by David McAlpine

 

Last time on Big Brother 11, Chima nominated Russell and Lydia, prompting both to scramble for votes. When Kevin won the Power of Veto, Lydia thought she was assured a trip to safety, but he shocked her and the house by not using it. But, with Jeff’s Coup D’Etat power expiring tonight, will he use it?

 

First a small sidenote: the show tonight is pre-taped, mainly because Chima has threatened to throw an epic tantrum if the mystery power is used and her nominations change (i.e. if she gets screwed over). Never before have I seen the Big Brother producers so scared of what could happen on live television that they actually tape-delay the episode, but hey, props to Chima for that.

 

Per usual, Julie Chen opens the live show and, woah, she’s gotten big. I really wasn’t aware her stomach went out that far, but, again, props to Ms. Chen for still rocking it while being very, very pregnant.

 

In the house, everyone is stressing over the “Wizard,” which is the made up name that somehow came about referring to the Coup d’Etat. Jessie and Natalie know that it could be used on them, and it seems as if Jessie can see his endgame slowly approaching to club him over the head. To try and counter the power, Jessie and Natalie deduce that Jeff or Jordan probably hold it and try to get on their good side.

 

As if it weren’t clear enough that Jeff and Jordan have gone from zero to hero in the house, Russell figures out that he needs the duo to stay in the house. However, even with those two votes, he needs at least two more to ensure his safety. He approached Jessie, but Jessie shoots him down, leaving him with no choice but to grovel to Michele. Jessie, however, isn’t having any of it and reminds Michele how Russell called her a psycho, effectively sealing Russell’s fate.

 

Just to reiterate why we’re watching on a tape delay, Chima makes it clear in the HoH room to everyone that she’s almost positive Jeff has the power and, if he uses it, there’s going to be a whole lot of drama for people to deal with.

 

So since there’s really not much else to show, we get to get a peek inside Chima’s family instead. Chima’s grandmother tells us that she pronounces her name different from the traditional way, which she’s not too happy about. Her grandma is also not a fan of her loud mouth or fighting. At least her family recognizes it, too! Cut to Chima in the HoH, who tells Julie that she doesn’t regret fighting with Russell at all. Oh Chima, you’re disappointing Granny Flo!

 

Now it’s eviction time—but wait, it’s actually Coup d’Etat time! Jeff stands up to use the power (and everyone acts surprised even though no one’s acting has improved since entering the house), and off comes Russell and Lydia, getting replaced by Natalie and Jessie. Jessie takes his shirt off to reveal another shirt with his picture on it and a slogan starting with “The man…the myth…”—something that just makes you want to ask why he ever put that on.

 

Natalie tries to play it off as if she expected it, though you can tell in her voice she was really hoping she was wrong, while Jessie seems ready to walk out the door. He even compliments Jeff on the smart move, which must have required a lot of pride-swallowing on Jessie’s part. The votes go:

 

Lydia: NATALIE

Jordan: JESSIE

Kevin: JESSIE

Michele: JESSIE

Russell: NATALIE (Jury vote seeker much?)

 

So, with that, the ego reign of Jessie comes to an end as he walks out the door and into the first spot on the Big Brother 11 jury. He seems really happy…like unnecessarily happy. Trying to hide something, big guy? I think so. Apparently he thinks he has a shot at the WWE now, so at least he has aspirations.

 

The Head of Household competition is one of those eliminator type, face-off competitions where you get it right and the other person is out or you get it wrong and you’re out. Then, the winner picks the next two people to face off and so on until a winner is crowned. After Lydia, Russell, Natalie, Jordan and Chima are all eliminated, Michele is forced to play for the first time against Jeff. Jeff loses, as does Kevin, giving Michele the power of Head of Household. 

 

But wait, it gets better! Next week is a double eviction week. So not only do we have the ultimate fence rider in control for the upcoming week, but we get to see immediate results live next Thursday in the chaotic aftermath that is Michele’s HoH reign.

 

Tune in to Big Brother on Sunday at 8/7c to see who Michele nominates for eviction and how Chima deals with both her nominees surviving the week on the block.

 

(Image courtesy of CBS)

 

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