BB28 Saturday Live Feed Update August 1, 2026

Summary

RHAP: We Know Big Brother – BB28 Saturday Live Feed Update (August 1, 2026)

Episode Overview

In this detailed daily live feed update, Taran Armstrong and guest host Chantel break down all the drama, strategy, and shifting alliances from Day 25 in the Big Brother 28 house. HOH Haley begins her reign with new nominations and a shifting target, while the rest of the house scrambles to secure their safety, jockey for power, and try (and often fail) to see through the maze of alliances and backroom deals. The discussion is lively, honest, and peppered with witty observations as Taran and Chantel analyze gameplay, social dynamics, and speculate on who will gain (or lose) control next.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Haley’s HOH Reign and Nomination Plans

(Start – 14:00)

• Haley’s strategy as HOH: Her initial aim is to nominate Taylor, Drew, and Melody, with Taylor as her primary target—ostensibly, because Taylor “looked at her weird.”
• Haley spends much of the day repeatedly telling the “mean girl” story about confronting Melody, to the point where it becomes a running joke with the hosts.

  “She spends, let me tell you, the whole entire day retelling over and over this grand tale of when she told Melody to her face that she was a mean girl... she’s so proud of it.” – Taran (04:43)

• Chantel notes the irony in Haley’s actions and the cyclical nature of hurtful behavior:

  “It’s really frustrating because you’re kind of being a mean girl the way that you’re talking about this girl… It’s definitely pointing the finger and your thumb’s pointing back at you type of scenario.” – Chantel (05:55)

2. Drew Realizes He's in Trouble, But Feels Powerless

(06:34 – 11:16)

• Haley prepares Drew as a pawn but avoids telling him directly at first. Drew picks up on the cues but feels helpless to stop it.

  “He can see it happening and it’s happening in front of his eyes, and he just doesn’t know how to stop this tornado from like taking him down.” – Chantel (08:11)

• Drew recognizes his precarious position but lacks the leverage or alliance support to alter Haley’s decision.

3. Manipulation and Misdirection: Building Wedges

(08:52 – 11:16)

• Haley and others work to wedge Lala away from Taylor, spreading rumors that Taylor wanted Lala out.
• Yash attempts to set the record straight with Lala, highlighting the strategic misinformation swirling in the house.

4. Kamu’s Overzealous Campaign for Lyric

(11:16 – 18:30)

• Kamu develops a “master plan” to bring Lyric into his alliance, pushing so hard that it raises suspicion among his group.
• The power dynamics among the “red corner” alliance are dissected—Taran repeatedly calls out the “dummies” running the show yet being easily steered by the veterans.

  “The entire game rests upon the fact that Kamu, Chuck, and Haley are dummies. And they’re very easily convinced of basically anything you want them to think or feel or do.” – Taran (12:24)

• This over-pitching puts Lyric on the radar but she's still underestimated by the group.

5. Alliance Dynamics and Awkward Conversations

(19:07 – 21:53)

• Haley’s conversation with Barrett about being a possible pawn is awkward, as their alliance lacks a real personal connection.
• Barrett’s attempt to push for group decision-making in nominations is rebuffed, and Haley feels uneasy after the talk.

6. Drew’s Downward Spiral and Failed Subterfuge

(21:53 – 26:03)

• Drew starts openly telling others about his intention to target Red Corner if he survives, which gets reported back to the power players, sealing his fate.
• D and Angela use Drew’s “freakout” as justification to others for him being the target, further isolating him.
• Taran notes:

  “The train has long since left the station…” – Taran (24:49)

7. Taylor’s Awkward Position and Softening Haley

(26:20 – 28:38)

• Taylor, the original target, has a somewhat productive conversation with Haley, managing to humanize herself and soften Haley's stance slightly.
• Chantel empathizes with Taylor's isolation and misjudgment:

  “I feel bad for her because she doesn’t really have anybody in this game…and I’m on Taylor’s side, but I’m feeling bad for her positioning.” – Chantel (10:02)

8. Red Corner’s Target Switch: Drew Becomes the Focus

(29:09 – 32:41)

• The veterans—especially Devins—steer Haley and Red Corner toward targeting Drew over Taylor by hyping up Drew’s (overheard) threats, successfully shifting the group consensus.
• There is a brief backdoor discussion, but ultimately, Drew will just be put on the block directly.

9. The “Jag” Meeting That Never Happens

(31:55 – 33:07)

• The intention was to “jag” Drew (sit him down, pretend he’s a pawn), but Angela argues against even granting him the courtesy of a meeting.

  “We shouldn’t even give Drew a chance at a meeting to convince us to do anything else.” – Angela (42:49)

• Haley nominates Drew directly.

10. The Mystery Power Speculation

(37:40 – 47:52)

• There’s speculation over who has won the mystery power (“Coin of Destiny,” etc.): Drew and D are top contenders, but nothing is revealed or played before nominations.
• D makes a cryptic “thank you” to America, fueling rumors, but says she did not get a power.

11. Nominations and Aftermath

(49:37 – 54:54)

• Drew, Melody, and Taylor are nominated. No power is played.
• Drew feels blindsided; attempts to act as if he’s okay with being a pawn, but Haley accuses him of “running his mouth.”
• Drew makes unsuccessful pitches to various alliance members to be picked for veto; all demur, signifying his complete lack of support.
• Taran states:

  “At the end of the day…blowing things up and going for broke and making a name for yourself and making good TV…I think Drew wants to make an impact. So, you know, that’s what we’re hoping for, that he’ll make an impact, even if it doesn’t work.” – Taran (60:41)

12. Endgame and Veto Speculation

(68:38 – End)

• The week is simple unless Drew wins the veto—if not, he is likely out.
• The hosts call for a power shake-up, voicing frustration over the veterans’ effortless control this season.

  “I want to see how the vets actually play the game when somebody outside those alliances nominates them. I need a game shake-up. Please, please, please.” – Chantel (71:39)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Haley retelling her “mean girl” confrontation:
  “She is so proud of it. And it’s really frustrating…” – Chantel (05:55)

• On Kamu’s alliance manipulation:
  “The entire game rests upon... the dummies...” – Taran (12:24)

• On Drew’s awareness:
  “He can see it happening and he just doesn’t know how to stop this tornado…” – Chantel (08:11)

• On the awkward Barrett conversation:
  “You need that link friend… they're just part of the bigger group.” – Chantel (21:02)

• On Drew’s paranoia:
  “He looked like a man who was very shaken, very much like, ‘things are fine, right?’” – Taran (49:37)

• On strategy stalling out:
  “At the end of the day, there’s not a lot that can even really be done at this point...” – Taran (24:49)

• On the gameplay rut:
  “I need a game shake-up. Please, please, please.” – Chantel (71:39)

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Important Timestamps / Segments

• Haley’s nomination retells and decision process: 04:19–06:34, 26:20–32:41
• Kamu’s campaign for Lyric: 11:16–15:53
• Power speculation (Coin of Destiny etc.): 37:40–47:52
• Post-nomination fallout (Drew’s response, alliance reactions): 49:37–54:54
• Drew pleads for veto help, isolation confirmed: 59:23–62:27
• Call for a power shake-up: 68:38–71:39

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Overall Tone & Final Thoughts

The episode is an insightful and refreshingly frank look at a week dominated by predictable gameplay and the control of returning players. Both Taran and Chantel bring humor and empathy to their analysis, highlighting key player dynamics and rooting for disruption. There’s palpable frustration at the lack of unpredictability, coupled with hope that a power shift or a Drew win might finally inject some chaos and strategic movement into the season.

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For the Uninitiated

If you haven’t kept up with the live feeds, this summary distills the highlights and lowlights of the day: Haley holds all the cards as HOH while maintaining erratic target priorities; Drew is the consensus “pawn-turned-target,” desperately needing to win the veto; the Red Corner alliance is manipulated with ease by more experienced players; and the house as a whole anxiously awaits a shake-up—whether from a veto win, a power play, or overdue strategic boldness.

Stay tuned for the next episode, where the veto competition may finally upend the static power structure and force these “dummies” to think for themselves.

Transcript

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[Chantel]

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[Darren Armstrong]

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[Chantel]

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[Darren Armstrong]

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[Chantel]

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[Darren Armstrong]

He will do it again. Hello, everyone, and good morning. Welcome to our live feed update for August 1st First, I'm your host Darren Armstrong, and I'm here to update you on everything that happened yesterday. The Big Brother 28 live feeds. It was day 25 in the house and we continued forward with the Haley week as hoh. We got her nominations. We have a new target and a power out there. Think in the wild. With me to talk about it all, it's Chantel. How you doing, Chantel?

[Chantel]

I'm doing well. It's actually really interesting to come back here now. Like, I was here the first week and there's nothing really that was solidified. Nothing was really kind of for sure with how people's games were going. And now, like, I understand the lay of the land and I actually don't know if I want to continue going this direction, but it's very different seeing it three. Three weeks later how the game is kind of shaping up.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yeah, it's again, I mean, the. The week is gonna continue. The. The most hope we have for the week is that Drew wakes up and does something. So that's kind of the thing that we're. We're taking a look at. Haley, of course, is the HOH has mentioned the night before that her plan is to nominate Taylor, Drew and Melody with the intention of targeting Taylor. She looked at her weird. So that's what she plans to do. She spends, let me tell you, the whole entire day retelling over and over this the grand tale of when she told Melody to her face that she was a mean girl. Yeah. And what I did, I told her that she was a mean girl. And because she is, you know, and I'm just like, I can't wait to see that on the show. And. And she's so proud of it.

[Chantel]

So proud of it. And it's really frustrating because it's like, you know, you're kind of being a mean girl the way that you're talking about this girl. You know, it's definitely pointing the finger and your thumb's pointing back at you type of scenario. And you're. You're right. She was relentless. She did. She told everyone and like, if there has started to have a regular conversation, people are interjecting with their own thoughts and ideas about other things. She's like, no, no, but I need to come back and. And retell you again the exact same thing that I just told you and the person before you and the person before you over and over again. So, yes, it was a relentless viewing of her retelling this tale.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yes, yes. So she is also going to start talking to. I mean, she's going to continue to kind of have some one on ones of some sort. Not like super, super one on ones because she did do a lot of them the night before, but she's going to talk to most people and it's mostly all the same. She does, though, of course, and this is what we were talking about yesterday in the. During the update is that they were having this conversation during the update between Haley and Drew where Haley was not telling Drew that he was going up quite yet, but was telling Drew that she will need a pawn. That's a guy. And it can't be Yash because she promised Yash that. That he'd be good. And so Drew kind of quickly does the math and he goes, so one of us, somebody in the tool shed perhaps, is what you're saying at this point. Is that. Is that what's happening? And, and, and, you know, she doesn't, you know, say it's you. They go through the options, of course, while like Chuck Kamu, Devin's, Barrett, me, that kind of the options available then is what you're saying. And, you know, the conversation doesn't really go anywh. Drew certainly does come away from this conversation feeling like, yeah, I'm in some trouble here. I think that I might be going on the block at this point.

[Chantel]

I mean, I do feel that Drew is great at kind of understanding his surroundings. I mean, he does get a lot of information. Obviously he's seeing both sides of the house in the game and he is friends with a lot of people. He is talking to a lot of people and he's able to clue in, but it's kind of like he doesn't know how to stop this from happening to him. He doesn't know how to stop stop like, you know, Haley putting him on the block. Like, he can see it. He can see it happening and it's happening in front of his eyes and he just doesn't know how to stop this tornado from like taking him down.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yes, Chantel, is there, Is there.

[Chantel]

Yes, there is an alarm. I'm like, I couldn't find it and. Okay, so I'll be right back. I'll stop it.

[Darren Armstrong]

Sorry about that. I. I heard the alarm, but I was like, surely, surely it'll end at some point. But it just wouldn't. Anyway, Haley is then going to, you know, talk to. She. Tayy does talk to Lala and there's this sort of like mini plan that happens where she tells Lala that like, hey, just so you know, Taylor, her target at this point, Taylor wanted you out last week. And Lala's like, what? And then Lala goes to Angela and Angela reinforced, yeah, Taylor was trying to get you out last week. And Lala's like, oh, man, that sucks. Angela, you're like the only person I can trust. And. And Lala goes and talks to Yash about this. Like, I was hearing that Taylor wanted me out last week and Yash is like, lala, no, Taylor wanted you here. That was a whole thing that she wanted you here. They're just trying to drive a wedge between you and Taylor. She was totally on your side. Don't listen, don't listen to him.

[Chantel]

Well, well. And this is like kind of true, but I kind of feel like Taylor's position this, this day is. I felt really bad for her because, like, she, you know, she started her first week on the block, she wasn't really able to communicate with people necessarily. She wasn't able to really be her true self. She was a have not. And so she started the game where she wasn't probably her full, probably exuberant self. And so now that like the weeks are starting to go on, that's kind of like her baseline and everything she does is kind of being measured to that. And a lot of this day I'd found that, that Haley was just like, oh, you know, she looked at me the wrong way. Oh, I don't like that. I don't think that she likes me. Oh, she kind of has like some attitude towards me and I'm like, I feel like she's being wrongly judged and the whole, you know, I do feel like they're probably using what had happened last week to kind of put a wedge between them because, like, she was in a hard position. She really, like, didn't want to vote out her friend Lala, and. But then they wanted her to potentially vote somebody else. Vote her out to keep somebody else in. And, you know, it's game over hard. And so, yeah, I do think they're putting it kind of putting a wedge between her. And I kind of feel bad about it because, like, she doesn't really have anybody in this game. And so, yeah, I'm on Taylor's side, but I'm feeling bad for her positioning.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yeah. So we continue through the. Kakamu has a plan. Kamu has a master plan that includes Lyric, of course. Remember the night before, he was talking to Lyric about, hey, I've got you. I'm gonna help bring you in. And then he pitched really hard for Lyric to stay. This is actually, like, starting to become an issue for Lyric, actually. Lyric has been doing a great job of ingratiating herself with this side. She. She had a great conversation with Haley the night before. She's gotten in with Devin's in the past. She has an in with D. She's good with Chuck. She's great with Kamu now. And of course, she's now made a final two with Yash, which is very. Is really the best relationship she's has. She has at the moment outside, of course, the. The giggle girls. But. But it's almost like she did too well with Kamu. Like, I think it's important to understand, in case it hasn't already been made clear, that the entire game rests upon the fact that Kamu, Chuck, and Haley are dummies. And they're very easily convinced of basically anything that you want them to think or feel or do. And they've now won two HOHs amongst the three of them so far. And. And this is largely why the Vets. I mean, not largely why. This is one of the reasons why the vets are moving away from Barrett and Drew and toward this red corner group because they're just dummies.

[Chantel]

And so dummies that win power, which

[Darren Armstrong]

is like, this is what the. Like, the entire season rests upon is just like, who can convince the dummies to do what they want? And the vets got there first, and they have the most experience and they had the most power starting the game. And so they've got a super head start on this. And they managed. Even though Drew had. Had got. Had had Kamu deep in the pocket of the handyman, Devin was able to reach into that pocket and take Kamu out and stick him in his pocket. And so Lyric is like, oh, these people are dummies. And so she's been working on them quite a bit. But the problem is she went a little overboard when it came to K. You got to be a little careful about how you approach these dummies. And so Kamu is now too much of a Lyric soldier. And he's out there like, bro, we gotta bring Lyric in. Lyric's the best, I'm telling you. And so his plan is, all right, how about this? We cut Drew, he becomes the target, and we bring in Lyric instead. New alliance member Lyric into the tool shed. And, you know, Haley's like, I don't know about that. I don't know about that at this moment. Maybe we need to talk to some people. He goes to D. He says, all right, D, I've got an idea. She goes, oh, tell me about your idea. He says, and listen, I'm just. I'm just pitching this idea. I'm not. I'm not gonna die on this hill. It's just. I'm throwing this out there. What if we target Drew this week? She's like, ok, and then we replace him with Lyric. She goes, I love that idea. You should die on this hill, Camus. She says those words.

[Chantel]

I. I know. I saw her say these words. And, like, I need to see some diary rooms to know what Dee is actually thinking, because she is so at playing into what Kamu's saying. Like, oh, everything that we talk about is just being you. I don't tell anybody about the conversations that we have. Like, yeah, oh, my God, your play. You're so smart. She plays into everything, and it's very convincing. So I need to see her diary rooms just to see whether or not she's like, I got this guy wrapped around my finger. Like, I'll let him die on that hill because he'll take his game down and I'll be sitting pretty.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yes. And so the reason this is, like, all. She's done almost too well with Kamu here for Lyric sake, is that because Kamu pushes so hard for this, Lyric becomes a topic of conversation amongst the red corner for, like, the rest of the day. We're not going to get into every individual conversation, but the vibe is not great. They are skeptical of Lyric and how. How much she seems to have influence over Kamu, what their relationship is like, and. And stuff like that. And it's, you know, to varying degrees. They, like, appease Camus about various things when it comes to Lyric, but But when talking privately, they're a little bit like, what is Lyric up to? What is she doing? The saving grace for Lyric is that she does still have a decent relationship with most of them and they still severely underestimate her as a game player. They think, they think that she's just little flirty girl that they can judge for being little flirty girl. Like, oh, do you see the way she's doing things with Chuck? And Chuck is like, I know what she's doing with me. I see her with Kamu and they think that that's all she is. And so even though they're a little skeptical especially of this Kamu stuff, they don't think it's a threat. They don't think that it's worth doing anything about. But this is kind of like the situation with Lyric at the moment.

[Chantel]

And I think it's a good situation for her because at least people are wanting to play with her. You know, if Cam is going to die on this hill for her, like maybe he's going to be able to convince the other people to bring her into the fold and that's kind of going to be good for a little bit of protection here, right? Like she doesn't have anyone obviously. Her closest allies were Jason and, and Rome. They're out of the game. She is looking for a place to land and you know, maybe she should be scooped up by this group. Not necessarily just to take out Drew. I don't know if that's the best decision for them necessarily. Well, maybe now after today. But like I do think that, you know, she would be a good competitor. I don't know how loyal she'll be because I do. Just because they did watch her kind of maybe drop her two friends, Valerie and, and Melody as soon as like they got like the stink on them so she kind of drops those friends a little bit. But she's a good competitor, she seems to be likable. So I don't know, I can see it actually end up working in the end that Camu might be able to actually bring her in eventually.

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[Chantel]

Yeah, yeah, it's real.

[Darren Armstrong]

Barrett says if. Like, if. Listen, if we need a third nom. Because Barrett is not saying Barrett. Barrett knows. Thank you, Barrett. Geez. Not to start dropping names for no reason. He says instead. And I like this from Barrett. Even though this conversation didn't go well, I do still like it from Barrett. He says, why don't we. If we need a third nom from our group, why don't we get together as a group and have that conversation? And inhale's like, okay, yeah, that makes. That makes some sense. But she did not like the conversation. She felt it very awkward. And that's. I mean, that's largely because she doesn't have any relationship with Barrett. But. And. And, you know, whatever. But she's like, oh, that was weird. I. And then she's gonna spend the rest of the day. Did I. Have I told you yet about my conversation with Barrett? It was. Huh. It was.

[Chantel]

And it was. It was a little. A little left, you know, just because, like, they. They both. She's not being completely honest and transparent with him. What she's doing is not necessarily making any sense. They're supposed to be in an alliance and working together, but he has better relationships with other people in the alliance. So them kind of coming together. It's just like we need the. That link friend. You know, if you're like. Like a threesome friendship and like, the linked friend is not there. You're hanging out with the one that you're not actually friends. You need, like, that. That third party. I think that's kind of his situation with this. This alliance with Haley because, like, they don't have a friendship really, or a relationship within the alliance. They're just part of the bigger group. And his link is more like, obviously, like, D and Drew and etc. Etc. So, yeah, it's gonna be awkward.

[Darren Armstrong]

It is gonna be awkward. Drew, in the meantime, is kind of freaking out. He. He comes back upstairs at one point, but he is. He is kind of like. You can see it. He's not, like, actively freaking out, but you can see that there's an energy to him that he's got, like. He's kind of like, yeah, I mean, it might be me. And good. Honestly, good. I'm happy about it. Totally chill. Because, listen, what this means is, I mean, I have the numbers, so next week. I can go after them now, easy free reign. So I can be targeting the red corner. Oh, and he's telling this to. To basically anyone that'll listen in the crossovers. He's telling it to. To Devin's, to Angela, to D, to Barrett, and of course, they immediately just gonna run this upstairs. You should hear what Drew's saying about all of this, so. And D also is going to take advantage of this as well by kind of, like, pulling in Barrett and being like, you see what I'm talking about with Drew? You see what he's like. He's dropping names upstairs, apparently. He's. He's. He dropped Evans's name. He dropped, like, your name. Like, what are we doing here? And Barrett's like, oh, my God. Oh, what an idiot. And Barrett is very much, like, just continuing to be dragged over and. And forced to be okay with this pretty much. As, you know, it's just like, I guess. I guess. Drew, listen, it's not me. She says, don't worry. It's not you. It's him. Okay? It's not me. It's him.

[Chantel]

All right, we've lost Barrett. He's gone. Where'd he go? I don't see him anymore. And I do agree with you with how well Drew has been acting. I do wish that he just would just, like, realize it, dip it a little bit. And, like, we always talk about information is power. Like, okay, yeah, like, it's. It actually is great knowing that, like, hey, okay, I'm supposed to be working these with these people. They're willing to put me on the block, which means they're willing to lose me into some capacity. Anything can happen when you're on the block. I'll be. I had to fake being cool with it, but then know that, like, I can take a shot freely, and I don't have to feel any sort of way about it. So, like, yeah, that is definitely the right feeling. And attitude to have. And I, and I understand him for having it, but just don't tell anybody about it because that could, like, that could harm your position in the game. If you don't win the blockbuster or whatnot, maybe then they are going to hear something and not want to keep you in the game. So, yeah, he has the right attitude about how to play the game, but maybe for execution. Yeah.

[Darren Armstrong]

And, you know, at the end of the day, there's not a lot that can even really be done at this point. I mean, the fact is, what should have been done was last week when you actually had the power to do something, which was flip the vote, keep Jason right this week, neither of them have the power to do anything. Haley's the hoh. It's either you're going up on the block or you're not going up on the block. I can't even necessarily fault Barrett for not giving Drew a heads up because what does giving Drew a heads up even do for him at this point in the game? It should, he should have done it a couple days ago, but at this point, what does it do for him? Kind of nothing at right now. Maybe you could wait until like, post veto, make sure you're not a replacement nominee and then give Drew a heads up and he can blow things up for you. But I, I, I, I. While I am still frustrated with Barrett in general, I'm not that mad that he's not like, giving Drew the heads up or like defending Drew right now because this train has long since left the station and, and like, you know, there's, there's genuinely like, nothing he can really do about it right now.

[Chantel]

Right now. I mean, definitely there needs to be some sort of power shift for him to maybe resettle and maybe have a different opinion for sure. But it just, it sucks seeing him just like Barrett, you know, I don't know. You can't really do anything but do something. Please. Yeah.

[Darren Armstrong]

So Haley is going to talk to Taylor, her target. She does her Haley thing where she's like, you know, Taylor, did you say anything last night that could get you in trouble? Because I've been hearing that you said some things that might get you in trouble and Taylor says no.

[Chantel]

Haley has this whole, like, fear reign. That's kind of interesting how it's happening. Like, everybody, it seems to me anyways that like, everybody's a little bit on edge with her reign. Like, she's always like, I'm cool. I'm a straight shooter. I'm cool. Like, you know, you come see Me, you can talk to me, but it's like, but you can't. And like everybody I feel like is just like, just like kind of tippy toe around her. Nobody seems to have any sort of relief with having her as a head of household. Even if they're pretending or playing off that like, you know, she's a good ally. We could, we could strategize and whatnot. But I just, I feel like everybody has, is on edge with her being head of household, especially Taylor.

[Darren Armstrong]

Certainly the people who are not pleased with what she's doing are not very happy. And I will say like, I don't think that even the people who are happy that she's hoh love how sort of like free she's being with information, like don't stop telling people things. But, but she has this conversation with Taylor and Taylor essentially says I didn't say, I didn't say that. And, and she explains what she said. She said I'm associated with Lala, that might put a target on me, so on and so forth. Taylor I think matching the, the Haley energy in the sort of like no nonsense vibe that Haley actually kind of likes. And by the end of the conversation I think that they kind of reach this sort of understanding where like, you know, things were maybe misinterpreted and maybe it wasn't as bad as Haley thought it was. And, and I think that, that Taylor does manage to sort of soften Haley on her at least a little bit in this conversation, which becomes very important because there's about to be a Red Corner meeting.

[Chantel]

And you know, it's like when I'm watching Taylor and Haley, like I this again was part of when I was kind of feeling a little bit bad for Taylor just because like I feel like she wants to be more herself. And like it seems like Haley's reprimanding just Taylor for just being who she is and like kind of just not liking anything that she does. And so this is just one of those like interactions. I was like, I don't like this dynamic. I don't like this vibe. Taylor, get out. Yeah, get out of the room.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yeah. Well, Red Corner has a meeting. It's Red Corner minus Kamu basically that means of course Haley, Angela, D. Devins and Chuck. And Haley basically does her thing. Guys, have I told you about how I told Melody that she was a mean girl and yes, she has individually at least twice already. But hey, she hasn't told them as a group yet. So she tells the story again and they start telling her again. About, like, hey, have you heard what Drew's saying downstairs? Devon says Drew is already burned. He's already talking about, like, blowing things up, coming after you for putting him on the block. Don't you think we should just be targeting him at this point? And there's a little bit of discussion here, but overall, the. The push is received, and Haley decides, yes, I agree, Devins. We'll just make Drew the target. And so officially, as expected, because, again, they're just dummies. They're just waiting to be instructed. They have their own opinions, but they're just waiting to be eventually convinced to do what the. What the vets want them to do. And so now Haley is saying, yeah, okay, yeah, Drew's the target now. Yeah. I guess to give Haley some credit, there was another push then to be like, all right, well, if he's the target, should we not just backdoor him? No. Right. That's a bit better. And Haley's like, oh, yeah, okay, we could backdoor him. I could then have to put Lyric up in his place, and then we would back all. But then I'd be putting up three girls. I need to put up a one guy. So I don't know. And then they. They essentially are like, it's not worth. It's not worth it. They. They decide they don't want to. They don't want to push too far. We don't have to. We'll just put them on the block. We agree. Everyone's. We'll just put them on the. And he was like, I. I will put them on the block. Like, I. I just. Just to be clear, I will do it if you guys want me to. No, it's fine. It's fine. We don't need to do that. They've. They've gotten enough from Haley. They don't need more. So. So Drew is going up on the block still, but now he is the primary target. If the veto is used, Mallory is the likely renom. Mallory goes up on the block. If Mallory goes up on the block, she's against Melody. She's against Taylor. Haley doesn't even really care which one of them leaves. Like, any. Any of them can go. So the only thing left to do is that there's supposed to be this meeting that Drew's talking about.

[Chantel]

The.

[Darren Armstrong]

Barrett was talking about this meeting with the tool shed, and in this meeting with the tool shed, they're gonna have to convince Drew that he's just a pawn, that anybody could have gone up on the block, but it just happened to Be him. And that he also just happens to be a pawn, meaning they plan to jag him. Y' all Remember Big Brother 25? Famously. Now, listen, to be clear, this was much worse in the jag situation because the man had just been evicted, and his alliance sat him down and pretended they were like, who should be a pawn for us? Jag our real target. And Jag was like, sure.

[Chantel]

Oh, my God. How do you have this recall? But, like, yes, yes.

[Darren Armstrong]

I'm steered into my brain.

[Chantel]

Yeah, it's definitely. It's definitely. I can see the similarities, the parallels of these two situations. Does that mean, though, that Drew's going to go on and win the game? Is he going to go on a comp run? Is he just going to, like, start winning out?

[Darren Armstrong]

He. Listen, as I said, he's not quite there at the jag level yet. He hasn't already been evicted once.

[Chantel]

Maybe this is this time.

[Darren Armstrong]

And he hasn't had multiple people tell him multiple times. You can't trust your alliance, you idiot. So, you know, we'll see. But anyway, they plan to jag him, but it hasn't happened yet. Haley talks to Kamu after this and kind of fills him in. He's like. He's like. It's very funny. Like, there's an image I have of commu throughout the day. He's, like, wearing his hood for most of the day, and he's just kind of. I just have this image of him just, like, skulking in the shadows of just like. Like, I want Drew out, but don't let him see me. You can't let him see me as part of this. I'm not part of this group. Oh, you guys had a meeting? Oh, I didn't. I'm not invited. Whoops. And so he, like, skulks up, like, had the meeting. You gonna take that, Drew? Because he doesn't want to get caught. He has his own I don't want Drew to blow up the handyman kind of stuff. And so he talks about it, and Haley is like, well, we. We did discuss. We're gonna target Drew. He's like, yes. Bring. Bring Lyric in, right? She's like, ah, I might actually nominate Lyric as the renom. He's like, what? No, no, you can't do that. We're supposed to be bringing her in, you know? Like, what about Mallory? Mallory should be the renom.

[Chantel]

I don't know.

[Darren Armstrong]

Maybe she's just.

[Chantel]

I, I.

[Darren Armstrong]

And. And who knows what she really like. I, I think she's messing with him here or testing him here. But there is a world where Lyric could be the renom. To be clear, the. The world, especially where, say, like, Mallory wins the veto and uses it on melody. Lyric could definitely be the Renam there, or Lyric could just be the renown because Haley feels like it. If.

[Chantel]

But.

[Darren Armstrong]

But I say that. But if Mallory is an option, I do believe the Devins and D Will. Will push Mallory because it makes more sense for their game. Of course.

[Chantel]

And what happened to not wanting to put up three women? What happened to it's only for additional noms, but, like, we give you backdoor potentially? Where's that logic? What happened to that?

[Darren Armstrong]

Well, it's. It's. It's for her alliance.

[Chantel]

That's true. So it's not. Yeah. It's not her doing specifically correct. Oh, with the. When you're doing the. The. The Cabo skulking, it actually reminds me, like, you know, you playing, like, peekaboo with a young kid, and so they go like this. And they think that because they go like this, you can't see them. Like, that's what I'm picturing. When you're just, like, going around imitating.

[Darren Armstrong]

That's what it's like. That's what everyone is doing to Drew. Everyone is, like, going up to Drew, like, you can't. You can't see me. You. You can't tell that I'm. That I'm in on this plan. And Drew. Drew looks him in the face and goes, no one's here. No one's in on this. There's no plan. You're right. Kamu talks to D about Haley and the Lyric situation. Like, sonnel nominating Lyric. Like, what. What's wrong with her? Like, why is she doing that?

[Chantel]

And.

[Darren Armstrong]

And, like, well, she's so, like, weird about Lyric, And. And they. And he says, I. They agree. She's just jealous. Haley's just jealous of. Of the relationship that Lyric has with Kamu. Yeah. That makes sense. Yeah. Yeah.

[Chantel]

I mean, it could make sense, right?

[Darren Armstrong]

That makes sense. Yeah. Makes sense.

[Chantel]

Because didn't Lyric kind of get Rome and that was, like, you know, the object of Haley's affection in the first week, and then now Matt, like, I. You know, she has a good relationship, obviously, with Camus, being in this. These alliances with him, and now, like, he really wants to bring Lyric in, and she doesn't seem to want to play with any of the other women in the game other than Dee and Angela, supposedly.

[Darren Armstrong]

No, you're totally right, Chantal. Yeah, I hadn't even thought of it, but I guess it happens sometimes. What are you gonna do? Haley's jealous. Me and Lyric.

[Chantel]

Well,

[Darren Armstrong]

Okay. So, of course, of course. Of course. We have a situation where at this point, things are relatively locked in. There's two major things to think about. Number one, will Drew realize what's happening to him with all of the evidence available? Number two, will Drew get a power? Will somebody get a power? We don't know what's happening with the power. And in particular, there are two people who happened to go to the diary room at around the right time. And those two people are basically the top two contenders for the power. Drew, who was in the diary room for a while, and then D, who was in the diary room for a bit after Drew was. And so who has the power Is the question on everyone's mind. Drew starts, you know, tickling some. Some. Some speculation when he starts talking about how maybe they should flip a coin, figure out who goes on the block. Wouldn't it be great if this HOH was overturned and people like, oh, hey, closed. We got him. He's got the Coin of Destiny. Get ready, Haley. And so there's some speculation there. However, on the other side of things, there was a little. A little interaction that was going on. Devin's and D and Drew were in the room, and they were talking to the cameras, talking to him. Hey, America loves. I love you more, America. No, I love you more, America. No camera come and look at me. And as they were doing that, the camera comes over on D, and she says, I love you more. Oh, thank you, America. But really, thank you, America.

[Chantel]

You know.

[Darren Armstrong]

You know what I'm talking about. And then, you know, so then it was, oh, oh, wait, what is this? Is this her thanking America for getting a power? Possibly she was supposed to give Devin's a signal. We talked about this yesterday. Drew competing on Jeopardy. Survivor Drew, we did not hear that signal, though it certainly could have been, you know, off the feeds. But she also has not talked to Devins about this in general. She has not said anything that we have seen on the feeds to Devins about the power, nor has she given him the signal. So that's weird. A little bit. At least a little bit weird if she had one. So speculation continues, and. And we're wondering if perhaps when the feeds come back from the nomination ceremony, if there's a new hoh. Like, who even knows at this point?

[Chantel]

How does the Coin of Destiny work exactly?

[Darren Armstrong]

Again, so there's a. There's a little bit of confusion here, especially because the way it worked in season 23 may not be exactly how it works here because there were some other things involved with that, but theoretically the. The nominations would take place and then later a thing would happen, a coin would be flipped. If it lands on the. The side that Drew or whoever has it calls, they end up replacing the nominees with different nominees. Although, of course, in the case of Big Brother 23, the nominees were replaced with the same nominees. And. And then. And then, you know, from there on, the per. The coin holder would anonymously be the hoh for the rest of the week. Now, how the timing of that would work again is not super clear exactly. It could have been. It had to be at the ceremony. It could have been. It had to be a certain time after the ceremony. But. But ultimately what I can tell you is that nothing happens at the ceremony or for the rest of the day if there is a coin of destiny in play. It seems pretty clear at this point that it was not played and likely cannot be played at this point because they are going to be picking players for the veto soon. There's no time to reset the nominations and do all that they've got. They've got a veto competition to play well.

[Chantel]

So that leans then towards it maybe D having it. But you'd also think though, for like, for our sake that D would kind of give us some like a little dance and like a little bit more of excitement instead of like in that group situation, like a one on one because she has been kind of talking to us a little bit and kind of letting us know a little bit about what her plans are. So I think that she would tip us off a little bit, like more overtly too. So still,

[Darren Armstrong]

I mean, you could argue that she has by going, thank you. You know what I mean? America, thank you. So this prior to the ceremony, we do still have a few things to talk about. Number one, Angela does talk to Haley and say we shouldn't even give Drew a chance at a meeting to convince us to do anything else. We shouldn't. We shouldn't even have a meeting. And so the meeting is called off. They are not gonna jag him. She's just. Haley's just gonna put him up. And Drew starts wondering, like, Barrett, have we been played? Did Devin's finesse us by convincing us not to flip the vote? I don't. I don't think so. Right. But he's definitely concerned Kamu is going to Lyric in his hood. Lyric, I'm working on something for you. Listen, I actually think you're in a Better position now than you were last week, let me tell you. I'm just. I can't tell you what it is yet, but I'm. I'm working on something. Okay, so stick in there, you know, And Angela and D, after talking with Haley some more, go into the hallway, and they're just like, this game is so easy.

[Chantel]

Power.

[Darren Armstrong]

They just do whatever we want. It's just so easy.

[Chantel]

It's.

[Darren Armstrong]

And.

[Chantel]

And.

[Darren Armstrong]

And Andrew's like. And D. Thank God I didn't rat out the crossovers. Oh, my. I. I'm so glad I didn't do that. We don't even have to now. Look at. Look at Drew. He needs us to. For the votes to stay this week. He can't rat us out. He needs us, and so we can just vote him out.

[Chantel]

He'll never say a word.

[Darren Armstrong]

Like, it's so easy. I don't even need to do anything.

[Chantel]

In theory, kind of, yes. And that's one of the reasons why myself and probably everybody else wants to have some sort of power shift in some capacity. But I don't even know if it's going to be able to work with having these powers in play. But just like, they don't. They can't see the game without them starting with a lot of power. They're able to have all these alliances that are trusting them, believing them, then they're winning stuff, so they're getting power. Winning stuff. And then the people that they're working with are now. They're already, you know, have been saved by them in the first couple of weeks, like, not being put on the block and all that stuff. They've been working together, and now they. They have the power. And so they haven't experienced the game in a deficit at all. And so, yeah, of course it's gonna feel like they. They have ultimate control and they'll do anything that they want because. Well, yeah, they are. And, like, they have the power. They've had the power this whole time to be able to do so.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yes. And. And Steve tells Angela, I did not get the power. I did not get a power. She. She wonders about, like. And that. That could be a problem for us, she says to Angela. So she. She tells Andrew she doesn't have it. They talk again about Devin's maybe having it. Angela saying that's a good thing. D being. Not confirming anything. Now, D wouldn't necessarily tell Angela if she got a power. So this is not really confirming much of anything. That said, I do think she would tell Angela if she got something like the never not pass because why not? And so, you know, probably wasn't that if it's D. But. But it's probably not that period. Because anybody that got that would probably just tell people right away. So more, more information. As you can tell by the way that we're talking about these bits of information, there's no conclusion to this. By the end of the night, we still don't know who has the power or what it is. There's plenty of reason to believe D could have one. There's plenty of reason to believe Drew could have one. But again, what we do know is that whatever it was or is it hasn't been used yet. That there's no. There was no safety that was given. There was no coin flip that happened. You know, if it's. You can compete in two HOHs, that's obviously worthless right now. If it's somebody plays in the veto for you, we'll find out after the veto's competition or we won't because whoever won it doesn't need to use it right now for that. And if it's the never not pass again, I feel like that people just say it because it would become obvious.

[Chantel]

How does the voting work for. For it though? So like they. Is it only the one vote? And then it's just like if that person Jason is evicted, it's just like the second place person. Or is it like.

[Darren Armstrong]

I would assume so.

[Chantel]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Darren Armstrong]

But we don't know for sure.

[Chantel]

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[Chantel]

He definitely looked shook at a poor guy, though, because he thinks that he's in a decent place. He has all these alliances. His alliance member wins the power. He thinks he's having these conversations that are working in his favor and, oh, like, he's definitely losing. I think he's losing, like, the game, but he. It's, like, falling from in front of his eyes. And so I hope he is able to, like, lock in and, like, win and get himself off the block, because I do feel like he has potential to do well in this game, but he's not seeing the game clearly just because his allies, well, allies have had power, and now, like, he's in this weird position. So hopefully this, like, actually lights a fire under his butt and he, like, starts to see things a little bit clearly.

[Darren Armstrong]

Said those words too many times. I've given up. I'm off that train. No, Okay, I. I'm. I'm on. I'm on board the. The Yurik train. I don't know. What are they calling Yashin lyric nowadays? Anyway, Drew and Haley.

[Chantel]

Was that work? Sorry, just trying to make a strip name.

[Darren Armstrong]

Drew and Haley talk. Of course. After the nominations, Drew's, like,

[Chantel]

would have

[Darren Armstrong]

been nice to have a heads up Maybe. Maybe it's. This is a pretty funny conversation in that Drew is. He's got, like, a thing that he wants to do, and the thing that he wants to do is this. Listen, Haley. Oh, I. Listen, I know I was kind of nervous before. I am a little nervous. I'm not mad, though, because actually, this was a great idea. This is a brilliant idea from you, Haley, because this is really going to blur the lines with the alliance. Obviously, I'm just a pawn. I completely understand where it's coming from, and I actually think it's such a good idea. And we're so. We're so good. That's what he wants to do. In reality, it goes something like this. Haley. I was thinking about it. Hey, no, listen, Drew, you gotta stop, okay? You're talking too much. I'm hearing you're freaking out. What are you doing? No, what I wanted to say is that, like, I actually think this is a great idea. So I'm hearing that you're talking about me. Like, what is going on, Drew? Yeah. Well, no, I mean, I wasn't. I mean, I. I don't know who was saying that, but, like, what I was trying to say was that, like, I actually think that this was a great. The brilliant thought that you had. Drew, you need to stop running your mouth, okay? That's. That's what I'm trying. I. I feel like. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't have time. Okay, so you. What you need to do is stop running your mouth. Yeah, totally. I was just. I was just trying to say that, like, I think this is actually a great idea.

[Chantel]

He looks like. Just being scolded by his mom, like, just, like, let him breathe daily. I mean, it's obviously because she feels guilty, like, to a certain extent about, like, not giving him the heads up. And, like, obviously, he's got to get all that information from the bets and, like, how he's been running his mouth, all that jazz, but for, like, Drew's still a young kid, you know? Like, I feel bad for him as well. I don't know if I. He's pulling the wool over my eyes, too, but I'm there. I'm still there. Tara. And I have. I. I just. I want him to do better. And I feel bad for his. The position that he's in right now and how they're treating him too.

[Darren Armstrong]

Well, Kamu talks to. Hey. To Taylor, and. And. And, like, the landslide is just fully. Just fully going, right? Like, the avalanche is. Is in full force, and Camus says to Taylor that, hey, it's actually Drew's fault is. Hold on. Sorry. Put up. So, you know, it's. It's actually Drew's fault that you're on the block because he told Haley that you were crying last night when Haley won Hoh.

[Chantel]

What?

[Darren Armstrong]

I wasn't crying. What do you mean? Yeah, yeah. So it's Drew's. And then Drew walks in, Kamu's like, oh, and Taylor to Drew with common right there. You saying, I'm crying. Like, what's up with that? Drew, why did you. Why did you say I was crying? Well, I. I didn't say that. What do you mean? I didn't. I didn't say you were crying. Like, I. I mean, I didn't mean to. Like, I. I. Were you not crying? I mean, I. I didn't. I'm sorry. And she's like, just don't. Don't. Don't be talking about me like that. And she was like, I'm sorry. I didn't. I didn't mean anything by it. Like. And Drew leaves, and he's like. And Khan was like, what? No. Tom, of course, has to explain himself later to Drew. It's like, yeah, sorry. I didn't. I didn't mean to do. And Drew's like, she was crying, by the way.

[Chantel]

Well, then she's explaining, you know, like, having, like, streaks in her face, which is true. Like, you know, if you cry and if you're wearing makeup, you might have tear stains on your face. But then she kind of also admits that she was crying at the time, but it's like. But it wasn't what. She was crying. They think that she was crying about. She wasn't crying about Haley winning.

[Darren Armstrong]

It was a fake reason. None of it. None of it matters. It was a fake thing. The whole thing was fake. That's not the reason she's on the block. Just loves making up reasons.

[Chantel]

I. I thought him and, like, and Taylor. Was it like a flirt. Mance happening between the two of them at some point? Or. It's like, is that just. Yeah.

[Darren Armstrong]

People say their things, you know? Okay.

[Chantel]

Right. Okay.

[Darren Armstrong]

So Haley tells Barrett like, that because. Because Barrett's been told that Haley hated their conversation, and so he's like, what was I supposed to say? He goes up. They try to have a better conversation. Haley tells Barrett that Melody is the target, and who knows how much he believes that? But, you know, it's. That's sort of like the line being told to Barrett, at the very least. Drew continues to go around like Evans. So this sucks, right? And let me tell you, Devin's doesn't even really care to pretend. He. Devins is just like. Yeah, yeah, kind of. Yeah. Yeah, I guess so. Guess I guess it kind of sucks anyway. I mean, hey, Veto, right? Right. When is that? That's. That's Veto's tomorrow. Wow. Goes real quick, huh? Yeah.

[Chantel]

Pretend a little bit. Come on, Devins.

[Darren Armstrong]

She's like, well, would you think that, like, maybe you. I mean, like, if I should, I. Can I pick you? Like, would you use the veto? Yeah, that would be. Ooh. I mean, that might be tough. That might be a tough one actually. Yeah. Because like, you know, Haley probably wouldn't want. You might put me in a tough spot with Haley. So. Yeah, I don't know. Maybe. Maybe. I mean, I guess. I guess if I used it like, it's just nothing she could do about it, right? That's. I mean, I haven't even thought about that. But like,

[Chantel]

yeah, like, it's like you're in a relationship with someone that just does not like you at all and giving you all the signs, but you still want to be in this relationship with them. Do you think. I guess you don't think. But do you think that he's ever going to just jump ship and let's like, really just be like, okay, f these guys or do you think he's just always just going to try to play into being in this. This alliance with them? Well, it's.

[Darren Armstrong]

It's again, like at this point there, there really. There's nothing he can do.

[Chantel]

Right?

[Darren Armstrong]

Right. Like there's. There's just nothing he can do. He can, he can out the crossovers. He can realize that they're against him. It doesn't matter this week he's on the block. If he's on the block on Thursday, it doesn't matter what he says, what he does. He's going home. There's no reason to keep him. For both the crossover, for both the vets, the red corner and the other side, who would probably rather keep Melody or Mallory or whoever else he's sitting next to. There's not really any reason to keep him now. I say that there's something there. It's still, it's still more than nothing. He should still go for broke. He should blow up the crossovers. He should try to turn red corner against them, try to get Haley to target the vets because they're pinning them against each other. Hey, we're being played, Haley. It won't work, but he could Try. Because even if it does work, the diamond power veto would stop it. But he could try. And then if that doesn't work, he could still pitch to the other side. Hey, you still need me to. You still need to keep me around. And, Haley, you need to keep me around to go after them, because I'm. I'm a. I'm. I'm full force against them. You, Taylor might be working with them or whatever if I'm up, but, like, you know, none of it's really gonna work. You know, like, he's not Dan Geisling, so, like, like, this is. This is kind of a Dan Geesling spots, right? And. And nobody really gets out of those spots other than Dan Geesling. He's gonna probably have to win something. But. But. But I would like to see him try. You know what I mean? Like, that's. That's where we're at. I would just like to see him do something, because at the end of the day, I still think it's a huge difference between, you know, sitting on the block all week hoping that your allies will keep you around, and then getting blindsided and then kind of just like, poofing out of existence in the show versus blowing things up and going for broke and making a name for yourself and making good tv. Like, I don't think Drew wants to poof out of the show. I think he wants to make a. Make an impact. So, you know, that's what we're hoping for, that he'll make an impact even if it doesn't work, because it probably won't. At least he will have tried and done something and, like, you know, been like a Mitch on Big Brother Canada to not. Not a. Not a survivor Mitch, but a Mitch. Big Brother Canada. M. To go out of the house being like you're a cancer to this house, like, you know, like, do something. That's what we want. That's what I want. That's what I want.

[Chantel]

I mean, that's what I. That's definitely what we want. We need, like. We want to see that there's, like. Like life in him. You know, the game spirit, like, the. The want. The desire to stay. I. I hope something is going to be a cat. Let's, like, maybe if he loses, maybe he's keeping things cool in case he wins the veto, and then he could, you know, maybe. Maybe then he'll. He'll have a little more power or whatever. But if. If he loses the veto, I think it might be a better. More of an opportunity for him to maybe Blow things up. Because, like, then he's going to be trying to. Scraping at straws or basking at straws, just try to stay in the game or do something.

[Darren Armstrong]

So, yes, and people are saying, like, oh, he's waiting. He's waiting. He's. He's. You know, he's. He's biding his time. To some small degree. Yes, he is, but not to the degree we need him to be. Right. Like, and this is sort of exemplified by the fact that he talks to Barrett and. And. And he's just like, yeah. Do you think. Do you think there might. They might be in on it? Like, he thinks that the conspiracy is that the vets might be in on it because they're trying to take out Melody. They're trying to cut off his options. He does not see the full picture. He thinks my worst case scenario is I lose Melody right now because they're trying to cut my options off, and maybe I'll do something about that. He does not see the truth of it yet, whether that's because he's willfully not seeing it or because he genuinely doesn't see it. But either way, the. The. The truth is clear in his face. In that conversation with Devins, he talks to Kamu, man, I'm so glad I have the handyman. Right? Like, handyman forever. So I was thinking, would you. Would you like playing the veto with for me and use the veto? Kamu in his hood? Oh, that would be tough, actually, because, you know, Haley, I'm not sure. I mean, maybe, but I'm not sure. He's like, oh, all right. He goes to Yash, bro. Yash. Dapper Danz. Am I right? So I was thinking, would you. Would. Would you maybe want to play in the veto? Yeah, I don't know, bro. Actually, that would be. That would put me in kind of a rough spot, bro, but, like, totally rooting for you. Rooting for you to win that veto, man. Totally. And so it becomes pretty clear to Drew that nobody wants to use the veto on him. And that's when he talks to Barrett. He's like, barrett, nobody wants to use the veto on me. And Barrett says, then you're not a pawn. And that's when. That's when Drew says, well, I think maybe they're all in on it, and they're just like, the cookout. But they're trying to take out my people. They're trying to take out Melody, so I have no other options. Like, Devin's didn't even seem very bothered by this whole situation. I think they all knew that I was going up on the block. I think that they all. They all kind of were fine with it. I don't want to believe it, but I think maybe that might be the case. It's like, it's not only that you keep going. You're not even halfway there yet.

[Chantel]

He. He might have the. I mean, it's. Obviously you don't want to believe that you're all. Everybody's lying to you to your. But it's pretty clear that if your allies are say that they will not use the veto on you and they don't want to play for you because of what the head of household might want and the head of household might want to keep the nominations the same and wouldn't use the veto herself. It's kind of like, take the hint. It's a, It's a big hint.

[Darren Armstrong]

This is never the case. It's, it's, it's. It's never true that this, that when people are like, oh, man, I don't even know what she's gonna do as hoh. Like, I know we're all in a big alliance, but it's like, oh, we're all scared. We're right in the same boat as you. I might go up too. I don't even know. I'm nervous. What is she doing?

[Chantel]

What?

[Darren Armstrong]

She did that. Why is she nominated one of us? It's so weird. You don't. You don't just do things in this game, even the. The worst of players, unless you are truly a full wild card. No allies, completely separate from the game. Sam, you don't just make decisions. And everyone in your alliance is like, I don't even know. I don't even. What. What is happening? Oh, you're on the block.

[Chantel]

Wow.

[Darren Armstrong]

It just doesn't work that way. It's never true. It's the most obvious thing in the world. But people, nobody's talking to you about the plan.

[Chantel]

You're the plan. You're the.

[Darren Armstrong]

Small update to the lala saga. Angela talks to Haley. They are, number one, annoyed with Kanu and his Lyric thing. Number two, annoyed with lala because she still trusts Taylor. What's with that? Taylor didn't even want her here. Why did she. So annoying. Their plan did not work. They're annoyed about it. Drew talks to Haley again. Again. Tells her he's not mad. This was a good move. It's a better conversation than the one before, but it's. It's still not much. And then he talked to Melody and Mallory at the end of the day, he says, nobody wants to use the veto on me. So I guess I'm just picking Barrett, like, it's the best I got. And there's plenty of conversations with Melody and Mallory, of course, just kind of commiserating, annoyed, being annoyed with Haley. Uh, Mallory concerned that she might go up as a renom. So on and so forth. But that's pretty much the day.

[Chantel]

Pretty much the day. It was a lot of the same, though, over and over again. And like, I like everyone, I'm sure I do need to have a shake up. I really wish these powers weren't in play. Like, I just want to see what. I want to see what the vets can do when they don't have any power. Like, I want to see how they actually play the game when they're. When somebody that's not in one of these core alliances that they, that they're in maybe nominates them or, you know, is not having these game conversations that they're getting to have. That would be really exciting for me. I think. I, I need you. I don't know if I want you to win or lose because I want to just. I want to see him activated in some sort of way. I want to see him do something. So I don't know if that's a win or lose situation for him with the veto, but I am interested to see how it goes down. So there's that.

[Darren Armstrong]

I mean, I think the hope is that, like, honestly, best case scenarios, Bear just throws the veto to him, just in general.

[Chantel]

Okay.

[Darren Armstrong]

Because he's not using it on Drew. Are you kidding?

[Chantel]

That would be kind of drama though, if he wins it and then he doesn't use it on Drew.

[Darren Armstrong]

Like, ah, well, that's why he's. That's why he might throw it because he doesn't want to have to be in that spot. So getting somebody that you know is going to throw the veto is better than. Because he was also like. Or I could just pick Lala and, you know, hopefully she's not gonna win, but like, Lala, number one can win. And even more importantly, Lala as a competitor in the veto could be against you. Like, it could be a situation where you can gang up on people or pick people to compete against or like, whatever. And having somebody that is against you, whether or not you think you can beat them is not good. Not as good as somebody who is going to just throw because they can't. They can't make a move against you. So, you know, Barrett is, I think the right choice here for sure. So, so yeah, that's. That's where we're at. The veto, of course, is very important here. Drew definitely needs it. If Drew does get it, then we get into a much more kind of like, who's going to be evicted kind of territory with some potential vote intrigue right now. The week is very, very simple. Drew is evicted unless he wins something. And the only question remaining with that scenario is will he wake up to the situation he's in and try to do something about it and blow things up. If Drew does win something, then it becomes which of Mallory, Melody, Taylor, maybe Lyric get evicted this week and are in trouble. So, so that's.

[Chantel]

That's.

[Darren Armstrong]

That's where we stand.

[Chantel]

That's where we're at. And I'm interested. So hopefully I. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens today on the feeds with like, obviously the veto, et cetera, et cetera. And I can't wait till Thursday to come around because I just need to see new people in power. I need something different to happen right now because, you know, just having these people have this, this false sense of, like, power, and it's like the way that they're just, like, dictating. Everybody's supposed to play the game like they wanted to do. Nobody else is allowed to strateg. They're not the ones in power. They. Nobody can have on conversations. Like, yeah, it was annoying last week with, with Jason going around like with the. With the teapot. But it was a point that, like, yeah, people are going around, they're having game conversations like it is Big Brother. People do talk about the game. And so it has been frustrating so far this week with Haley being like, oh, only the. Only. Only my people are allowed to talk about, you know, the game and have, like, game discussions. It seems like nobody else is allowed to have. Have, like, their ideas on how the game goes. So I need a game shake up. Please, please, please.

[Darren Armstrong]

Yes. All right. Anything else you wanted to bring up from yesterday, Chantel?

[Chantel]

No, I think you got it all.

[Darren Armstrong]

All right, then. That is what we have for you today. Stay tuned for the veto. I will be back tomorrow morning, 11am Eastern to update you everything that happens today on The Big Brother 28 live feeds, including the veto results and anything else that happens if Drew does more at some point. So stay tuned for that. In the meantime, check out my patreon I was streaming last night for the post nominations feeds. I was like, maybe, maybe we'll come back to a coin being flipped. But that did not happen, of course. We just hung out instead. But in general, just go over there, check out Patreon. It's a good time. And that's about it. Chantel, what do you got going on?

[Chantel]

Well, other than turning off alarms, sorry about that. I might talk on recap Kick Pack on Sundays about it's like my journey through the flavor of Love universe and the origin of New York. And right now we're on to Rock of Love. So we'll be doing episode three. Recap. My first time watching any of these shows. Talking about it with Chappelle is a super fun time. So that's pretty much what I have going on right now.

[Darren Armstrong]

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