Taylor “Chuk sucked at checkers. So what the hell makes me think that you know how to play this game!?”

7:45pm Living Room – Barrett, Melody, Taylor, Yash and Drew are talking about past seasons of Big Brother. Drew says one of his favourite seasons was season 7. He says he’s watched it 3 or 4 times. Taylor comments on how she would love to see Chuck on Love Island. They continue talking about Chuck and how he always wanted to play checkers but he was so bad at it. Taylor – He sucked at checkers. How do you suck at checkers? Yash – He was HORRIBLE at checkers. Taylor – So what the hell makes me think that you know how to play this game!? Drew – do you think it was on purpose? Yash – No. Taylor – No. Melody – Guys, I think there is something to be said about the minds of people that are bad at checkers. They are probably very intelligent. Taylor – that’s why Janelle used to play with all the boys to see who was best at checkers. Barrett – I think it was Chess.

“Three of Them Are So Not Deserving of 50, 75. Let Alone 750.” – Angela

Dee spent the morning with Angela working out who actually votes for them, why Devens might survive on a pitch nobody else has clocked, and how badly Barrett has exposed himself. Then Drew came to the have-not room and went further than he ever has — he wants to blow up Barrett’s Head of Household, he believes the Yash bribe is real, and he thinks Taylor and Yash would put him up first. So he sat down and helped a nominee build the campaign against his own side. He even gave her permission to call him the villain in it.

“I want to fight. I want revenge. I want blood! Tears shed! I want little 8 year old’s dreams to crash down.”

7:45pm Bathroom – Dee and Angela
Dee – Damn, I’m having too much fun. You know what I want to do. Angela – What? Dee – On Thursday I want to steal. I want to.. I’m not going to use the word steal .. I want to borrow Barrett’s.. Is that mean? This is mean. Angela – NO! This is boring. Lets do something tonight or tomorrow. I’m bored! Dee – I want to borrow Mallory’s scrunchy that he always wears. Angela – OHHHHHH! I saw it .. I saw it sitting somewhere the other day! Dee – Is that mean? He doesn’t wear it all the time.. is that mean? Angela – Maybe for that. I was thinking Drew’s hair brush or something. Dee – Again? Angela – I don’t know. Dee – its more to send a sign.. but I was going to do that Thursday like if I do get it. Like I am taking it and giving it back to him in like the real world, you know what I mean. Angela – you could spell out the word “WUSS” out side his (Barrett’s) door. Dee – NAh that’s like bullying dude.

“Ohh Baby, I Love a Good Blindside” — Dee Clocks Drew’s Damage Control

Dee spent Monday afternoon doing two very different jobs. First she cut a deal with Yash while insisting she isn’t bitter about any of this — “I don’t want you to think I’m f—ing bitter either.” Then Drew came to check on her. She cried, he asked if he could hug her, and he told her he isn’t coming for her, that the Icons have his sympathy vote, that he’s at the bottom of his own side and doesn’t trust anybody in it. Dee thanked him and said she believed him. Thirty seconds after he walked off, she turned to the camera and explained what had actually just happened.

Big Brother Spoilers: “I’m like royally f**ked if the person that wins HOH is not named Drew or Melody.”

HOH room – Barrett talking to the cameras – After Today’s veto meeting I think I am like royally f**ked if the people that .. the person that wins HOH is not named Drew or Melody. Like seriously. But like I could have guessed that.
Its been really fun being HOH. Its been really fun destroying a final five alliance that could have definitely made it to final five. Its weird as that is to say.. but I don’t know if I wanted to get to the end of this game, I didn’t want to get there that way. And that might sound really dumb but I have to be happy with the game that I played. And sticking with the ICONS the entire season wasn’t going to make me very happy. But now Dee or Devens .. hopefully .. unless something happens .. something really weird will go this week. And I can feel pretty good about that. But then got to hope Melody or Drew wins HOH because anybody else and I might be f**ked! Angela wins HOH, I am f**ked! Dee or Devens wins HOH, I am f**ked!

Yash Keeps the Veto in His Pocket — All Three Icons Stay on the Block

The nominees got the last word at the veto ceremony, and only one person on the other side answered. Devens told the room he’s coming after them — three times, by Melody’s count — and Drew said nothing. Four minutes after the feeds came back, Melody was in the backyard calling him a wimp to Taylor. By 1:24 she was saying a version of it to his face, and what came out of that fight is the thing she has never said out loud before: she does not fully trust him, and she never has.

Angela “Find some dirt on me, find something. Want to make up something? I don’t care.”

2:50pm Bathroom – Angela and Dee
Dee – so this is your idea? Angela – yeah. All right so you’ve already been dropping kind of into the girls like hey lets get these boys now whatever, blah, blah, blah. Why are we not bringing it to the girls then .. Hey look how much closer she is to them. You’re never going to break that. And as we get further, there. I’m saying he is very out in the open. Dee – I know, I know. Angela – It’s not necessarily it isn’t isn’t. It’s not saying anything me. What’s just
saying they have a bond, they’re close and even though he’s on the block, he still cope with them.
Dee – Yeah, I feel like I probably talk to them at first to see like how he wants to
approach this. You know what I mean? Because we both should absolutely campaign. But like, it just feels weird, especially like after these past two weeks. Where like like. I doubted, you know?

Barrett: “I May Only Be HOH Once. So Why Not Be a Little Bit Petty?”

Twenty minutes alone with the camera, and Barrett gives the most honest account of his own move that anybody has given — including him. He knows it might not be the smartest play in the house. He does not especially care: “I may only be HOH once. So why not have a little fun? Maybe be a little bit petty in the process.” Then he maps out the rest of the season, confirms the ceasefire the newbies made Saturday, and quietly stops calling Dee a liar. Nine minutes after he finishes talking, the man actually holding the veto is out in the backyard being pitched — and telling Devens exactly what he makes of Drew.

“I’m Gonna Win This Whole Thing. It Was Written in the Stars.”

Melody has spent most of this season being right and powerless — calling every block before it happened, watching people she warned go up anyway, and mostly being the houseguest nobody made time for. At midnight in the backyard she stops being modest about it. Drew tells her she could take the whole thing, that nobody’s targeting her; she runs the jury math on Taylor out loud and doesn’t flinch. “I’m gonna win this whole thing. It was written in the stars.” Twelve hours later Drew tells her she’s the one he’s taking.

Drew “Nothing would make me happier than f**king up Barrett’s HOH. I’m putting his a$$ right up. F**k him!”

10:15ackyard – Devens and Drew
Drew – Angela wants to send one of you guys. Its far fetched but I am willing to try. Devens – take what we got yeah. Drew – Yeah because nothing would make me happier than f**king up Barrett’s HOH. And cause he does not want Angela to go. because I don’t want you or Dee to go. Devens – yeah. Drew – out of the two of you. Devens – right. Drew – Angela is the one that I am like alright I’m cool with her going. Devens – We can help make something happen.
Drew – just be super cool, man because like, if for some reason she pulls off a crazy upset like she did with Chuck or Haley and Kamu, you’re good for right now. So just be super cool. Devens – all right? I’ll be on my best behavior. But I appreciate that.
Drew – I’m like as soon as the veto’s over, I’m going to try to work on Melody because I want to f**k this dudes HOH up now because he’s like I want a Survivor player out because then like he’s cool as hell. So if he gets out Angela he’s going to be like sh*t.