Big Brother Season 12 - Is Revenge Coming?
Call it the season of the showmances.
Big Brother 12 started on July 8, 2010 but it didn't take long for physicist Brendon to fall for chemistry graduate/cocktail waitress Rachel.
The two hooked up almost immediately after entering the house.
The first week, the house was focused on another twist - the Saboteur.
One of the houseguests was living there to make the others miserable by playing pranks on them.
The houseguests didn't know it, but the Saboteur would get $50,000 if he or she could last five weeks in the house.
Speculation about who the Saboteur was ran rampant through the house.
Many thought it was Andrew because he voluntarily sat out the first Head of Household (HOH) competition and for that, he received immunity.
Some thought it was Kathy for her poor performance in HOH competitions.
Hayden became the first HOH and the house wouldn't have to worry about the Saboteur for long.
After a few episodes, America learned it was Annie.
Hayden put up Rachel and Brendon, but Brendon won the Power of Veto (POV) after getting enough letters to spell the word "understanding" in the competition.
He took himself off the block and was replaced by Annie.
By a unanimous vote on Day 13, Annie became the first houseguest to be evicted.
The houseguests soon learned they had unknowingly knocked out the Saboteur in the first time around.
For the second HOH, the power couple continued to rule as Rachel won.
Rachel nominated Britney and Monet.
Britney won the POV and used it to remove herself from the block.
Rachel replaced Britney with Matt, but it was Monet who was the second houseguest evicted.
The tables turned in week three when Matt won the HOH.
Matt, Lane, Enzo, and Hayden had formed their Brigade alliance earlier in the game.
Matt nominated Andrew, with the promise that he was a pawn, and Kathy.
Brendon won the POV but chose not to use it.
After a scathing speech in which he called out the new showmance of Hayden and Kristen and pointed out people talking behind each other's back, Andrew, aka Captain Kosher, was voted out of the house.
In week four, Rachel once again won HOH and she and Brendon remained in control of the game.
She also won $5,000, which she could give to another houseguest for any reason.
Kristen had to wear a hippie-tard - a tie-dyed unitard.
Rachel targeted the new showmance by putting Hayden and Kristen on the block.
Britney won the POV for the second time and kept the nominations the same despite Hayden working on her to change them.
Kristen was voted out of the house and Rachel was upset at Kathy for showing sympathy toward Kristen.
Power went back to the Brigade in week 5 as Matt won HOH again.
Matt chose to open Pandora's Box and won the diamond POV, which he could use within the next two evictions to save someone and name the replacement.
But, in opening Pandora's Box, he unleashed a new Saboteur on the house.
America voted for Ragan to have the position and he accepted it.
If he completes two weeks as the Saboteur, he will win $20,000.
Matt nominated Brendon and Rachel for eviction.
The POV competition was bowling and Rachel and Brendon practiced all night.
Still, they both lost early on, with Brendon becoming so frustrated he threw the bowling ball over hand and almost hit Jeff and Jordan, who had showed up to serve as guest hosts for the competition.
Britney won the POV and although Rachel offered her the $5,000, Britney knew everyone in the house wanted either Rachel or Brendon out of the house and refused to accept it in exchange for using the POV.
Brendon tried to put the target on his back to save Rachel, but she was unanimously voted out of the house on Day 41.
The Saboteur told the house that they may not have seen the last of the evicted houseguest and Julie told Rachel she may not have seen the last of the house.
Rachel became the first member of the jury.
Brendon promised to avenge her ousting and he won HOH in week 6.
As a loner in the house, will Brendon be able to continue in the game? Will a floater such as Ragan or Kathy offer to team up with him to go against the Brigade? Season 12 will conclude on September 15th when someone is named the winner.
Big Brother 12 started on July 8, 2010 but it didn't take long for physicist Brendon to fall for chemistry graduate/cocktail waitress Rachel.
The two hooked up almost immediately after entering the house.
The first week, the house was focused on another twist - the Saboteur.
One of the houseguests was living there to make the others miserable by playing pranks on them.
The houseguests didn't know it, but the Saboteur would get $50,000 if he or she could last five weeks in the house.
Speculation about who the Saboteur was ran rampant through the house.
Many thought it was Andrew because he voluntarily sat out the first Head of Household (HOH) competition and for that, he received immunity.
Some thought it was Kathy for her poor performance in HOH competitions.
Hayden became the first HOH and the house wouldn't have to worry about the Saboteur for long.
After a few episodes, America learned it was Annie.
Hayden put up Rachel and Brendon, but Brendon won the Power of Veto (POV) after getting enough letters to spell the word "understanding" in the competition.
He took himself off the block and was replaced by Annie.
By a unanimous vote on Day 13, Annie became the first houseguest to be evicted.
The houseguests soon learned they had unknowingly knocked out the Saboteur in the first time around.
For the second HOH, the power couple continued to rule as Rachel won.
Rachel nominated Britney and Monet.
Britney won the POV and used it to remove herself from the block.
Rachel replaced Britney with Matt, but it was Monet who was the second houseguest evicted.
The tables turned in week three when Matt won the HOH.
Matt, Lane, Enzo, and Hayden had formed their Brigade alliance earlier in the game.
Matt nominated Andrew, with the promise that he was a pawn, and Kathy.
Brendon won the POV but chose not to use it.
After a scathing speech in which he called out the new showmance of Hayden and Kristen and pointed out people talking behind each other's back, Andrew, aka Captain Kosher, was voted out of the house.
In week four, Rachel once again won HOH and she and Brendon remained in control of the game.
She also won $5,000, which she could give to another houseguest for any reason.
Kristen had to wear a hippie-tard - a tie-dyed unitard.
Rachel targeted the new showmance by putting Hayden and Kristen on the block.
Britney won the POV for the second time and kept the nominations the same despite Hayden working on her to change them.
Kristen was voted out of the house and Rachel was upset at Kathy for showing sympathy toward Kristen.
Power went back to the Brigade in week 5 as Matt won HOH again.
Matt chose to open Pandora's Box and won the diamond POV, which he could use within the next two evictions to save someone and name the replacement.
But, in opening Pandora's Box, he unleashed a new Saboteur on the house.
America voted for Ragan to have the position and he accepted it.
If he completes two weeks as the Saboteur, he will win $20,000.
Matt nominated Brendon and Rachel for eviction.
The POV competition was bowling and Rachel and Brendon practiced all night.
Still, they both lost early on, with Brendon becoming so frustrated he threw the bowling ball over hand and almost hit Jeff and Jordan, who had showed up to serve as guest hosts for the competition.
Britney won the POV and although Rachel offered her the $5,000, Britney knew everyone in the house wanted either Rachel or Brendon out of the house and refused to accept it in exchange for using the POV.
Brendon tried to put the target on his back to save Rachel, but she was unanimously voted out of the house on Day 41.
The Saboteur told the house that they may not have seen the last of the evicted houseguest and Julie told Rachel she may not have seen the last of the house.
Rachel became the first member of the jury.
Brendon promised to avenge her ousting and he won HOH in week 6.
As a loner in the house, will Brendon be able to continue in the game? Will a floater such as Ragan or Kathy offer to team up with him to go against the Brigade? Season 12 will conclude on September 15th when someone is named the winner.