Recap August 20, 2006:

Let’s start with the past. Janelle put up Marcellus, he went home. For the love of God, how long do they back. If Tuesday’s starts out on the 7th day, he rested, I’m not recapping it. Anyway, George won HOH and immediately nominated James and Erica.

Cue the intro…

I get to start my recap week with the Chenbot. She recaps the recap. Then we see the video that we just saw that showed Marci going. (I hope no one minds that I typed Marci there. At the tivocommunity.com board that I frequent and post at, I once typed Marci and someone actually took offense to it. Because you know, he’s gay and that’s a girls name. I hate political correctness so much). Anyway Janelle Diary Rooms us how everyone is a giant liar and then she defines liar for us as “people say they are gonna do one thing, then do the complete opposite.” She says she can’t believe how Marci left and she feels like a freaking idiot. Next it’s dumb Mike Boogie’s turn in the DR. He says (and I quote) “Marcellus is a little ho.” That’s right he actually said this. Listen I’m not one for judging people, those of you that have seen me post in previous years know that I like everyone, except Allison, I hated that bitch. But I’m really a nice person. I don’t get how this 35 year old, no lipped, wannabe rapper, horrible dresser and all around douche has successful businesses and friends. Maybe I just don’t understand California. I mean I live in Northeast Ohio, right in the middle of the Midwest, maybe it’s just different out here. But I’m just saying, I don’t want to judge.

Anyway, the Douche DRs to us Marci left like a little baby and he is so happy that it’s because of him that Marci left. Howie is next to DR basically the same thing that the Douche said. Why is it that I’m okay with how Howie says it? Maybe it’s because he used a football metaphor.

The Graphics department at CBS tells us that it’s now Day 46 in the hizzie (That means house. I may start talking like the Douche, maybe it will get me chicks and money). Danielle cried because people looked in his face and lied to him. James comforts her by giving her one of those stop hugging me from the side type hugs that I get all the time from girls. Hey, wait a minute, that’s what that means? Danielle continues to campaign to the DR that she hopes he knew that it was just strategy and just game…just in case they show the DR stuff to the sequestered hammies like in her season. Cue the dramatic music because just then Janelle and Howie go storming by and they go into the spidery room. James comes walking in behind them and has to defend himself. He claims that he voted out Marci because he found out everyone else did. Janelle asks him how he found out. He says in a real snotty tone, “Because I do that.” God, I hope Janelle accidentally kicks him in the hand in a later episode. He tells them he didn’t want to tell them because, “I didn’t want anything being started up. Because I didn’t want them thinking you are mad and coming after you.” Wait, what?

Janelle DRs that she had a bad HOH week. She ended up getting rid of Marcellus and she realizes now that she was screwed over by the entire house, but from now on, she’s gonna do what she wants. She says she’s not listening to the whole group anymore.

Now it’s a replay of the HOH contest where George won. Everyone was fake excited for him and George just stood there in shock looking really confused with his mouth open. It’s the same way that stupid Mike Boogie looks when kids in their twenties shun him and laugh at him for being an ass…except you know, George has lips.

George DRs that he can’t believe he won. Danielle DRs that she can’t believe she lost to Chicken George. She claims that she didn’t throw the competition because he’s the scary player in the game because (got close to the camera and did that neck thing) “no one knows what he’s doing.” Janelle DRs that she was happier that George won over Danielle because she knows she up if Danielle gets it. Erica DRs that she was rooting for Danielle but she wasn’t surprised that he won because she thinks he’s smarter than he lets on.

Quick Side Note: I’m very disappointed in Erica this year. I was always a fan of hers during her time because I like the alliance of her, Jack and Dave. I was very happy when she came in because of that. But with the asses that she chooses to hang around with, my love for her is slowly fading. Plus someone needs to get that girl a burger. I don’t care what anyone says, girls that are too skinny are not attractive.

Another flashback. James and Erica go up. George DRs to us that James was the easy one because James originally nominated him. But he says the other was a tough one. He says Erica was a pawn and James was the true target. Danielle DRs that Georges nomination was a surprise to everyone. She says he knows the house wants Janelle or Howie out and she can’t figure out why he didn’t do what the house wants. Stupid James DRs correctly that he thinks it’s probably payback. Erica wants to talk to George to find out what’s up. She takes him into that red room to find out what’s up.

George, “I had to choice.”
Erica, “Why?”
George, “I owed him.”
Jerrye25, “Who?”
Erica, “Who did you owe, I’m a little confused.”
George, “I will explain it all.”
Jerrye25, “That’s good, cause I’m confused too.”
Erica, “So do you want me to go?”
George, “No! You have to stay.”
Jerrye25, “Is there anyway I can get the last 5 minutes of my life back?”
Erica, “I’m the pawn?”
George, “ “ (Okay, he shook his head yes, but I wanted to keep the neat little quote thing going because I cleverly worked myself into the bit)

Now we get to my possibly least favorite male houseguest of all-time, James. He’s in the brown/yellow room talking to himself. “It’s on fat man.” Howie comes in and James says how Howie’s Jedi alliance member is gone. He says he “has two days of power then his ass is mine.” So I guess James is gonna have butt sex with him. Seems like a pretty good punishment if you ask me.

Cut to James, Boogie and Danielle in the exercise room. Boogie whispers how George was the person to do that live because they didn’t get a chance to go him first and tell him what to do. Stupid Boogie DRs that exact same thing. Boogie wants to talk George into backdooring Janelle. Danielle correctly asks why he would do something like that. And James gives me a great look into his character by responding with, “Because if we tell him straight, we have the votes, James will stay, and he’s the last person you want pissed off.” I personally think that Hitler is the last person I want pissed off at me because, you know, the holocaust and everything. Danielle says, “We can’t tell him that.” So James comes up with another one, “You can say the entire house was going to get Janelle out this week and you went after the wrong target.” Will someone please get Dr. Will down here to show these dopes how to do it. They remind me of the bad guys on the A-Team who try to use force to get what they want and what do they get at the end? That’s right, punched in the stomach and thrown head over heels over a car. Danielle DRs that it would be great if George backdoored Janelle because it’s one less person she has to worry about.

George gets his HOH room. Everyone goes in. I don’t know how to describe it. Boogie DRs that it looks like some kind of 70’s throwback thing. He’s got yellow chairs and a green blanket. With all those bright colors, It looks like Toucan Sam threw up in there. George DRs that it looked like something out of Austin Powers which is good because he loves Austin Powers. He shows them a picture of his daughters to which Howie responds, “George, your daughters are hot.” Then we see the picture. I don’t think any of them are 18 yet and the youngest looks 12. George is very happy to read stuff from his family. He says they reinforce him to stay in the game cause everything is good back home. They give him some privacy to read.

Later on in the day, Howie is still sporting that stupid thin moustache. Howie, Janie and George up in HOH. Howie and Janie are doing their campaigning to him to stay off the block after veto by telling him how they kept him off the block. Howie says there are people in his alliance that consider him the weakest and wanted him up but he kept it from happening. Janelle jumps in to find out what George wants. She volunteers to win the veto and keep the nominations the same. George pipes up with, “So we’re debating on what to do, here?” Wow, way to keep up George. Let’s just pause for a moment so George can go back to the top and read my recap again.

Howie asks him straight up that if someone wins veto, will he be putting up him or Janie, George says no. Janelle DRs that if she wins veto, she’ll keep the nominations the same and that for once she feels safe and it’s an odd feeling. “Thank God for George.” She says. George tells them this can’t leave the room. He tells them if he was gonna go after them, he would have already done it. “Why would I go after you guys?”

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We’re back. It’s time to choose people for the veto competition. Erica and her gigantic but very skinny neck DRs that she is definitely going after the veto. She doesn’t want to be on the block. George randomly picks Howie. Erica randomly picks Danielle and James randomly picks Will. James DRs that he’s excited to be playing with three Legion of Doomers. Dumb Mike Boogie says he’s very happy Janelle won’t be playing veto because now she can be backdoored. So veto comp will begin in one hour.

Boogie takes this one hour as a chance to try to convince George to put up Janelle. Up in HOH, he basically tells George that the house wants Janelle to go. She had nothing to do with saving him, it was everyone including James, Boogie and Will. He says this could be the best chance to get rid of her. He DRs that there are a lot of different scenarios that could play out, but someone winning, using it and putting Janelle up is what he wants. He offers George a freebie to the back of the nomination line for a couple weeks. George agrees to think about it.

Veto competition time, looks like Janelle is our host. She takes us out to the backyard. It’s a forest setting with those little gnome statues everywhere. There are tree stumps with each person’s name on it that is playing and one of those leg shackle things. Evidently they have been captured and chained up by the gnomes. On the ground in front of each stump is a hoola hoop, a pink flamingo (reminds of Wonderfalls, how I miss that show), a red ball, a sign, some tape, a spatula and some other odds and ends. Imagine finally cleaning out the back of the closet and pulling random stuff out, that’s what they get here. The key is out about 10-12 feet from them and they have to use the items in front of them to reach the key. Will DRs that there are three things he hates in life, “Robot clowns, baby corn and freaky little gnomes.” Veto comp starts and the little hamsters start scurrying around trying to figure out the combination of items that will help them reach the key. They basically start taping their items together to make a long pole that will allow them to reach the key. Danielle DRs, “Janelle can’t play for veto. I hate backdooring but if we can backdoor Janelle than she’s done.” Howie tries to use the hoola hoop to make some kind of reaching device. Mike DRs that “it’s a little sad for Janelle to have to stand on the sidelines and watch her only hope Howie who can barely tie his shoelaces together.” Wait, why would you want to tie your shoelaces together? Eventually James uses the hoola hoop and the spatula to get his key. As he is using his key to unlock himself, George yells, “Damn it!” James wins veto. As always he is gracious in his winning. I believe he said, “You can all go to hell bitches.” Howie DRs that they should have named the golden power of veto, the golden power of James because of how good he is. James DRs that he will use the veto and he hopes that George will be Janelle up.

Later on, James is in HOH with George talking about using the veto. He tries to use some lame Marcellus joke to show that he uses vetoes on himself. This guy is such a tool. He wants to know what George is gonna do. Here’s another great James analogy when it comes to George and the veto courtesy of the diary room. “The ball is completely is George’s court. Whether he decides to run point with it or he decides to take his ass to the bench, it’s really completely up to him. I’m hoping George decides to make some plays. George dismisses him and Erica is up there next.

She talks about how he was the first person she turned to when she won HOH. I don’t have that episode on the Tivo anymore but I would be willing to bet that was a lie. She tells him he should finally confide in someone but he says he feels like he has no one. She volunteers herself. He says from now on, he’ll work with her and she agrees and shakes his hand. No where in there did I hear her say she would work with him though. She DRs that she’s in an alliance with him. She says she always felt she would align herself with the old guy and she finally has. I still don’t like her, this is not BB4 Erica.

Next it’s stupid Mike Boogie’s turn. George DRs how it reminds of the principals office with the way people are coming one at a time and trying to figure out who’s telling you the truth. Boogie has a deal. He says goes after Janelle. If he does that, he wouldn’t have to worry about anyone but Howie in the next HOH competition. If anyone but Howie gets it, he’s probably safe. George says he knows what he has to do.

Will is next. Will offers himself up on the block instead allowing everyone to send Erica out instead. George is flustered by this. He puts his head in his hands and exclaims, “What are you doing Doc?” Will says it will keep peace in the house and it allows Janelle and Danielle to continue to war with each other while they sit back and watch. Will DRs that if Erica goes great and if he goes, at least he went out “by his own hand.”

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We’re back. George spills the beans to Janelle (and Howie) in HOH that everyone including James wants her gone. She calls him a weasel and DRs that James never had any loyalty to S6. George says he won’t put her up because she’s a good player and it would be against his principals. George says he won’t do it, but he wants something in return. He says he wants to join S6 and they’re cool with it. He also says they have to vote to keep Erica in the house for just one week. Janelle DRs how they will say anything to stay in the house. George channels Kayser and tells them that what he will do today will probably turn the game around.

Erica is back in HOH. She asks him what he’s gonna do. He doesn’t want to tell her. But after she promises not to tell anyone, he tells her he’s gonna put Will up and she goes nutty. She knows if she’s up against Will, she will be voted out. George tries to tell her that he got the votes. But she just assumes that she’s gone.

Of course in the next scene we have Erica running to Danielle and Mike Boogie and spills the beans. Now Mike goes nuts. He says how the whole house is telling him one thing and “Beauty and the Beast” is telling them something else. He says, “I mean do the math dude.” I love it when people try to use dumb clichés or sayings to prove a point except that they end up saying nothing. He sounds like a politician who knows he has no argument whatsoever. Danielle says how he would have been gone if it wasn’t for Will and Mike, but he doesn’t seem to get that. Boogie DRs that it was because of him and Will that S6 didn’t nominate them and he can’t figure out why he’s protecting them.

So I guess while BB was getting ready for the veto, they locked everyone down in one room. Everything was sitting around in awkward silence and Mike Boogie decided to speak. In front of everyone he decides to tell George why nominating Will is a bad idea. I hate the lipless freak, but I give him credit for doing this in front of everyone. Boogie wants to know why Will should go up instead of everyone else. George should have said it was because he volunteered and that would have been the end of it. Boogie DRs that George can be influenced by anyone in the house and he wanted to be the last person that talked before the veto ceremony. George basically says okay, let’s get everything out in the open. He says it’s not fair to Janelle, she’s put a lot into the game and it’s not fair to backdoor her like that. Boogie still doesn’t understand why Will. Will DRs that he forgot to tell Boogie that he volunteered himself. Boogie says he can’t figure out why he would go after the people who put up a big fight to save him next week. George wants to know if it was all true? Boogie said it was and he’d like to hear S6 confirm it. Janelle does confirm it, she says it was between Marcellus, George and Boogie. Will says he’ll take the blame for Marcellus leaving. He said he influenced Janelle to save Boogie and George. George asks Howie what he has to say and he says, “Um, I think we’ve covered everything.” Boogie throws that Coup D’etat thing at him and says that someone has it and everyone knows who has it and wants to know if that’s something he wants to go up against. George says he’s probably up against it right now anyway.

James calls everyone for the ceremony. Danielle, Erica and George stay behind. George tells them to shut the door. He tells them he’s gonna put up Howie instead and they are very happy about this.

Ceremony starts, James uses it on himself and it’s time for George. He can’t put up Boogie and Will because they saved him, he won’t go after Janelle because she’s a really good player and he won’t go after Danielle although he doesn’t say why. That leaves just Howie and what becomes a theme for Howie over the next couple days, he’s not pleased. One thing about Howie that always puzzled me was how when he starts rambling on about something, how much he sounds like a crazy person. “It’s a free week for George, a free week” he says. Huh? George tries to defend himself.

Will, Howie and Janie in a red room. Will and Janie immediately start yelling at Howie for going crazy and saying stuff like “We have the numbers” because that tells Danielle that Chilltown and S6 are together. Will swears to Howie that he has his vote. Will DRs that Howie is doing a terrible job of trying to get votes. He says that Howie should ask Janelle to go around and try to get votes. This could be his downfall. Will tells him to stop yelling at people. Howie goes to Boogie next and asks him if he’s gonna keep him. Boogie says yes and they give one of those uncomfortable hugs, like they are both so homophobic that God forbid they actually touch each other. Howie says, “Bros before hoes!”

Howie DRs that he is confident that he has Janelle and James and he only needs one of Will or Boogie. Now in the workout room, Boogie says it will funny. Howie asks again, “Am I stayin, am I stayin?” Boogie says yes and stop asking. They shake hands and Howie leaves. Boogie DRs that he swore he would keep Howie but come one, this game is played by lying. Everyone lies, you have to.

Now in the exercise room with Boogie, Will and James. Will thinks that Erika is the person that has to go. James agrees. Boogie says nothing. Will thinks that Howie is a weak player but he’s with Janelle. James agrees. Boogie says nothing. Howie appears to be listening at the door. Will DRs that they aren’t sure what they are gonna do yet and they don’t know when they’ll know.

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Chenbot is back. To the living room we go with the houseguests. Julie allows the person who won the Coup D’etat power a chance to use it. Boogie doesn’t. Live voting starts. Danielle votes out Howie. James votes out Erica. Janelle votes out Erica. Will votes out Howie. Boogie votes out Howie. Back to the living room. Chenbot reveals that Howie is gone 3-2. Howie is not happy. He hugs James, hugs Erica, hugs George, hugs Janelle, hugs Danielle. He then grabs Boogies stupid orange hat and throws it across the rooms. He thanks Boogie for selling him out as he walks towards the door. Boogie starts applauding and talking about how it was another class move by Howie. Howie turns around and gets back into Boogie’s stupid lipless face and says, “Right to my face, you lied to me, punk.” James gets in and separates them. Howie tells him to kiss his ass as he leaves. Boogie calls him a class act one more time and tells him to go get a life. I would have loved to have seen him drop Boogie right there. One punch. I think even Big Brother would have been okay with it. For some reason Howie yells, “Super Bowl baby” at the top of his lungs once outside while walking to the Chenbot.

He sits down with the Chenbot as we go back inside. Everyone is walking around together except Janelle. She is standing off by herself just watching everyone. As Boogie walks past the wall of pictures, he grabs something from the wall and throws it across the room.

Back inside, Howie explains that he new eventually chilltown would do something like this, he’s just disappointed that he didn’t get a chance to compete against them in a competition. He’s disappointed that they like to his face and he takes it personal. Julie asks him about George. He said he likes George as a person but he was threatened by Boogie in the room earlier when he was talking about that power. He said he thought George would keep him safe until then. Howie says that hopefully James and Janelle can take care of chilltown.

HOH competition starts now. There are 6 hamsters standing behind those cardboard cutout things that you stick your head through. Each hamster has two opening they can put their head in. One is for true, the other for false. But for fun, some little people come out dressed like gnomes. They each have pies. Basically Julie asks a question, the hamsters put their head in one for true or the other for false. If you’re wrong the gnomes hit you in the face with a pie.

Question 1: The gnomes say the total number of times the power of veto has been used this summer is four, is that true or false? It was used 5 times, Janelle and James get pies in the face and they are out.

Question 2: The gnomes say the total number of frames of big brother memorabilia hanging on the first floor is 9, true or false? Answer is 11, Will is out.

Question 3: The gnomes say on move in day, the third key that Julie pulled is Diane’s, true of false? Janelle takes the pie and Boogie is your HOH.

Boogie starts yelling Super Bowl like Howie did. Erica rushes him and gives him a giant hug, Danielle is next and George gives him HOH key.

Who will he nominate? Who cares? When does season 8 start? Stay tuned.