T. Green
Frankie was evicted from the Big Brother house, but not before unraveling in front of the other houseguests. He had playing a paranoid game for some time (with good reason it turned out), and the increasing pressure caused him to be snide towards everyone else. When Frankie sensed that he was in danger of being evicted, he tried browbeating the other guys into keeping him.
Perhaps suffering from delusions of grandeur, Frankie told his fellow Bomb Squaders/Detonators that they “created a monster” when they put him on the block. He warned that if they sent him to jury, his power of persuasion would influence the other jurors and directly determine who wins the game.
Cody wasn’t impressed with Frankie’s words, telling him that “you’re not f’ing Jesus”. When Frankie declared that he had been running the game, Caleb took exception. Caleb believed he was the one who had been controlling things all along. Meanwhile, Derrick just sat back and smirked, knowing that he was really the one pulling the strings in the house. The bottom line was that Frankie had become a major nuisance and was now the jury’s problem instead of the houseguests.
With Big Brother down to the final four, the competitions were even more vital. Cody was frustrated over blowing the final question that would’ve guaranteed him a spot in the final three. Derrick was the beneficiary, winning the second-to-last HOH. A touching moment occurred for him in the HOH room when he received “hollas” from his wife and daughter. It was a reminder to everyone that the game would soon be over, and they would be reunited with their families.
Derrick continued playing mastermind, carefully making sure that his next moves didn’t cost him. His plan was to put Victoria and Caleb on the block; he just needed to get everyone on board. Derrick easily convinced Victoria to keep up the charade that they were on bad terms. She still wasn’t thrilled about being on the block, but she survived all those other times on it, so there was a higher level of trust built up.
Caleb was a tougher sell, but he had shown a willingness to volunteer for the block three times before. Derrick explained to Caleb that he would be fine just as long as Victoria didn’t win the veto, which was highly unlikely. It was easy for Derrick to appeal to Caleb’s sense of loyalty, considering that they and Cody had a final three deal together. When talking to Cody, Derrick basically said “hey, you don’t have to go on the block, unless you want to”. Obviously Cody was cool with staying off the block.
The subtle thing Derrick did with Cody and others throughout the game though was make them feel like they were in control. By using the power of suggestion, Derrick compelled others to do his bidding for him. It does mean that there’s less tangible evidence of Derrick controlling the game. It’s worked great for him up to this point, but it could come back to bite him if he can’t sell the jury on his gameplay.
We cut to a segment with Caleb’s parents commenting on his game so far. Caleb’s father said he was always a happy-go-lucky kid. He said Caleb developed his sense of loyalty while in Iraq. Both parents acknowledged that their son was a creative storyteller, but said all his stories had some degree of truth about them. Caleb’s mother believed her son trusted Cody and Derrick too much and that he should’ve kept Frankie around. She suggests him taking Victoria to the final two to give himself the best chance of winning.
Caleb first needed to focus on surviving this week. That included winning the next POV. CBS gave yet another network plug, as the “Stalking The Veto” competition was sponsored by the new upcoming show Stalker. In this one, everyone had a crime board puzzle to solve. There were 14 clues, and they were to be filled in with surveillance photos of the ex-houseguests. Some clues had multiple answers, but there was only one correct solution.
Victoria had her typical struggles and couldn’t make much headway. Derrick was not interested in winning, as the veto would not advance his game any. With everyone in their own closed-off areas, no one knew he was throwing the competition. Cody figured out many of the clues quickly. He was the first to hit the buzzer, but had a few photos in the wrong spots.
Puzzles were not in Caleb’s wheelhouse. When he heard Cody’s buzzer go off, he knew he had to pick up the pace. At that point, he just put all the photos in the slots in the hopes of accidentally getting them all right. It didn’t work, as Cody corrected his couple mistakes and won the POV. Not only did Cody punch his ticket to the final three, but he would also cast the one-and-only eviction vote. Derrick was happy because Cody would have to be the one to get blood on his hands (that damn phrase again!).
Caleb thought staying loyal and honest with his final three group would keep him safe. But in reality, he was just used as a tool to get Frankie out of the game. Cody and Derrick no longer had any use for Caleb. Victoria and Cody both had final two deals with Derrick, and both talked about staying loyal to Derrick in their diary room sessions. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think that they were playing for Derrick and not themselves. There’s still time left for either of them (especially Cody) to see the light and adjust their strategies though.
With just one voter, Cody cast his vote in front of the other houseguests. In his speech, he admitted that he and Derrick formed The Hitmen on day two. Cody got choked up, but said that the best opportunity for him and Derrick to make the final two was to evict Caleb. Even though Victoria survived another stint on the block, she now felt like she was on the outside looking in when it came to Derrick’s loyalties. Cody revealing The Hitmen could benefit him depending on what Victoria and Caleb (who will take that information to the jury house) take from it.
During Caleb’s post-eviction interview, he said he had to expect things of this nature at this point in the game. He was more upset about Derrick lying, since they had gotten close in the house. He still wished the final three the best of luck though. When questioned about volunteering four times to be on the block, Caleb said his mother knew he wasn’t always the brightest crayon in the box.
Caleb didn’t regret evicting Frankie however, saying that he showed his true character and kept tooting his own horn. In fact, Caleb wished he didn’t show Frankie any respect to begin with (ouch!). The show did a one last cut to the final three drinking champagne in celebration.
