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Every morning, Darren Armstrong talk Big Brother. Looking at the stuff from yesterday, all the drama, all the strategy and silliness from VO to HOH every single season, you know, he is the reason, you know, what's happening, happening. Rob said that he could do it tomorrow. He will do it again. Hello, everyone, and good morning. Welcome to our live feed update for July 30th. I'm your host, D. Armstrong. Update you on everything that happened yesterday on the big brother 28 live feeds. It was day 23 in the house, and it was, in fact a Wednesday. There was a lot to talk about with the upcoming votes. In the event that Jason wins the blockbuster, will the votes hold strong? Will there be a flip and uprising? Will the vets do their thing? That is the question of the day. And with me to talk through it all, it's Mari. How you doing, Mari?
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Hey, Taryn. Oh, I'm so glad to be here. I'm here to tell the Drew and the whole truth. Yeah,
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yeah, yeah. That's about. That's about it. I guess. There certainly is a Drew. I don't know if we're gonna enjoy it. So, of course, where we are here. Camus has Lala, Jason and Mallory on the block, and Jason is the primary target. There was an attempted flip to keep Jason a couple of nights ago, but that was mostly shut down primarily by, like, Drew's lack of enthusiasm. And then everyone kind of, like, crumbled in response to that. But the Mallory vote is still very much live in the event that Jason wins the blockbuster. Tonight, Mallory will face off against Lala in a vote. And the votes are interesting. In fact, let me. I'll try to, like, show you this visually, if you're watching a lot, if I. If I can, it's gonna be a little messy because, you know, we didn't exactly make this chart to be moved live, but. But you have. Let's just, like, put who's. Who's in who each person's corner here. You've got Angela, who is firmly keeping Lala. You've got Chuck on that side, you've got Devins, you've got Haley, and you've got D. So you've got five votes locked in on that side. Then you have. On the other side, you've got Melody, you've got Lyric, and weirdly, you've got Jason to. And you've got, you know, theoretically, you've got Barrett and you had Yash and that kind of left a couple of, like, whiz. Is Drew going to be over there? Is Taylor going to be over there. Initially you did have Taylor and you did have Drew. And just like that, it's 7 to 5, 12 votes total. You had the votes, no tiebreaker. Camus can't do anything about this. Right. Like, this is what they kind of thought they had. But, but Drew is a little back and forth because obviously he doesn't want to expose his spot with Kamu. He's been pushing the Mallory vote a lot, but he's not gotten a lot of permission at this point. In addition to that, Devins in particular has been taking the lead on making sure this vote goes the way that he wants. And he has been working hard talking to Kamu, making sure that Kamu keeps Drew in line. They've been working this three person alliance with Taylor and the day before, Devin's had gone to Taylor to be like, you're pro la la, right? And she was like, what? Yeah, of course, of course I am over here, I'm over here. And then as soon as he left
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she's like, what do I do, what do I do?
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What do I do? And so where is Taylor sitting in all of this? Where is Drew now sitting in all of this. And then there was also a plan with Devin's and Kamu to make an alliance with Yash similar to the one with Taylor to try to get him on board. So he's now in the middle in the mix here. And of course with Drew, kind of comes Barrett. Like, where does Barrett actually fall? And so all of a sudden you've got three people, you got four people in the middle, you got only three protecting Mallory and you've got still these five locked for lala. And that's, I think, where we should start the day. Where are these four middle people going to fall?
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Okay. Yeah. And all of that while Mallory and Lyric Melody think that they have Angela and Diesel. So it is, this is. It wasn't a Waffle Wednesday per se. It was maybe like crepes, maybe, maybe because like we're pouring it on thick. People were pouring it on thick about like where they said they were going, but it was all lies. It was just everybody lying to everybody about their vote to the point where I came away. Like, I truly don't know. Like you know where the vote is going, but then you also don't. It's. It's weird. I don't know. That's, that's my thought. Taren. I don't know. Mini pancakes. I don't know. I. I don't know. I'm bad at analogies.
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It's. I mean, I guess if it. It's hard to come up with a food for me, but maybe it's. It's like if this was waffle Wednesday, then this was like the day was kind of like Devin's going, I eat your waffle and your waffle and your waffle. These are all my waffles.
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You mean Devin was hungry. Devin was picked Devin's.
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Yeah.
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I'm gonna. I love this name game thing. So I'm sorry, Taryn, you might get a few more of those.
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All right, all right. So let me just. Let me just hit you with some bad news right away because again, I've got this little setup here with these votes in the middle. All Devin's needs. Devin's nd need for this la la vote is just one one of Drew, Taylor, Yash or Barrett and they get their six and KU breaks the tie and Mallory is evicted. And we pretty much start the day with Taylor saying, sorry guys, sorry about this, but I'm not going to vote to keep Mallory.
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This was like, very interesting to me in a sense of like, it was. It was Taylor. Everything we saw up until this point, Taylor is like, we have to keep Mallory. You have to keep Jason. Strategically this makes sense. And she's. She's telling Yash, like, strategically it makes sense. We need to pick. We need to save Mallory. Hey, if we can, we need to save Jason. And then in the same breath, when everybody starts waking up, she's like, I can't vote Latrice out. And she's like, I personally can't do it. And I understand the sentiment. It. You know, it has to be said that one Taylor and Lala, like, they're her. Their best friends. And what she was saying was if I turn on my. If I turn on my one ally, nobody is going to be able to trust me going forward. And it's a lot of stuff that we've said on this side and we're echo. I've echoed that. But also, I do think it's also that tie of like, the. It has that Taylor Jasmine implication on like, I am a black woman. I do not want to vote for the other black woman to go home that type of pressure and wait for Taylor. Then on top of that, like I said, Lala is one of the main people that she hangs with. So she would essentially be vote now her best friend. So it is really hard for Taylor. She's. She has to sit here and pick between her heart like somebody she actually wants to hang out with and makes her time in that house bearable, or strategically, as in keeping somebody who she thinks would help her go against that other side of the house that Taylor so clearly sees solidifying. So it's a. It's a bad. It's a predicament that Taylor is in. But it's so funny, the way she was talking, I was like, she wants Mallory to stay, but she's just like, I can't help y' all do that. And I was just like, oh, my God. God, like, what are we doing here? And this is why that side is just so, like somebody said in the chat, scrambled eggs, like, this is. This is why we. We are afraid of big majority alliances.
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Yeah. And I mean, I think another important piece here, of course, given what she was saying the day before, is that she does not want to upset Kamu and Devin, who she feels she has made this alliance with, and she has, like, found herself in the middle here and she doesn't want to piss off that side, but in the process, she's kind of pissing off the other side, especially because she had already told them that she was on board and in fact was pushing this. In fact was pushing this so hard that they were like, wow, she really wants, like, Jason or Maller to say so much that we can't even tell her that we can't keep Jason. And because she's the most pro keeping Jason or Mallory person on the board, and now all of a sudden she's coming to them saying, I can't actually do it. Turns out, and she even does mention, like, I, you know, I don't want to piss off the other side. I don't want to, like, ruin the relationships that I have. And. And I really, like, I can't do it to Lala. And so they're like, what the. What the hell, Taylor? And unfortunately for Taylor, not only is she pissing off that side, she's also not really getting any credit on the side she's voting with because they, number one, don't value her as an ally in the first place, and many of them want to target her. But number two, they are going to hear throughout the day that she at least was pro keeping Mallory or Jason, and they don't really know which is the truth. And so they're like, you know, screw Taylor. Let's just focus on other people to make sure this vote is locked in because we don't know exactly where Taylor
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saying, she's all over the place exactly like it. She really just undermined her whole Game. And it's because if people cannot consistently count on you, then. Then they will go around you exactly like you said. So. And you could immediately see in this conversation when she's telling, like, Melody that. And Melody is getting. Is, like, trying to keep her cool. She's like, I understand that, but, you know, we have to keep this side strong. And. And then Mallory is just like, yeah, I get it. Like, Mallory's a little bit more kind. And at one point, Lyric says, just. Just vote with your heart. So Melody was just pissed that nobody was like, come on, we need to press Taylor. But, yeah, she lost. She. She literally, at the beginning of the day, lost all credibility with, like, both sides because, saying, I don't want to vote against Lala because I want you guys to value that. I know that I value my allies and stuff. But it's like, but you are going up again. You are screwing over the other, what, five, four people that you had already promised that vote to.
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So she already pushed so hard for Lala to go prior to this. So it's like, that doesn't track for anyone.
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Yeah. So it. And it could be, again, that she is using that. I mean, again, no matter what, it is her friend. It is her friend. But she might be just upselling that part because of, like you said, not when he pissed off Kamu and Debbie. And again, mistakenly, at the beginning of the day, a lot of that side thought that they had a majority of the votes, because for most of the day, I really think that they thought that Lyric kept telling, Mallory, you have deandangelo, you're fine. Like, at the beginning of the day, Lyric was literally saying, mallory, you're fine. It doesn't matter. Go win the blockbuster. But if you don't, we have the votes for you. So that was another thing, too.
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Yeah. So basically what happens is because Taylor is now telling them all, I can't. I can't be a vote for Mallory to stay or. Or Jason. They are like, okay, that's bad. We should still have the votes because in their minds, they still have Angela. Sorry, Angela and D. And then they should have Drew and Barrett and Yash. And so it should still be a landslide victory here, eight to two in their minds. But of course, the reality is they don't have Angela or D, which means even if they do have Drew, Yash and Barrett, they only have six against six. And that's, again, still Kamu breaking the tie against them. And they recognize that Angela, indeed are not the most reliable votes. They don't want to rely on Angela and D, which is why they still want to get Taylor back. And so they kind of talk about, like, how can we convince Taylor to do this? We really need Taylor's vote. And they really do, even more so than they realize. Melody is talking with Lyric and Drew about this, and. And she's like, I think we need to go and talk to Taylor again. And Drew's like, no, we shouldn't talk to Taylor at all. What we should do is go up to her, like, a minute before the vote and be like, this is how the whole house is voting. Which is. Oh, that's a good idea.
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Oh, my God. Which. Okay.
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Julie doesn't even get plan. He can't stop himself from pitching this plan every week.
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But. But Julie doesn't even give them the time anymore. Like, had nobody realized that they. They don't even. She. She used to be like, go strategize. And now she's like, oh, yeah, no, y. Let's go. Yeah. It's so. It's so funny because even if Taylor was feeling like this about, like, the Lala vote or not being. Not being able to vote against Lala, if she would have just kept it to herself, kind of like Angela and Dee are keeping to themselves that they're not voting for Mallory, then the whole. Then I think everybody would have thought the majority would have been leaning towards Mallory. But the moment that she says, you don't have me, that's when everybody starts to scramble.
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Well, this is the. This plan is so bad, because it, like, first of all, it's not happening. Melody does go talk to Taylor. Don't worry. And. And by the end of this is not the plan. But if this had been the plan, they would have gone to Taylor to be like, listen, the whole house is voting this way. And she would have been like, great, So I can still vote to keep lala.
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Exactly.
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So they're discussing this big issue. Drew, Melody, and Lyric out in the backyard. And Lyric just kind of out of nowhere interjects, so was that true about the cute thing last night? What is she talking about? Well, remember yesterday when I was talking about Drew and Kamu having a conversation in the hot tub? Drew. Kamu's pressing Drew about the Mallory vote. Drew was saying this devil's advocate, but they're begging me. They're begging me. And then they got interrupted by Lyric. Well, when they got interrupted by Lyric, she said, what are you guys talking about? Hopefully I didn't interrupt, like, boy talk. And they were like, oh, we were just talking about who are the cutest girls in the house. And she was like, where do I stack up? And Kamu is like, you're number one, obviously. And so Lyric the following morning in the middle of this game, talk is like, so was that, was that true what you guys were talking about, about the cute thing? And Drew's like, what. What do you mean? You know, last night when you guys were talking and you said, like, Kamu said. I was like, do you think Kamu thinks.
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Is.
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Is that real? Does commonly think I'm the cutest girl? And she was like, yeah, I guess, like, do what you want to go for that. And she's like, oh, no. What do you mean? Stop it. Stop. No, come on. I, I wasn't. It's not what I'm doing.
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Lyric is like, again, she, she. She likes. Who doesn't like to hear that they're the prettiest girl in the house? But it's like priorities a little bit. Girl with the, like, there's a major vote happening. We need to kind of figure this out today. So, yeah, let's get, let's stay on. Stay on topic here.
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Yeah, it's funny. And she does again, like, I, I do think that this is still. I mean, really, I mean, at this point, who really knows? But like, she, she is still like, oh, I'm, I'm still, I'm playing up this Kamu angle. But, but it's, it's just, it was very funny. It was very funny to me. All right, so. So let's, let's continue through the day. Kamu is going to approach Yash. This was planned from him and Devins. Can they pull Yash into a three person thing and pull him? Because right now I have Yash in the middle. Only because Devin's in. Kamu plan to try to grab him, but he is firmly on the Mallory side. Like, he is a Mallory vote through and through. Right now it's just Cancamu and Devin's because Taylor used to be too. And Kamu and Devin's use their magic on Yash and get him to flip as well. So Kamu approaches Yash and he says, like, hey, I really want to work with you. Like, I want to like, make something happen here. He gives him a full pitch and talks about Devin's as well. Should we work with Devin's? Can we make something happen here? And Yash, of course, who is very much like, like, say yes to everything kind of player as he should be, is saying yes and fully buying into everything. Kamu is Feeding him. And. And so they talk about, okay, so the three of us with. With Devin's. And then, uh, like, should we pull in anybody else? Like, what about somebody like D? And Yash is like, ah, Like, I don't. I don't know how Devin's feels about D. Maybe we can. Maybe we can get Devin's thoughts on D, but without telling him why we're asking him about it. Like, not tell him any of our thoughts, but ask him what he thinks. And then if he's like, chill with D, maybe then we can pull D in. And it's like, oh, man, this is. This is exciting. We're all battle tested. We've all won competitions. I mean, D, she's not that great at competitions because it was really me and Jason helping her out in that puzzle that she won, but she still won. And she. Hey, she won Survivor, so that must have been hard. So, you know, we're gonna make this happen. And. And Kamu's like, oh, yeah. And did. Like, apparently I didn't watch her season, but apparently she won Survivor by going to the end with her alliance. And. And Yash was like, I mean, I didn't see it, but I guess. Sure. And Kamu also talks about how, like, Devin's was. Has always been super true to his alliances on Survivor. And so they're really hyping up this potential group. And then, of course, very much like, genuinely, this was exactly what the Burger Bros were trying to do back. Yeah. Last season. And so then Kamu kind of like, oh, and. And since we're making an alliance together, vote on Mallory right. Now. Credit here. He's kind of like, I actually feel like Mallory could really be good for us. I really don't think she's coming for you. She's saying she's not. And Khan was like, well, that's weird because Drew's telling me she is. And he's like, I don't know. That's not what she told me. And so Yash, very much into the alliance idea. Not quite sold on the Mallory vote at this point.
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Yes. Their plan to kind of organically get this alliance together by working Devin's. It's almost like they're planning to trick Devin's. But it is. No. Okay, the chat. Got it. But anyways, yeah, this is. This was good work from Yash. Yash had a great day yesterday. Like, from my standpoint, like, I. I really think that he worked the room. And like you said, he is a very yes player. So half the time I'm like, is this his true alliance? But it's great. I mean, he's. He's basically doing what the house thinks Drew is doing, but he's doing it better and more subtly. And he's. He's just starting, like, he's just starting, like, so this was great.
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I would say. I would say the primary difference between the two and how they approach things is that, number one, Yash isn't in a showmance that shows where it's, like, clear allegiances or, like, a flirt man's. Number two, Yash is, like, when. When Drew talks, he. He tries to seem smart. And when Yash talks, I think he also tries to seem smart, but he's good at playing dumb intentionally or not. You know what I mean? Like, he seems much more like a bro. Y. Bro. That's like, oh, yeah, bro. That totally. That totally tracks. Whereas Drew's like, but what if I turned on you? I'm just kidding.
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Every time, I'm like, drew, stop. Like, he. He says the wrong thing every time, but, yes, Yash. Every time Yash talks to somebody, he instantly makes them feel like he's down for whatever they're saying. When he's with Kamu, it's so Broy bro. Dap city. Broy bro. When he's with Devin's, it's very, like, it's excited, but it's like a chill excitement. And when he's with Taylor, when him and Taylor are, like, talking, I'm like, oh. It feels like they're, like, legit strategizing. So it's like, Yasha's really good at. At mirroring what the. The person he's talking to needs out of him to make them think that they have him. Because everybody's like, oh, yeah, we'll grab Yash. Oh, yeah, we got Yash. Yeah. Yeah, Yasha's with us, like, everybody. So even though he might not be an. An active player, like, actively moving the needle of the game, I think he is doing a good job of making people feel like they can use him and rely on him.
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Yeah. I mean, I think the thing right now is that the vets are in complete control of the house, and there's two options in response to that. You can try to revolt. You can be. You can, like, lead a revolution, overturn the power structure, and create one of your own, or you can fight for the scraps amongst your peers and hope that you get the one seat that they. They drag you along, and then you. Maybe you can win a bunch of competitions in the end. And maybe something happens. And, and they're all kind of right now fighting for that seat. Drew and Barrett think they already have it. Taylor thinks she might have a shot at it, but the actual person that right now has the seat is Yash, and he's the one who's trying the least to get it.
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Yes, it. Yes. And I, and I think that's the point. Right. Like, they just feel like he genuinely wants to. To work with them. That's. That's how everybody feels when they're with Yash. And so it doesn't feel like he's socially maneuvering. It feels like he is just with you. And intentional or not, he's still in a good position. And I think he is being very intentional. I think he's just a little bit more laid back than people anticipate. And until we have a power shift, this is what it's going to be like. We. We desperately need a power shift, a different hoh so that the rat FL voters, Yash and Drew, can do what they. They do best. But until there's a shift in power, unfortunately, this is what it's gonna be. It's. It's. It's fighting for the crumbs, like you said.
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Yeah. And I mean, the thing about that strategy, too, of, like, trying to, like, fight for the scraps and, and get that one, that one stowaway seat on the ship that's riding away is that, like, if you're in the hands of capable majority players, it's gonna be like the traders, it's gonna be like, sorry, this seat is reserved for the people we think are the dumbest. Like, so, like, if again, for the Drews and the Barretts and even the Taylors of the world, it's like, sorry, you guys seem too smart, like, you're moving too well. I want the person who seems the easiest to manipulate, the person that I can sit there at the fire at the end of this game and have them tell me I'm not a traitor. And right now, in the eyes of the vets, that person is Yash. And so. And I'm talking about the vets, but of course, KU is the one pitching this to him at the moment because KU is also one of those people. So. So Devin is going to have a conversation with Drew where he kind of lays down the law. Like, hey, what are we doing here? Are you voting to keep Mallory? Are you voting to. Are you voting with us? Like, are you? Like, because Kamu's not backing down. Like, are we blowing up the tool Shed, like, what is actually happening? And really, you know, pushes on Drew a bit. And Drew is. Is very much kind of like. Like, he kind of backs down here. He's kind of like, I mean, I'm not trying to do. I'm not trying to do all that again. He tried to have that conversation with Kamu the night before. Kamu didn't back down. Remember, Devin's and D have said, we'll agree to this, but, like, you need to get Kamu on board. That's not happening. So, like, Drew, what are we doing? Are it. Are we blowing everything up for the sake of Mallory, or are we sticking to our game plan? Are we in with the tool shed? Are we doing the crossovers? Like, what are we doing? And. And Drew kind of quickly backs down and he's like, you know what?
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I'm.
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I'm with you. If you need me to vote out Mallory, I'll vote out Mallory. And so Drew wanders over to the anti Mallory side here.
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Yeah, Drew pushed and pushed. He. He came up with. He came up with several different ways to try and get them to see why they should keep Mallory. He. He. It was so interesting, too, to, like, watch that He. He was like, hypothetically, like, who would we piss off if we vote her out? Who would we piss off if he doesn't. Like, he was. He was like, really? You could tell he was pushing without trying to push, but then he eventually gives up. But it. I don't think he realized the pushing is what's getting him in trouble anyway. So it. Yeah, it was. It was hard to watch because you could tell that everybody was turning on him and he can't. He can't see it.
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Yeah. And he talks to. To Barrett about it afterwards. He's like, I. I think we might need to back down. But Barrett holds firm. Barrett's like, we. This. Like, we can't. Well, they'll be so pissed at us if we do this. Sort of. Regardless of where the votes are, I think we need to be votes for Mallory. I think we, like, maybe we can flip Devins and D back over if they're willing to. Like, we can't. Like, Barrett's not going to just let Mallory go. And Drew's like, you know what? Yeah, you're right, you're right, you're right. And he comes back over and he's back. Back toward the middle. Barrett and Drew back over kind of over here. And it's starting to look okay. Maybe we're six. Six again. But that still is not enough. We still need Taylor. Drew is going to spend much of the day trying to convince. In fact, he spends a long time upstairs in the HOH room trying to convince Kamu and D. All these people, all these points about why Mallory needs to stay. Drew continuing to, like, wobble back and forth here, but has been consistently trying. And this is again, another thing that Drew should recognize that, like, he has, obviously, we've seen it. He has stumbled and fallen so far from even just the beginning of this week. Because think about it, at the beginning of this week, Kamu won HOH and he had a plan, and nobody could change his plan. Everybody wanted him to. Angela wanted him to change his plan. D wanted him to change his plan. They pitched it and he said, no, I've got a plan. But Drew was able to change Kamu's plan. Drew is the one that was able to say, hey, what if you did the back door instead? Now, obviously, Drew's pitch was easier to sell than the others, but he had real influence because he had a final two with Ka Mu, he had the handyman, and he was able to actually make some. Some moves and, And. And see some movement from what he was doing. However, now he spends all day trying and failing to pitch. Mallory stays and getting rebuffed at every turn. And it's like, that's a sign, bro. Like, stuff has gone wrong for you because you'd have no influence anymore. And he keeps pushing, he keeps trying, and it's just pissing off the other side even more every single time it happens. But he is trying and he's pushing. He's pushing. It's just not going to anywhere, and it just is pissing Devin's off more and more, especially because after he has this conversation with Drew, he sees him run off and talk to. To. To Barrett and everyone else. And then later in the day, he's pushing the Mallory agenda again all of a sudden, and he's like, I'm done with this kid. Like, I. You know what, Dee and Angela, you were right. Maybe we need to backdoor him next week.
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He needs to go next week. Devin's literally said, we need to backdoor him next week. Devin said, I want to win so I could backdoor Drew. Like, that is how far he's fallen in just this week. A week where his ally, his main alliance has won the power. And like you said earlier this week, Taryn, the connection with Kamu is what was really keeping Drew afloat. And then today to watch Kamu actively working against. Against Drew for most of the night. I was like, oh, my God, his ship is literally sunk. And the fact that Devin's did bare minimum, just bare minimum reassurance later on the night, I'm sure we'll talk about. For Drew and Barrett to kind of just stick with the plan is like. It's just people are coming, calling them dummies and morons. It's not. It's not about that. It's just they are refusing to see their position. They would much rather live in the reality where they are the most insulated pair within the tool shed instead of the reality that everybody else can see and have been telling them is that they're at the bottom of it. So, yeah, it was a very, very bad day for Drew on the eve of, you know, a new HOH and. And a. A. A very rickety vote.
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He better pray he or Barrett or Melody or somebody on that side wins.
B
Oh, oh, you mean the HOH that him. That Drew and Barrett plan to not win. Yeah. They better hope they accidentally win this hoa.
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If any. If any person who even remotely claims to be aware of who I am goes into that house and willingly throws competitions in a spot where they shouldn't, which is 95 at least percent of the time, they are disowned.
B
Oh. Oh, exactly.
A
Having none of it.
B
Yeah.
A
So Devin's talks with Yash as well and sort of starts to lock in this group. They do want to potentially talk to D. There's more of this conversation that comes later. Devin's just doing more reinforcement of the Kamu pitch. Yash still, though, on the Mallory side of things, and so not yet flipped there. In the meantime, Haley talks to Kamu and lets Kamu know. Hey, just so you know, like, I don't know if we have these votes because I'm hearing that Taylor is voting Lala out. And Kamu's like, that's. That's not what I've heard. She's like, no, that's what. That's what people are saying. And Kama's like, well, okay, that's fine, because I've got Yash. He doesn't quite yet. And she's like, I don't know if you have Yash. He's like, I got Yash. I got Yash. But he's gonna let Devin's know about the. The Taylor information. And they both talk about how they feel much better about Yash than they do about Taylor, that this. They're not sure exactly where Taylor falls with this vote, but as long as they have Yash, it doesn't matter and that they want to move forward with this Yash alliance. And the Taylor thing can sort of just. It can be whatever it is.
B
Yeah, exactly. So again, Taylor may maybe voting to keep Latrice to appease Kamu and Devins is moot and she, she won't get. She won't get the, the kudos for it. So it's looking like the majority alliance is about to get their. Their way again type thing. Like that's, that's how, that's how dejected it was. Like all nine. I was like, dang it.
A
Yeah. So the day really continues in this fashion. There's. There's not a lot more movement beyond again, more Drew pushing in the direction to try to keep Mallory, Barrett having those conversations. Melody trying to talk to Taylor. None of it landing. They need to pull Taylor, of course, is because the, you know, Haley who had initially been anti Lala has been swayed by the vets to. To put that aside for now to keep Mallory or to. To. To get rid of Mallory in the event that Jason wins that blockbuster. And, and Angela, who had initially been a little on the fence, has been swayed by D to make sure that she keeps Lala in order to stick it to Drew. And so these votes are all locked in, except for, of course, you just need to pull Taylor and it's just not happening throughout the day. In fact, Haley has a whole conversation with Lala where she like, tries to like, mend fences and say, I'm keeping you around. And the rest of the vets are doing the same. They're like, hey, we've got your back. We're gonna keep you. And they're starting to solidify this whole situation. Like, hey, we've got like, there's a very real world now where, you know, they come away into next week with all of these people on this Lala side, including Lala herself and Taylo and the other side. And, and it would have Yash and then the other side is like fully the other side. And that is, you know, let's say, minus either Mallory or Jason. Yash isn't included there. It's literally Barrett, Drew, Melody, and let me tell you, it's not going to be lyric that's targeted amongst those, those four. So it's just looking real, real bad here for, for all of these people moving forward.
B
Yeah. And the Haley and Haley and Lala chat, I was like, okay, girl. Like, they, they were like hashing it out, which is great. They were hashing it out. And I love this instinct from Haley. Because, you know, sometimes people be like, I'll vote for her. I don't really like her. It's fine. But getting in that FaceTime and being like, we've had our differences, but I'm gonna keep you. That's good. It still was a little frosty, though. It was. It was still a little frosty, though.
A
I mean, it's still Hayley we're talking about.
B
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
A
So. But. Because as I said, Drew was still pushing the Mallory agenda, Devins has another conversation late into the night with both Drew and Barrett to really get to the bottom of all of this. And he's like, again, just like, we need to figure this out. The vote is tomorrow. What are you guys doing? And Barrett and Drew both. But Barrett, in particular really just puts it down on the table, and he says, I really feel like I'm like, me in particular. The bottom of the tool shed. I don't think it makes any sense for me to. To let Mallory go. I cannot stand in that. I think he said, booth, I cannot go into there and say Mallory's name. It. I just can't do it. And I really would hope that you guys would be willing to, like, be with me on that. And. And Devins is. Is really. I think he's really effective in this conversation. He does lose his cool, as we'll talk about in a moment, but in a way that was still, like. That still made it seem like he was with them. But he. He very much is sort of, like, says, you know what, Barrett, like, if you really need it, we. We can keep Mallory, but we need to figure this out. And. And as they're talking, Drew continues to. And I've been talking about this for a while. Drew continues to do his thing where he's talking about, like. Like, screw red corner. Right? Like, in fact, I've been. I was, like. I was, like, mentioning red corner the other day. Like, red corner versus blue corner. Like, oh, in a boxing ring, it's like, oh, it's like the red corner versus the blue corner. And this is just too much for Devin. He's. Why would you do that? Just. Just to see the reaction. And I. Just to. To make sure I'm painting this picture. This is very much Devin's just, like, at his wit's end, and Drew being the, like, little kid who's like, no, no, we're joking. I'm still joking with you. And he's like, what do you mean? That's. Drew. That's really bad gameplay. I don't understand I'm just trying to run numbers here. And I'm like, none of this makes any sense unless they want to bail on us and they want a backup plan like you're throwing out. That blows me up for no reason. Am I crazy? And Drew's like, no, I mean, look. Look who you picked. Me and Barrett, right? Day one. Day one. Look. Look what we did. Why would you go around talking about the red corner? That's an attack on me, an attack on us.
B
Ah,
A
guys, you've got me tripping balls here. I don't know what's happening, but Devin's. Where the. Where the. It was. It was. It was sad. It was like, to see Drew, like, just. He's doing the finger guns, which was like their thing that. That, like, first night of feeds they did that. They were so excited together. And Drew's like, yeah, but we got the. This is where the. Don't worry about. Like, we're just. And it was just like, oof.
B
When I tell you, I felt. I felt for Barrett, right? Because Barrett. Barrett was the only person I feel like who was picking up what was happening. And Barrett wanted to melt away into that couc. So after this, when. After that exchange, Barry was like, you know, it's fine. We can vote out Mallory. I. I appreciate that you guys are saying that you would do this for me, but it's not that big a deal. He said, if you are saying because Devin's. After. Devin's loses his cool like, that. Devin's is like, we are the crossovers inside of the tool shed. If we are the crossovers inside the tool shed, why are we trying to break the tool shed up? And. And, you know, Drew is like, yeah, you know, but I don't really like red corner. Ish. And. And Devin is like, yeah, but we're a majority within the majority, so are we gonna ride this out or what? And then Drew proceeds to give Devin's his whole entire gameplay of who he wants in the final eleven and how he wants that to ride out. And I was just like, you did not. You did not pick up on the signals. Drew.
A
Drew and Devin's haven't, like, it's. It's. It's. Again, it's just giving, like, Corey and Mimi, like, it's just like. It's just like, dude, Devins has barely talked game with you in. In over a week at this point. Like, he talks with you, you talk at him and he goes, yeah, good idea. Yeah, but, like, you should. You should have caught this vibe. But yes, after this sort of. After Devin's loses his cool, he says to bear. And. And this is. Again, this is just like, it just shouldn't work. But it does that. He's like, you know what, Barrett, though, if, if we really need to do this for you, like, we can. And Barrett, I cannot believe this should never. This should never be a thing that anybody says on Big Brother. Barrett is like, I don't know. I, I wouldn't want you to do it just for me. I don't want to be selfish in this. Like, you guys are being too nice about it. Like, I, I mean, like, I. Listen, I would. I would really hate to do it, but, like, you know, honestly, the fact you're even willing to makes me feel so much better, so. Or I. I'll vote Mallory out.
B
Stop that. Barrett. Stop it. Stop it. Don't do that.
A
I don't want to. No, no, what you're supposed to say is this, I gotta be selfish for the first time in my life. That's what everyone says.
B
I, I just think again, Barrett, Barrett. Barrett wanted to get out of that conversation, like, as quickly as humanly possible because. And when we say Devin's is losing his cool, it's not like big over dramatic, scary way or anything like that. It's just like you, the vibes were off. The vibes were. Were not vibing, and Drew was not picking that up.
A
It again. It was like, it was like a little kid that's like, until finally you're just like, I, I know you're joking, but, like, I, this is like, actually, you need to stop. Like, actually, this is. This is driving me a little crazy. And I, I, I know you're trying to have fun, but. But I really just need you to stop. It's just like, time to stop. And they're like, but.
B
Yep.
A
Are we having. Are we having fun? Like, no, I'm sorry, I have to be serious, but, like, no. Oh, okay.
B
Serious, but nice and firm is like, like me with my 7 year old. That's exactly what. What it was. It was like, I am not playing. I need you to understand. I'm not playing, but I'm also doing it in a tone that isn't as concerning as it should be. It was. Oh, my God, it was so good. Like, y', all, if you haven't seen that clip, you have to go back and see that clip. I was like, oh, my God. Song, game song.
A
And so after this conversation, Drew and Barrett talk to them talk by themselves because Devin's goes upstairs and we'll get to that shortly, and Drew and Barrett are just. Are walking back and forth, like, just rationalizing the terrible choice they are making because as I. As I just said, Barrett has now joined the lala side. Drew has joined the lala side, and now all of a sudden, we've got four votes max to keep Mallory and eight votes locked in to keep lala. And they're like, you know what? Like, it. It does. It does make sense, you know, like, we have the majority. We're. We're gonna stay. We're gonna stick to the crossroad we have. It's gonna suck to vote out Mallory Barrett. Yeah, I feel. I feel really bad about it. Drew's like, yeah, Melody's gonna be pissed at me, but we've gotta be evil, you know, We've gotta just. We gotta just do it. We just do it. Which sucks, because, like, I'd rather be evil against the people I don't like, but, you know, it's like, yeah,
B
for
A
your own sake, not for theirs.
B
Yes. Specifically, they. They don't. They want to slime out the red cor their friends. And it's. It's like, I'm like, do it. Do it. You know what I'm saying? Like, it just doesn't. It doesn't make sense. And. And Barrett here, like, I. I. I want to give Barrett some grace. I know. Taryn, you seem like you do not. I. Absolutely not.
A
Are you kidding?
B
I know.
A
I'm sorry. This is worse on Barrett than Drew.
B
I know, but I. Barrett has way
A
less reason to even think that this is okay.
B
I know. And it's so. And Barrett doesn't think it's okay, but he's going along, and it's just like, Barrett is. Barrett is like, I'm locked into this majority alliance that I don't like. He understands everything. Like, he understands the game. We know. He understands his positioning, and he hates it. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, he hates it, and yet he does not do anything about it. So that's why I. I do feel bad for. I. I do feel bad for Barrett. I get it. I get it. It is all his fault. But I feel bad for him because he looks like he just doesn't want. He's like. He's like, he wants to shake things up, but he can't. And I.
A
That makes me more frustrated with it.
B
I know. And it is. It is frustrating. I know. Drew.
A
Drew is like. And it's this delusional world, right? But Barrett, like, sees the writing on the wall. And he's like, well, I guess that's the way it is.
B
Yep, exactly. But I. I do. That's exactly what it is. It's. It's because he knows what the right thing. What the right thing is to do, and he feels like he can't do it. So that's. That's the worst thing for Bear. But I just want. I want at the very least for him to win hoh. Like, win hoh. In this very conversation, they're talking about, like, oh, we should. We should throw hoh, man, once. Once this is over, we can really start to. To win HOHs, you know, and I'm just like, just win it right now. Make the structure that you want. Don't let it get so far down the road. But I know. I just. I just have a soft spot prepared. I know he's playing badly. I'm not excusing his gameplay. I'm just saying I feel my sweet baby.
A
So upstairs, while this has been happening, Kamu's been talking to Yash more about this potential alliance and also just talking about Drew and how sketchy he is. I was talking just a few days ago about how Yash has been linked with Drew. They've been talking about playing the middle together. They had this whole Mallory plan. They were like, let's not tell Devin about it. Yash was firmly a Drew person, and he has since been at least inundated with a bunch of information against Drew. Up in the HOH room, he ku. Was telling Yash, like, I don't know if we can trust him. And Yash is still saying, like, we can maybe use him as a number. Do I trust him, though? No. And of course that's Yash being Yash, like, mirroring and everything. But. But Yash has obviously not told Drew any of this stuff, and I think Yash, for what it's worth, also was frustrated with Drew anyway because Drew kept going back on this plan to. To. To. To flip the house. And so he's like, listen, if. If I'm gonna take his spot, I might as well just take his spot spot if he's gonna be so wishy washy. Kamu does continue to push Yash for. For this vote, the Mallory vote. Yash continues to, like, make points for why he still wants to keep Mallory. In fact, by the end of the night, I'm still not even completely sold that even though they are going to lock in this alliance, I think Yash is still pretty much a Mallory boat. Yeah. Despite everything.
B
I also, when. When Yash Was talking to Chuck, I was like, oh, my God. Yash is making some pretty good points about keeping Mallory to Chuck. So much so that tries to flip
A
Chuck obviously goes nowhere because it's Chuck.
B
But yeah, it's. Yeah, it's Chuck. But it was, it was. I really did enjoy their, their convo, watching their convo together because again, Yash like putting in work. Him and Chuck having some sort of agreement amongst themselves. Yeah, this was like, Yash is such. In such a good position. Like, I don't, I don't care. The fact that y' all keep giving this man threes on the round table does not sit right with my spur. Well, I know you gave him a four. I did, but. Yes, but I feel like he is, he is like really rising in, in the ranks here just because of how this internal civil war with the tool shed plus the other side shenanigans are going. He can really slip by here and cause some damage in the mid game.
A
Yeah. And you know, I'm, I'm thinking about this. It's like I've mentioned the Burger Bros, right? And how they. Last season, in order to. To get Will's vote, they made the Burger Bros just to get Will's vote. It worked. Will voted with them to the detriment of his game. It kind of tanked his game almost forever. Moving forward, he was, it was. Took a long time to recover and it didn't even go anywhere. He didn't. They didn't even get the votes because they bagged out. But. But it's. It feels similar here. Like I loved what Taylor was doing, making these relationships, put pitching alliances, getting in with Kamu and Devins, but she just sucked herself into the Burger Boys trap. Like she pitched the alliance and then they just used it to flip her vote, which then subsequently without Taylor because let me be clear, Drew and Barrett with that, who don't have Taylor have much less ground to stand on when they have these conversations with Devin. This is a huge reason why I believe they're backing down because if they knew they had Taylor locked and that they would have seven votes at least moving forward, then the argument is a lot stronger that D and Devin should jump on board. But when they don't have the numbers anyway and it would require Devin's ND to flip and Devin's and D are the swings. It's a lot bigger of an ask to be like, hey, can you get on? Instead of. It's like, hey, can you allow us to do this? It's can you do this for us. And that is again, a much. It's like a trolley problem. Like, instead of just letting it happen, they need to flip the tracks. And so. So without Taylor, the whole thing starts to crumble. And. And so Taylor just allows herself to fall into this trap, getting used for the vote without the alliance really valuing her. Whereas Josh is holding kind of firm to where his vote wants to be while being pulled into a group that feels a lot more solid and real, especially for the people in it. He's getting all the benefits of what Taylor's trying to do without any of the downside of actually, like, flipping his vote and. And causing the thing to fall apart. And it's. It, I think, kind of just goes to show you like that you do. You just need to stand firm on your principles.
B
Exactly. It's. It's the flip. It's the flip flopping that. That gets you. It always gets you. And Kamu and Devin said straight up, like, oh, we value. We value this. This Yash alliance above the Taylor one. Yeah, shocker.
A
So really, again, no matter where Yash ends up, the votes are just not there. Even if Barrett and Drew were to flip back over again, it's still just six. Six. Taylor remains the biggest, biggest obstacle here, and she has shown no signs of flipping back. It's going to be a Thursday. I imagine what's going to happen is that Drew and Barrett are going to probably, like, maybe last minute, and then there have been a few different, like, plans, like last. Oh, well, we don't have the votes. We'll see what happens. They might not even say too much prior to the blockbuster because they don't obviously want to expose that they're backing down until they actually have to prove it because Jason is still on the block and if he wins that block, but if he doesn't win the blockbuster, it's just Jason that goes
B
so. Oh, my gosh. I just want him to win that block. Oh, my God. They. They already got. All the witches are on it, Taryn, so don't you worry. We. We have got to Etsy wish point of the. The season and it would be. I don't even know if it would be funny if all of this chaos was caused and then Jason lost the blockbuster. You know what I'm saying? Like, I. I don't. I feel like that would be worse.
A
I feel like that's gonna happen. I. That's. Listen, my gut is almost always wrong when it comes to the blockbuster. I'm always wrong as soon as I see the competition. I'm usually able to predict who wins, but prior to that, I'm always like, my gut's telling me it's this person's time to go. And then Yash wins. Right. Like, so. So who knows? But like, it does. This does feel like the kind of thing where it's like it's all for not. And Jason ends up leaving anyway. But. But who knows? Well, I genuinely. We'll have to wait and see what the blockbuster is first, I think.
B
Yeah. And that. And. And because of that, I was going back and I went through. And I looked through all the blockbusters. I was like, oh, yeah, they did do that one. They did do that one. And I'm like, there's a few that I think are just random. I was thinking of the one that. That Tucker won around a week three. The one he beat Quinn in. Quinn and Kenny in. The ball grab. The. Just the. The ball. The ball grab one. It would be stupid if they did the. The flat puzzle, the first one that Tucker won, because that would just be. That's just. That's not fun. Then we had the one that Mickey won. All of a sudden when we were looking at a. We thought Riley or Morgan was going to win. The one where the ball has to ball. Yeah. There's so many.
A
I mean, really, a lot of these. I would give Jason an advantage to just on size, which is usually the case. Exactly. But. But Mallory's good and she's quick, so. Yeah. I don't know.
B
Right. And that's the thing. So if it's something like technical or something like that, she could have the advantage on him. There's one where I don't think they would do the ropes course one that this early. I saw somebody say the ropes course one. That would be way too early to do. Do that.
A
That would be like the. The one Mackenzie beats Rubina on rolling
B
the ball up again.
A
Yeah, that.
B
Yeah, that's a crapshoot. The one where they had the two rooms last season with. With. I think that was the one that Will lost where they had the two rooms and they said count all of the differences.
A
Yeah, I don't think they do that because they just had the screen one last week or the week before.
B
So.
A
But yeah.
B
Oh, man. It's just. Oh, it's so many. It's so many options. So it's just kind of like. Like you said, until we see it. And Julie hasn't been doing the previews like she did the first season. Right. Like, I remember she has.
A
Yeah.
B
So I'M gonna be like, I remember every Thursday album. I'm like, what is it gonna be? What is it?
A
That's what. That's what? Yeah. So Julie, if people don't know, Julie puts out a video of herself playing the blockbuster prior to the episode airing. And so that's when you can really get a sense of, like, okay, Jason's gonna win this one because it's purely gonna be size or like, okay, this one is gonna be anyone's game. But we're not done. Just one more thing.
B
No.
A
This conversation with Kamu, Yash, Devin's joins it, and they lock in their alliance again. They kind of push toward the Mallory vote, and Yash continues to argue against it, but they also then talk, should we bring in D? Do we. How do we feel about D? Ultimately, they feel good about D, of course, because this whole thing was a trap. They pull in D and. And like, this is a lengthy process and they all have these individual conversations and they're doing everything right as well, where Yash feels like he was at the core of this with Kamu, and then he brings in Devin's. And then they bring in D. And so Yash feels like he's at the start of this, and they're all acting really excited. The only real tell that this is not real is that, like, it's week, you know, three. And. And, like, people don't just get randomly pulled into an alliance like this on week three, especially if there's been one group in power the whole time. But, you know, who knows exactly what Yasha's thoughts are? But they're acting. Oh, yes, this is exciting. And they officially anoint their alliance, the four of them. They call it the Wolf pack.
B
How for them, another alliance, another alliance. Yay. That benefits the majority. Great.
A
Yeah. So there you go. That's about where we leave off the night. There's a lot of little tendrils out there. And. And. And, you know, again, kudos to. To Devins and to D, primarily Devins, for whipping up this vote, basically doing exactly what I said they should have done in week one. They've learned, you know, in week one, they backed off of the Ashley vote, and Ashley wasn't really like, a solid number for them anyway, which is part of it. And. And that's exactly what Devin said at the time. Like, if I thought Ashley was important enough, I would push this, but she's kind of a loose, loose end, so let's just let it go. But they've learned that they have the. They have the Power and the influence to push in whatever direction they want. It was a little back and forth for a while, but once they locked in, they really made it happen. So, you know, kudos to them. Bad for us, but, you know. Yeah, they're learning.
B
Yeah. And. And can we talk. Can we talk real quick about Kamu and Haley's frustration with Chuck today? That was a little interesting.
A
So, basically, if I were to sum this up as succinctly as I could, take D and Angela's early suspicion of Drew and say, Kamu and Haley are now thinking that Chuck is, like, the same.
B
Yeah. Yeah. And essentially, also, though, like, they're mad that Chuck is saying, well, he's saying, oh, I'm not gonna win an HOH yet to Haley. But then he's telling Kamu. He's gunning for it, and Kamu's like, I'm hoh. I can't go for it. I. You need to be able to get blood on your hands and stuff like that. And so they were really, like, kind of upset about it. Kamu actually said it to a few other people too. I think he said it to Devin's. I think he even told Yasha, too. So he was. He was. He was a little peeved at hearing that Chuck wasn' gunning for the hoh.
A
And then I think he's genuinely annoyed. And then I think, in addition to that, he's happy to have something to say that further separates him from Chuck because he tries. He's been trying to do that for a while.
B
Yep, I agree. And then it was so funny because on the flip side, on the flip, cameras listening to Chuck, he is exactly telling Yash. Like, I. I'm just sitting there waiting. I'm cool, because.
A
And to talk to defend Chuck slightly here, at least they're telling Chuck, like, you need to be the one. Or I guess they're not telling him he needs to be. But they were, like, trying to imply that they need people to take Drew out. And he was like, I'll do it. I'll take. I'll take the shot at Drew if you need me to. And so now. But then he's like, well, I. I don't think he actually wants to have to be the one to take shot at Drew. So he's like, maybe I shouldn't. But then. Then he's yapping about it. So it's like, what? Like, what are we doing here? But, yeah, that's worth pointing out. I agree that Chuck is in a little bit of hot water with his group Especially now that they are pulling people in like Yash and they're making these alliances, it's not a good time to start to be a loose end. We've seen that with Drew, and so, you know, this could be the start of a lengthy Chuck excommunication process, but we'll have to wait on that.
B
Yeah, yeah, we'll have to see where that goes. It feels like one of those things to tee up just in case the other side gets power. And if they have to start throwing their own under the bus.
A
Oh, yeah. Chuck would be the first person they. Chuck.
B
Exactly.
A
All right, Mari, anything else you wanted to bring up?
B
No, that was it. My. My Rick Devin's name game fell flat, but I get it. I. I wanted to do it with somebody else's name, but he just really does have the perfect name for that name game. Everybody else doesn't. There's not much that rhymes with Haley or Taylor.
A
Yeah, and.
B
And with Chuck. And with Chuck, you have to say the last name, too. And I can't. I can't pronounce his last name. So I don't want to be. You know, I don't want to be insensitive. So it's just. It's hard. But it was fun watching the house guests do that. And also, I want to tell people out there, Lala is doing the thing with the cooking. Okay? Don't question what Lala is doing. There were way too many people questioning her appetizers for my liking her appetizers, her appetite. Okay? Just learn something, okay? Look, watch her whip it up at your house. Tell me it's not banging. Okay?
A
All right.
B
That's all I gotta say.
A
There's some people in that house that don't like Lala's cooking. It's.
B
And they don't deserve it. They don't deserve her cooking. They don't.
A
All right, well, that's what we have for you then, today. Of course, I'll be live tonight on my Patreon, watching tonight's episode, including this blockbuster and the potential chaos that will ensue. We will be back here tonight on the podcast to recap it all. And then there's going to be an HOH competition, a new set of plans. I'll be talking through all of that tomorrow at noon Eastern, an hour later than normal for the update, because I will also be talking to the evicted player, either Jason or Mallory, at this point in the morning. And then we'll update you on all of the night's events at noon Eastern tomorrow. Tomorrow. I mean, still morning for me at least. So stay tuned for all of that. And, Mari, what are we. What do you got going on?
B
Just. You can go to Blue Sky. Follow me at Blue sky. At Mari talks too much. That's. That's two. Like the number two you can see on my pin tweet. I am making custom made tumblers and stuff like that. So if you want a Game of Thrones themed Tumblr, a heated rivalry theme Tumblr, or some crime scene merch, shout out to my crime scene pod, you can go and find the link to order there on my pinned skeet. On Blue Sky. Only on Blue Sky. Mari talk too much on Blue Sky.
A
All right, well, thank you all so much for. For joining us here today, and I will see all of you next time.
Hosts: Taran Armstrong (A), Mari (Mari Forth) (B)
Main Theme: Power struggles, shifting loyalties, and the pre-eviction vote scramble in Big Brother 28—deep dive into the latest live feed drama, alliances, and strategic missteps on Day 23.
This episode covers a tumultuous day in the Big Brother 28 house as Taran and Mari break down the swirling dynamics ahead of a crucial vote. The fate of Jason, Mallory, and Lala—who are all on the block—hangs in the balance. The episode focuses on intricate alliance machinations, wild vote-flips, personal dilemmas, and a vet-heavy power structure that leaves certain houseguests scrambling for position (or resigned to bad moves). Notable is the emotional and social pressure bearing down especially on Taylor, the strategic decline of Drew and Barrett, and the rise of Yash as a pivotal swing voter with hidden influence.
| Time | Speaker | Quote/Moment | |------------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | 06:16 | Taran | "It's like if this was Waffle Wednesday, then this was like Devin's going, 'I eat your waffle and your waffle and your waffle. These are all my waffles.'" | | 08:23 | Mari | "She has to sit here and pick between her heart...or strategically...So it's a bad...predicament that Taylor is in." | | 22:46 | Taran | "Yash...is good at playing dumb—intentionally or not...he makes people feel like they can use him and rely on him." | | 32:21 | Mari | "Devin's literally said, 'We need to backdoor him next week.' Devin said, 'I want to win so I could backdoor Drew.' That is how far he's fallen." | | 41:40 | Taran | "Guys, you've got me tripping balls here. I don't know what's happening, but Devin's—where the—it was sad...oof." | | 61:17 | Taran | "And they officially anoint their alliance, the four of them. They call it the Wolfpack." | | 66:18 | Mari | "...Lala is doing the thing with the cooking. Okay? Don't question what Lala is doing...Just learn something, okay?" |
This episode paints a detailed picture of a house in flux, dominated by a tight veteran alliance holding power and a group of newer players all believing they can wedge themselves in, only to see the door shut in their faces. Taylor faces a personal and game crossroads, ultimately choosing friendship over strategy but earning herself little in-game credit. Meanwhile, Drew and Barrett’s efforts to save Mallory are squashed as Devins asserts dominance, even as he plots Drew’s demise. Yash, meanwhile, emerges as the best-positioned “outsider” by saying yes to everyone and holding firm only in his own mind.
Ultimately, the power structure grows tighter, setting up an inevitable clash if the underdogs can finally win HOH and flip the script. Key alliances are solidified ("Wolfpack"), lines are drawn, and a few players look increasingly easy-to-cut for the reigning majority.
Next episode: Recap of the blockbuster competition, will-they-or-won’t-they vote dynamics, and the start of the next HOH race!