enchantingmonkey

I think it's from the pressure of being HOH, wanting to be friends with everyone, and realizing that everyone isn't going to like you when yore HOH. Cirie was consoling her earlier, and now she's explaining to Hisam that if one her son's were hurting that she would hope someone would look out for them. Cirie wants Hisam to talk to Reilly tomorrow, although Reilly seems to be in better spirits now. Yesterday, Felicia had to coach Hisam on how to say Cirie's name, and they're in the same alliance. He keeps saying something like "Siri".

If you want to get drunk, take a drink every time someone says "Playing the Game with Integrity" or "Not Gonna be Disrespected." Both sides are obsessed with it. It's like a virus that's taken over their minds. Reilly reminds Cameron of his daughter. She has broken down into tears both times I've seen him tell her this. He seems to have some kind of protective instinct for her but then when he talks to Izzy, it starts to sound like he wants to work with Izzy's side of the house. He also spends a lot of time with Red, and seems to have a strong bond with him, so I can't tell if Cameron is playing Double Agent or if he's truly conflicted. It does sound like he doesn't want to play with the younger players, who he perceives to be less intelligent than him. Jared is basically a spy for Cirie and Izzy. He claims he doesn't like the younger players, though he does spend most of his time with them.

No. Izzy is just a nasty, two-faced person. She has a conversation with someone from Reilly's side of the house and portrays herself as a decent human being, then she runs to Cirie and laughs at and mocks the person she just talked to. One could argue that this is a kind of strategy but I think she's just an asshole, and I'm really staring to dislike Izzy's side of the house because of it. Hisam isn't quite as bad as Izzy but he has. potential. Felecia is the best part of Izzy's clique, and she actually has a sense of humor, too.

As I expected, Izzy mocks and ridicules Reilly while she's relating her conversation with Reilly to Cirie. The level of self-congratulations and sanctimony is BLECH.

I was watching that conversation and he had to ask for more clarification with Reilly than he has with other one-on-ones I've watched with him. I feel like he mentioned to Hisam that he has trouble understanding Reilly because she speaks too quickly for him to process. He says it sounds like every conversation is happening right next to him and it overwhelms him. They didn't do that for the comp on premiere night. Reilly and Izzy having a pleasant conversation in the HOH. The usual BS friendly conversation with two people from opposite sides of the house.

You'd think so but it sounds like they're running this shit show on a shoe string budget. Maybe the thermostat is broken, and HVAC repair people are expensive. Cory telling Luke he is closest to him, Reilly and Matt. Says they're a good group to work together, which is a very different story from what he told Izzy and Hisam when he talked to them.

I think Production has given them all hoodies/jackets because it's so frickin' cold in there. Red also saying he's experiencing cold/flu symptoms.

Cameron and Izzy having a thoughtful and pleasant conversation. Cameron indicating to Izzy that he's aware that the house has split into 2 sides. Saying that he knows he has been lumped into Reilly's group but doesn't feel like he's certain he wants to commit to that side of the house. Not sure if this bullshit or truth. I havent seen much of Cameron since he was trying to talk Reilly off the cliff, which he says isn't the position he wants to be in. Izzy telling Cameron his name hasn't been brought up on her side, which is a lie. Cameron telling Izzy her name hasn't been brought up, which is also a lie. Uh, oh...Cirie and Felicia just showed up and told Izzy she needs to go to the storage room, as there's something in there she'll be very happy about. Cameron quickly exited the Comics Room. Ok, Cameron has gone to the storage room to finish the chat. .Izzy told Cam he should talk Hisam. That should be amusing. Hisam says he hates Cameron. Curious to see how this conversation will be spun later.

They were locked in that house together for almost 4 days, and many of them have complained about how cold it is in there. I think Hisam started coughing first. He's on slop and has said he hasn't been eating enough. Then I noticed Cirie coughing and I think Jag, too. I know I've seen 3 or 4 of them coughing now. Production gave them those Vitamin C packs, yesterday, and they're all allowed to use them but I won't be surprised if a nasty cold gets spread around the house. The degree of mean-spiritedness coming from that side of the house is a little surprising to me, especially because most of them are older adults. Yesterday, Cirie was telling Izzy that she hated those Mother F-ers. But, noms were already picked for Reilly, she took Jared down off the block, and really does not want Felicia to go home. This idea that she's some kind of evil mastermind is pure fiction at this point. But, hey, maybe it will lead to some fun drama. Exactly. I almost rolled my eyes right out of my head when Hisam told Cory how he's playing the game with integrity during that conversation. He also talked to Cory like he was a child throughout their chat. Cory seems to really like Hisam, so I don't think he was offended, but I thought it was rude. Luke had a little meltdown in the kitchen/dining room yesterday, and he's become increasingly self-conscious about it ever since. Many of them are starting to struggle with the realization that living in the house is actually more difficult than they imagined it to be.

Hahahahaha, that was probably my fault. Cirie being in there is throwing me off. He said he can't even get sweat on them or they'll be ruined. They're very delicate and expensive.

Oh, damn. I forgot to watch the televised show. I wanted to see how they edited things down into certain narratives. All of the long plotting and planning conversations are so funny, especially if there ends up being an 18th houseguest on Thursday. @peachmangosteen have you seen or heard anything about how Cirie's side of the house feels about Kirsten wanting to stay in the house? The other day she was saying she didn't want to campaign against Felicia but she's changed her tune after POV. Hisam had a nice conversation with Kirsten in which she said she doesn't want to go home but then he kinda mocked her when he related the conversation to Felicia. Said he thinks Kirsten is clueless. Hiram also told Kirsten that he hates Cameron. So, Hisam is the first person I've heard say they hate multiple people. Most of them r=are all having a love fest. Cirie had a moment of paranoia when she walked through the kitchen and thought that Bowie and Red were conspiring with Cameron and some others from the "Other Side". She was doubting the strength of her alliance with Izzy but the FeedMeister switched away from them relatively quickly. Hisam had a tumor in one of his ears and talks to Matt about the challenges of being deaf. Matt says that if there's a water challenge he will have to take his hearing aids out, which will put him at a disadvantage. Sounds like Production doesn't have a clear plan in how to deal with Matt in comps. He said he couldn't hear Julie and had to look at his other competitors to know when to start the Butt Kick comp on the first night. Cirie and Izzy are having some teary-eyed moment. Cirie may be setting Izzy up to be her Andie from Traitors.

They're spending a lot of time outside and having mostly pleasant conversations. I'm getting deep into the season of TheTraitors UK, so I haven't been paying much attention today. I did read, on Jokers, that Hisam wants to have a chat with Reilly but I don't think that's happened yet. Jokers does a daily popularity contest. Yesterday's top 4 was... 1. Jag 2. Matt 3. America 4. Blue Bottom 4... 14. Luke 15. Kirsten 16. Cameron 17. Izzy. Izzy has been in last place for every day of voting.

Ohhhhh. Thank you! It''ll interesting to see what happens when Cirie starts to realize Izzy could be bad for her game. Probably a long ways off, though. Yeah, Luke is an odd one. He seems like a harmless doofus the way he carries himself around the house but then he's saying really stupid and obnoxious things to people. I've kinda-sorta noticed this but now I will never be able to unsee/hear it, lol. Glad they finally got to go into the backyard. Was probably like Christmas Day for them.

Hahahahaha. I enjoy Reilly but she can like barely get through a sentence without like multiple "likes". She's super paranoid about next week right now. It's amusing. Cameron uses military analogies to try to talk her off the cliff and explain why they don't need to worry about next week. Izzy and Jared want to recruit Cory to their side. Cory is a BIG fan of Cirie, so they think it won't be that difficult. Hisam says that he hates Cory but he knows that they need to work with Cory. Production gave them a bunch of hair dryers and Kirsten is excited about it. They haven't had hair dryers since they entered the house.

Reilly, Cirie and Felicia in HOH. If Kirsten won POV, Reilly was going to replace her with Luke. Reilly tells them that at the end of their comp on premiere night, Luke turned to her and said he knew he wasn't going to lose to her. She doesn't want to work with someone who doesn't respect her.

Cirie is telling Izzy that she thought Reilly was trying to throw the POV. She said she thinks Reilly wanted Kirsten or Felicia to win in order to take themselves down. Izzy told Cirie that Hisam wants to form a Queer Alliance with himself, Izzy and Blue. Cirie is worried that if Hisam forms a bond with Blue it could mean trouble for their alliance. Jared thinks his alliance is young and dumb but Cirie and Izzy agree that he needs to continue working with that other alliance as a spy. Izzy questions whether Bowie is a strong member of their alliance. Cirie laughs about how Bowie talks about "The Four" but neither of them are sure who the fourth is. Could be Red (the four in their room), or Felicia. That was actually a really good gossip session between Cirie and Izzy. 10 of them are at the table for dinner. Kirsten and Reilly are talking in the HOH. I don't know where the rest of them are.

Hisam won POV. My understanding was that Reilly wanted to keep noms the same, so that seems a good enough reason for her to try to win POV. I don't know why Cirie thinks they're trying to backdoor her. Unless she's trying to manipulate her alliance members somehow, she s playing a more paranoid game than I expected. And now she's saying she doesn't want to cook for people who might backdoor her. It'll be funny if Cirie ends up being more dramatic than some of the younger ones. Kirsten came to the HOH to talk to Reilly and now we're watching the Golden Portal to The Multiverse.

They were really fun to watch when they played Charades on Thursday night. Actually got a smile out of me. But maybe something happens to your brain when you're in there with nothing much to do, because most of them spend soooo much time talking about how much they love this person or that person, how they want to work with someone, and how the vote is going to go. I thought Cirie would be fun to watch but she spends a lot of time gossiping about Reilly and her groupies. Bowie has become like a breath of fresh air, as she doesn't seem to take these boring, repetitive conversations as seriously as some of the others. But Bowie doesn't get much airtime.

She's self-congratulatory and tends to dominate every small group conversation she's a part of. I've yet to hear her say anything funny or interesting. And, she moves around a lot, so if I find a Cam she's not on it's only a matter of time before she shows up. If Cirie is in a room having a One-on-One with someone, it won't be long before Izzy butts her way into the conversation. They're having a nail-polishing party in the HOH room right now. Matt says it's too difficult for him to hear when there's a large group of people talking, so he's working out with Luke.

Yesterday, Jared was saying that Cirie asked about that and that Reilly could nominate anyone if one of the noms wins POV. Reilly wan't convinced he was correct be he seemed certain. America and Mecole have barely gotten any attention. Maybe because they aren't sitting around talking about the game all the time like the others? I've only seen Kirsten get some airtime when she was in the HOH with Reilly. Bowie and Hisam aren't getting much, either, although we did spend some time with Hisam working out yesterday.

If we're putting it to a vote, I'd have to vote for Paul to be in there. I just cannot stand that ridiculous character that Frankie plays. Plus, this group seems to be mostly friendly with each other, so I think Paul would have to play a different game than what he played in that Horror Show that was BB19. Imagine my disappointment at realizing the Cute Animal feeds aren't live. This is the third time I've seen that grey kitten play with its tail in the title pink housey thing, although it makes me smile every time.

That's funny, because Izzy has this theory that the game will really start when they're down to 16 Hamsters (and I'm thinking, "why can't the game start when there are 17 Hamsters?"), and then they will be divided into groups of 4. Anything that proves Izzy wrong is fine by me. I wonder if Hamster 18 will be Cory's brother. There has been quite a bit of chatter in the house about him being gone for so long when he was in The Nether Region. *giggle* (I can't help but chuckle like a childish teenager whenever they talk about the Nether Region)

I haven't seen much of Kirsten on the feeds but I did enjoy her vibrant personality when she was talking to Reilly in the HOH yesterday. The house seems united in getting her out, so I feel obligated to root for her to stay, but she has a lot of people working against her. I'm watching PlutoTV on a FireStick, and it's only allowing me to watch Cam2, so I'm getting a lot of Izzy, who isn't one of my favorites. They just got their notice that Noms are today, so maybe there will be some excitement later on.

Reilly had a 15 minute chat with Izzy in the HOH last night about how awesome Izzy is, how she wants to work with her and how she (Reilly) wants the game to be played with honesty and integrity. She also said she likes Cirie and Felicia and would like to work with them, and I've heard her talk about how much she likes Blue, so I'm not getting this sense of Reilly only wanting to work with the guys and screw the other girls. Honestly, I think she's just blowing smoke up everyone's ass right now. Reilly did sneak off to the HaveNot room with Jag last night and told him she wanted to go to the end with him. She said something about when she first saw him in the elevator she knew she wanted to work with him.

Production must keep it chilly in there. Cirie has her robe on over a sweatshirt and sweatpants. Bowie is wearing a big coat. Jared has a jacket on. Several of them have long sleeve hoodies on. Matt and Luke both have their arms exposed but I've seen them shiver as if they're cold.