It Happened Last Night

'Big Brother 12': Yep, Rachel still sucks

By Carrie Raisler

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September 9, 2010 8:01 PM ET

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You know its a slow live episode of "Big Brother 12" when the most interesting part is the peek in at the jury house!

Previously: zzzzzzzz.

Julie welcomes us to the live show and warns that tonight, all we will be seeing is the completion of parts one and two of the HoH competition. Really, show? That's it? There better be some juicy footage from the jury house to keep this thing interesting, otherwise we'll all just be left wondering why we didn't simply wrap up the entire season tonight.

HoH Competition - Continued

We pick up right where we left the boys yesterday, hanging on ropes in the backyard and being tortured by Big Brother. From the diary room whining, we learn that apparently being slammed into walls, doused with freezing cold water and forced to sit on a tiny little seat is uncomfortable. You don't say! Unsurprisingly, Enzo is the first person knocked out of the competition. After quite a while longer, Lane falls and Hayden takes the first part of the competition.

Behind the Man, the Myth, the Meow Meow
In this week's edition of Behind the Houseguest, we visit Enzo's family in Bayonne, New Jersey. His wife, Joella, is beautiful and his daughter Gia is adorable. Seriously, his life looks pretty sweet. Also: he has a picture of himself with a monkey! Awesome.

The Jury House

Before the show tackles part two of the HoH, we get a glimpse into what's shaking at the jury house. Matt is wearing those weird skull and crossbones footie pajamas again. Why, Matt, why? After Ragan comes in the house and shows them his eviction DVD, Matt pulls him aside to tell him about his big wife lie. Ragan does not take it well. Ragan then comes clean about his true profession, and Rachel somehow uses this as a springboard for her persecution complex. Ragan tries to make her understand why her social game failed, but she seriously cannot even process what he is saying. It's like while he is talking, she's thinking about her hair extensions. Or world peace. You know, whatever.

Final HoH Competition - Part Two
Lane and Enzo are both competing for a chance to take on Hayden for the coveted final HoH. Interestingly, this final competition isn't a head-to-head battle but a solo endeavor, with each player going separately. The game itself is the very familiar face morph competition. Lane goes first, and we quickly learn why these competitions have not been live in the past: because they are DEADLY BORING when we don't have the diary room commentary. Wow. Enzo goes next and doesn't seem to have nearly as quick a strategy as Lane. SHOCKING! Both guys managed to answer all pictures correctly, but Lane did it 30 seconds faster and moves on to the finals.

Julie then breaks my heart by telling us there is an episode Sunday night. A "never before seen footage episode." BLERG. Can't we just skip right to Wednesday's finale?

Favorite quotes:
  • "If you both fall, I'm taking one of yous to the final two." - Enzo
  • "Enzo, if I could move my lower half right now I would crawl to you and slap you." - Lane
  • "I feel like Charlie Brown when Lucy pulls the football away." - Ragan
  • "Rachel, we don't share a common reality. So there's no point in us trying to have a conversation about your take vs. my take on things." - Ragan
  • "You're right. The problem was with everybody else, and not you." - Ragan, to Rachel (I changed my mind! Ragan for favorite houseguest!) (I'm very fickle.)

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Well, now that this episode is out of the way...

If Lane DOESN'T win HOH and take Enzo to the finale, it will be the biggest blunder of the game because at this point it's Hayden's game to lose. Neither Enzo or Lane stand a chance against him.
Enzo's only good game move was putting together the Brigade.

The Rachel/Ragan stand off sequel, was an equal win for both arguments and they just need to agree to disagree...

I was also disappointed in the anti-climatic Matt reveal to Ragan considering Ragan being Ragan...

Hopefully next year they spend some more (well, a lot more) time trying to find interesting people who want to play the game !!!

Hopefully, next year is an all star edition to really set the stage for a battle!

And hopefully the executive producers of Big Brother read this site...

Especially considering they have had nothing to edit for footage the last 3 weeks.

i think hayden is taking lane and lane is taking hayden...enzo is just there to waste another week

i personally want hayden to win 500 and enzo to win 50

but i dont see enzo getting anything

lane should take enzo that is his only chance

hayden should take enzo cause hayden has it made and lane doesnt need the 50k

Gawd, Rachel is such a narcissist. So defensive, so lacking in basic social skills. Ugh.

I think Rachel spices things up.

"If I could move my lower half..." Lane, so hilarious! I just love how everything is like a bar fight to him. *lol*

I still do not understand how Matt's lie was so tremendously heinous. Dude, you're all in a competition where every single one of you lied at one point or another. The hypocrisy is a little thick.

And oy! Rachel wears me out. How all of them put up with her 24/7 is a rather miraculous.

Argh!! They replayed the hideous "shun" clip! It's really just sad. Houseguests: Nobody "shunned" the penguin suit. Enzo may have SHED the penguin suit, but there was no shunning. Had he removed it, set it in the corner, then everyone avoided it for the next X amount of time, then there might have been some shunning... But this was not the case! *sigh*

Not the first time your recap was more entertaining than the episode. Thanks Carrie, loved the headline.

poor suckers that have to watch another week of these three on live feeds. they should just have the finale on sunday but i guess they are hoping survivor will bring in the big lead in ratings.

I wonder what Rachel's childhood was like. Who emotionally abused her so badly that she would be as vicious and hateful as she is? She seriously needs professional help. The human race should bill her for breathing air. And Brendan needs to look at what attracts him to her.

Hayden wins against either of the other two. Enzo loses against either of the other two.

Looking forward to the final competition (and the end of the season, truth be told, because it's kinda dull right now).

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