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September 2, 2009

'Big Brother': What happens when you open Pandora's Box

We were clearly at that part of the Big Brother season where it was getting boring in the house, so they had to spice things up.

So Kevin walked into the Head of Household room to discover a new door and a note that said if he put his hand in "Pandora's Box," $10,000 would be released, but it didn't specify what else might happen. What happened was, Kevin's hand got locked into place so he was stuck in the room, and the money started raining down from the sky, in $1 bills, in the back yard.

The rest of the houseguests went nuts and were gathering the cash. Kevin got another clue that said there was a key to release him somewhere in the house. He yelled and got Natalie's attention and she said she would look for the key, but instead she went back into the yard to gather more money. (What a fabulous ally!)

Then Kevin got Jeff's attention, and he told Jeff that they would only get to keep the money if Kevin was released. (Crafty!) Jeff found the key, but hit it in his trash can and went back out to collect more cash. Finally, they let Kevin out, and I guess he got to get some money, but the other houseguests had been all over it for awhile.

It was funny, though, because Kevin was so outraged about how greedy everyone was, and yet, he was willing to take the risk of putting his hand in the box for $10K (which he seemed to think would go to him).

After Michele won the veto, it seemed like folks might have persuaded Kevin to put Natalie on the block as the replacement nominee. She has been so useless this season -- and revealed how much she cared about Kevin during that Pandora's Box situation -- that I thought for a bit he might go for it.

But no. Jeff and Jordan are on the block, and one of them will be out on Thursday.

What did you think about last night's show?

Posted by Sarah Kickler Kelber at 11:21 AM | | Comments (10)
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Comments

Ahh Kevin. It really would have been in his best interest to take out Natalie now. She has a lot of friends that will vote for her if she is final two. Michelle had a good point.

Still rooting for Jeff, although I'm okay if Michele wins too.

Nat is worthless and riding coattails this whole season. I hope she gets sent to the jury house. I think Jeff will be sent packing tomorrow night. They will keep Jordan since they think she is an easier person to beat. This next HOH competition is going to be the key to who wins BB11. BTW, I did enjoy that Pandora's box game. It was funny to watch Kevin be stuck in the box and watching everybody.

SKK: And Kevin's reaction when the thing locked his hand in was PRICELESS. I thought there was someone in the box grabbing him at first.

More entertaining than interesting last night. Praying for some miracle that Kevin decides to get rid of Jordan and Keep Jeff. Then Kevin, Michelle and Jeff can get Natalie out next week. No chance of her winning HOH or POV since she hasn't won anything the entire season. Everyone says that Natalie has a lot of friends in the jury house, but I think it depends on who she is up against in the end. She didn't do ANYTHING in this game for anyone to vote for her to win due to a good game. Whereas, Kevin, Jeff and Michelle all won things and made plays that changed the game. People may respect that. I guess we just have to wait and see, but IF Jeff does go on Thursday, first of all there will be a lot of unhappy women out there. Second, if he goes, then I'm rooting for Michelle.

I think there WAS someone in the box that grabbed his hand... they just didn't show you. Why else would the box have to be so big? Someone probably grabbed his hand and cuffed it.

Kevin definitely ought to rethink his alliance with Natalie, given the way she abandoned him to chase the money. I don't think the girls on The Block chase dollar bills the way Natalie did.

I was rooting for Jordan, but since she's done practically nothing, I'm now rooting for Michele. She's been the target of some of the most malicious lies in the house and has never really had someone to trust in the game. And she has won a couple of competitions, as opposed to Natalie, who despite proclaiming she's such a great competitor to all who will listen, hasn't actually won jack.

Michele is who I am routing for, if Jeff wants out the door. Which I suspect he will. Michele has been the source for many funny moments this year on BBAD. She was pretty candid during some of the Q&A sessions in the Backyard about her life experiences. Yes, she has cheated and lie during this season, just like everybody else. But, its a game and good luck to her. I suspect America will give Jeff the America's Choice prize.

I dont think it was the key, just the bad that came with opening Pandora's box. That the $10k they played for was Russ's $10k that he won in the luxury comp. That he gave it back so he could re-enter the house. If they took it, he was guaranteed to return--and they took it. We will see him on Thursday.

Michelle win? Seriously people, she has been a liar and has made no friends and no efforts! She shouldn't win and neither should Natalie or Jordan..I used to like Jordan but now I see that she is pretty much useless and hasn't won anything. she's so weak and doesn't deserve the money. She is a nice person though..kinder than anyone in the house. And Kevin was complaining because people were greedy but yet why was his hand stuck in Pandora's box? cause he is greedy too. and is a liar and I don't like him anymore. Jeff should win

Jeff cant win! He is going out the door tonight. I think he played the push Russell out the door one week too soon. His fate was nailed when Kevin won HOH and sealed when Michele won POV. Why are you so down on Michele? Every single person that has played this game has lied at some point. Thats why they call it a game.

I am just sick because Jeff left. He was set up and played for a fool by Natalie and Kevin. They have played without any integrity or conscience. It won't be very pleasant for Jeff in the jury house either since all of his enemies are there. Natalie has won HOH and of course she will put up Michelle and Jordan. One of them has to win POV. "This is for you Shima, this is for you!" Natalie screamed. Nice role model...
We all saw how Shima played the game with no class and a foul mouth. I hope Jordan wins for Jeff's sake and to rub it in the face of those liars. This has been one of the worst betrayals of all. Evil is winning in the house and it makes me sick.

Can't stand Natalie, she better not win and why was she ranting and raving about revenge for Chima, the girl was expelled from the show by the producers, does Natalie want revenge against the producers? She just irritates me!!!

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About Sarah Kelber
Sarah Kickler Kelber, an editor in the features department since 1999, got sucked into reality TV with the first episode of MTV's The Real World in 1992. Then came Survivor and American Idol, and suddenly, the genre was everywhere. She started blogging about it for The Baltimore Sun in January 2006 and has logged more hours watching and writing about such shows as Dancing With the Stars, Big Brother and, of course, Idol, than she'd like to admit.
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