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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Liveblogging - Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
-:45 - Well here we are. The last live show before the finale on Sunday the 27th. Looking back on things, the season actually seems to have flown by. Tonight, we'll find out who the final HOH of Big Brother 9 will be which will, in turn, set our final two. Will it be Adam? Will it be Ryan? And who will they bring with them into the finals? We're going to find out soon. If you like, jump into chat (the link is over there on the right) to follow along with the show this evening. If you don't like chat, you can also refresh this page while the show is on and I'll update you as the events unfold. Buckle your seat belts everybody! It could be a bumpy ride.
:00 - Previously on Big Brother....
:03 - Hey there Julie! Pretty in yellow! It's day 77 and we're down to the final 3. With the finale right around the corner, deals and promises are changing by the minute. Moments before last night's show began, Ryan and Adam struck a deal that sent Sharon out the door. Tonight is all about these three as they fight it out in a three part battle in the final HOH. Then, that person will cast the final eviction vote live. But first, the houseguests found themselves up a creek without a paddle.
:04 - Back to the start of part 1 of the HOH competition "Up A Creek". The competition starts now. Sheila in DR says this part is really important because the person that wins this advances to the third round. She says the water was like ice water and felt like there were cubes in it. She's up there freezing cold and battling one of her biggest fears - she was in Hawaii and almost drownded in a hurricane. She's afraid of the water. She says she had to face her fear because she was playing for half a million dollars.
:05 - 22 minutes in, Adam asks BB to raise the platform up a little more steeper. Sheila tells him to stop it. Sheila's teeth are chattering and Adam laughing. Footage of Adam standing and voting to evict Sharon. Sheila in DR says she was blown away that Adam decided to keep her and was prepared to walk out the door. This is the guy she got set up on the first day of the house and hated him but he's become like her best friend. It blows her mind they're still there. Ryan in DR says that Adam is doing his dirty work for him and no blood on his hands. Adam in DR says this solidified the bond between him and Sheila so that if Sheila wins round 2 she'll take him with her to the finals.
:07 - Everybody hugging after Sharon gone. Ryan in DR says that Adam came to him before the eviction with a different plan. Footage of Adam in bedroom. Adam in DR says what is he thinking about voting Sheila out because Sheila doesn't have as good a chance as Sharon. He'd rather talk to Ryan right now and tell him this was best for both of them when he knew in reality it would be best for him. Adam/Ryan talking. Ryan says they should stick with the plan. Adam tells Ryan that they both could beat Sheila. Adam tells Ryan that he'd take him to final two because Sheila ain't going to win it. Ryan in DR says he believed Adam is being truthful to him. It's easier to make final two by getting rid of Sharon over Sheila.
:09 - Sheila in DR can't believe it's just her and Ryan and Adam. Sheila crying after they kept her at the kitchen table. Sheila in DR says she never would have dreamt this in a million years. She wants to make it to the end with Adam. She wants it to be her and Adam.
:10 - Back to the HOH competition. Ryan in DR says it's basically them two guys against Sheila and that Sheila has no chance. Sheila in DR says the water in front of her reminded her of the water in Hawaii. Adam and Ryan saying they're good in the competition. Ryan in DR says their plan on going into the competition was to psych Sheila out. Sheila in DR said the guys were taunting her and she was staying focused by concentrating on her son.
:11 - Sheila saying she feels like she has hypothermia. The guys are being loud and boisterous. Sheila drops after 36 minutes. Sheila in DR says her whole body was freezing so she decided to fall so she wouldn't be sick and could play in the next competition. Adam told Ryan, "Told you she would fall."
:12 - Adam and Ryan talking about Adam dropping. Ryan says he's got him and Adam drops. Then Ryan drops. Ryan in DR says that everything is going to plan and that Adam let go to prove that he would be true to Ryan. Adam in DR says that Sheila thinks he's with her and Ryan thinks he's with them. He doesn't really care as long as one of them takes him to the final two.
:13 - Julie tells us Sheila and Adam battle it out in round two coming up. Then the final round. Stay with us. Commercial.
:16 - Julie welcomes us back. Tells us that Ryan won first round automatically advancing to round three. Now Adam and Sheila are forced to compete against each other.
:17 - Adam in DR says he wants to win this competition. Ryan tells them they will play this part of the comp separately. Go wait in your rooms and BB will call you back one at a time.
:17 - Adam in BY. What we have here is a human guinea pig wheel. Attached to the wheel is a giant maze. Inside the maze is 10 balls. Each ball has the name of a former HOH on it and is held in place by a pin. Your objective is to pull the pin and get these HOH balls out of the maze one at a time. Once a ball is out of the maze, place it in the correct order they held the prestigious position. The first houseguest to get all the balls out and place them in the correct position will win the second round.
:18 - Adam in DR says it was a difficult balancing act because you had to get the wheel to go round to maneuver the correct ball out. It looks like a fairly easy physical competition but quite a mental one. He got Alex/Amanda first.
:19 - Sheila on guinea pig wheel. She knew Alex/Amanda were first but it was harder to get them out that she thought it would be. She wants to prove to people that she can win something in this game.
:20 - Now footage of both of them (filmed separately). Sheila says she began feeling sick to her stomach because she hates roller coaster rides. Footage of her almost falling down. Footage of Adam getting his fifth set. Sheila's on her seventh. Adam gets all 10 of his. Sheila gets all of her 10.
:21 - Ryan tells them that the houseguest with the fastest time will face him in the final round. It took Sheila 33 minutes and 26 seconds. Adam took 14 minutes and 55 seconds. Adam will be moving on the third and final round to face Ryan. Adam in DR says there's only one more comp left and he's on top of the world.
:21 - Inside the kitchen, Sheila tells Adam he kicked her butt. Her life is in his hands now. She knows he's going to win. He's going to kick his ass and take some names. Adam tells her he's going to do the best he can. Sheila tells him he has to win. Sheila asks if he really wants to take her to the end and Adam says why wouldn't he? Ryan comes out. Things get quiet. Ryan smiling and asks Adam if they did it and says them two to the final two. Adam tells him he had the master plan. Ryan told Adam he proved his loyalty to him. Adam said he'll be winning the $500,000 now. Ryan in DR shocked that Adam said that and said that Adam doesn't have it wrapped up. He thinks he has a chance against Sheila. Sheila in DR says she has to trust Adam to take her to the end. Adam in the DR says he doesn't know what he's doing.
:23 - To the living room. Julie congratulates Adam and Ryan on winning the first parts of the competition. Julie asks Sheila how it's made her feel to be at the mercy of the two guys. Sheila says it's a scary place to be sitting, she's nervous, feels helpless, and hopes somebody wants to take her to the end. Sheila says that Adam is starting to look really good to her right now. Julie asks the three about how they're thinking the jury will vote. Asks them how confident the jury will vote for them to win on a scale of 1 to 10. Ryan says a 3 because of a girlfriend and winning a luxury. Sheila feels uncomfortable after some fights in the house and hopes it's a 4. Adam says he'll take a 5 to lowball them. Julie tells Ryan/Adam in just a few moments they'll face off against each other.
:25 - Who will be the final HOH? Find out when we return. Commercial.
:30 - Julie welcomes us back. Let's see what's been happening at the jury house now that Natalie has been reunited with Matt and Sharon has arrived. Matt/Josh joking around. Natalie cooking in kitchen. Natalie says her and Matt don't spend much time in the house at all. When she walks in a room Matt gets up and leaves. Natalie says her feelings for Matty go down the tubes as soon as he's mean. She doesn't really know what she feels for him. Natalie tells Josh she can't wait to get out of there and be around people who like him. She's carrying on about Matt being hateful to her. Josh tells Matt he's being mean to Natalie and Matt/Natalie begin arguing. Natalie asks to be treated like everybody else in the house.
:32 - Limo pulls up. Sharon comes inside. Josh excited. Sharon runs and hugs Josh. Natalie said she didn't expect her. Josh said he's sad that Sharon didn't make it because she deserved to win it. Matt says that Team Matty is victorious! It's time to watch the DVD.
:33 - Footage of Ryan nominating Sheila/Sharon for eviction and Adam not using the POV on Sharon and her being evicted. Chelsia told them to rewind the video and they did and caught Adam and Ryan making a face at each other. Matt says it was a great move. Sharon said maybe Ryan was threatened by her. His biggest mistake in the game was to turn on her.
:34 - Julie tells us that round three of the HOH competition is coming up live. Stay with us. Commercial.
:37 - Julie welcomes us back. The winner of this final round and becomes the HOH and evicts someone on the spot. Back to the living room and they're divided by a partition. Time to see how well they got to know the jury members. Sheila sitting in kitchen listening but can't see. Will read beginnings of statements made by six members at the jury house. For each, she will give them two choices of possible endings. The answer will be A or B. For every correct answer you get a point. The houseguest with the most points at the end of six questions wins.
:38 - Q1 - Matt said "the houseguest I wish I were nicer to" was A Natalie or B James. Both pick A. Matt said Natalie. Both correct.
:39 - Q2 - Chelsia said "the moment I'm most expecting to read about in my hometown paper" is A that I gave up half a million dollars for a showmance or B that I told everyone off on my way out the door. Both choose B. Chelsia says it was the first answer. Both wrong.
:40 - Q3 - Joshua said "the person who most deserves to win this game" is A myself or B Sharon. Ryan chooses A and Adam chooses B. Josh says it's himself. Ryan right.
:41 - Q4 - James said, "I think what will happen with me and Chelsia" is A they will bike around the world together or B their relationship will inevitably sink. Both chose B. James said it would sink. Both correct.
:42 - Q5 - Natalie said "the best showmance this season was" A me and Matty or B James and Chelsia. Both chose A. Natalie said she thought James and Chelsia. Both wrong. Ryan in the lead 3-2.
:43 - Q6 - Sharon said "the biggest lie I told in the house" was A that my back caused me to fall in the HOH glass house comp or B I never told a lie in the BB house. Both chose B. Sharon said her biggest lie was her back. Both wrong. Ryan wins with 3 points against Adam's 2 points. Ryan is the final HOH.
:44 - Julie tells us Ryan is about to evict Adam or Sheila live. Who will it be? Stay with us. Commercial.
:46 - Julie welcomes us back and tells us that Ryan must now choose who to evict between Adam or Sheila.
:46 - Adam gets a chance to plead his case. Adam says bros to the end, he's worked hard the entire game, and hopes he does the right thing. Sheila (crying) tells Ryan that he's carried her this far in the game and trusted her, has followed through on everything she said she would do, if she goes to the final two it will change her life, if he picks her she will be grateful and so happy.
:47 - It's time for Ryan to cast his vote. He tells them they're both deserving for different reasons. Ryan says Sheila earned her way into the final three. Says he's been boys with Adam and is more deserving as far as gameplay. Ryan evicts Sheila. Sheila upset. Adam smiling. Both hug Sheila at the same time. Sheila crying and walks out without saying anything. Sheila out of the house really upset.
:48 - Sheila meets Julie. Adam tells Ryan in the kitchen that she was playing them the whole time and now it's party time. Ryan said he's going by gameplay. They slap hands and yell, "Party time!"
:49 - Julie tells Sheila she looks devastated. Sheila says she is because she thought Adam would win this and take her to the end. What went on between her and Adam was acting. She thinks she played a really good game. Julie tells her she's walking out with no money but did she walk out with any lessons. Sheila said this was the toughest thing she ever did in her life leaving her son for three months (she's crying again) and there were some horrible times in the house. She tried to better their lives and the fact that this didn't happen has really devastated her. Julie tells her she should be proud to make it this far with all of the young people. Sheila says she feels like being in the final three was a blessing but feels she disappointed his son, his birthday is on Friday, she wanted to win this to better their lives and right now can't even comprehend what's happening and is shocked. Julie asks her if she would have done anything differently. Sheila says she conquered a fear in that final HOH competition and there were alot of things in the comps that frightened her and she went in with the attitude that she had to overcome it.
:52 - Time for goodbye messages from the boys. Ryan calls her the mother of the house and has respect for her toughing it out and will miss her. Adam says he misses her already. Talk about irony of them being paired together. He says he's sorry if he made the wrong decision and will do good things with the money. He says he'll see her soon. Sheila smiles at that. Julie asks Sheila if she'll have a relationship with Adam outside the house and Sheila said she will.
:53 - Julie tells us that coming up, we'll talk to the final two. Commercial.
:56 - Julie welcomes us back. After 77 days, it's come down to Ryan and Adam. Let's go back to the living room. She congratulates both of them. She says it looks like it's the ultimate bro-mance. They confirm it. They say they're best friends for life. Julie tells them they did a fine job making it to the end and we'll see them Sunday.
:56 - Julie tells us to tune in on Sunday at 8:00 PM ET for the season finale. The jury of seven will reunite with the first six evictees who have been watching at home everything that's been going on in the BB house. Then, the jury will crown the winner of Big Brother live. She reminds us to tune in to Big Brother After Dark and reminds us about the feeds.
:58 - Eavesdropping on Ryan/Adam. Ryan says no campaigning or nothing. Adam's fixing the living room furniture and Ryan's removing his shirt. Show's over.
And that's that!
Posted by HamsterDame at April 23, 2008 04:15 PM
Comments
Sure wish you would join us in chat this time ;)
From HD - I'm in there right now! LOL
Posted by: Gregor at April 23, 2008 04:19 PM
It does seem to have gone by quickly - which is odd considering that this group really seems to have made a mockery of the game. Even now, with 30 minutes to go I really don't care who wins, who stays or who leaves. I DO care about how they play the game. If Adam sticks with his plan to throw this one too... OY!
I won't miss them a bit but do look forward to BB10.
Posted by: Elaine at April 23, 2008 04:30 PM
Time to "man up" , Adam...show us the balls you've been playing with all season..kick Breadtruck to the curb..PLEEEASE..
Posted by: SuzieQ at April 23, 2008 05:00 PM
I hope they show the jury house tonight. We MUST
see the look on their faces when the Nat walked in.
Posted by: Cindy at April 23, 2008 05:02 PM
I'm with you SuzieQ - Adam needs to win and send Ryan packing. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed. If it's the 2 boys, I'll be canceling my live feeds right away.
Posted by: Beth at April 23, 2008 05:09 PM
You know...I cant believe how mean Matt is...He is so mean to Nat...and she looked out for him the entire game...Im so glad he lost...Does anyone else feel this way?...Hes cute..hes Italian...but he is just not a nice man.
Posted by: NYDEBS at April 23, 2008 05:36 PM
I am soooo diappointed to see Ryan in the Final Two. Just something about the guy I don't like, would love to have seen Sheila and Adam alone in the house.
Posted by: Jeremy at April 23, 2008 05:44 PM
Ryan just gave the money to Adam!
Posted by: Susie at April 23, 2008 05:50 PM
For the first time in reality show history, all the people that I would have hated to win have been kicked out. Josh, Chelsia, James and now Shelia. I would rather Adam win the big money, but I really don't care that much.
Posted by: gray at April 23, 2008 05:52 PM
Did I just here Adam come out of the closet? I wished Ryan would have picked Shelia. just for the shock effect. I believe Adam will get the $500,000 in the end. (I'm not sure of that's a pun or not based on his answer to Julie's question about a Bromance.
Posted by: AmosMoses at April 23, 2008 06:00 PM
Thanks for the updates, HD! I was rooting for Ryan. I think it might be a mistake for him to take Adam, but Ryan has really shone in the competitions. I feel that he has been more real than the other houseguests. I'm glad Ryan is in the final, and hope he wins!
Posted by: sandic at April 23, 2008 06:02 PM
Oh well, Adam should win in a landslide, I still think if he had gotten to the end with Sheila there would have been extra money or something really special for them both. Now we may never know.
Posted by: Gregor at April 23, 2008 06:04 PM
Don't think Adam threw that. Too bad he lost, would have liked to see him take Shelia. I think he would have. Ryan has a snowballs chance in hell of winning $500K. What a dumb move he made.
Posted by: diff at April 23, 2008 06:04 PM
What a CROCK,,,Ryan should go to a Fat Farm, and Adam needs THERAPY!
Posted by: muffy1 at April 23, 2008 06:04 PM
not a big shock who won. But do you think Adam threw it to Ryan like he did the 1st comp. They were talking about it last night. So wasn't really surprised.
Posted by: Dawn at April 23, 2008 06:05 PM
Team Matty--UGH!
I never thought I'd find anyone I dislike more than Mike Boogie...until Matty. At least Matty's cuter, though.
Anyway, I agree w/ Susie...Ryan just gave the $$$ to Adam. And the ole Breadtruck did not look to happy at the end of the show, perhaps he realized his mistake.
Posted by: Barbara at April 23, 2008 06:06 PM
regular reader ,,1st comment .glad the guys did it .I don't understand why more not like ryan ,out of that house he always seemed 1 of the more normal people ,,him & sharon i thought.though i was a dick fan last year ,so many moaned bout his tactics,you'd think with ryan not reallypissing anyone off,,playing the game ,sticking to his word with adam,he'd have more support .plus he won comps ,overcame the jen ,allison factors,all in all think he deserves the win .that said think adam gets the votes.to hd another fantastic year of blogging ,,tyvm,enjoy your site tremendously...ready for bb 10 after a short break ,,show does tend to eat up ones time .
From HD - Yay for your first comment! :)
Posted by: gnod at April 23, 2008 06:12 PM
Ryan said he thought Adam was more deserving game-play wise to stay in the game. Then why, Ryan, keep him in over someone like Sheila??? Doesn't he want to win the half a million??
Posted by: Jeremy at April 23, 2008 06:13 PM
I didn't realize it was humanly possible to cry as much as Sheila did during her interview with Julie and not have any tears come out to ruin your mascara.
Who should win, eh, don't care one way or the other.
Posted by: I.P. Freely at April 23, 2008 06:21 PM
Boo Hiss!
Been on hold for 35 minutes now trying to cancel my live feeds. Guess everyone else is calling too? This is crazy.
Posted by: Beth at April 23, 2008 06:33 PM
After watching the Seq. Group's faces when they replayed the DVD section where Adam and Ry-bread did their little communication. I think if SHE had stayed, the Seq group would have voted for her to win the 500,000, by a majority. For the final decision, without knowing it, Ry-bread made the right decision - IHMO. At least this way, both of the bro's win something.
SHE crying with Julie made me vomit a bit in my mouth. Geez, Julie is trying to help her see how well she did by getting that far, and to look at a positive, and all we got was whaaaaa-whaaaaa-whaaaaa. Blech!!!
Glad we are almost to the finish line this season. Hoping there is a much better crop for BB10. At least I can come here and enjoy the season with your excellent posts HD, and all the comments by the rest of the silly hamster crew.
From HD - Thanks! :)
Posted by: Sleepyeye9 at April 23, 2008 06:33 PM
OMG could Sheila be anymore phoney, with that pathetic crying she did when she left. It is quite obvious by her game plan and the way that she left, that she expects people to hand her everything in life. She did nothing in the game but complain how every comp was to hard, I was afraid, I was tired ect....she knew she didn't have to win and comps, she expected someone to carry her to the end and give her the money, I truly believe that is the way she lives her life outside the house. Poor me, boo hoo, I am a single 46 year old mom, poor me, boo hoo, sheila get a job!!!
Posted by: val at April 23, 2008 06:33 PM
To me, it did not seem that Adam threw it. Perhaps I am naive, but judging from the resulting answers, he seemed to be trying. Ryan just seemed to answer the best.
That being said, go Adam.
Quitters are not the types to be cast for an All-Star episode, even Chicken George fought! It seems to me that if you do not come out the victor, you still want to come out a fighter and "TV worthy".
I've seen better seasons, but I guess I/we have to realize there will be good ones and lesser ones. I don't think many of these cast members will be remembered like Dr. Will, Howie, Kasar, or James Rhine.
We can now look forward to BB-10, and maybe an All-Star episode in the next year.
Gotta love BB, and must accept they can't all be our favorite season. For me, it was season two, the year of the Doc. Because of him, I'll dream of being on the show and adding a nuance or two to what I've seen work.
HD, thank you for your dedication to BB, even during the "off-seasons". Your passion for this show is rivaled by no other.
I hope one of your members/posters to this site can make it to the show, and give you some free advertising, some noteworthy quotes, and encourage more like minded companies to purchase advertising space to help support this wonderful site.
You, my lady, are the real BB All-Star.
From HD - You're so sweet! I truly hope you make it on to the show this next season just to hear you whisper my name into another hamster's ear. LOL! ;)
Posted by: ClayPo at April 23, 2008 06:41 PM
AmosMoses, what do you mean did you just hear Adam come out of the closet??? Are you saying he is gay?? Didn't understand your post.........
From HD - They're referring to the bro-mance Julie brought up at the end of the show that they both admitted to.
Posted by: lynnmp0538 at April 23, 2008 06:46 PM
Who/what is HD??
From HD - HD is me! HamsterDame! LOL
Posted by: lynnmp0538 at April 23, 2008 06:51 PM
Well, guess my senior moments are worse than I ever thought they were......LOL!! HD, you have done a great job keeping us up to date on the BB9 house. Really have enjoyed this site, and will miss it greatly after Sunday. Will you be back for BB10 in July?? Hope so........
From HD - Are you kidding? Of course I'll be back!
Posted by: lynnmp0538 at April 23, 2008 06:57 PM
Excellent commentary, HD!! As usual...
I do have to admit that your site is on my toolbar - just one click away(!) and since BB10 is coming up so soon, I won't even throw you back into the pond this time! You've got a permanent little home at the top of my screen.
Good luck to Grog and ClayPo - hope if either one of them gets past the casting call, they'll post the results!! It would be fun to have someone we "know" in the house, wouldn't it??
Great job, HD!
From HD - Yes it would. I would love to see Grog or ClayPo or even both of them in the house in BB10. Talk about being freaking fantastic!
Posted by: Toots at April 23, 2008 08:17 PM
Double Silly Hamster fans!
The twist of the BB-10 season, quick, e-mail Allison with the concept!
Posted by: ClayPo at April 24, 2008 07:06 AM
