Big Brother 13 Episode 25: Pop Goes The Weasel

BY GUEST BLOGGER ELLAMENTRY

It’s live eviction night and it should be a good one. Adam and Shelly are on the block thanks to Rachel winning the Veto competition. Adam has spent the last few days trying to convince Rachel and Jordan he’s 100% on their side, regardless of his latest defection. Shelly on the other hand is playing the ‘please forgive me card’ on the outside, but in the DR finally reveals to viewers she’s in this for herself… oh and her rich family. If anyone is still buying the notion she’s rich, I have a lovely plot of swampland to sell you. At least she is finally owning-up to her scheming ways, no longer insisting she’s the poster mom of integrity. For those who watch the live feeds, this is no secret. For those who don’t watch, at least now you know.

Jordan and Rachel, aka Jorchel now hold the power to change the game. Meanwhile, Shelly sits in the Tarot room for over three hours trying to get the fortuneteller to give her a secret power, or the formula to create a perpetual motion machine. The puppet only tells Shelly she’s a fool for hanging around so long. Muaahhhhhh…

Shelly makes a desperate move on Rachel offering her a precious diamond ring given to her by Mommy to prove she’s completely in Rachel’s corner. All the red head must do is evict Adam first. Rachel isn’t impressed and lucky for her, as Shelly’s ring is actually a replica of the original, if one even does exist. It’s a cubic zirconium. Still, Shelly is sure Rachel is shallow enough to fall for this brilliant ploy. Shelly doubles her effort with Jorchel professing she’ll never turn on them and will see to it her two juniors get to the final two. Shelly mentions the only contest she ever threw was the banana HOH. We catch a glimpse of her tossing the Fembot competition as well. Guess she forgot about that one.

Adam drops by the HN war room to beg for mercy. The ladies tell him they’ll think about it. Not much is said, but the duo believes of the two, Adam is not only the lesser of the two evils, but his demeanor and facial expressions are easy to read. The dude is a bad liar. If they go with Adam and he screws the girls, he won’t know what hit him when they come after him. Adam just wants to get a chance to compete mano y mano in the final three. What makes him believe he deserves this opportunity is beyond understanding. Still, he’s a better bet than say, Kalia or Porsche. Those two are cutthroats.

Julie Chen chats with the HGs. When she gets to Shelly, the Louisiana mom speaks to the hurt she caused Jordan. The camera pans over to show Jordan clearly uncomfortable and seemingly insulted by Shelly’s heartfelt speech.

We move to the jury house, where Brendon amuses himself during a quiet week alone. He hopes Danielle walks in so she can get a taste of her own medicine. He’s genuinely happy to see her. Perhaps he was ready to converse with someone besides production babysitters. Danni tells Brendon she’s not used to the jury house, “I’m not used to being a loser like you.” Way to zing Dani.

The newest juror hopes Adam walks through the door because he is nothing but a hanger-on and is shocked to see Jeff arrive. They start off cordially and discuss the stupid clown shoe that fell outside Jeff’s box during the POV competition. No wonder he couldn’t find it. He’s sickened that a clown shoe was his demise. No clowns will ever appear at any of his future kids’ birthday parties. When asked who he wants to show up next, Jeff’s answer is quick and determined. “Shelly.” He’s got a few choice words to say to that monster. All in all, if you were hoping to see a screaming match, it just didn’t happen. Maybe next week – one can hope.

We come back live to chat with Porsche. She wants to get to F2 with Kalia, though any newbie will do fine. She’s obviously no fan of Jorchel. Porsche believes she’s in the best position to win it all because she’s a great player. Now there’s a surprise. Is it my imagination, or is her head expanding with every self-congratulatory word she utters? Oh, never mind.

It’s time to vote, but not before we hear the tugging at heartstrings speeches from each nominee. Shelly throws a shout out to her husband and kid. Nice touch. They are her true alliance. Makes sense since no one else trusts her. She then moves to Jorchel and swears her alliance to them, shunning Kalia and Porsche and completely neglecting Adam. In his turn he keeps it simple and asks the duo to allow his super fan dream to continue.

Kalia heads to the DR first and casts a vote to evict Adam, “sadly.” OMG! Guess she shouldn’t have slept the entire week away. She is now screwed. Adam’s alliance with Jorchel is formally solidified. She wouldn’t have cast this vote unless she believed Jorchel were backing the move. Brilliantly played ladies! Rachel votes to evict Shelly, as does Jordan, who hopes she’s not making a mistake.

By a vote of two to one, Shelly is evicted. Twitter explodes with nearly 2,000 posts and Shelly gets a rousing round of applause, though no one in the audience stands up to cheer for her. ‘Nuff said. She plans to apologize to Jeff and hopes to rebuild their friendship outside the house. Fat chance. Jordan may be swayed, but Jeff is stubborn and it will take a lot more than a fake diamond ring to win him over.

Goodbye messages are pretty even keeled until we get to Rachel who is quick to point out that she’s engaged and knows the ring Shelly offered wasn’t worth the paste used to connect it to its setting. FUNNY! Jordan mentions she was taught to never disrespect her ‘elders,’ and reminds Shelly she’s not as naïve as former words or actions indicated.

Back in the house, we move on to the HOH competition. This evening, huge rolling pins straddle a gooey pit of donut glaze. On the opposite side is a table loaded with donuts. The players must retrieve one culinary treat at a time and place it on a pole at the starting line. This is a timed contest and immediately, Rachel takes the lead, followed closely by Adam. With 12 minutes left, it is obvious we won’t see the task completed until Sunday. CBS wants to keep those ratings up and now entices us with a special eviction to air this coming Wednesday. This means the final HOH contest will be held live Thursday. No rest for the weary.

How do you feel about the way Shelly played the game? Does anyone feel sorry for Jordan getting punk’d? Who will land in the final three?

We’ll be two steps closer to that answer next week. See you then.

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