Well, it was an emotional day in the Big Brother 26 house as the AI Instigator finally was unleashed on the house. A twist that seemed harmless has caused a lot of harm, specifically for Rubina and Tucker’s games.
Let’s go way back to a few days ago. The entire houseguests were hanging out upstairs by the fish tank when Rubina and Tucker decided to share a blanket. Under it, they held hands. Their hand-holding was far from secretive as it has been now revealed that so many people saw them. However, only Quinn and Leah vocalized it to other houseguests.
Quinn mentioned it to Kimo and T’Kor. Leah told Brooklyn and Joseph. On Friday afternoon, the AI Instigator told everyone. He used a Quinn deep fake to reveal the hand holding underneath the blanket. The AI Instigator also said that the house made a mistake voting out Cedric over Rubina.
This Instigator also said Pentagon4Life and mentioned the Five Pointz. Rubina immediately got emotional and began crying. The whole house tried to comfort her about it not being that big of a deal. Tucker then privately took her to the Head of Household room and told her that it wasn’t that bad for them.
It just lets them be more open and out in the house with their feelings. They kissed and hugged. Then the DR called Rubina to it (they definitely wanted those emotional reaction shots). Later, Rubina continued to cry while the house soothed her. She also declared that Tucker and her had a connection but the game came first.
They then continued to more publicly be affectionate with one another (in the privacy of the Rock Room). As Hisam from Big Brother 25 pointed out, Rubina’s emotional reaction was likely due to her guilt over surviving the Week 4 eviction that sent Cedric home. Then the AI Instigator confirmed her darkest fears by saying that she should have been voted out.Â
She has also repeatedly expressed fears that her Big Brother 26 legacy would only be connected to her showmance and that it would also end her game. This big outing to the house just made all her fears and emotions flood over.Â
Tucker and her have also been emotional since Thursday so it all seemed to boil over. Now, the AI Instigator’s reveal seems to come from someone who wanted to target Tucker and Rubina as a showmance, especially Rubina.
The AI Instigator had to also know about the Pentagon and Five Pointz alliances, and want to paint a target on Quinn. There are a lot of players who fall into these categories but the most likely suspect is Joseph.
Tucker is winning most popular votes but Joseph fans never forgot to vote and voted all week. Additionally, it makes the most sense if Joseph is the AI Instigator and targets Rubina and Tucker. He has never warmed to Rubina and didn’t see her in his end game. He sees Tucker as his final two, so he needs that showmance split to get Tucker fully committed to him.
This AI Instigator secret reveal paints a target on Tucker and Rubina as a pair, but Rubina is also a trio with T’Kor and Kimo. He believes he can convince the house to take her out before Tucker because of that reason. A physical comp beast may be less scary than a woman who automatically has two votes of protection. He’s also been talking about how Tucker has no chance to win the game because of his lack of social and strategic skills.
Joseph also made gestures and looked guilty a few times throughout Friday. Some of the houseguests already suspect it is him, including Chelsie, Kimo, and Leah. Tucker doesn’t make sense as the AI Instigator because this hand-holding reveal paints a huge target on him and Rubina.
He also seemed genuinely concerned about her after the reveal. We know Tucker has acted in the past, but he can’t be that good of one…right?
The AI Instigator will continue to spread rumors all week. Whoever the Instigator is, they’re off to an exciting start and hopefully only more drama continues.Â
Do you think Joseph is the AI Instigator? And what do you think of the first rumors he spread?