“Come get me. Come get me. You won’t see one single teardrop. You can’t hurt me.”

With nominations just hours away, Jason, Melody, and Mallory scramble to flip Barrett before it’s too late — while Jason quietly admits his all-morning meltdown has been an act the whole time. Devens spends his last hours before the ceremony fine-tuning exactly how hard the speech should land. None of it changes anything. The noms come down right where they were headed — Melody, Lyric, and Jason — with Rome loaded as the backdoor, and Devens walking in already bracing for it: “Come get me. Come get me. You won’t see one single teardrop. You can’t hurt me.”

“It’s Going to Get Dicey”

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The morning after Toolshed forms, Rome makes the rounds — Devens, Dee, Angela, his own allies — apologizing for ringing the HOH doorbell and trying to read exactly how much trouble he’s actually in. By the time he sits down with Jason, he’s worked it out himself: “And I’m the backdoor.” Devens, meanwhile, is delivering the same warning to nearly everyone in the house — “it’s going to get dicey” — while quietly reassuring the people who aren’t actually targets. The house has the story backwards: Jason’s ready to blame the wrong person, and Haley’s wearing a target that was never really hers. Everyone’s running on no sleep, nominations haven’t dropped yet, and Rome still doesn’t know how badly he’s misjudged who’s actually on his side.

Toolshed: BOOM, Drop the Hammer

Rick Devens caps his first HOH night with a marathon of one-on-ones — and a discovery that changes everything. Rome had spent the night quietly trying to turn Devens against his own people: Barrett, Drew, Yash, Lala, Mallory. By sunrise, Devens has his nominations locked, a seven-vote backdoor plan aimed at Rome, and a brand-new alliance with a name nobody saw coming — while Rome’s side is already building a counter of their own.

Rick Devens WON Head Of Household! “You’re probably going to go up as a pawn.”

In the bedroom – Rick to Barrett – Some people don’t think we’re close, if you’re willing to go up as a pawn.. Barrett – don’t even mess with me! Don’t even. Dude. Rick – you’re in great shape. Barrett – I’ll keep my ears open. Rick – I don’t have that many ideas, like I will really collaborate with the group. I am wide open. I will say where my head is at is like I don’t want to put anyone right back up. Like if we can avoid that. I don’t want to be that guy but like whatever we need to do for us. Barrett – I am so happy for you. Rick jokes – And if you talk to Drew… I obviously know that he threw it… the exact right move and I saw it. Barrett – I’ll let him know.

Three Big Brother houseguests shown in a split image with a VS graphic, suggesting a rivalry or competition between them

Big Brother 28 Week 1 eviction results

Big Brother 28’s first week delivered nonstop chaos as Head of Household Dee navigated a messy renom situation, ultimately landing on Ashley after Mallory won the Veto. Ashley’s attempt to stir up paranoia at the vets’ coaching backfired badly, turning her into the house’s top target. The season also introduced the BB Time Capsule twist, a fan-voted power and punishment competition running through Week 7.

Angela “Somebody’s hyping her up right now and I’m really shaking. I feel like she is going to come after me.”

Living Room – Haley and Ashely
Haley tells Ashley not to tell Melody anything and tells her that she can’t trust her.
Haley – Moving forward do not name people like that again. Ashley – I know. Just so that you do know for peace of mind. I don’t think that Melody went and told anybody. Haley – Melody went and told Drew this morning. Ashley – about what? Haley – that you went around talk about all this and about how you were all safe. Ashley – just safe. That I have the votes and it would be good to save me. That’s what you do when you campaign. I think I have these votes. Haley – but you should not have named names. The names are the only problem because that’s a clear divide between everybody. Its very clear its Rome, its Jason, its Taylor, its Melody, its Lyric, its Mallory. That’s very very clear divide. Ashley – but to be very honest, I got advice to do that. This was not my plan. Haley – from who? Ashley – girl, can I tell you!? I am just mad because I’ve had a target on my back since the second day.

Big Brother 28 – Drew “You’re the spoon, it’s time to stir that pot.”

8:30pm Upper Level – Drew, Dee, Barrett and Ashley
Ashley – Okay. So confirm the strategy. Lala, Jason, where you go to the whole trio of melody, Mallory Lyric, and then say, basically, hey, guys like I get you’re gonna keep your allegiance to Taylor, like I totally respect that. But if it does come down to Yash, I want you guys to know, like, yes, I’m hearing things on the other side of the house, like they are going to get against Taylor and.. Drew – play the girl card. We’re girls. We should stick together. Ashley – Yeah. Drew – we don’t want boys when this game. They’re playing back all the time. They feel so safe. Ashley – so basically, like, I’m just, I’m putting in on that Yash is a part of the others out of the house. …Yeah, guys naming a name would be risky to be like, oh, who are you hearing it from? I do just have to be prepared for that because that is so scary but I do want to create so much paranoia with them, yeah, you’re right. Drew – that is going to be your biggest weapon. Because like they’re already talking about each other but if you confirm it.. and then they’re gonna spiral.

Angela “I feel like Jason’s being toxic toward me. It’s uncalled for. I’m grossed out.”

9pm Lounge Room – Rick, Barrett and Angela
Angela – I’m sorry if I am looking a little paranoid, i am just happy to have somebody to just bounce ideas off of. Barrett – The thing is you almost have no reason because you know
everything that’s going on. Angela – Like yeah, but I there’s another little thing is I feel like they’re pinning, pitting kind of like me and and Lala against each other. Barrett – yeah, it’s not nice. Angela – Oh, no, it’s this is like f**king weird. Barrett – It is. Angela – have you heard anything about that? Barrett – You told me. Angela – OK. I told you. I think we both started. I didn’t know if it was from anybody else. Barrett – Nope.
no, it’s all good. Angela – I just hope a lot more things change, change up a little bit. If I had to guess, I feel like he’s (Jason) being toxic toward me. Barrett – no, Jason. Angela – I feel like he is. Barrett – Oh yeah, definitely. Angela – No, it’s uncalled for. I’m grossed out. Barrett – Yeah.

Rome “I don’t think anyone wants to side with them because they’re weird, snaky and gross!”

6:15pm Gym – LaTrice, Rome and Jason – “Mama’s Angels” alliance
Jason – We want to try and blindside Haley. LaTrice – YES! YES! Jason – I was plotting this last night. So last night Chuk and Haley were in the havenot room when we were out in the BBQ all having fun. Dee low key has a crush on Kamu. Rome joins them. There’s a lot I don’t trust about Yash. I think there is too much lying and deception happening with him. LaTrice – That’s what Taylor said. His stories keep changing. Rome – Like I like him a lot and I want to trust him but he keeps changing narratives and now he is scrambling to find an alliance that is going to be votes for him. I don’t trust Haley. I don’t trust Ashley. I don’t trust Chuk. I like Kamu. Jason – I think without the head of the snake, Kamu is the free agent. LaTrice – and I think Kamu would definitely come over with me. Rome – I was talking with Dee, and she wasn’t giving me a whole lot but the big thing she was saying, or I told her, because I want to be honest with her. I want to build some rapport with her, and I told her I was like, hey, just so you know, a lot of the house sees you kind of merging in with Chuk Haley and Kamu.