Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — We Need a Plan...

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

9:00 AM BBT: Feeds show a sleepy Pod BR and Outer BR, lights on. Production makes numerous morning announcements. Drew sits up, then lies back down.

9:15 AM BBT: Taylor gets out of her Pod BR bed, heads to the SR, stops at the lockers, then the WC.

Melody gets up and goes off camera, then returns to the Pod BR. Dee gets up and goes off camera. Taylor heads back into the Pod BR.

Drew, who's been up for a while, returns to his Outer BR bed, brushes his hair, and lies back down (Oh to have the energy of youth again. -- Fuskie).

Production continues with several more wake-up announcements.

9:45 AM BBT: Drew lies in his Outer BR bed, eyes wide open, as more wake-up announcements play.

11:25 AM BBT: The four remaining guys sit at the DT and in the KT talking game.

11:30 AM BBT: Dee joins the four guys at the DT. Taylor and Melody stay in their Pod BR beds.

11:45 AM BBT: Yash gets called to the upstairs DR "for his meds," returning quickly. Melody gets called to the downstairs DR while brushing her teeth, heading down soon after.

12:00 PM BBT: Melody comes out of the DR and heads to the Gym, crying, having a one-sided phone call with her mom. She says that for the first time, if she doesn't win Blockbuster tomorrow, she's finished. She doesn't want to leave. Nobody really does. She stays on the phone in silence for several minutes, sniffling, teary. She finally "hangs up," wiping her tears, still sniffling.

1:00 PM BBT: Barrett wonders if they're all a little lactose intolerant.

Feeds return to Drew, Melody, Yash, and Devens at the DT, with Barrett and Dee in the KT. The group debates whether they'd give up something like pizza for a million dollars. Melody wouldn't. Yash calls a life without pizza sad (I agree. -- Fuskie). Devens tells them they're underestimating what a million dollars means. Drew figures he'd take the money, but would truly miss it.

Melody points out Devens has kids, so his pizza hesitation makes sense. Personally, she isn't giving up cheese. Devens laughs, joking it's funnier, given she's wearing a yellow shirt like some kind of cheese freedom fighter (I'm more of a pepperoni, black olive, and onion guy. -- Fuskie).

The HG sit around the DT debating what they'd sacrifice for a million dollars (They have sacrificed their privacy for only $750k. -- Fuskie). Melody jokes she'd just buy her own dairy farm. Drew imagines unlimited cheese. Melody would give up beef. Barrett would give up any food for that kind of money. Drew ups the ante to an entire food group. Devens repeats that they're all underestimating the money. Yash figures vegetarian life isn't so bad.

Devens describes bananas as a convenient food, since they come with their own wrapper and need no washing. He only wishes he liked them. Barrett asks if peanut butter would help. Devens would be OK if peanut butter were the only thing he ever tasted (I'd need grape jelly. -- Fuskie). Bananas alone make him gag.

1:15 PM BBT: Drew eats a banana. Devens calls them slimy and gross. He hasn't eaten one since his Survivor season. Drew asks if he'd eat one for a million dollars (I'd eat 2. -- Fuskie). Melody says the body fully changes every seven years (It is actually not true that every cell in the body gets replaced every 7 years. -- Fuskie). Devens hated mashed potatoes as a kid and loves them now (So maybe in 30 more years, there's hope for bananas. -- Fuskie).

Taylor comes in. Melody asks how she's feeling. Taylor says horrible. She just got up and already wants to lie back down.

Dee showers alone.

1:15 PM BBT: Taylor interrupts Dee's shower to tell Dee they need a plan for the DE, since everything moves so fast. They can't rely on quick 10-minute chats once it starts. Dee suggests that whenever one of them goes to listen to music in the HoH room, that could be their chance to map out the double.

Dee once lived in a high-rise where water isn't included in rent. She only buys it when she can pay cash. Taylor recalls her dad's saying that's exactly how rich people stay rich. That's part of why she still lives with her parents (You become rich by not spending frivolously. Whether water is frivolous is a question of values. -- Fuskie).

Taylor says her parents own houses on the same street, and she pays them $500 a month to stay there, splitting time between the two. She's allowed to have friends over, calling her parents truly cool (Taylor is 27 years old and she has to get permission to have friends over? -- Fuskie).

Drew recounts a dream in which Angela insisted she was still alive, sitting on a throne hosting some kind of orb-finding competition. Melody accuses him of making it up. Drew liked the part where Angela declared she was still alive. Dee cried, thinking about Angela.

Taylor says the two votes that matter most are Dee and Devens. Both of them are still upset with Barrett. Melody points out Barrett's such a huge fan of the show that he understands it's just a game. She adds that Barrett was worried Dee wouldn't want to be his friend afterward. Dee promises she absolutely will be.

1:30 PM BBT: Dee, Taylor, and Melody talk in the WA. Drew told Melody a month ago that he'd keep her over Barrett (Times change. -- Fuskie). Taylor is sure in a tie, Drew would keep her instead. Taylor is also confident Yash would follow whatever the House wants. She has the numbers against either nom. Dee agrees, though she hasn't talked to Yash about it herself.

Dee is trying to look her best these days when heading into the DR (You didn't care before? -- Fuskie). Melody recalls going into the DR with eye boogers, but she's also trying harder now. Dee noticed Taylor has stopped wearing her hoodie. Melody wears the same three outfits at home. Dee loves lounging in oversized men's T-shirts and underwear. Melody admits she goes fully naked at home in Arizona, keeping her AC at 75 since she hates being cold (That'll get Drew and Barrett's attention. -- Fuskie).

Dee talks about how Survivor puts your hair through salt water and mud. She shed a huge amount of hair after her first season. The first time you brush your teeth out there, your gums bleed (You're basically brushing with ocean water and sand, using bamboo fibers for floss. -- Fuskie).

Taylor suggests scheduling a dental cleaning after something like that (I'd suggest a full medical workup too. -- Fuskie).

Taylor plans to be completely stoic once she gets home, just sitting and staring at a wall (As opposed to how she spends her time in the BB House? -- Fuskie).

1:45 PM BBT: Yash isn't sure a massage is really worth the cost. Taylor insists they absolutely are (I'm with Yash on this one. I feel more sore after than before. -- Fuskie).

Devens, Drew, and Barrett are at the DT. Devens tells Barrett about a time-travel movie he once made with his family. Barrett worked on a set during COVID with no live audience. The show was All American, and they built a set that was a convincing fake high school.

Drew and Barrett agree to head to the Gym together soon. It'll be great, Drew says.

2:00 PM BBT: Drew and Devens talk in the HN room. Devens asks if everyone plays in the Veto with just two noms during a DE. Drew confirms (That's why they wait until the Final 6 to hold it - no more BBB, and no more Veto picks. -- Fuskie).

Drew tells Devens they need to be on the same page heading into it. Devens agrees (You're either on the page, or the subject of it. -- Fuskie).

Devens hasn't talked strategy with anyone yet. He needs to start having those conversations. Drew asks what Devens' plan would be in a DE and whether it lines up with his own. Specifically, Drew asks whether he's the target. Devens doesn't think so (Dude, the time for intentional equivocating is over. -- Fuskie).

2:10 PM BBT: Drew asks if it has to be either Barrett or Melody being evicted. Devens claims to not know, though it seems that way. Drew says it's OK if he's the target. Devens doesn't think it'll come to that. Drew just wants the two of them on the same page heading in.

2:15 PM BBT: Drew tells Barrett they're the underdogs against the Icons. Barrett says this DE might be their one real shot at Yash. Drew asks where that leaves Taylor. Barrett figures Taylor goes down with the Icons.

Barrett isn't voting Melody out. If it comes down to a tie, let Yash be the one to break it. Drew wonders if tomorrow could be their last day together. Barrett will get sentimental about it. Drew's been that way all week.

Barrett asks if Drew remembers a season where a DE took place with the Final 4. Drew doesn't. Barrett asks if Will (BB27) finished 6th. Drew says he did (Will was evicted in the Final 4 week, just missing Final 3. -- Fuskie).

Drew curses, insisting he wants to win it all and sit in the Final 2 chairs with Barrett. This is the Middlemen's season, he declares, not the Icons' or Yash's revenge story. Drew promises he'll vote to keep him. Barrett tells him to do whatever he needs to do. Overall, the game has been fun, Drew concludes, ups and downs, rocky patches and smooth ones.

Drew asks who is the bigger threat: Devens or Dee. Barrett thinks Devens, both in comps and for winning the whole thing. Dee doesn't know her dates very well. Drew doesn't either (He does. -- Fuskie). Barrett rattles off a few: two events in 1967, a few from the '80s including 1982, and Jack the Ripper in 1888.

Drew figures Taylor could win a dates-based comp. Barrett points out those kinds of questions might not come up at all until a final-three HoH. Drew recalls Melody looking visibly stressed when he won the Veto. Barrett agrees. Drew thinks she's thought she effectively had two shields protecting her. Barrett calls Devens and Dee the two biggest remaining threats, with just seven left (I would put it [as] Yash, then Dee, then Devens. -- Fuskie).

2:30 PM BBT: Barrett and Drew work out in the Gym. Barrett hopes tomorrow's a ball-based Blockbuster, preferring it over ropes. It would be cool if it were a brand-new format. Someone is going to win, Drew says encouragingly, why not him?

Drew wishes they could have just stayed Crossovers until Yash was gone. The ceasefire never had a real chance once the bribe got involved. Yash could have at least taken out Dee over Angela, Barrett says. That would have left them with better comp odds overall (That certainly would have changed the dynamics of this week. -- Fuskie).

Barrett has only beaten Yash once, while Yash has topped the Icons repeatedly in comps. Drew has now beaten Yash twice. The Middlemen are lanky but capable of winning. Barrett jokes they're lanky and spanky.

Drew tells Barrett he'll lose his mind if Barrett wins Blockbuster. Barrett wants to see that and promises to try his hardest. He'd also be happy if Melody won, though. He plans to give a killer speech if he's still on the block, and if evicted, sprint out, and drop one parting line along the way (With so many faux alliances and fake F2s, this is going to be an interesting Jury. -- Fuskie).

Drew asks if Barrett's last words will be, "don't trust Yash." Don't give it away, Barrett teases, worried the audience might boo. Drew is nervous to get his phone back. Maybe Barrett should have kept his old job. Drew jokes that Barrett may leave to face a 6-person Jury with Julie Chen Moonves breaking the tie, or no Julie Chen Moonves at all; just security escorting him out. Barrett hopes none of that happens.

Drew jokes that CBS will put Barrett in the middle seat on the flight home. Barrett had the middle seat on the flight in too. He had to pay out of pocket for an aisle seat.

Barrett reviews Devens' overall resume. Drew says Devens used the Diamond PoV exactly right, though they're still not totally sure what role he played in last week's vote. Drew knows Yash tried pinning the Icon nominations on him. Barrett points out Yash had no other option but to nominate them.

Dee thinks Julie Chen Moonves [is] adorable last week, admiring her hair and shirt. She wants that same look for herself. Taylor agrees. She figures they've put together a great season. Barrett is sure America hates him for taking a swing at the Icons.

2:45 PM BBT: Drew started rooting for Kelley (BB27) near the end of her season, since she was such an outcast. Barrett figures he's more like Vince that season. Drew thinks Barrett is more like Turner, based on his vibe. Drew considers they both may be more like Kelley (They've already lasted longer than [!] her 9th place finish. -- Fuskie).

Barrett remembers Kelley didn't know what the Live Feeds were. Drew feels like Kelley now, since his alliance put him on the block and he had to fight his way off through comp wins. Drew and Barrett shout out some of their favorites.

Dee, Taylor, and Devens talk in the WA, with Devens lying on the floor wrapped in a blanket.

Drew never watched BB25, asking if Jag (BB25 winner) and Matt (BB25 runner-up) were logical with their noms. Barrett explains Jag and Matt ran a mafia-style alliance with Bowie Jane toward the end. Drew asks if Yash is basically this season's Matt. Barrett calls him more of a combination of Jag and Matt. Drew insists Yash is cooler than either of them.

Drew says Devens reminds him of Derrick (BB16), since he tries to act younger the same way Derrick did (While Derrick lied about his [!] being a former undercover cop, he did not lie about his age or try to act younger. -- Fuskie).

Barrett says Devens is stronger in comps than Derrick was (Derrick didn't need to win, using his undercover training to read the room and always stay a step ahead. -- Fuskie).

Barrett calls Dee's trash talk confident, almost gamer-frat energy. Still, she's brilliant underneath it. Dee works hard to appear less sharp than she is. Everyone left in the House is impressively smart. It's giving him a headache. Haley and Chuk never really understood the game at all, Barrett observes.

3:00 PM BBT: Drew, Devens, and Barrett sit in the Gym discussing the love triangle of Chuk, Kamu, and Haley. They went out in order.

Barrett wonders if Emily (Flippen, S45/S50) would ever do Big Brother. Devens doubts it. He thinks Rizzo would do it (Probably not now after Drew. -- Fuskie). Devens says Joe (S48/50) never would. Jonathan (S42/S50) and Ozzy (S13/S16/S23/S34/S50) would hate the format entirely since they're both outdoors people.

Devens does think Jonathan would probably have dominated The Wall comp, but not much else. Tiffany (S46/S50) would be great and would do the show. Coach (S18/S20/S23/S50) would never survive it mentally, joking that if people think Taylor yells at production, Coach would be completely unmanageable (And he claims to be so Zen. -- Fuskie).

Devens says Aubry (S32/S38/S50) would be great at Big Brother, but her child's too young right now. Devens thinks Genevieve (S47/S50) would be charming and sharp, though he isn't sure she'd sign up. He thinks Victoria (S38) would do great on the show.

Kamilla (S48/S50) was one of his favorite people to talk to on Survivor 50, bonding over video games and Discord. Devens doubts Cirie (BB25) would do Big Brother again. Barrett disliked Cirie's son, Jared. Drew asks why. Jared got into real fights, Barrett explains, including a big one with Cory. Drew asks if Cirie ever got upset with Jared. Barrett says Cirie told him to clean up his act (She rode a fine line between acting like a HG and being his mother, though he was a grown man. -- Fuskie).

3:45 PM BBT: Devens says Kyle (S48/S50) would be great on Big Brother, and Charlie (S46/S50) too, though he wonders if two young lawyers would give up the time (Lyric did, but they still don't know that. -- Fuskie).

Devens figures Q (S46) would never leave his life behind for the show, but would end up playing like Tucker (BB26) if he did. Devens says Krissy (S35/S50) would never do it either.

Q, from Ole Miss, was great in comps but not much of a strategic thinker. He's now a successful realtor and devoted dad to young kids, unlikely to leave that behind for long.

Devens says Big Brother always ends up with a "secret lawyer" type (Hello, Lyric! -- Fuskie).

Barrett asks what kind of bartender (Xavier, BB23) goes to bed at 10 PM, a line Tiffany (BB23) used to describe him.

Devens says Savannah (S49/S50) and Jenna (S1/S8/S50) would both be too intense for Big Brother. Barrett asks about Sophie (S23/S40). Devens says Savannah lacked Sophie's killer instinct. Barrett asks if Savannah was a news anchor. She was a Georgia news anchor, Devens says, in Atlanta (She returned to Atlanta news this year. -- Fuskie).

Devens plans to stay in the HN room tonight (After Have Nots ends. -- Fuskie).

Barrett heads back to the Have Not platform to pack up all his knickknacks. Devens says Angela told him that Production mailed her knickknacks back to her. He isn't sure if you're allowed to just take things with you (Technically, everything provided by Production [is] the property of Production, and a few weeks after the season ends, they will ship home what you are allowed to keep. -- Fuskie).

Nominee suitcases sit out in the SR.

That makes sense, Barrett quips, since the show ends up keeping most of what they touch anyway. Barrett still has his stone of safety and a gold ball from an earlier comp. He hopes he gets to keep them. Devens wants to wear his BB Comics outfit once he's home (I am sure Becca will love that - maybe a third Devens child is in the future. -- Fuskie).

4:00 PM BBT: Devens asks what the Final 3 comps typically look like. Barrett explains the first is usually physical (Endurance, though I am hoping they bring back the keys and the volcano, since it was never really given a chance in BB7. -- Fuskie).

Devens compares it to swinging on ropes. Barrett says part two is also physical, but also tied to dates, and part three is always a question round, usually something like identifying a false statement about fellow HG (Specifically, the Jury members. -- Fuskie).

Barrett explains how the Final 4 Veto typically works. Either the Veto holder decides who gets evicted, or if the HoH wins the Veto, they pick who will cast the sole vote to evict. Devens notes they're covering two weeks of format all at once (They kind of only have 2 weeks remaining. -- Fuskie).

Devens asks if there's a specific Blockbuster format Barrett's hoping for. Not really, Barrett says, maybe something ball-based. He isn't great at puzzles. Taylor would destroy him at a ropes course, though it would be fun. But fun isn't what he's chasing tomorrow.

Barrett brings up the ball comp Mickey (BB27) won last season. Rylie made a mental mistake, and that he'd honestly be fine with that happening again (But with Barrett not pulling a Rylie. -- Fuskie). Devens [mentions] a curved-ball-path comp or a ball-maze comp. Barrett doesn't remember those.

Drew says his vote will speak [for] itself. It will feel strange voting Melody out if it comes to that. Yash tells him to just frame it as wanting to be on the right side of the House (That excuse fell flat about a month ago. -- Fuskie).

4:15 PM BBT: Devens, in a cam talk, lays out his plan. For the first eviction, he's sticking with the group consensus, voting Barrett out (Of course, the "group" depends on who you are asking. -- Fuskie). But if Barrett wins Blockbuster, he'll vote Melody out. If he wins the DE HoH, he'll nominate Barrett and Drew. Yash and Taylor function as a duo, but since Taylor can't really win anything, they can only realistically win every other HoH between them. He and Dee are their own duo, both capable of winning, meaning one of them is always available to win HoH. This gives them a real edge over Yash and Taylor (Of course, if Yash and Taylor decide that Devens has too many friends on the Jury, keeping the [others might be] sealing his fate. -- Fuskie).

During the DE, Devens wants Barrett gone, preferring Drew stay, since Drew's actively gunning for Yash and possibly Dee (I think this is an accurate assessment. -- Fuskie). If Barrett leaves, both remaining duos would be left with one weaker player each, Melody and Taylor. From there, during the DE, Drew and Yash would go up, with Melody keeping Drew safe and Taylor keeping Yash safe, leaving Dee or Devens holding the deciding vote (That is assuming one of them wins HoH. -- Fuskie). He notes Yash is more likely to keep winning comps and more likely to reach a final two overall.

If Barrett loses Blockbuster, he gets evicted and Devens would nominate Drew and Yash, potentially targeting Yash for eviction. Devens reflects on the stakes, $750,000 and an entire summer away from his family. Reaching the end and building a strong case will only get harder from here. The decisions ahead will be difficult and feelings will likely get hurt, but that is where his head's at right now (Sounds like a plan, but what are the chances it plays out like that? -- Fuskie).

Devens doesn't think Taylor or Melody could win a jury vote, but they are still dangerous, because everyone would want to sit next to them at the end.

Getting Melody out wouldn't be terrible, but they're running out of time to take out Barrett, Devens continues, though Dee is the only one who wants Barrett gone at this point. Devens asks for this message to go to Becca. He addresses her, Jack, and Juliet directly, thanking them for letting him play. He can't wait to come home and watch movies with Jack, watching JuJu perform, and telling Becca he loves her. He's been collecting recipes to cook for her, and he wants to take a trip together, attend homecoming, and take the kids off her hands whenever she needs a break. He promises to stay in Macon for a long stretch, carving pumpkins, celebrating Christmas and New Year's together. He blows a kiss and asks for it to be sent to Becca.

Devens thanks Big Brother and its fans, reflecting on how different this game feels from Survivor: the HG, the pressure, the need to stay in a headspace where nothing feels personal. He burned Kamu so he can't stay mad at Barrett either. Devens misses Kamu every day.

Devens says the Big Brother experience has exceeded his expectations. The comps are fun, contrasting them [with] Survivor's do-or-die stakes with how much longer the days feel here. Being a HN is easier than Survivor, except for having to watch the other HG eat in front of you. As far as anyone spying might wonder, he hasn't cheated as a HN because he respects the game (Also, because Big Brother sees everything and he would embarrass the family if caught. -- Fuskie).

Devens thinks he has added real muscle thanks to Kamu and Yash teaching him how to train properly. He asks for a message to be sent to a Jonathan Young (S42/S50), flexing his chest for the camera.

4:30 PM BBT: Yash mentions the fish tank [held] fish during Angela's season, wondering if they've since died. Drew jokes, "RIP fish" (The last season to have a live [aquarium] was BB25; BB26 had [a] digital fish tank. -- Fuskie).

Devens lists off all the podcasts he misses: The Tony Kornheiser Show, Rob Has a Podcast, Mythical: Ear Biscuits, and Dropout TV: Game Changer.

He says it was a gift to have worked alongside Angela, calling her a cool lady. He's a big fan and can't wait to meet the rest of the Murray family. He needs to win at least one HoH tomorrow to carry his Final 2 with Dee. He thinks they should call themselves the Deevens alliance (I've heard worse, though I expect most just call the two the Survivors Alliance. He may want to focus on the first HoH or Veto first, though. -- Fuskie).

Devens wonders if it's finally time for his last protein shake as a HN, hoping it really is his last stretch as a HN this season. The whole experience has been surreal. He'd feel the same sense of living the dream working back at Middle Georgia State University with his amazing wife and kids.

Devens reflects on living the dream, sleeping on hardwood, taking cold showers, everyone quietly trying to eliminate each other. Somehow, it's been a great experience. He's living in the footsteps of past HG like Dr. Will, Janelle, and Brittany. He's a huge fan of the show, it's been unreal. You can't achieve anything great without adversity, and anyone who watched his Survivor seasons already knows how lucky he's been. He's still the luckiest, thanking the universe.

4:45 PM BBT: Taylor cooks. Devens asks her to save him two portions, burnt or overly toasted ones included. After being a HN, he's completely fine with that.

Drew sits down at Melody's pod. She tells him not to annoy her. He talks with her anyway. She tells him he looks cute in his sweater. He lies down next to her (The boy is incorrigible. Yet he could probably charm any set of parents a girlfriend brought him home to meet. -- Fuskie).

5:15 PM BBT: Taylor wonders if there's still a berry recall going on. Devens says they haven't been given any berries. Taylor mentions there was a bad lettuce scare too.

Devens tells Taylor he's feeling much better. He hasn't needed any medicine in quite a while now (Both Yash and Devens fought off a cold or a food illness over the last week. -- Fuskie).

Taylor washes dishes after making steak subs for everyone. Drew and Melody eat and relax together in the WA.

6:00 PM BBT: Taylor grabs food from the SR. Production gave them two bags of Jordan Almonds. The three packed suitcases are still sitting there.

Barrett and Melody talk about the aftermath of Chuk's eviction - Barrett unpacking while Mallory wore his bucket hat, and Melody ending up on better terms with Drew (For the time being. -- Fuskie).

Melody fell asleep in the WA once, and Drew [splash] cold water on her face. Barrett reacts with mock horror. He told Drew to shut up that same morning. Melody wishes she'd been there to hear it. She wonders what her actual BB storyline has been at all this season (She came, she went, she snuggled. -- Fuskie).

6:30 PM BBT: Barrett feels like he needs to say goodbye to every single room in the House. It makes him sad to think he'll never see it again. Melody agrees. Barrett figures they'll basically become ghosts of the House, a permanent part of its history now.

Barrett brings up past dramatic House moments, HG threatening to blow up the Pentagon (Tucker, BB26 - it was an alliance, not the building. -- Fuskie), a headbutt incident (BB14 - it resulted in the expulsion of Willie Hantz. -- Fuskie), and Rachel yelling at Keanu (BB27, after she found out Keanu was pushing for her as a renom. -- Fuskie).

Melody says if she stays much longer, she's going to start picking fights herself. She can't stand being in the Hot Tub Lounge anymore. It's haunted. She just doesn't like being in there.

6:45 PM BBT: Barrett tells Melody the outside world might actually be worse than they think (It hasn't gotten much better over the last 3 months. -- Fuskie).

Melody jokes that if it's bad enough, she'll just travel, since nobody in Hong Kong would recognize her. Barrett predicts someone would still walk up and call her out by name anyway.

Taylor and Yash sit in the HoH room, Yash on the couch listening to music, Taylor tucked under the green blanket at the edge of the bed.

7:15 PM BBT: Yash and Barrett talk in the SR about what tomorrow's Blockbuster might be. Yash gives him pointers in case it's the ropes format. Barrett wonders if the Icons have locked down some kind of rock-solid deal with Yash by now (Rock, yes, but solid? Not this season. -- Fuskie). Barrett asks Melody what she thinks tomorrow's Blockbuster format will be. She has no idea. Her guesses have been wrong all season.

Yash and Devens sit together on the living room couch. Yash asks if any of the nominees has started campaigning yet. Devens calls it interesting conversations. Yash hasn't spoken to Barrett or Melody at all. Drew comes out of the DR and daps up Yash. Yash jokes that Drew clearly isn't in the WA with Melody and Barrett right now (Subtle dig to let Drew know Barrett has had alone time with Melody. -- Fuskie).

7:15 PM BBT: Barrett sits up in the lounge area typing away on an old computer (wonder who he's writing to. -- Karene37). He and Melody are both losing it without any outside contact, something that's usually just part of their daily lives.

Drew and Melody are back in her pod. Yash and Devens nap on the living room couch. Dee wanders in and sits with them, and they tease her about her age, how old she actually is. They talk about how fast the next three days are about to fly by (Little do they know. -- Karene37).

Yash says the HoH TV stopped working. Dee spots another good photo spot they haven't used. Yash says they'll all have to stick around until Sunday just to get new photos taken.

Devens feels like the princess and the pea sleeping on the HN bed now that it's stacked with four blankets and assorted extras to fluff it up. Devens gets called to the DR, thrilled to have something to do for a bit. He's started looking forward to his DR sessions. He could talk all night if they let him, since he's got plenty to say.

7:30 PM BBT: Yash and Dee compare notes on Barrett and Melody's pitches for why they should stay. Barrett wants to be kept around as a shield.

Yash asks if Dee's talked to Drew about what he'd do if Taylor won Blockbuster. She hasn't, but figures he could go either way, since Barrett's the bigger threat, though Melody's truly weak in competitions.

Devens walks by, telling the other HG that the DR asked him to change shirts. Dee jokes they must not want his Wrestlegasm shirt on camera.

He repeats the same question to Devens on his way to the DR. Devens tells Yash and Dee that his read on the situation is that Drew would vote Melody out. Yash says Drew's whole game makes no sense to him at this point (That's because Yash can only see the game from his eyes, and doesn't consider the perspective of the other HG. -- Fuskie).

Dee has a feeling Taylor's going to win. Yash's praying that's true. He tells her that if Barrett's gone, it's the three of them united against Drew, laying out a plan to win the DE HoH, keep the noms exactly the same, and lock the whole thing down (Yash cannot compete in the DE HoH, so he's really putting it on Dee and Devens to protect him. He also expects Drew and Taylor would protect him. So from his perspective, he's got the DE nailed down. -- Fuskie).

Taylor hangs out up in the HoH room.

Yash says let's do this, win HoH, and keep the nominations the same. They're hoping for a DE, since that would mean only two weeks left.

Yash points out they had a truly fun week outside, partying while the others watched the movie, and yesterday's conversations were good all day. Yash figures that pattern usually shows up right before something bad happens, comparing it to the vibe before medieval week. Dee agrees, conceding she never made that connection before.

7:45 PM BBT: Yash walks Dee through how a DE actually works, explaining that whoever wins doesn't get any of the usual HoH perks, room, or goodies, since they go straight into the next HoH the following week.

Dee suggests letting Devens win the DE HoH, so she can win the next one instead, since she wants some wine out of it. Yash says no, he's winning that one so he can keep the room (That's a sign of a lack of trust. -- Fuskie).

They talk a little about what they'll do right after the show wraps, both hoping something fun's in store, both saying they'd stick around for it.

7:55 PM BBT: Yash tells Dee that if either she or Devens wins HoH, they should nominate Drew and Barrett, and then just need to win the Veto to lock in who actually goes home, since there are four of them working together. He calls that the real advantage of having a solid block of four (Hope springs eternal. -- Fuskie).

Yash hopes it's a DE, since that means just two weeks left. Being sick this whole stretch has made him not want the season to drag on much longer, pointing out how much they've all been through this summer.

Devens comes back to the couch, asking what he missed. They tease him about his Gritty impression, joking that Julie Chen Moonves herself came on TV asking him to stop.

They start talking about how you can usually just sense when something's AI-generated, though it's hard to explain exactly why (Because most of it is cheap stuff that is low quality, like voices changing accents or switching faces, or poorly edited cuts between scenes. -- Fuskie).

8:00 PM BBT: Melody and Drew are still in the pod. Drew wants Barrett gone, calling that his real motivation, and he thinks it should be hers too. She snuggles closer to him. He asks if she's crying. She shakes her head no.

8:10 PM BBT: Dee tells Devens that Yash wants them to head upstairs and talk with Taylor to make a plan. Devens lays out a contingency to Dee: if Barrett wins Blockbuster, Taylor and Yash would control the vote and go after Drew rather than Barrett, so their side should nominate Taylor and Barrett together instead (Assuming one of them wins HoH. -- Fuskie).

Devens says they could simply claim they want Barrett out, though Yash and Taylor might wonder why they'd also want to protect Drew. Devens believes Drew really dislikes Yash right now (At this point in the game, reasons and justifications are something to save for the Jury; winning HoH or Veto is the secret to reaching the Finale. -- Fuskie).

Dee told Melody that if she ends up next to Taylor, she's voting Taylor out, but she'd vote Barrett out instead if it comes to that. She notes Barrett hasn't come back to talk to her (I think he doesn't believe they have anything to talk about after he took his swing last week. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells Dee that if he goes out during the DE, he'll give her all the credit in Jury for the moves they made together. He knows Yash will eventually come for them, and that no matter what happens with Yash, Drew will come after them next (If Drew survives the DE, I think he'll at least wait until the Final 4 before going after Dee, wanting a Final 3 with Devens and Melody, unless Barrett also survives the DE, in which case he'll want the surviving FAP, which will give him the best chance to win. -- Fuskie).

8:15 PM BBT: Yash comes back from the DR, calling it a quick one. Barrett walks through on his way to the DR.

Dee and Devens sneak up to the HoH room together. Dee misses being sneaky. Taylor rests at the end of the bed. Dee grabs the snacks while Devens tries on the beanie Yash received but never wanted.

Yash and Devens talk about their separate conversations with Barrett regarding his pitch to stay on as a shield. Yash says as long as one of them wins, they nominate whoever's left, and if they win the Veto too, they keep the noms exactly the same. (They're presenting as a united group of four, but Yash probably won't stay loyal if the opportunity to flip on the Icons ever comes up. -- Karene37)

Devens says Barrett's shield argument doesn't land with him personally. He still owes something to Angela's memory in the game (You owe it to yourself to not owe [anything] to anyone else. -- Fuskie).

Devens and Yash say Melody hasn't talked to either of them. Dee told Melody she was voting to keep Taylor. Devens says when Melody suggested she could be a shield too, he had to hold back laughing.

They rehash the times they all caught Drew and Melody canoodling after both of them denied anything was going on, joking about how middle-school the two of them act around each other (The irony is that nothing has been going on. -- Fuskie).

Dee hopes the two of them actually get together once they're out of the House (Not a chance. Though it is funny how everyone believes Melody is faking her anger at Drew. -- Fuskie).

They chat about how their own families might be interacting with each other outside.

8:30 PM BBT: Talk turns to being able to eat at midnight. Devens asks for cilantro. Taylor reminds everyone that before the season started, there were recalls on berries, herbs, and lettuce (You don't have any connection to Taylor Farms, do you? -- Fuskie).

It's taco Wednesday, and they discuss how Angela used to make her beans.

Back in the Pod BR, Drew and Melody [guess] fans will be upset after tonight's episode airs, since he won (Drew's self-deprecation is both strategy and charm. -- Fuskie).

Upstairs, talk shifts to where everyone wants to travel once the show ends. Taylor wants to do an around-the-world trip over a full year. It actually [is] cheaper that way (Have you heard of The Amazing Race? -- Fuskie).

Yash read the Red Rising series. Devens says sitting down with a real book works your brain differently. Dee was reading A Court of Thorns and Roses before [the] show. Devens just wants to binge all the football he's missed. (Cameras keep cutting back to Drew and Melody in the pod, not saying much, just cuddling. -- Karene37)

9:50 PM BBT: Melody gets up to head to the WA. Barrett's already there. He should go pack, since they've still got three hours to kill (Before HN ends, though he's off by an hour. -- Fuskie).

Melody should probably pack too, asking where everyone else is. Barrett guesses upstairs. They walk back to the KT and he confirms he can hear them up there.

Barrett heads to the Open BR and starts packing. Drew goes upstairs to the HoH room, where general family conversation is underway (Way to crash the party. -- Fuskie).

9:55 PM BBT: The group counts 2 hours to midnight. Yash lets out a loud fart, and everyone cracks up. He concedes there was no hiding that one.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 — With Fights Like These, Who Needs Frenemies?

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

8:15 AM BBT: Melody in the SR, Taylor in the Pod BR, Yash asleep in a dark HoH room. Production asks Drew if he's changed his mic battery.

Yash gets out of the HoH bed, heads to the HoH WC, then downstairs to the KT for a water refill, over to the SR for a battery swap, and back into the dark HoH room to sleep.

8:30 AM BBT: Barrett steps out of the HN room, briefly off camera, then returns.

"Rise and shine, wakey wakey House guests, thank you for your cooperation."

Melody says she's awake, unconvincingly.

Another wake-up round from Production adds, "These are the good old days."

Taylor is not impressed.

9:30 AM BBT: Production calls Drew to the DR. Drew stretches in his Outer BR bed. Dee gets up and heads to the WC.

The HoH room stays dark with Yash still in bed.

9:45 AM BBT: Production repeats the wake-up call. Neither Taylor nor Melody stir in the Pod BR.

Drew heads to the WC. Dee is back in bed in the Outer BR.

Production calls out again, "Wakey wakey House guests." Taylor groans from her Pod BR bed.

FotH as Production probably has a few select words for the HG that it doesn't want to air on the Live Feeds.

Feeds return to a sleepy Pod BR and Outer BR. Melody gets up, checks the time in the KT, heads to the Hot Tub Lounge, then the WA to brush her hair, wash her face, apply face cream, put in her contacts, use the WC, wash her hands, and brush her hair again (She's had a full day already. -- Fuskie).

10:15 AM BBT: Melody, seemingly the only one awake, continues her ADLs in an otherwise quiet House.

11:30 AM BBT: Taylor finally climbs down from her top pod in the Pod BR. Devens, Melody, and Drew discuss their first day in the House.

11:45 AM BBT: Melody studies the Memory Wall.

12:00 PM BBT: Melody rests her head on the DT. Drew hugs her from behind.

12:15 PM BBT: Taylor and Melody sit at the DT in silence, Taylor eating, Melody pushing back her cuticles (Don't do it! -- Fuskie).

12:30 PM BBT: Drew says you have to keep yourself entertained somehow. Dee started talking almost immediately once she was out of the Veto comp. Drew says they both talk with their hands. Dee thinks it will be funny to watch back. Drew forgot the eliminated HG could see them once they were out.

Drew, Taylor, and Dee talk in the WA about the Veto comp and the "fight" Drew claims happened between him and Yash near the end. Dee tells Drew that Yash was fighting both him and his own demons by the end of the competition. It [was] so much fun to watch. She wishes she could have heard what was said (I bet she does. -- Fuskie).

Dee does her hair while Drew watches. Dee leaves. Dee keeps drying her hair as Taylor comes in to shower (I guess overcoming boredom doesn't include watching hair dye dry. -- Fuskie).

Barrett grabs food from the fridge. Drew fixes his hair in the mirror, saying they've got plenty of time, days worth. Barrett needs milk, and clothes (Barrett's laundry didn't come back from the cleaners during his HoH. -- Fuskie).

12:45 PM BBT: Drew heads to the Gym and hugs Melody from behind, apologizing for being mean earlier. She keeps working out. Drew tells her she's in her training arc now. She pretends to throw a punch at him (Are you sure it was pretend? -- Fuskie).

Melody lies on Drew, and he picks her up. She says it isn't making her feel any better. He leaves, and she goes back to her workout.

Devens and Barrett talk about movies. Devens keeps a running list of films to watch with his son, Jack. He wonders if the new He-Man movie is out yet (June 5th, which should have been before the HG went into sequester. Given its budget, the $110m box office was disappointing. -- Fuskie).

Barrett talks about the actors who've played He-Man over the years. Dee comes into the KT just for food, not conversation. Drew walks in for both. Yash warns Dee she'd better be careful, or he'll cough on her food.

Drew predicts the DT will shrink soon. Devens says the table is so complicated, he isn't sure what to expect. Drew says the nomination ceremony has gotten awkward, given how big the table already is, forcing everyone to practically yell across it. Yash makes a comment about Ozzy from Survivor (S13/16/23/34/50). Devens calls Yash a troublemaker. Yash insists he's just being silly.

Melody works out alone in the Gym.

Devens mentions Production wouldn't let him bring in his dog-themed socks. He is going to ask Becca for a silver chain and Enzo cologne for Christmas (Aim high, dude. -- Fuskie).

1:00 PM BBT: Drew asks Devens why he wears a silicone wedding ring. Devens explains his real one is platinum, and he doesn't wear it at home either. Jimmy Kimmel nearly injured his finger once because of a ring, so he keeps the real ring somewhere safe. Becca is completely fine with the silicone stand-in (It was actually Jimmy Fallon. In 2015, he tripped at home, and his ring got caught on the rug, nearly snapping his finger off. -- Fuskie).

2:10 PM BBT: Feeds return, all cameras on Barrett and Melody in the main WA. Barrett wants to brush his teeth every five seconds (Is that to get the slop out, or because he has nothing better to do? -- Fuskie).

Devens makes slop chips, offering some to Barrett.

2:15 PM BBT: Dee, Taylor, and Yash sit in the HoH room. Yash leaves, telling them they can have his snacks. Dee and Taylor share an Oreo. Dee eyes his mango. Taylor has a mango tree in her yard. Dee's family does too. Taylor regularly ships mangoes to her family in Georgia. Dee asks how much shipping costs. Taylor recommends priority flat rate for shipping fruit. Her mom worked for the USPS for years, retiring recently.

Taylor tells Yash that Drew was bragging about tearing him apart during the comp. Yash's glad. Dee jokes that after the show, Yash and Drew will end up as best friends. Taylor predicts Production will definitely air the "fight."

Taylor asks what show Dee's brother would win if he went on one. Dee figures most competition shows run too long, maybe The Amazing Race. Her brother is sharp enough for a trivia format. He's smarter than she is. Taylor says Jeopardy [is] brutally hard (And yet, some of those champions make it look so easy. -- Fuskie).

Dee jokes it'd be funny watching her brother attempt Survivor, predicting he'd struggle. He's a bit soft for it.

2:30 PM BBT: Barrett wanders the Outer BR, wistfully opening a drawer that's nearly empty. He still hasn't gotten his laundry back from his HoH. He changes into new clothes, checking himself repeatedly in the mirror, adjusting his shirt.

In the HoH room, Yash asks Taylor if anything's new. She says no. Yash compliments her hair. She is thinking about taking it out before the finale. Yash points out viewers only know her as a blonde. Taylor coughs.

Taylor asks Barrett if he'd date Mallory. Barrett is surprised by the question. He doesn't have to answer, she backtracks. Devens brings up Barrett's niece from the family video, whether he would bring her an aunt. Barrett says Mallory can make her own decisions about that.

3:15 PM BBT: Devens asks Barrett if his body has changed since entering the House. Is he working out more in the House? Barrett runs more at home, but eats more here. He expects his legs have gotten weaker. Barrett turns the question on Devens, who thinks he's definitely put on more muscle, and more weight overall from the food (More likely the latter than the former. -- Fuskie).

Devens' only real exercise back home is long walks and hikes, accompanied by his dogs. He listens to podcasts.

Barrett tells Devens that as someone who nominated him just last week, this conversation feels surreal. He doesn't have many angles left, unsure exactly what Devens and Dee still have going. He notes the Yash bribe money is spent and gone. Barrett isn't trying to bribe Devens with nothing. He plans to win the Blockbuster and stay either way.

Barrett tells Devens he'd gladly serve as a shield for both him and Dee, offering to do anything and swear on anything to prove it. Devens tells him he'd never ask that of him, but appreciates the offer. Barrett clarifies he isn't suggesting Devens and Dee are joined at the hip (This doesn't sound like a well-thought strategic plea; more like Production encouraged him to not just lay down - literally and figuratively - and roll over. -- Fuskie).

3:30 PM BBT: Barrett compares his situation to breaking up with someone, then showing up a week later and insisting things are great now. Devens understands that feeling completely.

Devens tells Barrett he won't say much beyond generalities, but does think Barrett deserves to still be here. Everyone's been through hell this season. Devens tells Barrett he loves him, hopes they reconnect down the road, and predicts Barrett will win Blockbuster anyway, so he won't need to prove any of this to him at all (This does not sound very encouraging with regards to the vote. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells Barrett he won't close doors or burn bridges, pointing out plenty of real threats remain in the House. He tells Barrett his pitch hasn't fallen on deaf ears and thanks him for making the effort to campaign. He promises to think it over. Barrett says the other HG may assume he'd still target Devens and Dee, but they aren't the ones who nominated him this week (Yash did, and that's a decent argument. -- Fuskie). He might be more useful staying in, helping take Yash, Taylor, and Drew out.

Barrett thanks Devens for their conversation the night before. Devens needed that release just as much. Barrett admits he'd been holding so much in that he'd gone numb, and it all finally came pouring out (Last night in the HNR, Barrett broke down emotionally and Devens helped him through it. -- Fuskie).

Yash loves eating until he's tired, calling it relaxing under normal circumstances, just not exactly ideal in the Big Brother House (Eating until you're tired is another word for overeating. -- Fuskie).

Melody recalls doing Zumba in leggings as a kid. Drew asks if she shopped at Justice (A tween girls clothing store. -- Fuskie).

Dee says that store was too pricey for her, naming Claire's and Wet Seal as her go-tos instead. Melody still buys Wet Seal pieces secondhand through Depop. Dee asks what Depop is (A peer-to-peer social shopping and resale platform owned by Etsy. -- Fuskie).

3:45 PM BBT: Devens tells Barrett the last thing he and JuJu watched together was the new SpongeBob movie. Barrett tells him to watch the original SpongeBob movie instead. Devens loves the Simpsons Movie. The characters are yellow just like SpongeBob (Matt Groening chose yellow skin for the Simpsons to grab viewer attention as they were flipping through channels. Stephen Hillenburg chose yellow because it stood out from the cool blue water backgrounds, just like he chose a regular sponge instead of a sea sponge so it would stand out comically. -- Fuskie).

Barrett watched a lot of Simpsons DVDs during the sequester before entering the BB House (Barrett most reminds me of Graggle Simpson or Frank Grimes, with a healthy dose of Ned Flanders attempting to act like a villain. -- Fuskie).

Devens and Barrett debate the difference between concrete and cement, covering sidewalks and delivery trucks. Devens explains gravel is the deciding factor, since a truck without gravel mix is carrying straight cement. Devens's father would be disappointed he didn't know that cold (Cement is an ingredient; concrete is the finished product. -- Fuskie).

Devens mentions his driveway is concrete, but he set his mailbox post using straight cement. Barrett has climbed into so many work ceilings over the years that he could probably get into the Big Brother ceiling if he really wanted to. Production would immediately tell him to stop, Devens jokes (Surprisingly, the floors of the Big Brother House are solid rather than on risers with production cables run underneath. All of the control wiring for the cameras and microphones are in the ceiling and in the hidden passages between the walls. -- Fuskie).

Devens and Barrett work out together in the Gym. Devens still thinks Mike White wrote The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (We went over that yesterday - he didn't. -- Fuskie).

Dee, Drew, Yash, and Melody talk clothes at the table. Drew compares California snow to solid ice (In Atlanta, it snows in the morning, rains in the afternoon, and freezes overnight. -- Fuskie).

Melody and Yash both tried snowboarding once and swore off it for good (I'll stick to skis myself. -- Fuskie).

Strangers were incredibly kind to Yash when he tried snowboarding, checking on him anytime he wiped out face-first, which was a lot. Dee saw a viral TikTok of a snowboarding dad with his four-year-old. She gushes over babies in snow gear.

Drew got his snowboard for $80 off OfferUp (Online marketplace focused on local buying and selling. -- Fuskie).

Dee calls that smart, asking how much a wetsuit typically runs. Drew clarifies whether she means surfing or snowboarding gear.

4:00 PM BBT: Drew mentions you can grab surf gear at Costco (Not mine, but Atlanta is landlocked. -- Fuskie). Yash trusts Costco completely, loving the free samples and the chicken bake.

4:45 PM BBT: Barrett lies silently on the Gym floor for a long stretch.

5:00 PM BBT: Barrett gets called to the SR. Dee jokes about bags of cash. Yash guesses an Abercrombie haul. Barrett calls it like a second birthday.

Barrett gets his laundry back and is beyond thrilled!

Taylor suggests everyone take immunity shots (Health drink. -- Fuskie) to celebrate Barrett's clothes and boost morale.

Barrett opens his clothes on the Outer BR bed, like he's welcoming back a long lost friend or lover.

Devens tells Dee and Melody that he had to walk Haley through how many cameras are filming whenever she undressed. Dee refuses to leave this House only to end up on some website. Melody would run away if that ever happened to her. Dee points out most of the time it isn't intentional (According to my search - for research purposes only - there have been no full nudity images for feed links from the BB28 House. The feeds stream on a delay, allowing Production to cut away should there be a wardrobe malfunction. -- Fuskie).

5:15 PM BBT: Melody doesn't like vanilla beans. Yash notes vanilla bean has visible black specks. Dee says it looks like black pepper. She doesn't know why vanilla bean[s] have speckles (They are natural seeds found inside the vanilla orchid's seed pod. -- Fuskie).

Yash figures Vanilla would be a solid name, if it weren't already associated with the flavor (I think it would be pretty plain. -- Fuskie). Dee personally likes the name Winter for a girl (It's pretty cold. -- Fuskie).

Yash had a wild time during COVID, but we get FOTH and don't find out what he meant.

5:30 PM BBT: Taylor doesn't care what anyone says about Kim Kardashian; she likes her (What HASN'T been said about Kim Kardashian? -- Fuskie).

Yash figures the Kardashians could sell absolutely anything. They have a real Midas touch.

5:45 PM BBT: Barrett sits at the DT, using a safety pin to fix something on his newly returned clothes.

7:15 PM BBT: HG get access to the SR and discover alcohol along with the House camera phone, getting truly excited about both.

7:45 PM BBT: While telling Yash the two of them are locked into a final two thanks to their secret Veto deal, Drew simultaneously works on Devens to put a target on Yash' back.

8:00 PM BBT: Devens is producing a Big Brother Zombie film on the House Phone, putting Melody in the Have Not room torture sarcophagus and filming other scenes around the House. In the Gym hallway, he records an intro for the feature, then shows it to Drew, who thinks it's hilarious (Drew thinks everything is hilarious. -- Fuskie).

9:45 PM BBT: Melody is in the shower. Surprisingly, Drew heads to the Outer BR. Taylor is still nursing a drink at the DT. The House is winding down early again after a fun night of drinking and playing.

10:00 PM BBT: Devens and Barrett are presumed in the HNR for the last night.

10:15 PM BBT: Yash and Taylor are in the HoH room. Drew and Melody find their way to Drew's Outer BR bed for their nighttime flirtation.

10:30 PM BBT: Taylor comes downstairs and visits with Melody and Drew. They talk about how there's only "teen days" remaining. She says she could actually win this thing (Awkward. She's pretty confident she would win a vote against either Melody or Barrett. -- Fuskie).

Yash is called to the upstairs DR, and passes Dee as she is coming out. She heads to the WA for her ADLs.

Melody doesn't want it to be a tie, she tells Drew. She doesn't trust Devens and is worried about the votes.

Dee crawls into her bed, while Melody and Drew continue their whispering a few feet away.

Yash returns to the HoH room. Taylor pulls the comforter over her in the Pod BR. In the Outer BR, Melody tucks Drew into his sheets, but he pulls her on top of him and knocks over his cup, prompting Dee to ask what happened. Melody extracts herself, gives him a hug goodnight, and heads to the Pod BR.

Melody and Taylor are in their Pod BR beds. Drew and Dee are in their Outer BR beds. Yash is in his HoH bed. Devens and Barrett are circling on the HN Room platform bed. Yet all the lights are still on (And I'm wondering why I'm still up. -- Fuskie).

Lights out.

11:00 PM BBT: Yash and Devens cross in the KT as Yash goes to get something from his stash in the Pod BR and Devens heads to the HNR. Yash says they need to hang out tomorrow, wishing him goodnight. Yash refills his water bottle in the KT, then returns upstairs to the HoH room.

Lights are out. Again.

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Monday, September 14, 2026 — I Have Always Depended on The Kindness of Strangers

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

12:00 AM BBT: Drew lies on the WA couch with Barrett; Devens stands outside the WC.

Devens says Focker-In-Law is a good movie. Drew says his mom quotes "Circle of Trust" all the time. He asks if the "trust your gut" line in Barrett's letter was a reference to Angela. Barrett isn't sure. He was a little confused, though maybe it's just good general advice. He still has to win Blockbuster.

Barrett feels good to have reached this stage of the game and see the family videos. Yash never cries, he observes. Never, Drew asks, Never ever? Dee got a little emotional, Drew adds. Barrett points out that Survivor castaways get to see family in person after only 13 days (Some seasons. -- Fuskie). That must be strange.

It meant a lot to Barrett getting to this point in the game and watching the videos. He doesn't want to revisit anything from last week, calling it stressful, a little sad. He'll probably look at screenshots eventually. Drew says it's been a great ride so far.

12:15 AM BBT: Barrett and Drew try to name every alliance that's existed this season, Red Corner, Tool Shed, the 5K group. Drew wonders if Crossovers and FAP ever carried real weight. Drew points out that all the BB Time Capsule vote winners were Crossovers and FAP. Barrett says Melody hated the Icons (Still does, but she may hate Drew more now. -- Fuskie).

Barrett says Dee is "Dee-lusional" for believing he missed a time capsule vote because he was against the Icons. Barrett tells Drew he'll always be "Drew-dus" to Dee.

Barrett figures Dee and Devens would take a shot at Yash if the opportunity came up. Drew wonders if the Crossovers could ever reform (You can't go back; you can only move forward. -- Fuskie). Barrett might have to ask them to take him back, but he'd have to lie and say he was coming after Drew. He wouldn't really, though.

Barrett will have to sell his soul to lock down votes (That was in the contract's fine print when he entered the BB House. -- Fuskie). Drew tells him the real priority right now is winning Blockbuster. Barrett agrees, obviously. Drew tells him to sell his soul and they'll ride this out together.

Drew predicts the game comes down to three duos. Devens and Dee the favorites to win. It would be tough if it came down to him and Melody. He and Barrett would be more even. Yash will carry Taylor. Barrett says Yash could realistically win every competition left (Realistically, no, since he can't win the next HoH, but he could win Vetos to the end. -- Fuskie).

Barrett can't believe Yash chose to align with Dee and Devens, calling it wild. Drew agrees. Devens, Dee, and Yash are a truly dangerous trio.

12:30 AM BBT: Barrett doesn't want to meet Julie Chen Moonves just yet. Drew tells him he's the favorite to win Blockbuster. Barrett never wants to underestimate anyone. Part of him wanted to take one bite out of a hot dog and leave the rest for Devens to find.

Drew asks if Barrett is proud of how he's played. He is, though he wishes he'd played a little better. He wanted others to feel good about him, hoping to fall into a strong alliance rather than a forced one, and that the alliance ultimately came to him. He wanted to play as an open superfan rather than hide that part of himself (None of the alliances, or even duos, this season have put the collective good over their individual desires. -- Fuskie).

Barrett tells Drew about his first night talking with Angela and Dee. Angela told Dee that he clearly knew the game and they needed to bring him in. He has been applying to be on Big Brother for 8 years. This was his dream.

Barrett wishes the season's powers never existed. Drew says the DPoV helped them. Barrett agrees it did lead to Kamu's eviction, but calls the bribe twist truly hard to deal with. It is something they simply have to live with (It wasn't the power that was bad, but how it was used. -- Fuskie).

Drew asks if Barrett regrets his HoH. Barrett would do it again 100 out of 100 times, even though he could have coasted to a Final 5 with the Crossovers otherwise. Drew can't wait to see how the Final 5 HoH plays out. Will it be brutal or an easy layup (Since when has Big Brother been easy? -- Fuskie).

Drew jokes the theme of his whole game is, "Do we trust Drew?" (The answer is no. -- Fuskie)

Barrett praises Devens' resume, crediting him with getting Rome out, not using the DPoV on himself, and keeping Dee over Angela last week. His resume is far stronger than Dee's.

Barrett's one real regret might be giving the Icons the FAP name. Drew says they should have formed the Mosh Pit before the Tool Shed, though at the time, Mallory and Melody both hated the Icons (Still do. -- Fuskie).

12:45 AM BBT: Drew goes back to Week 1, hanging out with Ashley right before she left, then Rome, then Jason, each one going right after. He never really connected with Chuk. He knows Barrett hated Kamu. Barrett pushes back that he didn't really hate Kamu.

Barrett describes his game as two distinct halves, everything before Mallory's nomination, and everything after. He apologizes to Drew for his post-Mallory outburst. Drew tells him it's fine. Drew says Devens treats him like a son, though Devens is closer to Barrett. Barrett says it like he hurt a good friend when he nominated him.

Drew predicts Melody could build a huge cult following (Lyric and Jason rank highest, due to their pre-existing social media profiles, but Drew comes in 3rd, followed by Kamu, and Taylor. Melody is not in the Top 5. -- Fuskie)

1:00 AM BBT: Drew says it's been an honor being one of "the Middlemen," and he hopes they keep it going. He heads to the SR for a cheese stick. The lights stay on in the Open BR, where Dee is asleep with a shirt draped over her face.

Drew changes and climbs into his bed, puts his bandana over his eyes, and keeps his brush close by (Some people have a security blanket. -- Fuskie).

Drew gets called to the DR. He quietly gets up, puts his Veto outfit back on, and stops in the WA before heading to the DR. He asks Melody if she's OK and gives her a hug before heading to the DR.

1:15 AM BBT: Melody puts her glasses on, grabs her mic pack, and leaves the WA. She rinses her cup in the KT and heads back to the Pod BR. She starts to take off her bikini top under her shirt, then stops, closes the pod door, and rolls her eyes at the camera. She searches through her pod and blankets for something, then shrugs at the camera.

1:30 AM BBT: Barrett and Devens have been on the HN bed a while, lights still on, bed not moving (That's called sleeping. -- Fuskie).

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8:30 AM BBT: Melody's in the BY, Devens in the KT. Barrett is still in the HN Room.

8:45 AM BBT: After Production calls reminds him "it's time to get up for the day," Barrett stirs, heads to the SR to swap his mic battery, then returns to his HN bed.

Melody shifts from her right side to her left on the BY couch in the shade.

9:30 AM BBT: Devens, Dee, and Yash talk on the BY balcony.

9:35 AM BBT: Yash leaves, and Devens and Dee settle into a long conversation on the balcony about Survivor, laughing over how strange today's slang sounds ("hella," "low key," "lit," "bro"). Devens mentions the guys know the season's dates cold. It's so isolating for Barrett to be on the block as part of FAP. Barrett's home video didn't do him any favors.

9:55 AM BBT: Drew joins Devens and Dee outside, hair still unbrushed. Drew says Production seemed annoyed with him this morning. Devens guesses it's because it took two hours to wake him up (That would do it. -- Fuskie).

10:00 AM BBT: Drew leaves, and Devens and Dee chat about how much they love Drew, and their plans to film more Cameo videos once they're out. Devens keeps his videos around two minutes, Dee closer to six. Devens gets all five-star reviews (He does indeed have hundreds of 5-star reviews, frequently complimented on his high-energy news broadcast style videos. -- Fuskie).

10:15 AM BBT: Drew joins Devens and Dee on the BY balcony. Devens tells them about Dropout TV (formerly CollegeHumor, it is unscripted studio-based comedy videos. -- Fuskie), and more Survivor talk follows. Devens says it is strange for him to watch Survivor friends like Christian (S49/50) and Gavin (S38; he had gotten married 2 days before flying out to Fiji. -- Fuskie) get married and start families since their seasons aired.

11:30 AM BBT: Drew and Devens have a father-son style talk on the balcony. They have no idea what Yash is going to do today or going forward. They head down to refill their drinks, and Production asks them to lower the awnings. "Good timing, BB," they joke (Big Brother sees all. -- Fuskie).

They handle one side of the yard while Melody and Taylor take the other.

In the KT, sorting out their drinks, Drew explains he came into the game expecting some 21-year-old girl to pair up with for a final two, but instead he's the youngest person in the House by a wide margin (I guess at 22, 2 years is a wide margin. -- Fuskie).

Devens says that's funny, since from his side, everyone else is so much younger than him.

Melody grabs some water and heads back out to lie in the grass under the sun.

11:35 AM BBT: Drew and Barrett do their ADLs in the WA, Drew fixated on his hair. Barrett heads to the SR, then to the KT to make more slop.

11:40 AM BBT: Drew checks himself out in the bedroom mirror, more hair brushing. Melody sits alone on the outside couch. Drew joins her.

She tells him she's tired, reminding him there's still time to use the veto on her. He says yes, but Blockbuster's still in play, and if he stays on the block, nobody's keeping him. Walking around this morning, he overheard Devens and Dee chatting from the balcony. It made him feel like the little peasant boy of the House. He asks if she'll remember him after this. He wishes, she says dismissively.

He says if he weren't sitting on the block himself, he'd use the veto on her in a heartbeat. He'll just have to enjoy these next few weeks instead (Oh the optimism of youth that you think you have a few more weeks. -- Fuskie).

11:45 AM BBT: Devens and Yash talk in the KT about HG not doing their dishes and how nothing in the House could surprise them anymore. Dee joins them. Devens and Dee always swore they'd never do Big Brother. Devens figures a Sharon Tharp interview of his has probably been circulating in which he said BB fans come across a little crazier than Survivor fans.

Devens, Dee, and Yash chat in the KT about other HG not washing their dishes. Devens washes his own despite being a HN (Why would that disqualify him from washing dishes? -- Fuskie). Drew comes in to start cooking. Conversation drifts into cars.

12:00 PM BBT: Devens and Dee agree fans have definitely picked up on their more annoying habits by now, expecting to hear about it once they're out (You betcha. -- Fuskie).

Devens badly handled comforting Dee while she cried over Angela, reassuring her it's okay to have emotions.

12:30 PM BBT: FotH for the Veto Meeting.

1:50 PM BBT: Feeds return from the veto ceremony to Dee and Devens in the KT. Dee apologizes for cooking meat in front of him. He tells her it's fine.

2:00 PM BBT: Feeds return. Drew plays pool alone in the BY. Melody and Barrett sit in the shade on the BY couches. She cried herself to sleep the night before over Drew not using the veto on her. Yash, also on a couch, calls Drew a cockroach.

Yash's relieved that whole bribe situation is finally over, calling it the chains coming off. He doesn't understand how Drew and the two remaining Icons are still [here]. Barrett points out that Yash had it all lined up during his HoH. Yash says Dee would have gone home that week, blaming the "balls" BBB. Angela would have won either way.

Melody heads back inside.

Dee looks outside and notices everyone looking sad. She laughs, thanking America. Devens thanks everyone who voted.

Yash doesn't know who Drew actually has in his corner in this game. Barrett figures Drew's whole strategy has just been walking in loud and obnoxious. Melody points out he leans on self-deprecating jokes, which makes him hard to argue with.

Devens makes more slop. The group thanks America for voting, thanking Survivor fans, Big Brother fans, and everyone rooting for them.

Drew comes into the KT. Drew asks Dee for some of her ground beef. She tells him it's for everyone. Drew says it looks good. Devens apologizes, explaining the slop's reserved just for him and Barrett, complimenting Drew on his veto speech. Drew jokes to Dee and Devens that he's leaving his stuff in the SR in case Thursday turns into a double eviction, just to make things easier on them.

They discuss Mexican Coke being made with real cane sugar, with Drew insisting it tastes so much better.

Dee asks if Melody's actually upset with Drew for not using the veto on her. Drew recounts how hard Melody pushed him to save her. Devens and Dee pick apart each of her arguments one by one. Drew argues that rather than helping his game the way she claims, Melody's actually been bad for it, conceding he's only just now realizing it. He credits Dee and Devens for where he stands in the game.

2:10 PM BBT: Drew eats inside with Dee. He says whatever happens, they'll all stay friends once this is over. He mentions Melody telling him he wouldn't be in the House at all without her. Devens suggests flipping that logic around, pointing out he can't think of a single moment at all where she actually helped Drew's game. Dee laughs, joking they might spot it once they watch the season back, calling that a funny thought.

Drew insists he knows for a fact he wouldn't still be here without Dee and Devens, thanking whatever luck brought that $5,000 his way, calling it a great week to use it, a truly smart move. Dee reminds them she called it early and nobody believed her, warning that Yash could still go on a real winning streak, insisting they need to stick together.

Yash tells Melody and Barrett he's sorry for nominating them, insisting he only wanted Drew gone. Barrett says they understand, since Yash only really had Taylor and the bribe constraint to work with.

2:15 PM BBT: Yash points out finishing seventh doesn't look great in hindsight. Yash brings up starting with 17 people and three Icons in the mix. Melody figures things would have gone smoother if only Angela had returned. Yash says there should only be six left by now.

Barrett jokes that 73 days sounds a lot better than seventh place, pointing out that's the equivalent of three Survivor seasons combined.

Dee wants to check on Taylor, seeing if she's okay and wants food.

Dee heads to Taylor's pod, finding her under a blanket. Dee offers her ground beef with beans and corn. Taylor declines. Dee reassures her she'll be okay. Being on the block sucks, but it'll work out.

Dee calls this the best season ever, only to have everyone hate it by the end. Drew hopes it's not boring. Every single person who's been evicted was evicted by them. Devens agrees. Drew says that's still technically true this week too, just because of the bribe. Dee points out Yash actually had other options this week (She is pointing out that he could have put up Devens as the renom. -- Fuskie).

2:20 PM BBT: Dee gets called down to the DR, wishing they'd announced it with some kind of beat. Drew makes one up on the spot. Devens delivers it in an accent instead.

2:25 PM BBT: Dee tells them to keep talking trash about her while she's gone. Devens promises they will. Drew says Dee was trash-talking during the veto meeting. Devens wonders why he picked the seat next to her. Drew says sitting next to Barrett was the smarter move, since he stayed so quiet.

Drew loved the movie. He's a fan of Ben Stiller. Has anyone seen his more serious work, specifically The Secret Life of Walter Mitty? Devens says Mike White (S37/S50) wrote that one. Drew didn't know. That's wild if true (It is not. Walter Mitty was based on a 1939 short story by James Thurber. White has written a number of film screenplays in addition to the HBO series The White Lotus, including School of Rock, Chuck & Buck, Orange County, The Good Girl, and Nacho Libre. -- Fuskie).

2:30 PM BBT: Melody, Barrett, and Yash sit on the BY couch. Melody works out more at home, walking a lot more than she has in the house.

Drew watched The Bad News Bears with his dad growing up. Devens figures that wouldn't be his son Jack's speed at all. Drew says that movie's what got him into watching old films with his dad. Devens [talks about] Jack trying to get him to watch R-rated movies.

2:35 PM BBT: Outside, Yash, Melody, and Barrett talk about looking forward to seeing Mallory on Finale night, wondering what she'll have to say about everything that's gone down. Melody can't wait to hear what Mallory has to say about Drew after the show wraps. Yash predicts Mallory will completely destroy him.

2:45 PM BBT: Yash's hometown is heavily residential with only [one] sports bar. He gives a shout-out to Monroe Township. Barrett asks if it at least has a diner. Yash says every town has a diner. He says all the movie candy was cleared out of the HoH room (You snooze, you lose. -- Fuskie).

Yash left ice melting in the soda tub in the HoH room last night, and he was able to hear the ice slowly melting and the bottles clinking. Melody says that's her too, leaving things out after a party. She once left her own party decorations up until the day she moved out (That's just lazy. -- Fuskie).

Melody points out they've said "ropes" so many times as a guess (for the BBB) that it definitely won't be ropes. Yash wonders if Barrett could fit in a ropes comp. He's bigger than the cage. Melody says the comps get designed well before the season starts (and before the HG are selected. -- Fuskie). Melody guesses maybe another puzzle. Yash figures it could be anything at this point.

Drew invites Yash to play cutthroat with him and Devens. Yash declines. Drew tells him to rest up, noting he sounds better already. Yash agrees, guessing it's just from being outside (I suspect the Veto comp took more out of Yash than he's let on and the deal was to salvage something out of his HoH before he gave out. -- Fuskie).

3:00 PM BBT: Barrett compares Arkansas to Gonzaga, but for baseball. Yash picked Gonzaga in his bracket every year, both in high school and college.

Barrett believes baseball is bigger than football in Arkansas (As it should be. -- Fuskie).

Yash had no idea baseball was that popular there. Barrett describes massive crowds at games, people camped out in the outfield grass with banners, plenty of drunk fans (As it should be. -- Fuskie).

Barrett once worked at Warner Brothers, getting off shift and watching games from his car in the parking lot. Yash asks what he wore on the job. Barrett says a polo. He wasn't a fan of the required hat.

3:15 PM BBT: Yash enjoys a burrito next to Barrett, who is a HN. He [goes] inside, Barrett trailing behind him, leaving Drew alone on the BY couch.

Dee calls Drew over to point out a camera in the corner of the yard she'd never noticed before. She thought it was a light this whole time. How long have they been in [there]? 73 days. Drew jokes they've basically earned squatters' rights by now (It's Day 70. -- Fuskie).

3:30 PM BBT: Devens calls slop chips his new favorite food. He tells Taylor he wants to give her real reassurance. Taylor trusts all of them completely (Why would you do that? -- Fuskie).

Barrett hugs Taylor, apologizing. It's fine, she promises, all good. Dee walks in, and Taylor gets distracted with how cute she looks, seemingly mesmerized by it.

Melody compliments Dee's skirt. Dee says it came from the BB Comics wardrobe. Melody wishes she'd gotten one. Dee says it makes her feel like she's about to play pickleball, joking it'd be fun if they could. She loves ping pong too.

Production announces no napping. Dee yells for everyone to wake up. She wants a cat. How do you introduce a dog to a cat? Her dog is older and doesn't like cats. Melody figures there must be some kind of method. Dee plans to look up YouTube videos, maybe starting with keeping the cat caged at first.

Devens keeps his cats and dogs separated at home, with the cats confined to one side of the house. He hopes to get them, especially one named Gary, integrated with the dogs now that he's unemployed and home more.

Dee loves Dodo videos featuring unlikely animal friendships, like a goose and a deer. Dee wants a pet monkey she could feed milk to while it rides on her back (What the heck? -- Fuskie).

Drew naps on the BY couch.

4:00 PM BBT: Dee and Devens walk the yard. Devens is torn between catching up on podcasts and getting back into nature once he's home. Dee just wants a full day at the beach, though she prefers her hometown beaches to California's, which she doesn't rate highly. Taylor calls Deerfield Beach the best. Dee's beach had tons of seaweed when she left. Taylor isn't very knowledgeable about the ocean in general.

Devens wants to play catch with his son when he gets home, though he expects Jack will probably want to play video games or a watch a movie instead. Taylor asks if his son ever wants to do a show himself, and whether Devens would offer insight if he did. Devens says absolutely. It's never really over once you've done this.

Taylor admits she's been dreaming about a Reese's and doesn't know why. Devens says that only happens in here. Taylor wonders if they retired the rope version of Blockbuster. Dee hopes it's Veto-related. She asks if Taylor is nervous being on the block. Taylor says no, though it never feels good being there so often (This is her 5th nomination, the most of the season. -- Fuskie). Dee tells her not to be nervous, calling this actually a good time to be on the block.

Dee has cramps and might have to stop walking. She hasn't shaved her arms in three months. Taylor says her arm hair is naturally light. Dee explains she was a blonde baby. Taylor used to play running back or wide receiver in a league back in Florida.

Drew talks to Melody in the Pod BR. He climbs into her pod. She asks if he's okay, reminding him he could have used the Veto on her. Drew jokes he's the new Tucker. Melody asks if he'd do a flip if she won Blockbuster. Yes, he says, then asks if she wants a back flip or front flip. Melody says her stomach hurts from drinking soda. Drew asks if it was just too much sugar.

4:15 PM BBT: Taylor asks what Dee's mom said in her video (It was in Spanish. -- Fuskie). Dee says her mom promised to cook her anything she wants when she gets home, telling her how proud she is. Taylor calls Dee's mom gorgeous. Dee says her mom once saw a photo of a woman with a shaved head and immediately did the same, now rocking the look with plenty of jewelry.

Taylor loved Barrett's family video, packed with people, especially a little girl in the background causing chaos, touching her dad's head and tugging at his shirt. It was hilarious and wonderfully chaotic with so many people crammed together.

Taylor calls JuJu (Devens' daughter) the true star of the show. She'd love to hang out with her. Dee says let kids be free. Taylor agrees: don't tame it. She hates when teachers label a kid as "too much" of anything. Kids should just be allowed to be themselves (Except maybe bullies and psychopaths. -- Fuskie).

Melody wants Drew's vote. Drew isn't sure, since Barrett and Taylor already asked him first. She complains about having a lot of arm fat. Drew tells her to stop. His arms are the same. Melody stretches in her pod.

4:30 PM BBT: Melody once looked into working at Waffle House but never got hired. She tells Drew that while he's sleeping tonight, she's going to crawl into his bed and be as annoying as possible. Drew says sure, we'll see (I'm sure he'll be hoping. -- Fuskie).

Melody heads outside. Drew asks if she's going outside because he's inside. That might be part of it, she teases. She visited a completely empty Waffle House once, calling it bizarre enough that she wrote a whole essay about the experience. There was a Now Hiring sign and endless unanswered calls. She was eventually told the location was short-staffed. Then they told her she'd need to work twelve days straight, which she couldn't commit to. She turned the experience into a comedy bit.

Melody says her calves are really sore. Drew asks if she wants to hit the hot tub later. Melody spent $30 on the jukebox at Waffle House once, queuing up a string of No Doubt songs back to back. Her friends left the second she did it. If they were leaving, why did she do that? Drew calls it a donation. Melody lists 15 past jobs, including Banana Republic and Texas Roadhouse.

Devens figures Yash is more likely to come after him and Dee. Drew is more scared of Yash than anyone else. Devens hopes Barrett loses Blockbuster. If it is a DE, maybe they can take out two comp threats this week and coast toward the end from there.

Devens calls Yash a great social player. He'd have his vote, though his heart leans toward Drew. Dee agrees it was a huge risk for both Yash and Taylor (Using Taylor as the renom). Her heart wants to vote for Drew too, though she'd want to hear Yash's case for the first half of his game first. Devens and Dee agree that during the DE, they're targeting Barrett and Drew (I really do not understand that logic. Yash and Taylor have only worked for their own self-interest. It's like they are punishing Drew and Barrett for ever having been loyal to them. -- Fuskie).

Dee and Devens walk the yard. Dee has no respect for Barrett throwing the balance beam comp. Devens points out that move is what sent Mallory home (Melody and Mallory also threw that comp. -- Fuskie). Dee can't respect people unwilling to get their hands dirty, calling Barrett a name under her breath (He certainly got his hands dirty with his Icon noms. -- Fuskie).

Devens predicts Taylor wins Blockbuster. Dee bets on Melody instead (That's playing long odds. -- Fuskie). They put money on it. Devens thinks the Blockbuster generally isn't built in Barrett's favor.

4:45 PM BBT: Dee can't believe how well the two of them have actually done. Devens isn't sure Big Brother fans will be thrilled about Survivor players winning their show. Dee doesn't care, calling Cirie a legend, someone who brings real pressure just by existing. Devens agrees Cirie always raises the bar. Dee and Cirie will [be] back together in Fiji next month (I wonder why. -- Fuskie).

Melody and Drew joke around in her pod, him pulling her close, both laughing.

Barrett and Dee discuss apple juice. Barrett says anything in a glass bottle tastes better, specifically naming Martinelli's. Neither Dee nor Barrett had heard of the brand before now (A brand of non-alcoholic 100% apple cider that, naturally, comes in a glass bottle. -- Fuskie).

Barrett never got his HoH laundry back. Dee says that's rough. Barrett figures packing will be easy now, since a lot of his favorite clothes are just gone. Dee says that would infuriate her. Production said the laundry facility was closed for the weekend, despite it being a weekday. He's welcome to borrow her clothes now that his are gone, she teases; she has plenty of short shorts to spare.

Devens lifts weights outside.

Taylor has started noticing her floaters in her eyes. Devens gets them too. Taylor recalls her eye doctor explaining they're just debris in the eye, wishing hers could somehow be cleaned out (It may be Myopia or just eye strain and dehydration. -- Fuskie).

5:00 PM BBT: Drew plays with Melody's hair as they lie together in the pod. She asks his favorite part of being on the show. Drew goes straight to his Pressure Cooker Veto win, glad to have all three comp wins under his belt. Runner up is his Blockbuster win when he beat Lyric and Melody was cool too.

5:15 PM BBT: Drew tells Devens the pod beds are better than the mattresses they've been sleeping on. Devens disagrees, calling the bunks too hot to sleep in (I've never seen him try. -- Fuskie).

Devens and Drew lift weights. Drew figures the game always starts out heavily social before turning into a string of random comps by the end. He says last year, Vince and Keanu traded HoH wins back and forth all the way to the finish. He doesn't think this season plays out the same way.

Dee and Melody sit quietly together on the BY balcony. Melody says the game got noticeably worse overnight. Dee pushes back, insisting her game is actually better than it was last week (She went from being nom to being safe, so yeah. -- Fuskie).

5:30 PM BBT: Melody says it would be nice if the House had windows. Dee agrees (It does; they're just one-way mirrors. -- Fuskie).

Melody figures she might go lift weights once Devens is done. Dee cheers her on.

Barrett comes outside to help Drew and Devens take down the awnings. Devens calls it the end of his workout for the day. They have been told the BY closes at 6 PM.

5:45 PM BBT: Melody does a somersault in the BY. Devens compares her to Sonic the Hedgehog, asking her to do it again. She does. Production chimes in, "please be careful." (Come on, BB, it's just a somersault. -- Fuskie).

Drew follows up with several somersaults of his own. Melody repeats her somersault move. Devens again compares her to Sonic, asking for another. She obliges. Drew somersaults across the yard chasing after Melody. Melody and Drew dance together in the BY. Melody calls the moment "so us coded" (internet slang for on-brand for them. -- Fuskie).

Yash lies on the HoH couch with his eyes closed, listening to music.

Dee drinks an orange Jarritos. Drew mentions he and Melody might heat up some pasta later.

6:15 PM BBT: Dee, Devens, Yash, and Drew play pool. Dee doesn't know how to play.

6:30 PM BBT: Barrett sits alone in the Gym.

6:45 PM BBT: All cameras focus on Barrett alone in the Gym, occasionally zooming in tightly on his face or his feet.

Taylor, Yash, Drew, and Melody sit in a circle in the BY talking, while Devens watches from the Hammock. Taylor tried to bring bubble-blowing novelty cigarettes into the House, but they were confiscated. Melody calls that hilarious.

6:55 PM BBT: Dee joins the BY group. Everyone's talking outside except Barrett, still alone in the Gym. The group's conversation drifts into farting. Melody makes a fart joke aimed at Devens. Devens can see the comments already rolling in.

Yash says he was fighting his demons during the veto comp.

7:30 PM BBT: Dee tells Devens that Melody and Taylor need to stay to give her and Devens a better chance of winning. Devens says they'll have to put up Drew and Barrett next to each other to show Yash loyalty (Showing Yash loyalty would be a wasted effort. Actually being loyal to your alliance might go further. -- Fuskie).

No more shields, Devens says. We have to get rid of people who can win, Dee agrees. They hope Barrett loses the Blockbuster and they can get two threats out on Thursday.

7:45 PM BBT: Barrett is in the Outer BR Room, reading his bible. Devens came into a game without Idols, he tells feeders, and America gave him two.

All the other HG in the BY (Which was supposed to close at 6pm BBT) [are] sitting in a circle.

8:15 PM BBT: Dee and Devens are in the KT, doing dishes. Yash is eating at the KT island. Taylor and Melody are sitting together in the BY (Which still hasn't closed. -- Fuskie). Barrett has moved into the HN Room to think.

Taylor comes inside to make a bacon salad, leaving Melody alone in the BY. Dee offers to chop some onions for her. You can dice onions, Taylor asks, surprised.

Barrett silently sneaks into the SR to get a box of tissue, then returns to the HN Room. Devens joins him to offer an encouraging pep talk. Barrett describes how uncomfortable it was to try to make a big move last week. He apologizes. Devens says they didn't make it easy for him.

9:00 PM BBT: Melody is in the BY Hot Tub while Drew sits on the edge (Yes, the BY is still open. -- Fuskie).

Taylor is putting food away in the KT.

9:15 PM BBT: Melody has come inside to dry off after the Hot Tub.

9:30 PM BBT: Devens is in the BY on the hammock, chatting with Drew and Melody. Taylor is in the KT, scrubbing the frying pan, running water, and occasionally rinsing off the scrub brush.

9:45 PM BBT: Drew and Melody lay on the ground next to the hammock in the BY (which is still open. -- Fuskie) going through their usual hot and cold chit-chat.

10:15 PM BBT: It seems the BY finally closed. Melody and Drew have taken up their regular positions laying head to head on the WA couch, as their love/hate flirtmance continues. He gently touches her forearm and tells her to smile. She replies that she sleeps all day and gets no sun, just like a vampire. (If that's not romantic, I don't know what is. -- Fuskie).

10:30 PM BBT: Barrett and Devens are already asleep in the HN room, lights still on.

Melody farts, and she and Drew blame the Trader Joe's meatballs. She laughs, since it happened right as he was trying to pull her close. Drew's sister sends random texts to their mom featuring pictures of My Chemical Romance band members. She's a total goofball. Melody plans on stealing some of Yash's slang for herself.

Melody tells Drew they've got three more weeks together in this game, since she's staying (The power of positive, or is that negative, thinking. -- Fuskie).

10:45 PM BBT: Melody reminds Drew of the time she told him she was upset over his vote to evict Mallory, and how he'd responded by asking what she meant by that. Drew tells her not to roll her eyes at him.

11:00 PM BBT: Drew puts a rubber band on Melody's arm. She tells him to take it off. He does, then asks why she let him put it on in the first place. He holds her hand, studying her palm. She asks if he's a palm reader. He says no. She pulls her hand back and tells a story about once getting stabbed with a lead pencil (Who says romance is dead. -- Fuskie).

Melody hears a strange noise, wondering if it's the HN bed. Drew doesn't think so. Neither can figure out what it actually was. Melody warns that nobody better call her "Odie" outside the House. She won't respond to it. Drew tells her she's the first Melody he's ever known. From now on, any song with the word "Melody" in it will make him think of her (Now that IS romantic. -- Fuskie).

Melody gets called to the DR. It feels like I just won the lottery, she says. Drew says he's going to bed, but Yash comes into the WA and daps up Drew. The two laugh together, and Yash says everything is perfect so far. Drew says Devens asked him why he and Yash seemed to be arguing. Yash told Dee the two of them were fighting right before the Veto competition ended. They laugh again and dap it up.

Yash and Drew laugh about the House assuming the two of them were fighting at the end of the Veto, rather than quietly working out a deal (The only thing funnier than the House not suspecting they made a deal is them thinking the other won't break it first chance they get. -- Fuskie).

11:15 PM BBT: Yash daps Drew again and they laugh. Both of their stories line up and neither of them discussed it beforehand. Yash calls it a baller move. Drew says all three of them should be proud, though he notes Barrett's pretty bummed out. Yash says now they can really get moving.

Drew calls it a weird spot to be in, but fun. Yash points out the weird spot is exactly what created the opportunity in the first place. Let's rock, says Drew. The moment he got back from Veto, people started asking if he and Yash had gotten into it. Yash says they never actually discussed a plan at all. They laugh, dap up again, and tell each other they love one another. Yash leaves, and Devens comes in.

11:20 PM BBT: Devens uses the WA while Drew brushes his teeth. Devens returns to the HNR.

11:25 PM BBT: Lights go off in the HN room, the platform slowly rotating.

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Sunday, September 13, 2026 — Let's Make A Deal...

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

12:00 AM BBT: Drew gets his jacket off, rolling up his sleeves. He suggests shirts coming off next. Barrett doubts he could physically manage that. Drew begs Yash to take his jacket off too. Yash refuses.

Devens tells Taylor everyone's stripping layers now, crediting Barrett with starting it (Really? Barrett? -- Fuskie).

Barrett compares Drew's look to Troy from High School Musical dealing with plumbing trouble. Drew shouts, "Pants next."

Down to tee shirts, Barrett asks why they're doing this? Money, Drew answers simply.

Drew, Barrett, and Yash exchange sincere compliments, Drew's energy, Yash's effortless humor, Barrett's status as a hype man and gentle giant. They express admiration for each other's courage and drive, agreeing to hug it out once this ends.

Drew jokes about his live-feed attractiveness ranking, self-rating himself a 6 out of 10. Yash insists he's better than that. They joke about their "secret alliance," the Circle of Trust.

Yash jokes they look like they just got out of prison. They should do this every year for fun, holding needles aloft and watching Fockers in Law together.

12:10 AM BBT: Drew figures they'll be here all night. Yash agrees. Drew tries to spot which camera's on them, insisting he doesn't care about the Veto itself, just about getting to watch the movie.

Yash adjusts his shirt and mic one-handed. The three converse briefly in Spanish.

12:15 AM BBT: Drew fiddles with his shoes, balancing on one leg, already untied.

Drew fiddles with his shoes, already untied, balancing on one leg. He asks if removing shoes might help. Yash tells him one way to find out. Drew reads that as a soft no. Yash teases Drew as "a barefoot guy." More Spanish conversation follows.

Barrett doubts Devens has ever seen SpongeBob. Drew agrees, though he figures Devens is just trying to seem cool (With 2 kids? How could he have escaped Sponge Bob? -- Fuskie). Barrett tells his mom, if she's watching, to just go to bed.

Taylor laughs, noting Drew just waved at the camera.

12:20 AM BBT: Drew jokes that drinking water right now would just mean needing to pee.

Devens coughs. Taylor offers to make him tea. He figures he'll manage.

Drew starts moving his feet, telling the others to get their steps in.

12:25 AM BBT: The camera zooms in on Barrett's needle. Dee steps into the LR, glances at the screen, and heads back to bed.

12:30 AM BBT: Drew stretches, Barrett leans down, Yash stands still.

12:35 AM BBT: Drew closes his eyes, tapping one hand against his leg.

Dee comes back out to watch with Taylor. Dee wonders if Drew's still fixing his hair. Dee jokes it looks like Yash needs to urinate.

Taylor doesn't want Drew to win, insisting she'd go on the block for Barrett, but never for Drew.

12:40 AM BBT: Dee asks if the three have been talking. Taylor says not much, noting whenever Drew tries, the others don't engage (It is interesting listening to the inside HG interpreting what they are seeing on the LR screen with no audio compared to what is actually being said in the comp room. -- Fuskie).

Dee hopes Production doesn't change the difficulty now. This is fun to watch, she says, admiring the visible muscle definition on Yash and Drew. Taylor hates Drew's hair.

Dee reflects that watching from outside doesn't capture how much pain they're in, feet, backs, now necks too.

12:55 AM BBT: Drew squats. Dee says squatting worries her, guessing it means real pain. Drew looks wobbly, she thinks.

1:00 AM BBT: Drew rotates his sword, unsure of his positioning. Yash checks it for him.

Dee warns against any last-minute negotiating. She and Taylor watch the muted TV while Drew and Yash discuss sword placement.

Drew is exhausted. Yash guesses it's around 1 AM (spot on!). Drew wants a hint from Production. Yash says they won't give one, and respects that. Drew yawns and paces, his shoes squeaking. He starts a round of the Name Chain game. Yash answers weakly. Barrett responds in turn.

Drew calls out a name-chain game. Yash answers weakly. Barrett responds in turn.

1:10 AM BBT: Drew declares the three of them the Circle of Trust, claiming he's never lied to either of them. Barrett notes it's officially been 69 days.

Dee wonders if the feeds get cut off entirely. Taylor explains live feeders see everything. She avoids the feeds, preferring the edited episodes since she doesn't have time to catch every conversation (That's what Morty's TV is for. -- Fuskie).

1:15 AM BBT: Taylor asks if keeping a Survivor season secret for six months is difficult. Dee says no, since her family already knew, having also signed confidentiality releases.

Dee explains she flew home twice from Fiji on her Survivor 50 season. Once before Jury started, and one after. Fans in the airport spotted the early departures and figured out casting details. Taylor asks what place Dee finished. Dee claims she was the first member of the Jury (Survivor 50), though she isn't sure of her exact place (14th). Dee took her Jury duty seriously after winning Season 45.

Dee says Aubry cleared a million dollars total (runner-up on S38, 5th on S34, and 16th on S38, won $2m when she won S50 because Devens flipped Mr. Beast's coin). Taylor asks if she has kids. Dee says she does.

Dee talks about S49/S50 Rizo (RizGod) Valovic getting roasted often, noting he's only 26 but acts more like Drew's age. He's more grounded than Drew, though. She predicts Drew will end up on a show like House of Villains someday (Drew has stated he would like to continue doing Reality TV competitions after Big Brother. -- Fuskie).

1:30 AM BBT: Drew paces while Barrett and Yash stay mostly still.

Dee predicts Drew ends up on a show like House of Villains someday.

1:35 AM BBT: Drew paces while Barrett and Yash stay mostly still. Drew pretends to check the time. Yash examines his skin. Barrett bends forward, head hanging.

1:40 AM BBT: Drew says he looks like he's in real pain. It's been rough, Barrett says, but he's still having fun. Drew suggests cutting a deal, offering to use the Veto on someone else and let Blockbuster settle things instead. He asks Barrett, insisting he's not tired himself, citing his "22-year-old bones."

Drew offers Barrett his Never Not pass. Barrett says it would've helped more earlier in the week. Drew doesn't actually know whether the power can be transferred. Drew yawns as Barrett leans further down. Yash stands still. Barrett has been hurting for a while now, he confesses.

1:45 AM BBT: Dee, watching, says Barrett doesn't look good, clearly bending under real pain.

This is the first time Barrett's sword has bent this severely.

1:50 AM BBT: Taylor roots for Barrett to pull through, saying she might close her eyes but won't fall asleep.

1:55 AM BBT: Barrett leans down further, visibly struggling.

Drew resumes pacing. Barrett tries untying his shoe.

2:00 AM BBT: Taylor updates from the LR, noting Yash, Barrett, and Drew are still standing, 12 hours deep (About 10 hours, if they started at 4pm BBT. -- Fuskie), Barrett looking exhausted, Yash holding strong, and Drew simply "being Drew."

2:05 AM BBT: Barrett bends down again. Yash glances over at him.

2:10 AM BBT: Drew praises Barrett's toughness, then as an afterthought, tells Yash he looks good too. Barrett bends over again, trying to avoid feeling anything in his back.

2:15 AM BBT: Barrett leans, Yash has nearly lost his voice, and Drew tries rallying them both with a pep talk. He addresses the live feeders, warning it'll be a long haul for the Fockers-in-Law Veto, encouraging viewers not to count Barrett out. Barrett insists nobody should count him out of anything.

Taylor's now asleep on the couch, audibly snoring.

2:20 AM BBT: Barrett is out.

2:25 AM BBT: Barrett is back in the House. Melody is awake now too. Taylor offers to make him some slop (The boy needs more than Slop after that. -- Fuskie).

Yash tells Drew he doesn't want to hand over the Veto. Drew is going to have to win it outright if they're going to move forward together. He's a snake, and lists all Drew's past wrongs. He can't just give it to him. Yash warns that if Drew stays, he's done working with him going forward.

2:30 AM BBT: Drew swears he'll never go back to the Icons, having just voted Dee. He's dead in the water. Yash points out he has a shady history with the Icons and could always run back to them.

Yash isn't trading Drew away for Melody or Barrett.

Drew proposes putting everything on the line, promising he and Yash could ride it out together, especially if Barrett wins the Blockbuster. Yash points out Taylor can't win anything. Drew jokes about their coastal divide, East Coast versus West Coast.

Yash tells Drew he doesn't trust him to pick him over Barrett. Drew asks for a handshake. Yash lays out his terms, if he gives Drew the Veto, Drew can't nominate him or renominate him at the next HoH.

2:35 AM BBT: Yash lays out his terms: if Taylor ends up on the block, Drew can't vote her out, and at his next HoH, Drew can't nominate or renominate him. Drew swears on Matthew, insisting he'll burn Melody if he has to. Yash tells him he'll drop the veto in a few minutes, after they finish talking.

2:36 AM BBT: Drew explains to Yash he was planning to keep Dee, but after her eviction plea trashed him, he considers their alliance dead in the water. Yash is ready to run with this. He offers Melody as Drew's new number one ally (Drew already considered Melody someone he could trust, despite their ups and downs. -- Fuskie). Drew offers Taylor as Yash's (Again, just recognizing the status quo. -- Fuskie).

2:37 AM BBT: Drew insists Melody loves Yash. Yash insists Melody already knows Drew's a fraud. She's the one who goes if Barrett wins Blockbuster, and Drew knows that. Yash needs a minute to think.

Watching them talk from inside, Taylor can't wait to rewatch this later to see exactly what the guys are saying about her.

Yash floats Taylor going up against Melody. Yash asks if Drew's really swearing this on Matthew. Drew explains Matthew's his cousin, not his dog.

2:40 AM BBT: Drew tells Yash they can run this together. Yash tells him not to tell anyone. Drew swears on his sister, insisting he'll say straight to Yash's face that nobody can get him out.

2:41 AM BBT: Barrett tells Taylor, Dee, Devens, and Melody how Drew was talking deals at the end.

2:42 AM BBT: Drew calls Barrett valuable to keep around, since he can actually win things. Yash calls Barrett a shield. Yash figures he'll drop in a bit and shake it off out there. Drew mentions they can get water after. Drew predicts they'll all be relaxing together in the Final Six.

2:44 AM BBT: Yash warns Drew that if he ever nominates him, he'll strangle him (Threats of violence are not allowed in the BB House. -- Fuskie).

Drew tells Yash he feels bad Yash has to put up Taylor. He knows Yash won't go back on his word to Devens. Yash is an honest man. Yash tells Drew he can have Jury votes. HG leave the game behind when they reach Jury. Drew tells him to swear this on Natalie's life. Drew insists he can't do a nomination or renomination to Taylor. Yash tells Drew that he's handing over the Veto, but could have beaten Drew outright instead (I am not so sure about that. Yash can spin this how he wants, but he's making a deal with someone he believes to be a snake, in a comp famous for deals being broken, and he's the one giving in. -- Fuskie).

2:47 AM BBT: Yash wonders if squatting down would cost him the win. This is crazy, he says. Drew butters up Yash, suggesting the two of them will be closest friends outside the House, along with Barrett and Melody. Yash squats down, unsure if his needle will pop off. It does, and his board comes off with it. Yash curses for the camera. FotH.

3:30 AM BBT: The Veto comp is finally over and Drew won. Devens says Drew made some kind of deal with Yash, though the details aren't clear. Yash has been laying on the HoH floor for a while. Drew grabs a snack in the KT.

3:05 AM BBT: Back in the House, Yash plans to sleep all day tomorrow. Dee's washing her hands since he's sick, telling him to hydrate. Yash never needed to pee. He's annoyed he lasted so long only to falter at the end. Dee tells him he crushed it.

Barrett, in his HN bed, yells out to the room, congratulating whoever's still up.

3:10 AM BBT: Devens tells Barrett he went five or six hours longer than expected. Barrett calls the whole thing fun. Devens isn't so sure about that, calling it more fun to watch on TV than to live through. Barrett figures Andrew (Savage, Survivor 7/31) will appreciate that the comp wasn't for nothing. Devens agrees.

3:15 AM BBT: Barrett and Devens continue chatting in the dark about the physical toll of the endurance comp, comparing notes on how long their bodies could realistically handle staying on the posts.

3:20 AM BBT: Downstairs in the kitchen, Yash grabs a quick drink of water and paces lightly, trying to stretch out his aching legs after dropping the Veto.

3:25 AM BBT: The remaining houseguests wind down their late-night post-competition debriefs, putting a final lid on the game talk before heading to sleep.

3:40 AM BBT: Yash showers upstairs, Drew downstairs.

3:45 AM BBT: Both showers finish.

3:46 AM BBT: Drew finally climbs into bed, eating a piece of bread, looking exhausted, but lying there wide-eyed, thinking. He eventually rolls over and tucks the blankets in behind him.

4:00 AM BBT: Yash turns off the HoH lights and goes to bed.

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10:00 AM BBT: Drew is walking laps in the BY. Everyone else appears to be asleep still.

10:30 AM BBT: Melody is crying in the BY. Devens has stirred in the KT.

10:45 AM BBT: Drew and Devens discuss the Veto comp and how Yash lost.

11:00 AM BBT: Drew tells Dee he wants one of them to win the game.

11:30 AM BBT: Drew, Devens, Taylor, and Dee sit in the BY, discussing how long the Final 3 typically wait before the Finale. Drew figures there's some time, recalling Ashley had a few days to prepare her speech last season (Before BB22, the Final 4 eviction usually took place 6 days before the Finale. Since BB22, as a result of COVID, the timeline was tightened about 3 days. The trade-off was that instead of extended (and often boring) live feeds for the final week, Feeders experienced significant FotH for the HoH Part II comp and prep/rehearsals for Finale Night. -- Fuskie).

Devens plans to head straight home after the Finale. He might stay an extra night before flying home to his family. He enjoys talking Survivor with fans, though it can get overwhelming. He compares it to getting stuck in a Disney World queue and realizing an hour just went by talking about the show.

Devens and Dee discuss negative posts on Reddit, reacting to unflattering memes, some calling him malnourished, others commenting on his stomach. He tells critics he'd actually just lost a ton of weight (They used to post Ponderosa videos where they show the Castaways being weighted after they are voted off the island, comparing it to their weight before the game began. -- Fuskie).

11:45 AM BBT: Devens and Dee talk about how fiery Angela could get, predicting she might get invited back for a third time. They repeatedly had to coach her to pull back.

Melody and Yash talk privately in the KT. Melody was woken up last night with the Veto result, told Drew congratulations, then went right back to sleep since. She couldn't process it in the moment (I remember BB Houses where everyone stayed up for endurance comps. -- Fuskie).

Yash apologizes to Melody, claiming he could have pulled through (But he didn't, and he's going to have to come up with a convincing explanation for that. -- Fuskie). Melody tells him it's fine, that's just Big Brother. Yash and Melody join the rest of the House in the BY. Only Barrett is missing.

Taylor talks about extending an olive branch to Haley. Ironic, since she had snapped at her, "you don't know what an olive branch is." Taylor demonstrates Haley's reaction, saying she had a victim mentality.

12:00 PM BBT: Yash, Taylor, Drew, Melody, Devens, and Dee are all in the BY having their morning beverages and talking about crazy Angela and how paranoid she used to get whenever people had conversations that didn't include her.

Devens was once taken to a vegan restaurant, and he didn't understand why. Anyone who knows him knows he's not Vegan. He drowned a terrible Vegan hot dog paired with plenty of beer.

Yash and Melody are craving a good juicy burger. Devens can't wait to hit up Culver's, asking the chain to come find him.

Devens talks about a past Applebee's tie-in from his Survivor 50 season. He tweeted about it when it aired and then sent him gift cards. The HG wonder how an Applebee's ended up on set in Fiji, agreeing it looked completely legitimate. Devens guesses production probably flew in one of their own chefs to recreate it (The short answer is money; the chain was an advertising sponsor of the season. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells Yash there's probably a Twitter page dedicated to his "skullette." Yash doesn't think so. Devens bets there is. (Looked it up — there is one. -- karene37) Taylor mentions Ella Mai as one of her favorite artists.

12:15 PM BBT: Taylor asks Yash what he and Drew talked about after Barrett was eliminated. She reenacts Drew's body movements from the comp. Yash says Drew was deliberately annoying him, calling him a rage-baiter (Yash can lie like a rug. -- Fuskie).

Drew comes back into the BY, agreeing he was trying to get under people's skin, partly to keep himself entertained (Drew seems to want to keep up this image, going out of his way to be hated. Not sure if he has a plan with the Jury, should he make it to the end. -- Fuskie).

Drew was bored out of his mind in the comp, since nobody would talk to him. Melody tells him he was playing with his hair a lot during the comp. Yash asks how his sleep was. Drew couldn't sleep. Yash went upstairs and just lay on the floor. It was the longest he'd ever gone without drinking water.

Devens says on Survivor, there's a small well to drink from at camp, but it's warm and nasty. At the challenges, they get offered cold, clean water refills, water good enough that nobody's allowed to cook with it. Survivor challenges never ran this long, since they have to head straight to Tribal Council afterward. The longest endurance comps are around 6 hours.

Talk turns to aches and pains from the comp, shoulders, neck, back. Devens declares it a pool day. Yash talks about beaches with boardwalks, food stalls, ocean views, families walking and biking around. Devens has never actually been to a beach with a boardwalk.

12:30 PM BBT: Drew calls Yash a rock during the comp, completely unfazed. Both of them could have gone until morning without dropping (Then why didn't they? At some point, there will be questions and doubts about whether and why Yash didn't play the comp out. -- Fuskie).

Yash tells everyone that's the longest he's ever gone without water. Devens and Dee mention that on Survivor, you don't boil water at all, just risk it, bugs and all (Remind me to never go on Survivor. -- Fuskie).

Yash brings his dishes inside as Barrett wakes up. They hug and compare aches and pains. Barrett digs through the fridge for food. Yash heads to the SR for some Emergen-C.

Drew briefly leaves the BY, and Taylor asks who started their earlier conversation. Yash says Drew did. Drew returns.

Melody sunbathes on a lounge chair by the pool. Dee wants to get in the pool, asking Taylor if she'll join. Taylor might float around for a bit.

Yash talks with Melody and Taylor in the BY about the comp. He says Drew called Devens "dad" at one point. Drew returns and sits nearby. He gets up again to return to the KT, and Melody vents she's furious he won the Veto. If she leaves before he does, she'll be that much angrier (She had every opportunity to win; she just didn't want it enough. -- Fuskie).

12:45 PM BBT: Inside, Yash tells Barrett the Advil really helped last night. They wonder what their official time actually was. Melody checks on her laundry. Taylor just hangs around. Barrett drizzles honey over some slop. Yash heads back outside with his water bottle refilled.

Drew returns again. Melody asks if he checked for more coffee. He forgot, apologizing. Melody heads to the KT to check on the coffee. Barrett joins Taylor, Drew, and Yash in the BY chairs to eat breakfast. Devens comes over and grabs the sunscreen spray.

Drew leaves again, and Taylor asks how Rachel managed to make it to the end despite nearly everyone disliking her (By utterly dominating the physical comps, winning four HoHs, 2 PoVs, and capitalizing on twists, like the Pandora's Box duo twist that shielded her when she was vulnerable. -- Fuskie).

Barrett notes she was a target but also strong in comps, with trusted allies, and improved her social game as she went (Many of the other HG also used her as a shield, fanning the flames to keep a target on her back and off theirs, though that strategy proved unsuccessful. -- Fuskie).

12:48 PM BBT: Yash tells Melody and Taylor about what Drew said, insisting he doesn't trust him, calling him shady.

Drew, inside, hugs Devens, who thanks him for letting him share in his veto prize, the movie (possibly Barrett too).

Devens gets dressed for the pool. Melody steps inside for a moment and hugs Barrett. Barrett heads back outside, and everyone shouts "Barrett!" the way the bar crowd used to yell "Norm!" on Cheers.

1:00 PM BBT: Yash asks Barrett what his favorite BB season was. Taylor answers before he can, and Yash says "both of you," meaning he wants both their answers. Taylor names a season featuring Rachel and Regan Fox (BB12). She quotes Regan's line about nothing being real except the pimples on her skin.

("Everything about you is a lie. Your hair extensions are a lie, your boobs are a lie, your face is a lie. The only thing real about you are the pimples on your chin!" -- Fuskie).

Taylor also favorites The Brigade (same season), and the Cookout (BB23). She also calls out BB10, in which Keesha Smith called someone a name in nearly every episode (This led to the most miserable birthdays ever celebrated in the Big Brother House, though she did win America's Favorite Player for her confrontational style. -- Fuskie).

Melody and Drew sit by the pool discussing possible Blockbuster formats. Melody tells Drew she went to bed at 11 and missed him taking his jacket off during the comp. Melody is disappointed in herself. She got distracted with the guys talking while trying to adjust something. She knows she could have lasted longer.

Melody hated the tracksuit they had to wear for the comp, complaining about the color. It made her look ugly. Drew disagrees.

Taylor thinks this is a historic season. Barrett figures feeders enjoy whatever season they're watching, though he does think this one's unique (If I had a penny for every time a fan swore off the show after their favorite was done dirty, then came back the next week, I wouldn't need a GoFundMe. -- Fuskie).

In the KT, Devens and Dee discuss Melody claiming she was crushing it and could have lasted longer. She hasn't even congratulated Drew for winning.

1:10 PM BBT: Drew and Melody sit in the outside hot tub.

Dee comes outside with grapes and something to drink, settling into a lounger. Drew and Melody move into the pool.

Taylor talks with Barrett in the lounge area, mentioning they watched him wave to the cameras, calling it cool to see how people watching at home see them on TV. Yash agrees.

1:15 PM BBT: Everything's quiet today. Everyone's exhausted.

Drew and Melody would come back every year to play this game if they could. Melody has never shown this much patience in her life, insisting everyone who knows her would call her extremely impatient (This is patience? -- Fuskie). Dee agrees, saying the same about herself.

1:33 PM BBT: Dee floats in the pool. Drew is in the pool too. Melody lounges face-down by the pool. Taylor, Yash, and Barrett nap outside in the lounge area.

FotH.

2:00 PM BBT: Feeds return to HG in the LR, everyone standing in a circle in the LR. It sounds like they all got messages from home today. Yash's dad looks like a badass, Devens says. A group hug follows, everyone happy about their own messages and each other's. They thought it was going to be an announcement about movie night instead. Taylor heads straight for her Pod BR bed.

Snippets from the messages: something about Drew's brush incident being known back home, someone telling Dee her father's eyes are so blue (hers was delivered in Spanish). One of the HG thinks Devens' Becca was hot.

Melody thinks something felt off with her mom. She knows her well enough to tell (She has crafted an image of her mom from their phone faux conversations that could not materialize in a video. -- Fuskie). At least you got to see her, Drew reminds her. Melody says the message left her more anxious than before.

Drew tells Devens his son Jack is hilarious. He's delighted that his missing hairbrush made it onto the show, since his parents talked about it. Dee says it's inspiring to watch the videos, but also makes things harder, seeing everyone's families like that.

Melody heads to the BY and folds her clothes.

Yash's mom is like him. Yash wishes his brother had been included in the video too. Drew loved that his video opened with, "What's up, Playboy." Dee thought his sister was cool. Drew thinks people would like his sister more than they like him. Dee was surprised her brother wasn't included.

Drew says his video was the least serious of the bunch, between the dog and the missing hairbrush bit (Clearly, Drew's personality is genetic. -- Fuskie). Devens was glad to see Drew's family. Drew says his dad acted like a total goofball, running around just like he would. Dee says his dad's hair looks as nice as his (Did I mention good genes? -- Fuskie).

Devens sprays on sunscreen before heading to the BY. Drew says JuJu is exactly like Devens always describes her. Dee sits in her bathing suit, catching sun. Melody folds clothes at the pool table. Drew appreciated that nobody's message felt too sad.

Dee says she really didn't get it that their families see everything they do and say about them on the live feeds, and it broke her heart after talking about them for three months straight. Drew is relieved his family's message wasn't too emotional, though he nearly cried during Taylor's. Barrett says now Melody thinks something's wrong with her mom. Devens notes Barrett's loved one made a hand-slicing gesture (across the neck) in his video. Dee says Barrett's got to go.

They nearly cried during Taylor's video. Barrett worries Taylor probably thinks something's wrong now. Drew says the same about Melody.

2:15 PM BBT: Devens appreciated Drew's family including the dogs in their video, and for being generally silly about it. Dee tells Drew she's happy he's still here. Drew tells Melody they all know her mom's seen her mock phone calls on the live feeds. Drew notes Jack has a haircut resembling Link's (From the Legend of Zelda video game. -- Fuskie).

Dee eats by the pool. Melody grabs a snack in the SR. Devens floats in the pool. Sitting at the endge of the pool, Drew loved Yash's video.

Yash snacks in the KT. Barrett wanders the house. Melody heads back outside.

Drew's sister just turned 20. Devens asks if Barrett's dad golfs. Not really, Barrett answers. Devens noticed he's got some sun on him. Barrett guesses he was just out and about, or hit the beach. Devens asks if that's the same brother who played pro ball. Barrett says yes (Minor league pitcher drafted by the Oakland Athletics but never made it to the Show. -- Fuskie).

Drew says Barrett's mom clearly runs the show in his family. The HG asks which one was his sister. Barrett says the one standing in the back.

Drew spots a hawk dive-bombing the BY. Devens asks what that means (Hunting or defending territory, such as a nest. -- Fuskie). Yash calls it awesome. Devens compares it to watching the Blue Angels. The whole house looks skyward from the pool, watching the hawk circle.

Yash asks Barrett if he wants to work out. Barrett says "we'll see" and heads out. Yash goes to the BY.

2:30 PM BBT: Dee catches some sun in her bikini. Devens floats in the middle of the pool. The other HG sit around talking. Devens asks if anyone's ever gotten a message saying, "you're behaving so badly, stop it."

(Not in so many words. Since family letters and videos are filtered and edited by Production, anything truly critical won't get through to the HG. However, there have been exceptions. In BB8, Evel Dick (Dick Donato) received a HoH letter from his mom criticizing his explosive behavior and toxic relationship with his daughter, also a HG. In BB13, Kalia Booker received a letter that was cold and distant, feeling like a reprimand for how she was coming across on the show. On BB16, Christine Brecht got a letter that ignored her growing physical relationship with Cody Calafiore. In BB18, Paulie Calafiore was given a subtle nudge by Production indicating his refusal to follow Big Brother's orders and aggressive, misogynistic behavior was destroying his real-life reputation. -- Fuskie)

Everyone's in the BY except Taylor. Barrett walks around with weights. Dee and Melody tan. Devens floats in the pool. Yash and Drew sit poolside in the shade. The family videos have given everyone fresh things to talk about. Melody mom talked about her cat.

2:50 PM BBT: Drew gets called down to the DR. Everyone wakes up and declares it movie time. Barrett walks the BY. Taylor's whereabouts are unclear, maybe the Pod BR.

2:54 PM BBT: Melody goes inside and finds Taylor in the KT. Taylor tells her Yash won't nominate Devens, since he doesn't want to upset Dee, calling it ridiculous that she'd end up on the block again by Yash. Melody won't bother asking Drew to use the veto on her.

3:00 PM BBT: Taylor says Drew's the reason they're all still here. Melody should just kiss him. Melody says he still wouldn't use the veto on her, so why would she put herself through that (Why would she feel she's entitled to his using the Veto on her instead of himself? Especailly the way she's treated him. -- Fuskie).

3:05 PM BBT: Dee asks what tonight's episode will cover, guessing the HoH comp. The HG agree it was probably the funniest comp of the season, predicting audiences will love it.

Yash describes his family as close. He has a loving relationship with his mom. He loves imagining his relatives watching him on TV and laughing at how he acted once the cameras turned on.

Taylor sits outside next to Dee as she eats a sandwich. Dee talks about her family life, describing her closeness with her mom through shared activitie. Her deeper conversations tend to take place with her dad.

Suddenly everyone starts screaming about a bug flying around. Devens points out it's just trying to live its life. (Barrett's still not joining any conversations, just pacing back and forth — jury management, apparently. -- karene37)

3:25 PM BBT: The HG stay in the BY, resting and relaxing, waiting for Drew to return from the DR.

Yash goes inside to make a sandwich. Devens calls it a nice, relaxing pool day. Taylor has joined the House and talks a little about her family with Melody and Barrett.

Dee comes in to shower and wash her hair. Yash tells her to use his shower. Dee thanks him, planning to listen to some music while she's in there. (Hopefully not while she's in the shower. -- Fuskie).

Yash says there's nothing like a good sandwich eaten outside. Dee asks if he has chips. He says yes and heads off.

Dee finishes her dishes. Outside, Melody and Taylor talk about Paris and why Melody hates it.

4:30 PM BBT: Dee comes out of the WA with freshly straightened hair. Devens relaxes in the Hammock.

Drew and Melody are in the SR. Melody digs through the fridge and freezer, annoyed, demanding to know who keeps opening containers, eating half, and putting them back. Drew tells her to just throw it out (or just eat the other half. -- Fuskie).

They debate which ravioli to cook. Both options look good but they settle on spaghetti and meatballs instead. Melody says her calves are killing her. She assumes Drew is hurting even worse. Drew redirects to Barrett bending over in pain near the end. The comp ran 12.5 hours (Actually, under 11 hours if they started shortly before feeds started at 4pm BBT, well short of the 14hr 53m record of the original BB6 Pressure Cooker).

Melody tells Drew he looked exhausted during the comp. Drew was fighting to stay awake toward the end (Everyone else was fighting their physical limitations, and Drew couldn't stay awake. -- Fuskie).

5:15 PM BBT: Melody says it'll feel strange returning to real clothes with actual patterns, since she's spent the whole summer in mostly black and white (Big Brother is shot in color. -- Fuskie).

Drew sits with Devens on the Hot Tub Lounge couch. Devens considers their Final 6 chances. Drew tells him there's no more sitting out of Vetoes from here on. The House turned out better than he expected walking in, Devens says. He assumed it would split between Icons and newbies. Drew points out the Tool Shed alone made up at least half the house.

Devens thinks Barrett is the current favorite and biggest target heading into Blockbuster. He suggests the smart vote would favor Melody over Barrett if it came to that. Drew isn't sure, then accepts it - probably. He floats the idea that four of the Final 6 could end up being Dapper Dans. Devens says if they had tried to make that happen, it never would have worked out this way.

5:30 PM BBT: Melody wonders how differently the game might have gone if they'd voted out Drew instead of Mallory (That was never an option, as Drew won the BBB and saved himself. But they could have evicted Taylor instead of Mallory. -- Fuskie).

Devens has no real read on where everyone stands heading into the Final 6. Drew crosses his fingers to indicate how tight Yash and Taylor are. Devens figures things will keep shifting as the season closes in. He has some rough ideas for what he'd do as HoH, but plans to cross that bridge when he gets there (Careful - objects in the windshield may be closer than they appear. -- Fuskie).

Barrett figures Melody could seriously compete in Blockbuster (She's got to start somewhere. -- Fuskie). He and Melody wonder what Mallory's thinking, watching them. They can't wait to reunite with her and Jason and hear everything they've missed.

6:00 PM BBT: Melody tells Barrett that if it comes down to Drew and Yash in the Final 2, she's voting for Yash. Barrett agrees, he'd vote for Yash over the Icons too. This is Yash's to lose, he says. He would vote Devens over Dee. Even if it was Drew against Dee or Devens, she's still not vote for Drew. They would even vote for Taylor over Drew.

6:30 PM BBT: Taylor asks Yash if she should make a scene when he puts her up as the renom. Dee tells her to have fun with it.

6:45 PM BBT: Barrett tells Drew if he's evicted, he's sprinting out the door and shutting it before anyone can see the audience.

7:00 PM BBT: FotH.

10:00 PM BBT: Feeds return after Drew and his guests watched the new Fockers movie.

Taylor asks Barrett how the movie was. He says it was good to watch a movie. It sounds like the other HG had fun too. Taylor says they had a nice dinner and good conversation.

10:15 PM BBT: Melody asks Drew to use the Veto on her. He points out he'd have to win Blockbuster to survive. She agrees, but points out he has a track record of winning those, unlike her. America would probably say "aww," she says, and he might win AFP outright if he used the Veto on her (She should have promised to brush his hair for him. -- Fuskie).

Melody tells Drew she's sitting on the block for no real reason. She has a great relationship with Yash, yet here she is anyway (If she hasn't figured out she doesn't have such a great relationship with Yash by now... -- Fuskie).

Melody reminds Drew he wouldn't be in the house if it weren't for her. She's the reason he's stayed this long (Pretty sure winning comps when his back was up against the wall is the reason he's stayed this long. -- Fuskie).

10:30 PM BBT: Drew says according to Devens, Melody was rooting against him during the Veto comp. She admits it. Selfishly, it would have been better for her game if Yash had won. She has a secret to tell Drew, but only if he uses the Veto on her. Drew tells her he isn't that curious. He asks if she thinks they'll stay friends outside the house. She says not unless he uses the Veto on her. Drew says fine, guesses they'd better make the most of these last few days together then (Shameless. -- Fuskie).

Drew tells Melody he hopes to go on a winning streak and take a few people down with him, asking who he should target first. She says Dee. He's already ahead of her on that.

11:00 PM BBT: In the WA, Barrett workshops a mock Veto speech: "Listen here! I know you cheated in that comp. Your needle was magnetized. I heard the clink when it started."

11:45 PM BBT: Devens comes into the WA and complements Drew and Barrett for "crushing it." Devens demonstrates how Drew was moving around. Drew shows how Barrett was doubled over. They wonder what records they might have broken (None. -- Fuskie).

Drew says the comp felt old school, with the outfits (That's because they have a time machine. -- Fuskie).

Devens kept wondering why he was doing this, since he wasn't going to beat them. But he couldn't think of an alternative besides just sitting on the couch. Drew calls Devens a trooper. There's no way Yash can renom him after that. Barrett says his spine feels crushed. Devens is hurting too. Barrett predicts it'll be worse today, maybe worse still tomorrow. Drew says his 22yr old brain isn't mature enough to know his 22yr old body is hurting.

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Saturday, September 12, 2026 — Under Pressure...

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

7:55 AM BBT: Feeds return to Yash in the HoH WA and Melody walking through the KT, main House lights on.

8:00 AM BBT: Drew removes his headband and checks his hair. Melody heads to the BY, eventually sitting near the pool.

8:05 AM BBT: Production calls out a wake-up.

8:15 AM BBT: Melody grabs a towel for the damp couch and settles in, removing her glasses. Drew and Dee return to bed after swapping mic batteries. Yash, listening to HoH music, takes his headphones off, then puts them back on after Production asks him to lower the volume.

8:20 AM BBT: A second wake-up call goes out. Taylor, still in her Pod BR bed, sings the alphabet song to herself (Letting Big Brother know she's awake. -- Fuskie). Barrett, alone in bed, reads the Bible.

8:40 AM BBT: Yash heads to the DR. Melody rests her eyes on the BY sofa. Taylor stays quiet under the covers.

8:50 AM BBT: A third wake-up call goes out, and Taylor loses her patience with Production, prompting an on-air "Taylor, sorry!"

9:00 AM BBT: Dee, Devens, Drew, and Melody sit in the BY sitting area with their morning drinks. Devens explains the differences between 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, records, floppy disks, and dial-up internet. Inside, Taylor sweeps the KT.

10:00 AM BBT: Feeds return to general BY chit chat, drifting into Survivor talk. Before he'd signed on, Devens says, Cirie warned him how much he'd hate the Big Brother House.

Taylor cleans the KT, then returns the mop to the SR and tidies the Pod BR. Drew brushes his teeth while walking through the House. Barrett moves to reading the Bible in the Outer BR. Taylor sweeps, then mops the Pod BR again.

Drew and Devens wonder what yesterday's lockdown was about.

10:25 AM BBT: Taylor cleans and dusts the Pod BR with wipes and a Swiffer.

Dee, Devens, Drew, and Melody are still outside, discussing HG who've left this season and upcoming comps that might be endurance or get messy. Devens loved Jeff and Jordan on their season (BB11, TAR16 BB13). Dee heads in to refill her drink and runs into Taylor, thanking her for cleaning and for voting to keep her. She wants to use the Veto to keep noms the same as a show of loyalty. Dee invites her outside, since it's a nice day. Taylor plans to join soon.

10:50 AM BBT: Barrett moves to the HN room to keep reading. Drew and Devens sit outside discussing other reality shows, then Drew's need to win either Veto or Blockbuster, since a tie would mean he loses (with a Yash tie breaker), no matter what. Devens agrees.

Devens goes inside and up to the HoH WA. Yash is still in bed. Devens tells him Taylor just got called into the DR, guessing it might mean the comp's getting close (Taylor is hosting. -- Fuskie), or just a false alarm.

Drew comes inside to use the WC, where Dee is doing her makeup.

10:55 AM BBT: Taylor, serving as Veto host, gets called to the DR, sending the House scrambling to get ready. She's back out within minutes.

11:00 AM BBT: Yash tells Dee he's fighting off some kind of sickness, though he clarifies it isn't too bad, just fatigue.

11:55 AM BBT: Taylor checks out an ant trail.

12:14 PM BBT: Yash, Dee, and Devens sit around the KT island while Devens tells a story about one of his kids.

12:18 PM BBT: Taylor finishes her ADLs in the WA.

Dee and Devens talk about Survivor Trading Cards fans want signed, which captivates Drew. Devens gets them from Topps, 500 at a time, to hand out. Dee and Drew both want one (Why has Topps never done that for Big Brother? -- Fuskie).

12:20 PM BBT: Taylor gets ready for the day in her pajamas.

Devens and Dee discuss a Macon Braves appearance where he threw out a first pitch, mentioning 500 trading cards being made with his likeness, having had to sign 1,000 stickers to get his signature approved.

Dee asked for Barrett's buff, giving it back, and now wanting it again. She tells Drew she's still mad about his vote to evict her. Devens is glad he voted to keep her. Are you sure, she prods. Drew clarifies Devens voted based on advice from his sister, calling it a repeat of the Lyric vote.

Dee wonders if it's late to still do the Veto. Devens mentions the draw happened at 9 AM.

12:25 PM BBT: Devens is making slop. He'll make slop chips later, calling them better than toasted coconut on Survivor. They taste like popcorn. Taylor, from the WA, asks if they were ever given a list of things they could eat on the island. Devens says no, only a list of what not to eat, though Ozzy (S13/S16/S23/S34/S50) told him hibiscus was edible so he tried it.

Yash comes into the KT. Devens tells the story of Jake O'Kane (Survivor 45) getting bit by a snake after being told the snakes wouldn't bother them. Devens was co-hosting the official survivor podcast and the producers were scared in the moment.

12:30 PM BBT: Devens and Dee discuss eating scraped-off cast iron seasoning on Survivor.

12:33 PM BBT: Feeds cut to the animal cam. It's time for the Veto comp.

1:30 PM BBT: Feeds show the animal cam, one hour in.

2:30 PM BBT: Feeds show the animal cam, two hours in.

3:30 PM BBT: Feeds show the animal cam, passing the three-hour mark.

4:00 PM BBT: The PoV Comp did not begin until 4pm; before this, Drew, Barrett, Melody, Yash, Dee, and Devens participated in a practice game so they could get a feel for the comp and the rules. This is a backstage peek at most of the comps that is either hidden from the feeds or edited out of the episode recaps.

4:10 PM BBT: Feeds bounce between FotH and brief competition glimpses. All six HG remain in the Veto.

4:15 PM BBT: Feeds return properly to the endurance Veto comp. The format involves holding wooden sword-like sticks against a pole to see who can keep their board pressed the longest, similar to the marshmallow comp from Jankie World (BB26). Players appear to stand on sensors, with belts and armbands wired to a table in the center.

Yash and Drew yawn repeatedly, playing a guessing game to pass time. (Angela held for 8 hours in her first season, which was eventually decided by the last two standing on one foot. -- karene37).

4:20 PM BBT: Plenty of chatter during the comp. Taylor jokes the players are doing too well.

4:25 PM BBT: Chatter dies down to mostly silence. Devens adjusts his sword. The HG debate whether it's been roughly three hours (25 minutes. -- Fuskie). Taylor complains her stool has no cushion.

4:30 PM BBT: Drew, Dee, and Barrett discuss lower back pain. Devens claims he can't feel his calves or feet anymore, but his back is holding up fine.

4:50 PM BBT: Feeds return after a ten-minute break. Barrett's stick hasn't moved, dead center. Melody's is near the bottom. Drew's and Yash's are both badly bent. Dee's board slid down slightly. Devens is still holding up.

The HG discuss how short last year's version of this comp ran. They are also playing for a movie reward, waiting for the next time check. It sounds like the setup involves some kind of lie-detector mechanism, monitoring a bodily response that changes under stress.

Drew flexes his left hand.

4:55 PM BBT: Devens shifts his feet.

4:57 PM BBT: Dee's board drops briefly, then stops.

5:05 PM BBT: Devens estimates they're just past two and a half hours in (one hour. -- Fuskie). The HG wonders if they'll break any world records today (The Pressure Cooker record from BB6 is 13hrs 53 minutes).

Dee yawns big, flexing her right hand. Drew touches his hair.

5:10 PM BBT: Taylor sits on an uncomfortable stool off to the side. The room resembles a large electronics repair shop, full of old TVs and radios.

5:15 PM BBT: Feeds cut to FotH then return. Yash, then Barrett, bend forward.

5:25 PM BBT: The HG teases Drew about his hair needing a brush, and he runs his hands through it, seemingly trying to distract himself. They shout out colleges and pro teams, hoping for freebies. Barrett hasn't spoken or moved, staring straight ahead, stick perfectly steady.

Drew is told he needs to get a haircut sponsorship. Yash wants his "skullette" look to catch on. Devens guesses it's now been two hours and 45 minutes (about 90 minutes. -- Fuskie).

5:30 PM BBT: Taylor asks if this is easier or harder than the Wall. Yash says easier, but this one drags on far longer. Yash and Melody both say they're parched.

5:35 PM BBT: Yash has farted, and Devens jokes about biological warfare. Positions run clockwise from Taylor's stool: Dee, Devens, Melody, Barrett, Yash, Drew. Everyone wants a WA and drink break (They aren't going to get it. -- Fuskie).

When asked if they can sit, Taylor says no sitting allowed. Devens complains about the phrase "low key," insisting it never needs to be in a sentence. Maybe why Haley missed her dog, Loki, so much, since everyone kept saying "low key" around her. He turns it into a comedic bit. Taylor jokes she should be standing in solidarity with the guys. Conversation drifts into TV shows everyone's watched.

Dee and Drew's sticks look dangerously bent.

Yash mentions learning today he isn't supposed to swallow his own phlegm. He always has. He also learned Emergen-C contains more than just Vitamin C. Melody joins a vitamin conversation, speaking for the first time during the comp.

5:45 PM BBT: Dee wiggles her legs. Melody raises her right arm. Devens recounts Haley constantly telling him how much she missed her dog, unable to understand why he'd point out he has two dogs, three cats, two kids, and a wife to miss instead.

5:50 PM BBT: Taylor and Devens carry on a movie conversation. Devens asks Dee if she attended a Tyler Perry party, then talks about Perry playing Alex Cross.

Devens runs through recent shows he's watched: Mr. Robot, Don't Look Up, Cross, and a Netflix film involving a painting that changes and Teslas going haywire at an Airbnb as the world falls apart (Leave the World Behind).

5:55 PM BBT: Feeds cut, then return with all six still in the comp.

Devens tells a story about Angela falling asleep within a minute of asking for the lights to be turned off, getting a laugh from the group.

6:00 PM BBT: Conversation turns to Angela's snoring. Dee talks about wanting to adjust her board but decides it's too risky. It sounds like the HG are playing employees at some company operating out of a basement, which Taylor says looks nice for a basement (It is the comp room, which is a separate set from the BB House to which the HG can travel through a backstage passage. -- Fuskie), in an old-fashioned way. Barrett remains completely silent.

Devens jokes about needing his "union-mandated lunch break." He wants to teach after the show, hoping for a good word with the new dean, shouting out FIU. Taylor mentions getting into every grad school she applied to except FIU. Dee calls that a "you" problem.

6:05 PM BBT: Dee falls first.

6:20 PM BBT: Feeds return with five HG remaining after Dee's exit. Melody holds her left arm up.

Dee and Taylor watch from the LR, commenting that Drew's moving too much, Barrett looks steady, and Devens is impressively "showing out" for his age. Dee and Taylor agree this looks like Melody's comp to win.

6:25 PM BBT: Taylor guesses it's been at least four hours (4.5 hours. -- Fuskie), predicting it'll run the full eight, same as Angela's season. Dee, watching from the LR, says this is so much fun, marveling at how cool it looks on TV.

6:30 PM BBT: Taylor wonders how Production might ramp up the difficulty. Dee tells Taylor Devens looks like he's hurting.

Devens brings up a survival-themed eating show (Last Meals), recalling Johnny Knoxville constantly asking for beer at every meal.

6:35 PM BBT: Yash isn't feeling well, joking that's why he got the red jumpsuit, a nod to Jordan's "flu game" (Michael Jordan had the flu or food poisoning before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals yet pushed through 44 minutes of play with 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and a 3-pointer that sealed the victory. -- Fuskie).

Devens still wants to do Mr. Beast content someday, just not until after this.

Dee says Barrett looks the most steady of the remaining players.

Dee and Taylor both want Drew gone. Dee promises to vote him out if that's what the House wants. He's been messing with everyone's game.

6:40 PM BBT: Yash yawns. Melody and Barrett each free one hand to wave it overhead.

Devens tells about moving from Hawaii to Virginia as a kid, bringing a Ninja Turtle for show-and-tell only to be told items had to be educational. That's a memory that's stuck with him for 35 years.

6:45 PM BBT: Devens still owns all his Ninja Turtle figures, sentimental keepsakes his wife Becca wants him to get rid of. Barrett recalls bombing a geometry assignment involving nails in a board so badly he opted to take a zero rather than show it to his parents. Devens points out a middle school zero hardly matters in the long run (Maybe he could have won Survivor if he had done better in Geometry. -- Fuskie).

6:50 PM BBT: Drew had auditioned for BB before, but wasn't picked because he came across too shy. Yash starts sliding, muttering in frustration. Devens jokes about wanting to teach in an orange suit and roll into class on a skateboard someday.

6:55 PM BBT: Devens compares his sore feet to the morning after a Halloween Horror Nights shift.

7:00 PM BBT: Yash yawns.

Taylor plates chicken quesadillas and tater tots for herself and Dee. Dee thanks her, calling herself so happy not to be a HN anymore. She suggests harder comp ideas to Big Brother: lights off, one-legged standing. If they expect them to watch all night, she's grabbing a blanket.

Taylor relays that Melody told her she's terrified of going home if she doesn't win Blockbuster, believing she'd be the replacement nominee if Taylor comes down. Dee agrees that's possible.

7:10 PM BBT: Drew balances on one leg, scratching his foot. Barrett bends forward, hand on his knee.

Drew and Barrett both adjust their arm velcro (holding their sensor straps). Dee tells Taylor she'd probably do well in this comp. Taylor wouldn't want to, given her sciatica's already acting up. Dee can't tell whether Yash is hurting. This is anyone's game.

7:15 PM BBT: Drew loudly declares the gloves are off. Melody leans over.

Dee tells the camera, once Taylor's out of earshot, that Devens should be the next to drop. Yash bends his knee repeatedly. Melody asks if she looks good. Devens points out she hasn't moved in a while.

Taylor grabs her blanket and announces to the cameras that she can sleep anywhere.

7:20 PM BBT: Drew crouches and wiggles his legs. Taylor says it looks like Drew's falling asleep on his feet. Yash coughs.

7:25 PM BBT: Melody figures she'll need a back massage (Surprisingly, neither Drew nor Barrett volunteered. -- Fuskie).

Devens likes Publix because of its dim lighting. Drew is tired from a late DR session. Devens feels like he's living his best life in "the Fockers' garage," wondering if Robert De Niro himself might show up.

Melody calls being there with the HG her favorite part of the whole comp. Barrett calls it a classic, comparing it to past pressure-cooker formats. Yash needs water or he might not make it.

7:30 PM BBT: Melody's bra strap slips and she drops her sword, cursing.

7:40 PM BBT: Melody is back in the House, crying.

7:42 PM BBT: The four remaining HG, Drew, Barrett, Devens, and Yash, are dubbed the Dapper Dans reunited. Drew jokes about being enemies on the court, friends off it. Yash says enemies is a strong word. Drew asks if they're really "the boys." Yash says yes.

7:50 PM BBT: Dee predicts Devens is next to fall, noticing his needle twisting.

Yash recalls a past season's HoH battle between two HG who agreed not to nominate each other once it came down to a final one-footed stretch (BB26, Never Let Go HoH comp, Cam Sullivan-Brown and Leah Peters -- Fuskie). Drew asks if they can make a similar pact to pick each other for the movie reward.

7:55 PM BBT: Devens tells a story about his sister once bringing a boyfriend home for their dad's approval, contrasting it with his own reaction when his son first brought a girlfriend home, thrilled. Drew asks if he'll react the same way with his own kids. Devens guesses probably.

Devens tells a story about his sister bringing a boyfriend home for their dad's approval, contrasting it with his own reaction when his son first brought a girlfriend home. He was thrilled. Drew wonders if he'll react the same way with his own kids. Devens expects so (Call it sexist, but Dads will agree there is a difference between when a boy brings a girlfriend to meet the parents and when a girl brings a boyfriend home. -- Fuskie).

Devens describes his son's middle school relationship, which included a trip to an anime store in Atlanta with the girlfriend's mom. The relationship; it would be strange to still be together from seventh grade. Some of his daughter's friends have a crush on his son (I'm sure both kids are thrilled this information is now rampaging across social media. -- Fuskie).

8:00 PM BBT: Devens asks if Yash has pets. Yash says no, but he looks after his neighbors' three dogs while their owners travel for work.

Devens crouches down.

8:10 PM BBT: Devens describes the BB25 Pressure Cooker practice round lasting just an hour, with players back to back, only for the real version to run seven or eight hours once it counted. Cory Wurtenberger, a debate champion, talked endlessly throughout.

8:15 PM BBT: Dee wonders what the guys are discussing, guessing they're plotting to watch the movie together and bond over their shared suffering, laughing at the thought. Under a blanket, she wonders who will win. Melody thinks Barrett is the most solid, unmoving. Dee agrees that Barrett and Yash are performing best. Melody mentions Taylor's fallen asleep.

8:25 PM BBT: Devens would be tempted to watch the movie if eating were allowed during it. Barrett figures he'd probably pick Devens to join him. Drew agrees.

Drew brings up Chicken George supposedly getting to eat during a movie reward on BB7. Devens plans to keep that trivia in mind.

8:30 PM BBT: Devens jokes the women are probably annoyed at how long this is taking. Drew's shoes come untied. Yash didn't sleep well the night before.

8:35 PM BBT: Devens jokes about deserving bonus credit for being 14, 16, and 20 years older than the other three, comparing himself to Jackie Robinson at 42 (Jackie Robinson's number was 42. He made his MLB debut at 28yrs old and retired at 37yrs old. -- Fuskie).

8:40 PM BBT: The three women sit under blankets watching from the LR while the four remaining men joke around and keep competing.

Drew asks Yash what he wants done if Drew wins Veto. Yash says they'll discuss it later. Drew agrees to defer to him. Devens jokes about his past Blockbuster store job qualifying him for this (standing around all day. -- Fuskie).

8:50 PM BBT: The four remaining players study competition dates and history to pass the time.

9:10 PM BBT: Devens figures he's in a better position now than when this all started.

Drew jokes that his own name spelled backward sounds weird.

9:20 PM BBT: Devens apologizes for passing gas mid-sentence. Yash comments on how "wet" it sounded. Drew asks the HNs what they want as their first meal back. Both say it's too early to think about that.

Drew asks Barrett who his celebrity lookalike would be. Barrett can't think straight enough to answer.

Devens doesn't usually do this well in endurance events. He's not sure he can even finish 4th. Anyone with kids should be allowed to stay standing longer.

Drew will accept candy as a bribe to keep quiet. Devens wonders if Robert De Niro is somewhere watching the feeds. Drew says $10,000 for the bribe. Devens would take that deal.

9:30 PM BBT: Devens is out, apparently while bending over to stretch. Drew tells him he crushed it. Yash agrees.

9:40 PM BBT: And then there were three: Drew, Barrett, and Yash. Drew claims he got a second wind once someone else dropped.

Drew says he has a second wind now that Devens dropped. He's got to be an idiot for risking his 8-hour-a-day standing job at the dental office for this.

9:50 PM BBT: Yash craves iced tea. Drew wants pink lemonade.

Devens sits on the LR floor, telling Dee his lower back is bothering him (I wonder why. -- Fuskie).

9:55 PM BBT: Melody, watching in the LR, calls the whole thing insane.

10:00 PM BBT: Drew notes Michael Jordan terrorized New Jersey. Yash mentions how many people from Philadelphia attend Penn State. The drive isn't bad from his place.

10:15 PM BBT: Drew asks for a story. Yash is losing his voice. Barrett alternates leaning over in and standing tall.

10:20 PM BBT: Production calls out the women for dozing off in the LR. Dee heads to bed.

Barrett leans in, Yash's sword bends, Drew manages with one hand.

Melody, on the floor, asks if Production plans to increase the difficulty. Devens enjoys a plate of slop-based chips, thanking Production for the new whey protein he was given.

10:25 PM BBT: Melody lies on the floor, Taylor on the couch, Dee off to bed.

Drew, Yash, and Barrett continue competing, joking this footage will be fun to look back on in ten years, calling endurance comps truly great TV.

The HG guess Dee lasted three hours and Melody five, trying to reconstruct the full timeline (Assuming the comp started around 4 pm BBT, Dee dropped after 2hrs 5m at 6:05 pm BBT. Melody dropped at 7:31 pm BBT after 3hrs 31m. Devens lasted 5hrs 30m, dropping at 9:30pm BBT. -- Fuskie).

Drew figures Yash won't take any kind of deal.

10:35 PM BBT: Drew brings up Kaysar's Pressure Cooker record, then the classic key-based endurance version (Where the HG held onto keys in the Final HoH Part I comps). Barrett recalls the BB8 version with Evel Dick and Zach lasting eight hours, and a modern version that also ran long, guessing it might've been BB25 (13 hours, 49 minutes, missing the BB6 record by 4 minutes. -- Fuskie).

10:40 PM BBT: Melody takes off a sock and rubs her foot while monitoring the feed.

10:55 PM BBT: Drew starts a rhythmic foot movement, and Yash briefly copies it. Taylor worries Drew's trying to throw the others off.

11:00 PM BBT: Yash says his whole body feels beaten up.

Taylor asks if the remaining 3 need to pee. Devens says no. Melody points out none of them have had anything to drink.

Drew suggests everyone take their shoes off. Yash's shoes are already untied.

11:05 PM BBT: Drew, visibly sweating, wipes his forehead more than once.

11:15 PM BBT: Yash is dreaming about the Liquid IV waiting for him (in his HoH room) after this.

Yash says this is officially a "do it once and never speak of it again" kind of night.

11:20 PM BBT: Drew checks his needle position. Feeds cut.

Taylor recalls Cirie's season having an easier pressure-cooker format, done in the dark as a punishment-reward twist, though she can't recall the exact time (BB25, 13hrs 49m).

Drew pushes Production for any kind of hint on the time.

11:25 PM BBT: Melody guesses they've been at it nine hours (11 hours 30m, estimated. -- Fuskie).

Devens, nearly two hours removed, is glad he's already out. Melody says Drew's sweating bullets.

11:30 PM BBT: Melody complains about a mosquito bite on the bottom of her foot. Taylor asks how that happened. Melody wonders about the standing record. Devens says the three remaining look determined to chase it. Drew asks about getting air conditioning. The camera lingers on the Fockers-in-Law poster, the movie prize on the line.

11:35 PM BBT: Drew asks about getting air conditioning.

11:40 PM BBT: Yash jokes about Drew's hair color under the lighting. Drew tells the camera to look at him because he may not be there in a week. You know I love you, he tells the camera. You never say that to me, Barrett quips. I kiss you good night, Drew replies. Barrett's still waiting.

Drew's going a little crazy from the heat, starting to believe he could win this. He suggests everyone remove their jackets. Yash calls that a serious challenge, one-handed.

11:45 PM BBT: Drew shifts his feet back and forth. Devens repositions on the couch to relax and keep watching.

Yash unzips his jacket one-handed.

11:50 PM BBT: Drew, sweating, unzips his own jacket.

Barrett gets his cord and mic off with one hand. Yash praises the move.

11:55 PM BBT: Taylor showers. Devens uses the WC.

Drew struggles more than Barrett did removing his jacket but succeeds.

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Friday, September 11, 2026 — We Remember...

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

12:00 AM BBT: Melody rubs Barrett's arm. Barrett predicts he'll probably end up a HN too. In fairness, he did the same to Dee. Barrett calls the overall vibe bad. Drew knows out one of them is going home. One of them could win the Veto, one wins Blockbuster. Barrett figures he'll feel better once he can reset out in the BY. Barrett didn't expect this outcome. Melody agrees, rubbing his arm.

Barrett jokes he might just go mute this week. He calls it a brutal comp to have your fate riding on, 2 intensely physical HoHs back to back.

Drew tells Dee what his GB message would have been had she left, then gets a Production warning for discussing DR content. Dee tells him if he wins the game, she won't let him blow the money or do anything reckless. They exchange "I love you"s, bond over how lucky they feel to have gotten good comic costumes, and Dee asks why Drew did so poorly in the HoH comp. Both wish they'd seen Devens fall. Dee calls it her favorite comp of the season so far.

12:05 AM BBT: Barrett rubs Melody's head as they talk. She wiped the floor with Drew during the comp. He wouldn't have done well either, crawling through pipes. Barrett tells Melody she's probably safe this week, since it'll be him or Drew going up. He doesn't want to leave her stuck in the House without them. Melody starts crying. She doesn't want to be in the House or the Jury House right now.

Melody insists she knows for a fact Yash wants Drew out. Barrett agrees, probably, though Devens and Dee want him out. With his arm around Melody, Barrett talks about everyone wanting both him and Drew gone. It's an honor to be wanted, guesses, staring at her.

Dee tells Drew the game isn't over yet, calling him her little weasel forever.

(Assuming Barrett, Drew, and Melody are nominated, two of Taylor, Dee, and Devens would be picked to play in the Veto comp. That means 5 of the six players would likely use the Veto. Taylor is Yash's only replacement nominee since he cannot put up Dee or Devens, and with three votes to evict, Dee, Devens, and Barrett/Drew/Melody would decide who is evicted. Working out the probability, this means there is an 83% chance that Taylor gets evicted during Yash's HoH. -- Fuskie)

Dee tells Melody that Drew just finished showering before heading off for her turn. Barrett rolls over. Drew, getting dressed, tells Barrett not to cry. Barrett replies "I won't, dude."

12:15 AM BBT: Barrett and Melody share a long hug. Barrett wonders why Yash struck the ceasefire deal, and separately a deal with the Survivors too (Because as much as Yash has been complaining about Drew and Barrett playing the middle, he's been playing the middle too. -- Fuskie). Melody explains Yash wanted to talk with her and Barrett privately, without Drew present. Barrett hopes the Veto will be something fun, like a Tiny Veto, but not a Hide-And-Go-Veto, since they would have to wait outside.

Taylor takes out the trash. Dee brings her things back into the Outer BR.

Drew warns Barrett not to cry. Barrett only cries when people get evicted, lying face-down again. Drew to compete in both a Veto and a Blockbuster (Not if he is saved by the Veto. -- Fuskie). Barrett hopes it's at least fun.

Drew briefly talks to Melody while she's in the shower before heading to the KT. Taylor is puttering around the kitchen. Dee makes her bed and smiles up at the camera.

Dee unpacks her suitcase while Barrett lies face-planted in his bed, nobody talking in the room.

12:30 AM BBT: Drew, close to Melody's face as she lies down, tells her she's won the hearts of America. He prefers his Blockbuster odds better, planning to win the Veto and hand it to her. Melody calls that cool. His alternate plan is if noms stay the same, she can just win the Blockbuster instead.

Drew tells Taylor her chicken smells amazing. He wipes tears from Melody's eyes, telling her not to cry.

12:30 AM BBT: Melody and Drew head into the SR for some of his old HoH strawberry swirl ice cream. Drew wonders what color passion fruit ice cream would be (golden-orange. -- Fuskie). Melody finds a single leftover Nutter Butter, calling that wild. Melody grabs an Oreo instead.

Dee unpacks nearby, Barrett present but silent.

Melody says her main motivation is avoiding Jury alongside Angela and Lala. Drew has made peace with reaching Jury, though he hopes it happens after Barrett, or Devens gets there first. Melody hopes to lose enough weight to fit into her Finale dress.

Melody insists she needs just one comp win. Drew tells her she's a low threat. The two of them plus Devens and Dee plus Yash and Taylor could make a clean top six, three boy-girl duos. Drew dances, insisting his partner's due for a win, vowing to keep going until his wheels fall off.

Melody learned from Drew during the HoH comp, thinking there had to be a better method and tried to tell him. Drew had hoped for a rope-swing format instead (Where you hang on a rope swinging in circles while getting slapped by a horizontal pole. -- Fuskie). Taylor comes in, and Drew pivots to talking about crackers.

Yash comes into the SR, complaining about a filthy mic he got handed. Drew guesses it might be Rome's old one. Probably, Yash says, dancing around. Drew tells Yash they have had a Final 2 since day one. Yash laughs, correcting it to day 28. Melody says nothing gets past her.

(Give Drew credit, while Barrett has been moping, Drew takes the highs and lows with equal enthusiasm, and rather than dwell on his own misfortune, he's constantly encouraging Melody, despite her repeated failures to perform. -- Fuskie).

12:45 AM BBT: Yash jokes around in the SR with Melody and Drew, accidentally biting his own lip hard enough to bleed. He leaves to get medical help.

Drew tells Melody about making saltine-and-tomato-sauce bagel bites growing up, since money was tight. Melody asks about other "poor people" food. Drew ate a big piece of ham three or four times a week. Melody says her family ate a lot of Spam.

Melody's mom making Mac & Cheese with cut-up hot dogs. She had a Barbie bike with training wheels, once finding a stick bug on it and being terrified, not knowing what it was.

Her mom let her sit on her lap and steer the car into the garage. Drew says his dad did the same. Melody remembers growing strawberries in the yard. She would get eat them, and with red all over her face, deny to her mother having touched any.

Drew asks Melody if he can climb into her pod. She says yes and he does. Melody wishes Angela had gotten to crack her back one last time before leaving. She really thought Angela would still be here. When Melody stress-eats, she goes for cheese, pepperoni, melting ice cream, and saltines. Taylor interrupts them in the SR, looking for grits.

1:00 AM BBT: Drew says Barrett made his bed and now has to lay in it. He doesn't feel finished yet. Yash has limited options, since he won't nominate Taylor. Dee agrees. Taylor is his person. Drew compares it to someone asking Dee to nominate Devens.

Dee goes to the SR. She left some things she won't wear. She's exhausted. She tried to warn Barrett this could happen. Melody leaves. Dee would have voted Yash out, apologizing to Drew for the position he's in now. She puts her clothes away in the Pod BR dressers.

Drew wonders if he should make a scene at the nomination ceremony, questioning what happened to the ceasefire. He doesn't want to be this week's target. Melody has bad news. Drew guesses it's about Barrett.

1:15 AM BBT: Dee and Devens sit at the DT eating. Dee cries that she wanted to give Angela a pity vote. Devens heard about Angela's pitch against him, that he's still aligned with Drew. Devens did like Angela; their bond was real.

Devens predicts Angela will be happy to see the next Juror and learn Yash won HoH. Yash tells Devens and Dee to come on. Yash figured out the comp's pattern. Devens never cracked it, watching it repeat six times. Yash thought Dee would blow past him, since she moved so fast. Dee needed just one attempt, timing the water correctly to stop and go. Devens ran back and forth repeatedly. Dee calls the chair setup pure rage bait. Devens wasted time taking his boots off, thinking that would help him catch the pattern. He did eventually spot it.

Devens says the cactus that filled up Yash's hat. Yash replies Dee found the cactus hole that worked best. Dee agrees, she found the right one. She dumped it out fast, Devens says.

Devens and Dee thank Taylor for cooking. She cooked in case HNs got announced. Devens jokes it could double as a great last meal. Taylor offers to make cookies too, since they'll all be up anyway. It was that they used a full tube for the comp, Devens says, replacing it after each person's turn.

Yash gets called to the DR, asking if he can eat first, then deciding to take the silence as a yes. He sat down to eat, and then Big Brother said no. Yash pleads for one more bite. Dee asks if his room could be ready soon. Production thanks him.

Dee would get fired if she controlled the Big Brother announcement buttons. Devens jokes she'd be constantly telling him to stop talking.

Taylor recalls her dad's advice, just do it, don't complain, since you have to do it either way. Dee asks Taylor to tell the story about Angela and the bathroom. Taylor starts describing cleaning the shower and finding disgusting hair. FotH.

1:30 AM BBT: Devens is making the HN bed. Barrett is asleep on the HN wheel. Devens pats Barrett on the back.

1:45 AM BBT: Dee cries in her bed. Melody checks on Dee, asking if she's okay. Dee's been crying, but insists she's fine. Melody tells her to ask for anything she needs.

Drew tucks Melody into bed, telling her nobody's ever been tucked in quite like this. She can never say he didn't do anything for her. He then sits in the chair watching her (OK, the first part is sweet. The second part is creepy. -- Fuskie).

Drew sits on Melody's pod. She tells him she does more than just cry, she screams too, because she doesn't win comps. Drew hugs Dee in her bed, lying down beside her. Angela is OK, he tells her. It is foolish, Dee says, since Angela is still alive out there somewhere. She was your girl, Drew acknowledges.

Dee asks Drew when he started feeling better after Mallory left. Drew says Kamu's exit hit him hardest of all. Dee agrees Kamu had a big presence.

2:00 PM BBT: Yash gets his HoH room. His brother wrote his letter. He must have cooked it to win HoH. He bets he finds the other HG annoying. His brother wants him to win, signing off "DP" for his initials. Photos in Yash's room show him with his grandma and his brother, Dash Patel.

Yash looks through his HoH basket: Old Spice, some butter-pecan-pumpkin-spice item (anyone's welcome to eat whatever). His footwear situation is rough. Drew asks what he got. Flip flops, Yash says, letting his feet breathe (I hope he washes them, so everyone else doesn't have to breath his feet. -- Fuskie).

Yash has over 25 Gunna songs loaded on the iPod. He hugs everyone goodnight. Devens is now the oldest person left in the House. Drew calls him "brother Devens."

Yash thanks Production. He loves them but doesn't wear beanies, offering his to anyone who wants it.

Devens isn't upset about landing in the coldest room, since he tends to run hot in bed anyway (That's why he's got 2 kids. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells Dee never say die, before heading into the HN bedroom. Drew, getting ready for the DR in his HoH comp outfit, tells Dee he doesn't know what Yash will actually do.

2:15 AM BBT: Taylor tells Melody that the moment they struck the ceasefire deal, Drew went straight to Angela and told her they needed to get Taylor out, insisting Drew's actual target was getting rid of her. Melody calls this truly hilarious, wondering how many times Drew needs to learn this lesson. Taylor notes Yash is planning to nominate Drew, since he can't touch Dee (I don't know why Taylor and Yash feel the need to concoct these elaborate ruses to rationalize his nominations. -- Fuskie).

Taylor asks Melody if she knows how Angela delivered the "ceasefire" message to her. Melody guesses it involved Drew (Seems like Melody is wise to Taylor's transparent attempts to throw Drew under the bus. -- Fuskie). Taylor explains Angela wanted Melody sitting beside her specifically to hear it, revealing Angela actually told her to vote her out. Melody gets it.

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9:00 AM BBT: Wake-up call. Yash is in the HoH WA. Devens is in the KT.

Devens empties the dishwasher, sharing memories of 9/11. HG slowly wake up and wander into the KT. Drew and Melody talk about nothing in particular in the WA as she does her makeup.

9:30 AM BBT: HG sit around the DT. Melody works on her eye makeup.

10:00 AM BBT: Devens and Yash have coffee and tea at the DT. Taylor makes breakfast. Drew wanders into the KT and sits with his water bottle. Devens and Yash wonder if he still has to nominate three, since Production hasn't told him anything yet. Devens talks about immunity, idols, and losing your vote on Survivor.

Melody talks to herself in the WA. Taylor tells Devens she made slop, just the basic version with no add-ins. Devens thanks her.

Melody works on her hair.

Taylor sits down to eat. Everyone's settled into the same assigned seats at every meal, she observes. They wonder if the table will shrink once the DTTM twist plays out (Micro Time? -- Fuskie). Drew wonders if his missing hairbrush got swept into the time machine. Taylor stays quiet. They wonder how Angela and Lala are getting along, and whether they'll still be speaking by the time the next person joins them (Jurors tend to decompress in the JH, and any in-House feelings fall to the wayside. -- Fuskie).

Drew asks Melody if she wants a sandwich. She's fine for now.

10:15 AM BBT: Melody finishes working on her hair, then touches up her eye makeup again. The LR monitor displays "Nominations Today." Devens talks about his Survivor seasons.

Yash, done with his tea, rests his head on the table, likely running on very little sleep.

10:25 AM BBT: Drew makes himself food. Taylor brings up a vampire movie she says traces the evolution of "the Twerk." She cried watching it. Drew keeps checking his reflection in the mirrors while touching his hair repeatedly. Drew makes two egg & cheese sandwiches on English muffins.

Devens placed 4th on his first Survivor season and 7th on his second season.

10:35 AM BBT: Melody finally makes it to the KT and grabs some bacon. Devens tells a Survivor story about Chris Underwood (Survivor 38), who won his season of Extinction Island, despite only playing eleven actual days. He spent 3 weeks on Extinction Island, before returning on day 36 and going on to win.

Melody can't remember if she paid all her bills before coming on the show. She doesn't know what would happen if she hadn't (Depends on the bills that didn't get paid. -- Fuskie).

Taylor's bank account is linked to her dad's. Devens says his family is saving a fortune on beer since he's been gone. Taylor's dad has a kegerator. Devens wants one for himself, but isn't sure he has the self-control for it. Drew jokes that nobody has self-control around a keg. Is that something they should be worried about? Melody tells a story about a beer she used to like that got its formula changed (Possibly Fat Tire, which sparked backlash among fans when it changed its 1991 amber ale recipe in 2023. -- Fuskie).

10:40 AM BBT: Neither Dee nor Barrett has been seen yet.

10:45 AM BBT: General conversation around the DT covers past jobs, retail work, wrangling shopping carts.

11:00 AM BBT: Drew won Employee of the Month at Kohl's. He tells Dee he once worked a 4 AM shift before heading to dental assistant classes in college.

Melody hopes they get the BY soon. She's running out of fresh stories to tell and has started repeating herself (And here I thought Live Feeds were stuck in a time loop. -- Fuskie).

11:15 AM BBT: Dee worked for a pharmacist during COVID, describing customers tipping despite it not technically being allowed. Her boss looked the other way. One pharmacist did house calls and earned a $200 tip that he shared with her.

Dee asks when Drew finishes work. Drew explains Palm Springs sits over the mountain, making for a 12-hour day. He gets paid for the full day, including driving, calling his boss incredible.

The dentist Drew works for is 72, and Drew drives him to work on Thursdays, calling him basically a human podcast full of wild stories. Dee asks if the dentist is married. Drew says all four of his daughters worked in the office at some point, with one now in law.

Dee misses singing out loud. Drew sings at work. Dee asks if he dislikes driving. Drew clarifies only long distances. The drive to the rented Palm Springs office is 90-minutes. Dee assumes those patients must pay well. Drew explains they only pay for one hour. The dentist just likes Palm Springs, and they use Drew's car to get there.

Drew recalls an elderly blind patient who hears him coming. He helped her walk once she held his hand and told him he was a strong, handsome young man. Dee laughs. Drew mentions another blind patient. Dee asks why so many of them are blind. Drew describes most of his Palm Springs patients as women around 75. He missed required classes at times because patients specifically requested him. He'd flirt with the older women, some of whom tried setting him up with their granddaughters.

Dee says if a boss helps you make real money, that's where you want to be. Drew calls his dentist a baller. Drew asks if Dee ever worked as a pharmacist. She explains pharmacy techs don't make much, getting paid poorly despite handling doctor calls and medication checks.

Drew describes a blind patient in a wheelchair he had to carry. She has fun with it, and he says the elderly patients are his favorite. Dee asks if any patients have died. Yes, Drew says sadly.

There was one elderly patient, Drew says, who hated everyone. He was down to three remaining teeth with an ill-fitting partial, unable to eat properly. Drew compares it to a permanent HN stint. Drew loved him despite everything, and mourned when he passed. The man was a pain; his family constantly apologized for his temper, and sometimes he'd spit on the floor. Drew was the only staff member willing to work with him. Dee asks why the dentist never fired him as a patient. The dentist said nobody else would take him, Drew explains, so they had no choice. And since Drew was the youngest on staff, he got assigned to him.

Barrett tells feeders he's fine, just lying down in the HN room, not wanting to be around anyone, except maybe Melody.

11:30 AM BBT: Yash, Melody, and Dee listen to more of Drew's dental patient stories. Dee wouldn't want to work with elderly patients.

Dee asks if Rome and Lyric shared the same pod. Yash confirms, recalling strange sounds around 4 AM. Melody says those nights were fun. One of his favorite memories, Yash quips. Day 2, he spotted Rome and Lyric smiling in the same bunk together and quietly grabbed his things and left.

Drew and Dee look forward to watching the season's first week back. Melody has zero interest in watching herself. Drew says fans get frustrated when the live feeds don't start on night one, recalling BB22 All-Stars did start that way. Dee notes most people miss a lot since feeds typically don't start until day five.

11:45 AM BBT: Drew was exhausted the whole time he was a HN during Week 1. Chuk called him a gladiator and "Young Jedi." Melody calls them classic Chuk-isms.

Dee vents about Haley spreading so many rumors, wondering if she assumed nobody talked to each other in the House. Even Haley couldn't keep her stories straight.

Dee asks Yash for the story behind Angela's nomination. Yash explains he always knew Angela was a little unpredictable, but preferred to keep that kind of energy close. Back in Week 2, Chuk asked who he wouldn't mind losing, and he named Angela, only for Chuk to later tell Angela that Yash was coming for her (Anytime you are asked who you want to nominate or want to evict, it's a trap and your words will be used against you. -- Fuskie).

12:00 PM BBT: Dee says love can strike fast, admitting she once developed real feelings within two weeks back when she was younger. Melody points out Dee's the same age as Rome.

Melody says Drew's hair in his Memory Wall photo looks like a half-eaten Hershey's Kiss. Dee compares it to a serial-killer vibe (Dexter Drew. -- Fuskie).

12:15 PM BBT: Devens comes downstairs as Melody talks about falling into a cactus during the HoH comp the night before, swearing the whole time. Drew can't wait to watch that footage.

12:30 PM BBT: Taylor and Yash talk in the HoH room, discussing who to nominate, depending on whether it ends up two or three noms. If it's three, Drew, Barrett, and Melody go up. They debate who'd join Drew if it's only two. Taylor suggests pairing him with Melody. Yash asks if she'd be willing to become the renom herself just to guarantee Drew goes. Taylor starts running the vote count, recalling Dee said she'll vote however they want. Yash isn't so sure about that (Neither am I. -- Fuskie). Taylor decides to go listen to music.

Devens talks about the cold accommodations he's been given (the HN room). Drew heads into the SR for a cough drop.

Barrett sits alone in the HN room.

Devens announces he's heading to work out. Drew asks if he would mind company (Devens has said he prefers to work out alone. -- Fuskie).

12:40 PM BBT: Drew and Devens work out together in the Gym. Yash comes in. Drew asks if he wants two or three noms. Yash says two. Drew asks if he already knows for sure. Yash says no (Pants on fire. -- Fuskie).

Yash gets called to the DR upstairs, joking maybe they'll finally find out now. Devens suggests asking Production to speed things along. He's eager to get outside and try out the new pool float and relax. They would love to see how the comps get built and taken down, agreeing that would make for good television.

If he ends up on the block come eviction night, Drew concludes, he's finished. That's still a long way off, Devens points out, noting that nothing ever goes according to plan, including last week.

12:45 PM BBT: Taylor asks Yash what makes sense strategically. Yash won't nominate her, suggesting Drew and Melody if two noms. Taylor asks what happens if he wants Barrett gone too, since that requires a veto win. Yash needs to think it over (No matter how hard you try or hope, there is only one eviction per HoH. -- Fuskie).

Taylor trusts Dee and Devens to keep her safe (Why? -- Fuskie). Yash notes the HoH rarely gets exactly what they want. Taylor repeats that Dee and Devens had better keep her. They should get all four of them together, since they're all in an alliance.

Taylor suggests they only loop in Dee and Devens. Yash explains that with three noms, Taylor herself would become the renom target (I don't think she had realized that she could be at risk of being evicted on Yash's HoH. -- Fuskie). He describes a scenario where Taylor goes up but Barrett wins veto and pulls her down, allowing Devens to go up instead. He now claims that while he can't nominate Devens, he is technically allowed to renominate Devens. He leaves the final call up to her.

1:55 PM BBT: Yash comes out of the DR and finds Barrett to talk, also wanting Melody brought up to join them.

Yash tells Barrett that choosing Dee for the bribe protection wasn't a dig at him. She was just a shield for himself. The second reason involves Drew. After Drew leaves, they agree, Barrett and Melody would align with him and Taylor.

Taylor tells them Angela would tell her Drew had just been with her and Dee, pushing them to nominate Yash or Taylor. Yash heard the same thing from a completely different source (They have strategized throwing Drew under the bus to ensure his eviction. -- Fuskie). He claims he was willing to trust Drew and go to the end without the Icons, willing to forgive him despite Drew putting two of their group up last week. Taylor says Drew's constantly put her own game at risk, dropping her name repeatedly, always running straight to Dee.

In the Gym, Devens and Drew talk about whether they'd ever come back to play again. Devens figures maybe for a shortened season. Drew figures he'd enjoy something like Reindeer Games, but couldn't commit to a full season until his kids are older and wouldn't mind him being away that long (Drew needs to get introduced to their mother first. -- Fuskie).

Drew wonders who'd end up nominated alongside him if it's only two noms, guessing probably Melody. Devens figures Yash would target whichever two have the best shot at winning, guessing Barrett would end up pulling Melody off the block.

2:15 PM BBT: Back in the HoH room, Yash says Drew already knows he's going up. Yash told Drew the Icons would nominate him, which they did, only for Drew to turn around and tell the Icons to nominate Yash instead. Yash explains this is exactly why he wanted this HoH, to get past the bribe deal entirely. After this, he figures he owes Dee nothing and is ready to make a run to the end with just his own group.

Yash lays out the plan: with two noms, he wants Barrett, Drew, and himself in play for a better shot at the Veto, with Melody going up if one of them comes down. He gives Barrett the option to sit out Veto entirely, in which case he'd nominate Melody and Drew together instead.

Barrett doesn't want to put Melody through that (Yash is hoping Barrett will volunteer to be a pawn. -- Fuskie). Yash tells him if he wins Veto, they can finally get rid of Drew and carry their group of four, Yash, Barrett, Taylor, and Melody, to the end. He adds that if the Icons try to save Drew and he's the one left on the block, it'll come down to a tie that Yash gets to break himself (Drew isn't the one Yash should be worried about, but he's the only one he can target because he boxed himself into a corner with the bribe. -- Fuskie).

Barrett asks why Yash can't just nominate Devens instead. Yash lies, claiming he made a gentleman's handshake agreement he doesn't want to break, worried he might need to shake on something else later and doesn't want to look like he goes back on his word. Barrett seems to buy the story.

2:30 PM BBT: Melody was called to the DR. Taylor and Yash snack on Yash's HoH treats. Taylor offers to make Barrett some slop-based food. Conversation drifts to body wash and chocolate scents.

2:45 PM BBT: Yash and Taylor keep talking in the HoH room. Yash explains why he told Barrett he trusts him. He owes Melody nothing. Taylor can't think of one significant thing Melody's done in the game, calling her a coaster (Have you looked in the mirror, lately? -- Fuskie).

2:49 PM BBT: The BY opens. Dee sits outside crying again over Angela's exit. Drew tries to cheer her up, asking if he misses the snoring. It used to bother both of them. Angela was unpredictable. Dee agrees, but really loved her. Nom ceremonies won't feel the same without her. She was always paranoid and made it almost as far this time as she did in BB26. Plus, she won a Blockbuster, the same comp Tucker won, and the one she'd wanted most. It feels like she died, Dee says. She had a nightmare about it. She's never felt this way about anyone else leaving.

Drew hopes he wins Veto or Blockbuster and survives this week. Dee wants him to stay too and apologizes for the position he's in. Drew did what he needed to do during his own HoH, just as Barrett did during his. He hopes that he was never planning to jump ship (This is a play for loyalty Jury Votes should Drew survive to the end. -- Fuskie).

3:00 PM BBT: Yash and Devens join the BY group in the lounge area. Dee heads off to change for a walk. Devens gets called to the DR.

Yash asks if Dee's okay. Drew explains it's about Angela, calling her Dee's girl.

Yash apologizes to Drew for having to nominate him, calling it just how things worked out. Drew asks to be the first key pulled if it is three noms. He's already been the second and third key before and hates the waiting. Yash agrees.

Drew asks if it's true Yash can't nominate Devens. Yash denies it again, repeating the handshake story, insisting he can't go back on it. Drew figures he doesn't really care either way, since he knew the second Yash won HoH that he was going up no matter what.

3:10 PM BBT: Melody comes outside from the DR. Yash jokes about how long she was in there. She's carrying food.

3:25 PM BBT: Yash catches Melody up on the plan he, Taylor, and Barrett worked out earlier, telling her they need to execute it this week: Barrett wins Veto, Drew loses Blockbuster, and Drew goes home (That's a lot of things that have to go right, which is rare in the Big Brother House. -- Fuskie).

The two remaining Icons are next on the list (and what if the Icons win the next HoH? -- Fuskie).

Yash tells her one of them needs to win the next HoH if it turns into a double, since he can't compete himself (A plan that depends on someone else taking action that protects you is a cross between hope and fantasy. -- Fuskie).

Melody figures she could handle it if it's a question-based format rather than physical. From there, the plan is they move toward the final four (More like 12% of a plan. -- Fuskie).

Drew comes outside and joins them, ending strategy talk. He asks Yash if he's this week's target. Yash laughs, telling him to let his imagination run wild (Does Yash really think he's that much smarter than everyone else? -- Fuskie).

3:55 PM BBT: Barrett sits alone on the far side of the pool. He gets called to the DR.

Taylor flosses her teeth in the WA.

4:00 PM BBT: Yash has a quick meeting with Devens in the HoH room. Yash asks what Devens sees happening this week. Devens lays it out: if it's three noms, all three go up, and if one of them wins Veto, Taylor becomes the renom, with the other guy needing to win Blockbuster to save her.

Yash says that matches his own thinking exactly (Not exactly. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells Yash that if he wins Veto, he'll do whatever Yash wants, and he'll vote however Yash wants too (I've heard that promise before. -- Fuskie).

He says Drew has been following him around all week, brushing it off as nothing. They're both focused on the endgame now. They shake on it, and Devens leaves. Yash starts cleaning up ahead of the nomination ceremony.

4:09 PM BBT: Drew and Melody lie on the artificial grass in the BY, discussing the HoH comp and how poorly they performed. It's a timed slip-and-slide style comp, filling a tube with water. Melody fell repeatedly. She's hoping hard for only two noms this week.

4:14 PM BBT: In the WA, Dee and Taylor go through their ADLs: nose hair trimming, tonsil checks, tongue brushing, ear cleaning, sparing no detail.

Dee helps Devens with his laundry, then the two head to the SR. Dee cries again. Devens tells her what he'd tell his own kids, that Angela's in a better place (She's not dead; she's just with LaLa. -- Fuskie). He pictures her watching her favorite movies with Lala. Dee laughs.

They both marvel that they're still in the House. Dee told Angela she was safe. She froze during Blockbuster and got in her own head. Once she realized Devens had finished, she knew she was going home. Devens told Yash, right as they came downstairs, that it was a go on evicting Angela, and Yash nodded in agreement.

Devens says if it's a DE this week, it's the two of them against Taylor, Melody, and one of the guys. If they can't beat that group, they deserve to lose. Dee laughs, and Devens says that's the Dee he knows. He thanks whatever's out there that she's still in the game. They talk about which Survivor friends might be watching, and who they've been shouting out to. Devens is doing fine as a HN.

Drew, lying in his bed, startles Dee when she walks in. He isn't leaving without a fight, he assures her. Neither of them knows yet whether it's two or three noms. If he stays and wins the next HoH, Drew promises, he won't nominate her or Devens, targeting everyone else instead. He's still willing to work with them as their shield, since Yash, Taylor, and Barrett all want him gone. He isn't sure where Melody stands. He asked to be the first key pulled since he's already been third and second key before. She laughs.

5:10 PM BBT: Feeds return, and the photo wall confirms Drew, Melody, and Barrett up for eviction.

5:30 PM BBT: All cameras land on Melody asleep on the outside couch, having just finished another plate of food doused in hot sauce. Drew shares his ice cream with her, and Yash took her plate back inside.

5:31 PM BBT: Devens and Barrett walk laps in the BY. Dee and Drew play pool.

7:00 PM BBT: Melody and Drew sit on the outside balcony. She's painted her toenails. Drew tells her she looks mentally drained. Melody agrees.

Melody's so worried. Drew agrees, they all should be. Drew tells her to save this one for her luck jar. Melody hopes it counts. Drew says if she came off the block, he'd consider it earning a vote from her.

7:15 PM BBT: Barrett sits alone on the floor of the Gym. In a cam talk, he asks how many people can say they spent 70 days in the Big Brother House, pointing out very few seasons ever run past 75 days, guessing fewer than 200 people total (18 of 28 seasons have been longer than 75 days, and 160 HG have spent more than 75 days in a single season in the Big Brother House. -- Fuskie). He's pretty proud of that. There is only one person named Barrett who can say that.

Barrett wonders how many people from Arkansas can claim they spent 70 days in the House, guessing maybe a handful (Three others: Raven Walton - BB19, Spencer Clawson - BB15, Frank Eudy - BB14/18. -- Fuskie).

He shouts out to "the Austin Gangler." He can't remember what life is like without cameras or mics that aren't dangling from the ceiling. He hopes there's a former HG hosting the Veto tomorrow, such as Howie (BB6/BB7) or Morgan (BB27). Paul (BB18/19) and Brittany's (BB12/14) visits were the best days of his life, and he won a comp in front of Tiffany (BB23).

Barrett suggests sending in Vinny "the Lip" (BB27), Cirie (Survivor 12/16/20/34, BB25), or Jag (BB23) to host, then DX (Derek Xiao BB23), Big D (Derek Frazier - BB23), Hannah (BB23), and of course, Janelle (BB6/7/14/22). Any of them would lift everyone's spirits and help him personally quite a bit.

7:30 PM BBT: Dee cooks in the KT while Devens sits at the DT, with Drew hanging around. Dee tells Drew and Devens about The Challenge.

7:45 PM BBT: Barrett eats slop alone in the Hot Tub Lounge. Drew eats at the DT. Devens sits at the DT without eating (He's a Have Not).

8:00 PM BBT: Barrett sits in the NT room, reading the Bible.

Devens relaxes in the Hammock while Drew and Melody snack on bananas and walk the BY.

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Thursday, September 10, 2026 — I Will Survive(or)

Previously on the BB Live Feeds

12:00 AM BBT: Angela praises Yash's banana bread, marveling at how well it rose. Yash just followed the recipe on the flour bag. Angela calls it the best-looking banana bread she's ever seen. Melody predicts Yash will be married the moment he leaves the House (A woman loves a man who can cook as much as a man loves a woman who can cook. -- Fuskie).

The HG eat together in a quiet KT. Melody asks about a strange noise, wondering if it was Devens passing gas. Barrett says sound travels in this House (So do secrets. -- Fuskie).

12:15 AM BBT: Yash says they need to sing to Barrett before cutting the cake. Drew announces he's getting a soda. Melody has never seen him do that before.

Melody ran track only once, in fifth grade, earning a ribbon as an alternate. She had no desire to continue into high school. Angela dreams of guest-judging or hosting a food competition show, the one with the redheaded host. The HG figure out she means Bobby Flay. She will look up impressive words like "salivating" to describe the food.

Angela admits she has lazy grammar, especially at home around her kids and grandkids. She only cleaning it up for work. She wishes she could casually use words like "salacious." She asks Yash if he knows what it means. She answers herself, calling it "nasty" (More like lewd, scandalous, titillating. -- Fuskie)

Angela says the people she works with are more educated than she is, since she never went to college (Most people learn grammar and vocabulary in elementary school and high school. -- Fuskie), wishing she spoke more polished. Yash points out her job is literally about speaking, encouraging her to work in new vocabulary, offering "salacious" as an example. Angela jokes she just taught him a new word instead. Yash smiles.

Yash asks where Dee is for the birthday celebration. She's still in the shower, but wouldn't mind missing the start anyway. It's all very LaLa.

Yash, Angela, Taylor, Melody, and Drew, without Dee or Devens present, sing a Lala-style birthday song for Barrett. They cut the cake. Barrett hugs Taylor, saying there's nowhere else he'd rather be for his birthday and noone he'd rather celebrate with. He thanks everyone for coming.

12:30 AM BBT: Angela suggests they leave the dishes until morning.

Angela wonders if the table will stay the same. Maybe, Melody equivocates (Take that, Angela. -- Fuskie), depending on the table's time travel mechanics. Angela thinks the design is cool. Drew likes the season's time travel theme. Angela asks who designed it. Barrett credits BB12/22 Enzo Palumbo. Angela thanks him. Drew meows.

12:45 AM BBT: Melody plans to shower tonight and again tomorrow in the HoH WA. Barrett plans to shower after the HoH LD. Melody can't deal with her hair tonight.

Melody says her very first CD was Gwen Stefani. Drew and Barrett sing one of Drew's original songs together.

1:00 AM BBT: Yash walks to the Pod BR, telling Angela and Dee, who are getting into bed in the Outer BR, he loves them. Devens is already asleep.

In the Pod BR, Yash asks himself if they're really not voting Dee out, asking whether it should be Devens or Angela instead. If he ends up next to Angela at the end, he'd lose, but next to Devens he might not. Yash told Devens his gut says not to trust him, but Devens could be a useful shield anyway.

Taylor joins Yash in the Pod BR. He suggests Taylor not to tell Dee they're keeping her, but Taylor already did. Yash floats the idea of a Final 4 with himself, Taylor, Dee, and Devens. Taylor is willing to believe Devens, but not Drew.

Yash lays out a plan: they keep Dee no matter what, and only keep Devens if he delivers a televised speech before the vote formally declaring himself against Drew and Barrett. Otherwise they don't vote for him at all (Sounds a bit convoluted and outlandish to expect Devens would kill his game like that. -- Fuskie).

Taylor tells Yash that Dee and Devens are relying on the two of them, noting Devens keeps reminding her that Barrett, Drew, and Melody form their own trio (Yesterday, they didn't believe a word Devens said. Now they're eating up his every word. -- Fuskie).

Yash says Melody and Barrett made their mistake by getting close to Drew in the first place, suggesting once Drew's gone, they might be able to rebuild that relationship. Yash plans to tell Devens they'll keep him over Drew (Yash is very confident he is in complete control. Maybe too confident. Some might say overconfident. -- Fuskie).

Yash Tells Taylor about about the Mosh Pit, and how Melody and Mallory wanting to keep Kamu is what broke it apart. Mallory and Melody actually wanted to work with him, but Drew blocked it.

Yash asks Taylor what comes next. He plans to win the DE HoH, nominate Melody and Drew, and tell Barrett not to use the veto, warning that if Barrett tries anyway, Melody goes up instead. Taylor points out the DE happens next week (I'll point out that Yash can't threaten to put up Melody as the renom if she was an original nom. He would have to put up Devens or Dee, which he can't because of the Bribe. That would mean Taylor has to be put up next to Drew, which she won't take kindly to. -- Fuskie).

Yash wants Drew gone. Taylor worries that means flipping back to Barrett and Melody eventually. Yash says if they flip back, he becomes the top target, but staying with Devens and Dee makes him only the third target. Taylor asks when he'd actually nominate Dee and Devens. Yash insists he wouldn't (So his plan is to take Dee and Devens to the Final 3? He might not have any choice. -- Fuskie).

Yash needs Dee and Devens to stay, and in turn needs them to keep him safe. Taylor says just one more HoH cycle. Yash has been deliberately avoiding winning HoH, floating the idea of targeting Angela instead, blaming Melody and Barrett's mistake on bringing Drew back into their fold.

1:15 AM BBT: Yash has a little hope for Barrett, since Barrett picked him for the Veto this week. Taylor suggests their public reasoning could be that they kept Dee because they don't trust Devens or Drew, but if Dee wins instead, they'd say they kept Devens because of his speech, calling the two of them shields and swords for each other. Yash has to hold off on winning HoH so Dee and Devens keep him around (That's convenient strategy, but may not be a great Jury argument. -- Fuskie).

Taylor asks what happens if all three Icons leave and it ends up just the two of them against Drew and Barrett. Yash admits by then, it would be too late to change course.

Taylor already knows Devens is laser-focused on getting Barrett out (Taylor has not been paying attention. Devens is laser-focused on using whatever tools he has to moving him and Dee forward, and that includes using Drew and Barrett to target Yash if Yash is perceived as threatening them. -- Fuskie).

Yash floats a final four with Dee and Devens. Taylor says no. Yash isn't worried about Dee's loyalty. Taylor if Devens doesn't his speech about Drew, it guarantees him a trip to the Jury House (They are certainly energized, but they don't necessarily have the power. -- Fuskie).

Drew, talking to feeders, says the whole situation is driving him crazy. He doesn't care about anyone's family stories; he just wants to win. Barrett asks if Drew's okay..

Taylor tells Yash that Devens and Dee are two strong competitors. Devens has been tough on Yash. Angela can't survive without Dee and Devens. Taylor suggests they need to pray about this. She tells Yash that Angela won two HoHs her first season, clearly could win this season too. It feels like she just isn't trying, and that's infuriating.

Taylor warns that getting rid of Angela would upset Barrett and Melody permanently, with no chance of ever flipping back to them. Yash says their instincts are correct - get rid of Devens. Taylor says Devens is only taking aim at Barrett, not Drew, since Drew is actually his real source of power. Yash thinks Devens is losing his grip.

1:30 AM BBT: Yash asks if they just let Dee and Angela stay while he tries for HoH himself. Taylor calls Dee loyal. Yash agrees, saying Dee truly wants to ride with them, though Devens plays a more calculated game, though Dee remains loyal either way (Have they completely come full circle now? I got lost around 345 degrees. -- Fuskie).

Taylor predicts Melody would nominate Dee and Angela next week. Taylor calls Drew the new version of Haley. Yash tells Taylor that if Devens wins Blockbuster, they should lay their support on thick. Taylor admits she'd love to keep Devens, if only Drew weren't still in the House. Yash agrees.

Barrett and Drew put on party hats and pretend to be animals, with Melody playing a princess, all doing voices and accents.

Melody announces she's heading to bed. Barrett plans to go crawl around the HoH room for a bit. Melody hugs Barrett goodnight. Barrett notes it could be their last night in the House together. Drew and Melody hug goodnight in the Outer BR, lights out, Angela already snoring.

1:45 AM BBT: Barrett tells the camera all the time stuck indoors this week hasn't affected him mentally (Would he realize if it had? -- Fuskie).

Barrett reflects on his birthday, admitting he didn't do much of anything, just spent it in the Big Brother House. That'sa once-in-a-lifetime experience (It doesn't have to be. -- Fuskie). He was disappointed he didn't get the "all-star" BB Comics treatment, but is looking forward to getting outside tomorrow, DE or not.

He and Dee have barely exchanged five sentences outside the Veto speech. He needs to fix that tomorrow in case she stays. He recaps his day: eating, listening to Melody vent about Angela, and hearing that Devens is legitimately sick. He didn't realize you could get sick like that in the Big Brother House. He just spent the rest of the time just watching Melody and Drew do their thing.

Barrett flips his mic pack around and sings a bit of Mallory's old cereal song, then goes quiet for a long stretch. He has more to day, but heads to bed instead so he doesn't repeat himself.

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8:30 AM BBT: (You know what we get to do today, Brooks? We get to evict an Icon! -- Fuskie)

8:45 AM BBT: Drew reaches for his brush, does his hair, and lies back down in his Outer BR bed.

9:45 AM BBT: Feeds return to Angela and Devens in the SR swapping mic WAtteries. Dee sits brushing her teeth in the WA.

Devens tells Angela he's definitely feeling better this morning (He had a good night's rest. -- Fuskie).

Dee comes into the KT and asks how he's doing. Devens tells her the same, feeling better. He tells Drew in the WA that he's feeling better, calling the timing good.

10:00 AM BBT: Taylor leaves the Pod BR to swap batteries in the SR, making several failed attempts to get in before giving up and heading to the KT to tell everyone she couldn't get inside.

1:00 PM BBT: Feeds return to Yash in the KT, and Drew emptying the dishwasher.

1:15 PM BBT: Live-show and Blockbuster mic packs sit out in the SR. The HG also got a grocery delivery. The nominees suitcases have been delivered to the SR.

Melody tells Drew she doesn't like his hairdo, then starts working on it herself. Taylor tweezes her face. Dee gets called to the DR. Taylor asks Dee if she's okay, sensing something seems off. She's not quite in her usual winner mode (Not sure if Taylor is concerned or planting seeds and playing psychological warfare with her. -- Fuskie).

Production says Stop Singing. Taylor, from a distance, mutters to herself to please stop singing. She hates his voice (Probably Drew. -- Fuskie).

Melody prefers edge pieces of a cake, taking the end piece of Yash's banana bread. Yash respects that. He likes the edges of brownies too (Something tastes more chocolatey when it goes crunch. -- Fuskie).

1:30 PM BBT: Melody describes a dream where the whole cast went to a New Year's Eve party. Yash had a dream about a party with college friends, followed by a second dream where he and coworkers spied on people inside an opera house (Why an opera house? I gotta know. Don't leave me hanging! -- Fuskie).

Angela gets ready, putting on her Utah shirt for Blockbuster. The House feels less hot now, she says (Fewer bodies. -- Fuskie).

Dee blames her own heat on getting her period, asking Taylor or Angela for a black hair tie. Angela brings her one. Dee thanks her. Dee says the WA is too warm, and she heads off to relax in the Outer BR instead. Angela agrees and leaves too. Taylor stays behind, finishing up.

In the Outer BR, Dee worries her speech might land badly against Angela, but what does she have to lose? That's exactly why he plays the game the way he does, Devens says. Dee wishes she had called more of her tribe out during Survivor 50. Dee predicts everyone's game gets shaken up tonight. Something feels off, though. She doesn't know what (Maybe Devens gave her some of what he just got rid of. -- Fuskie).

Dee says the one thing she can actually control is making sure he (Barrett) doesn't win the money. Devens laughs about being a fan living in the House. He doesn't want to end up a zero-vote finalist. Dee thought Devens could have swept Survivor 38 outright (If only he wasn't voted off on Day 11. -- Fuskie). Dee vows to beat both Angela and Devens in Blockbuster.

Dee tells Devens and Angela it's been an honor playing alongside them. She never expected Big Brother to be this much fun. At least they got to play the whole game (meaning Jury House). Dee enjoys arguing, whether it hurts her game or not. Devens calls that legitimate. Dee brings up Taylor questioning whether she's in game mode, asking if she seems okay. Angela thinks she seems normal. Devens calls her manic (It seemd Taylor did get inside Dee's head a bit. -- Fuskie).

1:45 PM BBT: Dee talks about a future watch party with their families. Devens isn't sure how his own would go, since his wife would have to tell the kids if he loses. He wouldn't be coming home right away either way (Watch parties don't really work like with Survivor, since the HG are still in the House when episodes air. -- Fuskie).

Dee, Devens, and Angela talk as Drew walks by. Dee compliments his hair (He can thank Melody. -- Fuskie). Drew leaves. Dee can't wait to take him out, noting how comfortable he's clearly gotten (Remind me to never play poker with Dee or Devens. -- Fuskie).

Devens tells the room to nominate him against Drew or Barrett. He isn't going anywhere. Dee says Devens' wife, Becca, is thrilled he will at least reach Jury. Devens says she'd tell him to keep fighting, to die on the field (of battle).

Angela mentions a superstition about Dee's bag sitting too close to the door. Dee shrugs it off, saying let people think whatever they want. The only thing she won't do to win is sleep in the Pod BR. She warns she'll be unbearably obnoxious if she stays. Angela hopes the comp ends up being rope-based.

Dee tells Devens she thinks there's a real chance both of them stay. Devens claims he's already talked to Taylor and Yash, though he doubts it worked. Drew claims he'd vote to keep him, though Devens doubts that too. He'd nominate Drew and Barrett himself if he survives (Now is that the way to treat your BB Son? -- Fuskie).

Devens tried his best and will leave in peace if it comes to that. Dee vows to blow the whole thing up instead. She'll have no regrets, pointing specifically at how openly Melody and Drew have been acting lately. She says they are so comfortable together she plans to call out what looks like a showmance forming (I've seen showmances. This is no showmance. -- Fuskie).

Dee plans to use the full two minutes for her speech, standing on the couch and blowing up whoever's game needs blowing up. 30 seconds isn't nearly enough. Devens says that will be more entertaining than just sitting around and waiting.

Angela tells Dee that if she isn't around anymore, to stick with Devens. Dee agrees, of course (As if Dee needs Angela's advice. -- Fuskie).

Angela feels sad, wondering if she should be the one to leave before Devens, since he has young kids. Dee points out Angela has her own family too. Angela's are already grown, she says. She starts crying. Dee hugs her, reassuring her that Devens is already successful with a great family, and that whoever ends up leaving, it'll be okay. This is just a silly little game. They can always make $750k somewhere else. There's a reason people call them Icons.

Dee tells Angela she'll be working the Jury for her if she goes, promising she'll always be in her head telling her to keep quiet, whether she's there or not. Angela cries again. Taylor comes by, giving her a hug and telling her not to cry.

2:00 PM BBT: Dee tells Angela she has such a good heart, adding she loves her deeply. Angela thanks her for that. Yash also comes over to give Angela a hug and tell her he loves her. Dee asks if he loves her too. Yash admits a little.

Angela says Production calls out the other Houseguests more often, signaling that the Icons behave better, since they don't sit around naming movie titles. Dee adds or napping.

Drew steps out and Dee immediately calls him foolish (She runs so hot and cold on Drew, it's like watching a tennis match. -- Fuskie).

Angela heads off to dry her hair. Devens returns, looking for his hat. Melody checks on Angela, asking how she's doing. Angela says sad.

Dee gets a quiet moment to address live feeders. One soldier leaves, she says, but she gains an ally in Jury. Barrett asks if he can talk to her. Of course, she says.

Barrett sits down, asking Dee not to cry. She starts crying anyway (Crocodile tears. -- Fuskie). Barrett apologizes for being a jerk this week. Everything she's said was valid. He should have handled the nominations better. She's carried his game the entire season (How did that crow taste? -- Fuskie).

Barrett tells Dee she was his person the whole game, until her last HoH changed everything and he couldn't come back from it. Dee calls that understandable. He's her best friend. Barrett insists he took no joy in the decision, calling her a truly great player (And that is what is called transparent Jury management. -- Fuskie).

Barrett couldn't feel proud of his own game going to the end with all five of them. Dee insists she never would have turned her back on him. He'll see it eventually. She can't go to the end with Devens or Angela. She starts crying again, saying Yash and Taylor are essentially running the game now. Barrett agrees, he might regret his decisions.

Dee cries that he never gave her warning, and that was hurtful. Barrett messed up there. Dee says the Mallory situation wasn't her idea, that she took the blame for it (It was totally her idea. -- Fuskie).

Dee reminds Barrett she sat him down and told him about the bribe herself, calling this whole thing a real backstab. The other side wanted him gone and she protected him anyway. Next time, talk to her first before nominating her. She's grateful they talked now.

2:15 PM BBT: Dee asks why he's only talking to her now. Barrett wasn't sure if she wanted space, not knowing how to approach her. It was a rookie mistake and hopes she understands. She does, but would never have turned her back on him, swearing on her own mother (A little guilt can go a long way. -- Fuskie).

Barrett clarifies he isn't asking her not to come after him, just that he wants to stay friends once the show ends. Dee agrees they will. Dee pointing out that Mallory and Melody landed their Powers as underdogs, while Drew got his through the Crossover alliance (Or maybe they just won the America's Votes for being popular, like the Icons. -- Fuskie).

Dee says Drew's been working incredibly hard lately. Barrett jokes he's just getting his steps in. She tells Barrett this whole situation has lit a real fire in her to win Blockbuster. Barrett tells her to win it and do whatever she needs to do. Dee promises they'll be friends forever. These are real emotions, Barrett says. He apologizes again for making her cry. Dee missed their friendship this week, calling the silence between them strange.

Dee already knows Barrett isn't trying to make a strategic move here, that she can tell he's being sincere. Barrett IS being sincere. This whole week has been strange, hard to read. He asks what the shrine actually means. Dee tells him she won't say until they've both left the House (It is a private joke between Dee and Haley. -- Fuskie).

Dee brings up the medieval competition, saying there's so much she looks back on differently now. Barrett asks if she means Haley.

2:30 PM BBT: Barrett asks if Dee liked the "Dee's nuts" bit from her BB Comic. She did. Yash interrupts that he was eavesdropping. Dee asks if Barrett liked his BB COmic. No, Barret said, he was a villain. Dee asks why he was depicted killing someone. Yash reminds them about the spanking and the gremlin theme in his own BB Comic. Dee had expected Barrett's BB Comic to be rainbows and sunshine, but it turned out entirely evil instead.

Yash tries on a shirt, unhappy with the color. Dee says the real issue is that it's too short. Yash notes his clothes usually run big. He asks her if he should change. Yes, she agrees it's the length, not the color. Yash's pickings are slim.

Devens jokes about Drew's missing hairbrush. Dee's biggest regret is not taking it first. Barrett originally suspected Devens took it, but realized it wasn't him after Devens got upset about people taking others' belongings (That's a big deal on Survivor. -- Fuskie). Dee admits she once took Drew's brush and hid it on Chuk's bed, but swears she didn't do it this time around.

Drew tells Taylor he'd keep Devens over her, since Yash can't nominate Dee anyway, unless it turns out Yash truly can't nominate any of the three Icons. Drew saw her and Barrett talking earlier and deliberately walking away to give them privacy.

2:45 PM BBT: FotH until after the Live Show.

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7:00 PM BBT: Yash and Taylor tell Barrett they owe him an explanation later.

Dee paces the living room eating a popsicle, crying, saying Angela would laugh at her for crying.

Drew and Devens talk. They don't know who to trust anymore. Devens says that's intentional, by design. Drew feels bad that Angela never talked to him. He doesn't know if they're still cool (It was up to Angela to campagin to Drew for her vote, but it was Drew's responsibility to campaign for her Jury Vote. -- Fuskie).

Devens acknowledges real trust issues remain. That's fair, Drew says, predicting either he or Barrett is next headed to Jury. Nothing's certain once Blockbuster is over. He promises they'll catch up properly later.

Melody grabs a soda in the KT. Taylor sits nearby. Nothing gets said. Melody heads to the Gym.

7:15 PM BBT: Alone in the Gym, Melody wishes good luck to anyone who thinks they're smart enough to be on Big Brother.

Dee would be mortified if she were Barrett. He wanted her gon and yet she's still here. She paces the WA, quietly studying dates to herself.

Melody vents to Barrett about Yash, accusing him of doing exactly what he'd been complaining about the whole game. She remembers Lyric's warning not to trust Yash or Chuk. Her feelings toward Drew are a real love-hate mix, she confesses. Melody also complains about Dee telling her conflicting things before the live show, assuming Yash wouldn't buy whatever Dee was pitching. Melody says Yash told her he'd explain everything later.

Barrett felt he was finally able to separate from Drew, only for the two of them to end up on the same side of the vote (Barrett didn't vote. -- Fuskie).

Barrett needs either Melody or Drew to win the next HoH. It made him feel better realizing Yash would have won the Veto no matter who he'd targeted.

Yash, Taylor, and Dee sit at the DT, speculating about the next HoH and feeling good about the numbers being in their favor, especially Devens' position heading into it (I don't know why. Seems like it's even stevens, with Devens/Dee/Drew vs. Taylor/Yash/Melody competing for HoH. -- Fuskie).

They joke about Taylor's lower odds of winning. That sounds like something her brothers would say, Taylor retorts, insisting she isn't upset about it (I don't know why Yash would be so cocky if he's basically saying Taylor and Melody won't win HoH. -- Fuskie).

Dee puts a pizza in the oven. Taylor tells her to move the rack up, since she'd lowered it earlier for Barrett's cake. Dee struggles to line it up correctly. Dee says the pizza needs ten minutes in the oven. Taylor corrects her to twenty, explaining the oven's unreliable enough that you have to flip them halfway (Can these two not agree on anything? -- Fuskie).

7:30 PM BBT: Barrett sits alone on the Hot Tub Lounge couch, wondering what he can do now.

FotH. Time for the HoH comp.

11:35 PM BBT: Feeds return and Yash has the HoH key around his neck. The HG are dressed in cowboy outfits. Drew did poorly. Dee almost beat Yash. Yash and Taylor high-five.

Melody tells Drew she just wants to roll up in a ball and cry.

Drew tells Yash he's going to come upstairs and pitch him. He thinks there will still be 3 noms this week.

Dee tells Drew they can talk after she showers.

Taylor and Yash go to the SR. Taylor says once Drew's out of the game, the ceasefire can finally happen, giving them two clean final fours (That's not how cease fires work, when you have all for themselves. -- Fuskie).

Taylor leaves. Yash holds the HoH key up to the camera, declaring he did this, kissing the key. Taylor returns, mentioning Drew actually has a power, one that means he can never be a HN. She suggests Yash make Drew a Have Not so he's forced to use it. Yash agrees. Taylor suggests naming both Drew and Devens as HN to make him uses it .

Taylor and Yash head to the DR, showing off the HoH key and posing. Yash grooms his beard.

11:45 PM BBT: Yash celebrates alone in the SR. Taylor joins him and tells Yash to say Drew and Devens, it's your turn.

Dee and Devens celebrate the Bribe protecting them. And you didn't want to do it, she jokes at him. Devens mocks how poorly Drew performed in the comp.

Melody didn't stop to learn the sequence. Devens spent too much time running back and forth.

Yash is called to the DR. Devens tell him to celebrate.

Barrett lays face down on his Outer BR bed. Just kill me, he mutters. Devens unloads the dishwasher while Taylor washes dishes and loads it back up.

Melody jumps off the stairs into Drew's arms, who carries her into the Hot Tub Lounge. Drew promises to win the Blockbuster (He skipped right over the Veto. -- Fuskie).

Barrett doesn't want to wait a week for the DE. Melody agrees, it's torture, especially without the BY. Drew says the Blockbuster has to be ropes this time. Barrett is too tall for that comp.