Even though it's no longer "couples" Big Brother, they haven't bothered to come up with a new credits sequence aside from removing the "Till Death Do You Part" subtitle. Even the house with the beating heart is still there, for no good reason. We rehash -- and this is after the previouslies, mind you -- the fact that Ryan and Allison were evicted, but the siren went off and they couldn't get out the door. ["Oh my God, they ALWAYS do this -- they show it in the previouslies, and then they show it again at the beginning of the show. I hated that so much when I was stuck recapping this dumb pile of...I mean, 'Aren't you having fun covering Big Brother, M. Giant?'" -- Miss Alli] People DR their initial reactions to the news that they were splitting up, and Joshuah of course says that seeing Allison maybe getting to stay made him sick. Sheila and Adam separately DR that they're happy to be cut loose from each other. Matt is thrilled about being free of "Chatty Natty." Natalie is a bit less excited about this development, especially when Matt ends up sitting as far away from her as possible. After Allison's eviction, Ryan DRs that he was happy that he got to stay, but he kept his feelings inside for Allison's benefit. Sheila is, naturally, all weepy and remorseful and filled with regret. Not the most stable houseguest, that one. And Josh DRs that it was "the ultimate revenge" to see Allison evicted twice. And unanimously, no less. Now, remind me, Josh -- revenge for what, exactly?
Ryan DRs about how amazed he is to be HoH so soon after being headed out. And Matt DRs that he's looking forward to working with Ryan, and that Ryan understands Matt was only voting out Allison and not his "boy." As for Joshuah, he figures that Ryan's going to put him up out of revenge, and so does Sharon. So the couples dynamic continues to send ripples through the house, which is surprising. Normally ripples require at least a certain amount of depth.
Finally, nine minutes in, we're in something like real time. We learn that as happy as Matt is to be free of Natalie, she's still her old, clingy self, demonstrated by her hanging on him in the bedroom and whining about how much he still wants to share the bed with her. And in the DR, she insists that Matt's consistent pattern of pushing her away and just his way of -- wait for it -- teasing her. Because saying "Natalie, get off me immediately" (a direct quote, by the way) is the same as dipping a girl's pigtails in the inkwell, in Natalie's world. And the editors zoom in on her crazy, frozen grin, complete with Psycho music. This does not bode well for Matty.
When the competition starts, she does manage to come up with "sushi" fairly quickly, however. Both teams put up both meat and beef. When Sheila's turn comes, she takes a long time coming up with anything, which puts her team behind. But then the other team temporarily loses their chalk, and we lose track of which team is in the lead. At the end, the red team (I'm not typing those fondue puns again) has 11 food items spelled correctly, but the blue team came up with 12, so the red team is on slop. Sheila resolves to starve herself rather than eat the stuff. Because the people who have endured medical emergencies on this show so far have done really well?
Joshuah has a one on one with Ryan, promising to never put up Ryan if he's HoH. Somehow Ryan doesn't say, "You mean again?" Ryan agrees, and they shake on it, as Josh assures him that it wasn't about Josh and Ryan. Joshuah DRs that he's playing for himself now. And then there's a little bit in which he's the first one up in the morning, so he does a little disco number for the cameras. Thanks for that.
James joins Matt and Ryan in the HoH room to discuss whom to nominate. They're looking at Sharon and Sheila. Adam joins them too, as they consider Josh. And then James suggests putting up Sharon and…Chelsia. Everyone's surprised at James turning on her, but he wants them to know he's not aligned with her. Well, that did it; the other guys are actually kind of shocked at how cold that was. Ryan is more worried about the repercussions of dealing with whomever he nominates who survives. Part of being HoH, dude.
Oh, and I guess you can go to CBS.com to vote for which evicted houseguest you want to return. You know better, though, right?
Nominations. Jesus, Sharon, inside voice, okay? No need to play to the back row of the DR room. Everyone else not in the "Bros" alliance (Matt's name for the group) DRs that they have reason to be nervous. And Ryan sits alone in the HoH room, putting keys in the box.
Ryan convenes the nomination meeting, saying he's friends with everyone there, but he has to nominate two people. Adam is safe. So are Natalie, James, Matt, Sheila (who still gets her bitchface on for some reason), and Joshuah. So the nominees are Sharon and Chelsia. Ryan says he's looking forward to "an epic battle of the females" for PoV. Oh, shut up.
Chelsia DRs that she's playing for herself now, but she hopes that James would have her back if it comes to a vote. For his part, James feels guilty. Sharon has decided to take her nomination as a compliment, since it means she's seen as a threat. So we'll see who wins PoV on Tuesday. My prediction: James wins and leaves Chelsia on the block. I have no basis for that aside from how kind of awesomely squirmy it would be.
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