The Power of Veto Ceremony is coming up quickly for the Big Brother 17 Houseguests which meant this week’s targets, Clay and Shelli, and had one last chance to push for safety.
When Clay and Shelli came to the realization that “it’s either us or him” they were ready to talk to James but just how much were they willing to tell him?
Flashback to 4:45AM BBT 8/3 as James meets up with Shelli and Clay in the bathroom downstairs. Shelli wants to know if anyone is campaigning to save them like they’ve been told is happening. James says no, that everyone was content with them being the noms. The couple is ready to talk with James behind closed doors.
They head upstairs for their big reveal of info but soon it’s just Clay and Shelli interrogating James for info instead. James doesn’t give up much of anything so eventually Shelli is ready to talk. She starts out by naming Vanessa… as someone she finds loyal and trustworthy. Well there goes that. I think James was expecting her to sacrifice details on Vanessa, but no.
Shelli and Clay begin to detail out Austin and his Judas persona. They find him scary and must be this week’s target. James goes to get Meg and Jackie to join and hear this talk. Flashback to 5:50 AM BBT to hear more of the talk with all five of them in the room.
After Shelli gives her whole talk Jackie says she feels like this is all old information aside from the Judas alter ego. Jackie wants to know why Steve wasn’t the target last week like they had planned instead of Jason. Shelli again presses that Austin is scary, but Jackie isn’t buying it.
Jump ahead to 6:20 AM BBT as Chelli have left leaving James, Meg, and Jackie to discuss. Jackie isn’t buying any of the stuff Shelli was selling. She wants to know why is Austin suddenly the big threat this week when they had him dead to rights last week but let him walk.
Jackie throws it out there: if either Shelli or Clay don’t go home this week then it needs to be Austin. She says they can’t keep the three of them together. Jackie says if they get Vanessa out then it’d make Shelli and Clay happy. Jackie is pressing hard for Vanessa to be the renom.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Shelli and Clay woke up Vanessa to update them on the talks. Vanessa is not pleased and seems to be putting Shelli on a guilt trip over what she revealed about Austin. Vanessa says she’ll now have to lie about this information and wishes she hadn’t been told. Shelli is regretting opening up to James.
Head back upstairs to hear James’s decision: I’ll leave noms the same and break up a happy home.
Now that seems to be the most likely outcome at Monday’s meeting, but you never know. Just before Jackie and Meg left his HoH room James says he’s going to go after the head of the snake: Vanessa. Meg asks if he’s joking and James asks if he’s wearing a jester’s hat. Then James backtracks and says he is kidding. Sheesh. I don’t know.
Vanessa is the hub of the Sixth Sense and it’d be a major victory for the side in power now to get her out, but if she goes up and stays then oh my. James sticking with the current noms feels like the most likely result. He gave up $5K in that comp to have the Veto and control in his hands so he knows it’ll look bad to flip flop on his choice now.
Update: We’ve got some drama brewing this morning. James talked to Austin and updated him on what was said overnight with Shelli throwing him under the bus. Austin is very frustrated and feels he did campaign which was part of Shelli’s complaint last night. Flashback to 10:45AM BBT.
Austin took that information back to Liz who was furious with Shelli. Flashback 11:05AM BBT. In rather crude words, Liz said screw Liz which suggests she might be willing to shift her vote against Shelli instead of Clay. Austin promises Liz he protected her in the conversation with James by saying she didn’t put James up as a target the other week.
Shelli and Clay are holed up in bed worried that what she said is getting back to Austin. Flashback 11:10AM BBT. Clay is getting pissed off and says he’s going to exchange words with James today if he was repeating what Shelli told him last night.
Looks like we could have some drama coming up on the Feeds so get ready!
The Power of Veto Ceremony will be held mid day on Monday and we’ll have the spoilers and results as soon as we get the official word from the Live Feeds. Be ready for any drama and grab the Free Trial so you can watch along with us.