Big Brother 18 is turning out to be the biggest bro-fest since Big Brother 12. And this episode shows us that the bro-fest is likely going to continue throughout the season.
The episode picks up during the Head of Household competition. The houseguests are hanging on their ropes and discs and Zakiyah knows that she or Michelle have to win or they’re in trouble. And of course Paulie knows Zakiyah is upset so he knows he can’t drop until she does.
Let’s cut into the regularly scheduled HOH competition for a douchemance segment. The guys have formed an alliance called The Executives and they all have stupid chief executive titles. As if this season wasn’t already circling the drain, we’re going to have a giant guy alliance take out the girls for the rest of the season.
Back at the HOH competition, James decides he’s had enough and is the first to drop. Bridgette is the next to go and then Corey. That makes them the week’s Have-Nots. Michelle is safe from being a have-not, but the competition is taking its toll on her because she can’t stop spinning in a circle. She ends up throwing up a few times and then drops. And of course that’s followed by typical Michelle sobs. That means Zakiyah has to hold it together for the both of them.
Nicole is the next one out and just misses Michelle’s vomit. Too bad she missed it because that could have saved this already-boring episode. Zakiyah decides that she’s got to go, so she starts making some deals. And she drops. And Paulie wastes no time to drop after her. And that seems a little suspicious to Zakiyah. She knows he dropped right after her on purpose so that she couldn’t put him up this week.
That leaves Natalie and Victor. And they both say they just want a letter from their mother. They both try to bargain with the other, but neither are willing to budge. Natalie finally decides to ask him to promise not to put her up and he agrees, so she drops. Victor is the new Head of Household. Which means Paulie is HOH. Because literally no one in the house is going to go against what Paulie wants for some reason. It just makes no sense to me.
Victor tells us he needs to make sure he gets out a big threat to his game now while he has the chance. Yeah, OK, Vic. We’ll see how that goes…
Speaking of Victor, Paul decides to ask him what Da’Vonne said to him on the way out the door. He says she told him they are going to target him during the double eviction. But of course he doesn’t believe it knows his boys have his back. Vomit.
It doesn’t take long for the guys to get together and decide to target those big giant threats: the girls in the house who haven’t won anything.
Elsewhere, we’ve got Nicole trying to explain to Michelle why she went behind her back and voted out Da’Vonne. Nicole gets a really bogus edit, which makes her look like she’s being a good friend to Michelle by going to her. In reality, that’s not how it went down. Nicole has been plotting and scheming against her “friends” all season and this edit is completely ridiculous.
Paulie and Zakiyah decide to talk about the same topic. Paulie is very condescending to Zakiyah as usual about how Da’Vonne went out the door and when she asks if he dropped after her on purpose, he denies it as well. And throws in some more condescension because that seems to be the kind of person he is.
Now it’s time to see who the TV-only viewers decided to send this week’s care package to. And of course it goes to James, who recently told us on the Live Feeds that he has a video of his cat Gizmo high on cocaine. You’ve given James two vote erases. Which means you’ve given Paulie two vote erases.
Let’s get to the nomination ceremony. To no one’s surprise, Victor decides to nominate Michelle and Zakiyah for eviction. But he doesn’t just nominate them, he degrades them with a speech. “9-1… do those votes ring a bell?” he said referencing his eviction. He goes on and on with some stupid crap that’s completely unnecessary, especially considering that he’s attacking the girls who had almost nothing to do with his eviction and working with Paulie, the HOH who actually sent him out.
Let me conclude this recap with a final thought. This was one of the most sleazy episodes of this show I’ve ever seen. And I watched every episode of Big Brother 9 and Big Brother 15. I seriously feel like I should go take a shower. I just can’t handle the way the guys are treating the women of the house.