'Big Brother 11': Can we just watch the jury house instead?

"Big Brother 11" is entering the home stretch, with less than two weeks left before a winner is declared. Can Jeff pull off a miracle and stay in the game?

Julie welcomes us, and I'm immediately confused. Does she have an eight ball around her neck? What is that thing? It's frightening.

Enough about JC's insane bling, let's kick it, post-veto style. Kevin is pretty pleased with himself, as he should be. Jeff and Jordan are understandably upset. Michele's plan is to work with Jeff on Natalie to somehow get her vote to keep Jeff in the house. Natalie is just happy everything in this entire house is working in her favor to make it to the end of the game. Does no one else in the house notice how pretty she's sitting right now?

Jeff works hard on Natalie, saying he'll be her ally, but that is really a no-win proposition for Natalie, especially considering his airtight relationship with Jordan. She would always be number three in that alliance, and she knows it. Michele finally realizes the pretty position Natalie is in, and she and Jeff decide to offer to throw the next HoH to her and get Kevin voted out, guaranteeing Natalie's safety for the week. Will she go for it? Yeah...doubtful.

It's time to get to know one of these crazy people better! This week it's Michele, via her husband Tim. The most interesting thing that comes out of this package is the examination of Michele's strange memory issues. It seems one of the reasons people in the house don't trust her is because she frequently cannot remember conversations she's had with them. Her husband confirms this has always been the case with her, but he doesn't know why. He refers to it as being a part of her "genetic makeup." The part that makes me take notice is when Russell questions her supposed memory problems considering she has a PhD. Dude, I totally relate. I can remember the most ridiculous obscure school fact, or the names of all of the episodes of "Veronica Mars," but ask me about a personal conversation or memory and I will have no idea what you're talking about. I feel your pain, Michele. Her husband is quiet but seems to adore her, so good on ya, Mich.

Yay, it's jury house time! Lydia's hair is black now, but that's about the only thing that's changed. She and Jessie are both hoping to see Jeff walk through the door, but of course it's Russell instead. Jessie rips his shirt in triumph, Hulk-style, because he apparently predicted this turn of events. I wonder what his tank top budget is per month. "Protein powder is on sale at GNC this week!" RIIIIIIIP! "Did you see that awesome new Men's Fitness cover?" RIIIIIIIIIIP! "Brokeback Mountain is on HBO!" RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP! Seriously. It must add up. Then the best thing in the history of BB jury houses ever happens. Jessie drops the nugget of info that Natalie is 24, not 18, and it seems every new jury member will probably get this info as well. And they're all ticked about it! Natalie just might not win this game after all! Russell and Jessie both reveal that they would probably vote for Jeff if he made final two.

In her final plea, Jordan gives a pretty innocuous speech and then almost gives us an accidental upskirt when she sits back down, while Jeff actively and openly campaigns for Natalie's vote. And looks hot. (Sorry. I had to do it one last time.) Natalie isn't swayed, however, and Jeff is evicted via Kevin's tiebreaker vote. Jeff gets a standing ovation from the live studio audience, and then Julie gets right down to the tough questions. Jeff stands by his decision to get rid of Russell. He still thinks his worst move of the game was to not win this week's POV. Yes, Jeff. But perhaps if you had stayed in your final four alliance with Russell and Michele you wouldn't have been in that position. Just a thought.

HoH this week is the tried and true "Fact or Fiction" game. I'm shamelessly rooting for Michele, by the way, but Jordan would be an acceptable HoH substitute. My favorite part of the game is that Michele was the only person to guess "Fiction" to Julie's definition of imaginary word technotronics as "the use of technology to move tectonic plates under the Earth's surface." Hee. I don't think Natalie and Jordan would be very good at Balderdash. The game ends in a three-way tiebreaker...and the tiebreaker breaks my heart when Natalie wins. Noooooooooooooooooooooo!


Favorite quotes:

• "Coup D'Etat didn't save your ass this week, did it?" - Natalie, about Jeff
  
• "Any opportunity I have to make out with Jordan I try to sneak one in." - Jeff
• "If Michele does win, I think nerds across the country are going to be throwing off their pocket protectors." - Tim, Michele's husband
• "You know, in any other circumstance I wouldn't mind being bent over and handcuffed over a box, but when there's money falling somewhere I'm not, I wasn't loving it that much." - Kevin
• "It's a family hour, let's keep it that way Kevin...but I hear what you're saying." - Julie, in response
• "C'est la vie. I lost." - Jeff, upon his exit
  

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