Big Brother: Over The Top, Week 7 (11/09/2016 - 11/15/2016)

[leocadia]

If Shelby or Morgan can't win, I now hope Justin does, just to screw Dani, Jason and Kryssie.

At least I don't have to put up with the accent and the teeth sucking anymore.

Edited November 10, 2016 by leocadia

[Lady Calypso]

I mean, I get the logic of keeping Justin over Whitney, but my heart hurts inside because Justin will surely get to the end.

[DAngelus]

Jason fake-cried while voting Whitney out.  What a jerk.  It's not as if we didn't see.  And she doesn't get a Jury vote, you dumbass.

Danielle, if you have to talk about how "loyal" you are, then you're really not.  

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[Lady Calypso]

On the plus side, Whitney's not going home empty handed. She has a ring waiting for her on the other side!

[missyb]

Their sobfest leaves me very unmoved. But, they have a solid alliance .

[zenithwit]

Ok, now I need either Morgan or Shelby to win HOH.

[Marie80]

When is HOH? 

ETA: Never mind, it's coming up. Yay!

Edited November 10, 2016 by Marie80

[DAngelus]

3 minutes ago, missyb said:

Their sobfest leaves me very unmoved. But, they have a solid alliance .

And Dani was just snotting at the BS for celebrating and being "poor sports".  What happened to "it's just a game", Kry Babies?  (Yes, new alliance name for me!  I'm gonna run it into the ground, you bet.)

25 minutes ago, Marie80 said:

I know, but this [the election] is pretty historic. Apparently they're telling them tomorrow. 

Eh, they have them every four years.  They could have waited, IMO.

[leocadia]

I was actually somewhat relieved that I was "out" earlier, lol.  Oh well, Here's hoping it's a good week for the girls.  @DAngelus - love Kry Babies!

I know they didn't have a lot of time to think, and I can respect the "loyalty" game (take note:  Whitney), but I wish Dani had thought (or the girls had pitched to her) that America gave Morgan the CP instead of Whit, Justin or herself and that America is voting for the winner at the end, therefore working with the girls might be a great way to ensure that she gets the final CP.  I would have voted for her if she had let Justin go, but now my vote is all for Justin.

Edited November 10, 2016 by leocadia

[Katesus7]

The HOH has to be an endurance, right? After all this nonsense, all the tension, a good old-fashioned "who wants this more" comp. Oh, shit, if they did the pressure box, I would love them forever. I'd miss it, because I have four meetings tomorrow, but it would be awesome!

[Lady Calypso]

I'm going to stay up a bit longer to see what HOH comp it is, but if it's going to be long, then I'm out.

I'm just happy the sides are more even than they would have been. Now, if we could get a Shelby or Morgan HOH, that would be swell. At least they could attempt getting Justin out. 

[zenithwit]

Do we know when the HOH comp starts?

ETA - Apparently Whitney whispered to Justin to "win this".  Did she miss the fact that her original alliance voted to keep her and new alliance voted her out?  Props to Morgan for calling it.  Morgadamus.

Edited November 10, 2016 by zenithwit

[Katesus7]

Everyone is waiting. No one knows. I'm staying up to see what is is, but then I have to get to sleep.

[Lady Calypso]

Danielle was just called to DR, so HOH comp will start soon. Well, it'll take ten minutes for Danielle to get the info in DR, then about 10-15 minutes to get everyone outside and have the rules explained. 

Or...it'll be rather quick to get the HOH comp started. 

Edited November 10, 2016 by Lady Calypso

[zenithwit]

It's a one at time comp ugh....

[Lady Calypso]

One at a time?

OH FUCK NO.

[DAngelus]

Don't worry, East Coasters, I'll try to liveblog.

[Katesus7]

Why with the constant timed comps???? I might watch one to see what it is. No, no I won't. It's so late, y'all.

[Lady Calypso]

Jason goes first and he waits in DR.

Morgan goes second and she's waiting in London room.

Kryssie goes third and has to wait in Have Not Room again.

Shelby goes fourth and waits in SR

And Justin's fifth and waits in YR.

Danielle apparently doesn't even get to watch.

Ok, Heath, I love the comps that you've been creating, but I do not love that this is so inconvenient for viewers. EST, especially. I have work in the morning and it's already 1:20am. Stop with the one at a time comps, especially after a DE.

[DAngelus]

22 minutes ago, Lady Calypso said:

Now, if we could get a Shelby or Morgan HOH, that would be swell. At least they could attempt getting Justin out. 

Screw that.  I want him in F4 with Shelby/Morgan/Kryssie now.  Jason and his puppet can go next.

[sad face] When referring to the BSers, I keep typing "Alex" and having to fix it.  Damn you for being first alphabetically, Alex!  It's a reflex by now. [/sad face]

The girls' new name for the two of them is "Team Longshot".

So, does that make me Team Team Longshot, then?

[Lady Calypso]

Start the comp! I wanna see what it is so I can go to bed!

[DAngelus]

Well, they're capping the timed comps at 30 minutes apiece this year.  So worst-case scenario is three more hours, allowing for an interval between the five contestant.  

That's only 4.45 AM EST. ;)

ETA:  This set-up is taking forever, though.  This better be some fucking comp, Heath.  Be embarrassing if we had to wait so long for the set-up and it's "seven pictures and a wall", again.

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[DAngelus]

Nice! It's laser-beam comp from the All-Stars F3 HoH (part 2).  Boogie beat Janelle in that one.

I apologize, this is cool.

[Lady Calypso]

Oh thank god it's starting.

Oh fuck, it's a lazer grid puzzle.

This better not take forever. I'll try to stick through to Morgan's, but I nearly fell asleep just waiting for Jason to start.

[DAngelus]

20-minute time limit.  4 targets to properly place.

[Marie80]

A timed puzzle. Shelby you got this, girl! I predict Justin will time out. 

[Lady Calypso]

Ok, it looks like a cool comp.

I'm just exhausted. 

[DAngelus]

Jason angling it too high.  He's got two done.

Now he's changing his angles, from straight to diagonal. Well, it's not as if he enjoys "straight" things, anyhow. (Obvious joke, sorry.  It's payback for his "balls" joke in the last Veto.)

[Lady Calypso]

I wonder how Kryssie's going to blame her loss on the comp.

Ooo....she's complain that the lasers damaged her eyes and she's going to go blind at any moment.

I'm confused by this comp, but I'm glad it's not easy. He needs to actually work for THIS HOH if he wants it.

[DAngelus]

He needs to angle mirror #1 diagonally "northeast" to the next one in that direction, use that to go in front of that key wall, and use that to hit the block near the target.  At least I think that's it.  Do the mirrors rotate fully, or only 90° at a time?

By jove, he's got it!

[Lady Calypso]

So, Jason got it. Someone timed him at about 8:15.

[DAngelus]

I was wrong, btw.  Time was roughly 7.38.  (I forgot to check the start time; I got spoiled by the clock on the last one.)

ETA, okay 8.15 is good enough.  This is blazingly obvious if you just do what I do with maze puzzles…start at the end and work your way back.  That column from the target all the way down to the back of the grid is just calling out to be used.  You could do this in as little as 2 minutes.  (Janelle would probably get it in 90 seconds.)

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[DAngelus]

ETAA:

Why is this taking so long to reset?  Literally, all you have to do is move four mirrors back to their starting posts.

Morgan up now…but we're only hearing her.  Cams still on Jason in London.

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[DAngelus]

I guess that was just a sound-check.  Danielle is begging for a pee break. Um, isn't there a bathroom right there in the HoH?  Or was I somehow getting Shelby audio with Dani's video?

[Lady Calypso]

1 minute ago, DAngelus said:

I guess that was just a sound-check.  Danielle is begging for a pee break. Um, isn't there a bathroom right there in the HoH?  Or was I somehow getting Shelby audio with Dani's video?

It was Shelby. Cams cut to her bouncing in her seat.

Ok, let's go! Come on Morgan, learn the rules quickly and let's start.

[DAngelus]

Morgan about to go, now.

[Lady Calypso]

Here we go. Morgan's up now reading the rules.

[DAngelus]

Morgan's being too direct.    The field is a 5x5 grid, and you have to route the laser from B1 to D1.  She's using the stand at B2, rather than letting it go through to B3, and working off of there.  Oy.  (Says the man who thought you could use 60° angles, instead of 90°.)

3.00 in, she's still completely wrong.

Switching to B3 at 3.30, yay! And she's got the second one at A3, yay!

Again too short.  She needs to try A5, not A4!

Approaching 5.00 played now.

And she goes back to B2 temporarily.  But fixes it.

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[DAngelus]

Yes, A5!  And only 6.00 in! 

But then she gives up on it :(

Completely wrong now.  (6.40 in.)

7.00 in.  Completely wrong.

Damn it, why did you get off of A5?

(Solution is B1-B3-A3-A5-D5-D1, in case I'm not clear.)

8.00 played, she's dead.

[Lady Calypso]

Well, I'd be horrible at this too.

She just went over Jason's time, so she didn't win HOH.

[DAngelus]

They gave her a "fail" chime once she was behind Jason's time.  I assume that's a mistake?

Now she's getting buzzers.  I guess BB is trying to "help" her?

[Lady Calypso]

At this point, I just want Morgan to do better than Kryssie.

[DAngelus]

10.00 played.  Getting embarrassing here, Morg.  And I think BB's just trolling with the random noises, now.

She just figured it out…3 minutes too late.

Final time, 12.45.

"If there's a BB god, please let me win this for Alex."  I guess Morgan just became a BB atheist, then. :(

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[Lady Calypso]

I thought she was going to go over time. Well, I'm glad she didn't.

I hope Kryssie does, though. That would be the highlight of my night.

[DAngelus]

I just want Shelby to take the lead.  If Justin beats her, c'est la vie.  (A pretty shitty vie, but still.)    But at least give me hope.

ETA:  BTW, Lady C, are you still counting this as your (and Teaghan's) birthday?

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[Lady Calypso]

I was almost nearly asleep when Kryssie's loud voice almost gave me a heart attack.

She has a smug look on her face.

I hope it disappears in the first three minutes.

[DAngelus]

Kryssie probably thinks this is "her comp" because her band has used lasers, or something.

Correctly gets B3, but then switches it out.  Trying B1-B2-D2-D3 now.  Nope.

2.15 played.  Tried B3, but didn't look at A3, back to B2 instead.  2.45 now.

3.30.  Now trying B1-B2-D2-D4.

Edited November 10, 2016 by DAngelus

[Lady Calypso]

9 minutes ago, DAngelus said:

ETA:  BTW, Lady C, are you still counting this as your (and Teaghan's) birthday?

Oh, oh no! My birthday? Thank god it ended on a high note yesterday, before the eviction happened. When my birthday ended, Justin was almost going home.

Teaghan can have his own birthday!! Mostly because I have a bad feeling that Shelby will not do well on this comp and Jason'll win.

[DAngelus]

4.30 played.  Now trying B1-B2-D2-D3-E3…and she's out of mirrors.  She can't angle from E3 to D1.

5.15 played now.

Shit, she's trying B3 again.  But still refuses to try A3 from there, and goes back to B2.  6.05 played.

[Lady Calypso]

Kryssie seems to have a pattern of starting out scarily well and then totally bombing through her overthinking it. 

She hasn't even looked at the back half of the board.