Big Brother 17 Week One in Review
June 25 to July 2, 2015. Eight days of feeds that played like six weeks: fourteen houseguests, two Heads of Household, a twist that rewarded the two people who sat out, a backdoor everybody saw coming except the man in it, and one player who tried to run the entire house before the beds were properly made.
How the week was built
BB17 opened split down the middle. Eight houseguests moved in first and played for Head of Household, and James won it. The next day the other six arrived, Phil Keoghan turned up to spring the season’s first BB Takeover, and a second competition crowned Jason. Two HOHs, four nominees, Battle of the Block to decide which one kept the crown.
Sitting out paid. Da’Vonne and Vanessa each passed on an HOH competition and each collected a BB Fast Forward: safe from nomination and eviction for the week, with a plus-one to hand out. Day took Liz. Vanessa took Austin. Four people were untouchable before a single nomination was made.
James nominated Jackie and Steve. Jason nominated Becky and John. Not one of the four was the target. All four were furniture, and everyone in the room knew it.
The slowest backdoor in the world
Jace was the plan from the start. He had made himself the house’s problem inside seventy-two hours, and the majority wanted him gone badly enough to build an entire week of theatre around not putting him on the block until he could not save himself.
It ran on rails. Becky and John took the Battle of the Block, Jason lost his crown, and James kept his with Jackie and Steve still sitting there. Steve won the veto and used it on himself, because of course he did. James named Jace as the replacement, and the week was effectively over on Monday.
Jace did not take it lying down, and credit where it is due, he worked. He went at every crack in the house looking for two votes and a miracle, and for the most part he executed it well, except for maybe his blunderous encounter with Steve in the hammock room, where he managed to insult a man into a firmer no than he started with. His closing argument was a rap for votes at the prom night talent show. Twelve of thirteen voted him out anyway. The early douchebaggery had left too big a stain on the house.
Audrey played four seasons in one week
The backdoor was the plot. Audrey was the show.
She assembled a super alliance first: herself, Day, Jason, Clay, Shelli, Jeff, James and Meg, with Jackie hovering at the edge. Comfortable numbers, five easy weeks, we control the votes. Then she built more alliances alongside it with Austin, Jace, Clay and Shelli, stacked a pile of final twos and final threes on top, and set the whole structure against itself. Then she started working inside her own alliance, trying to turn it on Day, then Clay, then Jason, then Jeff, roughly in that order and occasionally in the same afternoon.
It held for about four days. Day called her out in front of everybody, the super alliance meeting turned into a demolition, and Audrey spent the days after it hiding in the bedroom wearing her shades, surviving on food brought to her by Shelli and Steve.
That didn’t stop her. She buried the hatchet with Jace and Austin and spent the back half of the week trying almost every conceivable angle to flip the house. If you want to see the definition of too hard too fast, look at Audrey’s game in week one of Big Brother 17. As a feed watcher I appreciated the effort. It was a fun week of feeds and a good sign we might have a great season.. finally.
Everything else that happened while you were watching that
Shelli and Clay became a showmance quickly enough that the house had a name for them before the first eviction. Clay spent the week being Clay, largely with his tongue out. Jeff and James discovered Liz in a bikini and conducted the entire conversation in a language consisting mostly of the word “brah.” Becky and JohnnyMac quietly turned out to be the two most likeable people in the building, which the talent show confirmed. And Jackie, the other nominee, did nothing all week apart from wear a bikini and smile a couple of times, which turned out to be a perfectly good way through it.
Below: the week’s highlights, the eviction vote, and the two new Heads of Household.
Heads of Household: James and Jason
James Nominated: Jackie and Steve
Jason Nominated: Becky and John
Battle of the Block: Becky and John won, dethroning Jason
POV Holder: Steve
POV Used: Yes — Steve saved himself
Replacement Nominee: Jace
Evicted: Jace
Eviction Vote: 12-1
Lone Vote to Evict Jackie: Audrey
Week 2 HOH: Becky and Shelli
Twin Twist: Liz and Julia revealed, still switching places
Next BB Takeover: Seventh caller can prevent three houseguests from voting
Week 1 Feed Highlights
- Steve wins the Power of Veto, giving him the ability to remove himself from the block.
- Steve uses the Veto and Jace becomes the replacement nominee at the Week 1 Veto Ceremony.
- Audrey confronts Jace after the Veto Ceremony as Jace tries to figure out how he became the target.
- Da’Vonne and Audrey’s alliance conflict erupts as distrust inside the large Week 1 group reaches a breaking point.
- Jace’s campaign to Steve goes badly as he searches for another vote against Jackie.
- Audrey and Jace make a final attempt to flip the house before eviction night.
- The house holds its prom and talent show during Jace’s final night before the eviction.
Before the Live Show
Jace was expected to go home.
The houseguests had been given running shoes, leading to speculation that the next HOH competition would have a physical component.
[envira-gallery id=”118388″]Week 1 Eviction Results
The votes were:
- Austin votes to evict Jace
- Liz votes to evict Jace
- Jeff votes to evict Jace
- Jason votes to evict Jace
- Da’Vonne votes to evict Jace
- Shelli votes to evict Jace
- Clay votes to evict Jace
- Becky votes to evict Jace
- Meg votes to evict Jace
- Steve votes to evict Jace
- JohnnyMac votes to evict Jace
- Audrey votes to evict Jackie
- Vanessa votes to evict Jace
Jace is evicted by a vote of 12-1.
Jace finds out about the Twins Twist.
[envira-gallery id=”118408″]New Heads of Household
First HOH Winner: Becky
[envira-gallery id=”118416″]Second HOH Winner: Shelli
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Twin Twist Revealed
Liz and Julia have entered the game through the Twin Twist and have switched places four times. They cast a single eviction vote while continuing to swap places.
BB Takeover
A telephone will appear in the house. The person who answers the seventh call will receive the power to prevent three houseguests from voting.
Top GIFs of the Week
Jace and Austin having a tough time —> This day isn’t getting any better for Jace
Shelli and Clay showmance —> SHLAY
More Honeycutt showing off his tongue —> Clay being Clay
James and Becky —> Trust Fall
Honeycutt @bigbspoilers #bb17 pic.twitter.com/PAoa7pVtgL
— Dawg (@DawgsBigBrother) June 28, 2015Clay hugs DaVonne @bigbspoilers #bb17 pic.twitter.com/IBUpxiDxQF
— Dawg (@DawgsBigBrother) July 1, 2015JohnnyMac is Smooth #BB17 @DawgsBigBrother pic.twitter.com/iUwomPuF8w
— OnlineBigBrother.com (@bigbspoilers) July 2, 2015
I think Audrey might vote for Jace to stay so she can blame someone else for it and try to move the target away from herself.
Bingo!!!!!!!!
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Really hope that they show who Audrey and Davonne really is on the episode. Audrey is some sort of angelic genius yesterday based on the edit, hopefully this time she’ll get the edit that we all see in the feeds. Still rooting for Day’s HOH, it will be so precious to see Audrey scramble.
doubt it very much, they need her to be their shinning light, they will not show her in any negative way. Of course I would love to be wrong and they show her for who she is, but I am not holding my breath.
If it looks like Sithe Lord Aud is going out the door, BB will show her lying to everyone and then doubling down when caught. They kept Fakie looking good until it was clear he was going and then started showing the true Fakie.
Jace is going it sucks but I hate him when he bullied steve and the other houseguest. I have never seen this action for a first evictee from seasons past except for willie. I have a feeling Jason and either Becky or audrey will win hoh tonight. This season has a mix of bb16 and bbcan 3. Clay is playing a zach bbcan 3 game, vanessa is playing kevin bbcan3 (her diary session suck), james is bb16 donny, audrey is bb16 devin, davonne might be bb16 jacosta but a litte better than her, jason is playing bbcan3 johnny, steve is ian terry. I thought jason and davonne has seen bbcan3 they should know that kevin zach and jordan are similar to clay vanessa steve with willow as maybe meg or liz. And pilli/victoria will be maybe jackie, I think she is smart but I don’t think she will do well in the mental comps just physical or endurance.
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I think the twins is either Jeff and his twin or Johnny mac and his twin… Liz / Julia the big tell is Julia has a slightly longer face and a poitier chin. Jeff’s big difference is that Jeff has a slightly fatter face but the fascial hair takes care of that… Johnny mac and his brother are really close to looking like each other the only difference I could see is one has slightly darker hair… it may be lighting but I think I have seen Johnny macs hair slighter darker and lighter from time to time and in the case of Jeff I did think that his face was fatter or thinner at times… but then again he has really bad skin so I think people may notice the appearing/ disappearing zit. I have also noticed that the twins wear more clothes… all of them. I think it would be hysterical if both twins are in the house right now… because sometimes Clay and Steve look like the could diffusely be brothers, especially when steve takes his glasses off.
wow was I ever wrong.. Liz and Julia are the twins
I have to agree with Simon. This could be a good season for the first time in a while. It’s the first time in a while I know everyone’s names week 1. That’s saying something.
I smiled at your comment and think it was pretty spot on. I tried the little challenge myself and also remembered everyone. Might be a good year. 🙂
streams?
what the crap cbs I saw frankie on the audience he probably will be there for bob or pov.
NOOOOOOOO, please say it isn’t so, please please no pink troll!
I saw it too! Jumping up and down in the first row. I had a flash back. I’m still shuddering
Fakie was trying to get air time and of course hang with Kathy G
Oh holy hell, are they going to be trotting Frankie out through the entire season? Didn’t you people at CBS punish us enough last year?
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Muahahahahaha I’m back for another summer! That picture you picked for Jackie tho Lolz. A crazy first week for sure. So hard to tell how things are going to play out this summer but damn about time. So predictable the last couple seasons have been.
Why is Jeff such a tool tho for real? I can hardly stand it when he opens his mouth. Mad love to Simon and dawg for another long summer of hard work 😀
If we have to see Skankie Granddame again I’m going to puke in my mouth.CBS you suck.
YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
As far as twists go, it is a pretty good one
I’m surprised they could fit his head through the studio door. He’s a legend in his own mind.
And Jace had to give him that stupid shout out too. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect 1st evictee.
can the twin twist please be iggy azalea switching places with vanessa? they look similar!
Seriously! This has been killing me for a damn week.
LOVE the twist, HATE the HOHs.
I have no idea what us gonna happen here with the HoHs…these two seem tough to read…do we all expect Audrey to go right up to Becky and go like…oh…I need you…I’m with you….blah blah blah…all that garbage…
I highly doubt Audrey will be able to find her chill button. Which is a shame because she had a lot of potential.
I hope Becky can use this HoH to define herself in the game. There has been a lot going on this week and she hasn’t been in the middle of a lot of it. I see something dangerous (and good) with her and Johnny Mac happening. I will be sad to see Becky get manipulated this week.
I think Audrey will be in Shellie’s ear and Becky will choose wisely. Fingers crossed.k
I really think Shelli is going to be Audrey’s minion. What a waste if she is. I’m bummed at the thought.
I really hope Vanessa can get to Becky & Shelli. Those 2 just showed everyone they’re here to play. I hope Austin & Liz can somehow stay off the block. All depends on if Becky & Shelli want to be leaders or followers. Time will tell.
becky. which one is she? oh, the one in no real alliances that hasn’t talked game.
shelli. the gullible one.
hate to be so cynical, but I get the feeling the question has to be asked, “so who’s going to pull the strings this week?”
Clay will be pulling the strings. Shelli is too stupid to realize she’s being used.
Shaping up to be a good summer. Love the twist this week. Just hope somebody good gets it. Hope Becky hangs on to HOH….Shellie will protect Audrey……so far Becky has seemed neutral to me for the most part. Austin is in trouble though….and probably James …
Looks like he’s wearing a tacky suit jacket and nothing else. PULEEZE! There’s not enough mind altering drugs on this planet to erase that mental picture.
I have a feeling Jace will get an opportunity to come back.
I doubt it. He was able to learn about who was the twin, so unless Liz/Julia either get evicted before the fifth week he shouldn’t come back.
Um…. no
I don’t think jace will be back. Julie revealed that Audrey voted to keep him and the twin twist. Don’t they usually rush them out and sequester so they don’t get any real info?
I doubt it, they showed him the twin twist. So for sure, he’s not coming back
Becky and shell are the HoH’s great… the nominees will probably include Austin, Audrey, Steve and Liz…. if there is a backdoor plan it will more than likely be Austin or Jeff so the break down may look like Audrey/ Liz with Steve/Da’Vonne and a plan to backdoor Jeff or Austin. Now James may only end up in the nomination mix because the women in the house are really getting turned off by Jeff and James sexual comments… some find James really creepy when he does it… so who knows. Austin may live to play another week.
They are playing so hard so fast it is really hard to see who is safe with these two. All I know is Clay is safe and Becky is a walking red pen… she loves correcting people and she may do it with her noms. If the plan is to get out Austin it better be a backdoor because he may be able to win a BoB especially if they fem him with Steve who they view as weak.
“Walking red pen”……LOL. So true.
I gotta go barf.
INTERESTING twist….these are the kind I like to see. Sometimes less is way more.
Not me. “They” can arrange for Audrey to be the closest to the phone when that 7th call is close.
I don’t know if it was smart that Shelli won HOH! I thought her and Clay were playing both sides, by winning she is drawing a line in the sand. Becky is a wildcard but most likely will follow the majority of the house. She seems like a follower!
The two pics of the nominees describe how the both of them were this week.
The editing in the episode was COMPLETELY rushed. It was done within 15 minutes max. The good stuff was not on the show. Hopefully Jace gets the help he needs. He is clearly not over the trains he suffered through in his life. No shade at all.
Shelli and Becky winning HOH. IF Shelli remains HOH, I can easily see Clay swaying her to send home Da’Vonne. Both her and Jason will most likely be on the block this week, and if Da’Vonne is safe, Jason might be Plan B. Becky said she will most likely put him up anyways. Both girls can easily put up and send home Audrey as well. Both girls could easily decide to take the easiest route in sending Jace’s allies home (Liz or Austin); just like they sent home Brian’s allies in Season 10.
With Shelly winning the head of household, two things you can be sure of: 1.she won’t put up Audrey (Audrey has her snowed for some reason.) 2.she will put up Day. (she doesn’t like Day and she doesn’t hide it very well.)
Mark it.
Somebody tell me if I missed something cause Kathy Griffin said Day started the fight. From what I saw, Day said she was walking around counting stuff preparing for possible competitions involving numbers. Clay and Shelli made it look like she was being suspicious and spying on them. Then Jeff took it upon himself to accuse Day of “lurking” around their rooms. I would have be pissed too if I were in her position! They accused her of doing something she was not doing. Day left the room and Jeff went after her. She told Jeff she wasn’t mad at him she was mad at Clay instead because she heard what he said. Jeff quickly went ran his mouth to Clay causing more drama. Then Clay went upstairs to confront her and call her negative for being upset. IMO Clay and Jeff are the ones who started the fight. The only guys I like in the house this year are Johnny, Jason, and Steve. Jeff and Clay run around like little girls starting drama all the time. Clay has been desperately looking for reasons to evict Day since they moved in the house. He just might get his wish cause I think Shelli will do whatever he tells her to do. I don’t know how easily influenced Becky is but hopefully she has a mind of her own.
I don’t know who they are going to put up!
Not only was Frankie was in the audience but
Danielle & Dominic were there too.
i also spotted jeff and jordan (or more accurately a blonde woman sitting next to jeff who was about jordan’s size but i couldn’t see her face)..
At the first glimpse of Frankie (you couldn’t miss the pink) I made of point of avoiding looking again so I missed seeing anyone else.
My brain hurts!! Liz/Julia whatever!!!!
I think one of the HOHs should nominate Day and Audrey together. If nothing else, it would be good drama forcing them to work together.
Jeff and Jordan were there too. It looked like they were at the other end of the row Frankie was in.
well it looks like Audrey got a get out of jail free card this week. I think neither Becky and Shelli will put her up, they will both be too scared to make any big moves.
How is this twin thing even fair!?
Noooooo!!! Shelly winning HOH. The other one….Ummm…. the silent one…she is also the HOH!! I don’t even remember her name. (That’s bad) Ugh! The two I like the least. Audrey is saved now. This is a mess. Now I must look at her turn the house crazy with fake alliances, lies and neverending backstabbing in just the 2nd week. If they don’t get Audrey this week why don’t they just write her the check now and go home.