Day 36 - Nominations
Sheila and Josh are the first ones up for the day. She tells him that she had a 'light bulb moment' last night and she will tell him about it later. Josh leaves the kitchen and Ryan comes in.
Josh goes to talk to Sharon in the bedroom and tells her that there won't be a food competition today so they all can lay out in the sun.
Sheila is telling Ryan about her epiphany. She says that she could have won the competition but her mind told her she couldn't do it because she is always letting other people win before her and piggy backs on others. Josh is hiding around the corridor listening. Sheila says that her light bulb moment was not to piggy-back on Natalie anymore. She says that she needs to save herself and not depend on anyone else. Ryan says that he saved Matt and Natalie twice and that they owe him. She tells him that they are in the game alone and they have to decide as a person what it takes to win the money. She says she didn't know that she was going to have these realizations about herself. Ryan asks her if these aren't just delusions due to her slop diet.
Josh climbs back into bed and tells Sharon what he just heard from the Sheila and Ryan conversation.
In the back yard, Josh tells James about Sheila's epiphany and summarizes that she is sorry and realizes that the other group is not going to save her and that she will now start winning competitions to be a part of their group. James asks if Sheila is trying to go with them. Josh says that she is trying to play both sides so she can end up screwing them again. He thinks that she is doing this because she can't convince M/N to use the PoV on her if they win it. Josh says that he hopes that Ryan doesn't win the PoV and takes himself off. James says that he is at least giving him a chance to play for it instead of backdooring him.
Josh makes a comment about Sheila and Ryan being new BFF. James says that they were probably together before this twist in the game. Josh says that Matt isn't the brains of the group but he is their muscle. They talk about them (the other side) using Natalie and ganging up on her to control her vote. James says he wants one of their strong people to go this week. Josh said he was looking forward to throwing the slop competition today and watching them all freak out. (Guess that will have to hold until next week Joshy)
Josh and Sharon in the kitchen. She tells him that Matt was the third vote for the mystery box because Adam got so upset when Matt tried to blame it on him.
Sheila and Josh in the back yard. She is telling him that she has saved M/N more than once and that she told Ryan they have both tried to protect Matt and not they are both in a bad position. She tells Josh about her conversation with Ryan and how Matt manipulates and that they hope that Matt doesn't win PoV because they (Sheila and Ryan) know that Matt really doesn't have their backs. She tells Josh that because of something he said to her last night she realized that she is truly alone in the house and can't rely on anyone to save her.
Josh tells Sheila that he knows that she told Ryan and Matt about the two deal with Ryan and that she tried to blame it on Natalie. Sheila admits to lying and she apologizes. She says that she was trying to protect Matt and says that every one makes mistakes. Josh says that he doesn't think he's make any mistakes. Sheila says that she has piggy-backed on Natalie and she is mad at herself and thanks Josh for making her think about being responsible for her own actions. She says that she knows that she is not the biggest threat and she's not sitting pretty but she won't throw anyone under the bus. Josh says that there is hope for her to win the PoV.
Sheila says that she really believed that Matt or Natalie would take her to the end. Josh tells her that she chose the wrong people to align with. Sheila agrees and says that if she continues to piggy-back she doesn't deserve to win the game and it's disgusting they were all depending on Natalie hanging on last night for 5 hours under tremendous pressure to save them. Josh says that he knew that 5 of them would start turning on each other. Sheila says that it's already happened and thinks that Ryan will be voted out, or maybe Adam because he flip-flops, or it could be her.
James comes over and Sheila now tells him about her "light bulb moment". She admits that she was the blame for protecting Matt. James asks how. She explains that she is the one who told James not to go for Matt when he was on the block with Alex because she was on Matt's side. She apologizes for not letting him know that he was going to be evicted and says that she will not feel sorry for herself if she was nominated. She says that she made a decision when her gut was telling her to go one way and she went the other and that it's all under the bridge now. James says that he will show people how the game should be played. He says that people are over playing the game by lying to each other's faces.
Sheila tells James that she thought she was going to skate through the game and that she's sick to her stomach that they were all dependent on Natalie to win HoH. She says that's how she's played her whole life. James says that he will sacrifice anyone who uses the PoV. He explains that anyone who uses it, he will put the person they are closest to up. He tells Sheila that she and others burned him so much last week and the only one who didn't was Chelsia. James says that no one will win the PoV but him and he says that Ryan will probably be the one to go home, that's who he wants to see gone.
Sheila asks James to accept her apology. James tells her that everyone did bad things and he got lucky but he's trying to show people how the game should be played. Sheila repeats that she is not depending on M/N anymore and that she gives Josh credit for her change of heart. James says that Ryan will not have anyone's support and that if he proves 'utterly worthless' then he will go home.
James says that he hope Ryan doesn't think he is going after him because of not voting him back in. They talk about Natalie doing 5 hours for Matt and how she was so upset because she thought she was letting people down when she dropped. James says that he is sending Ryan home. Sheila says that Ryan is depending on the PoV but James says not with him playing and that it will be an act of God if Ryan wins the PoV.
Adam and Matt. Adam says that he's going to go off on James if he puts him up and says that he should never have voted him back in. Matt asks why he did, but before Adam could answer Matt says it is because he (Adam) thought it would be Parker coming back. Adam says yes. Matt says that game was designed for a girl to win.
Sheila is now sharing her epiphany with Natalie. (Basically all the same stuff she told Ryan, Josh and James) Natalie talks about why she voted James back in, she said she is not good at making quick decisions and that she was scared that it could be Allison or Alex. She says that she didn't like going back on her word to James and that this was her redemption for her word. Sheila tells Natalie that she loves her and that she thinks she's a good person. Sheila says that she knows she's in this alone and that she's not mad at anyone, but doesn't want the game to be ugly.
Sharon and James are talking about how Matt is being more paranoid than Josh. Matt walks in and joins the conversation. Matt tells James that he is a bit hurt that James said to him that they used to have conversation that were deep but now all he (Matt) talks about is partying. James says it's just not something he wants to talk about. James assures Matt that he isn't going to do anything fishy this week. James says he has a list of people who screwed him or lied to him and that everyone is on that list except for Chelsia and Sharon. James says that he's going to have a huge speech about the PoV at the Nomination ceremony. He explains that he doesn't want the PoV used, even by nominees or he'll sacrifice the closest person to them. Matt asks if he is going to put him up. They all say no. James explains again that there is no back door this week. Matt tries to guess the nominees and first is Ryan and Sheila, or possibly Adam. James says that he doesn't want a fight for the PoV but he will if he has to. He says that he will not take $10,000 from a single mom and that he'd trade the unitard for the PoV.
Ryan and James in HoH. Ryan tries to explain why he put James on the block. He says that he probably screwed himself up and that he's saved a certain someone twice in this game. James tells Ryan that he is strictly by himself and not playing with Chelsia anymore. He tells Ryan that he (James) was actually evicted and got to speak to Julie where Ryan didn't even have to leave the house. James wants to know how he is supposed to have an alliance with people that voted him out and says that people told him to his face that he was safe.
James tells Ryan that he is probably going to put him on the block but he has the PoV to fight for. He says that if Ryan is still there next week he hopes that the battle between them ends. James tells him that Julie asked him who the strongest player in the house was and he said Sheila because she had a way of talking people around and making them feel comfortable in confiding in her because she is a single mom and then she uses that to "*** them over."
James tells him that he has no hard feelings, especially in regards to Ryan voting for the mystery box. Ryan says that he knows that James has bigger fish to fry and he feels that he's caught in the middle. He goes on to say that he made the wrong decision last week but it's done and he can't change it now. James assures him that he will be straight up with him from this point on and will not make it easy for Ryan in the PoV.
Matt and Sheila in the boat room. She is complaining that she can't win something and wants to win something if she stays this week, but she's afraid she is leaving. Josh is trying to listen outside the door. Josh reports what he heard to Natalie and Chelsia and they are saying that Sheila did it to herself.
Natalie tells Chelsia about Sheila apologizing for relying on her to win the HoH. She says that before the vote to bring back in James or the mystery box, Sheila says that she wasn't voting James back in but Natalie told her that she was.
James and Ryan still in HoH. James says again that he will sacrifice someone close to whoever takes themselves off the block. He commends Ryan for backdooring him last week and warns him that people will try to *** Ryan over. Ryan explains that he thought that James' side was real tight and that he was the 5th wheel and though his chances were better on the other side.
Natalie and Josh. They are laughing about Sheila trying to make all nice with people. Natalie says that her gut told her to go with James so that's what she did and that when you don't go with intuition, you get ***ed.
James and Chelsia in the sauna room. He tells her that he has thought about it and it is best strategically for him to nominate her. She is shocked. James laughs and says that he is only kidding and that he is just practicing his lies since everyone else in the house is so good about it. Josh comes in and James gets called to the DR.
Chelsia and Josh talk about James' joke. She says that she never feels safe in this house so she believed him. Josh says that some weeks he feels safer than others and this is a safer week because he feels he hasn't done anything to James.
Nomination Ceremony:
Sheila and Ryan are nominated.
Matt and Natalie in the storage room. They think it is better for them if Ryan stays over Sheila. Matt says that he is not going to vote out Ryan and if they win the PoV they are not going to use it. Matt thanks Natalie for making the deal with James. She says that she feels James will be true to his word and that's why she made the deal.
Ryan and Sheila in the boat room. Sheila says it is funny how so many people have lied to James' face and they end up on the block. She says it was 5-1 to evict even though it was 3 that voted against him to come back. Ryan says that it is the worst possible thing that could happen to them. He says that he believes James will go after him regardless because he backdoored James. Sheila says that she is a target because he didn't vote James back in the house and because of her lying to him. She goes on to say that other people have lied too. Ryan says that James has it out for more than 2 people but he can only put up two at a time. Sheila says she thinks that if Ryan gets the PoV and uses it then Adam will be put up. She says that they (her and Ryan) must not be good liars like everyone else since they are the ones up on the block.
James, Chelsia, Adam and Matt in the kitchen. Matt is talking about how Natalie played for him in the HoH competition and how he was going to give her another massage. Matt wonders what the PoV will be and asks James if he would like to win a prize. James says no that he would like to win the game.
James, Matt and Adam in the back yard. James tells Matt that he gave his word not to evict Matt and that he never expected to be back in the house. Matt shakes James' hand and says he will be straight up. James says again that he will not take the money over the veto or whatever. He says he doesn't want to see himself on the block next week unless there is a damn good reason.
James says that he told one person that he was going to '***' them this week but if they leave it was because they screwed him. He says that he doesn't like the house being split. James says that everyone connected to Natalie was rooting for her because they thought James would put them up and he doesn't want that split.
James says he doesn't want Ryan to feel awkward. Matt says that Sheila is nervous. James says that she could go home this week. They wonder what the votes would be.
Ryan comes out and says that he is the king of the block. He says with his luck that Sheila will come out tomorrow and really play for the PoV and win. Ryan asks James if he has a preference of which one of them leaves. James says no because they have both screwed him equally.
Adam and Matt in the pink room. Matt asks Adam who is going to vote out and Adam says that he's not going to say. Matt says that they all screwed James equally and Adam wants to know why James is holding it against them. Adam says that the nominations need to be kept the same and that they need to win PoV. Ryan comes in saying that he lost one vote because he took Sheila's 10 G's. Matt and Adam joke around and say that they aren't voting to keep him. Ryan says "Shit, I'm down 3-nothing and that I'm going to have to********* to stay this week." Ryan complains about being on the block. Adam says don't worry you have 10 G's. They talk about Sheila's epiphany. Adam says he hasn't heard it. Matt says not to worry he will and will probably get summoned to the boat room and he will be told.
Chelsia and James in the HoH. She is telling him how she went to talk to Sheila. She says that Sheila doesn't understand why she is on the block when it was 5 people that weren't true to their word. Chelsia says that she told her that not everyone gave them their word. Chelsia tells James that he made her nervous with his little prank about putting her up. They profess their "like" for each other because it's not love because they are on TV.
Natalie and Sharon making dinner. They say that Ryan will be out because he and Jen both won $15000 between the two of them. Natalie says that she didn't realize that she asked James for a deal that didn't include herself. Natalie says she'll win HoH one of these days based on all the studying she has done.
Sharon and Chelsia in the hot tub. They are talking about M/N and how they don't like him and would like to see him on the block if PoV is used. Chelsia says that Matt doesn't like her because he can't manipulate her like the other girls. Sharon says that if things didn't go down the way that they did she thinks that James would have been evicted then Chelsia, Josh and then Sharon.
They were on outdoor lock down and now they are allowed back in the house and the PoV is now locked in with the guinea pigs. They think the PoV might be tonight. PoV is spelled out with block letters in the cage and they think that Natalie was onto something with her cheat sheet.
Natalie is trying to help Sheila to study the guinea pig cage. Sheila just wants to go to bed.
Josh, Sharon, Natalie and Adam are dogging on Sheila for whining so much about being on the block.
Sheila is crying in the dark in the boat room. She says over and over that she misses her son.
The others decide that they should play a trick on Sheila and tell her that it's time to for the PoV competition.
At midnight everyone goes into Sheila's room while she was sleeping and yelled 'PoV competition' and she runs out in her unitard. They are all cracking up outside. Sheila goes back inside and goes back to her room and says that the house is totally insane.
Not much really going on, they make fun of Sheila for being called into the DR room all night and about their prank. She takes it all in good fun. (Sidenote: she's not wearing the unitard any more)
Everyone is in bed by 2am BBT.