Okay, it’s late…this blog is going to be turned in late. I can’t stop watching Sho2 and this CRAZY endurance competition. These three are troopers, to say the least. Natalie’s almost fallen twice (as of 10:00 PM PT), but they’re all still hanging in. Okay, by the time you read this, we’ll all know the end result…but, I’m dying to know how this turns out!
Okay, as I watch, I’ll try to focus.
First off, CONGRATULATIONS to Natalie and Jason on their engagement. At the end of the day, Big Brother is just a game, but this was huge. Natalie, whatever happens in the Big Brother house this week, all of us at Big Brother wish you both all the joy and happiness that life has to offer. Don’t be haters, viewers, this is real life and we should all embrace this event. Big Brother is a game, their engagement is real…best, again, to both of them.
Natalie on Jason’s proposal: “He gets on one knee and he proposes. I had envisioned when I’d get proposed…I would cry, I would yell, I would scream…kicking and screaming like “Hooray!” And…I was quiet. I was in shock. I’ve been in this house for over two months and haven’t even heard his voice….now he’s proposing on one knee? Is this even happening??? I couldn’t believe it.”
Having said that, back to game play…it’s true, Natalie could have chosen not to walk through the door. Be honest, would you have resisted? The fact that she gave up the ability to compete in the Power Of Veto…that’s a big OOPS! Kevin was none too pleased.
Right…back to the HOH Competition…
H.O.H. COMPETITION: “Fact Or Fiction?”
Winner: Natalie
Each player stood on a part of a round platform which was split by partitions. The floor was separated by “Fact” or “Fiction” sections. The players were asked questions and answered by either stepping into the “Fact” or “Fiction” area. Answer correctly, the Houseguest won a point.
It came down to a three-way tie and the final question was how many cans were successfully in the tubes during the “Can-Do” competition when it was done. Natalie answered closest with 75 (it was actually 91). Jordan!?…324 (or 24, if that was a scribble)? Either way…REALLY??? At least she’s honest by saying she gets flustered under pressure.
LUXURY COMPETITION: “Man-E-Can I Get A Shopping Spree?”
The remaining four broke off into two teams (Natalie/Kevin and Michele/Jordan). Teammates were separated by a barrier and then had to shout out matching articles of clothing to put on and run to the window to pose….okay…I have to interrupt myself. Michele posing vs. Jordan posing…LOL funny…anyway, they were all actually working together with a 10-minute time limit. If they were able to get all the matches in under 10 minutes, the rest of the time was given to them to attack the clothing racks set up inside the house (they could only keep what they could physically put on).
I actually felt sorry for the man mannequin as Kevin ripped it to shreds to get all off the poor guys’ clothing (yes, okay…I know…it’s a mannequin). Kev was definitely taking NO prisoners! He actually said to a mannequin, “Give me that scarf, bitch!” as he tried to rip the scarf off the head of an inanimate object! So good…we used it in last night’s opening.
Natalie to Michele (after the Luxury Competition): “I’ve been officially embarrassed on national TV.”
Michele: “Join the club.”
Kevin to Natalie: “You just got $1,000 worth of clothes and you want to try on the $15 basketball shorts??”
FUN FACT:
For the competition, the Houseguests had over 30 pairs of socks, 50 pairs of pants, 75 shirts, over 20 hats and 15 scarves to choose from to make matches.
SPOILER ALERT REGARDING TONIGHT’S PART ONE H.O.H. COMPETITION:
Someone just fell off. The remaining two are trying to cut a deal…okay ,not really a spoiler alert.
PANDORA’S BOX:
Natalie took the bait and opened Pandora’s box. That also unleashed The Big Baby, The Copy Cat and The Roach. They proceeded to harass Jordan, Michele and Kevin for 20 minutes while Natalie enjoyed a meal and a marriage proposal upstairs (Congratulations, again, Natalie and Jason!).
Michele on having to deal with the Baby, Copy Cat and Roach: “I got all dressed up for this?”
FINAL POWER OF VETO COMPETITION: “Veto Block Party”
Winner: Kevin
Clues are on two separate panels and the Houseguests must find the correct answers to fit both sides…okay, I could try to break this down…it was a good one, but too hard to describe. Check out Sunday’s episode on CBS.com to see it play out.
Props to the editing department on this one. The dramatic score as we watched Kevin and Michele battle it out juxtaposed with…how shall I put this… “Jordan’s Theme” cracked me up. Well done, BB team!
Having said that, I’m not gonna lie…I would have been a disaster in this competition! When they showed how many answers Michele got wrong first go around…I was done.
Kevin won (Viewers, as they say, all is fair in…whatever it is in the BB house), and Natalie could barely contain herself as she ran into the HOH room to grab two of those spiked lemonade drinks. AGAIN…why hasn’t anyone questioned Natalie (the 24-year-old claiming to be 18) being able to drink alcohol?
SIDENOTE: Jordan’s response, having viewed Natalie’s boyfriend’s picture in the H.O.H. room: “I can tell your boyfriend is older.” I’m stuck at home, yelling at the television, “CONNECT THE DOTS!” Sigh.
Take it or leave it, HUGE props to Natalie for maintaining the “I’m 18” ruse when she’s actually 24.
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD PART ONE: “Log Jam”
- The Log the Houseguests were standing on for the competition was 20 feet long and had a 3-foot diameter.
- Over 150 fake trees and shrubs were used to create the forest in the backyard.
Okay, for those who stayed tuned and watched Sho2 and our live feed at RealNetworks.com…do you believe ANYTHING that’s been said? Is the Final Two a done deal? I’m exhausted. Yes, readers, I host this show, but I’m also a fan.
Before I go, Michele was a pleasure. Still don’t get why the Houseguest were so vindictive towards her…she doesn’t either. For those wondering, she actually brought the devil headband into the BB House when she first arrived and chose to reveal it for the first time last night! My extended interview with her can be seen if you go to CBS.com and follow it to the Early Show link.
BTW…former Houseguests Mike Boogie (Big Brother 2; Winner, Big Brother All-Stars), Danielle Reyes (Big Brother 3; Big Brother All-Stars), Janelle (Big Brother 6, Big Brother All-Stars) and Evel Dick (Winner, Big Brother 
will join me LIVE on stage this THURSDAY (Sept. 10) at 8 PM ET to discuss this season of Big Brother…can’t wait!
FUNNY QUOTES FROM MICHELE, JORDAN, KEVIN AND NATALIE:
Big Baby: Baby made boom boom!”
Jordan: “In your butt?”
Kevin on Natalie: “Bitch, you’re the princess. I’m the real queen!”
Natalie to Kevin (while playing cards): “I don’t cheat, Kev.”
Jordan (reacting to Michele saying she doesn’t know how to ride a bike): “It is easy…”
Michele: For someone with balance.
Kevin (on the Splish-Splash room – their nickname for the Blue Room): “Something about sleeping in the bottom of a pool is creepy…like you have drowned and stuff.”
VIEWER QUESTIONS?
QUESTION: Julie, why didn’t Jeff get any goodbye messages?
JULIE: We had them all ready to go but because we are a live show, there are often portions of the program that run longer or shorter than we guess it will run. There were a few areas where we ran longer than we expected and so we had to make the executive decision to trim that part of the show out. We must leave a certain amount of time to get through the HOH competition at the end of the show so we have a winner before our live hour is up!
QUESTION: Hi Julie, were you insulted when Natalie lied to you on national TV? We all saw her behavior during Kevin’s Pandora’s box trial, yet she virtually denied it to you!
JULIE: I was not insulted at all. I kind of expected it. Had she been truthful it would have been out of character for her. She has prided herself on being a master manipulator in this game and her answer fell in line with that.
QUESTION: When you do the 2-hour finale, can you do America a huge favor and LIMIT how much you speak to Ronnie? He’s truly grating to watch/listen to, and it’ll ruin my excitement for the 2-hour special. Nothing he would say would interest me. On that same topic, feel free to ask Jeff/Jordan as many questions as you like regarding their relationship.
JULIE: I can’t make any guarantees like that but I will say this: In years past, if you don’t make it to the jury (which Ronnie did not)… you usually don’t get too much face time on the finale. Does that make you feel better? Hope so!
QUESTION: Julie, Pandora’s Box was promoted as potentially having game-changing effects inside the house. But nothing really changed except demonstrating to Kevin how untrustworthy Natalie is (and he knew that to begin with). Shouldn’t there been some kind of reward for freeing Kevin from the box within a certain time period? Something that validates honorable game-play?
JULIE: No, the whole point was to test the Houseguests and see how honorable people are without a reward being involved. If it involved a reward, you’d never know the true reason why someone helped Kevin.
QUESTION: Why would CBS even allow Chima to participate, given her horrendous ordeal in 1999? She should never have been cast, due to her circumstances. She is a strong woman, but those emotional scars will never go away.
JULIE: What happened to her in 1999 was not her fault and it should not be used against her. Let’s not forget she was the victim. To not cast her because of what someone did to her would not be fair…it was not her choice to be victimized.
By not casting her would almost be like blaming her for what happened. Not fair.
QUESTION: What was your reaction to Jesse ripping off his shirt and then TUCKING IT UNDER THE SOFA CUSHION??? Do grown adults seriously behave this way in the Big Brother house? I am mortified for him because he clearly is not aware of his slobbery!
JULIE: My reaction was surprise. Then I saw he had a T-shirt on underneath promoting himself as a sports entertainer. That’s when I realized he had a good idea he was getting evicted. Why else would he be doing this? I thought he must be trying to use every second in the spotlight to try and capitalize on the fame and attention the show has brought him. Savvy.
QUESTION: I didn’t believe Russell when he told you that he wouldn’t stab Jeff in the back. Did you believe him?
JULIE: I believed that he believed it in that moment when he told me. However, I think people end up changing their mind and alliances so frequently in this game that anything could have been possible!
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Who won the HOH? I really feel for Michelle… I sort of started thinking she should win- she had no help in this game yet got so far.
Not an HOH, 3 parter that the one who wins 2 of 3 gets to pick who goes with him/her to finals…Kevin won first game
If we are allowed to pose a question to Julie, please ask: There those who believe that the Big Brother producers favor certain houseguests. Examples include Kevin’s statement that the diary room producers pressured him to keep Michele in the game, and the fact that Jordan was not expelled despite approaching Russell in a threatening manner. In a 2007 EW interview Alison G admitted that the Big Brother rules can be changed at anytime. In the Netherlands, Australia and UK, there have been several lawsuits alleging that Big Brother is rigged. How do you respond to current allegations that Big Brother 11 is rigged?
it’s not so shut up.
Jordan didn’t get expelled simply because earlier…Keving did the same to Ronnie…. if they are going to kick people out they should do it from the beggining. DR tells you what they think is good for the show…but necessarily that you have to do it… they give you different scenario…for each person that is on the block. I don’t think they have their favorites or Jeff would still be there.
Julie – can you PLEASE clarify your Part 1 HOH instructions regarding the key?? We (America) heard you say “hold on to your key for dear life” and “you must keep one hand on your key at all times!” However, last night we saw Natalie repeatedly only hold the rope and not get DQed! I personally say Kevin and Jordan do similiar things, but yet their hands were ALWAYS holding the key from the top, unlike Nat. CBS’ boards were going crazy, Twitter was going crazy, and there are sceen shots form both BBAD anf the feeds clearly showing Nat only holding the rope! Don’t even get me started on Kevin walking sideways and getting 2 warnings …what are YOUR thoughts? A lot of people don’t understand why so many HGs have broken rules without any repercussions from production this season and I’m one of them!
Actually Kevin did the same thing. There is a screen capture at MortysTV.com of him also holding the rope only. I haven’t seen anything about Jordan regarding this infraction.
Julie…Nat also put an elastic around the key…. it shows in the video as soon as the reg show ended…. how is this possible….and walking sideways whle, he get 2 warnings.. how is this possible…compared to previous seasons this season BB has a blindfold
There are three parts to the HOH competiton and the person who won this first part gets a pass to the third round, so, I will say if you scroll, but first, I agree and I am still confused why the other houseguests hated Michelle so much
Kevin won Part 1 and Natalie thinks she threw the competition to him and from what I can tell, techincally she did, but he wasn’t close to falling off the log.
Julie I saw a blog where natalie was only holding on to the rope and the key in the final hoh competition. should she have been disqualified?
Yes, Julie, can you explain exactly why Natalie was not disqualified after she was clearly seen not holding onto the key??? If BB is going to make such rules why are they not enforced?
Hi Julie why are you letting Natalie and Kevin cheat on the log jam, Natalie had her hands on the rope not the key and Kevin was always standing sideways instead of straight and wacthing the gears to know which way it was going to turn meanwhile Jordon was getting all of the rain and ice compation isn’t far on the log jam
This year esp. it seems like some rules are enforced and others are let go. When the rule breaker is someone clearly disliked by a huge majority of the audience (like Natalie) I’m very surprised. She’s done so many unethical things, it goes well beyond imagining.
Julie, I agree with previous posters…What’s the deal with Natalie not being disqualified for holding onto the rope? That would have changed everything…Not Fair! Why have competitions with rules if BB is going to ignore them?
Julie, count me in with everyone else regarding Kevin and Natalie not following the rules as they were stated for Part 1 of the HOH comp. Kevin was standing sideways instead of facing forward, and there is a beautiful picture all over the web showing Natalie CLEARLY not having either hand on the key…just one hand on the rope. Why were they not called out for not obeying the rules? Also, you’re not allowed to have a calendar in BB, yet they made their own. Why was this allowed? Lastly, when Jordan fell off and it was just Kev/Nat on the log, they spoke Spanish briefly, but still they broke a BB rule. SO many transgressions, yet NEVER called out. Can you please explain that to us viewers who want NONcheaters to win BB.
It was so obvious that Kevin and Natalie both cheated and were not called for it…. Kevin spent the whole time on the log facing sideways and watching the gears so he would maybe foretell the next change of direction. Natalie? well as usual she does’nt care about the rules if she doesn’t want hold on by the key, well then she doesn’t have too hold on by the key. One more thing…. where did all this visciouness come from this year? Natalie is the worst, she had nothing gracious to say to Michele, Ronnie was the same , such a poor loser. Oh one other thing….. These people come in the house as strangers to each other with a one in 12 chance at a half million dollars yet they are willing to throw tantrums, threaten viloence, sabotage other people’s stuff because someone they barely knew got voted off….. DON”T YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF THE GAME? Its to get everyone but yourself out…. IT IS A Game!!! Play with a little class and dignity.
Well Said Ben!
You don’t really believe Julie or anyone at CBS is going to answer why they let Gnat get away with cheating do you? So now she’s a cheat and a liar! Good luck to fiance’. He’s going to have his hands full with her!
These are very good questions ans ones that I have as well. Where do we get to read the answers to these. Sounds like Kevin cheated with the last competition as well, so please enlighten me why this is allowed for some and for others it isn’t. Thank you
Julie, I think Production needs to review the tape of last nights part 1 competition. Natalie clearly had her hand on the rope not the key, the cameraman at one time zoomed in on this. BB Production has let Natalie get away with far to much.
Why does BB want to hear from faithful viewers if they are not listen to, does BB think we just get upset for our health. Fair is Fair
Julie,
Please let me know why a person can put red dye in an allergic person’s drink, bleach in contac solution which could blind someone and clearly cheat at an HOH comp and still be in the game? Please dont ignore the masses. I just can’t believe that seeing how unpopular Natalie is you guys would turn a blind eye on her behavior.
Natalie definitely broke the rules and should have been disqualified immediately when it happened
Julie,
Although CBS clearly doesn’t give a crap I find it interesting how last week, Kevin was able to cheat his way in the veto comp and Big Brother turned a blind eye. This week, it is Natalie who cheated in the HOH competition and should have been DQ, yet ….BB AGAIN, turns a blind eye. It’s a game I know and someone’s gotta win, whether it is our favorite or someone else’s; but can it atleast be a FAIR game. It’s insulting that CBS thinks the viewers are too dumb to catch on to what’s going on right in front of our eyes.
Proof?
http://twitpic.com/h1vky