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[00:02:50] Morning, Darren Armstrong. Talk big brother. Looking at the stuff from yesterday. All the drama, all the strategy and silliness from Fido to HOH.

[00:03:19] Every single season, you know he is the reason. You know what's happening. Rob said that he could do it. Tomorrow, he will do it again. Hello, everyone, and good morning. Welcome to our live feed update for August 20th.

[00:03:45] I'm your host, Darren Armstrong, and I'm here today to update you on everything that happened yesterday. The big brother 28 live feeds. It was day 44 in the house. And as per usual on a day 44, things got a little weird. And votes started flipping all over the place like one of those inflatable tube guys

[00:04:13] because we're going back and forth. We're flipping around. And where are we going to land? That's what we're going to have to try to find out today. And with me to talk about it, it's Jacob Jones. How you doing, Jacob? What's up, Darren? I'm doing good. And you're right. It was a it was a waffle Wednesday. That's what it was. It was a waffle Wednesday. A lot of waffling was taking place in the big brother house. It's very I mean, usually a waffle Wednesday is that when it's like, oh, we're going to maybe do this flip.

[00:04:43] And then it sticks or it's like maybe we're going to do this flip. And then it kind of says, yeah, maybe not. And that's the waffle. Today, it was all you can eat. It was a buffet. It was a buffet. And I was getting confused watching it. And I was thinking in my mind, OK, these people are now being delusional for believing them. But then when these people get together, I'm like, wait, maybe this is actually real. But then another person gets involved in that part. And I'm like, OK, now it's shot. Then I'm like, OK, wait, did they put this up again?

[00:05:12] It was too many. I'm full, basically. I'm full. And I just want I want to go on a juice cleanse after this. All right. Well, let's start this day. Of course, Yash is the HOH. Angela and Haley are his nominees. But Kamu is on the block as well by Devins is diamond power of veto. Also, side note, I wasn't on the podcast last night and I'm not sure what they said about it.

[00:05:42] But what? What? That was such a lame boo. Sorry, Devins, but man, you could have done way better than that. That was oof. Yeah. I'm really hoping for something better there. But those are the people on the block. Now, this is the voting situation.

[00:06:05] If Angela wins the blockbuster, then Kamu should be evicted under any circumstances. And this is because I drew Barrett and the three vets, Devins, Angela and D will all vote Kamu out. That's five votes. You need five to evict. There are nine votes total.

[00:06:32] If Haley wins the blockbuster and it's Kamu versus Angela, then theoretically just Melody and Mallory, who have expressed minor interest in keeping Kamu, Malody in particular by this point, could flip to Taylor, Yash and Lala.

[00:06:56] And the five of them could evict or sorry, Taylor, not Taylor, Yash, Taylor, Haley and Lala. And the five of them could evict Kamu over Angela. It would require Lala's vote, which Yash and Taylor think they can get. And it would require Haley's vote over Angela, which she is going to, you know, be talking about her vote today.

[00:07:21] So that's kind of the main one on the on the menu is can they vote out Angela over Kamu? But really, we're also just kind of like fighting for the souls of Melody and Mallory. And the night before they had talked to Drew and kind of debated back and forth about whether or not they even wanted to tell Yash about the fact that they were going to vote Kamu out. Drew was saying they should blindside him. And they were saying, we don't want to. We want to retain our relationship with Yash.

[00:07:51] We don't want to blindside him. And so early in the morning, Drew and Devins are talking. And Drew starts to tell Devins about how Yash and Kamu are trying to convince Melody and Mallory. But, you know, it's a quick conversation. They're going to have a longer talk in just a second.

[00:08:13] Yeah, Taran, this it got me excited for the day when all of this like sporadic energy was just kind of rambunctious in the morning. I think that. Melody and Mallory ties to Yash. I really liked it. I really like it because it's from a friendship place. It's from like we actually like him. We talk to him more than we talk to the icons. So we don't want to do that to our friend. Drew has just had a I.

[00:08:38] What's the what's the IDGAF kind of attitude when it came to I was like, how do you say it? I do. Yeah, I just have a he don't he don't care when it comes to Yash. So I really like the protectiveness that a little bit of Melanie and Mallory had when it came to conserving their relationship with Yash and Taylor for the most part. And they're completely correct. They should argue to to not blindside Yash. That is the correct play.

[00:09:07] Then other things happen. Haley is going to talk to Taylor Kamu and then Yash all individually because she's got an agenda today. And the agenda is that last night she overheard Devin's D drew and Barrett talking in the pod room when they thought she was sleeping. And she's like, boom, this is confirmation that the four of them are working together.

[00:09:37] And this is one of those like. Right conclusion, wrong evidence moments because they weren't really talking game and she didn't really hear what they were saying, but she's like, boom confirmation. The four of them are working together. And if those four are working together, if they've got drew, they've got melody. And if they've got Barrett, they've got Mallory. And therefore, all of those people are working together. And as the chat is asking, no, not Angela. She's my friend. Haley has this.

[00:10:07] This was the woman that cussed you out. The woman that said called you every other name other than a child of God. That's the one that is definitely not. And that's the one that has your back over that has your back over there. Correct. Daily. But I did like that. She brought this information to Yash into Kamu into Taylor because Taylor was having her office hours in the morning. Haley brings it in.

[00:10:27] And I need every evidence to Taylor and Yash that drew is really not with them because in their minds, they have they feel drew is a viable option to really be on their side. And Haley was kind of like, no, like, do not tell drew anything because he will relay it back to. So I like the sentiment, even though the context wasn't like they were scheming and all these other things. But I did like Haley outlining. This is a group, a solidified group.

[00:10:57] I didn't. And this is because Haley is on the block against Kamu. Yeah. And she just gave them information that will help them campaign against her all day long. See, Taryn, I am coming out of it like, hmm, Haley, I don't mind for you to go. So I'm not thinking Haley. I don't want Haley to have. I don't want Haley to make smart moves for herself. I like the moves because it cued in people that I need to be cued in.

[00:11:26] But Haley, I didn't even think about her. Fair enough. Fair enough. And this is this is really an inciting incident because obviously Yash has been working on Malady and Mallory, but he has also been working on Drew and Barrett even to some degree, because you remember when Kamu first went on the block. The whole thing about this was we need to campaign to the four of them for their votes.

[00:11:56] And when Haley tells Taylor, Kamu and then Yash about what she's feeling about these four working together. She specifically tells Kamu, by the way, hey, if one of us come off the block, let's vote for the other to stay. Obviously, she's going to make this deal with Kamu. She says she's willing to vote Angela out. Is she really willing to vote Angela out is another question. But she does tell him that she would be. And if she's on board, then get Lala on board. And Malady and Mallory can flip and vote to evict Angela with or without Drew and Barrett.

[00:12:26] But we don't know how true that is. And then with Yash, she specifically tells him about overhearing the Devin's Drew and Barrett conversation. She says they are for sure working together. And this gives Yash the information he needs that he is going to use for the rest of the day. That is, oh, OK. So it's not Drew and Barrett I need to work on. It's specifically Melody and Mallory. He suspected that Drew might be stringing them along.

[00:12:56] And he has been sort of already pitching just Mallory and Melody on you might not be able to trust Drew and Barrett. But now he has a bit more concrete information to try to bring them. Hey, Drew and Barrett are working with the icons. You can't trust them. Just the two of you might need to come along with me. And this is the most effective version of his pitch because it's the only one that will work. Drew and Barrett will never flip.

[00:13:21] And the better he knows that, the more effectively he can campaign to Melody and Mallory. And so that's kind of what he plans to do for the rest of the day. Sometimes you really just have to let stuff play out. Because at the beginning of this week when I knew that Devens wasn't talked to use his power, I was like, oh my God, it's a done deal. They made the mosh pit. Everyone sold into that alliance. No one.

[00:13:47] And I think it's clear what is going to happen at the end of this week. And letting it play out even until yesterday, having Mallory and Melody waffle and kind of bring up discussions directly to Drew that really will impact their allegiance to the mosh pit or to the other side. I thought it was just, I love this moment.

[00:14:10] And it really got Yash on fire to really advocate for that side and really put Kamu on the forefront of like, hey, this is the guy that will lead the rookies to success. And I mean, I liked it was a compass. Haley kind of pointed in a direction and Yash took the baton and ran with it. And I think for the most part, it's, it could be working. Yeah. So before any of that happens, there's, uh, Devens is going to have two conversations.

[00:14:38] Um, one with Kamu, one with Yash. He has the one with Kamu first and the conversation he has with Kamu is very much, very similar to the kind of conversation he had with Rome back in the day. Uh, which is like, what are you going to do? Uh, I'm sorry. I did it. I did it to you. Nothing personal. I just had to make the move. Uh, you know, uh, you're the biggest threat in the game. I had this power sitting a burner hole in my pocket.

[00:15:07] It expired very soon. He, uh, I, I don't remember if I talked about this on a podcast or on a stream, but I said, Devins could say, oh, his power expired soon. Um, and it would not be a lie. And it would imply that it was expiring. You don't have to explain exactly that it was good for two more weeks, but you could maybe imply that it was expiring this week or maybe the next week. Uh, and nobody questions him on it. He says it was expiring very soon. So I had to use it. Survivor fans would kill me if I didn't because they're the ones that gave me this power in the first place.

[00:15:38] Um, and hey, this house is like a mosh pit, you know? Uh, and, uh, and, and this is just the way things are moving. And, uh, Kamu, if you stay, I fully understand you'll come right after me. No hard feelings when you do. Uh, and I'll try to survive it. And if I do clean slate, maybe we can always come back together and work together.

[00:16:04] I like the approach on Devin's behalf of just kind of clean, a clearing the air. Kamu, I also liked his questions on, Hey, I thought we were good. Where did the misstep kind of happen? And it was, it wasn't pointed in one direction. It was just overall threat level. Um, and so I, I mean, I did like this. I, I, the fact that they, I don't think they will come back together. I think now it's kind of solidified once you do me dirty. Once if I come back to you and you do it again, I'm the dumbass. Um, so fingers crossed they don't, but I did like the clearing the slate. Yes.

[00:16:34] It's a good conversation to have. Uh, it's always dangerous to say that you went after somebody because they're just, their threat level is too big because that's not going to change. Uh, and so why would they ever trust that you would just wouldn't just do it again? But, uh, Devin's is so, he, he takes so much of the personal out of it that it does feel like the door is open when necessary. And that's kind of a different thing that do I trust Evans?

[00:17:00] No, but is he, is his door open to work with him? If our, uh, interests align mutually? Yes. Uh, and that's a key point to, to make sure to pay attention to. So. Also, also Taryn, I liked that Darren Devin's kept referencing. I still don't know if this was the right decision or not. I'm still kind of like, did I make the right decision? Did I not make the right decision?

[00:17:27] And so even in that uncertainty that he's portraying the combo of him just literally wanting to take a shot and him not being concrete on if this was the smartest move. I also think that could, um, help in the aiding of, you know, just the relationship in any, in any front. Yeah. And, and I'm kind of like making sure to point this out here because I do think this actually is a really important conversation to pay attention to because of some of the things being said later

[00:17:54] in the day from both Kamu, from Drew, from other people, like when it comes to what happens if Kamu stays, um, and, and what are the ramifications of it? Uh, this is exactly the kind of thing to pay attention to. Um, so Devin's also talks to Drew, uh, in the gym. We cut in on their conversation. Drew is telling Devin's about, uh, his disagreement with melody and Mallory the night before about blindsiding Yash. He says they have a good relationship with Yash, so they don't want to blindside him.

[00:18:23] Um, and Devin's is already like, what do you mean they have a good relationship with Yash? All right. I mean, yeah, you know, Yash is much closer to Kamu than he is to melody and Mallory. So like there shouldn't be any hesitation there. Uh, and Drew's like, no, no, there's no hesitation there. There's no hesitation. They're still doing it no matter what. Like, don't worry about that. Uh, it's just, you know, like best case scenario crossover H O H because I don't know if they've got the balls to put up the other side of the house.

[00:18:50] Um, and Devin's is like, that's not reassuring that that concerns me. Uh, that you, they can't play scared like that. If they're not going to pick a side, they're never going to win this game. You're just like, oh no, they, they will. I'm saying they will. I'm just saying it would be better if one of us won. This episode is brought to you by Welch's fruit snacks. Back to school season can be tough on parents, but choosing a snack you and your kids can both

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[00:22:06] In his camera talk, he was going back and forth about whether or not he wanted to win in HOH next week. And the reason that he might want to is that he wants to finally prove to his side that he is a valuable member, a more valuable member than they see him as now because he thinks he's at the bottom of the structure. He wants to prove his value. I think what he's trying to do here is make sure that Melody and Mallory, who are being a little sketch,

[00:22:35] he wants to use that a little bit to make sure they're at the bottom of the structure and say, hey, I'm trying to win HOH. I'm going to prove my worth. I'm going to win and keep you guys safe. Other people in this alliance, they might throw. Not me though. I'm not a thrower. And I think this is what he's trying to do. But that's not what happens. Because there's a lot of genuine concern about, wait, what do you mean?

[00:23:03] We just made this alliance and they're already talking. You already think they might not target Yash. And, you know, Devins, I think he's under the correct assumption that if somebody says they might not do this, there's a good chance that they really won't do that. And we know, Drew doesn't even know. This is the problem. Drew thinks that he's telling Devins like a truth that it's there's some hesitation.

[00:23:30] The reality is, Maladie and Mallory are fully planning to just go after Devins next week and not target Yash at all. So there's a deeper truth to this that Drew doesn't even realize and that Devins has picked up on. And so this goes very, very poorly for really everyone involved. Devins goes down to Baird and Dee who are talking, says, can you believe what Drew just told me? He told me that Melody and Mallory might not want to go after Yash next week.

[00:23:57] Like, I mean, I hope they know that if that happens, I'm blowing everything up. I'm just going to blow everything up. And Barrett is like, oh, my God. Oh, I haven't gotten any hint from that at all. I can't believe Drew. After then, Devins goes back upstairs to talk to Drew. Barrett is like telling Dee like, oh, Drew is so stupid. He's by far the least trustworthy person. And I'm like, yeah, I feel you. I feel you, Barrett.

[00:24:27] This is such a stupid thing for Drew to have done. And then Barrett goes, well, you want another reason to not trust Drew? Well, he said up in the summit about the whole target the icons thing. He said that Devins was the scariest person. We can't trust Drew at all. And then I'm like, Barrett. No. Now this is even what are you doing? Nice.

[00:24:58] You for one, you cannot ever put the toothpaste, the toothpaste back in the tube. And I feel like when Drew conversation with Devins, it was like, wait, I said this way, but I think they are so good. I know I said this. But wait, don't think about that. Think about what I'm saying now reassuring you of these actions. I think Drew is also very insecure with his spot within the crossovers. He kept using language like I know you don't trust me, but and he said that about like three times within a. Five minutes spam.

[00:25:27] I know you don't trust me. I know. I know you are a little weary of me, so I do want to prove it to you. And sometimes I think when you become so insecure in your positioning, you kind of overindulge and want to give everybody everything when that's not the smartest thing to do. And also, you have these girls in your pocket and you're not trying to mend the relationship. You're saying stupid stuff to set the set the distance and the tension even further.

[00:25:55] And so even with Baron, like also, why don't you want to preserve your number one? I don't get that. Barrett has never shown that he wants to do that, even in the information that he did know with Drew possibly leaving. And whether or not Drew is his number one, who cares? Who cares? Just don't do this. Yeah. It was it was not smart. It's just it's like it's both of them doing the same thing, which is that Melody and Mallory are already on the bottom of this structure.

[00:26:22] They already are like you are already above them in the hierarchy and and all you need to do. And even if you weren't like it's not a big deal. It's a seven person thing. And there are going to be 11 people in the house. There are plenty of weeks. Melody and Mallory themselves are going to like you don't need to do any of this. The situation has played out well for you. Just let it play out.

[00:26:49] And then the same thing with Barrett Barrett initially being like, oh, Drew. Oh, that's so annoying. The girls. They're not doing this at all. Don't worry about it. Cover for them. Yes. And then as Devins and D are kicking Drew on the Drew bad Drew bad Drew. Drew Barrett. You don't need to be like get your own kick. Like they're already kicking him. They're jumping him yourself.

[00:27:18] Why are you adding? Why are you adding fuel to the fire? They're already mad at him. You don't need to add anything else to be like, no, pick me though. Right here. Look, I can kick him. Like, what do you mean? What are you doing? I didn't even realize how big of a pick me moment this was for Barrett and Drew, because I just perceived Drew's actions and saying what he said about Melody and I'm trying not to call her my other homegirl named Melody.

[00:27:47] Melody and Mallory. I just perceived him being stupid. Like him just being like telling Devins too much information. I didn't perceive it as really being a pick me at the moment. And then Barrett, I thought that was like, I thought he just wanted to get in on the licks. He was like, you know what, Drew, everyone should know this. But it really is a pick me. Like, but I just don't see how they don't see that they don't have to fight to be above Melody and Mallory in this alliance. Like it's already, they just brought them in. So you don't have to fight to conserve your positioning.

[00:28:16] There's no such better ways to do it. Yeah. Then, then destroying like you don't, you don't. Here's the thing. Devins doesn't even want to be with you guys. He wants to be with, with Kamu and Yash. It's just circumstances pit him, pit him against. The more he distrusts the both of you because you keep doing this shit. The less he wants to be with any of you. And it's just like, it's so.

[00:28:43] And the thing about Barrett's thing too, is that like, it's not even true. Like Drew already told them about saying that Devins was the scariest. And he told them very accurately that he was asked specifically by Lala, which of the icons do you trust the least? And Drew was like, um, well, I guess Devins is the scariest. And Lala was like, thank you. Yes.

[00:29:11] And that's exactly how drew described it. But Barrett is trying to make it seem worse than it actually was. For no particular reason. Um, all right. Anyway. Uh, so that's what they're up to. Devins goes back to up, back up to drew and he's very grumpy. Uh, he's like, uh, like what, like, so what's going on? Are they not with us? Like interesting. No, they're with us. Like, oh, do realizing I've gone too far.

[00:29:41] Uh, no, no, they're good. It's totally fine. He spends another like 45 minutes trying to like chat with Devins and like, be cool with Devins again. Um, Devins like you're going to have to show your card soon. You know, he's just like, yes, that's what I was saying. Like, you know, like, uh, like I'm going to win HOH. I'm going to keep you guys safe. I know you like Barrett more, but, uh, but I am rocking with you. Um, I want to go to the end with you and D Devins is like, I don't want to go to the end.

[00:30:10] He kidding. She's great at final tribals. Uh, and he's like, well, then it's, then it's the three of us, you, me and Barrett. Uh, and like, yeah, okay. Uh, and the continue the conversation continues for a while. They start talking about, uh, Yash being their target next week, potentially maybe Taylor as a backup. And you know what, Taylor? She's so annoying. All she does is lay in bed all day and she doesn't even play this game.

[00:30:38] Like maybe some whispers that's not playing the game. Like, uh, I wouldn't want her to win this. I would vote for Lala over Taylor. These people are pissing me off today. You know, there, I was pissed off. It's kind of the Ashley whole effect of it all. Like people not getting deserving credit for the work that they have put in and people's perception of what a big brother's winner. This is the only avenue.

[00:31:05] I only want to work both for a person that exhibits these qualities. First off, I, Taryn, I was, it infuriated me. It infuriated me. I told I, in my mind, I was like, Devins, go shove the vote up your hoo-ha. I am so over this. I am so over this. Don't give Taylor your vote, damn it. Like, you're not seeing it. And then him being in the, him saying, oh, if I'm in the jury house, I would definitely be telling the jury, like, why are we voting for a person that slept? She didn't even play big brother.

[00:31:31] All these other things, especially if you had such a lackluster big moment that you thought you had on television, a big moment that you thought could get you the jury vote to get you to, you know, the win or a big brother 28. Like, all of it fell flat. And so for you to be saying, oh, because Taylor is in bed and oh, because she's not talking to people, she's not, you know, it just, it pissed me off. Go back to your island. You don't know how big brother works, Devins. Yeah. Get out of here with that.

[00:32:01] Um, all right. So also, Taryn, can I add in this conversation? I did like though that, um, Devins and he later, um, spilled why he had this approach of, oh, if they plan on doing that, I'm going to basically crash out. It was also in a way to threaten drew of being like, Hey, I'm looking at you too. I don't want you pulling any funny business because all shit will come out the can if it happens. And so I like that methodology of him. Just a scare tactic.

[00:32:31] Mm-hmm. To be clear, I still have faith that Taylor can absolutely win a jury vote. I think this is, this is a bunch of sour grapes right now. Uh, but I, I think she, I think she's still fine. Um, so, uh, speaking of Taylor's going to work on Mallory. Uh, she tells, uh, with this information from Haley, she's like, Hey, just so you know, Drew and Barrett are working with the icons.

[00:32:55] Uh, and Mallory's like, yeah, but like, not going to put us up, you know, like, uh, Taylor's like, they are their puppets. Uh, and I was like, you know, after this morning, she says, once Kamu leaves, they'll be locked in with them. Have you not been watching? You've got to wake up, sis. Um, and so, uh, this is like the angle that they will be pushing all day.

[00:33:19] Um, and, uh, Ben Devins has the similar conversation with Yash that he had with, uh, with Kamu. Like, Hey, again, this thing was about to expire. Survivor fans voted for me to have it. I had to do it. Um, and you know, it's like, it is what it is. If we ever feel like there's a chance for us to work together again in the future, I'd be so down. It has nothing personal against you. I really actually like you a lot.

[00:33:46] It's just the circumstances that dictate that the thing happened and the way that it did. Uh, and once again, it's a good conversation from Devins. Uh, it's exactly what Yash and Kamu respond to this very kind of like, uh, gentleman's kind of like we're at war. Oh, but we're still chill. You know, like it's, you know, like we are the elites and, you know, people may suffer as we wage war, but we understand each other. We can relate to one another.

[00:34:14] And if, uh, yeah, if things ever change, you know, we're open. And I think that's the way to go with those two guys too, with Kamu and with Yash who are very bro, bro. I mean, some, somewhat, somewhat, but I think the gentleman shake the we're at war, but we still respect each other and we're doing it in a respectful way. Hopefully we'll, I, it just works well with that sort of archetype. So, um, Yash gets to work as well. He starts working on Mallory.

[00:34:41] He says he wants to talk to both her and melody, uh, tonight to really lock in what the vote is. Mallory's like, I don't really know if I want to have that meeting without drew and Barrett though. Cause we need their votes too. Um, he's like, drew and Barrett are working with the icons, man. Like, I don't know. She's like, I would rather have them there. It's like, okay. So this is kind of the main tension of the day is can Yash get melody and Mallory to separate from drew and Barrett? Cause that is the only way they will vote for combo to stay. Uh, he knows this now we know this.

[00:35:09] And that is the, the, the main piece of, of, uh, you, not only do they need to convince them, but they need to convince them without allowing drew and Barrett to be a part of it. Um, which, which again means the only, and this is, this is kind of the problem is that, um, they, the, the pitch that they want to try to make is an anti Haley pitch. Cause that's the easier one to pitch. Uh, we vote out Haley in all circumstances.

[00:35:38] Um, and we keep Angela in all circumstances. Therefore, at least we are able to, uh, to protect common if he's up against Haley. Um, the problem is that they haven't, I think realized exactly that that can't happen without drew and Barrett. Uh, the only one that can happen without drew and Barrett is, uh, the Angela versus common vote.

[00:36:03] And the Angela versus common vote is the harder one to sell because nobody sees Angela as a threat. And so there's a little bit of a mismatch there between what they're pitching and who they're pitching to. Uh, and, and that is another thing that needs to sort of be resolved through the day. And I like that. I like the Taylor and Yasha approach that coming, Adam, Mallory and Melanie from both ends. And yeah, they can't. Yeah.

[00:36:29] That I know they couldn't get the conversation without drew and Barrett, but having the one-on-ones with Mallory really seems to put in work because then you have her talking to melody. And then you like, once they talk, I'm like, okay, this is the real energy behind. Cause we rarely see it. Even later in the night when drew came into the conversation and they had an open and honest and direct conversation with drew. I just, I love the way that Yasha and Taylor are both kind of partnering in this pursuit of common.

[00:36:54] So, and I'm thinking it has also like, I think done well for their relationship with Mallory and melody as well. I feel like they throughout the one-on-one conversation where they're advocating for a one side, I do believe it's pushing kind of them closer together. So that's, um, I'm, I'm well, while I'm pissed off this morning, Jake, I'm going to say, I'm going to say one thing I'm going to say to the, to the live chat right now. I feel like the live chat has been misbehaving lately.

[00:37:22] You guys have been arguing with each other nonstop every day and I'm sick of it. Just behave, just be nice. All right. Let's all have a good time and, and, and, and, and engage with the content and not be constantly arguing with each other in chat, please. Is it the icons versus the icons, like the icon supporters versus the Yasha and Taylor supporters? I don't know. It's just every time I look over there, it's at person.

[00:37:51] I'm mad at you at person. I'm mad at you at person. I'm mad at you. All right. Now calm down in the chat. All right. Um, so, uh, um, so Yasha's working on Mallory D is going to talk to Devin's.

[00:38:16] Um, and, uh, and, uh, yeah, Twitch. You're all right. I don't think, I don't think I see Twitch people arguing all that much. Um, D talks to Devin's and she tells him about what Barrett told, uh, told her about, uh, drew saying that Devin's is scary. Um, and this just more information for Devin's to be mad. Uh, and he's like, I'm going to be so pissed if they flip on us. I'm so pissed if they flip on us.

[00:38:45] You know what? I'll just declare war. I'll declare them as my targets, true melody and Mallory. And I'll work with Yash. And this is what I'm talking about when I talk about this, this, like, Hey, you know, we're going to like, Hey, maybe we can work together in the future because this does feel like, uh, uh, something that is possible, right? It feels like something that is, uh, feasible for Devin's and Yash to do because they still do get along really well.

[00:39:15] And so the idea is, um, if they do anything weird, screw them. It's I mean, listen, it's the, it's the Rob Sesternino. It's the, let's just take out the swing vote. Let's just come together and take out the swing vote. That's annoying us both.

[00:39:31] Um, and so this solidifies later in the day at into like a full on, uh, like if they flip this vote, Devin says tells the cameras, I'm going to rat out the mosh pit. I'm going to throw everything on the table. I'm going to declare them as my targets. I'm going to pledge loyalty to Kamu and Yash.

[00:39:54] Um, and honestly, I don't even hate that move because I think there's a chance it works. I think there's a chance to worse. And I also think there's a chance that it actually happens because he talked about it. And I've seen the way that he interacts with Yash and Kamu. And I think even you said it tonight today, um, where I feel like he really prefers them over drew and Barrett. And I think if in a perfect world, if he could work with him, he would.

[00:40:20] And I feel like he's edging us to that moment where he is going to be like, all right, I'm down to drop them. And I think it could come if Taylor or I wouldn't say Lala as much, but I feel like if Taylor wins or Kamu wins HOH, I very can. So see Devin saving himself and just throwing them under the bus because he already has this little bit of worriness and doubt in regards to how they will move in and to preserve their life. They're probably thinking, oh, we'll do the same. So I think it will happen. I want it to happen. It would certainly be interesting.

[00:40:51] Um, so, uh, melody and Mallory talk and it's the first time they've had a good chance to talk together since like, we've heard that melody is interested in maybe keeping Kamu. Uh, and we're interested in hearing like, is, is melody going to talk to Mallory about this? And as they start talking, Mallory brings up, what if we kept Kamu? It's like, that wasn't even the person we thought was going to do it. Oh my God.

[00:41:21] Uh, melody's like, okay, maybe this can work. And they talk about the idea of voting to keep at the very least. It doesn't make sense to keep Kamu over Angela, but between Kamu and Haley, they both kind of suck. Maybe we throw them a bone. We keep Kamu over Haley. Um, okay. Because listen, they know, and they're not going to let drew and Barrett know, but they know that drew and Barrett have been working with Angela D and Devin's.

[00:41:49] Since the start of the game, they, they caught that from Angela. They're not going to let them know that they know that, but they know that. And so if they can keep one person like Kamu, if they can have like a little bit of, and this is, this is what I think this really is. Because like the, the logic to keep Kamu in my opinion is not anywhere close to sound. Um, they barely have spoken to Kamu themselves at this point. Kamu is going to campaign to them, but at this point they've barely spoken to him themselves.

[00:42:15] He has consistently proven to, uh, you know, not be like trustworthy. He's a really dangerous competitor. Uh, he has a connection to Devin's, uh, and D, uh, that could always be rekindled if they win power, which is an argument that will be made. Um, and, uh, and just doesn't have a great relationship with them at all.

[00:42:39] Uh, there's very, very, and on top of that, he is locked into a final three with Yash and Taylor in a way that Haley isn't. And they should know this considering how hard Yash and Taylor are pushing for him to say, and they have recognized that, uh, they're talking about how hard they're pushing for him to say. So I think the argument to keep Kamu is very, very poor. However, this is my, this is my theory, at least. Uh, I think they just feel like they need to rebel against what they see.

[00:43:09] Uh, they just need to, they feel like they need to take some power into their hands and at least do something to prove that they're in charge of their own fate. And not being manipulated by the vets into this mosh pit Alliance, who, which was obviously created just to make sure they had the votes to take out Kamu doing what they want, being the manipulated people being tricked by Barrett and Drew. They see all of these things in all of these things are true and they don't like it. It feels gross to be used like that.

[00:43:37] Uh, and so there's like a part of them that's rebelling against it. The problem is that the smart play is to just let it happen, uh, which feels wrong. And so this is, I think the core of the tension that is happening with them. And this is why they're happy to sort of maybe think about this idea of, well, Kamu versus Haley is less of a, less of a weird thing. Uh, like less of an obviously bad move to keep, uh, like as, as like voting on Angela would be.

[00:44:06] So let's, let's do it. Let's keep Kamu against Haley. Let's make that happen. Also Taryn to add to your point. I also think they, between Kamu and Haley, I don't see any redemption in regards to Haley's relationship with Mallory or Melody. I don't see any redemption, no kind of friendliness, no like, Oh, I like her sometimes. No, nothing. But with Kamu, I can kind of see that more. And so I think a part of it is also, who do I, who would I rather be in a house with? And I think they just don't like Haley. So it is easier to...

[00:44:36] Well, they really don't like Kamu too, but I... I, I don't, I just don't see them having any bit of friendliness, kikis, kakas with Haley at all. Also, in my mind, I also thought that played a part in it. And, and you have people, Yash and Taylor, who also you like and who you... I think that's the key. Who are advocating for Kamu. You're like, well, these people that we actually rock with and they're saying save her. All right. And so I think two things can be true.

[00:45:03] Yeah, I think, I think a hundred percent. I think their relation to, their relationship to Yash and Taylor is the real thing that is pulling them toward Kamu. Because like at the beginning of this week, I mean, even just like a day ago, I mean, we saw in the episode last night, you know, Mallory's like, I want Kamu to like suffocate in the game. Like they hate Kamu. But they really like Yash and Taylor.

[00:45:30] And, and as we've seen, this is a very, very true thing in general. You are guilty by association. You were also often liked by association. And association with Yash and Taylor is doing Kamu wonders.

[00:45:45] So, Drew and Devins talk a little bit more. They talk again about targets. And after the morning that Devins had, he is, and the conversations I think he had with Yash and Kamu, it does seem like he's actually moved away from targeting Yash again.

[00:46:01] Uh, he's now talking about, no, no, no, Haley actually does need to go next. Um, and so again, this, these conversations that Devins had with Kamu and Yash, I do think are really important to pay attention to because I do think that they might come back together at some point if circumstances allow for it.

[00:46:18] Um, Yash then continues having another meeting with Melody and Mallory. Same stuff. It's all the same pitch. Can't trust Drew and Barrett. We got to keep Kamu. He's going after the vets. He's a shield. He's a sword. He's, uh, you know, everything. And we need to keep him. Uh, we will vote against Haley. This is the play. And it's again, it's like, it's kind of angled in slightly the wrong direction because none of them have realized yet that they actually don't have to be able to do it.

[00:46:48] They don't have the votes to keep Kamu over Haley if they don't have true and Barrett. Uh, but it's what's working and they are much more on board with it though. They are still pushing back in general. And the pushback is like, it feels like the compromises we vote out Kamu over Angela. We vote out Haley over Kamu. Um, that continues to be like that kind of, uh, that compromise. Um, and, uh, then Melody and Mallory talk again and they're like,

[00:47:18] okay, so I think we're going to do, wait, hold on. We count the votes. So it would be who, who would the actual votes be? It would be, uh, it's like, okay, Angela comes off the block. It's going to be Taylor, Lala, me, you. Oh, we need Drew and Barrett.

[00:47:42] Yeah. For that instance, they really, they really need Drew and Barrett. Yeah. Whoops. Okay. Well, um, okay. And even if, I mean, we don't even know where Haley's going to vote necessarily. If Haley comes off the block and is Kamu versus Angela, like, okay, so we do need to talk to Drew and Barrett about this. Uh, because we can't do this without Drew and Barrett.

[00:48:04] All right. So let's, let's, we're going to have to talk to them about it. Okay. Now they're going to have to talk to them about it. In the meantime, Devin's is talking to Barrett. Uh, Barrett tells Devin's about Drew naming him as the scariest. Um, and he's telling Barrett, if things don't go our way, I'm blowing things up. And that's where that's all going. Um, Melody does tell Angela at this point, I just want to let you know, just make sure you, you know, you're good. No matter what. Just wanted to give you some reassurance. Oh, thank you so much, Melody.

[00:48:34] That means so much to me. I really appreciate it. I feel so good with you guys. Um, Drew talks to Kamu and he says, Hey, Josh and I have been trying, but Melody and Mallory, they're just kind of, I don't know. Um, and it's like, Drew, Drew, what do you think? He just keeps digging. He keeps digging. He's basically like, Hey, Kamu, could you go work on, uh, Melody and Mallory to make sure they flip to keep you?

[00:49:03] Just, just, just, you should be working on them. Um, so he does, he goes to Mallory and he gives her a whole, a whole big pitch. Now he's going to do this anyway, but, um, he says he's after the icons. He says, I am a sword and a shield.

[00:49:20] He says, he says, screw you Taylor. I'm both. He said, I'm two in one. Uh, he gives her the whole thing. He says, he's been in five different alliances with the icons. They're manipulators. They get in people's heads. You can't trust them. I'm going to go after them. I pledge my loyalty to you. And Mallory says, all right, I'm down. I'll keep you.

[00:49:52] Kamu was beaming, beaming after this. Felt like he might've walked on water or something like that, but I liked it. And I, and I do think they, since Melody and Mallory, um, were already a little softened to the ideas, especially since Taylor and Yash were pushing it. I do think they were more, um, willing to just affirm and, you know, go in that direction, which I thought was cool.

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[00:53:05] That's O-L-L-Y.com. In the meantime, Yash is talking to Taylor up in the HOH room about Melody and Mallory. And they're getting kind of annoyed. Because every time they talk to them, it's just hours and hours of like on loop. And it's like, are they just not willing to do this? Are they just like spinning us around? Are they going to, or even worse, are they going to do what the vets do?

[00:53:32] Are they going to like tell us they're okay with it and then flip and blindside us? And Taylor's like, I'll be so pissed. I'm going to tell them if you do that, it's done. It's over. And Yash is like, honestly, yeah. If they blindside us on the vote, I'll just say they're my targets and go work with Devin's. And I was like, oh my God. Simultaneously, independently, they both came up with the same idea.

[00:54:02] And this tells me it for sure could happen. Like this is, it's so common in social strategy games in general. Two people or one person, you become a swing vote. And you start to like, I could go this way. I could go this way. Or I could go this way. Or I could go this way. Or wait, what if I went this way? And in the meantime, you're pissing both sides off. And the power goes to your head. And you become in a worse position because of it.

[00:54:30] And Melody and Mallory, they're flirting with this line. They're getting real close to pissing everybody off with the back and forth, with the indecision, with the like, not sure what we should do. And they really need to figure this out soon. And this is why I really, I think having open lines of communication, even if you're beefed up with someone and specifically a big brother house where you have to be around them all the time is so important. Because it can revive relationships.

[00:54:58] We see with Lala and Haley, no form of communication is happening there. No salvaging of anything is happening there. And I feel like even with these relationships that she has had in the house are being severed because she has cut some of the lines of communication. So with Devin's going back to the people that he has, I think, done the most egregious thing in game wise of dethroning an HOH and then nomming someone else that you were kind of good friends with and still having that line. It's just, it reminds me why it's so smart.

[00:55:28] You can't be that beefed up and block a relationship because you stop a flow. So Drew tells Melody, he says, hey, Taylor and Yasha are pushing really hard to keep Kamu. But like, you know, he has to go, right? Like, we're not going to like, let them push us into keeping Kamu. She's like, yeah, yeah. And so she talks to Mallory after Mallory's conversation with Kamu. And they're kind of like, we can't keep him.

[00:55:58] We can't keep him. Mallory's like, I just told him I would. I feel bad now. So, okay. So we're not keeping him because it doesn't make sense. And we can't do it without Drew anyway. Drew's really against it. I just told him I would keep him, but whatever. You know, I have to lie. So what do we do there? Do we tell Yash? Or do we just, do we blindside him? Maybe we just blindside him. You know, maybe we just don't tell him. Okay. All right.

[00:56:27] Well, that's, I guess that's what we're going to, we're just going to blindside Yash. We're not going to tell him. It's like, what is that? You're from one bad decision to another bad decision. Just your first instinct, your first decision was so good. Why are you constantly changing your mind and making things worse for yourself? What is happening? I think it's insecurity. And they feel like you were, you said it earlier. They want to, they feel like they need to make a move. They feel like I can't just be a part of a team where we're at the bottom.

[00:56:56] I feel like I have to do something in this game and this is their time to do something. And so that's, I think what the crux of the waffling is, but it does. It's putting them in a shittier position than they were even originally with getting into the mosh pit this week. That happened this week. The formulation of the mosh pit happened this week around the pool table. Everyone's smiling. Everyone cheers and everyone happy. And now look at y'all. Yeah. It's just like, you know, they, they were in such a good position. They still theoretically are. Yeah.

[00:57:25] But it's like, they, it's, it's like, they're like, oh man, we're now, maybe we don't win HOH. Maybe, but if we blindside Yash, we got to win HOH. It's like, how about you don't blindside Yash and you win HOH? Festival of Worlds, right? Come on. Um, so now the plan is to blindside Yash.

[00:57:48] Um, and, uh, and Drew is talking with Taylor and Yash and Taylor and Yash are starting to realize that they actually do need Drew's vote if they want to keep Kamu over Haley. And Drew is making sure he think they would think that he's with them again. And so Drew is going to be involved in the conversation between Taylor, Yash, Drew, Melody, and Mallory. And it's a big pitch. And it's again, it's like Taylor's just like, I just want to make sure we all agree on what we're doing. And Yash has agreed with Taylor before. He's now going to put his foot down. He's going to say, this is what I want.

[00:58:17] I want to evict Kamu over Haley. Or sorry, I want to evict Haley over Kamu. Um, and they say, okay, that's what we're doing then. Falsely agreeing to the plan. Um, we're going to keep Kamu over Haley. They all agree. Drew, Melody, Mallory, Taylor, Yash. Yash, the votes are there. They're going to make it happen. Okay. Woo. Devin's is going to be pissed. Oh boy. Here we go.

[00:58:47] Um, it's, uh, and, and they're all excited. And it's like, okay, we've done it. Um, oh boy. After this conversation, Melody and Mallory talk privately again. Um, it's like, oh, they just lied to Yash. Unless they've changed their minds again. They want to actually do it. They're like, okay, no, no, no. We actually feel good about this. Let's keep calm. Let's keep calm. We're going to do this. Okay. Ooh. We, uh, we don't trust the icons. We're keeping calm now. We're actually, it was a lie, but now it's the truth. We're keeping calm.

[00:59:18] Obviously we need to do, but we need to do it without drew like with, with or without Barrett and drew. Cause we don't trust Barrett. He's with, he's with the icons. We don't trust drew fully. So we can do it without. Oh wait. Oh no, wait. Right. Right. Right. We can't do it without drew. We have to do it with drew. Oh, okay. We need to convince drew. Let's, let's talk to drew. We'll talk to drew. We'll make this happen. We'll keep calm with drew and done with the icons with or without Barrett. That's the plan.

[00:59:48] It's a whack a doodle time. Karen, it is whack a doodle time for like, this is becoming overly complicated, overly OD. And y'all are stressing me out because now I'm like, well, what is the truth? It's contingent on drew's participation in it. But like y'all keep digging yourselves a beaker hole constantly. Yep.

[01:00:13] Uh, so in between this, uh, and them talking to drew camu gives his pitch to melody. It's the same, similar to the one he gave to Mel at Mallory. He was in five alliances with, uh, the icons. Um, that's how the, the, the lines came together. So on and so forth. Um, and so then melody and Mallory go and they talk to drew. You come in. This is like late into the night now later into the night. Um, they're in the hot tub.

[01:00:41] And I also just quickly say, cause I, I'm just spilling grievances today. Uh, I hate the hot tub room. I hate the hot tub room because all they, cause they, they refer to it as the hot tub. Only problem is there's an actual hot tub too. Okay. And I have still not in my mind. Every single time they say hot tub, I think they're in a hot tub. And then I remember, nope, they're talking about the hot tub room, the room that is designed

[01:01:10] to be like a hot tub. It's very annoying. Anyway, they're in the hot tub room and drew comes in and they're like, so I think in like, you do want to keep coming. You do want to keep coming. And he's like, you actually, wait, you actually want to keep him? No, you're bullshitting me. Like, Oh, like we really, we don't trust the icons. You know, like I don't even think we can trust Barrett with them.

[01:01:41] Uh, and he's like, I mean, that's not a bad read. I agree. Uh, we need to be a little worried with Barrett, but none of that matters. You realize that, right? Like it doesn't matter if this was an alliance set up for us to vote this way. It doesn't matter if we're doing the icons dirty work. It doesn't matter if we can't trust Barrett. None of it matters because at the end of the day, the icons are a shield for us and they can't come after us before they come after the icons.

[01:02:09] Kamu is the most dangerous player in this game. He's been in every single HOH room and we'll never have another chance like this to take him out. You want to leave both Haley and Kamu in the house? We, we don't, we don't have a relationship with either one of them. Uh, and I guarantee you that if Devin's wins HOH next week, Kamu will be right up there in that HOH room. They had a great relationship before they absolutely can again. And this I think is by far his strongest point of all of it because he's a hundred percent

[01:02:39] correct. If Devin's were to win HOH and they, they flipped to keep Kamu, the two of them are a thousand percent working together. Kamu is like, this is how we clean slate. You don't come after me this week. And Devin says a hundred percent screw those, uh, screw Melody Mallory, screw Drew, screw whoever screwed me on that vote. And now all of a sudden Kamu is working against you just like that.

[01:03:06] Um, and he is making some really, really good points here. And they say, okay, you're right. We should, we need to get rid of Kamu. We need to get rid of Kamu. You're right. Drew, if you're secretly working with the icons, I'm going to kill you. We're going to kill you. I'm not going to be your friend. It's like, that's, that's funny. He goes, we'll, we'll be friends. While coming, he said, we'll be friends. We're good. Okay.

[01:03:37] And in that moment, I can kind of see why he didn't be on, wasn't honest. But I also am just like, Drew, just be like, are these your people? Are these not your people? Because you, especially as of recently, you haven't been acting like these are your people. I just, the easy thing I think to say here is like, listen, I am loyal to you guys. Like, I don't want to go to the end with the icons. I want to go to the end with you guys. Like, this is my crew and I am, I will pledge that to you. Just say that.

[01:04:06] Just like Drew, I know, I know you're 22 and you're a cool guy and you like being sarcastic. And it's like, ah, just be, just be a little sincere sometimes, you know, just, just drop the cool kid act a little bit and just be like, genuinely, like you guys are my people. I really care about you. You are my crew and I'm sticking with you guys.

[01:04:36] And not, not like, nah, I'm going to come for you though. No, no, we're good. Come on. We're going to be friends. Come on. We're going to be friends. Of course, we're going to be friends. I like, Hey, you know, that he, that's like his, the, the most sincere he ever is, is when he's like, you know, handyman, we got handy. Crossovers. Hey, jugglers, fab, mosh pit.

[01:05:04] Like, that's like his most sincere, like, Hey, I'm loyal. Right. I feel like the sincerest we've seen of Drew is when he was on the block and kind of everything dropped all like, not saying this is a facade that drew has, but it is just like, you know, this kind of, you know, vibrato that he carries when he was on the block, the emotional state that he was in, the insecure state that he was in the looking for affirmation anywhere that he could was the most sincere. And I don't know.

[01:05:30] I think we'll only get that when drew is at, um, a level like that, or he's like, I'm about to go home. No one trusts me. I think that's when it comes out, but I definitely don't think we'll see it if he is not in any sort of trouble. So, but I do wish to see it more because that vibrato that you did just so well, like act out. It's very accurate. It is how drew moves. And I do think just a little drop of sincerity in his, um, conversation with the people that

[01:05:57] he's close to would definitely go far and really would submit things, but yeah, we'll go get it. Yep. So, uh, the night continues. Melody and Mallory have been talked down. Drew is going to spend the rest of the night with them, uh, for a while hanging out, joking around the, the mood gets lighter. They keep like, you're not, you're not going to betray it. He's like, you're, you're not typically working with the icons. Are you?

[01:06:26] Uh, and they keep like, keep hounding him, but it's all, it becomes more and more jokey. Uh, he does good work of like making sure he stays with them the rest of the night. Um, and, uh, and by the end of the night, Mallory has left. It's just drew and melody as kind of per usual. They get, they get a little flirty, like things of his, you know, he's done well here. Um, for as much as I think he should be more sincere, he has done well here to win them back over and win melody back over.

[01:06:56] Uh, she keeps, keeps asking him though, like, yeah. Um, and then they eventually go on to make a final two. Uh, that's, uh, like, I want to take you to the final two. Uh, melody says, I don't have one with Mallory. Uh, I will go to the end with you. Drew says, I want to go to the end with you. Um, and this is, again, this is good stuff. This is good stuff. This is closer to what I think I would want to see from drew here. Um, he does a great job shutting down the vote. Uh, flip.

[01:07:25] Um, they have agreed to take out Kamu. He's locked in a final two with melody. They're feeling better about drew. It's gone. Well, all can heal in the world of uncertainty of waffling of going back and forth. I think now we're kind of dead with that, but we also still have another day for now. No, I'm about to say we still have today. And I just hope that drew does not reiterate this conversation back to Devin's in a way

[01:07:52] of, Hey, last night I had to like talk them off the ledge of jumping to the other side. And we know how that worked for you. I just hope he does not do that because that will ruin all of, if he could just keep it right here and know they're doing it, know they're voting with us. They're on our side. That's the cleanest way out of this. Drew, don't make it messy, please. Please. Uh, now while he is doing this, Yash and Kamu did have a conversation. Uh, Yash now feeling like, Hey, we've got the votes. We've locked it in. We're solid.

[01:08:23] Um, he's like, I feel bad for Devin's, but he made his bed. Um, and, uh, and they talk about drew and how they don't trust him. Um, Kamu tells Yash about the handyman. Yash is like, Oh, he tried to do something like that with me. Uh, like make a final two like that. Um, like, Oh, this guy, he's gotta go. We got to get rid of drew. Um, and so they're, uh, they're feeling pretty anti drew up there.

[01:08:49] Um, and, uh, and this is about, is about where, like, again, the night ends with drew and Mallory or drew Malady, but, um, but this is where we've left off. Okay. Malady and Mallory have agreed to take out Kamu, but they are, have not told Yash. In fact, they told Yash and Taylor that they were doing the opposite the night before. So Yash and Taylor and Kamu are now all under the assumption that Kamu will stay in a vote.

[01:09:15] Um, on Thursday today, Melody and Mallory might flip again. Who knows? They might, Yash and Taylor might like try to lock in with them. They might tell the truth. They might tell it. They might say, actually, we've changed our minds. We're going to get rid of Kamu or they might continue the line, try to blindside Yash at which point Yash will maybe try to go and work with Evans because he's so pissed off about all the, the, the rigmarole. Uh, and then, uh, we'll, so we'll see what happens with that.

[01:09:43] We'll see if, uh, any of this true stuff comes to fruition. If Drew talks to Devins and D about what happened with Malady and Mallory. Um, and so there's still a lot on the table here. Thursdays have not been super quiet so far. Uh, now the vets themselves have less to do theoretically today. So maybe it will be a little quieter, but there's still definitely some things left on the table. Uh, especially the main things being Melody and Mallory. Do they flip back? Do they tell Yash? Do they not tell Yash?

[01:10:12] Uh, Drew, does he rat them out? Does he not rat them out? Um, and, uh, and those are the main things. And also, of course, tonight who wins the blockbuster? Because that matters. I think this is, um, the blockbuster I'm really anticipating. The ones in the past, I feel like, yeah, I wanted Jason to stay. Yeah. Um, I, I want Rome to stay. Yeah, but then Jason also stays. So, you know, I wasn't sure. But this one, I am kind of anxious.

[01:10:39] And I do think that we'll see conversations between Taylor and Melody and Mallory. For one, they wake up in the same room. And I just think they'll come across each other. And Taylor's going to check in and say, are we still doing this? A little bit of my mind feel like they'll have to come clean. I don't know if they'll want that just like harping on them that, you know, they've been talking up their relationship. They've been talking up their love for Taylor and Yash and their friendship. They've been, they reiterated last night, we've been friends with y'all since day one. Day one in this house, we've been friends with them.

[01:11:07] And so a little bit of my heart does feel like they'll have to come clean. And then I don't, I don't know if it'll be much waffling. I think they'll have to stand in their decision and stir. I mean, but hey, you never know. Damn it. Damn. You never know. I mean, genuinely, I think that, uh, that what they need to do is just, I mean, it's, it's already gone so far, but they need to go to Yash and Taylor and be like, listen,

[01:11:34] I know we talked last night, but I actually think that Drew's not on as on board as he was claiming to be. Um, and, and we have been back and forth in this and we're sorry that we've been back and forth because we really do like you and we want to work with you. But at the end of the day, we just can't trust Kamu. We need to vote him out. Um, and, uh, and we're really sorry. Um, and you know, hopefully that's enough.

[01:11:59] Uh, now at this point they might've gone too far and maybe just hoping that Kamu wins the blockbuster and that they don't have to deal with it at all might actually be the better play. Maybe they wait until he wins the blockbuster because there's not that much of a difference between telling them before and telling them after at this point, because they've already gone so far either way. They've just put themselves in such a mess and they didn't need to, they had such a great plan from the start of the week and that all they needed to do was hold to it. And I just feel like they, they just, they just didn't, they waffled too much.

[01:12:29] And now they're in a much worse position than they could have been in, but we'll see. We'll see what happens. Anything else from yesterday that you wanted to bring up Jacob? Um, I want to bring up this cause this is just so funny and this is not about the fees, but more about you. You really be up late because even though when you talked about the Yash and Kamu conversation and Yash, I remember it. Yash was like, wait, they tried to do that. Drew tried to make that alliance with me too.

[01:12:57] That I was watching on my couch at 1230 AM. And so the fact that probably you were tuning in at that time is so wild. And they just up every morning when, you know, when these house guests are like keeping us up, it's crazy. It's actually hasn't been that bad this season. Like a lot of seasons are up until like three, four in the morning. Last season. Yeah. Well, yeah. Even that, like now that was a particularly special case, but even like generally the it's sometimes it's much worse.

[01:13:27] Yeah. Yeah. No, I, um, I'm excited about tonight. Um, even though I'm tired of the waffling, it did keep me entertained. Um, yesterday just because I was on the edge of my seat. Um, seeing what they were going to do, but I am, I'm enjoying it. I'm enjoying it. Yeah. The, uh, the, this amount of waffling is always, um, it's, it's like, it's entertaining, but it's the most amount of work for me because I have to track so many different flips back and forth.

[01:13:56] It's like, uh, it's, it's definitely, uh, it, it, it riles me up. If you couldn't tell it riles me up a bit. Um, so, uh, anyway, that's about what we've got for you today. I will be back tonight. I'll be streaming live on my Patreon, uh, Twitch and YouTube for tonight's episode. We'll watch the blockbuster. Um, I, I did tell my bad story last night, uh, on my stream.

[01:14:25] If you're interested in that, I told, uh, it in two parts before and after the episode. Uh, if you're, if you're interested. Um, and then of course tonight we'll have a recap where we talk through what happens in the eviction episode and tomorrow morning or afternoon, if you're on the East coast, noon Eastern will be tomorrow's update because we will be talking to whoever gets evicted tonight in their exit interview beforehand. So check all of that out.

[01:14:53] Uh, Jacob, what do you got going on? Uh, just here. Um, got some music. You can follow me at my socials right there. Um, and then I'll be at rehab con next week. So excited to see everyone that's coming there. Taren will be also joining and I can't wait to have some fun with y'all. Yes. Uh, and thank you to the chat for, uh, for being, uh, much, much nicer. They're behaving. Yes. Um, all right.

[01:15:21] Well, thank you all so much for joining us here today and I will see all of you next time.