by David McAlpine

Last time on Big Brother 11, Chima nominated Lydia and Russell, with the hopes of getting Russell out of the house. But just when Russell thought he was out the door, Jeff used his Coup d’Etat at the (semi-)live eviction, nominating Jessie and Natalie for the week. Jessie was evicted by a 3-2 vote, girls cried, and Michele won HoH. What a great week, right?

So first, a horrid flashback to Lydia, Natalie and Chima bursting into tears after Jessie walks out the door. Were they really that sad? I haven’t seen this type of nonsense since the Eric/Maggie/Ivette crew of Big Brother 6…I mean come on now, this is nuts. I think the worst part about it for them is that they know now that America doesn’t like them or their alliance. Sad, but true.

Judging by the episode going nowhere fast, it’s clear that the recent controversy in the game is not going to be addressed in this episode. Instead, it’s going to be a total mourning for Jessie and another quirk showcase of the various houseguests. For instance, Lydia really likes unicorns and has a stuffed unicorn named Dae Yum Yum. Jeff also proposed to Jordan and she semi-accepted. But she wants a square-cut diamond ring first. Oh man, this is painful to get through.

And it gets that much harder when dinner becomes a Jessie pity party. Natalie, Chima and Lydia open up his bottle of Merlot and toast to “the man, the myth, the legend.” Really girls? I feel like Kevin sums it up the best: “O. M. G…it’s redonkulous.” More like hypocritical if you ask me. The first three weeks, Jeff and Jordan (along with the rest of America) had to deal with their alliance getting voted out, but now life sucks because things are changing. Again, since when did we warp back to Big Brother 6?

Chima starts getting on Jeff’s case for not being loyal, which seems like a weak attempt to take him down with her. According to Chima, Jeff isn’t loyal because he said he would vote out Russell, but Jeff says he didn’t vote, so he didn’t break any promises. As much as I love Jeff, that is stretching it a little too far, but he still makes a valid point: Chima is just being loud, obnoxious and hypocritical. Then we find out that Chima really wants Russell out this week. Did I mention she was hypocritical?

Natalie and Chima try to talk things out with Michele, but both seem to fail miserably. Not only is Michele really unresponsive, but her diary room session about people’s opinions swaying her and making her so confused sounded incredibly forced. Instead, it’s like you can feel her building a ticking time bomb that’s ready to explode at the nomination ceremony.

And explode it does. Even though no one should be surprised that Michele nominated Chima and Natalie, everyone seems a little shocked when Kevin pulls Lydia’s key out of the box last. All Chima can do is sit there with her diva face, then go on a tirade about how much she doesn’t care anymore. I really tried to give Chima the benefit of the doubt at the beginning, but this episode made it really hard to even attempt to like her.

Tune in to Big Brother 11 on Tuesday and 9/8c on CBS to see what happens next in the Big Brother house! For spoilers on Tuesday’s events, check them out here.

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