Big Brother

Ep.

Title

Air/Pub'l

Grade

Author

11-30
Weecap

America's Sweethearts

The Big To-Do - The half-million goes to the half-wit.

2009.09.15
2009.09.16
B

M. Giant

11-29
Weecap

Look Back In Anger

Pissy Alcohol-Colored Memories - A clip show rehashes the highlights of the season, and shows why a lot of other stuff wasn't shown (answer: because it was boring).

2009.09.13
2009.09.14
C-

M. Giant

11-28
Weecap

Best-Laid Plans

Lose-Lose Scenario - After "fake-losing" so many competitions, Natalie loses one for real when it counts the most.

2009.09.10
2009.09.11
B

M. Giant

11-27
Weecap

Bye Bye, Dirty

And Then There Were Three - The houseguest who's been playing dirty all summer -- so dirty that you probably didn't even see it happening -- is finally evicted, and Kevin virtually seals his fate to finish no better than second.

2009.09.08
2009.09.09
D-

DeAnn Welker

11-26
Weecap

A Lying Liar Who Never Lies

Pandora's Box, Part II - Natalie tells us how true to her word she is, then lies. She tells us what a good liar she is, and then lies terribly. She gets engaged, then lies about it, then says she was pranking the house. She tells us how she's playing the house like a fiddle, but she's lying.

2009.09.06
2009.09.07
D

DeAnn Welker

11-25
Weecap

Natalie's Revenge (Again)

The Non-Kiss Goodbye - Jeff and Jordan get split up -- at least for the next two weeks.

2009.09.03
2009.09.04
B-

M. Giant

11-24
Weecap

The Break-Up

Windfall - After Kevin gets screwed over for raining ten grand on his housemates, Michele's victory in the PoV competition screws Jeff and Jordan.

2009.09.01
2009.09.02
B+

M. Giant

11-23
Weecap

Chocolate Reign

The Crying Game - Sixty percent of the house weeps as Kevin wins HoH, Michele confronts her bleak prospects, and Natalie is terrorized by a dragonfly.

2009.08.30
2009.08.31
B-

M. Giant

11-22
Weecap

TKO

Russell and Flow - Russell somehow fails to insult the house into keeping him.

2009.08.27
2009.08.28
B

M. Giant

11-21
Weecap

Plan R

Trouble in Paradise - Jeff and Jordan may be growing weary of each other, but everyone's tired of Russell.

2009.08.25
2009.08.26
B-

M. Giant

11-20
Weecap

To Backdoor or Not to Backdoor

Canned - After winning HoH, Jeff tries to make up his mind on whether to backdoor Russell.

2009.08.23
2009.08.24
C

M. Giant

11-19
Weecap

Recycled

Fast Forward - After Tuesday night's drama, we expected nothing but anticlimax. And we were not disappointed.

2009.08.20
2009.08.21
B-

M. Giant

11-18
Weecap

Matching Meltdowns

The Chima Syndrome - After weeks of trying to drown other people's voices out, Chima drowns her own -- pretty much literally.

2009.08.18
2009.08.19
A+

M. Giant

11-17
Weecap

No Wake Zone

Not to Bury Jessie, But to Praise Him - In the wake of Jeff's Coup d'Etat, Jessie's friends throw him an actual wake.

2009.08.16
2009.08.17
C+

M. Giant

11-16
Weecap

Jessie's Hurled

Flying the Coup, Part II - In the rematch of Jessie vs. America, America wins again.

2009.08.13
2009.08.14
B+

M. Giant

11-15
Weecap

With Allies Like These…

From Sugar Bear to Poopie Bear - Lydia finally learns that there is no situation in which she should pin her PoV hopes on Kevin. Turns out that little medal does not come with a spine.

2009.08.11
2009.08.12
B-

M. Giant

11-14
Weecap

What's Good for the Mongoose is Good for the Mongander

Hug It Out, Bitches - Even a visit from Jeremy Piven can't smooth over some of the enduring divisions in the house.

2009.08.09
2009.08.10
C+

M. Giant

11-13
Weecap

Ronnie? Gonnie!

The Empire Strikes Out - Ronnie's out of evil moves, out of Star Wars analogies, out of votes, and out of the house.

2009.08.06
2009.08.07
B+

M. Giant

11-12
Weecap

Floater No More

Veni, Vidi, Veto - Michele came, and she saw, but she did not veto.

2009.08.04
2009.08.05
B-

M. Giant

11-11
Weecap

Are You a Man or a Mongoose?

A Mongoose of His Word - Russell talks Jeff out of an HoH win, and then pays him back by doing exactly what he promised. Weird.

2009.08.02
2009.08.03
C+

M. Giant

11-10
Weecap

Hopeless Casey

Final Appeal - Casey tries to save himself, but who wants to put themselves on the line for a banana?

2009.07.30
2009.07.31
B

M. Giant

11-9
Weecap

Rat Vs. Banana

A Bad Bunch - Casey doesn't realize he's in jeopardy until after the PoV competition lands him in a banana suit.

2009.07.28
2009.07.29
B-

M. Giant

11-8
Weecap

A Fistful of Weenies

Hey, Jealousy - While Natalie and Lydia passive-aggressively scrap over Jessie, everyone else wants Ronnie out of the house, except the person doing the actual nominating.

2009.07.26
2009.07.27
B

M. Giant

11-7
Weecap

An Untangled Web

Double-D: Done and Done - Laura spills out for the last time, but she exposes Ronnie as well.

2009.07.23
2009.07.24
B-

M. Giant

11-6
Weecap

Time for Change

Backdoors and Blindsides - Ronnie's plan to backdoor Russell goes off without a hitch, until it hits one insurmountable obstacle: Ronnie.

2009.07.21
2009.07.22
B

M. Giant

11-5
Weecap

The Ugly Truth, Only Uglier

The Power of the Dark Side - HoH Ronnie nominates two members of his non-Athlete alliance, but it's only the groundwork for his plan to backdoor Russell. What could go wrong?

2009.07.19
2009.07.20
B-

M. Giant

11-4
Weecap

Racism Will Get You Nowhere

Braden Surgery - Russell emerges as this season's mastermind, as he provokes Braden into a self-destructive tirade.

2009.07.16
2009.07.17
B-

M. Giant

11-3
Weecap

The Fickle Finger of the Athletes

How Do You Spell "Reversal?" - HoH Jessie and Veto-holder Russell are mad at Jeff and Ronnie, so of course they save Lydia and nominate Braden.

2009.07.14
2009.07.15
B-

M. Giant

11-2
Weecap

Lydia, Oh, Lydia

To Have Not To Have Not - The Brains lose another competition, and this one means they must endure slop, cold showers, and sleeping in the low-budget sci-fi movie Cube.

2009.07.12
2009.07.13
B

M. Giant

11-1
Weecap

The Breakfast Clubs

Driving a Wedge - The "athletic" houseguests withstand atomic wedgies for the longest time, all so hateful idiot bodybuilder Jessie can join their team. Worst cost-benefit ever.

2009.07.09
2009.07.10
D

M. Giant

10-29
Weecap

There Can Be Only One

Memphis, Tennes-see ya! - When it's Renegade vs. Renegade, the result is a total blowout.

2008.09.16
2008.09.17
B

M. Giant

10-28
Weecap

Been There, Seen That

Greatest Hits and Misses - Dan and Memphis host a clip show while trying to pretend they're not hosting a clip show.

2008.09.14
2008.09.15
D

M. Giant

10-27
Weecap

Late Retirement

Renegades FTW! - Jerry's shut out, and Dan and Memphis take it to the end.

2008.09.11
2008.09.12
B-

M. Giant

10-26
Weecap

Dan and Michelle's Reunion

Keesha Kicked to the Kurb - Just like last season, a pair of nigh-invulnerable fratsters drag the oldest houseguest with them to the final three.

2008.09.09
2008.09.10
B

M. Giant

10-25
Weecap

Tangled Web

Animal Planet - Who looks dumber: Jessie, gloating about getting to return for three hours so he can caper silently around the backyard in an anonymous gorilla suit? Or the moth Memphis feeds to Ted the Spider?

2008.09.07
2008.09.08
B-

M. Giant

10-24
Weecap

Not So Big, Not So Easy

Lost in Translation - After sending Renny to the jury house, Dan and the other three remaining players return to a living room that has a clue in it. Unfortunately the clue is under a sumo wrestler's ass.

2008.09.04
2008.09.05
B

M. Giant

10-23
Weecap

Demon Spawn

Renegades vs. Renny - Dan and Memphis pull out another victory for an alliance that's getting less secret by the hour.

2008.09.02
2008.09.03
B

M. Giant

10-22
Weecap

Final Five

Downhill Skee - The alliance's luck falls through when Jerry wins HoH.

2008.08.31
2008.09.01
B

M. Giant

10-21
Weecap

Double Your Pleasure

Fortune Favors Dan - Dan successfully backdoors Michelle, sees his ally win HoH, wins PoV, and votes Ollie out, all in less than an hour.

2008.08.28
2008.08.29
A

M. Giant

10-20
Weecap

Dan, the Man with the Plan

Psych! - Even with April gone, Ollie's still getting screwed.

2008.08.26
2008.08.27
A-

M. Giant

10-19
Weecap

Taken or Took?

A Devil of a Deal - Because Dan can't just win HoH like a normal person, he all but hands the magic key to Ollie.

2008.08.24
2008.08.25
B

M. Giant

10-18
Weecap

April Glowers

Fear of Commitment - The showmance is in the air, as April and Ollie are unable to turn back the tide of housemates who, for some reason, would rather have Jerry stick around.

2008.08.21
2008.08.22
B+

M. Giant

10-17
Weecap

When All Else Fails, Try Bribery

Season 10 Episode 17 - Dan shows what he can do when he's not claiming to throw a competition, although for all the talk about how harebrained Renny's nominations were, you'd think the one person who's allowed to change them might actually do so.

2008.08.19
2008.08.20
B

M. Giant

10-16
Weecap

The Godmother

Renny's Revenge - What's better than a loose cannon in the Big Brother house? A loose cannon in the HoH room.

2008.08.17
2008.08.18
B

M. Giant

10-15
Weecap

Unbalanced

Flip That House - April tries to turn the house against Keesha just to prove she can, but ends up proving the opposite.

2008.08.14
2008.08.15
B-

M. Giant

10-14
Weecap

Jerry and Judas

The Difference Between 'Power' and 'Balls' - Nominees Keesha and Libra both have emotional outbursts that turn into strategic moves, but neither of them are going to have much effect on the one in the house with the real power: the stick that's up Jerry's ass.

2008.08.12
2008.08.13
B-

M. Giant

10-13
Weecap

Fallout Boy

Zombie Houseguests - Former Big Brother players return from the dead to swarm the compound. Aim for the head!

2008.08.10
2008.08.11
A-

M. Giant

10-12
Weecap

Jessie's World

Flying the Coup - Keesha, Libra, and Renny, and a secret player called the United States of America pull off a switcheroo to boot Jessie, and new HoH Michelle vows revenge. You guys, I think we can take her.

2008.08.07
2008.08.08
N/A

M. Giant

10-11
Weecap

Happy Birthday to Keesha

They Said She Said He Said They Said They Said She Said He Said They Said - Keesha gets the perfect birthday gift: an eight-way argument.

2008.08.05
2008.08.06
N/A

M. Giant

10-10
Weecap

Disenchanted April

Out on a Ledge - Before beating Michelle at the HoH competition, April promises to protect Jessie and Michelle, which is bad news for Memphis. So of course Keesha makes friends with him.

2008.08.03
2008.08.04
B

M. Giant

10-9
Weecap

So Long, Asian Sensation

Keesha's Revenge - Jessie decides to prove there's nothing he can do to get voted out this week, and turns out to be right. Dammit.

2008.07.31
2008.08.01
B-

M. Giant

10-8
Weecap

Banner Day

Like Watching Plants Grow Like Watching Plants Grow - Nominated Jessie tries to call out Libra, but nobody's answering.

2008.07.29
2008.07.30
N/A

M. Giant

10-7
Weecap

Sock to the System

Not the Boss of Keesha - Everyone has their own ideas as to whom Keesha should nominate, so of course she does the opposite of all of them.

2008.07.27
2008.07.28
B-

M. Giant

10-6
Weecap

Leavin' Steven

The Last Rodeo - Steven may be able to hold onto a bucking bull to the end, but a house full of Big Brother idiots is a much tougher animal to get a grip on.

2008.07.23
2008.07.24
B-

M. Giant

10-5
Weecap

Unbalanced

The More Things Change - Alliances and enmities shift rapidly this hour, which is why it's kind of a letdown when the overall situation remains the same.

2008.07.22
2008.07.23
N/A

M. Giant

10-4
Weecap

Put a Cork In It

Jessie's World - Turns out it's easy to get along when Jessie is the HoH: just kiss his brilliantly-defined glutes enough.

2008.07.20
2008.07.21
B-

M. Giant

10-3
Weecap

Dead Last

Exit the Puppetmaster - Brian forgot the first rule of running the Big Brother house: Don't tell everyone you're running the Big Brother house.

2008.07.16
2008.07.17
B

M. Giant

10-2
Weecap

Don't Believe the Hype

Doctor Will Not Doctor Will Not - Brian's master plan comes crashing down, and all it took was a burgeoning flirtation, some smart-ish women, and a few tons of honey and feathers.

2008.07.15
2008.07.16
A-

M. Giant

10-1
Weecap

Dirty Baker's Dozen

Dirty Baker's Dozen - Meet the latest crop of nutcases -- thirteen of them -- who put the "0" and the "Brother" in Big Brother 10.

2008.07.13
2008.07.14
B-

M. Giant

9-33
Weecap

Not with a Bang but a Meh

The End - This should soften the blow of Adam's firing.

2008.04.27
2008.04.28
B-

M. Giant

9-32
Weecap

The Ultimate Bro-mance

She-Bombs - A pair of failures in the HoH competition leaves Sheila at the mercy of Adam and Ryan.

2008.04.23
2008.04.24
B-

M. Giant

9-31
Weecap

Till Death Do You Part

The Defiant Ones - Sheila and Adam spend a day shackled together, then turn out to have a stronger bond than Ryan anticipated.

2008.04.22
2008.04.23
B+

M. Giant

9-30
Weecap

What Happens in Vegas

Team Crucified - Is something that amounts to a really long movie promo.

2008.04.20
2008.04.21
B

M. Giant

9-29
Weecap

Final Four

Final Four - Not so fast, Natalie.

2008.04.16
2008.04.17
B

M. Giant

9-28
Weecap

Stick To The Plan

Stick To The Plan - Natalie's still got faith in Team Christ, having apparently forgotten how things worked out for its namesake.

2008.04.15
2008.04.16
B-

M. Giant

9-27
Weecap

Hell Freezes Over

Hell Freezes Over - Sheila does the seemingly impossible and wins HoH.

2008.04.13
2008.04.14
B-

M. Giant

9-26
Weecap

They Won't Have James to Kick Around Any More

They Won't Have James to Kick Around Any More - At least that's what James tries to do. Fortunately, he's been wanting to leave all along anyway.

2008.04.09
2008.04.10
B-

M. Giant

9-25
Weecap

A-Balling Things Up

A-Balling Things Up - Adam regrets his nominations, but Ryan fixes it for him.

2008.04.08
2008.04.09
B

M. Giant

9-24
Weecap

You Say Potato, I Say Shut Up

You Say Potato, I Say Shut Up - A team food challenge goes well, but Adam's allies are still left eating their hats.

2008.04.06
2008.04.07
B+

M. Giant

9-23
Weecap

Turnabout

Turnabout - Joshuah's fortunes in the house take a 360-degree turn. No, that's not a typo.

2008.04.01
2008.04.03
B

M. Giant

9-22
Weecap

Veto Threepeat-O

Veto Threepeat-O - James pulls out another PoV victory, and Joshuah and Sharon prepare to say goodbye to each other in very different ways.

2008.03.31
2008.04.02
B-

M. Giant

9-21
Recap

At Sevens and Eights

At Sevens and Eights - It's the beginning of another end for James.

2008.03.30
2008.03.31
D

M. Giant

9-20
Recap

Chel'd Up and Spit Out

Chel'd Up and Spit Out - Chelsia's eviction goes more or less as planned, except for her meltdowns.

2008.03.26
2008.03.27
A+

M. Giant

9-19
Recap

Evel Never Dies

Evel Never Dies - Evel Dick comes back. Fortunately, he leaves again.

2008.03.25
2008.03.26
C+

M. Giant

9-18
Weecap

Spoon-Fed

Spoon-Fed - Adam gets two odd things as HoH: a fridge full of baby food, and strategic nomination instructions from Natalie.

2008.03.23
2008.03.24
B-

M. Giant

9-17
Recap

One Less Bible Buddy

One Less Bible Buddy - Matt finally figures out how to get some space from Natalie: get his ass evicted.

2008.03.19
2008.03.20
C+

M. Giant

9-16
Recap

A Jacobean Revenge Tragedy

A Jacobean Revenge Tragedy - Okay, so it's not actually a tragedy for anybody but Natalie.

2008.03.18
2008.03.20
B

M. Giant

9-15
Weecap

So There!

So There! - The pattern of unevicted houseguests returning to become HoH holds for another week.

2008.03.16
2008.03.17
B-

M. Giant

9-14
Weecap

Same As It Ever Was

Same As It Ever Was - James gets evicted, but it doesn't take.

2008.03.12
2008.03.13
B-

M. Giant

9-13
Weecap

A Tangled Web

A Tangled Web - Some of the houseguests come up with a plan to have Ryan put up Matt as a replacement nominee, but they're the ones who take it in the back door.

2008.03.11
2008.03.12
N/A

M. Giant

9-12
Weecap

Breaking Up Is Easy To Do

Breaking Up Is Easy To Do - For Big Brother, at any rate.

2008.03.09
2008.03.10
N/A

M. Giant

9-11
Weecap

Uncoupling

Uncoupling - The rest of this season just got twice as long.

2008.03.05
2008.03.06
N/A

M. Giant

9-10
Weecap

Needy Natalie

Needy Natalie - Natalie's thrilled at winning the Power of Veto; Matt will have to like her now!

2008.03.04
2008.03.05
B-

M. Giant

9-9
Weecap

Judgment Gay

Judgment Gay - Allison finally starts paying the price for her idiotic fake-lesbian strategy.

2008.03.02
2008.03.02
B-

M. Giant

9-8
Weecap

Bye Bye, Bueno

Bye Bye, Bueno - Alex and Amanda get the boot, but at least now Amanda can have her seizures in the privacy of her own home.

2008.02.27
2008.02.27
C

M. Giant

9-7
Weecap

Down For The Count

Down For The Count - Luckily for Amanda, she can't count very high.

2008.02.26
2008.02.26
C

M. Giant

9-6
Weecap

Operation Condor

Operation Condor - James is out to finish off the top row of the Memory Wall, swooping down like a-- oh, God, never mind, it's too embarrassing.

2008.02.24
2008.02.24
C+

M. Giant

9-5
Weecap

Disin-Jen-uous

Disin-Jen-uous - What won't Jen do to her real-life boyfriend to stay in the house another week?

2008.02.20
2008.02.20
B

M. Giant

9-4
Weecap

Secrets And Lies

Secrets And Lies - More specifically, secrets that are lies, but still manage to indirectly trigger a storm of accusations.

2008.02.19
2008.02.20
N/A

M. Giant

9-3
Weecap

Preexisting Relationships

Preexisting Relationships - People in the house find out about a couple that existed before the show, and another couple that doesn't but claims to have been together all along.

2008.02.17
2008.02.18
N/A

M. Giant

9-2
Weecap

Secret's Out!

Secret's Out! - Jen and Ryan tell their respective partners that they're dating. Well, that didn't stay on the QT for very long.

2008.02.13
2008.02.14
A

M. Giant

9-1
Weecap

Coupling

Coupling - What's more annoying than a bunch of single Big Brother contestants? How about pairs of them? Because that's what we'll be dealing with, all season long.

2008.02.12
2008.02.12
B-

M. Giant

8-32
Weecap

The End

The End - The winner is crowned, and we get our Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights back.

2007.09.18
2007.09.18
F

Wing Chun

8-31
Weecap

Slim Just Left Town

Slim Just Left Town - The chances that Zach would have been able to prevent a Donato from winning this show were already slim and none, and...well, read the title.

2007.09.13
2007.09.14
D

Joe R

8-30
Weecap

God Hates Jameka

God Hates Jameka - I mean, He must, right?

2007.09.11
2007.09.11
D

Wing Chun

8-29
Weecap

A Day Late And A Spine Short

A Day Late And A Spine Short - Too late, Zach turns on Dick and Daniele.

2007.09.09
2007.09.10
C

Miss Alli

8-28
Weecap

Goodnight, Sweet Chicken

Goodnight, Sweet Chicken - And flights of angels nervously giggle thee to thy rest! (Ditto Jessica.)

2007.09.06
2007.09.06
B

Wing Chun

8-27
Weecap

When Fat Janelle Met Saggy Dick

When Fat Janelle Met Saggy Dick - At the last minute, Eric and Jessica get surpassed for Creepiest Couple On TV by the stomach-turning flirting of Dick and a returning Janelle. Daniele wins the veto and does nothing.

2007.09.04
2007.09.05
D

Joe R

8-26
Weecap

America's Jerkweed

America's Jerkweed - Zach wins HoH and decides not to nominate Dick or Daniele, because the world is a hostile, unfriendly place.

2007.09.02
2007.09.03
C-

Miss Alli

8-25
Weecap

Amber Waves Goodbye

Amber Waves Goodbye - God reveals to the world that Amber's winning Big Brother is not part of his plan.

2007.08.30
2007.08.31
B+

Wing Chun

8-24
Weecap

Scaredy Cat

Scaredy Cat - Eric wins the veto by answering riddles from a smooth-talkin' black cat, then positively wets himself at the thought of doing anything interesting with it. Compelling!

2007.08.28
2007.08.29
C-

Joe R

8-23
Weecap

Jessi-Cop Out

Jessi-Cop Out - Jess wins HOH and promptly targets the two most ineffectual lumps remaining in the house. That's one way to go, we suppose.

2007.08.26
2007.08.27
C-

Joe R

8-22
Weecap

Burn

Burn - Jen is on the block, and there's not much suspense over her certain departure, but there's some over whether there are actually any rules about physical violence or not.

2007.08.23
2007.08.24
F

Miss Alli

8-21
Weecap

Vision Thing

Vision Thing - Amber has had a vision that she won't be going home this week. But how, Lord? HOW?!

2007.08.21
2007.08.22
D

Wing Chun

8-20
Weecap

The Hero And The Gloat

The Hero And The Gloat - Okay, I'm just kidding. There's no hero. It's pretty much just Dick and Daniele gloating, Amber crying, and Eric congratulating himself on his brilliance. Riveting stuff.

2007.08.19
2007.08.19
D

Miss Alli

8-19
Extra

When You're Asleep, You're Lucky

Big Brother After Dark - We stayed up for three hours of live feeds on Showtime Too. Showtime Too Goddamn Boring, is more like it.

2007.08.15
2007.08.17
N/A

Miss Alli

8-19
Weecap

A Handful Of Dustin

A Handful Of Dustin - More Dick? AUGH.

2007.08.16
2007.08.16
D

Wing Chun

8-18
Weecap

Please Send This Boring Jerk Home

Please Send This Boring Jerk Home - Dick and Daniele are on the block, but since the veto competition involves embracing what's completely disgusting, Dick walks off with the victory. He removes Daniele from the block, and Jessica puts up Dustin, because this is the part of the season where people forget how to play simple.

2007.08.14
2007.08.15
C

Miss Alli

8-17
Weecap

Down With Dick

Down With Dick - There's a changing of the guard in the Big Brother house, and it wants Dick gone. He responds by being aggressive and argumentative, and Amber, Dustin, and Jameka respond to that by getting down to his level. It's ugly.

2007.08.12
2007.08.13
B

Joe R

8-16
Weecap

Mind Your Own Multiple Businesses

Mind Your Own Multiple Businesses - Kail's unable to narrowly avoid elimination for the third straight week as Eric's allies keep him around so they can all go after Dick. Which sounds like a fine idea.

2007.08.09
2007.08.10
B+

Joe R

8-15
Weecap

Bunny Business

Bunny Business - Everybody in bunny suits! Now pour crap on your head! Do it! Do it!

2007.08.07
2007.08.08
C

Miss Alli

8-14
Weecap

Adultriumphant!

Adultriumphant! - Daniele wins HoH and falls ass-backwards into figuring out Eric's secret, mostly because an airplane told her so.

2007.08.05
2007.08.06
B-

Joe R

8-13
Weecap

Pawn Triumphant

Pawn Triumphant - Bulletproof Kail survives another nomination. In other news, Amber cries.

2007.08.02
2007.08.03
A

Wing Chun

8-12
Weecap

The Divine Power Of Veto

The Divine Power Of Veto - When Jen "chooses" Jameka to participate in the Veto Competition, Jameka takes it as a sign from God that she is meant to win and veto Jen's nomination. (As of press time, God could not be reached for confirmation.)

2007.07.31
2007.07.31
A-

Wing Chun

8-11
Weecap

Sweet Chicken

Sweet Chicken - Dustin is HoH, and for reasons that are surprisingly difficult to understand, he nominates Kail and Jen. You'd think the reasons would be obvious, but they're oddly...not.

2007.07.29
2007.07.29
N/A

Miss Alli

8-10
Weecap

Mike Thinks Mike Is Great

Mike Thinks Mike Is Great - He just thought it was important for you to know how much integrity and loyalty he has, regardless of how that might hurt him in the game.

2007.07.26
2007.07.26
B-

Wing Chun

8-9
Weecap

Dick Moves

Dick Moves - Anyone who thought HoH power would go to Dick's head turns out to have been completely right.

2007.07.24
2007.07.24
B

Wing Chun

8-8
Weecap

Contracting E.D.

Contracting E.D. - Evil Dick feels his oats, assesses the situation, hears the arguments...and then nominates Jen and Kail like we all knew he would.

2007.07.22
2007.07.23
B+

Joe R

8-7
Weecap

Jiltin' Joe

Jiltin' Joe - It's an epic battle -- Clappy Gilmore vs. Alternadad -- but thanks in part to America (which, by the way, you can't spell without "Eric"), Joe gets the boot.

2007.07.19
2007.07.19
C

Wing Chun

8-6
Weecap

Fear The Uni-Tard

Fear The Uni-Tard - Jen embarks upon a reign of terror. No, seriously.

2007.07.17
2007.07.17
B+

Joe R

8-5
Weecap

"I" Candy

"I" Candy - Everybody hates Jen, which means less than it used to, what with her being HoH and everything. She decides to put up Dick and Daniele, because negative energy is, like, so annoying.

2007.07.15
2007.07.14
N/A

Miss Alli

8-4
Weecap

BFF-You

BFF-You - Jessica gets the last (squeaky) laugh as Carol's apathy ultimately leads to her ouster. Jen falls ass-backwards into the HoH position.

2007.07.12
2007.07.12
B-

Joe R

8-3
Weecap

Jeneration X

Jeneration X - Jen gets on everyone's nerves, which is not the best move when there's a Power of Veto in play. Unfortunately, it ends up making no difference at all.

2007.07.10
2007.07.10
N/A

M. Giant

8-2
Weecap

The Spirit Of Fairness

The Spirit Of Fairness - As the first HoH, Kail takes the safe route in her nominations. And the show goes out of its way to make sure you never enjoy it with a bowl of popcorn again.

2007.07.08
2007.07.08
N/A

M. Giant

8-1
Weecap

Enemies, A Love Story

Enemies, A Love Story - Sure, it's only a short side-step away from season 4's "X-Factor" twist, but placing pre-existing enemies into the Big Brother house does end up putting gonorrhea into play well ahead of schedule.

2007.07.05
2007.07.05
B

Joe R

7-11
Recap

Poetic Justice's Evil Twin

Have You No Decency? - Mike wins. Welcome to the hellmouth.

2006.09.12
2006.09.17
D

Miss Alli

7-10
Recap

Farewell, Evil One

These Two? Really? - Will gets smoked after Erika and Janelle finally compare notes, and when Janelle chokes in the HoH competition, Mike winds up wearing the crown, and he takes Erika to the final two.

2006.09.03
2006.09.12
C

Miss Alli

7-9
Recap

You, Go! And You, Too!

Two For The Price Of One - George and Danielle both take a powder in this eventful week in which we learn once and for all that Janelle is highly suggestible. Also: Neil Patrick Harris!

2006.08.27
2006.09.05
B+

Miss Alli

7-8
Recap

Legion Goes Boom

Rigged, I Tell You! Rigged! - This week, Howie takes a walk, followed by James, leaving Janelle all by her blonde self. Fortunately, she has Will to take care of her from here on out, so what could go wrong?

2006.08.20
2006.08.29
A-

Miss Alli

7-7
Recap

Not Without My Sleep Mask

The Bus Just Keeps On Rolling - Marcellas takes a walk after an effort to get rid of Danielle is unsuccessful. I'm sure he's not bitter at all, though.

2006.08.13
2006.08.22
B+

Miss Alli

7-6
Recap

Morality Takes A Holiday

Kaysar And The Stack Of Greenbacks - After Danielle manages to snag HoH, she puts up Janelle and James. Janelle wins veto, of course, which gets Kaysar put up in her place. He goes home, and as it will soon be pointed out, this fairly clearly is not his game.

2006.08.06
2006.08.15
B+

Miss Alli

7-5
Recap

Self-Destruction, Meet Janelle

Duck, Duck, Dummy - Janelle nominates Mike and Erika for no particular good reason, and when Mike gets himself off the block, she puts up and takes out Diane. In other news, Will is still cool.

2006.07.30
2006.08.08
B

Miss Alli

7-4
Recap

First Guy To Throw Stuff Goes Home

Don't Let The Back Door Hit You - James puts up Will and George, but after George almost literally holds his breath until he turns blue, he comes off the block and an increasingly loony-tunes Jase goes up, and then goes home.

2006.07.23
2006.08.01
B+

Miss Alli

7-3
Recap

Six Fingers, And None Of Them Worked

Goodnight, (Daughter Of The) Moon - Nakomis and Diane go up on the block after Kaysar decides that he's scared of Will. Nobody really cares which of them goes home, but Nakomis eventually does, because all other things being equal, on this show, cute wins.

2006.07.16
2006.07.25
B

Miss Alli

7-2
Recap

The Early-Out Curse

The Blonder Of Two Evils - It seems that Alison Irwin once visited a wizard who granted her F2 status in her first season of Big Brother, but doomed her to spend the rest of her life getting only a step or two into new reality shows, only to get booted.

2006.07.11
2006.07.18
B+

Miss Alli

7-1
Recap

And...They're Off!

Twelve...No, Fourteen! Fourteen Crazies! - The fourteen "all-star" houseguests enter the house, and Jase and Janelle become dual HoHs. And then Danielle shoots her own foot off.

2006.07.06
2006.07.11
A-

Miss Alli

3-13
Recap

Ending and Pretending

The Princess Lands Her Tiara - Sit back and relax, because this freak show is almost over. All that remains is the self-pity, the self-aggrandizement, the airing of dirty laundry, the return of various personal demons, and the part where Lisa kicks Danielle's self-satisfied behind. Oh, yeah. That's the stuff.

2002.09.25
2002.10.01
C+

Miss Alli

3-12
Recap

Strange Weather We're Having

Li'l Soul Patch Hits The Bricks - A phony rainstorm gets things off to a good start, and then there are several snow jobs, a flood of tears, several tornadoes of self-delusion, and the whirling, thrilling, unending thunderstorm of excitement that is Julie Chen. All on a Saturday night. Does Al Roker know about this?

2002.09.21
2002.09.27
B

Miss Alli

3-11
Recap

Good Night, Sweet Princess

The End Of Amy, Part Deux - Jason, Danielle, Lisa, and Amy spend a long, slow week together in the house, as Jason not-very-suspensefully ponders whom to evict. Eventually, after she suffers through problems with both gravity and nausea, Amy receives her second booting.

2002.09.19
2002.09.21
C+

Miss Alli

3-10
Recap

Stupid Is As Stupid Does

A Minor Miscalculation - Marcellas and Amy are on the block, and Jason and Danielle are crossing their fingers that Marcellas is seriously deluded. Fortunately, he is.

2002.09.12
2002.09.19
B

Miss Alli

3-9
Recap

At Long Last, Shove

Giving The Devil His Due - Roddy hits the wall as he is unanimously voted out. In other news, Amy falls apart, Marcellas falls hard for himself, Danielle falls into several ruts, Lisa falls into a silent trance, and Jason falls on a weed whacker.

2002.09.05
2002.09.11
B-

Miss Alli

3-8
Recap

"Pretty" Is What It's About

Washing Their Hands Of Gerry - Marcellas's vanity is on all-out parade this week as he worries about Gerry's affections, disdains Jason's failure to nominate Roddy, and thinks a really, really lot about how bee-yoo-tee-ful he is. Gerry gets the merciful boot, and Roddy survives for another week.

2002.08.29
2002.09.05
B-

Miss Alli

3-7
Recap

You Reap, You Sow, You Weep, You Go

Sayonara, Chiara - Amy cannot wait to get nemesis Kiki on the block, and she chooses Roddy to accompany America's Non-Sweetheart on her personal trail of tears. Danielle can't get her ducks in a row long enough to boot King Roddy of Roddyvania, so Chiara takes a powder.

2002.08.22
2002.08.24
B+

Miss Alli

3-6
Recap

Spare the Rod, Foil the Child

Josh's Luck Runs Out - Roddy and Josh are up for eviction, and it's a week of whining, moaning, weird boyish love, and lizard metaphors. All this, plus the return of Amy the Cheese Princess. But really, the theme is bitterness and hatred. And that's just Lisa.

2002.08.16
2002.08.18
A-

Miss Alli

3-5
Recap

Love Is a Poorly Rendered Thing

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Gerry is HoH, and he's got his eye on the powerful pair of couples currently sunning themselves in the pure glow of love. Eric and Lisa are nominated, and Josh grows the worst beard in the history of television -- and, quite possibly, in the history of the world.

2002.08.08
2002.08.10
B-

Miss Alli

3-4
Recap

Gone For Gouda

Dethroning Amy - Roddy nominates Marcellas and Amy, and there are tears and hissyfits ahead. Plenty of fighting, plenty of scheming, Eric talking in his sleep, and the application of the mighty boot to Amy's snooty behind are highlights of this bitch-heavy week.

2002.1.001
2002.08.02
C+

Miss Alli

3-3
Recap

Peanut Butter...Shudder

Marcellas Makes His Move - Marcellas is head of household and tries to get rid of Josh, and Miss Alli despairs. Need they victimize defenseless sandwich makings? Need they traumatize the lettuce? Need they contaminate the electric clippers? Need they grow gruesome facial hair? Need they fail in their sacred duty to evict the most obnoxious human being reality television has ever known? Oh, yes. Apparently so.

2002.07.25
2002.07.28
B-

Miss Alli

3-2
Recap

When Gerry Met Salad...

The Inaugural Boot - Gerry icks up the salad and gums up the Goober alliance's grand scheme by un-nominating Marcellas. Because he has a dream, or possibly an aneurysm. The boot eventually goes to Lori, who has been bugging out, slowly but spectacularly, all week.

2002.07.18
2002.07.19
B-

Miss Alli

3-1
Recap

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary

Settling In - The houseguests move in, and Lisa becomes the first Head of Household. She nominates Lori and Marcellas, and indeed, it is on.

2002.07.11
2002.07.12
B-

Miss Alli

2-11
Recap

Will Is the Luckiest Boy In All The Land!

Will Is the Luckiest Boy In All The Land! - Will wins! Mike offers to make an honest woman of Krusta! Nicole is reunited with Jeff! Shannon makes the world her gynecologist! Autumn does her best impression of a Barbie doll! It's finale-tastic!

2001.09.20
2001.09.23
A

Jessica

2-10
Recap

The King Is Dead. Long Live the King!

The King Is Dead. Long Live the King! - Will finally avenges Shannon's eviction with great wrath, by kicking Hardly out on his rear! Whee! Also; people pee on themselves for the chance to win Head of Household. It's a real scene, man.

2001.09.06
2001.09.07
A-

Jessica

2-9
Recap

And Then There Were Four

And Then There Were Four - The house evicts Bunky, saving Will for at least one more week. Nicole and Hardly become harder and harder to like. It'sOnica gets some nifty boots. Yeah, it's jam-packed!

2001.08.29
2001.08.31
B+

Jessica

2-8
Recap

Bunky Breaks Down

Bunky Breaks Down - Bunky breaks down after selling out; Hardly acts like a hypocrite; Nicole sobs; Will makes Jessica laugh; It'sOnica makes sense. Alert the press!

2001.08.22
2001.08.23
B

Jessica

2-7
Recap

It's On!

It's On! - Nicole dares to nominate Krusta and Monica, thereby turning it "on." Yes, that's correct: it is now on. True, no one exactly knows what that means, but how much do semantics really matter when you've got a crazy lady, two evil masterminds, a delusional drunk, a betrayed pretty boy and a weepy hairy guy?

2001.08.16
2001.08.19
B+

Jessica

2-6
Recap

Kent's Last Stand

Kent's Last Stand - Everybody's favorite curmudgeon, Kent, goes out with a bang. Sadly, we don't mean that literally.

2001.08.09
2001.08.13
B+

Jessica

2-5
Recap

Mike Sucks For The Last Time

Mike Sucks For The Last Time - Mike gets evicted from the house. There is much rejoicing in the land. Hardy enters an alliance with Will. There is much despair in the land. Krista earns herself a new nickname. There is much snarking in the land. Yay, snark!

2001.08.02
2001.08.04
B+

Jessica

2-4
Recap

Smell Ya Later, Shannon!

Too Bad, So Sad - Hardy's the Head of Household, and Shannon gets the old heave-ho! Life is sweet.

2001.07.26
2001.07.27
B+

Jessica

2-3
Recap

The one where Hardy wins Head of Household!

Autumn Leaves - Autumn gets the boot, Hardy wins Head of Household, and Shannon's boyfriend, Poor Jim Back At Home, threatens Will's personal well-being. None of that is bad!

2001.07.19
2001.07.22
B+

Jessica

2-2
Recap

Would You Get Mad If I Killed You?

Would You Get Mad If I Killed You? - The house loses two guests when Justin gets booted for waving a knife around, and Sheryl takes one for the team.

2001.07.12
2001.07.12
A-

Jessica

2-1
Recap

House of pain

Move-In Day - Autumn is a crybaby ho. Kent is a deluded homophobe. Will is no longer Jessica's boyfriend. It's just another first day on the Big Brother set.

2001.07.05
2001.07.06
B

Jessica