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Sunday, April 20, 2008

The Ties That Bind

What a surprisingly great show this evening! It was put together very well and didn't seem to drag on in many spots for too long unlike some previous shows.

I absolutely loved the coverage they gave to Adam's mouthing to Natalie that he had voted for her to stay. It was even better watching how upset Ryan got at all of that. Now I can't say that I don't blame Ryan for being upset, because I sure would have been if I had been in his spot, but it was fun watching Adam scramble in his excuses to Ryan. First Adam said it was an accident and then he said that he had told Natalie something else. Ryan confronted Adam about it several times but Ryan eventually let it go saying that he believed Adam. In the diary room though, we found out that Ryan definitely did not believe him. I think Ryan will use this against Adam at some point but I'm not sure when. Perhaps when they have the Power of Veto ceremony tomorrow?

I also enjoyed all of the quibbling they showed of them trying to determine who among them still has a pre-existing relationship in the house. Like most of you, I remember them going on and on about it on the feeds and just couldn't believe that none of them ever even thought about the guinea pigs. Sharon most of all! I was glad that Big Brother brought the guinea pigs back for an encore diary room session. "Hee hee. It's us, we're sisters." How hilarious was that! OK, I know some of you didn't find the whole guinea pig relationship question very funny but I did and still do. They're going to bang their head against a wall when they get out and find out what the answer to that question was.

After watching Ryan get his HOH room and read his sweet letter from Jen, we watched Robot Adam get on Sheila's nerves in the backyard. Then later, Sheila asked Adam to have her back and Adam said he would. Of course, this is all while telling Ryan that if he won POV he would vote to evict Sheila. But hey, Adam's not the only one playing two sides. Ryan has his secret parter in crime, Sharon, in his ear telling him that he should be putting Adam up on the block to get him out.

The only lame part of the show tonight was the luxury competition. That segment went on a little bit too long and the only thing that made up for it was watching them break bottles over each others' heads. See, all of them had to wear these wigs (that had been glued onto helmets) and smash bottles over their partner's head to find a dice ring inside. The teams (Ryan/Sharon and Adam/Sheila) had to place these dice rings on a nine-square board and then when the board was filled a giant wheel was spun. When the wheel stopped, whichever team had the picture on the board that was the same as what the wheel landed on won a special screening of the movie "What Happens In Vegas" in the backyard that evening. In addition to that, they would win a trip to the red carpet premiere of the movie in Las Vegas on May 1st that included luxury hotel accommodations, a Beverly Hills shopping spree, spa treatment, a limo ride to the event, and then get to meet the cast at the after party. The losing couple? They'd have to be shackled to each other for 24 hours.

Ryan and Sharon racked up their rings 6 to 3 on the board and when the wheel was spun, of course it landed on one of their rings. They won the movie and everything else that came along with it while Adam and Sheila won a chain that would bind them. The setup in the backyard was a really nice one and Ryan and Sharon seemed to have enjoyed the movie.

At the nomination ceremony, Ryan stayed true to Adam and put Sharon and Sheila up on the block. He said his reason was because him and Adam had been through so much the week before and Adam had been there for him so he wanted that to continue into this week. Ryan did tell all three of them though that their safety in the house depended on their performance in the Power of Veto game.

I loved how the show ended with Sheila telling us in the diary room that it was bad enough to be nominated and put on the block but then on top of it to be shackled to Adam for 24 hours? The camera then panned back and we saw Adam sitting right there next to her heckling her while being joined at the wrists by leather straps. It was pretty funny if you ask me.