We had wild scheming and late night strategy sessions, but he thing that surprised me the most about Sunday's BB episode was...the new theme music/intro!! And it was great! Although I suppose I'm here to talk about the other stuff, huh? Let's get to it then (Image credit CBS).
Frankie's reign is now over :(
Starting off the episode, two two-person deals were made; Frankie and Caleb made an HOH pact and Christine and Nicole formed the Nerd Glasses Alliance, which I am VERY excited about! I would absolutely love for Christine and Nicole to be the final two. Can they go the distance? I think so.
But a much bigger alliance dominated this episode. The Bomb Squad began when Frankie and Caleb decided to recruit some numbers in the form of Derrick and Devin, which is not a bad move, I suppose. Although I have to give props to Derrick for balking (in the Diary Room) at jumping straight into an alliance.
And THEN the Bomb Squad needs a fifth and sixth, right? So naturally we'll recruit Cody and Zach. This was the point I stopped taking this alliance seriously and started laughing. Cody voiced my thoughts perfectly when he said he wasn't sure if he'd just joined the next Brigade or the next Moving Company.
Devin really proves to be the brains behind the operation...the overthinking, hyperactive, paranoid brains that constantly gets in trouble. He scrambles so much that he makes Andrea Boehlke in her vote-off episode on Caramoan look like she's having a relaxing afternoon on the beach.
Because Devin is so confident in his new 6-person alliance, he informs us that the Danielle DiLorenzo alliance with Donny is now over, and fake cries in the storeroom with Donny for some unfathomable reason.
That's it, right? Wrong. This is Devin we're talking about! He's always playing the game...even at 4:30 in the morning, when he recruits Amber and Christine to join the all-guys alliance. Hang on...I'm pretty sure the key word there is ALL-GUYS.
The funniest part is when Devin then wakes Caleb up and says something like "Bro, we gotta talk. I think we need to add Amber and Christine to the Bomb Squad." Caleb responds with "What?" which is a reasonable answer. Devin continues to explain and says he told them everything because "They know, bro. They already knew."
Ummm...no they didn't! Not until you told them! Christine sums it up nicely, wondering why Devin would trust her.
So the Bomb Squad now has an 8-person alliance...half of the house! Have we EVER seen an alliance this big before? I predict there's no way it lasts through week 2.
But Devin is still not done. Instead of targeting the women like the Bomb Squad originally intended, he starts to grow worried that Donny is secretly a comedian because he's so funny and told a "pastatute" joke. Apparently Devin thought it was hilarious and dangerous, because he implores the Bomb Squad to shift their target to Donny, which they balk at. Another prediction: Devin is backdoored by the end of week 3.
Secretly a comedian.
Enough of Devin...time for nominations and the Battle of the Block, which seems like it will spice up the Sunday episodes for a time. Frankie and Caleb nominate non-Bomb Squad members, but realize there's no one left in the house that isn't part of the alliance. Just kidding. Caleb's nominees are Pow-pow and Donny, while Frankie nominates Brittany and Victoria...which is a bad idea, because Victoria thought she and Frankie were tight and now doesn't trust him. The ire of Victoria...what a scary thought.
At the very end of the episode comes the Battle of the Block, and I found myself very much rooting for Pow-pow and Donny, of course. Sadly, Paola couldn't seem to figure out how to swing in the very cool pouring-with-a-twist-on-it challenge with a 1920s theme. Eventually she got the hang of it and nearly caught up, but Victoria and Brittany pulled out the win.
Tonight's episode will hopefully see Paola or Donny (preferably the latter) pull themselves off the block and get someone boring or annoying evicted. And hopefully my winner pick of Hayden, who has so far stayed out of the spotlight and the crumbling alliance, remains safe.
Hopefully Hayden remains safe.
I'll be back after the eviction show to recap Wednesday's and Thursday's episodes, so stay tuned! In addition, the Amazing Race Australia premieres on July 8th, and I believe Ethan and I will be covering that this season as well.
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