Will she or won’t she was the theme of Wednesday night’s episode of Big Brother 17. As in will Liz backdoor Vanessa or won’t she? And the Big Brother editing team made sure to throw that up in the air for people who don’t watch the Live Feeds.
The episode takes off right after Liz nominated John and Becky for eviction. Liz tells us that she doesn’t know what she’s going to do this week because backdooring Vanessa might be tempting. John reminds us that if he stays this week he is going to be gunning for Vanessa next week.
Speaking of which, Vanessa feels like she needs to smooth things over with John. She tries to talk to him but all he wants to do is nap. So Vanessa isn’t pleased. Elsewhere, Austin, Liz and Julia are also a little annoyed with JMac because of his recent attitude. John tells Steve his only hope is to win veto, but Steve thinks he has other options, so he goes to work.
Steve goes to the HOH room where they’re talking about John’s attitude and Steve does his best to get them off the ledge with John. And by his best I mean sitting there and nodding and doing not much of anything. Johnny Mac, you’re going to have to do this on your own.
The twins and Austin decide they want to give John the benefit of the doubt, so they invite him into the HOH room to discuss things. They first want to know what’s going on with Vanessa and her tall-tales about him. John tells them that he’s been going after Vanessa for awhile now and that he didn’t want to say anything because he thinks everyone likes with her. He tells them that every person that has had a blow-up with Vanessa has gone home. Liz and Austin are really listening and responding well to his ideas.
So John has Austin and Liz thinking that John is the person they need to take Vanessa out for them. So his safety this week is looking better, even before the veto competition.
Speaking of which, at the veto draw, Liz picks Austin via houseguest’s choice, John picks Meg, and Becky picks Steve. John talks about how risky it is to throw this competition, but he thinks in the end he can prove to Austin and Liz that he trusts them. But John has another agenda. He then tells Becky the only way they can both stay is if she wins the veto.
It’s time for the veto competition. And it’s OTEV! Johnny Mac does a good job throwing it and is the first person out. Steve is the next person out. After Steve goes out, Becky follows. Let’s all pause to respect that Meg is in the final three of OTEV. But Meg is the next person out. So it’s down to Austin and Liz. And Liz bests her man and takes the veto win. So Liz holds all the power this week and, like she said, if Vanessa doesn’t watch out, Liz could make a shocking move and backdoor her.
And right on cue, Vanessa comes into the HOH room bursting with paranoia. She’s pretending to celebrate and be happy that Liz won and she is, but she’s already thinking about next week and is worried about who Johnny Mac will target if he stays. And a little later, in tears, she tells Liz that she’s upset that she is a fourth wheel to Liz, Julia and Austin. And Liz doesn’t care. She’s not buying Vanessa’s act. “Enough with the show,” she says in the Diary Room. “We’re sick of it.”
Vanessa questioning them has Liz and Austin scared and annoyed. Liz is so annoyed that she’s actually contemplating using the veto and putting Vanessa on the block. But don’t get too excited. The Big Brother editing crew worked hard on this episode to make it suspenseful.
At the veto ceremony, Liz does not use it on John or Becky and Vanessa lives another week.
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