'Big Brother 10' No lemonade

I feel sorry for the editors on Big Brother 10. Usually I think they attempt to create some sort of theme for an episode. At least, I can usually find something that ties it all together somewhat. Tonight, however, we learned that sometimes life gives you lemons and that's all you get. Sweetness becomes a myth. Other times, you get lollipops, but I am not sure where to take that metaphor. Besides, we must review before we get to that!

Michelle put Keesha and Libra on the block and Jerry won the PoV and keeping with house tradition did nothing with it. Libra promised Keesha she wouldn't campaign and then revealed that Jessie's eviction was all Keesha's plan. Too little, too late, however, and Libra got the boot. Renny proved she knew everyone better then they thought and won HoH in the process.

Keesha is rather jubilant, congratulating herself on being more well liked then Libra. I assume no one wants to break the news to her that the reality is that she's no where near as effective manipulator as Libra was. Memphis and Keesha are both overjoyed with Renny's win, assuring their safety this week, while Ollie, April and Jerry are more than a little nervous. Ollie and April try to talk about the game, but everywhere they go, Jerry follows them. Not to talk...just to be in the room. Usually either staring at them or at a wall. It's a bit odd, but that's sort of what we've come to expect from Jerry, isn't it? Well, that and hate speech about other people's religion.

Memphis decides to move into Libra's old bed, taking care to wash the sheets first. This makes Renny nervous, as it means he will be rooming with Keesha alone all week while she takes up residence in the HoH room, allowing him to bend the blond's ear. And we've all seen how easily she can be talked into switching her alliances. Renny tries to warn Keesha off, telling her the he will not take her to the end of the game because he's in the game to win money. As opposed to why everyone else is there? No one on this show is curing cancer, obviously. I never understand the animosity that comes over people trying to get the money. Why else be there? For the dubious fame of being known as a whiny jack-a$$? Whatevs.

Ollie and April take some time to whisper in bed about trying to get Jerry on the block with April, all while Jerry is in the room with them. They also discuss their relationship, over a series of several clips, including one in which Ollie asks April to marry him and she turns to the camera asking if America heard that. We did. And we weep for you both. This will all end in tears, I just know it. Perhaps even open sobbing, such as we see when Renny's HoH room is revealed and she sees photos of her parents. She wails "Mama!" so often that the guys don't even want to step into the room and after a few awkward moments the girls try to gracefully exit to give her some time to collect herself. Except she wails "NO! Stay!" and so the girls drag the guys in because if they have to endure this, so should they.

Later on, Renny visits with Michelle in her room to discuss strategy. Sort of. Renny asks if Michelle wins next week, would she put her on the block? Michelle tells her absolutely not, but Renny asks her to swear on a bible and then ups the ante by asking her to swear on her parents. Both of which Michelle agrees to. Renny tells her that while she likes Keesha a lot, she sees what's going on between her and "the guys". Is Memphis's ego so big that they have to refer to him in a plural tense now?

The Food Competition brings on the gross, giving us BB's version of paper-rock-scissors. In this game slop beats pig ears, pig ears beat crickets and crickets beat slop. The teams break down into Michelle, April and Dan versus Ollie, Jerry and Memphis, with Keesha serving. We see Dan and Michelle eat crickets, Memphis, April and Michelle eat pig ears and Jerry gag down a bowl of slop. Which is all he's eaten for the last 19 days and which will continue, as his team loses. However, in a new twist, they are told America voted for them to have one more food option. They all warily consider the consequences of that, but Ollie is overjoyed when they get back inside to see hundreds of giant lollipops laid out for them. Jerry realizes he can't get his fiber from them and frowns.

Between all this, BB tries to throw in its usual light hearted moments. There's a game of keep-away pitting the house against April and a mangy stuffed poodle and the reveal that Ollie is apparently deathly afraid of birds. It's a phobia he chalks up to the classic film by - as he says - "Alfred Hitchock". He also informs the house that birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs. Methinks someone has seen Jurassic Park a few too many times. Crows are not Velociraptors. Heck, even Velociraptors aren't Velociraptors - at least not as portrayed by Hollywood. But I digress.

Back up in the HoH, Dan asks Renny if he is in danger and she admits that she is considering using him as a pawn in order to break up the trio of Ollie, April and Jerry. He tells her that he is surprised by that and points out that with his vote, Memphis, Keesha, and Michelle, they can take out whomever she wants, but if she puts him up with someone, the house is more evenly matched. It's a bit of logic that she doesn't catch onto, as Memphis walks in and she poses the same scenario with him as the pawn. Memphis says absolutely not, because historically, the pawn always goes home. A moment later and they are joined by Michelle and Keesha, to whom Renny mentions the same option. Neither of them are happy with it either, and Memphis points out Dan's earlier logic. Again, Renny doesn't seem to catch on, as she asks where Ollie's head is at. No one knows, so she asks them to fetch him for her.

When Ollie gets to the room, Renny kicks everyone else out. She asks him what he would do if April was evicted and he tells her that he is there to play the game. However, he also points out that Jerry and Memphis already have a little bit of money. He continues, adding that Jerry has managed to tick off every one in the house at some point or other. He ends his speech by saying it's her call, but that it seems to him there are bigger fish to fry in the house. Which seems true on the surface, but so far Ollie has managed to stay off everyone's radar, while getting some booty. I'm thinking that makes him a player. And a playa.

Renny deliberates and everyone acts antsy as they all realize Renny is known for general wackiness and they really have no idea who she will put up. All the same, I am not at all surprised when she puts up April and Jerry. She tells Aprils she's a "tough cookie woman" and basically informs Jerry it's a case of quid quo pro, since he put her up when he was HoH. Keesha is ticked that Ollie is not on the block, likely because he never pays her a lick of attention, while April sets her sights on antagonizing Jerry into blowing up at someone to make him a bigger target.

Are we bidding the most boring showmance ever farewell or is the Colonel being dishonorably discharged? How many HGs will need dentists at the end of the week, after all those lollipops? And most important, am I still Billy Bob's favorite Aunt? Share your thoughts!

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