Morgan Pope Recaps Big Brother 28 Week 2 Eviction

Summary

RHAP: We Know Big Brother

Morgan Pope Recaps Big Brother 28 Week 2 Eviction

Date: July 24, 2026
Host: Rob Cesternino
Panelists: Taran Armstrong, Mari Forth, Brandon Donlin, Morgan Pope (guest)

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Episode Overview

This episode of “RHAP: We Know Big Brother” covers the fallout and analysis from Big Brother 28’s second eviction night. Ex-BB27 houseguest Morgan Pope joins Rob Cesternino, Taran Armstrong, Mari Forth, and Brandon Donlin to break down the week’s major moves, Rome’s eviction, evolving alliances, the tool shed, shifting targets, and standout moments from the live episode. The panel dives deep into where the house stands, strategic missteps, game relationships, and some of the night’s most entertaining shout outs.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Eviction Night Headlines: Rome’s Game in Review

Time: 04:04 - 07:59

• Rome’s Eviction: Rome is the second houseguest evicted in a 12-1 vote, after being at the center of the week’s action.

  • Morgan Pope: “Last week I had him pretty high...this week, his entire game tanks. The whole lying about him and Lyric breaking up...kind of silly to me.” (04:21)
  • Taran: “He just didn’t quite know how to dim that light… going up to Devins and offering himself up on a platter in the way he did was like going to Sweeney Todd’s barber shop.” (07:59)

• Rome’s Legacy: Not a total disaster – he ran the outcast group, had a showmance, but ultimately made himself the main target by being a visible “leader.”

  • Mari: “He did everything he said he was going to do. He got into a nice little showmance...The prophecy has been fulfilled. Rome is gone.” (05:38)

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2. Week 2 Competition Outcomes & Strategic Implications

Time: 10:00 - 14:54

• Blockbuster Comp: Jason wins the Blockbuster HOH comp, cementing his reputation as a strong physical competitor.

  • Morgan: “As a Virgo who loves to sort and color code… that’s my dream blockbuster. Jason absolutely destroyed that competition.” (10:11)
  • Taran: “Jason is probably more dangerous just as a competition threat… our potential comp beast of the season is also perhaps the messiest player of the season.” (13:09)

• Strategic Debate: Was it a mistake to leave Jason in?

  • General consensus: Rome posed a greater social threat; Jason could be used as a shield but his comp wins make him a target soon.

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3. Alliance Fractures: Crossovers, Tool Shed & Red Corner

Time: 15:11 - 24:19

• Cracks Appear: Growing mistrust between Angela/D (the icons/vets) and Drew & Barrett (newbies), with paranoia about loyalty and shifting alliance priorities.

  • Taran: “D and Angela are coming from a place where they’re actively reading situations incorrectly… Drew and Barrett are still loyal to the Crossovers at this point.” (15:36)
  • Morgan: “Taking the shot this coming week would be blasphemous. It could easily end a lot of their games... nurture those relationships.” (17:45)

• Survivor Mentality: The difference in pace between BB and Survivor possibly impacting D’s impatience and paranoia.

  • Rob: “There’s an impatience, like Survivor...a week at a time is a long time. So in a way, that is boredom.” (19:23)

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4. Barrett and Drew’s Risks & New Power Dynamics

Time: 20:04 - 27:55

• Barrett’s Perspective: Feels alienated, keenly aware he’s often brought into alliances last, but has limited options outside Drew.

  • Taran: “His relationships with the rest of the house have not been great… his connection to Drew is probably the most dangerous thing about him at this point.” (22:36)

• Power Shift Needed: Drew & Barrett benefit if the next HOH is won by an outsider (Mallory, Melody, Lyric, etc.).

  • Mari: “They should throw an HOH... if D wins it again, they’re just going to get more entrenched into that big alliance, and it’s just not good for them right now.” (23:06)

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5. Fan Vote & Houseguest Archetypes

Time: 27:55 - 29:03

• Drew might be groomed as an audience protagonist but isn’t established enough for America’s Vote or Time Machine advantage yet. D and Devins are still favorites.

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6. Lyric Without Rome: New Game for Lyric

Time: 29:03 - 32:59

• Potential Unlocked: With Rome’s eviction, Lyric is seen as having a chance to play independently and possibly become a rising star.

  • Morgan: “I’m excited to see a roamless Lyric. I think she has a lot of...space to work with, and I think we’re gonna start to see Lyric develop as a player.” (29:03)
  • Mari: “I’m excited to see her play...her head can now be fully in the game.” (30:18)
  • Taran: “She managed to convince Devins and D to take her off the block...still has people like Yash, Chuck, Devins, D all believing that they’ve got her, and they don’t.” (31:36)

• Social Position: Lyric is well-positioned, not on anyone's radar, and has connections with Mallory and Jason.

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7. Intrigue with the Votes: Taylor’s Rogue Vote

Time: 32:59 - 36:39

• Taylor’s Motivation: Likely a genuine “pro-Rome” vote, not animosity toward Melody. Possibility of it being a “hinky” or rogue vote, but not likely to cause chaos unless someone tries to frame Drew or Barrett for it.

  • Mari: “If Taylor does not admit to it, there’s a high chance...they will be blamed in some capacity from them.” (35:12)
  • Morgan: “Taylor...is the kind of player that’s like, I’m going to do what I want to do. I don’t care what anyone else is doing.” (33:29)

• Lyric’s Upside: The panel agrees Lyric likely avoids any blame here.

  • Rob: “I really think Lyric has a lot of upside in the game...I think she has superstar potential. I’m very bullish on Lyric.” (36:43)

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8. Showmance Fallout: Rome’s Exit Declaration

Time: 48:12 - 50:01

• Rome’s Goodbye: Declares love for Lyric on live TV, confirming for all the fake breakup was indeed fake.
  • Taran: “With him gone and the fact that she voted him out…she could have gotten away with...a different interpretation...It’s a lot harder to do that now. Genuinely could impact her relationship with people like Chuck.” (48:51)
  • Mari: “He essentially kind of, like, pissed on her on the way out...tried to mark his territory.” (50:01)

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9. Diary Room Shout Outs & Celebrity Moments

Time: 37:45 - 46:14

• Houseguest Shout Outs: Jason campaigns for Ryan Murphy, Yash for DJ Khaled, D for Brandon Donlin, spurring much laughter.

  • Mari: “If you’re going to do shout outs in the Big Brother house, use it to advance your acting career. The code has been broken.” (38:01)
  • Taran: “We have great celebrity outreach.” (40:07)

• Julie's Reaction: A memorable moment as Drew greets Julie with "What's poppin' Honeymoonves?," which Julie is clearly not a fan of.

  • Morgan: “He’s been dying to get on the show...he had the tool shed in his back pocket. I’m sure he’s been dying to tell Julie that.” (44:42)
  • Rob: “I feel like this was the first time that a contestant pushed it too far beyond what Julie is comfortable with.” (45:40)

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10. Exit Interview, Goodbye Messages, and Meta Game Impact

Time: 51:11 - 57:31

• Rome’s Eviction Interview: Rome spins his target status as a compliment, citing Devins' moves against him as proof of his threat level.

  • Taran: “This actually is what happened to Rome... Devin’s went out of his way to take him out just because of how threatening he felt in the game.” (51:43)

• Goodbye Message Trivia: Angela tries a pun and fails (“Rome, the empire exploded, imploded…”)

  • Morgan: “You can request to redo your goodbye message…sometimes they just take the one you did initially.” (56:56)

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11. BB Unlocked & The Ross Matthews–Jason (Selena) Drama

Time: 59:41 - 63:27

• Ross Matthews as Guest: Anticipation over Ross and Jason’s (Selena Stities) storied Drag Race feud and possible on-air tension.
  • Mari (recapping the drama): “Selena is recorded at her club telling Ross Matthews to bite her buttocks…and a slur…her and the producers might, you know, she, they might…rub producers the wrong way.” (60:04)
  • Taran: “There was a very real chance that Jason was the one evicted tonight…imagine if Ross, like, volunteered…he gets to go on stage right after Jason’s exit interview.” (62:44)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Morgan Pope on Rome:
  “He should have tried to work with Devins to see who Devins would want to save…instead of, like, tell him what to do.” (04:21)

• Mari on Showmances:
  “Somebody check the statistics, but I think showmances that burn really hot, really fast, and one goes out soon, they last longer.” (05:20)

• Taran’s Metaphor:
  “Offering himself up on a platter in the way he did was like going to Sweeney Todd’s barber shop. What are you doing here?” (07:59)

• Angela in an Egg Costume:
  “When they were up in the HOH room and she literally falls…it’s Angela, she’s so much funnier because it’s Angela. She hates her life in that egg costume, but she’s making the best of it.” – Morgan (67:43)

• Shout Outs:

  • Jason: “Ryan Murphy cast me.” (37:51)
  • Yash: “Shout out Mom, dad, and DJ Khaled. We the best.” (38:29)
  • D: “Shout out Brandon Dol 0 for me.” (39:48)
  • Drew: “What's poppin, honeymoon ves?” (44:23)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Rome’s Game & Eviction Analysis: 04:04 – 07:59
• Comp Wins & Jason’s Status: 10:00 – 14:54
• Alliance Paranoia & Survivor Mentality: 15:11 – 24:19
• Barrett/Drew Dynamics: 20:04 – 27:55
• Lyric’s Trajectory Post-Rome: 29:03 – 32:59
• Taylor’s Rogue Vote: 32:59 – 36:39
• Showmances & Fallout: 48:12 – 50:01
• Shout Outs & Diary Room Funnies: 37:45 – 46:14
• Goodbye Message Production: 56:56 – 57:31
• Ross Matthews Drama Preview: 59:41 – 63:27

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Additional Game & Cast Insights

• Week Two was “predetermined”—no real possibility of a Rome save.
• Jason positioned as messy comp beast; could become a fan favorite if he survives.
• Crossovers and Tool Shed lines continue to blur and fracture, with paranoia rampant but some misreadings of loyalty.
• Angela’s egg costume is giving her “safety” in some player’s eyes, as she cannot receive a future power.
• D remains a captivating, if overplaying, presence—could outmaneuver a collapsing alliance.
• Lyric is set to blossom now that her game is her own.

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Panel Final Thoughts (72:40–73:38)

• Hoping for a power shift, but with so many alliances and paranoia, any HOH win could “shoot themselves in the foot.”
• The panel is collectively “bullish on Lyric”, expecting her to step into a bigger strategic role.

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For more RHAP Big Brother coverage:

• Exit interview with Rome (tomorrow)
• Daily live feed updates with Taran and Puya
• Patron-exclusive mailbag and live calls with Rob
• Upcoming episodes of “Recap Kickback” and “Crime Scene” with Mari

Find Morgan Pope:

• Twitch: twitch.tv/modelmorgue
• Patreon: [link in her socials]

Follow along, and stay tuned for what’s sure to be a turbulent week three in Big Brother 28!

Transcript

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[Taryn]

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[Morgan Pope]

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[Rob Cerino]

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[Taryn]

Listen, listen. I'm just here with my fellow alphas. You know, we're just dogging up the crib. We're doing a great job here. Shout out to my all, all my fellow alphas. And hey, I won't leave the submissives out. Yes, you can be shouted out too.

[Rob Cerino]

Is that a Brandon Donlin joke? Come on. All right. Yeah. Excited to break it all down here with us tonight to drop a lot of elite ball knowledge on us tonight. It's Mari fourth Mario. How are you?

[Mari]

Hey, are we still shouting out celebrities?

[Brandon Donlin]

Yes.

[Mari]

Hi, Monet. Exchange shout out to Asia Welch and just put me on a schedule. I'm sorry, I was unavailable for those dates.

[Rob Cerino]

We have a lot of shout outs to talk about. All right. And then we have a incredible guest here with us, of course, that we watched her like a buzz saw all through Big Brother 27 and she loves talking game. Here she is, Morgan Pope. Morgan, how are you?

[Morgan Pope]

I'm fabulous. I'm so excited to talk with you guys. It's gonna be fun.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes, Morgan, I love how much you can't get enough of talking about this.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, I mean, it's big brother how can you not like? I love the game. I had so much fun last season. And I don't know, it's weird. I actually get more anxiety watching the blockbusters than I was when I was in my own blockbuster. It was very. It's very weird. But I'm very excited to talk about big brother tonight with you guys.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay, good. Looking forward to breaking it all down here with you live tonight after the eviction. We're getting ready because, Taryn, tomorrow morning, we're gonna chat it up with Rome.

[Taryn]

Yeah. And, you know, luckily, Rob, you'll have me there to. To help communicate as a fellow alpha.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

So you could try. We're gonna do a great job.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes. So be on the lookout for our exit interview coming up tomorrow with Rome and then live feed update at noon eastern as we will wait. And Karen, is there any chance that tonight could be anything like last Thursday night?

[Taryn]

You know what? There's a chance. Yeah. I mean, there's a lot that could happen tonight. From the dissolution of the tool shed because one of them wins power and wants to do something or the dissolution of the tool shed because one of them doesn't win power and they scatter. There's a lot that could happen tonight.

[Rob Cerino]

It could be a precedent. Okay, let's talk about it all tonight. And I guess we have to start with our headline, Rome is gone. Morgan, I'd love to get your thoughts here on. On Rome. Could you put it into perspective for us?

[Morgan Pope]

Just Rome in general? Like Rome? Yeah. You know, it's funny. I love to do player rankings, and last week I had him pretty high. Like, we were really excited about Rome. And then week two, his entire day, his entire game tanks. And for me, where I'm just kind of going to critique a little, is just the whole lying about him and lyric breaking up. It's just kind of silly to me because I don't think anybody was actually going to fall for it. But I'll give him, you know, his twos and threes for at least trying to campaign for votes. I don't know. I. To me, Rome is somebody who I think had all the connections. He had the game able to, like, get somewhere. But, like, going up to an hoh and saying, here, here's everyone I would like to save, and I think this is good for me. Just didn't really help his game. I think instead he should have just kind of picked. I mean, maybe not picked anyone. I think he should have tried to work with Devin to see who Devons would want to. What would Want to save instead and kind of work with him instead of, like, tell him what to do.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

More.

[Rob Cerino]

It's interesting with Rome, we kind of. We watched his first video. He said, this guy is not going to do well, but he did not. He went undrafted in the podcaster draft, but I would say it wasn't a flame out for Rome. Like, he wasn't a disaster, right?

[Mari]

No, he went in there and did exactly what he said he was going to do. He was going to be the leader of the betas and submissives. And I mean, good. That's what he did. Right. He was the leader of the quote, unquote outcast. He was the leader of the side of the house that hadn't solidified against the tool shed. And, you know, he was the figurehead. He was the head of the snake. And so, I mean, he did everything he said he was going to do. He got into a nice little showmance. I would just like to point out that the. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Rome is gone. So now Roman Lyric will be like Swaggy and Bailey. I think this is the best thing that could have happened to their relationship because I. Somebody checked the statistics, but I think showmans that burn really hot really fast, and one of them goes out soon, they last longer. Look that up. Somebody look that up.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Boogie and Krista. Swaggy and Bailey.

[Mari]

Danny and Dominic. Huh?

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Mari]

Jess and Cody, technically, for all the romantics out there. All right.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Mari]

Yes.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Taryn, how do you put this run in perspective for Rome?

[Taryn]

I. I think that, like, Rome was basically the best version of him that we could have gotten based on what we saw in the preseason.

[Rob Cerino]

Right.

[Taryn]

Like, everything he said was pretty much true. So, like, he at least had that going for him. And, and, and I do think he comes out of the house and he has a very, like, solid exit interview, at least on his side, and. And can really kind of go out with his head held high now. You know, is he going to be the person who is, like, writing Lyric's letter when she wins HOH and like, on social media, like, retweeting every single clip of Lyric, talking about him, go

[Rob Cerino]

visit her parents,

[Taryn]

propose on finale, like, all that stuff. Who knows, right? But, but yeah, I mean, I do. I. I agree with Morgan and I, I agree with this. This whole sentiment. Like, I think at the end of the day, you know, his overall presence in the house, he was doing well.

[Morgan Pope]

He.

[Taryn]

He just didn't quite know how to, like, dim that light. And, and going up to Devin's and offering himself up on a platter in the way that he did was like going to, like, Sweeney Todd's barber shop. You know what I mean? Like. Like, what are you doing here? Like, you're really just leaving yourself wide open.

[Mari]

When it reopened. When it. When it reopened.

[Taryn]

Right.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. It seemed like the episode made it seem like that there was a viable path for Rome to stay. Taryn, was that at all possible, or was this maybe earlier in the week?

[Taryn]

No, there was never a time when. When Rome had any shot. There was a little bit of talk of maybe Jason could stay over Melody, but even that had fallen pretty flat. This was not. This was one of the least dynamic blockbuster weeks we've seen in a while, I would say.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Because most of the episode was about not even talking about, which I thought was the more interesting close vote of Jason versus Melody. All we saw was people in the house saying that we. We want Rome to stay.

[Taryn]

Yeah. I mean, yeah, go ahead.

[Mari]

Yeah, sorry. The. The episode really did revolve around will Rome. When the blockbuster will Rome stay? It was like they really wanted you to have a interest in the outcome of the blockbuster. Now, for us who have been watching the feeds, we already knew, like, it was do or die for Rome. So I don't needed to manufacture the tension as much as they. They did. But other than that, I mean, they. Yeah, I don't think they could have really cobbled together maybe Melody versus Jason type of thing, because I don't know if anybody was as convict, like, had a conviction for it enough to voice it, if that makes sense. Like, like Taryn said, it was. It was a done deal. It was Rome. And if not Rome, we'll settle for Jason Morgan.

[Rob Cerino]

I saw you clocked earlier today that this is a blockbuster that was done in your season. That Keanu one week five. Yes. I feel like you would ace this.

[Morgan Pope]

Oh, that was. Listen, as a Virgo who loves to sort and color code, I mean, you guys saw with my Eminem's, like, that's like my dream blockbuster. I was actually offended that I didn't have that. My. My blockbuster run. I loved it. I mean, Jason absolutely destroyed that competition. It was so great. And honestly, I actually had my money on Jason winning because he's just shown to be somebody that shows up to be a competition threat. He knows the game. Like, which is why I was like, oh, I really wanted him to, like, tone back the messiness. Like, I'm totally here for it, but, like, you don't need to go around telling People the messy things you're doing, because then it's going to circle back to you. So I am looking forward to seeing, like, how he kind of recovers from winning because maybe people look at him as, like, oh, you know, he's going to be a shield. He could protect me. Maybe we'll see an alliance form with him in it with more people. I'm curious, but I was proud of him.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Morgan, based off of just how good Jason is in these competitions, was. Is it a mistake to leave him in the house?

[Morgan Pope]

Honestly, no. I think Rome had more area to. Was not.

[Rob Cerino]

He was not on the. He was not on the block.

[Morgan Pope]

But you're saying if he was.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Like, you're talking about, like, if it was like, the Jason verse, Melody, I mean, that was. I didn't want to see that vote, but I also was curious to see what if that would have happened because I feel like a lot of people find Jason staying as a shield alongside Rome. Now it's gonna be a little different because obviously, I mean, it may not be that different because a lot of people don't trust Melody. A lot of people want to cut off Melody because of Drew. There's, like, so many factors to the players, and so I think Jason staying, he could end up having a Rome story where people just want to get him out, but he could almost be a shield. I don't know. I'm really curious to see.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, I really felt like that Rome was. They thought Rome is the person that Jason actually is.

[Taryn]

I think they are recognizing that Jason is a big competition threat. They saw how close he was to winning the veto competition. They kind of anticipated that he would win this, the blockbuster. And I think the idea was that Jason's game has been so blown up that it was exposed to everyone how, like, needlessly dishonest he was with Angela, that it's going to be tough to trust him, whereas Rome is still so easily trusted. Like, he could kind of come back from this is the idea. I do agree. I think that Jason is probably more dangerous just as a competition threat, because I don't care what your social standing is. If you can win hoh blockbuster hoh like, you're gonna get some influence just by the sake of having power. And it seems like that might be where Jason is heading. He is doing really well at basically every competition he's competed in so far. And I kind of love that because I kind of love that our potential comp beast of the season is also perhaps the messiest player of the season. I think that's a great combo.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Mari, I know you have the most backstory on Jason. Is this a part of his lore?

[Mari]

Yes. Like, I think Taryn and Aman did a great job explaining, like, the lore of Jason, AKA Selena Estates on the draft podcast. But I'm glad that we are seeing a different side from him. I think, honestly, him being called out was probably the best thing to happen for his game. And then now the blockbuster, because now he knows how messy he was moving, and now he will think twice about moving as messy. That, paired with hopefully some comp wins and some comp runs could really solidify his positioning in the game. And Jason has been a big fan of Big Brother for the longest time. And so to see him be able to get his chance to be on the show that he loves and do the things that he's doing, I want him to stay as long as possible. And I love that his. His shout outs are just like the random. He spoiled Drag Race All Stars last week, and then this week he's. He's begging for a job from Ryan Murphy, which, yes, put him on all of the things Ryan Murphy, but he is adding such a fun, entertaining level to this season that I really hope he stays around. I. I yelled so hard when he won this blockbuster in my house. Everybody looked at me like I was crazy. I was just so excited. So, I mean, if it's just so good to see fans go in there and. And be able to do with what they're doing and he's one of this.

[Brandon Donlin]

He.

[Mari]

He played Drag Race like Big Brother, like Taryn said. And the fact that he's getting in there and he like getting his hands dirty and he's not afraid to talk to people, manipulate people, see the layout of the house and try and make big moves. Like, I. I can't wait to see more.

[Rob Cerino]

I'd love to get into what I thought ended up being the most interesting part of the episode was that we finally got Taran, as you've been alluding to, that the D and Angela are turning on Drew segment, and we finally got to see them feeling like they. They can't trust him. How do you think that this is going to change the narrative?

[Taryn]

Well, I. I think the first thing to say is that I fully understand and I actually might agree with the way they portrayed this. I think that, like, they tried to. To keep this as. As sort of balanced as possible, where it makes it seem like Angela and D have a point while still not dunking on Drew and Barrett the reality is the sort of blurred line here. When Drew and Barrett are talking about not being into the tool shed, that's because the tool shed to them is supposed to be a fake alliance. The alliance they are actually very loyal to still, at least at this point in time, is the crossovers. And that means they are loyal to Dee and Angela. And a lot of this, like, not trusting Drew and Barrett from D and Angela is coming from a place where they're actively reading situations incorrectly. And so there's a world where you could put that in the edit and make them look like fools. But I think, correctly, Angela's a fan favorite right now. D is probably another big one. Like, they're not gonna dunk on their stars for no reason. So I actually think this is a very fair way to sort of maintain a balance. But for the record, D or sorry, Drew and Barrett are still loyal to the crossovers at this point, which matters in terms of accuracy and where we are in the game, because they do not know and have no intention. They do not know that they're not being trusted, and they have no intention of actually betraying the crossovers themselves. Now, where this could impact the game moving forward is that Angela's talked about, like, nominating Drew as early as this week as a pawn. As a pawn. But, like, they're also, like, de's talking with Devin's about damage control for when, not if, Drew and Barrett blow up the crossovers and the red corner and all of that, which they have, again, no intention of doing at this point, but they think that they do. And so there's quite a big storm coming for all of these people, and who wins HOH is really going to matter where that storm hits.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, Morgan, I saw you had a big reaction to that.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

I mean, Taryn hit it spot on. It's so interesting because, like, when you're in the house, the hardest thing to navigate is trust. Is the person who's telling me what they're telling me being truthful. And it's so interesting to see somebody like Drew who, like, you know when the crossovers are meeting, and he's like, guys, I'm like, this is so amazing. Like, you can tell he's so excited to be working with people that he probably watched on TV and wanted to play with or whatever, and they're just like, nah, something's with this guy. Like, I don't trust him. And, like, granted, he is moving around and he is playing the game, but it's also like, hello, Are you guys forgetting the most of the information you guys have is because of Drew, is because of Barrett. So it's like, taking the shot this coming week would be blasphemous. It could easily end a lot of their games or prevent them from even winning the game. Sure, they could probably make it to Jury, but, like, it's. It's something that I wish I could scream to them is, like, nurture those relationships because they also have so much information that they could just blow it up to. Like, you want to get another round of Devin's hoh? Piss off Drew. And maybe he decides to blow it up too. Like, which I would be sad for. For real. But, like, I don't know. I think in general, you know, Angela does get a little paranoid. You know, we do see that quite a bit. We Just a little. Just a little. And so I feel like that is obviously bleeding into D. I also feel like. And, Rob, you probably have a much better thought to what I'm about to say. Like, D played Survivor, It's a much shorter game, so I feel like maybe she's getting bored. Maybe she just is, like, preparing for so much stuff that could be coming when it's like, girl, you got a long time in there, girl, like, slow it down. Take a bit, like, nurture your relationships. And then, like, slowly plant seeds, but don't water them. I feel like planting them is fine, but watering them is where you go.

[Rob Cerino]

I don't think it's so much that they're getting bored. I think that. Or maybe I guess this is the same thing. I feel like that. That there's, like, an impatience of like. Like Survivor. It, like, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Okay, we got to get ready for the next thing. And so, you know, she wants to, like, go on to, you know, like, a week at a time is a long time. So I guess that in a way, that is boredom.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah. Just like, she's just, like, ready to fight for, like, she's ready to go, which I love. I love the tenacity. I love that. But it's also just, like, direct that towards people who aren't working with you. Like, do that over there, you know, so just random thoughts, you know, I

[Rob Cerino]

thought that some of the diary rooms from Barrett in the episode were interesting. Tyron, we haven't really known where his head has been at as much this week in terms of him having a quieter week, but he really told us in the diary room how he's very, like. He talked about how in the original crossovers that they brought him in Last. And then he also was very keenly aware that they brought him into the new. The tool shed, and he was the eighth person in that room.

[Taryn]

Yeah, I did find this interesting, and this is maybe where there is a bit more gray area. Obviously, to this point, most of the suspicion has been entirely on Drew, who has been, like, very adamant about how much he loves Angela, how into the crossovers he is. There hasn't been much suspicion on. On Barrett, and so there hasn't been a lot of, like, investigation into how Barrett actually feels. Most of the conversation around Barrett, at least from my end, has been about how disengaged he's felt this week. And I thought part of that was coming from being a. Have not. Maybe a little bit of social battery being drained. Perhaps some of it's coming from an actual dissatisfaction of where he stands in this group, and perhaps there is something to be worried about when it comes to Barrett and the crossovers. Now, he has not talked as much as Drew about how loyal he is to them, but he still hasn't indicated in any significant way that he would plan to go against them. I think the main thing here for Drew and Barrett is that they don't love the. The. The overall tool shed grouping because they don't love the red corner's inclusion. And I think they would love for a couple of those red corner members to be seen sniped out to continue to work with the crossovers. And that's, I think, fair game. Right. Like, that's what every big alliance has to do, is eventually snipe out their teammates. Teammates. But. But I. I do wonder how much he wants to get out of this situation, how badly he wants to get out of it, what he's willing to do to get out of it. The thing is, unlike Drew, he doesn't have as many options. His relationships with the rest of the house have not been great. He does have one with Mallory, but she doesn't trust him a ton. She's kind of back and forth because he lied about being up in that room initially, and he hasn't been very active about developing those relationships over the last week. So an interesting person to watch out for. And his connection to Drew is probably the most dangerous thing about him at this point.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. And for the vets, the icons, it's been an interesting first two weeks because during these hoh, you know, they had the two alliances, they. They had the crossovers, they had the red corner, and it was like, hey, crossovers. Oh, you're the real alliance. Oh, my God. Red corner is so annoying. They didn't really even want to talk to them. And this week, it's, like, flipped, where it seems like that they enjoy the company of the red corner more. And it's the crossover part of the alliance that's annoying. That's the fake alliance.

[Taryn]

100%.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Mari]

And that. And. And that's the scary thing for Drew and Barrett, and I think the only way that they can sort of, like, maneuver their positioning within either both the alliances, like crossover and a tool shed is there needs to be a power shift. Now, I don't know if Drew and Barrett should be the ones to do that power shift. I think if they have a chance to kind of throw an hoh to a melody, a mallory, a lyric, a lala. Like, honestly, I think they should take it because they're. That one of those people can take out the right corner. And. And maybe. I mean, even if an icon goes on the block, they would still be able to keep an icon versus, like, a red corner member. So if I was your Barrett, I would kind of hope for a power shift this week because, say, like, Dee wins it again or something like that, then they're just gonna have. They're just gonna get more and more entrenched into that big alliance, and it's just not good for them right now.

[Rob Cerino]

When you're seven eleven's hottest fire chicken sandwich. People think you're intense.

[Mari]

Well, yeah, I'm hot, so, yeah, intense.

[Rob Cerino]

Wanna see if you can handle the heat? Then try me with pickles or spicy mayo and jalapenos. Oh, and it's all just $4.99.

[Brandon Donlin]

That's a deal.

[Rob Cerino]

Almost as hot as I am. Almost sweet. No Spicy. See for yourself. 4.99 and only at 7 11.

[Taryn]

Valid through 8.

[Rob Cerino]

25, 46 participating stores only. While supplies last is store for full terms. So we saw Drew and Barrett make their final two in the episode, and they both are sort of, like, clocking each other and clocking what they're doing. Mari, do you think that Barrett knows when he calls Drew the doctor will, he's actually your doctor Drew. Does he. Does he know that doct Drew is a real person?

[Mari]

I don't think so.

[Rob Cerino]

I think he did.

[Morgan Pope]

Drew.

[Rob Cerino]

Drew doesn't know.

[Mari]

Yeah. Yes, there it is. Drew doesn't know, but Barrett, I think, is old enough to know because it's

[Rob Cerino]

not that cool of a nickname if you know who the guy is.

[Taryn]

I. I think. I think it was just a spur of the m. Like, you're Dr. Will. Doctor. Doctor. Dr. Drew. Haha. Funny. Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

I saw Mike Bloom had tweeted out that I had forgotten that Dr. Drew Pinsky was a part of Big Brother season one.

[Morgan Pope]

Wait.

[Taryn]

Yes. There was a Dr. Drew who. Who regularly gave, like, a psychologist's perspective on the. The house. Big Brother 1. He was dropped for Big Brother 2.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Interesting time for Big Brother.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Very different game. Different game.

[Rob Cerino]

Morgan, what do you think about where Drew and Barrett sit in all of this?

[Morgan Pope]

I do agree. I think they're kind of in some hot water, but they do. I think Drew just. I mean, Taryn hit on the head. Like, Drew has a lot more parachutes, likes to call them than Barrett does. I do want to see Drew kind of build that final two with Kamu. I think that's the most interesting, and I feel like he needs to obviously just kind of continue to grow with, like, Barrett and other people in the house. But yeah, I think Drew and Barrett are going to be in trouble if we do see another, you know, D or even Angela. Like, Angela wants to, like, prove a point to Drew, and I'm just like, girl, like, if she wants to prove a point to Drew, she's going to blow up the entire alliance on her own doing that. But like, when we were talking earlier, like, the red corner is getting closer to, like, Angela and D. And I honestly think it's because we have people like Haley, who is kind of like a game bot. Like, when you watch her on the feeds, like, she's gaming hard and like, Kamu's in it too. And I feel like that's what they were missing from Drew and Barrett is like, they weren't really, like, gaming hard with them where, like, Haley's in it, Kamu's in it. So it's like at that point, you know, even though it is week three, it's still early. When you aren't doing something that other people are doing for you, you start to get lower on the list and you're becoming someone that's easier to take out. Like, I'm sure they might even get to a point where maybe they want other people to take out Drew and Barrett for them. I mean, Drew's in hot water, but I think I have faith in him. I have faith in my fellow young game bot.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Taryn, you were talking this week about could there be enough in the edit potentially for somebody else to end up getting BB time machine powers? Do you think that there was enough this week for Drew to be seen as somebody who could be that young fan favorite?

[Taryn]

I Do not. I think we got some Drew. There's certainly, like, they're certainly interested in Drew as a protagonist, especially with, like, a potential budding showmance with Melody. He's got that young doctor Will aura. They would love for him to become a big character, but I don't think they've built him up enough yet to. To overcome, like, a Devins or D vote at this point.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, I think that the BB vote did come right after the Drew segment in the episode, but probably not enough to overcome either Drew or after Devins or. Or D. Too many D names.

[Taryn]

Not to mention Angela's campaign shout out.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, literally.

[Rob Cerino]

All right, so we'll find out tomorrow. And then in the Sunday night episode of what Happens There. Rome is gone and Lyric remains. And I think that this is going to be fascinating to watch how Lyric moves. Morgan, can you talk a little bit about what you think the prospects are for Morgan, for Lyric moving forward?

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, honestly, I'm excited to see a roamless Lyric. As I've been saying to myself, like, you know, I'm not gonna lie to you. To keep it straight. Week one, she was kind of, like, rubbing me the wrong way talking. She's ready to leave, and she's happy to go home, and she wants Rome to stay. I'm like, girl, get in the game. Like, you're here for 750k. He'll be there at the very end, I promise you. And so I'm excited to see her without Rome. I think we kind of got to see more of her, like, when Rome wasn't around, like, when she was making these deals and planning little seeds. Like, she's doing all the right things. I think now, moving into this next week, I think she has a lot of, like, things to work with. She voted against him. That's a great thing to say. Look, I am playing a game for myself. I'm valuable. I'm here to, like, play along and work with you guys. I think she has a lot of, you know, space to work with, and I think we're gonna start to see Lyric develop as a player, and I think that's what a lot of people have been, like, waiting for. You know, I think we're ready for the French fries in the have not room to be done. You guys know what I'm talking. It's a Love island reference. Is that allowed?

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Anyway, moving on. I'm excited to see a Rome with Lyric. That's it. Okay.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Mari, where are you on Lyric moving forward?

[Mari]

Oh, I'm excited to See her play. Like, her head can now be fully in the game. She can now. Because I. Right after. I want to say it was right after she got put up and the whole house had the big blow up. When Lyric was talking to Mallory in the gym. They're in the gym, on the feet. Like, Mallory was really, like, Mallory, look at me. Lyric was really like, you know, I can't change. There's some stuff that I can't change, but I'm gonna focus. I'm gonna get this veto. And, you know, she was really strategizing. So I think when she's actually focused on the game, she has a pretty good. Yeah, like, head on her shoulders. So I'm. I'm interested to. To actually see what she plays. Like now, people calling her, like, Lyric, Irwin. Like, y' all chill. Because I don't know if y', all, like, Allison is just a mastermind. So, like, like, let's chill for a second. Let's let her prove herself, you know? But that comparison, you don't want to set her up for failure. You don't want to set her up for failure with that comparison. But she's doing. I think she's gonna do good.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Mari]

I think she's gonna go very far without that. That target on her back.

[Rob Cerino]

Tarant. Lyric on the rise.

[Taryn]

I. I hope so. I think she showed some real promise this week in the way that she managed to convince Devins and D and all of these people to take her off the block. The way that she managed to completely trick Chuck into, like, really feeling like he was doing something there. She's got Yash believing that, like, she to this day, still has people like Yash, Chuck, Devins, D all believing that they've kind of got her, and they don't. They really don't.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

And they all think she's completely incapable of doing exactly what she's doing. And so I'm very interested to see where she moves from here.

[Rob Cerino]

Who is her true alliance now? Is it Melody and Mallory?

[Taryn]

I would say it's Melody, Malady Mallory, much more than Melody.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Yeah. I think she's with Malady Mallory. She's with. She's, as Morgan just said, with Jason. She did work with him on the vote here, and that's probably the main. The main crew for her. Melody sort of on the side. I think she'll connect more with Drew again now that she's not, you know, having to be on the other side of a campaign from him. So. And then, you know, she'll maintain those connections. That she has. I'm. I'm curious to see where she goes from here.

[Rob Cerino]

And she's nobody's target moving forward. And she ends up casting a vote for Rome. But interestingly, that the one vote, the first vote we got to vote to evict Melody was from Taylor. And I'm curious if any of you all know, have any insight into this. Was this a hinky vote? Was this that Taylor was still mixed up on what everybody else was doing with the vote? Do we know?

[Morgan Pope]

I. I don't know. I think she was sitting on business. I don't think she. I think she really liked Rome. I think she's the kind of player that's like, I'm going to do what I want to do. I don't care what anyone else is doing. And I think she connected much more with Rome because you would hear her tell, like, Lala and, you know, Jason, like, we, we need Rome in here. We need Rome. So I think she was hoping that people. I mean, maybe I don't even think she was helping. I think she just wanted to go in there and be like, yeah, bye, Melody, you can go. You know what I mean?

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

She also looked great in yellow, by the way.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes.

[Morgan Pope]

Gotta say that.

[Rob Cerino]

Did she have beef with Melody or was just only a pro Rome vote?

[Morgan Pope]

I think it was a pro Rome, in my opinion. I think it was program. I don't think she's like anti Melody by any means, but, like, Rome was good for her game. So I think she was hoping that in case people decided to vote. But I mean, I don't know because everyone was kind of set on Rome going.

[Taryn]

So, yeah, Taylor was getting a little more active yesterday trying to pitch for Jason to stay over Melody, again, not anti Melody, but. But certainly pro Jason and Rome if possible. But Rome didn't seem possible and I think she knew that.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Is there any chance that there is a hinky vote at play here?

[Mari]

I would be kind of surprised at that. I mean, you blame it on Lyric, like, you know what I'm saying? Like, you blame it on Jason. Does anybody care? Will Melody care? I guess it'll. It'll be. Will Melody care? If Melody goes around the house asking, you know, trying to figure out who voted for her and it turned into a thing, then maybe it'll be a thing. But I, I would always say don't, don't do that. Don't, like, don't make something bigger than it is. But she might.

[Taryn]

I mean, I actually think that, that it'll matter. More for, like, Dee and Angela and Devins, who may be inclined to blame Drew or Barrett if Taylor does not own up to the vote. This was a topic of discussion specifically for them. This was a test for Drew and Barrett to hope that they would not cast rogue votes like this. So if. If Taylor does not admit to it, there's a high chance that. That they will be blamed in some capacity from them.

[Rob Cerino]

Is it possible, though, that Lyric ends up getting this blowback? I don't know why she would lie about it if she says that she didn't do it. But would they still accuse Lyric? It seems like that the most obvious person to have cast the votes for Rome to stay.

[Taryn]

Yeah, we. We saw her in the episode already denying it, Angela already saying she believes her. I don't think there's any serious reason to suspect that Lyric is. Is, like, lying, because why would she bother it? You usually don't suspect that person, and. And there's not a lot of reason to. To blame her either. It's more useful to blame somebody else. And on top of all of that, again, none of them thinks she's capable of moves like that. So I really think Lyric will get away fine.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, I was gonna say that, too, because then when she was talking to Devin, saying Devin's like. When she left, he literally was like, I really trust Lyric. Like, there's something about her that's very trustworthy. So I honestly feel like they're like, okay, she's telling the truth. I don't think that they would suspect that it's her.

[Brandon Donlin]

Okay.

[Mari]

Yeah, the baby voice is working.

[Rob Cerino]

It's work. It's working. I really think that Lyric has a lot of upside in the game. I really. I think that she has a. A chance to be a like. And maybe I'm biased because I have her in the draft, but I. I really think that she. She. I think she has superstar potential. I'm very bullish on Lyric.

[Morgan Pope]

I. I think she has potential. I think especially without Rome, that that's what I'm excited about. Like, Rome gone. I think Mari said it perfectly. She is going to probably put her head more into the game and actually focus. She might, you know, play the field and do her thing, because she's been great at that this past week.

[Mari]

So.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, we'll see.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. All right. I want to talk about some of the votes and everything from. We had our ev. Know in these lopsided votes, we have to look for something, and we've talked about it a little bit, but we got Some interesting votes here tonight. Jason ended up voting, as Mari mentioned, and he had this for my game.

[Morgan Pope]

I sadly booked to evict Chrome.

[Taryn]

Thank you. Thank you, Julie.

[Rob Cerino]

Ryan Murphy cast me.

[Morgan Pope]

I'm sorry I wasn't available for those dates.

[Rob Cerino]

And Mari, this is on the heels of last. Last week when Rick Davins was shouting out James Gun.

[Mari]

Yeah. It's like, I mean, if you're gonna do shout out to the Big Brother house, use it to advance your acting career. I mean, the code has been broken.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, yeah. All right. So then we went to Yash and it was his turn to shout out a celebrity.

[Taryn]

Hello, Yash.

[Rob Cerino]

Hey, Julie.

[Taryn]

Please cast your vote to evict.

[Rob Cerino]

I very sadly vote to evict Rome.

[Morgan Pope]

Thank you.

[Taryn]

Shout out.

[Rob Cerino]

Mom, dad and DJ Khaled. We the best.

[Morgan Pope]

Big DJ Khaled fan, apparently.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, the best. The DJ Khaled. That. That's who he's Yasha shouting out hello.

[Taryn]

As opposed to which one?

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, I don't know. I haven't heard a lot about DJ Khaled lately.

[Taryn]

This is a guy who is, like, talking about bitcoin, like, you know, like, I feel like he's a little behind the times.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Morgan, did you shout out any celebrities?

[Morgan Pope]

No, I just remember the one thing that I remember that was the very first time I won something. I said, mom, Dad, I finally won something. Like, I was like, the only thing I can remember. Like, you honestly kind of black out in there because you're literally just looking at a camera. You don't see Julie.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Vote and go after you won something, though, all. All you did was win, win, win.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, you falling face first off of a wall that you were talking about for 17 years. You know, it's fine. I'll take it.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Brandon Donlin]

Okay.

[Rob Cerino]

But then the biggest celebrity of the night ended up getting a shout out when D went into the doctor.

[Morgan Pope]

I vote to evict Rome.

[Taryn]

Thank you.

[Morgan Pope]

Thank Julie. Shout out Brandon Dol 0 for me.

[Mari]

Love you.

[Rob Cerino]

Wow. A shout out to Brandon Donlin. And we can't do anything about DJ Colleague or Ryan Murphy, but we do have Brandon Donlin standing by.

[Taryn]

And listen, we have great celebrity outreach.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes. Brandon Coke Zero.

[Morgan Pope]

The Coke Zero. That's iconic.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes.

[Brandon Donlin]

Can I say something?

[Rob Cerino]

Yes.

[Brandon Donlin]

Nobody gassed up mediocrity more tonight than D Validaris. And for that, my cheers to you.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes, indeed. Couldn't vote last week, so this was the first opportunity he had to shout out.

[Taryn]

And she went to you first and only shout out.

[Brandon Donlin]

I don't know why I'm Thrilled about it. I'm 0 for 2 right now when the Ryan Murphy and DJ Khaled DMs. But it's early. I only DM'd about a half hour ago.

[Rob Cerino]

The group chat is. Is wild. Yeah.

[Taryn]

Is she trying to get an invite to like a Brandon Donlin produced television show?

[Rob Cerino]

Are you.

[Taryn]

Do you have something to announce?

[Brandon Donlin]

Every.

[Rob Cerino]

Everything that de's ever been invited to,

[Brandon Donlin]

I've also gotten to go to. So it's not really the other way around. There's not a lot of things that I'm. Unless it's this. There's not a lot of things that I get the invite to that Dee does not. But. What a night.

[Rob Cerino]

What.

[Mari]

What an amazing.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes. Brandon, you also were recently retweeted by the Big Brother Twitter account when you had posted that you were the person who told D to talk to the cameras.

[Brandon Donlin]

You know what I will say and not to be a mosh. I. And I love that Survivor hat. Morgan, you got to watch the Survivor. It went so horrible for your boy. But I famously, a couple years before that I almost did Big Brother and it didn't work out. And I go back and forth in my head of like what that would have been like. But like, I can't believe that I get to be like, this is so crazy. Like, it's like I have no complaints about anything. It's like everything. It is so cool to be able to live this exact life. I wouldn't change anything. So I'm thrilled. I got nothing to say I'm thrilled.

[Rob Cerino]

Do you think a Coke Zero endorsement could be in the works?

[Morgan Pope]

I've been trying.

[Mari]

They don't want me.

[Rob Cerino]

They might want D. I. I know who's running these. Well, now you have something for your.

[Taryn]

Your, your real.

[Brandon Donlin]

Listen, I. I'm gonna pose with it like this just in case they're watching. I didn't think of that beforehand. I've sent them many dms. I wanted to have a Coke Zero themed birthday party a couple years ago. No answer from the corporate account. These got a lot more followers than

[Morgan Pope]

I do, so could happen.

[Mari]

Brandon, check. Check your Google alerts. Something tells me that the name Brandon Donlin being Googled, it probably peaked. I. I could see those Facebook

[Rob Cerino]

Google trends.

[Taryn]

It's so funny. Yeah.

[Brandon Donlin]

You know what?

[Rob Cerino]

Not for anything, shout out Brandon is good, but shout out the whole government

[Brandon Donlin]

name is, I think a little bit.

[Rob Cerino]

I do like that. Yeah.

[Brandon Donlin]

It's the best I've ever looked on tv and I'm thrilled.

[Rob Cerino]

Everybody I was watching with my Family. And my son Dominic said, not the Brandon Donlin shout out. What did I do?

[Brandon Donlin]

Listen.

[Mari]

It's so funny.

[Brandon Donlin]

Yes.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Brandon Donlin]

I. I literally. I couldn't have more fun. This is so crazy. It's so. It's so unbelievable.

[Rob Cerino]

Anything else about tonight's episode that you want to mention?

[Brandon Donlin]

I'm all in on Lyric. I want Lyric. I want Lyric to catapult on the. On the season. I think this is the best thing for her game. I'm so excited to. To see what she does. I'm hoping for a lyric. Hoh.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay.

[Taryn]

Hold on. Genuinely.

[Rob Cerino]

Oh, wait. We could have cropped it at the.

[Brandon Donlin]

The spike. No.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Brandon Donlin]

We had to show it a plateau for the year.

[Mari]

Yes.

[Rob Cerino]

Wow. How many. How many mentions tonight is that. How many searches is that, Taran? One hundred.

[Taryn]

A hundred.

[Rob Cerino]

Wow. A few more.

[Brandon Donlin]

I gotta go buy bitcoin.

[Rob Cerino]

I gotta go look at what Yash

[Brandon Donlin]

was buying before he left. Yeah, I'm feeling lucky.

[Rob Cerino]

Secure the bag.

[Taryn]

Okay.

[Rob Cerino]

All right.

[Brandon Donlin]

I love you.

[Rob Cerino]

Thanks, Brandon. Okay. All right, Bye.

[Morgan Pope]

All right.

[Rob Cerino]

What a fun night.

[Mari]

Amazing.

[Rob Cerino]

So those were the shout outs. But then we had one other unusual shout out in the diary room when Drew ended up entering and said this.

[Taryn]

What's poppin honeymoon biz? Oh, my goodness.

[Morgan Pope]

Behave now.

[Rob Cerino]

Behave.

[Morgan Pope]

It's too good.

[Taryn]

I love it.

[Rob Cerino]

What's happening? Honeymoon vests.

[Mari]

What?

[Morgan Pope]

Listen, he's been dying to get on the show. Just like he had the. The tool shed in his back pocket. I'm sure he's been dying to tell Julie that.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, she. I don't think she liked it because when Kamu went to go vote, he called her like, hello. Like, he's like, Good evening, Mrs. Chen Moonvest. She's like, oh, somebody with respect. I like that.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

I mean like, Drew is also like, what, 20, 21, 22. You know, I feel like she just was not expecting that.

[Rob Cerino]

What's poppin Honeymoon?

[Mari]

She prefers Auntie Julie, I think.

[Rob Cerino]

Please, Auntie Julie. Or a sister from another mister. She really. She really does seem to like that.

[Mari]

That.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, I would agree.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Morgan, what did you call Julie in the diary room?

[Morgan Pope]

I just said, hi, Miss Julie.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah. Just hi, Miss Julie.

[Rob Cerino]

That's it.

[Morgan Pope]

Or hi, Julie. It was just like one of the things. Just always, always Julie. Even though I wish we could see her in there.

[Rob Cerino]

But yeah, Tara, I feel like this was the first time that. I feel like that a contestant pushed it too far beyond what Julie is comfortable with.

[Taryn]

This is the first time.

[Mari]

I. I don't know.

[Rob Cerino]

I can't think of another person where she's like, no, I don't think so.

[Taryn]

Like actively shot people down before. I'm pretty sure I'm trying to remember who.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, maybe. Maybe I just feel like that this is like. Because I feel like that she's usually a yes and. But this one I really felt she's like, no, I don't like it.

[Brandon Donlin]

I don't like it.

[Rob Cerino]

Angela's right about you.

[Morgan Pope]

Hey.

[Mari]

The hey Julie girl days, you know, I think that's where. Where it started.

[Rob Cerino]

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[Mari]

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[Rob Cerino]

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[Taryn]

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[Rob Cerino]

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[Morgan Pope]

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[Rob Cerino]

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[Mari]

Buy a new car. I'll be moving in.

[Rob Cerino]

Let's get started.

[Morgan Pope]

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[Taryn]

You what?

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, great price. I even have seven days to love it or return it.

[Mari]

So there's no.

[Morgan Pope]

No, no buyer's remorse. More like buyers rejoice.

[Rob Cerino]

I guess I'll let myself out. Congratulations.

[Mari]

I mean it.

[Morgan Pope]

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[Rob Cerino]

did you think anything of the speech that Rome or Melody gave?

[Morgan Pope]

Honestly, I mean, I feel like Rome was cooked regardless. Because here's the thing is like when he was campaigning and he's like, guys, like, you know, he had the guys meeting or whatever, he's like, I can be a shield. And then doesn't follow up with what is good about having a shield. She said, guys, I can be a shield. Then he goes on the other side with the girl, like, I can be a shield. And he didn't really like explain what is good about being a shield, what he can do. I don't think his speech was very Effective by any means. I think by then he was already gone.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Taryn]

If he had properly studied the show, he would have known to not say that he was a shield, but to say, I am not a shield. I'm a sword. That works really well.

[Mari]

Yeah, exactly.

[Rob Cerino]

Rome. Not. Not the big brother historian. So he ends up, after he gets voted out, 12 to 1, he ends up, he loves all of you, but he just wants to have his moment with Lyric. And he says to. In front of everybody, lyric, I'm in love with you. I don't care who knows it. Taryn, did he blow up Lyric spot at all that the fake breakup was all a ruse?

[Taryn]

So it was out. People knew that it was a ruse. However, I do think that with him gone and the fact that she voted him out and people are likely to believe that, that I do think that she could have gotten away with, like, maybe his interpretation of the relationship was slightly different than her interpretation of the relationship.

[Morgan Pope]

Sure.

[Taryn]

It's a lot harder to do that now. Genuinely could impact her relationship with people like Chuck. Probably not a huge thing, but it definitely wasn't, like, actively good for her game.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Do you see Chuck's face? Chuck was.

[Rob Cerino]

No. Pissed.

[Morgan Pope]

Oh, no. Yeah. He just was kind of like. Like, he was just definitely shook. But I. I agree with you, Taryn. I feel like it's going to be interesting because I do feel like him. I don't. I think a lot of people knew it was fake. Like, people did talk about, like, oh, she's probably playing the game, but we don't really care. But since he did say that, it could be potentially where. Especially with Chuck. Chuck is probably gonna have a very interesting. Com. Like, conversation with her. Kind of like, oh, so, okay.

[Taryn]

It's one thing to, like, hear it's fake. Like, oh, yeah, I've heard it's fake. Like, oh, what? Really? It's another thing to have it, like, thrown in your face. Like, oh, yeah,

[Rob Cerino]

she'll clean it up.

[Mari]

He. He essentially, like, kind of, like, pissed on her on the way out. You know, he's like, I gotta mark my territory. Like, did he.

[Morgan Pope]

Hilarious. That reference is hilarious

[Rob Cerino]

because he's a dog.

[Mari]

Okay, maybe I should have put it that way. But he definitely, definitely tried to find.

[Taryn]

I thought we were done with the French fries.

[Mari]

We're not. We're not.

[Morgan Pope]

We're not done. The French fries come later. Exactly.

[Mari]

Lyric will get around it. She's fine. She'll be good. I think she's savvy enough to get around it.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay, here's Sam has pulled a Chuck reaction. Arms are crossed. Yeah. It doesn't look happy.

[Mari]

Everything's tight. Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

The audacity.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. His eyes are piercing. What now?

[Morgan Pope]

So he's like, oh, that's nice, Right?

[Brandon Donlin]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay. We had a lot of time for an interview with Rome and still an interview with Ross Matthews. We really like last week's episode. The pacing was like. We had, like, five seconds with Ashley and we had to go. But we had a long segment segment with Rome. We had goodbye messages. So I don't know. I feel like this episode was coming in a little light in terms of how much time we had. So Taryn Rome really tried to spin this, that an icon like Rick Devins was worried about him. The biggest compliment he could get.

[Taryn]

You know what, people say this a lot, and usually it's kind of bluster because, like, that's not you. Like, usually it'll be like, you know, some random person that got sniped as a side target who's like, well, they knew they needed to get me out. And it's like, oh, that wasn't actually. But Rome. This actually is what happened to Rome. Like, they all saw him as such a big target that they went out of their way. Devin's in particular, who did have a good relationship, went out of his way to take him out just because of how threatening he felt in the game. So I actually do think it's fair. And. And he also didn't even do it, I thought, like, in a particularly like. Like, he did so with, like, respect to Devin's, which I thought was another key part of what made this feel okay to me.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, they'll get along after the show is over. We got to, you know, est his feelings on Rick Devins a couple different ways. He loves Rick Devins. Julie asked him who was the one vote to keep you? And he struggled with that. He said lyric. Nope. Jason.

[Morgan Pope]

No.

[Taryn]

He was like, I've got one good guess that was him turning around after finishing the comp. But it actually fell.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. And then ultimately it was. Taylor said, well, she was always loyal.

[Taryn]

And then Julie's like, but could it have been strategy? Are you sure she actually likes you?

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Mari, are you surprised that Julie didn't do her favorite thing of actually. Do you know who was in the alliance that was running the house?

[Mari]

Right. Yeah. Because, you know, obvious.

[Rob Cerino]

Is it too. Is it too much?

[Mari]

I don't know. Because they have plenty of time, so if they wanted to, I think they could have. But I know a lot of people have Been speculating, like, oh, maybe there's going to be a buyback because they're referencing things from other seasons.

[Rob Cerino]

Ashley's on the outside, though.

[Mari]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, she is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, I mean, I. I don't know why she didn't. She normally loves to throw the faces on the. The new screen in the board. I don't know why.

[Taryn]

She had something else planned. A certain song, a certain singer.

[Morgan Pope]

A marriage request invitation.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Okay.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

So, okay. We know Julie loves love. Okay. You talked about marriage, Julie. Is she invited to the wedding? And then. And then she. Well, okay. And I know that what the song is going to be never going to let you go. And then I guess somebody in the e. In her ear was like, that's not the name of the song. That's not the song. Her dad has one song. That's not it. Nothing's gonna change my love for you.

[Taryn]

I couldn't tell if she thought that she, like, this was gonna, like, be a big reveal. And then Rome was like, yeah, yeah, I know. Yeah, that. That'll be great. And it just. And not only that, but then she got the name right. Oh, man. This was. This was peak. This was peak. Truly. I love this.

[Mari]

Julie. Yes. Yeah. It was very weird because even if she said his whole name and. And Rome hadn't talked to Lyric, I still would have been like, who? Lyric's dad was an 80s heartthrob. Okay.

[Rob Cerino]

Sure.

[Mari]

Thanks.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

What's never gonna let you go.

[Taryn]

I think maybe she was thinking of never gonna give you up.

[Rob Cerino]

Never gonna give you up.

[Brandon Donlin]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

That's what I thought.

[Rob Cerino]

You certainly got Rick rolled by the hoh.

[Taryn]

The funniest. On one of the funniest parts to me, too. Is that. Because I. I'm pretty sure this whole thing was a bit. But. Because it was a bit. She comes in so hot.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

Seriously. With like. So you two talked about marriage in the house. He's like, what? No, I mean. I mean, yes. I mean. And she's like, did you not talk about marriage? Because if it feels like she's being Auntie Julie, like, hey, don't you. If you. This marriage is a serious thing. Okay? Don't be talking about marriage unless you mean about marriage. Oh, I love it. Because I love love. But then it was like, oh, she's doing a bit. But he was so nervous. It was very funny.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

And then it made it seem like that he wasn't serious.

[Mari]

No, no, no, no.

[Rob Cerino]

I meant it.

[Taryn]

I meant.

[Rob Cerino]

I meant what I said. But we got Goodbye messages. We did not get goodbye messages for Ashley. We got a goodbye message from Rick, from Jason, and Angela reveals she had something to do with this. Shocker.

[Taryn]

Listen, if you are an Alpha in the house in the early. In the first couple of weeks and you see Angela there, you'd better hide, because she's coming for you.

[Rob Cerino]

She's coming for you.

[Mari]

She hits, but also she doesn't miss. She tripped over her joke. She tripped over. She's like, I. I was the reason why Rome, the empire exploded, imploded.

[Morgan Pope]

I was like, you were so close, Angela.

[Mari]

You're right. You were so close.

[Rob Cerino]

Morgan, they don't let you do a retake on that.

[Morgan Pope]

You can. You can request to say, like, redo your goodbye message. Like, I had requested to redo Keanu's. Yes, that was one that I remember specifically asking. But, yeah, you would have to, like, go in, and sometimes if, like, they're busy doing other stuff, it's like they just take the one that. That you did initially.

[Rob Cerino]

What? Could you just be like, hey, can I start over? Could I get that again?

[Morgan Pope]

Oh, yeah, yeah. So basically, they just sit there and they're like, yeah, give us what you got. And, like, when you feel good about it, then let us know. I mean, there was one. There was quite a few house guests. I can think about where I was like, I'm gonna need some time. I'm gonna come back, you know, and then I would come back. But, yeah, that's pretty much how it works.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. And you still have to do one for the person that, like, you know, isn't gonna go home.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah. You have to do one for everybody on the block. So, like, when I was on the block with. Let's see, I was with Mickey and Riley, Vince, before the veto was used, or I guess after the video was used, then Riley was there. Yeah. So anybody that you're sitting next to, even if you know that they're going, you have to do a goodbye message for them.

[Rob Cerino]

Mm.

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Which is so odd. But, like, you have to, just in case, because, listen, Waffle Wednesday happens. Waffle Whatever happens.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. What day do you record the goodbye message?

[Morgan Pope]

It's so bizarre because you record it, I think it's like the day before. So you're still. You're saying goodbye to people, and you come out. Sometimes you're crying, sometimes you're happy, and then it's like you still have to live with them.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

I remember sometimes I come out, and then, like, some housekeepers would be like, did you say something nice about Me, I'm like, yes. In the meantime, I'm like, no. You know what I mean? But, yeah, you have to live with them, which was so awkward, but it's how you have to do it because you have to prepare for the episode. So, yeah, you say goodbye and you live with them still.

[Brandon Donlin]

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[Morgan Pope]

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[Rob Cerino]

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[Taryn]

I guess so, yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

And you know what? If you sort of, like, if I didn't really think about and you asked me who won the first Celebrity Big Brother, I probably would say Ross Matthews.

[Taryn]

Well, that's because. That's because every time they talk about it, they talk.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay. All right. But they brought in Ross Matthews. And so, Mark, this was an especially interesting booking, considering who's in the house. Right?

[Brandon Donlin]

Yes.

[Mari]

Okay. So Ross Matthews. Ross Matthews is probably Selena STDs, aka Jason's real op. His original. His original reality TV op. After Jason was on his first season of Drag Race, he is. He's doing a gig at Selena's Titties. And at the gig, I guess somebody asked him about Ross at the gig, but on the show, Ross was very, very hard on Selena's drag. And so Selena is recorded at her club telling Ross Matthews to bite her buttocks.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay.

[Mari]

And a slur. And then there's a whole, like, minute of a video of. Of her of Selena cussing Ross out. It might be something you can talk about on the slap, Rob, if you can find.

[Rob Cerino]

Okay.

[Mari]

Version of the rants, but the rant is like, God, tier, just Selena going in on Ross Matthews. So much so that everybody was like, oh, my God. Selena just went on. Went in on Ross. It was all over the place. And they're like, man, Selena will never come back for an All Stars. And then, you know what? Two, three years later, Selena comes back on All Stars. And she. She does a pretty good job on All Stars. She doesn't make it to the second round. But Selena, from what I understand, this altercation with Ross may have put her in a situation where, like, her and the producers might, you know, she, they might. She. Selena might rub producers the wrong way. So I'm, I'm wondering how she's faring with the Big Brother producers this time around. But all of that to say, I would love to see if Ross, like, if they ask Ross something about Jason. That'll be one reason I will be watching Unlocked tomorrow, that's for sure.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Do you think that Ross Matthews is coming on to unlock to drag Jason?

[Mari]

Could be. I mean, Jason's game has been very messy. We've said it here. It is far from a perfect game. So Ross. Ross's job is to judge, right? He. He is a judge on Drag Race. He was a, A, like a panel judge on Drag Rag. Drag Race for multiple seasons. So it, I. He would be well within his right to come on there and drag. Drag Jason's game.

[Taryn]

I mean, with this context, like, we can't forget that there was a very real chance that Jason was the one evicted tonight. Like, that is a good. I wonder if Ross, like, volunteered. The world where Rome wins this blockbuster. He gets to go on stage right after Jason's exit interview, like, walking past, like, backstage.

[Morgan Pope]

Imagine.

[Rob Cerino]

Well, I think that Sharon, in the past, they've had the evicted house guests on Unlocked.

[Taryn]

Right.

[Rob Cerino]

He would have been. He would have been there would have

[Taryn]

been part of that. Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

Oh, wow. That would have.

[Mari]

Messy. Messy, messy, messy, messy. Okay.

[Morgan Pope]

But we would have all enjoyed it.

[Brandon Donlin]

All right.

[Rob Cerino]

We'll see how messy it gets on Big Brother Unlocked. All right. Anything else from the episode proper that we want to touch on?

[Taryn]

I will say in general, like, I, I actually I, I'm enjoy especially enjoying Unlocked this season so far. I'm excited to have all the powers revealed to us and stuff. I think that's a valuable thing to have on Unlocked, but almost especially because we have Unlocked. I, I extra don't need a random interview with a person at the end of the eviction episode.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes.

[Taryn]

When we're going to hear their thoughts on unlocked anyway. And this is already such a crammed episode. Like, this just did not feel like the place for it for me.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Okay. Well, Taryn, is there. Is there anything worth talking about from that? I understand the feeds have come back.

[Taryn]

Not quite. They have not played the HOH yet, so I. I expect this is gonna be a late night.

[Brandon Donlin]

Okay.

[Taryn]

Because we're getting the feeds back already.

[Rob Cerino]

Well, we're so blessed to have Morgan here with us. I'd love to get more of your thoughts on just the season at large. Morgan, is. Is there anybod from the cast that you've had some insights on that we haven't talked about?

[Taryn]

Yeah.

[Morgan Pope]

It's so funny being, like, an outgoing player, watching as an outgoing player. Like, I watched as a pre player. Now I'm a post player. And it's so bizarre because it's like, week one, I was, like, wanting to jump through my screen to go play. I still want to play. Like, if they called me right now, I'm answering the phone and I'm saying, yes, my bags are already packed, actually. But it's so interesting watching people the way you guys watched me. It's kind of really bizarre, especially through the live feeds and stuff. It's been such a. Like, a pleasure to, like, get back into them. My winner pick initially was Barrett, and I feel like with Barrett, I. I was actually kind of shocked that he wasn't connecting as much as I thought. But he did share that he's introverted. So I. I think for him, like, you know, he's still kind of playing a slower game. So I. I don't think this is just how he's going to be. I just think he's kind of playing a little bit on the back seat to, like, kind of see everything. But I don't know. Overall, this. This season has been exciting to watch. Like, I think it's been an eventful two weeks. I don't know what it was like watching my season. I know we didn't have a unanimous vote in the first week, so I kind of understood from, like, you know, the platforms of how much people hate a unanimous vote, you know, but it's been exciting. I've really been enjoying seeing everyone kind of scramble week one and two, and I think what I'm really looking forward to is seeing if there is going to be any real alliance that's going to form, like, later, kind of how, like, the judges formed, like, right when the jury started. Like, I was. We didn't really have what I'm watching here. So it's just exciting to see something different that feels different than my experience.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah, it does feel like that. The returning vets have helped accelerate there being a bigger alliance earlier, certainly, than just Rachel on her own as a returning player. And really, Rachel wasn't received in the same way that the returning vets are in this season because it was only her.

[Morgan Pope]

Yeah, I was probably one of the only people that was, like, willing to, like, wanting to work with her. I remember when she first came down, I. I didn't watch her season, but of course we know who she is, especially from floaters. Grab a life vest. That was, like, what she said when she coming. Coming down. I was like, oh, I know who this is. And I remember, you know, hearing houseguests be like, oh, she's won. We have to get her out. And, like, my perspective was like. Like, she's. She's won the game, though. Like, why wouldn't you want to align, learn? You know, you already have, like, a technically a shield, someone that you can play along, like, play with. Like, I don't know. I was just more kind of, like, in the mode of, like, aligning, where a lot of people are, like, you know, probably shouldn't have aligned with the vets. But listen, I will always say that I think aligning with the vets is a smart decision. I think Drew and Barrett made a smart decision doing that, especially because when they revealed that powers were happening, I mean, it's. Come on. It's pretty obvious that probably we're gonna see the first three powers go to the vets. I mean, they already have a fan base. They're already, you know, up there. But, yeah, I don't know. This is. This is fun. I'm enjoying it.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. How do you think Angela's done in the egg costume?

[Morgan Pope]

Oh, you know, as someone who also played with someone who was in an egg costume, I mean, I remember when. When Vince was in his costume, like, he did have, like, marks on his shoulders. It wasn't a comfortable costume, but I think just, like, how he was like, she's still very, like, funny. It's like, I don't know. I mean, I'm sure Taryn, you probably saw this. I don't know how locked in you guys are into the feeds, but, like, when they were up in the HOH room and she literally falls, like, in front of, like, Devins and Lala, and everyone's like, oh, God. Like, it's so funny because it's Angela, like, she's just so much more funny because it's Angela. Like, she hates her life in that egg costume, but, like, she's making the best of it. You know when she was arguing at the nomination ceremony and like. Like, her hair was in her face and she was trying to get it out, but she can't reach to pull it, so she has to fling it. And then the hat flew off. Like, I am living for Angela. Like, she's excellent and I love it.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah.

[Taryn]

I loved when she was voting tonight. They had her in the diary room already. So Julie was doing the whole intro as Angela was just sitting there holding the collar down, just, like, waiting.

[Brandon Donlin]

So good.

[Morgan Pope]

And you sit in there for a while. Like, if you're the person who is after the commercial break, you sit in there for a while and then they count down. So she was in there for probably quite some time just waiting to hear when they're telling you that Julie's gonna, you know, cue you in. That's so funny. I love.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Do you think that Angela being unhappy and sort of in a bad mood with the costume, did that contribute to her annoyance with Drew this week? Terence?

[Taryn]

It could have. There's a world. But it's like D was right there with her, and D didn't have anything to be annoyed about. So, you know, if anything, I think that that, like, it just made her even less have a Have even less. In fact, Haley said on the feeds that Angela in the egg costume was actually easier to deal with than. Than Angela outside of the egg costume because she has less energy to go around being all over the place, so. Interesting. Yeah. We might. Might have to be aware of what a hatched Angela is capable of.

[Rob Cerino]

She could have a second win.

[Morgan Pope]

You know what's interesting is now that people know she was in the time capsule and she doesn't have, she's not going to ever get a power. Like, I'm very curious to see how people look at Angela now as a player. It's like, oh, she's not going to get a power. So, like, we're like, I'm so excited to see what the house kids are going to do with it. The powerless Angela moving forward. Like, they know that she got a punishment. She's never going to get a power. Now, granted, D and Devin's might, but it's still like Angela's kind of in a spot where they don't have to question if she's getting a power or not.

[Taryn]

100. Yeah. It reminds me a little bit of the. I don't remember exactly what it was called All Stars when they had the. The thing where they could only compete once for safety, and once you'd already competed, you were less of a threat.

[Mari]

It.

[Taryn]

What was that?

[Rob Cerino]

Star power? Was that. Was that a thing?

[Taryn]

I don't think it was star power. It was.

[Mari]

I remember what it was.

[Taryn]

It was like the safety.

[Rob Cerino]

No, the backstage boss was Taylor Season.

[Taryn]

Yeah. It was the safety suite. And once you had competed, you couldn't compete again. And so it got to the point where they were actively targeting the people who still could compete because it would give them a better chance of guaranteeing a safety suite win. So having already publicly gotten past that point, there's really no reason to target Angela for the next five weeks because she'll never get a power.

[Morgan Pope]

Honestly, I feel like we could see her making it to jury because if you look at someone like Angela, like someone who's kind of messy, like she kind of parent paranoia, like, she's obviously most likely statistically not going to win A Part 1 HOH. You know what I mean? So it's like she could be someone that ends up being taken to jury because she's not going to get a power and she could be beaten. Who knows? I'm still.

[Mari]

I would not want her on my. I would not want her on my jury. I would not want her on my jury.

[Rob Cerino]

Mari, is there anybody else from the cast that you want to talk about?

[Mari]

I. I love D. I really do. I. She is one of those people, like, on tv, she's so mesmerizing to watch and. And it hurts my soul that, like, I'm technically kind of rooting against her because I hate big alliances. But I. I feel like no matter what happens with the tool shed, Dee has the social chops to rise above whatever the wreckage is. Yeah. Now, if she does get pulled down by the Meyer that is Angela, I am a little worried. But other than that, I. I really like seeing D. Even with all of her flaws and over gaming and paranoia, she is just so captivating to watch. There's something about her that's very captivating.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. And we could hold two things in our hands where we can be rooting personally for the people we know and also be rooting for it to be a good season.

[Morgan Pope]

Right.

[Mari]

Yeah.

[Rob Cerino]

We have both of those things. You could thread that needle. So. Yeah.

[Taryn]

I mean, we talked to Becca Devins and I loved her perspective. She was so chill about the whole thing. And I was like, if Becca Devins can be chill about this, then, like, I think we can all be Pretty chill about this. Yeah, I think we can do it.

[Rob Cerino]

Yeah. Okay.

[Mari]

All right.

[Rob Cerino]

And Taryn, anything else on your mind with all this?

[Taryn]

I'm just excited to see what happens with the hoh. I think there's a lot of possibilities. Even these like we talked about at the start of the the the podcast, like even the spot where the big majority alliance wins, there's a chance they shoot themselves in the foot. So, you know, I think we've got some, some interesting potential scenarios coming forward. So. Okay, find out.

[Rob Cerino]

All right, so we will keep you covered on everything and we will have with a exit interview tomorrow with Rome and looking forward to hearing what he says outside of the house. Then join Taryn and Puya for the live feed update around noon Eastern, maybe a couple of minutes if we've later if we fall behind. After the Rome exit interview, I talked with Eric Stein. If you're waiting for the feeds for to come back up after waiting for the HOH competition, check out what Eric and I had to say about week two in the Big Brother house. As Taryn mentioned, Becca Devins joined us as well. I thought that was a really fun conversation with Rick Devin's wife. She had a great perspective. As Taryn was saying, she has a very similar sensibility to Rick and she's having as much fun as she can with this experience. So check out what Becca Devin had to say. And of course, we've got so much for you over on our Patreon all season long. So check out all the patron content. I'll be live at 3pm Eastern taking your patron calls if you want to call in and talk about whatever is on your mind. And certainly week three of Big Brother as well. Taryn and I have a BB mailbag for you as well. We're taking your questions rob's website.comb mailbag. We talked about all of the win percentages And Taryn, this week we'll have to divvy up what Rome had left.

[Taryn]

Yeah, we'll have to give, give his percent, bequeath his percentage points.

[Rob Cerino]

Yes, yes. Okay. And we'll see. Maybe the new HOH might have a big bump in the percentages and then we'll have so much going on over at Rahabcon 2027. That's going to be next month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And we have tickets available already for our patrons and you could check out that [e-mail] okay, Mari, what's coming up for you?

[Mari]

Well, of course over on Recap Kickback, me and Chappelle, we Just finished up our coverage of the vampire Lestat. That was really fun. But we are like over halfway way through on our coverage of House of the Dragon. So we are having absolutely amazing fun over there. So please make sure that you are subscribed to recap kickback. You can go to recap kickback.com in order to subscribe wherever you get your podcast. Or even better, you can go to YouTube.com kickback to subscribe and get all the wonderful content that Chappelle is doing over there. Also, over on Crime Scene, me and Sarah Carradine, we are still bringing you true crime every Tuesday. We've been breaking down true crime documentaries docu series for about, oh, oh, my gosh, over four years now. So if you want to subscribe, you can go to crime scene pod.com that's crime s pod.com in order to subscribe. We have cool merch now. I'm making crime scene tumblers. Yeah, look at that. Cool, cool merch. Yes. You can go to my shop, maricraftstomuch bigcartel.com to get your crime scene merch. Yeah. But other than that, we're having such a blast. So please go support our podcast.

[Brandon Donlin]

Okay.

[Rob Cerino]

Great job tonight, Mari. Morgan, where can people keep up with everything you're doing?

[Morgan Pope]

Well, I do stream on Twitch, Twitch tv, backslash, Model, Morgue. I also have a Patreon where I do live episode watch parties together. Except for, you know, nights like this where I have something a little bit more in schedule and yeah, just socials model more. You can find me everywhere.

[Brandon Donlin]

Pretty simple.

[Rob Cerino]

All right. Yeah, Morgan, always fun to catch up with you and always love to get your perspective.

[Morgan Pope]

Thank you. No, this was so great. I was excited when I. When I got the message to potentially be on here. I couldn't wait. And thank you for allowing me to yap on here.

[Rob Cerino]

Jump in anytime, reel myself in. Yes. You did incredible. And then, Taryn, it's gonna be a wild next 12 hours or so for you.

[Taryn]

Yes. Like I said, it's looking like a late night, so who knows what that means for what we might see tonight. But I will be back tomorrow morning. We'll talk through it all. Last. Last Friday was a big one. So we'll see if we have another one coming.

[Rob Cerino]

No, last Friday was a wild one where when I woke up on Friday, things were still going on.

[Taryn]

That'll happen on the east coast. Yeah. But yes, you can also, of course, find my. My streams on patreon, Twitch and YouTube during the season and off season. And that's what I got. That's what I'm doing.

[Rob Cerino]

All right. And thank you all for being here with us on a busy Thursday eviction night here in Big Brother and a lot more to come here all season long. Take care, but you have a good one.

[Brandon Donlin]

Bye.

[Morgan Pope]

Bye, guys.

[Rob Cerino]

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