S26.E22: Head of Household #7, Nominations #7

[Rodney]

A new Head of Household is crowned.  Three houseguests are nominated for eviction.

[dizzyd]

Omg, I liked Tucker but seeing it all still be about him after he’s gone and the cry fest is too much! The number of times they showed the b&w memory wall pic of Tucker was insane! Chelsei and Leah are now at the top of my like list. 

Edited September 2 by dizzyd

[Thalia]

How can Angela say she wants to do things on her own and not rely on others, when 90% of her game thus far has involved pleading, begging and presenting the unassailable argument for keeping her in the house:  This is her Dream and she doesn't want to Go Home!

At this point her best argument for staying (and one I think she has raised when backed in a corner) is that no one else blinks when she's on the block so that is an easy pick for the HOH.  And then because she isn't seen as a threat they keep her and get rid of the Tuckers and so called comp beasts.  

[North of Eden]

As soon as Quinn won I was able to FF through 99% of the rest of the episode. Life is too short and I don't have time to waste on anything he has to say or his deliberations.

Jeezum T'Kor...how weak how are you? Quinn MIGHT be your target after putting up her two ride or dies? And its disheartening that she insists on protecting Chelsea because that means if Rubina wins HOH at some point she will talk her out of taking revenge for Tucker. T'Kor set this whole sorry turn of events in motion by foolishly putting Tucker up as a pawn when Leah was front and center.

I believe someone in the first couple of episode threads predicted Angela spending the summer on the block. Hats off to you sir or madam who nailed that.

Edited September 2 by North of Eden

[Tachi Rocinante]

Gee, isn't it interesting how T'Kor's weird ass accent dissappears when she whispers?

[Stats Queen]

I can’t stand Quinn, he is so full of himself taking credit for things for which he can’t honestly claim credit.

so obnoxious 

[Nashville]

1 hour ago, Thalia said:

How can Angela say she wants to do things on her own and not rely on others, when 90% of her game thus far has involved pleading, begging and presenting the unassailable argument for keeping her in the house:  This is her Dream and she doesn't want to Go Home!

This SO much; I’m still waiting for Angela to make an argument for keeping herself safe which doesn’t apply with just as much validity to EVERY OTHER FRIKKIN’ PERSON IN THE HOUSE - this is everybody’s dream, and nobody wants to go home.  I mean, seriously…!!!

47 minutes ago, Tachi Rocinante said:

Gee, isn't it interesting how T'Kor's weird ass accent dissappears when she whispers?

I wish; during the egg comp I had to mute the tv and turn on closed captioning because I couldn’t take another second of Bad Katherine Hepburn Impressions.

[Samwise979]

Are they allowed personal photos?! I was 100% expecting a producer to interupt the nomination ceremony to say, Angela we must ask you to leave for breaking the rules. 

[Blissfool]

21 minutes ago, Samwise979 said:

Are they allowed personal photos?! I was 100% expecting a producer to interupt the nomination ceremony to say, Angela we must ask you to leave for breaking the rules. 

I guess they get to keep their photos after their HOH reign.

[30 Helens]

35 minutes ago, Samwise979 said:

Are they allowed personal photos?! I was 100% expecting a producer to interupt the nomination ceremony to say, Angela we must ask you to leave for breaking the rules. 

I'm not sure what you mean as I didn't notice Angela having any contraband photos, but if she had photos that were gifted during her HoH reign, she's allowed to keep those. 

It was interesting to see just how close that HoH contest was. And how difficult it was, which explains why feeds were down for an unusually long time. 

2 hours ago, Thalia said:

This is her Dream and she doesn't want to Go Home!

What do you mean? Of course that's exclusive to Angela. Some of the others have a dream. Some of them don't want to go home. But it takes a dedicated focus to combine the two goals, and that's not easy to achieve. 

Did you notice the clip of her rubbing and blinking her eyes? Clearly she hasn't retired that weapon, even if nobody's buying it anymore.

[GeorgiaRai]

Are The Visionaries still a thing? Kimo & T'Kor kept going on about it, but I thought they blew that alliance up with the Cedric blindside.  I wouldn't have expected Quinn to show any consideration - much less loyalty - to it.  (But I don't always pay close attention.)  I don't mind Quinn and would be happy if any of the 3 current noms went home, preferably Kimo. 

[Jel]

Why must there always be a Diary Room yeller? Is this a trait they look for? Hoping Quinn gets a deep conditioner in his HoH basket. 

I have a terrible feeling that somehow Angela is going to goat herself to the end, and then, in a shockingly WTF!? move, a spiteful jury is going to goat her into the win.  Putting this down here as a counter jinx ;)

[leocadia]

4 hours ago, GeorgiaRai said:

Are The Visionaries still a thing? Kimo & T'Kor kept going on about it, but I thought they blew that alliance up with the Cedric blindside.  I wouldn't have expected Quinn to show any consideration - much less loyalty - to it.

I thought the same thing.  Quinn is annoying for sure, but when Kimo was getting all sour-faced about being nominated and T'Kor was talking about no longer protecting Quinn, I had to roll my eyes.  They clearly broke his trust on both the Cedric and Tucker votes and valued Rubina/Tucker over "The Visionaries".  Why do they believe their actions have no consequences?  Even after that, Quinn isn't targeting Kimo and seems to continue to protect T'kor.  I hope they feel bad when they watch it back, but I doubt it.

I was hoping that when Quinn won HOH, his have not status would be revoked and the 4th dropped egg would become a have not, particularly if that 4th drop was Angela.  That was a wimpy move she pulled by waiting to start the comp and reason #1,845,001 why she deserves to be on the block yet again.

[springbarb]

I feel like Chelsie and Quinn were a bit too pleased with themselves about the Tucker blindside. Was it a blindside? I mean...I guess, but the other side of the house wasn't particularly surprised by it. As soon as Tucker lost the AI Arena, I don't think anyone was shocked that people took him out.

[Nashville]

57 minutes ago, springbarb said:

I feel like Chelsie and Quinn were a bit too pleased with themselves about the Tucker blindside. Was it a blindside? I mean...I guess, but the other side of the house wasn't particularly surprised by it. As soon as Tucker lost the AI Arena, I don't think anyone was shocked that people took him out.

A blindside presupposes the target had no idea of what was coming their way - and after Tucker didn’t win PoV, I don’t think there’s a chance on earth he didn’t know what was coming if he didn’t win AI Arena; hell, he was talking about it before the PoV comp even.  I don’t think Quinn was even calling it a blindside; he was simply glad to see Tucker head out the FD.

IIRC the only one shouting “BLINDSIDE!” was Chelsie - and maybe she’s doing so because she thinks it’s some kind of resume pumper-upper or something - but her excited utterances don’t define reality for the rest of us, unless one chooses to let Chelsie do so for them.

[QQQQ]

Is it possible that T'Kor has a speech or hearing impairment?

[mojoween]

Angela conveniently rewriting history that Quinn has always been against her when he TRIED to get an alliance with her in like week one is reason 1,845,002 she should be on the block.

[Rodney]

18 hours ago, mojoween said:

Angela conveniently rewriting history that Quinn has always been against her when he TRIED to get an alliance with her in like week one is reason 1,845,002 she should be on the block.

He hasn't always been against her, but she nonetheless has more right to hate him than he does to hate her, as he tried to subtly paint her as prejudiced in week two (and happily cackled about it in the Diary Room).

Edited September 3 by Rodney

[Samwise979]

@30 Helens oooohhhhh I had no idea they were allowed to keep the photos from when they were hoh. Has that always been?

[Stats Queen]

10 hours ago, Jel said:

Why must there always be a Diary Room yeller? Is this a trait they look for? Hoping Quinn gets a deep conditioner in his HoH basket. 

I have a terrible feeling that somehow Angela is going to goat herself to the end, and then, in a shockingly WTF!? move, a spiteful jury is going to goat her into the win.  Putting this down here as a counter jinx ;)

I had the same thought.

[Cotypubby]

Really hope that finally Angela can go this week. She is just so unpleasant and pathetic.

[Skooma]

11 hours ago, Jel said:

Why must there always be a Diary Room yeller? Is this a trait they look for?

It's not a trait.  It is what the producers basically demand in the DR.  DR stuff is all coached up from start to finish and has been for years.

2 hours ago, QQQQ said:

Is it possible that T'Kor has a speech or hearing impairment?

There is absolutely no evidence of that online or elsewhere.  Period.

Also someone asked upthread if Quinn would still be a have not now that he is HOH.  Yes.  Angela was during her 2nd HOH and Brooklyn "stole" part of her gift food as a result.

Then there was a countdown until Angela got off of slop and she had a big old sandwich all ready to flop her gums over 1 second after her time expired.

Edited September 3 by Skooma

[Rodney]

40 minutes ago, Skooma said:

Also someone asked upthread if Quinn would still be a have not now that he is HOH.  Yes.  Angela was during her 2nd HOH and Brooklyn "stole" part of her gift food as a result.

Then there was a countdown until Angela got off of slop and she had a big old sandwich all ready to flop her gums over 1 second after her time expired.

That event happened of the week after Angela's second HoH, during Tucker's HoH.

[30 Helens]

8 hours ago, Nashville said:

A blindside presupposes the target had no idea of what was coming their way - and after Tucker didn’t win PoV, I don’t think there’s a chance on earth he didn’t know what was coming

I believe you are describing the Clockwork Orange effect.

Once a droog, always a droog.

[Skooma]

Okay, I stand corrected that she wasn't HOH.  But Quinn is still a have not I would assume.

[Rodney]

57 minutes ago, Skooma said:

Okay, I stand corrected that she wasn't HOH.  But Quinn is still a have not I would assume.

No.  Being the HoH negates that.  He still gets to eat.

[DrBriCa]

15 hours ago, Samwise979 said:

I had no idea they were allowed to keep the photos from when they were hoh. Has that always been?

I've spent part of this summer doing watches of a couple seasons that I'd originally missed. I can attest that as far back as season 6, one of the houseguests (I believe Yvette) was walking around carrying the picture of her girlfriend throughout the house after her first HOH. So yeah, there has been a longstanding allowance to let people keep their HOH rewards after their reign.

12 hours ago, Rodney said:

13 hours ago, Skooma said:

Okay, I stand corrected that she wasn't HOH.  But Quinn is still a have not I would assume.

No.  Being the HoH negates that.  He still gets to eat.

Another answer from my current past-season marathon! In Season 18, when Michelle receives the "Co-HOH" from "America's Care Package," effectively making her a second HOH for the week with full HOH privileges. Although she had stated the week as a have-not, the card specifically stated that as the new co-HOH, she also immediately became no longer a have-not.

So Quinn should similarly avoid any have-not penalties this week (especially considering the HOH perks include their own shower and typically all those snacks in their gift basket). 

[operakatz]

On 9/1/2024 at 7:46 PM, Tachi Rocinante said:

Gee, isn't it interesting how T'Kor's weird ass accent dissappears when she whispers?

Her accent reminds me of Ross Gellar's attempt to transition away from the fake British accent he mindlessly adopted first day of teaching class...

[Cotypubby]

On 9/1/2024 at 10:46 PM, Tachi Rocinante said:

Gee, isn't it interesting how T'Kor's weird ass accent dissappears when she whispers?

That’s because when you whisper you are not voicing the same sounds as when speaking normally. It’s normal for heavy accents to become less pronounced when whispering.