to listen to her before Kerri stabs them in the back later on, but the showmance isn’t hearing it. They tell Georgia that she’s being too paranoid and that, even if Kerri is somehow against them, it’s not like Hunter is on their side. Georgia tries to point out that she’s seen Kerri and Liam both talking with Becky and Linda on multiple occasions, something that’s literally never happened before this week. However, she quickly decides that it isn’t worth it and leaves the room, allowing Christian and Natalie to enjoy each other’s company without her paranoia bothering them. Christian asks Natalie why she nominated Hunter; Natalie admits she was really on the spot and had no idea what to do, but she had seen Hunter talking with Austin and Sonia a lot in the past and assumed that he was close with them. Christian finds the reasoning fair, just wishing that Eddie hadn’t betrayed them both by using the POV on Austin, who is far bigger a threat than Hunter.

Meanwhile, Austin, Eddie, Indira, and Will all promise Hunter their votes in one of the bedrooms, all of them agreeing that Kerri is a huge threat and nuisance for the other houseguests. Hunter is confused by the eclectic group of people promising him safety simultaneously, but isn’t about to argue against people voting for Kerri to go home. He’s just glad that so many people seem to care about him and want him around. Sure, while they all do like Hunter, they want to keep him more because of their distaste for Kerri and/or allegiance to Will than because of Hunter himself. Indira guesses that Becky and Linda will also vote against Kerri, which would be more than enough to secure a majority on her head. Will even believes he could convince Georgia to vote Kerri out, a statement that confuses Eddie and Hunter. Both of them were sure that Georgia and Kerri were allies; why would she ever vote one of her allies out? Hunter tells the viewers that a lot of strange things have been happening lately, which certainly doesn’t make him feel at all comfortable with being on the block. Still, he trusts his friends to be on his side no matter what is going on behind the scenes or their logic behind saving him.

Just before the eviction, Georgia talks to Will alone, admitting that she isn’t sure how she should vote. She understands that he really wants to keep Hunter around because of how close friends they are, but tells him that Christian and Natalie would be really angry with her if she voted for Kerri instead. Georgia promises her loyalties lie with Austin, Indira, and Will in the end, but she also says that pissing off Christian and Natalie would ruin the standing of everyone in the alliance. Besides, her vote really shouldn’t matter all that much, since Becky and Linda loathe Kerri and will without doubt be voting her out. Will understands Georgia’s predicament, promising her that he won’t be angry with her no matter what decision she makes. However, he also states that not voting Kerri out is risky. Sure, it is very likely that Becky and Linda will vote Kerri out, but how can Georgia be 100% sure? Will thinks that voting Kerri out would be smart for Georgia because there would be no risk in Hunter accidentally going home. Besides, she could always pin the extra vote on somebody else if Christian and Natalie get suspicious. Georgia weighs Will’s advice in her mind, still not sure of how she’s going to vote.

At the eviction, Kerri looks rather pissed to be sitting in the nomination chair at all, while Hunter smiles nervously, hoping that those who promised him their votes will keep their word. Georgia is particularly nervous when she casts her vote. By a vote of 5-4… Kerri is SAFE, and Hunter is evicted from the Big Brother House. Austin, Eddie, Georgia, Indira, Sonia, Will, and Hunter himself are all flabbergasted by the result, realizing that Becky and Linda must have for some reason voted for Hunter to go. Becky and Linda both smile sarcastically at Indira, noticing her shocked expression. Hunter hugs everybody goodbye, but is noticeably shaken from the surprising vote. Will apologizes profusely to him as they hug, and Hunter urges him to win the game for him. Hunter grabs his things, waves goodbye, and leaves the House as the fourth houseguest evicted from the game.

Votes for Hunter: Becky, Christian, Georgia, Liam, Linda

Votes for Kerri: Austin, Eddie, Indira, Will

Week 5[]

HOH

Becky

POV

Kerri

Pre-Veto Nominee

Christian

Nominee
4 votes

Natalie

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
5 votes

Georgia

Episode 13 Part 2 (HOH)[]

After Hunter’s shocking eviction, the remaining houseguests (except for Sonia and Natalie, the outgoing HOHs) compete in the fifth Head of Household competition of the season. Due to the shocking result of the eviction, not a soul in the House gives anything but 100%, wanting desperately to seize power from their adversaries. In the end, Becky shocks some of the houseguests by winning the critical competition and the title of HOH.

Episode 14 (RC/Nominations)[]

Georgia, Indira, and Will hold a panicked meeting soon after the HOH competition, all of them unsure how Hunter managed to go home. Georgia confesses to voting for Hunter to go to please Christian and Natalie, not expecting that Kerri would actually stay. The alliance quickly realizes that Becky and Linda must have voted for Hunter to go; this pisses off Indira, who rarely gets pissed off. She cannot understand for the life of her why the two people who ranted endlessly about how much they hated Kerri would join her side out of the blue. Will urges Indira to talk with Becky and Linda, since she is sort of friends with them and could hopefully get an explanation out of them, if not an apology. However, Georgia warns her to tread lightly, since, if she gets in an altercation with Becky, she could end up on the block now that Becky is HOH. Indira heads out of the room, with the goal of getting answers out of Becky. When she leaves, Georgia apologizes again and again to Will for accidentally evicting his best friend, promising that she wouldn’t have voted for him if she knew he’d go home. He promises to her that he isn’t angry with her, but also states that she needs to be more careful in the future. He then asks if she would have voted for him in the same scenario; Georgia promises she would never risk losing him, and that she only voted for Hunter because he wasn’t in their core alliance. Will forgives her for the incident, promising that their alliance will be stronger than ever before.

Indira assumes that Becky and Linda are hanging out in the HOH room, so she knocks on the door. When the door is opened, Indira sees Kerri and Liam sitting in the room with Becky and Linda. At that moment, Indira realizes that Becky and Linda must have officially jumped ship and shacked up with the enemy. Still, she asks to speak with Becky and Linda alone; Kerri and Liam gladly oblige, confident that Indira won’t be capable of doing anything to mess up their plans. Once they leave, Indira asks her former allies why they voted Hunter off instead of Kerri, who she assumed they would all agree to take out. Becky shrugs, asking Indira why she didn’t discuss the plan with them. Indira lies that she assumed they were already on board, but Becky and Linda aren’t buying it. Linda tells Indira that they already know she isn’t loyal to them anymore, so she might as well admit it instead of continuing to lie. Not knowing what to do, Indira simply apologizes and leaves the room. Once she’s gone, Becky and Linda both laugh at the pathetic display, glad to have even further confirmation that Indira is no longer on their side. While Becky doubts she’ll target Indira this week, she states in the DR that Indira should either watch her back or come running back into her arms if she wants to get far.

Austin, Eddie, and Sonia discuss their shock that Kerri somehow stayed in the House, especially since Becky and Linda had to have voted for Hunter in order for him to go. Sonia finds that really, really annoying, since Becky and Linda were the ones leading the anti-Kerri movement during the first few weeks of the game. Eddie states that the move is proof that Becky and Linda both have no integrity in the game and are, at best, ruthless opportunists. All three pledge to take a strike at the two women as soon as they possibly can, with none of them believing that they’ll ever be able to trust either of them again. Austin isn’t in too bad of a mood, though, realizing that, had Eddie not won POV, it could have been him that walked out the door instead. Sonia is not nearly as optimistic as Austin is, though, pointing out that, if Becky and Linda sided with Kerri last week, they are probably against the two of them. She suggests that, when the time comes, they need to campaign hard to throw Christian and Natalie under the bus, believing that there’s at least some chance that Becky nominates them if pushed hard enough. In the DR, Eddie tells the viewers that playing Big Brother is very stressful 24/7 because, unless you are the HOH or the POV Holder, you are constantly nervous that you’ll be sent packing - even by a so-called “ally”. He even did just that to Rafael during Week 2.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room, where he gives a shocking announcement: all of the houseguests still in that are ineligible to compete in the Reward Competition, with the exception of Becky, the HOH, and Liam, with his Never-Not Pass, will automatically be Have-Nots for the week. All of the houseguests groan at this except for Austin, Eddie, Linda, Sonia, and Will, who are still eligible to compete in the RC and thus are exempt from the punishment. Matt then announces that the Reward Competition will commence very shortly. Later, the five eligible houseguests compete in the fifth Reward Competition of the season. Austin ends up on top and wins the $1,000 prize, while Will and Eddie do the worst and are eliminated from competing in future Reward Competitions. For placing dead last, Eddie gets to open the box marked “Week 5” to claim his prize. Eddie is excited to get the prize, especially after Natalie won Co-HOH from the Week 4 box; this excitement is quickly replaced with disappointment, however, when Eddie sees the card in the box labeled “Forever-Not”. Because of this, Eddie will automatically become a Have-Not until his eviction or until the Have/Have-Not phase has ended. Eddie whines in the DR about the “prize”, confessing that the only worse gifts he’s received are his grandma’s ugly sweaters. He is told that he must exchange his current “Have” status with a current Have-Not; he chooses Indira, who has already been a Have-Not for the past three weeks in a row.

In the HOH room, Becky, Kerri, Liam, and Linda discuss their plan for the week. When Becky states that she’s leaning on nominating Austin and Sonia for eviction, Liam shakes his head disapprovingly. Becky is surprised to see this, but asks Liam to share his opinion on the matter. Liam explains that, if she were to nominate the pair, a lot of the houseguests would get pissed at her for “betraying” them. He believes it would be better for Becky’s standing in the House to nominate people who are threats to their alliance but will be seen as expected and non-traitorous by the people who think that she still trusts them. Becky understands Liam’s reasoning, asking if he’s talking about Christian and Natalie. Kerri and Liam both nod, liking the sound of the plan. After a bit of discussion, all four of them agree that nominating Christian and Natalie is the best plan strategically, but they aren’t fully fixed on it - if somebody gives a good enough reason to nominate somebody else, Becky will gladly do it.

Christian and Natalie are both very worried about their standing in the House, especially with Becky as the HOH. They decide to talk with her in the HOH room to see what her plans are. Becky decides to be honest with them, telling them that she’s leaning on nominating them as things stand now, but she’s open to alternate ideas. Christian understands, but tells Becky that Austin and Sonia are much better connected in the House than he and Natalie are. Natalie agrees, also stating that Austin’s multiple RC wins as well as Sonia’s RC & HOH wins prove that they are very strong competitors - much stronger than herself and Christian, who only have a few comp wins between the both of them. Becky nods, promising that she will consider nominating Austin and Sonia but ultimately not guaranteeing anything. In the DR, Christian tells the viewers that things are looking really bleak, but they hope that a miracle can happen and the tide of the week can change.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Becky explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn the first key, revealing her first nominee. She will then turn the second key, revealing her second nominee. Becky turns her first key, revealing Christian as her first nominee. She then turns her second key, revealing Natalie as her second nominee. Becky explains that she nominated Christian and Natalie because it is clear to the entire House that they are getting romantically involved and they are both threats to her individual game. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 15 (POV)[]

Eddie is happy that Austin and Sonia managed to avoid the block, congratulating them both on their safety for the week. He is excited that, at this rate, all three of them should make it to the jury phase. Sonia cheers at this news, but Austin states that it’s not over yet. There’s still a chance that Christian or Natalie wins the Power of Veto, and another chance that Becky will name one of the three of them as the replacement nominee. Eddie promises both of them that he will devise a contingency plan in case such an event occurs, which puts both Austin and Sonia at ease. They thank Eddie again for being such a great ally to them; in the DR, Austin admits that he sometimes feels like he doesn’t deserve Eddie’s allegiance, since Eddie is fiercely loyal at all times while Austin schemes on occasion. Eddie tells the viewers in a devious manner that his contingency plan is not a plan that Austin will like - at least, if his suspicions are correct. Eddie explains that he’s still weirded out from seeing Austin, Georgia, Indira, and Will strategizing together out of the blue, since none of them really seem all that close - at least, they didn’t until now. Eddie can tell that all four of them are clearly in an alliance and plans on doing whatever he can to break it up.

Eddie decides that the best course of action is to leak the alliance to Becky and Linda immediately, since their supposed ally, Indira, is in on it. He heads into the HOH room and wastes no time, telling them that a strange group consisting of Georgia, Indira, and Will (he decides to leave Austin out of the discussion) came to him and asked him to vote Kerri out at the eviction. While he went along with the plan, he’s been weirded out ever since, suspecting that they might have an alliance together. Linda thanks Eddie for the information, but asks him why he wanted to share it with them instead of just joining them. Eddie tells Linda and Becky exactly what they want to hear - he was concerned because Indira is supposed to be loyal to them but clearly isn’t at the end of the day. Becky agrees with Eddie that the alliance is a danger, but asks him what she should do about it. Eddie shrugs, saying that she probably doesn’t need to do anything quite yet, but it might be a good idea for her to nominate, say, Georgia as a replacement if Christian or Natalie is vetoed. Not only is Georgia close with them and thus a potential vote for them to stay, but she is also clearly playing multiple sides of the House at the same time. Becky thanks Eddie for the intel, promising that she will keep it in mind if Christian or Natalie manages to pull themselves off the block. In the DR, Eddie smiles at himself, having hatched his plan to keep Austin and Sonia, along with himself, safe this week. As soon as Eddie leaves the room, Linda admits to Becky that she really trusts Eddie, to the point where she thinks they should officially align with him. Becky, while agreeing that Eddie is trustworthy, argues that they should wait, since there is clearly animosity between him and their other allies, Kerri and Liam.

Austin and Sonia sit on the hammock, enjoying the sunset. Sonia comments on how romantic the whole situation is, which clearly makes Austin uncomfortable. Sonia notices this and apologizes, admitting to him that she assumed he had feelings for her like she does for him. Austin shakes his head, apologizing to Sonia for not saying anything but stating once and for all that he only sees her as a friend. Worried, Sonia asks him if he has a girlfriend back home or even if his eyes are on another girl in the House; Austin denies both claims, just stating that he really isn’t looking for a relationship right now and he didn’t come into the Big Brother House for that. Sonia, again, is really sorry for thinking they had something beyond friendship, hoping that the incident won’t make things awkward between them. Austin promises her that they are still just as good of friends as before and that he would never let something so petty get in the way of a strong friendship. Plus, he understands her predicament, having been in her exact position in his life before - having unreciprocated feelings for a friend. In the DR, Sonia confesses that, while she’s disappointed that Austin doesn’t feel the same way towards her that she felt towards him, she’s beyond glad that Austin is understanding, calling him one of the greatest guys she’s ever met in her life.

Indira and Sonia discuss the incident the next morning. Indira admits to Sonia that it sucks more than anything to be rejected romantically, but that things could have gone much worse than they did. Austin could have broken off their friendship or gotten awkward around her for the rest of their stay in the House. Sonia agrees with Indira, laughing that she’s definitely had rejections far more painful and far worse than Austin’s. Indira admits that she’s faced embarrassing rejections on multiple occasions as well, pointing out a time in high school where, after asking out a guy and being rejected, the guy told all of his friends and they teased her for the next few months. Sonia tells Indira that, clearly, that guy didn’t deserve her or anyone for that matter. Indira smiles, thanking Sonia for the remark. The two women hug, glad to have been able to support each other and wishing nothing but the best towards each other.

At the Veto Player Pick, Becky draws the first chip and selects Indira to compete. Christian draws next, selecting Kerri; he smiles, glad to see an ally competing for him and not knowing Kerri’s role in getting him nominated. Natalie draws the final chip, looking very disappointed to have selected Austin to compete. Indira, Kerri, and Austin join Becky, the HOH, and Christian and Natalie, the nominees, in competing in the fifth Power of Veto competition of the season. Always competitive and wanting to keep the nominations the same, Kerri pulls through and wins the competition.

Immediately after the competition, Christian approaches Kerri, essentially asking her what she’s going to do with the Veto. When Kerri gives a non-answer to his question, Christian begins to get worried that Kerri might not use the Veto. He tells her that he’s been glad to have been close allies with her throughout the pre-jury phase of the game, hoping that their strong allegiance can continue further. Kerri nods weakly, clearly not listening to what Christian is saying. Later on, though, Eddie approaches her with an idea. He acknowledges that they haven’t really gotten along ever since he booted Rafael, but that he would love it if they could both move on past that. In addition, he reveals to Kerri that Georgia has a secret side-alliance with Indira and Will and that Becky and Linda are both already on board with naming her as the replacement if Christian or Natalie is vetoed. Kerri finds this information very interesting; plus, it was clear to her that Christian and Natalie still want to work with her, so she doesn’t see the need in burning bridges with people that would be loyal over someone who clearly isn’t any longer. Kerri admits to Eddie that she’s gotten over the Rafael incident, potentially opening the door for them to be allies again. Eddie smiles, thanking Kerri for being so understanding. The two adversaries shake hands, glad to see a new beginning to their relationship.

Kerri decides to approach Christian, apologizing to him for acting so distant and aloof earlier. She tells her that she is very likely going to use the Veto on him. Christian doesn’t like the “very likely” part of the answer, so he asks her what scenario may arise where she wouldn’t use the Veto. Kerri lies, explaining that she’s afraid Becky might nominate Liam out of retaliation for using the Veto. Christian understands her fears, but argues that it’s a risk worth taking. Kerri nods, weighing options in her mind. While Becky and Linda may have told Eddie that they would nominate Georgia, Kerri isn’t sure if they are being honest. Plus, she’s afraid that they might get defensive if she admits to them that she’s using the Veto, since it was Liam’s idea to nominate Christian and Natalie in the first place. Still, she figures that she could explain the situation to Becky and Linda down the line.

Georgia tells Indira and Will that she’s very, very worried about Kerri using the POV on Christian or Natalie, which would very likely result in her going up as the replacement. As Will begins to share Georgia’s worries, Indira tells them that they shouldn’t fear such a thing happening. She tells them that, when she went up to talk to Becky and Linda earlier in the week, they were strategizing with Kerri and Liam. Indira believes that Becky and Linda are aligned with them; if that is true, Kerri is probably in on the plan and thus would keep Becky’s nominations the same. Will suddenly realizes that such an alliance makes a lot of sense, as it explains Becky’s and Linda’s strange votes towards Hunter last week. Georgia disagrees, though, with the notion that Becky and Linda are aligned with Kerri and Liam, explaining that Kerri and Liam were likely just campaigning to stay. Indira disagrees, mentioning that they were having too friendly of a banter for that to make much sense. Georgia states that they’ll see who’s right at the POV ceremony, a statement that annoys Indira. In the DR, Indira states that Georgia is acting really contradictory by ranting endlessly about Kerri and Liam’s alleged betrayal of her, but still giving them the benefit of the doubt. She speculates that Georgia is simply in denial of the ugly truth.

At the Veto Ceremony, Kerri explains that the move she’s about to make is very risky, but she believes that it’s a move that needs to be made. She then announces that she is using the Power of Veto on Christian. Christian and Natalie both smile, but the rest of the houseguests (minus Eddie, Liam, and Linda) look worried about becoming the replacement nominee. Becky stands up, admitting that she expected such a move to happen, and lying that she needs to choose a pawn to send Natalie home. Becky nominates Georgia as the replacement. Georgia, not shocked to be nominated, sits calmly in the nomination chair and holds Natalie’s hand. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 16 (Eviction)[]

Despite being fine with her decision, Becky and Linda still decide to talk with Kerri just to wonder what compelled her to save Christian. Kerri admits to them that she heard that Georgia, Indira, and Will were all in an alliance together and that Becky would nominate Georgia as the replacement nominee if Christian or Natalie came down. Linda finds this interesting, asking her if Eddie was the one who gave her of this information. Kerri nods; Becky and Linda explain that Eddie was also the one who convinced them to agree to put Georgia up in the first place. Kerri is a bit shocked by this, not believing that Eddie was just as strategic as he is proving himself to be. Linda brings Liam into the discussion and fills him in on the information before asking the alliance if they should trust Eddie or not. Liam argues that it’s clear Eddie has good intentions by informing them of Georgia, Indira, and Will scheming behind their backs, but it also proves that he’s a really strong strategic player. The three women agree, and everyone in the alliance promises to keep their eyes on Eddie in case he tries to pull anything fishy. They also agree to vote Georgia out at the eviction, since she is clearly better connected and a bigger threat than Natalie is - who only really has Christian.

Austin, Georgia, Indira, and Will meet together as well, agreeing that all three of their votes should go to Natalie. Will states that Kerri and Liam will both very likely vote Georgia out since they seem closer to Natalie, especially after saving her alleged showmance partner at the Veto Ceremony. Christian will also be voting Georgia due to his obviously strong connection with Natalie, meaning that there are 3 votes locked on each nominee. For Georgia to stay, they need to convince two more houseguests to vote against Natalie. Austin believes that Sonia would be relatively easy to convince, since Natalie hijacked her HOH last week. He also believes he could work on convincing Eddie to vote Natalie, which should be enough to keep Georgia in the game. The other alliance members nod, and Austin heads off to convince his other allies to vote the way he wants.

Sonia is relatively easy to convince, since she trusts Austin’s intentions and loathes Natalie, especially after last week. However, Austin has a tough time convincing Eddie to vote for Natalie. Eddie states that he doesn’t really trust either nominee, but admits that Christian and Natalie seem like they’re living in their own little bubble separate from the other houseguests. When Austin points out that Kerri saved Christian from eviction, Eddie ominously states that Kerri likely cared far more about getting somebody else on the block than getting Christian off. Plus, Eddie reminds Austin that he has a good bond with Christian still, which could be compromised if he votes for Natalie to go home. Austin understands, but begs for him to consider his options before walking away. Eddie, meanwhile, wants to gain clout by telling Natalie that he’s voting for Georgia to go, so he decides to find her and Christian and tell them about Georgia’s scheming.

In the Have-Not bedroom, Natalie is telling Christian about how much she loves Georgia and how sad she will be no matter the result of the eviction. Just then, Eddie barges in and asks to talk with them. Hoping that he will have some sort of plan to keep Natalie in the game, the showmance gladly lets Eddie in. Once there, Eddie immediately tells them both that Georgia is in a secret alliance with Indira and Will and doesn’t really give much of a sh*t about either of them. Natalie says “never mind, f*ck that bitch” in reference to her earlier comments, while Christian asks if that means Natalie is going home. Eddie shakes his head, telling them that pretty much everyone outside of the alliance will be voting for Georgia to go. The only ones who probably wouldn’t are Austin and Sonia, who are pretty unhappy with Natalie after she tried to get Austin out during Sonia’s HOH week. Natalie is understanding of this, way more focused on how glad she is that she should be staying another week. Christian thanks Eddie for bringing the issue to his attention, feeling like they can trust him far more than before.

Just before the eviction, Eddie decides to be honest with Sonia that he won’t be voting for Natalie to go tonight. When Sonia asks why, Eddie states that Georgia is in a secret alliance with Indira, Will, and Austin. Sonia is shocked to hear that Austin has been apparently going behind her back, but Eddie promises her that it’s not that serious. He believes that Austin is far more loyal to the two of them than with his little side alliance, urging Sonia not to get angry with Austin. Sonia nods, promising Eddie that she’ll stay just as loyal to him as before, but also admitting that she will be really pissed if he pulls another stunt like that. She also tells Eddie that she’s still voting for Natalie, since she doesn’t want to alarm Austin or anything. Eddie smiles, glad that the news didn’t make Sonia angry, before leaving the room. Sonia tells the viewers that she’s a little more wary now that she knows Austin had another alliance, but she ultimately trusts that he’s loyal to her above anyone else.

At the eviction, Georgia and Natalie hold hands, but Natalie only does so as a formality. In reality, she can’t wait to see Georgia’s backstabbing behind go home. Sure enough, the votes are tallied and, by a vote of 5-4, Georgia is evicted from the Big Brother House. Austin is shocked by the vote, not understanding how on Earth Georgia managed to get more votes than Natalie. Georgia hugs everybody goodbye, but not all of the hugs are returned with sincerity. She grabs her things and leaves the House as the fifth houseguest evicted from the game.

Votes for Georgia: Christian, Eddie, Kerri, Liam, Linda

Votes for Natalie: Austin, Indira, Sonia, Will

Week 6 (Round 1)[]

HOH

Liam

Pre-Veto Nominee
POV

Sonia

Nominee
1 vote

Austin

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
5 votes

Eddie

Episode 17 (HOH/RC/Nominations)[]

After Georgia’s eviction, Matt calls the remaining eleven houseguests into the living room. Once they’ve all gathered, he announces to them that, since only 11 of them are left, the jury phase has officially started. From then on, any houseguest who is evicted will return on finale night to cast a vote for one of the two finalists to win. There is a lot of excitement present among the remaining houseguests, but also nerves. Everyone they send home will be voting for the winner, so they need to worry about pissing people off more than ever before. With that, the remaining houseguests (except for Becky, the outgoing HOH) compete in the sixth Head of Household competition of the season. With the jury phase starting, the game truly begins and everybody gives their all in the competition. In the end, Liam manages to beat the rest and becomes the new HOH. For doing the worst in the competition, Christian, Natalie, Sonia, and Eddie (who is already a Have-Not) become the Have-Nots for the week.

Becky, Kerri, and Linda celebrate with Liam in his new HOH room, glad that their alliance is in power for the second week in a row. Together, they quickly decide that they aren’t playing nice anymore - Austin and Sonia are going on the block. Of course, they do realize that the Reward Challenge could change the plan slightly, as both Austin and Sonia are eligible to win the Week 6 prize. The group urges Linda to throw the competition so she can get what must be the final prize, as Austin or Sonia winning the prize could throw everything out of whack. Linda agrees to the plan, guessing that, even if the prize is a disadvantage, it’s worth taking the risk to prevent one of their targets from getting their hands on a potential advantage instead. Becky buts in, however, not wanting everything to be decided so easily. She points out that the alliance between Indira and Will still exists, plus there’s always the ever-sneaky Eddie to consider. Liam agrees with Becky that all of them are threats, but points out that they need to focus their energy on Austin and Sonia for now. Becky reluctantly agrees, but signals to Linda that she wants to talk with her after the alliance meeting concludes.

Sure enough, as soon as they both walk out of the HOH room, Becky pulls Linda into a nearby bedroom and describes her objections to the plan. She states that, sure, Austin and Sonia are strong physical competitors, but pretty much all of the other houseguests want them out right now. They’re just another Christian and Natalie, except without the romance which makes them even less threatening. Linda argues that Eddie is close with Austin and Sonia, which makes them both bigger threats; Becky counters this by arguing that Eddie is also close with Christian and Natalie and that, if anything, Eddie’s closeness with both pairings makes him threatening rather than either pair. It may be a long shot, but Eddie could even be the bridge between Austin/Sonia and Christian/Natalie that makes them into a five-strong alliance if he isn’t dealt with immediately. Linda begs Becky to calm down, admitting that she agrees with all of her points but that they need to wait for a better time to strike. Becky concedes, but urges Linda to never let Eddie and how threatening he is slip her mind.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room for the sixth and, at least according to the belief of the houseguests, the final Reward Competition of the season. Matt reminds them all of what they already know: only Austin, Linda, and Sonia may compete in the Reward Competition, where the winner will receive $1,000, the two non-winners will be eliminated from competing in future RCs, and the last placer will receive a special prize. When Indira’s hand pops up in curiosity, Matt points out that, yes, mathematically speaking, this should be the last Reward Competition of the season. Matt does not confirm if it actually is, though, instead inviting the three competitors outside to battle each other for $1,000. Austin wins the Reward Competition for the second week in a row, taking home another grand, while Sonia and Linda lose and are eliminated from competing in future Reward Competitions that may or may not exist. Linda, for placing dead last, is invited to open the box marked “Week 6”. She smiles upon opening the box, revealing that she has the right to cancel two votes at the next live eviction. Liam smiles, believing that Linda’s prize will make it even easier to evict either Austin or Sonia on eviction night.

Austin is called into the Diary Room shortly after the Reward Competition. When he enters, he notices an intriguing slip of paper sitting on the chair. When he reads it, he begins to jump for joy. He then reads the card aloud to the audience: “Congratulations, Austin. All of your fellow houseguests have been eliminated from competing in future Reward Competitions, leaving just you. For accomplishing this, you have been awarded an extra special prize: a Diamond Power of Veto. This power allows you to remove a nominee from the block and lets you name the replacement nominee instead of the HOH. The Diamond Power of Veto you possess may be used directly after any of the next three Veto Ceremonies. You may not tell any other houseguest that you have this power, or it will be confiscated from you and you will be issued a punishment.” Austin is thrilled to have the power, but is sad that he can’t share the joy with his allies. He promises himself and the viewers that he won’t waste it, winking slyly at the camera before leaving the Diary Room.

Indira and Will discuss the tragic result of the previous eviction, trying to figure out who voted for Georgia versus who voted for Natalie. Both of them voted for Natalie, as did Austin; Christian, Kerri, Liam, and Linda must have voted for Georgia. This leaves Eddie and Sonia; both Indira and Will figure that Sonia must have voted for Natalie and, thus, Eddie for Georgia. This disappoints Indira, who thought that Eddie was much more trustworthy than he seems to be with the Georgia vote. Will agrees, seeing it as proof that Eddie is playing all sides of the House. He guesses that he must have made the move he did to appease the other side of the House, admitting that he wouldn’t mind seeing Eddie go this week. Indira agrees, but she has a feeling that Liam isn’t going to nominate Eddie after he, in essence, gave him exactly what he wanted by ensuring Georgia’s eviction. Will agrees with Indira that the situation is sh*tty no matter how you look at it, but they both promise to never give up and feel an even stronger resolve to end up on top.

Sonia decides to tell Austin that Eddie was the one who switched his vote; this doesn’t surprise Austin, but he asks her if she knows why. Sonia doesn’t want to lie to her best friend in the House, so she admits that Eddie knows about the alliance between him, Indira, Will, and (formerly) Georgia. Austin’s eyes widen, completely unaware that Eddie had been throwing his alliance under the bus all week. Sonia tells Austin that she believes Eddie is still loyal to them both, but also worries that he might have told other houseguests the same piece of information. She notes that Natalie didn’t really seem that sad to see Georgia go, even though they’re supposed to be best friends. Austin admits to Sonia that, if he finds out Eddie ratted the alliance out to the entire House, he will have Hell to pay. In fact, Austin storms out of the room and finds Eddie, who is joking around with Christian and Natalie. He asks to speak with him in private; Eddie obliges, clearly not realizing the storm that is about to hit him. Austin, without any hesitation, asks Eddie upfront if he told the House about his alliance with Georgia, Indira, and Will. Eddie says that, yes, he did spill the alliance, but he made sure to not name Austin when telling the other houseguests about it. Eddie tells Austin that this was the exact contingency plan that he hinted at earlier and that it probably kept him from being nominated, so he should be grateful instead of angry. Austin apologizes to Eddie for assuming that, since Sonia knew he was in the alliance, everyone else must have known the same. Eddie shakes his head, promising that he only told Sonia because he knew she wouldn’t go against him any time soon. The two bro-hug, glad to be on good terms again. However, Christian and Natalie note how angry Austin seemed when he asked to talk with Eddie, wondering what the guy must have done to piss him off that much.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Liam explains how the ceremony will work. He will turn the first key, revealing his first nomination. He will then turn the second key to reveal his other nomination. With that, Liam turns the first key, and Austin’s face appears on the wall. Wholly unsurprised to be nominated, Austin does not react or even seem to acknowledge his nomination whatsoever. Liam turns the second key, revealing Sonia as his second nominee. Sonia nods, having already braced herself to be on the block. Liam explains that he nominated Austin and Sonia because they have both been running the game and winning competitions for a while now, and somebody needs to put an end to their reign of terror. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 18 (POV)[]

Eddie comforts Austin and Sonia after seeing them both nominated, admitting that it sucks that Liam had to win HOH. Sonia starts to get emotional, clearly not expecting being nominated to be as stressful at it is. Austin does his best to console her, reminding her that there’s always the Power of Veto competition to ensure that at least one of them gets off the block. Of course, Austin purposefully fails to mention the Diamond Power of Veto he has in his back pocket in case things go awry, but he wishes he could just to make Sonia feel better. He tells the viewers that he can’t wait to see Sonia’s face light up with joy when ne uses the Diamond Power of Veto and sends Kerri home during her ally’s HOH week. Sonia tells Austin that she wants to spend the majority of the remainder of the week with him having fun instead of worrying about strategy. Not wanting to reveal his secret power, Austin agrees with Sonia and the two enjoy as much time together as they can, swimming in the pool, relaxing in the hammock, and talking about life.

Meanwhile, Indira and Will are both sad to see Austin and Sonia on the block, wishing that Liam could have done the unthinkable and nominated Christian and Natalie or at least have thrown Eddie on the block. However, Will gets the idea that Eddie will likely not find his way in one of the nomination chairs if they don’t try to convince Liam to nominate him. Indira realizes that Will is right, suggesting that they talk with Liam and see if he would be open to the idea. Indira and Will approach Liam in the HOH room, asking him if they can talk to him about a plan they have. Always open to suggestions, Liam welcomes them in to talk. Will starts the pitch, pointing out that he understands that Liam wants to split up Austin and Sonia, but giving him an alternate plan: Eddie. Not only is Eddie close with the pair, he’s also close with Christian and Natalie and could potentially be a bridge that connects the two pairs together. On their own, those two pairings are rather threatening, but together, they’re unstoppable. Liam absolutely agrees with Will that Eddie seems to be in everyone’s good graces and is doing so on purpose, but also states that it might be too late to change the plan. He does state that he’ll heavily lean on using Eddie as the replacement nominee if Austin or Sonia wins POV, but doesn’t promise that he’ll be the new target. However, he’s glad that both of them approached him with the idea and says that he will always be open to talk with them if they have any other plans. Indira thanks Liam for being such a good listener before leaving the room with Will in tow.

Liam discusses the pitch with Kerri, wanting to see what she thinks. Kerri agrees with Indira and Will - as much as it pains her to do so - that Eddie is quickly becoming the biggest threat in the House. She also believes that eliminating him will bring Christian and Natalie closer onto her and Liam’s side and further from Austin and Sonia. However, she tells Liam that it’s too soon to get rid of Eddie when Austin and Sonia are both so strongly against them. It is in their best interest to split up that pair first before they strike at Eddie, no matter how threatening he may seem. Liam ultimately agrees with Kerri, but states that he’ll probably nominate Eddie as the replacement if either Austin or Sonia comes off just because of how close he is with the pair. Kerri agrees that idea makes the most sense. However, they state that, ideally, they’d never have to nominate Eddie in the first place because Austin and Sonia would remain on the block together. In the DR, Kerri expresses that she’s glad that she aligned herself with Liam when she did, because he’s quickly proving himself to be very strategically adept over the past few weeks.

Christian and Natalie discuss how excited they are to have made it all the way to the jury phase in the Have-Not bedroom. Natalie states that she almost didn’t make it, but she’s still here and she’s ready to win it all. Christian is happy to see Natalie’s optimism back after a particularly tough week, finding it a miracle that they both managed to survive Becky nominating them. Natalie points out, though, that it seems Becky and Linda are kind of close with Kerri and Liam, and both pairs, upon getting power, nominated a pair for eviction. She worries that Kerri and Liam might not really be on their side and simply got Becky to do their dirty work - or at least attempted to. Christian agrees that he has seen Kerri and Liam talking a lot with Becky and Linda, much more than normally. He wouldn’t be surprised if the four had an alliance together, mostly because it is such an unexpected grouping that it almost makes sense. Natalie tells Christian that it might be the time to group up with Austin and Sonia to at least take Becky and Linda down, since right now neither pair seems to have anyone else to rely on besides Eddie. Christian absolutely agrees, but states that they shouldn’t make the move unless the POV is used on either Austin or Sonia; it would be pointless to align with people as they are heading out the door.

At the Veto Player Pick, Liam draws first and selects Eddie’s chip. Austin is next, drawing the first Houseguest Choice chip of the season; he chooses Will to compete. Lastly, Sonia draws the third chip, selecting Linda to compete. Eddie, Will, and Linda join Liam, the HOH, and Austin and Sonia, the nominees, in competing in the sixth Power of Veto competition of the season. Feeling rejuvenated after not stressing out about strategy throughout the past few days, Sonia is the winner of the competition. She runs into Austin’s arms, nearly crying tears of joy due to her win. She tells the viewers that she’s never felt such pure relief as she did when she won that competition. Austin is also very happy for Sonia, but he realizes that his time in the game will likely come to a close - or, it would, if not for his Diamond POV.

Becky, Linda, Kerri, and Liam discuss what they should do now that Sonia is off the block. When Liam states that he’s thinking he’ll nominate Eddie as the replacement, Becky and Linda get very excited. Kerri tells the group that it’s clear Eddie is very close with the duo and, due to his multiple connections in the House, will likely stay over Austin. Becky and Linda both nod, pretending to be stupid when, in actuality, they can’t wait to hatch their plan to get Eddie sent packing. When the meeting concludes, Becky and Linda practically run downstairs to find Indira and Will to tell them the good news. Becky does the talking, telling them both that Liam is nominating Eddie as the replacement nominee and, therefore, Eddie can be evicted this week. Indira and Will are through the roof that their plan to get rid of Eddie might actually work, but ask Becky and Linda if they’re 100% sure the plan will succeed. Linda reminds them that she can cancel two votes on eviction night - all she needs to do is block Christian and Natalie from voting and Eddie will be as sure as dead. The four all jump for joy at managing to trick Liam to play right into their hands, wanting more than anything to prevent Eddie from getting his different alliances to join up and take the rest of them out.

To make the shocking blindside of his Diamond POV all that more delicious, Austin pretends to mope around as if his eviction is a certainty. Linda notices Austin’s dismay and, feeling pity towards him, decides to tell him about the plan she’s hatched to keep him in the game. She tells him that he shouldn’t really be upset, since it’s very unlikely that he’ll actually go home. When Austin prompts her to explain, Linda states that she still has the Double Vote Cancel that she won earlier in the week, which she plans on using to ensure Eddie’s eviction. Liam confirmed that he is nominating Eddie as a pawn to her, but she wants him gone very, very badly. The news does make Austin feel better, but it also puts him in a predicament. He could easily use the Diamond POV to not only ensure his own safety but to nominate a bigger threat. However, if he’s not actually in serious danger of going home, it might be a waste. If Linda really wants Eddie gone, using the DPOV to nominate Kerri won’t change who actually goes home. Therefore, Austin believes that he might actually keep his Diamond POV for a future use. However, he tells the viewers that Big Brother’s motto is “expect the unexpected”, so not using his power could very well seal his fate.

At the Veto Ceremony, Sonia makes the obvious decision of using the Power of Veto to remove herself from the block. Liam sighs, stating that he didn’t want to have to name a replacement, but he has no choice. He then asks Eddie to sit in the nomination chair. Eddie cheerfully sits down, sad to be up against a friend but confident that he’ll stay. Austin debates using his Diamond POV, but ultimately decides to save it for another week. With that, Austin and Eddie are the final nominees and the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 19 Part 1 (Eviction #1)[]

In the DR, Austin tells the viewers that he may have made a (half) Million Dollar Mistake™ by not using his Diamond POV on himself, but he feels strongly that Eddie will go home as planned and that he will benefit from having the DPOV in a future round just in case something goes awry. Plus, all using it would have done is make him ineligible to go home; Eddie would be evicted either way if Linda is telling the truth. Sincerely hoping that he has the correct read on the situation and that he’s made the correct decision based on the goings-on in the House, Austin feels at peace with the decision he has made and prays that Linda follows through on her promise. After all, Linda has no reason to lie to Austin - it’s not like she knows about the DPOV, since he would have had it taken away if anyone had found out.

In the HOH room, Kerri and Liam confirm with Becky and Linda that the plan is to boot Austin on eviction night and to use the Double Vote Cancel to prevent Sonia and Indira from voting, the two people who the alliance believes would be the most likely to vote against Eddie. The two women agree to the deal on face value, but clearly want to see Eddie go home instead. Liam tells the group that, once Austin leaves, nothing will stand in the alliance’s way of dominating the entire game and picking off their enemies, one by one. Kerri agrees, strongly believing that Austin’s and Sonia’s constant competition victories and closeness to Eddie have been the only obstacles standing in their way during the past two weeks. Liam then lays out the plan for after Austin leaves - they will act as sympathetic as possible towards Eddie, with the goal of getting him on their side. Becky and Linda glance at each other, not having considered the fact that Eddie’s status as a free agent, although dangerous, also makes him a potential ally down the road.

Becky and Linda discuss the new piece of information with just each other after the meeting with Kerri and Liam, realizing that they hadn’t thought about the potential advantages of keeping Eddie around - only the disadvantages. Linda does believe that Eddie might be willing to work with them if Austin left, not imaging that he’d be willing to attach himself to the sinking ship that would be Sonia in that case. And, since they had a strong bond with Eddie during the first few weeks of the game, Becky and Linda could convince Eddie to join them and form a new threesome. Linda finds the whole idea very tempting, but also thinks it’s unethical to tell most of the houseguests about the plan and then go back on it out of the blue. Plus, in the end, it’s sort of a long shot that Eddie would side with them anyways. Linda believes that Eddie is far more likely to align himself with Christian and Natalie in a post-Austin world, which is not at all helpful for either Becky or Linda. Becky says that there is certainly a lot to consider, especially as the overlapping alliances get increasingly complex.

Christian and Natalie decide that, with Sonia coming off the block, it might be time for them to propose their alliance offer with Austin and Sonia. Christian asks to speak with both of them in the Have-Not bedroom; a bit confused, they both follow him to see what he might want to discuss. They walk in to see an eager looking Natalie facing them. All four of the people in the room sit down, and Austin asks them what they wanted to talk about. Natalie states that she’s noticed Becky and Linda, an obvious and established pairing, talking way too much with Kerri and Liam, another established pairing. She and Christian suspect that the foursome is working together to take out the others since nobody would suspect such an alliance. Sonia agrees that she’s seen them together far too often and states that it’s a certainty that some sort of alliance exists between them. Christian says that it’s clear what the four of them have to do - form an alliance to counter the powerful quartet. Austin and Sonia are both on board, making the new alliance official. Sonia tells the viewers that it’s about time that Kerri got her comeuppance for not only being unpleasant, but a huge threat as well. She’s excited about the new alliance, especially because it strongly increases Austin’s chances of staying another week.

Just before the eviction, Austin and Eddie say their goodbyes, sad to be separated after the last few weeks of strong friendship. It is clear to Austin during the discussion, however, that Eddie believes he is going to be the one who stays. Austin laughs at this, very confident that what Linda told him was the truth and that Christian and Natalie are on his side. Both men wish each other the best of luck, no matter who stays; Eddie admits in the DR that he’s not sure how he’s going to approach the game once Austin leaves, but he has to start picking up the pieces and setting himself up for the end-game. He believes that his strong connections with Christian and Natalie, as well as his relative closeness to Kerri and Liam despite Liam nominating him, will be enough to let him coast through the next few weeks without worrying too much about going home.

At the eviction, Matt reminds Linda that she needs to choose two houseguests to be unable to vote at the eviction. Linda stands up, promises her decision isn’t personal, and blocks the votes of Christian and Natalie. Austin gets a bit worried when this occurs, worrying that Linda somehow knows about the new pact that he formed with Christian and Natalie. As the houseguests vote, Austin is clearly extremely nervous, while Eddie seems mostly calm and collected. The votes are tallied and revealed - by a vote of 5-1… Eddie is evicted from the Big Brother House. Eddie gasps in shock, wondering how and why he got the boot. Kerri and Liam also seem very rattled by what just occurred, but hug Eddie goodbye along with the others. Eddie wishes the rest of the houseguests good luck before leaving the House as the first member of the jury. However, after his eviction interview, Matt tells him that he’s not actually heading to the jury house just yet - instead, he will be sent to sequester along with the second houseguest evicted that night, which just so happens to be Double Eviction night. Then, a week later, either he or the other evictee will re-enter the House, while the other will be sent to the jury house for good.

Votes for Eddie: Becky, Indira, Linda, Sonia, Will

Votes for Austin: Kerri

Week 6 (Round 2)[]

HOH

Natalie

Pre-Veto Nominee
POV

Linda

Post-Veto Nominee
3 votes

Indira

Evicted
4 votes

Becky

Episode 19 Part 2 (Eviction #2)[]

After Eddie’s eviction, Matt delivers an announcement to the houseguests that most of them expected - another houseguest will be leaving the House that night. Ready for the speed round, the remaining houseguests (except for Liam, the outgoing HOH) compete in the seventh Head of Household competition of the season. In the end, it is Natalie that comes through and wins the competition, giving Christian, Austin, and Sonia hope for the rest of the round.

After the competition, Christian and Natalie frantically discuss who they should nominate. Austin, Sonia, Kerri, and Liam also try to get words in to sway them in their way, but Natalie does her best to ignore them and only listen to Christian. She follows his advice; after the commercial break, she announces that she is nominating Becky and Linda for eviction. A little surprised, the two women take their seats in the nomination chairs. Austin, Christian, and Sonia smile upon seeing them both on the block, while Kerri and Liam look even more nervous than before.

The Veto Player Pick is held immediately after nominations. Natalie draws first, happily choosing Christian’s chip. Becky draws next, choosing Liam’s chip. Linda is the last to draw, managing to choose the Houseguest Choice chip; she chooses Kerri to compete. Christian and Natalie see Linda’s decision as proof that she and Becky are working closely with Kerri and Liam. After another commercial break, Christian, Liam, and Kerri join Natalie, the HOH, and Becky and Linda, the nominees, in competing in the seventh Power of Veto competition of the season; in the end, Linda is the one who wins the competition.

Knowing that Linda will use the POV on herself, Christian and Natalie again discuss, as privately as possible, who makes the most sense as a replacement nominee. Natalie says she doesn’t want to get rid of Kerri or Liam just yet, adamant that Becky should go. Christian says her best bet is Indira or Will, since whichever one of them she doesn’t nominate will vote for Becky to go, which should make four votes against her. Christian and Natalie head back into the living room for the Veto Ceremony. Linda uses the Power of Veto to remove herself from the block; Natalie, following Christian’s advice, names Indira as the replacement nominee. The final nominees for the round are Becky and Indira.

Both nominated parties rush throughout the House to try and secure votes, but quickly realize that it will be difficult to get anybody to change their mind. Kerri asks Natalie what the f*ck she thinks she’s doing with her nominations, telling her that she’s through with any sort of agreement they still had from the beginning. Natalie shrugs, stating that she was the one who made the alliance with Becky and Linda. Kerri tells her to go f*ck herself and promises that she and/or her boy toy, Christian, will be the next to go. Natalie smiles sarcastically at Kerri before walking away, leaving a fuming Kerri in her wake.

At the eviction, Becky and Indira both stare solemnly and nervously onwards as the votes are cast and tallied. Finally, Matt comes on the screen with the results. By a vote of 4-3… Becky is evicted from the Big Brother House. Smiling, Becky gives hugs to Linda, Kerri, and Liam, deliberately ignoring the other houseguests. She grabs her things, waves, and heads out as the second member of the jury. Matt gives her the same news he gave Eddie - in a week’s time, either she or Eddie will be able to re-enter the game and that the Double Eviction was actually a Fake Double Eviction. Becky promises to get revenge on those who evicted her before the episode comes to a close.

Votes for Becky: Austin, Christian, Sonia, Will

Votes for Indira: Kerri, Liam, Linda

Week 7[]

HOH

Austin

POV

Will

Nominee
1 vote

Liam

Evicted
5 votes

Kerri

Episode 20 (RC/Nominations)[]

After Becky’s eviction, the remaining houseguests (except for Natalie, the outgoing HOH) compete in the eighth Head of Household competition of the season. With the numbers beginning to dwindle, not a soul among them is daring to throw the competition, especially after Natalie’s huge move during the double eviction and Linda’s shocking use of the Double Vote Cancel. The battle for power is intense, but, in the end, Austin ends up victorious and becomes the new HOH. Kerri and Liam share worried glances once the competition is finished, clearly feeling that they’re in danger.

Austin, Christian, Natalie, and Sonia celebrate the result of the competition in Austin’s new HOH room, breathing a collective sigh of relief that Kerri lost the competition. Austin tells his allies that he thinks it’s time to go after Kerri and Liam and, for once, actually succeed in getting one of them out. Christian, Natalie, and Sonia all cheer to the plan, thrilled that their biggest adversaries in the game will finally be dealt with. Natalie apologizes for not nominating them during the Double Eviction. She argues to the group, though, that she felt far more threatened by Becky and Linda on a personal level and felt the need to separate them both as soon as possible. Her allies are understanding; Sonia tells her that she feels the same way towards Kerri and Liam as she did towards Becky and Linda, so it’s understandable. Christian agrees, stating that, as long as people from that alliance continue to leave, all is good in the House. Natalie smiles at the responses to her explanation, especially since Kerri and Liam would have definitely tore her a new one for targeting the “wrong” people as they so often did to Eddie in the past. She tells the viewers that she’s definitely found the right group of people to align herself with, even admitting that Sonia doesn’t piss her off as much as she used to.

In the living room, Matt announces the next Have/Have-Not competition of the season. In this competition, the seven eligible houseguests (Austin is automatically a Have due to his status as HOH, while Liam is also automatically a Have due to his Never-Not Pass) will be divided into one team of three and one team of four. The winning team will join Austin and Liam as Haves, while the losers will become the week’s Have-Nots. Team 1 consists of Sonia, Will, Kerri, and Linda, while Team 2 consists of Christian, Indira, and Natalie. In the end, Team 2 manages to win the competition, forcing Sonia, Will, Kerri, and Linda on slop for the week.

After the Have/Have-Not competition, Kerri, Liam, and Linda hold an emergency meeting to discuss the very unfortunate result of the Double Eviction in Becky’s departure. Now, the man that they tried to send home is HOH and will surely be coming after them with a vengeance. None of them can even come up with a pitch even close to good enough to convince Austin to nominate anyone else, thereby admitting defeat. Kerri asks Linda with an accusatory tone why she decided to void the votes of Christian and Natalie, who almost certainly would have voted for Austin to go. She also asks why she decided to vote against Eddie alongside Becky. Linda explains that Eddie was very obviously trying to bring the Austin/Sonia pairing and the Christian/Natalie pairing together, so she stopped him in his tracks by sending him home instead. Kerri, clearly unhappy with the reasoning, tells Linda that her idiotic decision has done nothing but ensure that Austin will control the game unimpeded. Angry yet mostly stressed about Austin as the HOH, Kerri dramatically storms out of the room, leaving Liam and Linda behind. Once Kerri exits, Liam promises Linda that he is far more understanding of her move than Kerri, suspecting that she might still have lingering trust towards Christian and Natalie and, by proxy, Eddie - hence her need to target Austin and Sonia obsessively. Linda gets where Kerri is coming from 100%, especially since she made the move that she did without even bothering to warn her beforehand. Liam promises that Kerri will forget all about it in a few days tops, which comforts Linda somewhat. She tells the viewers that, with her alliance coming under fire repeatedly, the last thing she needs is one of her few remaining allies being mad at her.

Matt calls the houseguests into the living room for a special announcement. Most of them expect him to announce the official end of the Reward Competition twist, since Austin is the only one who can even compete in the RCs anymore. Indeed, Matt does tell them that RCs in their traditional format have officially been ended for the remainder of the season. However, he also tells the houseguests that there is still an unclaimed gift marked with “Week 7”. Since Matt is always a fan of seeing the houseguests scramble for power, he has decided to let them all compete to win the prize instead. Before this special competition begins, the host gives the houseguests two important pieces of information. First, he promises them that the prize is a significant gameplay advantage that all of them want. Second, he lets them know that the winner of the competition will not be revealed to the rest of the House, nor will the prize that winner receives. With that, the houseguests are all sequestered to different rooms of the House as they all complete the challenge individually. Once the final houseguest finishes, the entire House is very stressed about who could have possibly won the secret advantage.

Later on in the day, Liam is called into the Diary Room. When he sees a card placed face-down on the chair, he yells in pure joy, realizing that he won the secret advantage. He reads the card aloud: “Congratulations, Liam. You are the winner of the special Reward Competition and, as a result, have received the Week 7 participation trophy. This power is called the Round Skipper. With the power, you may skip any of the next three rounds of play. When used, you will be held in sequester for the entirety of the round; you will not compete in any competitions or vote at eviction, but you will also be ineligible from nominations. You must indicate your use of this power immediately after the eviction before the round you wish to skip.” Liam thanks Big Brother for the incredible prize, especially finding it valuable considering that his closest ally, Kerri, is in huge danger of going home this week.

As the nominations approach, Indira tells Will that she’s worried about the upcoming Nomination Ceremony. Confused, Will asks her why; Indira explains that Austin has barely talked any strategy at all with either of them ever since Georgia went home. To her, it is clear that Austin no longer has any loyalty to them and that there is even a chance that one of them could go on the block. Will tells Indira that she’s just being paranoid and that Kerri and Liam will very obviously be Austin’s nominees. Indira says she doesn’t care she’s being paranoid - she has the right to after only staying in the game by one vote during the Double Eviction. Will realizes that he may have come off as an asshole and apologizes to Indira, agreeing with her that Austin is clearly not as close to them as he was before. Indira goes further, saying that she thinks he and Sonia have shacked up with Christian and Natalie, confessing to seeing them talk together multiple times. Will nods, telling Indira that such an alliance is a problem that they definitely need to deal with sooner rather than later. He suggests that they team up with the other houseguests - Kerri, Liam, and Linda - to figure something out about the other four. Indira tells the viewers that she’s tired of sitting by and floating further into the game - she wants to take matters into her own hands and take out some real threats to her game.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Austin explains how the ceremony will work. He will turn the first key, revealing his first nomination. Then, he will turn the second key to reveal the second nominee. Austin turns his first key, revealing Kerri as his first nominee. Kerri rolls her eyes when she sees her face on the wall, clearly not surprised to have been nominated. Austin then turns his second key, revealing Liam as the other nominee. Liam chooses not to react, instead sitting silently in his chair. Austin explains that Kerri and Liam are a dynamic duo and that both are clearly after him, so he wants to make the first strike - and not fail like they did. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 21 (POV)[]

Kerri, Liam, and Linda meet after the Nomination Ceremony, with a clear sadness in the air. Linda admits that she isn’t surprised by the nominations whatsoever, but she feels for her allies who are very much in danger. Kerri states dramatically that she can’t wait to win POV and wring that kid’s neck for nominating her; Liam laughs, begging her to calm down. He says that things certainly look bleak, but they shouldn’t give up or burn bridges until they are walking out the door. Linda nods before shifting the tone of the conversation. She tells Kerri and Liam that she strongly suspects that Austin and Sonia are working with Christian and Natalie to take the rest of them out. Liam agrees, saying that it’s clear as day that the four of them must be aligned. Kerri tries to disagree, telling the group that she strongly believes Christian and Natalie are still loyal to them, at least to some disagree. Confused, Linda reminds Kerri of her blowup towards Natalie during the Double Eviction; Kerri deflects, timidly admitting that she was just mad. Liam and Linda shake their heads, telling Kerri that she needs to accept the truth - they’re gone for good. Kerri refuses to believe that her closest friends from the beginning have ditched her, and storms out of the room in defiance. She states in the DR that the entire week has really been getting to her and that she almost wants to cry. Despite telling herself that crying is a sign of weakness, Kerri lets it out in the DR for a while before eventually heading back into the House feeling just a bit better to have let out her emotions.

In the backyard, Natalie and Sonia have a friendly conversation - one of the few they’ve had all game. Natalie tells Sonia the truth: she and Christian are a thing. Sonia laughs, telling Natalie that she’s known about that for a long, long time. When Natalie asks her how, she simply states that it was obvious. Natalie shrugs, agreeing that she might not have done the best job at hiding it. Sonia says that she used to have a thing for Austin, but he made it clear to her that her feelings were not being reciprocated. Natalie tells Sonia that there isn’t much she can do about that, comforting her and admitting that it sucks to get rejected. Eventually, Natalie admits to Sonia that she regrets the feud that they had earlier on in the season, especially when they were both Co-HOHs. Sonia apologizes for her fault in the feud as well, confessing that it was very petty for both of them to dislike each other for seemingly no reason. She tells Natalie that she’s glad they’ve had the chance to talk one-on-one beyond just strategy, since it’s clear to her now that she’s a good person and that she would love to continue working with her in the Big Brother House. Natalie agrees with Sonia and the two women shake hands, officially squashing their feud for good. Natalie tells the viewers that Sonia really is a sweet person deep-down and that she clearly had the wrong read on her during the earlier weeks in the game.

Austin and Christian also bond, realizing that they both share a lot of similar interests. Both men are fans of hiking, camping, biking, and skiing. Christian tells Austin about the first time he ever skied - he was only two years old, so he doesn’t actually remember personally what happened, but his parents told him that he was so avid about skiing that he refused to stop - eventually skiing right into a snowbank. Austin finds the story hilarious, but also very unsurprising. He tells Christian that he’s always pinned him as an outdoorsy and adventurous guy, wishing that they could have discussed their shared interests earlier. Christian proposes that the two of them invite Natalie and Sonia on a week-long camping trip after the season ends; Austin thinks the idea is brilliant, urging Christian to book the trip immediately once the season ends. In the DR, Austin praises Christian for his kind personality, stating that he feels the closest to him out of everyone in the House except for Sonia. Christian shares similar feelings in the DR as well, telling the audience that Austin is a great guy who he’s glad to have gotten to know by playing Big Brother.

Meanwhile, Indira tells Will that it’s time they act on the fact that Austin, Christian, Natalie, and Sonia are all working together. Will shakes his head, still arguing that they should wait until later, but Indira states that waiting will only worsen their chances of getting Kerri, Liam, and Linda on their side. Indira leaves the room to approach the trio, so Will has no choice but to accompany her for whatever she has planned. Kerri, Liam, and Linda are somewhat surprised to see Will and Indira bursting into the bedroom they’re all hanging out in. Indira wastes no time, telling the entire group that Austin, Christian, Natalie, and Sonia must all have an alliance together. She tells them that she and Will used to have an alliance with Austin, but he has been completely neglecting them ever since Georgia’s eviction. She pins the blame on Christian and Natalie, who have clearly joined up with him and Sonia due to their common connection - Eddie. While Eddie has been gone for nearly a week, he clearly left a practically unbreakable four-person alliance in his wake composed of two pairs. Will begins to talk now, arguing that they have two options - one, all five of them join up to take them down or two, they convince the two pairs to turn on each other. Linda shrugs, asking why they couldn’t do both; this makes the rest of the group very pleased, ready to put whatever plan they come up with into motion. The five people in the room all swear to be loyal to each other until the threat is neutralized in a satisfactory fashion.

At the Veto Player Pick, Austin draws the first chip and luckily picks Sonia. Kerri is the next to draw, picking Indira. Lastly, Liam draws a chip and picks Will to compete. Sonia, Indira, and Will join Austin, the HOH, and Kerri and Liam, the nominees, in competing in the eighth Power of Veto competition of the season. In the end, Will is the winner of the competition and earns the right to take down a nominee if he so chooses. In the DR, he tells the viewers that the POV could be very useful for him to break apart the opposing alliance, but it could also put him in hot water if he uses it.

Indira and Will celebrate the result of the Veto Competition, but they also debate if the POV should actually be used. Will believes that it would be a very nice gesture towards Kerri if he saved her, especially because of the new alliance that they just formed with her. Indira agrees that using the Veto would secure Kerri’s loyalty, but she warns Will that the move would also completely alienate Austin, Christian, Natalie, and Sonia from ever considering working with them ever again. Will, confused, doesn’t see what the problem in that is, since they’re now firmly against all four of them due to the threat they pose. Indira shakes her head, telling Will that’s not how Big Brother works. Making a big flashy move to save Kerri would only result in Linda or herself being the replacement nominee - no matter what happens, no one from the opposite alliance is going home this week. Plus, once they break apart or dwindle down the numbers of the opposing alliance, it might be in their best interest to group up with whoever remains. Indira tells Will that Liam and Linda are both very smart people and thus will be threats in the end-game. Overwhelmed, Will nods, still unsure of what he’s going to do at the Veto Ceremony.

At the Veto Ceremony, Will confesses that the decision was hard for him, a remark that makes Indira facepalm and makes Austin raise an eyebrow. He then announces that he has decided not to use the Power of Veto on either nominee. Kerri and Liam nod understandingly, but Indira, although satisfied with Will’s ultimate decision, looks ready to tear him apart. She gets even more pissed when she notices Austin and Sonia exchanging confused glances to each other. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 22 (Eviction)[]

Indira immediately drags Will into the nearest room and asks him what the f**k he was thinking by saying that it was a “hard decision” to not use the POV when Austin and his allies would have no reason to think that he’d use the Veto in any realm of possibility. Will says that the decision was hard for him to make; getting angry, Indira says that he’s not supposed to tell the enemy that information. Now, they might suspect some sort of strange agreement between them and Kerri. Will apologizes to Indira, admitting that he got really nervous at the Ceremony and clearly said things that he shouldn’t have said. Indira nods, telling Will that he did indeed f**k up. She stops herself, apologizing for getting so angry but admitting that she wants him to do well in the game and that she got worried that he might be targeted. Will admits that he acted really, really dumb at the Veto Ceremony for saying what he did, but he can’t take it back now so they’ll have to hope that the others don’t read into what he said too much. Indira hopes the same, hugging Will and promising him that they’ll get through the next week as long as they work together and never give up.

Austin brings up to Sonia the odd remark that Will made at the Veto Ceremony. Sonia also thinks it was odd that Will thought it was a hard decision when she assumed he would be fully on board with splitting Kerri and Liam up. Austin doesn’t want to delve too far into conspiracy theories, but he suspects that there could be some sort of agreement or deal between Will and Kerri and Liam. Sonia informs Austin of something she picked up on during the Ceremony - Indira visibly facepalming as soon as Will seemed to reveal his secret deal with Kerri and Liam. She suspects that this must mean Indira is in on the plan too, and Linda must be included in the grouping as well. Suddenly, the pair comes to the realization that a counter-alliance must have formed against them and Christian and Natalie, shocked that the houseguests have figured out their alliance or are, at least, seeming to rebel against it. Austin guesses that the others may try to turn them against Christian and Natalie, so they need to stay vigilant and not give into temptation until their numbers dwindle down to nothing. Sonia tells the viewers that one accidental remark can leak all of your plans, expressing pity for Will for his mistake.

Kerri and Liam say their goodbyes to each other. They are both sad to see their strong friendship cut to an end after seven long weeks together, and Linda (who is in the room with them) empathizes with their situation, having lost Becky during the previous week. Kerri guesses that she is the main target, telling Liam and Linda that they both need to win for her and send Austin, Christian, Natalie, and Sonia packing one-two-three-four in a row. After discussing matters for a while, Kerri heads out into the backyard to decompress a little bit. Back inside, Liam decides to tell Linda that he was the one who won the secret power in the competition earlier in the week, informing her that he won the ability to skip one of the next three rounds of play. Linda is excited to hear the news, asking him if he’s going to use it for next round since Kerri’s fate is practically sealed. He says that he thinks it would be a good idea for his own individual safety, but he’s also worried that the rest of his allies would be disadvantaged by having one less person to compete for them against the others. Linda says that he should do whatever he wants with his power, promising that she should be able to rally Indira and Will to fight back against the majority. Linda suddenly gets a very bright idea, asking Liam if he’s allowed to use the Round Skipper on other houseguests; Liam reads the rules of the power again, realizing that he can, in fact, use the power on others. Linda informs Liam of her plan; he smiles, loving just how diabolical and intelligent it is. He tells the viewers that he’s ready to cause chaos at the next eviction with his new power, which he promises not to misuse.

Just before the eviction, Natalie notices Kerri sitting alone and despondent in the backyard and approaches her, asking her if she wants to talk. Kerri, although mad at Natalie for betraying her, admits that she would love to talk. Natalie sits and lets Kerri vent about everything - the stress of the game, being separated from Liam, and how she tried her best and it just wasn’t enough. Natalie promises Kerri that she played amazingly and that her family must be proud of her. Kerri seems particularly hurt by this comment; she informs Natalie that she hasn’t heard from her parents in five years since they disowned her after she came out as lesbian. Natalie gasps, not knowing that Kerri was lesbian, either; Kerri tells her that the negative reaction from her parents made her go back into the closet to the point where she developed a hatred towards other members of the LGBTQ community. Natalie promises Kerri that she is valid just the way she is and that she should never feel the need to change herself for others, also wishing that she and her family can be reconciled in the near future. Kerri tells the viewers that, although Natalie may have betrayed her strategically, she will always value her as a person and that talking with her has helped her feel at least a tiny bit better about her situation. She’s mostly glad to have gotten her secret off her chest after so many years, hoping to one day come to fully accept herself.

At the eviction, Kerri and Liam hold hands, realizing that they will be separated once and for all after the votes are tallied. By a vote of 5-1… Kerri is evicted from the Big Brother House. Kerri stands up and hugs all of her fellow houseguests goodbye, especially Christian, Natalie, Linda, and, most of all, Liam. She wishes everybody luck, a noticeable change in demeanor from her usual cutthroat self. She grabs her things and exits the House as the third member of the jury. As soon as she leaves and the houseguests are seated in the living room, Liam stands and tells Matt that he wants to use the power that he won earlier that week. Matt nods, telling him to grab his things; Liam shakes his head, saying he’s not using it on himself. He announces that he is using his Round Skipper on Sonia. Sonia raises her eyebrow, not sure what is happening; Matt doesn’t bother explaining, instead telling Sonia to grab her things and head into the Diary Room immediately. Austin looks worriedly at Sonia as she follows Matt’s directions and disappears into the Diary Room, wondering what the “Round Skipper” that Liam talked about may entail.

Votes for Kerri: Christian, Indira, Natalie, Sonia, Will

Votes for Liam: Linda

Week 8[]

Returned

Becky

Evicted

Eddie

HOH

Linda

Sequester

Sonia

POV

Austin

Pre-Veto Nominee

Christian

Nominee
2 votes

Natalie

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
3 votes

Will

Episode 23 (Re-Entry/HOH/Nominations)[]

Shocked and confused, the seven houseguests still inside the living room sit nervously around the couch, waiting desperately for Matt to explain what just happened. In the DR, Austin states that he hopes Sonia isn’t gone for good, confused as to why she was carted off out of the House so suddenly. Eventually, Matt comes onto the screen to give two announcements to the houseguests. First, Liam won the competition the previous week, and his prize was the ability to skip one of the next three rounds of play. He used this power on Sonia, meaning that she will not compete in any of the week’s competitions and will not vote at eviction, but she also cannot be nominated for eviction. Matt promises that she will return after the next live eviction, easing the worries of Austin, Christian, and Natalie. Matt then gives a second announcement - the Double Eviction that occurred during the sixth week was actually a Fake Double Eviction, and one of the two houseguests evicted during that week - Eddie or Becky - will return very shortly. The houseguests are all shocked by the twist, worrying about how each returnee might help or hurt their games.

Outside of the House, Eddie and Becky stand in front of the front door, waiting eagerly to see who will enter the game. Matt explains that they will both compete in a special competition to earn the right to get back into the House. This competition is a ten-question quiz about the events that occurred in the House while they were gone. Obviously not knowing much about what happened due to being sequestered, neither of them do very well in the quiz. However, Becky is able to successfully guess that Kerri was evicted during the time she and Eddie were gone, and, along with a few other correct answers, scores higher in the quiz than Eddie does. Matt officially congratulates Becky on winning the competition and earning her way back into the House, apologizing to Eddie for having to send him off to the jury house. As Eddie nods and heads off to the jury house, Becky enthusiastically opens the door; when the houseguests see the door opening, they rush to the entryway and see Becky making her way back into the game. Liam and Linda hug Becky tightly as she enters, while Austin, Christian, and Natalie don’t try to hide their disappointment that Eddie isn’t back in the House. Natalie tells the viewers that she was responsible for sending Becky home the week before, so she feels very vulnerable now that she’s back in the House - likely with a vengeance. As a reward, Becky can pick three houseguests to be Have-Nots; she immediately picks Austin, Christian, and Natalie.

After Becky re-enters the House and settles herself in for a bit, the remaining houseguests (except for Austin, the outgoing HOH, and Sonia, who is in sequester) compete in the ninth Head of Household competition of the season. Christian and Natalie fight hard to keep the power within their alliance, while Becky, Liam, and Linda fight just as hard to take power away from them. In the end, Linda emerges victorious and becomes the new HOH, making an already unfortunate series of events for Austin, Christian, and Natalie even worse. Linda celebrates in the DR, admitting that things are looking up from the previous two weeks.

In her new HOH room, Linda discusses the plan with Becky, Indira, Liam, and Will. The fivesome agrees that one of the other three needs to go. Liam believes that it’s time for Austin to be sent packing, especially since he doesn’t have Sonia to rely on for this week thanks to the Round Skipper. His allies, though, have different ideas - Will advocates strongly for Christian and Natalie to go up instead, since they are a very strong duo and an obvious showmance. He also argues that Austin’s probable sadness as a result of Sonia being sequestered will make him perform worse in competitions, in turn making it difficult for him to win POV and take Christian or Natalie off the block - which would result in Linda having to nominate somebody within the alliance. Becky and Linda are supportive of the plan, so Liam caves to appease them. However, he tells the viewers that Will inviting himself into the alliance and then dictating the plan for the week is really getting on his nerves. Indira states in the DR that Will has not been doing himself any favors lately, hoping that he’ll calm down quickly or he may find himself walking out the door sooner rather than later.

Austin, meanwhile, is despondent, but not only because of the series of events that are awful for his game. As the days since the last live eviction have passed, he has found himself missing Sonia more and more. He assumed that they were just friends to make the best of the boredom in the House, but he slowly realizes just how much he cared for Sonia while she was in the House with him. Although he’s comforted a bit by the fact that she will be coming back next week, he worries that, with how awfully everything has been going recently, he might not be around to see it. As he sits in the backyard with his shades on, Natalie notices him sitting alone and decides to comfort him. She asks him if he misses Sonia; Austin nods, not saying a word. Natalie asks him if he misses her because he has a crush on her; Austin shakes his head, explaining that they are just really good friends, but he didn’t realize just how close they were until Sonia was sequestered. Natalie pries further, surprised that Austin doesn’t have a crush on Sonia considering how adorable she is and how much she clearly has a crush on him. In a very dismissive and secretive manner, Austin simply states that he doesn’t date anymore. Realizing that this is clearly something Austin doesn’t want to talk about, Natalie apologizes to him for prying so hard and promises to respect his privacy in the future. He promises that she doesn’t need to apologize, but thanks her for caring anyways. The two hug, glad to finally be working together on good terms again.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Linda explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn the first key, revealing her first nominee. She will then turn the second key to reveal her other nominee. Austin, Christian, and Natalie braces themselves as Linda turns her first key, which causes Christian’s face to appear on the wall. Natalie puts her arm around him as he nods, accepting the nomination. Linda turns her second key, revealing Natalie as the second nominee. Natalie smiles, not shocked to be on the block. Linda explains that she has nominated Christian and Natalie because they are a very strong duo that has survived intact against the odds - which makes them even bigger threats than ever before. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 24 (POV)[]

Austin, Christian, and Natalie meet after the Nomination Ceremony to figure out how they can all survive the week. Christian argues that, if Austin wins POV and saves either him or Natalie, Linda will be forced to nominate Indira or Will. In that case, they could all try to convince either Becky or Liam to flip and vote whoever she nominates instead. Austin tells him that the plan wouldn’t work, informing him and Natalie of the fact that Indira and Will are clearly aligned with the enemy alliance, pointing out how Will said that not using the POV on Kerri or Liam was a “hard decision” for him to make. Christian and Natalie do agree that the remark Will made was very suspicious and that there’s a high chance he and Indira are working with the enemy, but they also believe that there’s a chance the three of them could still convince the pair to switch sides, especially now that Becky is back in the House. The alliance does realize, though, that such a plan would be a long-shot if not impossible to pull off.

Eventually, Austin leaves the room to let Christian and Natalie have some time alone with just each other, where they state that things have never looked more bleak in the game than they do now. Both of them promise to win for each other in the event that one of them leaves on eviction night, but they agree that it would be much better if they could both survive the week. In the end, they decide that, while they like Austin a lot, they might have to throw him under the bus down the line to keep each other kicking in the game. Christian informs Natalie of the plans he made with Austin for once the game is over - they will all go camping together for a week to celebrate the friendship they’ve formed during their stay in the House. Natalie thinks the plan is a brilliant idea, lauding Christian for organizing the getaway. As the night goes on, Christian and Natalie retire to bed, cuddling together in the bedroom and sleeping more soundly than any night in the game prior.

Meanwhile, Indira scolds Will for so strongly advocating for Austin to stay off the block, telling him that he very likely pissed Liam off and could have alienated Becky and Linda as well. Will tells Indira that he doesn’t really care - they need to start thinking about the end-game. He believes that it’s in their best interest to cling to Austin and/or Sonia as opposed to Becky, Liam, and Linda once Christian and Natalie are out of the picture, since staying loyal to an alliance where they are on the bottom is an awful idea. Indira agrees 100% with Will, but tells him that he can’t broadcast his desire to align with Austin to the people that think they have Will’s loyalty or they may catch on to the plot. Will apologizes, promising that he’ll be more discreet than he has during the past few weeks. He feels bad that he’s potentially screwed over their plans twice now; Indira says it’s fine, but he really needs to watch his mouth if he wants to win Big Brother. In the DR, Indira tells the viewers that Will is continuing to make silly mistakes, to the point where she worries he’ll get himself sent home in the near future.

At the Veto Player Pick, Linda draws the first chip and picks Austin to compete. Next to draw is Christian, who draws the Houseguest Choice chip; he chooses Indira to compete, confident that she will lose the competition. Last to draw is Natalie, who picks Will. Austin, Indira, and Will join Linda, the HOH, and Christian and Natalie, the nominees, in competing in the ninth Power of Veto competition of the season. Austin wins the competition, giving Christian and Natalie hope that they can both survive the week.

Will approaches Austin after the POV competition, asking him not to use the Power of Veto. Confused, Austin asks him why he should listen to him. Will states that he wants to work with him, but he can’t as long as he’s still tied to Christian and Natalie. If those two were to leave, Will and Indira would gladly join up with Austin and Sonia to take out Becky, Liam, and Linda. He even states that he wants to see Liam gone first out of the bunch, clearly trying to pander to the strategic rivalry between the two men. Austin tells the viewers that Will’s pitch makes him uneasy, since it’s clear to him that Becky, Liam, and Linda think Indira and Will are both loyal to their alliance against himself, Sonia, Christian, and Natalie. The fact that Will is so willing to go back on a deal to put himself into a barely better position worries Austin, since it’s common sense that Will would do the exact same thing to him later on in the game. Austin believes that even the idea of sacrificing his closest allies to appease somebody he doesn’t give much of a damn about is ludicrous.

It doesn’t take long for Austin to act on Will’s pitch - by storming into the backyard to inform Liam of every single detail of the proposal. He fills Liam in on Will’s intent to betray Becky, Linda, and Liam as soon as Christian and Natalie are out of the picture, guessing that Indira is in on the plan as well. Liam is alarmed by the news and immediately runs to Becky and Linda to make sure they know that Indira and Will are not to be trusted. Becky is infuriated to learn about the plot, since the two approached Liam and Linda about an alliance just a week before. Linda states that they need to talk out what to do later, but it’s obvious to her that Austin will use the POV on Christian or Natalie - which means, in turn, that it’s obvious either Indira or Will is going up as the replacement. Whether they will actually vote that person out or just stick to splitting the showmance up is, according to Linda, something they should wait to decide on, but she’s glad that Austin informed them of what was happening. When Liam leaves the room, Becky and Linda believe that it might be smart of them to link up with Austin and Sonia eventually, especially since they owe Austin after he leaked Will’s plan to oust them in the near future.

At the Veto Ceremony, Austin not-so-subtly and very deliberately mocks Will by joking about how “hard” the decision was for him to make before using the Power of Veto to remove Christian from the block. Christian smiles as the necklace is placed around his neck, but he is worried about what might happen to Natalie. Will, meanwhile, can tell that Austin is making fun of him and looks pissed beyond belief. Linda fakes that she’s sad that only a few options remain for replacements before announcing that she is nominating Will as her replacement nominee. Confident that he’ll stay, Will almost eagerly sits beside Natalie, glaring at Austin the entire time. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 25 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Instantaneously after the Veto Ceremony, Will confronts Austin in full view of the rest of the House. He calls him an asshole, asking why he would turn down the “sweet deal” he offered him in such a public, backhanded, and rude way. Austin shrugs, admitting that he found the deal to be too stupid to dignify with a proper response. Will yells loudly that he could have easily secured himself final three with Indira and Will - a remark that makes Indira put her head in her hands as Becky chuckles. Austin looks to the other houseguests, telling them that what Will is saying now is proof that he is untrustworthy and should go home. Will fires back, telling Austin that he was the one who went against a perfectly solid deal for no reason other than personal gain; Austin laughs before pointing towards Becky, Liam, and Linda, informing Will that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. He, Christian, and Natalie walk away, leaving the other five former allies in the living room together.

Linda asks Will if it’s true that he made a deal with Austin to take her, Becky, and Liam out. Looking down to the ground, Will nods, confessing to the crime. She then asks for a rationale behind the move, mostly to gauge if she can ever trust him again. Will explains that he and Indira both felt on the outs of the group and thus attempted to form a new group to put themselves in a better position. Indira dislikes the explanation, reminding Will that she actively tried to prevent him from making any extra deals until it made sense to do so. In the DR, Indira states that Will’s numerous blunders throughout the past two weeks have not only screwed his own game over, but hers as well. She feels like her position in the game is firmly at the bottom now that Will’s double-dealing has been exposed to the entire House. Becky tells Will that he really should have thought about the repercussions of going against allies that he actively sought to recruit before telling somebody on the bottom information that he could have (and did) use against Will. Will apologizes to the entire group, promising that he has no desire to work with Austin in the game ever again and that he is now firmly loyal to those in the room. While Liam seems to be sympathetic towards Will, the rest of the alliance is ready to cut him off at the earliest possible opportunity. Liam tells the viewers that Will’s actions were no doubt duplicitous, but that it’s still better to keep him around than Natalie.

Christian and Natalie, who are still out of the loop on the situation, ask Austin what happened; he explains that Will approached him with a deal where, if he did not use the Power of Veto to save Christian, he would join with him and Sonia to take out Becky, Liam, and Linda. Natalie laughs at the plan, specifically the fact that Will thought it would work. Christian is similarly happy, stating that now that Will has been exposed as a snake, there’s a good chance that somebody will join them in forming a majority of votes against him. Austin and Natalie surely hope so, reasoning that Becky is the most likely candidate to flip. However, they don’t want to campaign to her very much, since she may see that as threatening and decide against flipping. Instead, they hope that Becky will reach the decision to vote Will out organically and through her own means. Austin tells the viewers that he will jump for joy if all of his allies somehow manage to survive the week despite one of his biggest adversaries, Linda, being the Head of Household. He states that, in Big Brother, nothing is truly impossible and anyone could win the half-million prize.

Becky and Linda discuss the vote, wondering if Will’s betrayal is severe enough to justify voting him out. Becky very strongly believes that Will needs to go, reminding Linda of her idea earlier to work with Austin. She thinks that Austin would be more likely to side with the two of them if they help him in getting rid of Will, who he clearly doesn’t get along with anymore. While Linda certainly agrees with Becky, she also believes that it might be smarter to stick to the Natalie vote instead of making too many waves, worrying that Liam might get angry with them for switching the vote at the last minute. Becky shrugs, telling Linda the unfortunate truth - it might be time for the two of them to leave the alliance with Liam. Sure, he’s a great guy, but he’s a huge strategic threat who very likely wants to drag Will all the way to the end after the whole debacle that just occurred. Plus, pulling Austin and Sonia away from Christian and Natalie would weaken both pairs, which is a far more beneficial idea than simply evicting them. Linda begins to see Becky’s point of view a little better, but is still on the fence. Discussing the vote further, Becky and Linda finally come to a compromise and have a plan of action in place for the eviction.

Just before the vote, Indira tells Will that his overplaying and messy strategy over the past two weeks might come back to bite him at the eviction. Will doesn’t agree with her - sure, he f**ked up big-time, but it would be stupid of anyone in their (former) alliance to keep Natalie around out of spite. While Becky and Liam could be mad at him for the betrayal, Will is confident that they’ll realize it’s better to keep someone around who they’re mad at than someone who has multiple connections and wants them out ASAP. Indira urges Will to think critically for once and to stop being so overconfident, assuring him that it’ll be his downfall. She tells the viewers that she’s starting to regret ever aligning herself with Will, since he’s been doing nothing but tanking her game over the past few weeks. If Will survives the eviction, which Indira is confident he will not, he will have to work overtime to even have a chance of winning the game.

At the eviction, Natalie and Will do not speak a word to each other - mostly due to Will’s anger over the whole situation. However, he strongly believes that Natalie will be walking out the door that night. The votes are tallied: by a vote of 3-2… Natalie is SAFE, and Will is evicted from the Big Brother House. Will gasps in shock at the vote switching, while Indira almost looks happy to see the dead weight lifted off her shoulders. Will only hugs Indira and Liam goodbye, assuming it was Becky that flipped on him and not wanting anything to do with Austin or his allies. Will grabs his things and angrily leaves the House as the third member of the jury.

Votes for Will: Austin, Becky, Christian

Votes for Natalie: Indira, Liam

Week 9 (Round 1)[]

HOH

Sonia

Pre-Veto Nominee
POV

Becky

Post-Veto Nominee
0 votes

Indira

Evicted
5 votes

Liam

Episode 25 Part 2 (HOH)[]

The remaining houseguests sit in the living room, where a nervous-looking Sonia re-enters via the Diary Room. She is happy to see Austin, Christian, and Natalie all still inside the House, but is somewhat surprised that Will of all people was the one to go. Everyone in the final eight (except for Linda, the outgoing HOH) competes in the tenth Head of Household competition of the season, which Sonia manages to win. She is shocked to do well in the competition after a week of solitude, emotionally hugging Austin after her win.

Episode 26 (Nominations)[]

Sonia briefly celebrates her victory with Austin in her new HOH room before she asks him to fill her in on what happened while she was in sequester. He tells her that Becky won a competition against Eddie to return into the House; then, Linda won HOH and nominated Christian and Natalie. Austin says that he then won POV and used it to save Christian, so Linda nominated Will as the replacement. He and Will got in a huge fight after he (very hilariously, according to Austin) made fun of Will during the Veto Ceremony for turning on both of his alliances simultaneously. Becky then flipped on the vote to join him and Christian in voting Will out of the House, which is how Christian and Natalie both managed to survive the eviction. Sonia smiles at the outcome of the week, but she admits that she’s a bit worried now that Becky is back in the House, since it gives the opposing alliance numbers. Austin shakes his head, telling Sonia that the alliances aren’t as clear-cut as they were before she was sequestered. He tells her that he believes that Becky and Linda might approach them for a deal, since the two ladies were talking to him about the future of the game a few days before. Sonia smiles, glad that they will have more options in the future - not really understanding what Austin is implying. Austin tells the viewers that it’s time for him and Sonia to make a move against a real threat in the game - Christian.

In the living room, the eight remaining houseguests gather at Matt’s request. They are told that Sonia, as the HOH, must choose three Have-Nots for the week; she decides on Becky, Linda, and Indira, since Austin, Christian, and Natalie were the Have-Nots the previous week. After the gathering, Indira and Liam meet together in one of the other bedrooms to discuss the future of the game. Specifically, Liam believes that Becky’s vote against Will during the previous eviction was not a personal vote or even based on distrust, but rather that she and Linda’s loyalties are no longer with them. Indira laughs at this, telling Liam that it’s very obvious what the two women are trying to do - so they need to beat them at their own game. Liam smiles, glad that Indira is on the same page, before the two of them plan out how to stop Becky and Linda’s plan in its tracks. Indira tells the viewers that she knew Becky and Linda didn’t care much about Will’s supposed “betrayal” during the previous week. However, they are both smart women and knew exactly what the result would be of getting rid of him, especially after the very visible fight after the Veto Ceremony. Indira believes that Becky and Linda made the move they made in order to appease Austin and get him on their side, applauding their move but also stating that the new allegiance they will likely form is very detrimental to her and Liam’s games. To counteract this, she believes that she needs to get on the good side of Christian and Natalie and pull them away from Austin and Sonia before it’s too late.

Indira and Liam meet with Christian and Natalie, who are clearly oblivious to what is happening around them. Liam asks Natalie if she is surprised to have survived the eviction, clearly hinting that something odd must have happened in order to have Will go home. Natalie nods confusedly, not sure why the two people who voted her out are trying to talk with her about the eviction. Seeing that a subtle approach isn’t working, Indira buts in and states that they feel betrayed by Becky and Linda because of the eviction. Christian raises an eyebrow, reminding them both that they were the ones who voted Natalie out at the eviction, wondering what they’re trying to get at. Indira apologizes, stating that Will was her best friend in the House so she didn’t really have a choice. She then warns the couple that Austin and Sonia might not be as loyal to them as they think, hinting that she and Liam want to work with the showmance to counter this. Christian and Natalie stay silent as Indira and Liam leave the room. Once they’re gone, Christian laughs, finding the entire exchange ridiculous and desperate. Natalie wholeheartedly agrees with Christian, saying that Austin and Sonia have no reason to be disloyal to them and that Indira and Liam are clearly doing anything they can to save their own behinds after Will left the game.

Elsewhere, Becky and Linda approach Austin and Sonia, as they had expected. Becky tells the truth about her vote - she didn’t really see Will as much of a threat in the game. However, she decided to vote him out anyways because she wanted to show Austin and Sonia that she is willing to collaborate with them. Linda nods, confirming that Becky’s story is true. Austin and Sonia smile, glad that the two women are approaching them for an official alliance. With the alliance established, the four discuss who the target should be. When Becky advocates for Christian or Natalie to go home, Sonia pushes back, confessing that she still feels a personal connection to them. Plus, she thinks backdooring one of them would be smarter, as Christian and Natalie would have a false sense of security up until the Veto Ceremony. Linda agrees with Sonia’s plan, not realizing that she is, in actuality, coming up with any excuse possible to keep the showmance safe. Austin suggests that Sonia nominates Becky or Linda as a pawn to hide the new alliance a bit, which Sonia seems to agree with. Linda dislikes the idea, though, telling the viewers that she’s worried Indira and Liam, who are both smart people, might catch on to what’s going on and send the “pawn” home. The new alliance discusses their concerns and ideas further, eventually agreeing on two people to go up.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Sonia explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn the first key, revealing her first nominee. She will then turn her second key to reveal her second nominee. With that, Sonia turns the first key, revealing Liam as her first nominee. Wholly unsurprised, Liam nods and accepts the nomination. Sonia then turns the other key, revealing Becky as her second nominee. Christian and Natalie smile, finding the nomination proof that Austin and Sonia are still loyal to them alone. Liam, meanwhile, looks a bit surprised, but does his best to hide his shock. Sonia explains that she has nominated Liam and Becky because both of them have proven to be firmly against her in the game and can win competitions. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 27 (POV)[]

Christian and Natalie talk with Austin and Sonia after the ceremony, telling them that they can easily picture the four of them together at the final four now that the others are heading out one-by-one. Austin smiles, glad that the showmance still thinks that they’re loyal to them. Sonia tells the group that she wants to see Liam go this week, since he seems to be running things strategically within his alliance. Christian agrees, telling Sonia that Liam tried to approach him with a deal alongside Indira and Natalie, showing that Liam is willing to play all sides and make whatever deals he can to advance himself another week. This news worries Austin and Sonia, who quickly come to the conclusion that Indira and Liam must know that Becky and Linda aren’t loyal to them anymore. However, they do their best to not show that they’re worried, with Austin saying that the attempted deal only proves that Liam needs to go ASAP before he can wreak any more havoc. Natalie says that it’s very lucky their alliance managed to get power this week, since the opposing alliance appears to be tearing itself apart in the name of individual survival, while their alliance is staying 100% strong no matter what happens. Christian nods, stating that’s exactly how the four of them have managed to stay intact against all odds while the others seem to continuously shoot themselves in the foot. Austin and Sonia smile, doing their best to fake that they’re still loyal. Austin tells the viewers, though, that the revelation of Liam attempting to make a deal with Christian and Natalie might mean that he should go instead of a member of the showmance.

Indira and Liam discuss the Nomination Ceremony together, surprised that Becky was nominated despite their suspicions that she and Linda are working with Austin and Sonia. Indira suspects, though, that Sonia may have nominated her to try and hide whatever deal they may have. Liam is a bit skeptical, though; it’s very possible, in his eyes, that Sonia’s absence during the previous week’s events might make her unwilling to align with Becky and Linda no matter what Austin says. Indira absolutely agrees, but tells Liam that, either way, he’s probably going home unless they can either Veto him or convince Christian and Natalie to vote Becky out. Liam complains about the showmance, shocked that they are so against working with him and Indira. He believes that they must be very trusting people - perhaps too much if they’re still devoted to Austin and Sonia, who have little devotion to them. Indira agrees, but she hopes that Christian and Natalie come around before it’s too late and get rid of Becky on eviction night.

Austin and Sonia talk about their new alliance with Becky and Linda. Austin tells Sonia that their conversation with Christian and Natalie has convinced him that they need to keep Christian and Natalie safe this week no matter what Becky and Linda may want. Confused, Sonia tells Austin that she thought the plan was always to get rid of Liam or Indira, asking Austin if he felt differently. Austin regretfully admits that he wanted to take Christian out this week, but he changed his mind when he and Natalie both seemed so excited to work with them and so willing to cut Liam from the game. He argues that getting rid of Liam would test Becky and Linda’s loyalty to them as well as getting rid of somebody who they have no loyalty to whatsoever. Sonia is shocked that Austin ever considered getting rid of Christian and Natalie, telling the viewers that he is quickly proving himself to be a very dangerous player. She states in the DR that, eventually, she needs to cut Austin loose if she wants any chance at winning the half-million - if she doesn’t, the jury might see her as a coattail rider. Austin, meanwhile, feels like an idiot for ever wanting to see Christian and/or Natalie leave, especially when his biggest adversary, Liam, is still in the House.

At the Veto Player Pick, Sonia draws the first chip and randomly picks Linda to compete. Becky is the next to draw, randomly picking Christian as the next competitor. Finally, Liam draws randomly and gets the Houseguest Choice tile. Without hesitation, he chooses Indira to join him in the competition. Linda, Christian, and Indira join Sonia, the HOH, and Becky and Liam, the nominees, in competing in the tenth Power of Veto competition of the season. In the end, Becky wins the competition, forcing Sonia to pick a replacement nominee and giving her a huge dilemma to consider.

Austin, Linda, and Sonia congratulate Becky for winning POV, glad that they won’t have to worry about a member of their alliance going home. After the congratulations, the alliance discusses if they should continue targeting Liam or if they should shift the target to Christian or Natalie. Linda believes it may be time to take a strike at the showmance before they can get too much control, also telling herself that Sonia nominating Christian or Natalie would prove her loyalty. Austin disagrees, stating that he talked with the showmance earlier in the week, and they seemed on board with getting rid of Liam as well. He thinks it would be smart to keep them feeling safe so that they don’t try as hard in the competitions, since Liam will try his hardest no matter what happens. When Sonia seems supportive of Austin’s ideas, Becky and Linda worry that they aren’t fully committed to the alliance. Linda tells the viewers that Sonia’s refusal to target Christian or Natalie is very troubling, since it could indicate that she won’t want to get rid of them later on in the game. Becky butts in, arguing that Liam really only has himself to rely on, while Christian and Natalie still have each other. Sure, Indira is loyal to Liam, but she isn’t exactly a force to be reckoned with in the competitions. Becky and Linda continue to push for Christian or Natalie to go on the block, while Austin and Sonia continue to push back. Eventually, the foursome ends their conversation and the two pairs head their separate ways.

Sonia discusses her decision with Austin right before the Veto Ceremony to get confirmation on who should go up. While Austin agrees with her that Indira is the one who should go up in order to get rid of Liam once and for all, he’s worried that Becky and Linda might not want to work with them if they go against their wishes. Sonia dislikes this, telling Austin that she’s allowed to make her own decisions and that Becky and Linda should try to be understanding of that instead of forcing their opinions down her throat. Austin absolutely agrees with her, but states that they may just have to betray Christian or Natalie in order to secure the loyalty of Becky and Linda. Again, Sonia fights back against the idea, stating that it’s not worth gaining two people’s loyalties if she’ll just lose the loyalties of two other allies that she’s had for longer. After talking it out a bit more, the two finally come to an agreement on who the replacement should be, but it’s apparent that neither party is very happy with the resolution they’ve been forced to make.

At the Veto Ceremony, Becky stands up and announces her decision to use the Power of Veto on herself. Smiling, Sonia stands up and states that, in the end, she needs to ensure that her primary target goes home this week, the opinions of others be damned. She then asks Indira to sit in the nomination chair alongside Liam. Becky and Linda clearly look disappointed in the decision, but know that Sonia could have done much worse. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 28 Part 1 (Eviction #1)[]

Liam realizes that he’s very likely screwed as a result of Sonia’s nominations, feeling almost completely alone in the House. He and Indira spend as much time as possible in the backyard instead of focusing on the game. Indira tells Liam that she’s really upset they’ll be split up after having just formed their final two deal together, but she tells him that, in the event she is evicted, he has what it takes to make it all the way to the end. Liam is thankful for Indira’s words of encouragement, but tells her that it’s a foregone conclusion that he’ll be walking out the door. He sees no scenario where Austin, Christian, and Natalie don’t vote him out, especially after Christian and Natalie acted so negatively to their alliance proposal. Indira smiles, feeling that the showmance will probably come running to whichever one of them survives the eviction as soon as one of the other four houseguests tries to split them up. Liam admits that he hopes the two of them closely follow him out the door, admitting that their gameplay has been frustrating to deal with. Indira thanks Liam for being such a good friend to her when the rest of the House ostracized her and Will. She tells the viewers that she knows she is staying, so she hopes Liam and Will both cheer her on from the jury house.

Becky and Linda, meanwhile, discuss their disappointment that both Christian and Natalie both avoided the block, wondering if Austin and Sonia really are loyal to them or if they’re just pretending. Linda is optimistic, stating that, yes, the move that Sonia made was frustrating, but also believing that, in the end, Austin and Sonia would take Christian and/or Natalie out if it came down to it. Becky wants to agree with Linda, but tells her that Austin and Sonia have yet to prove their loyalty to the alliance that they’ve made. Linda nods, but explains that it makes sense for them to want Liam out, who has been targeting them for a very long time in the game. Becky understands where Linda is coming from; Linda begs her not to go against Austin and Sonia until they prove for real that they aren’t to be trusted. Becky tells the viewers that Linda is a good person, but that she sometimes sees the good in people when it’s not necessary. Yes, Austin and Sonia are good people in Becky’s eyes as well, but she states that being a good person doesn’t necessarily make somebody a loyal or trustworthy ally. Becky points out that the pair is also very driven, which makes them both very threatening.

Christian and Natalie are stoked that Liam will finally be going home, confident that their road to the final four with Austin and Sonia will be a complete cakewalk. Natalie says that things are really looking up from last week when they almost got split up. Christian admits that he doesn’t want to sound too cocky, but he feels untouchable even more than ever before. As they two discuss how good of a position they feel they’re in, Indira walks in and asks to talk with them. Still annoyed from her and Liam’s proposal earlier in the week, the showmance is hesitant but ultimately lets her speak to them. Indira warns them again that Austin and Sonia really aren’t as loyal as they might seem. She even states that she has a good reason to believe that Sonia was very close to nominating one of the two of them instead of her as the replacement. Indira says that Liam is certainly going home this week, so she doesn’t have anybody in the House she can trust anymore. Christian asks her about Becky and Linda; Indira re-states that they are both much closer with Austin and Sonia than with her, which is why she wants to align with the showmance so badly. Natalie still seems skeptical, so Indira states that she will prove her loyalty to them at the next possible opportunity. Christian smiles, thanking Indira to avoid burning a potential bridge, but he still is unsure if Indira is at all to be trusted. Natalie strongly believes that Indira is trying to trick them into backstabbing Austin and Sonia, but Christian feels like it isn’t much like Indira to tell elaborate lies. Then again, Will tried something similar with Austin the previous week, so it’s not outside of the realm of possibility. Christian tells the viewers that, even if Indira is just blowing smoke, it’s never bad to have an additional ally on your side - especially with the endgame fast approaching.

Austin and Sonia are ultimately satisfied with Sonia’s nominations, but they’re worried that Becky and Linda might be mad at them for not targeting Christian and Natalie. Sonia feels like the two women would be understanding that Liam has been after them for a long, long time, but there’s definitely a chance that they could feel like she and Austin aren’t holding up their end of the bargain. Austin feels the same way, but tells Sonia that she made the best choice for her individual game by nominating Liam, regardless of what Becky and Linda might think. Austin also argues that Becky and Linda were the ones that approached them with the idea of an alliance, so it would be awful of them to go back on that alliance over something so petty as eliminating a former ally. In the end, Austin and Sonia are at peace with the nominations, blissfully unaware that Becky is considering flipping on them when she gets the chance. Becky tells the viewers that she was graciously given a second chance to win Big Brother 6, and she’s not about to waste it by putting trust in the wrong people or playing nice. If Austin and Sonia need to be broken up in order for her to win, she’ll split them up without a bit of regret.

At the eviction, Indira and Liam hold hands, not bothering to hide the fact that they’re close with one another. They refuse to look at Austin, Sonia, Becky, or Linda during the entire voting process, instead focusing on the upcoming HOH competition and getting their revenge. Finally, the votes are tallied. By a vote of 5-0, Liam is evicted from the Big Brother House. All Liam can do is smile and hug Indira goodbye. He also hugs Christian and Natalie, telling both of them to “step it up” as he does so. Austin, Becky, Linda, and Sonia do not receive hugs at all. Liam hastily grabs his things and leaves the House as the fourth member of the jury.

Votes for Liam: Austin, Becky, Christian, Linda, Natalie

Votes for Indira: --

Week 9 (Round 2)[]

HOH

Linda

POV

Indira

Pre-Veto Nominee

Christian

Post-Veto Nominee
2 votes

Austin

Evicted
3 votes

Natalie

Episode 28 Part 2 (Eviction #2)[]

After Liam’s eviction, Matt tells the remaining houseguests that another person will be leaving the House that night. He also promises that, this time, the Double Eviction is real. Ready to go, the remaining houseguests (except for Sonia, the outgoing HOH) compete in the eleventh Head of Household competition of the season in order to experience a few minutes of power. Linda wins the competition and the title of HOH; Austin, Becky, and Sonia appear to be happy, but the others are worried about what she might do.

Although Becky and Linda know what they’re going to do already, they still confirm the plan with each other just to make sure. Once they’re set, they gather with the other houseguests in the living room. Matt asks Linda to name her first nominee; she nominates Christian. When asked for a second nominee, she picks Natalie. Thus, Christian and Natalie are nominated for eviction. They look nervously towards Austin and Sonia, hoping that one of them can change things around. Indira, meanwhile, looks pissed at the nominations, which worries the other houseguests somewhat.

The Veto Player Pick then occurs immediately after Linda makes her nominations. She draws the first chip and randomly selects Indira to compete. Next to randomly draw is Christian; he picks Houseguest Choice and chooses Austin to compete. Finally, Natalie draws from the bag, picking Sonia’s tile. Indira, Austin, and Sonia join Linda, the HOH, and Christian and Natalie, the nominees, in competing in the eleventh Power of Veto competition of the season. In a fast-paced battle, Indira shocks many by winning the competition and the right to remove one of the nominees from the block.

The houseguests immediately head back inside, where Indira announces her decision to use the Power of Veto on Christian. All of the houseguests gasp at this decision, but Christian looks more than thankful to be saved from the block. Linda stands, promises that the person she’s nominating is just a pawn, and chooses Austin as the replacement nominee. Austin nervously sits beside Natalie, hoping his allies come through and save him.

Becky pulls Linda aside, telling her that she might vote Austin out instead of Natalie. Linda begs her not to, pointing out that Indira’s move at the Veto Ceremony proves that she is working full-time with Christian and Natalie. Linda understands that Becky doesn’t trust Austin, but warns her that it would be a huge mistake to get rid of him now. Becky nods, but it’s clear that she doesn’t care what anybody else thinks and will vote based on her own individual game. In another room, Sonia comforts Austin and assures him that he will be safe.

At the eviction, Austin and Natalie very nervously await the results, clearly overwhelmed by the whirlwind of fast-paced strategy occurring around them. The votes are painstakingly cast and tallied until a result is finally announced. By a vote of 2-2, there is a tie between Austin and Natalie. Linda, as the HOH, must cast the tiebreaking vote. She apologizes, telling the nominees that she has to honor the promises she’s made. With that, she votes to evict Natalie from the House. Expecting it, Natalie smiles, hugs all of the houseguests goodbye, and tells Christian to win for her. She grabs her things, waves one final goodbye, and leaves the House as the fifth member of the jury. As she leaves, Austin and Sonia can’t help but feel bad to see her go.

Votes for Natalie: Becky, Sonia, Linda

Votes for Austin: Christian, Indira

Week 10[]

HOH

Christian

POV

Austin

Nominee
0 votes

Linda

Evicted
3 votes

Becky

Episode 29 (HOH/Nominations)[]

After Natalie’s eviction, Austin, Becky, Christian, Indira, and Sonia compete in the twelfth Head of Household competition. With the stakes rising higher than ever before and loyalties shattering around them, nobody dares to throw the competition. Especially impassioned are Christian and Indira, who feel like they’re on the bottom of the House. These efforts pay off, and the two end up as the last two remaining in the competition. Knowing that Christian must be upset after losing Natalie, Indira subtly throws the competition to let him win. Therefore, Christian is crowned the new HOH. He runs around the backyard in a frenzy, overwhelmed with emotion after seeing his closest ally leave the game then putting himself in a power position. Indira hugs him, telling him that he deserved the win.

Christian tells the viewers that there will be Hell to pay for the people who had a hand in sending Natalie home - specifically Becky and Linda. When Christian tells Indira this, she is less than satisfied. She expresses in the DR that she’s wanted to see Austin and Sonia split up for several weeks now, but it never seems to happen no matter who wins HOH. Indira brings up the point to Christian, assuming that she has his full trust now. Christian promises her that he would readily nominate Austin or Sonia in the event that the POV is used, agreeing that they are threats and are likely working in tandem with Becky and Linda. However, he feels a duty to avenge Natalie’s eviction by going directly at the two people who had the most responsibility in sending her home. Indira realizes that he is very emotionally invested in his plan and, instead of ruining his attitude by offering an alternative, she simply nods and gives him her blessing. Indira states in the DR that Christian is acting like a total emotional wreck after Natalie’s eviction, but she does so happily. She hints to the audience that emotional wrecks very rarely win jury votes before letting out a slight chuckle. Christian, meanwhile, states that he can tell Indira disagrees with his plan and that she’s probably right in a strategic sense, but he just can’t go against his gut feeling that he should get rid of Becky or Linda.

Meanwhile, Becky and Linda come to the realization that they are likely going on the block. Noticing Indira’s reaction to Christian’s victory, they can both tell that she’s managed to bring him on her side for good, and she is likely in his ear, telling him what to do with his HOH. Linda actually finds this information a bit optimistic, since Indira likely wants Austin and Sonia gone even more than the two ladies. However, no matter what happens, it is inevitable that someone within their alliance will be going home. Becky shrugs, stating that, with only six left, maintaining a four-person alliance is an impractical idea anyways. Besides, the main threat in Christian and Natalie has been mostly dealt with - all that is left is an emotional husk of the former showmance. Linda laughs at Becky’s description of Christian, but she also feels bad that he’s taking Natalie’s eviction so tough. Becky disagrees, stating that they don’t need to put pity on him when he has the power to send them home. She believes that, if anything, they’re the ones who should be pitied, since they’re at the mercy of a lover scorned. Becky and Linda ultimately decide that they need to do their best to convince Christian to nominate Austin or Sonia - or, at least, convince Indira to get Christian on board with the idea.

An excited Christian calls the other houseguests into the living room. As they gather in the room, they notice a large wheel with five sections. Christian explains to them that, this week, the Have-Nots will be selected via pure luck. He states that one houseguest will win the Have-Not Lottery and will be safe from the Have-Not punishment, while the other four houseguests will all be Have-Nots for the week. Austin complains about the twist in the DR, stating that he always seems to have a bad streak with lady luck. Christian spins the wheel, which lands on Austin, meaning he and Christian are the only Haves for the week. That means that the four women - Becky, Indira, Linda, and Sonia - are the Have-Nots for the week. Austin takes back his earlier remarks, praising production for the genius, totally fair, and amazing twist. The women, however, don’t seem very happy to be forced onto slop for an entire week due to nothing but blind luck.

Later on in the week, Christian sits by himself in the backyard, reminiscing on his past times in the game with Natalie. He keeps reminding himself that he still has friends in the game in Austin, Indira, and Sonia, but realizes quickly that he’s not cheering himself up at all. Austin notices Christian’s despondency and reaches out to him, asking him if he’s okay. Christian laughs, stating that no, he’s very much not okay. Austin apologizes, sorry that Natalie had to go out like that before Christian could even properly say goodbye to her. He nods, admitting that the eviction has been hurting him a lot recently. Empathetically, Austin puts his arm around Christian, telling him that there are probably only two or three weeks left in the game. He only needs to tough it out for that small window of time, where he will be reunited with Natalie again. He also states that Natalie would want Christian to keep fighting and to win instead of getting upset and giving up - and so do Sonia, Indira, Becky, Linda, and himself. Christian thanks Austin for the words of support, admitting that he’s starting to feel a bit better. In the DR, Christian tells the viewers that, no matter where his loyalties might lie in the game, Austin has been a true friend to him for the better part of the game and he can’t thank him enough for that.

As the nominations approach, Becky and Linda try to convince Christian and Indira to consider targeting Austin and/or Sonia. Linda works on Christian, telling him that, while she understands that he must be angry with her for sending Natalie home last week, she believes that it might be in his best interest to target Austin and Sonia instead. She argues that they are huge competition threats who are already way too close to the endgame. Christian promises Linda that he’s not mad at her anymore for the Natalie incident, but that he’s still not sure if he can promise her safety at the Nomination Ceremony. He does say he’s open to any options, though, giving Linda some hope that she could escape the block after all. Becky, meanwhile, has a much more impassioned conversation with Indira, telling her matter-of-factly that Christian would be an idiot to nominate her and Linda and that she should try to get him to change his mind. Indira exasperatedly tells Becky that she’s tried countless times to get Christian to nominate Austin and Sonia, but he seems adamant on not doing so. Indira tells Becky that she would be willing to work with anybody - including her - at this point to break Austin and Sonia up, which makes Becky smile. She thanks Indira for at least trying, promising that she won’t hold it against her if she ends up on the block. Indira tells the viewers that she’d love it if the friendship between her, Becky, and Linda that formed the first week could be restored, but, with Christian wanting very badly to nominate Becky and Linda, that seems increasingly unlikely.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Christian explains how the ceremony will work. He will turn the first key, revealing his first nomination. He will then turn the second key to reveal his second nominee. He explains that he’s grown to respect everybody left, so it was no easy task to come up with two nominees. With that, Christian turns his first key, revealing Becky’s face on the memory wall. Austin breathes a huge sigh of relief, while Becky looks disappointed but unsurprised to be nominated. Christian then turns his second key, revealing Linda as the other nominee. Christian apologizes to both women, explaining that he needed to pick two people and they seemed like the right choices. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 30 (POV)[]

Officially on the block, Becky and Linda commiserate in the Have-Not room. Linda points out the obvious fact that things have never looked more bleak than they do now, especially considering the dynamics of the House. Linda believes that, even if Austin or Sonia wins POV, they would likely not even use the power to keep the other safe. Becky states that they do have some hope, though - she tells Linda about her conversation with Indira and its productive nature. She’s confident that, if Indira were to win the Power of Veto, she would use it on one of them to force Christian to nominate Austin or Sonia. Then, Indira would likely join whichever one of them she saved in sending either Austin or Sonia out of the House. Linda congratulates Becky on bringing Indira closer to their side, but she also suspects that the plan might fail if Indira decides she doesn’t want to potentially piss Christian off. Becky agrees, but says that it’s better than nothing; besides, if one of them wins POV instead, Christian would probably nominate Austin or Sonia anyways. Linda tells the viewers that the upcoming POV competition is more pivotal than any competition before it, praying that she can end up on top.

Austin and Sonia are both very thankful to have avoided the block, celebrating briefly in one of the bedrooms before talking strategy with each other. Sonia states the obvious - Indira has quickly replaced Natalie as Christian’s closest ally. This means that, if Becky or Linda wins HOH, he will likely spare her and nominate one of them instead. In that scenario, they would have to convince Indira to vote with them instead of with Becky and Linda, which both Austin and Sonia believe would be extremely difficult to pull off. Sonia reminds Austin that Indira was best friends with Becky and Linda at the start of the game; while they might not be as close as they once were, she still believes that it’s enough for Indira to pick them over her alliance with Austin. Austin states that they could always campaign to Indira about the vote, but it might be safer, smarter, and more efficient for one of them or Christian to just win POV instead. Sonia agrees, promising that she’ll give it her all in the competition - even more so than ever before. Sonia tells the viewers that things are really starting to get down to the wire now, and nobody is truly safe anymore.

Becky, Indira, and Linda meet together, all reminding each other of their desire to see Austin or Sonia go home. Indira, not at all against having more people on her side, tells Becky and Linda that she would definitely use the Veto on one of them if she won it, especially since it would result in the Austin/Sonia duo finally being separated. Becky and Linda are both glad to see Indira’s resolve in breaking the pairing up, and the three women make their pact official. Indira smiles at the fact that Jake’s three closest friends from the first few weeks are all finally back together again, which makes Becky and Linda nostalgic to the beginning of the game when everything was much simpler and easier. Linda wishes Jake was still there with them, admitting that he truly didn’t deserve his untimely eviction in Week 3. Becky smiles, stating that, while Jake himself may be long gone, his positive, kind spirit still lives on in all of them. The three women group hug, making their deal to each other official.

There is no Veto Player Pick, since only six houseguests remain. Therefore, Austin, Indira, and Sonia automatically join Christian, the HOH, and Becky and Linda, the nominees, in competing in the twelfth Power of Veto competition of the season. Everyone except for Christian (since he’s already guaranteed to be safe) competes their hardest to win the power, either to keep Austin and Sonia safe or to put them in jeopardy. In the end, Austin manages to win the POV, greatly disappointing Becky, Indira, and Linda.

Austin and Sonia quickly meet after the competition, deciding that it would be foolish of Austin to use the POV, since it would just result in Sonia being the replacement and potentially going home. Austin is sad that it had to come down to either them or Becky/Linda, but Sonia doesn’t seem as sympathetic. She tells Austin that it’s too late in the game to cling to majority alliances and that they can only rely on each other to advance further in the game. Sure, it would be nice if their alliance with Becky and Linda could continue since she does like both women, but, in the end, it’s impractical to keep the alliance running. Austin raises an eyebrow, reminding Sonia that it might be a good idea to keep the loyalty of whichever woman survives the eviction in case she wins HOH next week, or she’ll end up nominating them both. Sonia states that she hates to be a pessimist, but it’s very likely that Becky and Linda have both already jumped ship and they should follow suit. Austin tells the viewers that he’s upset at the reality of what Sonia is saying, but agrees in the end that it might be overly optimistic of him to expect Becky and Linda to remain loyal when the numbers are dwindling so low.

At the Veto Ceremony, Austin states that the decision he has to make was not an easy one, as he feels he is betraying people that he wishes he could stay fully loyal to. However, nothing in Big Brother is so clear-cut, so he needs to guarantee that he is safe. That being said, Austin announces his decision to not use the POV on either Becky or Linda, leaving them as the final nominees for the week. They both nod, understanding his decision. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 31 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Christian and Indira meet after the Veto Ceremony to decide who their target is for the eviction. Christian argues that both women have proven themselves to be strategic as well as good in competitions, so it seems almost arbitrary to him which person goes. Indira makes a case for Linda to stay, arguing that, between her and Becky, Becky has had more of an “underdog” story considering that she had to fight her way back into the House and that she is seen as the more physical member of the pairing. Christian agrees with Indira that Becky is the right choice, but he wonders if they can convince Austin and Sonia to vote alongside them. Indira shrugs, not sure if the two even care which person goes, stating that it couldn’t be too hard to get them to vote Becky out. After all, she is the bigger threat compared to Linda, who has played mostly under the radar sans the most recent couple of weeks.

As Austin and Sonia are pondering the vote, Indira comes up to them and asks them what they’re thinking. The pair admits that they’re not really sure, asking her what her opinion is. Indira chooses her words carefully, telling the pair that she thinks Becky should be the one to go home since she’s proven herself to be a fierce competitor by winning her way back into the House a few weeks prior. Linda, meanwhile, hasn’t done nearly as much in terms of dominating the game and thus would be better to keep around in the endgame. Sonia thanks Indira, promising she’ll keep that in mind when she deliberates her decision. Almost immediately after Indira leaves, Sonia says that they should vote Linda out. Alarmed, Austin asks why Sonia thinks this. She argues that Indira very obviously wants more than anything to split the two of them up. Therefore, she probably wants to keep people around who will do her bidding. If she wants Linda to stay, that must mean that Linda is on board with getting rid of them both - at least, more so than Becky is. Austin sees Sonia’s point, but counters that Becky and Linda probably want them split up equally as much, so they might as well vote out the person who performs better in competitions. Sonia nods, admitting that Indira’s pitch has complicated matters. Austin tells the viewers that he thinks Sonia is overthinking the eviction when Becky is the clear and obvious choice to get rid of, but, in the end, he wants to vote the same way that she does.

Becky, Christian, Indira, and Linda meet together in the HOH room later on in the week, laying out their plans for the future. Indira states that whoever is still in the House after the next eviction needs to work overtime to split Austin and Sonia up before they can get any further in the game. Everyone in the room, even Christian, agrees to the deal, liking the solid group that is gathered in the room. Christian tells Becky and Linda that he’s really sorry that one of them has to go, realizing now that Austin and Sonia make much more sense as nominees. Linda jokingly states that she wishes Christian could have come to the realization sooner; Becky says the same in the DR, but she’s not joking when she says it. Becky tells the group that Austin and Sonia will be working their asses off to win the next HOH, so those of them in the room who will still be around need to work twice as hard as ever before to prevent one of them from winning power.

At the eviction, Becky and Linda hold hands, distraught that they will be finally split up after being friends since the beginning of the game. As the votes are cast and tallied, neither woman has any idea of who is staying and who is going, but both hope that they can last long enough to see Austin and Sonia go home. By a vote of 3-0… Becky is evicted from the Big Brother House. Becky hugs her fellow houseguests goodbye, a bit sad that she’s going home - for good this time. As she grabs her things, she tells Indira and Linda to “give ‘em Hell”, which Austin and Sonia both laugh at. Becky then leaves the House as the sixth member of the jury.

Votes for Becky: Austin, Indira, Sonia

Votes for Linda: --

Week 11 (Round 1)[]

HOH

Indira

POV

Christian

Pre-Veto Nominee

Austin

Nominee
0 votes

Sonia

Post-Veto Nominee
Evicted
2 votes

Linda

Episode 31 Part 2 (HOH)[]

After Becky’s eviction, Austin, Indira, Linda, and Sonia compete in the thirteenth Head of Household competition of the season. Tensions are higher than ever, making the competition fierce and hectic. At the end of the competition, Indira is the winner and is crowned the new HOH, marking her first Head of Household win of the season.

Episode 32 (Nominations)[]

Christian celebrates with Indira the fact that she has finally won a Head of Household competition, especially with only five houseguests left in the game. Together, they quickly agree that Austin and Sonia absolutely must be split up this week. However, the duo disagrees on whether Austin or Sonia should be the one that gets the boot. Indira believes that Austin is the bigger threat between the two due to his impeccable social game, strongly advocating for him to be the one evicted later in the week. Christian disagrees, claiming that Sonia’s ferocity in competitions and strategy will make her the bigger overall threat in the endgame and arguing that she has what it takes to make it to the end with ease. Indira sees right through Christian, telling the viewers that it’s obvious Christian has a stronger bond with Austin than with Sonia, which makes Austin even bigger of a threat. Indira is prepared to lie to Christian about the vote and blindside Austin using Linda’s vote if it comes to that, knowing that nothing she says could convince him to vote him out.

In the backyard, Austin and Sonia sit together on the hammock, neither of them saying very much to each other. Sonia tells the viewers that it’s a foregone conclusion that Indira will nominate her and Austin on the block together, and that even if one of them manages to get off the block, the other one is very likely going home regardless. Austin tells her that he can’t thank her enough for bearing with him through the thick and the thin, especially when he didn’t deserve her allegiance. Sonia smiles sweetly, telling him that there was never a time where he deserved anything but the best from her. He apologizes again for rejecting her advances earlier on in the game. She responds that he doesn’t need to apologize - she’s not going to pursue anything with him unless he is fully consenting to whatever that is. However, she does ask him about the remark he made earlier regarding the fact that he is disillusioned by relationships. Knowing that Austin is heterosexual, she asks him why he’s so against any sort of romance. Getting personal, Austin admits to her that he’s had a lot of botched relationships in the past that have left him very hurt and feeling worthless, and while he trusts her far more than his past flames, he simply cannot risk being hurt again in such a way. Understanding his pain, Sonia tells her friend that women can be very awful and entitled sometimes. Countering this, Austin states that men are very often douchebags with no regard for how women actually feel. In the DR, Austin tells the viewers that he simply can’t shake how badly he’s been hurt by relationships in the past, but he does say that Sonia seems different to him.

Indira and Linda talk about the strategy for the week - specifically, whether Austin or Sonia should be the one evicted. They quickly come to the agreement that Austin is the bigger threat, satisfying Indira. Indira complains about Christian’s insistence that Sonia goes instead, strongly suspecting that he must have some sort of deal with Austin. Linda admits that she has seen the two men talking together a lot now that she thinks about it, giving credence to Indira’s theory. Indira has Linda promise to vote Austin out at the eviction - that way, Christian’s vote will be irrelevant to the outcome of the eviction. Despite this, though, there is still the chance that Austin or Sonia could win the POV; Indira believes that she might have to nominate Christian as the replacement in such a scenario just because his vote is so up in the air. Linda tells Indira that they are clearly on the same page strategically, so it makes sense for the two of them to take each other to the end. Smiling, Indira shakes Linda’s hand and agrees to the deal. She tells the viewers, though, that she is keeping her options 100% open for the end, but she’ll play nice to Linda to keep her on her side. Little do they know that Christian has his ear pressed against the door, having heard everything they said. He says in the DR that he will keep the information to himself for now, but he is not afraid of getting rid of Linda to have Indira’s loyalty all to himself.

Austin and Christian talk together in the living room, hammering out the details of their camping trip with Natalie and Sonia that they will embark on after finale night. As they talk, the discussion gradually shifts to how much they’ve enjoyed each other’s company during the past 10+ weeks. Christian tells Austin that he might have gone crazy after Natalie’s eviction if it wasn’t for his emotional support during his lowest moments. Unsure of how to react, Austin simply smiles. He gets somewhat emotional in the DR, expressing just how much he loves Christian and how he might be one of his few strong male friendships that he’s ever had. Christian, meanwhile, tells the viewers that every single conversation he has with Austin makes him want to evict him less and less, no matter what Indira might think. He says that he will likely vote against Sonia instead even if Indira threatens to go after him next round as a result. Sure, Austin might be a threat, but Christian simply loves the guy too much to want to take him out quite yet.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Indira explains how the ceremony will work. She will turn the first key, revealing her first nomination. She will then turn the second key to reveal her second nominee. With that, Indira begins the ceremony, turning her first key to reveal Austin as her first nominee. Austin remains stoic and focuses entirely on the upcoming POV competition. Indira then turns the second key and reveals Sonia as the other nominee. Unsurprised to be nominated alongside her closest ally, Sonia nods without showing much emotion. Indira explains that she nominated Austin and Sonia because they are a tight duo that has managed to make it this far without being broken up; additionally, both of them are skilled in competitions, making them major endgame threats. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

Episode 33 Part 1 (POV/Eviction #1)[]

Austin and Sonia retreat to one of the bedrooms, feeling defeated after the results of the Nomination Ceremony. Even though both of them knew they would be nominated, the reality of their situation didn’t fully hit them until Indira nominated them side-by-side. They try to discuss options with each other, but Sonia states that doing so is a waste of time when Christian and Linda both seem dead-set on evicting one of them. Suddenly, Austin gets a good idea - he tells Sonia that he wants her to win the Veto, pointing out that he has a really strong bond with Christian, which could result in him voting for him to stay. Sonia shakes her head, not sure if the plan would work; even then, they’d have to bank on Indira nominating Linda as the replacement instead of Christian, which isn’t a guarantee. Austin tells Sonia that Christian and Indira are working very closely together, enough so that he believes she would avoid nominating him unless absolutely necessary. Still unsure, Sonia tells Austin that he should still try his hardest in the Veto competition, since the last she wants is for him to throw his game away over a plan that will very likely fail. Austin tells the viewers that Sonia needs to have more faith in him, since they really have nothing to lose at this point.

Elsewhere, Indira confirms her plan with Christian and Linda that Austin needs to go home. She straight up asks them both if they would be willing to vote Austin out at the eviction; Linda immediately nods her head and says “yes”, but Christian is noticeably silent. Indira asks again; Christian very reluctantly nods, clearly indicating to Indira that he is still on the fence. Indira temporarily excuses Linda so she can talk with Christian alone; once Linda leaves, Indira tells him that he needs to get his head in the game and realize that Austin has been running the show for far too long. She tells him that if Austin isn’t voted out this week, he will very likely make it all the way to the end and steamroll the jury vote. Christian snaps, loudly telling Indira that he’s not a f**king idiot and that he knows Austin is a threat, but things aren’t always as simple as who has the most alliances or competition wins. He says that Austin is one of the few people in this House he can still rely on and fully trust not on a game level, but on a personal, man-to-man level. Christian angrily asks why it even f**king matters, since Indira can just shack up with her ACTUAL final two deal, Linda, and have her do her bidding. When Indira looks at Christian with fear in her eyes, he tells her that he heard her conversation with Linda before the nominations, so now he knows just how much she doesn’t trust him. Indira tries to apologize, but it’s too late; Christian storms out of the room before Indira can say another word.

Linda, who heard the entire exchange, does her best to console a now very emotional Indira. She promises her that Christian was likely getting emotional due to the disagreement the two had in terms of who should leave, confident that he will come around once the eviction passes. Indira shakes her head, saying that she’s much more bothered that Christian clearly doesn’t trust her or want to align with her any more. Linda assures her that he’s just acting angry now and that his mood will surely improve later on. Indira isn’t nearly as optimistic as Linda, but thanks her for trying to cheer her up. She states honestly that her emotions are likely due to stress over the game getting down to the wire and assumes that Christian must feel the same way, but it still feels awful to be yelled at and accused of distrust like Christian did. Linda hints that Christian’s reaction is proof that she is the more reliable option for a final two deal, as it is now apparent to her that Indira has deals with both her and Christian. Indira catches onto what Linda is saying, believing that, if Christian knows she and Linda have a final two deal, she might as well go with it and take her to the end.

Since only five houseguests remain, there is no Veto Player Pick. Christian and Linda automatically join Indira, the HOH, and Austin and Sonia, the nominees, in competing in the thirteenth Power of Veto competition of the season. Austin and Sonia both fight their absolute hardest to win so that they can take themselves off of the block, leaving an opening for Christian or Linda to go home instead. Indira and Linda, meanwhile, fight just as desperately to keep the nominations the same. In the end, though, it is Christian who beats everybody else and wins the Power of Veto.

Despite the tensions between the two, Indira still celebrates Christian’s POV win with him, since it at least means that Austin and Sonia will both stay on the block. Just in case, though, Indira confirms the plan with him - to not use the POV. Christian immediately agrees to the plan. He tells the viewers that, while he and Indira definitely got in a huge disagreement and he wants Austin to stay, he doesn’t want to risk his relationship with Indira by using the Veto and screwing her plans over. Linda also talks with the two to make sure that Austin and Sonia are staying on the block, which seems to be the consensus among the trio. Linda states in the DR that she’s very glad Christian’s bout of rage was temporary, or else she’d be fearing for her safety if Christian got crazy enough. Christian, Indira, and Linda all agree that whoever survives the eviction will be the next to go, which would give the three of them a very strong chance of winning the jury vote in the end of the game. Indira beams in the DR at the fact that everything has fallen back into place as it should be despite the very close call earlier when she fought with Christian.

Later on, Christian talks with Austin and Sonia, telling them that he’s probably not going to use the POV. Neither of them expected Christian to save them, so they’re not too beaten up about it. Still, though, Austin tells both of his friends that he’ll miss them when he inevitably leaves this week. Christian asks him why he’s so sure that he’s going home; Austin states that it’s very obvious that both Indira and Linda want him out really, really badly, far more than Sonia. Sonia nods, confirming that she agrees with Austin’s view on the situation. Christian remembers why he was so angry with Indira - she was going through with her own plans regardless of his personal opinion on the matter. Austin shrugs, telling Christian that he would always listen to what he has to say in the future, while it appears that Indira cares far more about what Linda thinks. Christian finds himself agreeing with Austin’s statements, telling him that he’s right. Austin smiles to himself, clearly getting the outcome that he wants out of the talk. While not making any promises, Christian admits to Austin that he’s far more open to the idea of using the Veto than before. Still, he worries that he will end up being sent packing next week as a result of the move, especially since Austin is still so close with Sonia.

At the Veto Ceremony, Christian stands up. As soon as he states that the decision was very hard to make, Indira’s and Linda’s stomachs both drop. After an excruciatingly long pause, Christian announces to the group that he is using the Power of Veto to remove Austin from the block. The three women gasp as Austin grins from ear to ear while Christian puts the Veto necklace around his neck. When Austin takes a seat, Christian tells Indira that she must name a replacement nominee, stating that, unfortunately for her, her final two deal is the only remaining option. With a heavy heart, Indira asks Linda to take a seat beside Sonia. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Immediately following the Veto Ceremony, Matt announces to the houseguests that the eviction will occur right then and there. Before the vote, though, each nominee will get a chance to plead her case. Linda ignores Austin, telling Christian that Sonia is attached to Austin at the hip, saying it would be “idiotic” for him to keep her around. Sonia goes next, pointing out the obvious - Linda has a final two deal with Indira, which proves that Christian should not trust either woman and should break up said deal before the two ladies can act upon it. Once Sonia sits down, Austin and Christian both cast their votes in the Diary Room. By a vote of 2-0… Linda is evicted from the Big Brother House. Linda hugs Indira, Austin, and Sonia goodbye. She tells Christian that he just lost himself the $500,000 prize and that he should go f**k himself before grabbing her things and leaving the House as the seventh member of the jury.

Votes for Linda: Austin, Christian

Votes for Sonia: --

Week 11 (Round 2)[]

HOH
POV

Christian

Nominee
0 votes

Sonia

Evicted
1 vote

Austin

Episode 33 Part 2 (HOH)[]

After Linda’s shocking eviction, Austin, Christian, and Sonia compete in the fourteenth Head of Household competition of the season. Christian kicks it into overdrive, impassioned after his shocking move to secure himself some more power. Austin and Sonia also fight as hard as they can, since defeat will likely result in them being nominated alongside each other again. In the end, Christian wins yet another competition and becomes the new HOH, giving Indira a slight modicum of hope despite all that’s happened between her and Christian.

Episode 34 (Nominations/POV/Eviction #2)[]

Indira immediately pulls Christian aside after the HOH competition, demanding an explanation for the stunt he pulled during the previous eviction. Christian tells her that her final two deal with Linda bothered him to the point where he felt the need to take her out. He promises her that he still wants to work with her - he states that his main reason in getting rid of Linda was so that he could take her to the end without somebody else standing in the way. Indira tells Christian that his ridiculous move will make it a lot harder for them both to advance in the game, since Austin and Sonia are still together and one of them will probably win Power of Veto later in the week and vote her out. Christian urges Indira to trust him, promising that they’ll make it through the week together. In the Diary Room, Indira rants about how stupid Christian is and how his bone-headed decision to get rid of Linda will almost certainly result in her untimely eviction and the victory of either Austin or Sonia. She chastises herself for ever aligning with Christian in the first place, telling herself that she should have stayed loyal to Becky and Linda instead. However, she realizes that she must either align with Christian or go up against Austin and Sonia alone.

Meanwhile, Austin and Sonia are bummed to have both lost the HOH competition despite there being only one other person competing in the competition. Sonia is certain that they will both be nominated, seeing no reason why Christian would want to go to the final three with a dynamic duo like the two of them. Austin, though, feels that Christian using the POV on him last week might be a sign that he wants to work with him - giving them both a chance to survive the next eviction. He also holds out hope for the POV competition, admitting that it’s all that really matters this week to begin with. While Sonia agrees, she states that Christian has been performing extremely well in competitions lately, to the point where she fears he will nominate them both and win POV to keep the nominations the same. She suggests that they both spend as much time together as possible just in case one of them goes home, which Austin absolutely agrees with. They hang out in the backyard, talking about anything as long as it doesn’t relate to the game.

Indira approaches Christian before the nominations, hoping to confirm that Austin and Sonia are going on the block. Not very trusting of Indira anymore, Christian says that he will under one condition. Indira eagerly asks what this condition may be; her smile fades when Christian says that he wants her not to vote Austin out at the eviction. Indira asks him why he’s so obsessed with keeping Austin around; Christian reluctantly states that he has a strong emotional connection with him, especially after Natalie left. He doesn’t want to be responsible for his eviction, hoping that Indira understands. Despite strongly disagreeing with Christian’s plan, Indira makes the promise to vote Sonia out anyways - mostly to avoid going on the block instead. She shakes on the deal, glad that they’re working together again. Christian smiles, thanking Indira for being forgiving of his move against her earlier in the week. Indira makes sure to tell the viewers, though, that she has no intention of following through with the promise she made to Christian.

At the Nomination Ceremony, Christian explains for the final time how the ceremony will work. He will turn the first key to reveal his first nominee. He will then turn the second key to reveal his second nominee. The other three houseguests nod as Christian turns the first key, revealing Austin as his first nominee. He then turns the second key, revealing Sonia as the other nominee. Both friends nod understandingly in response to the decision. Christian tells them that the nominations don’t really matter much, encouraging both nominees to fight their hardest in the Power of Veto competition. With that, the Nomination Ceremony is adjourned.

The next day, Austin and Sonia relax outside on the hammock, following through with their promise to avoid talking strategy for the entire round. Both of them decide that nothing they can say will convince Christian and Indira to not split them up, so they instead focus on things that bring them more joy. As they talk, Austin tells the viewers that he’s starting to reconsider his earlier statement that he doesn’t feel anything romantic towards Sonia. Eventually, Austin reveals his feelings to Sonia, telling her that she’s different from girls he’s dated in the past that have left him feeling hurt and empty. Sonia smiles, glad that Austin is coming around to her “natural charm” (according to her DR session). He even goes so far as to say that he’s strongly considering a relationship with her outside of the House. Sonia states that she would be up for that as long as he’s willing, joking that the camping trip will be even more fun with this new development. Austin lightly punches Sonia’s arm in retaliation, laughing at Sonia’s joke. The two of them continue to banter for the entire rest of the day up until the POV competition.

There is no Veto Player Pick, since only four houseguests remain. Therefore, Indira will automatically join Christian, the HOH, and Austin and Sonia, the nominees, in competing in the fourteenth and final Power of Veto competition of the season. All four of the houseguests fight as hard as they can to win the competition, especially those who aren’t HOH - reasoning that they could very well go home if they lose the competition. In the end, Austin and Sonia are crushed to see Christian win the competition and the final POV of the season.

Christian and Indira meet after the competition to confirm their plan. Christian promises that he’d never screw her over in such a way, stating firmly that he is not using the Power of Veto. He agrees with Indira that Austin and Sonia would both sweep a jury vote in the event that one of them made it to the final two, so they need to be split up to give Christian and Indira a chance to win. Christian reminds Indira of her promise to vote Sonia out, asking her if she’s still going through with it. She promises that she’s not going to back out of the deal, but she is quick to tell the viewers that this is a lie. She states that she’s going to make the move that’s best for her own game, not Christian’s game. However, she does wonder if voting out Austin is the best move. Sure, he’s the bigger threat between himself and Sonia, but not by all that much. Plus, she worries that voting Austin out could burn the bridge between her and Christian for good. Indira sits alone in one of the bedrooms to think through her decision, still very unsure of how she’s going to vote and seeing benefits in both options. She jokes in the DR that she wishes she could vote both of them out and already be sitting in the end with Christian.

At the Veto Ceremony, Christian stands and gives a lengthy spiel about how much he’s enjoyed playing the game with them all. He says that he would love to be able to use the Veto on both of the nominees, but alas, he thinks making such a move would be a terrible idea. He apologizes and states that he is not using the Power of Veto on either nominee, to which both Austin and Sonia nod. With that, the Veto Ceremony is adjourned.

Immediately after the Veto Ceremony, Matt announces that Indira will cast her sole vote to evict right then and there. However, both nominees are given a chance to plead their case. Neither nominee actually campaigns to stay, instead thanking Christian, Indira, and the other nominee for the amazing time in the House and stating that they would love to keep fighting until the end. Both of them blow a kiss to each other, clearly signaling to Christian and Indira that they are officially a couple. Indira then stands in front of the two nominees and delivers the following speech:

“I made a deal with Christian this week to vote the way he wanted me to. He made it clear that he wanted Austin to stay due to the bond they have with each other, a bond that I have also noticed during the past few weeks. Austin, you have been an amazing friend to Christian, to Sonia, to Eddie, to Natalie, to Becky, to Linda… that is way too long a list of people, if you ask me. You’re a great guy, I’m not denying that. In fact, that is why I have to vote to evict you from the House, Christian be damned. Sorry!”

Christian’s jaw hangs open at Indira’s blatant and almost proud betrayal, unable to fathom why she would so willingly go against him. Austin and Sonia hug for a very long time after the vote is announced, with Austin begging her to win the game for him. Austin also hugs Christian and Indira goodbye, wishing both of them the best of luck. He grabs his things, gives a final wave goodbye, and leaves the House as the eighth member of the jury. As he leaves, Christian looks at the two women still in the House with him with shock, still processing Indira’s decision.

Votes for Austin: Indira

Votes for Sonia: --

Week 12[]

HOH Pt. 1
HOH Pt. 3

Christian

Nominee
0 votes

Indira

HOH Pt. 2
Evicted
1 vote

Sonia

Episode 35 Part 1 (Final HOH/Eviction)[]

After Austin’s eviction, the final three houseguests have a toast while reliving the tumultuous, thrilling, and whirlwind of a game they all managed to endure. They see iconic moments from the season such as Eddie’s betrayal of Rafael, the Christian & Natalie showmance, and the many fights prevalent in the beginning of the game. After the video compilation, the final three heads into the backyard to compete in the first part of the final Head of Household competition of the season. This endurance-based competition proves to be difficult for Indira, who has little upper-body strength. After a while, she collapses and is eliminated from the competition. She curses at herself before hoping and praying that Christian can prevent Sonia from winning. Sure enough, after many hours of endurance from both competitors, Sonia drops out, resulting in Christian winning Part 1 of the final HOH competition and automatically advancing to Part 3.

Between Parts 1 and 2, Christian and Indira talk together to confirm that they will both be voting Sonia out if either of them manage to win Final HOH. They quickly agree that she is too big of a threat to be allowed to the end of the game. Christian passively aggressively states that it’s funny that such a big threat managed to avoid certain eviction the previous week, which Indira rolls her eyes at. She explains that Austin was clearly the bigger threat between the partnership and that he is blinded by his close relationship with the man. Christian shakes his head, telling Indira that she could have at least had the decency to let him know about the decision beforehand. Indira argues that he would have nominated her instead out of retaliation; Christian calls this “lunacy”, asking why he would ever vote out or eliminate his only chance of making it to the end. He tells her that she acted unethically the previous week, especially by exposing the fact that he wanted Austin to stay - which Christian found especially unnecessary. Indira shrugs, saying that she has the right to say whatever she wants before leaving the room in dramatic fashion. Christian tells the viewers that Indira is really frustrating him, but she is his only chance of winning the jury vote. He states that he would lose in an absolute landslide to Sonia if he took her to the end.

In Part 2 of the Final HOH competition, Indira and Sonia face off for a spot in Part 3 against Christian. Both women are very devoted to win this puzzle-based competition, but Sonia in particular feels like she will almost definitely go home unless she can become the Final HOH and vote one of the other two out. Sure enough, this motivation is enough for Sonia to quickly pull ahead and win with ease. Indira is devastated to be out of the running for Final HOH; she hopes, though, that Christian can beat Sonia in Part 3 or that, at the very least, Sonia would take her to the end if she were to win the competition.

Indira talks with Sonia after the second part of the final HOH competition, straight up asking her who she’d vote out in the event she won Part 3. Sonia tells her that she hasn’t put much thought to it, worrying far more about getting herself to that point. In reality, though, Sonia tells the viewers that Indira is clearly the bigger threat between her two remaining competitors, since Christian has not played the game very well from a strategic standpoint. Indira can tell that Sonia’s non-answer is proof that she wants to vote her out, so she campaigns against Christian, stating that his numerous competition wins and strong friendships throughout the game will get him jury votes - perhaps, enough to grant him the win. Sonia nods, seeing Indira’s point, but ultimately telling herself that Indira is still the bigger overall threat.

On finale night, Christian and Sonia face off in the third and final part of the final HOH competition of the season. In this competition, they are given statements from the eight houseguests already on the jury. They must then choose the correct ending to the statement. The houseguest who gets the most statements correct will win the competition and become the Head of Household. Due to bonding with a lot of the houseguests and a couple of lucky guesses, Christian gets all eight questions correct and beats Sonia, who only got six correct, making him the final HOH of the season.

Immediately after the competition, Christian heads inside with Indira and Sonia to cast his vote to evict one of the two women. First, Indira and Sonia are given the chance to plead their case as to why they should stay over the other nominee. Indira states that Sonia has won many competitions during her stay in the House and has played a cutthroat game. Sonia argues that Indira is a very smart player who would definitely win jury votes for her strategic skill. Christian thanks both women before delivering the following speech:

“It has been a pleasure to play this game with both of you. You are both very deserving of sitting where I am now, perhaps more than I am. However, in the end, I have to vote one of you out. Sonia, you have played this game harder than anybody else, winning competition after competition and forming many alliances to keep yourself safe. This makes you a huge threat, which is why I have to vote to evict you.”

Expecting the vote, Sonia nods her head before standing up to say her goodbyes to the other two houseguests. She thanks them both for the great game and hugs them both very tightly, wishing them the best of luck for the jury questioning. After saying her goodbyes, she grabs her things and leaves the House as the ninth and final member of the jury.

Votes for Sonia: Christian

Votes for Indira: --

Finale[]

Winner
5 votes

Indira

Runner-Up
4 votes

Christian

Sonia

Christian

Austin

Indira

Linda

Indira

Becky

Christian

Natalie

Indira

Liam

Indira

Will

Indira

Kerri

Chrisitan

Eddie

Episode 35 Part 2 (Jury Vote)[]

Not long after Sonia’s eviction, the two finalists sit in the living room and prepare for the jury questioning. Before the jurors speak, though, each must give an opening statement. Christian goes first, stating that he mostly played by forming lots of friendships with the other houseguests and winning competitions, especially towards the end. In addition, he tried to play with honesty and integrity throughout the game instead of hurting people and betraying them. When Christian finishes, Indira talks next, stating that her game was predominantly subtle and strategic, but she made the alliances and moves she needed to make in order to get to the end without winning many competitions. She had a lot of alliances and deals to help her along the way, and nobody really saw her as a threat or targeted her to go home despite how well she was positioned in the House.

With the opening statements out of the way, the jurors begin to speak. Austin and Natalie come out the most strongly in favor of Christian winning the game, citing his lovable personality and his multiple competition wins at the end of the game. Natalie in particular states that Christian began winning competitions when she was evicted, meaning that he set his mind to winning every competition and, for the most part, succeeded in this goal, only losing the Final 6 POV competition after her eviction. It is clear to the jury as a whole, though, that the support for Christian is primarily for personal reasons instead of strategic reasons. Will supports Indira in a similar manner, telling the jury that Indira was a great girl who acted respectful towards everybody in the game and never screwed people over in unnecessary ways, hinting at Christian’s ousting of Linda during the Final 5. Linda goes next, tearing into Christian for playing emotionally and acting against his own best interests to keep his friends in the game, even if those “friends” had no intentions of working with him later on in the game. Austin rolls his eyes at this comment, but Becky and Liam both nod in agreement with her. Linda keeps going, telling Christian that, had he not won so many competitions in a row, he would have been sent home in a heartbeat due to his terrible gameplay. Last to go is Kerri, who states that both finalists played incredible games and she is struggling to pick only one of them to win the grand prize. The other jurors are surprised by her positivity, but mostly agree that both finalists are deserving in some way.

Each juror votes one-by-one. Once they are all finished voting, Matt begins to reveal the votes individually.

Natalie has voted for… CHRISTIAN to win Big Brother 6.

Austin has voted for… CHRISTIAN to win Big Brother 6.

Linda has voted for… INDIRA to win Big Brother 6.

Liam has voted for… INDIRA to win Big Brother 6.

Sonia has voted for… CHRISTIAN to win Big Brother 6.

Will has voted for… INDIRA to win Big Brother 6.

Becky has voted for… INDIRA to win Big Brother 6. She only needs one more vote to win!

Eddie has voted for… CHRISTIAN to win Big Brother 6. Each finalist has four votes; Kerri’s vote will decide who wins the game.

Kerri has voted for… INDIRA to win Big Brother 6. Congratulations, Indira! You are the winner of Big Brother 6!

Indira hugs Christian tightly, overwhelmed with emotion over her victory. She rushes outside with Christian in tow, thanking the jurors for voting for her to win as well as the incredible experience. Matt thanks all sixteen houseguests for competing in this exciting and shocking season of Big Brother 6. He hints that Big Brother 7 will feature many "familiar faces", including fan favorites Austin and Sonia, season winner Indira, and early evictee Jake.

Big Brother 6 (MATT DB)

Gameplay[]

Twists[]

Houseguests[]

Voting History[]

Have/Have-Not History[]

Story[]

Week 1[]

Episode 1 (Premiere/HOH)[]

Episode 2 (RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 3 (POV)[]

Episode 4 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Week 2[]

Episode 4 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 5 (RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 6 (POV)[]

Episode 7 (Eviction)[]

Week 3[]

Episode 8 (HOH/RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 9 (POV)[]

Episode 10 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Week 4[]

Episode 10 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 11 (RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 12 (POV)[]

Episode 13 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Week 5[]

Episode 13 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 14 (RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 15 (POV)[]

Episode 16 (Eviction)[]

Week 6 (Round 1)[]

Episode 17 (HOH/RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 18 (POV)[]

Episode 19 Part 1 (Eviction #1)[]

Week 6 (Round 2)[]

Episode 19 Part 2 (Eviction #2)[]

Week 7[]

Episode 20 (RC/Nominations)[]

Episode 21 (POV)[]

Episode 22 (Eviction)[]

Week 8[]

Episode 23 (Re-Entry/HOH/Nominations)[]

Episode 24 (POV)[]

Episode 25 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Week 9 (Round 1)[]

Episode 25 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 26 (Nominations)[]

Episode 27 (POV)[]

Episode 28 Part 1 (Eviction #1)[]

Week 9 (Round 2)[]

Episode 28 Part 2 (Eviction #2)[]

Week 10[]

Episode 29 (HOH/Nominations)[]

Episode 30 (POV)[]

Episode 31 Part 1 (Eviction)[]

Week 11 (Round 1)[]

Episode 31 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 32 (Nominations)[]

Episode 33 Part 1 (POV/Eviction #1)[]

Week 11 (Round 2)[]

Episode 33 Part 2 (HOH)[]

Episode 34 (Nominations/POV/Eviction #2)[]

Week 12[]

Episode 35 Part 1 (Final HOH/Eviction)[]

Finale[]

Episode 35 Part 2 (Jury Vote)[]

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