Big Brother 21: A Day For Funerals

Hi y’all!

So, I was hoping that we would have the veto ceremony today. Usually, it happens two days after the veto comp but it hasn’t happened yet and it is starting to get rather late in the day. So, I’m going to guess that it will probably happen tomorrow and that will give any potential replacement nominees two days to campaign before the vote on Wednesday.

(This week, they’re doing the eviction a day earlier than usual. I think after this week, they’ll get back on the normal BB schedule, which will be veto comp on Saturday, veto ceremony on Monday, and then the eviction on Thursday.)

So, we haven’t had a veto ceremony but we did have a funeral for one of the fish. It was found dead earlier, floating in the tank. Perhaps it realized that it was going to have to spend the summer with Jack and Jackson and it just decided it wasn’t worth it. All of the houseguests dressed in black and held a ceremony in the living room. Sam said a few words in memory of the deceased fish. It was about as cute as this house is probably going to get this season.

Otherwise, the environment inside the Big Brother House has been toxic. Cliff woke up this morning and did a little monologue for the benefit of the people watching the live feeds. He said that Sam has promised to use the veto on him. For his part, Sam has been saying that he’ll do whatever Christie wants him to do.

So, what does Christie want? Christie seems to have no idea. For someone who runs a successful business and who seemed very confident when she first entered the house, Christie has turned out to be a really disappointed HoH. She was planning on backdooring Kemi, mostly because that’s what Jack and Jackson wanted her to do. But now, she’s been telling Nick, Holly, and almost anyone else who will listen about how much she resents Jack ordering her around and that she doesn’t really view Kemi as a threat. Meanwhile, just about everyone has been agreeing with her that they really can’t stand Jack and that they’d love it if Jack went up as the replacement nominee. (Jackson is also very unpopular but he has immunity this week because he’s camp director.)

Meanwhile, Jack has suddenly decided that Nick — who is a member of his alliance — is a potential threat who needs to be taken out sooner than later. Why is Jack so angry at Nick? Mostly it’s because Jack has a crush on Analyse but Analyse clearly prefers Nick. So, even if he’s not willing to admit it, Jack wants Nick out because he’s sick of seeing Analyse flirting with him.

Jack has turned out to be a real piece of work. Before this season started, everyone online commented on how much Jack looked like the actor Jason Momoa. It turns out that Jack also thinks that he looks like Jason Momoa and is totally conceited about it. It also turns out that he has a real issue with anyone who he believes is out-of-shape. For Jack, that means that he has an issue with everyone in the house, especially Ovi. Jack has been making fun of Ovi’s weight (often to Ovi’s face) ever since the game began.

So, basically, you have both a house and a fandom that would love to see Jack go home this week. However, Christie keeps saying that she’ll probably go ahead and nominate Kemi, just to keep things simple. For her part, Kemi has finally figured out that she’s the target but she doesn’t seem to be sure how to campaign for herself.

So, it’s a mess right now but the one thing that can be said for sure is that Jack has managed, in just a few days, to destroy whatever good will anyone in the house felt for him. He may get what he wants this week but he’s going to be a huge target next week. In fact, today’s funeral probably should have been for Jack’s game.

If they do hold the veto ceremony today, the results will be in the comments below. Otherwise, I expect they’ll do it on Sunday.

We’ll see what happens!

Lisa Marie