'Big Brother 10': flower power
Guest blogger Patrick Gutierrez on BB10:
Keesha's nomination of Jessie and Angie pretty much divided the Anti-Brian Crew into two factions: Memphis, Jessie, Angie and Michelle were on one side, while April, Libra and Ollie joined Keesha on the other.
Jessie got Keesha alone in the HOH room and told her Libra was running everything. Libra and April came up to the room but were sent away as Jessie continued to try and get Keesha to back-door Libra. The girls waited right outside the room until Jessie left and then went in to gauge where Keesha was, while Jessie was convinced he had gotten Keesha to switch her focus from Angie to Libra.
Libra, Ollie and Memphis were selected to play alongside the HOH and two nominees in the POV competition. The event had each contestant dressed like a flower lying down in a flower bed. The object was to lie there for one hour while water flowed onto your forehead. With no clock to use, the winner would be the person who got out of their bed closest to the one-hour mark without going over.
During the game, buckets of worms and other assorted nasty things were placed in each person's bed. Jessie got Libra to admit that she suggested he put up Steven. Keesha got out of her bed first, well before the hour mark. Libra was next, followed quickly by Jessie. A few minutes later, Angie got out, then Ollie and, last but not least, Memphis.
In a stunner, Keesha won the competition when everyone else went over one hour, thus getting disqualified.
With all the power in her hands, Keesha got a tearful plea from Angie to back-door Libra. The one sticking point for Keesha is the secret alliance she made with Libra on Day 4, giving her word to Libra that she would stay loyal until the end.
In the HOH room, Jessie made another attempt to sway Keesha. He pulled out all the stops, claiming Libra was talking smack about Keesha behind her back and making side deals with everyone.
(Meanwhile, "America’s Player," a twist introduced last season, might be returning to the BB house on a one-week basis. A fan vote will decide who gets the offer to become AP for the week. If that person agrees, he or she must do what the fans say. For the trouble, the AP will receive $20,000.)
Jessie wouldn't give up his fight, badgering Keesha in front of April and Renny to take him off the block. Keesha told Libra about it and then decided to tell the entire house that she gave her word to Libra and would not back-door her.
Later, a plane carrying a banner flew overhead, but before anyone outside could read it, they were all shuttled indoors. Memphis and his alliance agreed to tell the house the banner was from Steven and said, "Libra is a liar." Everyone ended up in the HOH room for the banner news, then Memphis started going off on Jerry for calling him a "womanizer" earlier. Jerry just sat back in his chair, cool as a cucumber, while Memphis wigged out before storming out of the room.
During the POV meeting, Keesha heard from Angie and Jessie but decided not to use the veto, leaving them both on the block to fight it out.
Thoughts: Keesha staying loyal to Libra is admirable, but it only makes her a bigger target going forward. Not the best game strategy. Jessie's desperation while on the block was fun to watch. "I can’t sleep! I can’t eat! I've lost 6 pounds!" Grow up, dude. You sound like a girlie-man!
Memphis is one tough dude, going off on a 75-year-old man like that. Whatever. And Libra's days are numbered. One way or another, she's going home soon …
