BB28 Sunday Live Feed Update September 6, 2026

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[00:02:13] From yesterday, close to HOA.

[00:02:42] Single season, you know he is the reason. You know what's happening. He could do it. Tomorrow he will do it. Hello everyone and good morning. Welcome to our live feed update for September 6th. I'm your host, Sean Armstrong, and I'm here to update you on everything that happened yesterday

[00:03:11] the Big Brother 28 live feeds. It was day 61 in the house. And we had a veto competition. We had some drama over the veto draw. New alliance and plans for the week shifting. Plenty to talk about and with me to talk about at all is Mary. How you doing, Mary? I'm doing good.

[00:03:39] You know, it's you, you guys had a long update the day before. I don't know how long this one's going to be when over half the day was a veto competition, but got some things to talk about. And I don't know about you, but I'm just excited to see what the BB comics look like. Yes, we will certainly see them. We had some descriptions of them that we can maybe go through depending on how long the update is.

[00:04:06] But let's get straight into it. As you know, Barrett is the HOH. He nominated Angela D and Devins. He had a conversation with Drew the night before a lengthy one where they talked about how Drew should how they both should win the veto use it on Angela and get Yash on the block.

[00:04:28] Barrett very encouraging in this conversation, was very down, was laughing about the meme of it all using a veto on Angela like Tucker once did. And so Drew is feeling good about this. He feels like, OK, the icons will pick me because I'll use the veto on one of them.

[00:04:50] Barrett will pick me because he's down for me to win the veto and have it used so that it forces Yash on the block. This is going to be a great veto draw. Yeah, nothing can certainly go wrong. I think my favorite my favorite thing about Drew this whole season is just his ability to have not at any point clocked

[00:05:15] like even when people are putting him on the block who are in his alliances and stuff where he really ranks among people's idea of his his playmen. Yeah. Well, the day starts with Devins out in the backyard with Angela and D comes out and Devins says, Don't worry, guys, I'm not picking the kid today. He can eat it. Oh, not the kid.

[00:05:46] Yeah. Of course. Yeah. They discussed the possibility. But D and Angela were like, don't trust Drew. He's not going to use the veto. And so Devins, like, don't worry, I'm not going to do it. I'm going to pick somebody that's easier to beat. And while that's happening, Barrett is inside talking to Melody and they're outside like this is our space. They're not going to come out here because they're too scared of us.

[00:06:15] And Barrett's talking to Melody about how he still he still doesn't believe that the bribe power could cover all three vets. It's just that's just that would be a dumb power. Look, I know we went through this yesterday and it's been just like over and over a topic. I completely agree with you that they need to just have production state what the situation is because there's way too much swirl around this in general.

[00:06:42] It's one of those frustrating things. It's like when you're playing a board game and someone is like, no, no, I'm good. You'll see when you try to vote me out that you can't like it's kind of like one of those things where they basically we will. They will not be able to get this full information until Yash becomes H.O.H. and would try to put them up or says, actually, I can't or something like that. So it's just very frustrating to have this continue to come up because like on the one hand, I used to think, oh, I would like it if they could use production as a strategy.

[00:07:11] But it's almost like this. You're using production as a strategy by production telling you that you could maybe lie about something is right.

[00:07:24] Yeah, that's my thing about it that like not to do the same rant, but like because some people are like, oh, well, I don't think everybody understood the issue, which is that D if like it's one thing to be like, OK, you can't lie about the power, but you can't lie about what it what the deal was. And because there's a disagreement about what the deal was. Yash is lying. D is telling the truth. But D should not be allowed to say, I cannot lie. That should be shut down.

[00:07:55] And and she should not be under the assumption that she can't lie. If these are like it should just be clear to everyone exactly who can and can't lie. And the whole concept of you can lie about this, but you can't lie about this is just kind of silly when it's this complicated. You, in my opinion, either be able to lie about it or not be able to lie about it.

[00:08:22] But either way, Barrett's primary thing still is like he just doesn't think it would be a power that should exist. Therefore, it probably doesn't. Now, theoretically, he could go to production, be like, is it possible for the power to protect three people? And then they would theoretically say yes. And then he might be more likely to believe it. But he doesn't want to believe it, in my opinion. So he's, I guess, not asking that question.

[00:08:50] Melody, though, still clearly believes it's kind of real, probably. In the face of Barrett constantly telling her he doesn't think it's real. She's like not super like aggressive about saying she thinks it's real. But she keeps bringing it up because I do believe she thinks it's real. And so this is going to be sort of a theme throughout the day. But they all talk about how Drew was saying last night, she's saying he drew saying he might want to use the veto on Angela.

[00:09:20] And he's like, oh, yeah, he wants to do it. He actually might like neglecting to tell her I encouraged him. I didn't tell him he shouldn't. I said he absolutely should and that I would, too. And he's like, yeah, I guess picking Yash in the veto would potentially prevent that from happening. And then Devins comes in briefly from the backyard. Remember, he was talking about how that was their space and that everyone else is afraid to come out. And he goes, you guys scared of us? Why are you sitting inside like this?

[00:09:50] Never seen you inside on a morning with a backyard. So awkward. And can I just say, I feel like this vibe lasts throughout the entire day. Yeah. The entire day. Icons outside for the most part. Everybody else inside. Everyone's avoiding each other. It's really awkward. It's very classic. Like people who are used to being in power frustrated that they're not in power and being like, we didn't act like that when we were in power. You did. You totally did. So I don't know.

[00:10:18] And then everyone else being like, oh, nobody else acted like this when we put them on the block. They're the first people to be salty about it. Also not true. Yes. And so they're like, well, what the hell? And this this you're right. The vibe is is sort of like it lingers throughout the day. And it's really like Devin's is sort of the primary pusher of the vibe, which Barrett is not a fan of.

[00:10:45] And I think if anything, this is what convinces Barrett. Screw it. I want one of them gone. Um, because again, he had been talking to to Melody before this about like, yeah, well, I guess picking Yash would be the way to ensure because because Drew is going to want to use the veto. Uh, and then in that moment, Devin's comes in, makes this comment. And right afterwards, he's like, you know what?

[00:11:15] I'm going to be pretty annoyed now if I have to put Yash up and one of them and they all stay like I want one of them gone. Uh, and I think it's in this moment that he fully decides I'm picking Yash in the veto because I have to make sure that one of these icons leaves. I don't want to deal with their shit anymore. Now, let me ask you this question. Why do you think or do you think there's a reason why Devin's is acting this way?

[00:11:45] Because he's mad. It just, I feel like I get that, but I feel like in a lot of other scenarios in this season, he's been better about kind of keeping, uh, I don't know. I was going to say keeping a cap on his emotions, but I don't know if that's necessarily true. I think it's power in those moments. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:12:07] It's, it's, uh, it's not the best, I guess what you want from your, you know, what you, what you want ideally from players is that they're not going to be. They're able to, uh, continue to play well, even when they're not in control, which obviously is kind of a lot to ask for, for people who, uh, just had their games kind of messed up. But at this point, I'm still living in the world where I'm like, Devin's, you have no idea how close you were to going home. You should just be happy you're here right now. Yeah.

[00:12:34] Uh, yeah, I think I, it's really, I think he's just, which is funny because we talked about Devin's before the season is like, he's used to being on the bottom. Uh, he's used to being gracious on the bottom as well. Um, and so it's actually kind of fascinating because I, I don't, I don't doubt that he has been gracious on the bottom in the past, but he just spent 60 days at the top. Tasting what it feels like to be at the top.

[00:13:01] Uh, and after 60 days, which is about as long as he's played survivor in his career, um, he's now back at the bottom. And he's like, no, not here again. Um, and, and I, I feel like this has not been like talked about enough. Just the fact that.

[00:13:19] Like what, why are Devin's drew any of them or any of the icons upset with Barrett for putting them up at all? I mean, I know Barrett is like explicitly targeting them and has put them all of them up when, especially D, but you know, they, they've put each other up. Like D put up Drew, Drew put up Devin's like what this is. They're acting like no one's ever done this before.

[00:13:47] Well, I mean there, I would, obviously there is a difference between putting somebody up as a pawn versus a target. Um, but yes, they did put Drew up as a, as a target, which is honestly, I think in part why this is skipping forward a little bit, but there's, they're also mad at Drew, but also less mad at Drew. Yeah. In a weird way. We'll get to that. Um, but, uh, but D is going to talk to the cameras at one point saying like Barrett was genuinely her, like one of her like,

[00:14:15] final two options that she wasn't going to go to the end with Devin's. I think this is true. I think she really was planning to go to like final three with Barrett and Angela, and then probably would have been fine with either one sitting next to her in the final two. Uh, which is in part why she's upset with Barrett and thinks maybe he preemptively made this move while also saying, I still love Barrett and I would still vote for him in the end. Unlike Angela and Devin's, uh, in the way that they're talking.

[00:14:41] Um, but I think, I think the overall vibe that you're talking about is just that like, they are multiple time players. They've all been on shows at least twice before. Um, they started the game with a guaranteed HOH with powers gifted to them by America. Uh, and they've just been able to do whatever they want.

[00:15:06] And they've that like sense of privilege has seeped in, uh, to the, to their core of, uh, their big brother identities. And so the idea that the rabble, the peasantry, uh, is able to just rise up against them is like, this isn't supposed to happen. This is you who fools not understand who we are. Um, and I, I think there's just a little bit of that in, in, uh, in, in, in the feeling here.

[00:15:36] Yeah. Yeah. Which I especially would understand from Angela, who has actually played this game before. I think, I think the thing that I just can't relate to is from, from D and Devin's and I'll say, especially Devin's who's played survivor and not other games. Um, is that like, this is still a new game that he's playing for the first time. And I just, I don't know, this is, this is so much wishful thinking of me wanting people to, yeah, your icons, you, you've played other games before. It's still your first time playing this.

[00:16:05] Why do you think that that should mean that you are handed like an easy path with no one coming against you? Fans of games should be like, yeah, I would expect them to try to come after me. We're, we're at the end of the game. Like, I mean, I know there's several people left, but like, this is the point when you need to make moves if you're going to, and now is a great time to take out the icons. Well, I think this is the insidiousness of privilege, right? I think that they would all probably out loud say these things. They'd probably say, oh, I didn't deserve any of that.

[00:16:34] Like, uh, like, yeah, I was super lucky to get these things. But the way that, that privilege can work on you is that like subconsciously they still feel like they deserve it. Uh, and, and therefore when it's taken away from them, it's like, well, that's not, that's not fair. That's not what it's supposed to be. That's not what society has structured me to deserve. Um, but, uh, now we're going deeper. So Barrett and Melody are talking in the kitchen still.

[00:17:01] Uh, I think this is when he fully decides he wants to choose Yash to play in the veto. And, uh, he also mentions that he's thinking maybe that, uh, they should make some kind of ceasefire with the, uh, with the newbies. That, uh, they should take out the rest of, uh, the, the vets, just all of the vets.

[00:17:22] Um, so, uh, we get to the veto draw and you heard this yesterday morning, uh, that, um, at the veto draw, two people get a choice. Barrett gets a choice. Draws his own name. Barrett, how's guest choice? Who do you want to play in the veto? And in my head, this is how it goes. Drew starts to stand up.

[00:17:54] And Barrett goes, I'm choosing Yash. And he sits back down. What the hell? Then Angela, or then he draws Angela's chip. Angela gets to choose. And he goes, okay. And he starts to stand up. And Angela says, I'm choosing Taylor. What? And he sits back down. Yep. So good. Yeah.

[00:18:23] Uh, there might've actually been some genuine drama. Apparently like there was maybe a spot where Angela tried to take back the choice. I'm not sure. But, um, but Barrett chooses Yash and Angela chooses Taylor. And what's so funny about this is that like both of these choices are wrong. Like, and, and I know people are, oh, Barrett wants the noms to say the same. Therefore it's the right choice. Sure.

[00:18:49] But he should not have encouraged Drew to, to veto Angela. If he didn't want you to veto Angela, he should not have told Drew, I will pick you for days only to then blindside him by not picking him. That is the mistake. It's, it's completely separate from the choice of picking Yash or Drew. If you don't plan to pick Drew, don't hype him up that you're going to pick him. Uh, it's, it's so simple. Why is this being defended in any way?

[00:19:21] Uh, yep. Yeah. And, and, and this is like always the stuff that causes the most drama is it's like, it's, it's about everything you did leading up to this. And the way it went down, um, you know, why, and people, people are always like, oh, I'll just, I'll just lie to them and then blindside them. It'll be fine. That'll work. That'll be great.

[00:19:43] Um, from the, from the Angela perspective on this one, I think this one makes the least amount of sense, mostly just because, uh, I think when your goal is to pick someone to compete that you're hoping you can beat, which is the idea here with picking Taylor. Um, that really, I feel like this really should be something you're only doing. If you think like I can beat everyone else. And so I just need one more person who I can't beat.

[00:20:12] Like unless Angela's goal is like, oh, well, I don't plan to win anyway. So hopefully D or Devin's wins fine. But at that point, just, just pick Drew. This was the, this was the most baffling one in my opinion. I mean, I know the bear one, I think like has more consequences, but I just think this was such a weird choice. Somebody in the chat just said it's very Vinny coded. And this is exactly what I was constantly riding Vinny for. It's like, don't pump people up for no reason. And then like, there was no reason for him to do that.

[00:20:39] Uh, if you're going to pick Yash, make sure you go to Drew before the thing and go, you know what? I know we talked about this last night, but here, here's my thought process. Uh, like just, what are you doing? What are you doing? Um, and so with Angela, they don't trust Drew, right? Uh, this is going to be a whole thing through the day. The reason Angela doesn't pick Drew, they've taught that we already talked about it yesterday. We talked about it just now this morning. They don't trust Drew will use the veto.

[00:21:07] So they'd rather pick somebody that they think they can beat in the veto. Um, but, uh, but there's two things here. Number one, I think that ultimately they are right. I do think that even, even though he'd been pumped up, I think that if, uh, if Drew had won the veto and Barrett had said, do not use the veto. I don't think Drew would have used the veto. Uh, I don't think there's any, I don't think there's enough like, um, uh, I reason to do it.

[00:21:36] Uh, he'd be, he'd be sinking his own game. Maybe he would have, maybe he would have made that move, but he probably wouldn't have. And so Angela is probably right to have not picked Drew in that sense. However, this is Angela we're talking about. Like, uh, Angela's chances of winning the veto were not great anyway. Angela is just giving Devin's and D a better chance of winning the veto. Uh, which is maybe not fair.

[00:22:04] Angela, you know, maybe has a decent shot of winning. We knew it was BB comics and they didn't. So there's that too. Uh, Angela theoretically could have had a chance to win this video if it wasn't something like BB comics. Um, but, uh, but like there's even more reason to potentially want to win. I want Drew to be playing, uh, in that sense, because it also means that like if Drew wins and uses it, it forces somebody else on the block and it forces Drew not on the block.

[00:22:31] And if Drew will vote with you, which I do think he would vote with them and use the veto, that is a much better position for them to be in. So I do think ultimately that picking Drew is probably the right call, whether or not he wins the veto, even just to like cause more distrust for Drew with the other side or show Drew that you should, that you do trust him and want to pull him in. Um, but neither side picks Drew and, uh, and he's pretty annoyed about it.

[00:22:59] And it's interesting because I'm just trying to picture like how the, in this, you know, as we know, did not happen where Drew does not win the veto because he's not playing. But like, if he did, let's just say that would have been a pretty interesting rest of the week of having both sides try to campaign and campaign to Drew about what they want him to do. And I think daddy Devens is probably putting on, you know, some afterburners here to, to get him to do what he wants.

[00:23:27] I think there's going to be a lot of, you know, melody and Barrett guilt tripping. Like there would, there would be a lot there. It would be pretty interesting. And I'm not a hundred percent sure which side this would go to actually. Um, so I think that would, that would have been interesting. Uh, didn't happen. So I really just, I mean, listen, of course, feel free to disagree, but in my opinion, if I had to guess, cause he certainly could have used it, but I really just feel like, uh, at the end of the day, why is he going to like Barrett?

[00:23:54] If Barrett and melody, like put their foot down collectively and said, absolutely. If you do this, you've burned us. Uh, I don't think he's going to do it. Why would he? Cause like he uses the veto. Yash goes up at best. Yash's chance of winning the blockbuster is so high anyway. He's just burned all of them for nothing. Uh, I just feel like I, I know, I know big baby Drew does what daddy Devin says, but like,

[00:24:22] uh, I personally don't think he would have done that. Um, but he could have, and that's the problem. And that's why he talked about like, if he doesn't use it, the icons are obviously going to be mad at him. So in some ways, is it actually best for Drew that he wasn't picked and doesn't have to compete in this and, and do anything? I mean, probably. Cause otherwise, yeah, he would have potentially made one side happy, but like, let's be honest,

[00:24:49] what most likely would have happened with Drew based on past precedent is no matter what he ended up doing using it, not using it, whatever is, uh, probably, probably people would have just been mad because he would waste too much time, you know, fluffing both sides up and then make a decision. So, uh, listen again, I think he absolutely could have made that move depending on how the week went. Uh, I think he wouldn't have ended up doing it, but I'm just guessing like everybody else.

[00:25:17] So chill out chat. Uh, but, um, but, but he's pretty pissed. He's pretty pissed about this. Um, and Angela's confronting, uh, Barrett for picking Yash too soon, too soon, Barrett. Uh, and Barrett's like, uh, yeah, well, you know what? Maybe I'll regret it. Maybe I'll regret picking Yash and maybe you'll regret not picking Drew. Oh, uh,

[00:25:47] Uh, and meanwhile, Drew's like pacing back and forth, like in the backyard. And Devin's is like, Drew, how can you be upset about neither of them picking you? They're on both. They're on opposite sides of the house. What exactly were you planning to do? It doesn't make sense to be pissed at both of them. Uh, and Drew's like, I am pissed at both of them because I talked to Barrett. I thought I was in the middle. I know because I talked to Barrett last night about taking Angela down and he said that I could. Uh, and Devin's is like, oh, okay.

[00:26:16] Well, I guess that makes sense. He's like, but I guess Barrett doesn't want the noms to change, which is fine. I just wish he would have told me, but listen, I'm fine. That's it's fine. I didn't want to play in the veto anyway. Yeah, of course not. Nobody wants to play in the veto. I think that would be, uh, the, the worst thing ever is to go on a show like big brother and then almost never get picked to play in the veto and then just like miss out on half the fun. Well, he didn't play in Otev and now he's not playing in BB comics. So sad. So sad. Yeah.

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[00:29:36] So Drew talks with Devin's and D and he's just like, he's just like, I don't get it. How many times do I need to prove with you guys that I'm working with you? Now, I don't even know what's going to happen. Like, is Barrett going to put me up instead of Yash? He seems to be best friends with Yash now. And after he leaves, D's like, Drew thinks we're stupid.

[00:30:04] He wasn't going to take Angela down. She talks to Angela and Angela's like, yeah, that whole thing out in the backyard. That was fake. Clearly fake argument. They did. He wasn't going to take me down. Oh, and D's like, of course it was fake. But listen, we're going to win HOH and put both of them up. What pisses me off is that he thinks we're stupid. No.

[00:30:32] Drew does have a point here also of the like. He's messy, but he has shown them he's with them. I just didn't think on day, you know, one that on day 61, I'd still be talking about how the icons have a misread on Drew

[00:30:57] and don't realize that he's been by far the most loyal person to them in the entire house. It's like, I mean, we've seen this with this. I don't necessarily want to lump all these people together, but there is a similar archetype with Quinn and Corey and Drew, where it's sort of they'll be loyal and no one believes they are, you know?

[00:31:25] What can they do, Taryn, to not have the people they want to work with, who they're giving information to, constantly believe that they're just not with them? How do you seem more genuine? I mean, you could be more genuine. We've talked about this with Drew. This is such like, unfortunately, we've tread these waters for so long of like, why don't people trust Drew?

[00:31:54] It was like all we talked about for like a month. And this is the problem is that it's still just happening. Yeah, and I do think it's changed. It's like there is this level of sort of like jokey sarcasm kind of, you know, not to kiddish boyish quality that he's got that I think does lend to this, which is a problem. But like his actions, for the most part, do kind of back up what he's saying.

[00:32:23] They just don't care. Mm-hmm. So Drew goes upstairs and talks to Barry. He's like, are we still friends? I was like, of course. It's like, good, because I'm feeling like, you know, Barry, you're a little slimy. And Barry's like, listen, I just I woke up this morning thinking I wanted to keep the noms the same. And I didn't tell you. So I understand why you're upset. And Drew's like, dude, I'm not going to lie.

[00:32:51] I was I was pretty pissed because like, I think we're still on the same side. Barry's like, we are. We are. They're just they're already out there saying that you need to be the renom, Taylor and Yash. But you won't be. Yash is still the renom. Um, he's like, Barry, just you just just, you know, everything you do reflects on me. So I'm equally fucked in this. It's like, why do you think that? Because it's true, dude.

[00:33:20] OK, just tell me shit, man. Just fucking tell me shit. I'm sick of you hiding things from me. You're the one person I've been completely honest with this whole game. And you have and you haven't been honest with me. So just be straight up. That's all I fucking ask. Let's so let's just be friends, OK? Oh, it's kind of sad. It's also true. Barrett is the only person Drew has been completely honest with the entire game.

[00:33:50] The only person. But I think it's like I said, because of Drew's personality, like Barrett just doesn't believe that that Drew is completely honest with him. Because in Barrett's mind. I mean, I think he does. I think he I think. But I think it's it's when I look at like, OK, when I look at FAP and I think Barrett, because we saw the week before everything went down with the let's let's flip on Drew. We want to keep Mallory like that whole situation.

[00:34:16] The week before that, everything we had seen from Barrett up to this point was like, yeah, he hangs out with Mallory and Melody, but he's really in D's pocket. He seems almost to a lot of people were thinking like he is more with the icons even potentially than Drew is because Drew is the one kind of playing around, being a little messy, whatever. All of a sudden. Barrett hears this conversation and goes, oh, Drew is not Drew is with the icons. Drew is not prioritizing FAP.

[00:34:45] I'm not even going to talk to him about this necessarily. I'm just going to move forward with this assumption. And I think that that really did shake a lot of Barrett's foundation in Drew. Drew didn't know that was happening, doesn't know that he would have potentially gone home. You know, all of this. So I just think that at that point, like whether or not Drew believe or Barrett believes that Drew has been honest with him. I think Barrett has like a filter in front of everything he sees with Drew now.

[00:35:10] That's just like, I like you, but I don't 100 percent trust that I have always been your number one person. I see. I feel like. I feel like Barrett does understand that he's Drew's number one. He just doesn't think he can control Drew. He just thinks that Drew might go off. Right. Like and do something else, because that's what Barrett has done for much of the season.

[00:35:40] The icons were Barrett's whole thing. And he's said this many times now that Mallory leaving changed all of that. And then he he fucked off. And I think he's worried that Drew might do the same when it comes to him. But but like what Drew is saying is true. Like Drew has always been with Barrett more than anybody, more than more than Devins, more than Daddy Devins, more than the icons.

[00:36:08] He's always been primarily with Barrett. He's been a little bit annoyed with Barrett sometimes, especially after Barrett literally tried to get him out of the game and ratted all of his information out. And even after that, he was like, I'm annoyed at Barrett. And even he talked with Barrett about it. He was like, I'm kind of annoyed that I'm taking all the heat and you're not.

[00:36:32] But like if you're if you're looking for one person that Drew has been the most loyal to, it has always been Barrett. He talked to Barrett when he distrusted the icons. He never like threw Barrett out, threw Barrett under the bus in the way that Barrett did to him during the crossover tenure. Like that has been his guy. And so and but like saying all of this, it's still it's still Drew.

[00:37:01] It's still any player. It's not like he's blindly loyal to any one thing. It's and that's why Drew felt so comfortable talking to Barrett about let's betray the icons. Actually, let's stick with the icons. He felt like Barrett would be with him. They're the jugglers. It's his true final two. I truly believe. And he's, you know, in the diary room saying, I want to take Barrett to the final two. Barrett or Melody at this point over over some time. And I do think that he has now changed to Melody.

[00:37:29] I think that he is now much more so wanting to take Melody to the final two than Barrett for many reasons. We talked about this yesterday. This is my read on it. Not trying to say it's the only read to angry people online who get upset about opinions that aren't theirs. But but this is where I mean, this is my read on on Drew at this point. And I think it explains all of his behavior here.

[00:37:55] Yeah. And I think the reason I bring it up is just to to kind of hypothesize about like, especially with Barrett, we occasionally get cam talks, but not as many of just like fully. Here's everything that I think is going on. And unfortunately, by the time the season's over and we get to have some of those conversations with Drew and Barrett, who knows what else will have colored this. But it's definitely the kind of thing where I do wish like the big brother.

[00:38:19] I'm like, every week I wish I could get like a 45 minute DR from each player telling me exactly what they think is is happening and how and the reason behind why they're making what choices and everything. You know, then then you'd have no job. So we have to let you think about it as well. So he says this, he says this to Barrett and and Barrett's like, OK, you know, OK.

[00:38:48] Feeds go down for the veto. And they're down for a while. And and I. Finally see the odyssey. Boom. Nailed it. What are you going to do now? Big brother. Oh, BB Comics. Oh, six hours down. Guess who has time to see a movie now? Oh, you meant literally the odyssey. I thought this was like a.

[00:39:17] I mean, literally. I mean, I went on in 70 millimeter. Where is he going with this? Taryn's like, oh, I saw I saw the odyssey. It happened. OK, cool. I had to cancel my tickets earlier, like two months ago. Oh, because I accidentally booked it on an eviction night before the season started. How fast did you run out that door the second you heard it was BB Comics? Well, I actually got very lucky.

[00:39:43] I mean, I planned it for a veto day because I still had to buy these tickets like two months ago because they were all sold out. And I was lucky it was a BB Comics. All right. Just give me give me like a give me like a one out of five stars. What do you think? I mean, five star, a five star rating system is important and I refuse to submit to that rating system. What do you do? Ten? Out of ten. Everyone. Out of ten. When you do it out of five, people still use half stars.

[00:40:13] Guess what that means? It's out of ten. OK, fine. Fine. Out of ten. I'm still not sure. Eight or nine. I didn't get enough. It's a four. Four point five. It was good. It was good. I liked it. I thought there was a clever twist on the tail. Oh, my gosh. Um, feet's come back from the veto. And. We have a top three.

[00:40:42] The top three were D, Devens and Yash. But Yash came away the victor. Uh, Yash beat Devens by apparently about 26 seconds. Uh, and, uh, and Yash is now the veto holder.

[00:41:07] Now, this is interesting to me because as you start to think about it, you start to think, OK, Yash has now won this veto. He won the last veto. He won the competition in the, he won the contest, uh, during the twist. Um, when is the last time Yash has been vulnerable? And it, it's D's HOH.

[00:41:34] When she made the bribe deal with him and she kept him off the block. Uh, prior to that, he had won HOH and veto. Uh, and if you think about it also, he didn't compete in any of the competitions on D's HOH. Didn't compete in the HOH because he's the outgoing HOH. Didn't compete in the veto. Uh, because he didn't get picked to play. He didn't compete in the blockbuster because he wasn't on the block.

[00:42:02] He's then also thrown every HOH competition since his HOH, uh, that he's played in. Which means that Yash has won almost every competition he's tried to win since he won HOH. Like five weeks ago.

[00:42:22] Um, the only competition he did not win that he didn't throw was that first contest where he was in second place to D. Uh, it's pretty good. Yeah. I'm going to put out two statements here. These are, this is not opinion. These are just the two things, right? Number one, some people really enjoy when someone can like comp beast their way to the end of any kind of game.

[00:42:51] Um, Yash definitely has a potential to do that, especially when we're looking at vetoes, um, and that sort of thing. So that's statement number one. State number two, several weeks ago, back when it was like, oh, Yash and Kamu, Kamu, Kamu, gosh, Yash and Kamu could run the table if they align and stay together. And we don't, uh, unless someone gets one person out. And there were a lot of people who said, that's not going to happen. It's way too early for that. Why do you think that could happen? It's possible. It's possible. It could happen.

[00:43:21] Um, this also brings up the question. Imagine the world where Kamu is still in this game and Yash is winning this many competitions. And because I think the thing that's hard to see, and it's because you can see it both ways is in a game like big brother, what is more important? Having more numbers and therefore more people competing and more people who are possible to win or having. Huge, uh, proportion of the, the win rate, uh, in, in a smaller number of people in one to two people.

[00:43:50] And I would say it could go either way. Obviously, once they were able to get rid of Kamu, then we had a couple of weeks here with, you know, other people in power. But, uh, this is, it's just, it's just interesting. And it really just, I would say at the very least, what it really does show is compability is just so important. It's massive. Um, and while this is at the moment, at least working out pretty well for Yash, uh, it also does beg the question of, you know,

[00:44:17] I think there was a lot of talk the week where, where D made the bribe and we thought, is this the best use of the bribe? Is there a, is it, is it just possible that she should instead make the bribe or not, and then still put Yash up and potentially try to get Yash out. Um, and only time will tell for D particularly what the better option might have been. But, uh, I guess I would say when, when games are over, I think a lot of people do look back and go,

[00:44:44] Hmm, there was a person who won a lot of competitions who I did have an opportunity to get out. And the game could have been different if I had done that earlier. Yeah. I mean, I said it at the time. I thought that the best move for D even, even with making the bribe offer, uh, was to, to still take the shot at Yash, uh, that week.

[00:45:05] And there is definitely a world where her failure to do so has now cost her the game or perhaps Devin's, depending on which of them ends up leaving. Because, because she didn't take the shot at Yash, she ends up taking the shot at Mallory, which burns Barrett, which brings them here. Uh, and Yash winning these vetoes, preventing her and Devin's from being able to win these vetoes. Uh, also not great.

[00:45:35] Um, so, uh, we very may well be looking at that week as the, uh, as the, the, the week that she screwed up her own game by making this bribe to Yash and then failing to follow up and target him anyway. Um, but, uh, but interesting stuff here for Yash, who, like I said, has basically won every competition he's tried to win. And, and we'd saw in the HOH competition that drew one, he very likely could have won that one.

[00:46:02] Had he not thrown, he intentionally got a question wrong that would have won him that HOH. Um, and, uh, now it's not like a super guarantee. Cause we also, he said in the diary room that he was trying to get some questions wrong and he accidentally got them right. Right. So it's possible that if he had trying and been trying to get them right, he would have gotten them wrong. Uh, so we don't know for sure that he would have won that competition, but at the very least he did well enough while throwing to enter the tiebreaker.

[00:46:28] Uh, and we don't know exactly how he performed in the ball rolling thing. We'll see that on tonight's episode. Um, uh, the top three were supposedly Barrett, um, uh, Devins and, uh, and, and, uh, D. So maybe he couldn't have won that one if he had tried, but also we know he wasn't trying or he very likely wasn't trying. Uh, so either way, just, he is now a guarantee.

[00:46:56] He had now has a guaranteed spot in the final seven and he has won almost every competition that he has played in. That he has tried to win since the final, like 13. So, uh, yeah. Um, also impressive here. I just, I do want to say it was the fact that we had such a close, uh, score in a very long competition.

[00:47:24] He apparently, Yash apparently screwed up at one point. Um, and, uh, and he thought that would cost him the win. Uh, I believe Devins' time was like 14 minutes and something. And that means that Yash's was likely 13 minutes and 50 seconds or like 14 minutes flat-ish. Uh, which is not the best time in the world for BB Comics generally, uh, I believe.

[00:47:53] Um, but basically Yash had the, Yash was so fast that he was able to screw up in a big way, apparently. Uh, and still win. Um, so take care for what it's worth. Uh, all right. So Yash has the veto. Uh, Drew talks to Devins. He says, listen, we might as well just hand Yash the game at this point. I mean, what are we doing?

[00:48:21] Uh, he tells Devins he will vote for Devins to stay. He will try to keep Devins, but he doesn't think that will be enough. He doesn't know that they will want to, uh, to keep him. Yeah. Which is true. Uh, Melody and Barrett have already talked about potentially taking Devins out, but we'll, uh, talk a little bit more about that in just a moment. Uh, Melody and Barrett, they have a long conversation. Um, Melody says that, uh, while, while the competition is going to be a long conversation,

[00:48:50] was happening, uh, for the whole six hours, she was up with, uh, with Drew isolated. And all he talked about was that Yash needs to go, which she says, honestly, that's Yash's third veto. That is a problem that needs to be addressed soon. Uh, and, and, and Barrett agrees. She says, uh, she does prefer Devins leave. He's proving that he's a good competitor too.

[00:49:19] He just nearly won that, uh, that BB comics veto. Uh, Barrett says he's fine with that. He doesn't really have a major preference. So he's fine with Devins being the one to go, especially because he's annoyed with how Devins has been behaving. Uh, he's annoyed at how pissy the icons are for being on the block. Um, but he's also annoyed at Dee because she keeps saying that Barrett never got a power because he, because he was working against them the whole time. Then America didn't give him power because he was working against the icon. But he's like, I don't think that's true.

[00:49:49] I think I didn't get a power because I was working for them the whole time. Again, kind of confirming that in his mind, he was working for the icons, not just biding his time. Uh, I think, I think, I mean, let's, I think the reason you didn't get a power was that you weren't very exciting for the first several weeks. He proposes the idea of a ceasefire again, uh, amongst the new players. She says she's down, but she is worried about Yash's bribe still.

[00:50:14] He's like, I just don't think it makes sense as a power that he could, that you could protect three people. And she's like, I know, but like, I, I just, I want to know if it's real, if we're going to make a ceasefire, because that's really dangerous for us. Like, at least if he's honest, we can be like, please throw the HOH. Right. Um, and then she says something that is very smart, which is if what Yash is saying is true and we make this ceasefire, surely Yash will want Dee to leave.

[00:50:44] Because he can't nominate Dee, but he can nominate Devin's or Angela. So if, if what Yash is saying is true and he only can't nominate Dee, he should want Dee to go, uh, because she's the only one he can't nominate. If he's lying, then it wouldn't matter to him which person leaves because he can't nominate any of them. Uh, and I was like, that's completely, that's, that's a very good point. It's a very good point. Now.

[00:51:13] Very good point. And also, uh, something that like, it's again, why are we having to like make complicated statements to try and figure out the truth of something we should just know? So, but yes. And, uh, now there is something else here though. Of course, if the bribe worked where if Dee left, the bribe becomes null and void, that would also give Yash incentive to take out Dee. However, we are going to learn today from Dee's mouth, not called out by production though.

[00:51:43] That apparently doesn't mean anything nowadays that if Dee leaves, the bribe is still binding. That's what Dee says to Drew later in the night. Um, she says that is how the power works. Now, theoretically, even if she's able to lie about what the deal was, she should not be able to lie about how the power works. So therefore, she should be telling the truth about this because she should not be able to lie about this.

[00:52:09] Therefore, if she was lying, if this, or she was incorrect, she would have been corrected. Therefore, this should be how the power works. If Dee is evicted, the deal should still be binding and, uh, Yash should not be able to put up Devin's or Angela. So there we go. Yes. Um, I kind of just wish we could have gotten like everybody into one room, do a house meeting for this and hash this out. Yeah.

[00:52:37] At the very least, I think that like Dee should want to do this. Well, they kind of did already. I mean, that's the whole point. Uh, it's just like, cause at this point, listen, at this point for the vets, they don't care. Yeah. Like just to be clear, they're talking about this on the feeds. They're like, cause Drew's like, I don't think Barrett believes the Yash thing. And they're like, sucks for him. Well, right. And that's the point. They can't, they can't get Yash on the block anymore. So there's no point in them. Like they don't care anymore.

[00:53:04] If, if Barrett wants to sink his own ship by not believing them, that's on him. That's on him. Yes. Caveat. I would say for Dee, like you just mentioned it, if, if, if Yash should want Dee to go. Wait, now I'm trying to think what would Dee want, what does Dee want them to know about this? Hmm. Maybe Dee would want them to think that it wouldn't matter. Either way, Dee's kind of screwed over in this one. So nevermind. Actually doesn't make a whole lot of difference for Dee.

[00:53:29] I guess maybe it makes a difference for Devin's to want them to think that they just need Dee out then in this instance. Um, but I mean, I think we're all pretty, we're all pretty clear that the fact that it's, it's not that Yash, Yash doesn't actually believe this though. Yash knows what the actual rules are and believes that he can't put all three of them. So it kind of doesn't matter.

[00:53:52] And also like at the end of the day, Devin's and Dee fully sort of believe that one of them will win the blockbuster and that's, what's going to decide which of them leaves. Yeah. Um, but yes, theoretically Devin's is incentivized to convince, to, to, to backtrack on this and, and convince them that Yash is telling the truth and that Dee is the only one safe. Therefore you're incentivized to devote out Dee over me. And Dee is incentivized to continue to tell her true story, which is that Yash is lying and that she, he can't nominate any of them.

[00:54:22] And then, yeah, that, that, uh, going after Devin's is just as good as going after her. It shouldn't make a difference either way. Right. And also I will say it is funny to me that like, I, I get where Barrett's coming from in the fact of like several weeks ago when we first heard about this power. I mean, you did come up with like this scenario of this is how you could use it. You could use it as a contract, yada, yada.

[00:54:41] But, um, until that happened when, like when Dee's first attempt at using the bribe and stuff and a lot of people's first thoughts on the bribe were like, oh, it's like, it could be sort of powerful, but it's probably not that powerful. And Barrett's getting a little in his head about thinking of like, why would there be a power where someone could save three people instead of thinking about it? Like a contract where you could put any terms you want out there. So it is a look, it did turn out. I don't know, Taryn, do you want to see this bribe brought back another season? It's fun to think about.

[00:55:12] Yeah. Uh, it's, uh, it's, I, this is the, I w I was enjoying the bribe when it was like, when I thought the rules were clear. You can't lie about it. That's it. Like you have the bribe. You can't lie. It's just that like, and even then, like it would have been better if it were, if there were like an actual tangible thing. Um, but it's just gotten so complicated now that like, you're allowed to lie about one thing, but not another thing.

[00:55:41] And, and the rules have not been made clear to everyone in the house. Uh, that's, what's just messing me up here. It's just so that, that part is, is quite frustrating. But, but the point is that the, uh, that the vets, they're feeling petty. And so they don't really care about convincing the other house guests that Yash can't put them up anymore because the truth is that he can't. And they're going to have to deal with that when they find out. And they're kind of excited for them to find out.

[00:56:11] If Barrett doesn't believe us, then, uh, I can't wait to see his face when Yash nominates him. Uh, is kind of their whole thing at this point. But that's very much like, I mean, for at least one of them, that's very much like a, I can't wait for them to find out. I wasn't actually a traitor after they tried to evict me for being a traitor, you know? Mm-hmm. Low energy, unfocused, foggy. You might be dehydrated.

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[00:59:33] Can I just say, there's already like a whole big thing. Blue Sky's been so annoying for me this season. It's already a whole big thing. Taryn's such an idiot for thinking that Drew would never, ever use the veto. Mary, is that what I said? Yeah, that's what I heard. Yeah, that's definitely what I said. That's definitely what I said.

[01:00:00] And then a whole bunch of comments about like, yeah, what an idiot, because none of them listened, I guess. Oh, this is the season where we broke Taryn. It happens every season. It genuinely does. It's okay, Taryn. Just think, just remember, you got to see the Odyssey. Your life is fine.

[01:00:21] So, so, so, so, Melody continues talking with Barrett and she says, I think that obviously if Yash is telling the truth, she should, he should want D out. Right. And he's like, oh yeah, that's a good point. Right? That's a good point. Drew ends up coming in and he makes it clear that like, he thinks that D should leave.

[01:00:46] He thinks that, that like, that D is the better competitor. Ultimately, D's won more. I know Devins did better in this competition, but D is a better competitor overall. And Melody's like, oh, so now all of a sudden you want, you don't want D here. He's like, why? I'm with you guys. I want D gone. Obviously, I want Devins to stay. And Barrett's like, honestly, the way Devins has been acting toward me, I'd rather Devins leave.

[01:01:14] And they, they start talking about how that one time, like the Devins' behavior has changed, especially after he overheard them talking about wanting to, to blow up the Crossovers Alliance. And they talk about how he overheard them in that whole story. In the meantime, Taylor has a long conversation with Angela. Taylor likes to do this. Angela now theoretically might not have anyone.

[01:01:43] She did this with Haley back when Haley was sort of pushed out of the red corner. And now she's sort of like, she's bonding with Angela a bit here, having a long personal conversation. Also doing something I think that, that like Drew is failing to do, which is like, she's encouraging Angela. Like, you're going to go out there, you're going to win that blockbuster, like keep your head up. Drew's been like, Angela, they're not sending you out.

[01:02:13] They don't think you're a threat. Taylor's like, you go out there, you keep your head high. You go out there and win that blockbuster. I've got you. So I thought this was a good conversation for, really for both of them. Because again, like Angela needs Taylor. This is now probably her best bet in a final two at this point. So, and quite frankly, I don't know how good that's looking either.

[01:02:41] Angela having lost Lala, having lost Haley, especially. Devins and Dee also agree that Yash is just going to run away with this game, primarily because they're not going to target him. And neither are the new players. And he's going to win all these competitions. And so they're kind of fine with it. As long as Barrett loses. Yeah.

[01:03:08] I like, I like the, the Taylor stuff that's been going on. I don't know. My mind is still trying to look at everyone's perspective in there and figure out if it's better for Dee or for Devins to go. Because I think that that's, that's what's going to come down to anyway. If, if Angela wins the blockbuster, it'll come down to Dee versus Devins. If Angela doesn't win the blockbuster, it's whoever didn't win the blockbuster who goes. Mm-hmm.

[01:03:36] So the five new players for, according to Barrett's will, they gather in the HOH room, they hang out for a little while, and then they officialize their ceasefire. Now is that like, so if this is, if this is finger guns, what's ceasefire? Ceasefire is all holding hands in a circle. That's okay. That's cute, I guess. They're making it to the final five. Season 28 is for the noobs. For the noobs!

[01:04:06] I'm good with it. Can I just, can I just say this? I've always felt this way. I don't know that I've ever vocalized it. Mm-hmm. I hate the word noob. Mm-hmm. Or newbie. You don't like newbie? I hate hearing it. I hate hearing it. I hate saying it. I don't know why. What? Newbie's fine. It just, like N-E-W-B-I-E. It just like rings, it's like nails on a chalkboard to me every time I hear the word newbie. Or noob. Let me add that to my list so I can make sure to say it to Taryn more often.

[01:04:36] I think it sounds too close to nude. Mm, okay. I can, I can understand that. Um, yeah, so you weren't, you weren't a big like pwning noobs person back 20 years ago. You'll notice that throughout my entire podcasting career, I've, I've pretty strongly tried to avoid using the word noob or newbie and instead say new players. I have never noticed this, but I will be tracking it now.

[01:05:05] It was like the term in BB13 too. It was like, oh, the newbies. Uh, and I was like, ah. Um, and to be fair in the chat, they're spelling it N-E-W-B-I-E, which feels better than N-O-O-B-I-E. Well, I would say, I would say it's N-E-W-B-I-E and then N-O-O-B for noob. It's noob. Oh, oh, oh.

[01:05:36] Um, for the noobs, uh, it just feels weird. I don't know if it feels weird to say. Yeah, no, I get it. I, I understand why people, why people don't, don't like it. I think newbie's fine. I don't like noobs either. Yeah. Uh, Drew leaves the group and the other four agree on Devins as the target here. Uh, because they talk about the competition threats. They think that while Devins has technically won fewer comps than D, Devins is a more well-rounded

[01:06:06] player than she is. Uh, D is good at some things, but she's really bad at other things. Um, so he's the more like, he's the more threatening comp threat. Uh, Melody says comps get more physical toward the end. Wow. Wow. And Taron then spun in a little circle. He did a little dance. He said, we've made it. We're here. It's taken this long.

[01:06:34] I don't have to rant at them this season. Uh, and then, uh, it's, I think it's Barrett that says, uh, the only thing is Yash, you can't put D up and Yash says, yeah, but I think in terms of who's the bigger threat. No, this is not helping Yash. Interesting.

[01:07:02] Uh, and, uh, and Barrett's like, okay, so you'd, you'd have to like, if we took out Devins, you'd have to nominate Angela and one of us because you can't nominate D's like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, like, okay, that's fine. Um, then they talk about, uh, Taylor says, yeah, well, I mean, here's, here's my thing. D is the glue between the icons, but Devins is more likely to sway baby boy.

[01:07:30] Um, and Yash is like, yeah, exactly. And just so you know, I rock with y'all over him. Uh, they're talking about, of course, Drew, uh, and Barrett agrees that Drew is a great reason to get rid of Devins. Um, so, uh, so they, they kind of come to this conclusion. Devins is the target. If Angela wins the blockbuster, uh, Taylor makes a comment that I, that is pretty funny. She said, I'm curious how they'll try to campaign against Angela.

[01:07:57] Downstairs, Drew is talking to Devins about how our only chance is if we can get Malady to vote out Angela. Um, that's our only chance. Uh, Drew asks, this is when Drew asks D also if, uh, Josh's bribe stays, even if D leaves, she says, yes, it's still binding. Um, and Barrett and Melody talk. They reconvene after the, uh, the ceasefire meeting.

[01:08:25] And, um, Melody's like, so you think Josh is telling the truth still? He's like, I don't know. I don't know. I mean, I, I, unless he's really holding onto that. I mean, she's like, well, listen, I think he'll still put up me and Drew regardless. Uh, well, I think he'd for sure put up Drew says Barrett. Uh, I mean, listen, we'll find out if he wins. We'll find out if it's true or not. You know?

[01:08:54] I mean, he'd be fucked in the final two if he did that shit, in my opinion. Melody's like, oh, I agree. Make a deal with the icons like that. So. I don't know. That's a little concerning. Yeah. I also feel like I could see them being like, wow, you know what? Actually, we thought about it and, and you're right. Yeah. Like that was a good move for you to do. I agree. Especially if he wins out. Yeah. I don't, I don't see that being a reason to not vote for him in the end. Um, yeah.

[01:09:25] I think that Yash probably should be, if he's committing to this lie, should be thinking a little bit more about what then logically makes sense for him to do or say based on the lie. Um, I think personally there is a 0% chance that they find a way to get Angela out. I mean, I don't know, maybe not zero. Let's go like a 5% chance. But I just, I don't see that really happening. Unless Angela blows up and does something. Even if she did.

[01:09:54] Even if she did, probably wouldn't. That would probably be even more of a reason to keep her. Yeah. Yeah. Barrett tells Melody he still does want to go to the end with her and Drew. Um, which would be a great plan if he didn't keep burning Drew for no reason. She agrees. She says, uh, and I say great plan. It wouldn't even be that great of a plan. Cause I think. No, because I think, I think it's possible depending on how potentially D and Devin's and

[01:10:23] Angela go out if they do in this scenario. Um, I think it's pretty possible that, that, uh, Barrett is then the least likely to win based on jury votes. And that's where we have a lot of work to do to even get Drew to take him to the final two at this point. Uh, so, you know, we'll see. Um, she agrees. She also wants the three of them. She says Yash is too big a threat to take too far. Uh, so she is still continuing to work on the Yash stuff here.

[01:10:52] Uh, and he says, yeah. And you know, I've, I haven't even worked with Taylor to this point. So I have no plans on like bringing her to the end. Uh, and Melody says she gets really frustrated with how little Taylor contributes, uh, in the conversations. Um, and so, you know, it's very much fap strong here is the idea. Uh, he says that he will campaign for Melody to win in the final two. If he's in the jury and they both think that they can beat Drew in a final two.

[01:11:22] Uh, he also ends up telling her about the crossovers. He says he named the Alliance and he also ended it. Uh, he tells her about the tool shed and all this stuff. It's a long conversation, but, uh, some interesting thoughts about jury, about final two, about long-term plans, um, and, and where they stand. I think that they're a bit overconfident in their ability to beat Drew. Um, because I think that, uh, if there are three icons in the jury, that's a lot of votes.

[01:11:52] And right now the icons are talking about how they would vote for Drew. Certainly over Barrett or Melody. Uh, so. And it's risky. This is based on completely nothing except for vibes, but I do feel like I can see, um, it's, I, I think I can certainly see an outcome where, where Drew beats, I mean, sorry, where Barrett beats Drew, um, in a, in a final two. I think that that's not an impossibility, but I do think that they are, uh, not giving Drew

[01:12:21] enough credit for what he could potentially do also in a final two scenario. So I, I'd have to, I'd have to wait and see on that one. Yeah. Uh, and meanwhile, Angela and D keep talking about how they don't trust Drew. Uh, Angela says his acting is low budget. Uh, and, uh, and D says that she would vote for him to win if he makes it to the end. And the, and this is again, like they talk about this in their minds.

[01:12:49] Drew is the mastermind holding Barrett's puppet strings, which is obviously false, but that they're faking fights that drew is out there talking to them, pretending to be on the outs. Uh, and that drew is this masterful sort of player that, that is also so stupid that he thinks they're stupid enough to buy it. Uh, but it also means that they would vote for him to win over Barrett because he's the real mastermind behind it. Nope.

[01:13:19] Nobody just estimates drew everybody either overestimates or underestimates them. Like, what are we doing? Um, such an enigma. Yes. So, uh, the new players, they hang out, uh, some more, uh, and, uh, there's a, there's some drama here because melody ends up kind of like cuddling with Barrett a little bit, which makes drew jealous. And then he's like talking to her about it afterward.

[01:13:46] And it's like, Oh, it's like the teen drama that was happening at the end of the night. Uh, why are you kind of, Oh, you're, you're jealous. I'm cuddling. Oh, that's so funny that you're jealous. I'm cuddling Barrett. Um, are you mad? Don't you think I should be mad? No, I guess, I guess this is your area here, Mary. This is very, uh, no, I also, I couldn't, I couldn't handle this. I, I couldn't. This isn't a, what's that show? Damn it.

[01:14:18] Glendale. Riverdale. Glendale. It is, it's a, it's a, yeah, it was a little more Riverdale, I guess. Actually perfect. Cause there's also superheroes. So that fits perfectly with BB comics. It's very Riverdale episode. Um, I couldn't think of Riverdale. Uh, Melody and Drew continued Sog. They talk about how FAP is the priority, uh,

[01:14:47] and FAP. Uh, and she, she does say she likes hanging out with Yash and Taylor a lot, that it's very easy to hang out with them. Um, and you mentioned it before, but she, she's going to mention again here, just talking about Melody in particular, does, does not think that at this point in the game, Taylor could win. Yes. Uh, because Drew sort of implies that like Melody and Taylor are sort of like at a similar level. Um, and, uh,

[01:15:17] and Melody's like, um, excuse me. Uh, so interesting stuff there. Uh, Yash and Taylor also have a, a talk, uh, late at night. Um, and this was something I was very curious about because, um, I'm curious about whether or not Yash is going to actually try to win the HOH. Because it seems like if he wants to win a competition, he can. And, uh, uh, and Yash tells Taylor, she will have to win HOH.

[01:15:46] Cause he can't. Right. Uh, so, um, so interesting, but they also both want Drew gone next week. Yes. They don't want to stick to the ceasefire. They're fine with D and Angela sticking around. They want Drew gone, uh, which means that Yash should win the HOH because if Drew's your target, that's easy. And it gets you free and clear to target D and Angela moving forward after that. So, uh,

[01:16:16] so I don't know if he would, if he actually plans to throw or if he will continue to plan to throw once we all get all the way to Thursday, but, um, you know, uh, Yash and Taylor targeting Drew. Yeah. Now talk me through the math real quick. If Yash were to win and let's say Devin's goes home this week, he puts up Angela D and Drew. Is that the idea? Well, he can't. Oh, sorry. I, my brain. I just thought,

[01:16:46] I just thought to myself, he has to put up the icons. It's the other way around. He can't put them up. Um, so he puts a D and Barrett and melody. I'm sorry, Drew Barrett and melody. This is the problem. And it's, it was the same problem as last year. They don't know when the blockbuster will end. Uh, they're assuming that it's going to be, that this is the last week for it. Now that is likely not true. Uh, last season, it, it did play out at the final seven. Um, so,

[01:17:16] uh, if there's no blockbuster, then Yash can very freely win the HOH, put up drew and melody or drew and Barrett, uh, and take out drew, uh, if he wants, um, if there is a blockbuster, he risks putting up drew Barrett melody. And then a veto win means he's forced to put up Taylor. Uh, now would Taylor leave in that spot? Probably not, but, but it's riskier.

[01:17:46] I think my question there is just the, he can take out drew easily. Are we banking on the idea that the icons are going to vote drew out over melody or Barrett or whoever else is up there? I think that they would vote drew out over melody. I don't think they'd vote out drew over Barrett, which also, again, it means like, is there a blockbuster? Because if there is a blockbuster, then it's harder to, to guarantee that drew's up there against melody. Right. If there isn't a blockbuster,

[01:18:16] it's a little easier to make sure that drew's up there against melody, but still not the easiest in the world. Um, their hope is that the icons will win and target drew and Barrett for them. And then they can vote out drew over Barrett, which is a lot more likely to happen. Uh, because that's what the icons are currently saying that they want to do. So, um, so that is something to watch out. Cause if, if say D wins HOH, she nominates Barrett drew melody,

[01:18:45] which is what she would do likely. Um, and then it's true versus melody on the block. Drew leaves. If it's true versus Barrett on the block, uh, there will be, uh, let's see. Uh, it's final seven. There'll be four votes total. Uh, you need three. So melody, Taylor, Yash, all three could vote out drew over Barrett. I think Taylor's pretty safe here,

[01:19:15] but I think Taylor should still try to win something to, you know, get some things on her resume in this instance. I also feel like if I was Yash, I know there's probably a lot of calculations, not really thinking about it too hard right now though. I think, I think I would always just prefer to win things than not. I agree. I mean, I mean, he's not going to, he's not going to lower his threat or anything. So, I mean, he's, he's, he said that he's just going to keep throwing, but like, here's the thing,

[01:19:45] the winning out, like a huge part of winning out is being able to win HOH competitions. And if he's planning to throw all the way down and the further he gets, like the more potentially dangerous it gets final seven, he's got a pretty good plan. Like he's got a pretty good thing that he can do there. Uh, final six could work. Final six is, is I think if he doesn't win final seven, he should almost for sure win final six. Cause that's likely the double eviction,

[01:20:15] likely no blockbuster. Uh, he can snipe out drew or something. Um, then he doesn't compete at final five. That's fine. Um, if he did compete, if he did win final five, uh, that could be very dangerous. He's basically like giving Angela and D if they're still there, the ability to evict whoever they want. Um, and then, and then he can win final four. That's easy. Final four wouldn't matter at all. But if he still has the curse at final three, we've talked about this.

[01:20:43] It might mean he's forced to take somebody to final two that he doesn't want to take. So that's also a little tricky. Uh, so I would say he should win at final six. I should win at final seven, final six, or final four. Um, and, uh, or, and ideally, quite frankly, two of those three, in my opinion, but who knows? Yeah. So we'll see. We will see indeed. Uh, all right. Anything else from yesterday that you want to talk about,

[01:21:14] Mary? Um, let's think. Uh, Angela was vibing, hanging out, kind of quiet from Devin's in the late evening. So yeah, no, that was pretty much it. It's a good time. All right. Well, that is what we have for you then today. Uh, if you want to check out the recap tonight, there will be an episode. I'll be streaming on Patreon, Twitch, and YouTube. Uh, so check that out.

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